Chen Tian finished organizing and then looked at the other members below. As for his master, Chen Tian wasn't worried. That was his master, a fifth-tier player. The gap in level and experience was not something to be taken lightly. Chen Tian believed his master could easily crush the opponent to death.
Chen Tian looked at the others from the Yunshui Guild, his short saber pointing at the group, his face cold. "Who wants to die next?"
"Kid, arrogant. Let me teach you how to respect your elders properly."
A man called Yunshui Feng, an uncle, stepped out. He wore a suit of armor that looked thick and heavy. A large, round shield was strapped to his back, adorned with peculiar patterns and designs. In his left hand, he held a black longsword, around which black energy coiled. Chen Tian knew what was happening: the equipment's appearance and quality had been altered by the influence of evil spirits. The uncle's eyes were peculiar: one was completely black, and the other was yellow.
"It seems your assimilation is quite deep! You must have killed quite a few people."
From a distance, Chen Tian's kind face twisted into a devilish smile. His killing intent made the surrounding seawater turn cold. This player had clearly killed many of his own kind. Was killing one's own kind acceptable for the sake of power?
Such beings should not exist in this world. The world is beautiful, but also cruel. To survive in this world, you must be more ruthless and stronger than others.
To pursue desire, to pursue power, and to lose one's human heart is wrong.
Desire can never be satisfied, and power is never too much. In life, desire, power, hypocrisy, and so on are human nature. But true strength lies in a righteous heart. Where the heart leads, strength follows, and the path opens to an infinite future.
People like them, they don't deserve to live in this world. They are the scum of society, with no reason to go on living.
Chen Tian struck first. His longsword came at Yunshui Feng. Yunshui Feng quickly raised his round shield. Chen Tian's sword landed on the shield, and his arm trembled. The vibration almost made Chen Tian lose his grip on the weapon. This shield was no ordinary item!
Chen Tian retracted both his swords. Behind the shield, a black sword light descended from above Chen Tian's head. Chen Tian somersaulted and dodged, and concentric shockwaves appeared in the air.
Chen Tian steadied himself. This sword strike had made him feel threatened. He couldn't underestimate this uncle player; he was likely a hidden class.
"Kid, I'm not as foolish as Yunshui Mie. My sub-profession is always active. Let's see what you've got."
Yunshui Feng's eyes blazed with black and yellow light as he charged at Chen Tian, shield held forward. He charged head-on, his speed astonishingly fast.
Before Chen Tian could react, the shield slammed into his stomach, and his body collided with the mountain wall with a crash, causing rocks to crumble and the mountain to shake.
Chen Tian emerged from the mountain wall, his health reduced by 10.5%. Fortunately, Chen Tian had allocated points to vitality earlier. Facing this move before, his health would have been reduced by much more.
"Armor up!"
Golden armor appeared on Chen Tian's body. "Fighting Spirit Rises" activated. With the golden armor, Chen Tian's defense skyrocketed. Yunshui Feng attacked, his black longsword descending, carrying sharpness and residual wind. Chen Tian's longsword turned into an earth shield, blocking in front. After only two seconds, cracks appeared on the shield.
Chen Tian muttered, "Teleport."
His figure became a flash of light and vanished from the incoming strike. This sword cut through the earth shield and hit the mountain wall, leaving a huge sword mark. Yunshui Feng pulled out his sword from the mark and turned to Chen Tian, "Not bad, quick reflexes. So, how will you dodge this one?"
Yunshui Feng swept his longsword sideways repeatedly. The residual wind from his longsword suddenly shot out like a gale, stirring up all the surrounding water currents and rushing towards Chen Tian. Chen Tian's lips curved upwards. Wind?
He's looking for death, playing with wind in front of me.
Chen Tian conjured a clear wind in his hand. The previously aggressive water currents reversed, rushing back towards Yunshui Feng. Yunshui Feng was stunned. What was happening?
This move was his wind-powered technique. Why was it coming back at him?
"Playing with wind in front of me? You're seeking death."
Using wind elements in front of Chen Tian was like "showing off your axe before the old man Lu Ban." He was courting death.
Chen Tian's mastery of the wind element was at its peak. You can stir up waves, and I can use wind to push them back.
"Hah!"
Yunshui Feng brought his longsword down. The water waves were cut apart, even the water droplets were bisected. Chen Tian mused, "Shattering characteristic? Combined with the shield from before, it probably has armor-piercing attributes. I can't tell the exact profession, but I can only see these two abilities or characteristics. I wonder if it's an equipment buff or an inherent class ability."
Chen Tian frowned. He couldn't see the opponent's information due to the obstruction of evil spirit energy. He didn't know the professional abilities or characteristics. He was fighting blindly. Chen Tian realized the information he had gathered from the current battle was useful.
Chen Tian quickly dodged. Two beams of light had no effect against his absolute evasion. Chen Tian drew his longsword. With a clang, the sword struck the shield, and the rebound force sent him staggering back.
Now he was sure of one thing: the opponent's shield had a reflection effect. The stronger Chen Tian's power, the greater the rebound force. It didn't harm him directly, but when holding a weapon, if he wasn't careful and lost his grip, he would be defeated.
Chen Tian channeled his strength into his arms. They stopped trembling. Yunshui Feng, with his shield in his right hand and black longsword in his left, clad in armor, charged at Chen Tian like an ancient knight. Chen Tian wanted to observe more. He didn't know this guy's hidden class yet and wanted to know all the information before fighting seriously.
The unknown was terrifying. Chen Tian dared not make rash moves. He kept dodging, calculating various scenarios in his mind, all sorts of known professions and hidden professions. Chen Tian was searching for a profession that matched the player before him. Hidden professions were limited to those Chen Tian knew; he was unaware of other hidden professions.
"Haha, kid, why have you given up? Attack! What's the point of just dodging? Coward."
"Yunshui Feng, stop playing around and finish it quickly."
Below, Yunshui Aotian was getting impatient. The moment he finished speaking, screams rang out.
"Ah!"
The sound came from the other side. Everyone looked over and saw Ming Tian's longsword embedded in Yunshui Qing's body. Ming Tian pulled out the sword and said coldly, "That's all? Is this all you've got? To dare say those words to me, you deserve to die."
"Chen Tian, give me some authority."
"Okay."
A contract appeared in Ming Tian's palm, which he tore into pieces. Chen Tian granted Ming Tian a step of authority. During this time, Ming Tian could obliterate the existence of the opponent he killed through contract erasure.
Ming Tian felt ashamed of the scumbags before him. They didn't deserve to live here.
"Who's next to die?"
Standing on the sea like a female war god, someone from the Yunshui Guild stammered, "Captain, it seems we've provoked someone we shouldn't have. What do we do?"
"Kill them! All of you, attack together. We're not playing anymore. They know our secret, so there's no need to keep them alive."
"Attack together!"
Yunshui Aotian drew his longsword and pointed it at Chen Tian and Ming Tian. A dozen people ganged up on Chen Tian and Ming Tian.
Chen Tian's lips curved upwards. Instantly, his figure split into over a dozen clones of himself, engaging the other players from the Yunshui Guild.
"Damn it, how is this possible? You have clone skills too."
Yunshui Aotian looked at the dozen Chen Tians before him. Their levels were only a few levels lower than Chen Tian's main body. Sweat dripped from Yunshui Aotian's forehead. He felt he wasn't a match for even one of the opponent's clones in a one-on-one fight. He had calculated everything, but he never expected the opponent to have clone skills.
Aren't such self-created skills meant to be trump cards? Skills of this caliber have very long cooldowns. Damn it, damn it.
Now he had no choice but to face it head-on. Chen Tian, alone, faced the Yunshui Guild. Ming Tian didn't stand by and watch. He found two Yunshui Guild players to fight, holding his own in a two-on-one battle.
Chen Tian madly dodged Yunshui Feng's attacks. Chen Tian thought of something.
He threw a punch, hitting Yunshui Feng's shield. This time, Yunshui Feng was sent staggering back hundreds of meters.
Chen Tian said, "I was right. Both of your professions are hidden. Your main profession is likely the Destruction Knight, and your sub-profession is the Augmenter, correct?"
"You figured it out? So what?"
"Your Augmenter likely enhances the shield's rebound force and the residual wind's control, right?"
"Your longsword carries the shattering property, and the Destruction Knight carries the armor-piercing effect."
"Am I correct?"
Chen Tian had revealed Yunshui Feng's professional information in three consecutive sentences. Yunshui Feng was somewhat surprised by his keen observation and analytical skills, deducing his profession and abilities solely through combat.
"Kid, not bad. Very powerful observation and analysis skills. Unfortunately, knowing it won't change the outcome of the battle."
"No, for me, I only fight seriously after I understand."
Chen Tian's figure flickered with residual light. He threw a punch at Yunshui Feng's abdomen. This time, Yunshui Feng didn't use his shield. He placed it behind him and quickly threw a punch. Fist met fist. Yunshui Feng retreated, his health dropping by 20%.
Chen Tian looked down from above and said, "Give up. I know your profession's information. You have no way to deal with your weaknesses."
Having understood the opponent's professional information, Chen Tian just needed to attack based on the opponent's flaws. The Destruction Knight's shield could resist sword and blade attacks but not punches and kicks. The reason the longsword didn't inflict damage before, combined with the Augmenter's rebound effect, made this shield troublesome for Chen Tian.
The Destruction Knight profession's strength lay in its shield, armor, and longsword. The power of punches and kicks was vastly different. The Destruction Knight was an equipment-dependent profession. Good equipment meant a strong profession; inferior equipment meant a weak profession.
Only noble players chose this path, requiring large sums of money to purchase equipment. Ordinary players couldn't afford it.
This analysis revealed one piece of information: Yunshui Feng was a noble player.
Yunshui Feng stared at Chen Tian. He knew the battle was turning against him. He hadn't expected the opponent to discern all his information through combat. Now, the scales of victory had completely tipped.
Chen Tian's voice echoed in Yunshui Feng's ear, "Which noble player are you?"
Yunshui Feng swung his longsword, hitting Chen Tian, who then turned into smoke.