Quadruple split.

Chapter 2235 A tragic victory

In the [Realm of Innocence], whether it is NPCs or players, most people have obvious signs before they are ready to "take action", or in other words, there should be obvious signs.

These signs are different. For example, many spellcasters will raise their staffs, orbs, and codes to help them lock onto their opponents or draw elemental formations. Professions like rangers will draw arrows and string their bows. Professions like knights will grant themselves aura-like states. Air monks will give themselves various 'shapes', and fist monks need to give themselves a good 'momentum'. Even pure warrior professions that don't seem to like to use their brains at first glance... have to draw their weapons, right?

All in all, in most cases, there is a so-called 'opening move' before everyone takes action. As for why it seems to be rarely seen in the [Guilt Debate], on the one hand, people basically don't pay attention to such details, and on the other hand, those strong people who are worthy of people's attention will, when necessary, compress the signs before the start of the fight to a level where no one can see them.

Not to mention a super strong person like Xinglong, even a first-class master like Liuju Manguan can launch an attack while posing a "shape", giving the opponent no time to react.

Let's take the spellcasting profession as an example. Although instant and silent casting are more troublesome and theoretically not as powerful as orthodox chanting casting, this does not prevent people from using the former to launch sudden attacks or sneak attacks.

When it comes to sneak attacks, the first thing that cannot be avoided is naturally the thief profession, and the starting feature of this profession is "poisoning".

It is true that many physical professions who are knowledgeable about alchemy or alchemy will occasionally try their hand at poison, but if we talk about who is the best match for this craft, the thief is second to none. If there are people from other professions who are better at poison than the thief, then if he were a thief, he would definitely be better at it.

There are many reasons for this. If we have to summarize some of them from the perspective of the "player", which may not be correct but are more convincing, it is that the thief profession has a high probability of taking the initiative, a fast attack frequency, and is good at completing several rounds of burst damage in a short period of time at a rhythm that is difficult to match by other professions. Under this premise, the characteristics of poison are very suitable for the thief profession.

Since it would be too lengthy to elaborate on this aspect, I will not go into details here. In short, in most cases, rogues like to poison their weapons.

  So the question is, since the weapons need to be poisoned, why not do it before the battle, but instead poison them temporarily?

Um... who told you that you didn't temper it before the battle?

Here is a brief introduction. In the art of poisoning weapons, the types of poisons can be divided into two types at a macro level. One is a poison with a very long duration and relatively ordinary effect, and the other is a poison with a very strong effect and a very short duration.

In addition to these two major types, different poisons have different characteristics. Just the effects after superposition include but are not limited to A+B=C, A+B=AB, A+B=α, A+B=0, A+B=obtuse angle, etc. Since it would take tens of thousands of words to elaborate, I will not go into details here and will skip it for now.

It is important to mention that even the two major types are only for reference in a 'broad sense'. For example, if a very awesome alchemist creates a poison that lasts for 24 hours and has very strong lethality, then under normal circumstances, no normal person would compare this thing with a common product that lasts for 5 minutes, has average lethality, but retails for 2 silver coins and pounds and comes with two trial bottles. That is not research, it's arguing.

In other words, assuming there is a poison whose duration and strength are both relatively "normal", then in general, a poison of the same value that has a shorter duration will most likely be more potent; if it is not as potent, it will most likely have a longer duration.

Well, given the above content, we can easily guess that under normal circumstances, thieves will definitely keep their weapons coated with permanent poisons that last relatively long but are not demanding in terms of power. When necessary, they will temporarily temper their weapons with poisons that have a shorter duration but are more powerful.

As a thief with a good family background, the character 'Tan Mo' is naturally no exception. In fact, among the three fighting styles of this character, one is even specially strengthened for the poison aspect.

That's right, even though he hasn't fought for a long time, people with good memory should not have forgotten that the fighting style of the character 'Tan Mo' is not uniform, but there are three types: 'confrontation flow', 'assassination flow' and 'containment flow'. Considering his unfathomable economic strength, each type even has a separate set of equipment.

Among them, the equipment for the confrontation flow is mainly based on defense, resistance, and attack power. Most of the weapons are long swords, hand axes, and other types that have both dexterity and lethality. Poisons mostly have functional characteristics such as deceleration.

The assassination equipment focuses on concealment, critical hit rate, and critical hit damage. The emphasis is on killing with one hit. The weapon is undoubtedly a dagger, and the poison is mostly of the direct killing type.

The equipment of the containment flow focuses on endurance, damage increase, movement speed, and engineering peripherals. It is the most versatile. Weapons are mainly daggers and crossbows, and there are a variety of poisons that can effectively deal with various situations.

In normal circumstances, Mo Tan basically uses... the bard style that is harmless to humans and animals and has little combat power, focusing on talking, learning, amusing and singing.

However, in this game, although he still used the diversionary equipment when loading the game, after leaving the experimental base, Mo Tan quickly changed to the assassination equipment, and soon after began to follow Feng Huaxueyue who had also left the main force.

……

"It can be seen that contestant Tan Mo does not seem to have any intention of waiting any longer."

Xiao Xiaobai finished the poisoning expertly after Mo Tan coated the two daggers with a layer of green. He nodded slightly and commented, "It's a decisive decision, and there's no doubt that it's correct. After all, Feng Hua Xue Yue is in the open, and there's a good chance that he'll get the upper hand. Now is the best time to act."

Xue Yin blinked and said hesitantly, "But aren't they a little too close? I don't have much chance to interact with thieves. Are their skills in hiding so good? It seems that Fenghuaxueyue didn't notice it at all."

"That's right. After all, the thief profession is not very good in terms of absolute lethality or physical fitness. It is impossible for the ranger to use long-range attacks as a permanent means, so the only thing they can show off is speed and the ability to conceal their breath."

Xiao Bingbing, who had done her homework on the basics of the profession, nodded vigorously and explained, "As far as I know, after reaching a high level, if the target does not deliberately explore the surrounding environment, a thief of the same level can quietly approach the target within two meters without being discovered. Now, although the Fenghuaxueyue players will definitely stay alert at all times, it is still unrealistic to catch a thief who can break into the top 16 of the team competition."

Xue Yin nodded and asked, "What about large-scale attacks? Tan is only about three meters away from her now. A large-scale attack should be able to hit her, right?"

"I remember that Fenghuaxueyue is a spellcaster, right? If it's the kind of instantaneous area magic that comes without warning, there is indeed a chance to sweep out Tan Mo, but the problem is that she can't use such large-scale attacks frequently to sweep the ground without knowing there are people around her."

Weiwei Ammonia shook her head slightly and said casually, "Not to mention how much it costs to do this, many bad-tempered thief players will even induce you to make more meaningless consumption, and occasionally even deliberately create some trouble to create a feeling of 'I can catch him with a little more effort' for the opponent. However, they don't know that when this mentality appears, they have fallen into a trap, and they are full of flaws in front of the invisible opponent, which eventually leads to a double collapse of body and mind, and they lose 99% of the battle before the opponent shows up."

Xiao Xiaobai turned around and looked at Wei Weimin in surprise, and exclaimed: "You know a lot, you know a lot about thieves?"

"Uh... it's okay."

Weiwei pulled the corners of her mouth slightly with a subtle expression, and said dryly: "I have a friend who likes to play this type of profession. I have interviewed him many times over the years, and we occasionally chat about things in the game, so I know a little bit about it."

Xue Yin immediately raised her lips upon hearing this, and said with a smile: "So Tan is safe now?"

"Yeah, I think it should be quite safe."

Weiwei nodded and raised her eyebrows. "As for contestant Fenghuaxueyue, as a spellcaster being followed by a thief, her current situation can be said to be quite dangerous. Although we have always believed that contestant Tan Mo is at an absolute disadvantage in terms of personal strength before the game, he also seems to have enjoyed a similar enhancement-type mutation as contestant Mu Xuejian... or evolution."

Xue Yin nodded her head like a little chicken pecking at rice and said with a smile, "So handsome."

"Let's put aside whether he's handsome or not for now. The key point is whether Fenghuaxueyue, who is destined to be unable to take the initiative in this situation, can survive the opponent's first round of outburst."

Xiao Bingbing stared at Feng Hua Xue Yue who was rushing on the highway, and explained responsibly: "The first-hand burst of the thief profession is already at the ceiling level. In addition, Tan Mo has undergone benign mutations countless times since the start of the game. I think if Feng Hua Xue Yue is a little careless, the game may end directly. Even if she is not killed instantly, she, a spellcaster who is about to be dragged into a close combat, will be in great danger."

"This is the consequence of being targeted by a thief class. It's the same for anyone." Xiao Xiaobai expressed his opinion without commenting, and then suddenly changed the subject: "However, the reason why Fenghuaxueyue player fell into an absolute disadvantage is that he was taken advantage of by Tan Mo. But what if... he can't take the initiative?"

Xiao Bingbing, Wei Weimin and Xue Yin were all stunned at the same time and said in unison: "Huh?"

“I just discovered it…”

Xiao Xiaobai did not give an explanation right away, but raised his voice and said, "Director, please change the perspective of Fenghuaxueyue to a vertical bird's-eye view, and change the perspective of Tanmo to a first-person perspective."

According to the rule of unconditional cooperation with the commentary, although she had obtained the qualification of "disobedience", in order to avoid being formatted, System Ji still obediently followed Xiao Xiaobai's instructions and immediately switched the mirror, so that the two most conspicuous pictures in the central area of ​​the screen became a high-altitude bird's-eye view and a first-person perspective respectively.

Then--

"Uh……"

Xue Yin blinked her eyes, hesitated for a long time, and then said awkwardly: "I don't think I understand."

Wei Weimin spread her hands and agreed, "Me too."

"What about you?"

So Xiao Xiaobai turned to look at his colleague and said with a smile: "You didn't see it either, did you?"

"I make a living with my eyes after all. You've given me such obvious hints, I'm sure I'll see it."

Xiao Bingbing also laughed, and then gently explained to the two bewildered guests and countless equally bewildered audience members: "This actually requires us to have a little spatial imagination. For example, if we combine these two perspectives, we can actually see that the target that Tan Mo is focusing on is not the relative position of Feng Hua Xue Yue in the camera. Although the difference is not that big, there is still a difference of at least two meters from Feng Hua Xue Yue in the overhead camera."

"This……"

Weiwei's eyes widened immediately upon hearing this, and she asked in astonishment, "How could this be?"

"do not know."

Xiao Xiaobai answered without hesitation, saying seriously, "Everyone knows the degree of freedom in our [Boundary of Innocence]. The elimination method has no effect here with almost infinite options, so no one knows what contestant Fenghuaxueyue did."

Xiao Xiaobing also nodded and added: "But she definitely did 'something'."

"Wait!"

Xue Yin, who just reacted at this moment, exclaimed softly, and suddenly covered her mouth with her hands in shock, "Then Tan is..."

"It's more bad than good."

……

  at the same time

Game time AM11:17

Restricted area codenamed [Jump], outside the ruins of the third experimental base, wilderness

In an ordinary moment, Mo Tan smoothly replaced an ordinary step with the displacement skill [Shadow Step], and appeared less than 20 centimeters behind Feng Hua Xue Yue, raising the dagger in his hand high.

Before that, he also activated the trait 'Enchanting Yellow' of [Brilliant Colors] at an incredible speed, and marked Fenghuaxueyue with the category of [Curse]. The effect was very simple and clear, that is, when Motan attacked it, he summoned a 'Shadow of Confession' to attack synchronously. If both attacks hit and Motan used a skill, 50% of the cooldown time of the skill would be returned.

Mo Tan's choice is the [Soul-Breaking Thorn], which has a cooldown time of only three seconds, extremely low basic damage, but has an 800% damage bonus when attacking from behind.

Unsurprisingly, Fenghuaxueyue was hit by [Soul-Breaking Thorn] and 'Shadow of Confession' at the same time in the next instant, and with the qualities of a professional player, she turned around at high speed in the first instant, and with two huge bloody wounds on her back, she faced Motan with pain, and quickly retreated while pushing out an ice wall.

【Waiting for the opportunity】

Mo Tan casually used up this powerful skill with a cooldown of 12 hours, forcing the cooldown of [Shadow Step] to zero. He took another step and reappeared behind Feng Hua Xue Yue like a shadow, stabbing out the second [Soul-Breaking Stab], whose cooldown time was reduced from 3 seconds to 1.5 seconds due to the effect of 'Yellow of Ecstasy'.

Blood splattered, and the hideous "X"-shaped scar on the girl's back suddenly turned into a bloody "米" character. The [Hemolytic Cold Poison] and seven [Exhaustion Diseases] that had to be stacked to four layers to take effect also suddenly erupted at the same time.

But this is not the end——

  [White of Bitterness] + [Life-Sacrificing Strike]!

"Goodbye."

The man who had accurately pierced the opponent's heart and dealt the highest burst damage so far in this team battle grinned.

"Well, bye."

Fenghuaxueyue nodded slightly and left a last sentence before turning into white light and disappearing.

……

  Game time AM11:18

In the first round of the quarterfinals of [Guilt Debate·Team Battle], [Joker] was eliminated due to the death of all its members and stopped in the round of 16. Only one member of [Card Master] remained and advanced to the quarterfinals.

Chapter 2226: The End