Chapter 260 - 244: New Talent Competition (23)
Chapter 260: Chapter 244: New Talent Competition (23)
Zhao Chi dared not be careless in this battle.
He advanced with his full concentration.
This Jiang Die was indeed very powerful.
Besides her powerful conventional arrows, the Stalling Arrow Lu Yi had mentioned also made its appearance.
Just by looking, there was no discernible difference.
They came flying just like the ordinary arrows.
Getting hit felt like being struck by a log.
With a THUD, your entire body would freeze in place.
The Damage was indeed low.
And it didn’t reduce much of the Equipment’s Durability either.
But getting hit would make one’s blood roil. It was an awful feeling, like choking on food.
This gave Jiang Die’s Female Elves more time to fire.
Although the Female Soldiers had crossed the halfway mark, their Shields had been shattered. Now, it was a race to close the distance.
As long as they could get into close range, the Female Elves would stand no chance.
However...
Jiang Die must still have some hidden power she hadn’t yet unleashed.
But Zhao Chi had no idea what that Ability might be.
Now that the distance was closing, however, he could clearly see the figures of Jiang Die and her troops.
Jiang Die stood on a tree, firing nonstop, and the expression on her face didn’t look relaxed.
’Maybe maintaining the high velocity of her Arrows is a considerable burden?’
’Maybe it’s a type of Combat Skill that consumes Energy?’
Zhao Chi wasn’t certain, but he theorized as he advanced.
Jiang Die’s expression was indeed not relaxed. In fact, it was rather grim.
And tinged with disbelief.
She loosed another Arrow.
Then, she asked in astonishment, "What is going on? We’ve fired nearly ten volleys, so why hasn’t a single one of those women fallen? Everyone, increase the frequency of Stalling Arrows!"
"Understood!"
The Arrows fired by the Female Elves still looked no different.
But on Zhao Chi’s side, several of his Female Soldiers were clearly forced into a stop-and-go pattern. Just as they’d build up speed, an Arrow would bring them to a dead halt.
Their blood roiled, and their faces contorted in pain. It was an awful feeling.
But that didn’t include Tang Ruan.
An Arrow struck Tang Ruan in the chest.
Although she had her own giant airbags for deceleration, the Arrow’s Effect couldn’t be nullified by soft flesh alone.
She, too, felt her chest tighten and her breath catch, unable to inhale for a moment.
Her Movement Speed also dropped to zero.
The sensation was awful.
But the corners of Tang Ruan’s mouth curled upward.
"This... is the feeling of suffocation... Ahhh~ not bad! Just you wait. Soon I’ll let you hit me with a few more."
Gu Qing, however, was not in such a Mood.
She clutched her own huge pride, struggling slightly to regulate her breathing.
"Honestly... Why are they just like the Lord, so fond of this stop-and-go nonsense... Wind, come!"
A strong gust of wind rose, and Gu Qing resumed her charge.
Qi Yue was also unaffected.
Several Arrows had already missed her. Her Movement Speed was simply too fast.
Combined with the +50% Evasion Effect from her High Heels, Qi Yue’s Evasion rate was extremely high.
She was about to charge into the forest.
Once inside the forest, the effectiveness of ranged Attacks would be drastically reduced.
The trees would obstruct the Female Elves’ line of sight.
Their Arrows would also be blocked by the trees.
Although those Female Elves seemed adept at moving through the trees, Zhao Chi’s Female Soldiers all had 20% Terrain Adaptability. Furthermore, they all possessed Elf-like agility and long legs, so they wouldn’t be any weaker than true Elves.
Besides, his Female Soldiers didn’t need to aim and fire Arrows. They just had to get in close and cut them down—Simple and fast.
WHOOSH!
THWIP!
Qi Yue dodged another Arrow.
It was a close call, but she had evaded it.
She looked up toward a tree diagonally in front of her, her eyes fixed on the Elf Female Hero, Miao Yun.
’That woman has to be a Hero. She’s hit me with two Arrows. I’ll take her out first.’
Miao Yun didn’t know that Qi Yue had locked onto her.
But she was, in fact, staring right at Qi Yue.
"Damn it, how can that woman be so fast? How many points of agility does she have? Her Evasion must be Enhanced, too. My Accuracy against her is less than 60%!"
Xia Zhi loosed an Arrow, bringing Tang Ruan to a halt once again.
She was a bit surprised by Miao Yun’s words and tilted her head slightly. "No way. Even your Accuracy is low? How is that possible?"
"Why would it be impossible?" Another of Miao Yun’s Arrows was dodged by Qi Yue. "That woman is about to enter the forest! She must be an assault-type Hero! Group One, attention! Be ready to focus fire and take her down in one go!"
"Understood!" the Female Elves of Group One replied in unison.
Jiang Die was displeased when she heard this.
"Miao Yun, what’s going on? You actually let one slip past you?"
Miao Yun quickly explained, "Lord, it’s not that I let her through. That woman’s speed is just too fast, and her Evasion rate is extremely high. Something’s not right with these opponents. Even those Soldiers have much higher Evasion rates."
This was, of course, the truth.
After all, it wasn’t just Qi Yue who wore High Heels. All the Female Soldiers wore them, and all of them had the +50% Evasion Effect.
Xia Zhi chimed in, "Yes, Lord. My Group Two also feels the enemies’ Evasion rates are very high. The opposing Female Gunners are all wearing Iron Armor, yet their Evasion rate is even higher than the Elf enemies we faced before. They are truly worthy of being semifinal opponents."
Jiang Die was annoyed.
"We’ve already fired more than ten volleys, and the enemy hasn’t suffered a single casualty. Soon, we’ll be forced into guerrilla warfare. Honestly, are we going to have to use our hidden Skills?"
Miao Yun sighed. "We have no other choice. But Lord, don’t you have two hidden Skills? You can use one to take care of this Zhao Chi and save the other for the finals."
Jiang Die nodded.
Then she sneered, "True. This is fine. Let’s give Zhao Chi a taste of what we can do. Then we’ll see how arrogant he can be."