MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter-Chapter 854 - Cherry Blossom Shinobi

Chapter 854: Chapter 854: Cherry Blossom Shinobi

Chapter 854 -854: Cherry Blossom Shinobi

Li Yao’s arrow silenced all those who said he dared not compete; that arrow conquered everyone.

Regardless of whether people liked Li Yao or not, the unparalleled elegance of that arrow amazed everyone.

It was a pure contest of skill, especially for the players who had advanced. They had thought surpassing Li Yao and defeating him wouldn’t be a big deal, but at this moment, they all became extremely cautious.

This battle ignited everyone’s passion thoroughly, with the champion to be decided in just one day’s time. It was an extremely tight schedule, so the top sixteen competition continued.

However, because of Li Yao’s match, most people were still immersed in that previous arrow. The scene seemed passionate, but it wasn’t directed at them.

Many players felt quite displeased, that one arrow having stolen all the limelight.

In fact, these players were not weak, and at this point, there wasn’t much difference in their skills.

Therefore, the battles were extremely close. To defeat one side often required a lengthy time.

Especially when facing a profession capable of endurance, it turned into a battle of stamina. In truth, even these top-notch experts weren’t able to eliminate someone in an instant.

Unless they aimed directly at vital areas like Li Yao did, but with similar skills, everyone was on guard to protect their critical parts.

As levels increased, players found that while hit points were crucial, vital and key areas were becoming increasingly important, much closer to reality.

The Unparalleled Beauty once again took to the stage and lived up to the Chinese players’ expectations by advancing once more, successfully making it into the top sixteen. This invigorated countless Chinese players; at this stage, only Li Yao and the Unparalleled Beauty remained as Chinese players.

Among them, there were two from Korea, four from the Americas, four from Europe, and the rest from various smaller administrative regions.

With a wave of her hand, the Earl transported Li Yao to the arena: “Next is the last match of the top sixteen, contestant Prairie Fire against contestant Xiao Sanlang.

Xiao Sanlang is a player from the Japanese region; the match countdown begins.

Xiao Sanlang bowed to Li Yao: “I have long heard that your Excellency is very formidable and have never had the chance to meet. Today, please enlighten me, Mr. Prairie Fire.”

Li Yao raised an eyebrow: “A ninja, and not a Five Element Ninja, but a Cherry Blossom Ninja?”

Xiao Sanlang laughed: “Mr. Prairie Fire is indeed impressive; you’re the first player to know my profession at first glance, something many ninjas themselves can’t see through.”

“You flatter me; I’m just guessing. After all, there’s a cherry blossom brand on your chest,” Li Yao said with a smile.

The two spoke without a hint of hostility, like old friends greeting each other after a long separation. But one with hands tightly gripping a sword, and the other beginning to charge and slowly position themselves, it was evident that they were already starting to seek an opening.

Xiao Sanlang kept scanning Li Yao, continuing: “Your Excellency, that stunning arrow from the last round showed me your strength. I don’t consider myself a match, but I can’t help wanting to learn from you. I wonder, how would you kill me in one move?”

“Mr. Sanlang is joking. My previous shot was just luck. If I tried again now, I certainly wouldn’t manage. As for you, if you don’t use any Substitution Technique or Cherry Blossom Fall, I reckon one arrow could do it. If you use those life-saving moves, all I can say is, one more arrow than your survival skills is all it takes to kill you,” Li Yao replied, his Charged Arrow now at full power.

And by that time, the countdown had ended.

In the instant the countdown finished, Li Yao released his fingers. With no more than a hundred yards between them, Li Yao used a level five Gold Weapon Charged Arrow, whose formidable power was matched by the Arrow’s speed, having reached its peak.

Waiting for Li Yao to release the Arrow was already too late; anticipation was necessary.

Like Xiao Sanlang, the moment Li Yao’s fingers let go, Xiao Sanlang’s figure suddenly became elusive.

Thwack…

The arrow shot straight over, causing the stand-in dummy’s head to burst open violently. Xiao Sanlang’s figure had already disappeared as well.

All the players held their breath; Li Yao’s battle was watched very seriously, not only by players but even by those alien players and the supernova NPCs.

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Especially the players from Huaxia, in reality, although Japan had become a subsidiary administrative region of Huaxia, the two administrative regions had always been at odds, as if the people from both regions were naturally repellant to each other.

Conflicts between Huaxia players and those from Japan and the Three Hans far exceeded those with other administrative regions, with endless fights between players, and between guilds.

Especially in this match, the Japanese audience was screaming madly, cheering for Xiao Sanlang, their top new-generation expert, as their final player. If Xiao Sanlang were to be eliminated, they would only make it to the top 32, a result that Japanese players were unwilling to see.

Although Huaxia had two players left, Huaxia was after all a super administrative region. If Li Yao were to fail, only one player would advance, which would be quite embarrassing.

This was unacceptable, so as the competitors from both sides were competing, the audience in the main arena was competing as well.

Despite the thunderous cheering in the arena, neither competitor was affected.

As the stand-in dummy disappeared, several points of cold starlight suddenly burst out from behind and to the side of the dummy.

Li Yao attacked and then immediately sidestepped to shoot an arrow.

Clang, clang, clang…

Three swastika-shaped darts attacked Li Yao, but they were deflected as he sidestepped during his momentary invincibility.

Clang…

This was the sound of arrows striking the steel wrist protector of the opponent. Although Xiao Sanlang blocked the arrows, the golden light on his wrist guard shattered violently, and his body was blasted away like an artillery shell.

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud…

A barrage of darts shot towards Li Yao from all directions. As Li Yao released another arrow, he was also continuously performing Shadow Rolls to dodge the darts.

The damage from the restrained darts was actually quite significant; the problem was that the darts had a marking ability, which, if Li Yao were to be marked, would allow many of the opponent’s skills to hit him directly.

In fact, this Cherry Blossom Ninja and the Falling Leaf Thief shared a similar mystery but also had distinct differences. One delivered smooth consecutive strikes, while the other used a myriad of ninja techniques requiring markings to then unfold a true attack.

Neither of the two professions had particularly high damage output, but both were very difficult to deal with—mainly because they had many life-saving skills, making it not easy to kill such players.

It was precisely in the arena setting—had it been outdoors, even for Li Yao, capturing a Cherry Blossom Ninja would not be easy.

Thud…

As Li Yao dodged the darts, Xiao Sanlang was not hit by the arrow either. While being blasted backward, Xiao Sanlang formed hand seals and with a puff of smoke, his figure disappeared once more, and the arrows whistled past, striking the wall on the edge of the arena.

Then came a sound like rain on banana leaves, as if raindrops were falling everywhere, obscuring any sound of footsteps.

At the same time, many places began to be filled with drifting pink cherry blossom petals…