Chapter 17

After entering the game, Zhou Xian opened his attribute panel to check his status.

The attributes in the arena mode were different from those in the game mode. After a series of complex conversion formulas, the attribute panels of each player in the arena mode were not significantly different.

Relatively speaking, technique and awareness were the most important things in this mode. Only when the two were equally matched would the advantages brought by equipment and level become apparent.

"The match is about to start, please all participants get ready."

Zhou Xian, in the arena, heard the system's prompt.

In the outside world, the large screen for the audience also lit up, and the host's voice began to resonate, instantly igniting the atmosphere on the scene.

"Hehe, consider yourself unlucky to meet me. For this match, I've specifically trained to counter the summoner class. Whether it's a summoner, a control mage, or even the legendary melee summoner, they're all easy prey in front of me!"

The berserker seemed very confident.

"The first match will start in one minute."

The system's voice came again, and Zhou Xian immediately took out the Wu Jin Tian Kui Sword and got into position.

"Countdown... 5, 4, 3, 2, 1..."

As the match began, the berserker immediately used the Charge skill and rushed towards Zhou Xian.

For a warrior, close combat was their forte. As long as they could get close to a summoner or a mage, they were already halfway to victory!

Seeing the berserker running straight towards him, Zhou Xian calmly took out a talisman and used his skill: "Summon Divine Beast!"

"Uh—!"

The berserker, who had just approached Zhou Xian, was immediately pushed back half a step by the suddenly appearing divine beast. The attack that was originally aimed at Zhou Xian hit the divine beast instead, and he seemed a bit confused by the situation.

"Summon Skeleton!"

At this moment, Zhou Xian summoned a skeleton, placing it directly behind the berserker.

"Summoner, huh? Hmph, watch my Blazing Sword Skill, I'll take you down in one move!"

The berserker immediately thought of how to counter a summoner.

However, before he could move, Zhou Xian used the Lion's Roar skill.

This skill could push the opponent back several steps, causing non-voluntary movement. At this moment, there was a skeleton right behind the berserker, blocking the "non-voluntary movement" area, causing the berserker to be stunned in place for a second.

"Ghost Fire Talisman!"

Zhou Xian immediately used the Daoist's offensive skill, combined with the divine beast's attack, and the berserker instantly lost a third of his HP.

"Damn!"

The berserker was stunned by Zhou Xian's combo, and he took a few steps back to create some distance.

"Soul Talisman!"

Warriors had few ranged skills, and seeing the opponent suddenly increase the distance, Zhou Xian immediately cast three Soul Talismans.

"Damn! So you're a turret summoner!" Seeing the massive damage from the skills hitting him, the berserker immediately guessed Zhou Xian's class.

A turret summoner, also known as a crazy summoner, was a class that mimicked the mage's build, maxing out skills like Soul Talisman and Ghost Fire Talisman. This build could kite warriors and also PK mages in terms of HP, making it very versatile. However, due to the high operational requirements and the significant neglect of the summoner's inherent advantages, this class was not common even in professional matches.

Seeing Zhou Xian's actions, the berserker realized he had been fooled. Zhou Xian was not a summoner but a turret summoner!

The berserker immediately accelerated, preparing to close the distance with Zhou Xian.

Seeing the berserker quickly approaching, Zhou Xian immediately used the Poison skill, causing the berserker to be poisoned and slowed.

"How is it control tactics again?!" The berserker was on the verge of tears.

Although the damage was not high, the debuff was extremely frustrating.

"Close combat! As long as I get close, he's no match for me!"

The berserker gritted his teeth.

Yes, as long as he could get close and use his well-practiced moves, he could take him down in one go!

Despite being debuffed, the berserker remained persistent!

Seeing the approaching berserker, Zhou Xian directly drew his Wu Jin Tian Kui Sword, which was as large as a giant cleaver, and swung it at the berserker.

"Melee summoner...?"

He was dumbfounded.

"Uh, no." Zhou Xian looked at the berserker, who had only a sliver of HP left and seemed to have lost his fighting spirit.

"Then what kind of summoner are you?!"

The berserker was on the verge of tears.

"Uh—sorry, I'm an all-rounder summoner."

Hearing Zhou Xian's answer, the berserker was stunned: "The useless class... the all-rounder summoner?!"

Zhou Xian's character was an all-rounder summoner, a class that distributed points evenly across all attributes. In the early stages of the game, this build was very popular, but as time went on, the specialization of classes became more severe, and the all-rounder summoner gradually fell out of favor.

"I'm really sorry for being a useless class!"

Zhou Xian said no more, and with a Soul Talisman, he sent the berserker out of the arena.

"YOU—WIN!"

The first match ended like this.

Xu Tianyun and Tao Shan, watching the small screen, looked at each other in surprise: "Fatty, did Old Zhou really win?"

"Uh, maybe the opponent was just too weak."

In 59 seconds, and with a "Perfect" (defeating the opponent without taking any damage), Zhou Xian didn't even move his feet to win...?

Clearly, the small guild on the other side was also taken aback by this situation.

The match was so clean and natural that losing didn't seem so bad. But... why did it feel so off and powerless?

"I'll go next!"

At this moment, the second person came up, a mage.

"Since you're an all-rounder, you must be useless. I'm a fire mage, and I'll take you down with my attacks!"

"…Let's start then…"

After each match, the winner usually had five minutes to rest, but seeing the opponent's… uh… high fighting spirit, Zhou Xian didn't want to discourage them.

As soon as the countdown for the second match ended, Zhou Xian immediately charged forward.

Facing the sudden attack, the fire mage was not afraid. The best way to deal with a high-attack fire mage was to close the distance quickly.

So, seeing this, the fire mage immediately used the Fire Wall skill to block Zhou Xian.

But seeing the fire wall, Zhou Xian immediately retreated and used a special movement technique, moving backward in a strange way and instantly avoiding the fire wall. Taking advantage of this, Zhou Xian also used the Poison skill, stacking a debuff on the fire mage.

"Backstep?!"

Seeing Zhou Xian's technique, the fire mage's eyes widened.

This was actually the famous Backstep, one of the three great movement skills!

And while the fire mage was distracted, Zhou Xian had already moved around to the side.

"Don't think you can get close!"

The fire mage immediately threw a few fireballs to stop Zhou Xian.

But at this moment, Zhou Xian did something unexpected—he rolled, dodging the fire wall, and then drew his Wu Jin Tian Kui Sword.

"This—"

Seeing Zhou Xian's rolling technique, the fire mage's brain froze.

Rolling was a basic movement skill in the game, but it was rarely used because players could not use any skills while rolling, making them like moving targets.

The three great movement skills were called "god skills" because they could overcome the flaws of techniques like rolling.

The fire mage had no time to think. Zhou Xian was already in front of him, and he immediately used a Ghost Fire Talisman, then summoned a pet to block the mage's position, and followed up with a flurry of attacks.

"YOU—WIN."

Since mages had the least HP, Zhou Xian resolved the match even faster than the previous one.

"…"

After the match ended, the fire mage took off his helmet and was dazed for a long time.

"The match… seems to be over?"

"How is this guy so strong?!" The remaining three were already stunned.

"Who… who's next?"

They looked at each other, all at a loss.

"I'll go, I'm also a summoner."

At this moment, the last person stood up, on the verge of tears.

Although it was embarrassing, it was better than forfeiting, right?

"Hmm, the third person is different from what I remember?"

In the arena, Zhou Xian saw the third opponent and immediately knew they had sent a reserve player.

"Whatever, it's all the same."

Zhou Xian was already prepared.

The summoner looked at Zhou Xian and swallowed hard.

And at this moment, the final match began.

This time, Zhou Xian immediately summoned a divine beast and a skeleton before charging forward.

The summoner was clearly prepared. Seeing Zhou Xian approach, he immediately cast a Poison skill.

However, just as he was about to cast the skill, he found that Zhou Xian had moved out of his casting area. No, Zhou Xian was constantly moving in the opponent's blind spots, sealing his skills and attacks.

"What's going on?!"

The summoner was completely stunned by Zhou Xian's strange movement.

"Is this the legendary 'Infinite Step,' which is on par with the three great movement skills?"

The Infinite Step was a special technique that used scattered movement skills to create movement. This technique exploited the opponent's skill blind spots and visual blind spots, and its difficulty was no less than the three great skills, and even surpassed them.

"How is this possible, with both the three great skills and the Infinite Step, are you a monster?!"

The opponent shouted, casting skills recklessly.

Seeing the summoner's actions, Zhou Xian's movements slowed down a bit, but in just over a minute, he also sent the opponent out of the arena.

After winning all three matches, Zhou Xian took off his helmet.

In front of him, the opponents were completely petrified.

"Are they okay…"

Zhou Xian wondered if he had been too harsh.

"Old Zhou, you're so awesome…" Tao Shan and the others were already stunned.

"It's not about strength, just bad luck for them." Zhou Xian patted Tao Shan's shoulder.

Do you think I would tell you that I watched all your videos while I was recovering from my injury…?

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