Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 198 Top Ten in the Arena

"Your Highness, is that woman crazy?"

Awoo lay on top of the black charcoal head, somewhat bewildered.

Li Xia lay on the large chair in the preparation room, waiting for the match to be played.

Maybe—

The battle against the 37th-ranked player was indeed somewhat inexplicable.

The opponent is a female apostle, and she is very eager to fight.

Unlike other opponents they encountered, they showed almost no hostility.

On the contrary, I'm quite curious?

He kept muttering things that were hard to understand, like "I'll test you!" "Get past me first!" "Let me see your limits!" "Completely insane!"

Want to see my limits?
Li Xia remained silent, but burst forth in an instant according to his own rhythm.

After countless practice sessions, the success rate of the 'instant' technique has become increasingly higher.

He simply sprinted in front of her, thrust his gun, electrocuted her, paralyzed her, and then unleashed a combo.

There's also a crowd control break skill that turns you into a cloud of blood mist?
Squat down to build up strength —

Ring out!

The battle ended in 58 seconds, including 10 seconds for the escape as the enemy turned into a blood mist.

"Meow?"

Black Charcoal's attention wasn't on this strange woman; it was more curious about how weak its opponents all seemed.

Awoo scratched his chin and nodded in agreement:

"That's true, they are indeed a bit weak. Logically speaking, once they're in the top 100, they should at least be able to put up a fight."

Li Xia had more or less figured it out, and slowly said:
"Currently, most of the top 100 in the arena are combat-type apostles, namely mages and physical attackers."

The mage's skills are not yet fully developed, and the system is incomplete. With teammates, the mage's output or crowd control is very strong, but in reality, the shortcomings are also very obvious.

At least not every mage has the ability to teleport.

Physics Department.

Li Xia recalled the physics students she had encountered:

"There are very few infusion skills; they are mostly skill combinations that can immediately demonstrate combat effectiveness in the early game, with specialized melee passive skills—"

Aowu understood when he heard this: these melee fighters were completely outmatched in terms of skill, and the techniques they had invested a huge amount of resources in were now at a level of overwhelming superiority.

The apostles began to shift towards infusion skills, after reaching the fourth tier.

Second-tier battles are unlikely to be intense back-and-forth exchanges; looking back at Li Xia's past battles, none of them have dragged on for very long.

Basically, they seize the initiative and end the game immediately. Nowadays, the apostles are not tough enough to withstand the opponent's continuous attacks and drag it out until they can counterattack and win.

Such situations, where each side wears on for ten or more minutes, are quite rare. Perhaps high-ranking apostles possess various strange abilities that allow them to prolong the conflict.

Second order won't work.

Therefore, if Li Xia, who is superior in every aspect and is almost at the peak of the second tier, cannot deliver an overwhelming performance, then the massive resources invested and the life-or-death battles along the way will become a complete joke.

"But the top ten are different—"

A smile appeared on Li Xia's face, and for some reason, it felt strangely familiar—it was an anticipation of fighting a powerful enemy.

"As I said before, the gap between the top ten is even greater than that between tenth and one hundredth."

That was the true pinnacle of over 100,000 second-tier apostles!

The matchmaking notification in front of me was still flashing, and the number of spectators was still increasing.

Aowu asked curiously, "Your Highness, how much did you gain from that battle just now?"

"Not many, just over 2000—"

Li Xia couldn't help but smile; the increased number of viewers even brought in a bonus.

I was originally thinking about whether to turn off spectating, but I hesitated after seeing the profit sharing.

What truly helped him make the decision was the supplementary explanation from the temple:

In arena battles, opponents cannot obtain detailed damage output or attribute information.

This is quite interesting. The apostles can understand their opponents through a detailed damage panel. What if the panel provided by the Temple of Light were removed?

So in the arena, all you'll see is pure performance. If that's the case, why bother turning it off? Just turn it on!

[Sixty-second countdown expired. Opponent declined the match. Executioner, your rank has been improved.]

[Sixty-second countdown expired. Opponent declined the match. Executioner, your rank has been improved.]

Li Xia's continuous refusal to fight allowed his ranking to rise steadily, while at the same time, the number of apostles in the VIP viewing room also increased.

Watching Li Xia's ranking steadily rise on the screen, all they could do, besides constantly inquiring about him in private chats, was to observe this suddenly appearing apostle's meteoric rise.

We're aiming for the top ten, a dream come true for everyone.

"Vinnie, the man you've set your sights on, wow, he's got something!"

If we bring her into the guild, that big roast chicken of a Luoweila will be ecstatic.

Last time, she was heartbroken for hours because she missed out on a guy.

Cynthia rubbed her chest with lingering fear. Even though she had long since recovered, the feeling of the sharp spear piercing her chest still seemed to remain.

The numbness and pain that penetrated deep into the bone marrow raged through the body.

Monster! Definitely a monster from the top ten levels!

She had only ever seen this terrifying sense of oppression from Seed, a top-tier guild that had a good relationship with Nightingale Guild.

That core seed from the top guild 'Arcane High Council' was ranked 9th in the arena, which is also the highest ranking among all mages!
"actually."

Winnie stared blankly at the two towering pillars of light in the arena, and murmured in a voice only she could hear:

"I don't even know his name."

[Matching successful]

[Audience size: 6785]

[We have found an opponent with a similar current ranking, and we will soon begin preparing for the match!]

[Current opponent ranking: 10th]

[The opponent refuses to engage in open combat, so the battle will be limited to a small group of viewers, restricted to the top 100 in the arena.]

[Due to your opponent's choice, you have received 3000 Hall Points as compensation from them.]

[Venue is being randomly selected]

[Battle begins!]

The beam of light slowly dissipated, and Li Xia did not rush in at high speed as before.

He could tell from the other person's appearance that they were definitely over 2.5 meters tall, and there were faint, distorted ripples around their body.

Tan?
This is probably the first time I've ever encountered a real tank.

Without prior arrangement, neither side immediately took action, but instead slowly walked towards the center of the square.

"summer?"

The giant-like man crossed his arms, a smile that defied description on his face:

Lisa mentioned you to me—

Li Xia immediately realized that this was a core seed of the Brotherhood of Steel.

“Lisa said you are one of the most special apostles she has ever met, so special that she told me to give way to you when I meet you.”

The giant grinned, slowly revealing a fierce aura honed by countless battles.

The subtle fluctuations in the surrounding air became increasingly violent.

Li Xia understood the meaning behind his smile: it was a mixture of excitement and defiance.

"But I don't want to give in! The path of the apostles is one of only moving forward, not backward!"

Bang!
He clashed his fists together, and a surge of air erupted from the point of impact.

"Iron Brotherhood - Top 10 in Competition!"

Behemoth!

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