Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 199 The Road to Glory (4K)

"Buzz!"

Two white slashes traversed space at an extremely high speed.

But just as the strike was about to touch Behemoth, it seemed to be affected by an invisible interference.

It trembled, changed direction, passed by his body, and slashed diagonally across the ground.

With a dull thud, soil scattered, leaving two deep furrows.

Behemoth revealed a slightly sinister smile, and the air around his body subtly distorted.

"A decent sword aura, but that alone is useless against me."

His response was a relentless barrage of strikes, like a whirlwind.

These white sword beams silently sliced ​​through the air, arriving in front of us in an instant.

Refusing to listen to advice?
Then I'll let you taste the consequences of using a slash in front of me!

Behemoth clenched his fists, crossing them in an X shape to block in front of him.

He roared, and the distortion around his body suddenly intensified.

The strikes seemed to be stuck in an invisible quagmire, slowly advancing.

The dense barrage of slashes all followed this pattern once they entered a certain range, and from a distance, crescent-shaped sword beams appeared to linger in front of Behemoth.

The layers upon layers create a strange and eerie beauty.

"Force Field - Reversal!"

The slashes slowly turned around and, amidst Behemoth's maniacal laughter, flew back with an even faster attack.

"laugh----"

The slashes seemed to be imbued with a strange power, accompanied by a shrill whistle, forming almost a straight line.

Under the expectant gaze of the apostle in the VIP box, the 'villain' was easily torn apart.

The afterimage gradually disappeared, and a faint sound of regret could be heard.

Li Xia withdrew his gaze from the sword's edge that had been 'betrayed', feeling not disappointment but rather a faint excitement rising within him.

This should be the first time I've encountered a true tank, and one of the ten strongest people in the entire Tier 2.

My brain was racing, analyzing the other person's abilities in that brief moment.

Some kind of distorting force field?

Is there an upper limit to deflection?
Li Xia held the spear horizontally at his waist and crouched down slightly.

"Buzz!"

A sword beam, far more solid than before, shot out – a medium-speed slash, 'Ring Collapse'!
Behemoth's smile remained unchanged, but his pupils slightly contracted.

Having fought his way here as well, Behemoth could easily guess that this kid was testing the limits of his abilities!

This is normal; I'm also waiting for his attack to gauge his abilities.

For opponents who don't know each other well, a cautious probing at the start is almost inevitable.

But for a tank, letting the opponent figure out your capabilities is often the first step to failing to limit them!
Therefore, the fighting style needs to be changed!

Want to test it?
Behemoth grinned, his white teeth gleaming coldly, and his eyes flashing with a bloodthirsty light.

I'm honest!
He stretched out his hands, and the slash that was already in front of him suddenly slowed down, then he pressed his hands down hard.

The sharp slash seemed to be pulled, suddenly changing direction and cutting straight towards the ground.

A deep, several-meter-long cut appeared silently on the solid floor.

Then Behemoth sprang out like it was on a spring, rushing forward at an incredible speed.

It is the 'charge' skill that is almost essential for every tank.

This skill is like installing a negative polarity beacon on the opponent, relying on attraction to increase speed.

The closer the distance, the faster the speed, making it almost impossible to dodge; most people don't even have time to react.

But Li Xia was no ordinary person. The moment Behemoth charged forward, he thought of the skill that the bald leader Chrollo had used in the Dragon Ball world.

Instead of retreating, he advanced, lunging forward and raising his spear high with the force of splitting a mountain, brutally smashing it down on the head of the rapidly approaching Behemoth.

The distance of tens of meters was wiped out in the blink of an eye by the collision between the two sides.

"Clang—!"

The ground around Behemoth suddenly trembled, and countless cracks spread outwards from his feet.

Then his feet sank directly into the ground, and only then did the enormous force fully erupt.

Fine pebbles scattered in all directions, crackling and popping as they hit the pillars.

"Good response!"

Behemoth tilted its head and spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva. The speed just now was too fast, too fast for it to react in any other way.

In their haste, they could only raise their shields and take the hit head-on.

He truly hadn't expected that the Charge, hailed as a 'guaranteed hit' skill, could be countered by a head-on collision. Even bosses in dungeons would instinctively dodge upon seeing the Charge.

Finally, it was hit by a sudden change of direction due to the attraction between positive and negative forces.

Use both arms to push the shield upwards.

Li Xia flipped and landed smoothly without pausing for a moment, and the long spear silently thrust upwards from below.

However, the spearhead seemed to be affected by an invisible force field, making it not only difficult to pierce, but also an inexplicable strange force pulling the spear in another direction.

This feeling seems so familiar!

With a twist of his wrist, the tip of Ye Ji's spear began to vibrate with a 'buzzing' sound, circling around circles of varying sizes.

That strange force had absolutely no effect on the swaying spear tip, much to Behemoth's astonishment.

The trembling spear, leaving afterimages, swiftly and effortlessly broke through its own force field like a serpent.

With its attack rank of 7, Night Silence easily pierced through the Behemoth's thick heavy armor, enhanced by the 'Strength' buff.

Behemoth's expression suddenly changed. What kind of weapon is this?
That's some serious attack power?! I'm wearing heavy armor!!
In an instant, blood splattered!
"Roar!"

Like the roar of an ancient behemoth echoing through the arena, the solid ground beneath Behemoth's feet exploded, and golden halos pierced through the billowing dust like sharp arrows.

Immediately afterwards, a surging wave of air, accompanied by another roar, spread out, blowing away the surrounding dust.

Li Xia felt a chill run down her spine and leaped forcefully to the side.

The golden beam of light grazed past his body, leaving a deep trench in the ground.

Breath-type skills!
"Boom!"

The footsteps were heavy and thunderous, and a giant beast, about 4 meters tall and covered in golden fur, leaped out of the dust.

Sharp canine teeth bared, and a cruel smile played in his scarlet eyes.

"If you can last five minutes, you win!"

Almost the instant the roar rang out, several surprised gasps were heard from the remaining spectators—the VIP stands.

"Holy crap, Behemoth just unleashed its ultimate attack?"

"I heard that Behemoth originally had ordinary beast bloodline and an A+ grade tank talent. After joining the Brotherhood of Steel, he obtained the A grade golden Behemoth bloodline, which is why he became so powerful."

"Only A-grade bloodline? The Brotherhood of Steel, such a big guild, can't even give you S-grade?" "Are you an idiot? A-grade bloodline is already purple, and you're at Tier 2 now. Have you ever gotten any dark purple or orange equipment?"

The apostle who asked the question awkwardly scratched his head, forgetting that apostles can only obtain the highest-tier item they have ever obtained through trading.

At present, most apostles have only obtained blue or blue ultimate equipment. Even if a top player suddenly takes a liking to them, the highest they can get is blue or blue ultimate equipment.

This is the balancing mechanism of the temple, a rule that cannot be bypassed!

Winnie in the stands tensed up, while her friend Cynthia, who had just been beaten up, suddenly seemed to have a flash of inspiration. She stuffed some snacks into her mouth and mumbled indistinctly:

“安啦，你那情郎估摸着揍我的时候连五成力都没出小小比蒙，轻松拿捏！”

Li Xia looked at the four-meter-tall behemoth in front of him, its golden fur seemingly wreathed in a faint aura.

The muscles bulged high like steel, with only one obvious injury on the chest.

However, the injury is healing and disappearing quickly.

Clearly, Behemoth in this state also possesses powerful self-healing abilities.

These are the top ten in the arena?
Li Xia gripped the spear tightly. Unexpectedly, the huge ape-like monster did not give him a strong sense of oppression.

Five minutes.
"call--"

The hot breath, exhaled from the rapidly rising body temperature, condensed into a white mist.

Water vapor, carried by strong air currents, filled the gap left by the abruptly vanished figure.

To Behemoth's astonishment, Li Xia's figure appeared before them as if by teleportation.

What a great speed!

The distorting force field that enveloped his body was originally a bloodline ability of the Behemoth, and it became even more powerful after manifesting its true form.

"Roar!"

Behemoth unleashed its full power of bloodline ability, bringing its massive, pillar-like hands together and slamming them down on Li Xia's head.

At the same time, a faint, dark yellow halo rippled outwards from beneath their feet.

Li Xia felt the air around him become 'muddy,' as if he were in a swamp.

Every step forward becomes increasingly difficult.

As expected of a tank; this ability to restrict movement is really troublesome once you get close.

'Sizzle'
A faint blue flash of electricity appeared on the pitch-black gun body in the still night, followed by a sharp, piercing sound like a bird's cry.

A dazzling bolt of lightning exploded from Li Xia's hand, and at the same time, flames suddenly shot up behind him.

The flames spread out from both sides of the body, like a pair of huge fiery wings, and then closed up.

Completely enveloping Li Xia and Behemoth, a fierce wind arose and swirled around their bodies.

The blazing flames burned fiercely, and Behemoth felt as if all the hair on his body was curling up.

Force fields can distort tangible entities, but they cannot distort high temperatures at all; the Behemoth bloodline has extremely high resistance to natural elements.

However, the Behemoth bloodline, which is only 10% complete in development, is not suitable.

Within the fiery tornado of nearly 1500 degrees Celsius, lightning flashed, and Li Xia's true qi surged, covering the silent night, which was constantly bursting with lightning, with another layer of blazing white flames.

"do not fight!"

Behemoth waved his hand, and in just a moment, he felt like he was about to become completely dumbfounded.

He glanced nervously at Li Xia's spear, wondering what level of weapon it was.

Its attack power is terrifying; it can pierce through heavy armor with a defense level of 8 with ease, and it can also generate electricity.

Why did I use my ultimate move?

That last shot took away more than 20 points of health!
It almost stabbed my soul out of the water!
Without unleashing his ultimate move, Behemoth suspected he'd be stabbed to death in just two or three shots.
He decisively clicked "concede."

Li Xia put away his spear, feeling a little regretful. He wanted to try his full-force spear strike, combining wind, thunder, and fire, and using the spear's momentum to unleash its power.

The damage should be very high, but the reason it's "should" is mainly because it hasn't been tested.

"You are indeed different from others—"

Behemoth slowly shrank, shaking its head as the countdown ended, and said:
"The top few grandsons all run around in circles, each one more cunning than the last. You are the first one I have encountered who directly confronts me."

He waved his hand, somewhat dejected. The reason he couldn't advance was because there was a ninth player blocking his way, a natural counter to him. If he had a team, things would be different.

But without a team, they can only be bullied by the ninth team:
"Come on, help me teach those bastards in the top few a lesson, especially the ninth one!"

Li Xia smiled and said, "If we meet, we'll fight hard."

The two figures slowly disappeared, and when they reappeared, they were in the familiar preparation room.

Aowu and Heitan had been observing the whole game, and finally couldn't help but ask:

"Your Highness, we were just surrounded by a ring of fire, so we didn't see what happened inside. Why did they surrender?"

"Meow?"

Li Xia snapped out of her reverie and shook her head:
"Because we couldn't determine what kind of distorting force field the other side was, we wanted to try using high temperature to see if we could interfere with it, since high temperature can interfere with many kinds of force fields."

The same goes for Night Silence's Electricity; I just didn't expect Behemoth to launch it so directly.

And the throw was so clean and decisive, without even a struggle.

Without seeing specific panel information or damage warnings, you have to figure many things out on your own.

Comparing the two, Li Xia had a more direct understanding of how powerful the auxiliary function was.

A single damage indicator can reveal a massive amount of information!
"As for the question you asked, Black Charcoal?"

Li Xia thought about it for a moment, and Hei Tan felt that the top ten were nothing special, at least he didn't feel too much pressure.

In other words, Heitan thinks the top ten in the arena are a bit weak and don't live up to their reputation.

"Yes and no, mainly because the second tier is at a special juncture, and the apostles are beginning to gradually form their own system."

They have only just chosen their path; it is not yet perfect, and their system is incomplete.

Even their strengths and weaknesses are very pronounced; a well-rounded individual is impossible.

Even though I have my own shortcomings, they are almost negligible compared to others.

After a pause, Li Xia made his conclusion:

"I should be classified as fault-hardness now!"

As for balance, you will receive more challenging tasks, obtain more valuable rewards, and level up faster.

It's very likely that after a few worlds, I will have reached the fourth tier, while the apostles in these arenas are still in the lower to middle levels of the third tier.

Li Xia then looked at the notification that had just popped up, and he was now full of interest.

The top ten in the arena will receive rewards, but what exactly are those rewards?
[Congratulations, Executioner, you have entered the top ten of the Tier 2 Arena for the first time.]

[You have begun a special phase mission: The Road to Glory]

[You have obtained the stage reward: Top 10 in Competition (Tier 2)]

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

(End of this chapter)