Chapter 690: The Ultimate Showdown!

Utrecht Hill, a hillock east of Carol City, is surrounded by vast plains, jungles, streams, and grasslands, creating a breathtaking view. The monsters that spawn nearby are mostly level twenty to thirty, and arriving here reminded Cui Can Dao Guang (Cui Can Knife Light) and others of the days when they were leveling up at this range.

Cui Can Dao Guang spent at least two or three days in this area. Back then, he was still in the early stages of getting familiar with his faith, so leveling up was very slow.

In this life, Naiyan (Naiyan) skipped levels when he was around twenty to thirty, so he never trained here. However, in his previous life, he had visited this place before. Looking at the terrain now, he had a faint, blurry impression of it.

They noticed that there were relatively few players here while riding their aerial mounts, so they decided to land and use the area as a ready-made PK battleground.

They grouped themselves freely and looked for places to duel, while others gathered around to watch, though no one challenged Naiyan.

“Yaozi (Yaozi) Boss, why don’t you fight with Nieyan Boss?” Youth Touched by Desire suggested, already imagining Tang Yao getting beaten up.

Tang Yao rolled his eyes and replied, “Absolutely not! Nieyan is a freak with a bunch of level sixteen skills. That’s just unfair. The highest skill I have in my skill bar is only level nine!”

In a duel between an Archmage and a Rogue, aside from awareness and technique, skills play a crucial role, often proving decisive.

Youth Touched by Desire gave a bitter smile. None of the eleven of them could defeat Nieyan. If even Tang Yao dared not fight, then others had even less hope. Tang Yao’s strength was basically at the same level as Cui Can Dao Guang and Shui Se Yantou (Shui Se Yantou).

Naiyan smiled and proposed, “Okay, I’ll only use twenty skills, and I won’t use any of my level sixteen skills. How about that?”

Tang Yao still shook his head firmly, “No way!” He had seen Nieyan’s duels before. Even if Nieyan only used twenty skills, he would still be beaten badly.

Naiyan had already mastered skills like Shadow Step, Quick Step, and Shadow Dance, making it extremely difficult for Tang Yao to even land a hit with his magic.

Tang Yao wanted to challenge someone to hone his skills, not just to get beaten up.

Naiyan shrugged helplessly, indicating there was nothing he could do.

Youth Touched by Desire mumbled softly, “Yaozi Boss is too much of a coward.”

Tang Yao glared at Youth Touched by Desire, “Then why don’t you go ahead?”

Youth Touched by Desire pretended not to hear anything and smiled, saying to Naiyan, “I’m going to find sun. He said he wanted to fight me earlier. See you later, Nieyan Boss.” With that, he quickly slipped away.

Seeing this, Naiyan laughed heartily. Youth Touched by Desire was indeed quite slippery.

Youth Touched by Desire and sun were the youngest members of the Bullman Tribe. In his previous life, sun was already famous, so it didn’t surprise Naiyan that he had successfully advanced to an elite class. However, Youth Touched by Desire was not an elite class player in his previous life. He had only risen to prominence after the Bullman Tribe developed, yet his strength was no less than that of sun and others, which delighted Naiyan greatly. He hoped that the Bullman Tribe would have more people like Youth Touched by Desire, who could gradually grow into independent experts under the tribe’s influence.

The distant sounds of battle rumbled like thunder. Naiyan gazed into the distance and saw that Lei Su and Cui Can Dao Guang had already begun their duel, displaying the terrifying might of a Holy Swordsman and a Divine Warrior.

Around Lei Su and Cui Can Dao Guang, the ground within a radius of fifty to sixty yards was devastated. Boulders were shattered into fragments, trees reduced to debris, and the ground scarred with sword marks over ten yards long and three to four yards deep.

“Thunderous Blade!”

Lei Su roared and swung his greatsword, arcs of electricity swirling around the blade, producing shocking crackles as brilliant flashes of lightning erupted.

A massive arc of lightning slashed downward like a dragon or serpent, as if it would tear the sky apart.

Cui Can Dao Guang felt an immense pressure rushing toward him, the surging electricity around him seeming ready to tear him apart, his skin feeling intense pain.

As the lightning surged downward, escape was clearly impossible. Yet Cui Can Dao Guang showed no panic. He slightly retracted his right foot, raised his left-hand shield, switched to a defensive stance, and activated Divine Shield!

A massive golden silhouette appeared above Cui Can Dao Guang, a tall deity clad in golden armor holding a colossal golden shield, which blocked in front of Cui Can Dao Guang.

With a thunderous crash, Lei Su’s Thunderous Blade struck the golden shield of the armored deity. The lightning wildly surged, nearly tearing the golden shield apart. Sparks flew as the lightning and shield scraped against each other, producing sharp, ear-piercing screeches. During the intense friction, the lightning’s power gradually weakened, thinning out until it finally dissipated.

Despite Lei Su’s relentless assault, like a storm, Cui Can Dao Guang remained unmoved. The two continued their stalemate, each letting out a bitter smile. Battles between Holy Swordsmen and Divine Warriors often ended this way. The Holy Swordsman’s attacks could not penetrate the Divine Warrior’s defense, and the Divine Warrior’s attack power was insufficient to inflict fatal damage on the Holy Swordsman.

However, their duel was truly spectacular, stirring the blood of all who watched.

Their fight swept from the grasslands into the dense forest, like a bulldozer plowing through everything in its path.

Meanwhile, in the distance, Youth Touched by Desire and sun had also begun their duel. Compared to Lei Su and Cui Can Dao Guang, their fight was more technical. Any mistake from either side would result in defeat at the opponent’s hands.

Sun’s figure darted swiftly through the jungle. Youth Touched by Desire cast a Wind Walk spell on himself, dramatically increasing his speed. Their fight flowed like a seamless performance.

While swiftly dodging, Youth Touched by Desire unleashed a series of skills—Ice Rain, Fire Wall, Lightning Column—each skill visually stunning. After his class transformation into an Archmage, even the most basic magical skills were vastly different from ordinary skills. They were significantly enhanced, with many low-level skills becoming instant casts, and the casting times of slightly more advanced skills greatly reduced, their power amplified several times over.

When sun entered stealth, he was as if he had completely vanished.

Youth Touched by Desire cast an Enhanced Perception spell on himself, locking onto sun more than ten yards away. He waved his staff and uttered two heavy syllables, summoning Thunder from the Heavens!

A thick bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, creating a powerful thunderstorm over an area more than ten yards in diameter.

Lightning flashed and thunder roared, tearing apart everything at the center of the storm.

Seeing the effects of the lightning strike in the distance, Youth Touched by Desire furrowed his brow—it had missed!

Suddenly, he sensed something. Behind him, sun’s dagger was plunging toward the back of his head. At this critical moment, he swung his staff and cast a Blink, dodging sun’s attack.

Looking back, Youth Touched by Desire found that sun had already disappeared. Even with Enhanced Perception active, he couldn’t sense sun’s presence.

Sun had learned many of his techniques from Naiyan, mastering about seventy to eighty percent of Naiyan’s skills. These techniques were highly effective when fighting against spellcasters, and Youth Touched by Desire felt immense pressure.

Their duel attracted the attention of nearby players. On the hill of Utrecht, a group of players appeared, totaling fifteen individuals, most of whom were around levels twenty to thirty. They were low-level players training in the area, led by a mage named Yang Guang (Sunlight).

They stood on the hill, gazing at the plains below. In the distance, there were more than a dozen figures, several of whom were engaged in one-on-one duels. The scene before them left their minds momentarily stunned.

Looking down from the hill, the terrain had been devastated beyond recognition. Some areas looked as if they had been bulldozed, leaving the land barren and scarred. Others resembled the aftermath of a meteor shower, with deep craters dotting the landscape.

Further off on the grasslands, a figure darted past at incredible speed, faster than a shooting star. Yet, judging by his attire, he was actually a mage, wielding a staff in his hand. From the sky, massive lightning columns rained down, creating enormous thunderstorms. The frequency of his spellcasting was astonishingly fast, almost like instant casting.

This running speed—was this guy really a mage? The spellcasting time, cooldown speed, and destructive power were just too outrageous!

On another side, two warriors were locked in combat. Sword beams slashed down, and under their onslaught, the ground seemed as if it would split apart, leaving behind deep sword marks. Could those two really be warriors?

“Maple Leaf, have you ever seen such powerful mages and warriors?” Yang Guang asked in disbelief, turning to someone beside him.

Maple Leaf shook his head. He had seen many videos online, but never warriors or mages as terrifying as these. Suddenly, he thought of something and his eyes lit up as he asked, “Could they be those elite class players from the Bullman Tribe?”

Yang Guang looked down at the plains below the hill, counting them. There were eleven people in total, though the mage seemed to be engaged in a duel with someone else, possibly a rogue, which they couldn’t see. Adding that in, the total was exactly twelve.

“It must be them,” Yang Guang confirmed.

A few days ago, they had been grinding monsters and leveling up in this area, thoroughly familiar with the terrain. But now, the area was completely unrecognizable. Looking at the devastated plains, they couldn’t find words to express their shock. This was the power of elite class players. A sense of fervor surged in their hearts. When would they, too, be able to ascend to the ranks of the elite?

“We should quickly find a place to train. One day, we’ll definitely join the Bullman Tribe!” Yang Guang clenched his fist and said, his heart pounding with excitement.

Maple Leaf nodded. Although he had just started playing the game not long ago, before even purchasing his VR headset, he had already been an old hand on the forums. Deeply admiring Naiyan, he had already decided that in the future, he would definitely join the Bullman Tribe!

The dream of becoming elite class warriors like Naiyan and others was deeply rooted in their hearts.