Absolute Destiny Game
Chapter 596 - 18: Gale Dance, Sunset Over the Long River_3

Chapter 596: Chapter 18: Gale Dance, Sunset Over the Long River_3

Flash lightning thundered, tornadoes rose, arrows filled the sky, a spectacular scene unfolded.

Players in the know couldn’t help but praise, "The game’s physics engine is really impressive."

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While the main battlefield was lively, Xuelan Town was equally engaged in combat.

Liu Qiang, looking at Xiao Jie below the Magic Altar, seemed to feel the Killing Intent coming from behind the screen.

At this moment, he realized he might have fallen into Zhao Qingyun’s trap, and it’s likely that the other party was in contact with Xiao Jie; otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that he ran into this guy.

Although startled in his heart, his expression remained forcefully calm.

"Xiao Jie? Hahaha, I didn’t expect to encounter you here, what a coincidence."

"Coincidence? Hehe, I don’t think it’s a coincidence at all. Zhao Qingyun has sold you out, that’s why I came here, to take your dog life."

Liu Qiang thought to himself that it indeed was that bastard’s doing, "You’ve been played, Xiao Jie, we all have been. That Zhao Qingyun wants us to fight each other to death. I’d say there’s no need for us to fight to the end. Hurry up and take your people to the main battlefield, they must have started fighting there by now. With Zhao Qingyun’s Immortal Technique to support them, Dragon Soaring doesn’t stand a chance. Go now, before it’s too late."

Xiao Jie sneered coldly, "Do you think I care? From the day you provoked me, I swore I would kill you one day. Today is my day of revenge, once I’ve killed you, it’ll still be in time to go support Dragon Soaring."

Liu Qiang’s face changed faster than flipping a book, realizing he couldn’t reason with him, he immediately switched to a different tune: "Damn, you dumbass, hahaha, you really thought I was afraid of you? I just didn’t want to be played, but since you’re seeking death, I’ll oblige you.

Do you think you can defeat me with this rabble of yours? You think collaborating with Zhao Qingyun can handle me? You’re too naive; today I’ll make you understand how big of a mistake it was to underestimate me back then."

"So this is the reason for your revenge?" Xiao Jie suddenly realized, "Just because I didn’t take you seriously at the beginning? Guess what, now you got your wish—attack!"

Flying Cloud Chasing Moon!

As soon as these words were spoken, Xiao Jie leaped into the air towards the Magic Altar, intending to deal with Liu Qiang personally, as his four followers were naturally being handled by others.

Liu Qiang’s four underlings wanted to come to the rescue but six others rushed at them immediately, and a chaotic battle ensued.

Liu Qiang’s four underlings were also powerful: a Lv36 Qi Sect member, a Lv35 Five Elements Mage, a Lv35 Xuan Tie Guard, and a Lv34 Assassin Master, all equipped with top-notch gear, often fought in coordination, and were not flustered by the formidable enemies, instead, they formed a defensive formation to fight back.

Liu Qiang, however, retreated without hesitation; he clearly remembered the capability analysis of Xiao Jie from yesterday’s meeting – he definitely didn’t want to get hit by the time-stopping Big Move.

This bastard’s Qinggong was exceedingly high-class, obviously an agility-type build, Xiao Jie with a triple leap, Liu Qiang also a triple jump, neither able to close the distance between them.

"Haha, did you think I didn’t know your capabilities? It’s just a time-stopping trick. As long as I’m far enough, what can you do to me?"

Liu Qiang was taunting, but his hands were busy.

Fire Escape—Flying Fire Meteor!

With hands rapidly moving, several meteor-like fireballs shot out.

Xiao Jie dodged with Residual Shadow Steps, and explosions erupted behind him; the fireballs might have looked small, but they packed quite a punch.

Golden Escape—Blade Dance!

Swish swish swish, another dozen or so strangely-shaped Flying knives Chaotically Shooting out, these appearing as Hidden Weapons but were actually conjured through Spells.

Phantom Traceless! Xiao Jie dodged again, seeing Liu Qiang take the opportunity to increase the distance, ready to strike again, Xiao Jie knew the other side wanted to kite him.

He sneered internally, thinking that he only had that one Big Move? You wish.

Long blade raised high, heading straight for the Big Move.

Inner Secret Technique—Long River Sunset Slash Void!

This technique, since his Comprehension, had never been used before – it was reserved for Liu Qiang.

Qi Mechanism Locking onto Liu Qiang, the blade swung down, and a phantom image of an enormous river appeared on Liu Qiang’s screen, a river of time formed from countless converging lights, seeming to have numerous lights dancing within, and as if countless stars were fading away.

The dazzling effects shocked Liu Qiang, what kind of move was this? He could lock onto him from such a distance?

He tried to dodge, but there was simply nowhere to hide; in a blink, the river of time washed over him; his character didn’t seem to take any damage, and the river of time disappeared without a trace, he looked at his Blood Volume, not a single drop was lost.

Instead, a system prompt appeared.

[system prompt: You have been affected by the Power of Time, you have lost thirty years of your lifespan, you have acquired the trait [Old Man] all Basic Attributes reduced by 15%.]

"Hahaha, that’s it? You held back for so long just to give me a status effect?" Liu Qiang couldn’t help but laugh hysterically; such attribute-reducing statuses though annoying, posed no real threat as he could easily consume a Spirit Pill to restore over a dozen points of attributes.

Xiao Jie, however, snorted, "It’s not a status effect, take a look at your character, do you have any DEBUFFs above your head?"

Liu Qiang, stunned, "Not a status effect?" He glanced above his head and indeed, there were no DEBUFF on him.

Xiao Jie stated indifferently, "Your lifespan has been permanently reduced, so there’s no ’negative status’ to speak of. Take a look at your character model, has it changed?"

Permanently? Impossible!

Liu Qiang couldn’t believe it; this was utterly unreasonable.

However, upon checking his character, it had indeed transformed into silvered hair, with the appearance of an old man.

Trembling, he opened his attribute panel, and there was a new personal trait listed.

[Old Man: As you have entered old age, all of your Basic Attributes have been reduced, permanently lowering Basic Attributes by 15%]

He knew very well what permanent meant. Within 24 hours, these changes would manifest on his body.

Perhaps it wouldn’t even take that long, usually just a few hours...

"This is unreasonable, not fair!" Liu Qiang roared in rage.

Now it was Xiao Jie’s turn to laugh, "Hahaha, haven’t you figured out what this game is about yet? When has this game’s mechanics ever been fair? Keep running, even if you manage to leave alive today, you only have about a decade or two left to live. Liu Laodeng, time to die!"

"I’m going to fight you to the end!" Liu Qiang was furious; at this moment, he no longer had any thought of running away, his only thought was revenge!

My youth!

"Heh, that’s more like it." Watching Liu Qiang charge, Xiao Jie’s expression immediately became serious.

"Then let’s battle!"