Heroes' Prison

Chapter 424 - 414 A Trap

Huang Yi knew that the black aura on the Unbeatable Longsword was similar to his own demonizing skill. Once demonized, it could ignore the target’s defense, inflicting full damage with each attack. That’s why it could instakill those of the cloth-armor class.

The next moment, the dark clouds that had just dispersed in the sky gathered again above the battlefield, with faint flashes of lightning inside, harboring a horrifying power, as if they were about to issue a divine condemnation.

"Crack!" A thick bolt of lightning struck down suddenly, splitting into two in mid-air, one striking Huang Yi and the other hitting Unbeaten!

The two bolts of lightning illuminated the entire arena and the eyes of every spectator, reflecting the figures of Huang Yi and Unbeaten within their pupils.

These two strongest fighters were finally going to battle each other one-on-one!

And this would become the strongest player Huang Yi had ever faced in history, being only a thin line away from his own strength, truly considered to be on the same level!

Soon, they were both pulled high into the air, isolated from external influences.

Huang Yi looked distantly at Unbeaten.

However, Unbeaten at this moment appeared completely relaxed. The unpleasant expression from before was nowhere to be seen, as if he had been looking forward to this moment all along.

This gave Huang Yi a slightly palpitated feeling!

"Instakill, I’ve been waiting for this moment," Unbeaten said languidly, gazing down at the ground below with an air of calm confidence.

Huang Yi also turned to look below. Since he was already drawn into the Void Battlefield, cut off from the outside world, his continuous wide-area abilities like Scorched Earth and Storm of Thunder Clouds had likewise vanished from the ground. From high above, the scene on the ground was clearly visible without any obstructions.

At this time, it was obvious that the Heroes’ Guild outnumbers the Unbeatable Team about two to one, holding an overwhelming advantage.

Practically only about two hundred members of the Unbeatable Team’s ranged class remained, but at the moment, Nonexistence commanded them to bombard the more than four hundred members of the Heroes’ Guild!

In a situation where they were outnumbered, they dared to engage in an artillery duel, which seemed like a suicidal action.

Yet, on Nonexistence’s face, there was no sign of a death-seeking expression. The previous paleness was now occupied by a strong sense of confidence, with a completely different demeanor!

Ever since a player called "Smile" had fallen, the expressions of Unbeaten and Nonexistence had been downcast, as if they were facing defeat. But now, following Huang Yi’s judgment, they immediately began to look confident and assured.

This change in expression made Huang Yi feel slightly uneasy. He carefully scrutinized the battlefield below, looking for the conspiracy within.

Unbeaten also stood motionless opposite Huang Yi, not launching any attacks, seemingly happy to delay the time.

"Hmm?" It didn’t take long for Huang Yi to notice something odd!

In the exchange of fire between the two sides, not a single member of the Unbeatable Team had died!

Conversely, the members of the Heroes’ Guild kept falling, killed before they could be healed.

The gap between the two sides was rapidly closing, and if this continued, the numerical advantage of the Heroes’ Guild would soon be nonexistent!

Gradually, all the spectators and all members of the Heroes’ Guild realized this bizarre scene!

"What’s going on, why can’t the Unbeatable Team be killed?" some players exclaimed with shock amidst the crowd.

"It seems they’ve received some strong healing! As soon as a team member loses health, they’re instantly healed up. Unless it’s an instakill, even attacking twice in the shortest interval can’t kill them, not allowing the slightest gap," some high-level players figured out the pattern and immediately began to explain.

At this time, Huang Yi naturally understood what was going on. The current situation was strikingly similar to the earlier effect of Rain of Life, indicating that there was an extremely strong priest ensuring the survival rate of the entire team.

But he had clearly already killed a player called "Smile." Now that this was happening again, it seemed impossible!

Huang Yi thought over it and could only come up with one reason for the confusion—he had killed the wrong person!

The player named Smile was merely a decoy, meant to draw the attention of the masses, while the truly strong priest was well hidden by Unbeaten and Nonexistence.

The trap was so lifelike that even Huang Yi had been fooled. He had been a bit suspicious before, as Smile was too conspicuous, wearing a black robe among a group of priests. It seemed like Unbeaten and Nonexistence had been negligent in their cover. Such a basic mistake wasn’t even expected from ordinary people, let alone masters like Unbeaten and Nonexistence.

But embedded in Smile’s Priest’s Staff was the "Feather of Johns," considered a treasure among the priest’s class. Anyone who saw it would think he was a powerful priest, and Huang Yi was no exception.

"Instakill, do you really think that without your Heroes’ Guild, you can still make waves?" Unbeaten’s voice leisurely rose at this moment, floating from above towards the entire audiences and into every person’s ear.

Unbeaten glanced at Huang Yi with a slight smile, "To put it bluntly, your Hero Guild has only developed to this stage because of you. Without you, your guild is no different from those second- and third-rate guilds. Look at the heroes below, struggling powerlessly; they’re so helpless, so in need of you! But you, you’re trapped high in the sky, unable to descend to save them. Would you say they’re a bunch of waste? What value does such a team have? Your Hero Guild, the only true hero is you; the rest are nothing but bears!"

Unbeaten’s tone was very calm, but his words were loaded with naked scorn, mocking the entire Hero Guild in front of tens of millions of viewers and the live video broadcast!

His words were incredibly venomous, striking right at the Achilles’ heel of the Hero Guild!

In this competition, one of Huang Yi’s biggest goals was to prove the overall strength of the Hero Guild, to show others that the guild was not just about him. But now, Unbeaten had exposed that sore point of the Hero Guild in front of everyone.

Huang Yi took a deep breath, looked at Unbeaten, and then swept his gaze across every person present, standing high in the void and powerfully proclaiming to everyone, "The Hero Guild will prove to everyone, even without me, Instakill, they are still a group of heroes!"

His statement rang out clearly and forcefully, carrying a convincing tone that reached every ear!

The members of the Hero Guild below, upon hearing Huang Yi’s words, felt as if they’d been infused with immense strength, each of them unleashing power greater than before.

Previously, their tactics had been centered around Huang Yi, but now, with Huang Yi having entered the Void Battlefield, they had to rely on themselves!

At this point, Qin Shiyu immediately took over command; holding a long sword, she stood with a group of melee-class players and crisply said, "All melee classes, form up! Charge! Nameless, Mirror Broken, you two assassins are responsible for ferreting out that special priest!"

At her command, the Heroes’ Guild’s melee class charged ferociously towards the Unbeatable Team, each of them carrying an air of unstoppable bravery. This aura was half-stirred up by the mockery from Unbeaten and half-inspiried by Huang Yi’s words.

"Unbeaten, if you think that the Heroes’ Guild has gotten this far because of me, then you are sorely mistaken!" Huang Yi confidently said to Unbeaten.

"Is that so? Then let us wait and see!" Unbeaten replied, immediately charging towards Huang Yi!

Below, the two teams were battling, but up in the sky, the two guild leaders were fighting!

At this moment, Unbeaten was still using his Charge Skill; he had just used it below and should have been within the cooldown period, yet he used it again, indicating he had at least two Charge Skills, giving him extremely high mobility.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Unbeaten had reached Huang Yi’s side, his longsword poised to strike!

But at that very moment, Huang Yi suddenly disappeared!

"Another invisibility?" Unbeaten thought, quickly pulling out a bag of powder from his storage ring and scattering it into the air; the shimmering dust spread out!

This powder was known as Revealing Dust, and it was one of the most popular stealth methods, capable of revealing invisible enemies for a certain amount of time.

However, when the Revealing Dust had settled, the air remained empty, devoid of any figure.

"Swoosh!" Just then, a rush of air sounded behind Unbeaten. He was about to react but was suddenly stunned!

Huang Yi had indeed used invisibility, but it was an Attached Skill of his Legendary Cloak—Absolute Invisibility—which was not detectable by normal stealth skills or items.

After turning invisible, he immediately moved behind Unbeaten and, at an extremely close distance, used "Pursuit," stunning him on the spot.

"Heavy Judgment!" Huang Yi’s axe, with its enormous Attack Power, traced a dazzling arc and smashed fiercely down towards Unbeaten!

At that moment, countless viewers watched that axe, knowing that with Huang Yi’s incredibly high Attack Power, if the axe landed, even a master like Unbeaten would be killed!

The strike was swift and slammed into Unbeaten in no time!

The next moment, Unbeaten’s figure split into two!

"Ah!" In a flash, many in the audience could not help but exclaim in shock, not expecting Unbeaten to be killed so quickly!

But some sharp-eyed viewers were horrified to discover that was not the case at all!

Unbeaten had not died, but had instead split into two bodies!

Just as Huang Yi’s axe had come smashing down, Unbeaten had quickly split his body, causing Huang Yi’s axe to strike down right between the two halves!

But the change had been too rapid; from a distance, it appeared as if Huang Yi had split Unbeaten in two! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please browse m.qidian.com to read.)