Heroes' Prison

Chapter 436 - 426: Counter Charge with a Charge

Quick Spike didn’t react much, standing at his spot like a javelin, his body rigid and upright.

"Final minute of preparation time!" At this moment, a System Prompt echoed throughout the venue.

The shouting of the audience gradually ceased as they prepared to enjoy the match.

On the field, both Quick Spike and Sakura were ready, gazing at each other from a distance, the invisible killing intent brewing in the air.

Sakura was an Outlander Class player, a fascinating phenomenon in Japan, where many experts are of the Outlander Class, with Heavenly Dao and Miyamoto Musashi being the most typical examples—both super-first masters from Japan and both Outlander Class.

The hallmark of the Outlander Class is its versatility; their abilities are diverse, sometimes even capable of utilizing skills from various classes, with a wide array of weapons to boot.

Sakura slowly opened his weapon—a fan—holding it across his chest as he warily watched Quick Spike.

Quick Spike still didn’t make any other moves; since his arrival, he had maintained the same posture, motionless.

"Preparation time is up, the match officially begins!" Finally, a minute passed, and the match officially started!

Sakura initiated the attack, flipping his fan to send a series of Wind Blades flying towards Quick Spike—it was a Wind Mage’s skill.

Quick Spike, more than a hundred meters away from Sakura, shifted position well ahead of the incoming Wind Blades, charging at Sakura along a curved path. Being a common Warrior Class, he had to engage in close combat, so approaching the opponent had become a science unto itself.

Seeing Quick Spike charging toward him, Sakura waved his fan repeatedly, unleashing one ranged attack after another. But Quick Spike was far enough away to have ample time to dodge, avoiding all of Sakura’s attacks.

Gradually, the distance between them closed, and Quick Spike was now less than thirty meters from Sakura!

Sakura still stood his ground, swinging his fan even more fiercely, nearly sealing off all of Quick Spike’s possible paths.

It became increasingly difficult for Quick Spike to dodge, and the situation turned perilous!

"Pfft!" Finally, Quick Spike sustained his first injury, and his health points immediately dropped by 56%, losing half of his health in a single hit!

"Hmm?" The audience was taken aback, not expecting Quick Spike to be so vulnerable; his health had been reduced so much by just one blow!

Sakura, upon seeing this, was also taken aback—it did not resemble the Quick Spike he had envisioned in his mind.

"Whoosh!" Just then, a gust of wind came from behind Sakura, and a figure appeared—it was another Quick Spike!

Two Quick Spikes suddenly appeared on the field! This indicated that the previous Quick Spike was a fake, merely an illusionary clone! The real Quick Spike had unnoticedly made his way behind Sakura.

Faced with this sudden attack, Sakura couldn’t dodge in time and was hit, causing his health to drop a notch.

In the spectator stands, Huang Yi silently nodded to himself; Quick Spike’s move had also surprised him. He was aware of some of Quick Spike’s information; that skill just used by Quick Spike was an exotic skill he had learned called "Appear and Disappear Unpredictably," allowing him to instantly enter stealth mode and leave an illusionary clone in his place, which is hard to distinguish from the real one. With this skill, the user can stay invisible for five minutes, during which they can move. They will only reveal themselves when they either take action to attack or are attacked.

Huang Yi speculated that Quick Spike had used this skill the moment he teleported onto the battlefield, so the figure presented to the audience was just his clone, while the real body had been hiding, waiting for the right moment. When the match began, he used his clone to draw Sakura’s attention, while the real body stealthily took another route, sneaking up behind Sakura for a surprise attack—leading to the scene that just unfolded.

This "Appear and Disappear Unpredictably" was one of Quick Spike’s secret skills, never revealed in previous matches. That morning, Huang Yi had told him to go all out and use any skills he had without saving them for the team fight. Now, Quick Spike really went all out, using his secret skill right from the start, achieving a stunning effect.

However, Sakura was also an expert; despite being caught off guard, he did not lose his composure. After being hit, he quickly came up with a plan to shift away, avoiding close combat with the warrior.

Suddenly, Sakura made a horizontal Charge from east to west!

He utilized a Warrior Class’s Charge Skill! The essence of the Outlander Class’s versatility was displayed to the fullest by him.

But using a Warrior’s skill in front of Quick Spike, a skillful warrior himself, seemed a bit like showing off in the face of an expert. Quick Spike knew Sakura was about to use a Charge skill just from the way he started.

Quick Spike instantly controlled his clone on the other side to also execute a Charge skill, swiftly charging in another direction, this time from south to north.

From afar, two rapidly moving shadows appeared on the field, with Sakura charging from east to west horizontally, and Jian Feng Kuai’s clone charging from south to north vertically! The speed of their charges was so fast that it was impossible to see them clearly.

But at the sight of this scene, Huang Yi’s figure involuntarily leaned to one side, his expression slightly startled!

His eyes were incredibly sharp, and in that moment, he predicted what was about to happen—the horizontally charging figure of Sakura was about to be struck by the vertically charging figure of Jian Feng Kuai!

It was like a "cross," with Sakura forming the horizontal line and Jian Feng Kuai the vertical, and the point of intersection was the point of collision!

"Boom!" The next moment, a sound of collision erupted!

Sakura’s charging silhouette came to an abrupt halt, falling into a state of dizziness!

At the same time, Jian Feng Kuai’s figure appeared unscathed beside!

Huang Yi had guessed correctly; Sakura had indeed been hit by Jian Feng Kuai’s clone’s charge while in the midst of her high-speed charge, effectively interrupting her charging skill!

At this moment, the entire venue simultaneously froze for a moment, as if everyone was still catching up to what had happened!

"Holy shit! I actually witnessed the legendary Charge breaking a Charge!"

The next moment, the crowd erupted!

Jian Feng Kuai’s move was none other than the famed strategy known among a small circle of top-tier warriors: using a Charge to break a Charge!

This legendary move referred to when two warriors were battling, and one warrior used a charge skill, the other would also use a charge to counter, but taking a different angle, slamming into the side of the opponent during their charge, stunning them!

This method might sound simple, but was extremely difficult to execute. In a charge state, a player moved at high speed, practically a blur, and was very hard to see clearly. Trying to strike the opponent with a charge at this time was nearly impossible, much like shooting a bird in flight. Shooting a bird at rest was easy, but hitting one soaring at high speed was a challenge! It required calculating the opponent’s distance, speed, angle, timing, and other details. By the time these calculations were made, the bird would have long flown away; time was fleeting.

This technique was something most people couldn’t manage, lacking the reaction speed, and even experts couldn’t guarantee success every time. It often relied on the feel developed from countless practices, with a certain element of luck. Sakura, just like a bird in flight, was hit by a bullet from Jian Feng Kuai, who successfully struck his target!

However, the difficulty was even greater in this case, since a bullet’s speed is many times faster than that of a bird, while Jian Feng Kuai and Sakura’s charging speeds were the same. The only option was to aim at the inevitable path of the opponent, reaching the spot at the same time that the opponent passed by.

Just by witnessing this move, Huang Yi gained a clear understanding of Jian Feng Kuai’s abilities. The opponent was indeed a one-in-a-million talent, who had reached the level of a super-first master in terms of skills. Jian Feng Kuai’s only shortcoming was his race and class, a natural disadvantage, otherwise, it was impossible to predict how far he would grow.

After Sakura was struck by Jian Feng Kuai’s charge, she immediately fell into a dizzy state, while Jian Feng Kuai’s clone took the opportunity to attack her.

However, the attack power of Jian Feng Kuai’s clone was significantly weak, causing barely any substantive damage to Sakura.

Jian Feng Kuai’s main body was now fleeing at top speed, closing in on Sakura rapidly.

But in Huang Yi’s view, Jian Feng Kuai wouldn’t have enough time just by running as the dizziness would end before he reached Sakura.

Huang Yi speculated that Jian Feng Kuai would use another charge skill, as he possessed two types of charge abilities; the one just used was an exotic skill learned through a skill book, while the other was a natural skill that came with the warrior class.

Indeed, as the dizzy duration for Sakura was about to end, Jian Feng Kuai finally unleashed another charge skill, dazing Sakura once again.

This time, it was Jian Feng Kuai’s main body charging, his attack power much higher, his long sword ruthlessly greeting Sakura, unleashing his damage during that precious short duration of dizziness.

The screams from the audience rose and fell in waves, with many fans who had come to watch Jian Feng Kuai’s match visibly excited. Sakura’s fans, on the other hand, watched with concern; from the start of the match until now, it had only been about ten seconds, but Sakura was already at a disadvantage and had yet to inflict any significant harm on Jian Feng Kuai.

At this point, Sakura was enduring the fierce onslaught from Jian Feng Kuai. Lacking a skill to remove dizziness, she could only absorb the blows as they came.

Finally, the dizziness wore off; Sakura, being rather fragile, had 30% of her health points taken by Jian Feng Kuai, putting her at a distinct disadvantage.

The next moment, a hint of rage suddenly appeared on Sakura’s beautiful face, as if she had made up her mind about something, and she firmly snapped her fan closed.

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