Heroes' Prison

Chapter 443 - 433: The Mystery of the Undying (5th Update!)

"Ladies and gentlemen, viewers! The competition has ended, and we congratulate God of Slaughter on their victory. However, regarding the last scene, I really don’t know how God of Slaughter survived. After suffering through the self-destruction, they should have died, yet they somehow lived on, which must have depended on some kind of life-saving talent. But even so, their health points should have been down to a sliver. Yet after suffering Arthur Artolia’s group attacks, they still didn’t die but instead disappeared from the spot, reappearing behind Arthur Artolia and delivering a deadly sneak attack! I believe this must have involved an invisibility skill. Now, the only mystery left is the enigma of God of Slaughter’s undying nature—why was their health points only reduced to slightly over 10%?" At this moment, a Chinese journalist was wrapping up the post-match summary with a joyful tone tinged with a hint of confusion, just as clueless about the final scene as the audience present at the event.

"What happened here? Under such a powerful self-explosion, not even the world’s number one knight, Thunder God, could have dodged it as easily as God of Slaughter did. What exactly happened just now? Arthur Artolia’s defeat was so unjust!" Some British journalists were giving their sorrowful and puzzled post-match commentary. Their nation’s hope had failed in a baffling manner.

Of course, this was because they didn’t know Huang Yi’s skill data. If they knew these specific stats, it would have been easy to guess what had just occurred, as it’s quite difficult to discern the precise data of certain skills just by watching the match.

"Sister, do you know what happened? Why did Brother’s health points only drop by a little over 10%?" At that moment, Xiao Chunzi, clutching Qin Shiyu’s sleeve, asked perplexedly.

"I was also wondering, but when I saw he still had over 80% health points left, I understood. Actually, it’s not a puzzle at all. If you think carefully about what skills Instakill has, you can easily guess! It’s not hard, very simple," said Qin Shiyu with a slight smile.

"I can’t think of anything." Xiao Chunzi pouted, tugging on Qin Shiyu’s arm and speaking in a coquettish tone, "Sister, please tell me~"

"Alright! I’ll tell you, it has to do with one of Instakill’s pieces of equipment."

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Following this, Huang Yi was teleported back to the plaza in front of the City Hall in Dragon City.

At that time, Dragon City was ablaze with lights; everyone was gathered around the plaza. Seeing Huang Yi appear, they all cheered, causing a wave of screams to erupt across the plaza.

"Guild Leader Invincible!"

"Guild Leader Invincible!"

Members of the Hero Guild shouted excitedly, venting their vocal limits toward Huang Yi.

"Guild Leader, can you tell us how you dodged Arthur Artolia’s self-destruction and group attacks at the end?" Some players couldn’t help but ask at this time.

The whole world was asking this question right now. The forums had already gone crazy with this query, and some passionate British players even suspected Huang Yi of cheating.

Huang Yi just smiled faintly, shaking his head and saying, "Actually, it’s a matter of skills. If you knew my skills, it would be easy to guess. However, at our level, the specific data of skills must be kept secret, so I can’t tell you. Besides, you would be quite disappointed to know the truth because it isn’t any interesting puzzle, but merely the effect of a skill."

After listening to Huang Yi’s words, the surrounding players fell into a palpable disappointment, itchingly curious yet unable to uncover the mystery.

"Don’t be sad. After a skill is used many times, others can naturally deduce the specific stats. In a little while, once I’ve used this skill frequently, you will be able to guess the specific data," Huang Yi said, looking at the disappointed faces around him, and smiled faintly. Then he left the crowd and headed toward the City Hall.

At that time, Xiao Chunzi and Qin Shiyu were not inside the City Hall; they probably hadn’t arrived yet. Huang Yi had made plans with them to continue level grinding together, as his match had finished in just a few minutes and had barely caused a delay.

Just then, Sunset and Ghost Cloud’s Words suddenly arrived at the City Hall, directly seeking out Huang Yi.

"Big brother, if you don’t tell me how you survived just now, I won’t leave!" Sunset said in a rogueish manner, grabbing onto Huang Yi’s clothes.

"You two idiots!" Huang Yi shook his head with a smile, "The Knight and the Overlord guessed it right away, and you two still haven’t figured it out? It’s related to one of my pieces of equipment, one that we obtained together. Are you really that forgetful?"

"Huh? Equipment we obtained together? Could it be the Thunder Left Hand?" At this moment, Ghost Cloud’s Words paused slightly in realization.

"Thunder Left Hand! That’s right! I remember now, damn it! That’s what it was!" Just then, Sunset suddenly slapped his thigh, his eyes lighting up as he looked at Ghost Cloud’s Words, "We were all overthinking the problem. The self-destruct just now was so sudden and quick that we wouldn’t have had time to defend against it, but with Brother Yi’s reaction speed, he would have been entirely capable of using a life-saving measure. He didn’t even use his Death Penalty Exemption talent just now! After all, relying on that talent to dodge is a last resort. Brother Yi used the Thunder Left Hand’s attached skill ’Body of Lightning and Thunder’, which grants him immunity to all magic damage, and he simply ignored that self-destruct. Then, when Arthur Artolia used her group attack, Brother Yi reacted even faster, using his Invisibility Skill to get behind her and killed her outright."

"But that still doesn’t explain it!" Ghost Cloud’s Words frowned, "After Arthur Artolia resurrected, the range of that Light Sword’s group attack was so extensive that Brother Yi, even when invisible, should not have had enough time to escape; how did he get behind her?"

This time, Huang Yi took the initiative to explain, "Because I used the Charge Skill! My Pursuit Skill had already cooled down by that time. Right after going invisible, I immediately used Charge to dodge, and it all happened in an instant, so it appeared as though I was engulfed by the group attack skill!"

"But that still doesn’t make sense!" Ghost Cloud’s Words continued with a furrowed brow, "If you had dodged the final wave of group attacks, you should not have taken any damage, but your health points were only a little over 80%. That indicates you took damage. However, before that, Arthur Artolia hadn’t caused you any harm. The only possibility is that the final wave of group attacks hit you, but your invisibility wasn’t broken. What’s going on?"

At this point, Sunset gave Ghost Cloud’s Words a look of chagrin, "You, with your Legendary Equipment, are wasting it! Losing health doesn’t necessarily mean you were hit by the enemy. Using certain Exotic Skills can cost health points to activate. Your Legendary Electric Shield’s attached skill is probably like that."

"Oh! I see! I didn’t think of that!" Now Ghost Cloud’s Words scratched his head, finally understanding.

"Yes!" Huang Yi nodded and elaborated, "I used four Exotic Skills in total. During the previous fight, I used Flying Axe once, costing me 5% of my health points. Then, during the self-destruct, I used Body of Lightning and Thunder to ignore the blast, which cost another 5%. When the group attack came, I used an Absolute Invisibility Skill, costing another 3%. Finally, after getting behind Arthur Artolia and throwing her away, I used Flying Axe again, costing an additional 5%. That’s why my health points were only a little over 80%."

"So you’re saying that throughout the entire fight, Arthur Artolia didn’t inflict a single point of damage on you? Your health points were reduced by your own actions?" asked Ghost Cloud’s Words, slightly surprised.

"That’s right!" Huang Yi said noncommittally.

Sunset and Ghost Cloud’s Words were both stunned, looking at Huang Yi as if they were seeing him for the first time, their eyes filled with disbelief.

If, at this moment, people from the outside had heard this conversation, who knows what they would have thought. The top player from the United Kingdom, who had made it to the top 64 in the tournament and who had used every trick in the book, even resorting to such a bug-like self-destruct skill, had not managed to inflict even the slightest damage on Huang Yi!

This was not a match on the same level!

"There’s no need to be so surprised. In fact, Arthur Artolia’s strength is still a bit below that of Unbeaten. Winning this battle so easily was within my expectations. However, Arthur Artolia is a more respectable master because no matter what she does, she uses the strength she gained from her own efforts. Unbeaten, on the other hand, sold his soul for shortcuts," Huang Yi said deeply.

"What kind of shortcuts?" Sunset asked eagerly.

Huang Yi shook his head gravely, "You don’t need to know for now. Some things will come to pass in time. In the future, there will be more and more people like Unbeaten, it’s the tide of history, and no one can stop it. Either rely on your own ability to become a top player, take shortcuts to become one, or, like Arthur Artolia, follow a path to ruin while remaining steadfast and unyielding."

Having finished speaking, two names came to Huang Yi’s mind: one was Unbeaten, and the other, that of the mysterious dark horse—T.N.T.

They were the two players that Huang Yi currently knew had joined the side of The Seven Archdemons. Of course, T.N.T was still just a suspicion without any proof, but Unbeaten was someone he had seen with his own eyes, which left no room for doubt.

Their original strength wasn’t that formidable, but once they joined The Seven Archdemons, everything changed. Although Huang Yi had defeated Unbeaten in a previous group match, it was because the other side hadn’t dared to go all out. Unbeaten’s true strength was indeed very strong. He had also made it to the top 64, but he was in Group B and not in the same group as Huang Yi.

If Arthur Artolia had joined The Seven Archdemons, then today’s match would not have been so easy, Huang Yi wouldn’t have gone unharmed, and it would have taken much greater effort to win. (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Tickets and Monthly Tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)