Heroes' Prison

Chapter 448 - 438: Huang Yi’s Disgrace

"I am very disappointed," Great Qin Vanguard said, shaking his head slightly, a look of disappointment crossing the young face. "I thought you had seen our true purpose, but it turns out you are just an ordinary person. In team battles, our Hall of Famous Generals scorns the use of schemes; we can win easily without them. The real purpose of setting a trap for you was for your individual battle tonight."

Anyone who heard these words from Great Qin Vanguard would be greatly puzzled.

It’s a team battle now, which has nothing to do with individual battles. Whatever happens here can’t possibly affect tonight’s personal battle. But the tone of his voice didn’t sound like he was trying to scare anyone.

At this point, more than twenty seconds of Great Qin Vanguard’s Knight’s Body time had elapsed. However, his face showed no sign of panic; despite his young age, he exuded an extraordinary arrogance.

Suddenly, Huang Yi received a message. The sender was a scout he had planted inside the Hall of Famous Generals, who was currently among the Hall of Famous Generals’ team below—

"Brother Yi, the Thundering Guard skill Lv Bu just used can make the Hall of Famous Generals’ members immune to attacks from those below their own level, even control skills are useless."

After reading the message, Huang Yi’s heart sank, and he looked down at the battlefield below.

The ground was littered with the bodies of the Heroes’ Guild, killed until only the last few dozen remained, soon to be completely wiped out. In contrast, the Hall of Famous Generals still had around three to four hundred people left, with the vast majority of the members still alive, their combat power incredibly strong.

The battlefield changes in the blink of an eye, and a moment of inattention can plunge one into a state of no return. Just now, although Huang Yi used Judgment to block Great Qin Vanguard’s "Sacred Pure Land," he was also dragged into the Void Battlefield and couldn’t go to help fight with the Heroes’ Guild. Lv Bu seized the moment to use "Thundering Guard," which all but declared the outcome of the match!

If the "Thundering Guard" skill was used against the Heavenly Group or the Yanhuang Legion, it wouldn’t be much use because everyone’s level is similar. But the Heroes’ Guild’s levels were very low, and most of their members’ levels were lower than those of the Hall of Famous Generals, rendering most of their attacks ineffective. This made the skill seem invincible.

Now, all the spectators on the field could almost certainly determine that the Heroes’ Guild was going to lose. Once the few dozen people left on the battlefield below died, only Huang Yi would be left. The Hall of Famous Generals would only need to send a high-attack squad to focus fire on him one or two times to kill him.

And Xiao Chunzi’s Mass Resurrection couldn’t be used because it had been used in the last battle with the Unbeatable Group and had not yet cooled down.

The defeat of the Heroes’ Guild was a foregone conclusion!

"Instakill, you don’t need to look anymore. Those team members below are definitely not going to survive," said Great Qin Vanguard, continuing to buzz in Huang Yi’s ear like an incessant fly.

Huang Yi remained silent, continuing to attack Great Qin Vanguard, chopping his axe into him again and again.

Finally, Great Qin Vanguard’s Knight’s Body ended!

Huang Yi immediately unleashed a Heavy Judgment, the blade of his axe carrying an immense force, smashing down on Great Qin Vanguard’s body like a mountain crushing an egg!

But in the next moment, Huang Yi’s frame wavered; his axe had hit nothing at all!

By now, the body of Great Qin Vanguard had become extremely transparent, as if it had melted away and ceased to exist, leaving only a faint outline of light and shadow!

No matter how Huang Yi attacked, he could no longer be harmed!

Seeing this skill, an illusion skill of Huang Yi’s own came to mind—[Nothingness]!

The two skills were extremely similar, rendering the user immune to any attack. However, the concealment of Great Qin Vanguard’s skill was a bit poor; it was not completely transparent and could still be seen.

"Instakill, are you thinking in your mind that my skill is quite similar to one of yours?" Great Qin Vanguard said, his semi-transparent body looking at Huang Yi and smiling faintly.

Huang Yi put down his axe and stared motionless at Great Qin Vanguard, seemingly grasping at some thread of thought, understanding the conspiracy the other side had spun.

He immediately turned his head to look below. By now, every member of the Heroes’ Guild had been killed in battle, not one left, the ground holding only the three to four hundred members of the Hall of Famous Generals, all looking up at him with relaxed expressions.

Countless spectators and journalists were also looking at him because he was the last man standing for the Heroes’ Guild.

"Ladies and gentlemen, with the match progressing to this point, the outcome has essentially been decided. After losing Instakill, their superpowered fighter, Hall of Famous Generals comfortably secures victory with a significant lead. Now, with only God of Slaughter remaining for Heroes’ Guild, and against a behemoth team like Hall of Famous Generals, there won’t be much of a ripple. Next, let’s wait for the moment of his death..." Countless reporters, acting as Combat Summary Specialists, were certain of the match’s outcome.

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"Instakill, you’re the only one left in Heroes’ Guild! As soon as you die, your team loses," Great Qin Vanguard taunted, "But I can’t kill you right now, and similarly, you can’t kill me. My skill is called Illusion. In this state, I can’t attack enemies, but enemies can’t attack me either."

At this moment, the arena fell silent, as the voice of Great Qin Vanguard echoed throughout, reaching everyone’s ears.

Great Qin Vanguard said with a slight smile, "Now, there’s only one way to end this battle, and that is for you to concede or commit suicide. As the God of Slaughter, surely many people are eager to witness such a scene, aren’t they?" After saying this, Great Qin Vanguard turned to the countless spectators and asked.

"Yeah! I’ve never seen the God of Slaughter admit defeat! It’s a huge contrast to his image!"

"Nobody ends up well when they go against Hall of Famous Generals! You think you’re so tough, God of Slaughter? In the end, you still have to do that thing where you concede and commit suicide!"

"To be forced into suicide is an unprecedented humiliation for the God of Slaughter!"

At this, the supporters of Hall of Famous Generals immediately chimed in, their tones jeering. Some of the ordinary spectators also felt a bit saddened for Huang Yi; the mighty God of Slaughter was brought to such a juncture.

Hearing the clamor below, Great Qin Vanguard couldn’t help but become more smug. He looked at Huang Yi and said, "Let me be straight with you, my skill can continue indefinitely. As long as I don’t deactivate it voluntarily, you’ll never be able to kill me. Of course, the competition has rules. The battlefield refreshes every 24 hours, and if I wish, I can stay here with you for 24 hours, letting the system judge the winner based on the power balance of both sides on the field. But if that happens, your solo match tonight will be ruined! And your opponent tonight is our president, Lv Bu. Now, our Hall of Famous Generals still has hundreds of players left, so Lv Bu can leave the field anytime without affecting our team’s strength. However, if you leave the field, that would be tantamount to admitting defeat."

On hearing this, everyone was taken aback as they realized the conspiracy of the Hall of Famous Generals!

It turned out their goal wasn’t just to win the team match; they aimed to use the dignity of Huang Yi and Heroes’ Guild to force him to miss tonight’s solo match.

Hall of Famous Generals first lured Huang Yi to cast Judgment on Great Qin Vanguard, dragging him into the Void Battlefield, preventing him from aiding Heroes’ Guild any further.

Then, they eradicated all the members of Heroes’ Guild, leaving only Huang Yi.

However, since Great Qin Vanguard has the same Illusion Skill as Huang Yi’s Void State, as long as he doesn’t cancel this state, he can’t be killed, and Huang Yi can only be dragged on in the Void Battlefield, unable to leave.

To escape from there, he only had two options: suicide or surrender. But for a top-level player like Huang Yi, conceding or committing suicide in front of a minor character like Great Qin Vanguard would be an exceedingly disgraceful act. Conceding to someone like Sharp Sword wouldn’t be too degrading, as they are both on the same level, but surrendering to Great Qin Vanguard means something entirely different.

If the deadlock continues, Huang Yi will remain trapped here, an hour, two hours... until the 24 hours pass and the system judges the match based on the power balance of both sides. With the current situation, Heroes’ Guild will most likely be deemed the losing side.

Moreover, he wouldn’t be able to join tonight’s solo match because the current match is still underway, and how could another match start without the first one concluding?

As for Lv Bu, he has no concerns about his back. Their team still has hundreds of players, so his departure won’t affect the team’s overall power, and he can definitely participate in tonight’s solo match. If Huang Yi fails to show up for the solo match, the system will deem it a forfeiture, granting Lv Bu an automatic victory.

This was a difficult choice!

Either choose to concede in the team match to participate in the solo match,

Or maintain his dignity and stand firm, but by doing so, fail both in the team and solo matches!

"What will it be? Any smart person knows how to choose. If you are clever, you should understand that you’re already at a dead end. The only way to end this battle is by suicide or surrender, which will give you a chance to participate in tonight’s solo match. I believe many spectators are very much looking forward to your surrender, after all, you are the God of Slaughter who stands high above others. Your expression of defeat must be quite spectacular, right?" Great Qin Vanguard folded his hands and smiled playfully at Huang Yi.

The entire audience was excited; the match had indeed exceeded their expectations. Actually, Hall of Famous Generals could claim victory right now—if Great Qin Vanguard chose to intentionally die, letting Huang Yi descend from the Void Battlefield, then the several hundred experts of Hall of Famous Generals could immediately kill him. But instead, they decided not to do so and give Huang Yi the choice, playing him like a pawn!

This scheme truly had its effect; regardless of what choice Huang Yi made, none seemed favorable.

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