Heroes' Prison

Chapter 492 - 482: Cracking Skills

In the Void Battlefield, Huang Yi also began to feel that something was amiss. He had originally thought that the Pope was going to use his signature treasure—the Half Staff or that massively powerful skill which had caused him to lose levels. During their contest for the first kill of the Zombie King on the 50th floor of the Tower of Pantheons, the Pope had deployed both abilities.

But unexpectedly, the Pope wasn’t using those two abilities this time; instead, he had unleashed a religious skill that was unseen before!

Without hesitation, Huang Yi immediately sent a message to Qin Shiyu, instructing her to take over command. He then released his Void State and revealed himself in the Void Battlefield, quickly opting to commit suicide.

In an instant, the Void Battlefield disappeared, leaving Huang Yi’s body to fall to the ground, and the more than a hundred members of the Angel Legion, caught off guard, were also sent back to the ground.

"All damage dealers, kill them quickly! Yang Miemie, revive Instakill!" At that moment, the second-in-command Qin Shiyu issued a brisk command and charged forward, axe in hand, exuding a heroic air as she sent a big man flying with a single swing.

A Redemption Priest named "Yang Miemie" immediately used a skill to revive combatants, bringing Huang Yi back to life.

Meanwhile, the more than three hundred members of the Heroes’ Guild began to besiege the hundred-plus members who had just come down from the Void Battlefield, raining down a sky-covering barrage of skill radiance.

The overwhelming numerical superiority was incredibly fierce. The Angel Legion, numbering only a third of the Heroes’ Guild, couldn’t withstand the onslaught. They fell one by one amidst the endless downpour of skill radiance, becoming corpses scattered on the ground.

"Ahh!" Soon, the last cry of anguish from a knight player of the Angel Legion was heard as he fell.

With that, the entire Angel Legion was left with only the Pope standing alone!

He stood motionless, still absorbing the hundreds of orbs of bloodlight; it would take a few more minutes for him to finish the absorption.

By then, with divine-level strength far surpassing everyone, he would overpower everyone present without a worthy opponent, and even Huang Yi would meet his demise in bitterness.

The air was as silent as death, and every member of the Heroes’ Guild felt the heavy stillness that precedes a storm, gripping their weapons uneasily.

The audience, however, waited patiently, and numerous commentators were anticipating the completion of the Pope’s skill casting.

"Ladies and gentlemen in the audience! The outcome of the match is now clear, with only the Pope left on the Angel Legion’s side; the question now is whether he can turn the tables. It’s a pity that the Angel Legion has been reduced to this state. Recently, when the Demon Vanguard invaded the American Continent, the Pope led the Angel Legion in a bloody battle, resulting in many team members dying and losing levels, and many major skills and treasures were used up, causing their overall strength to drop significantly, or else they might not have been driven to this point. However, the Pope is not completely invincible now, even though he has used a religious skill. As long as the God of Slaughter is willing to use an instant-kill potion, no matter how high the Pope’s attributes are, he will still have to die. God of Slaughter has four instant-kill potions in total, two of which have been used in previous matches, leaving two in hand. If one is used here, his chances of winning the upcoming matches will be greatly reduced..." some commentators immediately took advantage of the current lull to speculate tactically.

At this moment, Huang Yi directly approached the Pope and quietly observed him.

The Pope’s blue eyes were also fixed on Huang Yi, the two of them locking gazes as if facing a significant enemy.

"God of Slaughter, I know you still have two instant-kill potions, but you have so many matches ahead. Would it be too regrettable to use one here?" The Pope stared at Huang Yi, analyzing the pros and cons.

"Indeed, it would be regrettable, so I will not use the instant-kill potion," Huang Yi nodded and said pretentiously. In fact, he no longer had any instant-kill potions left; the two he had had already been used, one on Lv Bu and the other given to Dragon Dominates the World for use on Dragon Spike.

He now had two fake instant-kill potions, having kept everyone in the world in the dark.

The Pope smiled faintly and said, "So it seems you are prepared to give up this match? My religious skill can transform the corpses of my teammates into my own strength. In a while, when I have absorbed all the corpses, my attributes will escalate to a level as unattainable as a Mid-level Sanctuary Expert, effortlessly crushing you all. You can concede now. Both of us have already reached the top eight in the individual competition; we can have a proper contest later. My current attributes are strong, but they are not truly my own strength. I still long for a real match with you using my actual strength. At our level, victory or defeat is normal, and a loss or two doesn’t mean anything; you don’t need to take it to heart."

"No, even without using the instant-kill potion, we can still defeat you," Huang Yi shook his head and said.

At this declaration, the entire audience was stunned!

The Pope showed a surprised expression as well, unaware of what method the Heroes’ Guild might have to defeat him!

After the Pope absorbed all the bloodlight, he would have the strength comparable to a Mid-level Holy Domain Warrior, and it was impossible for the Holy Domain Warriors to defeat him with just Huang Yi and the mere three hundred members of the Heroes’ Guild.

Although Huang Yi had previously killed some Holy Domain Warriors, all of them had been opportunistic kills. He first released criminals from Heroes’ Prison to weaken the enemy, and only after the enemy had been severely injured did he make his move to finish them off. However, the duel was taking place in the Two-Dimensional Battlefield, a special space like the Tower of Pantheons, where it was impossible to summon Heroes’ Prison. He couldn’t use that tactic!

Without relying on Heroes’ Prison, how could Huang Yi possibly deal with a Holy Domain Warrior?

The next moment, Huang Yi gave an answer to everyone present. He turned his head to look at Ghost Cloud’s Words, the Master of the Exotic Warriors’ Hall of the Heroes’ Guild, and said, "Give us a Static Link!"

Ghost Cloud’s Words gave a slight smile and quickly waved the Electric Baton in his hand, pointing it toward Huang Yi and the Pope in the void, releasing a current that connected them!

In an instant, Huang Yi and the Pope were linked by this electric current, which acted like a power line, continuously flowing from the Pope to Huang Yi as if it were transferring something!

This skill, named Static Link, was the Class Exclusive Skill of Ghost Cloud’s Words as a member of a Rare Class—

It stole 0.1% of the enemy’s Attack Power every second, with the stolen Attack Power not able to exceed 50% of the enemy’s total Attack Power. Moreover, the distance between the two could not exceed 50 meters.

This skill was precisely the one that showcased its brilliance when Huang Yi led his troops to attack the Half-Beast Tribe where Feng Zhi was. With this skill, he had stolen a vast amount of Attack Power from the Holy Domain Half-Beast Tribe Chief and ultimately dealt an unprecedented ten million damage!

This skill had never been used in the duel before because its effect on players was not significant. Players themselves did not have high Attack Power, and the skill only stole 0.1% per second. A battle often ended within a few minutes, so the amount of Attributes that could be stolen was very limited. Additionally, if the distance between the two exceeded 50 meters, the static would break, and the stealing would stop. If players were mindful, they could easily break out of this range.

But now, after the Pope used his religious skills, his Attributes were becoming increasingly outlandish, making the effects of the stealing quite significant!

What’s more, the Pope wouldn’t be able to move for the next few minutes, making it the perfect opportunity for Static Link!

"Hmm?" The Pope also realized the peculiarity of this skill. Although he was still absorbing the bloody light, his increase in Attack Power had significantly slowed. With each passing second, a portion of his Attack Power would diminish, and it seemed that the stolen power was being transferred to Huang Yi through that current.

Now, Huang Yi’s Attack Power was also increasing rapidly, and both Guild Leaders were in the midst of boosting their power. Huang Yi had managed to claw back some of the Pope’s significant advantage.

"This skill of yours is pretty good!" The Pope, with his blue eyes, locked his gaze on Huang Yi, patiently waiting for the blood light absorption to end.

This skill, despite its strength, also had significant limitations. First of all, it required the bodies of many team members, making it a strategy that could only be used in the wilderness when absolutely necessary. Once team members died, they would either lose levels or enter Reincarnation, a price too great to pay.

Apart from wilderness areas, it could only be used in secret realms like the Tower of Pantheons. Even so, timing was crucial. Use it too early, and there wouldn’t be enough bodies; too late, and the team would be annihilated.

Huang Yi calculated for a moment. Given the Pope’s rate of blood light absorption, it would still take some time to absorb it all. There would be ample time for him to steal a substantial amount of Attack Power. Although the Pope’s Attributes were still higher than his, he wouldn’t be completely powerless to fight back.

Gradually, as time ticked by, Huang Yi’s Attack Power had broken through two hundred thousand and was still rising unstoppably!

At this point, most of the audience had figured out what was happening. The Attributes of Huang Yi and the Pope had now far surpassed the level of all players at this stage.

Time ticked away, second by second!

Finally, there were only a few clusters of blood light left around the Pope, and Huang Yi’s Attack Power had already broken through four hundred thousand!

However, compared to the Pope, he was still outclassed. The Pope had higher Attack Power and his other Attributes—like Health Points, Defense, Resistance, Attack Speed, Critical Hits, and so on—had greatly increased, which Huang Yi couldn’t steal. He could only steal Attack Power.

At that moment, the Pope absorbed another cluster of blood light, leaving only the last two clusters around him!

More than a billion viewers watched with bated breath, the air tingling with tension, and the commentators’ voices became increasingly rapid—the final battle moment was approaching!