Heroes' Prison

Chapter 503 - 493 Miyamoto Musashi

Huang Yi nodded to the crowd without paying too much attention to their cheers. The only thing he needed to care about now was the outcome of the match between Sharp Sword and Miyamoto Musashi, which would determine his opponent for the individual match finals three days later. However, that match shouldn’t be over so soon; it should at least last a minute or two. Given the comparison of strength, Sharp Sword was very likely to win.

"What? The result of the other match is out!" Just then, Light Demon, the Head of the Mage Hall, suddenly exclaimed in a tone filled with disbelief.

"No way!" Huang Yi said in surprise. The reason his match with Thunder God ended so quickly was because he feigned using an instant-kill potion, deciding the victory in less than a second. Unexpectedly, the match between Miyamoto Musashi and Sharp Sword also ended so abruptly, which was somewhat abnormal.

"Really, see for yourself! The match only lasted a few seconds. Who would have thought Sharp Sword and Miyamoto Musashi were also two "seconds-long" men!" said Light Demon, biting his lip.

"How did it go?" Huang Yi asked urgently, his heart hanging in suspense.

Light Demon stared at Huang Yi, dropping his frivolous tone, and said gravely, "Sharp Sword lost!"

"Sharp Sword lost?" Huang Yi was taken aback, "How could Sharp Sword lose? His strength should be the strongest among the top eight. Moreover, Miyamoto Musashi was killed by the Demon Vanguard not long ago, which caused him to drop in levels, and he used his Ultimate Skill this morning in the group matches. He should have had a hard time defeating Sharp Sword."

Light Demon shook his head, pursing his lips, "Just now, Mysterious sent over some intelligence, stating that Miyamoto Musashi had hidden his real power and used some powerful potion to immobilize Sharp Sword, leaving him unable to move, and was ultimately killed alive by Miyamoto Musashi! That must have been an S-grade potion. Everyone has named it paralysis potion."

Huang Yi suddenly understood. No wonder their victory was decided so quickly; it was because of the S-grade potion. Miyamoto Musashi was the first player in the world to get an S-grade potion and must have some kind of secret channel related to top-level potions, allowing him multiple types of S-grade potions.

With this thought, he began to worry. If Miyamoto Musashi also had an instant-kill potion, he wouldn’t be able to compete in the individual finals. The other side could just instakill him and claim the final championship.

"I didn’t expect Miyamoto Musashi, like us, to advance to the finals in both the group and individual matches! It’s going to be tough having to compete against him in two matches!" Sunset, hearing the news, also fell into deep thought, his complexion not looking too good.

Advancing to the finals was an incredibly challenging feat on its own, and advancing in both the group and individual matches was even harder. Even Huang Yi and the Heroes’ Guild achieved this step with Thunder God’s cooperation. On the other hand, Miyamoto Musashi and his Martial Arts Guild made it step by step on their own strength, which was truly fearsome!

Huang Yi gradually walked away from the noisy crowd, pondering alone. Miyamoto Musashi’s sudden show of strength had taken him by surprise, making the finals more difficult than he had anticipated.

Unconsciously, he found himself on the top floor of the City Hall, alone in the darkness, gazing out at the bright moon outside the window.

After a while, the door behind him creaked open, and someone came in.

"Brother Yi, so you’re here," Qin Shiyu’s voice came from behind, her footsteps getting closer and closer until she stood beside Huang Yi, bringing a fragrant breeze with her.

"Did you get a message from Number Two?" Huang Yi got straight to the point, as if he had been waiting for a long time.

"Hm? How did you know Number Two sent a message?" Qin Shiyu said in mild shock, her expression solemn, "Number Two just sent over news about Miyamoto Musashi. It took a lot of effort to find out. Now Miyamoto Musashi poses a very large threat to you. He has another S-grade potion, which is the Complete Cooldown Potion. Along with the Protection of the God of Life and the paralysis potion, that’s already three S-grade potions that have been exposed."

"Complete Cooldown Potion!" Upon hearing this intelligence, Huang Yi immediately thought of the member of the Martial Arts Guild who had the Mass Resurrection skill that had already been used at noon in today’s group match. However, with the Complete Cooldown Potion, it was different; that skill could be completely cooled down immediately, and used again in the group match six days later, posing a huge threat to their Heroes’ Guild.

"Furthermore, Miyamoto Musashi has two more Level-Up Potions!" Qin Shiyu then dropped another bombshell.

"Doesn’t that mean he could level up to 99 in one go?" Huang Yi frowned, since he himself had a Level-Up Potion but had been keeping it unused.

"Yes! He has already used it all up tonight, and now he has reached Level 99, surpassing you to become the first on the World Rankings. Even if you use that Level-Up Potion, you could only reach Level 98 and still not overtake him." Qin Shiyu took a deep breath, feeling sorry for Huang Yi.

Huang Yi opened the rankings to see, indeed, the top spot on the World Rankings had changed hands. Miyamoto Musashi, with Level 99, had leaped to the world’s first place, while he was ranked second with Level 97.

Miyamoto Musashi’s two level increases put some small level pressure on him. At their level of expertise, even a slight advantage could be fatal. Miyamoto Musashi had clearly seen the importance of this and thus used two Level-Up Potions, to improve whatever little he could.

Qin Shiyu held Huang Yi’s hand, speaking gravely, "Now, the question is whether Miyamoto Musashi can reach Level 100 within these three days. If he does, he will become the world’s first player to enter the Holy Domain Rank, able to defeat us with ease, and he would claim both individual and team championships. Moreover, the player who first reaches Level 100 will receive two National Honor Points in one fell swoop, become a key figure for training at the Oskan Royal Academy, and undertake the epic world quest to unravel the Mystery of Death—the last Ascender of The Second World, Bloodhoof. This is even more significant than the championship of the martial contest. With so many rewards all at once, he may well become the number one in the world."

Huang Yi fell silent, staring quietly at the moonlight, lost in thought.

"However, right now the public opinion around the world doesn’t favor him, with 99% of people saying that you’ve already secured the championship, their confidence is all on you!" At this moment, Qin Shiyu, seeing Huang Yi’s knitted brows, couldn’t help but comfort him softly, leaning on his shoulder, "Everyone believes you still have an instant-kill potion, rendering the individual championship almost a no-brainer. Yet, 1% are holding onto a sliver of hope, which is Miyamoto Musashi’s Protection of the God of Life. This potion can increase Health Points by tenfold, and there’s a certain chance to gain Immunity from a fatal blow by someone below his level. Now that he’s reached Level 99, surpassing you, this chance will start to take effect. If he hits that lucky survival chance, it could neutralize your instant-kill potion."

"Unfortunately, I no longer have an instant-kill potion. I only have a fake one," Huang Yi shook his head. In this individual match, he would have to face Miyamoto Musashi armed with a myriad of top-level potions using nothing but his flesh and blood, the difficulty was imaginable.

At that moment, he suddenly missed those two used-up instant-kill potions. Top-level potions really were something, without those two instant-kill potions, he certainly wouldn’t have made it to the final round. It was just a pity that such things were too rare, not something one could obtain just by wishing for it.

"So you really have no way out?" Qin Shiyu clung to Huang Yi’s arm and asked, "Every time you’ve reached a dead end in the past, you’ve had a way out. I don’t believe you’re out of options this time."

"I’m still thinking," Huang Yi gazed at the moonlight outside the window, his tone not very certain.

A night passed.

The next day, when Huang Yi logged onto the forum, he indeed saw a deluge of messages celebrating his early championship victory.

"God of Slaughter’s victory in the individual match final has become a foregone conclusion, with the last instant-kill potion guaranteeing the crown!"

"After winning the martial contest championship, God of Slaughter is expected to take the next annual festival’s Best Individual Award!"

"Miyamoto Musashi gathers all of Japan’s top-level experts to form a luxuriously equipped Japanese National Team, clashing with God of Slaughter’s Heroes’ Guild for supremacy!"

Huang Yi browsed for a while, then suddenly saw a post by Poet, which had already surpassed five hundred million views and replies. He immediately clicked to read it.

"In this martial contest, God of Slaughter and Miyamoto Musashi miraculously advanced to the finals in both the individual and team competitions, becoming the two marvels of this contest! God of Slaughter cut down the top dark horse, T.N.T, and successfully kept his arch-rival Thunder God from the individual and team finals, performing commendably. Miyamoto Musashi shone even more brightly, beating the top favorite, Yanhuang Legion, in the team match, and defeating the top favorite, Sharp Sword, in the individual competition. He then used two Level-Up Potions in a row, surpassing God of Slaughter, and jumped to the first place in the World Rankings. After the contest, he will become the world’s first player to break through Level 100, receiving honors far beyond the martial contest championship—he will earn two National Honor Points at a stroke, take on an Epic world quest, investigate the Mystery of Death of the land’s last God Sealer, Bloodhoof, and become a key figure for training at the Oskan Royal Academy, with an unlimited future."

"With the performance of God of Slaughter and Miyamoto Musashi, both guilds’ stock prices skyrocketed. Hero Guild surged by 7.9%, successfully surpassing Sun Guild as the top market value guild in the world, breaking the 2 trillion US Dollar mark! Martial Arts Guild also regained some vitality; following the Demon Clan’s invasion of the Land of Dongying, their stock price had once plummeted by more than 40%, but it has now recovered by 24%. If they win the championship, their market value will inevitably surpass that of the previous peak period!"

"Based on the current strength comparison between the two sides, God of Slaughter’s victory in the individual match is almost certain, with his last instant-kill potion able to defeat Miyamoto Musashi without spilling blood! For Miyamoto Musashi, there’s only a glimmer of hope left—unless the Protection potion of the God of Life exhibits its small chance of death immunity, otherwise, he can’t counter the instant-kill potion." (To be continued. If you like this work, we welcome you to come to Starting Point (qidian.com) to cast your Recommendation Ticket, Monthly Ticket. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)