063 Martial Maniac vs. Endless Honor!

Why won't any fat sheep come to challenge me? I don't look that overpowered, do I? Outless thought he should go find some super beauty somewhere and see if any fat sheep like Endless Honor would deliver themselves to his door.

Seeing Outless take out an engineering stool and sit down to watch the arena, a rogue whose in-game ID was Handsome Undercover immediately fetched his own special stool and placed it next to Morning Breeze, saying, Morning Breeze Bro, sit here!

You've got a bright future. If Martial Madman wins later, you'll be the next one up! Morning Breeze felt this rogue was extremely proactive. Even their original boss, Shadowy Corner, didn't have a stool to sit on yet let him sit first; how could he not reward such behavior?

Shadowy Corner didn't mind at all. He had previously told the four rogues that they should treat Morning Breeze just like they treated him. Even if Morning Breeze got priority, he wouldn't mind. He chuckled and said, Morning Breeze, my subordinates are about to become your subordinates!

We're all our own people; my subordinates are your subordinates too! Morning Breeze sat down comfortably to watch the match.

If it were field combat, Handsome Undercover wouldn't fear Endless Honor. Even if he couldn't beat him, he could still run away. But facing a professional player with such powerful gear and rich experience like Endless Honor, Handsome Undercover, as a part-time game assassin, was a bit scared. He said, Morning Breeze Bro, my gear is falling a bit behind. The best things I have are two pieces of Silver-Flash gear, and my weapon is only a Silver-Flash dagger. I probably can't get through the defense of a Paladin clad entirely in gold gear.

Follow me to the warehouse for a quick trip. I'll gear you up. Don't embarrass me when you go up there! Morning Breeze couldn't be bothered to watch the arena anymore. He felt that Martial Madman was fully capable of fighting Endless Honor evenly, and Endless Honor might even lose if he grew careless. So, he simply decided to take the rogue to the warehouse to change his gear.

Morning Breeze first switched to his Shapeshifter alt, swapped out a pair of purple talons, changed them back to their original forms—Left Fang of the Wind Serpent and Right Fang of the Wind Serpent—and tossed them into the warehouse. Then he switched to his Warrior main, handed the pair of purple weapons to the rogue, and said, My alt's weapons, I'll lend them to you for a bit.

A purple dagger set, exclusive to rogues, with fixed damage bonuses! Am I dreaming? Handsome Undercover violently slapped himself across the face. It hurt intensely, letting him know it was real. Morning Breeze Bro, even your alt has a set of purple dagger weapons. You're amazing!

Stick with us, and you'll have them sooner or later. Who knows, maybe you'll even have orange daggers in the future! Morning Breeze also handed a spare set of Silver-Flash leather armor from the warehouse to Handsome Undercover, saying, If you win later, this set of Silver-Flash leather armor is yours. If you lose, don't ever flatter me again! Right, are your Subtlety rogue skills maxed out?

I haven't acquired the skill books for Shadow Dance and Master of Subtlety yet. Handsome Undercover belonged to an assassination organization. Most members of this organization were rogues, making skill books very difficult to acquire, especially rare Subtlety and Assassination skill books, which were even harder to find. Shadow Dance was the ultimate skill for a Subtlety rogue, allowing the use of Ambush, Cheap Shot, Garrote, and Sap without requiring Stealth. Master of Subtlety was a passive skill that allowed a rogue to remain out of stealth for 3 seconds after breaking it, enabling the rogue to use up to two skills that required stealth. These two skill books were exceptionally difficult to get; even with money, they couldn't be bought.

And you call yourself an assassin organization player, yet you don't even have Shadow Dance and Master of Subtlety? It's embarrassing just saying it out loud! Morning Breeze pulled two skill books from the warehouse and tossed them to Handsome Undercover, saying, If you don't make something of yourself in the future, don't tell anyone you know me. I can't afford to lose that kind of face!

Catching Morning Breeze's two skill books like treasures, Handsome Undercover felt utterly astonished. Morning Breeze's warehouse was like a treasure chest containing everything imaginable. He really wanted to go over and see what else was inside.

Morning Breeze Bro, if I can't beat Endless Honor, I'll delete my character! Handsome Undercover felt that if he still lost after being buffed to this extent by Morning Breeze, it would simply mean his skills were inferior.

Let's go, let's go! Let's see how the fight is going now! Morning Breeze and Handsome Undercover rushed back to the arena. The battle was already intense, surrounded by a massive crowd of players. Handsome Undercover managed to carve out a path with great difficulty so Morning Breeze could squeeze through and reclaim his throne.

In the arena, Martial Madman and Endless Honor were fighting to a standstill. Because Martial Madman had entered the Trial Tower, he had also learned the passive skill Windfury Recovery, which restored 3% of his maximum health per second when his health dropped below 35%. It was precisely because of this passive skill that Martial Madman had managed to keep fighting Endless Honor until now.

With Endless Honor's dual talent tree and his ability to heal himself, he completely had the capacity to wear Martial Madman down. However, Martial Madman's burst damage was terrifying. Endless Honor had already used Lay on Hands and Hand of Protection, and coupled with minor heals, he had barely managed to suppress Martial Madman. In terms of competitive technique, Endless Honor was relatively high-end, but Martial Madman was no slouch either. His reactions were extremely fast; like a martial arts master, he could quickly dodge attacks and execute tricky, piercing slashes.

Endless Honor had witnessed many high-end professional players, but this was his first time seeing such a unique combat style as Martial Madman's. It was clear that Martial Madman was one of those legendary experts who knew real-world martial arts. Although his arena experience was lacking, his dodging techniques and attack methods were exceptionally powerful. If not for the clumsiness of plate armor, Martial Madman's burst might have been even more terrifying. Originally, Endless Honor could have completely relied on Hand of Protection and Lay on Hands as lifesavers to relentlessly burn down Martial Madman, but Martial Madman's Windfury Recovery made him extremely troublesome.

Huh? Undercover, why did your leather armor change? And that pair of daggers... They're purple, no way? One of the other three rogues noticed that the returning Undercover had actually changed his entire set of gear. Most importantly, the daggers at his waist had been replaced by a pair of purple ones. Right now, purple equipment across the entire gaming world could be counted on one hand, yet Undercover actually had a set of purple daggers. It was too enviable. Even Shadowy Silhouette only had a single purple dagger, which was rewarded by his class trainer.

My gear is changed, and these purple set daggers were lent to me by Morning Breeze Bro to fight in the arena! Feeling the pair of purple daggers at his waist, Handsome Undercover stood a bit straighter, and his voice carried much more confidence. A pair of powerful daggers is the symbol of a powerful rogue; that statement was entirely correct.

You certainly can't lose in gear when entering the arena, otherwise, people would think our team is trash! Morning Breeze had buffed Handsome Undercover because he wanted him to help win a match, sparing him the trouble of stepping in himself.

The other three rogues felt they had missed their chance to flatter him. Had they known Morning Breeze had so much inventory, they would have snatched it up long ago.

In the arena, Endless Honor sidestepped Martial Madman's slashing Mortal Strike, and countered with a backhand slash of his own. Martial Madman executed a retreating counter-attack dagger technique, reversing his grip on the dagger to slash at Endless Honor's neck.

Overpower!

The signature skill of the Arms Warrior, Overpowering burst damage was quite impressive, and it allowed weapons to strike from various directions, making a retreating counter-attack the optimal way to execute it.

Once the move landed, Martial Madman raised Ashbringer and brought it down in a ferocious overhead chop. Endless Honor raised his shield to block, but he found that his shield was actually knocked flying away. Martial Madman possessed the Right Wrist of the Giant, granting him immense strength, and his strikes could trigger an effect that knocked the opponent's shield away.

Endless Honor felt as though his right arm had broken and lacked all strength; he had no idea when Martial Madman had gained such terrifying strength. Following up on his success, Martial Madman unleashed a burst, instantly chaining Slam and Heroic Strike together. With only one hand remaining, Endless Honor couldn't parry at all and was directly hacked twice.

Heroic Strike had an independent cooldown and did not trigger the global cooldown. Using Slam allowed Heroic Strike to follow immediately, and the two skills instantly chunked a massive slice of Endless Honor's health bar. At this point, Martial Madman's burst peaked: the entire Ashbringer ignited with flames as he brought down an Ash-striking blow.

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Endless Honor's health instantly plummeted to 12%. At that moment, he activated Divine Protection, reducing the incoming damage he took by the next 20%, and converting the fatal blow into healing when struck by it. Endless Honor hadn't expected his opponent to be this formidable; he had truly suffered a loss this time.

He fell for it! If he had popped Divine Shield he could still stall, but he actually popped his cheat-death skill! Morning Breeze knew this match was already over. Ashbringer was a cursed weapon, and cheat-death skills were completely ignored by it. Martial Madman's Ash-dragon burst was an ultra-strong ultimate nuke that could definitely one-shot Endless Honor.

True to expectation, Endless Honor collapsed. He hadn't expected Martial Madman to have hidden his true strength, especially his immense strength and hidden skills. Being one-shot even after activating his cheat-death skill was a first-time experience for Endless Honor.

Seeing Endless Honor hit the ground, Morning Breeze walked up to him. After Endless Honor respawned, Morning Breeze said, Fifty thousand gold coins, don't tell me you can't afford to lose!

Who says I can't afford to lose! Here you go! Endless Honor traded over fifty thousand gold coins and said, I lowered my guard earlier, which let him win. I demand a rematch!

Losing to a second-string member was a loss of face Endless Honor simply couldn't stomach. He had to win this back, and then defeat Morning Breeze. Without using his orange weapon and magic ring, no matter how powerful Morning Breeze was, he wouldn't be a match for him.

You still have four chances. Since you lost to our second-string member, you can't continue fighting him; you must win against the next one first. Once you defeat our third-string members, you can fight me or Martial Madman whenever you want. Morning Breeze smiled, waved for Handsome Undercover to step forward, and said, Undercover, don't embarrass our third-string members!

Third-string members! The watching players felt that Morning Breeze's team was truly formidable. A second-string member could beat Endless Honor—if it were a first-string member, how could Endless Honor even fight? Now that a third-string member had come out to fight him, Endless Honor might not even be able to beat a third-string member.

Seeing Handsome Undercover step onto the stage, they noticed his leather armor had nothing particularly special about it, except for the pair of purple daggers at his waist, which were somewhat astonishing. Even third-string members had a pair of purple daggers? Just how strong was this team's overall power?

Handsome Undercover technically counted as a second-string member, but to boost the team's imposing aura, he felt being called a third-string member was fine too. The pair of purple daggers Morning Breeze lent him filled him with absolute confidence; at the very least, he felt he could breach the defense of Endless Honor's full set of gold gear.