Chapter 439
The existence of "Gou Dao Zui Hou" provided her with an escape route.
Yu Xunge had no reason to give up this round.
The cooldown time for "You Jie You Huan" was three minutes, meaning that even if she borrowed a guiding skill, she could only use it once every three minutes, unless the borrowed skill had a cooldown of less than one and a half minutes.
There was no shortage of guiding skills to connect with on the field, and Yu Xunge was sprinting, searching for the right moment to strike.
However, a thought flashed through her mind—a bug.
If the skills borrowed through "You Jie You Huan" reset their cooldowns, could skills like "Wo Ming Ming Ke Yi Zhi Jiao" (which could only be used once in a lifetime) also be borrowed?
The thought was fleeting. Yu Xunge used her tail to grab a nearby rabbit, trying to pull it over to block the incoming skills from behind, but her opponent yanked her tail and flung her away.
Not bad, using the enemy's attack to escape danger was a valid evasion tactic.
Yu Xunge quickly adjusted her position in mid-air as three skill beams shot toward her from different directions almost simultaneously.
There was no way to dodge, and at that moment, her health was only at 27%. Yu Xunge first activated "You Ben Shi Ni Da Si Wo A" to drop her health to -500%, then without hesitation, she used "Gou Dao Zui Hou," transforming into the emerald feather given to her by Song Gui.
Her health returned to 17 points, but she was back to 100% again, allowing her to withstand a few more hits.
The otherworldly beast transformed into a light and thin feather, narrowly avoiding those skills.
In an instant, the skills were canceled, and the emerald feather transformed back into the Xisha Fox. Without adjusting her posture, Yu Xunge immediately launched an attack, using the copied skill—"Thunder Chain"—along the offensive route she had just identified.
"Congratulations, player Zai Jiu Xun Ge has completed a removal."
"You will receive the death penalty of player You Ling Ao Shu."
"Player Ao Shu has chosen to exchange two SS-level skills for the fifth resurrection opportunity in this divine game. You will randomly draw one SS-level skill as your loot."
"Ding—drawing kill rewards, you gain a health limit increase of +1000."
"Loot drawing complete, you have obtained Ao Shu's SS-level skill—Starburst."
An SS-level area attack skill.
After leaving the initial room, Yu Xunge tried to use it but found she couldn't; she could still only use the skills she had brought with her.
This game couldn't be like the cooking adventure, where one grew stronger with each battle.
Back on the battlefield, Yu Xunge continued to run and reposition herself, searching for opportunities. If it became impossible to dodge, she would use "Gou Dao Zui Hou" to transform into Song Gui's emerald feather.
However, unless absolutely necessary, Yu Xunge generally avoided doing so because "Gou Dao Zui Hou" consumed too much mana. Although it had no cooldown, using it once drained 50% of her mana, and she hadn’t brought any skills to restore it. It was better to endure the skills of the other players.
At least if her health dropped, she could heal. If her mana fell below 50%, she wouldn't be able to use "Gou Dao Zui Hou" at a critical moment.
Unfortunately, "Lao Tie Jiang" and "Starburst" were the only two gains Yu Xunge had in this third round.
Players weren't fools, and soon they all invented new strategies.
… Once again, the skill Yu Xunge shot out was blocked by a pet thrown out by a player at a critical moment, interrupting her match-3 link.
Yu Xunge lamented, "How shameless!"
B8017913: "Actually, you could too."
Yu Xunge: "Tu Lan can't."
B8017913: "I didn't pick the wrong person."
Yu Xunge: "Here, it really can't. She's too fragile; one hit could kill her. It's not that I can't do it."
She had thought about it; she even wanted Tu Lan to come out as a flying tool to carry her away from the ground battlefield, but still, the same issue—Tu Lan was too fragile...
B8017913 paused for two seconds, then smoothly changed the subject: "I didn't misjudge you."
Yu Xunge truly felt regret and disappointment. She didn't just say this to B8017913; she said it to Tu Lan as well.
She regretted not having a skill like "Shui Qian Tong Hua" (Bedtime Fairy Tale); otherwise, she could have come out to protect herself.
Tu Lan listened to Yu Xunge's lament and showed no displeasure or sadness; she even seemed more regretful than Yu Xunge!
Tu Lan: "Once we get out, I'll find the Holy Grail and the Emperor's Umbrella and ask them to teach me a similar skill, so I can help you block in the future!"
Tu Lan: "Actually, I can do it now. I still have one death opportunity left, and I can bring out three SSS-level skills."
Tu Lan: "If you encounter danger, you must summon me. I want to help you."
Yu Xunge thought to herself that perhaps she had been wrong in the past.
Only fragile things fear being harmed. While she wasn't deceiving Tu Lan, her reluctance to ask for help at certain moments might, in Tu Lan's eyes, seem like a refusal to accept.
Putting herself in Tu Lan's shoes, if Tu Lan faced a one-hit kill situation, would she use "Shui Qian Tong Hua" to block for Yu Xunge?
Absolutely.
Because compared to the death penalty Tu Lan would face if killed, losing a bit of health was nothing.
Would she then come to resent Tu Lan, feeling she had been wronged, thinking Tu Lan was a burden? No.
As for the notion of "I can help you voluntarily, but you can't demand it," to a dragon, that was all nonsense.
They never focused on words that could be polished.
If the heart is full of calculations, even without a word spoken, a dragon knows.
04:00, the fourth round.
All players stood still as the game reset.
Only eight types of otherworldly beasts remained on the field.
"Notice: The gameplay from the third round is retained."
"New setting: Pets being connected is equivalent to their owners being connected. All players must release at least one pet, and the distance between the pet and its owner must not exceed 0.5 meters. Violating this for more than three seconds will be considered elimination."
"From this round onward, accumulating five eliminations will result in being turned into ingredients sent to the Dark Food Street or market."
"Accumulating ten active eliminations will grant you the identity of a diner."
Yu Xunge scratched her ear with her paw, surprised that B8017913 could have such a peculiar effect.
Pets that couldn't use any skills in the match-3 game only served to increase the players' attack range and didn't have much other utility.
Even if they had great physical strength, this game favored skill over brute force, and ranged attacks were superior to melee.
Moreover, having pets connected meant the players were also connected, undoubtedly increasing the difficulty for them.
In this round, smaller pets were more advantageous.
What could be smaller than an ear stud?
Yu Xunge licked her paw and brushed her ear fur, trying to conceal the ear stud.
The game began again.
…
"Congratulations, player Zai Jiu Xun Ge has completed a removal."
"You will receive the death penalty of player Cui He Ai Er."
"Player Ai Er has chosen to exchange an SSS-level skill for the seventh resurrection opportunity in this divine game. You will receive that SSS-level skill as your loot."
"Ding—drawing kill rewards, you gain +11 agility."
"You have obtained Ai Er's SSS-level skill—Magic Sound Burst."
"Magic Sound Burst": Consumes 2% mana to create a magical sound note seed. When needed, it can cause a small-scale sound wave explosion with a 20% chance to cause deafness. Each magical sound note seed lasts for 10 minutes, and a maximum of 30 can exist at the same time; no cooldown time.
…
"Congratulations, player Zai Jiu Xun Ge has completed a removal."
"You will receive the death penalty of player Mai Mang Jiu Jiu."
"Player Jiu Jiu has chosen to exchange two SSS-level skills for the eighth resurrection opportunity in this divine game. You will randomly receive one of those SSS-level skills as your loot."
"Ding—drawing kill rewards, you gain +0.1% health recovery speed."
"Loot drawing complete, you have obtained Jiu Jiu's SSS-level skill—Help Me Up."
"Help Me Up," a healing skill, was far superior to the SS-level "Yang Zhi Gan Lu" and the S-level "Jadeite Feast."
"Help Me Up": Instantly restores 80% health with each use, and for the next two minutes, restores 1% health per second; using this skill consumes 2000 mana, with a cooldown of five minutes.
…
"Magic Sound Burst" and "Help Me Up" were the norm, while "Lao Tie Jiang" was a beautiful surprise. But Yu Xunge welcomed everything; she was currently at a disadvantage, lacking in everything, and every SSS-level skill made her heart soar.
Yet, despite her precautions, Yu Xunge was eliminated once.
Her seventh death cost her an SSS-level skill.
Even so, she couldn't bear to use "Gou Dao Zui Hou" to transform into a white ship and leave.
Greed outweighed fear and restraint; as long as she could see hope and gain, she couldn't convince herself to stop.
She couldn't bear to leave; she wanted to kill those players who had already exceeded nine deaths. She wanted those extremely special divine gifted skills!
Yu Xunge was hunting for her prey.
Countless players were also searching for Zai Jiu Xun Ge.
After the rules of this round were announced, many players immediately sought out that dragon.
Dong Hai Sha Leng was looking, Ze Lan Song Gui was looking, and even Ting Zhou Qiu Lu was looking.
There were also players who vaguely guessed that Yu Xunge's divine gifted ability had a stealing skill and were on the hunt!
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