Chapter 38: The Fortress of Hearts
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The huge fortress is suspended in the air, and all kinds of flying machines fly around it, and it is also one of the transportation hubs of the air rail.
"Fort of Hearts, it's time to ......"
The Forts of Hearts, one of the largest ring arenas in New New York, is a medium-sized floating fortress that can accommodate tens of thousands of people at a time, attracting a large number of fighters every day.
And today, it's a new fighter.
The two of them appeared at the door of the Fortress of Hearts.
"That's where you say 'you can quickly improve your combat experience'?" Following Locks into the gates of the Fortress of Hearts, Edward looked around suspiciously, "Why do I think the other fighters have such unfriendly eyes?" β
"Haha, you know, here, it's not easy for everyone to smash someone else's body to pieces." Locks smiled a little reluctantly and said, "So ......"
I get it. Edward couldn't help but laugh.
"It's divided into five parts, JQK and the Big and Small Kings, and the place we're in now is the Q area." "Each region has a different level of ring, and we can easily find opponents of similar strength to challenge. β
"Is there a difference between the five areas?"
"Of course there is, in terms of strength, the level of the region is the same as the size of poker."
"Then why don't you go to a higher place?" Edward looked at the fighting rings around him, "The strength of the mechs here is very weak. β
"If you think so, you're wrong." Feeling the smiles of the passers-by around him, Locks shook his head, "The body is one thing, but strength is another, you can just find a ring and try it." β
Edward was still skeptical, but now that he was here, Locks said so...... Randomly found a ring on the side of the road, and Edward and Bruce stepped into the "battle range" of the ring together.
Unlike the competition venues that I have been exposed to before, the same cabins of the ring are on both sides of the ring, and the ring itself is only about 50 square meters of space, separated by a particle barrier between the two and the battle area.
"This, do you want money?" Edward frowned as he watched the information pop up in the floating projection, and at that moment, a hoarse electronic voice came from overhead.
"The ring is different from the normal game, don't underestimate the ring, boy."
Edward looked up, and under the light, the armor of the body was tattered by the wounds left behind, but it showed a hideous beauty, this is the master of this ring, the Rotten Lord.
Oops...... Edward directly challenged the king of the Q layer...... Locks thought about it, but he didn't say anything to remind him that Edward's trip was to increase his combat experience, and the King Ring was probably the most intuitive way for Edward to understand the Fortress of Hearts.
There are only 5 king rings on each floor, and the fighters who have occupied them for a long time are all monster-like existences!
"I don't underestimate anything, it's just an objective evaluation." Paying for the challenge, Edward replied, and then lay down in the co-modulation cabin, and Bruce took over, "If you feel that you are being despised and show it to me!" β
After understanding the use of verbal aggression in matches, Edward installed a voice system for Bruce.
In the parity cabin on the other side of the ring, the man laughed, and the Corrupt Lord laughed too, and they said together, "Solve you in a minute." β
Bruce jumped into the ring and drew his swordβ
The revenue mechanism of the ring is different from that of the game, not only is there no appearance fee, but the appearance fee must be paid, but for every 20 minutes occupied in the ring, the income obtained is equivalent to winning a regular game.
Of course, the speed of making money in each layer of the ring is different, and the king ring is also different from the ordinary ring.
Swords collide with swords.
The Lord of Decay is a melee mech, which may be due to the size of the field, and melee mechs are very popular here.
A dark, torn armor, a heavily armed greatsword with a little (chemical) corrosive ability, in short, all the Corrupt Lord.
It's a very general build, and there is no technical content to speak of...... But as soon as he fought with it, Edward felt the pressure.
Skilled. Overwhelming proficiency.
Just the clash of swords and swords, Bruce was entangled by the Corrupt Lord, and Edward suddenly had a feeling that as long as he made a slight mistake with a sword, Bruce would be directly defeated!
Missile bursts!
In such a relatively small space, the effect of missile bursts will be even more violent!
Bruce finally had a chance to break free from the entanglement with the Corrupt Lord, and the anti-gravity construct was fully opened, and Bruce rose up, his swords clenched, falling, accelerating, spiraling-
Spiral Swordfall!
"You've always used this trick to win, haven't you? It's a pity. β
The voice of the Corrupt Lord came, and it was full of disdain!
In the same cabin, Edward frowned, why...... Why was he able to block it? Just because he uses a big sword?
No, Edward had met a body with a big sword and steel teeth in the auditions, and he was defeated by Edward without the ability to resist, but now ......
Time went back a few seconds ago, and Edward's twin swords were about to fall, because he saw that the Lord of Decay would raise his sword to block, Edward deflected the angle of the falling sword.
It stands to reason that the first sword would be slashed into the Corrupt Lord's hand, thus breaking its defenses, but when that sword actually fell......
Within a few tenths of a second, the Corrupt Lord's greatsword moved with Edward's dazzling spins, and it was enough to resist the first sword with the middle of the greatsword!
Even though the spiral sword slash conveyed the tremendous power of deforming the steel ground under the Corrupt Lord's feet, this move had no effect on the Corrupt Lord!
"Milky and dry imp...... Don't take your grandfather for a fool! β
Greatsword sweep!
Discard the slash, the scar is deformed - Greatsword mode...... The two swords collided, but Bruce was still thrown away!
However, Edward knew that if he only used the dual swords of the Rapier mode to block, he might be completely knocked down this time!
The gravity-defying construct swerved the jet with some force, and Bruce stopped near the edge of the ring, the scar raised high, slashing, and colliding with the Corrupt Lord's greatsword!
The moment the force collided, Bruce let go of his hands, and the scar fell to the ground.
Secret Taijiquan - Long Buyun Hand.
Two bodies punch each other! The Corrupt Lord actually chose to abandon his sword and use his fist just like Bruce at that moment!
"Huh? I underestimated you, but I didn't underestimate you too much. β
The Corrupt Lord struck with one punch, that was the fighting method of boxing, infinite fierceness, Bruce had to use the scattered nature of the unskilled Tai Chi to resist......
However, in the exchange of punches and punches, a sword slash suddenly appeared!
Bruce was knocked straight to the ground! The slash that had been discarded by Bruce hung around Bruce's neck and paused.
"Exactly one minute." The Corrupt Lord laughed.
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What...... This kind of thing......
Without triggering the Dying Swamp, Edward walked out of the cohort with an infinite loss of soul, and Bruce jumped out of the ring on his own with a gloomy eye, following behind.
"Edward," Locks immediately greeted him as he walked out of the battle area, "Don't be discouraged, this is the strongest king ring in this layer, and it's normal to lose......"
No, it's not normal at all. Edward looked up at Locks, but couldn't hear a word from Locks.
This was a failure that Edward did not expect.
Unlike the 32-in-16 game, the strength of the mechs here is much worse than the school's, and the constructs don't have the aesthetics that mechanics admire, even the aesthetics of violence have no merit.
The combat means are single, there is no scientific and technological content, the combat style is all routines, and the body structure is dilapidated...... Shouldn't such an opponent be crushed and defeated? Why lose!
It's a matter of combat experience.
The Corrupt Lord can use his energy and movement to pick up the sword on the ground while punching Bruce...... This can only be done after a lot of experience.
Edward knew that this was a hurdle that he could not pass, and that he could only overcome it by fighting with a lot of time and energy.
"Yo~ Isn't this a smasher? Did you bring your little brother today? After being kicked out of the ring in less than a minute, should you roll with him to Zone J to challenge? β
When Edward heard the voice, it was the voice of a ring on the side of the road, a dark green body standing arrogantly in the ring, and there were two guys next to the ring looking at this side with bad intentions.
"Hungry ......," Locks said angrily, "I'll bring my brother here today to familiarize myself with the environment, and it's your turn to interject!" β
"Oh oh oh ~ I'm so scared ~ " The hungry ghost laughed with the two people under the ring, "Didn't you threaten to smash our AI core?" Come on? Try it, huh? β
"You bastard...... Edward, let's go ......"
"Why are you leaving?" As if suddenly regained his life, Edward froze, and looked straight at the body in the ring, "Why...... Why don't you try it? β
"You can try anything, but these three guys can't, Edward!"
Edward was a little surprised, Locks has always been a species that is not afraid of heaven and earth, and would say such a thing? But since his friend was provoked by someone else like this, how could he bear it?
Besides, the memory of being defeated by the Corrupt Lord is still vivid, and Edward just wants to find a weaker opponent to ravage.
And this dark green body happens to be the easiest type for Bruce to deal with.
"No, I've made up my mind, this kind of guy, ten is not enough for me to fight!"
Oops...... Watching Edward walk briskly into the battle area and pay the challenge fee, Locks sighed, perhaps, this is what Edward has to pay for the competition in the ring......
In the ring, Edward faced the dark green mech, which was also a lightweight comprehensive, and once again drew his dual swords.
Under the ring, Locks looked at the two who were smiling wickedly, his eyes like torches.