Published at 30th of January 2021 04:25:07 AM
Chapter 637: 637
The first one, martial competition!
Starnet Continent was a place where strength ruled, which was why the four candidates selected by An Bang Ting were all puppet masters . Without enough strength, one might not even be able to protect their position . Therefore, personal strength was one of the prerequisites!
However, in order not to estrange the princes, the method decided was not to make them duel each other .
30 guards around the Martial Artist Rank marched out . On each of their turns, the princes would choose a number of guards to challenge according to their own judgment of their own strength . There was only one chance . No matter the number of guards challenged, success was success and failure was failure . In other words, one who challenged 20 and lost would have a lower score than one who challenged 2 and won .
Judging one’s own strength was also a very important ability . The failure of this ability in real life might cost one’s life, so it was reasonable that the three princes were not allowed a second chance .
An Ye was the first to take the stage with an emerald gun puppet in his hand . At present, there were three known types of gun puppets . First was the heavy type like Fang Ye’s gun puppet, which was suitable for long-range snipes . Second was the light-medium type for quick short-range combat, which relied on quantity to win .
The third was a combination of the previous two types, an example being the one An Ye was holding: having a certain range and considerable firing rate . However, as any jack-of-all-trades, this kind of gun puppet would sometimes encounter situations where its firepower was inadequate to suppress the opponent .
Therefore, many gun puppet users ranked it last on their ideal lists, but this type actually had the most users – because it was cheap…
“I challenge five!” An Ye quoted a number that stunned many people . He was only Mastery Rank, which was equal to the Martial Artist Rank on the fighter scale . Counting the fact that martial artists were slightly stronger than puppet masters of the same rank in the early stages, his choice looked no different from seeking death .
However, An Ye’s serious attitude said otherwise . At his request, five guards stepped onto the ring . They wore special protective gear over all the weak points of the body . As long as An Ye hit these parts, they would automatically be counted as defeated . This was to avoid harm to the royal guards . After all, the whole city was watching, causing deaths would be a bad idea…
The five guards surrounded An Ye . After exchanging greetings, the fight officially started!
A second puppet! An Ye, who was only Mastery Rank, had actually linked his second puppet!
Many people exclaimed in surprise . Zheng Gong also looked proud . It had taken him quite the effort to help his student link the second puppet .
However, Bai Xiaofei only laughed mockingly and couldn’t care less .
“What’s wrong, Brother Bai? Is something the matter?”
Although he was secretly afraid of Bai Xiaofei, Zheng Gong really couldn’t sit back without doing anything in response to his reaction .
“Nothing, I just feel that it’s a little embarrassing to only dare to challenge five while already having linked a second puppet . ” Bai Xiaofei was full of smiles, his tone indifferent as if commenting on something trivial .
“Oh, then I look forward to seeing how many Prince An Yue will challenge later!” Zheng Gong coldly snorted before turning back to the duel, refusing to say more .
In the thick fog, gunshots sounded repeatedly as An Ye constantly moved around . The guards couldn’t see him, but he could see them . With this advantage, he finally won this seemingly risky play .
When the fog cleared, a sweating An Ye was revealed . He was obviously drained of energy, which was why he only challenged five people .
“Let us not forget that Prince An Ye is a Ranged Stream puppet master without any advantage in melee fights . If he were to have enough distance, even twenty Martial Artists will not be a problem . Please take this into account when you make your choice . ” Zheng Gong stepped forward . Using his origin energy as an amplifier, his voice echoed through the whole square .
Many people nodded in approval as they thought what he said made sense, but Bai Xiaofei only sneered .
Sponsored Content
Zheng Gong was utterly lying . Although An Ye would have the advantage at a distance, in actual combat, no one would stupid enough let snipers hit them .
Under normal circumstances, even a top-class ranged puppet master would be only able to perform two to three perfect attacks in a one-vs-many battle . After completing such an attack, they would face circuitous encirclement from the opponents . Even if An Ye’s second puppet could give him some advantage in a melee fight, he’d at best be able to hold on for a few seconds and take down eight or nine people .
However, Bai Xiaofei didn’t expose Zheng Gong . It just wasn’t necessary .
After An Ye stepped down, An Yue eagerly stepped into the ring .
When the two brothers brushed shoulders, An Ye revealed a smug expression . He felt that if the audience really thought he could take down twenty people, he was sure to win first place . After all, with An Ming dead, no one else could do better than him .
With this thought, An Ye didn’t bother to look at An Yue, until he spoke .
“You all come up!”
Sponsored Content
When An Yue’s faint voice spoke up, An Ye nearly tripped on the way down the stairs . He couldn’t be blamed, though, because the audience’s reaction was not any better…
“Sixth Prince, you mean… you want to challenge thirty people?” The one leading the royal guards gulped in disbelief .
“Yes . It’s actually my teacher’s suggestion to prepare thirty people . Any less wouldn’t be enough for me and any more would be beyond my capability . Thirty is just right . ” An Yue grinned . His tone was confident as if everything was within his calculations .
But who could be so accurate?!
“Hahaha! It seems that you have great confidence in your disciple, Brother Bai!” Zheng Gong burst out laughing after a brief shock . It was like he had already seen the moment when Bai Xiaofei made a fool of himself .
“Correction, An Yue is only my student . If it was my disciple, 30 people would really not be enough,” Bai Xiaofei said flatly, causing Zheng Gong to choke and nearly pass out .
Meanwhile, An Yue had taken his combat stance…