A complete and utter madman...

That was Shiva's assessment of Feng Bujue at this moment.

"Miscalculated..." Shiva muttered softly, panting as he hid behind cover. "I never thought that the outcome of this killing game would be decided not by Wusi Canxuan, not by Zhao Yingwang, but by this Feng Bujue who appeared out of nowhere..."

Being severely injured by Feng Bujue just now had completely disrupted Shiva's plans. Since entering the script, he had used more than four survival value supplements. Originally, he intended to use this fourth potion of blood after killing Feng Bujue, depending on the situation. But now, the battle wasn't over yet, and he was forced to drink it.

The difference between using it before and after was as fine as a hair's breadth, but the consequences were a thousand miles apart.

Using the same kind of recovery item multiple times within a certain period would result in a severe reduction in the recovery amount. This could be said to be a rather insidious setting in the game. Even if a player was very rich, bought an oversized backpack, and brought a large number of potions, only the first few potions would be effective in actual combat...

Before the battle ended, each additional potion of blood he drank was equivalent to pushing his bottom line back a bit.

And that was what Shiva was most unwilling to do right now.

Because from the moment Feng Bujue removed the bomb, Shiva's mentality had changed. He saw the hope of victory again, and the previous frenzy gradually cooled down.

Thinking about it calmly, he could understand that the reward for this script was something that couldn't be obtained just by asking for it.

Shiva believed that with his strength, if he obtained a "perfect" quality piece of equipment, he would very likely rise directly to the top of the combat power rankings.

At this stage, "perfect" quality equipment in Thriller Paradise was extremely precious. There were no more than five pieces in the auction house, and each was being sold at exorbitant prices. There were quite a few in the surprise boxes, but the players' purchasing power was clearly insufficient. People on the game forums complained every day, saying that the surprise boxes were almost becoming "museums." Players couldn't afford the very good items, and they were reluctant to buy the slightly worse ones, because most people were thinking of simply accumulating some skill points and buying an artifact directly.

Although Shiva was the second-ranked player on the combat power rankings, aside from level and specialization factors, materially speaking, he was just equipped with a full set of excellent-grade equipment, a large number of skills, and ample supplies. The bonuses provided by clothing could be ignored.

As the helm of a studio and a top player who had been fighting in the professional circle for many years, he knew better than anyone what the first place on the combat power rankings meant.

Like Shankly said—first is first, second is nothing.

Cruel truth...

Perhaps it's a bit one-sided, but I agree.

Every moment that the ID 【Tun Tiangui Xiao】 (Devouring Ghost Brave), which had the "Order" suffix, was at the top of the list, it was equivalent to the accumulation of an invisible resource.

If obtaining perfect-grade equipment could really help Shiva surpass him, then the victory of this killing game would be far more meaningful than just a script, a piece of equipment, or a difference in ranking. That was why Shiva had previously tried to compromise with Feng Bujue.

But he hadn't expected that the other party would suddenly become unreasonable.

Shiva re-examined this 【Mad Detective】's behavior... and found that it was impossible to use logic to speculate about this person anymore.

This kid was very shrewd, but also very absurd; he was sometimes extremely cautious, and sometimes extremely reckless; he would state a convincing and accurate reasoning with a straight face, and he would also say anything crazy beyond anyone else's imagination.

This kind of opponent, who could not be judged by common sense, could be said to have made Shiva feel unprecedentedly tricky.

"Your psychic weapon is really quite convenient," Feng Bujue said, traversing several meters and dodging the beams of light shot from the stone discs in the air.

This wave of attacks could only be said to be covering fire, slightly suppressing Feng Bujue's firepower while Shiva was finding cover.

"Your reconnaissance specialization seems to be good. Even without looking, you can know the approximate situation within a certain range around you," Feng Bujue said. "However, after leaving your line of sight, the hit rate and sensitivity of the stone discs have obviously decreased." As he spoke, he threw a grenade with the pin pulled towards the place where the other party was hiding.

"Don't get carried away." Shiva didn't need to look to know that something was flying towards him. He took another cold weapon from his bag and hit the flying grenade high into the air like hitting a baseball.

The explosion in the air was like a signal. Accompanied by the roar, Shiva flashed out from the other side of the cover and rapidly approached Feng Bujue.

But as soon as he came out, a layer upon layer of golden light flew towards him.

"A skill? No... a psychic weapon!" Shiva's combat instinct reacted in an instant. "He couldn't have guessed which angle I would come out from. At most, he would predict my movement timing... so... this psychic weapon is tracking." Several thoughts flashed through his mind, and the light cards were already close at hand.

"Disperse for me!" Shiva roared, unleashing a skill.

【Name: Soul Shattering Palm】

【Skill Card Attributes: Active skill, permanently mastered】

【Skill Category: Combat】

【Effect: Unleashes a shock containing spiritual power (cooldown time: three minutes, must be released while holding a cold weapon)】

【Consumption: Stamina value 200, spiritual power value 20】

【Learning conditions: Combat specialization E, Spiritual Arts specialization E】

【Remarks: Extremely weak against purely physical targets (such as mechanical creations), but has significant effects against targets with spiritual power or souls.】

This skill selection was very suitable, and the weapon in Shiva's hand was just right to cooperate with this skill.

【Name: Obsidian Hammer】

【Type: Weapon】

【Quality: Excellent】

【Attack Power: Medium】

【Attribute: None】

【Special Effect: Exorcising Power】

【Equipment Conditions: Combat specialization D, Level 23 or above】

【Remarks: Obsidian is one of the seven treasures of Buddhism. When encountering demons and evil spirits, it can ward off evil and transform evil, breaking through them with force.】

Whenever encountering a haunted script, Shiva's move and item could be said to be effective in every test. Except for Bosses and elite-level monsters, as long as it was something related to "spirits," it was basically a one-hit kill under this combination.

The 【Death Poker】 that Feng Bujue threw out at this time was a full ten cards, a "plane with bombs" combination. The consumption was high, and the power was naturally not bad. But Shiva was using a sledgehammer to crack a nut this time, using his true main skill. Comparing the two, Shiva's response was stronger.

With a strange clang, the light cards were shattered into colorful light shards in mid-air, exploding like sparks.

Shiva successfully blocked this quick attack, while Feng Bujue was forced into a desperate situation.

Although Shiva himself was slightly hindered by the Death Poker, as Feng Bujue returned to his line of sight, Shiva's psychic weapon could achieve very precise aiming again. Therefore, almost in the same second that Shiva shattered the poker, six beams of light shot from six directions: in front of Feng Bujue, behind him, to his left, to his right, and slightly in front and behind his head.

This round of volley was tricky in angle and formed an encirclement. It was clear that Brother Jue had no way to avoid it, and he would either die or be injured.

Chi chi chi...

The beams of light streaked past, leaving several pits in the concrete floor of the rooftop and breaking two railings.

But Feng Bujue was actually fine...

He dodged all the beams of light with a bizarre, indescribable, and unbelievable movement. In that instant, all the joints in his body seemed to become loose and relaxed, but the movements of his limbs and torso were still swift and powerful.

If you had to describe it, imagine an extremely flexible marionette that, under the pull of the strings, can complete the twisting and changing of the posture of multiple joints in the body at high speed. But it is almost impossible for normal humans to imitate this kind of movement.

"Nani!" If Shiva was a villain in a Japanese anime, he would definitely shout this line in shock.

But he wasn't...

Even if he was surprised, he wasn't stunned. Shiva's attack hadn't ended. The beams of light from the stone discs had all entered the cooldown time after several rounds of shooting, but they had bought him a very favorable strategic space.

At this moment, Shiva's survival value was close to ninety percent, and his stamina value was still at half. He still had two combat-type skills that he could use at any time, and he had successfully come in front of Feng Bujue.

Looking at Feng Bujue's side... Under the consumption of Ling Shi Ju Shen Shu (Spirit Consciousness Gathering Technique), his survival value had once again fallen below 40%, and his stamina value was only 1882800 left. He had put away his dual guns, and what he was holding in his hand now was Death Poker, which was extremely disadvantageous for close combat.

"What's the situation..." These words were actually said by Feng Bujue himself. "I really dodged it..."

With a whoosh, the obsidian hammer swung diagonally.

Feng Bujue took a step to the side, stretched his body as if he was yawning, and easily avoided it. "Too outrageous... Have I opened up my Ren and Du meridians?"

"These questions should be asked by me!" Shiva spoke and launched another skill, this time using his leg.

A blade-shaped blue shadow was kicked out by Shiva, flying towards Feng Bujue, who was only one meter away from him.

"Could this be the legendary 'Lan Jiao' (Storm Leg)?" Feng Bujue muttered, while making the classic bullet-dodging action from the Matrix. He leaned his upper body back, squatted with his knees bent, and barely dodged.

"Are you pretending to be a pig to eat a tiger, kid!" Shiva roared angrily. He himself didn't know where such a big fire came from. Later, when he calmed down and recalled, the anger at that time was probably because he realized that the opponent's physical skills were actually stronger than his own.

"If you ask that, how should I answer..." Feng Bujue replied.

Brother Jue was also thinking about the answer in his heart: I thought dodging that roundhouse kick was a coincidence, but it doesn't seem to be the case... the beams of light just now, and this hammer and kick... could it simply be the effect of Ling Shi Ju Shen Shu? Or did the other party's movements slow down? No... the gap between me and him still exists. Whether it's strength, speed, or dynamic vision, he's a little bit stronger than me.

But...

I don't know why, I seem to be able to do some extremely difficult movements that only exist in my imagination, and do them very accurately.

What kind of phenomenon is this... Could it be that I've obtained some game Buff that isn't displayed in the status bar? Hmm... doesn't seem like it.

This kind of realm of doing whatever I want... could it be!

While thinking, Shiva put away the obsidian hammer, freed up both hands, and launched a high-intensity continuous offensive.

In an instant, fist shadows filled the sky, and gusts of wind flew horizontally. Two illusory figures attacked and defended, advanced and retreated, fighting all the way out of the building's rooftop area, sticking to the walls of the building and "walking" vertically downwards, from the sky to the street.

The super heroes who had been thrown off had arrived one after another at this time (Jason Todd didn't come, he and the heroes of the God's Web weren't on the same side, so he quietly withdrew). Seeing the scene in front of them, all the God's Web partners were stunned.

"Should we consider contacting the Justice League headquarters?" The attendant gave a very pertinent suggestion.

Damian glanced at her, then picked up the walkie-talkie and replied somewhat woodenly, "I'll ask Sage..."