Chapter 363 Annihilation

As [Annihilation] was unleashed, the "Destruction" stone disc of the [Heavenly Dance Hourglass] also shattered in response.

Although there was still a "Sun" stone disc, the effect of [Corona] (providing teammates with a protective shield) was useless in a one-on-one battle. Therefore, [Annihilation] was Shiva's last resort…

Buzz—

In that instant, a strange black-purple light shot out from the shattered stone disc, heading straight for Gui Xiao's body.

To be honest… the attack speed of [Annihilation] (i.e., the beam's flight speed) was quite mediocre. Even casual players had a chance to dodge it upon seeing the beam. In comparison, [Eye of Destruction], with its slightly longer "preparation time" (around two seconds) but extremely fast "attack speed," was obviously more accurate.

This was also why Shiva rarely used [Annihilation]…

Back when Shiva and Feng Bujue "sparred," he couldn't find a suitable time to use it. In the current match against Gui Xiao, he prioritized using Soul Intent.

In the end, even Shiva himself wasn't confident in this move. No matter how powerful [Annihilation] was, it was meaningless if it didn't hit.

That's why he saved this move for the very end, using it with the mindset of "might as well use it before surrendering."

Shiva thought that as long as Gui Xiao slightly sidestepped and avoided the beam, the match would be over.

Unexpectedly… the kid just stood there rigidly, showing no intention of dodging.

"No way…" As the saying goes, those in the thick of it are often blinded. Shiva, in the battlefield, didn't realize that Gui Xiao had adhered to the principle of not moving and not dodging from the start. "Could it be that he doesn't know the effect of [Annihilation]? That's impossible… I already demonstrated it in the match, and he can see through the data…"

At this moment, Shiva, the attacker, was feeling surprised and doubtful, because he couldn't understand his opponent's behavior.

As for Gui Xiao, he wasn't thinking too much. He just wanted to try—whether the [Right Hand of Denial] could withstand [Annihilation].

A stream of white light covered Gui Xiao's entire right arm, and his right palm swung out to meet the black-purple beam.

Instantly, palm and beam met, and the two extreme powers collided.

Bright white like daylight, black light like night.

Dual extremes converged, and the void shattered.

The effect of the [Right Hand of Denial] was to "negate any destructive ability."

And [Annihilation] could "destroy all matter and non-matter."

Judging from the literal descriptions, these were undoubtedly two contradictory abilities with the properties of causality. Which one was stronger… only a test would tell.

Today, Gui Xiao was trying it out himself, and the result he got was…

"Tch… so your move is the better one…" As the vibrations and light from the energy dissipated, Gui Xiao was still standing, but he spat out unhappily, "A move that took the lives of six shiguan (temporal officials) as a sacrifice still can't achieve 'absolute defense'… hmm… it seems I have to be more careful in the future."

As he said this, a black annihilation energy was缠绕 (chanrao -entwining) his right arm… leaping and raging like a flame, constantly decomposing and destroying his limb. But… there was also a stream of white light, repairing his arm at almost the same, or even faster, speed…

From Shiva's perspective, Gui Xiao's arm looked like a special model produced by a bug in the game, sometimes complete, sometimes incomplete, but subtly maintaining its shape.

"Hah…" After a few seconds, Shiva suddenly exhaled and put away the [Rotten Mist Remnant Twilight]. "Okay…" As he spoke, he also withdrew all his battle intent and fighting spirit. "...I'm really impressed by you."

"You're not fighting anymore?" Gui Xiao followed up.

"Ah, it's enough." Shiva replied.

At this point, the relaxed Shiva quickly returned to a calm and peaceful state, and he soon realized the absurd principles that Gui Xiao had adhered to in the battle.

"I originally thought… within a minute, even if I couldn't kill you, you would kill me, so I said, 'If you're still standing after a minute, I'll admit defeat.'" Shiva paused, then continued, "I didn't expect you to be so arrogant… to dare to 'stand there and endure all my attacks'…"

As he said this, the spectators who had not yet noticed this point belatedly realized it, and their shock was self-evident.

"Of course, what I didn't expect even more was… that you were strong enough to 'survive after enduring all my attacks.'" Shiva said, laughing, "Heh… you're really a terrifying guy."

"Didn't I say it before the fight?" Gui Xiao tilted his head, a slightly smug smile on his lips. "I will make you 'do your best, use all your abilities, and then be defeated by me without regret'."

"Mm." Shiva nodded. "Well said… a boast that can be realized is not a boast, but a fact…" He paused for half a second. "Since you've even done that, I'll keep my word… I surrender this match."

The system could accept "surrender," as long as the player was "truly surrendering," and not trying to deceive the opponent.

Therefore, after Shiva said this, the "Lieutenant Battle" ended, and both players were teleported back to their respective viewing spaces.

At this point, the overall score between [Order] and [Deities] became two to one, with Order temporarily leading.

Although in theory, [Deities] still had a chance to win, in reality… that possibility was very low.

…………

Five minutes later, the "Adjutant Battle" between [Order] and [Deities] entered the preparation stage.

The two players from [Order] were [Meng Jingchan] and [Ye Zhi], which meant that… if there was a "General Battle" later, [Wu Si Can Xuan] from the Order team would be up.

And from [Deities], as expected, [Da Brahma] and [Yama] were sent out. They were originally supposed to be the team responsible for "ending the match," but even if they won this match, the score would only return to two to two.

Of course, they hadn't completely given up hope… In a match, no one could say for sure until it was over. Although [Mahoraga] was considered one of the weaker members of the Deities team, a man who could be included in the seven-man lineup of [Deities] wouldn't be that weak. What if he unexpectedly defeated [Wu Si Can Xuan] in the General Battle? Wouldn't [Deities] advance with a score of three to two?

Therefore, Da Brahma and Yama still had to fight for victory in this Adjutant Battle.

Victory would bring the continuation of hope; defeat would mean that [Deities] would be eliminated in the first round of this S3 competition.