Chapter 116 - 116 99 Genuine and Pirated Versions

116: Chapter 99: Genuine and Pirated Versions 116: Chapter 99: Genuine and Pirated Versions “Is this sort of equipment all right?” Looking at Hua Xueyi, who almost walked onto the arena barehanded, Lu Ping’an asked with a smile, also playing with a private joke that only he understood. “There’s no problem. My Abnormal Ability doesn’t require me to rely much on equipment. But your gear…” Hua Xueyi looked at the complacent Lu Ping’an and shook her head. “…doesn’t look like a student should have. As a senior, should I suggest that you don’t over-rely on your gear?” However, Lu Ping’an shook his finger with a giggle. “I smell a lie… also a bit of jealousy and sourness.” “Hehe, you’re such a cute junior, you must cry cutely too.” Even the usually calm Hua Xueyi was bursting with anger and began to understand why anyone who had faced Lu Ping’an would have their blood pressure skyrocket at the mention of him. “Being sharp-tongued won’t increase your chances of success…” “But good quality equipment will, wouldn’t it, sour senior sister?” Hua Xueyi took a deep breath. Was there truly no end to this man’s sarcasm? But, to be fair, he was right. Given the choice, who would want to step onto the battlefield empty-handed? More gear is always better. And right now, the man before her was wearing a professional Special Service Team armor, a doubly modified one at that. This was professional-grade armor. The Battle Axe he was wielding was clearly a Taboo Weapon, and it looked like it had been modified too. Oh, and there was that silver Taboo Item. Silver. I’ve never seen such a thing in my life…. As for me, I only have an armguard, and it’s a Quasi-Taboo Item at that. I had to grit my teeth to buy this protective device to shield me from arrows… “…..” Finally, Lu Ping’an’s mouth didn’t manage to hurt Hua Xueyi, but the harsh reality sunk her into silence. “Bang!” The silent fists forcefully came together, creating sparks and the sound of metal striking metal. She looked at the calm young man playing with his Battle Axe, recalling his potential-filled but still green performance in the trials. She couldn’t help it…. “If you’re still at the level you were a few days ago, I’ll soon find out if your face is as tough as your mouth…” “Ah, that’s correct.” Even though he admitted it, his playful expression was inexplicably infuriating. “Ruthless.” But the first to strike was Lu Ping’an. The tentacles unfurled without hesitation, whipping everything in the vicinity with him at its center. “Did you read my move? Or are you just taking a gamble?” The next moment, a golden figure appeared within the network of whips. It was then that the woman who had remained in her original place turned into a phantom, her real body forced out by the frenzied whipping. At this moment, even Lu Ping’an sucked in a breath. Just moments into the fight, and the twenty-plus meter distance had reduced to three-four meters. If he hadn’t known that she liked to use the ‘Dancer’s’ ‘Dreamy Dance Steps’ for close combat ambushes, and opened the game with a full-range AOE, he might have lost after being ambushed at close range. But right now, the attack wasn’t over. Sensing the hostile life form, Little An began a more explosive whipping of the whole field. “Rock…” The blonde woman shook her head a bit, her long hair suddenly spread out, and the golden whip shadows resonated with the countless black shadows rushing towards her. The woman just danced lightly, and the strands of her hair became a golden web. The collision of black and gold erupted countless times in a moment. But contrary to the expected fierce collision, after a short contact, what remained on the ground were many severed tentacles still writhing! The halted senior sister even shaked her hair casually. The golden strands reflected the blade’s gleaming light. A copied move could never compare to the original, careless whipping could never match precise control. Wasn’t that just as expected? “Tsk, even though it was expected, I can’t use the Tornado that worked well against Wang Hai anymore. Even these tentacles should not be used lightly…” If he began spinning into a Tornado, the opening would be enough for senior sister to attack twice in a row. Even if the enemy endures the whip, the Golden Wood, I would still be at a disadvantage. With this in mind, Lu Ping’an immediately retreated, and Hua Xueyi followed suit without hesitation. Both sides confirmed that the key to this battle was still the distance. “Snap.” With a snap of the finger, the entire arena turned into a garden, and a plethora of lavender seemed to burst from the concrete floor, where there should be no soil. Indeed, lavender is not suitable for combat, but it depends on against who. This kind of ability to absorb external pollution is particularly effective against the ever-polluting Transformation System, and as long as senior sister continues to use her ability in combat, her energy consumption will naturally double. With prolonged exposure, even the speed of her transformations may slow down. “Little brother Lu, you’re well prepared…” If it had been any other professional, they could just clear this field of flowers, a fire could solve the problem, but clearly, Hua Xueyi lacks this ability. If she slashed wildly with her knife, it would only clutter the scene. Lu Ping’an, who created the battlefield environment, also paused for a moment. According to the standard tactics he’d designed, at this moment, he should plant more trees, throw some bombs, and play the territory card. But if he really played it that way, and couldn’t rely on tentacles, if senior Hua got closer and his long weapon was blocked by a tree for a moment, delaying him just a bit, it would be laughably easy for him to lose. An excessively messy environment is not conducive for dealing with such a superfast senior sister. “So, I’ll use this… fire in the hole!” This wasn’t a fight to the death, so Lu Ping’an didn’t intend to mislead, as the exploding Thorns fruit met Hua Xueyi’s assault. Lu Ping’an retreated just as Hua Xueyi charged, maintaining a well-controlled distance. The exploding Thorns fruit burst right in front of Hua Xueyi, Lu Ping’an worried if he had gone too far, but then he saw a horrifying scene. Before his eyes, all he could see were streaks of flowing light. “Did she block them all? No, did she preemptively strike them down?! What kind of hellish reaction time is this, how can she simultaneously handle so many attacks!” Right before Lu Ping’an’s eyes, all Hua Xueyi did was lower her head, as her numerous hair strands attacked on their own, “catching” all the thorns, not a single one got away. “Return to sender!” The next moment, with the violent swing of golden light, the spikes of the Thorns fruit attacked, Lu Ping’an’s rain of arrows became her hidden weapons. It was too close, there wasn’t enough time to dodge! “Shield.” The Monkey Shield Tree shot up from the ground, and the sharp spikes fiercely hit the wooden shield. For safety’s sake, Lu Ping’an donned another layer of Green Armor. Meanwhile, when Lu Ping’an was focusing on defense, the golden figure had already ‘Shrunk Land’ and arrived above his head! “Be careful…” The girl kindly warned him, but the moment before her golden hammer fell, she suddenly gave up the attack and willingly decelerated. At the same time, her hair rustled, turning into wings and with a flap, she drifted sideways across the ground. “Boom!” The girl landed on the ground, supporting herself with her left hand, she had landed too quickly and felt a bit numb. However, Lu Ping’an, who should have been completely oblivious to her attack, looked unsatisfied as he lightly swung and turned, again positioning his battle axe on the ground. In that moment, Lu Ping’an looked as if he had been scared silly, he just suddenly looked up, then aimlessly and slowly swung his battle axe… but as soon as Lu Ping’an moved, his opponent immediately gave up attacking, preferring to forfeit her initiative and stop. This scene left the onlooking Xiao Luo dumbfounded. Clearly, Lu Ping’an’s axe was neither long enough nor fast enough to reach Hua Xueyi, but why did she…? “What is it? Is this axe different from the previous ones? I felt a sense of danger, a very deadly sense of danger.” At this moment, senior sister’s expression was grave, she had noticed that the boy in front of her was stronger than he was a few days ago. “Hehe, you guess.” While his face was smiling, Lu Ping’an was cursing in his heart. What is this chaotic sense of danger anticipation ability? Or is it just a pure combat instinct, and my trap was set up in vain. With tricks proving useless, surprise attacks being revealed by combat instinct, then let’s play hardball. Lu Ping’an put both his hands in the middle of the battle axe, using a grip method that a normal axe soldier would never use, and began to slowly rotate the “Big Scythe” in his hand. “Senior Hua, the information you had about me from two days ago, most of it is outdated. I’ve reorganized my combat thoughts. I must say, the silver taboo item is really amazing!” In a moment, senior Hua was silent again, but her standing hair signaled her not-so-great mood.