Chapter 249: A Man Should Be Head-to-Head!
The lightning-fast offense and defense battle had the commentator shouting excitedly, and even more thrilled than the commentator were the spectators themselves.
The cheers and shouts from the audience could be described as explosive, and even Orton and the others watching from outside the venue were no different, their collective cheers even drowning out the voice of the commentator.
"This kid actually has some skill."
Seeing Rocky handling the attacks from several opponents with ease, Orton and the others could finally relax a bit. However, still being older, they were somewhat restrained in their excitement. In contrast, Liliya and her companions were much more animated.
From the start of the match until now, Liliya and the others had been anxious for Rocky, so when he launched his counterattack, swiftly eliminating his opponents one after another, their suppressed emotions finally exploded with delight.
At this moment, Liliya, Monte, Lin Feng, and Aileen had long since risen from their seats, shouting loudly like everyone else, continuously cheering for Rocky.
At this very moment, Rocky himself was also extremely excited, as if he were enjoying the spectacle just like the spectators. As a competitor, he too found the combat extremely thrilling!
The persistence of his opponents not only put great pressure on him but also ignited his fighting spirit, giving him a feeling he had never experienced on the battlefield before. It was an indescribable feeling that made Rocky very excited, very comfortable, and thoroughly enjoying himself.
So, after weathering a round of attacks from his opponents, he immediately launched a counteroffensive!
The moment he landed from a flip, he didn't even think before propelling his Armor backward, and in the blink of an eye, he collided with an opponent who had tried to sneak up behind him. Caught off guard, his opponent staggered, and without paying more attention to this person, Rocky went from retreat to advance in an instant, rushing towards another opponent.
Charging at his target, Rocky leaped into the air and raised the Mana Sword, the first time he had truly swung it in the match. Earlier, he had either blocked with the sword or simply struck with the shield, having never truly used the Mana Sword.
And this time, as he lifted the Mana Sword high and brought it down with force, the opponent beneath the blade panicked.
In terms of weapon class, ordinary weapons were the worst, Magic Energy Enhanced Weapons were intermediate, and Magic Energy Materialized Weapons were the strongest—this was common knowledge. Rocky's Mana Sword, solidified from pure Magic Energy, was a typical Magic Energy Materialized Weapon, and compared to it, the long sword equipped with the Firepower 4-Type Armor was somewhat inferior in every aspect. If the two were to clash directly, the long sword might well be cut in half!
The opponent was clearly aware of this, so he quickly raised both shield and sword, pressing the sword against the shield in an attempt to block the attack.
But in the blink of an eye, Rocky, who had leaped high and slashed downward, suddenly maneuvered the Armor to change direction in mid-air, circling behind with a tight arc, then struck hard on the back of the opponent's head with the hilt of his sword.
Although the opponent was wearing a Helmet, the Magic Energy of the White Demon Armor was higher. Higher Magic Energy meant greater strength augmentation, so Rocky's strike dazed his opponent, after which Rocky grabbed his shoulder, spun around, and flung him off the platform.
"Five left."
Having eliminated another contestant, Rocky immediately turned his attention to the others. At this moment, there were only five left on the platform, aside from himself!
Just as he looked towards his opponents, Powerful Peter took the initiative and charged at him. But instead of facing the attack head-on, Rocky used the agility and speed of his Armor to sidestep him and headed straight for the three brothers.
His next targets were the three brothers!
"Surround him!"
As Rocky charged straight at them, the three brothers reacted quite swiftly, encircling him from three directions, and immediately launched a joint attack.
It must be said that the three brothers did indeed have some skill. They were soldiers who had seen battle, and each of them was quite strong. Plus, with their unity, their strategic coordination was many times stronger than ordinary people. Under such circumstances, even Rocky found it difficult to gain an advantage. In their previous encounters, facing the encirclement of the three brothers, Rocky had chosen to dodge their sharp edges, without a better way to respond.
But this time, he changed his tactics. When surrounded by the three brothers, he didn't choose to retreat but decided to go head-to-head!
Facing the sword slashing straight at him, Rocky didn't dodge or flinch but used the Magic Energy Shield to block with force. With a loud clang, the sword was not only stopped by the shield, but the eldest brother who struck the blow was also shaken back two steps.
The disparity in the Armor was too evident; the Firepower 4-Type Armor's Magic Energy was only 3100 points, whereas the White Demon Armor, even when only half-activated, had a Magic Energy Value of 5000 points—a nearly twofold difference!
With such a vast gap, even if the brothers were stronger than Rocky, the enhancement the White Demon provided was enough to compensate for all disparities and far surpass the opposition.
This was why Rocky chose to confront the three brothers head-on. His plan was to use the Armor's advantage to power through their tactics and completely break them down.
After deflecting the eldest brother's attack with the Magic Energy Shield, Rocky swiftly turned to face the youngest of the three brothers. Their swords clashed, and with a flash of the Magic Energy Sword, it sliced straight through the opponent's long sword!