However, as time passed, the range for players to move became smaller, and the two were bound to meet eventually.
When the duel reached the 35th minute, only the last two players were left in the duel map â Snow Leopard and A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated.
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All other players had been eliminated.
Under Snow Leopardâs gaze, A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated came out of a house not far away, carrying a wine gourd on his back.
However, to everyoneâs surprise, he only had the Breath of Blood buff on him and wasnât wearing any equipment dropped in the secret realm.
His overall status was almost the same as when he first met Snow Leopard.
Seeing A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated in this state, the live stream chat exploded:
âWhat the hell is A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated doing?!â
âDoes he know he canât beat Snow Leopard and intends to forfeit?â
âOr does he dare to challenge Snow Leopard, whose strength is triple that of his, with his superb skills?â
âNo way, the gap is too large, no matter how advanced the techniques are, they cannot compensate.â
The players were arguing non-stop.
Only Su Yu in the Mage Tower faintly discerned a clue.
If he remembered correctly, the wine gourd of A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated was originally yellow, but now the color of the gourd has turned dark red.
Perhaps the answer lies in this wine gourd.
Snow Leopard stared at A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated, âSo⊠you didnât kill any players in the last half hour?â
âNo, I didnât even touch the wild beasts,â A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated admitted with a sincere smile.
âThen youâŠâ
âActually, Iâm experimenting with a new way to play,â said A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated, taking out the red plant that they ate the second time they met from his backpack and shaking it in front of Snow Leopard.
âDo you know what this plant is? Do you know how I got it from the market owner when I was broke?â
Snow Leopard:
He faintly felt as if he had missed something.
A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated squeezed out the juice of the red plant forcefully, then poured the juice into the wine gourd.
As the red juice was poured in, the gourd suddenly burst into a strange red light.
âActually, this town is not just a scene. There are many hidden elements to be found,â A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated said with a slow smile.
âWhen I first started asking the stall owners at the vegetable market, I noticed this: players can communicate with the NPCs here, triggering some exclusive hidden quests. Completing the quests can bring extraordinary rewards to the players! The rewards can even be better than the stack layer buffs you get from killing players!â
âSo, you have been completing quests this time!â Snow Leopard suddenly realized.
He had never expected this map to have âhidden questsâ. And indeed, he had overlooked it.
âCorrect!â A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated took the wine gourd and pointed the mouth towards Snow Leopard. âNow, let me show you the reward from the hidden quest. Here you go!â
From the gourdâs mouth, he sprayed a huge beam of fiery red light, which enveloped Snow Leopard like a curtain.
Snow Leopard had no chance to resist or fight back. His figure shrank continuously in the light, and was eventually sucked uncontrollably into the gourd.
Over a million viewers were now watching Snow Leopardâs live stream. Seeing this scene made the chat explode:
âOh no, heâs been sucked in!â
âKaren, is that you?â
âWhat kind of overpowered item is this? Can people even play like this?â
âWho knew you could complete hidden quests on fantasy maps âindirectlyâ? Weâve learned something new!â
âPoor Snow Leopard, such a wrongful loss!â
After taking Snow Leopard, A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated weighed the gourd, marveling, âThis upgraded gourd is really powerful! The only regret is that it canât be taken to the next roundâŠ. Wait, something is wrong. Why isnât there a reward settlement?â
A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated was taken aback.
In the first round, he immediately received a game notice about the quest settlement as soon he killed the last player. Why didnât he receive it this time?
A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated looked at the wine gourd in his hand.
Was it possible that the gourd needed some time to digest Snow Leopard once it sucked him in? Could it completely finish him off?
He wasnât going to release some bug to pierce the gourd like the snake spirit in the Calabash brothers, was he?
Just as he was lost in thought, a golden leopard suddenly appeared behind him, and its sharp claws mercilessly attacked his back.
It was Snow Leopard!
âDamn it!â A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated attempted to dodge, but failed.
The claw fiercely scraped across the location of his heart â his health immediately dropped by a third.
It turned out that what had been taken away by his gourd was not Snow Leopard but Snow Leopardâs avatar!
Snow Leopardâs Purple Necklace [Annaloricaâs Dream] had an additional skill: Dream Avatar.
The Dream Avatar could summon a clone that looks exactly like the original and stayed in stealth mode.
The avatar could not attack, but it could switch positions with the original.
Before the wine gourd had locked onto him, Snow Leopard had used his necklace to switch positions with his avatar.
The avatar was sucked away by the wine gourd, while his original body remained intact and well.
He immediately sneaked behind A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated, and his sharp claws lashed out at his heart!
A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated was caught off guard and severely injured.
The gourd had a cooldown of 30 seconds and could not be used again at the moment.
In desperation, he used the [Beiming Kung Fu] of the Wandering Sect coupled with the [Golden Bell Shield] of the Shaolin Sect added with the [Taiji Swordsmanship] of the Wudang Sect, hoping to slow the clock.
However, the gap between him and Snow Leopard was too vast, beyond the point of salvation by advanced martial arts.
In less than ten seconds, A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated was left with only 5% of his health, making it clear that he couldnât hold on until he could use the gourd again.
Helplessly, he jumped back and clasped his fist towards Snow Leopard, âWell played, I have been defeated.â
With that, he pointed a finger at the chestâs Shenque acupoint, turned into white light and disappeared on the spot.
Seeing Snow Leopardâs final victory, the live chat immediately flooded with â666â while some people even sent hundreds of rockets in moments.
After all, with the decline of offline world currencies, people didnât feel the pain of spending money.
After A Thousand Cups Unintoxicated transformed into white light and disappeared, Snow Leopard couldnât help but breathe a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, his necklaceâs bonus skill saved his life, or he could have most likely lost this match.
He really shouldnât underestimate the other top players!
âCongratulations on eliminating all competitors and gaining access to the next round. Countdown to the next round begins: 23:18.â
âBattle settlement in progressâŠâ
âYour performance in this round of battle is rated as [S], rewards obtained: Pet Egg [Thunder Lizardâs Egg (Epic)] X1, World Prestige 2 points, spiritual energy coin 10000.â
With the gameâs prompt sound, Snow Leopard gradually disappeared on the streets of this ancient town and returned to Goldfinch square.