"Your Majesty, [One Sword] was defeated by Shevchenko. With more than 70,000 people watching, Shevchenko made [One Sword] use up all of his warrior energy. In the end, [One Sword] fainted due to depletion of warrior energy and stamina..."
Robbin told Fei about what happened. When he was telling the story, the expression on his face was really shocking as he also couldn't believe it.
Fei took over the Divy Crystal he gave Robbin to record. After he injected a bit of energy into it, a five-colored light flashed by. After that, an image was projected onto the white cloth in the tent. Like a movie, the battle between [One Sword] and Shevchenko was replayed.
This was the first time that Fei saw Shevchenko when he was in battle. In fact, it was Fei's first time looking at Shevchenko seriously.
One set of ordinary chain mail, one old and circular wooden shied, and one huge 2.5 meters long black sword that wasn't sharpened...
Shevchenko was also wearing a Milano helmet that protected his cheeks and nose, and he had a pair of old leather boots that looked shiny due to all the wear.
The kinds of stuff he was using were identical to an ordinary soldier of Zenit... well, except for that huge black unsharpened sword.
If Fei didn't know that this was a kingdom ranking match, he would have assumed that [One Sword] encountered a normal soldier on the battlefield.
As he watched more of it, his face gradually turned more serious.
"Fire Strike!"
"Counter Dragon Strike!"
"Horizontal Chop!"
"Reverse Dragon Strike!"
"Shield Strike!"
"Rotate Drag Chop!!"
As the Demon Beast-like roar sounded, that "soldier" started to swing the huge black sword. The sword sometimes moved fast like a black tornado, and Shevchenko sometimes stood still like a mountain. With numerous afterimages in the air, it felt like a fantasy-like dream.
Shevchenko's sword had a tragic aura to it. Every time he struck at [One Sword], it felt like he wasn't planning to survive. That was determination! That was domination!
This prince's techniques also lacked creativity. Every strike he used made Fei feel like that was a textbook example. Without hidden changes nor traps, Shevchenko wouldn't use a new strike unless the previous strike was fully performed. In this battle, Shevchenko was really like a normal person who didn't understand change.
However, what was surprising about him was that frenzy lights appearing in his eyes. As if his eyes were two burning fires, he forgot what was happening around him and only focused on using his sword. He didn't hold back in any strike he performed.
Shevchenko was a mid-tier Six-Star Warrior.
However, every strike he performed was on the level of top-tier Six-Star.
All of the techniques he used were common techniques that were known by all. When new soldiers were recruited into the ten main battle legions of Zenit, they would be taught these techniques; there was nothing special about them.
However, these common techniques that even the kids of Zenit knew how to use became super powerful in Shevchenko's hands. His movements were textbook-leveled, and no one had ever practiced these common techniques that earnestly.
It was actually hard to imagine that people in this world would focus on the common knowledge that much.
In fact, the same technique that was used twice by Shevchenko looked exactly the same. If Shevchenko wasn't shouting loudly and had some emotion on his face, Fei would have thought that this prince was a robot in a human skin and was programmed to perform the predetermined techniques.
[One Sword]'s sword was powerful, and every single Sword Energy from him looked like it was going to last the eternity and was able to take away his opponent's life. He was indeed the king of swords! However, although all of his Sword Energies were able to leave marks on Shevchenko, they weren't able to kill him.
Like a soldier who had been to numerous battles, the effectiveness of the sword and the shield were completely demonstrated in the hands of Shevchenko. The normal-looking yellow wooden shield in his hand was able to block [One Sword]'s unparalleled Sword Energies just in time.
Near the end of the match, Shevchenko was covered in wounds and blood. However, it felt like he was an angry Demon Beast in a human skin as long as he had his sword and shield; it felt like he had unlimited stamina and strength. Even though he was heavily injured near the end, his techniques were still performed perfectly to the tee.
This was why Shevchenko won.
After four hours of continued and persistent suicidal and repeated strikes from Shevchenko, Fei clearly saw some anxiousness and impatience in [One Sword]'s eye.
Fei also felt like [One Sword] was bothered by something from the beginning; it felt like [One Sword] couldn't unleash the full power of his Sword Energies as if he was distracted from this match.
Fei stopped inject energy into the Divy Crystal at this moment, and the images on the white cloth disappeared.
Without having to continue to watch the full match, Fei already had a good grasp of Shevchenko's strength and characteristics. From looking at the performance of Shevchenko, Fei knew that [One Sword]'s loss wasn't too tough to take. Shevchenko was clearly a powerful participant; he was a super warrior who hid his strength, and he had his own distinct style.
It was probably Shevchenko's strange battle style that caused both Fei and Matt Razi to misjudge him.
Shevchenko was the biggest dark horse of the competition!
Of course, Fei also knew that [One Sword] was stronger than Shevchenko in terms of pure strength. But for some reason, [One Sword]'s performance wasn't stable and wasn't in the zone. He didn't use his most powerful strikes, and that was why he lost to Shevchenko.
...
The second match in the afternoon was simple.
[Goddess of Archery] Elena didn't show her bow. In fact, she didn't even show up and was automatically disqualified. The king of Chambord moved onto the final.
If this happened to any other participants, all the audience would reject this outcome and ask the officials to look into it. The judges themselves would also investigate to see if cheating was going on.
Since everyone knew that the king of Chambord and [Goddess of Archery] was from the same kingdom and the latter was a subordinate of the former, everything made sense. On the Azeroth Continent, the subordinate couldn't raise his or her weapon against his or her master. In addition, the power the king of Chambord showed in the match between him and Princess Cindy was far beyond the level of Elena. Even if the match took place, her chance of winning was too low.
The king of Chambord's strength made others feel devastated.
[One Sword] who people thought could potentially rival against the king of Chambord was unexpectedly taken out by Shevchenko. From the look of it, the king of Chambord was the champion. Unless….. Unless the Luck Prince Shevchenko could surprise everyone again. However, that chance was too low.
[Sky Covering Fist] VS Super Dark Horse Shevchenko.
This was the final of the kingdom ranking matches.
The final was going to take place on No.1 Sword-Testing Stage three days alter.
Shevchenko was severely injured by [One Sword]. It was heard that after [One Sword] fainted on the stage, Shevchenko also fainted after he let go of his huge sword. Shevchenko needed the two days to recover.
But can he fully recover in two days? No one knew.
After all, the war at the south of Zenit was urgent, and the battle between the two Martial Saints was happening soon. Therefore, getting a champion to become the commander of the new legion was more important. Since the situation around Zenit was chaotic, no one knew if more issues were going to come up. Time was the most valuable asset!
From this perspective, Fei actually got the advantage. After all, the king didn't do anything in the semi-final.
...
The two days flew by.
In these two days, Fei finished all the quests on the Third Map [Kurast Docks]. In Fei's memory, the last quest [The Guardian] where he had to defeat the boss [Mephisto] was very difficult; this [Mephisto] who was powerful enough had a few strong subordinates!
If Fei was only as powerful as a normal character, it might take a while to complete. However, his strength was now so strong that he tilted the balance of the "game". Except for [Mephisto] who took a bit longer, Fei and Elena easily conquered the quest.
After [Mephisto] was killed, Fei got the helmet component of [Natalya's Odium], [Natalya's Totem].
[Natalya's Odium] had four components that were all level 7 green Set Items for assassins. The set was powerful and was one of the few Elite Set Items in Diablo World. [Natalya's Totem] was a great reward, but Fei wasn't sure when he would be able to collect the other three components which were boots, mail, and scissors.