Vanguard of the Eternal Night

Chapter Ch104 - Provincial Competition – Hacker End

translator: xiin

editor: kara

For the master assassin, his reaction modes were usually divided into two types: combat state and non-combat state.

It was very easy to understand. When he was putting on an act, he had to be more insensitive to sudden stimuli and couldn’t reveal his identity. Tyron was in this state most of the time. He wasn’t a natural iceberg and was actually an arrogant and rather evil old antique. After undergoing training at Bluebell, he usually wouldn’t respond to stress stimuli during daily life.

And when the master assassin took the initiative to enter combat state, for example, when he was in the arena, he would instantly adjust to another mode that takes combat as the priority. At this time, his reactions would be extremely fast, his moves almost radical, and sometimes, they would be even faster than his consciousness. These were the conditioned reflexes that were only formed after experiencing thousands of battles.

99.99% of the time, this kind of conditioned reflex was very conducive to reducing his response time, often allowing him to dodge the enemy’s attack at a critical moment or even turn the tables in a fight.

However, everything had its advantages and disadvantages. The faster his reactions were, the shorter the thinking time was. Sometimes, his body would move faster than his thoughts.

This right now was that 0.01%. This kind of sudden use of magic during high-speed combat was something that only the super-fast experts could do.

The slower rookies might not be as affected. The more skilled of a master they were, the more likely they were to become disrupted.

However, at the level of the master assassin, he wouldn’t be blinded by the same move a second time––

If there was a second time, then congratulations: He was acting so that the opponent would take him lightly.

Male commentator: “This time...he wasn’t able to gain any time?”

Universal Day’s waterfall didn’t work!

This time, Odin went straight into the waterfall model.

The water that seemed so mighty lost its power once it hit him, passing by in a flash like a breeze and leaving no trace at all.

When the water vapor that was scattered around the waterfall model disappeared, the assassin, whose figure was revealed from within, made Universal Day cry out in his heart, “Ah, my life is over!”

Female commentator: “Amazing, Lord Four actually closed his eyes!”

Beneath his hood, Odin had actually closed his eyes.

The changed models only had visual effects. Not only was there no sound, no smell, and so on, but it also had no real physical interaction.

So, once Odin had closed his eyes, he was able to directly ignore all the model replacement’s instructions and head straight toward Universal Day––

At this time, Universal Day, the commentators, and the audience were all a little confused.

No other contestant had ever chosen such a method. None of them. And, it was very unlikely that any of them would choose this method in the future either!

This was because, while closing one’s eyes allowed them to ignore this type of magic, they would also lose their vision and provide their opponents with an opportunity!

The disadvantages far outweighed the advantages for any player.

Nobody else could do it, because none of them had senses that were keen enough, and none of them had sufficient experience in predicting their opponent’s moves and the sense of strategy from overlooking the battlefield.

Speaking of the moment took longer than the actual event. Odin passed through the model directly and used a Flash right away!

He held the surrounding terrain in his mind at this moment and knew clearly without looking that Universal Day wouldn’t have moved at this time.

So, his Flash went straight through Universal Day!

Female commentator: “17%! In order to not be affected by the magic, Lord Four closed his eyes––is there any chance for Universal Day to take advantage of this opportunity?!”

At this time, Odin heard the sound of Universal Day’s double guns, and a slight, sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He knew that Universal Day thought that he had a chance to fight, that he was already at the end of his road and had no choice but to throw in everything he had.

Shadow Dance!

Odin immediately started up his Shadow Dance. In a situation where he couldn’t see his opponent directly, he instead predicted how Universal Day would move––he definitely moved backwards!

In the field that he was unable to see, Universal Day had indeed shifted positions, jumping as he moved.

All of a sudden, Odin’s attacks came to a complete stop...

Until Universal Day’s movements ended, and an extremely subtle sound on the battlefield arrived at Odin’s ears.

He suddenly used Flash again!

Male commentator: “Flash to get close! This positioning is too accurate! How exactly was this done?!”

Female commentator: “Universal Day’s health falls to 15%! He’s gonna die, gonna die, gonna die...”

After getting close, there was another three-hit combo!

Odin’s hit rate fluctuated slightly, but he still managed to push Universal Day’s health down to a sliver, leaving him in a precarious state.

Now, even without seeing his opponent, Odin could once again obtain a clear message from the frequency of the double guns: Universal Day was flustered.

In the situation where Odin’s eyes were closed, Universal Day’s illusions no longer worked. He’d obviously lost a trump card that would have allowed him to escape quickly, so he decisively gave up on model replacement and began to use another command to switch his own coordinates and transmit himself elsewhere.

Then, just as Universal Day’s next command was inputted halfway, he once again... suddenly saw the great demon king’s pair of eyes.

It was a pair of dark, golden eyes that showed a hint of playfulness.

It was too late for Universal Day to change his command now! Regardless of whether he chose to stick with the command or replace it immediately, it would still require a half-second delay.

He gritted his teeth and finished the transmission command!

Then, sure enough, Odin stared directly at Universal Day who’d teleported not too far away.

Shadow Jump!

He appeared right behind Universal Day. A pair of cold blades appeared leisurely from the shadows, stroking gracefully and lightly against Universal Day’s neck like the gentle hands of a lover––

Taking away his last breath of life.

When the game ended, the system determined:

Odin had scored 3 points for the basic victory.

Odin had also scored an additional advantage point.

Odin had scored a total of 4 points, and his total was now 11; Universal Day had gained 0 points, and his total was 4.

In this game, Odin had obtained the advantage point but not the time point. This was mainly because it had been too easy for Universal Day to create delays with his magic skills, and this map had been greatly advantageous to him. In the early stages, they’d spent a lot of time on hide and seek.

The two commentators continued, “Our contestant Universal Day was really seen through clearly by Odin.”

“Yes. Regardless of whether it was anticipation or acting, Odin was simply leading him in circles. Universal Day had used magic, and Odin had pulled the ground out from under his feet by simply closing his eyes. Universal Day had been forced to teleport, and Odin had watched him as he did it––it only takes less than one second for Universal Day to input his instructions for the transmission, but Odin had amazingly opened his eyes right at that moment, accurate and precise. Doesn’t this mean that he’d been prepared since long ago?”

“The more games played, the more we can see that our Lord Four is a genius strategist.”

“Not to mention that there are few people who can rival him technically. When he’s on the court, he can play tricks, use acting skills, and has both skills and tactics. Who can resist this...?”

“I think he’s going to go straight to the top ten this year.”

In any case, it didn’t cost money to make predictions for the rankings, and the first and second place contestants from the provincial competitions would be at least in the top 20 when they entered the National Championships. It was a stable thing to say.

The two commentators then went on to talk about Odin’s reaction speed. They laughed and said, “Odin had also been restrained by the magic due to his overly fast reaction speed, hey.”

At this time, there was a saying that came up on the public screen.

Some fans expressed, “The great demon king had actually done it deliberately the second time, right? As a result, Universal Day took it lightly the third time and didn’t take the initiative to dodge after he unleashed the magic, allowing the great demon king to flash over and stick to him...”

“It’s very possible!” The fans all supported this viewpoint.

However, they could only speculate about this matter. Other than asking Odin about it directly, there was no other way to confirm.

Because, after all... the great demon king, Odin’s acting skills were on the level of a film emperor! It was impossible to see if he’d deliberately put on an act just from the game video.

After the competition, those who were still discussing the technical content of the game could already be considered clear-headed.

Even Universal Day’s fans were all amusing themselves with a new meme: ‘a shivering banana’, which was also quite good.

The heretics from the fan cults were wailing openly, “Damn it! There was finally a waterfall... but, it was completely useless!”

“Couldn’t they just make the waterfall real? That moment of anticipation made my little heart almost pop out of my throat! I felt like I’d reached the peak of my life, and then, it f*cking broke down in the next second!”

“I’ve unilaterally decided that Universal Day is the enemy of our Rain God Cult for the rest of my entire life!”

The master assassin, who’d just stepped off the stage and was looking at the public screen, was now using a new move.

––The great move, screen!

The old antique pulled up the words: ‘wet body’ and other such keywords, then blocked out all the YY from the cults from the public screen!

The world was suddenly so clean. Tyron was very satisfied.

After leaving the arena, Victor came down from the family area and paid no heed to their surroundings as he praised his War God up to the skies.

“There’s only one more round,” Tyron said, “Is there anything you want after I win the provincial championship?”

Victor clearly lost track of his thoughts for a moment, his eyes drifting from one side to the other before drifting back, “No. I... When the time comes, there’s something I want to tell you.”

––It was too obvious. This little child was unable to hide anything.

Tyron even had a bit of a ‘hating iron for not being steel’ feeling. He poked at him, “What’s been going on with you lately?”

Victor’s face was red as he said, “Nothing, nothing, definitely nothing.”

Tyron: “......”

Realizing that his excitement was too obvious, Victor quickly tried to explain, “There’s something I have to do today. I need to go to the planet near us...”

––Going again?

The master assassin wasn’t happy, and his mouth was obviously pursed. He stared at him, “What are you going to do this time?”

Victor looked left and right and waffled, “I’ll be back very soon...”

Tyron abruptly turned around and kabedon-ed him against the wall. His face was expressionless as he said, “It’s my last game tomorrow.”

Victor could practically hear the words, ‘If you dare to not be back by then, you’ll be responsible for the consequences’, beneath what was said and hurriedly coaxed him, “I-I-I promise I’ll be back very soon! Tomorrow! I’ll definitely be there tomorrow! And, I’ll give you a surprise!”