MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Immediately after, a faint chain appeared between Athena and her spear.

With a tug and a pull, Athena appeared next to Yang Nuo, raising her shield to taunt her.

The taunt skill cannot be defended against or evaded. Given the close distance and the suddenness of the attack, Yang Nuo didn't have time to react before Athena pulled her in.

Athena's other hand had already raised the shield to strike down.

"Bang!"

A muffled sound echoed.

The shield struck Yang Nuo's head solidly, causing her to be stunned on the spot.

After stunning Yang Nuo, Athena showed no signs of hesitation. She pulled the spear from the ground and thrust it at Yang Nuo, sending her flying.

Next, Athena raised her shield again, lifting Yang Nuo high once more, and then her right hand thrust the spear diagonally upward in quick succession.

"Thud, thud, thud, thud!"

The spear transformed into several phantoms, continuously striking Yang Nuo.

A series of damage numbers began to float above Yang Nuo's head.

Although the Guardian's output was not high, the archer's health was also quite low... After a combo, half of Yang Nuo's health bar was gone.

Before Yang Nuo could land, Athena began charging her spear. At the moment Yang Nuo touched the ground, Athena thrust the fully charged spear forward.

"Boom!"

A dazzling aura surged along the ground towards Yang Nuo.

Awakening: Invincible!!!

Large text floated above Athena's head.

As a high-level expert like Athena, the power of her awakening skill, Invincible, was undoubtedly formidable.

The intense aura carved a deep gash in the ground, crashing into Yang Nuo with a wave of searing flames.

After taking a series of attacks from Athena, Yang Nuo was already in a critical state, and receiving such a powerful skill meant she would surely not survive.

Anyone who had watched the Crowd of Misfits's matches had witnessed Yang Nuo's strength. Although she was a female player, her performance was extraordinarily high, surpassing even top professional players.

Now, less than five minutes into the match, she was killed by Athena, highlighting just how strong Athena was.

Truly worthy of being the world's number one Guardian; her reputation was well-deserved.

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However, just as the audience thought Yang Nuo was undoubtedly doomed, a question mark appeared above Athena's head.

As a top expert, the impact of the skill release told Athena that her ultimate move had missed!

"Not good!"

Without a second thought, Athena quickly turned to her left, twisting her body while holding her shield.

"Thud!"

But it was too late; Yang Nuo, already close behind, launched an attack at Athena.

A crossbow bolt pierced directly into Athena's face.

Athena's cold and beautiful demeanor was now disrupted, with an arrow sticking out of her forehead, making the scene rather amusing.

"…"

Athena naturally knew how ridiculous she looked, feeling extreme anger. Instinctively, she raised her shield to cover her face.

Meanwhile, Yang Nuo sidestepped to Athena's side and raised her crossbow, shooting another bolt directly at Athena's face.

It was clear that the two women on stage had become enraged, attacking each other's faces in a way that seemed intent on disfiguring each other.

It's no wonder people say women can be irrational; come on, ladies, this is just a game… even throwing acid on someone's face won't cause disfigurement here.

…

As an archer, Yang Nuo's agility was her main attribute, making her movement speed extremely fast. Athena, due to her class's speed disadvantage, could only just barely keep up with Yang Nuo's movements.

However, once Yang Nuo's ancestral technique was unleashed, she became unpredictable, making it difficult for Athena to defend against her.

After one round, Athena was left with arrows all over her face, transforming her originally beautiful, aloof visage into that of a hedgehog.

"Haha, what the heck!"

The members of the Crowd of Misfits burst into laughter at the sight.

"What the heck, what the heck! Is this woman a demon? Does she have to be so ruthless?"

The audience was both shocked and appalled.

Throughout the matches, Yang Nuo had thoroughly shown what cruelty looked like; her actions had truly surpassed everyone's imagination of brutality.

Reflecting on Yang Nuo's battles:

In the first encounter, she directly attacked her opponent's eyes.

In the second encounter, she ground her opponent down arrow by arrow.

In the third encounter, she relentlessly shot arrows at her opponent's face, turning a beautiful woman into a spiky mess.

A tragedy is when something beautiful is torn apart for others to see; Yang Nuo's actions were absolutely unbearable for a woman, especially for one who was relatively attractive.

Of course, this couldn't all be blamed on Yang Nuo; Athena had crossed the line first by attacking Yang Nuo with her shield, prompting Yang Nuo to seek revenge.

The members of the Quan Zhen Sect are all straightforward people; while each has their own character flaws, they believe in settling scores on the spot, and if not, then saving it for future encounters.

After spending so long in the Quan Zhen Sect, Yang Nuo had long been assimilated.

…

After firing a few more arrows, half of Athena's health bar was also depleted.

Seeing that there was no longer any viable target on Athena's face, Yang Nuo hesitated for a moment. This hesitation allowed Athena to finally find an opportunity for a counterattack.

"Ha!"

With a furious shout, the ground beneath them cracked, causing Yang Nuo's crossbow to shake and fall to the ground.

Raging Battle!

"What's going on?"

Seeing this scene, Wang Yu asked others with some confusion.

He had also done something similar to disarm opponents, but he did it through genuine technical means. Yet Athena had merely shouted, and it caused Yang Nuo to drop her weapon? That seemed a bit ridiculous.

As a martial artist, a weapon is one's life, and Yang Nuo couldn't possibly be disarmed just by someone's shout.

"Disarming! It's disarming!!!"

Beside him, Fearless explained in surprise.

Disarming is an extremely rare skill effect in <<Rebirth>>, capable of temporarily preventing the opponent from using their weapon.

Unexpectedly, Athena's Raging Battle had such a terrifying effect. For a moment, Fearless began to worry about Yang Nuo.

After all, Yang Nuo was not like any other class; among all the classes, archers were the ones most reliant on their weapons.

Mages and Warriors can still cast spells or fight barehanded without weapons, but what can an archer do without a weapon? Use arrows as throwing knives? That seemed absurd.

Seeing that Yang Nuo had lost her weapon, Athena casually brushed off the arrows from her face, glaring at Yang Nuo with gritted teeth, "The humiliation from earlier, I will repay it tenfold!"

As she spoke, Athena thrust her spear, knocking Yang Nuo's crossbow away, and her shield came crashing towards Yang Nuo.

"Hmph!"

Yang Nuo coldly snorted at the sight, narrowing her eyes into a slit.