Muchuan Pants felt bitter inside but had nowhere to voice it out.
Actually, when Jiang Shi conducted the first runestone test, he had a faint premonition. Now it seemed that a man’s sixth sense was indeed this accurate—this runestone, adjusted to its end, unsurprisingly became his dedicated equipment.
The effect of the adjusted runestone redistributed the original single-target damage absorption to teammates within a fixed range, updated to sharing 50% of the effect among teammates.
Consequently, Muchuan Pants, who had already stacked all his equipment attributes onto his defense value, became an even more unstoppable force in this runic domain. All the damage values acted on him were like scraping. In addition, once the series of physical dominance skills of the knight profession are activated, under the effect of the effect, the upright young man behind him can use recovery skills on himself from time to time very leisurely, which is enough to increase the health value.
The Rattlesnake players faced explosive attacks from the area’s monsters right upon entering the gate. Without time to adjust their formation amidst the chaos, they were directly swept by Muchuan Pants’s long spear. They involuntarily received a set of group taunting skills.
Ordinarily, even the most top-notch knight wouldn’t dare to taunt the entire enemy team at once. However, with the backing of this runic array under Muchuan Pants’s feet, he taunted fearlessly.
Eating tons of skill damage from the opponents, his health, in the eyes of the Rattlesnake players, didn’t seem to budge an inch.
What was going on? Could it be that Seven Silver Coins even developed a body-protecting field?
Would such a godly runic effect be allowed by Genesis officials?
As the Rattlesnake exchanged glances, they both noticed the skepticism in each other’s eyes.
For a moment, they didn’t even rush to break free from the taunt effect. Since they couldn’t locate the positions of the other members of Seven Silver Coins, they decided to focus on taking down the only one in front of them, Muchuan Pants.
Unexpectedly, the team’s skill bombardment on Muchuan Pants had no effect at all. Amidst the chaos within the building, their negligence allowed Gentleman Fan to sneakily steal a few heads.
The overly ostentatious displays of PoisonoedMilk and Yu Weize inadvertently made others subconsciously overlook the presence of the other members of Seven Silver Coins. Until this moment, Gentleman Fan’s consecutive display of assassinations completely gave everyone goosebumps.
Without a doubt, in terms of skill alone, this was a rogue master capable of ranking highly across the entire server!
Unable to comprehend the specific mechanisms of the runic field before them and unable to trace the assassin’s movements in the darkness, despite the desire not to miss this chance to team up with Blood Rose for the kill, the retreat order from Rattlesnake was resolute.
And so, the Rattlesnake retreated. But overall, their retreat wasn’t unjustified.
After observing Gentleman Fan’s precise positioning following perfect terrain utilization, it was highly likely that he could immediately claim his next head.
In just this short moment, Seven Silver Coins, previously sandwiched between two forces, had suddenly turned the tables. They forced their attackers out of their safe zone.
The battle gradually subsided.
Yet, the entire scene was in a complete uproar.
To dominate one versus two like this? Was this the same Seven Silver Coins that had been retreating in the previous two rounds!?
They had expected this match to determine the elimination rounds. However, it seemed they could still put up a fight after all.
“The performance of Seven Silver Coins is extremely outstanding! Forcing both Rattlesnake and Blood Rose, two powerful guilds, to retreat. I believe this can’t be solely explained by the ‘geographical advantage.’ Even if it were any other prestigious guild, their performance might not be more exciting than this!”
From the tone of the commentator, it was evident that even in this intense battle, they were getting excited. What truly brought the audience back to focus was the next statement, “Moreover, it seems Lady Luck is favoring Seven Silver Coins today! Iron Chain Creed Klimanss! Finally, the second BOSS of this match has been found, right at the top floor of this building. Judging from the current situation, it’s practically a gift to Seven Silver Coins! Oh, let’s check the situation with the Black Tower Guild… Well, as expected, with 5% health, if nothing unexpected happens, Black Tower will claim the first high-value BOSS points in this match!”
Shortly after the words fell, news of the BOSS kill came from the Black Tower Guild’s team.
But apart from the Black Tower’s fans, the attention of other viewers involuntarily focused on Seven Silver Coins.
Previously, utilizing Yu Weize’s mechanical army to harvest small monsters, then gaining a batch of heads gifted by Rattlesnake and Blood Rose, and now, with the likely unsurprising BOSS kill… The Black Tower Guild’s team might have secured their position at the top, but once Iron Chain Creed Klimanss hit the ground here, they would probably have to settle for second place.
Let alone their erratic performance, Seven Silver Coins had already secured a spot in the top four for this match.
Not only were they not facing elimination, judging by their performance, if they continued with such momentum in the next match, they might even advance to the second round!
The most fervent reactions were undoubtedly in the Starry Sky Internet Cafe’s live stream. The accumulated fans of Seven Silver Coins were sitting in front of the main viewing angle, emotionally overwhelmed.
The entire chat was completely filled with a unified slogan: [“Silver Coins, fly without worry, we’ll always be with you!”]
The following matches didn’t yield any surprises after all.
The last two bosses were respectively taken down by Rattlesnake and FirePower. Black Tower, in the end, failed to grab the second boss of this round.
The ranking of this round unfolded before everyone—Seven Silver Coins, ranked first!
Such a result shocked both the opponents and the fans of Seven Silver Coins alike.
It’s worth noting that in the history of the Century Cup, it’s an excellent achievement for newly qualified teams to survive the first round without elimination. As for achieving the first rank, it’s nearly an unimaginable scenario!
This achievement isn’t something that can be solely attributed to luck.
Does this mean that Seven Silver Coins truly possess top-tier strength to confront prestigious guilds?
After the match, the scene at the upcoming press conference was packed with reporters, all eagerly anticipating uncovering new information.
However, after enduring the official statements on Chairman Island’s forest, Jiang Shi finally responded. His familiar words were, “Runestone effect? It couldn’t possibly make me self-destruct, so you’d better go back and continue your research… But I don’t think it’s necessary. After all, by the next match, we’ll probably switch to other attributes for practical testing.”
The reporters were somewhat dumbfounded.
No one bothered to argue about using the Century Cup as practical testing. All attention was drawn to the underlying point—does Seven Silver Coins possess other hidden runic domain effects? Other guilds’ tech teams toil each year to develop one or two runic effects applicable in real combat. What’s going on with you guys? It seems like you’re freely getting one powerful effect after another!
Jiang Shi was very satisfied with today’s match results and felt good.
Before the press conference ended, he didn’t forget to exchange a few playful words with Han Yuze, amusing the reporters present.
Boosted by their first-place ranking in this round, they only needed to ensure they remained within the top four in the final match of the first round to firmly secure advancement to the second round.
Of course, their ultimate goal was to secure a place among the top four.
When leaving the venue to return to the game server, the members of Seven Silver Coins coincidentally met Blood Rose, who was also preparing to leave, at the entrance.
Return to Spring’s Skillful Hands noticed their arrival and suddenly halted his steps. As he stopped, the other members of Blood Rose quieted down too.
The atmosphere became somewhat awkward. However, Han Yuze seemed oblivious, walking directly past and casually greeting the Healer, “Spring God, it’s a pity about today.”
Return to Spring’s Skillful Hands, seeing Han Yuze’s frivolous appearance, became irritated and made a pretense of kicking him, saying, “Calling you my nemesis isn’t wrong.”
Han Yuze agilely dodged and stood back beside Jiang Shi, laughing, “A hundred years ago, I killed you once. Is there a need to hold a grudge till now? Moreover, today, it’s not really my fault. You should blame the one beside me.”
Return to Spring’s Skillful Hands looked at Jiang Shi, sighed silently, and smiled bitterly, “It seems it was a mistake not to completely dismantle your entire guild.”
Han Yuze replied, “Too bad, it’s too late now.”
Return to Spring’s Skillful Hands twitched his lips but restrained the impulse to hit someone.
However, Return to Spring’s Skillful Hands, staring at Jiang Shi, asked directly, “So, what’s the effect of your runic domain? This is the first time in my many years of partnering with Old Spring that I’ve seen him heal so haphazardly.”
Jiang Shi still smiled, “Well, you should go back and replay the videos several times. Then you’ll know.”
Return to Spring’s Skillful Hands rubbed his head, “Indeed, anyone who can make it into the Century Cup must have a heart as dark as night.”
Return to Spring’s Skillful Hands didn’t find this response strange at all. After all, the effects of items were practically considered guild secrets.
Without saying much more, he pondered for a moment and threw out one last question, “Next week is the final match of the first round. Do you have any other thoughts?”
Without explicitly stating it, Han Yuze caught the half-smiling expression on Return to Spring’s Skillful Hands’s face and suddenly understood, “Are you suggesting an alliance with us?”
Return to Spring’s Skillful Hands replied, “Consider it?”
For Blood Rose, a high-ranking competitor like Rattlesnake might not be an ideal collaborator, but for other guilds with less conflicting interests, they were the perfect alliance partner.
Unexpectedly, Han Yuze didn’t expect Blood Rose to straightforwardly abandon the thought of pushing them out of the competition.
Without directly answering Return to Spring’s Skillful Hands’s proposal, he just tilted slightly and said, “Don’t ask me, our family defers to the Healer’s decisions.”
Jiang Shi also chimed in straightforwardly, “No need to consider; I accept.”