The referee's voice rang out across the exam area...
"Final assessment: start!"
As the system countdown reached zero, the ten players from Yunmeng Team 2 and Tianshen Team 4 were teleported into the assessment battlefield: the Wilderness Lake.
The moment the five members of Lin Yuan's team landed, they immediately sensed the uniqueness of this map. In the center was an extremely vast lake. Along the lake's edge were sparse stretches of land and soft, wet swamps. One slip would send you sinking into the marsh. The lake's bottom was hidden from sight. Beneath the dark blue ripples, a menacing, sinister aura seemed to lie in wait.
This battle essentially started with everyone "falling into the water."
Shortly after Yunmeng Team 2 and Tianshen Team 4 encountered each other, before they could execute a full - fledged tactical cooperation, the ground suddenly began to shake...
"What the hell?!" Shen Haotian exclaimed as he watched the land beneath his feet turn into something like quicksand in an instant. The entire team slid directly into the lake!
It wasn't just Yunmeng Team 2. The five Tianshen Team 4 members were hit by the swamp's sudden shift and plunged into the water one by one. Soon, nine out of ten players, all but Hua Ruobing, were in the water!
"Splash!" "Splash!" "Splash!"
For a moment, water splashed everywhere, and layers of ripples surged across the lake surface.
The impact of the lake on the battle became evident very quickly...
The speed at which game characters could release skills in the water slowed down significantly. Attacks that were usually crisp and decisive now seemed to be in slow - motion, several times slower! This was especially true for characters using large weapons, who were severely affected.
Gu Changfeng became the first victim of this predicament. "Hell! Why can't I unleash my skill?"
The longbow in his hand became incredibly heavy due to the resistance of the water flow. Every movement of pulling the string seemed like a slow - motion replay. Before he could even shoot the arrow after nocking it, the players from Tianshen Team 4 had already swum away!
On the other side, the attacking speed of Shen Haotian's long sword had also slowed down considerably. As the sword blade swung in the water, it even created a string of bubbles, allowing the target to avoid it easily!
As for the shield bearer of Tianshen Team 4, he was truly miserable. The shield was so heavy that his character sank like an iron block. Right after falling in, he plunged straight down. He thrashed around in the water, struggling to float back up.
When the audience outside the arena saw this scene, they couldn't help but burst out laughing...
"Hahaha! What is this? A slow - motion replay?"
"Judging by this, it's supposed to be a showdown between the best, but it's turned into the most hilarious underwater brawl in history?"
"Wait! Look at Gu Changfeng! He can't even launch his attacks!"
"This terrain is extremely unfriendly to long - range players!" Gu Changfeng struggled in the water, his face looking rather grim.
His skill "Rapid Gale Volley" was supposed to be a powerful long - range skill that could rapidly fire five arrows. Underwater, skill activation speed plummeted. His bow-drawing motion was like a frame-by-frame replay. The second arrow wasn't even primed when he finally let the first one fly.
At this moment, a close - combat player from Tianshen Team 4 saw an opportunity and charged forward!
Gu Changfeng couldn't retreat at all. He could only clumsily wave his fists to defend. As soon as he threw a punch, his character was sent into a backflip on the spot by the opponent's slow - motion "underwater heavy punch." He floated in the water for a while before regaining his balance!
"..."
"Damn it! Is this a slow-motion boxing match?!" Gu Changfeng seethed with frustration.
Meanwhile, Hua Ruobing stood on the land, the only character on the field who hadn't fallen into the water. She furrowed her brows slightly and quickly drew her bow. Her arrows shot precisely at the members of Tianshen Team 4 who had fallen into the water.
Tianshen Team 4 not only faced restrictions on their attack speed due to the lake but also had to endure the long - range harassment from Hua Ruobing's arrows and darts. This disrupted them every time they tried to adjust their formation, making them look extremely disheveled!
"Damn it! We must find a way to deal with that archer!" one of the players from Tianshen Team 4 said angrily. The moment he started sizing up an opening to charge to the shore, his teammate quickly stepped in. "Think twice! Dividing now will leave us more vulnerable."
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裁判的声音响彻考场...
"最终考核,正式开始!"
伴随着系统倒计时的归零,云梦2队和天神4队的十名选手正式传送进了考核场地,荒野湖泊.
林远五人刚一落地,便立刻感受到这张地图的独特之处,中央是一个极为广阔的湖泊,湖泊边缘是稀疏的陆地与湿软的沼泽,踩上去稍有不慎就会陷进去.而湖水深不见底,幽蓝色的波纹下透着一股不祥的气息.
而这场战斗,几乎是从 "落水" 开始的...
云梦2队和天神4队刚刚遭遇,还没来得及展开完整的战术配合,地面忽然震动起来...
"靠?!" 沈昊天惊叫着发现脚下的陆地瞬间化作流沙一般,整个小队竟直接滑入湖泊!
不仅是云梦2队,天神4队的五名成员也被突如其来的沼泽变动影响,接连坠入水中.
顷刻间,除了华若冰之外的九人,全员落水!
"噗通!" "噗通!" "噗通!"
一时间水花四溅,湖面激荡起层层涟漪.
而湖泊带来的战斗影响很快显现出来...
游戏角色在水中的技能释放速度明显变慢,平时干脆利落的攻击,此刻却仿佛被放慢了数倍!尤其是使用大型武器的角色,更是受到了严重的影响.
顾长风第一个体会到了这种痛苦.
"卧槽!我的技能怎么还没放出来?"
他手中的长弓在水流的阻力下变得异常沉重,每次拉弦的动作都像是慢动作回放,箭矢刚刚搭上弓弦,甚至还没射出去,天神4队的人已经游走开了!
另一边,沈昊天的长剑攻击速度也变慢了一大截,剑锋在水中挥舞时竟然带起一串气泡,反而让目标轻松避开!
至于使用大盾的天神4队盾卫,更是苦不堪言.由于盾牌太重,他的角色仿佛一块沉入湖底的铁块,刚掉下去就直直往下沉,整个人狼狈地在水里挣扎,想要重新浮起来!
而场外的观众们看到这一幕,纷纷忍不住笑出声...
"哈哈哈哈!这是什么慢动作回放?"
"看这架势,明明是最强对决,结果变成了史上最滑稽的水下肉搏战?"
"等等!你们看顾长风!他的攻击根本放不出来!"
"这破地形对远程玩家太不友好了吧?!" 顾长风在水中挣扎着,脸色难看.
他的技能 "疾风连射" 本该是迅速连发五箭的强力远程技能,可在水中技能启动速度降低,他拉弓的动作就像被慢放了一样,他刚把第一箭射出去,第二箭竟然还没准备好.
而对面天神4队的一名近战选手看准机会,猛地冲过来!
顾长风根本无法后退,只能勉强挥舞着拳头应战,结果刚挥出去一拳,自己的角色就被对方一个慢动作的 "水中重拳" 砸得原地后空翻,整个人在水里漂浮了一会儿才稳住身形!
"..."
"卧槽,这特么是慢动作搏击吧?!" 顾长风无语到爆炸.
与此同时,华若冰站在陆地上,成了场上唯一一个没有落水的角色.她微微皱眉,手中迅速拉弓,箭矢精准地朝天神4队落水的成员射去.
天神4队不仅受到了湖水带来的攻击速度限制,还要承受华若冰的箭矢和飞镖的远程骚扰,这让他们每次想调整阵型时都会被干扰,显得格外狼狈!
"可恶!必须想办法解决掉那名弓箭手!" 天神4队的一人怒道,正想寻找机会冲上岸,但他的队友立刻阻止了他:"别冲动!如果落单,我们会更被动!"