Free Web NovelChapter 711: Chapter 71: "Protagonist
Boxing Platform No. 1.
On the platform at this moment, there are already five bodies sprawled across, haphazardly.
Without exception, all of them were Tier Nine Ultimate powerhouses killed by Luo Qiuhong!
Every Tier Nine Ultimate powerhouse is a rare talent in their respective Star Domain.
It’s only in a special place like Pure Beauty Paradise that so many Tier Nine Ultimate powerhouses appear.
But now, they have died under Luo Qiuhong’s sword.
The air is thick with the smell of blood, as Luo Qiuhong stands still, capturing every moment to adjust her breath.
Anyone who has fought in the arena challenge knows this is essentially an unfair wheel war.
The further the fight goes, the more the defender’s stamina depletes, making them easier to defeat.
This is also why many Tier Nine Ultimate powerhouses are currently in the audience, observing and waiting for the opportune moment.
However, there’s a downside; it’s impossible to tell if the opponent is entirely exhausted.
If they enter too early, the explosive killing power of Luo Qiuhong could make them early losers, becoming stepping stones in someone else’s path to becoming a god.
But if they enter too late, they might miss the chance to defeat Luo Qiuhong and lose the reward item Authority Stone.
If too much time passes without a challenge, the wheel war loses all meaning once Luo Qiuhong recovers her stamina, rendering all previous efforts futile.
Arena challenge matches aren’t as simple as imagined.
"The sixth Tier Nine Ultimate powerhouse is named Gu Qiu, a Divine Shooter renowned in several nearby Star Domains."
"Him coming out sixth, many expect he will end Luo Qiuhong’s winning streak."
After taking his seat, Luo Heng introduced Gu Qiu to Han Zhan.
The Divine Archer excels at timing their attack, and Gu Qiu choosing to be the sixth entrant seems to be a discussed decision... Han Zhan thought, and the announcer’s voice echoed from the boxing platform.
"Alright, let’s continue this exhilarating arena challenge match!"
"Now taking the stage is our sixth challenger, Tier Nine Ultimate powerhouse, Divine Shooter Star Divine Archer, Gu Qiu!"
"Let’s see if Gu Qiu can end Luo Qiuhong’s winning streak and seize the ultimate prize, the Authority Stone!"
Gu Qiu is a young man with short dark green hair and is quite short, even shorter than Luo Qiuhong in the arena.
His gray combat attire has no excessive attachments, an arrow quiver made of unknown beast skin is slung across his back, and a clearly extraordinary longbow is held in his hand.
Han Zhan is surprised by his eyes.
Gu Qiu has only one eye, the other is permanently closed and sunken, losing its vision forever.
Yet, just with that single eye, even without being directly looked at, one can feel a terrifying aura emanating from it.
It’s the aura of a Hunter targeting its prey.
This Gu Qiu, the Divine Archer, is quite intriguing.
"Who do you favor?" At this point, Luo Heng asked Han Zhan, as he did yesterday.
Gu Qiu is quite popular among the audience, with many placing bets on his victory.
The odds aren’t as exaggerated as yesterday, but at least there is a 3:2 payout.
"Luo Qiuhong." Han Zhan provided an unexpected answer to Luo Heng, even Xue Mei, who was eavesdropping, turned unexpectedly towards him.
"Are you sure? She’s already gone through five consecutive battles and the sixth against a famous Divine Archer; are you sure she can win?"
Luo Heng reminded.
"Based on my understanding of her, she’ll win." Han Zhan calmly stated.
Han Zhan’s words made Luo Heng lean back slightly.
Sounds like you know her very well... Luo Heng wanted to ask more, but the announcer’s voice drowned him out.
"Alright, the preparation phase is over."
"Now, I declare that the sixth round of arena challenge matches officially begins!"
In the first instant of the fight starting on the platform.
Gu Qiu immediately retreated, creating distance from Luo Qiuhong.
This is the basic operation expected of a seasoned Hunter and Divine Archer.
While creating distance, his left hand already reached for an arrow from the quiver on his back, aimed at Luo Qiuhong, and released the bowstring.
Smooth motion!
Boom!
The released bowstring vibrated sharply, sending an arrow with a trailing gray glimmer shooting towards Luo Qiuhong’s face like a streaming meteor.
"Alright! Our Divine Archer Gu Qiu has taken the initiative to attack first!"
"Indeed, this suits Gu Qiu’s personality; this is a distinctly individual Tier Nine Ultimate powerhouse, skilled in hunting!"
"With such rapid and fierce release, can our defender Luo Qiuhong block it?"
The announcer’s voice rang passionately, but Han Zhan shook his head listening.
As Luo Heng curiously wondered why Han Zhan was shaking his head, Han Zhan spoke out on his own, "It’s not one arrow, it’s three."
"This Tier Nine Ultimate powerhouse named Gu Qiu has seasoned methods, ruthless and sinister, truly an adept Hunter."
"Three arrows?!" Luo Heng paused in surprise.
Without waiting for him to grasp the situation.
On the battlefield, Luo Qiuhong had already drawn her sword.
With a clang, the long sword unsheathed.
At that moment of the sword unsheathing, a powerful Sword Intent surged within Han Zhan, seemingly eager to break forth and express.
Luckily, they had group tickets; surrounding them were all members of the Luoheng Squad, so no one noticed his anomaly.
At this moment, Luo Qiuhong’s Sword Slash swung straight forward.
The gray-glimmer arrow cluster, with wind and thunder prowess, collided with the sword strike, producing a loud blast.
The arrow cluster exploded, forming a cloud of smoke on the battlefield.
Before the smoke dissipated, two concealed gray light arrows suddenly shot out of the smoke, left and right, aiming to strike Luo Qiuhong’s standing position!
Sure enough, it’s precisely three arrows!
Luo Heng admired Han Zhan’s sharp observation, while Xue Mei was focused on Luo Qiuhong, worried she wouldn’t fend off the insidious second and third arrows.
But in the end, it was proven that she worried too much.
Luo Qiuhong hadn’t noticed the two arrows, yet her hand rose involuntarily, swinging a second slash at an unimaginable speed.
The sword light shattered the light arrows.
Gu Qiu adhered to the Hunter’s philosophy of retreating immediately if an attack failed, and was about to retreat further.
Luo Qiuhong didn’t grant him that chance.
In the swirling smoke, the long sword seemed to grow eyes, descending like a sudden meteor.
Gu Qiu only managed to lift his bow to block.
The longbow that had accompanied him countless years snapped.
He stood stunned, like hit by lightning.
Everything happened too fast, so fast that Gu Qiu couldn’t react; in shock, he raised his head to look at Luo Qiuhong, who had regained her position opposite, opening his mouth.
He wanted to say, your stamina wasn’t depleted, the weakness you displayed earlier was all pretension, you cunning hunter!
However, Gu Qiu ultimately only opened his mouth without making a sound.
Luo Qiuhong, with her sword alone, stood alone atop Boxing Platform No. 1.
Like a true "protagonist."
