The Abyssal Garden: No Room for the Idle-Chapter 373 - 247 Dueling Ground!_2
373: Chapter 247: Dueling Ground!_2
373 -247: Dueling Ground!_2
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The second thing is to increase [Pollution Contribution Points], where every 500 contribution points allows for a draw.
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“The key is that this draw is not guaranteed—90% are ordinary equipment, and only 10% might yield Light and Dark Items.”
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“Within that 10%, there’s also a different probability for each quality, with Perfect quality being even rarer.”
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Su Qi muttered to himself.
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“Here comes my dogshit luck.”
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Su Qi had no intention of using his contribution points on draws.
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“Contribution Points have more important uses; it’s not worth relying on this elusive luck.”
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Su Qi gently closed one panel after another.
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He had missed quite a bit of information, but thankfully, he had now filled in all the gaps, and there were indeed many new things in Paradise, some of which he did not need to mention for now.
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Some…
had already popped up.
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[Abyss Duel Arena now open]
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[In this mode, players must battle another party (either solo or team, matched randomly)]
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[Death carries no penalty]
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[Entry limit: 1 (Increases by one after completing an instance or exchange for one more entry with 100 Contribution Points, the cost for the next exchange doubles, reset upon entering an instance)]
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[Upon completion of the dueling ground, one can obtain corresponding Skill Points and rewards]
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Su Qi’s gaze lingered on the new mode in front of him.
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Player PvP had finally been released after being introduced to Paradise, since during open beta, there had been a great number of players discontent and clamoring, but Paradise had remained unmoved.
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Now, it had been pushed out.
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However, it seemed that the main focus of Paradise was still entirely on instances, with the duel arena appearing more like a place to hone various skills.
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Su Qi was unaware that an uproar had started outside, nor did he know that his moniker “Despicable Person” had stirred up trouble again.
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“Let me see…”
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Su Qi also opened the dueling ground and clicked straight on to start matchmaking.
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Although currently,
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A large number of people were looking for him, but in fact…
within the safe range of Paradise, he didn’t have to worry about being attacked, it was only when entering the world of instances that he needed to be careful.
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Most of the Paradise clubs at present were only seeking information, wanting clues about his entry into instances.
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He didn’t really care, though.
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After the exposure, at most he had to be surrounded by a lot of prying eyes.
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“Let’s enter the dueling ground first.”
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Su Qi was very interested in the Skill Value inside, as there were too many new things in Paradise that he needed to experience for himself.
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[Matchmaking according to player’s Level, sequence, and duel ranking]
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[As this is the player’s first time entering the Abyss Duel Arena, insufficient data, conducting randomized big data matchmaking]
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[Match for duel found]
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[For the specific worldview and rules, please explore after entering the world]
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A barrage of messages kept appearing before Su Qi’s eyes.
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His eyebrows raised.
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Matchmaking based on my Level and sequence…
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Something’s going on.
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There was no time to think too deeply; the matchmaking process was rapid, and almost instantly, Darkness descended, covering his consciousness amidst undying Starfire.
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“It’s clear to see that a large number of players are eager to match for dueling.”
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The moment Su Qi regained consciousness, he slowly opened his eyes.
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Instances usually offered time to prepare, react, and explore, so there was no need to rush.
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But,
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The rhythm of the dueling ground was fast, pretty much devoid of main quests, side quests, and other messes—it was all about fight, combat, battle.
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And the moment Su Qi opened his eyes, he felt there were people around.
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So,
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He instantly transformed his Dark Star into a knife, swinging it with a soaring motion directly out.
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The blade was positioned at the player’s neck.
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The player trembled and stammered:
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“It’s not…
dude…”
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“Do you have any last words?” Su Qi paused.
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“Last words…” the player roared: “Screw last words, we’re teammates, dammit!”
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“That’s right…
I’ve just realized.”
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Su Qi spoke calmly,
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“Because I couldn’t bring myself to make the cut just now.”
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The player’s eyes bulged: “You bastard.”
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This guy was really going to chop!
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If it weren’t for the team protection, his neck would probably have had a cross section by now.
“And…
now that you understand, put the knife down!” the player roared.
But Su Qi simply stretched out his hand and pushed hard!
“Whoosh!”
The terrifying speed of the knife passed right by the player’s ear!
A scream followed!
An Ancient Beast with incredible speed was penetrated straight through!
Blood made the player tremble and exclaim in astonishment, “There are even sneak-attacking NPC Fierce Beasts!”
“Relax.”
Su Qi pulled out [Dark Star] and, looking at the dead beast, muttered,
“No wonder I felt murderous intent the moment I opened my eyes; it originated from here.”
“What did you say?” The player didn’t catch that.
“Nothing.”
The player didn’t ask further, judging from this guy’s actions, he was a formidable player.
Su Qi also opened the team panel.
It was a 5V5 team duel.
Above was only mist and the red dots of the other three players.
They seemed to be far away, as only he and this player were close together, those three also seemed to be gathering.
“You came looking for me, didn’t you?” Su Qi sized up his surroundings as he spoke.
The surroundings were…
a somewhat dilapidated abandoned temple, where the beast had ambushed from outside.
The player nodded:
“I also woke up in the temple and, finding you closest to me, came straight over from the latrine.”
In a team duel, it’s naturally best to regroup as quickly as possible.
“Moreover, I’ve looked over this rundown building.
It’s ancient-styled and even has various scriptures, traces of shattered ancient weapons.
It seems we’ve come to a world of immortal ancient martial arts.”
He mused, “But in Abyss duels, fighting other players is the most important aspect; the world view isn’t so important.”
“And from the Fierce Beast just now, it appears there are other dangers here…
perhaps even some rule restrictions…”
The player was analyzing non-stop when he suddenly paused because he noticed that this guy was intently examining the dead beast.
He couldn’t help but be somewhat serious, “Did you notice something?”
Given the other’s skills, the fact he was so earnestly staring at the beast meant he might have found something.
Because one needs to know,
There are many factors in the dueling ground that influence victory.
Information about the environment and exploring the rules can bring many advantages.
“I noticed something.”
Su Qi said softly, “The pattern is clear, rich in hemoglobin, the flesh even has a milky scent.”
“I was considering whether or not to…
barbecue it.”
The player’s expression stiffened, his eyes widened.
Is this guy nuts?
For Pete’s sake, he was looking at this!
“Stop joking, buddy!” The player was close to tears, dueling opportunities were precious, and a teammate who drags you down is unacceptable.
But Su Qi calmly cut open the beast’s flesh, his technique extremely practiced, “I’m not joking.
Haven’t you noticed that the moment we entered here, all our healing methods were forbidden from use?
This beast might replenish Spiritual Energy.”
The player was taken aback, hurriedly opening his Item Slot, “Seems you’re right.”
This point was crucial.
One often calculates supplies for battle, but then in the heat of combat, you can’t even drink a Potion to recover Spiritual Energy.
He didn’t pay attention to this detail since the Paradise System didn’t give a prompt.
“Also, our Spiritual Power is dropping at one point every ten minutes.”
The player paused, his pupils flickering,
“I noticed that too, but 1 point of Spiritual Energy is no big deal.
I’m Seventh Rank, with 7000 Skill Value, I’m not afraid.”
Su Qi gave a thumbs-up, “Then you’re formidable.”
“But…”
Su Qi looked out of the temple, the wind was howling, clouds in the Sky Dome were quietly gathering, and an eerie aura was spreading:
“I predict the Spiritual Energy outside will gradually drop faster, later it won’t be just one point every ten minutes.”
The player was slightly startled.
“It seems we need to fight quickly…”
Su Qi said, “You’re thinking too much; the range here is very broad, and it looks like there are a lot of Fierce Beasts.
Once we choose to go out searching, we’ll put ourselves at a disadvantage.”
“And…”
He pointed to a burning lamp on the temple, “That thing seems to be providing us Sanctuary until it burns out.”
“We need to find a way to leave under the watchful eyes of these external dangers.”
The player, slightly astonished, turned around abruptly.
Only then to notice,
Outside the entire temple, a strange woman in a red robe was standing motionless on the ancient path.
