Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 1294 - 1202: The Unpredictability of the Human Heart

Chapter 1294: Chapter 1202: The Unpredictability of the Human Heart

"Brother Shi, watch out,"

Su Ran kindly warned Shi Gendang, before summoning ten magic-oriented skeletons. And that wasn’t all; the Dark Bone Eagle and Iron-blood Sand Puppet followed suit onto the field.

No choice, after all, Shi Gendang had said to give it his all. He had to pull out some pets first to set the scene.

"Overturning Water bro, have you ever considered my feelings in doing this? Can we still play nicely together?"

Shi Gendang had relied on his pets, but his Gold Spear Soldier was outclassed and he instantly lost the courage to contend with Su Ran. The arrival of so many Undead Summoned Beasts was the last straw that broke the camel’s back. He couldn’t help but smile bitterly, "Competing against you really crushes one’s confidence! Overturning Water bro, I take back my overconfident words. I entrust my nearly two hundred pounds of flesh to you, do with it what you will, kill or slash."

After speaking, Shi Gendang put his shield back into his bag and simply refused to play with Su Ran any longer.

He knew that even if he forcibly fought against Su Ran it would just be degrading himself, and more importantly, the match was being livestreamed. Showing off would only make him a laughingstock!

"Uh."

Su Ran was somewhat at a loss for words. He had thought that a proper battle was in store, but this guy gave up so quickly, without any principles. A real letdown.

"Hey, that’s right, Overturning Water bro, we have no quarrels or grudges. If any equipment explodes out of me when I die, remember to return it to me, okay?"

Shi Gendang gave his last words, then, with no more concerns, he charged into the midst of Su Ran’s pet army, courting a noble death.

"Sigh, the forest is big, and it’s home to all kinds of birds!"

Su Ran felt that Shi Gendang was just being over-familiar, making him feel somewhat guilty for coveting the equipment that might have dropped. He habitually dragged the body aside, and finding nothing had dropped, he didn’t dwell on it any longer.

"Swish!"

Not even a few minutes had passed when another player was teleported in front of Su Ran. At first glance, the player looked malnourished and frail, as if a gust of wind could knock him over. Su Ran almost felt sorry for considering him as an opponent.

But judging from the ice-blue staff in the player’s hand, he should be an Ice Mage; to have made it to the top hundred, he surely had some kind of special move not to be underestimated.

"Eh? Overturning Water? It’s you?!"

The frail mage player was extremely shocked upon seeing Su Ran, his voice jumping several octaves, "Coming from Earthly Fiend Group to challenge up the ranks, shouldn’t you start from the bottom? Are you telling me you’ve already won ten consecutive battles? Man, that’s way too fast!"

"It’s all thanks to the generosity of friends, making a fool of myself. Ah, by the way, brother, what’s your honorable surname?"

Su Ran felt a bit dismayed in his heart. Matched with a stranger, they could all accurately call out his name, yet he didn’t even know the name of his opponent. That was too unfair!

"No need for formalities, surname Shen, gaming name Shen Jingbing. Call me whatever, just not Shen Jingbing."

Shen Jingbing casually said, easing the atmosphere in the arena. He didn’t have the slightest hope against an opponent like Su Ran, and even his tone of voice became listless.

"Cough cough, Brother Shen, that’s quite the name you’ve got!"

Su Ran almost couldn’t help but laugh, and quickly covered it up with a cough, as laughing out loud would be disrespectful.

"Overturning Water, your strength is widely acknowledged. I’m definitely not masochistic enough to compete with a freak like you!"

Shen Jingbing waved his arms to clearly express his stance, straightforwardly declaring, "I forfeit!"

"Why do I feel like that’s an insult..."

Compared to a freak, Su Ran didn’t know how to respond. Since the mage before him chose to forfeit, it spared him the trouble of having to act, which was not too bad.

As the system notification sounded, the duel officially began.

Su Ran didn’t pay much attention, he didn’t even pull out his bone scythe. Since his opponent was forfeiting, he would essentially receive a free pass token.

"Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained, forgive my offense!"

Shen Jingbing shouted loudly, his staff swung through the air, and an ice arrow shot out rapidly, targeting a completely unprepared Su Ran.

"What?"

Seeing this, Su Ran’s expression drastically changed. Shen Jingbing’s move was too deceitful, catching him off guard. As he dodged the ice arrow, his mind questioned the situation. Wasn’t this guy supposed to forfeit? Why did he still choose to attack?

"Die!"

Having opted for a surprise attack, Shen Jingbing didn’t plan to give Su Ran a chance to breathe, he immediately deployed his powerful move, "Ice and Snow, kill for me!"

"Clang, clang, clang!"

Countless ice crystals bloomed throughout the arena, directly covering Su Ran inside, followed by a series of explosions. A great part of the arena was shrouded in cold fog, showing how powerful it was.

"Huh?"

Shen Jingbing summoned two special ice sphere pets, ordering them to rush into the mist. After dispersing the fog, they discovered that Su Ran had the bad luck of being frozen, turned into an ice sculpture.

"Haha, how does it matter if your strength is great, in the end, you’ve fallen into my hands?!"

Overjoyed, Shen Jingbing felt in control of the situation, he laughed arrogantly, "Spilt Water Can’t Be Regained, did you really think I would forfeit? You’re too naive, boy! People are cruel, and yet you don’t even have the slightest vigilance, you deserve your bad luck!"

"Under my freezing spell, just stand there and wait for death!"

Shen Jingbing, with a face flushed with excitement, commanded the two ice sphere pets to attack Su Ran, while he conjured an ice spike without any courtesy, aiming ruthlessly at Su Ran’s vulnerable head.

For a moment, the atmosphere tensed to the extreme. If all these attacks hit their mark, given Su Ran’s defense and health, he would undoubtedly meet an end shattered and lifeless.

As the saying goes, carelessness loses the entire province, and Su Ran’s actions were a testament to this old proverb. His carelessness had pushed him into a deadly abyss.

However.

Just at this critical moment, the freezing effect wore off, and Su Ran regained his freedom from the seal.

"Explode for me!!!"

Seeing this, Shen Jingbing certainly didn’t want to allow Su Ran to turn the situation around. Immediately going for the kill, he didn’t wait for the ice spike to hit its target and directly ordered his two ice sphere pets to self-destruct, hoping to take out Su Ran’s health in one fell swoop!

Take advantage of his illness, demand his life!

"Boom, boom!"

Two explosions, like rolling thunder, echoed across the entire arena. The resulting shock waves made the ground tremble, and the fog once again enveloped the ring, obscuring the view of what was happening inside. Even the ice spike disappeared without a trace, leaving it uncertain whether it had hit its target. The entire arena fell into a deathly silence.

Throughout the ordeal, Su Ran hadn’t even let out a muffled groan, the rhythm of the battlefield completely controlled by Shen Jingbing. This turnaround situation stunned the players; they couldn’t have dreamed that Overturning Water would fall from grace in such a manner!