The Tianzhushan Grand Arena's ranking system is straightforward. Typically, newcomers start from the Noob Arena and challenge their way up. Once their win rate reaches a certain level, they can advance by defeating the current champion of that division. The champions of the first to fourth Arenas are usually players, while the bosses of the Noob Arena and the fifth Arena are people from Tian Zhu Mountain.
Because High-Rank Observer Leisade personally recommended him, Mo Tan didn't need to start from the Noob Arena like others. He had the right to match and participate in any level of Arena from the beginning, but...
After strolling around on the second floor for a bit, Mo Tan felt it would be better to start from the lowest level. Otherwise, he might cause a lot of unnecessary trouble for others.
For instance, how to fight without accidentally splattering them instantly~
So...
"I'm absolutely certain," Mo Tan nodded firmly. "I'll just start from the Noob Arena!"
The Dwarf girl blinked, then pulled out a cute little chicken badge. "Alright, if you're sure, then of course you can. Please hand me your previous wristband, then take this and go to the basement level to participate in the Noob Arena matches."
"Thank you," Mo Tan slipped off the light blue wristband he was wearing, took the little chicken badge from her, and smiled apologetically. "I've caused you trouble."
The Dwarf girl waved her hand. "No problem, no problem!"
So Mo Tan bid farewell to the receptionist again, then walked through a small door on the inner side of the hall into the basement. The noise level here was far less than the second floor he had just visited. Although he heard distant commotions as soon as he went downstairs, both in scale and intensity, it was much quieter than the sound waves in the first Arena.
Walking quickly through the not-too-long corridor, Mo Tan arrived at an extremely spacious area. It looked similar to the first Arena; the space inside had clearly undergone some special treatment, making it much larger than its actual occupied area. The huge oval-shaped ground below was divided into four equal parts, surrounded by numerous spectator seats. Countless giant crystal pillars extended down from the ceiling, emitting bright yet not dazzling light, and even functioned like central air conditioning to control the temperature.
"There don't seem to be too many spectators, and only one match is currently underway. It doesn't look particularly dangerous either," Mo Tan stood by the high platform at the edge of the spectator stands, leaning on the railing and looking down for a while. Then he strode to a nearby crystal pillar shimmering with colorful light, took out the little chicken badge, and held it out.
Accompanied by a crisp and pleasant sound, three lines of common language, which were Chinese characters, gradually appeared on the crystal...
【Three opponents have been matched for you】
【Please choose your opponent: Great Light Knight Kevin / Deadly Poison Corpse / Little Chicken Number Three】
【This crystal operates by touch, please don't be silly and stand there reciting names】
Mo Tan hesitated for a moment, then decisively chose the last one as his opponent.
After all, Great Light Knight or something felt like he could be crushed in minutes, and that Deadly Poison Corpse didn't sound like a good guy either, so he ultimately decided to play it safe for now.
The next second, a gentle voice immediately resounded throughout the Noob Arena...
"A new match will begin in one minute, featuring Mo, a newcomer challenger from the Noob Arena, against Little Chicken Number Three, who has a record of one thousand four hundred and sixty matches, seven hundred wins, zero draws, and seven hundred and sixty losses."
A large-nosed Goblin immediately jumped up from the scattered spectator seats. He stood on the back of a chair and shouted to the surrounding audience, "Bets open, bets open! Newcomer versus Little Chicken Number Three! Odds 15:1, hurry up and place your bets!"
"Chicken God! Twenty silver coins!"
"Get lost, pauper! Five gold coins, Chicken God is invincible!"
"I'm betting on Chicken God!"
"I'll bet fifty copper coins on the newcomer, and two gold coins on Chicken God!"
"Long live Chicken God!"
"Beat him!"
The previously listless onlookers instantly became as if injected with chicken blood, howling and pushing their way towards the Goblin, their eyes red as they waved their money pouches. The scene was utterly chaotic!
A cold sweat immediately trickled down Mo Tan's forehead. He suddenly had a bad Premonition.
And the little chicken badge he held in his hand began to slowly turn ferocious. Yes, ferocious!
In a few seconds, that cute little chicken had already transformed into an angry bird, gnashing its teeth and rolling its eyes in Mo Tan's hand, trembling madly, and then...
Then, this badge suddenly burst forth with a hazy blue light, instantly enveloping Mo Tan's entire body.
When he came to his senses, he was already in the center of the Arena!
【Special Quest: Duel Little Chicken Number Three, Quest Reward: ???】
As the system prompt sounded in Mo Tan's ear, he already saw his opponent...
A rooster with particularly wide eyes and no distinguishing features whatsoever!
"Can't underestimate him!" Mo Tan muttered, gripping his longsword tightly, staring intently at the dazed rooster in front of him. He knew the opponent absolutely couldn't be an ordinary chicken, after all, an ordinary chicken couldn't achieve a record of seven hundred wins!
And facts proved that this chicken was indeed not ordinary!
"Damn!"
Little Chicken Number Three wiggled its butt, then suddenly yelled loudly at Mo Tan. Yes, it was 'Damn'.
The crowd in the surrounding spectator stands immediately became agitated, howling wildly!
"Chicken God, get him!"
"Number Three Chicken is the strongest!"
"Let him see your power!"
"Chicken God, Chicken God, I love you!"
...
Mo Tan, meanwhile, had already slightly crouched down and remained still for over ten seconds. He held his sword in one hand and propped himself on the ground with the other, his passive skill Voldemort had quietly activated!
"Damn!"
Little Chicken Number Three let out another long crow, then its entire body... chicken instantly accelerated from a standstill to 30km/h, charging straight towards Mo Tan.
"What the heck! Is this still a chicken?!" Mo Tan was instantly horrified. When the opponent charged to within only 20 meters of him, he immediately thrust his sword out, raising his hand to deliver a chilling Han Guang strike towards Little Chicken Number Three's plump rear!
With the effect of the passive skill Voldemort, plus the perfectly timed activation of Mad Rush, Mo Tan's attack had a considerable damage bonus. However, he ultimately didn't aim for the chicken's vital points, but rather struck its backside.
But facts proved his concerns were unnecessary!
"Damn!" This not-so-normal-sounding chicken shrieked, and in high-speed motion, it forcefully arched its butt in complete defiance of physics, narrowly dodging Mo Tan's sword. Then the entire chicken flipped three and a half times in the air, pecking at Mo Tan's back neck, completely disregarding Sir Isaac Newton's coffin lid!
Mo Tan didn't hesitate for a moment, immediately activating a Charge Slam on the spot, performing a sudden right-angle turn while seemingly stepping on Sir Newton's coffin lid. Although he didn't hit any target, he successfully dodged Little Chicken Number Three's aerial peck.
"Damn!" Little Chicken Number Three seemed a bit angry. It flapped its chicken wings vigorously, but it seemed to have little effect; in simpler terms, it didn't fly...
Mo Tan took the opportunity to stomp his feet hard on the ground, then swung his sword with both hands in a horizontal sweep. This wasn't a skill, but the angle of entry was extremely precise. He was confident that no matter how high the opponent lifted its butt this time, it absolutely wouldn't be able to avoid his sword!
Then he was splattered with dozens of feather-like sharp blades, sent flying backward in a very disheveled manner, his health instantly plummeting to 30%!
"Damn!"
Little Chicken Number Three let out a triumphant cry. Its vigorous flapping of its chicken wings just now wasn't an attempt to fly, but rather a process similar to a skill cast, the effect of which was to unleash a large number of highly aggressive feathers for a close-range area attack!
And it had also correctly predicted that Mo Tan would most likely charge forward to initiate an attack, showing that this guy's combat intelligence was not low at all!
Mo Tan, whose health had instantly dropped by seventy percent, was now aching all over. He struggled to get up from the ground, holding his longsword horizontally across his chest, staring at the plump chicken in front of him!
"Damn!" Little Chicken Number Three tilted its sharp beak and blinked at him.
Provocation! Naked provocation!!
Even a chicken could provoke these days...
Mo Tan was about to express his current feelings with a long sigh, but then he found himself uncontrollably charging towards the opponent, his longsword raised high, bitterly and deeply slashing towards the plump chicken!
Only then did he realize that the chicken's provocation just now was actually a skill!
It was a skill...
A skill...
Skill...
No...
The outcome was no longer in doubt.
No matter how clever Mo Tan was, no matter how effectively he could use his skills and advantages, he couldn't turn the tide with only 30% health remaining and under a taunt effect. And his opponent, Little Chicken Number Three, with its incredibly high combat intelligence and rather dirty mind, had no intention of giving him any chance.
"Damn!!"
Accompanied by the plump chicken's high-pitched and clear cry, Mo Tan fell like a kite with a broken string to the edge of the field, his health instantly dropping to 1%, and then he was teleported back to the crystal pillar located at the top of the spectator stands.
【Special Quest: Duel Little Chicken Number Three, Completed, Optional Experience Gained: 130 points】
The system prompt sounded in Mo Tan's ear, but the content was somewhat unexpected. After all, he had undeniably lost this match, yet he still received 130 experience points as a reward. It seemed like a gain no matter how he looked at it...
And it didn't seem too embarrassing either. The spectators seemed to have expected this result. A few observers sitting higher up and closer to him even turned to give him a thumbs up.
"You got this, brother!"
"You dared to challenge Number Three Chicken right from the start!"
"It's not your fault, it's just that Chicken God is too powerful!"
Mo Tan: "......"
...
The crystal pillar used for matching players seemed to also possess extremely powerful healing abilities. The constantly seeping colorful light allowed Mo Tan, who was slumped beside it, to fully recover his health and stamina within minutes, and the greatly reduced pain on his body completely Disappearance.
Looking at this crystal pillar, which would be at least a national treasure if placed outside, Mo Tan couldn't help but feel how powerful Tian Zhu Mountain was.
"Let's try another match!" Mo Tan rested for a while, then added all his current 230 allocatable experience points to Thorn Knight, leveling the profession to 3 (10/300). He stood up and murmured, "This time, let's test the combat power of the Knight profession..."
Since he still gained experience even if he lost, Mo Tan certainly wouldn't mind playing a few more matches. Although he felt that a game like Innocent World couldn't have any exploit that allowed for continuous experience farming, trying it out didn't cost money, and in the process, it would also allow him to become more proficient in using various skills.
So, again!
The crystal pillar once again emitted a crisp and pleasant sound, and this time only one line of text appeared on it...
【Opponent matched for you: Great Light Knight Kevin】
Mo Tan: "???"
Before he could react, the system prompt and the previously heard match introduction sounded again!
【Special Quest: Duel Great Light Knight Kevin, Quest Reward: ???】
"A new match will begin in one minute, featuring Mo, with zero wins and one loss, against Great Light Knight Kevin, with zero wins and seven losses."
Mo Tan looked at the little chicken badge in his hand, which had once again become ferocious, and blinked...
He just felt like something was off.
When Mo Tan came to his senses, he was once again back in that spacious Arena!
And standing opposite him was the Great Light Knight Kevin, who sounded incredibly formidable!
The resolute-faced Great Light Knight Kevin!
The tall Great Light Knight Kevin!
The Great Light Knight Kevin with a square face!
The Great Light Knight Kevin wearing a set of... tattered chainmail...
Mo Tan looked at the young man in front of him, who was clearly a low-level player, for a long time, then finally shook his head with a bitter smile, deeply feeling how misleading clickbait titles could be.
Evidently, he wasn't a Great Light Knight named Kevin, but rather a person named Great Light Knight Kevin...
"Hi!" Mo Tan hesitated, but still raised his hand to greet the other party.
Unexpectedly, the resolute-faced, square-faced man in front of him immediately drew his greatsword and charged forward without a word, shouting loudly, "Holy Light! That noob deserves a beating!!"
And the greatsword in his hand, which at most was worth no more than five silver coins, actually lit up with a golden glow!
Mo Tan didn't take it easy just because the opponent was a player; he knew very well that he was relatively weak among players. So he immediately used Charge Slam to dart past Great Light Knight Kevin at an angle, while also backhanding a sword strike at the opponent as their figures crossed!
Clang!
Kevin's reaction, however, was not slow at all. What was originally a heavy slash was instantly transformed into a horizontal block, steadily parrying Mo Tan's sword.
"Meeh!"
And Mo Tan had already seized the moment of the opponent's stiffness to summon his mount—Lu Wei's Self-Destructing Sheep!
He pulled his sheep back a few steps, then immediately flipped onto it, but...
Mo Tan was astonished to find that his feet could actually touch the ground!
Could touch the ground!!
Touch the ground!
The ground!
Ground!
Chapter 90: End