Chapter 470: 469, [Illusion Duel] (Twelve): Praying Mantis Catching a Cicada _1
 

However, just as they were within the last 50 meters of Sandwich Sugar, Sandwich Sugar laughed aloud, “Haha, you fell for it again!”

Sandwich Sugar ripped off his mage robe, revealing the clothes hiding underneath.

He was actually wearing an assassin’s cloak!

Sandwich Sugar put away his magic wand and unsheathed a dagger, waving it towards Alex, “You see, I am actually an assassin, excuse me while I vanish!”

After saying that, he activated the [Stealth] skill and disappeared into the void.

Alex immediately turned pale.

She had thought that Sandwich Sugar was a mage, but unexpectedly, he was an assassin disguised as a mage!

Now that Sandwich Sugar was stealthed, how were they going to find him?

The loyal one next to her was also turning pale, “We’re in trouble. The ‘Dust of Exposure’ that reveals assassins is too far away. Now that Sandwich Sugar has stealthed, we’ll have a hard time finding him.”

“What should we do?” Alex asked, in a rush.

“I…I…” The loyal one looked distressed.

…

Meanwhile, Denial of Clothes standing behind them looked quite smug.

With Sandwich Sugar stealthed, he would have enough time to make his next moves.

Now, he was leading his cavalry in a swift attack on the enemy’s vulnerable Priest Archer Troops, and his most formidable 24 Flaming Skeleton Archers were untouched. The balance of victory was tipping in their favor.

However…

Denial of Clothes looked anxiously towards the forest behind them.

The only unpredictable factor now was Boss Ke. If he came out now…

Just as this thought crossed Denial of Clothes’s mind, there was a rustle from the forest behind him.

Then, 300 feudal knights galloped from the forest, appearing right behind the Flaming Skeleton Archers!

“We’re doomed!” Denial of Clothes’s heart skipped a beat.

These 300 knights were undoubtedly Boss Ke’s, and their appearance was a massive threat to his vulnerable Priest Archer Troops.

At this point, he only had two choices:

First, he could turn around and face the knights, team up with Alex and work together to combat Boss Ke.

Second, they could concentrate their firepower on Alex and take her out before Boss Ke could cause further damage.

Now was not the time for hesitation.

After thinking for barely 2 seconds, Denial of Clothes chose the second option.

“Notice to all ranged units, focus fire on Alex!” Denial of Clothes issued the order.

Upon receiving the orders, his Priest Archer Troops and 24 Flaming Skeleton Archers targeted Alex and activated their burst abilities.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

A storm of arrows and spells flew toward Alex.

As for Alex,

Her own Priest Troops were already decimated by Denial of Clothes’s onslaught, leaving her unprotected.

Thus, her defensive aura was rapidly depleted in the volley attack, and she disappeared from the battlefield in a flash of white light.

…

Seeing that their attack succeeded, both Denial of Clothes and Sandwich Sugar let out a sigh of relief.

With just one round of concentrated fire, they took down Alex. Wouldn’t that mean they could win by taking out the loyal one in the next round of fire?

Thinking of that, the two quickly commanded their troops to pour all firepower onto the loyal one, sparing no cost.

But just then, something unexpected happened.

Just as their Priest Archer Troops were about to unleash the second round of volley fire at the loyal one, a giant red magic circle more than 30 meters high suddenly emerged from the forest not far to the north.

Next, a blazing fire phoenix emerged from the magic circle.

“Squawk!”

As large as a small hill, the phoenix appeared and instantly swooped down on Denial of Clothes.

BOOM!

A deafening explosion.

The ground Denial of Clothes was standing on was blown into a large pit, with him and all the troops in a hundred-meter radius vaporizing instantly.

Two seconds later, the volley of attacks hit the loyal one, taking him down in an instant. Only Su Yu and Sandwich Sugar remained on the battlefield, neatly fitting into the roles of a king and a traitor.

The duration of Sandwich Sugar’s stealth was nearing its end, and he reappeared behind his troops.

The large pit where Denial of Clothes was, made Sandwich Sugar turn pale.

If they could have killed the loyal one three seconds earlier, he and Denial of Clothes would be victorious.

However, since Denial of Clothes died two seconds before loyal one, according to game rules, he would have to fight Boss Ke to determine the final winner.

Could he really beat Boss Ke?

Looking to the other end of the battlefield, Sandwich Sugar saw that his Priest Archer Troops and 24 Flaming Skeleton Archers had been wiped out by Boss Ke’s knights.

What’s more terrifying was that Su Yu had three fourth-order [Flame Magicians] by his side!

Seeing these three [Flame Magicians], Sandwich Sugar’s spirit shattered.

“Sigh! I still can’t beat Boss Ke!” he sighed inwardly.

….

In truth, not only had Sandwich Sugar and the two rebellious forces gone to the Fire Camp, but Su Yu had also passed by after scouting out that Alex’s army was leaving.

At the time, he had 5015 gold in his bag. He sold all 16 [Tundra Wolf Riders], gathered the money and bought 3 [Flame Magicians].

The earlier 30-meter-wide giant [Fire Phoenix Descends] cast by Su Yu was assisted by the 3 fourth-order Flame Magicians. The effect was undoubtedly significant.

After taking down Denial of Clothes, the final winner was beyond doubt.

….

Seeing Su Yu slowly coming towards him, Sandwich Sugar chuckled with bitter irony, “Congratulations, Boss Ke, congratulations for making it to the end.”

“You’ve done well yourself. You had a good grasp of the overall pace of the battle,” Su Yu modestly responded with a smile, “Keep it up. Hopefully we’ll meet in the finals.”

“Alright, see you in the finals then.” Sandwich Sugar decided to give up and quit the battle. The battle ended with Su Yu’s victory.

Watching Sandwich Sugar disappear, Su Yu quietly sighed.

He didn’t enjoy this battle.

If he could, he’d like to test whether he could win against four opponents single-handedly.

But unfortunately, he didn’t have the chance.

A system prompt timely arrived, “Ding! Congratulations on ranking first in the Illusion Duel! You’ve won two ‘Gift of Jefferys (Epic Gold)’ as a reward.”

Seeing the reward, Su Yu perked up.

The prize for the third round was greatly superior to the second’s.

Not only had the quality increased to epic, but he also received two at once! He needed to make a well-considered choice.

A golden lamp appeared before him, and the genie Jefferys popped out of it.

Seeing Su Yu, he started, “How old are you? (Why is it always you?)”

“Alright, what’s the problem if it’s always me?” Su Yu urged, “Hurry up and give my options. I have to prepare for the next round after choosing.”

Jefferys: “???” Su Yu doesn’t seem to have answered his question.

However, Jefferys said nothing. The options [Equipment], [Potions], [Items], and [Others] appeared before Su Yu in a single line.