While everyone was still confused about what had happened, another unexpected thing happened. Vivian rose back from death. Her HP was full.
"Rebirth," Four Winds said.
Jack knew about it too. Rebirth was Paladin's level 50 skill. When a Paladin died, he or she returned to life with 100% health. The paladin's stats and defense were increased by 50% for the next 30 seconds after the rebirth. The cooldown for this skill was eight hours.
"Their cooperation is indeed good," Peniel remarked.
"What do you mean?" Jack asked.
"She purposely let herself be killed," Peniel answered. "Her partner's Shadow Warrior class has already passed level 60, so he has a second skill from that class, a skill called Eye for an Eye. It is a reaction skill that activates when an ally in the same party is killed. His movement speed and attack speed are increased by 100% for the next 30 seconds. The damage of his next successful hit on the enemy who killed his ally is increased by 300%."
"It doesn't sound so powerful. How can a 300% damage increase kill that full HP rare elite native?" Jack asked.
"Because this Eye for an Eye had another power," Peniel said. "If the successful hit is using Assassin's level 50 skill, Assassinate Soul, the probability of instant kill from that skill becomes 50% instead of the original 5%. If the shadow form is also active, the probability increases to 70%. If the hit is a backstab, the probability adds by another 10%."
"Holy shit! 80% instant kill effect? They can just use that setup to kill any boss in a dungeon raid," Jack uttered.
"Most boss-class creature is immune to the instant-kill effect," Peniel replied. "Mythical and Eternal grade beings also have a way to mitigate this instant kill effect."
"Well, whatever the case, I guess luck is on their side in this match," Four Winds said. Before, he said that Vivian and Ursa would need extreme luck to win. It appeared that this was what had happened. The match had now turned into two against one.
Vivian and Ursa rushed toward the remaining native, Kumata, who had been stunned because of his leader's sudden death.
Kumata quickly recovered himself when he saw his two opponents rushing at him. He cast a quick spell and a barrage of leaf darts shot out.
Vivian used her shield to block while Ursa slashed his daggers to parry some darts while dodging the rest. Their advance was slowed due to that.
Kumata took the chance to cast another spell. A wall of Vines burst out, blocking Vivian and Ursa's path forward. With the two blocked, Kumata prepared a big spell.
Vivian had no choice but to circle the wall of vines, but Ursa continued to run forward as if the wall didn't exist. When he was close, he disappeared and appeared on the other side of the wall.
"Flash Step," Jack said. Ursa had the same skill as him.
Kumata was surprised that his wall of vines failed to slow Ursa down, but he didn't let his concentration waver. The spell formation he was forming continued. Yet, another thing surprised him.
From his flank, a figure suddenly stabbed him. The spell formation he had been preparing burst apart. It was Ursa's combat clone which had been smacked flying by Utum. Kumata had forgotten about the existence of this combat clone.
Ursa arrived then. Together with his combat clone, he stabbed Kumata. Kumata tried his best to fight back. He flailed his staff around deflecting the two while casting a quick spell. Vines appeared and covered his body, forming protective armor.
He then noticed Vivian approaching. He needed to get away before he was surrounded!
With the vine armor protecting him, he could afford to concentrate. He finished casting a teleportation spell and he appeared on the other side of the arena.
Once he appeared, he immediately recast his big spell.
Vivian, Ursa, and Ursa's clone rushed toward Kumata. But since they were a distance away, Kumata managed to complete his spell while the three were still halfway.
Vines erupted from the ground non-stop. It covered a large area so there was nowhere to escape to.
"Forest of Vines," Peniel identified the spell. "It's one of the spells from archdruid, a special class from the druid class."
Since there was nowhere to run to, the three were immediately entangled. The vines not only immobilized them, but they also caused damage each second and inflicted the Poison status.
Ursa swung his daggers around, cutting the vines again and again, but they just regrew rapidly.
Vivian, on the other hand, activated her Crusader Knight's first skill, Divine Conviction. A layer of divine light covered her body. This skill increased her defenses, resistance, and movement speed. It also made her immune to all movement restrictions and status effects.
Due to this skill, all the vines that tried to entangle her were unable to attach themselves. They were repelled when they touched the layer of divine light on her body. She continued to advance among the sea of vines.
Kumata, who was preparing another big spell, was greatly shocked when his spell failed to hold one of his opponents down. He hurried his casting.
But when Vivian reached a certain distance, she used her Crusader Knight's level 60 skill, Heaven's Fist.
A large fist made of white light appeared above Kumata. It had formed so abruptly that he was late to react to it. The fist slammed into him, dealing a large amount of light damage.
Yet, the most troublesome thing about this skill was not the damage it dealt. It was its ability to cancel all ongoing skills, spells, or spell castings. The spell formation that was forming on Kumata's staff broke apart. His Forest of Vines also disappeared, allowing Ursa and his clone to advance again.
The Heaven's Fist also had a 30% chance of causing Dizzy status. To which Kumata, unfortunately, got afflicted.
Kumata was unable to do anything for a few seconds due to the status. By the time he recovered, Vivian was already upon him. Ursa and his clone were not far behind.
What happened afterward was like watching a team of two facing a dungeon boss. The boss was at a higher level than them but it was just a special elite grade. Hence, it didn't take long for the two to take this boss down.
The second match of the tourney ended with another unexpected victory for the outworlders.
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