Virtual World: Close Combat Mage - Chapter 622

Chapter 622


Now that it was the era of peace, where society got along harmoniously, the interaction between martial arts practitioners was focused more on the technical side of things, so while it was inevitable for them to exchange punches and kicks, everybody would absolutely refrain from using some of the more overly vicious moves against one another. Take that move Gu Fei had just used; it was indubitably a forbidden move. If this move were to be executed in reality, the recipient's family line would end right there and then. In the event that the recipient was from a family that only imparted their martial arts to people related by blood, and the person had yet to have offspring, then this move of Gu Fei would literally sever a kung fu inheritance. The consequences would, thus, be disastrous.

That was why Gu Fei had never used this sort of move in real life despite having knowledge of it. But what this meant was that he had no experience of using it in actual combat. Eternal Dominion, a fellow practitioner, was familiar with the situation himself, and it was precisely because of this that he was left in awe by what he had just witnessed. Seeing Gu Fei make a split-second judgment to use such a move he was unfamiliar with, that single 'too obscene' he had uttered was his praise for Gu Fei's kung fu and nothing else.

The opponent who had taken that slash was mortified, hopping to the side with his hands covering his crotch; the fire was already extinguished before the man could even put it out himself. Having been taken advantage of twice in succession, the man finally no longer dared to underestimate Gu Fei at any degree.

Gu Fei was also very astonished. The man had eaten two Twin Incinerations of his, yet he was still looking hale and hearty. He was just a Fighter, and Gu Fei could tell from his dexterous jumps that the man had invested quite a bit of Agility to his character. There could only be a single explanation as to how he could survive two slashes of Twin Incineration: the man had equipped fire-resistant gear.

Looks like this man is here solely to deal with me. Gu Fei lifted his head with this thought floating in his mind and saw Fleeting Smile gazing down at him from up the large boulder. Next to him was Broken Water Arrow, and the other player, whose name he did not know. Both men were holding short crossbows, firing off shots at Gu Fei whenever there was a window of opportunity.

Gu Fei had already used up all his mana at this point, and was no longer able to cast a single Twin Incineration, yet he remained unfazed. Lifting his head to casually glance up at the three men, he turned to face the opponent standing before him, who was still clutching his family jewels. "How should I address you?" Compared to them, Gu Fei preferred someone who enjoyed getting up close and personal to fight.

That man gathered himself ever so slightly as he somberly answered, " for visiting.

"Aircraft bombings, artillery fire – all these weapons were created after people researched them, then what about your fighting techniques? Where did that come from? The old fashioned twenty-step Qingdi Fist, turning into the more widely used sixteen-step Qingdi Fist, what did you think caused such a change?" Gu Fei asked.


Mountain Breaker Axe was stunned.



"Buddy, that's all done by us. You can think of us as scientists and researchers when it comes to fighting techniques. Otherwise, did you really think all those combat styles were gifts from the heavens?" Gu Fei asked.

"Oh. And there's one more thing," Gu Fei continued. "You're mistaken."

"What?"

"The straightforwardness of the fighting style you've grasped, lacking any overly complicated adaptations, isn't because the simple and straightforward manner makes it more effective for actual combat; rather, it's because it's much easier to grasp if it is kept that way, simply because you guys don't have the time. With two years of conscription and three years of voluntary service, it adds up to a total of only five years of practice. Using all that time to train in kung fu just isn't enough, much less when there're still other skills all of you must master," Gu Fei explained.

"Did you really think that guy there isn't your match?" Gu Fei pointed over to Eternal Dominion when he asked this. "Speaking from a purely combat standpoint, he's actually better than you. He simply lacks the experience you have. After all, even though we are martial arts practitioners, we don't even have the experience of heavily injuring anyone. Our goal is essentially the pursuit of making a breakthrough in our fighting skills, and this shortcoming of ours has quite the impact on us. You say our kung fu lacks combat experience? That's incorrect, but you're correct if we lack actual combat experience. Of course, what I mean by actual combat experience, is the kill-on-sight kind of experience."



Mountain Breaker Axe was astonished. "Do you mean to say you've got such experience?"

Gu Fei was even more astonished. "Don't casually joke about this. Killing someone is essentially exchanging a life for a life."

Mountain Breaker Axe chuckled. "In other words, you too lack actual combat experience."

Gu Fei smiled at this. "That might be true, but the two of us are in entirely different realms, so the difference in experience can be neglected. Were it not for me lacking Strength, I would be able to make you eat dirt there and then."

Mountain Breaker Axe spoke. "Since you're aware that your lack of strength is a huge detriment, just how are you going to win against me? This is a game at the end of the day, so beating me doesn't mean that you're able to really injury me."



"That's the reason why I've spent so much time talking to you," Gu Fei replied.

"What?"

"I kept a few grapes in my mouth when I went around the boulder moments ago, and I ate them while talking to you. Right now, they've all finally been digested by me," he said. "I'm actually a Mage, so I don't need Strength, just mana."

"F*ck!" Mountain Breaker Axe realized that he had been tricked. Up on the boulder, Broken Water Arrow and Sniper God were all the more vomiting blood when the two men heard this. It turned out that Gu Fei had called Eternal Dominion over not to kill them but to draw their attention away, making it such that they would be unable to interrupt Gu Fei's consumption of his grapes.

"Fire resistance, is that it? You're doomed." Gu Fei raised his left hand as a ball of lightning slowly condensed in his palm.A weapon the folk hero/demi-god Er Lang Shen wields (He uses a lot).One of the thirty six stratagems. It was essentially a scheme that focuses on the weakness of the opponent when knowing the superiority they possess in a particular situation.

source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty-Six_Stratagems#Besiege_W%C3%A8i_to_rescue_Zh%C3%A0oA style of martial arts that's taught to the armed police force in the 80s, that had been adapted to the 16 steps by the late 90s. Originally adapted from the martial art style Baiji Fist.Please download our sponsor's game to support us!