Chapter 599 The Second Duel
All the martial arts of the Ripple Sect will automatically reduce the consumption of Qi by 1 point when performed in water or high humidity environments, but at least 1 point will be consumed.
This set of skills reminded Gao Fei of the secret method of the Yangyan Sect.
The mechanisms of the two are similar, both of which are enhanced in a specific environment, except that the former requires moisture and the latter requires sufficient light.
The Ripple Sect's understanding of the "mystery of water" is more obvious in its unique martial arts.
As the level increases, the Ripple Sect monks will automatically learn "water breathing" and "fog vision".
Level 3 Ripple Sect monks can also learn "Hidden Mist Barrier", which has a similar function to "Hidden Mist Technique".
The thick fog formed by the release of true Qi surrounds the body in a space of 20 feet, not only concealing the traces, but also providing a high humidity environment.
The thick fog generated by true Qi will only be temporarily dispersed if it is blown by airflow above strong wind. However, in the next round, if the strong wind subsides, the thick fog will be regenerated.
When a monk of the Ripple Sect reaches level 7, he can comprehend the subsequent body movement of "Hidden Mist Barrier" "Cloud Water Escape".
"Cloud Water Escape" is similar to "Phantom Step", which can teleport in a short distance in water or high humidity environment, and the teleportation distance is equal to the movement distance within one round.
Moving in this way can ignore terrain obstacles and avoid attacks of opportunity.
In terms of attack, monks of the Ripple Sect below level 7 can master at least three unique martial arts.
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Whirlpool Fist: Spend 1 point of true Qi, melee attack +2d6 blunt damage, if the person hit fails the Fortitude save, he will be "dizzy" for one round.
Turn Water into Arrow: Spend 4 points of true Qi, gather the free water vapor in the air in the palm of your hand, compress it into a water arrow and spray it out. High-pressure water arrow is a long-range contact attack with a range of 100 feet + 10 feet/level, and causes 10d6 points of piercing damage after hitting.
Ripple Palm (Minor): Spend 6 points of Qi, the palm force blasted out covers the 30-foot cone space in front, causing 10d6 sonic damage, temporary deafness if Fortitude save fails, double damage to fragile objects; in water or high humidity environment, the attack range of Ripple Palm extends to 60-foot cone space.
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Gao Fei carefully read the various Ripple Sect martial arts listed on the paper, and then thanked Umberto.
“Big brother, thank you for providing complete information. Just for this information, I can't lose to Hashim.”
“Musk, the Ripple Sect’s martial arts are quite powerful. Do you have a sure-win strategy?” Claire couldn’t hide her worry in her eyes.
“I can’t say I’m sure to win, but I still have a strategy.” Gao Fei replied calmly, “If the opponent is really a Ripple Sect monk, I have at least two sets of tactics to deal with him.”
Claire was infected by the young man’s calm demeanor, and her worries were relieved.
Gao Fei chatted with Umberto and Claire for a few more words, and then said goodbye.
After walking out of the tavern, he received a system prompt to take a long rest.
Gao Fei spent a star disk energy to skip the long rest and the subsequent cutscenes.
The game screen flashed, and the time came to a week later, the day of the duel between the agents of both parties in the inheritance dispute case.
At the same time, the scene also switched to the duel field designated by the court.
Gao Fei was no stranger to this venue.
He had previously fought on behalf of Judge Colt and defeated the "wind element warrior" Levent in this duel field. I hope he can continue his undefeated record in the duel field today.
In addition to Lisa, Umberto, Claire and Mario, there was also the client Mrs. Jones, a mourning widow in a black dress and a black veil, who came to the sidelines to support Gao Fei.
Mrs. Jones was accompanied by a freckled brown-haired boy named Arthur, who was her only son with the late Mr. Jones.
On the other side of the duel field, David Fuller also came to the sidelines with a group of followers.
The banker was fat, his belly almost bursting through his silk shirt, and he looked like a groundhog wearing a monocle.
Two people followed him closely, one wearing a robe and looking like an arcane spellcaster, and the other wearing a simple linen robe, with a bald head and lush beard that attracted attention.
Gao Fei's eyes fell on the bearded man's face, guessing that he was Hashem, a monk of the Ripple Sect.
The disclaimer handed by the referee confirmed his guess.
It was Hashem who represented David Fuller in the duel with Gao Fei.
Gao Fei signed the disclaimer, promising to voluntarily represent Mrs. Jones in a fair duel, and if anything happened on the duel field, he would bear the consequences himself.
At the same time, Hashem also signed the disclaimer.
There were still 15 minutes before the duel began, and the referee routinely reminded Gao Fei whether he wanted to prepare a will.
Gao Fei smiled and shook his head.
His action was regarded as arrogant or self-confident by his opponents and the audience.
In fact, Gao Fei was not pretending to be arrogant, but he really didn't need to write a will.
Anyway, players will not really die in the game. At most, the loser will eat dust and start over.
During this time, Gao Fei opened the star disk to investigate the details of "Bearded" Hashim.
It turned out that the intelligence network of "Street Angel" was very reliable, and Umberto's analysis was also practical.
Hashim was indeed a level 7 Ripple Sect monk, with various attributes of strength 13, agility 18, constitution 14, intelligence 10, perception 20, and charm 10.
Hashem was good at all the martial arts that Umberto listed in that list.
In addition, this bearded monk also mastered five specialties that even Umberto had not analyzed: "Alertness", "Perseverance", "Dexterous Movements", "Mastery Jump" and "Cruel Strike".
For a 7th level monk, the unarmed attack damage die provided by "Martial Arts" is 2d6.
Brutal Strike increases melee damage by an additional die.
The sum of the two is 3d6.
This damn thing has even caught up with the damage of a rifle!
Gao Fei looked at his data panel.
A level 5 imitator with only 37 health points.
Once a monk whose fists and feet are as destructive as rifle bullets gets close to him, he may not be able to survive more than two rounds and will be thrown into the street.
Of course, Gao Fei can also switch to the "Magic Mask" to create a melee configuration with thick health and high defense, so he may not suffer in close combat.
It's just that it's a bit risky to fight like this, and it's not necessary.
In order to deal with Hashem, a powerful enemy, Gao Fei changed his attribute configuration in advance.
Currently his six attributes are:
Strength 10, Dex 18, Constitution 16, Intelligence 12, Wisdom 19, Charisma 14
The complete abandonment of the Strength attribute shows that he does not intend to engage in melee combat with Hashim through conventional means.
The combination of high agility and perception corresponds to the classic configuration of "Gunner Priest".
In the last duel, Gao Fei used this tactic of high firepower and defense to successfully suppress Levante.
