Chapter 661: Protection from Arrows
Gao Fei was deeply moved by Paul Porter's sincere blessing.
He didn't expect that Paul Porter, a playboy from an aristocratic family, would value his friendship so much.
"I will win, Paul." Gao Fei shook his hand vigorously. "Putting aside political views, we will always be friends. If you need me in the future, just say hello and I will be there at your beck and call."
"Oh! Really?" Paul Porter's eyes lit up. "Brother Justice, can you fight my rival for me?"
"Get lost! Can't you do something serious?!"
Gao Fei pushed the young marquis away with a smile and cursed, turned around and walked to the referee's seat, shook hands with the three referees one by one, and signed the disclaimer.
He also shook hands and hugged his duel opponent today, Major Frame, and politely wished each other "good luck", pretending to be a gentleman in front of the public.
Taking advantage of the handshake, Gao Fei opened the star disk and investigated Henry Frame's background.
The breastplate, long sword and large shield he wore were all +1 enchanted equipment.
In contrast, Gao Fei didn't even have a magic weapon or magic armor, which seemed a bit shabby.
Major Frame's attributes were: Strength 20, Agility 14, Constitution 18, Intelligence 12, Perception 15, Charm 20.
Among them, Strength, Constitution and Charm, which are more important for the profession of "Arcane Knight", are all outstanding.
Gao Fei also saw the specialties that were not listed in the information provided by the private detective through the star disk.
There are four items in total, namely "Sturdy", "Iron Will", "Powerful Attack" and "Brutal Blow".
Taking into account the bonus of the "Sturdy" specialization, Henry Frame has 103 HP, which is thicker than Gao Fei expected.
Apart from his bad character, Major Frame is indeed a young officer with excellent qualities in all aspects, and is also the strongest opponent Gao Fei has encountered in the duel field so far.
The enchanted breastplate and shield provide Frame with a total of +10 defense, +2 agility modifier, and a comprehensive defense level of 22.
The most sophisticated weapons in Gao Fei's hands are pistols, rapiers, and a long whip, among which the most lethal is the pistol.
The attack check of the refined pistol is +1, and then the +4 agility modifier and +3 proficiency modifier are taken into account, totaling +8.
The first set of tactics designed by Gao Fei is to dual-wield pistols and shoot at Major Frame from a long distance.
However, according to the offensive and defensive data of both sides, a simple calculation shows that the probability of shooting through the opponent's defense is only 35%.
The hit rate is a bit low, but it is not impossible to fight.
However, the next two things forced Gao Fei to give up the double-gun tactics.
The first is a rule announced by the referee.
Both parties in the duel shall not float in the air for more than 30 seconds.
Moreover, the vertical height of the floating shall not exceed 100 feet.
If the rule is violated for the first time, a warning will be given, and the next violation will be directly judged as a loss!
The conservatives, nobles and senior officials of the ruling party who were cheering for Major Frame on the sidelines smiled like Mona Lisa when they heard the referee announce this rule.
It is obvious that there is a PY transaction here!
This public judicial duel deviated from the original intention of fairness in the design of the rules!
"MMP! Targeting me!"
Gao Fei cursed inwardly.
In the first two duels, Gao Fei left the deepest impression on the audience with his good shooting skills and flexible mobility.
Now everyone knows that Musk Justice has accurate shooting skills and is good at flying high in the sky and shooting from a high position.
If his opponent is not good at shooting and lacks the ability to fly, he will become a human target in the duel!
Major Frame's agility attribute is only 14 points, his marksmanship is very average, and he has not mastered the flying spell. It is tantamount to suicide for him to shoot against Gao Fei.
The rule announced by the referee seems to impose the same restrictions on both sides of the duel, but in fact it has little effect on Frame, but it is equivalent to destroying Gao Fei's wings.
The limit on the suspended height shall not exceed 100 feet, which is very subtle.
Frame's strongest long-range attack method, "Scorching Ray", has a range of 120 feet, which just exceeds the limit of the rules.
Gao Fei's pistol can ensure the stability of the trajectory within 180 feet, but now he is forced to snipe with the opponent within 100 feet. There is no way to get it for free.
Gao Fei can't protest even though he knows that this rule is not in his favor.
The referee's words are very reasonable.
The limit on the flying height is to allow the referee and the audience to clearly see every detail of the battle.
Otherwise, if you fly into the clouds, no one on the ground can see what you are doing. If there is any violation, who can stop it?
The purpose of limiting the flying time is to prevent the duel from being dragged on endlessly.
Otherwise, if you fly in the air without landing, the opponent on the ground will not be able to hit you, and the two sides will continue to confront each other endlessly. When will the duel end?
Faced with these seemingly reasonable arguments, Gao Fei could only swallow his loss.
If it was just limited by the rules, the flying + double-gun tactics could still be used. The two protective spells blessed by Frem would completely dispel Gao Fei's thoughts.
The information provided by the private detective before lacked the two spells that Frem was good at.
Now Gao Fei finally knew what it was.
One is the 0-ring "Blade Protection", which reduces physical damage by half within 6 seconds.
Another one turned out to be...a 2-ring "Protective Arrow"!
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Level 2 "Protective Arrows": Lasts for 1 hour/level, the subject gains damage-reducing armor against long-range weapons 10/magic; it can absorb up to 100 points of long-range damage.
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When this spell was invented, there were no firearms in the world.
It's called "Arrow Protection", but it can also be used to protect against bullets.
Neither of Goofy's pistols are magic weapons, and it is almost impossible to penetrate Frame's double bulletproof system composed of "blade protection" + "arrow protection".
With a helpless sigh, Gao Fei put his guns back into his storage gloves, and could only confront Frame head-on.
The level 6 "Imitator" has only 44 health points, which is less than half of the opponent's.
Frame has established a "weapon connection" with the +1 long sword in his hand, giving him an advantage in attacking, and the damage will be included in the additional charm correction.
He also mastered "Powerful Attack" and "Cruel Strike", two specialties that enhance melee damage, as well as the more violent "Magic".
Gao Fei and he stood up to chop each other, and he had to rush to the street after less than half a minute.
How to deal with such a ruthless character who is both offensive and defensive?
Fortunately, in addition to flying sniping, Gao Fei also has a set of backup tactics, which are suitable for dealing with the current predicament.
The referee announced that the duel had entered a countdown, and both sides had one minute to make final preparations.
