Child of Destiny

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A Godlike Player with a well-established name against another 'rising' star within the virtual world, who had a strength comparable to highly ranked gods of the game.

This was another exciting match!

One was a legendary thief with a lot of titles under his belt, while the other was a top-clash gunner, who seemed to specialize in sniper profession yet also highly skilled at wielding his rapier.

This was going to be a high-pace battle!

That was what everyone thought until reality slapped them in the face.

When the battle started, Alucard did not go that far as he looked for a slightly elevated ground before lying on his stomach.

He adjusted his position while setting up his sniper rifle.

He was lying in ambush while hiding his figure behind the grasses that were as tall as a person's knee.

He had positioned himself perfectly as he was just on the right height to cover his figure with these grasses while having a decent view of everything upfront.

With his enhanced eyesight that could be ranked as one of the best ocular skills of marksmen within the game as well as the further enhancements that he had gotten from his race, his sniping abilities were further elevated into a higher level.

With these sharp eyes, nothing could escape his sight, even the slightest disturbance of the grasses. A little oddity in the movements of these grasses dancing alongside the wind was more than enough to tell him a hint of his opponent's movement.

He stayed completely still, acting as if he was a dead person, while waiting for the time to pull the trigger of his sniper rifle.

Meanwhile, Nacht immediately entered stealth right after the system signaled the start of the match.

He moved with utmost caution, not daring to underestimate his opponent. As a very experienced veteran within the professional circle, he never let his guard down or looked down to his opponents as he knew that it would only be asking for trouble.

A single moment of carelessness would always lead to accidents. Adding that his rivals were mostly on the same level of skill, he always gave his all whenever he was competing in any kind of tournament or league.

He skillfully moved along the blowing wind, following the movements of the grasses to hide his tracks.

A sniper and an assassin – this would be a battle of patience, which was completely the opposite of what everyone was thinking.

This boring 'battle' continued for quite a while, making the live audience and online viewers complain.

"What the heck is this? A hide and seek battle?"

"How long do they want to continue? I feel like I am going to sleep."

"Get some action!"

"Tsk! Nacht is still on the other half of the field. How long is this going to take?"

"Boo! Get moving already! We don't have the time to waste in this useless match!"

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As everyone was voicing out their complaints, David could not help but smile at them as he said. "Look! Everyone is already losing their patience when the match has just started,10 minutes ago. If any of them is fighting either of those two, they have most likely died ten times over."

Miss Bunny giggled as she knew that David was only doing this to lighten up the mood a little. She knew that she had to play along. "But ten minutes is indeed quite a long time."

"This is a battle of patience. Ten minutes is nothing. They can keep this up all day long," laughed David, almost scaring everyone.

"It can't be, right?" Miss Bunny continued to play along, acting with a little exaggerated reaction.

But David just smiled mysteriously as he continued. "But this will not take that long."

He paused for a moment as he pointed at the sky of the battle arena. "Have you noticed that despite having the same field, the time settings of the two matches are different?"

The moment when he mentioned this, the sky in the arena slowly got dark, marking the fast-approaching night.

As dusk started to settle in, David continued to 'mystify' things. "It seems like someone has made a miscalculation this time."

Hearing this, people started to notice that the grass field was slowly turning dark due to the time setting.

When the night approaches, thieves and assassins would step up and announce their supremacy.

When the dark approaches, they would become the kings, being feared by everyone.

Even if a sniper could also take advantage of this environment, their field of vision would be greatly limited given that it was much harder to see in the dark.

Adding that the sky was quite cloudy, hiding the moon and blocking its light that could illuminate the darkness of the night, the odds of the match instantly favored the opposing side.

Putting all of these into consideration, the people watching this match seemed to have come into a realization. This was purposely set up by Nacht, who had yet to cross the 'line' where his opponent could 'see' him.

Once the night arrived, Nacht – also known as the God of Nightfall – would bare his fangs and sink in deep into his opponent.

Everyone was already anticipating what was about to happen next, particularly excited to end this 'boring' match.

In the meantime, David, who had 'given' this idea to everyone, maintained his mystifying smile. Whether he was talking about Nacht or Alucard when he said those words was still unclear.

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As the darkness enveloped the entire grassland, Nacht immediately increased his pace and rapidly approached the 'other side' of the field.

But he had just taken a couple of steps forward when a bad premonition suddenly halted his tracks.

His foot was firmly planted into the ground, refusing to budge even for an inch.

He squinted his eyes as he sharply scanned the surroundings but failed to find anything. He did not know what it was, but he knew that something was not right.

He was sure that he and their team's strategist had overlooked something. But he could not put his fingers into it exactly. The tip of his fingers kept on touching it, yet unable to fully grasp what he was looking for.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

It was at this moment when he finally realized where the uneasy feeling was coming from. That feeling that someone was looking at him finally settled in.

Swiftly turning his gaze at his surroundings, he noticed that the grass field had a lot of bats scattered in every direction.

Some of them were standing on the tips of the weapons of the fallen warriors while the others were on the rock boulders scattered in the entire field. Then the rest were watching 'him' from the sky as they flew freely in the night.

These bats had never been there during their team mock battles! These bats were the oddity!

Trusting his instincts, Nacht swiftly retreated while using a series of speed-enhancing buffs to further increase the distance between him and this current location.

Swoosh!

Bang!

Right at the same instant, when he left his previous location, the thunderous roar of a sniper rifle reverberated in the entire field and shook the silent night.

Bang!

The ground where Nacht was previously standing was blasted by a powerful shot, signifying the overwhelming firepower of the opposing side.

"Tsk! I am a bit slow," said Alucard to himself.

It took him quite a while to scatter the shadow bats, which was one of the skills that he had learned just recently. It was a special skill that could be used for scouting, monitoring, and escaping.

They had a similar faction as the Hawks or Falcons of the Rangers and other related classes.

The tricky part when using this skill was the mode of scouting of the bats as they were two sets of them.

The first set focused on sound waves, which was what the regular bats used to 'see' in the dark, while the other was the sanguine bats that relied on their special eyes to see and share what they were seeing with their master.

The first set was more flexible and more effective during special scenarios, but the range that they could cover was limited.

Meanwhile, the second set of bats had a larger range of operation but consume a lot of mana and concentration.

But had their respective pros and cons, which could be used in different situations.

Alucard originally wanted to rely on the sound bats to locate Nacht. But due to his unfamiliarity with them, he messed up the direction of his shot a little, leading to the current situation.

His location had already been exposed to his opponent, so he had to leave and change his sniping point as soon as possible.

This was the basic rule for snipers.

But Alucard did not do that because he had other plans. He continued lying in the same position as he aimed, locking on the predicted route of his opponent.

Bang!

Right after he pulled the trigger, a streak of light flew across the air, heading straight to a certain direction.

Swoosh!

Nacht, who had already pinpointed the location of his opponent, was currently making his way when he sensed the second shot.

He did not hesitate as he quickly jumped to the side and rolled on the ground, dodging the crimson bullet with the skin of his teeth.

Right after standing up, Nacht borrowed the momentum of his previous actions to continue running toward his opponent while enhancing his speed with a series of buffs.

Whoosh!

He knew that the other party had a special means to see through his stealth despite the huge distance between them, so continuing to hide with it was useless.

Instead, it was better to rush toward his opponent with the best of his ability.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

At the same time, Alucard had started firing his shots more frequently, continuously suppressing his rival with his firepower alone.

Another form of battle was immediately initiated.

One was running at full speed, gliding across the grassland, while the other was calmly firing his sniper rifle, locking on the blurry silhouette that was rapidly approaching him.

The long-lost excitement that those watching the match immediately returned as the two combatants finally 'formally' started the real battle.

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