Chapter 392: Dungeon Entry — Fighting Competition
Eve of the Monthly Trial, 24 hours.
Heaven's Chosen Space, as usual, saw a surge of players before the Monthly Trial. Many players chose to log on at this time to conduct unified transactions.
Especially players who obtained dungeon entries would make additional purchases based on the type of entry, or engage in some last-minute preparations that might not be useful.
In short, Cheng Tian and his group were no exception.
Due to being in a team, Cheng and Irene would definitely enter the same dungeon, so the entries they received were identical. This time, the entry was somewhat unexpected.
[Fighting Competition: You will participate in a world-class, unrestricted mixed martial arts competition as a team. As an unrestricted fighting competition open to the world and watched by a large audience, players will be unable to use abilities/items outside of unarmed combat, cold weapon combat, superpowers, and bloodline talents within the competition rules;
Participating in the Fighting Competition itself is a main quest, and your final ranking in the competition will directly determine your quest settlement rewards;
In principle, even if eliminated, you can continue to stay in the dungeon to watch the competition without entering the evacuation phase. However, if you interfere with advancing teams during this period, you will immediately be expelled and even fully pursued by the organizers.]
"Oh? It's a competition-type Monthly Trial!"
After reading the entry, Irene's expression visibly relaxed!
"What do you mean?"
Cheng, who already had a guess about the dungeon blueprint, asked casually.
"I heard it from someone else. In this type of fighting dungeon trial, where settlement rewards are based on competition rankings, as long as players don't actively cause trouble, their ranking might not be very high, but leaving the dungeon alive is definitely not a problem."
As Irene said, fighting games are undoubtedly a major category in video games. Even with a certain decline as times changed, there are still occasional new releases that need refinement, and some sequels with mixed reviews.
However, if one looks back to an earlier era, a time of flourishing creativity, the number of excellent fighting games was quite astonishing.
Humans had unarmed and weapon-based combat, while non-human combat was even more diverse: Armored Warriors Fighting, Gundam SEED Fighting, Ultraman Fighting Evolution, Godzilla Monster Mayhem, and so on...
Just on the arcade platform alone, Cheng Tian could rattle off a dozen or two fighting games that weren't super popular, like a menu.
Double Dragon Fighting, Golden Axe Fighting, Far East of Eden, Hot Hot 7, Xing Yi Quan, Darkstalkers, Marvel vs. Capcom, Super Wrestling, World Heroes, Pocket Fighter, etc. If the platforms were expanded, the number of titles that could be mentioned would be even more astonishing.
But then again, the dungeon entry description randomly assigned by the Space was actually quite detailed. At least it had already excluded blueprints like "Samurai Shodown," "Soulcalibur," "The Last Blade," "Martial Masters," which belonged to the "weapon-based fighting" category. Although cold weapons were allowed, it would most likely be primarily hand-to-hand combat.
And it specifically mentioned "superpowers" and "bloodlines," leading Cheng Tian to lean towards "King of Fighters," "Street Fighter," and "Tekken" as possible dungeon blueprints.
It just didn't narrow down the scope much, because the number of past titles in these three games is also quite large. For example, KOF '94 and KOF '99 had huge differences in their combat systems, drastically changed characters, and vastly different rules.
Cheng Tian thought this was already restrained. If it were him, he would probably try every means to bring out "SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy," which feminized Terry, Iori Yagami, and others!
"Fighting... A bit tricky..."
Looking at the Fighting Competition entry, Cheng Tian was more or less worried.
As a caster primarily focused on Spirit and secondarily on Charisma, Cheng Tian's physical combat ability was almost zero. Neither his inherent skills nor his additional skills had much to do with fighting.
Moreover, his Strength and Agility attributes were relatively low. He could disguise himself as a tank with job changes and equipment... but still, Cheng Tian was not good at close-quarters combat.
Irene was originally a ranged specialist, but after bloodline purification, she also gained a considerable degree of close-combat ability. In addition, Mina, the dark-skinned demon-slaying archer, a pure ranged combat unit, was herself from a weapon-based fighting background. With her guidance, Irene's own close-quarters combat strength was not weak.
Thinking of this, Cheng Tian decided to go to the market to see if he could find suitable fighting skills.
Although the Game Expert could theoretically provide suitable loading templates, he still had two empty skill slots. If he encountered something suitable, he could try to buy it to increase the probability of achieving a high ranking.
"It's a rare fighting competition after all. If we really win the championship, our team contract can be upgraded. We should at least give it a try."
Cheng Tian said.
If one didn't enter the dungeon with the mindset of winning the championship, although the dungeon trial would be easy, it would feel meaningless.
And it hadn't been specified yet how many people would be on a team in the competition. They couldn't possibly let Bazett substitute, could they?
Cheng Tian clearly had no intention of buying any fighting dungeon information. Seeing this, Irene also saved that money and directly sought advice from Cheng, asking him to provide a general overview of the potential dungeon blueprints he anticipated encountering.
Just like that, time quickly flowed to the last minute before the Monthly Trial began.
Numerous silver light pillars enveloped countless players, and Cheng Tian and Irene also disappeared into them... [Dungeon Importing —]
[After the 1996 King of Fighters (KOF) tournament, the destructive incident caused by Goenitz, the leader of the Eight Scrolls of Orochi, was officially covered up with the explanation of a "terrorist attack." Although the incident had an extremely negative impact at the time, the commercial success of KOF '96 successfully fueled a worldwide fighting craze. Thus, in 1997, several companies once again co-sponsored and facilitated the holding of KOF '97.
Teams of fighters from all over the world, with different goals and beliefs, chose to participate in this KOF '97 tournament.
However, what the organizers did not know was that this tournament would be the catalyst for the fated battle between the successors of the Three Sacred Treasures and the clan of the Eight Scrolls of Orochi.
Even more unpredictably, under the influence of an unknown force, some fighters who should not have appeared in this era, or even in this world, would also flock to the event.]