From the Fifteen Bronze Men Formation to the Seventeen Bronze Men Formation.
If we include the initial one second of loading and the one second of lag at the end of the level, the "sinking" time is between seventeen and nineteen seconds.
All talk of sweeping across the heavens, sweeping across eternity, and sweeping across all enemies paled in comparison to Shen Qian's mind at this moment.
What is a horizontal push?
Thanks for the invitation. I'm currently AFK, but I'm the one who's dominating the game.
Experiencing the terrifying system from a first-person perspective for the first time, I can only describe my feelings as breathtaking.
The difference between all levels of beginner martial artists can be made up for by quantity; this is a quote written in martial arts and combat theory textbooks.
However, before sinking in, there was a strong feeling that in the face of the system, she could no longer make up for the gap in quality with sheer quantity.
For example, the Seventeen Bronze Men Formation is not only more numerous than the previous levels, but also has a higher level of coordination. Most martial artists would feel powerless when faced with the mechanical combo attacks of the seventeen men.
However, "Sinking Forward" can find the narrowest and tightest gap, and then forcefully rush in, tearing open a bloody gash.
Feeling the movements of his own hands and feet, Chen Qian realized that what is more terrifying than absolute control of power is the fighting consciousness of never making a mistake.
If it weren't for overwhelming force, the only way to kill "Chenqian" by sheer numbers would probably be to wait for "Chenqian" to die from exhaustion.
After clearing all seventeen bronze figures in one go, "Sinking Before" finally stopped and stood still to adjust his state.
Three minutes later, "Sinking Forward" re-entered the level.
After setting the number of bronze figures to eighteen, a line of red text suddenly popped up on the screen:
"As the final level, the 'Eighteen Bronze Men' is the complete form of the Bronze Men Formation, and the difficulty will be greatly increased. Please choose carefully. To continue the challenge, please press the 'Confirm' button. To give up, please return."
There was also a line of small, barely noticeable text at the bottom.
"Note: Upon successful completion of the challenge, the level evaluation and ranking will be automatically activated, and you may receive additional rewards from the Martial Arts Club."
These two lines of prompts startled Shen Qian; he hadn't expected such a change in the final level.
Before Chen Qian could think it over, Chen Qian had already pressed the confirmation button. The scene before him changed, and Chen Qian reappeared on the high platform surrounded by clouds and mist.
As he observed the bronze figures standing quietly in various poses around him, he noticed that their features were clearer and more vivid than before. Their aura hadn't changed much, and they still looked like peak early-stage martial artists.
However, their formation was more harmonious, and the sense of oppression increased significantly.
Just as Shen Qian was speculating about the difficulty of the ultimate form of the Bronze Man Formation, a flash of light appeared, and all sorts of weapons materialized in the hands of the eighteen bronze men.
Eighteen kinds of weapons!
He froze for a moment... Good heavens, they've even pulled out their weapons.
Not only that, another flash of light appeared, and then the eighteen bronze figures turned golden and shiny, their originally dull bronze color now dazzlingly bright.
Protective martial arts techniques?
Shen Qian's pupils contracted. Even more astonishingly, a faint golden light connected the eighteen bronze figures, which meant...
Their protective martial arts techniques are likely integrated.
You need to defeat eighteen people before you can defeat one!
"This is so unsportsmanlike..."
Shen Qian roughly understood why that message appeared; the phrase "greatly improved" was far too modest.
This is clearly hellish difficulty.
Even a beginner martial artist at the ninth dan level might not be able to clear the level.
He was extremely suspicious before sinking.
While Shen Qian was lost in thought, "Shen Qian," controlled by the system, did not hesitate at all and rushed out like the wind, heading straight for the nearest bronze figure holding a long sword.
With a flash of light, "Shenqian" dodged at the last second and threw a punch.
The bronze figure swayed, but did not fall.
The system that had been pushing forward relentlessly finally stopped its evil ways.
Three minutes later, "Shenqian," cornered with nowhere to hide, fell to the siege of the bronze men.
Seeing this, Shen Qian finally realized that the Eighteen Bronze Men Formation was not a challenge prepared for low-level beginner martial artists at all.
Based on his current strength, even if the system intervenes, it can only be comparable to a beginner martial artist of the fifth or sixth level at most, which is not enough to break the ultimate form of the Bronze Man Formation.
But "Shenqian" did not give up. He remained indifferent and, after a short rest, immediately began his second attempt.
Chen Qian patiently continued reading. The system wouldn't do useless work. Since it was still trying, it meant that the Eighteen Bronze Men Formation was not unsolvable.
Two times, three times, four times...
Before sinking, he couldn't even remember how many times he had tried.
But he gradually understood how the system broke the formation, and he also knew why the system took two hours.
The system uses a "clumsy" method, which is to find possible weaknesses in the bronze statue formation through the accumulation of experience.
If we analyze its essence, the Bronze Man Formation is ultimately just an app that operates according to a set procedure. It may have hundreds or thousands of variations, but it must have an upper limit.
The system interprets its operational rules in its own specific way.
What's so special about this?
A power struggle between two artificial intelligences?
While trying to digest the system's power generation methods and combat techniques, Chen Qian observed the situation calmly.
The moment I cleared the level happened so suddenly, I didn't even have time to react before I sank.
After the Nth attempt, "Chen Qian" still chose to attack the bronze figure wielding the long sword. At the moment of close range, "Chen Qian" suddenly lowered his body, took the blow with his back, and then his knuckles protruded, accurately stabbing the opponent's armpit.
The golden light on the bronze figure dimmed instantly, and it was then smashed to pieces by "Shenqian's" punch.
Shen Qian guessed that the bronze figure's armpits might be a vital point, and also the only weak point on the bronze figure.
Once the protective martial arts technique was broken, the remaining seventeen bronze men, even if they were armed, no longer posed a threat to "Shen Qian".
One punch, one kill; seventeen seconds later, the cloud-shrouded platform was empty again.
Celestial music filled the air, and suddenly fireworks shot into the sky, exploding into the words "Congratulations on passing the level."
The special effects... are a bit rough.
Immediately afterwards, a notification popped up.
"The level has ended and data is being tallied. If you wish to challenge it again, please exit and select again."
"The 'Bronze Man Formation' level completion evaluation is complete. Data is being uploaded. Please check the main panel."
At this moment, Shen Qian's consciousness went haywire. When he woke up, he had returned to reality. It seemed that the game had stopped recording up to that scene.
He stood up and put his helmet back on.
The simulator's data panel remained constantly lit, displaying the statistics after clearing the level, but with several more lines of data compared to before.
Username: Dried-up Confusion
Completed level: Bronze Men Formation
Level Rating: SSS
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