Chapter 139 - 112: Terrifying Winning Streak
But now, Lin Ye was using the terrifying attack speed of a light staff to deal the devastating damage of a heavy club!
He could only rely on his combat instincts, frantically swinging his long spear to defend against the relentless storm of attacks.
One second.
Two seconds.
...
Five seconds later.
Dong Dongchen felt his world shrink until all that remained was the ever-expanding black shadow of the spear, a force he could no longer resist.
His defense was utterly shattered.
PFFT!
With a soft thud,
a cold spear tip pierced through his chest.
The world fell silent.
[You have been defeated! Better luck next time!]
The scene before him went black. Dong Dongchen had exited the Virtual Combat Space and returned to the Battle Hall.
He gasped for air, his chest heaving violently. Cold sweat soaked the bangs on his forehead.
The pressure...
In those ten short seconds of counterattack, Lin Ye had unleashed a terrifying, overwhelming pressure, enough to completely crush his Spirit!
Dong Dongchen had never, ever experienced such a feeling—not from any young genius at his rank, or even from those at higher ranks.
It wasn’t a suppression of skill.
It was power, speed, reaction...
A complete and total domination!
Dong Dongchen could feel himself starting to tilt.
Especially considering the ID floating above his opponent’s head.
He felt the shame of being utterly destroyed by what felt like a simple AI bot.
’Is this guy really in this bracket?’
That was the only thought left in Dong Dongchen’s mind.
In Dong Dongchen’s stream, the live chat had completely exploded.
The moment he exited the Virtual Combat Space, a dazed look on his face...
...the comments that had been cheering him on were instantly drowned by a tsunami of "Hahaha"s and question marks.
"A total beatdown! A true and absolute beatdown!"
"Hahaha, I knew Chen was going to screw this one up! Got the screen recording clipped and ready. This is a contender for Fail of the Year!"
"Nah, I think Chen did his best. His opponent was just a monster!"
"I agree, something’s not right with that ’Goblin Soldiers’ guy. That strength and speed... there’s no way a Vein Opening Realm Martial Artist has that. He’s not hacking, is he?"
"Classic sore loser in the comment above. Sees someone play well and just calls hacks. Some people never change."
"Exactly. Chen hasn’t even said anything, and you guys are all panicking for him."
Dong Dongchen didn’t look at the tumultuous live chat.
His mind was still replaying the terrifying final five seconds of the fight.
He had been thoroughly and utterly defeated.
And yet, deep inside, an irrepressible sense of excitement and a thrilling shiver were slowly rising.
It was the primal urge of a hunter who has just discovered a priceless, one-of-a-kind treasure.
Almost subconsciously, Dong Dongchen immediately opened his match history.
He found the ID—[Goblin Soldiers].
Then, without hesitation, he added the player to his ’Favorites’ list.
His long habit of observing matches between top prodigies had sharpened Dong Dongchen’s judgment to a razor’s edge.
He was almost certain that the opponent he had just faced was definitely not cheating.
That perfect control over distance and timing...
...that combat style, simple yet flawless, was an art form belonging only to a true master—something no external program could ever simulate.
This was a peerless dark horse, one he had personally tested, yet to be discovered by the world!
Unlike most of the famous prodigies who had already made it onto the Martial Arts Rising Stars list...
...he had only learned of them after they had already made a name for themselves.
But this person, right here, was not yet famous!
Dong Dongchen keenly realized that if this person could really fight his way onto the Martial Arts Rising Stars list...
...or even go further, then he, Dong Dongchen, would be the first talent scout to discover and witness this new star’s rise!
As soon as the thought occurred to him, his feelings of frustration vanished, replaced by an unprecedented thrill.
He clicked on Lin Ye’s profile page.
And then, he froze.
[ID: Goblin Soldiers]
[Current Rank: Platinum I]
[Competitive Match Record: 98 Wins - 2 Losses - 0 Draws]
[Win Rate: 98.00%]
[Longest Win Streak: 97]
This string of data appeared quietly before everyone.
But it seemed to possess a strange magic, plunging the entire raucous stream into a deathly silence.
What followed was a volcanic eruption of comments!
"????"
"Holy shit! Am I seeing things? A 98% win rate? A 97-match win streak?!"
"Wow, not even trying to hide it, are they!"
"If this record isn’t from hacking or account boosting, I’ll eat my keyboard! I don’t believe anyone can pull off stats like these!"
"So fake! Chen, report him! He’s definitely a cheater!"
Dong Dongchen ignored the out-of-control chat.
He clicked to view Lin Ye’s detailed match history.
What met his eyes was an endless sea of green markers, each signifying a victory.
Victory, victory, victory...
He scrolled down frantically, and only when he reached the very first page did he finally see two glaring red marks indicating losses.
One was during his placement matches.
The other happened shortly after his placements were over.
But since then, this account had never lost again.
Not a single match!
The most ridiculous part of this record wasn’t even the terrifying win rate.
It was the win streak.
A ninety-seven-match win streak!
Dong Dongchen felt his scalp tingle.
It wasn’t that such a record was unprecedented.
Prodigies in this world were as common as carp in a river, and he had even made a recap video about them before.
He’d covered the most monstrous genius in the history of virtual combat since the founding of the Great Xia.
That person debuted more than a decade ago and had achieved a terrifying record of 166 consecutive wins.
And that person had since reached the realm of a Martial Saint, becoming the youngest Martial Saint in the history of the Great Xia.
That was a historical record, an extreme rarity, a peerless prodigy the likes of which might be seen only once in several decades.
But while this "Goblin Soldiers’" 97-match streak couldn’t compare to that legend...
...it was still astonishing enough to be recorded in the annals of *Martial Arts Peak* as a major event of the year!
Dong Dongchen looked at the increasingly out-of-control comments, took a deep breath, and forced himself to calm down.
He began to speak slowly, his voice tinged with a barely perceptible hoarseness and excitement.
"Alright everyone, calm down and listen to me."
"You guys know me. I’m a commentator, I’ve watched so many top-tier matches. I know when something’s off."
"All I can say is, there’s a very high chance that the guy I just fought is legit!"
His words were like a splash of cold water on a pan of boiling oil, making the arguments in the chat even more intense.
"Are you crazy, streamer? You think there’s nothing wrong with that record?"
"Did you get paid off? How much did that cheater give you?"
Dong Dongchen didn’t try to argue.
’There was no point in arguing.’
As he was thinking, Dong Dongchen caught a glimpse of something out of the corner of his eye. The status on the ID he had favorited had quietly changed.
[Goblin Soldiers: In Combat]
’He’s matched into his next game!’
Dong Dongchen’s eyes lit up instantly, his heart pounding in his chest.
"Here we go!"
"Is he legit or not? We’ll find out everything we need to know by spectating one of his matches!"
Without a moment’s hesitation, Dong Dongchen slammed the [Spectate] button!