The Road to Godhood in Honor of Kings

"With a flick of the spear, the white dragon roars!"

"Watching the sword while drunk!"

The two unleashed their ultimate skills, and moments later, both were left with very little health. In a one-on-one duel between Han Cheng and Li Bai, if their equipment was similar, Han Xin would be at a significant disadvantage. However, if Han Xin equipped a half-final item, then even if Li Bai built armor penetration items, he might not be able to defeat Han Xin. Although their mechanics were different, they were both assassins with relatively low health. Once one of them equipped a final item, that person would gain a significant advantage.

Han Cheng's first item is the Crimson Cloak. Full R Han Xin is also a playstyle, but Han Cheng is used to playing half R Han Xin. Although full R Han Xin is more durable, Han Xin is an assassin after all, not a warrior hero like Zhao Yun. Even with full R, the damage is not low. If you go for full R, you will not have much output. Therefore, it is not wrong to build the Crimson Cloak as the first item.

Han Cheng initially thought the Crimson Cloak was terrible, as the passive burn damage was pitifully small, and the health and armor increases weren't the highest. However, he later discovered that this item was essential for tanks, as it increased both health and armor, and the passive burn damage was quite painful. In short, it was very useful. Therefore, Han Cheng felt that even if he played Han Xin, building the Crimson Cloak as his first item was a good idea.

Yi Bing was somewhat taken aback, but after thinking about it, he felt that Han Cheng's build was reasonable. After all, Han Xin's mechanics were such that most of his skills were AoE damage, making him fast at jungling but not strong in one-on-one combat.

Therefore, Yi Bing's first item was the Shadow Axe. This item is much better than the Armor Penetration Bow when fighting squishy targets. The Armor Penetration Bow is based on percentage damage, and squishy targets don't have much armor, while the Black Cleaver is a fixed value. Therefore, the Shadow Axe is more effective against squishy targets.

The battle between the two dragged on for a long time, with neither player taking a single hit, and neither even dropping below one bar of health.

"Why are you such a coward?" Yi Bing sent a message trying to play psychological warfare with Han Cheng, but Han Cheng immediately blocked him. Tsk tsk, you think you can play psychological warfare with me? You're still too green.

However, Yi Bing thought Han Cheng could see his typing, so he would occasionally type to disturb Han Cheng.

Although Yi Bing types very quickly, he still has to type a few words, and Han Cheng took advantage of this gap to launch an attack.

The last stand!

Relentless charge!

When Li Bai realized what was happening, he found himself in mid-air.

A peerless hero!

Han Xin activated his ultimate skill, unleashing white lightning that damaged Li Bai and knocked him into the air.

The decisive battle between assassins often happens in an instant. At this moment, Li Bai's health has dropped to less than half, but Li Bai's skills are still available, while Han Xin only has the second stage of his first skill left.

Li Bai's skills were released with fluid grace, leaving Han Xin utterly helpless.

"Swoosh!" Li Bai's passive skill was triggered, and his ultimate skill was activated.

Han Cheng kept a close eye on Li Bai's ultimate skill, holding onto his second skill. Once Li Bai activated his ultimate, Han Cheng would fight with his back against the wall, trying to dodge most of the damage from Li Bai's ultimate.

However, Li Bai hesitated to unleash his ultimate skill, while Han Xin's first and second skills had already cooled down, so he started to stand and fight Li Bai.

Li Bai is waiting for Han Xin to unleash his second skill. Han Xin's second skill has a fast startup, allowing him to dodge Li Bai's ultimate more quickly. However, Han Xin's first skill has a relatively slow startup. If Li Bai's hand speed is slow, he will take more damage from Li Bai's ultimate.

Finally, Han Xin unleashed his second skill.

"The power of Qingqiu is indestructible!" Countless fox spirits rushed towards Han Xin's body. Han Xin quickly released his first skill. The first part of Han Xin's first skill is a knock-up, and the start time of the second part is slower. In comparison, Li Bai's ultimate skill has a short dash time, so the damage Han Xin received was higher than he expected. Although it wasn't much higher, both of them were already low on health at this time, so this amount of damage was enough!

"Eternity and a fleeting moment are separated only by my sword!" Li Bai dashed forward and unleashed a basic attack.

"First blood!" Li Bai secured the first kill.

"Phew, finally, I finally beat you once." Yi Bing laughed. "The first time it was a tie, the second time you won, and this time it's finally my turn."

"Sigh, I'm getting old, I'm getting old," Han Cheng said.

"What are you saying? But I do feel that you are not as good as before," Yi Bing said.

"Well, it seems I really am no good." Han Cheng smiled bitterly.

"Be confident, friend." Yi Bing patted Han Cheng on the shoulder and then went into the kitchen.

"Little Han, you actually played very well just now. After all, you just suffered a setback, so it's quite remarkable that you could play so well..." Sima Yu comforted Han Cheng.

"Hmm, your Han Xin reacted quickly to Li Bai's ultimate move, and your skill combo was quite smooth. Keep up the good work, and you'll win again next time you duel Yi Bing," Leng Rancheng comforted Han Cheng.

"Yes, thank you for your comforting words," Han Cheng said.

"No, this is not consolation. The strong do not need consolation." Leng Rancheng said as he walked to the window and gazed at the vast night sky.

“The strong don’t need comforting…” Han Cheng muttered. “Hmm, if I can’t be weak, then I’ll be strong…”

A moment later, Yi Bing came out of the kitchen with two bottles of red wine in her hands.

"It seems you don't really like beer, let alone spirits, so I brought two bottles of red wine," Yi Bing said with a smile. "How about it, want some?"

"Okay!" Sima Yu accepted Yi Bing's wine glass without any hesitation.

"Little Han, don't you want to have a drink?" Sima Yu asked.

Leng Rancheng didn't say anything. He took two glasses from Yi Bing, who poured some red wine into them. Leng Rancheng then walked over to Han Cheng and handed him a glass.

"Thank you," Han Cheng said casually. To be honest, Han Cheng didn't like any kind of wine. Red wine, after all, didn't have a high alcohol content, so he could just take a sip.

Therefore, Han Cheng clinked glasses with Leng Rancheng, and then with Yi Bing and Sima Yu.

Finally, the four of them clinked their glasses together and drank the red liquid inside in one gulp.

“By the way, Mr. Leng, I would like to meet the girl you mentioned before,” Yi Bing suddenly said.

“Well, I’d like to know why,” Leng Rancheng said.

“Actually, I feel that there is some kind of bond between us, even though we have never met,” Yi Bing said calmly.

"This is getting a bit far-fetched..." Leng Rancheng said with a wry smile.

"Haha, but Lao Yi, you're such a big guy, shouldn't you find a girlfriend?" Han Cheng laughed.

"Ahem, don't overthink it. That girl has nothing to do with my future girlfriend," Yi Bing said. "As for finding a girlfriend, there's no rush..."