Chapter Nine: A Distinctive Path of Style

It was clearly not just "Cup of Wine Traps the Hero" and Night Feather who were impressed by Lowe. The others were equally fascinated by the combat style and techniques he was currently displaying.

"Good man! This combat style makes his skills look incredibly cool. The way the visual effects chain together is a real treat to watch. Impressive."

At this moment, Cup of Wine Traps the Hero clapped his hands again and gave Lowe a thumbs up, clearly harboring a trace of admiration for him.

Upon hearing the Witch King's evaluation, Lowe smiled gently and replied, "You flatter me. However, the mana consumption for this skill is indeed quite high."

"Is that because of your custom talent skill tree? The Puppet class typically has the lowest mana consumption, so the increased drain is undoubtedly a result of the skill enhancements you’ve chosen for that class within your custom tree."

After hearing this, Lowe fell silent and did not offer a rebuttal, effectively confirming the accuracy of the statement.

Once Lowe had cleared several groups of the evil cultists, Cup of Wine Traps the Hero suddenly stepped forward. When the others saw him approach, Night Feather did not speak but simply nodded to the rest of the group.

It was obvious that Cup of Wine Traps the Hero could no longer restrain his urge to join the fray; his expression was one of eager anticipation.

"Let me take it from here! Watching you fight so fluidly and intensely has me fired up. I can't just sit still anymore."

Night Feather smiled warmly and gestured for him to proceed. "In that case, please."

The others watched as Cup of Wine Traps the Hero strode forward. True to form, the Witch King first drew a surge of dark energy from the shadows, causing a pitch-black, eerie totem to manifest behind him. However, this time, he chose not to summon a combat pet. Instead, he attacked the cultists within the distant formation directly, though his method was quite unique.

The shadows beneath the feet of the evil cultists suddenly twisted. As the shadows on the ground vaguely formed a grotesque totem, everyone clearly saw sharp spikes erupt from within it. The spikes instantly pierced through the bodies of the cultists and, in the same moment, shattered the formation beneath them.

Although the damage caused by this skill was not high, when the cultists surged toward Cup of Wine Traps the Hero to retaliate, Night Feather and the others expected him to dodge as he had before. Instead, he stood his ground. The black mist swirling behind him suddenly transformed into black flames that wrapped around his body, ultimately manifesting as a suit of armor burning with dark fire.

"What is this look? Is this from a custom talent skill tree?" Luo Feng asked, staring at the armored Cup of Wine Traps the Hero.

"If a custom talent skill tree has a skill like this, wouldn't it clearly interfere with the fundamental nature of the Witch class?" Huang Hong added, equally puzzled.

Tan Cong chimed in, "The attack-oriented Witch class does possess such skills. I have one myself, though I’ve never allocated points into it. It’s a defensive skill that allows the Witch class to engage in close-quarters combat. It gives the class actual combat ability, and it's called 'Witch Armor.'"

"Haha! I’m surprised you all mistook this for a custom talent skill. My black witch energy is indeed related to my custom talent tree, but when I fight in melee, you can call me the Black Sword Emperor," Cup of Wine Traps the Hero laughed. With black flames dancing around him, he clenched his right hand, and a three-foot-long black blade materialized. He stepped forward, his figure like a sharp edge cutting through the dark of night as he charged into the enemy ranks. His agility and the way he flickered between shadows left Night Feather and the others stunned.

"If that's the case, hasn't he become a 'non-mainstream' player? That title is so misleading; someone who didn't know better would think he was a Sword-class player," Night Feather remarked with some surprise. He was genuinely impressed by Cup of Wine Traps the Hero's transition from a ranged to a melee fighter, clearly having carved out his own path through his choice of profession skills and custom talents.

"This Witch King is quite interesting, Third Brother," Luo Feng said, arms crossed over his chest.

"Indeed, he is. And the path he's chosen is, for an offensive Witch King from the old servers, a 'non-mainstream' style taken to the absolute extreme. But in these new servers, he is one of the few players standing out and carrying the banner for the Witch class."

Night Feather's assessment was remarkably sharp. If Cup of Wine Traps the Hero could hear this while fighting in the fray, he would surely be shocked. Night Feather could guess that for Cup of Wine Traps the Hero to progress further on this self-styled path, he had to be acutely aware of his own intentions and requirements. There were certainly many players in *God's Fall* with similar ideas, but making such a build viable was no simple task. No such unique style had ever emerged in the major tournaments of *God's Fall*, so Night Feather understood the immense difficulty involved.

Because there were no precedents for this kind of development, forcing a ranged class to become a melee fighter—or vice versa—defied conventional wisdom. While Night Feather's String class possessed melee capabilities, it was the only class in the entire game designed to balance both, making it a "jack-of-all-trades" that lacked any truly specialized focus.

To walk a unique path requires constant self-exploration. If one succeeds, it is truly formidable and can present opponents in PvP with situations they are completely unprepared to handle.

Night Feather saw exactly that potential in Cup of Wine Traps the Hero. It was reasonable that he was dubbed the "Witch King," and it made Night Feather all the more interested in observing the combat style and path this player had chosen.