Chapter 218: Rumors
In addition to the original Heavy Strike, a new skill called Unmatched Realm has been added.
Unmatched Zane has been seen before; it’s the signature skill of the Undead Iron Cavalry. After using it, the speed surges drastically, similar to being on steroids. Back when in Yunshui City, he was chased down and attacked by that group of cavalry.
So, what exactly is this Unmatched Realm?
As he looked at Kurei, who was enveloped in a faint, flickering white light, Zane fell into deep thought.
It should be a short-term acceleration buff similar to Unmatched.
In any case, having a breakthrough in attributes is a good thing, so let’s keep grinding and see.
The harvesting time continued for another 3 minutes.
During this time, Kurei’s attribute level did not increase.
However… the mysterious white light on him never disappeared, maintaining a consistent flickering frequency. Is this really a buff and not something like a magical light bulb?
Moreover, it seems that because he has used Heavy Strike too many times, this skill has also changed.
The skill on the panel has transformed into Heavenly Flow Collapse.
It looks quite powerful.
In fact, it was as the lieutenant pointed his sword skyward and unleashed a devastating slash, clearly striking down from a distance of 2 yards, causing the nearby Battling Warrior to be thrown around unnaturally.
The next moment, he was crushed by an invisible pressure.
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He turned into a pile of debris, and the spark had long since been extinguished.
“…Did I see that right? 7300?
Keep in mind that previously, hitting a weak point combined with a critical hit only dealt 4900!
Could this guy be a genius!?
Oh!
After a while, Zane vaguely heard some unusual noises.
The next moment, an ice spear with blue glimmer was hurtling through the air!
Finally here, right? Zane hurriedly shouted in the adventure group channel, “Brother Sea, Guard!”
Endless Sea reacted even faster, activating his special skill the moment the ice spear appeared, as he had been keeping an eye on this direction!
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Kurei’s impressive 6800 health was suddenly reduced by five-sixths, and he was sent flying out by the tremendous impact, landing on the ground.
“Sound of Healing!”
Fortunately, with a hand on the healing, under the Wishcaster status, his health was completely restored.
Looking towards the direction the ice spear flew from, it was indeed the Ice Spear Hunter.
Didn’t expect there to be so many still alive.
That’s right, after encountering the Ice Spear Hunter, Chen Chen realized what kind of damage these monsters could inflict on NPC armies and players’ formations, and began hunting these lurking creatures in coordination with Fenghua.
These minor monsters don’t have particularly high health, at least not for Fenghua.
Their threat lies in stealth attacks; when paired with the ultra-high multiplier of ice spears, they can deal lethal damage to enemies.
Moreover, Ice Spear Hunters are inherently vicious, showing no mercy even to other undead. It’s impossible to rely on Taekyung Warriors as shields.
However, as long as one dodges or withstands the initial attack, a counterattack can be launched. This is a conclusion that Fenghua and Zane had tested before.
The firing interval of the ice spear is about 10 seconds. Each attack consumes one ice spear from the weapon box.
The regeneration time for the ice spear is about half a minute.
Aside from their ranged attacks, their melee damage is dismal, even worse than that of Taekyung Warriors.
The only thing to watch out for is that these monsters can jump. Unlike Blink and Charge, jumping is a parabolic movement, slower, yet difficult to predict.
“Wishcaster—Mud!”
The ground formed a pool of mud. The Ice Spear Hunter immediately sensed something was wrong with its footing and attempted to jump.
“Wishcaster—Vine!”
The second control skill followed, firmly capturing the monster mid-jump.
The jumping effect was interrupted, and it fell from the high altitude.
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Furthermore, its entire body plunged into the mud pool.
Bubble, bubble—
Bubbles occasionally surfaced on the water’s surface.
Looking back at Kurei, he struggled up from the ground, the white light on him long gone. Shaking his head, he was a bit unclear about the current situation.
“What hit me…”
“Uh, stuck in the mud, it’s all yours.” Zane pointed at the densely bubbling area.
“Ah, miss, are you okay?”
“Not right now… but if you don’t deal with him soon, it won’t be good.”
“Okay, just watch me!”
Kurei eagerly responded, then raised the Poison Blade and charged straight into the Taekyung Warrior, shouting, “Aaaah, watch my Heavy Strike!”
It’s hard to imagine that just a dozen minutes ago, he was cowering in fear of these undead.
However, having motivation is always a good thing; at this rate, he should be able to slaughter Taekyung Warriors in no time.
Wait… Zane suddenly felt something was off.
Did he just shout… Heavy Strike?
He still doesn’t know about the skill’s evolution? This is odd; let’s check the info!
Kurei’s panel reappeared, but the skill Heavenly Flow Collapse had already disappeared, reverting back to Heavy Strike.
What?
…
In Jiyue City, though it was only 4 PM, it already felt completely overshadowed by the sunlight, with even the sky appearing dim.
It seemed the sun here clocked out earlier than anywhere else.
A cold, eerie wind occasionally swept across the city walls, stirring up the dry leaves on the ground, fluttering downwards.
Two Shadow Warriors stood by the city gate, motionless. Seemingly feeling that standing still was too dull, the warrior on the left finally spoke up, “Hey, I wonder what kind of medicine humans took to initiate a counterattack. But… I heard they gathered tens of thousands of troops, and with those inferior adventurers, they probably reached 100,000.”
“Seeking their own demise.” The Shadow Warrior on the right couldn’t help but say, “It’s the same no matter how many come. The lord can summon countless forces with a wave of his hand.”
“But… last time the lord was…”
“Shut up! Are you trying to get me killed too?”
“…” The left warrior immediately fell silent. Suddenly, the shadows cast by the two began creeping on their own.
“…! Both Shadow Warriors were startled, nearly losing grip on their weapons.
“Hehehe…”
The shadows slowly rose from the ground, forming a new Shadow Warrior.
He smiled gently, but his expression was anything but pleasant.
“Have the rumors reached your ears…?”
“…Don’t even bother answering; it’s hard enough to stand.”
“Now that battle is imminent, I’ll spare you this time, but remember, mere humans, do not require me to act personally, understand?”
“Yes, yes… understood!” The two guards nodded like chickens pecking at rice.
Whew
A chill wind swept by, and the newly formed shadow disintegrated, returning to shadows behind the two warriors.
The right warrior, still shaken, dared not speak further.
The other warrior nodded thoughtfully, seemingly having thought of something.
Unknowingly, the corner of his mouth lifted into a subtle arc.
Heh heh, just as I thought…
