Volume 5: Protracted War Chapter 44: See the "Fake Artifact" Again
"Fire Roar", about two meters, is the effective attack range of the "Fire Roar" skill. Although he couldn't turn around in time, Taotao's big head was able to turn around in time to aim at the Feng Falcon who was eager to break through. He opened his big mouth, and with a "puff", a large ball of flame quickly spurted out, shooting quickly and accurately, and immediately "wrapped" the whole Feng Falcon. At the moment the flame reached the body, there was a "crackling" sound, causing a damage effect similar to "fire explosion", and then it attached to the surface of the body and began to burn, causing continuous damage to the Feng Falcon.
With the physique of a level 5 monster, being sprayed by the "Fire Roar" might not be too serious, but when it was breaking through with all its strength, it was surrounded by a ball of fire, which inevitably affected its speed. Moreover, it could not see anything temporarily, and could no longer accurately identify the direction. The wind falcon's figure slowed down immediately. Taotao took this opportunity to turn around quickly. The horn on his forehead flashed with a white light. Upon closer inspection, it faintly emitted a layer of faint red light. He lowered his head, raised his horn, hooved, and flapped his wings. He made a fast straight sprint. The distance was three or four meters, but it arrived in the blink of an eye. He hit the wind falcon hard. The more than one foot long sharp horn completely sank into the opponent's body. There was also a crisp "pop" sound. This was the fire attribute damage attached to the "penetrating horn", which aggravated the injury, causing the wind falcon to raise its head and let out a shrill cry.
The "Piercing Horn" was effective at first strike, and Feng Falcon's body became even slower. Taotao quickly pulled back a few steps, and without any further delay, he took advantage of the victory and continued to launch a fierce attack. Two consecutive "Piercing Horns" plus a "Fire Roar" all hit the target, leaving Feng Falcon no chance to breathe. It was directly burned to ashes in the raging flames - Feng Falcon's defense ability was not strong, and without its advantage in speed, it could be said that it was vulnerable in front of Taotao the fire-winged ghost horse.
After getting rid of Fengshuan, Taotao quickly rushed to Dae Jang Geum after receiving my order, and held her back first to reduce the threat to me. This guy, Zuanshanbao, can "escape underground", and once he dives underground, he cannot be attacked. It is much easier to directly cause trouble for Dae Jang Geum, its master. In order to strengthen my own defense, I have activated the "Touch of Death", but I can't get around the agile Zuanshanbao, so I can only tie the other end to Hongxing's body and build a protective shield to resist the combined attack of Dae Jang Geum and Zuanshanbao. If not, even if he didn't die, he would probably be in danger. How could I force Dae Jang Geum to be so impatient to mobilize Fengshuan to rush over to join the battle?
Seeing Tao Tao approaching, Dae Jang Geum quickly put on a red cape, which should have the effect of fire immunity, can reduce the damage of fire attributes, and the texture should be good. When Tao Tao's "fire roar" hit her, not only the "fire" sound was a little smaller, but even the attached burning flames looked weaker, and it was estimated that it did not cause much damage. Those who can stand on this field are all outstanding players. It is not so easy to deal with them. All auxiliary equipment and props are prepared relatively complete. Compared with Warcraft or NPC, the biggest advantage of players is equipment, which is varied. You have killers, and I have counters, and there are always unexpected moves.
"Fire Roar" was unable to injure the enemy quickly, so Taotao immediately switched to "Piercing Horn" to attack. He dived several times, and although Dae Jang Geum narrowly avoided them each time and failed to cause any damage, he finally interrupted her attack, forcing her to dodge with all her might, allowing me to take a breath and focus on dealing with the sudden attack of the mountain leopard.
Without the harassment of bows and arrows, and also without the command of its master, the IQ of the sixth-level monster, the Mountain Leopard, is not enough to handle such a complicated situation independently. It can only rely on its fighting instinct to launch attacks, and the threat to me is greatly reduced. In addition, Red Star has also adapted to its attack method, and its reaction is relatively faster. It is two against one, so it is much easier to deal with it.
The battle was in a stalemate again for a while, but the situation has reversed. With one more pet on the field, it was my turn to hold the initiative of the game. While carefully dealing with the sudden attacks launched by the Mountain Leopard from time to time, I ordered Taotao to intensify the offensive and make sure to hold back Dae Jang Geum so that she would have no time to attack me. At the same time, I slowly approached her, ready to find an opportunity to launch a joint attack with two pets, and strive to defeat Dae Jang Geum in one fell swoop.
Facing my gradual approach, Dae Jang Geum was unaware, or perhaps under the huge pressure from Taotao, even if she noticed it, she could do nothing, unable to get rid of Taotao's entanglement and distance herself from me. Getting closer and closer, I first seized the opportunity to hit her with the "Dead Soul Curse", making it even more difficult for her to dodge Taotao's attack, and then used the "Ghost Fire of the Netherworld", launching hundreds of ping-pong-sized ghost fire balls straight at her. This time, I used all my strength, not just 50 or 60 like in the previous games, hiding half of my strength. At the same time, in coordination with Taotao's "Penetration Horn", Hongxing also left me, waving the saber, and quickly rushed towards Dae Jang Geum, attacking her from three sides, trying to injure her severely even if she didn't die.
Strangely, in the face of our joint attack, Dae Jang Geum did not dodge or evade. When the attack was launched, she took the initiative to come to me, as if she was going to take the attack. Because we were not too far away, I could see clearly that there was no panic on her face, which made me feel uneasy. I didn't believe that as a master player, she would give up the desire to win and actively seek death before the result was determined. "Three Shields to Protect the Body" had already been used. In the blink of an eye, I gave up the plan to continue to release "Ghost Fire of the Netherworld" to attack. I subconsciously activated "Touch of Death" and added a layer of protective shield to protect my body. I was afraid of the worst. No matter what, it was most important to ensure my own safety first. I couldn't underestimate every opponent . This was what Afeng and the others had repeatedly told me. I couldn't be careless. Anyway, I took the initiative on the field and took the first round of attacks. Dae Jang Geum probably only had half her life left. It was only a matter of time before she was defeated.
At first, I seemed to be in control of the situation, but the situation changed rapidly. With Dae Jang Geum's move, the situation suddenly reversed and became extremely disadvantageous to me. At the moment when the three-sided attack was approaching, Dae Jang Geum's body suddenly lit up with dense purple stripes, which spread out in an instant, looking like an electric grid. Purple electric currents flickered and stirred between the grids, and from time to time, subtle "crackling" sounds were emitted, protecting the whole body from head to toe. First, the ghost fire balls I sent out hit it one after another, making bursts of explosions, and disappeared into thin air in front of the electric grid, and could not touch Dae Jang Geum's body at all. Then, Taotao's "Penetrating Horn" did not even break through the defense of this electric grid. Instead, the "Flowing Fire Armor" protecting the body was mostly shattered by the lightning that shot out, and was forcibly bounced back a few steps. Finally, the huge saber that Red Star was dancing wildly with was also blocked by this electric grid. Not only was the sword bounced away, but the man and the horse also hit the electric grid, and were "crackling" and shaken back to the side.
The three-sided attack was fruitless, and Dae Jang Geum took the opportunity to get close to him. A familiar "hula" sound came from behind. It must be the insidious beast, the mountain leopard, who had received the order and emerged from the ground, ready to cooperate with Dae Jang Geum to launch a counterattack. Count the people, count the people, look at the power of the electric grid, it is too strong, it does not look like an ordinary type of defense props, it is very likely to be the "pseudo-artifact" that I had seen in the "Four Continents Elite Challenge". Although it is not easy to get, the participants in the competition are naturally the best in each profession, and it is reasonable to get a few by completing professional tasks. Xue Wuxia and Afeng have also solemnly reminded me to be careful and beware. It is the most threatening in the competition, but it is difficult to prevent.
It seems that Dae Jang Geum is really going to fight me to death, trying her best to stop me from advancing. She is even willing to use such a precious "pseudo-artifact". Is it worth it? I may not necessarily fight with her boyfriend or good sister, and I am not a popular candidate for the "Top Ten". Why does she have to make things difficult for me?
Fortunately, I was still careful at the critical moment and activated the "Touch of Death" to protect my body. Seeing that the situation was not good, I immediately dodged to the left, and finally avoided being trapped in the front and back of Dae Jang Geum and the Mountain Leopard. However, the situation was still very critical. Dae Jang Geum took advantage of the situation and chased me, using the "Rapid Fire" skill with a faster attack speed to continuously shoot magic arrows at me. The distance was too close, and I tried my best to use my skills, but still couldn't avoid them all. I was hit by several arrows, and the hateful Mountain Leopard also flashed to my side at the right time, and used its claws and tail to cooperate with Dae Jang Geum to quickly shatter the protective shield of "Touch of Death".
I was in such a mess that "One Ride Away" and "Shadow of Disappearance" were not enough to deal with it. In order to get rid of the attack, I even used the trick "18 Rolls on the Spot". It was really dangerous and my life was hanging by a thread. Fortunately, Taotao and Hongxing reacted quickly. Hongxing chased after Dae Jang Geum and wielded the saber to kill desperately, consuming the energy of the protective electric net, while Taotao flew around and circled in front of Dae Jang Geum. He gave up the "Penetrating Horn" that required physical contact and used "Fire Roar" to contain her. At the same time, he used his body covered with "Flowing Fire Armor" to block the angle of Dae Jang Geum's attack as much as possible, and even intercepted the arrows she shot, reducing the danger on my side.
With this little breathing opportunity, I hurriedly activated the "Touch of Death" to form a protective shield, and with the "Three Shields", I finally reduced a lot of damage. I struggled hard on the edge of life and death. Although I lost 10% of my health each time I used it, it was still worth it compared to the damage I suffered. I once strictly ordered Red Star not to use the "Life-Destroying Flying Spear" without clear instructions. Unfortunately, I was only concerned about saving my life at this time and had no time to instruct it to act. Otherwise, I would be trapped in such a dangerous situation. Even if I had to consume two bone spears, I had to kill Dae Jang Geum first and pass this level first.
After all, it was just a "pseudo-artifact" that could only be used once and its effect could not last long. After several consecutive attacks, Dae Jang Geum's protective electric net finally disappeared. She was directly exposed to Tao Tao's attack and had no support and began to suffer damage. However, this Korean girl was really ruthless. She ignored her own protection and refused to retreat. She chased me desperately and shot arrows at me again and again, clearly wanting to fight to the death with me. I was forced to do nothing but dodge her and the attack of the mountain leopard. In desperation, I had to give up the idea of calling Red Star back to defend and concentrate on attacking Dae Jang Geum to kill her first. Use the "life-seeking flying gun"? Forget it. Although it is dangerous now, the most critical moment has passed. Judging from the situation, I should have a greater chance of winning. For long-term considerations, in order to cope with a situation that may be more dangerous than this time, I should still pay attention to preserving my strength. There are at least five rounds to go!
The competition was a contest of strength. There was no room for luck. She failed to seize the opportunity to kill me in the shortest time. By the time the protective electric net was broken, she had already lost most of her advantages. I did not make any mistakes in the following actions for her to exploit. In the end, I was seriously injured and dying, but my opponent, Dae Jang Geum, paid the price with her life and was killed by Red Star's powerful blow.
After a fierce battle, I finally made it through the danger and entered the top 256, advancing to the third round. Thinking about it, it is really scary. I didn't expect that Dae Jang Geum had such a "pseudo-artifact" for protection, and it almost took advantage of it, resulting in failure. Fortunately, I didn't plan to use Red Star's "life-killing flying gun" to kill the enemy at the beginning, otherwise I would probably have to shoot her with at least three shots at once. Although the result would be the same, and I wouldn't encounter any danger, but I would lose a weapon to defeat the enemy in the subsequent games.
Among the other members of the Tongxin League, only Afeng and Xue Wuxia, two seeded players with powerful level 7 pets, successfully advanced. Yun Wuying and Long Kong were eliminated. When a player has only reached level 6 and his personal strength is not very outstanding, a powerful pet will play a relatively greater role and increase the chance of winning in the battle. Except for a few lucky people, basically all the players who entered the top 256 have level 7 pets. Through his outstanding performance in the battle with Dae Jang Geum, my Taotao is also considered to be a powerful pet that is not inferior to a level 7 monster, with strong melee ability. Appearing in such a public competition, Taotao's ability is completely exposed, and his advantages and disadvantages were quickly summarized by critics. Although it may not be comprehensive, it is basically in line with the facts. The vision is really sharp.
The only thing that made Afeng feel a little regretful was that Hua Mantian was eliminated too early. Although this guy who was strongly encouraged by the Church of Light was lucky enough to enter the main competition, he failed to continue his good luck in the preliminaries. In the first round, he encountered a dragon knight. After all, the lion bull knight was slightly inferior in strength and was defeated. Afeng was unable to realize his wish of defeating him personally. Until now, he still kept saying: Alas, I lost an opportunity to "bully" the playboy to my heart's content - winning in a strong dialogue can certainly make people more satisfied, and bullying the weak can also boost people's spirits a little.
