novelraw Chapter 479 - 476: True Red Executor
Chapter 479 - 476: True Red Executor
combat power points!
Comparable to the senior Munis from War God Peak.
The monster that hatched from the black and red cocoon ahead is at least a Level 8 Lord Level.
And this was after Bai Pu broke the cocoon early, preventing it from fully maturing.
For the average person, without Mountain Shattering Mystical Arts or similar strong defensive breaking methods, breaking the cocoon would be impossible. In its complete form, this creature would likely advance to an even higher tier.
"Go!" Bai Pu charged forward first, wielding his great sword, supported by the skills provided through Genetic Fusion.
The monster roared at the sky, an invisible sonic wave exploded through the air, forming visible rippling distortions!
For the first time, Bai Pu truly experienced the term "deafening." His forward charge broke, and he hunched slightly, covering his ears, feeling as if his eardrums were damaged.
[The skill of True Red Executor (Incomplete): True Red Roar has caused you 117 points of sonic damage, reducing your movement speed by 50 points. This reduction in movement speed will slowly recover over 10 seconds.]
"Is this creature called ’True Red Executor’?" Bai Pu noted the term "True Red" in its name, becoming wary.
The True Red Executor is evidently empowered by True Red Power, which is clearly more intense than the Red Sand Ghosts, likely having the "attack ignores parry and block" characteristic.
This trait is a nightmare for tanks because a tank’s survivability is stronger than other professions mainly due to ease in blocking a BOSS’s basic attack with shields, which can reduce 90% of basic attack damage!
Regarding life value, MTs aren’t much stronger than other professions, a high-level MT might have a life value one or two thousand higher than a high-level power-type output class, and with armor, could withstand a BOSS attack two or three more times at best.
However, Bai Pu was not intimidated facing an MT killer like this. After all, he has the talent of Adaptive Evolution for damage reduction, and the close combat skill enhancement provided post Genetic Fusion also offers maximum dodging capabilities.
After a roar, the True Red Executor charged at the slowed Bai Pu. It started off slowly, but once in motion, it was like an out-of-control heavy truck, gaining speed and displaying powerful momentum!
This is one of the True Red Executor’s skills — [Thunderous Crash]!
Bai Pu preemptively judged and activated Gang Step, narrowly evading.
Evading [Thunderous Crash] while in a heavily slowed state was crucially due to Bai Pu’s detailed observational skills and judgement, but his Gang Wind Mystical Arts special effect "Gang Step" was also tremendously significant.
Without the sprint speed forcefully enhanced by Gang Step, even with successful pre-judgement, with Bai Pu’s remaining movement speed after being slowed by True Red Roar to over 20 points, he wouldn’t be able to dodge this attack.
After dodging, Bai Pu seized the opportunity for a horizontal slash, his great sword grazing past the True Red Executor’s waist, leaving a white streak.
Such strong defense! A basic attack without added fighting qi could barely penetrate the defense, not even affecting the True Red Executor’s balance. Such an endurance attribute probably reaches 200 points.
The True Red Executor swung backhand, Bai Pu felt a great force surging, sending him flying like a pebble.
-577!
"Such strong power..."
Bai Pu felt as if facing a Molten Rock Dragon; in terms of power, he could not contest against the True Red Executor before him.
Moreover, while the Molten Rock Dragon was strong in power judgement value, the True Red Executor absolutely possessed strong power attributes!
That casual swipe, to cause such damage on Bai Pu, a high-defense MT, was proof! According to Bai Pu’s calculations, the True Red Executor’s power attribute is probably close to 200 points.
"High power, high endurance... these two attributes alone consume at least 400 points! Its agility and spirit must be its shortcoming..."
Bai Pu took a deep breath: "Quick, head inside!" he said, lifting Guide Tano, leading the charge deeper into the ruins.
Tom and Oshana, who were brewing a magic attack from afar, looked at Bai Pu in confusion.
Seeing Bai Pu making his escape early, they didn’t dare linger and followed suit.
Behind, the True Red Executor roared in pursuit, but its speed wasn’t fast, only trailing Bai Pu and the other three from a distance.
"This monster’s defense is too strong, we can’t handle it now, just run." Bai Pu murmured.
"Why not run backwards?" Tom asked, somewhat repulsed by this eerie and terrifying ruin, where such a dreadful creature as the True Red Executor could appear, the name of the Blood Moon indeed lived up to its reputation.
"This thing will pursue; the corridor we came through is narrow. If it chases us, suddenly using that earlier charging Martial Skill... who among you can evade it?" Bai Pu responded.
Tom paled, remembering with Oshana the long corridor from the Portal of Power to here; it was basically the perfect venue for the True Red Executor’s [Thunderous Crash].
Bai Pu continued: "More importantly, the path we came from is a dead end, obstructed by strange red mist. Retreating there leads to certain death. It’s better to head deeper, find the source of the red mist, and see if there’s a chance for survival."
There was something Bai Pu left unsaid.
He feels the attribute distribution of this True Red Executor is a bit strange, with power and endurance each taking up about 200 attribute points, meaning its spirit is extremely low, agility at most is 50 or 60 points.
Such attributes seem to underline that outsiders cannot defeat it, but can indeed escape!
Once outsiders choose to flee, where can they run?
They can only choose like Bai Pu, to delve deeper into the ruins!
In this respect, the True Red Executor seems less designed for killing, more for "driving" — driving outsiders deeper into the ruins!
Suddenly, a sense of foreboding surged in Bai Pu’s heart.
In front, black ripples surged, and a cold light long saber seemingly emerged from the shadows, slashing toward Bai Pu’s neck.
Bai Pu burst into motion, activating Gang Step, leaping back!
However, the cold light long saber was faster, chasing him directly.
Bai Pu hadn’t even steadied himself after landing, when he activated Gang Step again to shift sideways, trying to shake off the cold light long saber. Bai Pu executed Gang Step four times consecutively, changing positions four times, yet the cold light long saber relentlessly pressed, each time precisely aiming at Bai Pu’s neck!
"Starburst Flame!"
After a brief chant, Tom cast a fire element spell, with continuous fireballs shooting out.
Under Tom’s advanced meditation specialization lock, the successive fireballs accurately struck the long saber, forcibly deflecting its aim!
Only then did Bai Pu catch his breath. He put down Guide Tano, withdrawing the Dark Gold Tower Shield.
As shadow-like darkness diffused, two figures appeared before Bai Pu.
One was tall and thin, none other than Xilou, a member of Star-Picking Tower Bai Pu had seen before.
The other had a compact and muscular build, resembling a fierce tiger, possessing a streamlined physique with both power and speed. The cold light long saber was in his hand!