novelraw Chapter 607 - 604: Elemental Reaction
Chapter 607 - 604: Elemental Reaction
The three Wild Ghosts originally had ulterior motives and didn’t want to truly exert themselves.
Four people besieged Cyan Vault alone, but the latter fought vigorously, with Vigorous Qi surging, showing no sign of being at a disadvantage.
Bai Pu didn’t mind, as his role as the Tank was to use his Domain to restrict Cyan Vault while withstanding his close combat attacks with his Shield, already accomplishing his mission excellently.
Bai Pu’s threat to Cyan Vault was discreet, as Bai Pu possessed the Shattering Mountain Mystical Arts, and if he freed his hand and hit Cyan Vault once, he could break Cyan Vault’s Shield.
Shield Skills are the last line of defense for top masters to avoid injury, with significant psychological implications!
Therefore, Cyan Vault couldn’t afford to ignore Bai Pu and attack the remaining three; he could only suppress Bai Pu with lightning-fast attacks to prevent Bai Pu from executing the Shattering Mountain Mystical Arts.
But the three Wild Ghosts, as the attackers, failed to break Cyan Vault’s defense circle for a long time, and the pressure was too great.
You must know the Celestial Human War is globally broadcast, and they pride themselves as top masters, unable to afford the disgrace.
Helplessly, Wild Ghost and the others had no choice but to use their true skills.
"Yellow Springs Summon!"
Wild Ghost took the lead and exhibited a Big Move, condensing a new head at the neck and two new arms at the back forcibly!
In the dual-head and four-arm form, Wild Ghost’s Energy Strength significantly increased, quietly possessing the aura of a Lord. The ghost shadows he released, each clad in ferocious Battle Armor, wielded rusted Longbows, and ghostly arrows whizzed toward Cyan Vault.
Drunken Flower Forest spun several times, her robes stirred. A massive whirlwind gradually formed, moving toward Cyan Vault. Obviously, this giant tornado had strong adsorption force, drawing in the surrounding mist and sweeping it into the sky.
The most dazzling star in the scene undoubtedly belonged to Gu Fan.
He pulled out an arrow condensed from cold air, drew his bow, and nocked the arrow.
The Thunder Energy of the Thunderbolt Bow gathered and within a breath transformed into Frost Energy! At the moment the arrow was released, it turned into a crystalline Ice Spike, shooting fiercely.
Cyan Vault’s Phoenix Wing Gilded Halberd knocked down most of the ghostly arrows, while the remaining ones were absorbed by his Shield. His attention largely focused on the huge ice spike shot by the Thunderbolt Bow.
Swoosh!
The Phoenix Wing Gilded Halberd drew and led, seemingly generating a powerful adhesive force. The enormous ice spike curved suddenly, crashing into Bai Pu’s Volcano Shield.
Crash!
The ice spike shattered, spreading cold air.
[You are affected by Gu Fan’s Enchanted Arrow: Ice Spike, suffering 628 points of mixed damage (critical hit).]
[Ice Spike additional effect: Extreme Cold activated, your Movement Speed and Attack Speed decreased by (50) points, and inflicted with Ice Element Attachment status, lasting 8 seconds.]
Bai Pu cursed inwardly; his Volcano Shield had already been depleted by Cyan Vault, and within a second suffered a critical hit from the Ice Spike, directly shattering.
This Shield Mystical Arts Skill, sustained and maintained by infusing Professional Energy, once shattered means the skill enters a cooldown period, hence no Shield protection thereafter.
Luckily, Bai Pu still had the Melt Gold Armor. He quietly spread a layer of Armor of Sand on his body using Magic Sand, continuing to absorb damage.
Besieging Cyan Vault, Bai Pu neither sought merit nor error; since Cyan Vault wouldn’t drop Equipment, fighting contribution was unnecessary to compete for; protecting oneself was paramount.
Gu Fan’s Enchanted Arrow "Ice Spike" was deflected by Cyan Vault’s Mystical Arts Skill "Jade Belt Around the Waist," but this Mystical Arts Skill surely couldn’t be executed by Cyan Vault within a short timeframe again.
Most crucially, when the Ice Spike exploded, the Extreme Cold effect equally applied to Cyan Vault!
The latter, besides being slowed down, was also inflicted with the "Ice Element Attachment" status by the Ice Spike.
Gu Fan promptly nocked a second Enchanted Arrow.
This arrow’s entirety was dark red, with inscriptions gleaming in gilded golden shine. As he drew his bow and nocked the arrow, the Thunderbolt Bow’s energy adamantly converted to Flame Attribute; a blazing arrow engulfed in crimson fire whistled forth, in mid-air transforming into a Fire Phoenix, diving at Cyan Vault!
"This is Gu Fan’s ’Elemental Reaction’!"
Those present, having gathered information on others, knew Gu Fan traversed multiple Spirit Realms, crafting Enchanted Arrows, so his information circulated widely.
[Elemental Reaction: Super Magic Shooter Profession Passive Skill, increases the damage of the next hit based on the type of elemental reaction.]
Various reactions like Fire and Ice Element, known as "Melting" reaction, doubles damage; Fire and Water Element reactions, known as "Evaporation" reaction, increase damage by 50% while leaving an elemental attachment effect, meant for sustained output.
This independent damage increase is extremely fearsome, distinct from ordinary multiplier amplifications.
Gu Fan now chose the Fire-Ice reaction, naturally pursuing supreme damage.
Even though the Shooter’s Combat Power Amplitude is lower than Close Combat Professions, without Combat Specialization bonuses, the Elemental Reaction passive kill strike allows Gu Fan’s arrow-transformed Fire Phoenix to deal instantaneous striking damage, subject to critical hits, skill amplifications, and all multiplier activations, finally multiplied by the independent increase of Elemental Reaction (2x)!
Power exceeding the full-force strike of a top Close Combat Profession, theoretical output must exceed four thousand!
Drunken Flower Forest and Wild Ghost were invigorated, simultaneously executing their proud Ultimate Skills, jointly besieging Cyan Vault.
Yet at that moment, Bai Pu felt a surge of unspeakable crisis within.
He abruptly leaped back!
Gang Step executed, instantly distancing himself from Cyan Vault by over ten meters.
"Gangxin!" Wild Ghost’s heart burned with anger; at this crucial moment, Bai Pu unexpectedly let him down.
However, before his rebuke could be uttered, it halted sharply.
Before everyone’s eyes, the Fire Phoenix shot out by Gu Fan unexpectedly veered, chasing after Bai Pu!
Bai Pu rapidly adjusted Adaptive Evolution, countering fire attribute and ice attribute damage, his body seemingly coated with a layer of red-white plating. With a power-up, thrusting his spear, a Fighting Qi Spirit Arrow pierced the Fire Phoenix.
Two energy forces collided, exploding! Both dispersing invisibly.
The energy remnants of the shattered Fire Phoenix triggered the ice elements attached to Bai Pu’s body, generating mixed ice-fire damage.
Fortunately, Bai Pu possessed high fire resistance and initiated Adaptive Evolution, making the aftermath damage of this hit very low, merely three to four hundred.
However, it can be imagined, if Bai Pu hadn’t retreated in advance but remained on-site to face Cyan Vault head-on, simultaneously dealing with Cyan Vault and Gu Fan’s attacks, a huge loss would have been inevitable!
Bai Pu’s gaze fixed on Gu Fan.
If the first arrow "Ice Spike" was Gu Fan’s blunder, diverted by Cyan Vault,
Then the second arrow "Fire Feather Assault" had nothing to do with Cyan Vault whatsoever, purely Gu Fan’s Spiritual Manipulation altering the arrow’s trajectory, aiming Bai Pu’s shot for a killing strike!