novelraw Chapter 648 - 433: Seamless Cooperation, a Casual Strike
Chapter 648 - 433: Seamless Cooperation, a Casual Strike
Zong Shen put away the [Blazing Shield], allowing it to begin its 1-minute cooldown repair period.
At the same time, he also immediately changed the direction of the Burden-Bearer Mecha, directly trailing behind the Frosty Snow Beast.
He even boldly approached within a 20-meter range.
Now, as long as the long-range group has consumed enough, it’s time for Zong Shen and his team to reap the harvest.
The Wolf Cavalry was also advancing alongside the Snow Beast.
They did not initiate an attack, also waiting for the right opportunity to strike.
Additionally, in the absence of effective physical control means, the Wolf Cavalry’s Net Capture Skill is clearly a good choice.
Although the duration of the net capture is greatly reduced under the large size of the Frosty Snow Beast,
as long as it can slightly halt its movement, that’s enough.
This remote-style skirmish tactic is stable as a snake’s skin, with the only drawback being the consumption of arrows.
To save costs, Zong Shen issued them whiteboard-level ordinary arrows.
After all, ordinary arrows can already pierce the Snow Beast’s fur armor.
High-tier arrows come with additional piercing damage, but they aren’t worth wasting here.
Because Zong Shen doesn’t intend to wave again.
The Dwarf Uncle can manufacture hundreds of quivers of whiteboard-level arrows every day.
The cost and material expenses are very cheap.
These whiteboard arrows are naturally used as consumables.
If it were normal times or during practice, these arrows would still be retrieved.
But now, these arrows are disposable.
No one would collect these worthless arrows along the back-and-forth routes in this icy land.
It’s better to take this opportunity to kill a few more Frosty Snow Beasts.
Even if an average arrow only deals ten points of damage.
Eliminating one Snow Beast requires at least four hundred arrows, and that’s without it activating Ice Armor.
However, with Zong Shen and his team’s involvement, each round would consume only four to five hundred arrows at most.
For someone with Zong Shen’s resources, this approach isn’t much.
But for ordinary Lords, it’s rather extravagant.
Zong Shen exchanges money for time, while others trade time for money.
In just over a minute, the Snow Beast’s Life Value dropped below 2000 points.
It wasn’t until then that it activated the Ice Armor Technique, cloaking its body in a thick layer of ice armor.
Once the entire ice armor fully formed, the Frosty Snow Beast’s speed significantly reduced.
The heavy ice armor not only provided formidable defense but also extra burden.
Wenresa also appropriately slowed down to ensure the aggro wouldn’t shift.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Zong Shen increased his speed.
He let the Burden-Bearer Mecha overtake it by dozens of meters from the side and then quickly stopped.
Holding the [Wind-Fire-Thunder Trident], he leaped down from the driver’s seat.
Charging towards the Frosty Snow Beast, now that the Ice Armor is up, they can actively engage in melee.
Behind the cargo hold, an entire squad of Dragon-Transformed Spear and Shield Warriors also grabbed heavy shields and long spears and went out.
They were also equipped with anti-slip chain spikes, alleviating some of the difficulties of traversing the icy terrain.
Their posture was somewhat comical, but their anti-slip ability significantly improved.
After a brief adjustment, the Dragonized Gun Shield Warriors found their rhythm.
The shields were raised, the spears were held, forming a semicircular encirclement blocking the Snow Beast’s path.
Wenresa, seeing Zong Shen and his team take action, stopped the Burden-Bearer Mecha a hundred meters away on the side.
Standing directly on the driver’s seat, she swung the Warhawk Battle Bow from behind to the front.
She began to notch arrows and draw the bowstring, aiming at the part of the Frosty Snow Beast’s head not covered by ice armor.
Even without using skills, each of Wenresa’s arrows could deal fifty to sixty points of damage.
Furthermore, her archery skills were proficient; while a typical Dragon-kin Ranger would shoot two arrows, she could already shoot three, resulting in a highly efficient combined output.
The Frosty Snow Beast, clad in ice armor, appeared bulkier, like a Frost Golem with a squarer shape.
Retaining a rampant posture, it trod forward, seemingly disregarding the Dragonized Gun Shield Warriors and Zong Shen entirely. This obsession is its strength but also its weakness.
The Gun and Shield Warriors all entered the Gun Shield Guardian State, a Garrison Skill originally meant to withstand cavalry charges.
It significantly augmented their impact resistance, boosting resilience by 40%, reducing movement speed by 50%, and increasing double resistance by 20 points.
Massive infantry square shields rooted into the ground, these robust men bent their knees, using their shoulders and part of their body to brace the shields.
With their other hand, they positioned their long spears at a forty-five-degree upward angle on the shields, with the other end stuck to the ground.
The thick square shields provided strong defensive capabilities.
Turning them into a rock with spikes.
Unfortunately, the squad’s quantity was too small.
To genuinely withstand the charge of a Heavy Lance Cavalry.
These Tier Three Foot Soldiers were still a bit lacking.
Take, for example, the Tier Four Immortal Gun Cavalry; to resist the charge of even one squad.
At least three to four squads of Tier Three Dragonized Shield Warriors are required to form a formation to block it.
Ultimately, the difference in tiers is apparent.
If Tier Four Dragonized Shield Halberd Warriors took part, it would be a much more even fight.
The three-meter-long thrusting halberd alongside the more robust and spacious square shield is enough to contend with an equal number of Heavy Cavalry squads.
Lance charges may not decisively break through the heavy shields, but thrusting halberds could certainly penetrate a horse’s belly.
The relations between cavalry and gun shield soldiers are like spear against shield.
If they can withstand cavalry, then holding back this Snow Beast is without a problem.
Zong Shen firmly gripped the trident, not mindlessly standing in the Snow Beast’s rushing path.
Professional tasks are best left to the professionals.
The Dragonized Gun Shield Warriors are skill-enhanced, capable of forming a shield wall and taunting when necessary.
It’s best to leave stopping the charging Snow Beast to them.
Under everyone’s anticipation, the ice-armored Frosty Snow Beast, resembling a grayish-white rolling stone,
crashed hard into the barrier formed by the Dragonized Gun Shield Warriors.
Almost instantly, the three Dragon Warriors at the point of contact were pushed aside.
However, due to the protection of the square shields, they suffered no direct damage.
The shield surfaces exhibited minor dents and deformations, yet these are ordinary wear and tear of equipment; shields are known as disposable in the equipment category.
Even though their primary purpose is defense, they can’t withstand high-intensity wear forever.
Meanwhile, the long spears the few warriors had set up stabbed into the ice armor of the Snow Beast.
Firmly lodged into the ground, they managed to pin its body.
At this moment, the other Dragonized Gun Shield Warriors lifted their shield walls, forming a circle.
This wasn’t all; a capture net dropped on the Snow Beast just as it came to a halt before launching its attack.
Arrow rain kept coming, with arrows embedding into the ice armor, shattering ice flying in all directions.
Zong Shen, wielding the [Wind-Fire-Thunder Trident], also chose that moment to launch his attack.
The three prongs of differing lengths glistened with three distinct elemental glows.
His initial target was the head of the Frosty Snow Beast, but with its ice-armored arms shielding its face, Zong Shen settled for attacking the exposed chest.
His figure was like a kite in the snow, both hands gripping the trident. As his body descended, the trident viciously pierced toward the Snow Beast’s chest.
"Boom!"
Three dazzling bursts of elemental light exploded.
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This time, unlike when he bluntly smashed the conical head against ice outside the Lord’s Small Tower.
This strike was a proper lance stab!
The elemental damage didn’t have much effect; the ice armor boasts sixty points of Magic Resistance.
But the piercing damage from the lance stab indeed made a basin-sized hole in the ice armor, consuming a large portion of its Durability Value.
Bear in mind, this was merely a casual strike from Zong Shen!