novelraw Chapter 690 - 662: Defeat Them One by One
Chapter 690 - 662: Defeat Them One by One
"Thud!" The Mage Guardian was in an immobilizing state, completely unable to dodge the giant arrow, and was struck solidly!
Carrying the force of a thousand pounds, the arrow pierced through the body of the Mage Guardian, who was shot straight through. Carrying a trail of bright red blood, it continued towards the glittering starry sky, adding a touch of crimson to the bright moonlight.
And the Mage Guardian, who initially had 70% of her health points, suddenly suffered a heavy blow, with her health plummeting to 13%, leaving her severely wounded!
The power of the Siege Crossbow was clearly demonstrated; such siege equipment cannot be taken head-on, one must avoid them!
Now, Huang Yi had no problem finishing off this Mage Guardian. He immediately charged forward, swinging the Bloodstained War Halberd in his hands, greeting her without stop.
Mage Guardians are considered outdoor bosses, different from the bosses in the Tower of Pantheons, the less health they have, the more severe the injuries, the weaker they become. The Mage Guardian couldn’t dodge Huang Yi’s crazed attack at all and could only passively take the hits.
"Boom!" Finally, under a Heavy Judgment from Huang Yi, the Mage Guardian eventually died, exploding into a sky full of flesh scraps!
At that moment, Huang Yi’s battle merits surged by a large margin, breaking through from the rank of Colonel to the level of a Senior Colonel! The attribute bonus from his military rank was enhanced. His experience points also saw a decent increase, and it wouldn’t be long before he leveled up again. The value of killing a Guardian far exceeded that of players; killing one Guardian was equivalent to the battle merits and experience gained from killing many players.
A powerful Guardian of Level 165 thus perished at the hands of Huang Yi! This was the first time he had killed a full-strength, uninjured NPC above level 150!
This Level 165 Guardian wasn’t much higher than Huang Yi’s level, being just 9 levels higher, which didn’t constitute a huge level suppression. Huang Yi had already been able to kill bosses over 10 levels higher than himself in the Tower of Pantheons! But this Mage Guardian was a boss that surpassed the significant threshold of Level 150!
The reason Level 150 is considered a major threshold is that it’s the level for Second Transformation for players!
NPCs above Level 150 are designed for Second Transformation players; only those who have undergone the Second Transformation can deal with them. Although Huang Yi was at a high level of 156, he hadn’t undertaken the Second Transformation trial and was still at the First Transformation level, without a qualitative improvement in strength. Thus, it was difficult for him to defeat a Level 165 Mage Guardian.
However, his equipment was top-notch, and with the additional boosts from his Name Bestowing Attributes, Martial Saint title, Continent Guardian title, etc., these enhancements significantly boosted his power, allowing him to reduce the Mage Guardian’s health points to 70%! This was already a tremendously impressive feat. If it had been an average player, they wouldn’t stand a chance; they couldn’t even delay the battle, unless they underwent the Second Transformation.
Huang Yi’s ability to kill a full-strength Level 165 NPC was equivalent to achieving a feat that normally could only be accomplished after the Second Transformation!
In The Second World, every 50 levels represents a massive watershed!
Level 50 is the level for War Soul Awakening and First Transformation;
Level 100 is the Holy Domain Rank, the level for War Soul Advancement;
Level 150 is the Second Transformation level;
Level 200 is the Heavenly Domain Level;
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If Huang Yi were to complete the Job Change trial, then this Level 165 NPC wouldn’t amount to much for him, and he could defeat her entirely on his own strength, without having to rely on the Siege Crossbow.
"Blood God, there are a few Siege Crossbows down here that haven’t been used yet. You stay in ambush down here, and I’ll lure the rest of the Guardians over. Then we can use your Siege Crossbows to pick them off one by one!" At this moment, Huang Yi instructed the Blood God.
"Yes, Master!" The Blood God’s heart flickered in response, then, striding on its eight blood vessels, it moved to another Siege Crossbow that was already loaded with large arrows.
Immediately afterward, its gigantic form suddenly changed, morphing into a small, adorable crimson bat, which quietly perched on the Siege Crossbow’s handle, its camouflaging very effective.
"Little Dragon, let’s go lure those Guardians over!" Huang Yi patted Little Dragon on the head and immediately flew towards a nearby area.
Following that, Huang Yi boldly searched for players to slaughter in the vicinity.
His four ultra-wide-area attack skills, which could cover a radius of two to three hundred meters, had an exceptionally vast range! And with his exceedingly high attributes, it only took two to three seconds to kill players. In such a brief time, enemies could not escape the two to three hundred meters range of his skills. Only a few resilient knights managed to escape, but Huang Yi’s Bloodstained War Halberd had a Blood Strike additional skill that could finish off opponents from any distance, so even knights had a difficult time escaping his carnage and could only die.
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Atop the Commanding Platform of Northern Sea City.
Miyamoto Musashi stood quietly here, his gaze lifting towards the magnificent Star River.
In the air before him floated six General’s Tokens. Each token bore an image of a character, who was the likeness of the six Guardians.
The two tokens at the front were larger than the other four, surrounded by patterns and bearing the imposing image of a character. One held a Giant Axe, a warrior, and the other wielded a whip, an Eccentric. These two were the Level 175 Guardians.
The four slightly smaller tokens represented the four Level 165 Guardians – a Female Mage, a Male Archer, a bare-chested Eccentric, and an Assassin with a short sword.
"Crack!" Just at that moment, the air suddenly conveyed a grating noise, as if something had shattered!
Miyamoto Musashi immediately lowered his head, his eyes scanning the General’s Tokens floating in the air before him.
Suddenly, he noticed that one of the General’s Tokens was missing; instead of six, there were only five left!
He searched around and immediately saw a shattered General’s Token on the ground! The token bore the image of a Female Mage of Level 165, but it was now broken into several pieces and scattered on the ground.
At that moment, Miyamoto Musashi’s body tensed slightly, and he incredulously lowered his head, staring at the fragmented General’s Token, seemingly unable to believe that a Guardian only a Second Transformation Player could handle had just died like that!
The Guardian, obtained through a significant amount of Guild Contribution Points, was dead—those Contribution Points were wasted!
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Meanwhile, Huang Yi was still near the Blood God’s ambush, looking for players to kill.
Now, many players had been frightened offline, and the number of players inside the city was dwindling, so his killing speed was far from what it used to be.
"Hmm? Here they come!" At that moment, with a sharp glance across the night sky, Huang Yi suddenly noticed two Guardians flapping their wings, speeding towards his location.
One of them was clad in Armor with a Giant axe in hand, a Warrior Guardian. The other wore Leather Armor and held a Bow and Arrow, a Hunter Guardian. Among them, the aura of the Warrior Guardian was noticeably stronger, vaguely hinting at the presence of a Top Holy Domain Expert.
"Whoosh!" Just then, the archer abruptly drew his bow and fired a sharp Arrow at Huang Yi, creating a trail of light in the air, resembling a shooting star from a distance!
Huang Yi hurriedly urged Little Dragon to barely dodge. The Arrow whizzed past his face, almost hitting him! He could even feel the heat wave generated by the friction of the Arrow with the air.
"Little Dragon, run!" Huang Yi patted Little Dragon’s head and rode it quickly towards the Blood God’s ambush site hundreds of meters away!
The two Guardians quickly caught up, their speed incredibly fast, and they were closing in on Huang Yi who was about to be overtaken!
Just then, Huang Yi, riding on Little Dragon, reached the Blood God’s ambush spot. He quickly adjusted the angle to ensure that when the Guardians flew in, they were in the optimal aiming position of the Siege Crossbow.
"Whoosh!" Finally, the two Guardians caught up and launched their Attack directly at Huang Yi!
The Warrior unleashed a Charge Skill, holding the Giant axe and charging straight at Huang Yi with overwhelming momentum, like a tiger with wings!
Meanwhile, the archer drew his bow and shot a Magic Arrow at Huang Yi. The arrowhead carried a thick Magic aura, rubbing against the air, causing a violent shrieking sound!
"Flying Axe!" Huang Yi quickly countered, launching his Bloodstained War halberd straight along the trajectory of the Warrior’s charge!
"Puff!" Almost instantaneously, the Bloodstained War halberd struck the charging Warrior, bouncing him off and breaking his charge trajectory!
But it wasn’t over yet. This time, Huang Yi’s actual target for the Flying Axe was the archer. After bouncing off the Warrior, the Bloodstained War halberd swiftly hit the archer, deflecting him at a specific angle towards the area Huang Yi had cunningly anticipated!
"Whoosh! Whoosh!" Almost simultaneously, two sharp whooshing sounds erupted from the ground, audible from a distance and reminiscent of missile launches!
Accompanying the intense sound were two thick Giant arrows, shot up from different directions on the ground, unerringly hitting where the archer was deflected!
"Puff! Puff!" The archer, caught right when he was deflected, was unable to dodge and was instantly pierced by the two Giant arrows, trailing long streams of blood!
In an instant, the 165-level formidable Guardian suffered a severe blow! His Health Points plummeted from full to 7%, entering a state of near-death!
Those two Giant arrows were the result of a long-anticipated attack concocted by Huang Yi’s Blood God after lying in ambush!
There were two Siege Crossbows near it, and after Huang Yi deflected the archer into the joint firing trajectory of both crossbows, it quickly reverted to its true form. Extending two blood vessels, it simultaneously operated the levers of the two Siege Crossbows, firing two Giant arrows with remarkable effectiveness.
With such severe injuries, the archer bore two ghastly bloody holes and could only struggle to flap his wings in the air, barely maintaining the ability to fly.
"Swift Judgement!"
"Forced Execution—Pursuit!"
Seizing the opportunity, Huang Yi rode Little Dragon and launched a Charge at the archer in the air, closing the distance in an instant!
Under the effect of Swift Judgment, Huang Yi’s Bloodstained War halberd danced into a blur of phantom images, rhythmically striking the archer.
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Ten seconds later, Miyamoto Musashi, who was far above on the Commanding Platform, heard another "crack."
The archer’s General’s Token had shattered!