Lord of the Myriad Worlds

Chapter 131: Resonating with the Witch

"Haa... Haa..."

Li Wei bent over, hands on his knees, panting violently. After reacting, Clyde and Leon frantically ran over without caring about anything else to protect him.

But the shock in their hearts was already beyond words.

What the hell was this?

They thought it would be a grueling decisive battle, but it ended in the blink of an eye!

Clyde felt his reaction time was already fast enough, but he only managed to see the back of Li Wei rapidly drifting through a corner at full speed. As for the process of Li Wei drawing the throwing spear and throwing it, that could only be described as a compressed spring suddenly snapping up.

Isn't he a two-star hunter?

Who allowed you to be this badass!

"Don't fucking worry about me, kill that Witch!"

Li Wei roared like a bellows. Why are you veterans so noobish! Don't you understand that opportunities in battle are fleeting!Motherfucker!

Clyde, Leon, Old John, and Sophie hurriedly charged up the steep slope, but they were too late. That black-robed Witch was originally retreating to gain distance. When she saw her frontline get instantly one-shot, she immediately controlled the Blood Wolf to flee into the night, running extremely fast.

During this time, perhaps only Sophie could have caught up.

But this bitch had been shrinking back the whole time. When that big monster did the leaping slash, she had already run over thirty meters away.

Old John also adhered to the idea of 'I am ranged, I should keep my distance' and had been hovering on the edge of the battlefield all along. He had only shot two arrows at the Witch, but because the black-robed Witch was far enough from him, and he was shooting from below to above at a fast-moving target, it was normal that he missed.

Therefore, by the time Clyde and Leon, the two who dared to fight, climbed up the steep slope, the daylily was already cold (it was too late).

A giant raven flew by in the sky, and the raven skull in Li Wei's bosom also vibrated slightly. Was the other party retreating?

At this moment, Li Wei finally managed to catch his breath slightly, and his Stamina began to recover rapidly.

This matter sounded very exaggerated and outrageous.

But the truth was exactly so.

Because unlike Clyde, Leon, and the others, he had planned from the very beginning to use the Bloodthirsty Spear to pierce the armor and instantly kill this big guy!

Who's going to fight a huge battle of three hundred rounds with you? Are you stupid?

Tactics and strategy, at this moment, were both inferior to a quick finish!

A Two-Star Quality Bloodthirsty Spear would inevitably be damaged after being thrown once. Was such an expensive price a joke?

So when he yelled to scatter, Clyde and Leon only performed a conventional dodge.

But for Li Wei, it was equivalent to a sprinter hearing the starting gun. He exploded forward at full speed in an instant. 15 points of Agility gave him excellent speed, physical balance, and feedback on his surroundings.

Among everyone here, besides Sophie, no one else could compare to him.

This curved run, though less than fifteen meters in total length, directly burned up 50 of his Stamina points.

It wasn't just because it was fast, but it was like the burst of energy consumption a Formula 1 race car experiences when drifting through a corner.

To maintain speed while curving and detouring—this kind of balance, control, and burst of the body were unimaginable for other people with low Agility.

When he further channeled the momentum of his running charge into the Bloodthirsty Spear, that was truly the peak moment. Almost the strength of his entire body plus the force of inertia were concentrated into it. And when he completed the throw, he only had 50 Stamina points left.

His heart was pounding wildly, and his vision darkened!

But this was the power of throwing a javelin or spear.

In the previous version, Fila had even given Li Wei a popular science lecture about the spear thrower (atlatl), saying that it threw further, dealt more damage, saved effort, and so on, but he just listened and let it go in one ear and out the other.

It wasn't denying the significance of the spear thrower, but rather that it didn't match his combat style.

Just now, from the moment the big guy jumped down to when he completed the throw and secured the instant kill, the entire process took less than three seconds. Could your spear thrower be mounted in place in this time? Could it react quickly?

Flexible, fast, stable. When needed, completing a rapid and precise strike in the blink of an eye. The throwing precision had to reach centimeter-level accuracy, and the throwing angle couldn't be off by even a little bit, needing to shoot right into the narrow grille. Otherwise, the Bloodthirsty Spear would definitely be deflected. This effect could only be achieved by manually throwing it himself.

This was exactly one of the core aspects of melee combat that Li Wei needed.

That's right, the straight-line distance between him and that big guy just now was less than five meters. If this wasn't considered melee combat, what was?

"George, are you alright?"

Old John finally stepped forward to support Li Wei at this time, but there seemed to be a trace of confusion in his eyes, as well as a trace of astonishment suggesting, 'This actually works?'

He was indeed a Three-Star Hunter, and he also knew that the hunter's card talent provided bonuses to throwing-spear-type weapons, and he had practiced it when he had nothing else to do.

However, however... how to say it, he had witnessed the entire process just now.

He just had one feeling: he was the two-star hunter, and Li Wei was the three-star one.

Did this kid only study one subject?

As a hunter, shouldn't you focus on the related knowledge of making traps, butchering prey, tanning hides, gathering mountain products, and tracking and domesticating prey?

Why the fuck do you only practice throwing spears in your free time?

This approach, does he have any martial virtue? Is there any logic in this!

"I'm fine! Much better now."

Li Wei nodded and picked up the discarded Two-Star Composite Bow. Fortunately, this area was mostly dirt with not many sharp stones, otherwise, casually throwing it like that could easily damage it.

"Lord, how do we handle this corpse?"

Clyde respectfully asked at this moment. He had no choice but to be convinced, even if the other party was just a recently graduated elementary school student, and even if a large part of the reason for the strike just now was relying on that Two-Star Trait Weapon and the One-Star shoes.

However, being able to get his hands on a Two-Star Trait Weapon was a very badass thing in itself.

"Take off his armor! Be careful, don't let his tainted blood come into contact with your mouth, nose, eyes, or wounds. Then burn him. The level of the Plague on this guy should be very high." Li Wei stepped forward and forcefully pulled out his own Bloodthirsty Spear. It was already damaged, and he didn't know if Clyde could repair it.

"Yes, Lord!"

Clyde and Leon got to work.

Sophie and Old John stood guard around them. Li Wei looked towards the Camp. The clamorous sounds of battle cries over there had vanished, and even the torches were gone. The robbers had retreated before even starting the siege, but it was also possible they were circling around the city to ambush their group.

When that time came, if the black-robed Witch launched a surprise attack from the rear, the situation would be extremely disadvantageful.

This was also the reason why he wasn't in a rush to return to the Camp.

There hadn't been an information prompt yet, meaning everything wasn't over.

Very quickly, the big monster's armor was knocked off.

Both Clyde and Leon were Three-Star Artisans, so this kind of thing wasn't difficult for them.

However, after knocking it off, the foul, fishy stench almost knocked the two of them out.

Li Wei glanced back and also felt his scalp tingle.

Because this big guy didn't look like a human at all anymore; instead, he looked more like a bloated, mutated zombie!

He had no inner clothing at all. His entire body was covered in brown blood blisters and ulcerations, constantly oozing dark brown liquid.

It was hard to imagine how a normal person could endure such pain. Moreover, this guy had a whole body full of brute strength. If he hadn't been headshot, it was hard to imagine what terrifying destruction he might have caused. Especially if he charged into a dense military formation, wouldn't he turn into a windmill, mowing the lawn in Musou mode!

"Throw the armor aside first. Quick! Give them water to wash their hands!"

Li Wei handed over a water skin. He had been wearing a backpack the whole time.

Right at this moment, he suddenly felt the raven skull in his bosom vibrating again. So the black-robed Witch was issuing orders again?

"Clang! Clang! Clang!"

From the direction of the Camp at this time, Fila and Penny once again rang the alarm bell. But this time, it wasn't frantic, urgent ringing, but had a rhythm to it. Li Wei couldn't understand it, but Old John immediately said in a deep voice: "George, there's a situation. A total of thirty robbers have bypassed the City Wall and are heading straight towards us. They want to flank us from both sides!"

"Lord, we shouldn't stay here long. We'll cover your retreat!"

Clyde immediately shouted anxiously. If they were truly blocked in, they wouldn't be able to escape even if they grew wings. Thirty robbers, plus a Witch with unknown abilities, and two Two-Star mutated Blood Wolves—this battle would not be easy to fight.

Of course, if he were the Head of Household, he'd definitely have other ideas, but right now for the sake of plot logic, he could only say this.

Li Wei, however, was very calm. The large amount of Stamina he had just consumed had already recovered to 140 points in these short few minutes.

This was the advantage of a Level 1 Awakening. At the same time, it was also the benefit Li Wei gained from seizing the time to eat dinner at dusk. In a state of starvation, no matter how much you had a Level 1 Awakening, even the cleverest housewife can't cook without rice!

At the same time, he was extremely thankful that it wasn't just him who did this. These few seasoned veterans had also seized the time to replenish their food back then, otherwise if it were a bunch of inexperienced newcomers, things would probably go horribly wrong!

"Report your respective Stamina levels. Can you still sustain a battle?"

Li Wei said in a deep voice at this time. Saying this phrase usually would definitely prompt a warning, as it was slightly NG.

But based on past experience, as long as they were in a state of war, then even if they said the wrong thing, as long as it wasn't too outrageous, it wouldn't have any impact. For example, Penny in the previous version had said during combat that this wasn't a game and so on, and the result was no NG either.

However, if there was a problem with the behavioral pattern, then that would conversely be very serious.

"Reporting to the Lord, I have no problem."

"I also have no problem."

Whether it was Clyde, Leon, Sophie, or Old John, they rapidly reported back, but it was all 'no problem'. They resolutely would not state a number.

They were very hard to trick.

However, Li Wei estimated that Stamina and Life should be the priority choices for Awakening for all seasoned veterans.

Only after that would they choose Strength Awakening, Agility Awakening, or Defense Awakening based on their respective characteristics.

It was a two-plus-one model. Of course, it was normal to have variations.

For example, he guessed that Clyde had awakened attributes in Life, Stamina, Strength, and Defense.

Leon probably had awakened Life, Stamina, and Strength.

The others were all three-attribute awakenings too.

"Alright then, rest for a moment, and then we'll make plans. Also, watch the sky, pay attention to that giant raven."

As Li Wei said this, his gaze looked towards the hill above the Quarry. His intention was already very obvious.

Rather than facing off against those thirty robbers head-on, and then miserably getting attacked from behind by the Witch, it would be better to turn around, and kill the Witch first, or scare her away!

The others made no sound, all seizing the time to recover their Stamina.

About two to three minutes later, Li Wei once again sensed the raven skull in his bosom vibrating. He knew then that the black-robed Witch had circled back around again.

At the same time, under the faint starlight, one could already faintly see a mass of dark shadows silently walking over from about three hundred meters away. Their speed wasn't fast, but their movements were very light, and they didn't light any torches. Their intention was extremely obvious.

(End of this chapter)