novelraw Chapter 497: Polymorph
Chapter 497: Polymorph
But Li Wei's current 13 points of Sanity could still hold on.
Every time he shot an arrow, that Samsara Traveler fired a shot, executing Damage Misdirection.
The first three arrows were all misdirected onto that Black-Skinned Scaled Elder Turtle. This black-skinned elder brother's defense was indeed high, but unfortunately he couldn't withstand this kind of scourge. The third arrow directly explosively killed him.
As for the fourth arrow, it was taken by another tank-positioned companion of that Samsara Traveler. He didn't die, but it at least knocked off half his life, forcing him to expend all his skills, talents, and even item potions.
And the fifth arrow, Li Wei aimed at the last Neanderthal. This Neanderthal seemed to be a priest, continuously staring fixedly in Li Wei's direction, muttering incantations, seemingly preparing some Ultimate Move.
Unfortunately, during these 4.5 seconds, under the rule of 27.5 Perception, Li Wei was a god!
Apart from that Eerie Musket which could misdirect, all other methods were ineffective.
Even though there was no shortage of ranged professions among those Samsara Travelers, Li Wei was situated two kilometers away from them. In fact, apart from that Samsara Traveler holding the Eerie Musket, the other Samsara Travelers couldn't even determine Li Wei's exact location.
Oh, the Niren Priest was an exception.
Li Wei could sense that this guy was preparing some eerie Ultimate Move.So he directly awarded the last arrow to him!
"Boom!"
The musket roared, attempting to interrupt and misdirect, but it was meaningless, because only attacks aimed at that Samsara Traveler could be effectively misdirected.
They could only watch helplessly as that Niren Priest was Torn Asunder in the instant he was about to complete his attack. No, he was directly reduced to flying dust. They couldn't even see any Fletched Arrow, any attack, as if he had been blasted to pieces by a fist suddenly emerging from a black hole—
"Retreat!"
The Samsara Traveler leader holding the Eerie Musket shouted loudly, and fired another shot at Li Yue and the others who were circling around. This time, the Warhorses of many Blaze Knights whinnied out of control, making it difficult to maintain the cavalry formation.
Many Blaze Knights were directly dazed.
Under normal circumstances, what would follow this would be a massacre.
But these Samsara Travelers were truly frightened by Li Wei's methods. They didn't hesitate to take away the corpses and dropped items of those two Neanderthals, rapidly vanishing into the depths of the Mountain Forest.
However, they didn't know that Li Wei's current state was actually very poor.
Firstly, Ah Dai was about to lose control.
That Eerie Musket seemed to ignore distance; as long as it sensed the approximate location, it could hit. Although every time Li Wei could complete the misdirection, every shot fired would reduce Li Wei's Sanity by -0.5. The opponent fired five shots toward his direction, which also deducted 2.5 Sanity from him.
Similarly, Ah Dai was also deducted 2.5 Sanity.
And then Ah Dai couldn't hold on anymore. When the last arrow was fired, Ah Dai's eyes even emitted bloody light, wanting to shake Li Wei off. If another shot came, a backlash would be inevitable.
This forced him to recall Ah Dai, while he himself plummeted in free fall. While falling, he also chugged another precious Four-Star Mental Arcane Elixir, whose effects were explosive but whose side effects were equally explosive.
By the instant he landed, his Spiritual Power had already recovered to 100 points, except he had a severe headache.
But he couldn't care about these right now.
"Swish!"
Li Wei transformed into an eagle, flapped his wings and took off, then landed again, transforming back into human form, but the intensifying headache made him almost unable to stand steadily.
A profound sense of exhaustion welled up in his heart.
Releasing too many Ultimate Moves resulted in this.
Crucially, in battles of this level, it was very difficult to deploy The Legion. The enemies were all Scouts, flying in the sky and burrowing in the ground, as agile as loaches. Even if he wanted help, he couldn't get any.
The only one that could help, Li Yue's Blazing Legion, had their Sanity almost emptied.
Standing in the shadows, Li Wei rested for a few minutes. The battle seemed to have ended. Li Yue had led the Blazing Legion back; the uneasy whinnying of the Warhorses was still continuing, but at least the Blood Plague had been cleared. The surroundings were very quiet. Did the enemies Quit While Ahead?
"Li Wei, Li Wei, are you okay?"
From afar came Fieldsvae's lowered voice, along with faint footsteps.
Hiding in the shadows, Li Wei frowned slightly, but the side effect of consuming too many Spirit Elixirs flared up at this moment. His head throbbed violently. Although he didn't make a sound, the subtle change was enough to expose him.
In the next second, a bizarre and mysterious magic halo enveloped his hiding spot. Li Wei wanted to rapidly evade, but it was too late.
A bizarre power seeped into his body, and in an instant, he turned into a Simpleton sheep, helplessly spinning in circles on the spot.
The attacker, of course, wasn't Fieldsvae, but surprisingly Benjamin. But he was no longer Benjamin. The original Benjamin had melted like a wax figure, also like a shriveled human skin, directly dissolving. Replacing him was a tall, thin, black-haired man wearing glasses.
This fucking was a Fourth-Tier Mage?
Li Wei's head was splitting with pain. He could only watch helplessly as that Samsara Traveler silently walked over, a magic spell that might require a three-second incantation currently in its wind-up phase.
And at this moment, lines of blood-red information flashed before Li Wei's eyes.
[Warning! You encountered Sequence Four Specialized Magic: Polymorph. Therefore, you triggered a System Resolution check!]
[System Resolution: Your current Perception is 20, the target's Inspiration is 18. The opponent cannot instantly release follow-up magic based on Polymorph upon you, and can only cast spells through incantation (Note: The opponent's Inspiration Attribute name might be different, but it doesn't matter what it's exactly called, as long as the nature is the same)]
[System Resolution: Your current Spiritual Power is 105, the opponent's Spiritual Power is 155. Because your Perception is higher than the opponent's, a double suppression cannot be formed, so you are immune to the opponent's Mind Control magic, but you cannot be immune to the Sequence Four Mental Shock]
[System Resolution: Your Magic Suppression Talent takes effect, your King Of Beasts Talent takes effect. The duration of the opponent's Polymorph magic is halved, five seconds remaining]
[System Resolution: You currently possess two Primordial Particles of Slaughter, two Primordial Particles of Nature, two Primordial Particles of Reality, and one Light Particle, totaling 7. The opponent has 6. He cannot suppress you on the Primordial Plane, and you can now resist]
[System Resolution: If you attempt to break free from Polymorph and restore your human form, the success rate is 68%! Time required: three seconds]
[System Resolution: If you attempt to break free from Polymorph and simultaneously transform into Druid Form, the success rate is 97%! Time required: one second]
[System Resolution Passed: You choose to transform into a Level 4 Great Bear. At the same time, the opponent will suffer backlash damage, stunned for three seconds or have 300 Health Points deducted. The opponent used a 5-Star Heaven-Veiling Card. The opponent escaped the backlash!]
"Roar!"
Li Wei instantly transformed into a Level 4 Great Bear and pounced toward that Samsara Traveler. Unexpectedly, the opponent's figure flashed and he had already retreated to three hundred meters away. Almost simultaneously, six consecutive instant-cast Sequence Three magic spells smashed down over his head and face.
Frozen Earth, reducing the ground friction coefficient!
Gale Summoning, blowing sand and wind, obstructing vision!
Hundreds of seeds generated out of thin air, falling onto the Great Bear that Li Wei transformed into, unexpectedly directly absorbing his Vitality and rapidly beginning to take root and sprout.
As for the last three, they were all Sequence Three Mental Shocks.
It had to be said, this old brother was not only extremely bold and highly skilled, but also full of fighting spirit. He clearly was going to retreat just now, clearly could have retreated, yet he insisted on turning back to fight desperately with Li Wei.
Could it be that the Samsara Traveler killed just now was his beloved relative or close companion?
Or did he think that killing Li Wei could allow his companion to be resurrected?
No, a Samsara Traveler couldn't possibly be just at this level. The opponent was a perfect Warrior forged through continuous Gu-like slaughter, so he must have something to rely on.
A thought flashed through his mind, and almost without any hesitation, he restored his human form.
Even if he could only fight in Light Armor after recovering, that wasn't a problem at all.
With a flash of blade light, Li Wei had already cleaved a path through the crazily growing vines. Subsequently, Shadow Evasion activated; his figure was clearly still in place, but in reality, he was already over twenty meters away. In the next second, Gale Step unfolded, leaving only a blurry afterimage in place. He had already instantly killed his way to three hundred meters away!
The buff brought by the Radiant Ranger Card amplified the power of these skills too greatly.
However, he didn't pursue that Samsara Traveler, but instead opened up the distance in the opposite direction. Then, with another Gale Step, he continued to pull the distance to over six hundred meters. The instant he plunged into a patch of grass, Forest Whisper activated, entering an Invisibility state. While shaking off the opponent's lock-on, he transformed into a small mouse, and then transformed into an eagle soaring into the sky.
Under this series of operations, he had already pulled the distance to over a thousand meters away, and even rushed high into the sky.
Completely counter-intuitive.
In fact, he certainly could have pursued and engaged the opponent in melee combat. Shadow Evasion, Gale Step, Blade Of Precision, coupled with Magic Suppression, as long as he got close to this Samsara Traveler, it was enough to suppress his Mage Class. Within five steps, his Dagger was both fast and handsome.
This was a very beautiful temptation, but it could also be a fatal temptation.
Because if he guessed correctly, this should be a melee Mage—the kind with 99 points in melee and 1 point in Mage.
Although his first move was Polymorph, followed by instant-cast Sequence Three magic, and then Blink, looking very awesome, it was very likely all a disguise, deliberately deceiving Li Wei into closing the distance to win through melee. Or else, there was some Ultimate Move waiting for him.
Sure enough, seeing Li Wei flee like a rat in an instant, that Samsara Traveler was also slightly stunned. Then he directly turned invisible on the spot, casually used a 5-Star Heaven-Veiling Card, and vanished without a trace.
And just half a minute later, Fieldsvae rushed over, Seething with Killing Intent. "Li Wei, did someone impersonate me just now! The tricks of these Samsara Travelers are extremely disgusting. Provide cover for me from the sky, I'm going to search. They are Like a Rat, with an endless stream of vicious methods. Don't be fooled!"
Li Wei circled in the sky, staring at Fieldsvae. It wasn't that he suspected he was transformed by that Samsara Traveler just now; he could still distinguish that point.
He just felt a bit of palpitation, a lingering fear!
Even cold sweat was about to break out.
His confrontation with that Samsara Traveler just now took less than ten seconds in total, yet the opponent dared to be certain they could finish him off before Fieldsvae arrived.
What kind of confidence was this?
Or what kind of vicious method was waiting for him?
"He casts Polymorph, I undergo a System Resolution here, then I break free and transform into a bear—no, there's a problem here. If he is a master adept at melee combat, why did he Blink and open the distance the moment I transformed into a bear? And he even hypocritically launched six harmless instant-cast spells, deliberately luring me forward—"
"Li Wei, I heard the roar of a Great Bear just now. You must be extremely careful. This group of Samsara Travelers has a method to imprison you when you transform, and from then on, you would truly become a bear. Or they could first turn you into a sheep, and then use follow-up magic to turn it into another Hunting Pet... fortunately, it seems you weren't fooled."
Fieldsvae's words carried an implied meaning, and Li Wei was already breaking out in cold sweat from shock. Fuck, he knew it, something felt wrong.
Next, the two of them patrolled the territory two or three times, but never found any trace of that Samsara Traveler again.
But they didn't dare to relax either.
Because a 5-Star Heaven-Veiling Card + Invisibility Art was truly impossible to defend against effectively; it was a great killing weapon for infiltration.
If these Samsara Travelers returned with a surprise attack at some point, they would be done for.
It wasn't until dawn broke that the thunderous sound of hooves echoed, and Falcon Karl finally arrived with his five hundred Falcon Knights.
And almost simultaneously, lines of information silently emerged.
[The battle has ended. Those extremely unwilling Samsara Travelers, seeing that there was no longer any opportunity, finally chose to retreat. You made them suffer a great loss, because you killed two of their core team members whose identities were extraordinary and held considerable weight. This enmity might have been forged from this.]
[You won this battle. You gained 50 points of World Reputation, currently 245 points.]
[You gained 6000 points of Faction Reputation. This reputation can be exchanged and collected at the Nine-Star Council, or exchanged and collected at any Ducal Capital by paying a 10% handling fee, or directly exchanged and collected right now by paying a 20% handling fee.]
[You obtained three Six-Star Gold Cards and three Six-Star Purple Cards.]
[You obtained two purple-quality Reincarnation Treasure Chests. Do you wish to open these Treasure Chests? Friendly reminder: Because these Treasure Chests were looted on your behalf by the Nine-Star Council, you need to pay a 5% fee. It is recommended to open them immediately, otherwise there will be storage fees.]
"Alright, open."
Li Wei directly agreed.
In the next second, the Treasure Chests couldn't be seen; instead, purple aura rose and transformed into lines of information.
[You obtained one Deception Particle.]
[You obtained one Slaughter Particle.]
[You obtained two Life Particles.]
[You obtained one Dark Particle.]
[You obtained two Truth Particles.]
[You obtained 580,000 Fate Gold Coins (the common currency of Reincarnator Organizations, exchangeable for 580,000 Standard Gold Coins).]
[You obtained 32 Primordial Particle Fragments.]
[You obtained two Memory Reincarnation Cards (these are the methods used by Samsara Travelers for possession and infiltration).]
[You obtained a jug of five-star quality fine wine (suspected to be from a Cultivation World, can be sold for 150,000 Gold Coins).]
[You obtained a five-star quality grand feast.]
[You obtained five Five-Star Class Cards.]
[You obtained two Souls detained by Samsara Travelers. They were treated as system Old Mentors and Young Mistresses, enslaved for at least a century.]
[You obtained some secret intelligence and items that you temporarily cannot understand or acquire. Due to being too dangerous, you cannot dispose of them. This item must be forcefully sold to the Nine-Star Council. You will obtain 5000 points of Faction Reputation.]