novelraw Chapter 56 – You are really awesome
Chapter 56 – You are really awesome
"Finally caught up... By the way, shouldn't you get off me first?"
"Woo woo woo... My leg's broken, I'm crying, I need to hug your thigh to stop crying!"
"Your leg's broken, huh? You should've said so earlier."
Xia Ya chuckled, gave Apulu Pie a pat on the butt, and as expected, the girl's body shivered, her grip loosened, allowing Xia Ya to place her on a rock—
Then he ran towards the center of the battlefield without looking back.
"Hey hey hey!! Is this how you treat a girl, Thigh?! Are you even human!"
Xia Ya had no time to care about her.
Anyway, with a broken leg, she had no combat power for now. That annoying flat-chested woman, don't block me from gaining all this experience!
The Grey-headed Harrier Hawk wasn't the type to use strategic maneuvers; its usual hatred would always lock onto the nearest person in its sight.
Dealing with a level 35 raptor like this, if it were an aerial battle, even if Xia Ya were level 35, he wouldn't stand a chance, let alone now at level 14. The moment the hawk took flight, its speed was something even a fireball couldn't catch up with...
But on the ground, with Yveline's assistance, dealing with such a simple-minded creature wasn't much of a problem.
"Above!"
Xia Ya gestured to Yveline, and the Dark Elf immediately understood, taking a few steps to run and leap high from a rock, firmly capturing the Grey-headed Harrier Hawk's attention. Meanwhile, Xia Ya's "Curse of Slowness" was ready, and he threw it up.
[Your curse was resisted.]
With a level difference of over 20, the curse was naturally resisted, but at the same time, Xia Ya successfully attracted the hawk's attention.
—Hmm? A rebel wants to harm me!?
The hawk sharply turned its head, using its avian nodding technique to confirm that it was indeed this rebel who attempted the assassination, and suddenly took flight, pouncing towards Xia Ya.
From the moment its rear sank, preparing to exert force, Xia Ya had already determined its flight path.
This kind of monster is fierce yet weak because its flight path is always a large-radius arc, which can be seen as a straight line over short distances. So, from the moment it takes off, as long as the judgment is correct, a slight misstep can dodge it.
In Howling Stone Canyon, besides this pair of hawks, there were thousands of demonic grey antelopes living on the cliffs. With an average level of 15, they thrived under such predators by using this principle. Once pursued, they would dive downhill using the slope's momentum, zigzagging like professional athletes, leaving the hawks helpless.
Lightly sidestepping the hawk's attack, Xia Ya looked like a matador, backhandedly thrusting a sword towards the hawk's rear.
Clang!
The sword struck off course, surprisingly making a sound of clashing metal, and the hawk cried out in pain, but its hatred for Xia Ya intensified once again.
Man and bird faced off again. Seeing the distance widen, Xia Ya leisurely prepared another "Curse of Slowness," which was unsurprisingly resisted again.
—Rebel! Still trying to harm me!!
The hawk grew increasingly furious, its black eyes beginning to glow with a blood-red light.
This is the advantage of curse-type spells. Hexers, to some extent, learn spells from the Abyss, mostly using emotional interference to weaken opponents. Their characteristic is that their damage is absurdly low, often getting resisted, and their offensive means are relatively weak, likely making them unwanted in player groups.
However, curse spells have a distinct feature: accumulation.
Successful spells accumulating effects need not be elaborated, but even failed spells accumulating too much have unique effects.
For instance, locking hatred.
Even humanoid creatures wouldn't let go of a despicable person secretly cursing them.
Moreover, it has an enraging effect.
Like right now, the hawk was starting to lose its mind.
In another exchange, both sides switched positions, with Xia Ya intentionally or unintentionally guiding the battle to move laterally, away from open ground, slowly approaching a small grove.
The enraged hawk didn't notice that it was now in a place where it couldn't spread its wings, and someone was constantly maneuvering above it in the tree branches.
"Almost there..."
Xia Ya glanced at the hawk's head, where through the intertwined leaves, he could vaguely see the Dark Elf's firm thighs, poised like an arrow ready to be released, its tip gleaming coldly.
Let's begin.
Golden light emanated from Xia Ya, his aura continuously rising.
Level up!
The experience from the Fight Club and the underground was all invested in the Hexer, leaping to level 20, and Yveline's level was also unlocked to 20.
In the hawk's eyes, this tiny insect suddenly started getting stronger! Though the increase was limited, it was indeed getting stronger...
With its small brain, it couldn't comprehend this scene; it only knew to peck its opponent to death.
But just as it was about to take flight, a wisp of withered gray aura emerged from Xia Ya's hand, landing on it.
[Your "Curse of Amplified Damage" hit the Grey-headed Harrier Hawk. Due to the vast level difference, the effect duration is halved, currently: 5s (10*50%)]
After seven or eight resisted curses, one finally took effect, and simultaneously, the same gray aura emerged from the tree crown above the hawk.
Along with it, a shadowy figure descended.
With the double amplified damage, the hawk's facial defense value was significantly weakened, and the Dark Elf's blade precisely pierced into its eye, going in more than halfway!
The 20-level amplified damage curse *2, plus the 20-level rogue descending from the sky, the combination made this strike almost perfect!
Struck by severe pain, the hawk let out a painful screech, flapping its wings frantically, stirring up gusts of wind and sand. But before that, Yveline had already thrown a grappling hook behind her, pulled away from the center of the chaos by Xia Ya.
The hawk crashed back and forth among the tree crowns in the canyon, finally knocking down a few trees and flying out, only to crash into a protruding rock on the cliff, falling like a kite with a broken string, trailing a string of blood droplets, unable to rise again.
Several minutes later, the exhausted hawk, left with only a breath, was finished off by Xia Ya with two layers of amplified damage.
...
"Ah ah ah, Yveline, you actually teamed up with Thigh!!"
Apulu Pie was still lying on a rock, wrapped in thick bandages.
A small dose of holy water saved her life but couldn't immediately heal a fracture. However, Lef's "Nursing" skill was level 4, so with half a natural day's recovery, she'd be bouncing around again.
The battlefield medic blushed and said, "No, no such thing! It's just that Xia Ya helped me..."
"I don't care! I'm unbalanced, I'm in a mood, I'm unhappy, I need Thigh to coax me to stand up, woo woo woo..."
Apulu Pie pretended to wail, and Lef cast a pleading look at Xia Ya.
"It's fine, let her cry."
"Waa! Thigh, you're heartless!"
Xia Ya rolled his eyes, ignoring the crazy girl.
He hadn't expected Lef's friend to be Apulu Pie, nor that she would receive such a task to leave the village...
He also hadn't expected how she got the task...
As mentioned before about the so-called "shortcut," Lef's shortcut was saving wounded soldiers for a day and night, boosting her reputation to become a seed candidate for the Mercenary Association. Shinobu Oshino's shortcut was being sent to join the army in Astan City due to her excellent swordsmanship, while Apulu Pie's shortcut was quite impressive...
She threatened Drill Sergeant Doom from the Dark Brotherhood.
Remember what Xia Ya told her?
—"The Dark Brotherhood is an illegal organization..."
Apulu Pie took it to heart and became a core member within it!
The first thing she did after becoming a core member was to find Captain Maden, claiming she was undercover in an illegal organization, had risen to a high position, and that the organization was now lurking in the village.
This statement left Captain Maden stunned, hesitant and indecisive.
Then she ran to Drill Sergeant Doom, saying that Captain Maden was suspicious and planning a full-scale investigation, urging the organization to quickly retreat to Astan City...
Drill Sergeant Doom panicked upon hearing this and began calling for help from his superiors...
But his superior was Yveline!
What was the Dark Elf doing at that time?
Shopping with Xia Ya at the Festival of Disguise!
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So, the poor Drill Sergeant Doom, like an agent who lost contact with his handler, found no help from heaven or earth, pondering life daily at the secret base below the well.
Meanwhile, Captain Maden, half-believing, indeed started investigating the village well...
With no other options, Drill Sergeant Doom had to agree to lead the organization to retreat.
And that's how Apulu Pie got the task to leave the Starter Village.
"You're truly something..."
Xia Ya sincerely praised.