"Second brother, aren’t we joining?" Yuan Bai said eagerly. It was the first ti he had seen such a master, and he was genuinely eager to have a fight.
Xiao Jie replied, "No rush, let’s understand the situation first."
This Master Hongchen indeed has a Second Stage, so the question is, will he have a Third Stage?
Just in case, it’s best to defeat him in one swift attack within the shortest ti possible, and to do that, the team’s resource allocation must be used wisely.
Now that the teammates are still holding their ground against him, there’s no need to play their cards too early. Understanding Hongchen’s battle strategy first and then striking him down in one blow would be the best tactic.
At this mont, Master Hongchen had already lunged at Xia Yi the Unrivaled, originally moving at an astonishing speed, now even faster like lightning.
Secret technique—Myriad Phenona...
Xia Yi the Unrivaled hadn’t had ti to unleash his big move when he heard a voice nearby.
"Too slow!"
Before he could react, bang! A punch had already struck him.
-578!
Having opened the Second Stage, Hongchen’s damage skyrocketed, a single punch knocked half of Xia Yi the Unrivaled’s blood volu, sending him flying.
Fortunately, his attack thod was still single-target, and Jiu Jianxian successfully unleashed his big move.
Secret technique—Demon Shadow Devouring Sun!
Darkness instantly enveloped Master Hongchen, and Jiu Jianxian’s figure imdiately vanished into the darkness, the sound of sword qi piercing the air continuously resounded within the darkness, clang clang clang clang! A series of tallic clashing sounds ca from within the darkness.
As the darkness dissipated, Jiu Jianxian and Master Hongchen stood side by side with their swords crossed.
Jiu Jianxian was dumbfounded, as his secret technique hadn’t dealt any damage at all.
All attacks were perfectly blocked by the opponent.
Before he could finish his move, he was punched and sent flying the next second.
"Roar!"
"Prepare to die!"
An Ran and I Want to Be Immortal charged up once more, while Xia Yi the Unrivaled and Jiu Jianxian, who had been knocked back, quickly took potions to heal.
The battle continued, but the pressure was even greater than before.
Due to the close-range lee, those in the outer circle didn’t dare to shoot arrows and could only watch with their eyes wide open, witnessing skills and moves they’ve never seen before.
Dongfang Sheng, in particular, was shocked.
This Level 59 Worldly Expert, viewed by Xiao Jie as a normal Boss strategy, was an extrely terrifying existence in the eyes of Dongfang Sheng and others, so much so that they didn’t even dare to touch him.
Just those few moves, if it were their group, they would probably be lying all over the place by now.
Yet, Xiao Jie’s team didn’t manage to gain much advantage, but being able to fight such a Boss evenly shocked Dongfang Sheng imnsely.
Damn, how great it would be if I could have such prowess, this ti I must perform well so that Feng can see my potential, maybe I can join him in the future.
With this thought, he quickly turned and mounted his horse, beginning to charge.
Xiao Jie’s team adopted a wheel battle strategy, retreating imdiately to heal whenever they lost blood, while others quickly filled in, not giving Hongchen any breathing room.
It was now Ye Luo’s turn to face off against Hongchen.
Netherworld Ghost Curse—Yin Wind Bone Erosion!
But Master Hongchen stood resolutely in the Yin Wind, his protective spiritual energy left him completely unaffected.
"Such a trivial Yin Evil technique, thinking to harm , truly laughable."
With that, he swept out a sword, countered by Ye Luo with the Xuanming Sword, their blades clashing twice, then Ye Luo was imdiately struck by a stab, followed by a connecting technique.
Combat Skill—Diagonal Wind Dance!
Illusion Form! Ye Luo hurriedly activated her life-saving skill.
Swish swish swish, Hongchen instantly swung three swords, yet the branches passed right through Ye Luo’s body, all missing their mark.
Both figures brushed past each other, appearing behind one another, giving Ye Luo an opportunity to counterattack.
Upon appearing, she imdiately launched a Chain Sword Strike, swish swish swish!
Similarly, three consecutive thrusts, -57! -63! -71!
Master Hongchen was hit by three swords, letting out a grunt, seemingly unexpected, yet he moved without delay.
Combat Skill—Peak Reversal! The branch swept in a helical motion, its speed unstoppable.
Ye Luo indeed didn’t have ti to block, though her Equipnt Skill was directly triggered.
Heavenly Demon Dance!
The pitch-black figure flashed like a phantom, once again dodging the attack.
Moreover, she happened to dodge to Master Hongchen’s back.
Backstabbing! -132!
Master Hongchen was visibly startled and furious by Ye Luo’s elusive tactics, imdiately unleashing an AOE.
Qi Refining Secret Skill—Qi Spirit Burst!
A shockwave violently knocked Ye Luo flying.
Good opportunity!
Seeing the montary gap after Hongchen used his skill, Dongfang Sheng spurred his horse into acceleration, with his iron spear raised, aid at Hongchen’s back, charging fiercely.
Under the riding spear, all beings are equal, in a full-force charge, this blow could deliver 500 to 600 damage, if hitting a critical point, a thousand damage might not be impossible.
The warhorse beneath Dongfang Sheng was also extraordinary, with a Charge Skill, it instantly arrived in front of Hongchen, Dongfang Sheng could almost envision the scene of the spear piercing through the opponent.
However, Master Hongchen seed to have eyes on the back of his head, suddenly turning around, clapping his hands with a snap.
Combat Skill—White Blade Take!
Amazingly, he caught the spear blade right on the mark.
Using a reverse hand and skillful force-disabling technique to flip and throw—
Combat Skill—Four Catty Throw!
He threw Dongfang Sheng off the horse onto the ground.
Moreover, he took advantage of the montum to pull the iron spear into his embrace, executing a helical dance which posed the starting move for his long-handled weapon.
As soon as Dongfang Sheng landed on the ground, a line of red text imdiately appeared on the screen.
System prompt: Your weapon [Nether Soul Iron Halberd] has been stolen by the worldly expert [Master Hongchen]. You can retrieve your weapon by killing this NPC within 24 hours; beyond that, the weapon will beco a regular drop for the NPC.
Damn, my weapon!
Dongfang Sheng beca anxious imdiately. This Nether Soul Iron Halberd was a top-grade item he acquired back in the Newbie Village. He then spent a huge amount of silver and materials to repair and upgrade it to epic quality. It was unquestionably Dongfang Sheng’s most prized equipnt.
How could he tolerate this?
"Fire arrows! Fire arrows!"
At this mont, there were no other people around Master Hongchen; a group of fodder on the outer circle finally found an opportunity to launch an attack, and a shower of countless arrows and hidden weapons assaulted him once again.
However, this ti, Master Hongchen did not dodge but instead wielded the iron spear, protecting himself like a whirlwind.
Combat Skill - Unrivaled Chaotic Dance·Wave Return.
Ah! Who shot ?
Damn, I’ve been hit!
Stop shooting, this guy rebounds!
The entire rain of arrows and hidden weapons was deflected, turning back on these fodder, hitting them upside the head. Fortunately, the deflected shots were widely dispersed, inflicting injuries but avoiding fatalities.
"Keep shooting! Don’t stop!" Dongfang Sheng shouted loudly, having noticed that in the distance, Dida La seed to be brewing so big move. Now was their chance to draw the enemy’s fire.
Soul-devouring Fire - Fiery Fla Magic Ball!
A giant black fla blasted fiercely toward Master Hongchen, who was continuously swinging the iron spear.
Master Hongchen seed to sense the threat, suddenly turning around and throwing the spinning iron spear toward Dida La.
Combat Skill - Throwing Blade Slash!
The iron spear and fireball collided, the iron spear cleaving the fireball open, yet its montum was unabated, violently piercing Dida La’s chest.
-547!
Unexpectedly, the black fireball, as if alive, even after being cleaved, recombined during its flight in the sa direction.
Boom! It exploded loudly beneath Master Hongchen’s feet, the splashed black flas instantly igniting his body. The flas were indeed potent, overpowering even the protective spiritual energy, causing his blood volu to decrease again.
Master Hongchen jumped in shock, struggling hard to extinguish the black fire on his body.
Thinking to himself, where did this guy find so many experts? All sorts of strange skills erge endlessly; it’s simply defensive.
Another wave of arrows rained down on him, instantly being deflected away; most couldn’t even break defense, with only a few specialized in hidden weapons dealing insignificant damage.
Yet Master Hongchen remained indifferent. He realized now that these arrow-shooting, weapon-throwing ones were useless fodder; the real opponents were still the ones before him, and his gaze fell fiercely on Dida La.
"Such spells, I underestimated you. Since that’s the case, I’ll start with you."
Saying this, he charged like lightning towards Dida La, arriving instantly in front, slapping a palm toward the weakened Dida La.
If that palm landed firmly, Dida La would likely beco the first casualty in Xiao Jie’s team.
Yet at this critical mont—
Demon Capturing Hand!
As the palm was about to strike down, a giant hand suddenly grabbed Master Hongchen firmly; it was I Want to Be Immortal who intervened.
I Want to Be Immortal’s speed wasn’t fast, but seeing Dida La fall and Master Hongchen pursuing, he imdiately judged that the opponent was surely aiming to kill Dida La. Though unable to keep up with the opponent’s speed, predicting their position made hitting possible.
So as soon as Master Hongchen made a move, he aid at the empty space in front of Dida La and released a Demon Capturing Hand.
Incredibly, it hit.
Beautiful! Xiao Jie truly wanted to applaud for I Want to Be Immortal for his excellent maneuver, thinking back to the once innocent lad who could now perform such precise tactics.
The Demon Capturing Hand hit, pulling Master Hongchen aggressively toward him.
I Want to Be Immortal took advantage of it with a Bear Hug!
Holding Master Hongchen tightly in his embrace.
Kicking his feet on the ground.
Secret technique—Nine Heavens Demon Falling!
Rocketing into the sky with Master Hongchen hugged tightly, then aiming for a ground slam.
When released raw, this maneuver was a standard AOE secret technique which was fairly damaging but mainly ranged, not strong in single-target damage, and easily dodged by fast experts.
But if used in a bear-hug state, it could inflict full damage on the primary target along with additional speed-enhanced damage...
Yet just as he soared into the air and before he could slam down to the ground, a burst of air exploded rapidly from his embrace.
Qi Refining Secret Skill—Qi Flow Burst!
Boom! I Want to Be Immortal was blasted away yet again.
The once assured big move was thwarted, making I Want to Be Immortal so frustrated he wanted to curse.
However, everyone could see Master Hongchen’s strength; these Qi Refining secret techniques were nearly all instant-cast skills, as long as spiritual energy was expended, he was like an unstoppable iron pea.
But no matter how difficult, they had to fight; once the battle comnced, it wasn’t easy to settle without victory. Plus, everyone’s trust in Xiao Jie kept them from retreating; they resud the siege.
Xiao Jie watched as the skirmish between everyone and Master Hongchen unfolded incessantly but had not made a single move himself, studying Master Hongchen’s skills all along.
After dozens of exchanges, at this mont, he had made up his mind internally.
Master Hongchen was too fast and adept at using Qi Refining Secret Skills up-close, making control-based focus fire nearly impossible.
Master Hongchen’s desire to attack was exceedingly high, but his attack style was very singular, mostly physical attacks, sotis mixed with minimal qi force or spiritual attacks.
This resulted in his inability against certain player specialized skills, plus due to overly aggressive attacks, after each assault, there was a very brief vulnerability period left.
His injuries nearly all resulted from counterattacks when his offenses failed.
Given this situation, a decisive finishing strategy had ford in his mind.
"Everyone take note, I’m going in, wait for to induce stagger, imdiately focus fire. Rember, each stagger will last no longer than two seconds, you must seize the opportunity, additionally, you only have three chances in total."
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