Chapter Five: Crisis
The fierce offensive of the Wind Snake group slowed down, and on the deck that was originally chaotic with angry shouts, cries, and screams, there was a moment of silence. Everyone looked at the young man with incredulous eyes, completely unsure of what to say.
Just at that moment, almost everyone thought the young man was a goner. They had never seen anyone who could withstand the attack of dozens of wind snakes and emerge unscathed. Of course, those high-ranking professionals or shield warriors clad in full armor might be able to do it. But this young man didn't look very old, and apart from the white long sword in his hand, he didn't have any protective gear on him at all.
But he actually did it.
At this moment, it was not just those mercenaries, even Lijie and Carter couldn't help but stare at the young man with a dazed expression, their hearts fluctuating.
Who is he after all?
It's unclear whether it was due to Rod's attack, but the wind snakes that were still desperately attacking the airship all dispersed and retreated. For a moment, except for the whistling of the wind, nothing could be heard on the entire deck. The mercenaries were shocked by Rod's performance, but as for Rod himself, he didn't care about what he had done. On the contrary, at this moment, looking at the pile of corpses in front of him and under his feet, he was secretly relieved that it wasn't worse.
Although the Wind Snake is one of the lowest-level monsters, its strength is not particularly impressive. However, it's still a monster that relies on numbers to win. As a solo profession, Rod's Summoner Swordsmanship doesn't have much range, but this time he was able to clear them so smoothly mainly because of the "Star Mark" initial +3 property on his sword. This means that when holding this sword, Rod's attributes can be increased by three points, which is enough to make a monster's danger level drop from red to green. Therefore, for Rod, eliminating these Wind Snakes wasn't particularly surprising.
But thinking of this, Luo De still found it strange. If he were human, even with the "Star Scar", he shouldn't have such an overwhelming advantage. According to his original estimate, the Broken Blade would at most leave the Wind Snakes severely injured, so he had already prepared to go and finish them off. But he didn't expect this one move of the Broken Blade to be far beyond his imagination, directly sweeping the Wind Snakes to death?
Isn't one's own attribute calculated according to human standards?
Here is the translation:
Thinking of this, Luo De subconsciously tried to bring up his attribute table again. Unfortunately, since his race had not been identified yet, his attributes were also hidden and could not be queried. Fortunately, this battle earned him 1900 experience points - surprisingly, there really was experience to be gained, which left Luo De quite astonished.
Of course, for Rode, it was just a matter of two or three seconds. To others, he simply stared silently at the pile of corpses at his feet for a moment before raising his head again.
It was then that Rode discovered the eerie silence around him, which wasn't due to the shock of others, but rather something more sinister and deadly.
What about the Wind Snake group?
The thought flashed through Roder's mind and he seemed to remember something, hastily turning around and shouting loudly.
"Everyone be careful......!"
Just then, the airship shook violently.
The violent shaking caused many people to fall directly to the ground, and even two unlucky ones didn't have time to stand firm, losing their footing and falling down. At the same time, a crisp cracking sound came from the deck at the bow of the ship, followed by a huge snake head emerging from it.
"Everyone be careful, it's the Wind Snake Lord!"
At this time, Carter finally appeared. He let out a loud roar and drew the twin swords by his side, charging towards the giant wind snake. The other mercenaries also quickly got up at this moment, although they were already covered in wounds, but they still gritted their teeth, following their captain to try and attack this enormous creature.
However, Rhodes' action was faster than all of them.
He crouched down, and line after line of system prompts immediately appeared before his eyes.
Experience points 1900/200, can be upgraded, obtain skill points 1, level 2
Experience points 1700/400, can be upgraded, obtain skill points 2, level 3
Experience points 1300/600, acquired skill points 3, level 4
[Experience points 800/1000, acquired skill points 4, level 5]
Consume 1 skill point, upgrade Moon Shadow Swordsmanship by 1/3, proficiency E
Consume 1 skill point, upgrade Moon Shadow Swordsmanship to 2/3, proficiency E
Consume 1 skill point, upgrade Moon Shadow Swordsmanship 3/3, proficiency E
Consume 1 skill point, upgrade Moon Shadow Swordsmanship by 1/4, proficiency D - Shadow Flash Unlocked
Start.
Luo De sprang auf.
At that moment, everyone only felt a flash in front of their eyes, and then they saw the young man who was originally standing on the ground turn into a black shadow, cutting through the sky like a sharp blade, even the giant wind snake leader didn't have time to react. When Rod flew up and came to its face, the other side was still somewhat puzzled - it was clear that it had never encountered a situation where the prey actively jumped up and delivered itself to its own mouth.
Roth raised his long sword, and the stardust's radiance seemed to be drawn in by an invisible force, condensing onto the pure white blade. Then he aimed at the Wind Snake Lord's eyes, which were as big as a copper bell, and stabbed down with force.
"Shattered Blade!"
Facing the incoming sword light, the first reaction of the Wind Snake Master was to dodge. After continuously upgrading the Moon Shadow Sword Technique by four proficiency levels, the Broken Blade's power and quantity suddenly increased by more than one level. Dozens of silver-white blades burst out from the sword in that instant, swirling and shooting forward.
One stroke, two strokes, three strokes...
At first, the hard scales of the Wind Snake Lord barely withstood the initial sword light blade, but even with his lord-level defense, it only lasted until the twentieth sword edge before completely collapsing. The subsequent sword light easily tore through the scales and flesh, piercing its body. Although the Wind Snake Lord's body was enormous, Rod was extremely clever in choosing a breakthrough point, and under his control, the light blade did not scatter like before, but instead concentrated on shooting towards the opponent's neck area, successfully breaking through the opponent's defense.
“———！！”
The Wind Snake Lord let out a sharp hiss, then fell heavily to the ground, but even so, it did not give up its intention to attack. Although the left side of its neck had become a bloody mess, the Night Crow Lord still suddenly lifted its head, staring fixedly at Rode, and then suddenly opened its large mouth.
Rod's figure flashed again, and he turned into a phantom and retreated to the back. At the same time as his retreat, a pungent and extremely toxic liquid shot up, barely brushing past Rod's residual image, and sprayed onto the mast in the back. Soon, under the corrosion of that toxin, the originally thick and hard mast was completely melted in just a few seconds, and then crashed down with a loud noise.
After all, he is the BOSS.
According to Rode's experience in the game, the average level of Wind Snake is around three, while its leader is usually at level ten. The BOSS in front of him should not exceed level ten at most. Although it's not difficult to defeat this BOSS with the help of Carter and mercenaries' cover, Rode sensed that this might not be an ordinary leader-level monster after that sword strike earlier, but rather an elite one. After all, if it were just an ordinary leader monster, Rode's previous sword strike would have been enough to cut off its wings. However, in reality, despite Rode's full effort, he only managed to leave a deep wound visible to the bone on it, which already explains the problem at hand.
"Go for its wings and try to stay away from its mouth! Attack it from the sides!"
Rode directed Carter and the other mercenaries with one hand, while entangling with the Wind Snake Lord with the other. Although he was a summoner swordsman and not the main tank, it seemed that no one else had any experience fighting the Wind Snake Lord. In the game, if they wiped due to lack of experience, they could just restart, but Rode didn't want to take that risk - his previously healed wound on his left chest was now throbbing in pain, as if it had reopened. If he were to die here and wipe, it would be a joke he couldn't even cry about. Moreover, although he was only level 5, Rode was confident that as long as the opponent's level wasn't above 15, he could take them down. After all, in the Dragon Soul Continent, three professions were famous for their ability to hunt monsters above their level: mages, rangers, and summoner swordsmen. Mages were known for their unpredictable magic, rangers for their long-distance "kite" attacks, and summoner swordsmen for their ability to take down multiple enemies at once - for these three professions, a level difference of up to five levels was as easy as eating and drinking, and they could hunt non-elite BOSS-level monsters with ease until the level difference reached ten.
Although so, these three professions are also flawed - the law enforcer loses magic and is no different from a target, even a group of low-level demons can surround and kill him. The knight is approached by someone and it's a complete tragedy. The summoner's randomness is too great, the operation is complicated to the point where there is almost no template to follow. This is also why these three professions have not reached the level of wind and cloud in the game. This is also closer to the realistic setting of Long Soul Continent - either take a gamble and don't go the usual way, or move forward steadily, players can decide their own fate and future at will.
The current Wind Snake Lord is a level 10 elite BOSS, but due to the star mark bonus in his hand, its defense power is at most six or seven levels, so on the defensive end, Luo De doesn't have to worry about insufficient damage, but on the attack side...
"Ah!!"
A fierce gust of wind suddenly rose from the ground.
Roth's figure flashed suddenly, mixed with a string of residual shadows quickly dodging and retreating, barely avoiding the opponent's swooping attack. The wing that had struck empty air then heavily smashed onto the deck, immediately smashing out a large hole in the hard and thick deck.
It's no wonder it's an attack power of a level 10 elite.
Rode wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, he was only level 5 and had no equipment, if he got hit like that even the heavens wouldn't be able to save him. Although he was also worried about Carter and the others, fortunately it seemed that because he had dealt significant damage to the Wind Snake Lord, its hatred was focused on him. Unfortunately for him, being targeted by a BOSS with such high attack power was really stressful...
His soul power had dropped to only one-third, and Rode was already feeling somewhat fatigued. Although he had anticipated a tough battle when he saw the Wind Snake Lord, the pressure at hand was really too great. He needed Shadow Flash to help him dodge attacks, because with his current speed, wanting to dodge the Wind Snake Lord's assault was simply impossible. On the other hand, he also needed Shattered Blade to cause damage, in order to take down this thorny existence in the shortest time possible.
But now it doesn't seem so easy.
The airship was slowly descending in altitude, but under the attack of the Wind Snake Lord, it was swaying from side to side, like a small boat in a stormy sea, making people's hearts skip a beat. Two mercenaries had already been thrown off in succession, and it seemed they wouldn't survive. Carter was still trying his best to drive away the Wind Snake Lord, his twin swords dancing in front of him, agilely attacking the Wind Snake Lord's flank, but with little effect. If Lige wasn't occasionally casting healing light on these mercenaries from behind, they probably wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.
We have to think of a way, otherwise, before the airship even lands, it's likely that this damned broken snake will tear us apart.
At this thought, Luo De bit his lip.
The Wind Snake Lord's attack did not weaken, its long wings spread out to the sides, and the two claws on the edge of its body were tightly grasping the bow of the ship. Although Rod's previous attack had dealt considerable damage to it, as a Lord-level monster, it was impossible for it to retreat due to this injury. On the contrary, this cunning Wind Snake Lord seemed to have detected the weakness of its enemy in front of it, and with two sharp claws tightly grasping the outer wall of the floating ship, it shook and pulled at its prey with force.
Although the airship's hull was not fragile, it had already been battered in the previous battle with the wind snakes, and now the howling gusts were causing it to twist and deform. Even the deck had several frightening cracks, emitting a chilling cracking sound.
"Oh heavens!! Oh heavens!!"
Huddled in a corner of the captain's quarters, the fat merchant trembled all over as he stared at the terrifying Wind Snake Lord outside, his voice twisted with tension and fear.
"That damned Richard!! Don't let me meet him, or I'll surely take his life! He actually directed me to this road, it's murder!!" As he said this, the fat merchant suddenly shuddered and then glared at the captain beside him.
"And you! Such a terrible thing, why didn't you remind me earlier?!"
The captain did not respond to the fat merchant's angry shout, he was now gripping the steering wheel tightly, his eyes fixed on the front. At the same time, in the depths of his heart, he scolded this damn guy, he had previously reminded him that taking this route at this time might provoke a group of wind snakes, but this guy didn't take it seriously. Now look, death is imminent, and he actually blamed himself! If only he had known, he shouldn't have taken on this job in the first place!
