161 Flash Step (1/2)
The Flame Castle and the military combined group were facing a big pack of Dire Wolf. The soldiers shoot the wolves with their guns, rained down with their bullets.
A few wolves fell, but many still rushed toward them with their violent gazes.
”We can't hold on any longer, these are our last bullets!” The captain yelled to the side, where the Flame Castle people hid behind the trees. Lin Duan who became the leader of the team sent an okay signal to the captain.
At the range, he signaled his subordinates to ambush the wolves. They came out of the bushes and started their assault against the wolves. Most of them were stage-1 and stage-2, they faced the wolves fairly well despite being outnumbered.
Lin Duan dashed behind the trees, his responsibility was to kill the biggest wolf, the stage-3 Dire Wolf. He swiftly and sneakily moved behind the trees. When he was near the stage-3 Dire Wolf, he leaped with the silver spear in his hand. Holding the spear with his two hands, he wanted to end the wolf with one strike to the head.
Alas, the stage-3 Dire Wolf's instinct ticked it at the last moment. The wolf avoided the spear but with a cost of its right foreleg, a deep cut line formed into the ankle before the wolf managed to make some distance from Lin Duan.
”Tsk, should use [Enhanced Strength]...” Lin Duan muttered in regret for not using Warrior's only skill. He could tear the leg down; it would be easier for him to kill the stage-3 wolf with only three limbs.
The stage-3 Dire Wolf knew it was in danger, it immediately howled to call the other wolves. Hearing the howl, the stage-2 wolves turned back, rushing toward Lin Duan.
”This fine too, it will reduce the casualty…” he muttered while rotating the silver spear in his hand as he turned toward the incoming three stage-2 Dire Wolves.
The three Dire Wolves lunged toward him head-on. Speed and agile movement was the biggest advantage of the Dire Wolf, but Lin Duan had studied everything about them in the last three days. He took the side step, dodging the three wolves. He lowered his body then he lunged forward while thrusting the spear to the neck.
[Enhanced Strength]
Spurt!
Blood spurted to his face and chest from the small gap around the spear. The spear pierced through the neck and went forward, passed through the neck before it stabbed another wolf on the other side. Lin Duan pinned the two wolves down and twisted the spear for the last move.
The two wolves whimpered before their eyes lost the light of life. He pulled the spear and jumped to the third wolf, he stabbed the spear to the head and twisted the spear for the final touch.
Five minutes later, the situation changed, the wolves number dwindled into five while a hundred men surrounded them. Lin Duan yelled loudly, ”Charge!” They overwhelmed the five wolves with the number while Lin Duan took down the limping stage-3 Dire Wolf.
[You have leveled up!]
[You gained 2 attribute points!]
[You can allocate the attribute point by opening the status screen!]
A notification rang in Lin Duan's head when he ended the life of stage-3 Dire Wolf. His hard work was not a waste, he leveled up, and he was Level 42 now. He opened his status screen and allocated two Attribute Points into Strength and Agility.
Looking at the increasing attribute, a smile formed on his lips while nodding his head. But soon, his smile froze when another notification rang, his face paled.
[The Tang Empire has slain the Guardian of the Clarity Forest!]
[You have completed the Individual Objective]
[Congratulations! You have gained +20 Skill Points]
[The Flame Castle has gained a consolation reward for surviving in the third portal for participating!]
[The Flame Castle acquired one Level 8 Treasure Chest!]
[Good luck and work hard for the next portal ^.^]
[The third Portal has been cleared!]
[You will be teleported out in ten minutes]
Lin Duan's face turned blue, especially when he saw the happy emoji. But he could not say anything, those people from the Empire of Tang were monsters. He had encountered the Beast King, the Dire Wolf King. The encounter cost them fifteen lives, fifteen soldiers became the food of the Beast King before it stopped chasing them.
However, those monsters managed to kill the Guardian of the Clarity Forest which was the big boss.
'Just how!?' Lin Duan screamed inside but he calmed down soon, 'We have to avoid conflict against them, at least until the Survival Game is over,' taking a deep breath, Lin Duan walked over the Treasure Chest that spawned not far from him.
Under his subordinates' gaze, he opened the consolation reward that released blinding light. A few moments later, he saw a scroll inside the chest. He took the scroll and read the information that popped on top of the scroll.
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[Class Change Scroll]