Chapter 384 - Fierce Battle (1/2)
Lin Jie had figured out the Corporal’s Forward Charge skill, which was just an ordinary Forward Charge with a special effect of “cannot stop before hitting the enemy”. This skill was powerful when attacking ranged jobs like Ice Mages and Hunters, by making them unable to escape. However, it had become a double-edged sword when fighting against Lin Jie.
Lin Jie’s precise positioning made him move like a loach, which was hard to catch. Hence, the Corporal’s infinite Forward Charge skill, which was originally very powerful, had lost its advantage, made him give up the attack opportunities, and let himself become a moving target.
-1,562!
-1,029!
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Every time Mohamed charged, Lin Jie would find a chance to hit his abdomen, causing damage. With the bleeding effect of the Holy Light Winged Armor, the Corporal’s HP slowly dropped by 20%, while Lin Jie’s was still full.
Half an hour later, the effect of infinite Forward Charge had barely disappeared.
Due to a mistake, this Dark Gold Overlord NPC’s HP was dropped by 30% under Lin Jie’s attack!
“You pissed me off, damn human.” The Corporal’s throat was filled with black smoke, and a flame seemed to burn his internal organs. He put his shield on his back and pulled hard, then a three meters long greatsword smashed the floor, dragging out a ferocious crack.
Kaboom—
This greatsword was as red as a soldering iron.
“Roaring Flames Ground Fissure Slash!” With a shout, the barren Hellfire Plains shook as if there was an earthquake. The ground exploded, streams of hot magma fire rushed out from far to near and then crashed down! A Sun Blade Aura attacked Lin Jie’s throat like a long spear.
Lin Jie’s pupils constricted. ‘What a strong skill!’
Before him, the place became a fiery hell. The ground cracked, and magma poured. While the Corporal’s figure was in the center of the boundless fire!
Wild Charge!
The shadow of Lin Jie’s incarnation aimed right at the center like an arrow from the bow! The Corporal’s attack mode was similar to the branched jobs “Elemental Fluctuation Warrior” after the second advancement of an Elemental Sword Artist. Although they did not have excellent skills, their elemental damage was great. The strength of the Sun Swordsmanship lay in the ranged fire attacks. As long as those attacks were avoided, Mohamed’s combat ability would be greatly reduced.
Unexpectedly, during Lin Jie’s Forward Charge, the Corporal’s body stood upright like a pine tree, and he kept spitting out obscure incantations from his mouth. In the magma, faint glimmers of metal burst out.
What was the strongest move of a Dark Gold Boss? It was to summon its followers, of course!
“Sword Marionette!” shouted the Corporal loudly.
Immediately, sword-shaped marionettes with a length of three meters, came out of the magma. It was airtight as they waved, and two of them came right towards Lin Jie!
Those Sword Marionettes were items obtained by the Corporal in the ruins. They did not belong to equipment but were classified as summoning items. There were 13 items in total, whereby each of them was independent from one another and could fly out to attack the enemy.
‘Sword-Saint-Level players usually make Marionettes out of the swords that they don’t often use. They attack with 10,000 swords in unison against the enemy and often cause lots of damage before they start fighting. In my previous life, I have read not less than 1,000 books of unofficial history, but I haven’t heard of the Sword Saint of the Sun. It’s a self-given name at best. His actual ability is at most a Sub-Legendary.’ After looking at the 13 Sword Marionettes, Lin Jie was not surprised but pleased. He said in his mind, ‘I’m afraid that he values the Sword Marionettes equally as his life. Alright, I should take the Sword Marionettes then.’
Unfortunately, the Corporal did not know what Lin Jie thought. These 13 Sword Marionettes were the deepest treasure he had found when he had searched in the ruins. Therefore, their importance could be imagined. Over the years, he had sacrificed countless rare materials for them. Although he wondered why they were still fragile, they were still powerful against the enemy. As soon as they were released, Mohamed felt that victory was in his hand. The swords aimed at Lin Jie and attacked him one after another.
“Wind Rider Blade Aura Executioner!”
-1,029!-983!-1,001!
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With only one attack, Lin Jie hit nine swords. In an instant, his movement speed was greatly increased! He was now equipped with the Dark Gold Enrage Greaves, also known as “Mad Dog’s Boots”, which was the strongest pursuit pair of shoes. Once Lin Jie’s attack hit the target, his movement speed would increase rapidly. He aimed at the most vulnerable one of the 13 Sword Marionettes and rushed through!
[Sword Marionette] (Dark Gold)
Level 41
Health Points: 10,000
Attack: 1,029-1,384
Defense: 100
Special Feature: Flying creature (Flying speed increases by 120%, evasion rate increases by 10%)
The Sword Marionettes’ disadvantage was exposed. The Sword Marionettes were created by a Sword-Saint-Level figure by imitating the idea of Necromancers summoning skeleton armies as cannon fodder in battles. Although their attack was high, their HP was very low.
This sword was the one with the least materials the Corporal had sacrificed. Lin Jie immediately seized the opportunity to wipe it out with Army Obliteration and Shield Cut! With the improvement of Supplementary Sword, Broken Blade attacked another two times between the skill releases!