Chapter 71: Battle with Jian Shuo
Why did the Fourth Calamity Army choose to ambush in He Ting Village?
First of all, of course, because the deserted village was close enough to lure the enemy, and secondly, the environment there was simply perfect for setting fires.
Before He Ting Village was destroyed, at least hundreds of households lived there, leaving behind a large number of grass-and-wood-structured houses, as well as piles of firewood and dead weeds everywhere, all highly flammable materials that would ignite at a spark.
The players had hidden the thousands of portions of concentrated toad oil they had collected among them, so under such circumstances, as long as the enemy could be lured in, it would definitely be possible to burn everything to ashes in an instant.
"Ha ha!"
"Hahaha!"
"We succeeded!"
"We actually succeeded!"
"Such a huge fire, even an iron man would be melted into juice, right!"
When Lone Boat, Ye Li Meng, Black-Eyed Rui Ge, Street Slayer, and other players arrived.
The entire deserted ancient town had already become a fiery hell, with the Four Great Fallen and hundreds of elite monsters trapped in the sea of flames, and the players were all overjoyed, high-fiving each other in celebration.
The success of this battle was of great significance, not only greatly weakening the Abyss camp but also opening up a brand new line of thinking for players in future battles!
"Indeed!"
"Activity is the kingly way!"
"There is no invincible enemy!"
"As long as our minds don't collapse, there will always be more solutions than difficulties!"
Although the Fourth Calamity Army's current strength could not be considered weak, compared to the hundreds of elites led by the Four Great Fallen, they were almost insignificant, mere chickens and dogs; the gap in strength between the two sides was huge.
Achieving victory under such a disparity in strength.
This was even more fulfilling than defeating the weak with the strong!
"Everyone calm down, the battle isn't over yet, don't get happy too soon, this bad habit of opening champagne at halftime must be corrected!" Salted Fish Thrust quickly reminded everyone.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge said, "Yeah, the monsters might not all be burned to death, no one can let down their guard."
Little Bell said, "We still have to figure out how to get into the fire field to collect the spoils!"
Midnight Pig Slayer said, "This wave killed hundreds of elites, an unprecedented achievement, we'll get spoils until our hands are full, just don't know how much Essence will be left."
The spoils would not disappear.
At least the players had not yet found out how long it took for them to vanish.
But the Essence would start to dissipate gradually after about fifteen minutes, the later it was picked up, the more would be lost, and after two to three hours, it would completely dissipate, leaving only the spoils behind.
Rushing into the fire field now was suicide; it was inevitable that some Essence would be lost today, which made the players feel very regretful.
Everyone guarded outside the burning deserted village, occasionally dealing with wounded monsters escaping out, which they easily finished off without any threat.
However, at this moment.
The flames were broken through once again.
A knight riding a warhorse charged out from within.
Both he and his horse were covered in a layer of rough armor like black asphalt, and at this moment, flames enveloped his body, with his health value left at less than one-fifth.
"Not good!"
"It's Jian Shuo!"
"The BOSS has escaped!"
Everyone drew their bows and launched attacks.
Although Jian Shuo was burning all over, he still reacted agilely, lifting his deep-red halberd and sweeping it, instantly stirring up a strong wind that scattered the surrounding flames and knocked away the incoming arrows.
Not just him.
Another figure also walked out of the flames.
This person was shriveled all over, skin and bones, like a layer of dry skin wrapped around a skeleton, holding a long staff—it was the Fallen Feng Xu.
Around Feng Xu’s body was an energy shield that protected him from being directly burned by the flames, though he too had fallen into a seriously injured and weakened state.
"Not good!"
"There are two of them!"
"Everyone don't panic!"
"Although there are two, they're both near death, they can't cause much trouble!"
After walking out of the fire field, Feng Xu exuded a strong murderous intent, raising his long staff without saying a word, and bolts of lightning burst forth, instantly striking at the many players in front.
Ye Li Meng rushed out and blocked the attack with his shield.
Feng Xu’s chain lightning could attack multiple targets within its range.
But if players kept enough distance between each other, the chain lightning would lose its ability to link attacks.
Having suffered losses once before, the players had specially studied Feng Xu’s tactics, so the moment Feng Xu appeared, they consciously spread out, preventing the attack from spreading.
92!
Midnight Pig Slayer and Chenxi quickly used healing spells, with Midnight Pig Slayer summoning a talisman, which turned into a green light falling on Ye Li Meng.
Taiping Rejuvenation Spell!
This was a skill learned from Wei Ji of Hexi Village.
The Taiping Rejuvenation Spell not only provided continuous rapid healing but also boosted attributes to a certain extent, making the already powerful Ye Li Meng even more formidable.
"It's you guys!"
Only now did Feng Xu notice that these were the soldiers he had personally killed just a few days ago; not only had they not died, but they were alive and well here, with many of them even stronger than before.
"What?"
"Afraid now?"
"It's your granddaddy here!"
"Dealing with the likes of you doesn’t even require our Lord’s intervention!"
Feng Xu said with a sinister smile, "Good, although I don't know why you can resurrect after death, your Lord must possess extraordinary treasures, and they will soon belong to us."
"Nonsense!"
Ye Li Meng said, "Your army has been burned to ashes, and just a few twisted remnants and a lone commander want to threaten our territory? Go piss and take a good look at yourselves!"
Feng Xu said, "You rats know nothing of the Abyss’s greatness! We will not die and cannot be defeated."
Street Slayer raised his dual blades, "Such shameless boasting, you castrated dog! I'll kill you today and show you!"
Battle erupted instantly.
Just as Feng Xu was about to gather his remaining strength to cast a spell, a sharp halberd tip suddenly pierced through his body, instantly causing a huge and fatal wound—Jian Shuo had launched a sneak attack.
"Jian Shuo, you..."
What was going on?
Was this infighting?
Not only was Feng Xu in disbelief.
The players were also dumbfounded.
"Your magic power is almost depleted; better rest and leave the fight to me."
As Jian Shuo spoke, his blood-red halberd frantically absorbed Feng Xu's energy, and his health rapidly recovered, going from near death to over half his health in the blink of an eye, while Feng Xu collapsed directly.
"Life-drain attack?"
"Everyone be careful!"
Seeing Jian Shuo's moves, everyone on the scene became alert.
Jian Shuo casually tossed aside the drained Feng Xu, then swept his gaze over the twenty-plus players in front of him, "Come, let me see if you Star-Favored truly have the qualifications to threaten Ma Yuanyi!"
This Fallen seemed a bit different?
Not only did he casually kill his own colleague, but he also didn't use any honorifics when mentioning Ma Yuanyi.
The players couldn’t help but speculate whether Jian Shuo did not submit to Ma Yuanyi, or perhaps he hadn't been fully corrupted by the Will of the Abyss yet, meaning he hadn't completely turned into a Fallen.
Before they could think more.
Jian Shuo spurred his horse into a charge.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge shouted, "Block him!"
Rui Ge, Lone Boat, Mad Blade Old Wang, Salted Fish Thrust, and about ten other rangers or warriors raised their Yellow Turban Army warbows, trying to intercept Jian Shuo's rapid assault with arrows.
"Kill!"
Almost at the same moment.
Ye Li Meng charged in front, wielding his broadsword with both hands, sweeping out a massive Qi Slash; his weapon attack power and attributes were already very high, and he had recently upgraded Qi Slash to Level 8, enough to heavily wound even a Level 7 elite like Jian Shuo.
But just as all sorts of attacks were about to hit.
Jian Shuo and his horse suddenly became transparent on the spot, like a misty spirit without substance; whether blade light or arrows, they all passed straight through without causing any damage.
"What’s happening?"
Ye Li Meng clearly locked onto the target but felt no sense of hitting anything solid.
Before he could react, Jian Shuo was already at his side, suddenly reverting to physical form, his halberd gathering blood-colored energy, which, in a flash, swept across him with a crimson gleam.
Bang!
The chest armor shattered!
The Taiping Talisman was broken.
Under the violent explosion of force.
Ye Li Meng was sent flying over a dozen meters away, instantly suffering massive damage.
171 (Lethal Attack!)
Ye Li Meng, fallen!