Chapter 6 Bugbear
Xia Nan carefully examined his attribute panel.
Compared to the surprise brought by the quantification of his own attributes, his various values were nothing special.
The six-dimensional attributes were all "5", which was probably the level of an ordinary person.
The attribute panel itself was also extremely simple, as if it came from an unfinished third-rate game, and nothing could be seen at all.
The only thing worth mentioning was the lonely existence in his skill column:
[Spin Slash] lv4 (99/100)
"Is it only 1 point away from upgrading?"
Xia Nan murmured in his heart.
Although he knew that it would not be rushed, after all, he was only 1 point away from upgrading to lv5.
He couldn't help but feel itchy in his heart, eager to know what kind of benefits this level of improvement would bring to him. His
mind recalled the time when his proficiency increased just now.
"I don't know if using a move in battle will have a bonus effect compared to normal training."
He had just crossed into this world not long ago, and he was a new adventurer himself, and even the skill he had was only one inherited from his original body.
The attribute panel had only a few lines, and it was hard to see anything.
Xia Nan took a few more glances, then collected his thoughts and returned to his duty of keeping watch.
...
The next day.
As soon as the sky was light, the stinky fish and rotten shrimp team packed up all kinds of luggage and supplies and left the camp.
The visibility in the misty forest in the early morning was no less than that at night.
The dense fog in the air, coupled with the lush vegetation that looked the same to Xia Nan, made it impossible for ordinary people to recognize the road.
After walking for a long time, he even had the illusion that they had been standing still.
But the two people in front showed a look of confidence and determination, as if they had a small map in their minds.
Xia Nan didn't say much, just followed closely like a little tail.
When the two stopped, he stood still;
when the two slowed down their voices, he also followed sneakily.
As for why low-level adventurers like the stinky fish and rotten shrimp team can stroll in the misty forest as if they were strolling in their own backyard, and even locate the vague direction of the goblin's nest in the complex terrain.
Xia Nan had some vague guesses.
On the one hand, it should be the past experience as a "senior" that allowed Maji and his team to rely on some unknown details in the forest to distinguish the direction;
on the other hand, from the way this hunter who left his hometown stopped his pace from time to time, leaned over the ground like a hound and flared his nose.
He should also have mastered some kind of exclusive pre-skills similar to [Spin Slash], which belongs to a certain profession.
But just like Ga Gu and Maji, they did not mention the skills he used after the battle, as if they did not see it.
Xia Nan did not ask more about this.
He just made a note in his heart that he should be cautious in this regard when he met other adventurers in the future, and not say too much, so as not to cause unnecessary disputes.
After walking through the forest for about three hours, a small earth slope came into the eyes of several people.
In the center of the earth slope, there was a mud and stone cave that was obviously dug by creatures, and there were traces of a lot of biological activities at the entrance of the cave.
A faint stench could be smelled in the air.
"We're here!"
Maji's face showed unstoppable excitement, and he lowered his voice.
"What do you mean, we go in directly?"
Ga Gu held the iron axe in both hands, his pupils slightly red, and he was obviously ready for battle.
"This kind of cave should not have any escape route." Maji carefully looked at the small earthen slope in front, hesitated for a moment and said, "We can go in directly."
"You will go in the front row, Xia Nan will be in the middle, and I will be the rear guard." He weighed the longbow in his hand, "Be careful, don't be careless!"
Hearing this, Xia Nan, who was about to follow the team into the cave, couldn't help but ask the doubts in his heart:
"The size of this cave entrance is enough for two adults to stand upright and walk side by side, right?"
"Is it the habit of goblins to dig the cave entrance so big?"
"Uh..."
This question seemed to have asked Maji behind him. His voice paused and he didn't speak for a long time.
"The main force has been dealt with, why do you care so much!?"
The goblin's treasure was right in front of him, and Gagu's tone seemed particularly impatient.
"If you are afraid, just get out! You won't get any spoils in the cave when the time comes!"
As they spoke, they walked into the cave without stopping.
"Damn it!" Xia Nan cursed inwardly, and glanced at the scale of the surrounding caves. He felt bad in his heart,
"These two bastards are trapped in front and behind."
"If I retreat at the last minute, I'm afraid I will be the first to suffer."
At this point, he can only follow the two people all the way to the end.
In fact, Xia Nan has just come to this world and doesn't know much about the adventurer business.
If he gets in touch with it for a few more days, he will understand.
The reason why the bottom-edge adventurers are called "bottom-edge" may be because of their lack of strength, but on the other hand, it is also because of their untimely courage, "just right" cowardice, conscience that can be blinded by a few bags of gold coins,
and brains controlled by greed.
Frequently changing team members, years of adventures but still wearing tattered equipment, a team of scumbags, and a pure newcomer like Xia Nan being allowed to join the team casually...
just from these, in fact, some clues can be seen.
But it is too late to consider these now.
All Xia Nan can do is to hold the long sword tightly in his hand and be careful and alert to everything around him.
The cave is not deep, and it will soon be seen at the bottom.
"Gululu..."
accompanied by a faint firelight, some strange sound came from the corner in front.
The excitement in his heart has long been uncontrollable. The muscles of Ga Gu, who was walking at the front of the team, swelled and his eyes turned red.
Roar -
a very undisciplined roar, holding up the two-handed axe and rushing forward.
Then,
like a wild dog with its neck strangled,
the roar stopped abruptly.
Although Xia Nan was frightened by Ga Gu's voice, his feet were not slow, and he followed closely.
Therefore, in the second time, he also saw the scene that made Ga Gu lose his voice.
As mentioned earlier, goblins, as a single-sex creature, need to rely on the opposite sex of other races to reproduce.
As intelligent creatures that are more widely distributed in the multiverse than goblins, humans have an exaggerated number of high-end combat power, but the number of ordinary individuals is also the largest among all races.
Therefore, most of the opposite sexes abducted by goblins for the purpose of reproduction are human.
And because of the weak constitution of ordinary human individuals, most of these women will lose their lives before the second child due to the rough and inhumane reproduction methods of goblins, the harsh environment and other reasons.
And these bastards with despicable natures will naturally not hold any funerals for them.
Goblins who have been living on the poverty line for many years naturally give priority to filling their stomachs when facing those poor women.
So, there was the scene that Xia Nan saw.
It is foreseeable that this scene will bring what kind of explosive impact to Xia Nan, an ordinary person from modern society.
Even if he becomes a senior adventurer in the future, this will be deeply engraved in his memory.
Of course, what can make a half-orc like Ga Gu, who has been eating raw meat and drinking blood since childhood, lose the ability to speak because of fear is not the scene they have long been accustomed to.
It was the burly figure sitting in the deepest part of the cave, hidden behind the shadows.
Behind him, was Maggie's panicked scream that sounded like a rooster crowing:
"Bear goblin!!!" Chapter 7 Four
Bugbears,
a variant of Goblin.
They are equally evil and greedy, but compared to their thin and weak cousins, Bugbears have a strong physique and a swift body like a genetic mutation.
They are cold-blooded and brutal, and have a certain intelligence, and are proficient in Goblin and Common.
Some assassin organizations in the west of the continent even specifically recruit some young Bugbears and train them into professional killers.
Almost every Bugbear has the ability to become the leader of a Goblin tribe after adulthood.
The courage and harm of the Goblins who have obtained the position of "boss" of Bugbears will also increase exponentially due to the brutal rule and strong strength of the leader.
But on the other hand, compared to the huge number of Goblins that are like cockroaches all over the continent, Bugbears are not that many.
After adulthood, they leave the group and become independent, and they are only scattered in large and small Goblin tribes.
Often, with their minions to satisfy their greed for food and treasures, the bugbears are too lazy to go out in person, and just stay in their own nests like dragons.
If they are not too greedy or have bad luck, it is basically difficult to encounter them given the range of activities of low-level adventurers.
However, if these adventurers who have not even obtained a professional level collide with the most powerful individual of these goblin-like creatures head-on, the fate of these adventurers who have not even obtained a professional level is obvious.
Roar -
a low and aggressive roar echoed in the empty cave.
A burly figure nearly seven feet tall stood up quietly. Under the rough brown-red hair were thick and gnarled muscles like a brown bear. The yellow-brown eyes showed a dangerous color under the firelight, and sticky and smelly saliva slowly dripped from the two fangs protruding from its lower jaw.
The most eye-catching thing was the nearly half-human-high mace at the opponent's feet.
The slender handle made the dark hammer body particularly conspicuous. The muddy ground sank slightly due to the weight, and the steel spikes on the surface of the mace made it hard to imagine what kind of tragic consequences such a hammer would cause if it hit the body.
"Gar bone, hold it!!!"
After a moment of panic, the hunter Maji, who had rich combat experience, finally reacted and shouted to the orcs at the front of the team.
Escape is impossible.
At present, they are only a dozen meters away from the bear goblin. With the explosive power of the other party that is far beyond ordinary people, they can cross it in the blink of an eye.
Although the cave is relatively wide, it can only accommodate two people walking side by side, far from the extent of escaping in all directions.
If they turn around and run rashly, leaving their backs to the other party, they may not have time to escape to the cave entrance, and the three of them will be torn into pieces by the bear goblin. They
must take the initiative to attack!
"Xianan, you are responsible for the goblins next to you!"
Just one bear goblin requires them to fight to the death.
If they had to deal with those annoying green rats in the battle, their survival rate would probably be reduced by another ten percent.
Therefore, Maji could only choose to trust the rookie in the team who had just demonstrated his ability, and believed that he could win space for the two of them to focus their fire on the bugbears without interference.
Maji's nervous roar brought Shanan back to his senses instantly.
Before he even had time to react, he saw with his own eyes that Ga Gu, who was at the front of the team, rushed towards the bugbears with his heavy two-handed axe and roared.
Shanan realized that something was wrong.
Unlike the other two in the team, he was just an ordinary farmer before, and had never even heard of the name "bugbear", so he naturally didn't know how dangerous it was.
But just from the performance of Maji and the others, it was enough to prove the urgency of the current situation.
At this moment, he didn't have time to think too much.
As soon as the hunter finished speaking, he gripped his long sword tightly and rushed towards the four goblins on the side of the cave.
To be honest, Shanan was a little unsure.
Different from the chaotic battle during the raid last night, without the support and cover of his teammates, he had to face the frontal attack of four goblins at the same time in the vast cave environment.
Perhaps it was a coincidence, or perhaps he had some talent for fighting.
Looking at the four green rats in front of him who were hurriedly picking up their weapons, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind.
"Four to one is too dangerous. We must divide the battlefield and attack with all our strength to find a breakthrough point!"
Without the slightest hesitation, he instinctively accumulated the power of [Spin Slash], which had been trained to level 4 after years of hard work and study by his predecessor.
Buzz—
a flash of cold light!
The goblin closest to Xia Nan was neatly chopped in half horizontally.
At this time, the other three green beasts were already holding wooden sticks in their hands and rushed over side by side.
Xia Nan, who had already immersed all his mind in the battle, was quick-witted and kicked over the red-hot iron pot in front of him.
The boiling juice mixed with turbid oil poured out, and the scalding temperature made the goblins who almost rushed in front of him stop subconsciously, and the originally neat queue was also divided.
The plan was accomplished!
Xia Nan took two steps forward, using his advantage of being tall and strong, and thrust forward with his one-handed sword. The sharp blade instantly penetrated the goblin's fragile skin and flesh and pierced into the abdominal cavity.
As the strong wind hit, he dodged sideways and dodged the swing from the side of another goblin.
At the same time, he did not pull out the blade that penetrated the monster's flesh and blood, and just launched [Spin Slash] again in a posture similar to "meat skewers".
"Swish!"
The sharp long sword gathered all the strength of the whole body, tearing the goblin's weak body with a devastating posture.
It cut out horizontally from the body of a goblin, accompanied by the glaring blood gushing out, and cut its other companion into two pieces.
It was only then that the last green-skinned bastard barely bypassed the falling iron pot and rushed to Xia Nan.
Then, finding that his opponent was the only one left on the field, he showed his cowardice as a low-level monster.
Throwing away the wooden stick in his hand, he turned around and wanted to escape.
He was caught up by big steps and stabbed to death with two swords.
"Hoo...Hoo..."
Xia Nan panted heavily.
He was highly concentrated. In just twenty seconds since the start of the battle, he had almost consumed most of his physical strength. Even the coarse linen clothes on his body were soaked with sweat.
The one-handed sword was still tightly held in his palm, but his right hand could not stop shaking. Unspeakable pain came from the arm muscles.
That was the side effect of using [Spin Slash] twice in a short period of time.
At least he completed the task assigned to him by the team.
Xia Nan thought so in his heart.
At the same time, he turned around and looked up, looking at the other side of the battlefield.
"The two of them should also..."
"Fuck!" Chapter 8 Tricks
For low-level adventurers like the Smelly Shrimp Team, it is often enough to judge a person's strength by just looking at his appearance.
A man who looks thin and weak, in most cases, his actual combat power will not be that high.
Similarly, if your opponent is a barbarian with muscles as hard as a rock, then it is obvious that the opponent has at least the strength corresponding to his physique.
An adult bear goblin is about seven feet tall, which is about two meters and two meters tall.
In addition, its burly body filled with strong muscles and thick fat like a brown bear makes it look like a small meat mountain from a distance.
In comparison, although Ga Gu has a thin orc bloodline, his height and body are only slightly higher than that of an ordinary adult human.
Even if the blood in his body is stimulated and he enters the combat state, the whole person can only reach the shoulder of the bear goblin. The difference between
the two standing together is almost that between an adult and a child.
And the actual combat ability is even worse.
Before, Xia Nan focused all his attention on the battle with the goblins and had no time to pay attention to the surroundings.
Therefore, he didn't know what happened on the other side of the battlefield in the past twenty seconds.
He only saw the scene that appeared in front of him.
Compared with the surprise attack last night, Gagu's body was very clean, with some dust on it, and almost no blood.
He was also very quiet.
There was no meaningless orc slang, nor deafening roars.
Of course, this was not because the half-orcs suddenly learned human etiquette.
It was because he had lost the ability to speak at this moment.
The broken pale bone stubble penetrated the flesh and pushed up from his abdominal cavity.
In the center of the chest was a large hole that was deeply sunken inward.
His eyes rolled back, his mouth opened unconsciously, and white foam mixed with blood dripped from the corners of his mouth.
Like a broken toy, Gagu was lifted upside down by the bear goblin by one ankle.
The dark nail hammer covered with iron spikes was ready to go in the cold air beside him.
At this moment, for some reason, Xia Nan, who saw such a scene, suddenly thought of the ancient night watchman who beat the gong late at night.
The next second, the mace disappeared from its original position, and the gongs and drums sounded.
Chi bang -
accompanied by the whistling sound of hard objects passing through the air, there was a strange sound like an egg breaking, a hard shell intertwined with a viscous liquid.
The body of the half-orc swung like a pendulum.
There was a pool of red and white mucus on the hammer, and Ga Gu also lost the ability to make sounds in a physical sense.
"Pah."
The headless corpse was thrown to the ground casually, and blood gushed out like a fountain, gradually forming a pool of blood under its body.
"Die for me!"
Just as Xia Nan witnessed the half-orc being completely crushed by the bear goblin, a hoarse roar with a hint of expectation sounded in his ears.
Although Ga Gu died miserably, he still completed his task of "delaying time".
The bowstring was taut, and the back of the bow was bent so much that it was almost broken.
An iron arrow with a metallic luster was tightly clamped between Maji's fingers, and the faintly purple arrow pointed directly at the head of the bear goblin.
[Precision Strike]
One of the prerequisites for the "Ranger" job.
It is also the only offensive combat skill that Maji has mastered in his decades of adventurer career.
In higher-level battles, the effect of this move is naturally mainly to accurately locate the attack position.
But for a low-level adventurer like Maji, the "weak" power bonus provided by it is enough to deal with most situations for high-level professionals.
Even when facing the bear goblin, who is known as the "newcomer killer", he has full expectations.
If this arrow can directly pass through the eye socket and shoot into the skull, it can directly kill the bear goblin;
if it hits the skull, the force attached to the arrow body is enough to put the bear goblin into a dying and seriously injured state, and he is fully capable of completing the harvest;
even in the worst case, if he misses this arrow, the characteristics of the combat skill [Precision Strike] can also ensure that a wound is left on the opponent.
At this time, as Maji's trump card, the metal arrowhead that he spent a lot of gold coins to make can play its role.
The horned snake toxin on the surface of the arrowhead can quickly paralyze the body of the bear goblin in a short period of time, causing it to slow down significantly and slow down its reaction ability.
At that time, whether to pursue the victory or turn around and run away, the choice is his.
Complex thoughts flashed through his mind.
Maji held his breath, aimed at the enemy's vitals, and gently loosened his clenched fingers.
Swoosh -
the sound of air breaking came from the front, and the impact of the bowstring rebounding made him tremble from his fingertips to his forearms.
At the moment the bow and arrow were shot out, decades of experience in the jungle told him in his heart:
"This arrow is stable."
Under extreme high pressure, the hunter played his best state, and almost every action was done to the most standard.
A few strands of white hair at the temples swayed gently with the breeze brought by the arrow.
Maji was extremely confident, as if he could already hear the stagnant sound of the arrow penetrating the eye socket and deep into the skull, and the painful scream of the bear goblin that stopped abruptly.
But then, a touch of brown and red appeared, shattering all his fantasies like waking up from a dream.
As if sensing the fatal blow that the bugbear was about to face, a translucent shield glowing red suddenly appeared in the air in front of it.
It was made of neither light nor gas, as if some kind of free energy was temporarily condensed to form an unstable brown-red force field.
The iron arrow that carried the hunter's full strength was only slightly touched, and then it was deflected by the brown-red energy.
The force remained unchanged, but the target of the arrow changed from the bugbear's head to the wall behind it.
"Swish!"
The metal arrow easily penetrated the mudstone wall inside the cave, leaving only the violent trembling of the tail feathers and the hunter's pale and desperate face.
"How... How is it possible!?" Maji's bloodless lips moved, and his body trembled with fear, "My arrow..."
Facing the hunter Maji who had revealed the last trump card, the bugbear said the first sentence since he appeared in everyone's sight.
"Your little tricks, spells."
A rough voice like gravel echoed in the dungeon, and the half-baked common language made it impossible to understand what it wanted to express.
But at this moment, it didn't matter what the bugbear said.
Because the next second, its hideous shadow filled with the breath of death came in front of Maji and enveloped him. Chapter 9: Bad
Maji seemed to have lost the ability to resist.
It was not because he was discouraged and just wanted to die quickly.
Although he was desperate, after all, he had been an adventurer for so many years, and his psychological quality was not that bad.
The hunter was in a state of stiffness where his body could not move.
[Precision Strike] is an exclusive skill of the "Ranger" profession. It can not only help professionals to accurately lock the enemy's vital points in complex battlefield situations, but also slightly enhance the damage of arrows to a certain extent.
As a "combat skill", it naturally does not consume mana, but it also requires a certain physical fitness to support it.
Normally speaking, with the physical fitness of professionals, this kind of physical consumption can be said to be very easy and not a burden at all.
But for an ordinary person like Maji who has not yet achieved a professional level and has no professional basic bonus, the side effects of using [Precision Strike] are a bit too serious-
after each use of combat skills, he needs to endure an extremely weak state for nearly 15 seconds.
In this state, Maji, let alone fighting, even needs someone to support him when walking.
Therefore, in most cases, [Precision Strike] is the last card he can reveal.
Now facing the bugbears, monsters that are far beyond the range of their team, the hunters chose to cooperate with their teammates at the very beginning and use their most powerful moves to seize the initiative in the battle.
This is totally fine.
But now the arrows missed due to the influence of unknown forces, the plan failed, he lost the best opportunity, and the balance of victory tilted towards the enemy, which was natural.
Huh-
the bugbear "Hunk" blew a puff of white smoke from his dilated nostrils.
"You ruined Hunk's lucky day." It muttered, and its turbid yellow-brown eyes reflected the fragile body of the human in front of it, "Little bug, you have to compensate."
A few months ago, its brothers plundered a woman from nowhere.
Hunk was very hungry and especially liked this kind of food called "human"-thin skin and tender meat, which tasted much better than those wild boars and flower rabbits in the forest.
But it had just become independent from the tribe, and it still remembered the teachings of the priest in the tribe who was said to have lived for two hundred years.
"The female should be kept for giving birth, and can only be eaten after giving birth."
So it has been guarding in the nest, and it doesn't know how much saliva it has shed.
Until today, when the woman finally gave birth.
But before it had time to taste it, it encountered these little bugs in front of it.
"You will be punished, Hunk will..."
The bloody smell in the air rushed into its nostrils, and the wonderful taste made it lick its dry lips.
As if realizing something, Hunk's originally somewhat irritable face suddenly showed a touch of surprise.
Thinking so in his heart, the bear goblin "Hunk" has already raised the nail hammer in his hand high.
The muscles of his arms, which are as thick as ordinary people's thighs, bulged, and the thorns on the hammer surface emitted a cold light against the background of the campfire.
It swung the iron hammer in its hand towards the little bugs in front of it.
And at this moment,
buzz -
a silver-white sharp light suddenly flashed in the dimly lit cave.
[Spinning Slash]
The sharp wind stung his skin, and Hank felt a chill on the side of his neck.
Instinctively, he turned his body sideways.
The action of his hand could not help but pause, and the nail hammer originally aimed at Maji's vital point also deviated and hit the opponent's right calf.
"Ah!!!"
The fragile leg bone of a human was instantly smashed by the metal hammer, and the entire right leg, including the knee, was greatly twisted and deformed.
Maji wailed in pain, and his pale face was covered with cold sweat.
But at the moment, no one on the field was paying attention to him anymore.
Xia Nan stared at the burly figure in front of him with his eyes, feeling a little sorry.
As an ordinary person who had never killed a chicken before yesterday, he felt that he had done his limit.
In the 0.5 seconds after witnessing Ga Gu's head being smashed by the bear goblin, the following were a series of thoughts that flashed through his mind: he
realized that the opponent was too powerful for him to deal with head-on, and at the same time, because of the explosive power shown by the opponent, he realized that it was unrealistic to escape, and decided to sneak attack before the enemy discovered the situation on his side.
Xia Nan even patiently and accurately caught the brief opportunity when the bear goblin swung the hammer hard.
However, he did not expect that this kind of monster from the fantasy world could actually exert force twice.
While swinging the hammer, it could also control its body to dodge its own attacks.
"This is bad..."
Xia Nan murmured.
The good news is that after all, he had injured the other party, knowing that this inhuman being was still a flesh and blood body with a health bar!
And his previous blow did not trigger the energy shield that the bear goblin had previously displayed, which meant that it should have entered a certain CD state, or that the melee attack was not triggered at all.
As for the bad news...
First of all, after slashing the third blow [Spin Slash] in a short period of time, his body had reached its limit.
Just holding the hilt of the sword, he could feel the muscles in his forearm trembling, as if he would cramp if he exerted a little force.
Secondly, although his previous blow hit the vital point, the bear goblin's dodge reduced the other party's injuries a lot.
This not only failed to effectively weaken the bear goblin's combat power, but also exposed his figure to the other party's sight, and also attracted its hatred.
Roar—
the roar of a bear filled with anger suddenly burst out, deep and fierce, as if an invisible wave of sound was set off in the air.
Hunk, who was attacked by the "little bug" and had a bloody cut on his neck, instantly fell into a rage.
Looking at the sturdy figure in front of him, who was rushing towards him like a flesh tank,
Xia Nan had no time to formulate any tactics.
Just under the influence of the consciousness of survival, he suddenly fell to the side, and then rolled over in a very embarrassing way.
Bang!!!
The dark nail hammer hit his head and smashed it down hard, and spider-web-like cracks appeared on the ground.
The strong wind carried the flying soil and stung his cheeks.
Perhaps it was because he had died once in his previous life, or it might be because the surge of adrenaline in his body made him ignore those negative emotions.
At this moment, Xia Nan, facing the invincible opponent in front of him, did not feel the slightest fear.
He stood up quickly.
The long sword in his hand was already swinging towards the opponent's neck again. Chapter 10 Expertise
In many cases, because of scenes in some movies and TV dramas, people tend to think that those with strong bodies and plump muscles, although they have strength, will be deficient in agility and dexterity.
To some extent, this is true.
Muscles that are too strong and bloated will greatly affect their flexibility; and a weight far exceeding that of ordinary people will also make their posture no longer light.
But all of these have a premise:
that is, the opponent is at the same level of strength as you.
In modern society, this premise may not be important. After all, there is no supernatural power. No matter how you practice, you can only stay at the level of mortals.
But in a fantasy world where there are real human legends, saints incarnate, and gods and demons coexist, this is quite important.
Compared with Xia Nan, the "field boy" who just came of age at the age of 18, the bear goblin can be said to be completely ahead in all aspects except intelligence and farming.
Even knowledge-it knows two languages, Goblin and Common.
Therefore, even though Xia Nan temporarily forgot his fear under the effect of adrenaline, he immediately seized the opportunity to launch an attack after dodging.
The bugbear "Hunk" still reacted quite easily.
It didn't even pull out the mace that had been smashed into the ground. Facing the long sword that was swinging at it, it just used its thick arms covered with brown hair to swing hard.
Bang -
Xia Nan flew backwards in an instant.
As if he had hit a train head-on, he felt a huge force coming from his chest, and even his thoughts stopped. The extreme dizziness and intense pain almost broke his consciousness.
"Fuck!"
He struggled to get up, and the strong smell of blood filled his mouth.
On the other side, the burly figure of Hunk was already standing in front of him.
"Bug, you are not obedient!" The bugbear let the shallow wound on his neck bleed, and his yellow-brown eyes were full of anger and shame, as if he had been bitten by a rabbit that was about to be lifted onto the chopping board.
"Hunk is going to eat you alive!"
The bugbear tribe has not developed similar "torture" methods. With their cognition close to that of primitive people, letting the prey watch themselves being eaten alive is the most cruel behavior.
For this reason, the priests in the tribe even found a plant that can keep the prey awake even when seriously injured. Of course,
Hunk doesn't have that condition at the moment, and he doesn't have such advanced "cooking" skills.
Therefore, Shanan can probably die more happily.
It's over.
Looking at the bugbears approaching him in front, he further understood the gap in strength between them, and he didn't have any thoughts of begging for mercy.
On the one hand, he didn't think that the other party had the kindness to let him go with his moral level;
on the other hand, it was also because Shanan noticed that not far behind the bugbear, the hunter Maji, who had just had his calf smashed and was wailing in pain, was sitting up slowly against the wall, holding the longbow tightly in his right hand and reaching for the quiver with his left hand.
Their eyes met quietly, and they separated as soon as they touched.
Although the two had not been together for long and had no tacit understanding at all, at this moment, Xia Nan still instinctively understood the meaning implied in the other's eyes.
Delay time and attract the enemy's attention.
His brain was working rapidly, and he opened his mouth and said:
"Hey, it won't taste good if you do it this way."
"Huh?" Realizing that the little bug was talking, Henk, who was holding the hammer high, was stunned for a moment, "No! Man, it tastes good!"
"If you want to eat it directly without roasting it, I recommend the raw pickling method."
Seeing that the other party seemed to be attracted by his words, Xia Nan didn't care what he was saying at this moment, just talking nonsense.
"You can put me in a basin and wash it first, then add refined salt to sterilize and taste it, stir it for five minutes, then add ginger, garlic, chili and soy sauce, seal it and wait for thirty minutes."
"That taste..." Seeing that Henk seemed impatient with the steps he made up casually, Xia Nan instantly understood and turned the focus of the topic to the taste.
"It has a sweet taste, which not only ensures the original flavor, but also allows you to taste the sour and spicy taste of the seasoning, which is very appetizing."
"Sweet? Spicy... what does it taste like?" Hunke raised the mace in his hand, but never put it down. Instead, he asked with some doubts.
But after all, it is a bugbear, not a single-threaded ogre who is more greedy for meat.
As soon as he opened his mouth, Hunke reacted.
"Little bug, you want to trick me, damn it!"
It took two steps forward, and the muscles of its right arm holding the mace swelled, as if it would smash the annoying bug under it into minced meat in the next second.
And just at this time, Maji was finally ready again. He
bent his bow and arrow, and aimed with power.
Whoosh -
the familiar sound of metal shuttle sounded in the air again.
Compared with the previous time, the distance between him and the bugbear was shorter this time, which meant that even if the opponent had a reaction ability far beyond that of ordinary people, it would be difficult to dodge;
and the energy barrier that could almost become the nightmare of all shooters did not appear.
So...
"Swish!"
Blood splattered.
Maji, whose calf was broken, shot arrows while sitting on the ground, almost sticking to the cave wall.
Although it was still accurate due to the effect of combat skills, the power was much smaller.
Therefore, even though the metal arrow almost instantly pierced through the right eye of the bear goblin who turned back because of the sound, only a small part of the arrowhead sank into the opponent's eye socket.
The toxin with paralyzing effect quickly spread inward from the wound.
Seriously injured, but not dead.
Facing this last chance to save his life, Xia Nan was not afraid.
Just as the bear goblin was howling because of the intense pain of having his eyeball pierced, he held the one-handed sword tightly in his palm with both hands, and despite the unspeakable pain of tearing the muscles in his arm, he forced to use the fourth [Spin Slash] of the day.
The cold light flashed.
The brown hair had no resistance to the sharp blade;
the thick leather like cowhide was the first resistance, slightly sluggish;
the accumulated fat was like muddy water in a swamp, the blade was still smooth, but the power was consumed invisibly;
The rock-hard muscles almost absorbed all the sharpness of the long sword, but it was still difficult to break through under the bonus of [Spin Slash];
then, the sword blade broke through the fur and flesh and encountered the strongest defense line in the body of a living thing -
bones.
"Crack."
No longer needing to be tossed in the hands of those rookie adventurers, the battle-hardened one-handed sword finally got the ending it deserved.
In a fierce encounter that was enough to be remembered in its battle history, it broke apart.
The sudden feeling of emptiness in the hand was difficult to release the accumulated strength.
Xia Nan watched with his own eyes the cracks on the sword appear and gradually expand, and then the whole person flew out diagonally under the inertia brought by [Spin Slash].
"Roar!!!"
Howling wildly, the intense pain that had never been experienced before made the burly beast like a brown bear completely lose its remaining sanity.
It pulled the arrow out of its eye socket along with its eyeball, and the scarlet blood that gushed out dyed its body red like a waterfall, adding a bit of brutality.
Facing this mad beast, a weak hunter with a shattered calf, and a rookie adventurer with exhausted energy and destroyed weapons.
The fate of the rotten fish and shrimp team seems to be clear.
Maji's face is full of despair.
The second use of [Precision Strike] has completely paralyzed his body after being overloaded.
It seems that every muscle is twitching and jumping, and he can't even mobilize a little strength.
His eyes are empty, and no one knows what he is thinking.
Maybe he regrets breaking into this cave because of greed, or hates himself for not learning lessons and being more cautious;
of course, it may also be that he is recalling the girl who looked at him with a smile under the white oak tree in his hometown.
Unexpectedly.
Compared with the hunter Maji who has completely lost hope in life, Xia Nan, whose body is also on the verge of collapse, has a complicated expression on his face.
Yes, complicated.
Just like when playing mahjong in the previous life, a bad hand of cards was intended to defend and muddle through this game, but accidentally got a fart before the game ended; playing games for thousands of yuan and drawing all the cards without any gold, but before quitting the game, he used the last draw given by the official to get an SSR.
It was a strange feeling of "Why didn't you come earlier?" mixed with relief, surprise and resentment.
Because just as he used [Spin Slash] and swung the sword,
a long string of translucent characters flashed before his eyes like a screen.
"Proficiency +1"
"[Spin Slash] lv4 (100/100) - [Spin Slash] lv5 (Max)"
"Strength +1, Agility +1" "
Feat. [Chopping Master] has been unlocked"
...
[Chopping Master]
Category: Feat
Effect: Chopping Damage +5%
Introduction:
Day after day of practice, you gradually understand the mysteries hidden between the blades.
Note 1:
"Back then, I took this sword in my hand and chopped all the way from the Heavenly Realm Mountain to the Nine Hells. Five years and six months, back and forth, without blinking."
- Ragnarok·"Sword of the End of the End" 35th Contractee·The Abandoned·Julius
Note 2:
"Sweat will not let you down!"
-Stone Saint·"Lijie Sect" Legendary Monk·Yongwu
...
Facing the crisis of life and death, Xia Nan had no chance to check this information carefully.
He just glanced at it and knew that in the previous battle, he had gained the last bit of proficiency in [Spin Slash], upgraded it to lv5, and obtained a series of improvements accordingly.
Then, an inexplicable force burst out from deep inside his body like a spring, and quickly spread throughout his body.
The tired muscles were soothed and relaxed like a hot spring bath; the slightly loose body instantly tightened up, and the strength and explosive power were significantly enhanced; the ground under his feet seemed to suddenly become soft, and the shoes seemed to be equipped with springs, agile and light.
It was as if he had changed into a new body. The fatigue and pain he had felt were swept away in an instant.
Xia Nan raised his head, his dark eyes annotating the ferocious figure in front of him that was roaring and rushing towards him.
He threw the one-handed sword with only the handle left in his hand aside.
There seemed to be a silver flash in the corner of his eyes, and he turned his head to take a glimpse -
Ga Gu's body was lying on the ground, with his half-man-high two-handed axe stuck upside down at his feet.
His thoughts drifted by, and he had already made a decision in his heart.
The bear goblin "Hunk" had completely fallen into an uncontrollable state of madness due to his serious injuries.
His brain was controlled by an endless desire for destruction, and even if his dead goblin brothers stood in front of him, they would be torn into pieces by him without mercy.
In this state, he naturally would not realize what kind of changes had taken place in the weak human youth in front of him.
Hunk just instinctively repeated the countless hunting steps he had taken over the past decade.
Charge, aim at the prey, raise the hammer, smash...
Buzz -
a silver-white streak, purer and shorter than before, flashed in the dark cave.
It meant a stronger explosive power and more sophisticated techniques.
The [Spin Slash] that has been upgraded to level 5 has made Xia Nan thoroughly understand everything about this move.
How to exert the greatest power while saving the most physical strength, from which angle to swing to cause greater lethality, the most appropriate time...
It has almost become a part of his body.
The 5% bonus brought by [Chopping Master], although it looks like a small number, is an unlimited and practical increase in damage added to each attack.
Not to mention the two most critical valuable attributes gained in "strength" and "agility".
Muscle strength and physical potential, reaction speed and agility...
From "5" to "6", it is not a 20% increase in numbers, but a more complex, all-round growth involving all levels.
In summary, in just a few seconds, Xia Nan's combat power almost leaped over several levels.
And the power of [Spinning Slash] based on this has also undergone a qualitative change.
The two-handed axe, which should have been extremely heavy, is quite handy after the body is strengthened.
The abundant power rises from the ground under the legs and quickly gathers and transmits.
The axe blade swings upward diagonally, gathering the strength of the whole body at one point, and then bursts out suddenly!
"Roar!"
The stench of blood and the shadow of the mace raised above his head enveloped him.
Xia Nan could even clearly see the bloodshot in the tawny and turbid eyes of the bear goblin, and feel the air waves that vibrate slightly due to his roar.
But that was all.
Because the next second, he felt the sluggish touch of the sharp blade breaking through the body, which he had gradually become familiar with in many battles.
Fur, flesh and bones... the defense that had just blocked his broken sword blade was easily broken through.
After a moment of slowness, there was an incomparable smoothness.
The axe blade drove Xia Nan's body and completed a 180-degree rotation
.
The huge head of the bugbear flew away from its original position, and its face even maintained a roaring expression.
The hammer fell to the ground.
Scarlet hot blood gushed out like a fountain, and the burly body fell down.