If he broke through his twenty-seven layers of shields, then he really would have to rely on the two million gold coins' worth of magical items he'd bought today to save his life.
Among those magical items were rings that could provide a Level 5 Defender's full-strength defense for one minute.
There were also the Dulling Blessing, the Blessing of Force Dissipation, the Blessing of Hardness...
"What?"
Atrendo was dumbfounded too.
The shield he'd just attacked hadn't been that thick!
The number of shield layers had increased!
"Why...?"
His instincts sounded a high-level warning!
Retreat!
But there was no time to dodge!
A ray of light pierced straight through his shoulder, leaving a bloody hole.
It seemed that despite his high attack and health, his body was still fragile. Even a relatively weak "Flash of Light" had pierced straight through him.
Whoosh!
But he was fast too!
The instant he was hit, he had already moved to Lu Cang's side!
"Combat Skill: Focus"
"State: Heart and Sword as One"
His thrust pierced straight through!
But as he struck, he suddenly realized that the layers of defense he'd just broken had already been completely restored!
"Piercing Strike · Gale Flurry"
Ting~
Yet when the thrust struck the "Tough Water Ring Shield," it showed no sign of piercing through at all!
Thrust! Thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust, thrust!
His sword flashed out like a raging storm, but the flashes only sent ripples through the water shield.
There was no sign of it breaking.
How was that possible?
He'd just cut through Lu Cang's defenses!
How could he not even break through this outermost water shield now?
"Sacrifice—1,000 souls to increase the Tough Water Ring Shield's resilience."
"Break!"
"Break for me!"
Gurgle~
His sword sank deep into the water shield, and at the