Liu Helmsman's burly body was driven back, two gruesome holes torn through his chest and abdomen.
His health plunged by more than forty percent! The bleeding continued to drain what remained.
Ordinarily, it would have been difficult for level 11 Cecilia to deal such a devastating blow to a level 14 boss.
But circumstances mattered.
Liu Helmsman feared Bai Xiaowen's Taiping Talisman: Heart-Confounding Talisman. He had gathered much of his Astral Qi to resist the True Essence Force invading through the talisman. His protective Astral Qi was at its weakest, leaving him almost defenseless against Cecilia's full-strength attack.
And Cecilia's Stringless Bow had just advanced, taking its explosive power to a new level.
Frankly, Liu Helmsman was lucky not to be left at death's door on the spot. Of course, as a powerful martial artist, he was exceptionally tough and tenacious.
But under the rules of Evolver World, falling below the sixty-percent health threshold impaired one's combat ability. After Cecilia's two arrows from a single draw, Liu Helmsman's health was down by nearly half. Wounded, he struggled both to circulate his Astral Qi and to swing his broadsword.
Strike while he was weak. Finish him off.
Rageclaw pounced. One crushing swipe slammed Liu Helmsman into the rock wall, leaving a human-shaped dent surrounded by spiderweb cracks.
By then, Liu Helmsman had caught his breath. Astral Qi coursed through his body, and a wave of force spread outward, driving Rageclaw back two steps.
Liu Helmsman gritted his teeth and roared, "I'll take you down with me! Myriad-Flaying Blade Wheel!"
Under Bai Xiaowen's watchful Eye of Evolution, the Astral Qi inside Liu Helmsman churned like boiling water.
His blade swept out!
Countless thin blades of Astral Qi tore through the air before him, forming a sea of slashing force! Everyone within melee