Blood Rage

Wherever Kelman went, the White Stone Army soldiers scattered and fled.

Bai Xiaowen's eyelids twitched. These soldiers were not seasoned veterans, and Bai Xiaowen had only led them for a little over ten days. It was unrealistic to expect them to bravely block Kelman's giant Bone Maul with their own flesh and blood.

When facing Elite Tier enemies of similar strength, the White Stone Army soldiers could still be somewhat effective, but against a violent Boss Tier like Kelman, Bai Xiaowen had to rely on himself. With a wave of his hand, the Black Soul Stone's Targeted Airdrop effect activated, and a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier appeared in Kelman's path, swinging his sword to strike.

Kelman didn't even glance at it, and with a backhand sweep of his club, he smashed the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier into a shower of bone fragments.

Before the terrifying power of 70 points, all Block skills and defensive stances become meaningless.

"Don't stand there! Kill all these barbarians!" Bai Xiaowen summoned a second Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier to block Kelman, and shouted fiercely at the other White Stone Army soldiers. His gun continued to fire bullets without stopping.

The White Stone Army soldiers avoided Kelman and turned their attention back to Kelman's men. One by one, the Remnants Elite Tier soldiers of the remnant were cut down, and their numbers were quickly reduced until only a few remained, all of them barely alive.

Kelman roared and took long strides to charge forward, but Bai Xiaowen beckoned and summoned another Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, which appeared in front of Kelman. Together with another Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, they grabbed Kelman's legs tightly from the left and right!

Kelman, supporting himself with the Bone Maul in one hand, slammed down with his other fist, smashing a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier into dust with two powerful punches. He then kicked another skeleton flying and swept the Bone Maul across it, shattering it into scattered bone fragments in mid-air.

However, the three Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier had bought enough time for Bai Xiaowen's side.

After Kelman broke through the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier's barrier, the last Orcs guard also fell to Li Shuyi's sword.

Seeing all his soldiers die, Kelman's face contorted with rage. He glared at the culprit, Bai Xiaowen, and gritted his teeth, saying, "You... you're dead! I'm going to cut your head off!"

Bai Xiaowen took a breath. Slaughtering the remaining Remnants soldiers was only the first step. Next, he would have to face the powerful Orcs warlord Kelman. Only by killing this Boss Tier could this Ambush be considered a true victory. It was undeniable that even alone, Kelman had the strength to wipe out Bai Xiaowen's entire side.

"You all go to Kitz and keep an eye on that beast!"

White Stone Army was out of the question, so Bai Xiaowen simply sent them all away to clear the battlefield. The real battle had only just begun!

Rageclaw, Li Shuyi, the Stitched Monster Fatty, and the Elite Terror Knight charged forward.

Kelman glanced at it dismissively, raising his Bone Maul to prepare for a horizontal strike. However, a Lightning Throw struck from the side, its electric force coursing through his body, successfully stiffening him and interrupting his sweeping motion.

Sizzle!

Li Shuyi activated the Demonfire Dance, her twin swords flashing with fire as she repeatedly stabbed at the back of the Kelman beast-hide-covered man.

Kelman, after all, had a constitution of 42 points, so the Lightning Throw only stiffened his body for a moment. After feeling the pain, he turned around and swung the Bone Maul at Li Shuyi.

However, the Rageclaw pounced and rammed into the Bone Maul before it could fully charge its power.

With a muffled thud, the Rageclaw, buffalo-like body was slammed back several meters, its Life Value plummeting by nearly a hundred, leaving it covered in blood! This was only because the Bone Maul hadn't fully unleashed its power and had actively rammed into the body; if it had been passively struck by a solid blow, it would likely have been instantly killed.

However, the enhanced effect of Rageclaw LV4, "Blood Frenzy," was also triggered, increasing the Critical Hit rate by 60%! Its body was covered in a layer of bloody light, and Pounce, unleashing Bite and Rend skills simultaneously, leaving multiple wounds on Kelman's body, causing blood to flow freely.

The Stitched Monster Fatty slashed relentlessly with his cleaver, while Bai Xiaowen's Desert Eagle unleashed a hail of bullets. The Shadow Assassin unleashed his Assassination skill, striking Kelman in the back. Although it didn't trigger an instant kill, the added bleeding effect was a real drain on his damage.

The Elite Terror Knight's longsword Sprint also left a bloody hole in Kelman's body.

Because Bai Xiaowen and the others were at a low level, generally only level 3, the damage they dealt to Kelman was weakened by his armor, resulting in only a little over 30% of the theoretical damage. Each person's single-hit damage was very low, mostly hovering around 10 points.

There are only two differences.

One is the Rageclaw. Bai Xiaowen intentionally controlled it to take an attack head-on. With its Life Value dropping to 40%, it gained an extra 60% critical Critical Hit rate! Basically, two out of three attacks would Critical Hit, resulting in considerable damage.

Another one is Li Shuyi. After activating the Demonfire Dance, not only does she deal over 15 points of damage per hit, but her attack speed is also incredibly fast, and she has a decent Critical Hit rate, firmly securing her position at the top of the damage output rankings.

Although Bai Xiaowen and the other summoned creatures don't deal much damage, their sheer numbers make up for it. The combined damage from a single attack is definitely higher than that of Li Shuyi or Rageclaw —this is the advantage of the Summoner Class.

In just a few seconds, Kelman's Life Value plummeted by over a hundred.

Kelman roared angrily, uttering a string of incoherent words in the Remnant Tongue of the ancients. The blood flowing from his body suddenly turned into mist and steamed up, then surged into his body, and a tall, blood-red Orcs phantom rose up behind him.

Spirit Realm Rules Message:

"Kelman the Great Hammer Berserker's passive skill: Blood Rage Trigger! Within a certain time period, lost health will be converted into Blood Rage, enhancing the attack power of the next attack!"

Bai Xiaowen shouted loudly, "Retreat!"

Li Shuyi hurriedly retreated several steps, getting out of Kelman's attack range. Bai Xiaowen simultaneously controlled his summoned creatures to retreat, but he himself kept his eyes fixed on Kelman's movements and did not retreat!

"Die!"

Kelman made Bai Xiaowen his top priority target. The Bone Maul, carrying a terrifying airflow, swept across with a roar, making it almost impossible for Bai Xiaowen to open his eyes or move even an inch, let alone dodge.

In fact, Bai Xiaowen had been watching Kelman's shoulder movements the whole time. After fighting for so long, he had figured out some of Kelman's moves and predicted in advance that this attack would be a sweeping blow! He suddenly leaned back and fell straight to the ground like a log, the Bone Maul almost brushing past the tip of his nose.

Immediately afterwards, Bai Xiaowen desperately rolled to the left!

Kelman's enhanced sweeping attack missed, and he staggered due to inertia. In fact, with his combat skills, he could have easily changed his move on the spot, turning the sweeping attack into a downward smash. This is why Bai Xiaowen immediately rolled away from his original position after falling to the ground.

However, Kelman enhanced his attack with [Blood Rage]. While the attack power increased dramatically, his flexibility and control decreased significantly. He was ruthless but lacked stability, which is why he couldn't change his moves.

The crimson Orcs phantom behind Kelman vanished.

Bai Xiaowen scrambled to his feet after the tumble, his movements clumsy but his expression calm. He continued firing. Without his command, Li Shuyi and the summoned creatures surged forward and resumed their attack.

Kelman swung his Bone Maul at Li Shuyi, but the Elite Terror Knight rushed up and took the blow for Li Shuyi with their bodies.

The full damage of this attack was terrifying, like a train crashing into the psychic Terror Knight, sending him and his horse flying seven or eight meters away. His Life Value was reduced by 70%, leaving him with less than 30% Life Value.

It's important to know that Elite Terror Knight are inherently high in both strength and constitution, but relatively low in agility. With Bai Xiaowen's various buffs, their Life Value are a whopping 240 to 250! Kelman's attacks are truly terrifying.

After smashing the Elite Terror Knight away, Kelman unleashed a second hammer blow without pause, his movements fluid and graceful. A violent warrior like him, once he starts wielding his heavy Bone Maul, is like a windmill in motion; no one can get close.

Another Lightning Throw came from the side, hitting Kelman and interrupting his movement. The second hammer blow vanished without a trace, and the windmill-like momentum came to an end.

However, Kelman's third hammer strike lacked an effective means of interruption, leaving Fatty to step in. With a muffled thud, the Stitched Monster Fatty's massive body was knocked back, his Life Value dropping by over a hundred points.

With Fatty's high Life Value of 325, he can only withstand two hits at most. The third hit is almost certain to kill him, and a Critical Hit will also kill him instantly.

Steal blood! Deal damage!

As Kelman wielded his Brutality Bone Maul, Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi were also desperately dealing damage, causing Kelman's Life Value to steadily decline.

Suddenly, a cloud of blood vapor rose up, and once again a huge crimson Orcs phantom condensed behind Kelman.

Second Blood Rage!

This time, without Bai Xiaowen's prompting, Li Shuyi took the initiative to retreat, leaving only Bai Xiaowen within close combat range to draw Kelman's attacks. Based on Bai Xiaowen's anticipation of Kelman's movements, as long as she dodged in advance, there wouldn't be any problems.

A sinister smile crept across Kelman's face as he suddenly raised the Bone Maul in his hand and brought it down with tremendous force!

"Huh, this hammer blow was a little off-center?" Li Shuyi, somewhat surprised.

Boom!

The enormous Bone Maul slammed into the ground, unleashing an astonishing burst of energy. Within a cone-shaped area, the soil churned, and Flying Sand!

This time, Kelman used his Blood Rage to enhance his skill – Earth-Shattering Strike!

Clearly, Kelman had learned from his first mistake and instead of enhancing his normal attacks, he had enhanced his area-of-effect attacks! Once Bai Xiaowen was knocked away by the Earth-Shattering Strike, he would be unable to dodge in mid-air, Kelman could smash Bai Xiaowen into a pile of flesh and Bone Shatter like a baseball!

However, amidst the mud and sand, a figure leaped high like an eagle.

The height and distance of this jump were astonishing, twice that of a normal jump! Kelman was 2.5 meters tall, which was quite tall among Orcs, but Bai Xiaowen's jump height on flat ground was several inches higher than his head!

As Bai Xiaowen leaped, he activated the "Swooping Flight" skill of [White Eagle's Assault], perfectly avoiding the shockwave damage and stun effect of "Earth-Shattering Strike". Moreover, instead of retreating, Bai Xiaowen advanced, leaping right in front of Kelman!

Taking advantage of Kelman's enhanced Earth-Shattering Strike, Bai Xiaowen kicked him in the chin, followed by a second kick, unleashing the Kusanagi-Style Ancient Martial Arts - Modified 75th Form)!

This move was originally intended to launch the enemy into the air, leaving them defenseless and allowing for a more powerful finishing move. However, unfortunately, launching an enemy into the air requires a certain level of strength, and Bai Xiaowen's strength was only 18 points, far less than Kelman's 70 points!

Even with the 50% kick damage bonus from "Swooping Flight," it wasn't enough to launch Kelman into the air; it only caused the Orcs warlord's tall and burly body to sway slightly.

A long Howl rang out. The instant Bai Xiaowen kicked, he controlled the Rageclaw to unleash its third skill— Howl! All allies within a 100-meter radius gained a 20% increase in attack power and attack speed!

This is a powerful team fight skill, Bai Xiaowen has been holding back from using, precisely to deal with the formidable Boss Tier Kelman.

Following closely behind, Rageclaw pounced forward, knocking Kelman to the ground and unleashing its ultimate move to Suppression!

Suppression also requires strength assessment. Bai Xiaowen has done his best to create the conditions, kicking Kelman until his body swayed and his center of gravity was unstable. Now it depends on whether the Rageclaw can successfully Suppression him. If successful, it means at least 2.5 seconds of unrestricted maximum output time!

"With an enemy-to-friend ratio of 70:20, the success rate of Suppression judgments has dropped drastically!"

"The target is in a stunned state after using an enhanced skill; the success rate of Suppression judgment is increased..."

"The target is out of balance, increasing the success rate of Suppression judgment..."

"Suppression judgment failed!"

As he fell to the ground, Kelman roared, dropped the Bone Maul, and with both hands, grabbed one of Rageclaw's forelegs, snapping the leg bone. Then, he slammed it to the ground with tremendous force!

The Rageclaw's head was smashed onto the rocky ground, its brains splattering everywhere! This attack triggered Critical Hit, instantly killing it!

"Your summoned creature, Rageclaw, suffered 196 points of slam damage (Critical Hit, 134 points of overdamage)."

"Rageclaw Die."

"Your skill [Summon Angerclaw] is unavailable. You can revive it in the level completion screen after leaving the Spirit Realm."

Li Shuyi screamed, her twin swords spinning like windmills, aiming for Kelman's back. This was Rageclaw's first death; before, when she and Bai Xiaowen were besieging the Boss Tier, Rageclaw had shielded her from countless attacks...

Bai Xiaowen's eyes were icy cold, displaying an extreme level of ruthlessness. He didn't even have a fraction of a second to grieve for Rageclaw. After landing, he continued firing while simultaneously commanding the other summoned creatures to swarm forward and unleash a frenzy of damage during the 20-second [Howl] duration!

After killing Rageclaw, Kelman stood up, reached for the Bone Maul Bone Maul, and found it to be much heavier.

Just as Kelman's Bone Maul slipped from his grasp and he was struggling against the Suppression attack of the Rageclaw, Bai Xiaowen ordered the Stitched Monster Fatty to rush forward and try to snatch Kelman's massive Bone Maul. If they could take this weapon away, Kelman's lethality would definitely drop a level.

However, Fatty's 16 points of strength were simply not enough to lift this terrifying Bone Maul.

Bai Xiaowen quickly changed his strategy, instructing Fatty to abandon his offensive capabilities and instead cling to the Bone Maul with his bulky body. When Kelman instinctively reached for his weapon, he suddenly tried to lift it but found he couldn't.