Super Orochi Nagi (2-in-1)
Li Shuyi nodded slightly and immediately unleashed her combat skill, Savage Charge, targeting the Snipe Chen Tianyou, who was dozens of meters away!
A graceful figure, moving at an astonishing speed and carrying terrifying kinetic energy, crashed into Snipe Chen Tianyou!
Chen Tianyou's final Fear Status lasted only 1.5 seconds.
He didn't want to use any more control-removing items during those brief 1.5 seconds of control time—the reason was simple: he had already endured the previous three seconds, so what difference would one or two more seconds make?
Li Shuyi charged forward with great momentum, but how much damage could she actually do?
Chen Tianyou recalled Li Shuyi's information. She was just a level 5 Elite Awakened, three levels lower than him! Putting aside the difference in combat skill level and specialty level, as Advanced Awakened, the attribute Suppression alone was enough for Chen Tianyou to look down on his opponent.
Clang!
With a dull thud, Chen Tianyou suddenly felt a tremendous force, and his body felt light.
"Awakened Li Shuyi's skill: Savage Charge activated! You need to perform a strength check. If you pass the check, you will be briefly knocked back a short distance; if you fail the check, you will be knocked away!"
Before Chen Tianyou could react, everything went black, and he was forcefully knocked away, leaving him airborne and unable to defend himself!
"How is this possible? A level 5 agility-type awakened being's strength... is actually higher than mine!"
The ability to knock someone into the air is considered a "super hard CC" (as defined by the Awakened), meaning that no CC-breaking ability can be effective against it!
The instant Li Shuyi was knocked away, she activated the Demonfire Dance, her twin swords crossing and slashing a bloody cross across Chen Tianyou's body! Her right hand flashed again, unleashing Triple Slash in a whoosh. The moment the skill ended, her blood-red longsword once more cleaved through Chen Tianyou's body, bathing him in blood. The moment Chen Tianyou landed, he felt a wave of weakness—
Life Value dropped by 150! 10 points of strength were drained!
In just one exchange, Chen Tianyou, who was knocked to the ground, lost more than half of his Life Value, which terrified him—he had paid a heavy price and put himself in great danger in order to save a use of his crowd control removal item!
This is the brutal and bloody reality of battles Advanced Awakened, completely different from battles against the Spirit Realm creatures and mutated beasts!
Advanced Awakened do not receive any additional Life Value, nor do Advanced Elite Class or Advanced Hero Class. As an Awakened One, upon reaching LV7, the enhancement lies in the burst damage of their skills.
Once a control skill takes effect, the continuous output over a few seconds can cause damage to most of one's Life Value, or even endanger one's life! This is why battles between Awakened are more about "rhythm." The priority of control skills and debuff removal skills (items), as well as when to use debuff removal, are all very crucial.
Li Shuyi was three levels lower than Chen Tianyou. If they were the same level, Li Shuyi's combo would definitely have been enough to kill Chen Tianyou instantly. Of course, this was also related to Li Shuyi's luxurious equipment and her own strong abilities. If it were another level 5 Elite Tier with a set of blue and white equipment, Chen Tianyou's Life Value would only drop by a quarter at most.
Chen Tianyou's breathing became labored. He felt that the 300 Life Value he had painstakingly accumulated were as fragile as paper in front of Li Shuyi. Seeing Li Shuyi raise her sword again, he quickly ducked and rolled ten meters away. He ate a piece of food to restore Life Value and then drank a bottle of high-level health restoration potion. His Life Value slowly began to recover.
This roll skill, now at LV7, is by no means simple. As she created distance, three faint shadows quickly coalesced around Li Shuyi, revealing to be Chen Tianyou's three phantom clones, which formed a triangular shape to block Li Shuyi's pursuit.
Chen Tianyou took a deep breath and drew back the bowstring. His class's passive effect meant that the longer he charged, the faster the next arrow's trajectory and the higher its damage!
"My ' Shadow Wheel Roll ' LV7 enhancement effect can generate three phantom clones to block the target! Although their attack power is negligible, they can slow down the enemy's pursuit. As long as I can create distance, that's my advantage!"
However, the Traveler's Boots on Li Shuyi's feet flashed with light, and her figure became somewhat ethereal and illusory. She passed directly through the phantom clone's obstruction without flashing at all, and her movement speed increased by 25%!
Gold Equipment Traveler's Boots +4 effect: Phase Walking, which increases movement speed and ignores unit collision for 5 seconds during its activation!
The three phantom clones did nothing to hinder Li Shuyi's advance.
Chen Tianyou's heart skipped a beat.
However, Chen Tianyou was a seasoned veteran with rich experience. The moment he saw Li Shuyi rushing towards him like the wind, he judged that his arrow could not be charged to its maximum power. He released the bowstring in advance and shot the arrow towards Li Shuyi's vital throat.
"Even if my arrow doesn't reach its maximum damage, as long as it hits a vital point, it can easily kill a level 5 Elite Tier... as long as she's not a tank-type class! I'm guaranteed to hit a vital point, so she'll definitely be killed by me!"
This is Chen Tianyou's unique confidence as Advanced Awakened with Shooting Specialty reaching level 7.
Li Shuyi was struck in a vital spot by an arrow. In an instant, her figure became somewhat ethereal, and the illusion of feathers rose up at the wound site.
The Feathering Necklace reduces damage taken from Vital Strike by 50%! This arrow was far from enough to kill Li Shuyi with a third of her Life Value; it only reduced her Life Value by about 40 points.
After triggering the Feathering effect, Li Shuyi's movement speed and attack speed increased by 30%! Her figure was like a feather, and she quickly floated in front of Chen Tianyou, her twin swords moving as fast as sparks, with a constant hissing sound!
Although the Feathering effect halves Li Shuyi's attack power, don't forget that Li Shuyi is currently under the fire damage bonus of the Demonfire Dance, so her overall output ability is not reduced but increased! Coupled with her movement speed bonus, even if Chen Tianyou activates the +4 speed boost effect of his shoes, he still can't outrun Li Shuyi!
Boom!
The combined fire damage from 5 stacks of Thunder Mark and 21 stacks of Demonfire Dance wiped out Chen Tianyou's remaining 70-plus Life Value in one go!
As Li Shuyi charged toward Chen Tianyou, Bai Xiaowen was also fighting three other Ambush. He didn't spare any attention to help Li Shuyi —he trusted Li Shuyi abilities, just as Li Shuyi trusted him.
Of course, Bai Xiaowen still kept two Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier in reserve, ready to Targeted Airdrop at any time to support herself or Li Shuyi in blocking skills.
With a piercing scream, the Vengeful Spirit unleashed its Venomous Resentment skill upon Zhang Zhan, a level 9 Elite Awakened!
Although Zhang Zhan was at level 9, his mental attribute was far inferior to that of the vengeful Vengeful Spirit. The Venomous Resentment skill was undoubtedly successfully detected, and then began to continuously drain Zhang Zhan's Divine Might.
"He actually has such a rare Fiend Species summon! Be careful not to let your mana be drained below 2!" Zhao You waved his hand and unleashed a stream of gray energy, targeting the Vengeful Spirit.
The strength of Advanced Awakened is roughly equal to that of a high-level monster in the Spirit Realm, but the former's vision is something the latter can only dream of. The gray energy stream that Zhao You just unleashed was a control spell.
The Vengeful Spirit spirit is immune to 99% of physical attacks, but not to magic; on the contrary, it is vulnerable to magic. If hit by this control spell, the Vengeful Spirit's Venomous Resentment skill, which has a cooldown of up to 2 hours, will be interrupted.
Bai Xiaowen raised his hand and summoned a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier to block the Vengeful Spirit. The gray energy stream struck the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, transforming it into a gray cage that Imprisonment it in place.
"Not good!"
Zhao You's expression changed slightly. His combat skills also needed a cooldown period. He couldn't control the Vengeful Spirit again in a short time, so he couldn't stop the Vengeful Spirit ghost from draining his mana.
Zhang Zhan roared, his two heavy hammers creating a gust of wind as he swung them forcefully towards Bai Xiaowen, slamming them into the ground in front of him.
A powerful energy surged into the cone-shaped area in front of Zhang Zhan, sending up billowing dust and debris. Bai Xiaowen, Rageclaw, and the Skeleton Champion were all knocked away and suffered a prolonged period of unconsciousness upon landing!
Combat Skill - Earthsplitter Slash!
"Take this opportunity and kill him!" Zhang Zhan roared, his attack expending an astonishing amount of Divine Might.
Zhang Zhan, whose Divine Might was already a weakness, quickly dropped below 2 points due to the constant draining by the Vengeful Spirit and the depletion of his own Divine Might, falling into Stunned Status. However, his tactic was simple— the Earthsplitter Slash had a stun duration of up to 4 seconds!
During the four seconds that Bai Xiaowen was unconscious, Zhang Zhan's teammates had enough time to kill Bai Xiaowen!
Even if Bai Xiaowen uses a control-breaking item or food, Li Yingjie still has a powerful single-target control skill— Spiking Strike —which can control the target for more than 3 seconds!
However, Bai Xiaowen did not use the decontrol method.
Li Yingjie took a step forward, and the dagger splattered blood at Bai Xiaowen's throat. Zhao You also raised his hand and released a Shadow Arrow spell, hitting the Stunned Status Bai Xiaowen.
Just as Li Yingjie was about to continue his attack, a heavy punch burning with flames suddenly slammed into his abdomen. His face instantly turned pale, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood, which evaporated into a blood mist in the air!
Just 1.6 seconds later, Bai Xiaowen's Stunned Status ended!
There were four powerful enemies around! The four layers of the Heart of Sincerity, each layer reducing crowd control by 15%, for a total of 60% crowd control reduction, meant that the stun he should have suffered for 4 seconds was reduced to 1.6 seconds.
Bai Xiaowen not to use any crowd control removal items means she's deliberately taking damage!
Having endured nearly two hundred points of damage, Bai Xiaowen's strength surged by almost 20 points under the passive effect of the Ring of Torment's "Agony Potential," breaking through the 40-point mark! The damage of his punch was no less than that of Elite Template advanced strength-type awakened being, and the added fire damage, enhanced by high Divine Might, was even more astonishing!
A powerful punch, an elbow strike, and a slam! The Kusanagi-Style Ancient Martial Arts triple Combo instantly slammed Li Yingjie to the ground, causing his Life Value to plummet by half—it should be noted that since Li Yingjie's Life Value was at full, the first punch was guaranteed to trigger the Killing Thirst effect.
Bai Xiaowen took a small step back. A layer of blood-red light rose from his body.
Blood Rage!
The next attack or skill will deal additional damage! The additional damage is equal to the damage Bai Xiaowen received during this phase!
A pale yellow flame emerged from Bai Xiaowen's right palm. He took a deep breath and made a clear gesture of gathering strength.
"Watch out! This move is Kyo Kusanagi's Orochi Nagi..."
Zhao You knew Bai Xiaowen had this move and immediately cried out in surprise. At this moment, the targets in front of Bai Xiaowen were:
Zhang Zhan Stunned Status (he has used a control-breaking item).
Li Yingjie, who has fallen to the ground in a daze (having used a control-breaking item and the Substitute Puppet skill).
And Zhao You himself!
Zhao You himself was quite far away, but he immediately made a wise choice.
Turn around and run! This isn't an escape, but a temporary retreat. They'll wait for Bai Xiaowen to unleash his ultimate move before launching a counterattack and killing him!
"Wrong... this isn't Orochi Nagi, but..."
"Super Orochi Nagi!"
The Spirit Realm Rules prompted. "Do you wish to use one charge of the Kusanagi Sword and consume the corresponding amount of stamina to unleash the ultimate technique: Super Orochi Nagi?"
"Yes!"
It sounds slow, but in reality, it only took 0.1 seconds. Magma erupted from Bai Xiaowen's body, turning him into a molten golden statue! Then, Bai Xiaowen suddenly reached out and made a slapping motion.
Call!
A massive wave of fire swept out, engulfing Zhang Zhan and Li Yingjie. The fire wave pursued, licking at Zhao You as he turned to flee.
Zhao You felt as if a giant, burning hand had shoved him from behind, causing him to fall forward and crash to the ground.
This Super Orochi Nagi deals an astonishing 450+ points of theoretical damage to each target! Keep in mind that in addition to Bai Xiaowen's strength and Divine Might being factored into the damage calculation, there's also the nearly 200 points of theoretical damage from Blood Rage.
Li Yingjie was instantly defeated.
Zhang Zhan's 400 Life Value have dwindled to just over 100.
Zhao You, who was furthest away, was only Flame Scorch once and suffered the least damage.
Bai Xiaowen then discovered another hidden characteristic of the Super Orochi Nagi: targets completely burned by the flames would suffer a Severe Injury with all attributes reduced by half!
Take Zhang Zhan in front of us, for example. He was Stunned Status when he took a Super Orochi Nagi and was bathed in flames for three seconds. Now all his attributes have been halved, and he's not even as strong as a level 5 Elite Tier.
Of course, this hidden characteristic shouldn't work on all targets. If the opponent is too strong and doesn't care about taking the Super Orochi Nagi's bite, they should be exempt from this Severe Injury status.
Without the slightest hesitation, Bai Xiaowen let out Rageclaw and pounced, knocking Zhao You, who was trying to get up, to the ground again, followed by a series of blood splattering.
With a long howl from the Rageclaw, Bai Xiaowen and his allies were covered in blood, their attack power and attack speed all increased! He activated Rapid-Fire Mode and frantically unleashed bullets at Zhao You.
Zhang Zhan finally broke free from the stun and gritted his teeth, trying to escape. However, the Bone Warlock waved his hand lightly. Instantly, illusions appeared before Zhang Zhan's eyes, as if he had been suppressed by demons, and his whole body stiffened.
The Bone Warlock's Ghost Path arts skills would normally be difficult to apply to Zhang Zhan, but since all of Zhang Zhan's attributes have been halved, it's a different story.