Xu Jiang's stylish gun-spinning attack left countless people amazed by his sharpness, and of course, completely enraged the Frost Giant Bull.
How could such a scrawny human fire bullets that hurt so much? With his limited brainpower, he simply could not understand things like ballistic trajectories.
He had clearly hidden behind his ice shield, so why had he still been hit?
Burning with rage, Old Ox decided to take the initiative. He held his shield before him, raised his massive axe in his right hand, let out a furious roar at the sky, and charged at Xu Jiang.
"Watch out! Don't let him ram you!"
"You can't withstand his charge head-on! Dodge!"
Everyone around them had their hearts in their throats. Xu Jiang was the only one who could deal with the Frost Giant Bull. If he died just like that, they would all be doomed.
In contrast, Xu Jiang was extremely confident.
Hadn't he just taken down a little bull yesterday? Single-minded monsters like this were easy to deal with.
He remained where he was, calmly changing magazines as he watched the big bull charge toward him.
Ten meters... five meters... three meters...
It was over!
The spectators' hearts trembled as they watched the massive axe come down. Man and mech were cleaved in two—blood... huh? Where was the blood?
"Just as stupid as I thought. Knee Strike!"
Xu Jiang used a feinting tactic again, using an afterimage to fool the bull's charge.
Once the bull had exhausted his strength, Xu Jiang struck him from behind with a knee to the face, kicking him straight onto the ground. His enormous body crushed two nearby trees.
Was that sequence difficult?
Not really. Think of those bullfighters—even ordinary humans could toy with bulls like that. It was more or less the same idea.
But the problem was...
"How the hell can he do that?! That's the Shadowstep skill! Why can he learn it?!" a Shadow Dancer cried out despite herself.
She could tolerate the mech, Gun Kata, Explosive Shot, and Knee Strike. She could just chalk it up to good luck, to him having those skills from the moment he changed classes.
But Shadowstep was a Shadow Dancer's game-changing move at level 25! Why could a gunner learn it?
Xu Jiang had no time to explain anything to anyone. He was busy making braised beef.
That Knee Strike had worked even better than expected. The bull had actually tripped over tree roots due to his momentum and fallen flat on his face. Wasn't that the perfect opportunity?
Xu Jiang decided to finish this monster off.
He took the little iron rod from his waist, raised an eyebrow with a smug grin, flicked his finger, and tossed it toward the bull.
"Let's see what this little fairy can do." Xu Jiang's trump card was, of course, the newly arrived Mech Diva, Sparkles.
At first, he had only considered her a mascot.
But Little Deagle had reminded him that since she had been made a major general, Sparkles's potential had to be enormous.
So if Xu Jiang now regarded her a hundred times more highly, that should be about right for Sparkles's true capabilities.
"Eek, eek, eek? What's happening? Why am I flying out?" Sparkles had yet to react and only felt herself floating through the air.
She spun through the air several times before finally landing beside Old Ox, who was preparing to stand back up.
Bloodshot rage filled the bull's eyes. He glared menacingly at Sparkles, only to be met with an ear-piercing scream. "Ahhh! What an ugly monster! Eek, eek, eek~ A pervert is staring at me!!"
The moment she finished speaking, Sparkles erupted.
As a general, Xu Jiang was immune to his subordinates' skills, but Dazzling Debut still left him stunned.
It truly lived up to Sparkles's name.
Light ten times stronger than an ordinary flash grenade burst forth in an instant, blinding everyone present.
And that outburst was only the beginning.
Just as the giant bull covered his eyes and roared in pain, her second skill activated.
Since she was a stun baton, her anti-pervert shock could not be underestimated. Charming Electric Eyes followed immediately, electric currents transforming into purple plasma that swept across an area over ten meters wide.
The giant bull at the center of the area suffered terribly. This was nothing like the soft, numb, adorable feeling described in the skill description.
It shocked the monster so badly that he could no longer take care of himself. His body slammed back onto the ground, his limbs convulsed wildly, and his fur was scorched and stood on end. He looked utterly miserable.
To let this poor little bull die sooner and be reborn sooner, Xu Jiang made his move as well.
He shoved in a magazine, and the Desert Eagle ignited with Explosive Shot once more. Aiming the barrel at the Frost Giant Bull's forehead, Xu Jiang said mysteriously, "Little Deagle, do you know what happens when an Electrified Grenade is paired with Explosive Shot?"
"Reporting, General, I don't know." Little Deagle was very honest. He had not learned knowledge above middle-school level yet.
"Then I'll tell you. The reaction between fire and electricity is overload!"
As he explained, Xu Jiang activated his Mech Overload talent. With his damage doubled for ten seconds, he emptied an entire magazine in an instant.
Before the crowd's vision had recovered, they could only feel electric light and flames churning as explosions rang out without end.
When everything finally returned to calm and the breeze dispersed the smoke and dust, all that remained before them was Xu Jiang's stylish gun-holstering motion and a Frost Giant Bull with his head blown apart.
"That monster... died just like that?"
"What terrifying power. He killed that monster all by himself."
"What level is this guy, anyway?! How can he have so many skills?"
Amazed exclamations continued without end. Xu Jiang smugly spun his pistol twice before holstering it again. This was not the time to relax.
He quietly asked, "Qianji, where is that thing?"
"Reporting, General, the Spirit Seed Fragment is inside the Frost Giant Bull's body. Please place your hand on his corpse, and I will extract it from his body."
Every Spirit Domain contained a hidden guardian monster and a hidden super treasure, waiting for explorers to discover them. Once the treasure was obtained, it would never respawn. First come, first served.
The Spirit Seed Fragment before him had completely merged with the Frost Giant Bull's flesh and blood. Ordinary people could not detect it at all. Only Qianji, being special, could sense the Spirit Seed's presence.
He placed his hand on the bull's corpse, and strands of flesh-and-blood energy slowly gathered in his palm. Before long, he heard a notification.
Congratulations, you have obtained one Spirit Seed Fragment. Spirit Seed Fragment: Possesses the potential for limitless evolution.
A Spirit Seed Fragment was priceless! Xu Jiang hurriedly put it away so no one else would see it.
When he turned around, the battle in the distance was still ongoing.
Fortunately, after the Frost Giant Bull was killed, Pang Shi and the others had stabilized their formation. Victory was only a matter of time, so Xu Jiang did not need to worry.
Xu Jiang still had an even thornier matter to handle: comforting the aggrieved Sparkles.
"Eek, eek, eek, you actually left me all alone to face such a terrifying giant monster. I'm angry now—the kind that's very, very hard to coax."
After unleashing her attack, Sparkles jumped back into Xu Jiang's arms in a pitiful manner. She did not appear to have been damaged.
But she kept muttering under her breath, wriggling her body as though acting cute and blaming Xu Jiang for leaving her behind to face a monster alone despite being such a little fairy.
To express his apology, Xu Jiang held Sparkles in his hand and gently comforted her. "Be good, don't be angry. There, there. Sparkles is the best."
"Eek, eek, eek, that tickles! Don't touch me like that~~"
Sparkles suddenly became bashful and squirmed when he stroked her, but Xu Jiang ignored her, gripping the rod and rubbing it up and down.
"Be good. The moment Sparkles stepped in, the enemy was dealt with. Look at that monster—didn't one of your electric gazes shock him numb right onto the ground? Keep working hard in the future."
"Eek, eek, eek, I... ah~~ Don't do that to me, I-I'm not angry anymore, ah!!"
After a burst of rapid movements, Xu Jiang forcibly dispelled Sparkles's resentment, leaving the watching Little Deagle utterly amazed.
"The General really is incredible. Sparkles looks very happy."
"Hmph! Of course." Xu Jiang replied proudly, "This is the result of more than twenty years of dating experience."
"Really? Then the General must also be very good at comforting his own lover."
"No, I don't have a girlfriend."
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