Lunge Mine

From behind the sand dunes, a figure wielding a sword stepped out.

Matiasu, the pseudo- Saint Rank warrior of the Plundering Clock!

Beside him, an orc carried a heavy scepter, the top of which was crackling with bluish-white electric arcs, and wind elements swirled slowly around him.

Gruffik, President of the Jinlin Merchant Guild.

Storm Realm Battle Priest.

He glanced at the burning office behind him, his eyes cold.

"Those two little devils have quite the nerve!"

"You killed my people, burned my place, and you think you can just leave?"

"If you can stop them, feel free to try," Jielusi said calmly.

Ruixiuli held his bone sword horizontally.

"Both sides have a priest and a warrior," Matiasu cracked his neck, "Perfect!"

"Why don't we two warriors have a fair fight?" Ruixiuli said.

No sooner had he finished speaking than he charged forward, his bone sword trailing a pale white arc as it aimed straight for Matiasu's chest and abdomen.

Matiasu drew his longsword horizontally, blocking the attack with a clang. He then twisted his feet to dissipate the force, followed by a diagonal slash aimed directly at Ruixiuli's neck.

In terms of basic skills, Matiasu clearly has the advantage.

A burst of white light fell upon Ruixiuli, a blessing from Jielusi.

With the amplification, Ruixiuli, wielding the bone sword, parried Matiasu's attack.

Gruffik suddenly slammed his scepter heavily to the ground.

Boom!

The wind element exploded, and a white light suddenly shone from the night clouds overhead. Lightning seemed to be ripped down from above by a hand, striking the ground directly!

"Summoning Thunder!"

The thick bolt of lightning struck Jielusi squarely.

Her shield withstood the attack, but she staggered back a few steps.

Jielusi had just finished casting a spell, and this brief pause was caught by Gruffik.

Jielusi squinted.

This orc priest had perfected the use of lightning magic's speed.

Very difficult to deal with!

*****

On the other side.

Matiasu's sword was heavier and more powerful than Ruixiuli's. Each of his parries was precisely timed to the shortest path, deflecting the bone sword, and then immediately followed up with a backhand slash.

This put Ruixiuli a very passive position.

Their figures touched and separated instantly, only to collide again in the next instant.

Swords clashed, sparks flew.

Ruixiuli's eyes narrowed, and he stepped forward to exchange blows again, only to be deflected once more.

But as soon as he stepped back, several short bone spikes suddenly sprouted from his black bone armor, embedding themselves in the sand and forcibly stabilizing his body.

The lingering force caused a metallic taste to rise in his throat.

Taking advantage of this pause, Ruixiuli retaliated with his sword before his opponent could react.

Black light simultaneously clung to the bone sword's entire body.

"Mad Bones - Shattering Strike!"

The white bone sword suddenly disintegrated, and the resulting bone fragments all struck Matiasu.

Originally, relying on the advantage of being half a level higher, Matiasu was somewhat careless.

Unexpectedly, the material of the Ruixiuli Bone Sword was extraordinary, which completely depleted his Battle Qi Shield, and the remaining attacks all struck him.

Matiasu's armor plates shattered, and blood gushed out.

Surprisingly, Matiasu's expression remained completely unchanged, as if he hadn't felt anything. He slumped his shoulder, braced himself against his injuries, and charged into the center of the Ruixiuli, slashing down with his sword!

Bang!

In his haste, Ruixiuli condensed the black bone armor on his body into another bone sword in an attempt to block.

But he exerted too much force too hastily, and the weapon was pushed back, causing a tightness in his chest as he was thrown backward.

When he stood up again, he was shocked to see a large wound on his left shoulder!

Beneath the black bone armor, Ruixiuli wore a strangely styled vest-like defensive armor, but the shoulders were not covered by armor plates.

Under normal circumstances, it works in combination with the black bone armor.

Matiasu also took a half step back, and the muscles around his wounds quickly tensed up, stopping the bleeding and tightening, as if an invisible hand was suppressing the injury.

Ruixiuli's eyes darkened.

Skilled in recovery.

They are also good at trading blows.

These kinds of people are the most troublesome!

****

On the other side, Gruffik and Jielusi were also locked in combat.

Gruffik's fighting style is typical of a priest-warrior, constantly closing in while casting spells.

He raised his staff and swung it, and a gust of wind rose up behind Jielusi!

Wind Wall!

The swirling wind carried sand and gravel, buzzing and vibrating. Although it was blocked by Jielusi's shield, it still made her unsteady.

Gruffik strode forward, his scepter, accompanied by a heavy gust of wind, crashing down upon him!

With nowhere Jielusi could only raise her cane to block.

Bang!

The force pressed down along his arm and into his shoulder.

Fortunately, Jielusi did not try to withstand the force head-on. Instead, she used the momentum to her advantage and turned diagonally, cutting into Grufik from the side and delivering a short "Holy Shock" to his ribs.

Gruffik grunted, his body swayed slightly, and he unleashed a straight bolt of lightning with his other hand!

"Lightning Bolt!"

The blazing white lightning bolt shot out in a straight line, so fast that it gave almost no time to react.

Jielusi leaned back abruptly as a bolt of lightning grazed above her and shot into the distant night.

"Good flexibility."

Gruffik pressed forward again, wielding his scepter, the tip of which crackled with electricity.

Jielusi didn't reply, but quickly adjusted her center of gravity with each breath.

Glufik was forcing her to make a mistake.

And she was looking for an opportunity to break in!

****

On the other side, the clash between Ruixiuli and Matiasu became increasingly fierce.

The black bone sword was nothing but a blur in the night. Suddenly, Ruixiuli took half a step forward, his sword speed turning from fast to fierce, thrusting it fiercely into Matiasu's heart. Matiasu dodged the fatal line, letting the blade pierce half an inch into the outside of his right chest, while at the same time, he slashed horizontally with his heavy sword!

Ruixiuli tried to twist his body, but he was still a beat too slow.

The sword struck his chest, a sound like shattering glass suddenly rang out, and blood gushed from his mouth.

Ruixiuli's bone sword didn't stop either. Instead, taking advantage of the distance the other party deliberately offered, he pushed it forward another half inch and slashed fiercely at Matiasu's chest!

Puff!

Flesh and blood rolled up.

Matiasu finally frowned and abruptly retreated.

Both men bled at the same time, but their fighting spirit didn't diminish in the slightest; they fought even more fiercely.

"What are you wearing? It's so stiff!" Matiasu's hands were still a little numb from the shock.

"Sorry, I don't know either." Ruixiuli wiped the corner of his mouth.

Su Ming said this thing is called boron carbide bulletproof plate; it's light and extremely hard, but its drawback is that it's very brittle.

But the effect was indeed good; it actually blocked the full-force sword strike of the pseudo- Saint Rank warrior and even distributed the impact.

Although it looks like it will shatter completely with the next blow, it's already a pleasant surprise!

Even with that strange armor, everyone present knew that Ruixiuli was still at a significant disadvantage.

Grufik raised his scepter, and the divine magical energy emanating from his body surged dramatically.

Lightning flashed and rippled within the clouds.

In the next instant, he seemed to connect with the night cloud, and the electric arc on the tip of his staff surged.

"Go to hell!"

With a furious roar, Gruffik unleashed a massive bolt of lightning from the top of his scepter, hurtling straight toward Jielusi!

"Lightning Beam!"

We can't delay any longer!

A resolute glint flashed in Jielusi's eyes, the tears faded, and a deathly gray enveloped her gaze.

She charged straight at the lightning, turning her attack towards Gruffik!

Boom!

Lightning bolted through her, tearing Jielusi robes to shreds and cracking the skin grazed by the electric shock.

His entire body was instantly covered in a spiderweb of blood lines!

It was then scorched black.

But Jielusi remained expressionless, as if she felt no pain at all.

She closed in on Gruffik, her scepter somehow replaced by a long staff, and thrust it straight at the orc priest.

Matiasu, on the other side, was slightly taken aback:

Why is this female priest copying his shameless, injury-for-injury fighting style?

Grufik's vision was obscured by the brilliant light of the lightning he unleashed while casting a spell.

By the time he assessed the situation, Jielusi had already rushed forward.

The weapon in the girl's hand had a dark, lotus-shaped object at the top, with the flat side facing forward, making it look like an enlarged toilet plunger.

However, three sharp thorns bulged out from the flat surface of the lotus seedpod.

Gruffik instinctively raised his scepter and charged forward to meet the attack.

If Gruffik had known that in Su Ming's world there was a weapon called the "Type 4 Anti-Tank Stab," capable of penetrating the frontal armor of a Sherman tank, he would never have made this decision.

The next moment, the black showerhead exploded, and a jet of metal traveling at twenty-five times the speed of sound, formed by the detonation of the charged explosive, shot out wildly amidst the flames.

The speed was so ridiculously fast that Gruffik's shield didn't even break, and his chest armor only developed a small hole.

The "anti-high-speed ballistic weapon charm" hanging on his waist was also not triggered.

However, there were already several bloody holes piercing his back.

The whole process was incredibly fast, taking only a few milliseconds—not even a blink of an eye.

When Matiasu saw the situation clearly, he saw Grufik take a few steps back in disbelief, his scepter falling to the sand.

He covered his chest with both hands.

Then, he slowly collapsed and fell silent.

Matiasu's expression finally changed.

Because he saw that Jielusi had drawn another lightning bolt!

And she was looking at him with hostility!

If that cold, almost emotionless gaze can be described as "unfriendly," then so be it.

****

However, Matiasu quickly calmed down.

This weapon, which looks like a pitchfork, also has an obvious flaw: it is only lethal at close range.

You can deflect it, slash it open, or even dodge it.

Gruffik, that unlucky fellow, was taken away by the "first encounter kill".

Moreover, Jielusi did not come without a price for forcibly taking "Lightning Bolt!".

Blood was flowing from her body, already staining a small patch of sand beneath her feet.

Matiasu increased the force in his hand, deflecting Ruixiuli's bone sword with a single strike and cleaving it into his chest once more.

This time, his incredibly tough breastplate finally shattered, and he was sent flying backward in a sorry state.

Because of this relentless fighting, Ruixiuli's condition deteriorated rapidly.

Matiasu excels at recovery and battery life!

The wounds on his body that appeared earlier had already stopped bleeding.