Chapter 437: Fight! Beast
Chapter 437: Fight! Beast
There is only death? Xiao Jie was stunned. This is usually what people who have signed a military order to participate in a life-or-death mission would say.
Used to express one's determination to die if one fails.
But when the other party said this, something felt a little off.
The dead person - could it be me? Looking at the smile on the other person's face, Xiao Jie suddenly understood - it was him.
This guy wants to fight me to the death, so if anyone is going to die, it must be me. Can I kill him alone?
[System prompt: Trigger the career trial [Fight! Beasts], and fight a life-and-death battle with the demon refiner Qin Shou to complete the final test and suddenly realize the secret of the evolution of the demon beasts. In this mode, you cannot use any consumable items or healing skills for recovery. Once used, the trial will be considered failed. This trial is a one-time event. If rejected, your career mission will be considered failed.
Warning: Career trials are somewhat dangerous, please choose carefully. 】
Xiao Jie's heart tightened, and he even gave a special warning. This was a bit dangerous. Although it stands to reason that this kind of professional task should not result in real death, if it were placed in a normal game, it would often be just a formality for the players. The so-called life-and-death fight would usually only result in half-death at most, as a gesture, and then the corresponding plot would be triggered to complete the test.
But in this game, Xiao Jie didn't dare to understand it that way, as it might lead to death.
However, there is no risk without gaining the tiger cub. The more dangerous and difficult the professional task is, the greater the reward.
If you want to be at the top of the pyramid among players, you naturally have to put in more effort, but Xiao Jie made up his mind.
What are you afraid of? With your current strength, you can definitely hold on. If not, you can always use Disillusionment + Escape Talisman to run away.
This skill combination can be said to be Xiao Jie's magic weapon. As long as I have this ultimate move, I can do whatever I want.
"Since Senior said so, I naturally cannot refuse. Well, then come on."
Seeing Xiao Jie's bold performance, Qin Shou was full of admiration, "Good boy, you are quite courageous. I won't be polite - take it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure suddenly pounced towards Xiao Jie.
There's no need for any weapons, just a claw to grab you head-on.
Damn, the fight is about to begin! Although Xiao Jie was mentally prepared, he was still shocked by the opponent's sudden attack. Fortunately, his reaction was not slow at all.
An assassin dodged a frontal attack and slashed with his sword!
Cut it off!
Ding! The knife was caught firmly by a huge crab claw. Qin Shou's hands seemed to be performing magic, freely changing into different forms such as arms, claws, and crab claws.
At this time, the huge crab claws clamped Xiao Jie's dragon tooth knife tightly, making it completely unable to move.
An escape bar appeared on the screen, but no matter how hard Xiao Jie pressed the mouse to try to break free, the bar did not move at all.
"Boy, wild beasts don't have knives or swords, so I'll help you get these things."
After saying that, he swung the dragon tooth knife in Xiao Jie's hand with force and it flew out of his hand.
There was a DEBUFF suddenly appearing above his head - disarm.
[Disarm: Your weapon has been dismantled by the opponent, and you cannot use it to fight.]
This disarmed state did not really take away his weapon, and the double swords in Xiao Jie's equipment bar did not disappear. This was actually a special negative state.
Xiao Jie was not unfamiliar with this state. The warrior's bare-handed skill could produce this effect, but it usually only lasted for a dozen seconds. However, the disarmament in front of him seemed to be constant. I'm afraid it would take until the trial was completed before it could be restored.
Xiao Jie secretly groaned in his heart, and dodged away with a phantom. Facing Qin Shou's fierce attack, he kept retreating.
He has always used swordsmanship as his main combat skill, and this has not changed even after he changed his job to become a beast tamer, a qi cultivator, and even advanced to a demon cultivator.
Firstly, it is a habit, and human behavioral inertia is very stubborn. Secondly, as equipment is updated and skills are strengthened, the damage of this swordsmanship also increases. Things that can be solved with one sword naturally do not need any additional effort.
I'm a little uncomfortable with suddenly losing my weapons.
However, Xiao Jie is a professional player after all, and he often practices various skills and exercises in different scenarios on a daily basis.
Although he was a little stunned at this time, he was not panicked. In addition to swordsmanship, he also had many other skills.
The dragon claw strikes fiercely!
Faced with Qin Shou's renewed fierce attack, Xiao Jie decisively changed his battle strategy.
Bang! The crab claws and dragon claws collided with each other, but Xiao Jie was knocked away and fell to the ground.
(What a powerful force! This guy’s strength is estimated to be at least 150!) Xiao Jie thought to himself.
Although Xiao Jie is not known for his strength, his strength is not low due to the attributes added by the demon pill. Moreover, Xiao Jie has tested the dragon claw attack move, which has a high strength bonus and a very strong toughness reduction effect, almost comparable to the effect of a two-handed heavy weapon.
The opponent did not move at all despite his strong attack, and instead knocked him away directly. His strength must have been at least three times that of mine to do that.
Not only is it powerful, it is also extremely fast.
Before Xiao Jie could get up, Qin Shou had already leaped into the air and smashed down on his head like a roc with spread wings.
Xiao Jie quickly dodged with a lazy donkey roll, then followed up with an own dragon twist and leaped up in an instant.
At this moment, Qin Shougang fell to the ground with a heavy blow, revealing a fleeting tiny flaw, which Xiao Jie decisively seized.
The poisonous stake that turns the horse down!
He turned around and a scorpion tail poison needle pierced his body.
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33! A layer of scorpion venom is applied.
"Scorpion poison? Haha, kid, your magic can't hurt me."
After saying that, he lay down on the ground and instantly turned into a huge wild boar, more than ten feet long, with a pair of fangs like iron hooks.
Wild boar healing!
The poison on Qin Shou's body flashed and disappeared immediately.
Then it spread out its four hooves and rumbled towards Xiao Jie like a tank.
Disappeared! Xiao Jie dodged the collision and used a dragon's tail sweep to swipe at the wild boar.
Bang! The blow hit the wild boar's buttocks hard, but the wild boar didn't move at all. Not to mention being blown away, there was not even a trace of displacement.
This... this thing's resilience is probably equivalent to having a built-in overlord.
Xiao Jie was speechless for a moment. Poison didn't work, toughness reduction didn't work, and he was completely defeated in a fight. Facing the hermit master whose attributes and abilities completely crushed him, he felt really powerless.
"You do have some fancy skills, but that's all. Don't hide them. Just use whatever tricks you have. When I really put in my best effort, you won't be able to use them." Obviously, this little bit of damage was meaningless to Qin Shou.
Although Xiao Jie had a headache, he remained calm.
Even though there is a huge gap in strength, we must still try our best to fight.
If you can’t win in physical combat, then use witchcraft.
The art of walking on a dragon—the tide rises!
The water pool in the cave suddenly surged and flooded the ground in an instant.
"Hey, you also know this trick? Hehe, but I can do it too." Qin Shou said as he turned into a human form and raised his hand.
The art of walking dragons - Water Dragon Song! The water quickly gathered around him, swirling in the air, forming a water dragon-like shape, and suddenly pounced towards Xiao Jie.
Dry!
Facing the surging water dragon, Xiao Jie immediately realized that he could not escape!
But there is no need to hide. Even though you can use ordinary magic, you can never use this trick!
Steal the sky - change the day!
Xiao Jie suddenly raised his hand and opened two doors in an instant.
This trick of replacing the sky with the earth is the magic of the Demon Star Tower. As a wild demon refiner, Qin Shou would never be able to do it.
Sure enough, the opponent was completely unaware of what magic Xiao Jie used. The water dragon plunged into the portal in front of Xiao Jie, then gushed out from behind Qin Shou, and instead rushed Qin Shou out.
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386!
He used his own method to retaliate, and this time he finally managed to achieve the effect of knocking the enemy away.
Good opportunity! Seeing Qin Shou being knocked into the air, Xiao Jie immediately seized the opportunity.
When in the air, you cannot block, defend, or put up any effective resistance.
Facing Qin Shou flying towards him, Xiao Jie turned around suddenly.
Fighting skill - fierce kick! His right foot instantly turned into a horse hoof. Bang! He kicked Qin Shou away.
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84!
He turned around and instantly determined where Qin Shou was landing.
The art of walking on a dragon—the waves reach the sky!
Before Qin Shou landed on the ground, he was swept up into the sky again by a surge of water.
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132!
Fighting skill - fatal pounce!
Xiao Jie instantly transformed into a gray wolf, pounced towards Qin Shou in mid-air, and bit Qin Shou right in the mouth.
Choke!
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222!
The moment he landed, he was immediately given a bear hug.
He grabbed Qin Shou and threw him out.
Afterimage step!
Xiao Jie's figure disappeared in an instant, and he appeared behind Qin Shou, striking with his tiger claws! One claw grabbed Qin Shou's back.
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89!
No trace!
Instantly the other side appeared.
The dragon's claws strike! Bang!
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128!
This combo was extremely cool, dealing nearly a thousand damages. This was because Qin Shou had amazing defense and ridiculously thick health. If it were an ordinary elite monster, or a player of the same level as Xiao Jie, Xiao Jie was completely confident that he could kill it in one combo.
He didn't expect that he could perform such a smooth operation.
However, before he could be happy, Qin Shou slowly stood up from the water, "Hahahaha, this kid is really different, quite interesting, quite interesting. Okay, the warm-up is over, I'm going to get serious!"
Demonic magic-the devil ape's form!
Qin Shou's body suddenly began to grow rapidly. Thick black hair grew all over his body. His mouth was full of fangs. His muscles were like iron and stone sculptures. His face was like that of an evil ghost or evil god. He let out a shrill and wild howl that shook the cave.
This demon ape didn't look very big, only about three meters tall, but its wild aura made Xiao Jie's heart tremble.
The next second, the demon ape almost instantly came close to Xiao Jie.
So fast! Xiao Jie's heart was shaken, and he instinctively wanted to dodge.
Phantom—bang! Before he could dodge, he was hit by the demon ape's fist and flew backwards.
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241!
Shit! Xiao Jie was shocked when he saw the red words.
Afterimage—bang! This time there was no suspense, and he was knocked away with another punch.
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279!
The blood volume has reached the bottom.
Xiao Jie was shocked. He had been fighting for such a long time without losing much blood, but it was over in less than five seconds?
The demon ape leaped into the air, clenched his fists, and struck down on the head with a heavy blow from mid-air.
Damn it! Xiao Jie thought to himself, this guy is really going to kill me.
He had no doubt that if this punch hit him, he would be killed instantly.
Mysterious tortoise shell! A translucent tortoise shell shield instantly appeared.
bump!-
482!
Fortunately, the shield was turned on, and just one hit reduced more than one-third of the durability of the tortoise shell.
The demon ape didn't stop and struck again with a heavy blow.
boom!-
543!
The durability was reduced by more than half, and the tortoise shell even showed dozens of cracks.
Seeing the demon ape coming at him again, Xiao Jie did not hesitate, and the phantom -
Boom! The moment the tortoise shell shattered, Xiao Jie flashed out without a trace. Without the slightest hesitation, he transformed into a wolf and fled madly towards the depths of the cave.
The demon ape behind him roared and chased after him. At this moment, Xiao Jie had only one thought in his mind - escape!
This guy is really serious.
Xiao Jie's target was the forest in the center of the cave. At this moment, he only had a few dozen points of health left, and he would die if he was hit again.
But he was unwilling to give up, so he had to run away.
The demon ape was extremely fast and caught up in the blink of an eye. Fortunately, they reached the woods.
Xiao Jie plunged in.
Boom boom boom! The demon ape smashed and hit hard behind him, and the trees had no effect of blocking him. Xiao Jie was so scared that he kept turning corners to escape.
He was almost caught up several times, but he managed to escape by the narrowest of margins.
He was accidentally splashed by the attack, and his health instantly decreased by more than ten points.
Even though his body had been transformed by Qigong, his heart was still pounding wildly.
The phantom disappeared! With a quick move, the view ahead suddenly became clear, and they were at the end of the woods.
Xiao Jie did not hesitate. He jumped onto a protruding rock on the mountain wall. With the help of this protruding rock, he leaped up again.
His eyes quickly searched for a point where he could gain leverage. The seemingly steep cliff still had an invisible path leading upward.
He jumped out of the tiankeng in a few steps and landed on the cliff outside the tiankeng.
Xiao Jie was stunned when he saw the scenery outside.
Before I knew it, it was already night. There was a bright moon in the sky and the surrounding was endless pitch-black night.
Surrounding it are vast valleys and forests that stretch as far as the eye can see, making one feel open and free. Coming from a life-and-death struggle in a cave and suddenly landing here, one feels as if one has escaped from the dead.
However, the trial is not over yet.
The demon ape might chase him out at any time, but he was already low on health.
Xiao Jie was hesitating.
A line of prompts suddenly flashed across the screen.
[System prompt: The spiritual power in your body is surging, and you feel the call of a mysterious force. ]
Mysterious power? Xiao Jie glanced and immediately landed on the bright moon in the sky.
At this moment, a lone wolf, covered in blood, seriously injured and dying, stood alone under the moon, giving off a sad and mysterious feeling.
The wolf demon's innate magic is the Howling Moon Technique. Could it be that -
Xiao Jie immediately used his special skill - Wild Howl - towards the moon in the sky, and let out a shrill wolf howl.
Ouch!
Along with the shrill wolf howl, the moonlight in the sky suddenly changed, from moon white to silver. The silver moonlight coated the wolf's fur with a layer of silver, which was crystal clear and sparkling.
The next second, the wounds on Xiao Jie's body began to heal rapidly, his blood volume recovered, and his body size increased dramatically.
The originally dark green fur turned into silver-white, and its body grew to more than three meters in length, which was larger than that of an ordinary tiger.
[System prompt: Your 'enlightenment' state has been triggered, and you have gained an 'epiphany'! ]
Sudden enlightenment! Xiao Jie was surprised and happy. How long had it been since he left the Novice Village?
Although he would occasionally have an epiphany, he almost never mastered his regular skills again.
What Gu Feiyu said really makes sense. Only in critical moments, life-and-death situations, will it be more easily triggered.
[Words of enlightenment: When you were seriously injured and on the verge of death, you felt the call of the Moon Spirit's power. The Moon Spirit's power resonated with the Cang Wolf spirit in your body, and you thus comprehended the skill - [Howling Moon Technique (Innate Demonic Art)].
System prompt: Your Grey Wolf Transformation has been upgraded to [Howling Moon Grey Wolf Transformation].
System prompt: Pass the career trial [Battle! Beasts] and learn the career skill [Monster Evolution].
(End of this chapter)