Chapter 1776: Asura’s Sword

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After s.h.i.+ Feng spent 7,000 Magic Crystals to activate the Ring of Gospel’s World Projection and Ring of Brilliance, the Attributes of Asura’s members increased, and the those of Hecate’s members decreased. The change immediately alleviated the pressure on Asura’s members. Now, Asura’s ranged members were able to repel Hecate’s melee members with greater ease. Even when their attacks struck the enemy MTs’ s.h.i.+elds, the impact pushed the MTs back, stopping their advance momentarily.

After a single round of attacks from Asura’s ranged members, the offensive formation of Hecate’s MTs shattered. When the second round of attacks descended, over 30 Hecate MTs died. For a moment, Hecate’s melee unit couldn’t close the distance between itself and Asura’s expedition team.

“Hahaha! The commander’s move is awesome! With this, these b.a.s.t.a.r.ds can’t even come within melee range of us!”

The Asura members that had begun to despair felt their hopes rekindle.

They might be able to cope with Hecate’s ranged attacks by blocking and dodging, but if they allowed Hecate’s melee members to come in close and personal, they would definitely be in a bind. If they were pinned down for too long, Hecate’s ranged members would make quick work of them.

Thanks to World Projection and Ring of Brilliance, Asura’s advancement had increased considerably. Now, with the exception of Hecate’s Tier 2 players, Asura’s members held their ground against the incoming attacks. Hecate’s Tier 1 players could no longer break their formation.

Meanwhile, s.h.i.+ Feng, who opened a path for his team, was like a killing machine.

Despite s.h.i.+ Feng having only advanced one-quarter of the way through Hecate’s blockade, more than 400 players had died by his swords.

In addition, s.h.i.+ Feng’s Tier 3 Demon disrupted Hecate’s formation from time to time This prevented Hecate’s members from slowing s.h.i.+ Feng down, and Hecate’s members could only watch as s.h.i.+ Feng made his way through their ranks.

“Blade, go, stop him with the Vultures! We must not let these people get away!” Cold Brew said, gnas.h.i.+ng his teeth as he watched s.h.i.+ Feng plow through Hecate’s army unhindered.

s.h.i.+ Feng played a crucial part in this battle. If he hadn’t torn a hole in their encirclement, Asura’s members wouldn’t have had a chance of breaking through.

Moreover, too many Hecate members had died at s.h.i.+ Feng’s hands. s.h.i.+ Feng left only corpses in his wake. If they did not remove the man from the battle now, they would suffer immense losses.

“Got it!” Blade Hand, who had hidden a short distance away from Asura’s expedition team, replied through the team chat He then led the six a.s.sa.s.sins around him and snuck toward s.h.i.+ Feng.

The Vultures was a party of a.s.sa.s.sins Hecate had specifically nurtured to eliminate important figures in other large Guilds. The Vultures had successfully a.s.sa.s.sinated the upper echelons of super-first-rate Guilds in the past.

When the Vultures were within 30 yards of s.h.i.+ Feng, the six a.s.sa.s.sins each took a Magic Array Scroll from their bags.

When they were within 25 yards, they used Shadow Steps and instantly appeared beside s.h.i.+ Feng.

“Seal!” The Vultures moved extremely quickly and simultaneously unfurled the Magic Array Scrolls in their hands.

However, s.h.i.+ Feng’s response was also swift. He instantly knew what these newcomers intended to do. Immediately, he began brandis.h.i.+ng his swords.

Sword’s...o...b..t!

Dazzling stars bombarded the six a.s.sa.s.sins, one after another.

With both hands occupied, the Vultures couldn’t defend themselves. Hence, they promptly activated Wind Steps, utilizing the brief invulnerability the Skill provided to block s.h.i.+ Feng’s strikes while they continued to activate their Magic Array Scrolls.

Suddenly, a magic array formed beneath s.h.i.+ Feng’s feet He then felt a powerful gravitational pull as chains emerged from the magic array and wrapped around his body, reducing his Basic Attributes, Movement Speed, and Attack Speed by 60%. Moreover, a magic barrier formed around him, Blade Hand, and the Vultures, sealing them off from the outside world. No Attack Spells or Healing Spells would be able to get through this barrier.

“Die!” Blade Hand appeared behind s.h.i.+ Feng, slas.h.i.+ng his two daggers at the Swordsman while he activated his Berserk Skill.

Similarly, the six Vultures activated their Berserk Skills and used Absolute Strike, the a.s.sa.s.sin cla.s.s’s strongest Tier 1 Skill.

Since the attacks had been launched from such a close range and s.h.i.+ Feng’s Attributes and speed had been drastically reduced, he couldn’t defend himself in time. As a result, all seven attacks. .h.i.t their mark at the same time.

“Commander!” Anxiety and concern overwhelmed Yan Ya as she watched s.h.i.+ Feng take the hits.

Facing one Tier 2 a.s.sa.s.sin and six Tier 1 a.s.sa.s.sins with activated Berserk Skills, even s.h.i.+ Feng, who had activated Heavenly Dragon’s Power, would likely fall.

He’s finally dead! Cold Brew could not help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw the attacks strike s.h.i.+ Feng.

With s.h.i.+ Feng dead, the remaining members of Asura were fish on the chopping block. Moreover, the fact that they had killed s.h.i.+ Feng, the Asura adventurer team’s commander, more or less justified the large number of casualties they had suffered.

However, unlike Cold Brew, the Vultures and Blade Hand, who were inside the magic array, expressed neither joy nor relief. Instead, they stared at s.h.i.+ Feng with grim expressions.

This was because their weapons had not struck s.h.i.+ Feng at all. Rather, a translucent barrier enveloping s.h.i.+ Feng’s body had stopped their weapons.

What a powerful a.s.sa.s.sination technique. For a moment, even I thought I was dead meat. After taking glancing at his seven tense a.s.sailants, s.h.i.+ Feng took a look at the Void s.h.i.+eld he had activated. His Void s.h.i.+eld had already lost more than 30% of its energy. If he had failed to activate the barrier in time, he definitely would have died.

“It’s only a protective s.h.i.+eld! I refuse to believe it can last forever!”

After recovering from his shock, Blade Hand altered his daggers’ trajectory and launched another attack. Similarly, the six Vultures launched their own a.s.sault The seven a.s.sa.s.sins remained cold and unmoving as they attacked s.h.i.+ Feng’s protective s.h.i.+eld in a frenzy, disregarding any cost.

While inside the magic array, their Basic Attributes surpa.s.sed s.h.i.+ Feng’s. They were also faster than the Swordsman. Meanwhile, Skills that generated protective s.h.i.+elds could only absorb a limited amount of damage. As long as they broke through the protective s.h.i.+eld, s.h.i.+ Feng would die all the same.

Daggers and short swords rapidly struck s.h.i.+ Feng’s Void s.h.i.+eld.

Dang! Dang! Dang!

s.h.i.+ Feng executed Sword’s...o...b..t to defend himself, but each time he blocked an attack, his arms would tremble slightly. In terms of Strength, he was no match for the Seven a.s.sa.s.sins. Meanwhile, the a.s.sa.s.sins’ coordination prevented him from blocking all of their attacks. As a result, his Void s.h.i.+eld’s energy continued to deplete.

60%… 50%… 30%…

While Void s.h.i.+eld’s energy drained, the expedition team’s situation had taken a turn for the worst. Since Asura’s members had halted their advance for a time, Hecate’s members were able to land more attacks. As a result, Asura lost members rapidly. Seeing this, s.h.i.+ Feng could not help but sigh. Immediately, he activated Blade Liberation, his aura’s intensity skyrocketing.

The instant Blade Hand and the Vultures came into contact with s.h.i.+ Feng’s Killing Ray, they felt their arms go numb. The impact sent them flying and cras.h.i.+ng into the magic barrier, which rippled under the force.

How did he recover his Strength? Blade Hand’s expression darkened further as he watched s.h.i.+ Feng, who stood proudly in the center of the magic barrier. He could not understand how s.h.i.+ Feng’s Attributes had increased by such a large margin.

However, s.h.i.+ Feng had no intention of giving Blade Hand’s group any time to think as he took the initiative to attack.

Dang! Dang! Dang!

s.h.i.+ Feng’s Attack Speed was so high that even Tier 2 players had a hard time keeping up with his swords. Although Blade Hand and the Vultures were a.s.sa.s.sins, not even they were a match for this Swordsman’s speed. They had to rely on their instincts to block s.h.i.+ Feng’s swords.

The seven a.s.sa.s.sins knew that they were pus.h.i.+ng themselves to their limits.

Yet, every time their daggers or short swords came into contact with s.h.i.+ Feng’s swords, an intense feedback coursed through their arms. The resulting impact was so powerful that they were even forced to retreat by several steps. Eventually, they could no longer keep up and were forced to use Vanish, temporarily negating s.h.i.+ Feng’s attacks. Using the brief invulnerability, they launched a suicidal attack.

The reckless a.s.sault instantly shattered s.h.i.+ Feng’s Void s.h.i.+eld and slightly lowered his HP.

Seeing that they had finally dealt damage, Blade Hand and the Vultures regained a little hope. Immediately, the seven a.s.sa.s.sins disregarded defense and launched another reckless a.s.sault. However, just as their attacks were about to strike s.h.i.+ Feng, their target split into two identical copies.

Phantom Kill!

Blade Hand and the Vultures were dumbfounded, but since their brief invulnerability was still active, they thrust their blades at the two copies.

However, with the seven a.s.sa.s.sins’ attacks divided and the fact that s.h.i.+ Feng had an absurd amount of HP and Defense, the a.s.sa.s.sins failed to kill either of s.h.i.+ Feng’s copies.

When the seven a.s.sa.s.sins’ temporary invulnerability ended, s.h.i.+ Feng and his doppelganger simultaneously activated Shadow Blade, sending 20 strikes flying at the a.s.sa.s.sins. There was little s.p.a.ce for players to move around inside the magic barrier, and as a result, five of the seven a.s.sa.s.sins were killed instantly. s.h.i.+ Feng and his doppelganger then executed Purgatory Pentaslash, each bombarding the two remaining a.s.sa.s.sins with five slashes. The power of each slash grew stronger than the last, and by the time s.h.i.+ Feng and his doppelganger landed their fifth hit, their opponents were paralyzed.

Suddenly, a streak of blue light cut down Blade Hand and the last Vulture.

This time, the two a.s.sa.s.sins were powerless. When the streak of light cut through the two a.s.sa.s.sins’ leather armor, both were thrown into the magic barrier, staring with widened eyes as they died. They simply could not bring themselves to believe that some commander of a measly adventurer team had turned the tables on Hecate’s Vultures, who were powerful enough to make the various large Guilds tremble with fear.

Although Blade Hand wanted to say something, his HP had reached zero. His vision faded to black as his body transformed into a streak of light and disappeared, leaving behind a piece of equipment Shortly after, the magic barrier around s.h.i.+ Feng shattered and vanished.