Chapter Seventy-Six: Upsetting the Balance
Unfortunately, when Ted and Gordon returned to the Daimyo Shield Crab, the huge crustacean had already woken up and was walking along on six short legs.
Since they had lost the opportunity to sleep, there was no need for the two of them to continue to be light-hearted, Ted let out a loud roar defiantly, and then rushed straight forward.
Sensing the movement, the daimyo shield crab turned around on the spot, and his small black eyes stared at Ted, who was rushing towards him, and the two crab claws, which were afraid to be bigger than the latter's whole person, clamped twice, making a scalp-numbing "click" sound.
Gordon couldn't help but think of the image of himself being cut in two by the waist of this pair of big pincers, not to say that he was afraid, but after all, he was a little more jealous.
Ted, however, as if he hadn't seen it, rushed up to the Daimyo Shield Crab like a wild boar.
The boom and shield that were folded and stored behind him fell into his hand, and instantly unfolded, carrying the strength of his charge, the tip of the boom spear went straight forward, and accurately stabbed at the mouthparts of the daimyo shield crab's weak defense.
Dark green blood splattered out, and the Daimyo Shield Crab let out a piercing scream, the huge crab claws swung forward, and Ted calmly slid back and retreated, easily dodging the Daimyo Shield Crab's counterattack.
The gun used with the Great Shield is huge and heavy.
In the unfolded state, the user can't even walk a little faster, let alone run, and can only move slowly and steadily one small step at a time, and it is difficult to dodge in time in the face of monster attacks.
However, the spear envoys didn't care.
After all, the huge shield that could cover the hunter's entire body behind it was not an ornament.
Most of the monsters' offensive methods are useless in the face of this giant shield, and even the breath attacks of many wyvern species are no exception.
At the same time, the spear envoys generally prefer to choose armor with outstanding defensive performance and heavy armor, such as the rock dragon suit on Ted.
Under the superposition of the two effects, the gun envoys turned into thorny turtles in front of the monster, unable to speak, and could be broken at any time.
"Boom!"
A dull pop sounded, and the part of the gun that belonged to the "gun" came into play.
In the flames and smoke of the gunpowder explosion, countless tiny steel balls erupted from the guns of the guns, creating countless wounds on the carapace of the daimyo shield crabs, which were not serious, but densely packed.
The effective range of this attack is very short, only about two to three meters, which is why the gun makes it indisputably classified as a swordsman (melee) rather than a shooter (ranged).
"Boom!"
Another pop.
The recoil of two successive shellings sent Ted more than a meter backwards.
His center of gravity remained stable, and after simply flicking the gun to reload his ammunition, he continued to attack the daimyo shield crab with a series of thrusts and picks, and then shelling, loading, and so on.
After observing for a while, Gordon was surprised to find that this cycle of attacks did not come at will.
The heavy weight of the gun, whether it is a horizontal thrust or an upward attack, will irrepressibly drive the gun's body to move forward a small step.
When the distance to the target is too close, it is difficult to exert the power of the gun stabbing force, so Ted will launch an artillery attack at this time.
Diffuse artillery strikes, which have a very limited range, naturally do more damage the closer they get to the target, and the recoil of the shelling will help him re-distance himself from the monster, making it easier to perform the stabbing attack later.
Accurately controlling the distance and mastering the rhythm, Ted at this time is like a precision instrument, and there is a rigorous beauty between the offensive and defensive cycles.
Gordon was stunned for a moment, until the blind, high-pitched hiss of the daimyo shield crabs that had been wounded one after another woke him up from his stupor.
"It's berserk! Go to the side, don't stay in front! Ted gave Gordon a loud reminder, and he slowed down the pace of the offense a little and shifted to defense.
"Understood!"
Gordon immediately moved, taking advantage of the Daimyo's shield crab striking iron to slash continuously on Ted's shield, and circled to its left side.
In addition to the big claws, the daimyo shield crab also has three pairs of hind legs.
These crab legs, in addition to being inconvenient to move back and forth, are very flexible and powerful, and their limbs are the thickness of Gordon's thighs, and they look like knotted old tree roots under the thick carapace covered with thorns.
Gordon tentatively slashed a longitudinal slash, and although he didn't flick the knife, he only left a shallow white mark on the dark red carapace, which made him grin with a toothache.
If there were other options, Gordon wouldn't attack such a hard-looking part.
But then look at the huge dragon skull as thick as the city wall, and the pair of giant pincers that had been hit by Ted's spike shelling for half a day without visible scars.
These crab legs look a little slender and cute......
"Attack the joints!"
Ted, who was in a defensive posture against the madness of the Daimyo Shield Crab, shouted a reminder, and Gordon immediately understood what he meant.
These crab legs do have a thick carapace wrapped around them, which is difficult to break through, but in order to move flexibly, the carapace at the joints must not be too thick.
As a crustacean, the daimyo shield crab does not have a real skeleton, as long as it can destroy the joint, it can directly destroy the crab leg!
"Okay!" Gordon immediately changed the way he attacked.
Under normal circumstances, the charged slash is the absolute core of the greatsword move.
It doesn't matter if you slash countless times in a row, as long as you successfully hit the most critical part of the three-stage charged slash, the previous attempts will be worth it.
But now, he completely gave up on the intention of charging power, and instead used relatively flexible horizontal slashes, vertical slashes, upward picks, and even sword blade slashes, repeatedly attacking a certain foot joint of the daimyo shield crab.
A single hit is meaningless, but when several, dozens of shallow sword marks are superimposed, the continuous attacks produce a qualitative change.
The joint structure of exoskeleton organisms such as insects and crustaceans may seem simple, but in fact it is a very complex and efficient biohydraulic system.
When the hard periosteum hidden between the carapace of the joint is broken by the blasting knife, the balance and integrity of the hydraulic system is instantly broken.
With a crisp "click" sound, a large amount of light cyan translucent body fluids suddenly splattered from the joint, and the huge body of the daimyo shield crab also staggered towards Gordon's side.
The damaged joints simply could not bear such a huge weight, and almost the moment the daimyo shield crab stumbled, it was completely crushed, and the remaining five crab legs tossed and turned for a while, trying to regain their balance, but finally fell to the ground.
"Aha! Well done little brother Gordon! ”
Sensing the unusual posture of the Daimyo Shield Crab, Ted immediately launched a counterattack.
Before, the Daimyo's attention was always on him, making it difficult for him to use the dragon cannon that had been charging for a long time, but now, the Daimyo Shield Crab has fallen, so what else is there to say?
Somewhere hidden inside the handle of the gun was triggered, and bright flames of light converged on the mouth of the gun, compressed, and exploded a few seconds later!
"Boom Boom Boom !!"