Section 5: One Step
It was Arendt who died.
The Warlock was unaware of the calamity until he died, and he maintained his spell weakening against the predatory behemoth until his head fell abruptly from his neck.
He died—his death gave the behemoth suppressed to the brink of death a moment of respite. The situation that was originally in control of the victory of the Nanyanzhou team turned to extreme instability. And that's even the beginning!
One-step.
- So weak.
Xing Bian thought to himself, and he stepped forward in the face of the angry gaze of the group of reincarnations of the Southern Yanzhou team.
Weak does not mean strengthening, it does not mean being armed. Rather, it refers to combat experience and determination, because if you are a veteran reincarnation who has adapted to various extreme occasions, even if you are under the strict protection of your companions, you will not let down your defenses.
Enchantments, triggered shields, contingencies, substitution of death—these are the things that should be prepared. However, when Xing Bian swung his sword, he only sensed a physical obstruction that was at most equivalent to B-class armor.
- It's so inexperienced. And it seems that even the resurrection props are not ready.
He moved forward, and the reincarnation of the Nanyanzhou team was clear and passionate in his cognition. And that's not really an experience. Because it leaks a lot of important information.
Anger is intelligence, and so is fear.
Two steps.
A second man fell before him - it was a black man, who had been cut in two from head to toe by a long sword. Adam's tactics did a little positive after all, as the Middle-earth's distraction was naturally accompanied by a decrease in support for their allies. And it is obvious that Rivendell at this moment is not a battlefield that the Nanyanzhou team that has not been strengthened should be in it.
- Your wise men have certainly protected you well.
- So what about your wise men? Oh...... That man who closes his eyes and pretends to be a man?
His eyes are very good, he can see the tactical layout of the Nanyanzhou team at a glance, and then he can know at a glance which is stronger and which is weak, which is important and which is irrelevant.
A third-order berserker who is probably stronger than himself may have a hard time beating him in one-on-one hand-to-hand combat. A rune warrior who uses thunder and lightning to strengthen himself may have a third order, and it may take some effort to kill him. The two of them worked together to suppress the hapless beast, and their tactical command was the man with the scepter with his eyes on his eyebrows - it was obvious that he was the spiritual power of the Southern Yanzhou team, but it seemed that even the wise man was at the same time.
This is very probable—because Xing Bian noticed that when he killed the first person, the berserker almost failed to hold his post, and when he killed the second person, the rune warrior's footsteps quietly wavered towards the man with his eyes closed.
The magnitude was small, but he noticed. Therefore, this spiritual power and wise man is most likely the core of the Nanyanzhou team, as long as he is killed, then the overall combat power of this reincarnation team will be completely abolished.
- I just don't know if he can afford to buy the Ankh of Rebirth......
'Kill him!' Invisible spiritual power fluctuations unfolded in the air, and although they couldn't feel it, Xing Bian felt that he could guess its content. Of course, he knew that there were still many secondary combat forces in the Nanyanzhou team, but he felt that he didn't need to pay too much attention to them.
Because he can see it.
The murderous flow of the machine was like a dyed cobweb in his cognition. Not malice, not hostility, but murderous intent - everything in his range that could kill him was manifested in the form of lines under his gaze. And this is a ten-step kill, just like the perception trick of the future.
Three steps.
The vertical lines of the man's eyebrows suddenly unfolded, turning into a heterogeneous eye, casting a powerful gaze at him. With Xingbian as the center, the space with a radius of about one meter solidifies sharply as if it had turned into amber. And at the same moment, a warrior with two fiery swords suddenly burst out, stabbing straight down at his neck and heart from back to front!
The body of the man with the twin knives shattered in a flickering crimson streamer, and the one imprisoned in the air turned out to be just a physical illusion created by strange objects!
- It's just a stand-in puppet, and the selling price of the B-rank is worthy of your life.
- But you don't even have your own mother's ashes to play with Chaos Blade, and low-level Kratos shouldn't be like you.
The pairs of chain knives fell to the ground, and at the same time, Xing Bian's fourth step was about to be stepped on!
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- "Neos! ”
Richard's angry roar echoed through the psychic web. At this moment, Neos finally realized that the South Yanzhou team actually had a very fatal flaw. That is, in the world of reincarnation, where power is respected, as a decision-maker, he is not the strongest in terms of power, and this means that once his decision-making is wrong and there is an obvious way to break the game with brute force, then the authority of the captain will be shaken!
Why is everything like this!?
Why did the Nanyanzhou team become like this?!
First Arendt, then Miria, and then Manini, in just an instant, the Nanyanzhou team lost three secondary combat power. And that's not Adam's modus operandi!
How could Adam have exerted all his strength at this point in time? How could it be possible to throw strength into the Nanyanzhou team on such an occasion? It is impossible for him to get the maximum benefit from making a move at this moment, and even if he does, he should be fully consuming it on the attack on the Middle-earth team. Because a third-order reincarnation is enough to shake the balance of power. And at this time, everyone is too busy to take care of themselves!
What's good about not crippling the Zhongzhou team and weakening the Nanyanzhou team in advance? Putting the most threatening enemy and not going all out, but targeting the allied squads that are impossible to help the Middle-earth team at this time is simply a psychotic approach!
Nyos couldn't understand it.
He couldn't understand it anyway.
All the calculations point to the fact that the layout of the Great Nishizhou team went crazy at this moment. It was the most powerful initial sneak attack, but it was used at an inopportune time and did not invest all its power in the key target. However, he also had to admit that the other party shot at the Nanyanzhou team at this time, but it really hit his death hole! Because the other party gave up the strategic advantage and pursued the tactical advantage on this inconsequential occasion, and the reincarnators of the Nanyanzhou team, they were unable to kill that fourth-order giant beast at this time, and they were really self-conscious.
Only a reckless man with murderous intent would do this, but it was obviously Adam who dominated the Great West Continent team. He had arranged so much and prepared so much, but at this time he used such an irrational trick. His decision was beyond Nyos's imagination.
This is a cognitive obstacle.
If Neos hadn't known in advance that the lurker was Adam, he might have taken such an unexpected situation into account. However, it was precisely because he knew that he lacked a solution to this unexpected situation.
What shouldn't have happened, happened.
And now, there is not much time for hesitation - the situation on the side of the Central Continent is unclear. The Nanyanzhou team suffered trauma, but it was not broken, and the main combat strength of the current team was full of desire to fight.
Whether to fight or go, you have to choose one. So......
-- Priority is given to ensuring the interests of the Nanyanzhou team...... Without violating the covenant.
- Xue Ling'er, you continue to maintain the offensive against the spiritual power of the Great West Continent team instead of me. Don't make assertions, just stay on the defensive and make sure that the Nanyanzhou team is involved.
The confrontation between the psychic is still ongoing. Neos already knew that the mental power of the Great West Continent team was named Christine. is being chased and intercepted by Zhan Lan and Ye Ziwei, but it has extraordinary toughness and stickiness and cannot be won in a short time. In this case, Xue Ling'er's entry may certainly become a weakness of the joint offensive, but this kid is certainly a dish, as long as he maintains a passive defensive state, at least he will not be easily taken.
The thought had been conveyed, and Xue Ling'er meekly responded to him and took over his battlefield in the spiritual realm. Nyos's mental stress was finally released at this moment. And in his field of vision, Xing Bian's fourth step was just about to be taken.
- A Kind of Future Vision...... Foresight, and it is possible to carry multiple items on your body. Therefore, it is necessary to use force to break the skill.
- I can't be the main attacker.
Spiritual mantra, shock.
Pointing at the target, a fourth-order behemoth.
'Buzz——! It was the boiling brains of the beast that made the sound.
The phenomenon of regurgitation was suddenly generated, and even if it was an unintelligent evil beast, the fourth-order life essence also brought it abundant spiritual power values. Hard-hitting collisions must follow the rules of mental strength, and all three of Neos's eyes were bloodshot red in an instant, and the behemoth's actions came to a halt.
The Berserker's double-sided axe severing the beast's head was not a fatal blow, as the fourth-order life force had a powerful weight that could not be destroyed by physical effects alone. The Mindless Beast didn't need a smart brain in the first place, and the regeneration process was running rapidly, but this brought a gap for a while, so that Neos and Hofer were enough to suppress the Beast for a while!
More predators descended from the sky, their numbers enormous, but it would take at least a few seconds to reach the battlefield. The main force of the Great West Continent team and the main force of the Central Continent team are colliding with each other in the extreme distance, and the huge energy tide is churning the sky, making it difficult for all teleportation tricks to play their normal effect.
Available time, about five seconds.
Richard was given the leisure to unleash his power.
Madness, deep madness. Everything slowed down in his perception, and he took steps towards the uninvited guests of the Great West Continent team. The moment his body changed, he triggered several progressive sound barriers.
He saw that the man in a black Tang suit was clearly smiling.
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Four steps.
The speed of the berserker's explosion is indeed very fast, and even if Xing Bian tries his best to urge his body, he can't be faster than the blade of the double-sided battle axe. He clearly knew from what angle the other party would cut in, and he knew what kind of power the other party had. He was sure that he would never be able to catch this purely physical slash, and even if the sword didn't shatter, his body would inevitably be shattered into slag.
It seems that the induced tactics worked.
The Assassin's means of appearance, the protective puppets of strange creatures, their role is to disguise their immortality. And Christine, although waste, is unexpectedly able to hold on. At least until now, her psychic connection has not been severed, and she has not divulged important information about herself.
- Good, thanks Christine. Say that I have a problem with your food, and I will apologize to you.
The sword rises, and the surface side of the sword reflects a red light. Even Richard, who is much stronger than himself, Xing Bian's evaluation of him is still a big dish. Because he simply didn't, and probably couldn't conceal the essence of his berserker's power, he leaked crucial and important information.
People in the reincarnation world who don't pay attention to hiding their own information, no matter how powerful they are, are just a vegetable on the chopping board. Xing Bian was sure that the berserker in front of him didn't play the game of pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, because he had already verified it with the blood of three people!
- You will confront head-on, and the easiest way to solve the problem is your underlying thinking.
— and you know that I can't do it in a tough situation, and your intuition should be able to tell you the truth.
The axe is one step faster than the sword, Richard does not dodge, and Xingbian does not dodge or escape. The double-sided battle axe easily severed the chest that connected the sword-wielding hand to the arm. The crimson sword was raised, expecting a blow that would end with the same fate, but it was easily and safely avoided!
The berserker wasn't stupid enough to take the sword, and he dodged the sword light that lodged with a deadly curse. The severed tomahawk swirled in a sharp trajectory at the end, and after staggering its shape, it slashed off the uninvited guest's head and crimson sword from behind.
In the fourth step, it was Xing Bian who died. His head was still in the air when a ranger's enchanted arrow pierced it. The shooter was Rose, the shooter of the Southern Yanzhou team, and her arrows had the effect of draining life after being hit.
'Peng——!!! ’
Xing Bian's broken body withered and melted in a giant tree that suddenly took root and grew. The giant tree derived from the power of nature drains the scattered vitality of the wreckage. However, even so, the reincarnations of the Nanyanzhou team did not hear the scoring report of the main god.
But Rose did the right thing.
At the moment before Xing Bian's death, she replaced herself, not Richard, with Xing Bian's first killing target. And when that arrow pierced Xing Bian's head, she clearly saw that one of the eyes of the Daxi visitor was also looking at her.
Xing Bian's evaluation of the entire Nanyan is 'dish', because they don't even restrain their emotional expression...... Or maybe I didn't want to do it. When their companions die in battle, they do not know how to hide their shock and grief, and when they stab their enemies, they do not remember to erase their own joy and relief.
He was able to make such an assessment because he was able to do it as if he were breathing and walking. And the best thing he hides is the 'killing' in his heart.
How can there be a killer who can't even hide his killing intent?
Which killer can't completely restrain his own killing intent and explode in a targeted manner?
Rose looked at the eye, and the eye was looking at her. And the moment the giant tree rose, the pure killing intent as vast as the abyssal sea poured in along the murderous link, easily destroying her mind and brain!
'Boom——!!! Rose saved Richard and saved the team's life. She avoided the fate of the entire Southern Yanzhou team being killed by Richard, who had been eroded by the killing intent, in a deep frenzy.
And the price she paid was an explosive death in her skull.
Five steps.
Xingbian's immortal body manifested next to Rose's broken body. He reached out and pulled Rose's spine from the broken neck and reshaped it into a crimson blade.
His technique is not good.
Ten steps to kill, always used by him as one step to kill.
(End of chapter)