Chapter 9: The Beast Tide Strikes
Lin Qi looked at the battle skill plate for a while, and looked at many battle skills and drooled. But he is only at the third level now, and the combat skills he can learn are very limited.
On the skill board, each class has its own starting point. The upper part is combat-oriented, and the lower level is functional-oriented.
The first point of the samurai's combat orientation is the core skills.
White Blade Apprentice - Increases the proficiency of cold weapon combat skills by 50%, and requires 1 combat skill point.
Behind it are several consecutive circular foundation points, forming two bifurcated link routes. The difference is that one is to increase strength and the other is to increase agility. At present, he didn't know the value of the basic attributes, so Lin Qi looked at the next big point.
Combo Slash - Quickly slash forward three times in a row, dealing basic weapon damage. The final hit has a chance to miss the target. Applies to all weapons. Requires 1 Skill Point.
Slash – A powerful slash that slashes down from above, dealing double weapon damage. Applies to all weapons. Requires 1 Skill Point.
Lin Qi thought about it for a while, from the numerical point of view, the continuous slash obviously has a great advantage, and it also has the effect of floating. I don't know why there is such a glaring gap. It seems that there are quite a few details in this.
Lin Qi decided to figure out the trick as soon as possible, so he put the remaining two combat skill points into the agility line. In order to perform a streak, you need to level 5.
(I don't know how many monsters I have to fight to level up.) Since there are combat skills to view, there should also be bigwigs to share on the forum. Let's take a look first and see if there are any other systems unlocked or tasks that can be taken on. )
Lin Qi walked up to Master Tian and said goodbye to him.
"Master Tian, I know about the combat skills here, I don't know if there is anything in the town that needs help?"
When Master Tian heard Lin Qi say this, he stood up and pulled Lin Qi aside.
"Yingjie Town has been attacked by beast tides all year round, do you know this?"
Before Lin Qi entered the town, the doorman raised his mouth, but he shook his head directly.
"A few miles north of the town, there is a mountain occupied by wild beasts. There's a hundred-year-old tiger over there, and we call it the Northern King. The tiger was clever and not easy to deal with, and from time to time he would lead a group of beasts to besiege Yingjie Town.
This matter has alarmed all directions, and the government has also sent heavy troops and experts to eliminate the harm. However, the beast king is too cunning, and there are many fierce beasts. Several attacks were unsuccessful, but the officers and soldiers who went there suffered heavy casualties.
Later, the officers and soldiers had abandoned Yingjie Town and retreated to Qiangul Pass. Now Yingjie Town is in danger, and only the old mayor leads the righteous men to hold on.
However, in the last beast tide, the old mayor was scattered by the beast tide and his whereabouts are unknown. Now everyone is discussing how to find the mayor. ”
Lin Qi listened to this background introduction and had doubts in his heart.
"Then why didn't everyone in the town flee to Kannai together?"
Master Tian sighed.
"Everyone did go to the pass, but the general guarding the pass did not let everyone enter. What can I do? ”
Lin Qi pondered, Master Tian's words seemed to contain a lot of information, and it seemed to be the trigger of various tasks. Save the village chief, resist the beast tide, behead the king of the north, and solve the general guarding the pass. It sounds like this, but it seems to be a bit difficult. The Beast Tide and the North King should be team-level tasks, and the general guarding the pass can be big or small.
"If I want to level up or practice combat skills, I don't know where to go?"
"There is a martial arts arena in the backyard on the first floor, and there are targets there where you can test your combat skills. If you want to level up, you have to go out of the town, and the Southern Dead Wood Forest and the Western Sword Scar Valley are both good places to cultivate. You can go to the Juyi Hall, where various tasks are often posted, and you have experience in doing them. ”
Lin Qi thanked Master Tian, and went down to the first floor just about to go to the martial arts arena to experiment, when he found that a bunch of people outside were rushing in the direction of the town, and there was a loud sound of gongs in the town.
"What's going on?"
Lin Qi walked outside, grabbed a man who was rushing forward, and asked quickly.
"Beast tide! The Beast Tide event is coming! All go to the town gate to help! ”
Lin Qi was taken aback, he didn't expect the beast tide to come again just after it passed, and just as he also needed to raise his level, he ran to the entrance of the town with the flow of people in front.
Approaching the entrance of the town, you can see from a distance that the guard NPC is closing the huge town gate, and the player and other NPCs are evacuating towards the town gate.
Above the gate is the town wall, made of wood. Although not as strong as the masonry walls, they are also solid bulwarks for the town.
A group of players are ascending the wall from a side staircase, apparently to defend against a damp invasion.
Lin Qi also followed, and found that the top of the town wall was quite spacious, enough for several people to stand side by side.
As soon as he showed his head, he saw a dark shadow gradually appearing in the distance outside the town.
"That's the beast tide?"
Before Lin Qi could see the true face of the beast tide, he felt the town wall under his feet trembling slightly, which was caused by the shaking of the earth.
"What about the elders? What about other cadres? Just a few of us? ”
"The message has been sent, and the big force will be there soon. Until then, we're going to hold on! ”
"How can this be held? Just a dozen or so people? The first wave can't hold on! This beast tide came too suddenly! ”
Some players around him were shouting and communicating, and Lin Qi could feel their panic and confusion. It sounds like they should be from the same guild, but due to the suddenness of the beast tide this time, the large army has not yet been launched, and they may fall in a hurry.
Suddenly, a player jumps onto a nearby tower and lets out his voice and shouts.
"Fellow players, we are one of the three major guilds, the Savage Girlfriend Guild! Our goal is to protect Yingjie Town! Now that our main force is going live, support will be coming soon. Please assist us until then! Each class conducts trapezoidal blocking according to the formation. The Beast Tide Battle is a special event with no death penalty, and you will be resurrected from the Juyi Hall after you die in battle! ”
The male player's shout was very useful, and there were less than twenty players gathered on and off the walls, but all of them already had a rudimentary understanding of the beast tide.
"Now, players above level 10 are coming to the wall!"
"Fighter, follow me! We're going out of the city to intercept it! ”
A burly man jumped directly off the town wall and jumped outside the town gate. Three more fighters jumped after him.
"Just a few fighters? It's hard this time! Hermits come to me! We need to assign treatment! ”
A tranquil woman in a robe walked into the middle of the town wall, stretching out her jade bi and waving it.
The man who had been giving orders from the tower just now shouted again.
"Feather and Fangshi go to the tower! Don't get in the way! ”
A short little girl dressed in a close-fitting short fight and holding a horizontal knife jumped off the town wall with ease.
"Samurai cuties, come with me. We can only hide behind the big brother of the fighter to mend the knife, and don't be reckless. ”
Lin Qi was about to keep up with the figures of several samurai, but his shoulders were grabbed. When I looked back, I saw a big man with a spear.
"Little friend, your level is too low, stand here and watch carefully."
Then, there were several laughs beside him. The laughter sounded hearty, not mocking. It seems that parents who are about to go to war are encouraging their children at home.
Lin Qi didn't feel ashamed, just nodded. Not only is he low-level, but he also has a shallow understanding of the game. Such a big drama against the beast tide can just give him a comprehensive understanding of this game.
"The countdown is on! Five! ”
The man standing on the tower counted loudly, and as the countdown approached, Lin Qi saw that the dark beast tide was getting closer and closer.
"Four!"
It was a herd of wild boars, marching in unison, fearless to the town wall.
"Three!"
The feathers and alchemists standing in the towers and town walls were already ready to go.
"Two!"
The fighters in the front row raised their heavy shields and infused their bodies to resist the oncoming onslaught. And the samurai behind them clenched the blades in their hands.
"One !!!!"
Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!
Several crashes were heard, and the four fighters met the boar's charge head-on. But they only retreated slightly.
Immediately afterward, Yushi's arrows had already bitten the boar's head from the side, and several wild boars fell in response.
There was still a lot of space next to several fighters, and a large number of wild boars rushed straight through. And just as they were about to reach the town wall, the fireball in the alchemist's hand exploded in front of them.
After the explosion, the boar was repelled by the impact. If he was not killed, the samurai intervened and killed him.
Lin Qi saw that these people did have experience in cooperating, and they seemed to have a way to deal with it. The beast tide did not damage the town walls.
Lin Qi began to observe the characteristics of each class.
Fighters are at the forefront of the tank that takes damage, some with huge shields and others with gauntlets. It seems that the fighters also distinguish between pure and semi-meat shields. The pure meat shield fighter with the shield simply stands with the shield in his hand and does not do any other action at all. Fighters armed with gauntlets will use the gauntlets to defend and counterattack.
Feather warriors are a crossbow class. However, due to the characteristics of both weapons, the Archer Feather Warrior fires high-throwing arrows that can be used for long-range strikes, shooting the beasts before they reach the defensive line. The crossbow arrow feather shoots a flat-shot machine crossbow, which has a shorter range, but is less affected by the outside world, so it accurately snips the wild boar in front of the fighter.
Priests are mage-like beings who condense flames in their hands and strike them. Interestingly, Lin Qi found that the fireball shot by the alchemist would gradually decay with the distance traveled. This also seems to be relatively in line with the logic of energy transformation.
Hermit is a therapeutic profession as a wet nurse, at least for now. And now their goal is also very simple, which is to ensure the survival of the four fighters in front of them.
At the same time, Lin Qi also found that the carcass of wild boars that died in this beast tide disappeared very quickly. Otherwise, the corpses alone would have piled up like a mountain.
"I don't know what it's like to release a spell, so I'll definitely try it later."
Look at the battle outside. The four fighters were scattered, and they did not have a blocking effect on the beast tide itself. But if you look at it from a more macroscopic perspective, they are like a needle of the sea god, and like a sharp knife, cutting and dispersing the beast tide. The beast tide is naturally divided into five streams, so that the treatment is clearer and the impact surface is more clear. This is probably the effect of blocking is better than sparse.
Rumble!
Just as Lin Qi was thinking, a dull crashing sound came, interrupting his thoughts.
When you look closely, you see that it was a wild boar that has crashed into the town wall.
Insufficient firepower.
"Fang Shi's firepower line is closer!"
A Monk shouted at the town wall, he was originally standing on the tower, but in order to increase the damage of the spell, he had moved forward to the town wall.
"We can't hold it anymore!"
The voice of the fighter man came in from outside, attracting Lin Qi's gaze.
The four fighters had already retreated a lot, and the space for the samurai behind them to move around had been greatly reduced, and they could no longer play much of a role.
"Hold on! We still have spiritual power! Hermit Plus Healing! Don't skimp on spiritual power! ”
Miss Hermit also shouted, but her crisp voice could not really give confidence to the fighters in front of hermit.
"The wolf is coming! Samurai beware! ”
The captain of the alchemist on the tower shouted a warning, and with his voice, the hearts of all the players chuckled.
Boars can only charge, but wolves have more ways to attack.
"It's coming!"
The fighter with a heavy shield met the head of the wolf in front of him. The whole person was knocked backwards, and the shield in his hand was also shifted to the side. The samurai behind him stabbed the wolf in front of him to death with a sideways sword, but was immediately pounced on by a wild wolf next to him.
The samurai kept killing the wolves, but the wolves would always find a hole in the gaps between their attacks and deal damage.
In a short period of time, the samurai in front were killed, and several fighters could only stand in place and suffer damage.
Lin Qi looked at the gradually retreating formation in front of him, and an ominous premonition appeared in his heart.
"Hold on!"
"Fight!"
"Don't be afraid! Rush up! ”
The crowd roared angrily, but the beast tide had already stormed the wall, pounding the gates.
Lin Qi also drew his long sword, in this situation, he didn't know how many wild wolves he could kill, but he couldn't sit back and watch.
The wolves leapt onto the town wall with their companion's body, charging at the players on the wall.
As the distance became closer, the Fangshi's attack ability became stronger, and they concentrated on bombarding several wall battlements that were broken through by the wild wolves, and as a result, they repelled the attack of the wild wolves in an instant.
Lin Qi also joined the battle, but he did not charge forward. He stood next to a low-level Humpty Dumpty fighter, and the two of them defended and attacked, and when they climbed up, they killed one wolf, but they continued to hunt successfully.
In a short period of time, Lin Qi killed 5 wild wolves in a row, and there was a prompt sound from the system in his head.
- Congratulations, your level has been increased to level 4.
Lin Qi smiled a little bitterly, upgrading at this time did help somewhat, but it was estimated that it would be a drop in the bucket and could not solve the problem.
"Hey, bro, I'm broken. I've reached level 4, brother, how many levels are you? ”
Lin Qi was amused in his suffering, and he struck up a conversation with the short and fat fighter in front of him.
"My name is Diji, and I'm level 10 now. You're such a kid! As soon as you left the village, you encountered the tide of beasts, and I don't know if you are lucky or unlucky. ”
Humpty Dumpty Fighter didn't look back, but he also talked to Lin Qipan.
"You guys! Let's talk! Ay!!! ”
The alchemist who jumped onto the town wall couldn't stand the two untense people, and turned around and shouted. But as soon as he turned around, he was scratched by a wild wolf next to him. There was no time to recharge, and a fireball hit the wild wolf beside him, and Fang Shi cursed in his mouth.
"Get out of the way!"
Due to the short storage time, the wild wolf was only injured and continued to shoot with one paw. Lin Qi went out sideways and picked up with a sword, blocked the attack of the wild wolf, and stabbed the wild wolf's body through.
"Thanks! Brothers! ”
Fang Shi jumped back and charged his strength again, but found that his spiritual power was exhausted, and he couldn't even save a spark in his hand. Rushed up and kicked the wolf just now.
"I'll fuck you!"
As soon as he kicked over, he knocked himself to the ground, and the Fang Shi still spat fragrant mouth. Lin Qi was in a cold sweat, but he couldn't say anything, and took a step forward to protect Fang Shi behind him.
"The monks and hermits who don't have spiritual power all listen to it, and go straight up to die! Delay a little longer! ”
Fang Shi was not unwilling to be protected by Lin Qi, but instead shouted loudly and rushed forward.
"Good!".
"No problem!"
"Rush!"