2.2 ------ cultivation techniques and work skills
Wang Tiangu held the sword in his hand and walked forward. Her gaze scanned the cave. In addition to the burly man in a tight leather suit sitting next to the giant shadow, there were forty other people in the cave. The women remained motionless, as if they were dead. There was another figure in the cage in the far corner. However, she couldn't guess its gender.
"Six women and thirty-four or so men," she counted. "So many unresolved parts. Ah, I need to wash my eyes after this. β
The men drew their weapons and surrounded her. It seems that they have some training.
"So, people who want to be heroines want a second chance to fight the great Grudo!"
"Heroine? Hardly, I'm just dealing with the garbage in front of me. β
"Hahaha! If you're obedient, I'll make you my toy. But now you're me off! The man looked away from the woman beside him and glared angrily. Take her down! β
"What? No kidding? Bandits in this world are not fun. As she spoke, she took a half-step back, leaning back far away, dodging the oncoming sword and plunging her own into the enemy's stomach.
She has no power in her core and can only use pure exercises. But it is enough to deal with these rabble.
Her sword danced, swirled, and swirled, taking the lives of five people without any qualms. Not a single robber could hurt a single hair of her. A sword flashed, and another life was taken.
Grudo is a troubled hunter. After being expelled from the guild for drunkenly fighting with nobles, he went down the evil path. He is alive and well, as he was lucky enough to find the Crimson Fire Snake Egg and successfully bred it into a B-rank monster. So he knows some of the famous sword styles.
The sword style she used before she was captured was the famous Luo Yi sword style of Einhardt in the capital. But what she uses now is very unfamiliar.
She held the sword lazily in one hand and rested the other carelessly behind her back. The intricacies and subtlety of the moves are very different from the reckless teenagers who attacked them before.
"It's been a long time since I've used this sword. At least my basics are still there. She commented as he parried an attack and slid his sword into the attacker's abdomen, then pulled it out and smashed the jaw of the next enemy with the saddle.
"Use your job skills!" Grudo commanded. Angry that his team was being roughed up by some nouveau riche hunter.
Hearing this, they used their skills one after another to target the girl.
"Cross Slash!"
"Heavy axe strike!"
"Slash!"
"Double Slash!"
Wang Tiangu felt this sudden change in strength, reacted, and jumped to dodge every attack. Slow down, she said to herself. The crosshairs are two slashes in a cross pattern. The ascending ramp simply slides upwards to make the user fly high. So simple, so powerless. Is this the technology of this world?
She chopped off the man's head with an axe, and the man had a hard time lifting the axe that was deep into the ground. She kicked the ground and slid over the leg of the man who was using the ascent slash and sliced into his femoral artery. "It's so weak! Even a small child can do better than this! β
"Thisβthis can't be! Their strength is above level 20! They shouldn't be hurt by someone of your level at all! It doesn't make sense!! Grudo wanted to rip off his hair, if he had one. Everything that has happened so far is unreal to him.
"Wouldn't it make sense if your head was cut off? What level of stuff are you doing?! The old monster leisurely replaced his sword, which had already begun to shatter in battle, with another sword of the dead robber beside him.
The last robber's knees trembled, and his courage collapsed. One of them suddenly moved, grabbed one of the women, and put his sword around her neck.
The woman was so weak that she couldn't do anything but keep her head down.
"Don't, don't go away! Or I'll kill her!" β
It was a cowardly move. Something she despised so much. You can kill, plunder, steal, but you must not use women as hostages. That's her rule.
When she looked at the woman, she could barely see the movement of her lips.
Kill me...
I get it. I will not abandon your sacrifice. She said it in a tone of understanding.
"Well?" She said, weighing the weight of her sword. "What are you waiting for? Kill her and we'll be done with it. Or better yet, why the hell don't you use that giant serpent?! β
Grudo cringed at this. He would use it if he could. But the recent battle has raised the serpent's level above him, causing his control over it to weaken. It's hard enough to get it not to eat his followers.
The robbers who took the hostages were upset by the girl's indifference. "Y-You're crazy! Shouldn't hunters care about the lives of innocents?! β
"Huh? What does it matter to me whether she dies or not? I don't know her, and she doesn't know me. β
In the afterglow of his gaze, Wang Tiangu saw an arm stretched out from the cage behind him. A small fire can be seen starting to form on the palm of the hand.
"Then come on, do it!" She laughed at him.
"I'll do it! I'll really do it! β
ββ¦β¦ Fire...... Ball ......"
From the fingers of the man in the cage, a fireball shot at the bandit, destroying his head. Taking advantage of this opportunity, Wang Tiangu accelerated his progress.
Grudo threw all his caution out of the clouds and finally collapsed.
"Boost your strength! Boost the speed! With each shout, a red and yellow glow emanated from under the snake's body.
"Give the order! Fasina! Kill her! β
The serpent complied, flicked its tail and slammed her against the wall. Then it fell on a robber and threw him to the ground.
Wang Tiangu coughed up blood, and his breath was squeezed out of his lungs. She stared at the snake.
The head of the snake emerges from the shadows. Its two reptilian eyes are surrounded by sharp yellow scales, and the red scales look like they're on fire. Its forked tongue licks the scent of its prey, stalking her like a real hunter. Its body is a full five meters in diameter, and when fully unfolded, it can easily cover the entire cavern.
"Haha! This is Fasina, a crimson fiery serpent! Its poison melts flesh and bones! A B-class monster that even a group of B-class hunters can struggle with. β
"Those words you used. Those are...... Skills? Curious. Wang Tiangu was so shocked that his internal organs staggered a little and said. She was not used to this muscular, inefficient body. Previously, he could pierce walls with just the palm of his hand. "Damn, I miss my old body," he complained.
"Yes, they made Fasina half as powerful and fast! Now your tricks can't hurt it! β
"So what?" In fact, she said. "I don't know what exactly a B-class monster is, but the end hasn't come yet." She pointed her sword at him. There was determination in his eyes.
"Ahh Grant orders! Kill that slut! β
He shouted out the skill again. But this time, something unexpected happened.
The serpent did not listen.
Fasina shook her head in confusion.
"Give the order!!"
Again no response. Then it raised its head high and swooped around the cave. When it stopped, it already had several corpses in its mouth.
"Phew, help! No!! A dying robber shouted.
"Don't eat me!!"
Fasina swallowed all the pleas, but they fell on deaf ears. With a muffled thud, they disappeared into its stomach. Apparently, they weren't enough for a snack as it began to squint at the cage from which the fireball emanated.
"Wow, Wowββ?" Grudo could only watch as the remaining robbers and women were devoured by Fasina. "-! My taming skills didn't work! Has the level been raised?! What happened? β
It poked its forked tongue into the cage a few times, savoring the contents.
"Ahem!!" It took a sharp step back, as if disgusted by the smell. It angrily slammed its tail against the wall, causing Grudo to run to the side.
Fasina hissed. Now its attention has been taken away from the cage and its gaze has turned to the two remaining prey.
"Hahaha! We're in a bit of a dilemma, aren't we? Wang Tiangu looked at the distressed beast tamer and said happily.
"Don't fuck me!! It's your fault! If you're not here, nothing will get worse! β
Even if his body was bruised by that blow and was in danger, Wang Tiangu was not worried. After all, she still caught a glimpse of Fasina's mouth, which contained two long fangs.
Where there are fangs, there is venom.
She can use some right now.