Chapter 737: Now You're Thinking of Running?
[Shield Counter (SS): Raise the shield-type secondary weapon in hand to block any incoming damage. After successfully blocking, the user enters a 10-second invincibility state and can reflect the enemy's attack back.]
Notes:
1. This invincibility state cannot be broken by Order-type skills.
2. The reflected attack damage will be 500% of the original damage.
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Unlike what others imagined of a shield counter.
Ling Zhan's shield counter skill, after being enhanced by 'Omniscience,' had undergone a significant transformation.
Under normal circumstances,
ordinary blocking skills wouldn't be able to block hundreds of destructive sword energies infused with Order power in one go.
But Ling Zhan's shield counter, upon successfully blocking the first sword energy, immediately put him in a 10-second invincibility state.
This allowed Ling Zhan to easily continue blocking the subsequent second, third… attacks.
Moreover, these hundreds of sword energies landed almost simultaneously on Ling Zhan's Holy Shield.
As a result, Ling Zhan reflected all these hundreds of Order sword energies back at the hundred Sword Gods in one fell swoop!
"This…"
All the Sword Gods of the Holy Sword Guild were completely stunned!
What the hell!
Not only were their Order sword energies successfully blocked by the opponent, but they were also reflected back!
What was even more terrifying…
The sword energies reflected back were several times stronger than the original!
"What the f***!!"
Instantly, the entire Holy Sword Guild felt their scalps tingling!
Actually, it wasn't just them—even those watching from afar, like Mendy and Zhang Hu, were dumbfounded!
Is this even f***ing possible?
Feels like a damn dream!
"Ah!!"
However, the screams forcibly snapped them back to reality.
The hundred Sword Gods of the Holy Sword Guild, already overconfident and careless against Ling Zhan, hadn't expected their sword energies to be reflected back. Caught off guard, they were heavily injured by their own attacks, screaming in agony!
These sword energies, already immensely powerful due to the infusion of Order power,
were further amplified by the SS-grade 'Shield Counter,' increasing their power by 500%.
The Sword Gods, being relatively fragile professions, were gravely injured on the spot, unable to defend against the endless, rebounding sword energies.
More than 20 or 30 members of the Holy Sword Guild, equipped with subpar gear and lacking life-saving skills, were directly dismembered by the sword energies, dying on the spot—their original soul forms even being severed.
The sword energy of 100th-tier, fourth-tier Sword Gods had already transcended ordinary attack categories.
It could harm both the body and the soul.
The remaining 70 or so members didn't fare much better. They had to use life-saving skills or rely on their top-tier spiritual armor to barely survive, but at least all were heavily injured, coughing up blood and in a severely weakened state.
At this moment, the members of the Holy Sword Guild all stared at Ling Zhan with terror and disbelief.
Clearly,
this reversal had instilled immense fear of Ling Zhan in them!
However, Ling Zhan wasn't about to give them time to catch their breath!
After severely injuring these Sword Gods, Ling Zhan immediately crouched, pressing a palm to the ground.
Buzz!!
A profound ripple spread once more!
The ground seemed to radiate an extremely rich life force!
"Watch the ground!!"
When Zhang Hu sensed the extremely familiar life wave, he immediately shouted to the Sword Gods!
Unfortunately…
it was too late!!
Boom!!
As if the earth had flipped, the ground beneath the Sword Gods cracked open, and massive green vines shot out like venomous snakes!
"Holy sh**!"
Such a sudden ground assault—let alone in their severely injured state—even at full health, they might not have been able to react in time!
Especially since the speed of the vines was horrifying!
Like lightning, the Sword Gods, with their agility, couldn't evade them!
Perhaps only Assassin-class professions could dodge them!
Soon…
The remaining 70 or so Sword Gods, just like Zhang Hu and the others, were all bound by vines, hung upside down in mid-air.
The vines, resembling living flesh worms, squirmed continuously, draining the Sword Gods' life force at a visible rate. Their faces turned deathly pale rapidly.
"It's over! Completely over!"
Zhang Hu's face was ashen, his eyes devoid of hope, filled only with endless fear!
What kind of monster is this non-specialist!?
He just wiped out a hundred members of the Holy Sword Guild in an instant!
And these weren't some weaklings!
Every single one of them was a top-tier expert!
Who could've thought they wouldn't last even half a minute against Ling Zhan?
Even more despairing than Zhang Hu was Mendy.
From initial confidence and certainty of victory,
to the current state of shock, helplessness, and despair.
All in less than half a minute.
Swoosh!!
Without hesitation, Mendy turned and fled toward the stone hall's exit!
Escape!
This non-specialist is too damn monstrous!
If I don't run, even I'll meet my end here!
"Hmph! You dog! Now you're thinking of running? Ling Zhan, leave this dog to me!"
Adolphus sneered, taking a step forward, his massive frame blocking the terrified Mendy's path!
"Damn it!"
"Get out of my way!"
Mendy cursed, drawing a top-tier spiritual longsword and slashing furiously at Adolphus!
"Haha! Good timing! A mere Sword God dares to act arrogant before a tank-class profession like me?"
Despite being three levels higher than Adolphus, anyone who has played games knows that tank professions naturally suppress Sword God and Assassin burst-physical professions.
Of course…
While tanks are durable and highly defensive, they have obvious weaknesses: no damage output and low agility, making them relatively slow in action compared to other professions.
However, Adolphus now had a series of buffs cast by Ansely.
His agility attribute was no longer low.
His combat power had increased several times over.
Combined with profession advantage,
he could now completely overpower Mendy, who was three levels higher!
The importance of support professions was evident here.
With strong support, defeating opponents above your tier wasn't a dream!
If a level-100 Priest were to assist a level-30 class-change Professional, that level-30 could even take down level-60 opponents!
At this moment,
Mendy's sword blade descended!
Adolphus' mind flashed with the image of Ling Zhan heroically blocking hundreds of sword energies earlier.
With a furious shout, Adolphus struck a shield counter stance!
Of course…
He knew his shield counter was only F-grade, so he directly infused it with Order power, turning the F-grade skill into an Order skill!
This was the advantage that level-100, fourth-tier experts held over third-tier opponents!
Even an F-grade skill could become an Order skill when imbued with Order power!