Chapter 738: Throwing
F-grade 'Shield Counter,' with the support of Order power, was completely elevated to the level of an SS-grade Order skill!
Naturally, its effects were similar to Ling Zhan's Shield Counter.
Perhaps, in the eyes of this proud Dragonkin man, if a non-specialist could achieve it, then he could surely do the same.
Moreover…
Shield Counter was a skill of his Warrior profession!
Could it be that as the Holy Shield War God, his mastery of Shield Counter was inferior to a non-specialist?
At this moment,
Adolphus raised his Holy Shield sharply, preparing his Shield Counter stance!
Unfortunately…
Adolphus was not Ling Zhan after all.
As mentioned before,
the power settings in this class-change world were different from those in a cultivation world.
In a cultivation world, a high-tier powerhouse would completely crush a lower-tier novice in both combat skills and raw power.
However, in this class-change world, a higher level merely represented higher stats and did not indicate superior combat skills or awareness.
Especially since many class-changers had developed a strong dependence on skills.
As a result, many fourth-tier powerhouses neglected to hone their combat skills and awareness, becoming completely clueless when silenced or when their skills and talents were sealed.
At present,
throughout Adolphus' long combat career, whether fighting others or battling monsters, he relied on his high stats and class skills to prevail.
Unfortunately…
'Shield Counter' was not like other skills.
It was a skill that required exceptional combat skill and awareness.
It gave you only 0.5 seconds to block an enemy attack.
If you failed, you would have to endure the enemy's attack directly.
The potential reward was high, but so was the risk.
When Adolphus raised his Holy Shield and stepped forward, colliding with the sharp sword energy descending in front of him…
In the next second, his eyes widened in shock!
This was because the Holy Shield in his hand did not give the sensation of successfully blocking the attack!
Nor did it produce the characteristic crisp collision sound!
This…
"Watch out!"
At this moment, Ansely cried out in alarm.
But it was already too late!
As it turned out, just as the sword energy Mendy had unleashed was about to contact Adolphus' Holy Shield, it exploded like fireworks, splitting into dozens of bending sword beams that bypassed the massive shield in front of Adolphus, attacking from above and both sides!
However, Adolphus, after all, was not of the Martial God profession.
He did not have the 'Ultimate Softening' passive that forcibly interrupts his own skills.
He could only watch helplessly as the sharp sword beams slashed unimpeded toward his body!
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sharp, unmatched sword beams struck Adolphus' heavy armor, creating dazzling sparks!
"Pfft!"
Several bloody gashes burst open on Adolphus' body!
Though he was a tank-class profession, supported by Ansely's buffs, the sword beams infused with the Sword God's power carried defense-ignoring properties, dealing some unavoidable damage to him.
"Hah! Trash!"
Seeing that even a buff-laden War God had been injured by him, Mendy mocked as he turned to leave.
At the moment, Mendy lacked support to provide attack buffs.
If he had them, this mistake alone would have been enough to seriously injure Adolphus.
"Damn it!"
Adolphus was infuriated, his rugged face burning with humiliation!
How embarrassing!
He had intended to use the Shield Counter skill, like Ling Zhan, to teach the opponent a lesson.
But his lack of combat skills allowed the opponent to exploit the skill's recovery window.
If Adolphus had used the defensive skill Holy Shield Guard instead of Shield Counter,
his entire body would have entered an impenetrable defensive stance.
No matter how the sword beams curved around, they wouldn't have been able to harm him at all.
Well…
No wonder class-changers had become so reliant on skills.
After all, when faced with an attack, using Shield Counter required perfect timing and understanding of the attack to block successfully.
Whereas using another skill allowed perfect defense by simply standing still, requiring no combat skills or risk.
Naturally, people would choose the other skill over the high-risk Shield Counter.
This reliance on skills explained the neglect of combat training among many class-changers.
But Mendy certainly wouldn't let him off the hook.
When Adolphus raised his shield, Ling Zhan had already anticipated that Adolphus' Shield Counter would fail.
If it had been Ling Zhan, he wouldn't have recklessly charged forward. Instead, he would have retreated three steps—right into the sword energy's splitting attack range.
Since it failed,
Mendy gained the opportunity to escape.
Heh!
How could Ling Zhan possibly give him that chance?
So, at this moment, facing Mendy, who was about to flee the stone hall, Ling Zhan's eyes suddenly took on a ghostly purple hue.
"Uh…"
Just as Mendy reached the hall's exit, he let out a muffled groan, feeling as if an invisible hand had gripped the surrounding space tightly, completely immobilizing him!
'Eye of Ten Thousand Demons'!!
This eye technique, with its spatial seal effect, became even more potent under the enhancement of 'Spatial Domination'!
No matter how Mendy struggled, he couldn't break free of the binding!
Meanwhile, a flickering light appeared in Ling Zhan's hand.
The Thousand Mechanisms Ring had transformed into a crimson spear.
This caused Adolphus, nearby, to widen his eyes again!
Good heavens!
Isn't that my Crimson Dragon Spear?
It's been copied by him again?!
Ling Zhan, holding the spear, stepped forward heavily, the floor cracking under his stomp!
Muscles bulged on his right arm, radiating a terrifying power that made both Adolphus and Ansely shudder!
The next moment…
Boom!!
Ling Zhan forcefully threw the spear in his hand, and as it left his grip, it exploded with a sonic boom!
Whoosh!!
The crimson spear turned into a meteor streaking across the sky, trailing a long blood-red arc, and directly hit Mendy, whose body was immobilized!
Splat!
Mendy's body was mercilessly pierced by the spear, instantly losing all vitality!
Yet the spear didn't stop after penetrating Mendy. It continued forward with unstoppable momentum, eventually blasting through the stone hall's doors with a resounding crash!
'Throwing'!
Another basic universal skill!
Anyone could learn it!
But to achieve such terrifying results, only Ling Zhan could do it!