Chapter 18: Moment Of Gain
Editor: Atlas Studios
Soul-Breaking Sword's lethality was significantly reduced when the Bear Gnomes split up and moved forward.
After all, Soul-Breaking Sword's attack range was not infinite, even though it was large.
However, although the order issued by Bear Gnome Knight Polu had caused some trouble for Liu Ming, it did not affect the overall situation.
Liu Ming waved his longsword continuously, causing great damage to the Bear Gnome Wolf Cavalry around him. One by one, damage values that ranged from 500 to 1,000 emerged from the Bear Gnome Wolf Cavalries' heads.
The Bear Gnome Wolf Cavalry that had the most HP left only had a little more than 2,000 Health Points now, which also meant that Liu Ming would still be able to kill a Bear Gnome Wolf Cavalry, even if he only launched four or five normal attacks.
Every of the Bear Gnome Wolf Cavalries' attacks would, at most, deal less than 30 damage points to Liu Ming.
Hence, more than half of the Bear Gnome Wolf Cavalries were wiped out, but Liu Ming's Energy Shield had only lost a few hundred Energy Points after a battle.
Upon seeing Liu Ming kill his underlings, Bear Gnome Knight Polu immediately wailed angrily and mobilized the Battle Wolf below him to charge toward Liu Ming.
Unlike ordinary Wolf Knights' charges, the Bear Gnome Wolf Cavalries were engulfed by green air currents and the glow of Green Skills.
That was not all. The speed of Polu's charging was also much greater. Despite the great distance, the Battle Wolf that Polu was riding charged toward Liu Ming immediately to give him a hard blow.
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Losing more than 200 Health Points in one go was the greatest damage Liu Ming had suffered since he learned Holy Protection.
What's more, after a few damage figures were revealed, a massive force spread from the front, ruthlessly blasting Liu Ming several meters away.
It was clear that not only was the damage caused by Polu's charge high, but it also had the effects of forcing the enemy to retreat.
Polu suddenly joined the battle, which was something that Liu Ming had long expected.
After all, it was impossible for an intelligent monster like Polu to watch his subordinates get wiped out by Liu Ming before challenging him to a one-on-one battle foolishly. However, Polu's combat power was clearly a little higher than what Liu Ming had predicted, making the battle situation somewhat unfavorable to him.
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After making Liu Ming retreat, Polu grimaced at Liu Ming and sneered. "Human… weak…" Immediately afterward, Polu once again urged the Battle Wolf beneath him and started attacking Liu Ming.
The Bear Gnome Wolf Cavalries that were about to be defeated by Liu Ming immediately became arrogant again after seeing that their boss had stepped in.
Even the Bear Gnome Warriors that had been afraid to get too close to Liu Ming also charged towards him like they had been agitated.
Liu Ming did not hesitate at all. He raised his longsword and charged towards Polu, who was right in front of him.
Heavy Slash!
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A 621-point damage indicator emerged from Polu's head while Polu thrust his mace at Liu Ming forcefully, causing a three-figure damage indicator to appear.
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As the two damage figures floated out, the real battle between the two parties finally began.
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As the battle between the two parties became more and more intense, a series of damage indicators continued to emerge from both of them.
After a few minutes, the light shield around Liu Ming's body was instantly shattered, turning into a sky full of specks.
Bear Gnome Knight Polu's health bar had also decreased by nearly two-thirds.
As for the Bear Gnome Warriors and the Bear Gnome Wolf Cavalries, only the smarter ones survived. The rest had long been killed by Liu Ming's Soul-Breaking Sword.
However, it was also because of their interference that Liu Ming had only depleted two-thirds of Bear Gnome Knight Polu's health bar. Holy Protection's energy had also been completely depleted.
Fortunately, only two to three insignificant monsters were left, all of which were still bleeding. However, they were unable to interfere with Liu Ming's output any longer. Otherwise, Liu Ming may not be able to kill Polu if they continued fighting that way.
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Liu Ming launched a Long-range Raid at Polu, once again removing nearly 700 HP from Polu, causing his health bar to fall below 20%.
At this moment, a sudden burst of red light erupted from Polu's body, and with a roar of anger, he attacked Liu Ming while riding the Battle Wolf.
Liu Ming had only seen Polu in this state once. It was indeed the berserk behavior unique to Boss-level creatures.
Hence, Liu Ming—who was long prepared—immediately raised his longsword and blocked Polu's mace.
The sound of gold and iron clashing could be heard. Apart from taking a few steps back, no more damage indicators flew out of Liu Ming's body.
The Retaliation Skill had clearly made a great achievement this time.
After stabilizing himself, Liu Ming activated a Skill that had long come off cooldown.
[You have activated Blessing Of Lady Luck. Luck Stat x10. Duration: 60 seconds.]
A system message flashed in front of Liu Ming's eyes, and Liu Ming immediately launched a final charge at Polu.
Long-range Raid!
-1,989 (Critical Hit)
Heavy Slash!
-1,382 (Critical Hit)
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With the x10 Luck enhancement, Liu Ming's Critical Hits, which already had a good trigger rate, immediately became the norm.
Long-range Raid's vertigo effect also became extremely easy to trigger, and Bear Gnome Knight Polu had unfortunately been affected by it as well.
The fact that he had fallen into a state of vertigo also meant that Liu Ming had finally emerged victorious.
Soon, Bear Gnome Knight Polu fell to the ground along with the Battle Wolf that had signed a life contract with him.
Rays of blue and green light, mixed with a bit of purple, burst out shortly after, dazzling Liu Ming's eyes.
At the same time, the remaining few Bear Gnomes—which had long wanted to flee after seeing their Boss die—immediately vanished without a trace as they scurried into the jungle.
[Congratulations, Adventurer, you have obtained Jungle Wolf Armor (Green)]
[Congratulations, Adventurer, you have obtained Jungle Wolf Belt (Green)]
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[Congratulations, Adventurer, you have obtained Guardian Knight Breastplate (Blue)]
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[Congratulations, Adventurer, you have obtained Temple Language Skill Book (Purple) (Guardian Knight)]
[Congratulations, Adventurer, you have obtained Skill Transformation Seal (Purple)]
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A series of information on the monster drops appeared in front of Liu Ming's eyes, making him feel thrilled.
Soon, Liu Ming collected all of Bear Gnome Knight Polu's drops and checked the drop's Stats.
Liu Ming only took a casual glance at the Green equipment, but he was not too bothered by it. However, the Blue Guardian Knight gear was not much different from the Corpse Demon gear that Liu Ming currently wore.
However, they were all Level 10 Boss-level Blue equipment after all. The difference naturally wouldn't be too big, except that the Guardian Knight gear's Stats were obviously a little more on the defensive side compared to the Corpse Demon gear's offensive and defensive Stats.
Hence, Liu Ming eventually chose not to sell the Guardian Knight gear for the time being. He decided to wait a while longer.
After looking at the Blue and Green equipment, Liu Ming finally shifted his gaze onto the real main items—the Temple Language Skill Book and the Skill Transformation Seal.
Although Liu Ming had prepared himself for it long ago, the major surprise still made him feel somewhat dizzy the instant he saw the two items' Stats.
-- Gift
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