pjbooks Chapter 381 Berserk Battle Techniques, Explosive Leap!
Chapter 381 Berserk Battle Techniques, Explosive Leap!
Chapter 381 Berserk Battle Techniques, Explosive Leap!
The Ark's current strength is enough to crush this demon camp head-on, so there's naturally no need to worry too much.
All he needs to do is kill the Temptress Commander opposite the mission objective as quickly as possible, and break the historical completion time record.
In the demon camp before them, there were nearly three hundred lesser demons at the apprentice level, and an estimated several dozen horned demons, hound demons, and flame demons of the Black Iron rank.
In addition, there are several mid-level demons such as the Slaughter Demon and the Temptress Demon in the camp.
In the normal single-player challenge mode, it is usually necessary to cooperate with the NPC army that is about to attack the demon camp, and use a diversionary tactic to seize the opportunity to behead the demon commander.
However, Fangzhou secretly assessed his current strength and believed that he could definitely take a strong offensive approach.
He got right to work and had thoroughly familiarized himself with the terrain of the demon camp over the past few days.
The Ark first dispatched Olaf, the Berserker Heroic Spirit who had been greatly enhanced, leading five Skeleton Officers who had been strengthened by the skills of "Undead Crown" and "Bone Armory", as well as fifty Skeleton Warriors, to launch a frontal attack on the demon camp and draw the demons' attention.
At this point, after reaching the lower Iron rank, Olaf had awakened the two major berserker skill trees: [Golden Body] and [Blood Rage], greatly enhancing his combat abilities.
Meanwhile, Ark himself, along with the remaining undead creatures, prepared to carry out a decapitation strike.
The battle broke out quickly. All of Mo's troops were his summoned creatures, making them incredibly easy to command.
At this point, the Ark only needs to issue simple orders to Olaf to attack or retreat, while the remaining micro-management is handled by Olaf and the Skeleton officers.
At the start of the battle, Ark unleashed a [Bone Heart-Piercing Spear] that had been charged using [Charging Scroll].
They breached the main gate of the originally heavily guarded demon camp.
With a loud crash, the main gate collapsed, sending dust flying everywhere.
Immediately afterwards, the skeleton warriors marched in orderly formation and stormed into the demon camp.
Along the way, all the demons they encountered were mercilessly killed by these undead creatures.
Olaf wielded a massive double-edged axe, each swing unleashing a storm of blood and gore.
His imposing figure appeared exceptionally powerful on the battlefield, and each charge tore through the demons' defenses.
The skeleton officers displayed extraordinary intelligence and coordination, directing the skeleton warriors to advance in an orderly manner.
With their tight formation, they withstood the demons' fierce counterattack and continued to advance.
"Don't panic! All demons, follow me!"
At this moment, a brutal officer stepped forward.
Clad in iron armor and wielding a battle axe, it stood atop a hill, shouting loudly to summon demon soldiers to assemble.
Encouraged by it, other demons, large and small, quickly gathered behind it with their respective equipment.
At the same time, they also organized the remaining demons, strengthened their defenses, and prepared for a new offensive.
"Fireball bombardment!"
As the demon-slaying officer gave the order, a few fireballs were launched from the hands of the fire demons.
Even if such a powerful shot hit, it probably wouldn't cause any real damage.
What's more, all that's on the other side are skeletons, without even flesh and blood.
Giant shield skeleton warriors stood at the forefront, completely unafraid of the fireball attack.
"Don't waste your energy, these are undead, they are not afraid of sparse ranged attacks."
The Ark's target, the Temptress Commander, appeared on the battlefield, supported by her assistant.
It looked at the attacking skeleton warriors and immediately recognized their origin.
"There's probably a necromancer around here! He's controlling all these skeletons!"
"Commander, what should we do next?" asked one of the Black Iron Rank Slayers who remained behind.
The Temptress Commander calmly analyzed, "Prepare for spell buffs; we need to shatter these skeletons as soon as possible."
Find the necromancer's location, otherwise he will continue summoning skeletons!
The Temptress Commander, its eyes filled with blasphemy and malice, surveyed its surroundings. It continued, "He can't be too far away, otherwise he wouldn't be able to control these summons!"
The demon officer quickly obeyed the seductive demon commander's orders and retrieved a large amount of spellcasting materials.
Led by the Temptress, a group of demon spellcasters unleashed buff spells, instantly transforming these ordinary low-level demons.
Their muscles swelled, their breathing became heavier, and their eyes were bloodshot, as if they had been injected with new energy.
"Obey my command! Smash these rotten bones before you!!!"
The Temptress Commander roared.
It commanded its assistant to place the Bloodthirsty Totem in front of it. Once the totem was activated, the demons within its range received a magical enhancement.
They felt their power grow stronger, and their hearts were filled with courage.
Encouraged by the Temptress Commander, the previously panicked low-level demons now howled and charged towards the skeleton warriors of the Ark.
Even if their bodies are pierced and their limbs are severed, they will still crawl twisting and turning to reach the skeleton warrior.
Even if it means biting with its teeth, it wants to leave a mark on the skeleton.
This frenzied attack method filled the entire battlefield with bloodshed and chaos.
If it were an ordinary enemy, their morale might be affected by such an offensive.
But these were all undead creatures. They couldn't understand fear at all; they simply swung their weapons silently, inflicting damage on the charging demons.
Every strike was precise and deadly, without the slightest hesitation or wavering.
Despite the demons' frenzied attack, the skeleton warriors remained calm and launched a methodical counterattack.
The Temptress Commander was also busy at this time.
It gestured to its assistant to drag over a bound demon slave.
The unfortunate demon slave was forced to the ground, his throat was slit open with a sharp knife, and blood gushed out from the wound.
The seductive commander, adorned with demonic ornaments, chanted an obscure incantation.
"Giant Growth Technique!"
A blasphemous radiance was released from the Temptation Demon Commander's hand, and several Black Iron Slaughter Demon officers among the demon horde were chosen.
The effect of this spell is simple: it increases the power of the recipient.
Feeling the abundant power within his body, a Black Iron-ranked Slaughter Demon officer roared to the sky, his voice filled with rage and killing intent.
The enhanced demon officer swung his battle axe, cleaving the skeleton warrior's spear in two.
Then, relying on the heavy armor he was wearing, he charged directly into the ranks of the skeleton warriors.
The skeleton warriors that were hit head-on by it were almost completely smashed apart, their bones shattered, and they were about to fall.
Seeing this, the other skeleton warriors immediately surrounded and attacked, trying to stop this powerful demon.
The demon officer grinned maliciously, grabbed a skull, and channeled demonic energy into his hand, crushing and extinguishing the soul fire within the skull.
But its arrogance also caught Olaf's attention.
Five elite skeleton officers are hidden among the skeleton warriors; their mission is to kill these daredevil demons.
One of the elite skeleton officers opened and closed its massive jaws, emitting a silent, soul-stirring roar.
At its command, the two skeleton warriors abandoned their battles with the other demons and pounced straight at the Black Iron Slayer, intending to hold him tightly.
The demon officer remained calm upon seeing this. He swung his battle axe and cleaved the breastbone of a skeleton warrior in two.
Then, it stretched out a giant hand, pierced directly through the torn chest cavity, grabbed the skeleton warrior's spine, and ripped it off with a sudden force.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
The demon officer laughed wildly, but he had clearly underestimated the skeleton warrior's vitality.
As long as the soul fire within the skull remains extinguished, even if only the jaw can move, these skeleton warriors will continue to fight.
The skeleton warrior's soul fire flickered on and off as it opened its massive arms and embraced the demon officer.
However, the skeleton warrior, having lost his spine, had negligible strength in his embrace, and the demon officer easily broke free.
But this delay gave another skeleton warrior an opportunity; it pounced and tightly embraced the demon officer.
The elite skeleton officer, who had been waiting nearby, was not about to let this opportunity pass. It swiftly struck, cleaving the skeleton warrior's arm and the demon officer's chest in two with a single blow.
In a comparison of normal combat power, the Slaughter Demon is a bronze-level demon template.
Skeleton Warriors are merely the weakest of the Black Iron-class undead creatures in terms of racial combat strength.
Even under the same energy level and the same four-dimensional attributes, the Skeleton Warrior would be no match for the Slaughter Demon.
However, the elite skeleton officer in front of the Demon Slayer Commander was no ordinary skeleton warrior.
It has been enhanced and strengthened by a series of skills, including the Ark's [Powerful Undead Summoning] feat, [Summon Undead Creatures] talent, [Contract] enchantment affix, Bone Armory, Dominate Bones, Undead Coronation, Tyranny Aura, and Ironwall Aura.
If the enemy is caught off guard, it is not difficult to cut down a Slaughter Demon head-on.
And that is indeed the case.
The elite skeleton officer's sharp bone blades repeatedly severed the arms of the demon officer, cleaved through his armor, and even penetrated deep into his flesh.
This strike was incredibly precise, as if it had anticipated every move of the demon officer.
The demon officer let out a painful howl as it struggled to break free from the skeleton warrior's grasp, attempting to escape back to its own camp.
However, how could it possibly escape so easily when it was injured?
A thrown short spear shot from behind it; it was an attack from another elite skeleton officer.
The short spear, carrying immense kinetic energy, pierced directly through the body of the demon officer.
With the blessing of the [Bone Armory] skill, some skeleton warriors have evolved heavy bone armor, greatly enhancing their frontal defense.
Some evolved spear-throwing weapons, greatly enhancing their lethality.
Their cooperation has become increasingly seamless within the death energy network built by the coronation of the dead.
And so, an incredibly fierce demon officer died under the siege of the skeletons.
As the demon officer fell, the surrounding demons clearly felt a sense of panic, but they were quickly reignited by the roar of the seductive demon commander.
For the skeletal army, the situation on the battlefield remains far from optimistic.
With their numerical advantage and superior combat power, coupled with the enhancement of the Temptation Commander's spells, the demons relentlessly slaughtered the skeleton warriors of the Ark.
The scales of victory are gradually tipping in favor of the devil.
Two corpses lay discarded beside the Temptress Commander, indicating that it had just cast two blasphemous spells—Bloodlust and Ironclad.
With the enhancement of magic, the combat power of the slayer demons, horned demons, hound demons, and lesser demons increased significantly.
Despite the Temptation Commander's constant vigilance, the Ark continued to slowly approach under the cover of the Sky Bottle.
In the chaos of the battlefield, no one noticed that two hundred meters away, Ark was hiding in a thin, invisible mist, quietly observing the Temptress Commander who was casting the fourth blasphemous spell.
The Temptress Commander was completely focused on casting her spell, unaware of the danger approaching.
Fangzhou estimated the progress of the Temptress Commander's spellcasting, and when he judged that the Temptress Commander was about to complete the spell, he also began to cast his own spell:
A cage of bones!
A cage of bones!
Bone Shockwave!
Bone Shockwave!
A spear that pierces the heart with bones!
Four spells enchanted from the [Prisoner's Bone Sign] and the [Ring of Impact], along with Ark's own spellcasting, were activated one by one.
These white bone chains, as thick as a child's arm, and the shockwave, carrying immense energy, struck the Temptress Commander with a sudden burst of power.
"puff!"
The Temptress Commander was caught off guard by the sudden interruption of the spell and couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood. This was the backlash from the interruption of the blasphemous spell.
Immediately afterwards, the Bone Shockwave and the Bone Heart-Piercing Spear struck the Temptress Commander in succession.
"Snap!"
"Snap!"
Although the Temptress Commander's protective items withstood these deadly attacks, the cost was that the blasphemous amulet around its neck had shattered and was completely destroyed.
This is a talisman it crafted for itself using a large amount of magical materials combined with the aura of the abyss; it can withstand several attacks.
At this moment, the Temptress Commander was in excruciating pain.
It never expected to be ambushed so suddenly and lose such a precious amulet.
This represents an incredibly powerful magical attack!
"It's you!!!"
The voice of the Temptress Commander was like a roar from the abyss, filled with indescribable resentment and terror, echoing across the battlefield.
Its twisted face had a pair of eyes burning with rage, fixed on the ark in the distance, which was casting a spell, as if it wanted to tear it to shreds with its gaze.
"I'm going to kill you!"
The seductive demon commander's voice was icy cold, as if it could freeze all life.
It trembled as it fumbled for a withered, venomous snake's body in the satchel hanging from its waist—a cursed object it had treasured for so long.
It dipped its fingers in the blood gushing from its wounds and drew eerie symbols in the air, preparing to unleash the most vicious spells to deal with its enemies.