The Boss King actually disguised himself as a novice village chief?!-Chapter 57 - Greatsword Halts the Dragon Chariot 5K
57: Chapter 57: Greatsword Halts the Dragon Chariot (5K)
57: Chapter 57: Greatsword Halts the Dragon Chariot (5K)
The tower defense battle in the Mad Wise Ones’ village was more intense than anyone could have imagined.
Wildly overgrown brambles occupied every patch of land, their metallic thorns lying in wait for any unfortunate soul to tread upon them.
A temporary squad of five Undead readied themselves for battle, certain that it was finally their turn after several days of gathering experience.
They were to confront the Calamity Shadow ahead while also protecting the farmland behind them.
Resurrection from the dead was one of Calamity Shadow’s main tactics; the land was imbued with a power to bring targets back to life, and these creatures harbored an insatiable urge to attack anything brimming with life.
But bodies weren’t everything.
When an Undead turned to ash and exploded into nothingness, another Undead, glowing red all over, appeared before them.
Undead could also become Shadows.
Unfortunately, they only resembled them in appearance, with similar health bars and equipment, but their actual strength was considerably less.
Here, “considerably less” meant that the Calamity Shadow was more adept at fighting and acted more brutally without limits.
An Undead clad in mismatched Armor pieces was just like a girl not planning to meet her boyfriend, with top and bottom garments chosen at random for comfort and high attributes.
“Here!” cried the foremost Undead wielding a shield, suddenly crouching low.
His level had reached 8, and he possessed a heavy shield, placing him near the forefront of Star Dragon Ridge in terms of damage resistance.
However, an unexpected Carrion Shadow charged at him.
The strange claws struck the shield, twisting and indenting the intricately patterned magical shield under the force, leaving deep claw marks.
Accompanied by a delayed “thud” of a massive impact, the Undead’s body violently shook, staggering back several steps.
“I’m breached!”
Being overpowered by the enemy’s attribute was a common occurrence.
A second Undead stepped in, one short sword in each hand, his deliberately thin frame allowing him to quickly slip behind the Carrion Shadow.
The blades crossed, sparking like scissors striking together.
Though they couldn’t compare with Lind or the nine Soldiers by his side, the 8-level three-dimensional attributes of the Undead made them far stronger than ordinary people.
The “scissors” cross left deep bone-exposing wounds on both sides of the Carrion Shadow’s calves, crippling it.
With a great force pushing him forward, the Undead rolled forward after the attack, slipping under the Carrion Shadow’s body to avoid its trampling.
The remaining three did likewise, with Greatsword, Longsword, and crossbow in hand…
The five-member squad wasn’t overly familiar with each other’s tactics, but they possessed the essential conditions for victory, so they fought with confidence.
A brawl was always a decisive condition for assured victory.
If you didn’t win, it meant there weren’t enough participants in the brawl.
The Carrion Shadow maintained a state of utter rage from beginning to end, making it even more troublesome than a true Carrion creature.
Of course, to each his own; for someone of the Carrion Queen’s caliber, madness was an advantage, as a cunning enemy was not as easily handled.
“Watch out, the cart!” the rolling assassin Undead hurriedly shouted as a warning.
As expected, the Carrion Shadow was hunched over on the ground, gaining momentum with its arms.
It resembled a Carrion creature, sharing similarities and differences with that kind of Calamity monster, but thankfully its weaknesses were inherited as well.
The Undead wielding the Greatsword shouted, “I’ll do it!”
Dragging his sword, he planted his right foot firmly on the ground, and assumed a horse stance.
Horse stance…
Taking a deep breath, he mustered his strength.
So far, the game had yet to announce any official classes, but many Undead players have already divided themselves into classes based on available weapons.
Different weapons inevitably led to distinct combat styles.
For Greatsword players, all the fancy Skills in the world could never compare to the satisfying moment when a fearsome beast charged at them and they stopped it dead with a single swing of their sword.
For that, he heightened all his senses to the max.
In that moment, the Greatsword-wielding Undead felt as if the whole world had come alive.
He felt the coldness in the air, the pain of breathing it into his throat, and he comprehended that [You are in the Calamity Shadow Region, attribute decreased] wasn’t just a cold number but a real, full-bodied experience.
That “floating” sensation settled firmly to the ground when his senses were fully engaged.
“Huan Qu, are you really going to do this?” a companion from behind questioned his approach, as the Carrion Shadow rushing toward him seemed a sure way to death.
“Haha!” the Greatsword-wielding Undead roared with laughter, feeling like a true Hero.
He was a bit too immersed.
The feeling was fantastic!
Here it came!
Thud, thud, thud, thud!
The ground shook violently.
The Carrion Shadow arrived in an instant, like a cart harboring Thunder, bringing with it a Gale capable of crushing everything in its path.
This was the move that had just broken through the shield of the Undead.
But the other Undead remained silent, understanding as players that stopping the dragon cart with a Greatsword was the life’s ambition of any Greatsword player.
Gauging the angle and timing perfectly, he struck with his sword!
At the moment the Greatsword collided with the Carrion Shadow, the Greatsword-wielding Undead was blown away, but as he floated in midair, he beheld the enemy halted by his sword, tumbling to the ground.
At that moment, he felt immense satisfaction.
Exhilarating!
He hit the ground back first, snap—the bones broke.
“Aah—!” His scream echoed across half the Mad Wise Ones’ village.
