readytorunbook Chapter 296 Witness Grandpa's Swordsmanship
Chapter 296 Witness Grandpa's Swordsmanship
It must be said that the Fools did indeed use the right strategy to deal with themselves this time.
As Beidou blocked a fireball fired by a musket guerrilla with his black rock-slicing sword, Xu Ning also saw the composition of the group that had attacked him and his companions.
A tall, elegant, and graceful beauty was the same lady who had seen the mirror in the Jade Pavilion.
A girl wearing a hood was pacing along. Xu Ning recognized her as a lightning mage by her purple robe.
The musketeer guerrillas, dressed almost identically and all wearing white masks, along with an Iwashi guerrilla.
Both the Hidden Mirror Lady and the Thunderfire Sorcerer possessed exceptional mobility, and Xu Ning still didn't understand what rules governed the operation of their peculiar magic.
As a ranged attack musket guerrilla, its mobility is relatively weak, but it is paired with an Iwagaku guerrilla who is best suited to protect teammates.
This combination seems to be the nemesis of Xu Ning and Bei Dou, two close-combat warriors.
On plains, highly mobile combat units can kite even tanky enemies to death.
Although the area in the mountain pass of Tasha is narrow, the rugged and complex terrain allows the group to still carry out kite tactics.
The petite lightning mage walked a few steps toward the three of them with a grin, her hands behind her back. Then, she flipped her left hand, and a purple flying insect with two antennae flew out of her palm.
"It's Lei Ying!"
Xavier caught a glimpse of it and suddenly cried out in panic, "Don't let it fly over! The electric current released by that little thing will cause devastating damage to my instruments..."
Hearing Xavier's call, the Lightning Sorcerer chuckled, "You actually recognize them? Want to make it even more lively? Then call more of your friends!"
The Thunderfire Sorcerer pulled out a strangely shaped square lamp from his lower back, rubbed it slightly with his left hand, and a strange fragrance spread out.
Then Xu Ning and the others saw a group of lightning fireflies suddenly fly out of the square lamp, greedily circling in the air under the control of the lightning firefly sorcerer's hand gestures.
It's unclear what the lightning fire mage did, but the lightning fire surrounding her suddenly dispersed and swarmed towards Xavier.
Xu Ning casually pulled out the Blade of Chopping Peak from the wine gourd, activated "Golden Jade Emperor's Supreme Power," and enveloped the three of them in a layer of golden jade shield.
The warm golden light instantly calmed Xavier's panicked heart. He stopped looking at the enemies around him and squatted down next to the equipment to focus on adjusting the data.
"You stay here and keep watch over Xavier, I'm going to go play with them," Xu Ning instructed Beidou.
Beidou wasn't the type to just take a beating without fighting back, but she knew that the success or failure of this operation depended on this broken instrument in the middle, so she waved her hand magnanimously and said, "I'm taking the beating here, so you'd better not be so lenient and give me a good beating."
Xu Ning smiled and shook his head, casually scattering wine from the gourd. Strands of wind swirled the spilled wine, irregularly wrapping around the blade of the Peak-Slaying Blade.
"Of course we should beat them to death. Watch me show you a new move I came up with."
Xu Ning lightly rubbed the blade of his sword against the Dust Concealment Gourd, and a streak of sparks ignited the wine on the sword.
"Let me show you Grandpa's swordsmanship!"
A sudden gust of wind rose from Xu Ning's waist and back. He pushed off backward, using the strong wind to propel his longsword, which trailed a line of fire, and charged forward.
"Flowing blade like fire!"
The wine in the gourd was drawn by the wind, splashing flames indiscriminately in the direction of the slashes, each strike resembling a ferocious fiery claw extended by a giant dragon.
The lightning sparks released by the lightning sorcerer are the first to be struck.
It's not entirely accurate to call it a slashing attack, since they are extremely small and very difficult to hit.
However, as Xu Ning's longsword swept across the blades, they were all caught by the strong winds wrapped around the spine of the sword, turning into a series of loud explosions in the blazing firelight.
The little girl, a lightning mage, let out an angry shriek. Just as Xu Ning approached, her entire body flashed with lightning, and she vanished instantly.
This wasn't the first time Xu Ning had encountered this type of lightning skill.
Sometimes Xu Ning would even unconsciously imagine whether he would want the unparalleled attack power of Beidou or the ultimate attack speed and movement technique of Gongzi if he could obtain the elemental power of lightning.
Or like General Thunder, who has both?
Having missed his first attack, Xu Ning didn't even bother to check where the lightning mage had disappeared to. He turned and dodged the bursting water ripples on the ground, heading straight for the two guerrillas.
There, guerrillas armed with muskets launched attacks almost continuously at the purification device, and even Xavier himself, in three-shot bursts.
Fortunately, Beidou remained there, his broad sword intercepting all the fireballs.
Once the enemy gets close enough for the musketeer guerrillas to retaliate, they don't actually have many options.
After all, as guerrillas in the advance team, their individual strength and equipment were far inferior to those of the Firefly Sorcerers or debt collectors.
They mostly exist in small teams, relying on close teamwork to eliminate the enemy.
However, this operation mainly focused on mobility and surprise attacks, and their team was not complete.
Once a close-combat expert like Xu Ning gets close, it's almost certain death.
However, this guerrilla soldier was also brave and fierce. When Xu Ning's sword was about to slash at his neck, he did not dodge or evade. Instead, he held the musket firmly and fired the last shot of his life at close range.
The crystal shield that the Rock Envoy guerrillas had placed on him shattered like a bubble under the blade of the Peak Slayer, along with his life.
The mutual attacks between Geo elements are simply a process of mutual crushing. Under the protection of a top-tier Geo weapon like the Peak Cutter, the so-called Crystal Rock Shield cannot provide the guerrillas with any sense of security.
As the guerrilla soldier was being killed, he uttered a vicious curse from behind his mask.
"What you have gained today, Lord Sanbing will return to you in full."
Xu Ning shook his head. "No, he has never even seen you. Even if we face each other in the future, it will never be because of today."
After dealing with the two guerrillas, Xu Ning turned around and headed back towards Beidou's location.
At that moment, Xavier shouted, "It's done!"
Suddenly, a buzzing sound came from the purification device in front of him, and the buzzing sound gradually increased, as if it was seeking a resonance in the dark.
And indeed, a similar sound came from the air.
When the two frequencies converged, a golden beam of light shot upwards from the purification device, directly through the Miyake Furnace Core suspended in mid-air, and then vanished in a flash.