Chapter 26

The next moment.

The surging river began to boil.

Luo Chenyu frowned and said in a deep voice: "Tongtong, step back, a big guy is coming out!"

The blood river surged, and from the surging waves, a massive blood-colored skeleton slowly walked out against the blood waves.

The monster finally revealed its true form.

A monster resembling a lizard skeleton, its whole body blood-colored, with a single horn on its hideous head, and sharp blood-colored back spikes shining with a chilling light.

Two rows of sharp fangs were chilling.

"So ugly!"

Ye Xingtong looked at the huge monster in front of her with disgust.

Women have strange points of focus.

Luo Chenyu actually thought this monster was quite cool, having the aura of a fierce beast.

Eye of Insight.

[Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard]

Grade: Difficult Elite Monster

Level: LV.20

HP: 10950

Mana: 8000

Strength: 188; Constitution: 159; Agility: 110; Spirit: 92

Skills: Blood Yama, Blood Bone Spike, Counter-Damage Shield, Blood-Dissolving Poison Mist!

Strength: Second Order!

"Second-order difficult elite monster!!"

Before Luo Chenyu had finished reading the attributes, Ye Xingtong’s exclamation came from beside him.

It was no wonder she was so surprised.

With these attributes, even a complete team of second-order professionals might not be able to win, let alone the two of them, who were just new recruits who had just changed professions!

"Stuffy, let's retreat first, this guy is too fierce!"

Retreat??

Luo Chenyu compared the attributes of both sides; the gap in surface attributes was indeed like a chasm that could not be crossed, and it was almost impossible to break its defense.

But...

The explosion of his [Steel Shield] could not be expressed by "surface" stats.

"Let me try!"

Luo Chenyu thought of his four skills; so far, the one with the highest presence was undoubtedly [Steel Shield], but that didn't mean [Steel Shield] was the strongest...

The meaning of each skill's existence was different.

And until now, he hadn't tested his skill combinations.

Ordinary monsters weren't worth it, but now he had finally encountered a target he could test on...

"You're crazy!"

Ye Xingtong looked at the [Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard] getting closer and closer, her expression very anxious, but her feet didn't move an inch, and she stood firmly behind Luo Chenyu.

As if, with him, she had the whole world.

Luo Chenyu looked back at Ye Xingtong, his heart trembling slightly, a trace of warmth emerging.

As the saying goes, when disaster strikes, everyone flies their own way!

Ye Xingtong’s panicked expression and firm eyes at this moment touched him greatly.

That was truly a long-lost warmth!

He reached out a large hand, gently stroked her little head, and said softly: "Be good, you step back fifty meters first, leave the rest to big brother!"

"You... be careful!"

Ye Xingtong heard Luo Chenyu’s words and turned to leave.

She knew that even if she used her [Exclusive] skill, she couldn't cause much damage to the [Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard].

It was better to leave and give Luo Chenyu room to perform.

"Roar!!"

The [Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard] saw its prey running away, let out a sharp, ear-piercing roar, and its speed suddenly increased.

"Come on, I'll give you a chance to test my strength!"

Luo Chenyu’s expression was solemn, and he gripped the steel sword in his hand tightly.

He didn't retreat but advanced, his speed skyrocketing under the blessing of [Savage Charge], even surpassing the rapidly rushing [Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard].

In a narrow path, the brave one wins.

Boom!!

The two collided, kicking up dust and erupting with a violent sound.

The high-speed assault and the absolute power gap didn't send Luo Chenyu flying; instead, he stood his ground and raised his hand to slash at the [Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard] that was close at hand!

Dodge?

At this moment, the [Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard] couldn't dodge at all and was stunned in place by [Savage Charge], unable to move.

Surprise!

A first-order mutation skill could actually stun a second-order difficult elite monster.

And it was the full 1.5-second stun, without any attenuation.

The steel sword slashed at the neck of the blood-colored skeleton.

In an instant, sparks flew.

The hard bones shattered the novice sword, causing its durability to drop rapidly.

What left Luo Chenyu speechless was that his normal attacks couldn't break the opponent's super-strong defense at all.

"Since that's the case, let me let you try my ultimate move!"

The shield durability, which was as high as 1250, now only had 700 left.

That is to say, the collision just now deducted more than 500 shield points; this guy is indeed fierce!

Anyway, the [Steel Shield] cooldown was already over.

This shield was no longer needed!

So...

He very simply blew up the shield.

-3256!

A huge damage number floated up, causing the [Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard]’s HP bar to drop by more than 30%.

And there was only one monster nearby; after devouring [Taunt], [Steel Shield] had the ability to taunt when released, directly taunting it for 1 second.

Most importantly, the monster’s defense was reduced by 50%!

"So... the damage of the shield explosion isn't fixed!"

Luo Chenyu frowned; he originally thought two shield explosions would solve it, but he didn't expect it would take more than three!

"That's just right, don't let the battle stop!"

At the moment of the shield explosion, Luo Chenyu had already swung his steel sword and continued to slash at the monster.

-51!

It broke the defense, and it was a significant defense break!

Reducing defense by 50% had an effect beyond his expectations.

"Roar!"

The [Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard] woke up from the stun and directly swung its short, sharp claws at Luo Chenyu.

Unable to use skills, it could only use normal attacks.

However...

The sharp claws were blocked by the [Steel Shield] and didn't cause any damage.

"Ding, successfully triggered [Steadfast], increased Constitution attribute by 5%, increased abnormal status resistance by 5%, increased shield damage reduction by 5%, current stacking count: 2!"

If these effects were stacked to the maximum.

His sustained combat ability would definitely be maxed out.

In just one second, Luo Chenyu swung his sword twice, causing over 100 damage.

And the [Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard] was even more fierce, its two short, sharp claws moving continuously like phantoms.

Stacking Constitution and abnormal status resistance to 5 times!

And the shield damage reduction was already full!

The taunt state disappeared.

The [Blood Skeleton · Giant Lizard] roared to the sky, and a thick skeleton tail swept over.

At the same time, the sharp blood-colored bone spikes on its back instantly left its body and flew out.

The target, Luo Chenyu!

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— Author's Notes —

PS: Seeking data!