Chapter 95: Exterminating the Metal-Eating Crab King

"Hah!" A low shout came from Kirito's mouth, and the Long sword in her hand, carrying powerful force, fiercely pierced through the carapace of a Metal-Eating Crab.

A Metal-Eating Crab beside her took advantage of the moment Kirito was stuck in a recovery animation and extended its pincers, attempting to cut her in two. At this moment, a flash of sword light lit up from beside the Metal-Eating Crab, easily deflecting its pincers.

After the recovery animation vanished, Kirito did not hesitate in the slightest, unleashing another powerful Sword Skill to hack the last Metal-Eating Crab here into fragments.

After slaying the final Metal-Eating Crab, Kirito looked at Lingyun with some amazement. Although this was their first time working together, Lingyun had very well integrated himself into her rhythm. Kirito did not need to worry about her personal safety at all and only needed to focus on outputting damage; no matter where the Metal-Eating Crabs attacked from, Lingyun would perfectly neutralize them. This feeling of being protected was something Kirito had not experienced in a long time.

"Finally got it done." Lingyun let out a long breath and looked at the Metal Cores in his pack; these things should be enough to satisfy the needs of Lingyun and the others to strengthen their weapons. "Kirito, have you still not found the thing you are looking for?"

"No." Kirito's brows furrowed slightly; she knew that Argo's intelligence was almost impossible to be wrong about, so had she overlooked something?

"Hmm, that's not right. Kirito, be careful, a big one is about to appear!" Lingyun looked into the depths of the Stone Forest and frowned. In his perception, a big one was approaching their direction.

Before long, a massive figure appeared before the two of them; it was a giant Metal-Eating Crab. This Metal-Eating Crab was significantly larger than the ones Lingyun and the others had killed before, its body shimmering with a silver-white light, radiating an irresistible aura.

"This is, a Metal-Eating Crab King? And it's not just an ordinary small boss. Kirito, be careful!" Looking at the monster icon above the Metal-Eating Crab King's head that had already turned half gray-white, Lingyun spoke slowly.

"You be careful too; the degree to which this guy is hard to deal with definitely exceeds our imagination." Kirito gripped the Long sword in her hand tightly, her eyes full of gravity. The faint pressure emanating from the Metal-Eating Crab King told her that this guy was definitely not something that could be easily settled.

Lingyun nodded slightly, his figure flickering as he appeared before the Metal-Eating Crab King. Before the Metal-Eating Crab King could react, Lingyun had already left several wounds on its body.

Feeling the vibration on his Long sword, Lingyun frowned slightly; this Metal-Eating Crab King's carapace was truly too hard, and attacking it would consume a large amount of weapon durability, which was a huge test for weapons. Because his weapon was a gift from the world, it did not have the issue of durability, but Kirito's weapon might not be the same.

"Hah!" Kirito unleashed a Sword Skill directly onto the Metal-Eating Crab King, emitting a violent explosive sound. However, after the attack, the Long sword in Kirito's hand trembled; this situation made Kirito's brows furrow instantly, as she had clearly also thought of the durability issue.

"Kirito, you continue to be the main attacker, leave the defense to me!" Lingyun suddenly spoke.

Because his level was too low right now, Lingyun could not use skills, and coupled with the fact that he was truly unfamiliar with the Sword Skills of this world, he could only use normal attacks, which greatly reduced his attack output. Kirito, however, was extremely familiar with the Sword Skills of this world; if she acted as the main attacker, she could undoubtedly unleash the most powerful firepower.

"Okay!" Kirito lowered her body slightly, setting up the starting stance for an Assault Sword Skill.

The Metal-Eating Crab King did not launch an attack immediately, but instead used its small eyes to size up the two people present. After its gaze swept over the two, it determined that Kirito looked more dangerous, so it raised the large pincer in its hand and smashed it toward her.

The Metal-Eating Crab King's attack speed was fast, but Lingyun's attack was faster; his figure flickered and he appeared in front of Kirito, the Long sword in his hand hacking heavily to meet the large pincer. With a "Clang," the Metal-Eating Crab King's pincer was instantly knocked away, and Lingyun's body could not help but sway, while the health bar above his head slid down a small segment.

"It seems I was suppressed in terms of strength." Lingyun muttered to himself in his heart.

At the instant the Metal-Eating Crab King's pincer was knocked away, Kirito's Sword Skill landed on the Metal-Eating Crab King, shaving off a small bit of its health. Whenever the Metal-Eating Crab King wanted to attack Kirito, Lingyun's Long sword would arrive before it, intercepting its attack.

With the two of them constantly switching, the Metal-Eating Crab King's health slid down bit by bit. During this period, the Metal-Eating Crab King tried to escape several times, but was intercepted by Lingyun every time. As for the Metal-Eating Crab King's other ability, summoning companions, it had already lost its effect after all the Metal-Eating Crabs in the Stone Forest had been slaughtered by Lingyun and the other.

Just as the Metal-Eating Crab King's health bar dropped to the bottom line, a sudden change occurred. After being hit by Kirito's Sword Skill once again, the Metal-Eating Crab King actually disregarded Lingyun's attack and swung its pincer to forcibly attack Kirito.

Kirito was startled, but her body was helplessly stuck in a recovery animation; by the time the recovery animation ended and she could dodge, it was already too late. A flash of sharp light crossed Lingyun's eyes, and the Long sword in his hand swung out violently, striking Kirito's sword. Kirito's sword was knocked askew by Lingyun, landing exactly in front of the Metal-Eating Crab King's pincer.

The Metal-Eating Crab King's pincer clamped onto Kirito's Long sword, emitting a "Crack!" sound. The Long sword's already meager durability instantly hit zero, countless cracks appeared on the Long sword, and then this Long sword directly turned into fragments and vanished.

Looking at the shattered Long sword, a chill rose in Kirito's body; if that attack had landed on her, she would probably have been cut in two on the spot. Although her heart ached for her Long sword, compared to the outcome of death, this was already considered good.

Watching Kirito's Long sword shatter, a trace of irritation flashed in Lingyun's heart. This time he had underestimated the enemy; all this time, killing monsters in this world had been like cutting melons and vegetables, which made him look down on the monsters in this world a little, leading to this opening while defending. If he hadn't still kept a portion of his focus on Kirito, Kirito would probably have fallen here.

"You are, courting death!" The speed at which Lingyun swung his Long sword suddenly accelerated several times over, the Long sword in his hand turning into a streak of light that hacked heavily onto the Metal-Eating Crab King, causing the Metal-Eating Crab King's body to sway under Lingyun's heavy blow. Before the Metal-Eating Crab King could steady its body, Lingyun's second wave of attacks had already arrived, the Long sword in his hand continuously cutting into the Metal-Eating Crab King; in just a few breaths of time, Lingyun had actually unleashed ten attacks with a one-handed sword.

"Crack, crack, crack," a series of sparks exploded from the Metal-Eating Crab King's carapace, and the Metal-Eating Crab King let out a wail, exploding into fragments that filled the sky.

"So, so fast with the attacks." Watching Lingyun's extremely fast consecutive slashes, Kirito was somewhat incredulous; she saw it clearly, that kind of attack just now was not a Sword Skill, but an attack launched purely by relying on his own strength.

Looking at the items that dropped, Lingyun let out a long breath, his right hand trembling continuously. That strike just now had actually exceeded his endurance limit; the price for forcibly launching such an attack was that the health bar above his head had already dropped into the yellow zone.

"Are you okay?" Lingyun opened his right hand, materializing a Long sword. "This, should be the thing you wanted, here!"

Although the stats of this Long sword did not exceed the weapon in his hand, it was already a top-tier weapon that was extremely rare on the first floor; at the very least, it could be used up to the tenth floor without needing to be replaced.

Kirito looked at the Long sword in Lingyun's hand, not knowing whether to take it or not: "This is your loot."

"Just now, because of my mistake, you were put in a dangerous situation and even lost your own weapon; let this sword be my apology." Lingyun shoved the Long sword directly into Kirito's hand.

"Th-this..." Kirito was still somewhat hesitant.

Lingyun waved his hand at her: "I still have to take those Metal Cores to the blacksmith, we shall meet again!"

After saying that, Lingyun left directly, leaving only Kirito behind, holding the sword.