Chapter 453

Becoming round increases defense, but Wheel Ball is already plenty round—what more do you want it to be?

Axe Mantis charged in and sent Wheel Ball flying.

Still, it had just stacked defense, so the damage was average.

"Wheel Ball, use Iron Wall!"

Good lord, is he trying to stack his defense all the way to the level of Jin Gang's impervious body?

Wheel Ball's base defense was already high, and now with two layers stacked on top, it had reached a freakish level—even though Axe Mantis's strength far surpassed it, there was no way it could take Wheel Ball down easily.

Axe Mantis swung an axe down—clang! —and it was blocked!

"Bai-ge, the real fight starts now. Take this!"

"Wheel Ball, use Roll!"

The Roll skill was practically tailor-made for Wheel Ball, and with the barbs all over its body, getting rammed by it was absolutely no treat.

"Dodge!"

Axe Mantis sidestepped, and after Wheel Ball rolled in a circle, it came barreling back even faster.

Suddenly, just as it rolled near Axe Mantis, a ring of rock burst up from the ground and clamped down on Wheel Ball.

Yu Ren was shocked. "Hidden Rock?! When did that happen?"

"Just now!"

"Axe Mantis, attack!"

"Rock Axe!"

Axe Mantis closed in in a few quick steps and brought a vicious axe swing down!

A shrill cry—it struck a vital spot!

Rock Axe was Axe Mantis's signature skill, easy to land on vital points, and on top of that…

"Wheel Ball, keep rolling!"

Wheel Ball, which had barely rolled for a moment, let out another shrill cry!

"What's wrong?"

It turned out that when that axe came down earlier, Axe Mantis's great axe had chipped off a few pieces, and the fragments had lodged in Wheel Ball's body.

And as Wheel Ball kept rolling, it pressed those fragments in even deeper—no wonder it hurt!

Seeing Yu Ren still looking puzzled, Bai Jing explained: "That's the Shattered state. It deals damage over time, basically the same effect as poison or burn…"

Yu Ren's face was a picture of misery; he hadn't expected this skill to have such an effect.

No matter how high Wheel Ball's defense was now, it was useless—these few fragments alone could torment it to death.

"Axe Mantis, press the attack!"

"Rock Axe!"

Again!

"Wheel Ball, use Guard!"

A Wheel Ball that couldn't roll was no different from a living target.

The divine skill Guard came through, blocking the great axe's chop!

"How many more times can you Guard?"

"Keep going!"

Axe Mantis swung both axes at once, hacking wildly at Wheel Ball.

The second Guard held, and the third one did too—lucky indeed!

But even the best luck has its limits.

On the fourth and fifth strikes, both axes landed clean on Wheel Ball, driving it straight into the ground.

"Wheel Ball is unable to battle. Axe Mantis wins!"

"Amazing! I lose!"

The watching crowd finally got to witness Axe Mantis's ferocious style in full glory!