Chapter 22 - 19: The Assault of the Blood Sea Wave
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Sometimes, problems that seem hard are actually very easy to solve!
Da Fei's crossbow cannon was backed against three walls, which was positioning! But it wasn't perfect; the front was still exposed. So, another wall was needed in front, and regular little zombies were the best meat shield!
How much damage can a regular zombie with 1 attack and 1-2 damage do against a crossbow cannon with 10 defense? With nearly a 10-point defense difference, the damage is only around two-thirds of normal, just 0.6-1 point! Compared to the BOSS's damage, it's negligible!
As long as five small zombies block in front of the crossbow, the BOSS in the back can't get close and can only look on helplessly! How to keep the BOSS from getting close? Of course, by knocking it back with the crossbow cannon! Once the BOSS is knocked back, the gap is naturally filled by the small zombies. With the BOSS being large, doesn't that make it a perfect headshot target for the crossbow over the small zombies?
So, at this moment, Da Fei laughed maniacally as he joyfully headshot the BOSS, and the five small zombies dutifully blocked in front of the crossbow, slowly waving their clumsy zombie claws to chip away at the crossbow's life little by little.
Piece of cake!
—Bang! Finally, a BOSS head exploded like a smashed watermelon.
—System Prompt: You have killed the Assault Zombie and gained 4000 experience! You have obtained the item "Seaman's Room Key" and the item "Firefighting Tool Axe"!
—System Prompt: You have further completed the collection of Assault Zombie information!
—System Prompt: You have completed the achievement "Lonely Hero 10 Consecutive Victories" progress 3/10.
Ha ha! Wow ha ha ha! I'm the master, aren't I? Overjoyed, Da Fei opened the info panel to check. Others were still question marks, but the Life Value was revealed, 200 points!
Damn! With so much life and Intermediate Defense Skill, it takes five or six shots to kill one, are you trying to tire me to death? Come on, tire me out! You guys who give away experience, achievements, and room keys! Wow ha ha ha!
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On the ship's deck, with a gentle breeze, clear skies, and blue sea, Blood Sea Wave was happily hacking zombies.
Suddenly, there seemed to be a booming sound from inside the ship, making Blood Sea Wave's brow twitch. What sound is that, waves? After cutting down a few more zombies, Blood Sea Wave felt more and more that something was wrong! That's not the sound of waves, is it?
Blood Sea Wave lay flat on the deck, pressing his ear to the ground to listen, and the sound was even louder! And with a rhythm!
Blood Sea Wave was bewildered! What was this? The sound was like the very popular crossbow cannon firing sound these days, wasn't it?
Blood Sea Wave immediately ran to the side of the ship to look down, no unusual sight, then ran to the other side, still nothing unusual! Then he jumped into the water, pressed his ear against the ship's hull, and the sound was even louder and clearer! No doubt, this sound was from a crossbow cannon! I hesitated between choosing Artillery Skill and Attack Skill back when I was selecting earlier!
What on earth is happening?
Is this an NPC monster firing? Impossible! A player! It must be a player! Could it be that guy named Da Fei? Or did the system assign another player while I wasn't paying attention?
Blood Sea Wave hurriedly opened the game's query system to search for player information!
—System Prompt: Dear player, searching for player info costs 10 points each time! Your points balance is insufficient!
"F*** your mother!!! Even this requires points, they are money-grabbing maniacs!"
10 points is just 10 bucks, money's not an issue for Blood Sea Wave; the problem is the hassle of recharging! Blood Sea Wave had only recharged 1000 points on each machine for lottery, and they were gone after the draw. For this 10 points, he'd have to mess with online banking a few times, isn't that infuriating?
Holding back! Blood Sea Wave gritted his teeth and recharged 10,000 points, then searched the player "Da Fei."
—Query Result: Da Fei, human training recruit, level 9, currently online.
Level 9!!! Blood Sea Wave was almost unable to believe his eyes! I thought he had logged off because he couldn't make it! How did this weakling gunner get to this level? I've been killing monsters since my Shield Guard appeared in level 3 and reached 6 just today! He actually reached level 9! Could he have snuck onto my territory to get the crossbow cannon for a level boost? This felt like someone else had slept with my woman! Unbearable!
"F*** you!" Without regard for anything, Blood Sea Wave charged into the ship's cabin! So what if he's a level 9 gunner? Just 26 life, I can still kill him with two slashes! I'll camp him at the Resurrection Point until he's level 0!
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In the second level of the sunken ship's hold. When the third zombie BOSS's head exploded and died, Da Fei's whole body flashed with golden light, level 9!
At this time, Da Fei had fired 16 shots, the five zombies blocking had attacked nearly 18 times, chipping 80 life from the crossbow cannon. If the remaining 3 BOSSes were killed, the crossbow cannon would probably only have dozens of life left, and there'd be no way to continue. A quick battle decisive victory is needed!
Da Fei immediately pulled out the War Machine Science Skill Book, golden light flashed,
—System Prompt: You spent one skill point to learn Intermediate War Machine Skill!
—System Prompt: Your crossbow cannon's attack +5, defense +5, basic damage +1, Life Limit +100.
Now, the crossbow cannon's attributes under Intermediate War Machine Skill are:
Attack 15, defense 15, basic damage 3-4 (total damage = basic damage × hero's total attribute point), life 120/300, attack speed 5, move speed 1, special skill: knockback, pierce.
Da Fei's 8 total attribute points make the total damage 24-32, pulling a 13-point attack-defense difference with the 2-defense BOSS, increasing damage by 65%, then reducing by 20% by the BOSS's Intermediate Defense Skill, final damage is 31-41! Compared to the previous 15-23 damage, it was a doubling!
In conclusion: Previously taking five or six shots to kill a 200-life BOSS now only requires three shots! And with the defense now improved by 5 points, the average zombie's damage to the crossbow cannon is less than 1 point!
This is the War Machine Science called the BOSS killer, with a skill level bringing a qualitative leap!
Da Fei was deeply moved, how good it would be if he had chosen crossbow cannon as his initial skill! But speaking of that, if his initial skill was really crossbow cannon, he probably wouldn't have been sent here by the examiner, right?
Of course, reminiscing is just reminiscing, the hand shouldn't stop, defeating these remaining BOSSes would get him to level 10, wow ha ha ha! This experience is coming in droves! The trial ground of a God-level Hero, super exciting!
In no time, hurried footsteps came from the ship's deck above Da Fei, his heart skipped a beat! Blood Sea Wave! Damn, why now before or later! This is trouble! What to do! Looking at the small zombies knocking on the crossbow, looking at the last remaining BOSS, Da Fei frowned deeply!
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No mistake! Blood Sea Wave had come! As he rushed down to the first level of the ship's cabin, he was shocked to find that the BOSS that sent him on his way last night was gone! Though the small zombies were still there. The trash scattered all over the cabin behind the BOSS told him the answer! He vaguely knew what was going on!
F***—your—mother!
An angry Blood Sea Wave jumped down to the second level cabin, face-to-face with Da Fei, who was blocking the monsters at the staircase! Blood Sea Wave was stunned in place!
Having just finished reloading, Da Fei turned with a brilliant smile: "Hey! Had lunch yet?" Da Fei attempted friendly communication with him.
"Die!!!" Blood Sea Wave, roughly understanding the situation, drew his sword at once, giving Da Fei no chances and absolutely not wasting time with meaningless talk!
Damn! This was a hatred as deep as a father-killer and home-stealer without a chance to reconcile? With no way out, let's fight, when hadn't I fought in games, win or lose! I'd really waste time chit-chatting with him while the crossbow cannon risked being destroyed!
Having prepared in advance, Da Fei immediately raised his gun for a Preemptive Attack! The long weapon advantage of a gunner can't be wasted!
The spear struck like a Poison Dragon, with a bang, "-5! Blood Sea Wave's charging movement suddenly halted! Paralysis Poison!
—System Prompt: You launched a malicious attack against a player of the same faction, Blood Sea Wave, and will receive a penalty with reduced reputation.
What the hell! This time I'm the victim here, okay!
The PK commenced, first comparing both parties' stats:
Blood Sea Wave, level 6, attack 8, defense 8, damage 7-10, life 30, attack speed 13, Master Attack Skill increases damage by 50%. (Blood Sea Wave's sunken ship weapon +3 attack +3 damage, starting equipment +8 personal defense)
Da Fei, level 9, attack 8, defense 3, damage 4-6, life 36, attack speed 10, no combat skills. (Da Fei's broken leather armor +3 personal defense)
Thus, Blood Sea Wave's final damage to Da Fei with one slash is 13-19, needing two to three slashes to deal with Da Fei.
And Da Fei's 8-point attack exactly cancels out Blood Sea Wave's 8-point defense, with no combat skill bonuses, the final damage remains 4-6, needing 5 to 8 strikes to take down 30-life Blood Sea Wave!
The gap in weaponry, the gap in skills, made both parties' combat strength disparities obvious at a glance! Under normal circumstances, Da Fei would not be Blood Sea Wave's opponent.
But now everything was subject to change because of the Paralysis Poison effect from the Demonized Anemone King's Heart! Poison usually comes with negative effects, and while it wasn't noticeable against anemones or zombies, it undoubtedly works against players. This was the crucial means for Da Fei, the opportunist in adversity, to turn the tides!
At this moment, Blood Sea Wave, seeing the message prompt, was dumbfounded!
—System Prompt: You are affected by the Paralysis Poison. Your movement is momentarily interrupted, attack -1, defense -1, attack speed -1, speed -1, maximum damage -1. Effect lasts until the battle ends.
Each stat reduced by 1! This felt like a body full of weakened Dark Curse effects! Plus, an action interruption! What exactly did that trash steal from me?!
And simultaneously, Da Fei was also shocked by the system prompt, not overthinking, continued attacking!
Meanwhile, though briefly halted, Blood Sea Wave instantly resumed, charging towards Da Fei!
Generally, a Long Spear Soldier's long weapon advantage means striking first, then charging back, ready to fight when the opponent reaches. But the previous strike interrupted Blood Sea Wave's action, so when he reached attack range to slash, Da Fei had already landed a second strike! Getting a two-strike head-start with the long weapon!
—"-5"!
—System Prompt: You are affected by the Paralysis Poison. Your movement is momentarily interrupted, attack -2, defense -2, attack speed -2, speed -2, maximum damage -2. Effect lasts until the battle ends.
I see! It can interrupt attacks and actions, effects stacking like the plague zombies' special skill! However, my damage is already high, even reduced to minimum damage, I'll still hack you in three slashes!
Having figured this, Blood Sea Wave sneered spitefully, "You're doomed!"
Simultaneously figuring it out, Da Fei coldly laughed, "I've got more life!"
"More life is useless!" Blood Sea Wave, back on his feet, slashed again. His attack speed exceeded Da Fei's, Da Fei couldn't interrupt this time, -16!!!
A frighteningly high damage number sprung above Da Fei's head, causing him to flinch, while Blood Sea Wave laughed maniacally!
Then Da Fei thrust a third strike: "-6"!
—System Prompt: You are affected by the Paralysis Poison. Attack -3, defense -3, attack speed -3, speed -3, maximum damage -3. Effect lasts until the battle ends.
Ignoring the system message, Blood Sea Wave laughed wildly, "Die!!!"
Now, both parties were at 10 speed, attacking simultaneously! They exchanged blows with "-12" and "-6" appearing above their heads.
"How didn't you die?" Blood Sea Wave didn't know Da Fei completed a small achievement for an extra 10 life, bewildered, he roared, "Another strike!"
Now, Da Fei had 8 life left, unable to withstand the next strike, while Blood Sea Wave had 8 life remaining! Two more shots required! Even if Da Fei attacked 1 point faster, interrupting one of Blood Sea Wave's strikes, Blood Sea Wave's next would be after Da Fei's withdrawal. Impossible to interrupt! Definite loss!
Thus, Da Fei did what he had to, kicked the prepared crossbow cannon trigger—boom and bang! The final BOSS's head exploded, a golden light descended upon Da Fei!
—System Prompt: Congratulations! You've reached level 10! You gained 1 free strategic attribute point, 1 Skill Point, your life +2, your Command Value +1, you were awarded +1 basic damage, your tactical position +1.
I leveled up! Full life! This is my greatest trump card! Wow ha ha ha ha ha!
At this moment, Blood Sea Wave dealt an 11-damage hit, stunned!
"Sorry about that!" Da Fei, delightfully satisfied with the damage increase of 1, thrust a spear out, -8!
Blood Sea Wave turned to white light and vanished!
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