NABC Chapter 23 Victory
Chapter 23 Victory
After smashing away the Grek soldiers wielding large shields, the Night Riders advanced instead of retreating.
He spun the cavalry flail in his hand again, then swung it violently, sending it hurtling down towards Kurala in the air with a whistling sound.
Xia Tong was still on her way and couldn't reach her in time.
The remaining two lone wolves desperately tore at the funeral horse's hind legs, but to no avail.
The funeral horse seemed to have gone berserk, kicking wildly with its hooves and sending a lone wolf flying.
The two fanged imps leaped up and clung fiercely to the funeral horse, attacking relentlessly, but they couldn't stop the knight's actions.
Kurala's umbrella-like body slowly opened and then rapidly contracted, trying to float to a higher place to hide.
However, the cavalry flail, with its chain connection, is to some extent considered a long weapon, possessing an extremely wide attack range and sufficient flexibility.
boom!
The hammer finally struck Kurara's fragile, umbrella-shaped body.
Even though it is a spirit, its soft body provides an absolute buffer.
However, the force of this blow was too great, directly tearing a portion of the semi-transparent canopy, causing fragments of light from the spirit to scatter everywhere.
"Hmm!"
Xia Tong's heart jumped into her throat.
In the connection of consciousness, he could clearly feel Kurala's deep pain and cries of anguish.
Of all the ashes, Kurala was the one Xia Tong cherished the most.
Actually, she was just a girl who was less than 14 years old when she was alive.
At the border, the souls of children who cannot return to the Golden Tree sometimes transform into these translucent jellyfish.
Xia Tong remembers it very clearly.
When I was playing the game, the jellyfish Kurala had a side quest that was unique to her.
She and her sister, Chloris, made a promise that when they turned 14, they would go see the real starry sky together.
Sadly, both sisters died before the age of 14.
Although they all transformed into soul jellyfish, they were forced to separate and go their separate ways.
Kurala's soul lingered in Storm Hills of Nymgford, foolishly waiting for someone to take her home.
Her sister, Clarice, lives in the cold, stargazing ruins atop Giant's Peak in the far north, where she watches over the stars alone.
Essentially, she's just a teenage girl.
A little girl who cries easily, loves to whine, and longs to see the stars!
But now, having transformed into a soul jellyfish, she was being brutally harmed by this damned Night Rider!
"Unforgivable!"
In the center of the battlefield.
Despite her pain, Kurala's tentacles did not stop twitching.
Instead, it clung tightly to the Night Rider's body like vines.
Then, the broken umbrella-shaped structure surged.
puff!
A large jet of purplish-red, concentrated acid sprayed out!
Instantly, the Night Riders and their funeral horses were drenched, as if a bucket of strong acid had been poured over their heads.
Sizzle sizzle!
The Night Riders' armor emitted wisps of blue smoke, and the acid seeped through the gaps in the armor onto the skin underneath.
"Ugh—!"
The Night Rider, who had been silent all along, finally couldn't hold back and howled in pain, his voice hoarse and distorted.
The funeral horse beneath it suddenly sprang up, struggling frantically.
But it couldn't move.
Because its hind leg was being held firmly by a lone wolf, and it was also covered by two small, sharp-toothed demons.
The little devil's forked axe went in and out, constantly drawing blood!
The Grik soldier who had been holding a crossbow drew his longsword and charged forward.
puff!
The sword plunged deep into the horse's belly!
It seemed to hurt too much, and the Night Rider forcibly broke free from the restraints on his arms.
His eyes were bloodshot as he raised the cavalry flail in his hand, ready to smash it down on the jellyfish Kurala that was wrapped around him.
That was a fatal blow!
Meanwhile, on this side...
Xia Tong's anger nearly reached his throat, and he roared:
"Toret!"
Herod!
Torret leaped into the air.
Then, he did a double jump in mid-air!
Two jumps propelled Xia Tong and his horse to a height of nearly ten meters!
Directly above and in front of the Night Riders!
"Die!!"
Xia Tong slapped the horse's back with her left hand, using the momentum to leap off the horse.
He curled up in mid-air, then suddenly stretched out, using the gravitational potential energy of his fall to spin wildly!
Spinning along with his body was the heavy greatsword of the Monarch Army!
Lion Slash!
Although he hadn't learned the actual combat techniques, at this moment, his anger made his movements incredibly close to that legendary move.
Waaah—!
A sharp, piercing sound came from above, carrying the force of Mount Tai pressing down.
The Night Rider couldn't help but glance sideways, his pupils suddenly contracting.
He immediately abandoned his attack on the jellyfish and could only put away the cavalry flail.
He gripped the right side of the linkage with one hand and the left side of the chain with the other, blocking in front of him, trying to withstand the blow head-on!
Clang!
Xia Tong's royal army greatsword slammed into the cavalry's flail chains, sending out a burst of dazzling sparks.
The immense recoil caused Xia Tong's hand to tear and bleed immediately!
However, the cavalry flail was extremely flexible and unpredictable when used for attack.
However, it is not powerful enough for defense and blocking, especially for blocking a jumping strike from a heavy weapon.
Crunch!
Faced with the immense force of Xia Tong's furious strike.
The three chains connecting the long pole and the black barbed iron ball could not withstand the weight and bent downwards.
It did not completely block Xia Tong's Monarch Army Greatsword!
The greatsword, its momentum undiminished, slammed into the helmet of the Night Rider.
boom!
A muffled thud.
Blood was seeping from the gaps in his black visored helmet.
Xia Tong could clearly hear the sound of bones cracking!
Excessive pain and blurred consciousness caused the Night Rider to fall directly from his horse.
Boom!
The original funeral horse, too badly injured to support its massive body, let out a mournful cry and collapsed to the ground.
As soon as it fell, two stray wolves seized the opportunity, biting its throat hard, and it never got up again.
The Night Riders were truly top-tier warriors.
Even after suffering a severe head injury and falling off the horse, it did not take long to recover.
He shook his head, stumbled, and tried to get up again to pick up the flail that had fallen to the side.
But Xia Tong would never give him that chance!
"rise!"
Despite the excruciating pain in his hand, Xia Tong gripped the sword with both hands and thrust it upwards.
Boom!
The Night Cavalry, out of balance, was like a rag doll, tossed into the air.
Then, he fell heavily to the ground.
Two fanged imps had been waiting nearby for a long time.
Whoosh!Whoosh!
Two more magic pots exploded on him, one after the other.
Then, the Night Rider finally stopped moving and fell into a near-death state.
But Xia Tong did not let her guard down.
He gasped for breath, took a few steps forward, and plunged the King's Army Greatsword in his hand deep into the gap in the opponent's neck armor!
puff!
Xia Tong only stopped when fresh blood gushed out and stained the ground red.
hum-
A golden stream of runes transformed into a torrent and instantly surged into Xia Tong's body.
Vast and magnificent.
The energy made his muscles feel a full, throbbing pain, and all five senses became heightened; he could even clearly hear his heartbeat.
This rune is Xia Tong's greatest asset to date.
3400 points!
Runes are essentially a form of life energy; this energy cannot be created out of thin air, but can only be transferred.
The strong live, the weak die.
Xia Tong didn't look at the corpses of the Night Riders. Instead, she quickly turned around and ran towards the jellyfish Kurala floating not far away.
At this moment, the jellyfish Kurala had already recovered from her enraged, blood-red state.
It has returned to its original, somewhat transparent, pale white color.
But the light was so dim that it seemed it might go out at any moment.
Xia Tong stepped forward and examined it closely.
Several of Kurara's tentacles were severed.
The beautiful umbrella-shaped body was missing a quarter of its length, torn apart by the flail.
"I'm sorry... I've made you suffer."
Xia Tong gently held the jellyfish Kurala in a soft embrace, wanting her to feel cared for and cherished.
Kurala gently rubbed against Xia Tong's hand, letting out a soft but affectionate buzz.
Ring ring.
Xia Tong gently shook the summoning bell.
The jellyfish Kurala transformed into specks of starlight and slowly dissipated, returning to the space of consciousness for nurturing.
Xia Tong then went over and helped up the ashes of the soldier named Grek, whose chest cavity had been crushed by the impact.
Only then did they ring the soul-summoning bell to retrieve it.
This battle will not be easy.
After doing all this.
Xia Tong turned around and looked coldly at the dead Night Rider.
He walked over, squatted down, and reached out to grab the deformed black helmet.
"Password! Wearing a mask and pretending to be mysterious, I want to see what you really look like."