Chapter 2063 – Suppressed Swordsmans.h.i.+p
Confusion flashed in the Bronze Dragon King's eyes as he watched s.h.i.+ Feng. He was so surprised by this Swordsman's answer that he couldn't help but ask for confirmation.
“Yes. I choose to accept your trial, Dragon King,” s.h.i.+ Feng said, nodding.
“You really are a strange human. Ever since this maze was built, thousands of adventurers have visited, but none have accepted my trial because they already knew what outcome awaited them. Do not think my trial is so easy to complete!” the Bronze Dragon King growled. “But since you have decided, according to the rules the G.o.ds and Demons have set, if you can survive against me for three days, you will pa.s.s my trial. Let's begin!”
The Bronze Dragon King began to chant an incantation, and abruptly, he began to disintegrate into countless particles of light, pa.s.sing through the magic barrier the G.o.ds and Demons had set up. After pa.s.sing through the barrier, these particles of light gathered to form a humanoid shape before s.h.i.+ Feng.
After a short moment, a soldierly, middle-aged man in a suit of bronze stood within the hall.
Unlike ordinary people, golden, divine runes marked this man's face and body, as if they were a seal. Death and destruction filled his amber eyes, which didn't contain a shred of humanity.
Humanization?! s.h.i.+ Feng stared at the soldierly man in astonishment.
Extremely few beings were capable of humanization in G.o.d's Domain. Rather, only legendary monsters were capable of the feat. Not only was humanization a sign of peerless strength, but it was also proof of a monster's frightening intellect.
To current players, a monster's intellect, at most, equated higher combat standards, making these monsters more difficult to defeat than normal monsters. However, as players progressed through the game, they would discover that monsters with high intellect were absolute nightmares.
Humanized monsters had, in the past, turned many kingdoms and empires upside down.
One kingdom had even perished during a humanized monster's attack. That monster had merely been a Tier 4 Mythic ranked creature, and by that time, many experts had already reached the same Tier. However, even after the various superpowers had combined their strength, the humanized monster had annihilated their forces. Since no one was capable of stopping the monster's rampage, the kingdom had been obliterated in the end.
The humanized monsters that had been defeated had only lost because they had been Tier 3 beings. Even so, defeating these monsters had required a large group of Tier 4 experts and a collection of powerful tools.
This was when players had realized the horror of high-intellect monsters in the past. The humanized monsters' superhuman-like combat standards had even surpa.s.sed that of Domain Realm experts. In fact, the two weren't even on the same level.
“Human, according to the G.o.ds and Demons' rules, I will not use my full power against you. Moreover, you have 300 chances to succeed. You simply need to survive against me for three days,” the Bronze Dragon King said as he smiled at s.h.i.+ Feng. “If you don't have any more questions, let the slaughter begin!”
s.h.i.+ Feng's expression darkened as an unprecedented chill wrapped around him. Almost instinctively, s.h.i.+ Feng activated Void s.h.i.+eld, and his mind went on maximum alert.
Although he had known that this trial wouldn't be easy, he hadn't expected it to be this difficult.
Players that hadn't experienced this situation might a.s.sume that the conditions for the Bronze Dragon King's trial were quite simple. They only had to survive against a Level 70, Tier 3 monster for three days, and they were given 300 lives to do so. Even an ordinary expert could clear this trial with easy, much less a peak expert.
However, s.h.i.+ Feng recognized this for what it was. This was a one-sided slaughter.
By the same time as s.h.i.+ Feng's Void s.h.i.+eld took effect, the Bronze Dragon King, which had been 30 yards away a moment ago, stood before him. Before s.h.i.+ Feng realized it, a Dragonscale Greatsword had already stabbed through the Void s.h.i.+eld.
What amazing footwork! s.h.i.+ Feng stared at the longsword in shock.
He had focused all of his attention on the Bronze Dragon King, his five senses never deviating from his opponent, yet the Dragon King had evaded his detection and arrived before him like a ghost It was as if the Dragon King had used an Instantaneous Movement Skill, but s.h.i.+ Feng knew that he hadn't relied on some low-cla.s.s Skill or Spell. Rather, the Dragon King had executed a footwork technique, which had no Cooldown and could be used as the Dragon King desired, that exceeded common sense…
Meanwhile, with that one attack, the Bronze Dragon King had instantly dealt over -400,000 damage to the Void s.h.i.+eld. In other words, this opponent could destroy s.h.i.+ Feng's Void s.h.i.+eld in seven hits.
Seeing this, s.h.i.+ Feng didn't dare to hold anything back. He immediately leaped backward and used Shadow Blade.
Under s.h.i.+ Feng's control, ten sword lights struck at the Bronze Dragon King, aimed to seal the Dragon King's movements and allow s.h.i.+ Feng to increase the distance between them.
Although the Bronze Dragon King was only a Level 70 Great Lord, its Basic Attributes easily surpa.s.sed that of a Grand Lord of the same level. There was no doubt that this Dragon King's Attributes were much higher than s.h.i.+ Feng's. He had no chance in a head-on clash. Hence, he could only try to put as much distance between them as possible and buy as much time as he could.
“A good attack. Despite being a mortal, you've actually reached such a standard,” the Bronze Dragon King leisurely praised s.h.i.+ Feng as he examined the Swordsman's incoming attacks.
Just before the ten sword lights found their mark, the Dragon King swung his greatsword, shattering the sword lights before they could come within 20 centimeters.
The Bronze Dragon King's swing created a mesmerizing arc of light, which even captivated s.h.i.+ Feng, but in the next second, the Dragon King stood next to s.h.i.+ Feng, and he hadn't even seen his opponent move. Again, the Dragonscale Greatsword had thrust into his Void s.h.i.+eld before s.h.i.+ Feng had realized it
After taking the hit, s.h.i.+ Feng instinctively executed Sword's...o...b..t, his reactions visibly slower than the Bronze Dragon King's.
s.h.i.+ Feng had hoped that Sword's...o...b..t would force the Dragon King to retreat, but he advanced instead, his Dragonscale Greatsword vanis.h.i.+ng suddenly. The Dragon King used the weapon to deflect Sword's...o...b..t and strike the Void s.h.i.+eld again.
So, this is a humanized monster? s.h.i.+ Feng could not help his shock as his Void s.h.i.+eld was struck, again and again.
He had always surpa.s.sed his enemies by suppressing them with his swordsmans.h.i.+p, but this Bronze Dragon King's swordsmans.h.i.+p did the same to him.
The Bronze Dragon King's slashes were so fast that his eyes could not keep up. He didn't even have the luxury to breathe while trying to defend himself. He barely even sensed that the Dragon King was attacking him.
One hit… Two hits… Three hits…
After several strikes, the Void s.h.i.+eld finally shattered, and s.h.i.+ Feng had to rely on his skills to avoid or block the Bronze Dragon King's attacks.
To h.e.l.l with it! At this point, s.h.i.+ Feng recognized how close he was to failing this trial. He immediately executed Sword's Transmigration, the strongest combat technique in his a.r.s.enal.
