MMORPG: Martial Gamer

Chapter 1732 1732: Divide and Conquer

"Oh boy..."

Having previously encountered angels, the members of the Quan Zhen sect were not particularly fazed when they saw the two monsters, the Demon of Slaughter and the Tyrant's Grief. However, when they saw the last one, the Source of Plague, everyone's eyelids involuntarily twitched.

Damn it, there's even a poison monster.

The poison attribute in <<Rebirth>> is a particularly nasty one, more malignant than the healing light that can cure ailments.

Among all the classes, the Shaman is arguably the most troublesome, not only because of their many control effects but primarily because they can expertly use poison.

Putting aside the annoying effect of continuous health loss, the poison attribute can also slow down and reduce defense. Even more terrifying is that the poison effect cannot be stacked with healing effects. This means that as long as a player is in a poisoned state losing health, healing spells will not work unless they have an antidote or dispel spells.

Antidotes are typically found on the poisoners themselves, making them hard to come by. As for dispel spells, those are even rarer, and even skilled priests like Fearless wouldn't necessarily know them.

For this reason, poison monsters have always been the kind of creatures players dread the most.

After all, if you encounter a resurrecting holy monster, players can engage multiple times to wear it down, but with poison monsters, they are likely to be ground down themselves.

Yes, ground down—making both your spirit and body suffer a double blow.

Unexpectedly, the Lord of the Demon Souls is so wild that even the gatekeeper monsters are poison-infused, and what's even more frustrating is that this poison monster can also go invisible...

This is simply madness; even a boss shouldn't be this shameless.

"What do we do? Should we just charge in?"

Seeing the monsters' attributes, Yang Nuo furrowed her brow and asked.

For someone like Yang Nuo, who practices martial arts, poison monsters, while disgusting, aren't too difficult to deal with.

"No!"

Fearless waved his hand, saying, "These kinds of monsters are too troublesome; there's no need to incur unnecessary casualties in battle."

"Old Bull!"

At this point, Fearless pointed at the Source of Plague and said to Wang Yu, "You go draw that rat away; leave the rest to us."

"Alright!"

Wang Yu nodded and leaped toward the monster ahead.

"!!"

Seeing someone jumping over, the Source of Plague had two exclamation marks pop up above its head and then exclaimed excitedly, "Gaga, I've found a prey! Don't you dare steal it from me."

As it spoke, the Source of Plague raised its crossbow and unleashed a rapid-fire barrage at Wang Yu.

"Swish, swish, swish, swish!"

Seven or eight poisoned bolts, glowing green, shot toward Wang Yu.

Of course, Wang Yu couldn't take these poisoned projectiles head-on. As they flew toward him, he waved his right hand, summoning a one-handed sword into his grip, and then, with a flick of his wrist, he created several flower patterns with his sword.

Six Blossoms of Plum!

This sword technique, though not the most exquisite, is technically the most complex.

It requires wrist movement to draw six plum blossoms in the air, each one capable of sealing off six directions. Not to mention bolts; even the smallest hidden weapons, like a needle, can be precisely parried.

This move isn't a secret in the martial arts world; in fact, any martial artist can use it. However, only a handful can draw six plum blossoms in an instant like Wang Yu can.

Of course, in the game, agility affects performance; as long as one's agility is high enough, even someone with extraordinary skills can easily execute this.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang!"

With a series of metallic clangs, before the bolts could reach Wang Yu, his sword had already struck first, knocking all the bolts down.

Before the Source of Plague could shoot again, Wang Yu leaped into the air, instantly closing the distance of several meters to stand before the Source of Plague. He extended his left hand like a claw and grabbed its throat.

The Source of Plague was a short and sneaky-looking rat; even though it was an 80-level demon monster, its strength attribute was quite lacking.

As Wang Yu seized its throat, he landed and forcefully pushed off the ground with both feet. The Source of Plague, caught off guard, was unexpectedly shoved back several meters and fell to the ground.

"Roar! Where did this ant come from!"

Wang Yu's sudden appearance naturally attracted the attention of the Demon of Slaughter and the Tyrant's Grief. The bull-headed monster roared and immediately turned to attack Wang Yu's back.

However, at the moment Wang Yu attacked the Source of Plague, Fearless also commanded, "The poison monster's aggro is taken; let's take on the other two."

"Roger that!"

Receiving the order, Yang Nuo and Ling Longmeng, who were ready, immediately drew their crossbows.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The sound of arrows slicing through the air rang out as two poisoned bolts flew through the air, striking the heads of the Demon of Slaughter and the Tyrant's Grief.

As these two monsters turned halfway, their aggro was redirected towards Yang Nuo and her companion, causing them to abandon Wang Yu and refocus on the members of the Quan Zhen sect.

"So many prey!"

Seeing the members of the Quan Zhen sect, the Demon of Slaughter grinned, revealing its sharp, white teeth. This sight made everyone's backs tingle; it's unsettling to see such a cute herbivore like a bull showing its carnivorous teeth. The visual contrast is truly hard to accept.

"Die, all of you!"

The Demon of Slaughter bellowed, retracting its double-bladed axe and lowering its head as it charged straight at Yang Nuo.

Its heavy footsteps stomped on the iron plates, creating a deafening roar.

Seeing this, Yang Nuo calmly grabbed Ling Longmeng and stepped back two paces.

Just then, Crotch Lord rushed in from the side, raising his shield to block in front of the group.

"Boom!!"

A collision occurred between the man and the bull, resulting in a huge crash. Crotch Lord was pushed back half a meter, while the Demon of Slaughter, being the powerfully built bull-headed monster that it is, only staggered slightly after being struck, momentarily pausing before swinging its axe down with both hands.

"What the hell! Is it that vicious?"

Crotch Lord, a tough guy, stood his ground against the axe strike, not dodging or avoiding. He raised his shield diagonally upward.

"Duang!"

Another loud crash echoed, accompanied by the ear-piercing sound of metal scraping, causing everyone's hair to stand on end.

Crotch Lord's legs went numb, nearly causing him to sit down from the force of the blow; damn, this thing hits way too hard.

After missing its strike, the Demon of Slaughter swung its axe horizontally, intending to cleave through the other members beside Crotch Lord.

"Son of a bitch!"

Crotch Lord reacted quickly, giving the Demon of Slaughter the finger, causing its axe to veer off course and inadvertently swing towards him again.

"Focus fire!"

At that moment, Fearless snapped his fingers, issuing an attack command.