Chapter 1280: Explosive Kill and Failed Attempt_2

Chapter 1280: Chapter 628: Explosive Kill and Failed Attempt_2

——Frozen Breath!

This innate bloodline casting ability of the Winter Wolf has a special effect of freezing creatures, causing a large amount of frozen damage to enemies, and it’s an agility check.

The Layered Armor Elephant, with its massive and robust physique, has attribute advantages almost entirely in strength and constitution, and naturally cannot pass an agility check.

“Sizzle…”

The icy white cold light flickered through the air, turning into a layer of frost crystals rapidly spreading from the shoulder of the Elephant Beast demon outward.

Within just a few breaths, it froze the entire right front leg of the Layered Armor Elephant into a giant ice pop.

Swoosh——

An astonishing howl ripping through the air burst forth, the spade-shaped end of the elephant trunk swept as a whip, but hit only empty space.

As soon as the Frozen Breath was shot out, Fenney took advantage of the recoil from the spray of icy light to make a small leap, leaving the side of the Elephant Beast.

Just a touch and then away.

Of course, with the physical quality of the Layered Armor Elephant, such a degree of breath could hardly seriously wound it.

With just a little force, it shook off the frost on the surface of its right front leg into glittering shards.

There would be no serious after-effects, at most a temporary decrease in the reaction speed of the right leg muscles.

But regardless, it indeed had its massive body, which was originally charging forward fiercely, momentarily halted due to the surprise attack from Winter Wolf Fenney. The buildup of its roaring momentum was instantly interrupted, and even its attention in a fury was dragged away with it.

This allowed the black figure, wrapped in a mysterious wolf head phantom, to gain a complete opportunity to strike.

“Boom whoosh!”

The gray-black straight sword, which slightly distorted the surrounding air, drew a perfect arc amidst the howl of the wolf.

[Vortex Slash] + [Teeth Hunting] + [Heavy Tide]!

The extremely sharp blade, with the joint amplification of the inertia from [Vortex Slash] and [Teeth Hunting], almost instantly cut through the Layered Armor Elephant’s skin. The gravity-inflicting damage bestowed by [Heavy Tide] further broke through the thick and tough inner layers of skin and muscle.

Only when he sensed the force was about to be exhausted did he borrow the forward thrust to reapply force, pulling the straight sword out from within the Elephant Beast.

“Roar!”

Blood spurted out, and the painful cry of the Layered Armor Elephant made the eardrums throb in pain.

In pursuit of inspiration for combat skills, Xia Nan did not immediately exert full strength; he even restrained the use of [Heavy Tide] and [Gravity Etching].

Relying only on the continuous combination use of his [Vortex Slash] and [Teeth Hunting] during the casting of the [Stacked Waves] specialty and the [Hunting Arc] battle skill to seek inspiration for self-developed battle skills.

Admittedly, with Xia Nan’s current fighting style, facing such large-sized yet highly inflexible enemies as the Layered Armor Elephant, it’s not an exaggeration to call him their natural enemy.

Not to mention, the opponent was also in a wounded state after battle.

Even with a Challenge Level as high as Level 5, it could do nothing against the fierce black wolf surrounding it and leaving deep scars.

Feeling the life force within rapidly flow away with the blood, it flailed its elephant trunk in helpless fury, stamping the ground wildly.

At this rate, even if Xia Nan doesn’t proactively finish it off, this demon will eventually bleed to death due to the accumulated injuries.

Xia Nan was not entirely satisfied with this.

Even though he had deliberately suppressed the use of damage-inflicting combat skills, focusing on the combination use of several other skills.

But he had to admit that the current battle style, already taking shape, seemed to form a certain pattern during the execution of combat skills.

After [Teeth Hunting], if continuous attack is needed, it must connect with [Vortex Slash]; following [Vortex Slash], if a position change is required, [Teeth Hunting] would naturally follow.

Under normal combat circumstances, this is of course not a problem.

However, if he wants to find other compatible attack movements between combat skills for mutual linkage and circulation, it evidently becomes less appropriate.

With perception, the life aura of the Layered Armor Elephant grew increasingly weak, even the elephant’s cries and stamping force had weakened. Realizing that if he didn’t act soon, this opportunity might slip away.

Xia Nan clenched his teeth, making a decision in his heart.

And at this moment, as if sensing his thoughts.

Initially providing assistance by diverting attention, then handing the battlefield back to Xia Nan, wandering around the surroundings, while helping to watch for dangers from outside the battlefield, Winter Wolf Fenney grasped the opportunity, releasing another Frozen Breath.

It landed again on the right front leg of the Layered Armor Elephant.

“Sizzle…”

Frost spread.

Already gradually weakened, the body of the Elephant Beast paused, granting Xia Nan ample time to adjust his position.

As his footsteps moved, the straight sword formerly maintaining a striking posture was smoothly withdrawn, while the left arm shield targeted the spade-shaped elephant trunk coming down from an oblique angle.

With attention highly concentrated, perception focused.

Referencing the force application method of the “Shield Counter” from memory, combining the inertia from [Teeth Hunting] and the force from [Vortex Slash].

Suddenly raising the shield for a forward sweep!

“Clang bang!”

A sharp sound erupted as the spade-shaped edged elephant trunk violently collided with the arm shield.

The elephant trunk was flung back from the recoil of the collision with the arm shield.

Xia Nan only felt a powerful force coursing through his arm.

Even with the Snake Scale Arm Shield dissipating the force, such a direct clash left half of his body profoundly numbed, his boots deeply embedded in the soil.

No!

It shouldn’t be like this!

His sharply keen perception nearly instantly allowed Xia Nan to realize his own mistake.

There was no fundamental issue with shield counter-type combat skills, which indeed could compensate for his current deficiencies.

Yet if he forcibly combines them with [Vortex Slash] and [Teeth Hunting], it would significantly slow his entire combat rhythm.

Making the originally smooth and seamless execution of combat skills sluggish and blunt.

Faced with enemies possessing some combat experience, they could easily exploit such openings.

His thoughts flashed across his mind, while the battle before him continued.

The enemy, who had all along maintained an agile form, finally got hit by his frontal attack, causing the Layered Armor Elephant, already in a weakened state, to suddenly uplift its drooping spirit and will.

With excitement, it let out a loud cry, supporting its body with thick hind legs, raising its two front legs high, seemingly about to strike down.

Realizing the opponent entered a certain “last-ditch effort” state, Xia Nan wasn’t planning to let the battle drag on any longer.

Strength surged beneath him, a swirling black wind rising.

With the phantom of the black wolf flickering, he was already out of the opponent’s attack range.

“Boom!”

The giant elephant’s forefoot thunderously landed.

Soil sprayed up, the ground trembled.

The human adventurer who was supposed to be crushed into a pulp beneath it had already leapt into the air.

Like a hunting Winter Wolf, it pounced sideways onto the Elephant Beast’s back.

[Tidal Shaping] subtly exerted its power, to let Xia Nan firmly stand on the elephant’s constantly undulating back.

Without a moment’s hesitation, the surface of the [Ash Fall] straight sword in his hand was covered with an ochre-red glow.

Following the path of a blood hole at the back of the Layered Armor Elephant’s neck, previously caused by a decimated adventurer team, he stabbed straight in.

Bzzz——

Through flesh and bone, the humming sound of force field energy eruption was somewhat muffled, lacking explosive visuals.

Only the pair of Elephant eyes and the blood hole at the back of its neck flickered with ochre-red light instantly.

The enormous body which was fiercely struggling to throw Xia Nan off its back, suddenly froze.

Then it convulsed unnaturally twice, pupils contracting and expanding.

It didn’t even have time to let out a scream.

The massive body as heavy as a small mountain slowly toppled.

“Bang!”

Dust and smoke filled the air.

Clutching the sword hilt, using the straight sword to stir in the blood hole several more times to ensure the demon was thoroughly dead.

Only then did Xia Nan extract the [Ash Fall] straight sword from the Layered Armor Elephant’s carcass.

Effortlessly spinning the sword, he flicked off the blood droplets clinging onto its blade.

Reflecting on the gains from the battle just now, he petted the furry head of the approaching Winter Wolf Fenney.

Xia Nan’s gaze shifted forward toward the direction of the adventurer team survivors.