"Let's have an explosion!"
Counting down the seconds, Ryan aimed an arrow at the explosive barrel near the Hilichurl watchtower.
Facing the enraged, unkilled Abyss Mage who had returned after being deceived, he would rather fight against the Samachurl, Pyro Axe Hilichurl Brute, and the encirclement of other ordinary Hilichurl.
The Fire Element raged, expanding into a sea of fire and a wave of air, affecting several unlucky Hilichurl.
Amidst the angry shouts of the Hilichurl, Ryan began to maneuver and run, charging forward recklessly according to the route in his mind.
Leaning forward, the treasure chest on his back blocked attacks from wooden sticks and crossbow bolts.
Three seconds.
He shot down all the surrounding explosive barrels.
Relying on his unusual Physical Body, which could greatly tap into its potential and unleash a powerful burst in life-and-death crises, he leaped over the fence.
His sword swept horizontally.
He parried the flames of the Pyro Hilichurl, kicked out, stretched his arm, performing the White Crane Spreads Wings.
Kicking the opponent's vital point, the gray light from his artifact was like battle armor.
Only powerful attacks that surpassed the defense of light could break through the power of the will's Crystalize and strike the Physical Body.
Over ten days of cultivation, ample training.
Sacrificed boars, pigeons, and Black Bass… transformed into vigorous Qi and life force, evolving a superhuman Physical Body as swift as a leopard and as strong as a tiger.
The stronger the foundation, the more power some artifacts could unleash.
In the game, this was a percentage boost!
Small whirlwinds picked up flames.
The Wind Elemental Swirl-ed the Fire Element, making Ryan see a sea of fire from his perspective.
Crossbow bolts, shattered stones.
And a ridiculously exaggerated, table-sized giant flaming axe chopped down.
The Pyro Axe Hilichurl Brute, as robust as the Wooden-Shield Hilichurl Brute, with shiny mane and bulging muscles.
The power he wielded was even more violent; the Fire Element had a more striking aggressiveness and destructiveness than grass.
Ryan dodged this blow, only to find his body moving uncontrollably.
The Wind Samachurl's Call for Wind pulled everything around him.
The converging air currents and rising heat waves of fire were like a furnace.
"Run! Run with all your might!"
His goal was not to fight, but to escape through the Hilichurl camp.
He rolled his body, trying to extinguish the flames with dirt.
Dropping the crossbow, he gripped the wu feng sword, which seemed exceptionally slender and fragile compared to the huge, heavy axe, and swung it forcefully above his head.
The Pyro Axe Hilichurl Brute's two-hit combo appeared.
His half-kneeling body seemed about to be driven into the ground, his tiger's mouth tingling, as he struggled to push back and guide the force to deviate around him.
Tai Chi, using a small force to deflect a thousand pounds.
Although he hadn't grasped many Profound Truths and his execution was mediocre, it still had some effect as the sword slid away.
Ryan retreated, the treasure chest strapped to his body like a backpack, acting as a shield, allowing him to not worry much about his rear, directly knocking down a Hilichurl Fighter as he retreated.
The sword followed his steps, slashing at the opponent's hands and feet.
The Pyro Axe Hilichurl Brute was enraged, completely forgetting the Abyss Mage's order to trap Ryan.
This human's series of actions was an unending assault.
Ryan also had no choice; if he didn't inflict the maximum possible DMG on the Hilichurl, he would still face an encirclement when escaping.
So, from the start, he should have been ruthless.
Reduce one enemy whenever possible.
"Hoo—!"
He adjusted his breathing roughly; the path to the south was blocked by a Wind Samachurl, Burning with Fire Element.
He gritted his teeth fiercely, his body covered in gray light, and charged forward.
Previously, when fusing the artifact, choosing to Breakthrough the flower instead of the feather was because he considered this to be reality.
Enough attack was sufficient; a headshot was fatal enough.
A slight increase in attack was not as good as strong life and defensive Gou ing.
This way, when his strength was low, he would have more room for error.
Tai Chi, weaving left and right.
He instinctively incorporated those fist and sword techniques into actual combat.
Slashing left, sweeping right, he passed through several obstructing Hilichurl.
A Fire Slime exploded beside him.
The Pyro Axe Hilichurl Brute completed his throw, blasting Ryan to the right.
After a brief pause, the Wind Samachurl, who was once again using his Call for Wind Spell to create an air current vortex, pulled the fleeing Ryan back.
A roar!
The wind howled, and the fire blade spun!
The Pyro Axe Hilichurl Brute spun around, slashing at Ryan.
"Ptooey!"
Blood spewed, and his nose bled profusely.
Ryan turned and held his sword vertically to block, using the immense force to retreat continuously, escaping the range of the air current vortex.
Suddenly, he charged back, rushing towards a Hilichurl Shooter.
His blade pierced the opponent, he picked up the crossbow, and headshot the last Hilichurl Shooter on the watchtower.
He ran quickly to the shore and jumped into Cider Lake.
Using the sealed treasure chest, he swam towards the depths of the lake!
The Pyro Axe Hilichurl Brute threw Fire Slime from the shore, and the Samachurl condensed a wind vortex.
However, Ryan had already escaped their attack range.
As long as there were no Hilichurl Shooters, he wouldn't become a living target to be hit.
The cold river water stimulated his wounds, and the blisters caused by the Fire Element on his body were unbearably painful.
His body began to emit high heat; his immune System diligently worked, fighting to the death, expelling foreign powers, completely disregarding the host's safety.
Fighting with all his might was the most exhausting and mentally straining.
The energy consumed was more than a full day's training.
Ryan felt a wave of fatigue, his stomach rumbled, and he drank several large gulps of lake water to alleviate his hunger.
Escaping by water.
It was a Dao he had considered.
But considering Cider Lake was too large, without a raft, and with insufficient stamina, he couldn't stray too far from the shore.
Otherwise, he might drown directly after becoming exhausted.
And not staying too far from the shore meant he was bound to be discovered by the Hilichurl.
In reality, the Hilichurl's field of vision was the same as what humans could see; they wouldn't just ignore someone a few tens of meters away!
Ryan rested his arms on the chest, watching the Hilichurl on the shore relentlessly pursue him, moving south along with him.
He adjusted the position of his wu feng sword.
He picked up the crossbow he had brought down and aimed.
An arrow was shot.
A Hilichurl blocked it with a small round wooden shield.
Ryan felt a bit regretful.
His remaining stamina, without food replenishment, would probably only allow him to swim for a few hours.
There were some Sunsettia in the box, but he couldn't open it now!
If he opened it, the sealed box would get water inside, and it would be ruined!
He prayed that the Abyss Mage wouldn't return, and occasionally shot arrows to interfere with the Samachurl on the shore.
An hour later, half of the Hilichurl pursuing along the lake shore were gone!
Two hours later, the Hilichurl pursuing along the lake shore… increased by over a dozen!
"…Damn it!" Ryan swallowed, lowered his head, and dodged a crossbow bolt.
There happened to be a Hilichurl camp along this path.
As the Mitachurl raised his arm and shouted!
The pursuing team grew larger!
More importantly, there were Hilichurl Shooters with Fire Element among them.
Fortunately, it was a single arrow, not a large, unavoidable barrage.
"Help!"
"Help!"
"Wind God Barbatos!"
"Knights of Favonius!"
"Do something useful!"
Ryan no longer cared about shame and started shouting loudly on the lake surface!
A white-silk figure, still chasing Dvalin, sneezed, "Who's calling me?"
"Arrows raining down!"
Just as Ryan felt he couldn't hold on any longer, amidst his fervent hopes.
A black dot appeared in the Sky!
It glided down like a hawk, folding its wings.
Long, slender legs, an absolutely eye-catching Domain, and countless flaming arrow-beams descended from the Sky.