The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 279 Showdown (Two chapters in one)

He didn't expect that Ryan would be so tricky!

Previously, whether it was the internal accomplices in his own church or the Black Snake message from Holden of the Secret Snake Cult, it was said that Ryan had some kind of physical talent, was good at close combat, and was also a rare metal wizard.

But now, the opponent is not only good at close combat, but judging from the power of the sonic secret just now, it seems that he is also good at long-range combat.

Another thing is the opponent's soul-extracting effect. I wonder if it is some kind of witchcraft that the opponent has mastered, or if there is something strange about the hammer in his hand?
The four Black Flame Guardians are all comparable to great knights, but they don’t even know the opponent’s bottom line.

But overall, this is a bit troublesome.

Of course, it's just a nuisance.

Because his combat power has surpassed that of the top knights and ordinary wizards in the general sense, and he is only a small step away from being awarded the title of knight.

The title Knight also has another name, that is, the legendary strongman.

In other words, Laxul can be called a quasi-legend!
In addition, while he is good at general shadow witchcraft such as Weakness and Slowness, he also specializes in unconventional blood-controlling witchcraft such as Boiling Blood and Bloodsucking.

Although this type of witchcraft belongs to the shadow category, there are very few people who specialize in it.

In other words, enemies who want to rush to his side for close combat will be at a great disadvantage. Not only will they be affected by weakness and slowness spells, but they will also be disturbed by blood-related witchcraft during the battle.

Therefore, this is why, even though Laxul saw that Ryan’s fighting power was so strong, he still felt that he could defeat the opponent.

Ryan glanced at the skull hammer in his hand and said silently: "Four soul fragments."

When he just killed the first Black Flame Guardian, Ryan quickly glanced at his attribute panel. His strength was 46 (+4). As he expected, the corresponding increase was different when killing different enemies.

You know, when you killed Holden before, there was a +5 gain effect.

Now, these four soul fragments have given Ryan a total of +16 strength gain effect.

Ryan felt full of strength at this moment, and he felt like he couldn't be happy unless he smashed it.

Inside the main building of the villa, Frye excitedly said to Captain Langer, "Captain, do you think we can wipe out the enemy here?"

"Total annihilation?" Frye's words immediately stunned Langgel!
When the opponent first appeared, Langgel was only thinking about how to resist the opponent's attack for a while longer.

And once you can't stop it
Through which route can the team and Count Habsburg and others retreat quickly.

But now, are we already considering annihilating the enemy?

This span is quite big indeed!

Langgel glanced at the excited Frye, thought for a moment, and decided that he still couldn't dampen the young man's passion for fighting, so he said:
"That depends on how well Mr. Ryan performs."

"Captain, shouldn't we rush out to help Lord Ryan?" Frye said eagerly.

Because Ryan's move just now was not only very handsome, but also really boosted morale!

"It's not that we won't help, but we'll be more useful if we stay here."

"Think about it, since they have the legendary 'Earth Snake', why don't they just destroy the villa building?" Alex interrupted.

"The other party wants to capture Count Habsburg alive?"

"No, haven't you seen Count Habsburg's injuries? The other party wanted to take his life." Alex shook his head and said.

"I understand. The other party wants to rescue Holden?" Frye said, his eyes lighting up.

"That's right. The one who controls the earth snakes is the High Priest Cannon of the Secret Snake Cult. Naturally, he first wants to rescue Holden, who is also a member of the Secret Snake Cult. This should be the most likely scenario." Alex revealed the answer.

This is also the reason why Ryan asked him to block the news, so that the enemy would be afraid to act rashly!

"Yes, Alex's analysis is correct." Langgel nodded and agreed.

Just as they were discussing, the situation changed again.

The High Priest of the Secret Snake Cult, Ganon, smiled and said, "Sir Laxul, do you need me to help your church deal with this Ryan?"

"Thank you, Lord Cannon. I think I can handle it. By the way, you should go and see if Lord Haldane is okay."

"After rescuing Lord Holden, this mansion will no longer be necessary. I'll trouble you to use the earth snakes to destroy it then." said Laxul.

Four Black Flame Guardians were killed in front of him. If he couldn't get back at this time, and instead asked the Tommy Snake Cult to take action, let alone what Ganon would think.

Even his own subordinates would feel strange, causing his prestige to drop greatly!

This was naturally something that Laxul could not tolerate.

"Of course, then I'll go check on Holden first." Cannon nodded, took out something, took a look, turned an arc, walked around Ryan, and went to the side of the main building of the villa.

Just as Ryan was about to intercept the Secret Snake Cult Ganon, suddenly, Laxul, who was opposite him, took a step forward.

Suddenly, a powerful aura locked onto Ryan.

This made Ryan's eyes focus and he concentrated his attention on Laxul.

This was the second time that Ryan encountered this kind of gaze that was almost materialized. The first time was when he encountered the "Tide Piercer" Rulgatz.

Of course, in comparison, the pressure that Laxul's gaze brought to Ryan was much weaker.

At this time, Langer in the main building of the villa stared at the Serpent Cult's High Priest Ganon who was walking calmly, his face solemn, and said:

"Come on, Fry, you and Miss Claire are here. Alex and I will go stop the other party."

"Captain Langgel, let Lord Frye join you. You are a small team, and only when the three of you are together can you exert your greatest combat power." Claire expressed a different opinion.

This. Langgel looked hesitant.

"I'm already a great knight, so protecting my father won't be a problem. Besides, the later the other party discovers that Holden is dead, the safer we will be!" Claire looked at the hesitant Langgel and continued.

"Okay! Miss Claire, you better be careful. This Ganon is very difficult to deal with. We may not have time to take care of you!" Langgel said with a serious expression.

At this time, Olena and the head maid Shadiya also ran to Claire's side, panting.

Immediately, the two were attracted by Claire's concentration and followed her line of sight to the center of the messy garden.

As Laxul was confronting Ryan, a shield glowing with blood-red light suddenly appeared on his body. Judging from the instantaneous appearance, this should be his innate witchcraft.

But this is not the end yet. He was seen reciting something silently, and the next second, a black film appeared on his body.

Finally, with a wave of Laxus's hand, the black flames like vines wrapped around Laxus.

Ryan is quite familiar with this one. It should be the Black Flame Cult's unique evil magic "Black Flame Protection".

Obviously, Laxul was still quite wary of the power of Ryan's ultimate attack. The defense against witchcraft or sorcery alone was three levels.

"Galina should have died in your hands, right?" At this time, Laxul seemed to have thought of something and spoke.

"You're talking about that woman who used the illusion technique, right? She did die in my hands."

"I heard that the tragedy in Shanjin Town was planned and carried out by you?" Ryan nodded in admission and asked in return.

"That's right!"

"Why, did your relatives die there?" Laxul glanced at Ryan, his face suddenly showing realization, and he laughed.

This time, Ryan did not answer Laxul's question.

Now that we know who the murderer is, we can naturally take action!

In addition, Ryan now has the buff effect of the 'Soul Crushing Hammer' which adds 16 strength, so he naturally won't waste time in vain.

"Whoosh!"

He just touched the ground with his toes, the soil exploded, and the whole person shot straight towards Laxul like an arrow.

Facing Ryan's attack, Laxul was not panicked at all. His face was calm. He quickly raised his finger and muttered something silently.

next second!
Three black flame balls the size of a baby's head appeared out of thin air in front of his fingers.

"Shhhhh!"

A black flame fireball rushed straight towards Ryan!
Ryan dodged sideways, but he found that the opponent's three black flame fireballs were like a thorn in his side, chasing him and quickly turning to continue attacking him.

This made Ryan's eyes focus, and the hardened gold attached to the surface of the knight's gauntlet instantly turned into a tower shield!
"Iron wall!"

"Boom boom boom!"

Three black flame fireballs hit Ryan almost at the same time, exploding continuously, with smoke and dust rising!
But in less than half a second, a familiar figure, unharmed, emerged from the smoke and dust and continued to rush towards Laxul.

"Huh? This is a sorcery attack with an angle of over thirty-five degrees, and it was blocked so easily!" Laxul thought to himself with surprise in his eyes.

Although he was surprised, his hands did not slow down at all.

A ball of black mist quickly formed from his fingertips, and then shot straight towards Ryan!
Ryan knew that the opponent had a special witchcraft blessing similar to mental guidance. He could not avoid the opponent's witchcraft attack by dodging alone, so he did not slow down at all and went straight forward.

When he saw the black mist approaching, he waved his shield to block it.

However, the mist dissipated as soon as it touched the shield, and a cold force suddenly spread out, making Ryan feel a little weak and powerless in an instant.

"Weakness Technique!"

Ryan immediately knew what the other party was performing. He narrowed his eyes and glanced at the attribute panel.

It can be seen that the three attributes of strength, stamina and agility have been weakened by about 20%.

The decrease in agility caused Ryan's speed to stagnate.

When Laxul saw it, his face lit up with joy, and he immediately muttered something in his mind, then pointed at Ryan again.

This time, a ball of blood-colored mist rushed towards Ryan and hit him instantly.

Suddenly, Ryan felt that the blood in his body seemed to be affected by some strange thing. The flow rate was sometimes fast and sometimes slow. Although the amplitude was not large, it was extremely uncomfortable, which made him stop quickly.

At this time, the remaining few Black Flame Guardians looked at each other, their faces lit up, and they all thought this was a good opportunity to besiege, so they immediately surrounded them.

But they were also quite afraid of Ryan's last sonic attack, so they didn't get too close. They rushed forward to about 20 or 30 meters, then quickly stopped and turned to control the black flames.

When Laxul saw this situation, he smiled and took out a black and red bottle from his arms.

He quickly uncorked the bottle, chanted a spell, and the rotten blood in the bottle began to flow out, changing shape in midair, and a strong stench spread. Taking this opportunity, Laxul began to cast a more powerful witchcraft - 'Corrupted Blood'.

Hit by two negative spells and facing four attacking Black Flame Guardians at the same time, Ryan had a calm face and silently added a few attribute points to his agility.

As the remaining attribute points increased from 9 to 8 and agility increased from 36 to 37 points, a warm current was pumped from the heart to the whole body.

In an instant, the abnormal blood flow throughout Ryan's body subsided!

Not bad!

Renn smiled slightly.

As expected, this abnormality that affects the body's condition can be directly eliminated by adding points.

Then the next step will be easy.

Ryan turned the skull hammer upside down, with the hammer head facing downward and the end of the handle facing upward. The hardened adamantium covering the plate armor gauntlet quickly extended upward at the end of the hammer handle.

In an instant, a two-handed sword with a skull hammer as the hilt appeared in front of everyone.

But it's not over yet.

Suddenly, a number of square-cornered darts protruded from the smooth surface of the sword's blade. This scene startled several Black Flame Guardians!
What is this operation?
Because they had never seen such a trick before.

"Corrupted blood!"

However, Laxul felt a little uneasy and immediately pointed the completed spell towards Ryan.

Suddenly, a ball of blood emitting a foul smell rushed towards Ryan. More than ten meters away from Ryan, it suddenly exploded and splashed. The blood drops were densely packed, almost like raindrops.

This corrupt blood is highly corrosive and toxic!
In Laxul's opinion, even if Ryan could deform the metal to resist, he would still suffer some damage.

But the next second, Laxul's expression froze!

Ryan was seen holding a strange sword in his hand, and it suddenly spun at high speed like a gyroscope. The air around him surged violently, accompanied by a sharp hissing sound!
Nearly a hundred four-cornered darts shot out in all directions!

At the same time, there was a strong airflow like a tornado, mixed with large pieces of soil, which instantly extinguished the rotten blood that was like raindrops!

Ryan used the advanced secret of metal deformation combined with swordsmanship 'Blade Storm·Modified' to directly turn defense into offense!

"Ah! Ah!"

The three Black Flame Guardians who had been eager to try just now were now howling in pain as they covered their wounds caused by the four-cornered darts.

Although they were not without resistance, the four-cornered darts were too numerous and powerful, and many of them penetrated the defense of the black flame shelter and directly injured their bodies.

Some were hit in the eyes, others in the neck, but their strong vitality allowed them to survive the injuries.

Even in front of Laxul, there were six square darts, spinning at high speed one meter above his body.

The four-cornered dart had broken through his outermost layer of vine-like black flames and was rubbing violently against the black membrane.

"Such power."

"It has already reached the level of advanced mystery." Laxul narrowed his eyes and muttered to himself.

"The hammer technique and sonic technique I just mentioned, plus the sword technique I'm using now."

Laxul looked towards the dusty area with a serious expression!

Suddenly, in the smoke and dust, there was a series of crisp sounds of smashing melons.

Then, a figure holding a white skull hammer slowly walked out, surrounded by three translucent narrow human-shaped air currents, all with painful and hideous expressions.

Laxul couldn't help but twitch his eyes when he saw this scene!

How could he not understand that his three men had already been killed? Ryan used the attack of the four-cornered dart as a cover and quickly followed up, killing them one by one.

Sure enough, when the smoke cleared.

The three Black Flame Guardians had already turned into headless corpses, lying in a pool of blood!
Ryan, who had just killed the Black Flame Guardians, quickly glanced at his attribute panel:
Strength: 46 (+27)

The strength reached 73 points!
"Hey, shouldn't 28 be ?"

"Why is it only 27?"

"It seems that there must be a fake one mixed in here."

Ryan suddenly understood!

In addition, it is very important to note that Ryan has just discovered a little trick to extend the buff effect of the Soul Crushing Hammer.

Just when he killed the seventh enemy, the strength +27 buff effect started to re-time, or in other words, the duration was refreshed to one minute.

In an instant, Ryan thought of the best way to utilize the buff effect of the Soul Crushing Hammer.

That is, after the tenth level, if you are stuck in the last few seconds and kill an enemy that can provide soul fragments again, you can refresh this buff effect again.

"Eight portions," Ryan said softly.

"Eight portions? What do you mean eight portions?" Laxul looked puzzled.

"You don't understand." Ryan shook his head.

"Actually, I'm quite happy to see you today."

"Hmm? Why?" Laxul asked cooperatively with a smile on his face.

With a swish, Ryan turned quickly and struck the empty space behind him with a backhanded hammer.

"Snapped!"

I saw a transparent figure suddenly appear in the blank space, and at the same time, the transparent figure began to sway like water ripples.

As the invisibility effect quickly faded, a Black Flame Guardian was revealed, who was about to attack Ryan from behind.

At this moment, the opponent was still holding the long-handled sickle high and chopping it down with force, looking at Ryan with a look of astonishment on his face.

only.
At this moment, the top of this guy's forehead had been completely smashed by Ryan!
This made Laxul's mouth twitch!
Not only did the sneak attack fail, but almost all of the Black Flame Guardians he brought with him were killed.

"Because I can avenge my friend!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ryan rushed towards Laxul at a rapid speed, holding the skull hammer in his hand, leaving a silver shadow.

Laxul's pupils shrank and his lips quickly opened and closed. When Ryan was still four or five meters away from him, a ball of blood-red mist appeared out of thin air and rushed towards Ryan.

But the next second, his expression changed!
At such a close distance, the Boiling Blood Technique has no effect?

How is this possible?
Ryan increased his agility again, and the restlessness in his blood immediately subsided, and his speed even increased a bit.

Instantly, Ryan grasped the skull hammer with both hands, his muscles swelled, and the hardened adamantium covering the knight's gauntlet rapidly aggregated at the hammer handle, extending and transforming into a hammer handle.

Ryan was seen holding a skull hammer that was more than three meters long and hitting it hard!
"Boom! Boom!"

The white miniature skull broke through two layers of shields and stopped at the third layer of blood-red shield.

But at this moment, the blood-red shield was hit with a dent the size of a washbasin, and was almost on the verge of being broken.

The white skull hammer was only a few centimeters away from Laxul's eyes. At this moment, Laxul could clearly see the texture on the miniature skull!

This made Laxul horrified!

"The triple shield can at least withstand 50-degree attacks, but it was almost broken by Ryan's hammer!"

"What the hell!"

The next second, Laxul flew back quickly. At the same time, he quickly took out a blood-red crystal ball and crushed it!
As the huge amount of energy and blood in the crystal ball was poured into the blood-red shield, the blood-red light, which had originally dimmed after resisting Ryan's hammer, now became much richer and heavier.

At the same time, Laxul cut his wrist with a dagger and chanted a spell rapidly.

As his face turned pale, a large amount of bright red blood quickly flew out from the wound on his wrist, forming a prismatic spike emitting bloody light, and a surge of energy waves came.

"A blood-burning attack!"

Such a strong energy fluctuation immediately attracted the attention of everyone present.

At this time, Ganon, the high priest of the Secret Snake Cult in the main building of the villa, had arrived at the door of the detention room, and Langgel and Fry were in a very miserable condition at the moment.

I saw that the heavy metal shield in Langgel's hand had been cracked, his left arm was broken, and there was an obvious dent on the thick knight's plate armor on his chest.

At this moment, Frye's whole body was twitching involuntarily, and his head was tilted to one side. His neck was broken. His strong vitality prevented him from dying immediately, but he had obviously completely lost his combat effectiveness.

Alex was the only one who could still stand. He was gasping for breath and looking at Ganon with fear on his face!

At this time, Ganon, who was confident of victory, looked out the window in surprise and said, "Such a strong energy fluctuation?"

Alex also followed the other person's gaze.

Center of the field.

The hardened refined gold in Ryan's hand quickly changed into a kite-shaped shield, but a cylindrical section quickly bulged out from the surface of the shield, and like sesame seeds blooming higher and higher, it formed another kite-shaped shield, and finally, another one.

In an instant, the kite-shaped shield made of three hardened refined gold blocked a pyramid emitting a strong bloody light!
"boom!!"

The first shield shattered instantly. Although the blood-colored energy storm weakened a lot, it still rushed towards Ryan.

The second shield also shattered immediately afterwards.

The shock wave was further weakened, Ryan's muscles were knotted, and the ground was plowed by his plate armor boots into two nearly one-meter-deep grooves!
"Iron wall!"

The third shield was twisted and deformed, but it finally blocked it!
What Laxul didn't expect was that because the explosion was too close to him, he also suffered an explosion shock wave almost as strong as Ryan's!

At this moment, the rich blood-red shield that had just been infused with energy became extremely dim, like a leaf swaying in the wind and rain!
"Boom!"

The blood-red shield burst like a bubble!

Laxul opened his eyes wide, stared straight ahead, and stopped moving for a moment!

I saw his forehead in close contact with a white bone hammer.

"The ninth one!" a familiar voice sounded.
(End of this chapter)