novelden Chapter 821: A Combo Attack, A Frenzied Barrage
Chapter 821: A Combo Attack, A Frenzied Barrage
Even with flames engulfing him and piercing the heavens and earth, his ancestral New Year's greeting sword technique was helpless against the dragon.
"Damn it, this thick-skinned guy."
After switching to [Fire Master - Zhenkun], Li Ming's strength was astonishing.
Even so, it's still only a superficial breakthrough.
This is an utter disgrace for Li Ming!
After developing for so long, I even managed to destroy that giant serpent hanging outside the world in Durandal's World Bubble.
You dare to act recklessly, you dragon of unknown composition?
However, the fact that I simulated the Fourth Divine Key using the Ether Anchor Point!
But indeed, according to Li Ming's estimation, he was more than capable of crushing this dragon.
But this situation, where even breaking through the defenses is difficult, was completely unexpected.
After the [Sunfire Greatsword] he had thrown was deflected, Li Ming used the Vermilion Bird Step on the Mist to turn around and get close to the dragon.
A flash of crimson light appeared on his body as he switched from [Fire Envoy - Zhenkun] to [Candlelight Attire - First Light].
The [Candlelight Attire - First Light], whose core of the flames had been activated, emitted crimson electricity around its body.
His figure swayed, leaving many afterimages in the air, after the amplification core was activated.
Li Ming's Inch Heart Fist Technique suddenly increased its destructive power. With a series of footsteps, he used the dragon as a ladder to heaven, ascending into the air.
His fists pounded around the scales, while simultaneously unleashing the QTE skill Thunder Heart as he switched armor.
This directly resulted in a circular wave effect, with visible deformation appearing wherever the fist struck.
Thunder Heart: Increases lightning damage by 30% and inflicts paralysis for one minute on non-paralyzed characters, increasing lightning damage by 250%.
The paralysis effect of one minute is quite effective for small units like suicide soldiers.
However, compared to this being, whose size is comparable to the Honkai Emperor and even larger after it has taken hold, it is merely a drop in the ocean and not worth mentioning.
A drop of ink may be able to blacken a glass of water, but it is difficult for a drop of ink to blacken an entire ocean.
Although it has some impact, it is not significant.
However, what Li Ming needed was not the paralysis effect, but the 250% amplification effect.
Although Li Ming felt that many of the numerical values were just data on paper, he sometimes benefited from a bit of idealism.
However, there was an increase; the [Star Ring Vortex] on his arm suddenly erupted.
A set of Inch Heart Fist Technique? Azure Dragon Lightning Strike down, each of Li Ming's punches was wrapped in crimson electricity.
The dissipated current also formed a thin layer of current eddies through the [Star Ring Vortex].
When the four afterimages of Li Ming converged at a single point, they actually managed to break through the surface by relying on their agility.
The dragon's abdominal armor was pierced directly by the electric current from Li Ming's fist. The critical hit adjustment of [Star Ring Vortex] is much stronger than that of [White Star Exterminator? Modified].
After its defenses were breached, the dragon was clearly in pain, but its large size inevitably caused it to move slowly due to its own weight.
Despite the relentless bombardment, its tail lashed out like a whip.
It can be said that any Valkyrie squad with slightly weaker strength would be severely injured or even wiped out if they encountered it.
After all, the Valkyries are now influenced by well-known Valkyries such as Ragnar, Durandal, Theresa, and Cecilia.
Most of the Valkyries in recent years are warrior-type, the kind of Valkyries who take the lead in battle based on their excellent qualities and combat strength.
Putting everything else aside, it has indeed improved the mentality of many Valkyries, at least making them face themselves and believe that they are truly fighting for the betterment of the world. As for people like Havis and Dirona, didn't you see that their idols are Cecilia and Ragnar?
Even our Herrscher of Servants, Rita, was blinded by Ragnar, wasn't she?
Ragnar is another example; he is highly capable, upright, and has high standards for himself, while also clearly understanding what he needs to do.
I don't consider myself a hero, but I'm still willing to use my power to bring light to everyone.
The situation in Siberia at that time was complex, and the Valkyrie assault force was facing a Honkai beast tide of that scale.
Unless Theresa leads the team, along with a group of excellent Valkyrie squads, and the Valkyrie assault force abandons the base they are defending.
But the Valkyrie assault force will inevitably be at the forefront of the charge!
The Valkyries who followed were trying to learn the kind of brute force that Ragnar and her consorts used to overcome all other techniques.
However, only a few people are truly talented, and even if they use the same weapon, there will still be differences.
For example, the Divine Key—Black Abyss White Flower—is currently unavailable to any Valkyrie.
If these Valkyries were to come and clash with this dragon, even if it weren't like eggs hitting a rock, they would still end up with a bloody head.
At that time, I heard that Durandal was helping Rita resolve the Honkai outbreak incident at the Middle East branch.
Previously, the Far East branch had sent people to provide support, but without the participation of the S-rank Valkyrie Theresa from the Far East branch, the Valkyries in the team were actually scattered by a Fire/Thunder God-level Honkai Beast.
It was truly embarrassing. Uncle Su said it left Su Shana with considerable psychological trauma, but it still didn't deter her dream of becoming an outstanding Valkyrie.
Thinking about it this way, Uncle Su has really had a tough time. After all, he was originally going to make money from Tianming and get some technology in the process, but who knew that Su Shana would get involved and he would have to pay Tianming money out of his own pocket. It's really killing him.
Shaking off his scattered thoughts, the previously ferocious dragon's body suddenly paused for a few breaths. It was like this: even though the paralysis effect spread throughout the dragon's entire body, the effect was negligible, but there was still a few breaths of paralysis.
His form shifted again, and [Ice Yama? Other Shore] appeared on his body. This dragon was not so easy to deal with.
It has a very thick health bar, actually a 10x health bar, and it even comes with a shield.
This is why Li Ming needs to switch to the [Candlelight Attire - First Light], because he needs to break the shield.
The moment [Ice Yama? Other Shore] was activated, an ordinary scythe appeared in Li Ming's hand. Although it was not durable, he swung the scythe down suddenly, and [Other Shore of the Underworld] released a powerful ice prison.
They forcibly froze the hundred-zhang-tall dragon in front of them, but even though only a thin layer of white frost condensed on its entire body, they couldn't even restrict it for a moment.
However, Li Ming has already achieved the desired effect: [Other Shore of the Underworld] will increase the freezing element bonus, and at the same time, a layer of ice armor will appear on his body surface to protect him due to the low temperature.
During the duration of Ice Prison, elemental damage is increased by 25%, charged attack damage is increased by 25%, and the elemental damage bonus is 66%.
Su Mei, who was standing nearby, seized the opportunity and immediately followed up with [Sword Transformation - Moonlight].
The powerful slash carried immense force, and Li Ming's attack had given her an insight: perseverance will eventually break through a stone. A single attack is unlikely to break through a defense, so keep attacking one spot until the defense is breached.
The continuous slashes were dodged, and even though Su Mei was wielding a two-handed sword, the [Transformation Sword? Moonlight] sword strike was still unleashed.
However, the scattered sword light was all Honkai energy, which was Su Mei's own internal energy.
Therefore, from Li Ming's perspective, Su Mei could be said to be rapidly wearing down the dragon's shield.
There's no other way; unless it's something like Heimdall where you need to forcefully break the shield, this combo-based attrition strategy is the right approach.
Cheng Ling Shuang, on the other hand, played it safe and conventionally, since the design of the [Crystal Reverse Blade] wasn't the kind of weapon suitable for a straight thrust.
Many sword techniques require consideration of slashing, cutting, and so on, therefore only one move, [Transformation Sword? Stroking Willow], was executed.
However, the damage caused by [Crystal Reverse Blade] is ice damage, so Cheng Ling Shuang also received a 66% elemental damage bonus, while Li Ming was charging up his ultimate move.