Chapter 672: Slitting the Throat!

The duel between Nie Yan and Lei Su reached a stalemate for a while. Lei Su’s PVP skills were also extremely solid, no wonder he had held the position of top warrior in his previous life. His strength was absolutely no less than that of Cui Can Dao Guang and Shui Se Yan Tou, even surpassing them.

Faith was filled with elite players. Even though Nie Yan had the advantage of foresight, he still couldn’t gather all the top players. If Lei Su could join the tribe of experts, the tribe would gain another powerful warrior.

Looking at Lei Su in the center of the arena, who had entered a defensive stance and was fully alert, Nie Yan’s left hand glided across the blade of the Zaynard Sword. No matter what, this duel was one he absolutely couldn’t afford to lose. He decided not to hold back anymore and to fight with all his might.

Lei Su cast several perception-enhancing skills on himself, still without effect. He moved slowly and steadily, step by step, to prevent his senses from dulling due to remaining motionless.

Suddenly, a flash of fire passed before his eyes. There!

Lei Su slashed his sword, releasing a crescent-shaped energy wave that struck the ground ahead, instantly scattering debris with immense destructive power. Missing his target, he suddenly sensed something wrong beside him, but it was already too late to defend.

Nie Yan stabbed into Lei Su’s back with a spinebreaker, his speed reaching an incredible level. Lei Su had no time to react at all and was struck with a resounding thud.

This was absolutely a breathtaking strike!

Fast enough to leave anyone stunned.

A damage number of over 5,000 floated above Lei Su’s head. However, unlike what Nie Yan had expected, Lei Su didn’t enter a disabled state. Instead, he swung his sword toward Nie Yan.

It was a protective skill! Nie Yan’s heart jolted, quickly retreating to dodge and disappearing into stealth once again.

To defend against Nie Yan, Lei Su had already activated the War God’s Protection skill before engaging in combat. Golden protective energy densely covered his body, making his defense exceptionally strong and rendering him immune to all physical control skills. This was the most formidable aspect of a warrior. Ordinary thieves facing a holy swordsman would find it impossible to break through their defense or control them, while the holy swordsman’s powerful attacks could eliminate them within a few moves.

However, Lei Su was facing Nie Yan, which was a different case.

Nie Yan had already activated his maximum speed, his movement and attack speed more than twice that of Lei Su. Lei Su could see figures flashing around him, but each time he tried to attack, Nie Yan had already dodged away and launched another attack, gradually depleting Lei Su’s health.

Lei Su had very high defense, and the holy swordsman possessed a top-tier class talent that reduced all physical attack damage by 70%, giving him a significant advantage against physical attackers. Thus, the damage Nie Yan inflicted on him was limited. However, each of Nie Yan’s attacks could deal around 5,000 to 6,000 damage, which accumulated to a considerable amount over time.

Lei Su’s health, initially over 80,000, was gradually whittled down to just over 20,000. He quickly drank a high-tier instant recovery potion, restoring a significant portion of his health, though still not reaching half. Immediately after, he applied a bandage while rapidly retreating.

Nie Yan suddenly appeared to his left and kicked Lei Su in the waist, interrupting his bandage application.

This guy was too annoying, Lei Su thought in frustration.

After prolonged attrition, Lei Su’s health was nearly depleted, while he hadn’t even grazed Nie Yan. The Shadow Dancer’s speed was simply unbelievable.

Before his class change to Holy Shadow Dancer, Nie Yan’s speed was already far beyond that of ordinary players. After the class change, his Holy Shadow Dancer’s top-tier talent further increased his speed to an extreme and terrifying level. Even some level 150 or 160 agile lord bosses couldn’t catch up with Nie Yan, let alone Lei Su.

The fight between Nie Yan and Lei Su left the surrounding spectators awestruck. Lei Su’s strength impressed many players, confirming the holy swordsman’s might, no wonder he dared to challenge the infamous thief, Nie Yan. However, Nie Yan’s unpredictable speed left the players speechless. Such a powerful holy swordsman still posed no threat to Nie Yan, who remained effortlessly in control.

Nie Yan had clearly mastered the Shadow Dancer’s techniques to perfection. He would always appear at the most unexpected and unguarded angles, suddenly launching surprise attacks, leaving Lei Su struggling to cope.

As he seemed destined to be gradually worn down and defeated by Nie Yan, Lei Su became furious. He activated the Bull Rage skill, his body suddenly growing much stronger, towering two heads taller than before, resembling a massive bull. His skin gradually turned a grayish-white tone, like rock.

Shockwave!

War Stomp!

Wrath!

After activating Bull Rage, Lei Su unleashed a series of small area-of-effect skills. Wherever he went, the ground shattered and cracked, scattering stone fragments and energy blasts with immense force. With a deep roar, he charged forward, plowing toward Nie Yan’s location, the powerful impact splitting the ground into a massive trench.

Nie Yan hadn’t expected Lei Su to suddenly become so fierce. After dodging the Shockwave and War Stomp with Shadow Step, he still couldn’t evade Lei Su’s charge completely, getting grazed slightly by the energy radiating from Lei Su. A damage number of over 7,000 floated above Nie Yan’s head. The thief’s leather armor was simply too fragile to withstand a holy swordsman’s attack.

After being hit, Nie Yan’s form slowly materialized, coming into Lei Su’s view.

Lei Su swung his great sword, delivering a sweeping slash. He resembled a furious beast, relentlessly charging forward, leaving a trail of destruction.

Nie Yan swiftly evaded, but couldn’t completely avoid the relentless barrage of attacks. He was slightly nicked by Lei Su’s sword energy, and a damage figure exceeding 16,000 instantly appeared above his head. This starkly highlighted the disparity between leather and plate armor. Holy Swordsmen could effortlessly breach a thief’s defenses, whereas thieves—even elite Shadow Dancers like Nie Yan—often struggled to penetrate a Holy Swordsman’s armor. Not daring to risk another hit, Nie Yan promptly downed a high-grade instant recovery potion to replenish some of his health.

As Lei Su’s sword slash approached, Nie Yan suddenly used a blink strike, disappearing from his spot and reappearing in front of Lei Su, thrusting his Zaynard Sword directly at Lei Su’s throat.

Lei Su roared furiously, unleashing a powerful force that halted Nie Yan’s Zaynard Sword from advancing any further. As Lei Su swung his sword downward, Nie Yan slightly retreated, twisting his body sideways to evade the strike, then counterattacking with a backstab!

Nie Yan’s backstab was executed exceptionally skillfully, performed in one fluid motion.

With a thud, the Zaynard Sword pierced into Lei Su’s back, then swiftly sliced open, causing blood to spurt violently.

Although Lei Su’s protective energy was strong, it couldn’t provide 100% defense. After Nie Yan’s initial attack was blocked by the protective energy, a second attack within a short period could cause damage.

Impossible to defend! Lei Su couldn’t help but exclaim. His attacks simply couldn’t keep up with Nie Yan’s rhythm. The speed difference was too great. Nie Yan could easily land hits on him, while he struggled to hit Nie Yan.

Nie Yan’s backstab caused a massive damage number of over 16,000 to float above Lei Su’s head—it was a critical strike!

Nie Yan’s critical damage was still quite impressive, instantly reducing Lei Su’s remaining health to less than 10,000.

Lei Su immediately became anxious, his throat convulsing violently, emitting a deep roaring sound—Feral Roar!

A burst of explosive sound, almost tangible, swept across the area. Nie Yan foresaw the danger and quickly used a Mind Immunity ability to dodge the attack, rapidly retreating over ten yards and entering stealth mode, vanishing from sight.

Maintaining stealth, Nie Yan wandered at a distance with a slight smile, deciding to first use bleed damage to whittle down Lei Su’s health. This was a thief’s strategy against a warrior.

Damage numbers of one or two thousand continuously floated above Lei Su’s head, his health gradually depleting. As Nie Yan remained absent, Lei Su understood Nie Yan’s intention. He pulled out a recovery scroll and used it immediately, restoring about 20% of his health.

Second after second slipped by. The vitality Lei Su had painstakingly recovered through the healing scroll was slowly draining away once more.

This bleed effect lasted for nearly twenty seconds, leaving Lei Su feeling desperate. Such terrifying bleed damage! Even with thick health, it couldn’t withstand such continuous consumption!

Lei Su gradually realized that Nie Yan’s attributes were too powerful. Even his most basic attacks could cause astonishing damage. Fighting against Nie Yan was truly frustrating.

Nie Yan watched Lei Su from the shadows, observing his health being gradually whittled down, and smiled slightly. It was almost time. He slowly crept closer.

Lei Su’s health had dropped to less than 10,000. He prepared for a final desperate counterattack, maintaining his movement. Suddenly, his footsteps froze—bad, it was a lock-on!

Lei Su immediately performed a whirlwind slash on the spot, attempting to defend against Nie Yan’s attack from behind, creating a powerful whirlwind around himself for protection.

The whirlwind slash lasted for three seconds, rendering Nie Yan’s lock-on completely ineffective. As soon as Lei Su’s whirlwind slash ended, he suddenly found himself locked on once again!

Had Nie Yan’s lock-on skill already cooled down? Lei Su felt intense confusion. Skills like lock-on typically required a cooldown of at least thirty to forty seconds. How could it be ready so soon?

What he didn’t know was that besides the lock-on skill, Nie Yan also had an Ultra Intimidation skill with effects somewhat similar to lock-on, but even more powerful.

As Lei Su’s whirlwind slash ended, he hadn’t even begun preparing his next skill when Nie Yan’s Zaynard Sword suddenly appeared at his throat. The blade burned with flames, seemingly ready to consume all life.

Coup de grace!