nycdaug Chapter 1579 Fire Tribulation
Chapter 1579 Fire Tribulation
Chapter 1579 Fire Tribulation
Compared with the vanguards fighting head-on and the shooters who continuously provide fire support.
The shortstops who frequently roam around and look for opportunities seem a little "redundant".
But in fact, this is not the case, otherwise in this expedition team composed of the top hunters, the number of shortstops would not reach four, which accounts for one third of the total number of the expedition team.
The so-called shortstop is not focused on continuous "roaming", but on finding opportunities to launch "strong strikes" at critical moments and in critical positions.
Just like Maka and Hayata who had launched climbing attacks one after another before.
They are all versatile people. Distracting monsters' attention, creating loopholes, destroying key parts, and providing emergency assistance are all their jobs.
While the vanguards were firmly attracting the black dragon's attention from the front, Hayata and Maka launched continuous attacks on the wound on the black dragon's side.
Julius and Aiden went around behind the black dragon.
Their target was the black dragon's hind legs.
Whether it was the intelligence sent back by the reconnaissance team or their actual experience, the quality of the meat on the black dragon's hind feet was very poor.
Compared to the black dragon's forelimbs, this pair of hind legs are thicker, more muscular, and covered with whole pieces of tough black shells. They are obviously more difficult to deal with.
The feeling of the sword in hand was not like cutting a living creature, but more like cutting a huge piece of cast iron.
In most cases, hunters will choose to skip over the hind legs, back and other parts with thick shells and hard flesh, and attack weak points such as the head.
But nothing is absolute.
Take the black dragon in front of us as an example. The fact that the defense of its hind legs is difficult to break through does not mean that attacking there is meaningless.
When on the ground, whether standing or lying down, this pair of sturdy hind legs bear most of the black dragon's weight.
This is also the main reason why the black dragon's hind legs are much thicker than its front legs.
If this part can be severely damaged, the Black Dragon's ability to move will be greatly weakened, creating a huge advantage for subsequent battles.
The only question now is how to do this.
If the Black Dragon was in his prime, Julius wouldn't even consider this plan.
Cutting off the black dragon's hind legs with just the two swords in your hands is probably as difficult as strangling a Explosive Hammer Dragon to death with your bare hands.
However, this black dragon had a leg injury.
To be precise, the black dragon was covered in wounds, and one could even see severely deformed shells and crossbow arrows stuck between its scales and flesh.
In addition to the sole of the foot that was blown into a bloody mess by the giant bomb, there was also a huge gap more than two meters long and nearly half a meter deep near the joint of the right foot.
A cannon or a crossbow could not have caused such a wound. This wound must have come from a dragon-slaying spear or the ramming horn of an airship.
The price would most likely be the crash of a large airship.
What they need to do now is to try to further expand the wound and damage the black dragon's hind foot joints.
Julius drank a bottle of walking potion and started to transform into a ghost.
Aiden took out a bottle of emerald green alchemical potion from his prop bag, poured it on his [Red Dragon Tearing Fang], and rubbed it hard to spread the potion evenly.
This is a special alchemical potion called "Heavy Blade Potion", which can soften the flesh of monsters and make them easier to destroy. He took great pains to get this good stuff from the hunters of Longliyuan.
Then, he took out a special slime bomb from his bag, held it in his right hand holding the shield, and rushed towards the target.
He used precise assault slashes (JR) continuously to cut a hole in the flesh inside the wound, then pulled out the fuse with his teeth and stuffed the slime bomb in.
Julius, who had not yet had the chance to perform the Demonic Dance, quickly retreated, and the look in his eyes when he looked at his disciples became somewhat subtle.
Unlike some old-school hunters who don't like to use props for hunting, Aiden particularly likes to use all kinds of strange and weird things.
but.
Whether it is a prop or a medicine, it is invented for people to use and it is enough as long as it can play a role.
On the front, Gordon and Feng Ying, who had launched several rounds of powerful attacks, temporarily retreated to sharpen their blades and adjust their state.
The two heavily-armored defenders immediately stepped forward and continued to contain the opponent.
Just then, a loud noise came from behind the Black Dragon.
"boom!"
"Hooray!"
The black dragon that was about to pounce on the swordsmen staggered and howled in pain, and its original attack was interrupted.
The power of the slime bomb is like a small firecracker to the black dragon. Even if it explodes in the wound, it will not cause any serious damage.
But it really hurts.
It kicked its hind legs and took two steps back, raising its neck and lowering its head.
Ansir, who was observing the situation from a distance, immediately gave a warning, "Retreat! Defend!"
The four vanguards in front of the black dragon immediately gathered together.
Ted stood shoulder to shoulder with Fabius, smashed down the large shield, shrank his body to lower his center of gravity, and entered a defensive posture.
Gordon and Feng Ying, who were hiding behind the two men, took a posture to resist the impact. They stretched out their hands, supported the backs of the two defenders, and helped share the pressure.
At the same time, several hardening bullets flew in from a distance, and the splashing liquid made their skin tougher in a short time.
After a brief period of charging, the black dragon lowered its head and spit out a fireball.
This fireball was far more solid and dazzling than the dragon flame it spewed out casually. The moment it landed on the ground, the blazing flames and impact swept all around.
If they hadn't prepared the protective stones and decorative beads to enhance their defensive capabilities in advance, and if Gordon and the others hadn't helped to stabilize their backs, Ted and Fabius' defensive posture would have been almost broken.
But even though they managed to withstand the blow, both of them were seriously injured.
Fabius, who was not used to wearing a helmet, coughed up a mouthful of blood, and blood also dripped from under Ted's visor.
The black dragon spread its damaged wings and soared into the air riding on the blast wind created by the explosion of the fireball's breath.
It took a deep breath, and the air flow carrying dust turned into wind pressure visible to the naked eye, converging towards the wide-open dragon's mouth. The hair-raising whistling sound of the wind echoed in everyone's ears.
Everyone realized that a truly terrifying attack was about to come.
"Cover! Find cover!" Ansel quickly put away his weapon and yelled hoarsely.
Gordon Fengying carried the two injured defenders separately and ran towards the nearest cover. Julius and Aiden also ran over to help.
Their target was the curved metal plate located in the northeast corner of the decisive battle site.
The black dragon was obviously targeting them. While continuing to inhale air to prepare for the next attack, it adjusted its direction and locked onto the swordsmen.
A few seconds later, endless fire fell from the sky.
At the last moment, the swordsmen managed to hide behind the metal plate. The huge metal plate with a thickness of more than half a meter helped them block the dragon flames from the air.
However, before they could feel relieved, the black dragon flapped its wings, adjusted its position, and came to the oblique side of the metal plate.
The flame wave bypassed the metal plate and rolled into the shelter.
Fabius pushed away Aiden and Fengying who were supporting him, raised a large shield and stood in front of his companions.
Enshrouded in dragon flames, the shield and armor were becoming red hot at a speed visible to the naked eye. He roared, using up his last bit of strength to keep the shield upright.
The west side of the decisive battle site.
As the black dragon turned, the fire waves sweeping towards this place stopped.
Ignoring the remaining flames on the ground, the shooters rushed out of their cover and fired at the black dragon that continued to spit dragon fire in the air.
Oshura ventured across the edge of the fire-covered area, jumped onto the rapid-fire cannon, locked onto the black dragon's head, and pulled the trigger.
The rapid-fire cannon shells were fired at an astonishing rate of more than ten rounds per second. The shells coated with special slime caused a series of violent explosions on the black dragon.
Under the suppression of firepower, the black dragon's breath was finally interrupted and it fell back to the ground.
Behind cover, Fabius, who had held out in the flames for a few seconds, fell to the ground and lost consciousness.
P. As shown in the picture above, those small shelters in the game cannot block the fire, but they should be fine for a short time?
Also, the Black Dragon's Fire will not move. In reality, it is more normal for the Black Dragon to go around the side of the bunker and attack the hunter inside the bunker.
(End of this chapter)