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  Chapter 253: Continuous Attacks

  Hua Huo broke the first, the second, the third Arrow of Bloodthirsty Demon Hound like breaking some dead branches from a tree. These arrows could even destroy a mountain but caused no harm to Hua Huo.

  However, Hua Huo's speed was indeed being slowed down, which made Yun Xi look at Yun Que in a new light. Yun Que could stop Hua Huo's assault with such fierce attacks, he was definitely the strongest archer Yun Xi had ever seen.

  I'm not the only person who has learned something from this trial! Yun Xi thought in his heart.

  Suddenly, the Dark Elf Mist Soul, who disappeared on the battlefield before, turned into a dark shadow and appeared behind Hua Huo. Her black sword pointed at Hua Huo's back.

  Yun Xi hadn't seen how she had moved so stealthily behind Hua Huo. Obviously, she could eliminate her existence from Hua Huo’s senses, which should be a special ability from her Dark Elf Bloodline.

  "Ha!" Finally, Hua Huo was forced to stop.

  The two hero ranked enemies' attacks were so tacit, which even surprised Hua Huo.

  After she broke the fourth Arrow of Bloodthirsty Demon Hound, her body stiffened for less than one tenth of a second. Seizing this perfect opportunity, the assassin behind her launched her attack.

  Hua Huo raised the heavy sword and smashed it into the ground. A silver sphere appeared and wrapped around Hua Huo's body, then exploded in the air. Countless lights gushed out and spread around Hua Huo, forcing the Dark Elf to step back and blew her into the sky.

  Power! It is the most direct, purest violent power!

  Maybe it was because no one could force Hua Huo to use her true power in the past, or that she could naturally master any weapon. At this moment, Hua Huo looked so different compared to her memories in Yun Xi's heart!

  When she used the long sword, she was a nimble female swordsman.

  When she used the heavy sword, she was an invincible god of war.

  However, no matter which side she showed, she was still the Hua Huo Yun Xi loved.

  The more time he stayed beside Hua Huo, the more charms he could see in her.

  If possible, he could look at her all day.

  "Ta!" Suddenly, after being blown up into the sky, the Dark Elf's body divided in the air.

  One dark shadow, two, three dark shadows. Three avatars appeared.

  The Dark Elf chose "sword", compared to Yun Que who was good at "archery", her tactic was totally different. She would pay anything for victory - this was Yun Que's belief, and the root of all her tactics. Therefore, she needed to learn all kinds of tactics, so that she could adapt herself to all battlefield environments.

  "Archer" was her main career. Assassination, Reconnaissance, and Independent Action were the best tactical formation for her. However, she was also good at "sword". An archer who doesn't know close combat isn't a good archer!

  Because she could adapt herself to all complex situations, she could announce that she was a perfect archer!

  When she used the "bow", she was a super sniper who could launch an attack from over the horizon.

  When she used the "sword", she was a Dark Elf Shadowdancer who could use her Dark Elf Bloodline and her Dark Elf's Swordplay smartly.

  At the first, she couldn't use her two abilities together, which meant that once she used the "bow", she couldn't use the "sword" at the same time - and vice versa. However, Yun Xi's Mist Soul Army helped her perfectly solve this problem in an inconceivable manner.

  Her Dark Elf Mist Soul inherited her "swordplay technique", maybe it had something to do with her condition when she signed the contract with Yun Xi. When she fought together with her Mist Soul, she could feel the perfect tacit understanding between them. As the commander of the Mist Soul Army, the Dark Elf could understand all her intentions, and found suitable opportunities to support her.

  She didn't decide to stop Hua Huo with her continuous attacks suddenly but had made this tactic from the beginning when Hua Huo was still in the sky. Yun Que didn't believe in "instinct" and "luck". She believed that all things in this world needed to follow some certain rules. As long as she could find and understand the rules, she would be able to defeat all enemies.

  She preferred to rely on her thoroughly tempered combat capability rather than to trust on her combat instinct, and this was how her two special abilities built.

  Special Ability One: Eagle's Eye, which was also called "clairvoyance", she could lock on her enemy from four kilometers away with her longbow.

  Special Ability Two: Mind's Eye, a kind of insight she learned from strenuous practice. With it, she could analyze the battlefield situation calmly among disadvantages, and found all advantages for victory.

  As a Phantom Archer, she learned many special abilities based on the two core abilities, such as Independent Action, Master Sniper, Spiral Arrow, Double Arrow, Tracing Arrow, and Red Lotus Arrow.

  As a dark elf, her Dark Elf Bloodline conferred her a lot of innate abilities such as Shadow Stealth, Multiple Avatars, and Air Interdiction.

  She would never rely her fate on "luck" which was impossible to calculate!

  Only a perfect calculation and plan could bring her victory, if she found that she couldn't win a battle, she would retreat and wait for her enemy's negligence.

  Unfortunately, she couldn't retreat on this battlefield. They had only one choice after stepping on the Island of Mist.

  As the Water God's Apostles, she and he had obtained the whole world's support. They must win! They must defeat all enemies before Shaya Longnis, the Sky Sword actually descends into this world!

  Chapter 254: The Sword Is Broken

  I must win!

  Only the people who live in peace would say "I want to enjoy the battle and don't mind the end result". On a real battlefield, victory could only be bought by unscrupulous tactics and a great amount of sacrifice.

  It wasn’t surprising to know that a battle’s result could be determined by an insignificant detail. Therefore, the less mistakes she made, the more likely she would be able to win the battle.

  No pain, no gain. It was an immortal rule for both the mortal and hero ranked beings.

  With this belief in her heart, so that she was able to get to this point, Yun Que's hands were already stained with blood.

  She could snipe her enemies from kilometers away and could also assassinate her target in the shadows. If necessary, she could also pretend to be an ordinary person to take action.

  Everything was for victory.

  Seven shadow avatars surrounded Hua Huo, and they all had the same aura like Yun Que’s. It wasn't her Mist Soul's property, but an instinctive ability from her Dark Elf Bloodline.

  All dark elves could control the dark shadow power naturally. Yun Que's special innate ability was to divide several avatars of herself and switch her true body amongst her avatars.

  Her avatars were bogus, but also real. The boundary between "reality" and "counterfeit" was blurred at this point. She had mastered it a long time ago, but only after she reached the hero rank, she could actually use this innate ability properly.

  "Ga!" In Yun Que's hand, the longbow's bowstring quivered. She just shot the fifth arrow.

  Wind speed, moving path, and all the things on the battlefield had turned into data streams, flowing into Yun Que's eyes.

  She had performed her "Mind's Eye" to the limit.

  She didn't rely on her instinct but followed her hard calculations, forcing Hua Huo to enter her trap.

  It wasn't assassination. It was an undisguised assault!

  She used her complex calculations and her Eagle's Eye to observe the situation, then used her Mind's Eye to find out her enemy's weak point. This was her core strategy which was based on her three abilities.

  In order to support the great amount of calculations, she had almost overloaded her brain. A drop of blood dripped down from the corner of her eyes, which represented that she had used the power in her Water God's Mask to the limit.

  "Bang
!" It didn't sound like an arrow but sounded like a cannonball exploding. Yun Que shot her strongest arrow.

  "Hum?" Hua Huo raised the heavy sword to block this attack. With a deafening sound, she was forced to take a step back.

  "Pang!" With another loud sound, Hua Huo took two steps back. The heavy sword emitted a plaintive whine in her hands.

  It was due to the qualitative gap between their weapons. Yun Que knew that her strength and explosive force were inferior to Hua Huo's, then her best advantage was her weapons.

  Hua Huo's weapon wasn't a god weapon nor even a spirit weapon. It was just a hard two-handed heavy sword.

  Yun Que had the Water God's Mask, which was undoubtedly a god weapon, and her Black Moon Sword and Black Moon Bow were all artifacts. Therefore, her weapons were far better than Hua Huo's.

  If Hua Huo's heavy sword was an artifact, Yun Que wouldn't fight so recklessly with her. She would order the whole Mist Soul Army to stop Hua Huo and retreat together with Yun Xi.

  Of course, if it really happened, it wouldn't be "escape", it would just be a "strategic shift"!

  After all, the way to win battle was to exert advantages and dig out the opponent's disadvantages.

  Since Yun Que had known that her weapons were better, then she would naturally exert all she had for this advantage.

  Her Black Moon Bow and her Dark Elf Mist Soul's Black Moon Sword were the two weights that could change the balance of power on the battlefield!

  "Shuffle!" When Hua Huo took the third step back, her balance was slightly shaken. Seizing this opportunity, the seven dark shadow avatars moved. They attacked Hua Huo from seven different directions.

  After blocking Yun Que's Arrow of Bloodthirsty Demon Hound several times, there were already several noticeable cracks appearing on Hua Huo's heavy sword.

  Although it was a fully refined weapon, the heavy sword was still a mortal ranked weapon. With its huge size and weight, Hua Huo could defeat common hero ranked enemies, but it finally exposed its fatal defect under Yun Que's attacks.

  "Ding! Ding! Ding!" Within a second, the Dark Elf's Black Moon Sword had cut on the heavy sword over a hundred times as its attacks were all focusing on the cracks on the sword blade.

  Yun Que's tactic was so relentless and ruthless. Once she found her enemy's weak point, she would attack that weak point with all her strength.

  Finally, in the Dark Elf's third round of attack, Hua Huo's sword was broken. The heavy sword blade was divided into two pieces. The huge sword tip dropped to the ground with a heavy thud.

  "Gee?" Yun Xi looked at Yun Que in surprise. For the first time, he saw that Hua Huo was backed into such a disadvantageous corner.

  When Yun Que saw the heavy sword breaking, even though she was always calm, she still couldn't help but show a proud smile on her face.

  The turning point of the battle had appeared!

  "Not bad." There were flames burning inside Hua Huo's eyes. Even the bone dragon didn't achieve such an achievement. She was fired up!

  She had to admit that when it referred to "control power" and "degree of accuracy", the brainless bone dragon was far inferior to this archer in red.

  Till now, the strongest archer she had met was the mysterious assassin in the Sword Palace Entrance Exam. However, this archer in red was far lol

  stronger and more aggressive.

  Do you think you have won? I will let you realize your mistake, because what is broken can be reforged!!

  "Reforge, my sword!" Hua Huo held the broken sword and put her finger on the sword blade. Instantly, her blood flowed out from the wound on her finger and spread along the broken blade.

  After staining with Hua Huo's blood, a fantastic change was happening to the sword. Originally, it was just a heavy, thick mortal weapon, but now, it was transforming in a frightening direction.

  One, two, three. Three bloodstains appeared on the broken blade. Bloody sharp edges spread out of the broken blade, making the broken sword look more mysterious and terrifying.

  "What?!" Holding the Black Moon Bow, Yun Que's hand was shaking.

  What is happening? What has she done to the broken sword?!

  Chapter 255: Reforge the Sword

  "Shuffle!" Hua Huo's small hand touched the sword blade. Without any spell or charm, the broken sword emitted bright lights. Not long ago, it was still a mortal weapon, but now, it had become an artifact after absorbing Hua Huo's blood!

  The bloody lines on the sword not only repaired the cracks but also conferred the sword a brand new shape, making it regain a new life. Bloody lights spread along the broken sword and formed a transparent sword blade along the cracks, offering the battle scarred sword a broken beauty.

  Yun Que looked at the broken sword through her Water God's Mask. In her eyes, the bloody lights on the broken sword blade were so strong that they could even ignite the whole world.

  "A new secret skill? As expected, she is strong!" Yun Xi had once learned Hua Huo's Bloodline Secret Skills from her seed. Therefore, he was surprised, but he wasn't as dumbfounded as Yun Que.

  My childhood sweetheart really has a lot of secrets!

  "Don't be ridiculous! You don't understand what this secret skill means!" Yun Que gave a contemptuous glance at Yun Xi.

  Can it only be described as "strong"? It’s like she is cheating!

  It's a secret skill that can make a mortal weapon become an artifact!

  How can this be possible?! Even if she is a super strong hero ranked female swordsman, it should be impossible for her to do this! It should be a legend ranked secret skill, how can she be able to use this?!

  The girl named Hua Huo could make a mortal weapon become an artifact with her blood... Just how strong is her bloodline?!

  At the least, it was beyond Yun Que's insight. Was she the person the Ten Leaves Alliance arranged to have assassinated? What a bad joke!

  The more amazing fact was that, Hua Huo hadn't reached the hero rank yet! Even if a mortal offered his life as a sacrifice, it wasn't possible for a mortal to reinforce his weapon to this degree. What a frightening secret skill!

  The birth of any artifact would require tens of thousands of strong beings' blood. For example, if taking the green hippo as a standard, ten thousand green hippos' blood would only sharpen a common artifact.

  No matter where you were, if you wanted to forge an artifact, then you needed to wait for the perfect moment, geographical convenience and pray for good luck. Not all hero ranked beings could have an artifact.

  Yun Que's Black Moon Bow and Black Moon Sword were born from her sins and persistence. After crossing countless battlefields and being stained with endless blood, she finally caught the slight opportunity and obtained her own artifacts. Compared to her effort, Hua Huo could easily obtain an artifact by dripping her blood on the broken sword. It was like cheating!

  She can't be human!

  Yun Que's Water God's Mask detected nearly infinite energy inside of Hua Huo's blood. When Hua Huo put her blood on the broken sword, the sword could only absorb a small part of the energy in her blood, and most energy returned into her body naturally. Compared to Hua Huo's Bloodline, Yun Que felt like her Dark Elf Bloodline was totally worthless.

  "Don't disappoint me, because I'm already fired up!" To Hua Huo, this was the first time she used this secret skill.

  Her tone sounded excited. When she had been in the small town, no one could force her to use this secret skill. Even the undead bone dragon on the Island of Mist wasn't strong enough to let her use it, because it was too brainless.

  This archer in red was the strongest enemy Hua Huo had ever met after leaving the small town. Just now, Hua Huo's every move and plan of attack had all been predicted by the archer in red, which was undoubtedly a rare experience for her. Therefore, Hua Huo thought that it was time to show off what she had learned!

  My Sky Flying Bloodline doesn't have any weak points! Even though I have only a broken sword in my hand, I can make it an artifact!

 
Of course, the effect of her blood was temporary. The energy from her blood would fade away and the sword would break again at a later time, however, Hua Huo had the confidence to defeat the enemies before that happened!

  "Shuffle!" Yun Que raised her eyebrows but wasn't being provoked.

  Compared to Hua Huo who enjoyed a peaceful life in the small town when she was young, Yun Que's childhood was much poorer and bloodier. Her experience in the past had taught her that "calm" was the only path that could lead her to victory. Fear and anxiety would interfere with her choice. At that moment, she imaged that her body was the purest and most perfect weapon.