Chapter 241: Confrontation in the Snow
Chapter 241: Confrontation in the Snow
Whoosh—
In response to Lindsey's threat, three spears were thrown.
The other two didn't care about their companion's life, and the knife-wielder charged again, while the gun-wielder created an afterimage and attacked.
Although the wind and snow obscured their figures, the emotional fluctuations displayed in the Sapphire Glasses revealed a fact to Lindsey.
These two people...
Didn't even have the slightest hint of emotional turmoil!
"They don't care about their companion at all?"
His threat proved ineffective, and Lindsey kicked out, knocking out the enemy who was still wailing in agony.
The Ice Boar Mace appeared in his hand, and he swept it forcefully towards the enemy in front of him.
Bang! Bang! Slap—
Three gray spear projections were instantly swept away by the mace.
Then, facing the charging knife-wielder, Lindsey didn't retreat but advanced, choosing to confront the enemy head-on.
Thud!
The Ice Ring Mace and the longsword clashed in mid-air, creating a powerful impact that generated a strong airflow, making it impossible for the wind and snow to obscure their vision any longer.
"Ah?"
Both Lindsey and his enemy exclaimed in surprise.
"What the hell are you?"
"With such immense strength, you're definitely not an Awakener from the Elemental Discipline!"
Lindsey's confusion stemmed from finally getting a clear view of his opponent's appearance. The enemy he was fighting indeed had a human body, but on one of the most crucial organs of a human, the head, a third of the bone and flesh was missing.
A festering abscess had replaced the opponent's brain, exposed nakedly to the air.
Based on the growth trend of these decaying objects, the visible third was likely just the tip of the iceberg. Inside the head and in other parts of the body, even deep within the torso, it was highly unlikely to be normal human anatomy!
By Lindsey's side, there was a red-haired woman who used the same techniques as the enemy.
Even though this unknown profession might have individual differences due to personal training and research directions, it shouldn't transform people into living monsters!
In contrast, the enemy fighting Lindsey was equally astonished.
Controlling earth and stone, summoning flames and explosions, and possessing powerful silent archery skills, with his extensive combat experience, he could identify Lindsey as an Awakener from the Elemental Discipline who specialized in archery.
However, for such an Awakener, training in element manipulation was almost their entire life.
Even if they also acquired some combat techniques, a newly ascended element controller wouldn't be exceptionally powerful.
The Lindsey before his eyes didn't even have an elemental avatar, which defied common sense!
How could an Awakener from the Elemental Discipline compete in strength with a warrior like him? It was incomprehensible.
At this moment, the enemy heard Lindsey speaking in the common language.
He abandoned his previous cryptic and peculiar tone, switching to the human common language to ask, "Young man, what school do you belong to?"
"There might be some misunderstanding between us. We're all here to explore Black Mountain..."
Clang!
Instead of a response from Lindsey, he demonstrated combat skills beyond imagination.
The Ice Boar Mace, which had been locked with the longsword, mysteriously vanished from the young man's hand.
Almost simultaneously.
Lindsey held two daggers, one emitting a chilling aura and the other blazing with flames.
Taking advantage of their close proximity, Lindsey stepped back with one foot, twisting his body to dodge the descending longsword.
In the moment when the enemy couldn't retract their momentum, the Life Essence burst forth in his arms.
Swish—
Lindsey's hands moved like two intersecting bolts of lightning.
The Ice Boar Dagger and the Blazing Inferno Dagger instantly appeared before the enemy, fiercely slicing between their neck.
Crack!
The next moment, a decapitated head flew through the wind and snow.
"What the hell was that?"
The man who had been analyzing information just a second ago ceased his thoughts.
In the end, he couldn't figure out what technique Lindsey had used. With infinite darkness, his body separated from his head on the snowy ground.
"..."
"Ah?"
Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
Another enemy with a long spear had no idea that the battle would be resolved so swiftly.
In just one encounter, a companion at the Fifth Stage was beheaded!
"Damn it, what the hell is going on here!" he cursed. With that, he gathered his Essence.
The long spear condensed a phantom clone, and the next second, it was about to be thrown towards Lindsey's direction again.
He was a step too late.
In that fleeting moment of hesitation—
Several meters away, Lindsey's single hand pressed against the snowy ground, and his entire figure dashed backward, while an Earth Wall simultaneously blocked their line of sight from each other.
Boom! Boom! The thrown spear quickly shattered the Earth Wall into pieces.
But at this moment, the spear-wielder turned his gaze forward, only to see the raging wind and snow once again ravaging the heavens and earth.
Lindsey's voice was hidden amidst the heavy snowfall, making it impossible for him to discern it for a moment.
"How could there be such a monster?"
Just like his fallen comrade, the spear-wielder was extremely perplexed.
He couldn't determine Lindsey's origins either.
Such a diverse array of powers could be achieved by sufficiently high-ranking Artificers, who could craft all sorts of wondrous items.
But the same question arose here.
If Lindsey was indeed an Artificer of this caliber, there was no need for such a complicated approach to deal with them!
Whoosh—
The spear-wielder was utterly confused, but at that moment, amidst the wind and snow, he heard the sound of something tearing through the air.
He focused his gaze.
Two pitch-black arrows were flying towards him.
"Good!"
The spear-wielder was not angry but delighted. He had just lost track of Lindsey's position, but these arrows exposed the latter's location!
"Here!"
He charged directly towards the direction from which the arrows were coming.
With both hands gripping the long spear, he swung it to strike down the two Black Feather Arrows from the air.
Thud!
Something incredibly bizarre happened again.
The arrows, which should have been easily deflected by him, contained an overwhelming force.
It was as if what he was casually deflecting were not two slender arrows, but two thick Ice Boar Maces!
Caught off guard, his fragile wrists collided with the maces, and the consequences were imaginable.
His body uncontrollably twisted to the side, and he almost fell instantly.
"What the hell is this?" The spear-wielder's mind echoed the same confusion as his fallen comrade.
His excellent combat awareness urged him to focus his gaze on the enemy's direction.
And so, he saw what he should have noticed.
As the distance between them narrowed, he saw Lindsey's figure standing amidst the wind and snow.
The next arrows, he must dodge them and not receive them head-on like this...
"Hmm?"
The spear-wielder had already planned how to evade the arrows.
But the scene before him caused his mind to go blank.
Through the wind and snow, he saw that what Lindsey was holding didn't seem to be a bow and arrow but rather a thin tube.
What was this? A Marsh Blowing Arrow?
Bang!
A gunshot rang out amidst the snowfall.
The speed of the bullet far surpassed that of an arrow.
The enemy, who was about to dodge the arrows, never expected the attack to be so swift.
He didn't have time to adjust his stance, and the bullet precisely struck his chest.
The bullet was not ordinary either.
It also carried the formidable force of an Ice Boar Mace.
The spear-wielder was instantly knocked backward, a terrifying blood hole exploding in his chest.
"Ah!"
He cried out in pain.
But before he could get up, Lindsey's figure appeared again in the wind and snow, and he stomped on him, pinning him to the ground.
"Young man, it's all a misunderstanding!"
"I..."
Swish—
A fleeting glint of a blade was Lindsey's response.
Then, Lindsey shook off the black blood clinging to his weapon, and his gaze beneath the Sapphire Glasses remained unwavering: "As long as you show the slightest emotional fluctuation, I'm willing to have a few more words with you!"
(End of Chapter)
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