Chapter 40: Hamilton vs. Manclaw
Chapter 40: Hamilton vs. Manclaw
From a distance, Rain saw the grass and trees being mowed down, and a familiar towering figure appeared once again!
Seeing the other's fierce demeanor, Rain immediately became alert, sensing something amiss.
The other had returned to this valley exit, indicating they had chosen this spot as their breakthrough point!
This savage werewolf, in a life-or-death situation, would likely fight with all its might to escape.
Rain anticipated an intense battle ahead.
Rain quickly pulled up his status panel, focusing on the first page—the attribute page.
Name: Rayn Carlan
Occupation: Blacksmith lv1 (5/100) / Night Watch lv1 (1/100)
Hamilton's thick chest plate now bore four bloody gashes, slanting from the upper right to the lower left abdomen. If not for the protection of the knight's plate armor, the werewolf's attack would have surely disemboweled Hamilton. The savage werewolf, however, had suffered a more severe injury, as it clutched its right arm over its left forearm, which had been severed by Hamilton's previous strike.
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Manclaw knew that if he didn't run, he was as good as dead.
"Throw the net!" Hamilton shouted from behind.
He couldn't believe that without its shield, the 'Ironskin' could withstand the attack. But Hamilton stood his ground, shouting angrily, "Haa! Giant's Strength!"
Manclaw howled, aiming for Hamilton's head with his signature move—Fury Claw Combo!
The Night Watch archers fired another dense volley of arrows, blocking the exit!
"Shua shua!"
Hamilton felt his blood boiling within him.
Two elite Night Watch guards tried to block the attack with all their might, but Manclaw's immense strength sent them flying several meters away, their ribs likely broken.
Seeing his men severely injured, Hamilton's anger surged. He hadn't expected the savage werewolf to awaken a special transcendent trait—Windbreaker.
The savage werewolf, however, covered its vulnerable eyes with its muscular arm and quickly repositioned, increasing its speed by a third and making it harder to aim.
With this move, the werewolf avoided most of the arrows, and the two that hit were only slightly embedded in its armored body, blocked by its dense, steel-like muscles.
If this cunning werewolf escaped, Flashing Gold Town would face its brutal revenge. Manclaw, with a smug expression, was calmly making his way towards the valley exit. Hamilton reacted swiftly, throwing his shield at the savage werewolf's back. A flat shield spun rapidly, whistling as it flew towards the werewolf.
Only then did Manclaw realize it was the Ironskin's knight helm.
As the distance between them narrowed, the elite Night Watch archers' arrows were repeatedly dodged by the werewolf.
With blood continuously flowing from its injured left arm, Manclaw felt its strength rapidly waning.
Manclaw struck Hamilton with force, but his speed slowed down.
"Hoo!"
Hamilton, facing the rapidly approaching savage werewolf, remained unfazed, even feeling a bit excited. It had been a long time since Hamilton, after transferring from the Imperial Army to become the Sheriff of Flashing Gold Town, had encountered such a formidable opponent.
In their eyes, the two figures collided, blood splattering as they were knocked back.
Although the exact enhancement was unknown, it was definitely stronger than the previous 20%, perhaps 30% or even more! "Loose arrows!"
To their surprise, the sturdy net soaked in flaxseed oil was easily torn apart by the werewolf's sharp claws. The next second, the savage werewolf charged into the crowd, unleashing its claws, and blood splattered.
Constitution: 6
Strength: 10
Agility: 9
Mental: 9
Remaining Attribute Points: 1
Remaining Skill Points: 1
Upon changing jobs to Night Watch, Strength, Agility, and Mental attributes increased by 1 point each, resulting in a Strength of 10 and Agility of 9.
However, Manclaw seemed unbothered, even showing a hint of disdain.
Suddenly, Hamilton's heart skipped a beat as the savage werewolf, just about to engage with him, made a sharp ninety-degree turn and leaped sideways, charging towards the elite Night Watch members on Hamilton's left. It seemed that the werewolf's Manclaw was specifically targeting Hamilton, whose heavy 'Ironskin' armor slowed him down.
But Hamilton seized the opportunity and caught up, brandishing his knight's longsword with his right hand and thrusting it towards Manclaw. Manclaw, infuriated, thought, "A 'Ironskin' without even a shield or helmet, can he block my claws?"
Hamilton's arms suddenly swelled, and with a swift upward slash, he wielded his knight's longsword like a silver lightning bolt, cleaving Manclaw's body.
This scene left Rain and the other Night Watch members in awe and excitement.
Blacksmith's Might Level 2 (Active): Upon activating this skill, your strength increases slightly.
After two swift claw strikes, several hemp rope nets were torn to shreds.
Apparently, Level 2 of Blacksmith's Might further enhances the strength boost.
(Note: The skill's effect is proportional to the host's strength, with the duration depending on the host's constitution and mental power.) Rain observed carefully and noticed that, apart from the change from Level 1 to Level 2, the skill description of Blacksmith's Might had also changed from 'slightly' to 'slightly increased'.
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Manclaw had to sidestep, slightly reducing his speed.
Hamilton's attack had caught Manclaw off guard.
Suddenly, the icon resembling a muscular arm with bulging biceps, similar to a strong sailor, lit up, and the small text below it changed to: [Core Skill: Blacksmith's Might Level 2 (Active)]
"Swish, swish, swish!"
It was a clash of killer moves! Facing the charging savage werewolf, Hamilton swung his knight's longsword forward, giving the command. Instantly, over twenty elite Night Watch members behind him, including Rain, fired their arrows.
The werewolf broke the arrows on his left shoulder and right chest with a forceful twist, then roared and charged towards Hamilton.
"Bang!"
Hamilton had already prepared a backup plan.
He allocated his last skill point to the core skill, Blacksmith's Might.
Manclaw had no time to care about anything else. He mustered his remaining strength and charged towards the Night Watch members blocking his escape route.
He didn't believe it! Manclaw intended to quickly kill this 'Ironskin' and then escape.
Otherwise, with this 'sticky' opponent, he feared he wouldn't make it out of the valley before being surrounded by the other two 'Ironskins'.
Several hemp rope nets, each with a diameter of three to four meters, flew towards the werewolf.
This innate ability not only increased the werewolf's speed but also enhanced its tearing power, which was why the rope nets were easily torn apart.
Considering the special recovery effect when allocating attribute points, Rain still had one point left, which he didn't allocate.
But then, something dark and fast rushed towards the werewolf! "Clang!"
The high-speed claw strike, combined with its special ability, was so fast that it left an afterimage, and its attack power was astonishing. Manclaw's killer move had once taken down a five-meter-long savage forest lizard.
"Well played!"
The werewolf's claws were enveloped in a faint cyan energy flow, and in the next second, the smooth cut on its body started gushing blood.
As Hamilton felt the gust from the charging savage werewolf, his sharp eyes noticed a sinister smile on the werewolf's face.
"Bang, bang!"
Three Night Watch members were instantly knocked aside by Manclaw, who weighed over three hundred pounds.
Now, only a particularly 'small' human stood before Manclaw, and a hint of joy appeared on his lips.
Once he knocked this 'runt' away, he would escape!
(End of Chapter)
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