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Chapter 70: Is This the Power of a Veteran?
Chapter 70: Is This the Power of a Veteran?
"Is this also a martial skill? It's so dazzling!"
Leica and Edgar, both being warriors, wielded one-handed and two-handed swords respectively.
When they witnessed the martial skill Night City had just displayed, their eyes lit up with awe and admiration.
If they could learn such a powerful and flashy skill, would they ever have to worry about not being able to attract girls again?
"Rumble, rumble, rumble!"
Just as Night City dealt with all the elemental arrows, Alicia and the others were about to approach to check on him when a rumbling sound echoed from above the corridor.
It was then that Alicia's group suddenly remembered that the elemental arrows were just the first trap; there were still two more traps to come.
The rumbling sound was undoubtedly the Orb Rock that Black Wood had mentioned earlier.
"What should we do? Chengge just performed such a dazzling sword dance, and he must have exhausted a lot of energy. If this giant rock falls, Chengge won't even have time to run. Let's go and help him!"
With the elemental arrows taken care of, the corridor was relatively safe. The giant rock might weigh several tons, and with the added force of its fall and rolling, the impact could be tremendous.
However, with all five of them working together, they should be able to withstand it.
Alicia was female, and Black Wood seemed physically frail, making him more suited for a magic-oriented role.
So, Leica and Edgar, being the warriors in the group, naturally took the initiative to go and assist without hesitation.
But just as they took their first step, they felt a violent gust of wind surging through the narrow corridor.
The source of this wind was Night City's position.
Before they could react, they witnessed Night City's astonishing action. Instead of turning and running, he shattered the ground with a kick and charged towards the giant rock!
"Flash Bang!"
Night City's body burst forward like a bolt of lightning. Leica and Edgar, following behind, could barely see a flash of light in the air.
In the next moment, Night City appeared in front of the giant rock and formed a finger blade with his hands, thrusting it towards the rock!
The giant rock, weighing several tons and gaining speed as it fell and rolled, undoubtedly carried immense impact force.
Not only would it crush an ordinary human, but even a sturdy monster would be flattened into a meat patty under such circumstances.
To the onlookers, Night City's finger blade thrust seemed like a futile attempt to stop the rock.
How could fragile finger bones possibly withstand the impact of a multi-ton boulder?
However, the rookie trio of Alicia soon had their perspectives shifted once again.
"Rumble—!"
Indeed, the egg-against-rock scenario played out, but not as they had imagined. The roles were completely reversed.
The egg, in this case, was not Night City's fragile body, but the multi-ton rolling rock!
With a single thrust of Night City's finger blade, the enormous Orb Rock shattered into pieces.
If not for the solid-looking rubble scattered nearby, Alicia and her group might have thought the rock was all show and no substance.
As for Shima Yousuke, he maintained his composure throughout, as if he had anticipated this outcome.
Night City's "Flash Bang" was something Shima Yousuke had witnessed before—a move capable of sending a fifty-meter giant dragon flying with a single punch. Now, it merely shattered a giant rock several meters in diameter, which was still no easy feat for Night City.
"Mr. Kurogami, are all veteran adventurers as skilled as you?"
It was undeniable that the sights and experiences of the day had been overwhelmingly powerful for the three novice adventurers, Alicia and her companions.
Initially, they had thought that their skills were not top-notch among adventurers but could at least place them in the middle ranks.
However, it wasn't until they encountered Night City and Shima Yousuke that the trio truly understood what genuine strength was.
Shima Yousuke's trap-detecting ability was impressive, but it wasn't as immediately evident.
Night City, on the other hand, was different. He first showcased his exquisite technique by elegantly dealing with all the elemental arrows, and then, with sheer brute force, violently shattered the rolling giant rock.
Alicia and her companions even suspected that if they had been standing in front of Night City just then, the single hand blade he used to crush the rock would have been enough to kill them several times over.
"I don't know about other adventurers, but Night... Cough, Ichiro Sato is the strongest adventurer I've ever seen.
Alright, he's about to trigger the last trap that summons monsters. We'll have to get busy from now on."
At this moment, Alicia and her group were filled with curiosity about Night City, but Shima Yousuke seemed reluctant to reveal too much. Night City, indeed, triggered the last trap.
As magic arrays lit up on the ground, various monsters appeared in the narrow corridor.
These monsters varied in strength, and upon spotting the intruders, they roared and charged towards Night City and his group.
Leica and Edgar immediately positioned themselves behind Alicia and Shima Yousuke, as they considered the two to be fragile mages not suited for close-quarters combat.
This also showed that although Alicia's team was new, their combat awareness was decent; they only lacked experience.
With Night City and Shima Yousuke, two formidable figures, present, the numerous monsters that appeared were no match for them, despite their strength.
Consequently, the group quickly dispatched all the monsters without sustaining any injuries.
The ease of their victory even made Alicia and her companions feel that the monsters in the labyrinth were weaker than the goblins they had encountered outside...
In reality, when the monsters appeared, several powerful individuals among them were swiftly eliminated by the quick-eyed and quick-handed Night City and Shima Yousuke the moment they emerged.
Alicia and her companions only had to deal with the weaker monsters, and with Night City and Shima Yousuke intentionally or unintentionally looking out for them, the trio fought without any worries.
After dealing with the monsters, they naturally proceeded to the secret chambers at the end of the corridor.
Each of these secret chambers housed a guardian monster, and in the context of the game, they were likely boss-level threats.
Of course, the term "boss-level" was relative.
If only Alicia and her companions had been present, the Thunder Eagle in the first secret chamber would have been enough to wipe them out.
However, with Night City and Shima Yousuke, such formidable figures, leading the way, the situation was entirely different.
(End of Chapter)
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