LWGP - Chapter 54
Chapter 54: Blade Shieldbearer
Wang Jiu's killing power was off the charts, slaughtering on her own front, and she even came with a fatty corpse-looting machine. On the other side, Xu Zhiyan and Xiao Jue had already teamed up. It was awkward at first, as neither was willing to trust the other with their back, but as they fought, whether by choice or by force, as long as no one tried any backstabbing, they would become more and more like a team.
"Who's that person over there?"
At the crossroads, if you divided it into four quadrants, the bottom-left was where Wang Jiu and her companion were holding the fire hydrant, fighting the cleanest battle. The bottom-right was where Xiao Jue and the others were, trapped from the start by a deluge of feces.
They were all heroes fighting a brutal battle in an extremely harsh environment!
But looking from the bottom-right quadrant to the top-right, one could see a group of people by the street stalls who were incredibly fierce. A bare-chested young man, in particular, wielded a long machete with vigor and might, taking on four Blade Minions by himself without a hint of fear.
If you gave this guy tattoos of a green dragon on the left and a white tiger on the right, and a cushion, he could probably ascend to heaven with his left foot propped on his right.
He was a fierce, street-smart young man, but because he was leading a group of followers, some of the old, weak, women, and children behind them managed to survive.
But the top-left quadrant wasn't so lucky. Without someone strong enough to tank the monsters and deal damage, screams occasionally rang out. Wang Peng glanced over and saw a middle-aged man get sliced in half by a Blade Minion, and his face turned pale.
"This won't work, bro. There are too many of these monsters, and their spawn rate has increased. The boss hasn't even appeared yet!"
Xiao Jue was a decisive person. Although the formidable Black Widow from before had been deliberately released by Wang Jiu, with enough people, it could be worn down. And despite the numbers, they had still reaped great benefits.
As long as you put in the effort, you'll definitely get something in return.
Just like this time.
If Xie Lu and his group were here, would it even be their turn?
"Peng'zi, we'll fight the monsters. You start looting the corpses. If the boss appears and we can't beat it, we'll have to run, but we can't let our previous kills go to waste."
Wang Peng had the lowest combat power and knew his own limits. Seeing Wang Jiu's situation, he understood that Xiao Jue's plan was reasonable.
He agreed and began looting corpses under the protection of Xiao Qing and the others. But after only five, he exclaimed, "Holy shit, bro! The ones spawning now are much taller than before, and they have shields!"
Wang Peng saw four new Blade Minions. They looked similar to the previous ones, but one of their hand-blades was replaced with a metal shield that was fused to their arm bone. A regular Blade Minion was about 1.6 meters tall, but these four were all 1.8 meters.
Wang Jiu casually inspected them.
System: "Level 4, Blade Shieldbearer. The most outstanding Blade Minions in slaughtering enemies will be rewarded by the Blade Chieftain. They are granted refined iron to integrate into their bodies, achieving a metallic mutation. The successful ones become Blade Shieldbearers. One Blade Shieldbearer can lead more than 10 Blade Minions."
Refined iron? Lead?
Wang Jiu caught the keywords and suddenly said to Wang Shu, "Make a call."
Wang Shu was squatting on the ground, looting a corpse while keeping an eye on all directions. Startled by Wang Jiu's command, he didn't ask why and immediately took out his phone.
"Number?"
Wang Jiu glanced at the phone number posted on the glass of the distant braised pork shop. Her vision was strong now, and the small digits were clear to her.
Wang Jiu recited the numbers quickly, but Wang Shu was a businessman and had a knack for numbers—clearly, Wang Jiu knew this. She had probably assessed him, otherwise she wouldn't have taken him in. (Later, he would realize it had nothing to do with any of that; the only thing that scum woman was after was his braised pork trotters. So popular!)
The call went through, ringing. Wang Peng saw that the four Blade Shieldbearers weren't rushing to attack people randomly. Instead, they were observing their surroundings before splitting up. One headed to the top-right, toward the machete-wielding street tough; one went to the bottom-right, toward Xiao Jue's small group; and two remained.
Before Wang Jiu could say anything, she heard Wang Shu muttering while looting a corpse, "Don't come over, don't come over, don't come over, fuck!"
The remaining two were rushing straight toward them!
Wang Jiu shot him a cold glance, and Wang Shu shivered. "From now on, I'll use my hands, not my mouth."
But he was scared; those two looked tough!
More than just two! Wang Jiu wasn't as optimistic as Wang Shu. From the System's description, she guessed that many Blade Minions would naturally gather around the Blade Shieldbearers, following their lead and acting as a group. When their numbers grew and they had a leader, the pressure on them would multiply, and it would be difficult to pull and defeat them in small waves as before.
If two Blade Shieldbearers came with at least twenty Blade Minions, she definitely couldn't handle it. Running would be the only option.
At the same time, the call Wang Shu had made was answered.
"Hello, 110? Finally got through, wait, no? Who are you? Never mind who you are, help!"
Wang Shu was baffled. "What?"
"What 'what'? What are you doing!"
"First, tell me who you are."
"Fuck! Are you crazy! This is the Juewei Braised Pork Shop! Why the hell are you calling our shop if you don't know!" The person on the other end was extremely agitated and impatient, probably thinking they had encountered an idiot.
Wang Shu suddenly looked toward the Juewei Braised Pork Shop. Why did Master give him this shop's number?
Wang Jiu suddenly spoke, "Tell them to take the braised meat to the second floor, open a window, and throw it down as far as they can. Lure the monsters away and reduce our pressure. Otherwise, when the small and medium monsters gather, we won't be able to beat them and will have to run, and they'll be dead for sure."
Wang Shu quickly relayed the message. The people in the braised pork shop had a moment of sudden enlightenment and reacted immediately. Two employees gathered a large amount of braised meat, carried it to the second floor, opened a window, and threw it forcefully toward the road.
The smell of the braised meat attracted many Blade Minions, weakening their obedience to the Blade Shieldbearers, and they didn't follow them over. As a result, Wang Jiu now faced the two Blade Shieldbearers, who were only four or five meters away.
Four or five meters was very close. At a distance of three meters, one of them kicked off with its long legs and leaped into the air, executing a domineering jump slash.
Wang Jiu looked up, her longsword moved, and she advanced.
Wang Shu saw it too. He lacked her quick reflexes and foresight; he just stumbled back in terror, tripped over the corpse of a minion he hadn't finished looting, and fell butt-first into a puddle on the ground.
Splat.
Swish! The Blade Shieldbearer's slash hit empty air. When its blade-hand landed, a two-to-three-centimeter-deep gash appeared in the perfectly fine asphalt road. Asphalt is more resilient than concrete, which showed its destructive power.
But it missed. Wang Jiu, who had dodged to the side, felt her pupils flash. Almost simultaneously, the second Blade Shieldbearer rushed over, seemingly with a burst of speed, and slashed its blade-hand directly at Wang Jiu's neck.
So fast! So dangerous!
Fortunately, with a clang, the Chieftain's Bane seemed to have been ready, blocking its hand-blade. With 27 STR, Wang Jiu's block was very stable. However, Wang Jiu knew that in a blocking state, it wasn't Strength that was truly effective, but Stamina.
Stamina affected the body's endurance, resistance to pressure, and recovery.
With her original 10 STA, even if she didn't vomit blood from this block, she would at least have felt a jarring numbness. But now she felt nothing, which meant her Stamina far exceeded the striking power of a level 4 monster.
This was a huge advantage for her.
It seemed that among the three basic attributes, the most inconspicuous Stamina was actually the key to survivability.
Wang Jiu handled the blow without difficulty and even kicked the other one that was about to attack. The force was so strong that it sent the Blade Shieldbearer flying four or five meters away.
If the two Blade Shieldbearers, proficient in both offense and defense, teamed up, she would be at a disadvantage. Moreover, the Blade Minions over there would soon finish the braised meat and rush over. She would surely die!
So, in the first exchange, Wang Jiu separated them. Then, gripping the Chieftain's Bane with both hands, she executed a swift slash. The Blade Shieldbearer hastily blocked with its shield.
Bang!!
It took the force; the shield let out a crisp sound and became dented. It retreated two or three steps, but before it could steady itself, Wang Jiu, moving with the same speed it had just charged with, executed a jump slash.
Swish! The muscles and bones of its neck were severed. This Blade Shieldbearer was dead.
Before Wang Shu could even applaud, he saw the second one rushing over. Knowing Wang Jiu was tough, it let out a howl. The seven or eight Blade Minions that had just finished the braised meat ran over, now only seven or eight meters away.
It looked bad, but having dealt with one Blade Shieldbearer, Wang Jiu was no longer flustered. She calculated the distance between this one and the Blade Minions, timed it right, and actually charged forward, even telling Wang Shu to loot the Blade Shieldbearer behind her first.
Although Wang Shu was afraid, Wang Jiu's combat performance had shown him that the thigh he was clinging to was quite thick. Obeying was better than acting on his own.
In this day and age, pledging allegiance (clinging to a thigh) requires strategy, but after you've pledged, your performance is what matters.
A thigh isn't your mother. The whole world isn't your family; they won't spoil you.
You have to be obedient and valuable to cling to that thigh for the long haul.
So he immediately pounced on the Blade Shieldbearer's body and started looting! Looting for dear life!
Meanwhile, Wang Jiu had already rushed in front of the other Blade Shieldbearer. Swish, the blade-hand slashed. Wang Jiu ducked low, performing a leg sweep. Both the Blade Shieldbearer and the Blade Minions had a weakness—their bodies were slender, and the metal of their blades was concentrated in their arms. This was especially true for the Blade Shieldbearer with its heavy shield, meaning their center of gravity and lower body were definitely unstable.
With their shields making them good at both offense and defense, fighting them head-on in close combat would be disadvantageous and exhausting. Wang Jiu hated wasting energy, so she swept their legs.
They were just level 4 grey monsters. After losing the weaknesses of a flesh-and-blood body, there had to be other hidden weaknesses to maintain balance.
The sweep worked as expected. The Blade Shieldbearer lost its balance and fell.
As it toppled, Wang Jiu controlled her sword with her right wrist, flicking it upwards and thrusting forward from a low angle.
With a squelch, it pierced its neck, severing the connection between its head and neck.
Bang! The second metallic Blade Shieldbearer fell. This time, Wang Jiu didn't need to give an order. If Wang Shu needed to be taught this, he wouldn't have been an RNG God for so many years.
Wang Shu's eyes lit up. He hadn't finished looting the first one, but he was already eyeing the second. However, he also saw Wang Jiu charging towards the eight minions over there.
When he was pulling monsters earlier, by observing her expressions and calculating the time it took her to kill, he could roughly judge that Wang Jiu could safely handle about seven in a wave. Now there were eight, which probably wasn't too much pressure. But he also noticed that the braised meat thrown from the shop had lured out at least twenty-plus minions. They weren't far away. If they finished the meat and didn't go to the shop, but instead came towards them…
"Master, that sword of yours is no good. Wait a minute, I'll loot a better one for you…"
Wang Shu knew his luck with drops was pretty good; he had heard the trio complaining about it back in the operating room in Zeyang County.
So, getting a better weapon shouldn't be too much to ask, right?
Hmm?
Weapon, weapon, weapon, I want a weapon.
He chanted silently in his heart.
Meanwhile, Wang Jiu was taking on eight Blade Minions. She was much more cautious than before, not rushing in recklessly. She dodged while using her speed to lure the faster ones among the eight to the front to be dealt with, using her positioning to break their encirclement.
After a few rounds, she had killed four. Then she suddenly rushed in, charging into the group of four, increasing her attack speed and intensity, and slaughtered them with overwhelming force, like chopping melons and vegetables.
But just as she was about to finish them off, she saw another wave of Blade Shieldbearers emerging from the vortex.
This?
This dungeon seemed much more formidable than the plane one.
She wondered what kind of boss would appear in the end.
Wang Jiu didn't resist it. Instead, she felt a kind of… excitement!
System: "I can feel your adrenaline surging. You're extremely excited. You really are a pervert."
Wang Jiu: "Is that a bad thing?"
System: "Of course it's good, but don't you know about the concept of aggro in dungeons?"
So…
So the second wave of four Blade Shieldbearers all charged towards her.
Wang Jiu's expression froze.
She prepared to run. Just then…
Bang! The corpse of the first Blade Shieldbearer exploded into five or six items, including a metallic object.
A round weapon? The Golden Wheel of the Golden Wheel Monk King?
No!
"Master, Master, there's a shield, do you want it! Fuck, this shield is so heavy!" Wang Shu didn't yet know what Wang Jiu needed, so he held up the metal shield and asked her. His attributes were low, so he found it strenuous and thus didn't think highly of the shield.
Ha!
Wang Jiu raised an eyebrow and smiled, beckoning.
Wang Shu threw the metal shield over. The shield he had to hold with both hands felt incredibly light in Wang Jiu's grasp. She inspected it directly.
Blade Shieldbearer's Shield (Grey Grade Off-hand Equipment)
Attributes: STA +7 STR +5
Not bad. A grey grade, and it was off-hand equipment, meaning she could add attributes without replacing her weapon.
Most importantly, the increase in Stamina would allow her to take more hits. Maybe she could even take on two Blade Shieldbearers head-on and still handle them with ease.
But the problem was, the Dog System was messing with her. Now four Blade Shieldbearers were coming to kill her.
System: "It's not my fault. The system has its own operating principles. Your damage output far exceeds theirs, so naturally, all the aggro is on you."
Wang Jiu: "Cursing you with a random excuse is already me being polite. Do I need a valid reason?"
System: "…"
This person must have discovered that there's no penalty for cursing the system, which is why she's so brazen. Why isn't there a penalty for uncivilized language in the rules!!
The system was a bit depressed.
Wang Jiu took the shield and decided not to leave just yet. After some thought, her gaze swept around and she saw Xiao Jue's group fighting a Blade Shieldbearer. Their attributes weren't as high as hers, so they didn't dare to fight it in close combat, nor did they have the agility to sweep its legs. But they were trying to use human-wave tactics to find an opportunity to attack its lower body. She predicted they could handle that one, but they couldn't help her kite two of the Blade Shieldbearers first.
Then she'd have to find…
No one else?
Wang Jiu frowned.
At this moment, the four Blade Shieldbearers were already close.
Wang Shu, who was squatting on the ground looting the second Blade Shieldbearer, suddenly saw Wang Jiu turn to look at him.
Wang Jiu: "Loot me a better blade, or you go and lure those two Blade Shieldbearers away for me. Pick one."
Wang Shu: "!"
She was even making specific requests for loot! This was too insane!
And was this really a choice? What's the difference between this and being asked to voluntarily take a pay cut!
Master, why must you do this to me!
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