novelTele Chapter 57 The Thorn Knight
Chapter 57 The Thorn Knight
While Yue Man was trying to preserve his power within his longsword, Wang Xiao kept an eye on the movements of the visitors from the abyss while dealing with the group of hungry zombies beside him.
It has to be said that after these few days, these zombie guys have become a little stronger than before, which means they must have been eating a lot lately.
Unfortunately, compared to Wang Xiao's power of 19.9 after reaching level 4 and being allocated free points, their power seemed completely inadequate.
Upon reaching level 4, the system didn't bring Wang Xiao any significant changes. He was still rewarded with a little free points, but his attribute increases increased from 1.3 to 1.6, a rise of 0.3.
Just in case, Wang Xiao did not use free points, just like before.
When he saw the visitor from the abyss appear, Wang Xiao immediately used his free points on power.
Even so, Wang Xiao still lacked sufficient confidence to deal with that thing.
After all, he didn't think he could really cut the vines growing from that thing with just the fire axe in his hand, so he thought of Yue Man's ability.
Two minutes passed quickly, and in those short two minutes, the two of them were surrounded by piles of zombie corpses.
Yue Man handed the long sword to Wang Xiao and said, "Alright, it won't last long, probably only about 10 minutes. Is that enough?"
After Wang Xiao stomped on the neck of a fallen zombie, breaking it, he grabbed the long knife that Yue Man handed him.
After being infused with Yue Man's power, the surface of the blade was already covered with a layer of faint silver light.
Wang Xiao swung the longsword forcefully, and after getting used to its weight, he tossed the fire axe to Yue Man.
"Ten minutes is enough. Now you can use this."
After speaking, Wang Xiao looked at the abyss visitor who was still frantically feeding.
Yue Man warned, "Be careful, that monster is dangerous. Do you need my help?"
Wang Xiao shook his head, a hint of savagery in his eyes.
"No need, it's more convenient for me to be alone."
Since his mental strength improved, Wang Xiao has been able to control the side effects of leveling up and adding points to his character, and he will no longer lose control of his emotions when facing Xue Wu.
However, Wang Xiao now has no choice but to completely release the suppression of the side effects, turning them into a means to enhance temporary combat power.
After watching Yue Man leave, Wang Xiao took a deep breath of the half-burnt Hongtashan cigarette, flicked the nearly burnt-out butt at the horde of corpses, and then propelled himself forward into the depths of the zombie horde.
The ordinary zombies along the way didn't even have the power to slow Wang Xiao down; as his long sword swept across, heads and limbs flew off in unison.
Just then, a "hammer" that Wang Xiao had met once before roared and swung its hammer at Wang Xiao.
A few days ago, Wang Xiao would have avoided its sharp edge.
But now, sorry to say, the long sword in his hand is not without its drawbacks.
With a single slash, the "Big Hammer," along with its food-eating implement, was split in two.
Having completely released the suppression of the side effects, Wang Xiao's speed, strength, and reaction time were all unleashed to their fullest extent. Even his eyes faintly revealed a bloodthirsty glint, like those of a zombie...
Wang Xiao's outburst naturally attracted the attention of the Abyss Visitor who was happily feeding.
It stopped devouring the surrounding zombies and corpses and turned its attention to Wang Xiao.
Compared to zombies, Wang Xiao was more delicious to it.
Under its control, dozens of thorny vines suddenly lashed out from the corpses it was feeding on, stabbing wildly at Wang Xiao, who was approaching it.
Because they hadn't been fully absorbed, every vine that attacked Wang Xiao was covered with blood-red roses that hadn't completely withered yet.
Before the vines even arrived, a sweet, pungent floral fragrance wafted over, its unique aroma instantly easing Wang Xiao's already poor mental state.
"This taste... something's wrong..."
The brief moment of clarity brought on by the fragrance of flowers made Wang Xiao instantly realize that something was wrong.
Fortunately, compared to the fragrance of the flowers, the side effects of adding the fragrance ultimately outweighed the benefits.
Faced with the oncoming vines, Wang Xiao did not slow down, but instead accelerated to meet them.
With a swift swing of his sword, Wang Xiao severed several of the seemingly indestructible vines as the enhanced blade collided with them.
If Yue Man's use of the longsword was a feast for the eyes, like watching a dance on the tip of a blade, then Wang Xiao's slashes had no technique, but were filled with the purest violence and power.
At this moment, all skills and swordsmanship paled in comparison to Wang Xiao's ultimate power.
"Hiss! Hiss!!!"
After Wang Xiao severed several vines in succession, the visitor from the abyss let out a sound similar to the howl of a wild beast, and its huge spherical body trembled violently.
The severed vines regenerated quickly, but at a noticeably slower pace than before.
Seeing this, Wang Xiao took the opportunity to approach.
As the dismemberment and deboning began to be analyzed, red lines appeared in Wang Xiao's eyes.
Just as Wang Xiao was about to finish off the guy in front of him in one go, a new message appeared before his eyes.
Thorn Knight
[Race: Abyssal Plant]
[Level: lv5]
"What is this?"
Wang Xiao's momentary lapse in concentration gave the guy called Thorn Knight an opportunity.
Suddenly, the monster's body swelled up, and several new vines wrapped around Wang Xiao's legs almost instantly.
The sharp spikes pierced Wang Xiao's skin, and Wang Xiao's expression changed slightly. He felt something being slowly drawn out of his body.
An indescribable feeling of faintness surged up without warning.
"This thing is sucking me dry? It's asking for it!"
Wang Xiao gritted his teeth, flipped his long sword, and instantly severed the vines around his legs, then went straight for the darkest part of the red line.
Just before the sharp blade was about to pierce the monster's body, a huge blood-red rose-shaped shield suddenly bloomed in front of the monster, blocking Wang Xiao's full-force attack.
The blade pierced the flower shield an inch or so, but could not advance any further.
The monster's body trembled violently, and a voice resembling a human whisper emanated from deep within its body, indistinct yet filled with deep malice.
"The food is...delicious..."
"The food is delicious..."
After the monster finished speaking, it swung its vines and sent Wang Xiao flying. Immediately afterward, the sphere began to change at an extremely fast speed.
Wang Xiao seized the opportunity to launch an attack, but it was all blocked by the large number of vines on the outside.
As the vines inside intertwined, the creature, which was originally just a sphere, eventually evolved into a headless knight clad in plant armor and resembling a human. Behind it was a creature also made of plants, resembling a warhorse.
Thorn Knight
[Race: Abyssal Plant.]
[Level: lv5.]
[Status: Ready to be installed.]
Looking at the drastically changed monster before him, Wang Xiao narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth, saying, "It actually has a second form? You guys from the Abyss are really cheating."
Meanwhile, the hotel staff who were fighting off the zombies also noticed the unusual situation on Wang Xiao's side.
Someone cried out in despair, "What on earth is that thing?! Why would there be such a monster?!"
"How are we supposed to fight like this?"
"Even the hotel owner can't deal with that monster?"
……
Just when everyone was feeling hopeless, Wang Xiao shattered the attacking vines with a single slash, abruptly changing his target and turning towards the horde of corpses that were still attacking the hotel.
[You have thwarted a rioters attempting to break into the hotel, earning +1 experience point.]
[You have eliminated the leader of the thugs who attempted to break into the hotel, gaining +32 experience points.]
[You have cleared... and gained 1 experience point.]
……
Faced with the Thorn Knight's attack, Wang Xiao stopped engaging it and instead carefully dodged the attacks while continuously killing the zombies that were trying to attack the hotel.
As Wang Xiao focused on cleaning up, system notifications began to ring out one after another.
Current experience points: 699/700.
[You have cleared... and gained 1 experience point.]
[Current level has increased to lv5.]
Finally, just as a vine tore through Wang Xiao's back, leaving a bright red wound, Wang Xiao received a notification from the system.
This time, for the first time, Wang Xiao felt that this noisy and somewhat erratic system was incredibly endearing.
With a single slash, Wang Xiao severed the vines that followed, ripped off his torn coat, pointed his sword at the Thorn Knight, and said with a smile, "Come on, let's have a rematch!!!"