owlsbooks Chapter 659 Cracked Stone: You're dead meat, haha!
Chapter 659 Cracked Stone: You're dead meat, haha!
"Then don't retreat," he said. "I want to see just how much he can hold out."
Ash glanced at Ironbone, then hesitated, as if he wanted to say something but didn't.
He wanted to say something, like, "Are you sure?" or "How about we evacuate some of the people first?", but after seeing Tie Gu's expression, he swallowed his words.
Once a person makes a decision, they will never change it.
"Everyone, listen up!" Iron Bone's voice wasn't loud, but all forty men behind him pricked up their ears.
"Shield formation in front, damage dealers behind, observe first. No one is allowed to attack without my order."
"Understood," the forty men murmured in unison.
Stone Hammer walked up to Ironbone and asked in a low voice, "Should we have Crack Stone and the others retreat first?"
Ironbone shook his head: "Let them keep fighting. I want to see where this guy's limits are."
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Crack Stone swung his axe again.
He used all his strength in this axe strike, and the blade was covered with a layer of grayish-white light—his talent [Body of a Giant Stone] had converted a large amount of armor value after taking continuous damage, which temporarily boosted his strength by a level.
The axe blade struck the shield.
"when--"
The sound was muffled, like being struck on a mountain.
The axe blade bounced back, and the shock made Lie Shi's hand go numb, almost causing him to drop the axe handle.
A nearby archer, panting heavily, shouted, "Stone Splitter, how much longer are we going to fight? My quiver is almost empty!"
Lie Shi didn't turn around, gritting his teeth as he said, "Keep shooting until the quiver is empty."
Another mage spoke up, his voice visibly weary: "Captain, I only have eight percent mana left. Two more spells and I'll be out of mana."
"Then let's finish releasing them first," said Lieshi.
An assassin circled around the flank, his dagger leaving a spark on the shield, before retreating.
He shook his aching wrist and cursed, "What the hell is this thing? I've stabbed it almost a hundred times, and it doesn't even leave a mark."
"Stop talking nonsense and continue," Crackstone roared.
He jumped back a step, panting heavily, his forehead covered in sweat.
He's been playing for almost five minutes.
In five minutes, he stabbed countless times.
He used every skill he could get his hands on: shield bash, heavy slash, horizontal sweep, and upward slash.
My mana went from full to almost empty, and my stamina bar went from green to red.
And that shield, from beginning to end, didn't even have a single crack.
Lie Shi bent over, his hands on his knees, panting heavily.
Sweat dripped from his face onto the ground, leaving a small dark mark on the gray-green grass.
He looked up at the mysterious man—whose expression remained unchanged, calm enough to infuriate him.
Just then, the out-of-the-way light from the cracked stone caught a glimpse of the changes in the sky.
The dark purple crack had disappeared, but he saw the person emerging from it—Ironbone, and forty people behind him.
Lie Shi's eyes suddenly lit up.
He straightened up, slammed the axe handle on the ground, turned around, and shouted to his teammates behind him, "Haha! Did you see that? Lord Ironbone is here!"
The other nineteen people also saw it.
Those who had been focused on attacking just moments before all stopped.
Some people breathed a sigh of relief, some put their weapons back in their waistbands, and some simply sat down on the ground.
"Lord Ironbone!" a warrior shouted, his voice filled with the excitement of surviving a disaster.
"It's Lord Ironbone, one of the Five Eyes!" Another assassin emerged from stealth, sheathing his short sword at his waist. "That's good, Lord Ironbone is here. Let's see how arrogant this brat can be now!"
"Lord Ironbone is a level 55 tank, with SSS-grade talent!" The mage slammed his staff on the ground, wiped the sweat from his brow, and finally smiled. "No matter how strong this kid is, can he possibly defeat Lord Ironbone?"
Lie Shi turned around, pointed at Lin Tian's clone with the handle of his axe, raised his chin high, and grinned from ear to ear.
"Haha, you're dead! One of our Five Eyes, Lord Iron Bone, is here! You're doomed, haha!"
He laughed loudly, the sound echoing in the mist, like a death row inmate suddenly receiving a pardon.
The others also started laughing.
"Kid, you thought you were pretty good at fighting? Why don't you show Lord Iron Bone another one?"
"Iron Bone Lord can withstand all your attacks by himself. Let's see how you keep up the act when you run out of mana!"
"Captain, let's not rush to kill him. Let him experience what it's like to be toyed with!"
Laughter rose and fell.
The archer even put away his bow, crossed his arms, tilted his head to look at Lin Tian's clone, and clicked his tongue twice.
"I was feeling pretty hopeless just now, but looking at you now, I suddenly feel quite sorry for you. Do you know? Our Lord Ironbone once single-handedly withstood an attack from over fifty people, wearing them down to death. What is your shield compared to Lord Ironbone?"
Lin Tian's clone stood there, his gaze sweeping over the twenty excited faces before finally settling on the person in black heavy armor in the distance.
Iron will.
One of the Five Eyes.
SSS-grade talent.
Level 55.
Lin Tian's lips curled up slightly, revealing a barely perceptible smile.
Looks like the fishing was a success.
He deliberately spared Ash's squad, he was waiting.
Wait until they spread the word and their reinforcements arrive.
He wasn't sure how many people would come, but it didn't matter to him how many came.
Kill one if one comes, kill two if two come.
Unexpectedly, what awaited them was a large fish.
One of the five strongest members of the Three-Eyed Clan.
Lin Tian's clone withdrew its gaze and looked back at the cracked rock in front of it.
"What is Five Eyes?" he asked. "Is it very powerful?"
His voice was soft, and his tone was casual, like a passerby asking about today's weather.
Crack Stone paused for a moment.
Then he laughed.
He turned his head, glanced at his teammates, then turned back, put his hands on his hips, and looked at a primitive man who had just sprung out of a rock.
"Kid, you don't even know about the Five Eyes?"
He took a step forward, rested the axe handle on the ground, leaned slightly forward, and said in a tone that suggested, "Let me explain this to you."
"Oh, I forgot, you people from the 9527 Continent certainly wouldn't know. Haha, then I'll tell you—the Five Eyes are the five most powerful SSS-rank talent holders of our Three-Eyed Clan, and also the five strongest individuals in the entire Three-Eyed Clan. Cang Wu, Zhi Xi, Tie Gu, Mo Yuan, and Ying Ren. They are all level 55 powerhouses!"
He paused, then his smile widened.
"Kid, scared now?"
The archer next to him also came over, grinning as he chimed in:
"Being afraid is useless. Lord Ironbone's greatest skill is attrition. You attack him, but he doesn't lose health; he attacks you, one hit kills him. Guess how long your shield can withstand him?"