Chapter Nineteen: Clash of Warriors

  Dimly lit corridor.

  Luolin was half-kneeling on the third floor, his sword propped against the ground, blood constantly flowing from his mouth. This wasn't due to internal injuries, but rather the side effects of the Fire Snake medicine. The double-edged medicine had caused his blood to thoroughly boil over, and with just a slight shock, his body was bleeding all over.

  He didn't care about his own situation, his eyes fixed on Harlin at the corner of the second floor staircase, sneering coldly.

  Harlin's face turned black now, his lips were purple, and his hands and feet were shaking. He was almost unable to stand still. He had been poisoned.

  In the previous brutal collision, Luo Lin held his breath and took advantage of the opportunity to sprinkle blackthorn powder. Under the effect of this medicine, the mandarin duck water that Harin had drunk earlier became a deadly poison.

  "What have you done to me?!" Harlin glared at Luo Lin, feeling an unbearable cramp in his stomach, as if someone was twisting his intestines with a knife.

  "This is the price of your betrayal!" Luo Lin said coldly, the shock from the sudden collision had almost dissipated, he slowly stood up, ready to attack.

  Due to the effect of the medicine, his physical data has changed and become:

  Vitality: 8 (remaining two minutes)

  Strength: 22

  Coordinate: 15

  His power has doubled and his coordination has also increased. The only thing that has decreased is his vitality, which continues to decline because he is now overdrawn on his life potential.

  If he keeps up this intense fighting for two more minutes, his vitality will drop to zero and he'll either die or be crippled. Time is extremely pressing.

  Take another look at the opponent data evaluated by Zhi Nao.

  Harling (poisoning)

  Level 15 Ordinary Warrior

  Vitality unknown.

  Estimated Strength: 24

  Coordinated Universal Time: 11

  Just now, this guy's power reached 50, his strength was so fierce that he shook Roland back with one blow when he charged forward with the advantage of height. Now, after being poisoned, his strength has dropped by half and is at the same level as Roland who took the Fire Snake medicine.

  Time was running out, Luo Lin stood up again and jumped down from the third floor, pressing the almost broken wooden shield in his hand against Harin.

  This time, Harlin didn't have the overbearing and confident attitude he had earlier. He didn't dare to take this blow head-on, instead taking small steps to move sideways and avoid Rolin's sharp attack.

  "Bang!" With a loud noise, Luo Lin fell on the corner of the stairs and immediately launched his shield technique: Strike.

  This is a critical hit!

  The wooden shield fanned towards Harin like a fan, with a dull thud, and slammed onto Harin's raised shield.

  Harlin's shield was much sturdier than Rolin's, although it was also a wooden shield, he used harder red birch wood and even wrapped it in iron. When the two shields collided, Harlin was knocked back a step, and his shield showed cracks, but Rolin's wooden shield in his hand directly became fragments.

  For this result, Luo Lin had long expected it, what he needed was just this one strike to bring him a chance for an instant victory.

  At this moment, Harlin was knocked back and was in a defensive posture. This old soldier was extremely difficult to deal with, and his combat experience was extremely rich. From the slight bend of his knee and the slight twist of his waist, Roland could tell that the next moment, the shield in his hand would come crashing down, either with a Mountain Collapse or a Bull Charge, and no matter which one it was, as long as Roland was hit, he would be dead for sure, without any room for counterattack.

  Luolin seized the opportunity she had fought for.

  In this fleeting moment, the short steel sword in his hand was held horizontally on the left side of his body, and he rushed to the right, spinning around as he charged forward, causing the blade of the sword to spin along with him.

  This move is an intermediate sword fighting technique, called: Arc Slash!

  The previous collapse of the mountain, the barbaric cow's impact is a basic combat skill, emphasizing hard hitting and hard rushing, with each move being very clear and simple. Mid-level combat skills emphasize grasping the rhythm of battle, with more technicality.

  Correspondingly, the difficulty of using it in actual combat is also greater. If used well, there will be a miraculous effect and it's possible to win with weakness over strength. If not used well, not only can't play any role, but may even die faster.

  The essence of the arc slash is to make a sharp and even fatal counterattack while avoiding the opponent's attack. At first glance, this battle technique is full of flaws, and even turns its back on the opponent, but at this moment, it is extremely appropriate.

  Rolin's right side is relative to Harin's left side, on this side, the sword in Harin's hand can't stab over, his shield also needs to adjust its position to hit him, all of his attacking actions need time.

  Indeed, the battle technique has a flaw, but Harlin can't grasp it, he doesn't have time!

  At that moment, Luo Lin spun around from Harin's left side, the sword blade drew a snow-bright arc, the arc twisted and turned over Harin's shield, around to Harin's side, cutting towards Harin's back.

  Until then, Haring's shield adjusted its direction and followed Rolin's figure, colliding with a loud crash, using the Shield Technique: Crashing Mountain.

  The shield whizzed out and struck Roland's side, then Roland's shoulder twisted slightly, the edge of the shield scraping off his clothes, revealing a bright red blood stain, before sliding past, crashing into the wall of the corridor with a dull thud, causing several cracks to appear on the wall, and stone powder fell down, showing the strength of this blow.

  "Regrettably, my body still can't keep up with my mind, and my combat skills were a moment too slow." Rolin lamented in his heart. Otherwise, he would not have been hit at all, and the opponent's shield would only have struck air. Fortunately, however, his current injuries were very minor and did not affect his combat effectiveness.

  Right after that, a "hiss" sound was heard, and Luo Lin's steel sword successfully slashed across Harin's back. The sword tip entered Harin's back by over ten centimeters, cutting through like tofu, leaving a wound over twenty centimeters long. When the sword tip cut out of Harin's body, fresh blood splattered everywhere, and shredded flesh flew in all directions!

  After that, the two sides crossed each other, and Luo Lin took advantage of the momentum to jump down the stairs and came to the second floor. He had long expected that his shield would be damaged, so he prepared another one in advance and hid it at the stairwell.

  Haling also immediately defended and prevented Rolin from expanding his gains.

  As soon as he stood still, he felt a surge of unbearable pain in his back, blood gushing out of the wound, and his clothes were instantly soaked. His throat was also filled with the smell of blood, and blood kept rushing up.

  "Damn, I've been wounded in the lungs! What's this kid's background? He's so formidable at such a young age?" He was shocked in his heart. As a regular army soldier, he could feel that during the exchange of blows, the youth had always grasped the rhythm of the battle, while he could only react passively and was unable to launch an effective counterattack.

  But Harlin didn't have time to think about it anymore. He knew he had to deal with the wound on his back immediately, or else he would absolutely bleed to death.

  But would Roland give him this time? Absolutely not!

  Only two seconds later, Luo Lin reappeared at the staircase entrance, with a brand new wooden shield in his hand. He didn't rush up the stairs, but instead waited for his opponent at the entrance of the staircase.

  Indeed, due to the medicine's effect, Luo Lin was anxious in his heart, but he knew that at this moment, his opponent was even more anxious than him. He had to calm down and grasp the rhythm of the battle!

  "Little kid, you're looking for death!" The pain made Harlin furious, because he now had to quickly end the fight and treat his wound.

  He let out a loud roar and leaped down from the stairs, his shield held in front of him as he attempted to replicate Roland's earlier attack, striking down the opponent with one blow.

  "Good job, just what I've been waiting for!" Luo Lin was secretly delighted, and he didn't back down either, directly charging forward with his shield.

  "Bang" another muffled sound, this is almost a repeat of the previous scene, the difference is that this time it's Luo Lin who bears his opponent's fierce attack.

  "Clang!" A loud noise, the shields collided, but the sound was not as dull and powerful as expected. In Harin's feeling, his opponent's strength was void and elusive, and his shield hit what felt like a ball of cotton.

  This kind of weightless and powerless situation made him extremely uncomfortable, his body was originally half-jumping in the air, with no place to exert force, at this time judging the situation incorrectly, his figure immediately lost control and deformed.

  He saw his opponent seemingly retreating backwards, falling back, and he too had to fall under the influence of gravity. Suddenly, he heard a powerful attack coming from below his body, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a dark shadow rushing towards his abdomen.

  This was the opponent's leg, kicking towards his belly at an extremely fast speed, and with his disheveled body, he had no way to dodge!

  "It's all over!" Harlin thought in despair.

  A loud "Boom" sound of bursting cowhide appeared, Harlin felt a shock all over his body, and then he flew up again, head down, legs up, kicked out, flying for a while, he heavily smashed into the wall of the second floor staircase.

  Luolin's move is also an intermediate combat skill, called Rolling Dragon. It is specifically used to counter attacks from high altitudes, and when lying on the ground, both legs are kicked upwards with full force.

  Because the body is grounded, it can borrow power from the ground, and the strength of the legs far exceeds that of the arms. With one kick, the force is extremely violent, and as long as you are kicked, there is absolutely no way to survive.

  Harlin's belly was kicked by a leg, his intestines were basically mush, and he was thoroughly defeated.

  This battle started quickly and ended quickly. In fact, any real life-and-death struggle is like this. The lethal fighting skills are used, and the outcome is often decided in just a few moves.

  Harlin was defeated, but he didn't die unjustly. He was poisoned first and was only a level 15 warrior to begin with. Although his level was relatively high for Rolin, at most he was just an ordinary regular soldier who only knew some basic combat skills commonly used on the battlefield. It's completely normal that he was killed by Rolin, a former legendary warrior who surpassed him in terms of insight and combat skills.

  With a loud crash, Harlin slammed into the wall. Almost simultaneously, Luo Lin saw a white line flash through the air, striking Harlin's chest and exploding, creating a bloody hole in his chest. A cold aura burst out, and Harlin lost consciousness on the spot, rolling down from the wall to the ground, motionless.

  It's magic.

  Luolin turned his head and saw Davie standing at the corner of the stairs, one hand holding the railing, the other emitting a white chill, her hair by her temples was already damp with sweat, her face pale, seeing Luolin looking at him, she forced a smile on her round face: "I won't let my guard face strong enemies alone."

  She had originally decided to go to the alchemy room to hide from this round, but halfway there, the continuous rumbling sounds coming from behind her changed her mind.

  Someone was fighting for her, she couldn't escape on her own, so she came back.

  Luolin thought the woman was quite strong, he returned a smile, then got up, carefully checked Harin's situation, and confirmed that he was not pretending to be unconscious. He picked up his short steel sword, ready to send him on his way with one more stab in the heart.

  "Wait, spare his life for now, I have questions for him!" Davie intervened.

  Since she said so, Luo Lin put away his sword, but he knew that Harin was done for and would last no more than half an hour.

  It wasn't until then that he relaxed, and suddenly a sense of indescribable weakness emerged from the depths of his body.

  "What's going on? Is it an earthquake?" This was Luo Lin's thought just before she fainted.