Chapter 1187 - 586: Flame! (Part 2)

After all, it’s a 2nd Ring Spell, and it’s difficult to break free with brute force alone. He chose to cleverly use the sharp astral wind attached to the [Teeth Hunting] for unbinding.

However, no matter what, it still somewhat affected his speed.

And using this slightly slowed moment, yet another spell descended face-first.

—1st Ring·Plastic Energy System·Burning Hand!

A relatively basic flame-type spell.

The damage is considerable, but the casting prelude is too long, and anyone with a slightly higher agility attribute can react and dodge, without any ongoing additional damage.

But right now, the two drawbacks of this spell were compensated by the prerequisite of [Thorny Bushes].

The barbed thorns entwined around Xia Nan’s calves restricted his mobility, making it difficult for him to evade the flames, while also becoming the perfect tinder, guiding the flames to incinerate its prey within.

As a thoroughly practical spellcaster, Uek not only chose spells wisely but was also precise in timing his attacks.

As the two spells stacked and reacted with each other, the approaching elite commander and four-armed fishman were just in front of Xia Nan.

Taking advantage of the long-handled weapon’s range, two fish spears formed an unavoidable angle, directly stabbing at the prey in the thorn bushes.

One spell after another.

The role a spellcaster could play in battle was vividly demonstrated through Uek at this moment.

Any other adventurer of the same Level, or even those with a higher Professional Level, would probably have met their end under such a dense, suffocating assault.

But Xia Nan was clearly different.

With exceptional Combat Talent, innate intuition from a soul of another world, and a solidified, overwhelming power base, all coming together at this moment, he operated at his peak.

As soon as he stepped into the spell range of [Thorny Bushes], he sensed that something was amiss.

His extremely keen Perception Ability made him almost instantly feel the scorching aura within the subsequent Magic Radiance, as well as the two Sha Hua Fishmen approaching from the front.

Based on the information observed in the field, his brain instinctively ran a simulation ahead of time.

Even though he was unaware of the specific developments, intuitively, he had already predicted potential scenarios in the subsequent battle.

Thus, when the flames from the fishman’s spell burned onto him via the vines,

Xia Nan’s heart remained utterly calm and composed.

Because he knew that these flames alone could not kill him.

The real lethal strike would come from the two fishmen who took the opportunity to approach him.

Harroooo—

A high-pitched wolf howl abruptly erupted over the coast.

The fiery wind surged, and the fierce spirit from [Teeth Hunting] took shape as a blurred wolf-like silhouette made of searing flames and singed thorns.

Facing Uek’s spell attack, Xia Nan did not waste even a bit of effort trying to rid himself of the flame’s entanglement.

Instead, he allowed the orange-red flames of [Burning Hand], weakened by the [Abyssal Stream] armor’s "+25% Flame Resistance" effect, to leave scorch marks on his skin’s surface.

Thus, he focused all his attention on the two elite fishmen who had already come near.

He actively raised his left arm, the dark-hued Snake Scale Arm Shield aligning to block the thrust from the Fishman Commander, and with the shield strike attached [Heavy Tide] causing the fishman’s body to sway into imbalance;

In his right hand, the [Ash Fall] straight sword pointed downward, slashing diagonally into the gap between the incoming spearhead, contending and fending it off, shifting both the fish spear and the opponent’s body center upward with Xia Nan’s Strength.

Release.

Letting the gray-black straight sword slip from his grasp.

The once upright body suddenly lunged forward, propelled by his thigh as he harnessed core strength, shifting to the side of the fishman with powerful displacement.

Then the boots landed heavily, half-turning his body, while his left hand swiftly drew the sword back.

Sparks remaining in the air scattered.

Like the Arm Shield, the Wooden Sword [Green Pine] originated from the Snake Cave Secret Realm, leaving a short, dense whir in the air.

The sharp arc of light appeared fleetingly.

The light blue blood streaked through, lifting the frozen expression on the fishman’s head high into the air.

And only then did the [Ash Fall] straight sword, released from his hand earlier, rotate downward under the influence of Gravity.

He caught it smoothly, sheathing [Green Pine] in the motion, before turning back for a follow-up shield bash infused with [Heavy Tide], causing the Sha Hua Fishman, just recovering from imbalance, to lose its body center once again.

Once [Vortex Slash], striking the fish spear the opponent attempted to block with, directly knocking it out of its webbed grasp;

Twice [Vortex Slash], hitting the armor on the Fishman Commander’s chest, with the substantial impact from the sword causing the struggling-to-balance fishman to lose its composure completely, slipping backward;

Thrice [Vortex Slash], precisely striking its neck, decapitating.

"Plop, plop."

In the air, the cold sound of two fishman corpses hitting the ground in succession echoed.

Breathing heavily, Xia Nan, full of burns, gasped, his nasal cavity filled with the stench of blood and scorching vapor.

Not a second to rest.

No sooner had the fishman’s head hit the ground.

From the direction of the altar’s adjacent reef, came a fresh surge of buzzing and roaring, violently oscillating Magic Particles.

He glanced over.

He saw that elderly Fishman Priest, taking advantage of Xia Nan being occupied with the two Sha Hua Fishmen, holding a magic wand tightly with both hands, lips moving, murmuring incantations.