New Century Warriors

Chapter 27. A Fierce Battle

Raino sensed Cepolis's anger.

She even swung her curved sword at us like a ranged weapon.

The scimitar made a sound like a cannonball, piercing through the bottom and deck of the airship, and nearly piercing Antorola's foot.

What amazing strength!

But Antorola displayed the demeanor and elegance of a noblewoman, standing there motionless without even letting out a scream. If it were Raino, he would have jumped up in fright by now.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that she had covered her eyes when Lei Ye controlled the airship to move behind Keboros.

In a sense, isn't this a kind of aristocratic demeanor?

I'm hungry!

Another flash of dark red light appeared.

When he looked at Cepolis again, there were two wild dogs beside her... No, these two wild dogs, Raino was willing to call them vile companions. Both in terms of size and modeling detail, they were different from the mass-produced ones before.

Cerberus grabbed one in each hand, swung her arms, and shouted.

Just like a pitcher, a perfect throwing motion!

The vile remnant flew high into the air and landed on the airship in a precise arc.

"They actually pulled that move?!" Raino exclaimed in surprise!

It seems that Cepolis really doesn't have any long-range means, and can only resort to this desperate measure to attack the airship. The scimitar throw just now was probably to determine the angle.

Just like playing DDTank when we were kids, you throw things randomly in the first round, and then judge the throwing angle based on the arc in the second round.

Good idea, very insightful.

But this airship is home to some of the strongest elite troops of Hillius. You've walked right into their trap!

"Hey! Send a few men to protect Boss Lei, leave this to us!"

The warrior named Tucker excitedly shook his spear and was the first to charge forward.

The local elites all possess genuine skills, and Tucker is no exception.

He used the light steel spearhead that Lei Ye had crafted, and with a flourish, he pierced the right eye of the wicked kin.

Blood splattered.

But before Lei Ye could feel a surge of joy, he saw the vile kin completely ignore his injuries and pain, tilt his head and charge forward towards the spear, pinning Tak to the ground.

Tear!

Before Maria could rush over and knock the filthy creatures aside, Takug's arms, which he had been using to shield himself, had already been torn to shreds and left a bloody mess by the filthy creatures.

"I'm starving! Where are my teammates?! Help! Help me!"

"Received, Healing!"

The healer on the airship cast a healing spell on Tucker, and his arms will regenerate flesh and blood within about five minutes, restoring his fighting ability.

While healing techniques cannot cure all diseases, their effects on external injuries are nothing short of miraculous.

Raino looked to the other side.

The vile creature used its claws to pull the spear out of its eye. Thankfully, it didn't have the terrifying regenerative ability of Ye Lei's giant octopus, and a huge hole was indeed left in its eye. However, its vitality was still very strong, and its fighting power seemed undiminished.

The other explorers quickly surrounded it.

What followed was a brutal beating, with local elites displaying their skills one by one, subjecting this vile family to inhumane torture.

Cepolis, who simultaneously endured this attack while sharing all her senses—

Lei Ye looked down and saw that Kebo Rose's resolute and beautiful face was expressionless. It was clear that this woman's pain tolerance was much higher than that of Tucker next to her, who was howling and spitting snot everywhere.

It seems that pain has little effect on her.

At the same time, after noticing Raino's gaze that was being secretly watched, Kepolis immediately locked onto Raino with a sharp look.

Without hesitation, she repeated her action, grabbing another vile kin beside her, aiming, and throwing it.

This time, they came straight for Raino.

After being thrown onto the evil familiar for the first time, Raino had been watching the spectacle while increasing the airship's altitude. Now it was at the maximum distance where he could still harass Ceporos from a distance, but he didn't expect her to still be able to throw the evil familiar onto it.

That despicable woman, using such disgusting methods.

"Buhao, she's got her eye on Boss Lei!"

After realizing Cepolis's intentions.

Elena, now clad in a slime armor set, made a grand entrance, wielding a short sword, and stood in front of Raino the instant the evil familiar landed.

Then, protecting Raino further back was Antoura, who silently and elegantly performed a sword flourish. Raino saw a very familiar starting stance.

Compared to when she was asked to ask for the potion earlier, she was much more composed now.

Next to step forward were people Raino knew by name and people he didn't know by name. They were all guild colleagues. Without any orders, everyone spontaneously covered for Raino and the wicked family members.

Everyone saw Raino as someone who needed to be protected...

This feels pretty good. Back on Line 1, Raino, as a unicorn monster, wouldn't have received this kind of treatment from his guildmates.

But Lei Ye really wanted to say that among the people here, only Antorola's fighting strength was decent. Who would protect whom?

"Don't treat me like a delicate flower," Raino said, revealing his Giga Battle Device. "Don't worry, I can fight too."

Before leaving, Ye Lei specifically instructed them not to stand out too much, so they wouldn't be the main force at the front.

With a bark from a dog, a fight was about to break out on this side.

Just as Raino had thought, the only real fighting force was Antorola, but even she alone was enough. Her silver sword swung like a light rain, and her seemingly effortless sword strikes easily parried all the attacks from the evil familiar. Soon, scattered sword wounds appeared on its body.

But these were all non-fatal wounds.

Raino knew this was Antorola's weakness. Her swordsmanship was part of her aristocratic education, and it was a skill specifically designed for attacking people. It was only after joining the Forest River in Route 1 that she gradually improved her swordsmanship skills through actual combat.

So, in order to help her, Raino kept slowly circling around the evil familiar, trying to get behind it.

For some reason, this beast kept its eyes fixed on Lei Ye, making sure that it was facing Lei Ye no matter how much he shook.

Even if Raiye manages to get around to the back while it's locked in a fierce battle with Antorola, it will immediately put its rear end on the ground and continue fighting with Antorola in a comical pose.

Unable to take it anymore, Lei Ye ran to the edge of the deck. "Hey sis, why are you guarding me like I'm a hyena? Is it really necessary?"

"You think I don't know what you're planning to do with that broken stick? How dare you say that to yourself?"

Too cunning, enemy.

Lei Ye had no choice but to silently activate the Gigabit Combat Device to shock mode and use it as a normal blunt weapon.

The beating lasted for about five minutes.

After all, they were the most skilled explorers in Hillius. No matter how much these two filthy servants were strengthened, they couldn't defeat so many people.

Therefore, the evil kin were successfully defeated without anyone being seriously injured.

But just as Raino breathed a sigh of relief after confirming the battle situation, he didn't even have time to rest for a moment before two more vile creatures were thrown up.

Is this ridiculous?

Raino hovered the airship here so that the archers could pull Cepolis, but her familiars didn't cool down and were thrown this far. Once the evil familiars boarded the airship, the archers had to join the battle to provide support.

This guy... is stronger than Groudon.

Ultimately, the arrows did very little damage to Cepolis; she was only harassing him with those potions.

As expected of the monster that plagued Hillius for five whole years, it was truly a formidable enemy.

What other magical artifacts could be of use? Surprisingly... he only has these few magical artifacts at the moment, because these are already the best magical artifacts available.

Just as Raino was pondering, another filthy familiar was thrown up. It was smaller than the usual filthy familiar and sprinted along the fence towards Raino!

"ah..."

By the way, with shared senses, Cepolis appears to be motionless below, but she actually knows what's happening on the airship.

This is an assassin!

There's even a scene where the wolf feigns sleep to lure the enemy!

All of this happened so fast that Raino had no time to react before being knocked to the ground by that vile creature.

Lei Ye thought he was doomed, that his neck would be viciously bitten in the next second. He gritted his teeth, closed his eyes, and waited a few seconds. When he opened his eyes again, he only saw a big dog writhing around beside him, looking like it was in great pain.

"Why is that...?"

Lei Ye got up with a blank expression.

Suddenly, he thought of something. He sniffed the black coat Ye Lei had prepared for him. The faint medicinal scent smelled exceptionally pleasant. He brought his sleeve to the nose of the vile creature, which thrashed about in even greater agony.

"Tomorrow is your day to shine, so you'll definitely need to be dressed to impress."

Don't stand out too much, take care of yourself.

Have a safe trip and come back safely.

These words Ye Lei had told him before he left flashed through Lei Ye's mind.

"ah..."

That's true, he knew very little about filth, but Ye Lei certainly did.

This coat is her way of supporting herself.

But why do it this way...why not just allow him to use those special magical items directly?

Raino turned his head to look over and saw that the other two filthy familiars were also in a state of chaos. The explorers took this opportunity to quickly finish them off.

"Boss Lei, are you alright?"

Antorola noticed the unusual situation immediately and rushed over.

"It's alright... but this can't go on. We can't keep going like this. Let's lower the rope."

"it is good."

Cepolis's infinite familiar ability is too overpowered; this kind of dragging on is really not a solution.

We have to kill her original body.

We have no choice but to go for it.

Lei Ye was the first to use the zipline that descended from the airship to reach the ground, while Kebo Rose was coughing violently with her mouth and nose covered.

She cast an angry and fearful look at Lei Ye.

"You... is that you? The one who fired the last employee, forcing me to come here and work overtime?! But you... how could you possibly..."

As she spoke, she shook her head, patted her head, and stomped on the ground.

"Fine, since you've already gotten off that flying toy, it means you've accepted reality and are finally willing to die obediently. I won't hold back in the upcoming battle. Don't think that after making me suffer like this, I'll let you off easy."

To be fair, Cepolis possesses a wealth of martial virtue.

As the people on the airship descended the zipline one by one, Cepolis showed no intention of attacking; she simply struck a cool pose and waited there.

Moments later, most of the combat force arrived at the battlefield. Then, the airship did not remain hovering there, but instead moved at high speed into the city and flew away.

"Are there cowards?" Cepolis sneered. "But unfortunately, after killing you, I will kill everyone in this city, unless they can escape to a more distant place, it will be meaningless."

"No, they are not cowards. I asked them to go back and find reinforcements," Raino corrected Coppolas.

Because the airship was indeed very difficult to operate, Lei Ye quickly taught Elena how to operate it. Considering that she wouldn't be of much use in the upcoming battles, he sent her back to Hillius to help find people.

"Reinforcements? Haha!"

As if she had heard a very funny joke, Cepolis simply raised her hand, and several more filthy minions appeared behind her.

"Do you think your reinforcements will outnumber my family members?"

"I don't think so," Raiye shook his head, "but I believe that there are enough gods in Hillius. If all goes well, we will soon receive reinforcements from the Furyk Legion. This is the only way I can think of to contain your kin's army."

"What...?" Kepolis frowned, doubting, thinking, and then giving up trying to understand Raino's words. "Whatever! Even if your reinforcements are enough, you still can't defeat me. Alright, that's enough warm-up. Who wants to go first? Or all of you together?"

Of course, it's a just and righteous gang-up!

In an instant, shouts filled the air as the fighting group, led by Antorola, swarmed forward and surrounded Cepolis.

Out of caution, Lei Ye did not rush forward immediately.

Instead, they stood by and watched silently.

This is a personal habit he honed in the River Forest: when fighting powerful bosses, one must observe first and not rush in recklessly.

First of all, Ceporous's defense is incredibly powerful.

It wasn't just because of that heavy armor.

Whenever Antorola's exquisite swordsmanship struck a gap in the armor or even pierced Cepolis's face, the sound that came out was still a dull metallic clang.

It's no use! None of it works!

This might be the skill mentioned before, the one that can harden a part of the body.

That's a really powerful skill.

In addition, Cepolis's attack power is also incredibly strong.

The scimitar that had been stuck in the airship had somehow returned to her hands. She wielded the two broadswords with great force. At first, some people tried to block, but their weapons shattered upon impact, and their arms were fractured on the spot. After that, everyone could only dodge when faced with Cepolis's attacks.

Simply put, what she demonstrates is pure and brutal numerical dominance.

But it's practical; if you can't even break through defenses, how can you win?

Raiye gritted his teeth and opened his storage bag again, trying to find the weapon among his magical artifacts that could penetrate hard objects.

...are all on the banned list.

Left with no other choice, Lei Ye could only give it a try and take out his controller once again.

"Huh...?"

Just as he was about to turn on the machine, he realized something very important.

This modified controller was a new one he bought when the new national subsidy came out... In other words, there should be two controllers gathering dust in a corner of his storage bag.

What about the old one?