Scourge Messenger

Chapter 261 This is how it should be seen
Yan Qing received two rewards in the third case: one was the [Earth Vein Evil Qi], which made his path to Foundation Establishment smooth sailing; the other was the [Red Furnace Fire Essence], which upgraded Bingzi Jiaolin to a third-tier legendary level!

Maximum durability decreased to 70/70, base attack power increased to 40~55, and activating Overturning Heaven can increase base attack power by up to 800 points. Judging from the stats alone, it already deserves the title of Legendary. But Bingzi Jiaolin gave Yan Qing a huge surprise:

"When the Overturning Heaven Blade strikes a target, if the theoretical damage value is greater than 100 points, the blade's edge will remain on the target, causing 20 points of shock blunt damage after 0.05 seconds."

At first glance, this new effect seems rather ordinary. Compared to the hundreds of points of damage dealt by Bingzi Jiaolin, 20 points of damage is negligible, seemingly just a minor buff. However, Yan Qing is well aware that there is a huge difference between blunt damage and cutting damage: blunt damage will cause a hindering effect on the enemy!

The greater the blunt damage, the stronger the blocking effect. This is an advantage that cutting damage does not have. It's like if you are killed by the fastest sword in the world, you may still have time to exclaim, "What? I was actually hit by a sword?" But if you are hit head-on by a heavy truck, you may be in another world when you open your eyes.

20 points of blunt force damage is roughly equivalent to a toe hitting a table corner. Although the damage is not high, it is enough to hinder the enemy to some extent. After Bingzi Jiaolin activates Overturning Heaven, he already has a near-ranged range advantage. Now, he can also hinder the enemy's movement. Combined with Yan Qing's Naraku Curse secret technique, Yan Qing is confident that he can keep the opponent from getting close, even against enemies of the same level!
Yes, Yan Qing, who possesses top-tier melee artifacts, aims to prevent the enemy from having a chance to engage in close combat!
And don't forget, Yan Qing also has the karmic burden of natural disasters!

The shockwave blunt damage from the Overturning Heaven Blade's aura is considered an extra attack, and therefore can also trigger true damage!

In other words, Yan Qing's normal attack now deals damage from the Overturning Blade Aura + true damage triggered by the Blade Aura + damage from the Shocking Blunt Strike + true damage triggered by the Shocking Blunt Strike. If this were in a game, Yan Qing could deal four numbers with a single strike! Anyone who has played Baldur's Gate 3 knows how insane Yan Qing's multi-hit damage is now.

But the person who was most seriously injured on the field was Yan Qing himself!

Blood suddenly gushed from the hands gripping the knife hilt. Yan Qing looked down and was shocked.

His hands were covered with a dozen or so holes, as if he were holding not the Bingzi pepper forest, but the sharpest thorns in the world.

"These beasts are strange! Fighting them will only hurt us, even if the defensive barrier is still there!" Bu Liuguzhen shouted, while quickly recovering his spiritual power to heal his injuries, "They seem... they all seem to possess the ability to reflect damage!"

Yan Qing also realized that his Hundred Phases Hand of Forging possessed the ability to block and reflect damage; he was all too familiar with this type of injury. Reflected damage was second only to true damage in priority, and its effect directly impacted the user, rendering defensive barriers utterly ineffective.

So he immediately did two things: he changed from holding the knife with both hands to holding it with his right hand and retracted the blade's edge; he took out the Hundred Jade Bracelet with his left hand and wrapped it around his hand, while also stuffing blood-replenishing pills into his mouth.

The simplest way to deal with reflected damage is to drain life, followed by taking potions. Yan Qing could only be thankful that "The Messenger" was a fantasy Xianxia game where the basic healing item was pills, and they tasted like very bland White Rabbit milk candy. If it were a fantasy game where the basic healing item was healing potions, Yan Qing didn't know if his bladder could handle it.

To Yan Qing's surprise, the elite demons actually attacked while he was on drugs.

Despite being struck by Yan Qing's legendary greatsword and seeing his body radiating a dazzling legendary glow, the elite demons showed no fear or hesitation, displaying the same fearless defiance as demons from a secret realm. If it weren't for the difference in their heights, Yan Qing would have suspected that other demons from the secret realm had infiltrated.

The two sides clashed, the longsword clashing against the forest of spears, like a reef holding back the waves. Yan Qing perfectly used the dodging skills he had just learned from Teacher Zheng, avoiding most of the spears and only taking one spear thrust. He successfully broke into the longsword's comfort zone, and the orange-flame longsword fiercely slashed at the elite demons at the front!
Since everyone has damage reflection, let's deal with them one by one and try to ensure that we can recover enough health with potions! Can you withstand a hit that deals 800 points of attack power?

Then Yan Qing showed a look of shock again.

He shattered the elite demons' defensive barrier with a single strike, but they didn't die; they even had the strength to draw their swords and strike him back. However, as the price, Yan Qing's right hand was riddled with over twenty holes, resembling a punctured water pipe, with blood rushing out in a frenzy.

As Yan Qing was surprised, the defensive barrier of the evil spirits rippled slightly, like water flowing downhill, repairing the defensive barrier of their injured comrade!

In a flash, Yan Qing fully understood the terrifying nature of this group of elite evil spirits, and also knew why Jiang Shi and the others had run away.

Yan Qing was actually a little confused. Although the alt account controlled by the system without a driver was relatively weak, it at least had the ability to stand still and output damage. Even if Jiang Shi was slightly weaker, the Bunny Girl was a genuine third-tier combatant. Even without Yan Qing's brilliant command, the Bunny Girl could wipe out all the third-tier messengers in the world. As the exclusive legendary class of the real account, the Killing Messenger was so overpowered that it was comparable to two or three legendary items.

The evil elites do outnumber me, but does Bunny Girl really have to avoid their sharp edge? Or is this some kind of setup to play me?

Now it's clear that these elite demons are complete melee killers and single-target killers. Unless they can overwhelm them with their Foundation Establishment level combat power, or gather a large army to unleash a barrage of arrows, normal messengers simply cannot contend with them and will only be annoyed to death! The demon elites' attack power is just so-so, only their damage reflection ability is somewhat interesting, but they possess an unimaginable characteristic:
chain!

Yan Qing had just attacked all the elite evil spirits, and the number of times he received reflected damage and the amount of reflected damage were the same as when he attacked just one elite evil spirit!
This illustrates two points: the reflected damage is fixed, and its triggering occurs at time intervals. Therefore, there is no difference between Yan Qing attacking one person and attacking all enemies; the reflected damage he receives will not be reduced in the slightest!
In addition, the defensive barrier of the elite demons seems to be shared. Unless it can be shattered by Yan Qing's single strike, they cannot be defeated one by one because of the shared barrier, and can maintain the highest chain counterattack intensity from beginning to end!

No wonder Bunny Girl had to run away; this is simply her nemesis. As long as she can't instantly kill the elite demons, she'll be reduced to zero health by the counter-damage.

"Wow, that's impressive," Yan Qing thought. He had initially thought it was a low-skill match where he could show off, but he hadn't expected to encounter such a high-level player with an eight-game losing streak in a single-stage dungeon. But what could he do now that he had already said it?
The only option is to kill them all.

Yan Qing took a step forward, bursting into the encirclement of the elite demons. It was a perfect distance; if the demons wanted to attack him, they would either have to pull back their spears or draw their sabers, but in either case, they couldn't attack at this moment.

The Hand of Forging a Hundred Aspects - Direct Strike!

Bingzi Pepper Forest - Overturning Heaven Blade - One Meter!
With the first cut, Yan Qing's right hand suffered more than twenty new wounds, revealing the exposed white bone. His palm was also like a pancake that had been ravaged by rats, with pieces missing here and there! But the pain did not affect him at all. It might be that the blood and qi of the third-level messenger brought more adrenaline, or that the blood-replenishing pill effectively reduced the pain, or that the arrogance of a gaming master supported his impulse to perform a miracle!

Bingzi Jiaolin switched to his left hand. Yan Qing, who was already used to attacking with both hands, unleashed his second strike before the group of elite evil spirits could dodge!

A blade of light, measuring one meter in length, reduced damage by no more than 20%. Two strikes later, the defensive barriers of the elite demons shattered completely!

This was the most ingenious method Yan Qing could come up with: to inflict maximum damage on all of them in the shortest amount of time!
The Heaven-Covering Blade's light sliced ​​through lard like a hot knife through pork fat, cleaving the elite demons in two one after another. He showed no mercy; since the elite demons were so ruthless to the weaker ones, Yan Qing didn't mind being even more ruthless.

After two strikes, Yan Qing's hands were almost completely useless. Even though the Overturning Heaven event still had a long time to run, he couldn't lift his sword anymore. But that was enough. Almost all of the elite demons had been cut in half at the waist, and even if they could still crawl on the ground, death was only a matter of time.

The only survivor was one of the most elite, peripheral demons. He dodged the second blow just in time, and when he came to his senses, all his companions had been severed in two, red and yellow organs oozing from their wounds, a scene as gruesome as a slaughterhouse. Only he remained alive. As if waking from a nightmare, he suddenly screamed and turned to run away.

Yan Qing was taken aback. So they could run away and be scared? He thought these guys were like speed bumps, daring to stand up to Bingzi Jiaolin. But despite his surprise, Yan Qing had no intention of letting this slip-through fish go: "Take care of him."

Upon hearing the order, Ye Si, Jiang Shi, and Rabbit Girl rushed over immediately. Gai Louxian and Bu Liu Guzhen, who had been unable to intervene, also rushed up. The five of them ganged up on one, and even though the Evil Ghost Elite had the ability to counterattack, they could only add to the fun.

"Your Highness, Your Highness, the Prince!"

Everyone looked over and saw a noble young woman in a blue brocade robe standing at the entrance of the front hall. The elite demons were rushing over to meet her, their hoarse voices full of surprise: "Quick, the thieves are powerful, let's go and block the entrance!"

Gai Louxian's expression changed. He knew the strength of the County Duke of Lecheng. There were still so many elite evil spirits outside. If she blocked the entrance to the secret realm under her command, they would be trapped like turtles in a jar, with nowhere to escape.

Zheng!
The clear and melodious sound of the sword calmed the unease in the secret realm.

The elite demon lay on the ground, its mask shattered, a thin line of blood appearing on its forehead, clearly indicating that its head had been pierced instantly, yet it had passed away without a trace of pain.

Ying Rushi sheathed the Gui Cang Secret Sword, and as for her Yi Tian Sword, she had already put it into her storage ring the moment she saw the yellow dog.

“We,” she said, looking at the crowd, “have a talk.”

(End of this chapter)