Becoming an adventurer by copying monster abilities

Chapter 114 I've Found You!

Just as the blade of the broadsword was about to slice through Latour's fragile carotid artery.

Luke's wrist, which was gripping the sword, suddenly flipped in mid-air.

The sword strike, originally intended to decapitate the opponent, instantly changed angle, becoming a horizontal strike with the thick, broad blade.

"Bang!"

A dull thud and a slight cracking sound rang out.

Before Latour could even let out a scream, his eyes rolled back, and he was slammed heavily into a pile of fallen leaves, falling into a deep coma.

On his forehead, a huge, purplish, congested lump had swollen up, a shocking sight.

Luke ultimately hesitated at the last moment.

This was the result of him forcibly constricting his force in a very short time.

Otherwise, with his body strength that has been strengthened many times,

Even a blunt strike with the metal blade would be enough to easily smash the head of this frail wanderer.

Despite having dealt himself a fatal blow in the recent exchange.

But Luke knew very well that this was not what the other party intended.

Luca didn't want to kill these newly formed allies, as he could subdue them without causing fatal injuries.

After all, he wasn't some born killer.

Of course, while not killing them is one thing, simply letting them lie there like that is not an option either.

Lu Jia strode forward, turned the unconscious Latour over, and laid him flat on the muddy ground.

Then, he raised his foot, which was clad in a hard-soled leather boot, and forcefully stomped on and broke the joints of Latour's arms and legs.

They stopped moving only after making sure the other person would be unable to move even if they woke up later.

To prevent this skilled tracker and trapper from rejoining the hunt for him.

Luke used a "physical seal" method, which was a necessary step.

Although such injuries look extremely cruel and bloody, as long as the spine and internal organs are not damaged.

Afterwards, ask the church pastor to use healing magic, or drink a few bottles of healing medicine and rest for a while; you can basically make a full recovery.

It won't leave any lasting effects...

probably.

Luke couldn't care less about that now.

In this desperate situation where the slightest mistake could mean certain death, he felt he had been merciful enough to suppress his instinct to retaliate and leave his opponent with a breath of life.

Even if his teammates arrive later and force-feed Latu the healing potion.

The bones will take a considerable amount of time to heal, enough time for him to withdraw from the battle.

And only a short while had passed since then, all of this had been done.

But behind them, the roars of orcs and the sound of tree trunks collapsing could be heard.

Clearly, the heavily armored barbarian was using his powerful physique and armor to rampage through the forest, relentlessly closing in on them.

Luke wasted no time, immediately turned around, and continued running back the way he came.

However, Luca, who had already imbued himself with the projection of a dire wolf in order to speed things up, discovered this.

No matter how hard he sprinted, the sound behind him not only didn't get away, but got closer and closer!

Logically speaking, a half-orc barbarian fully clad in heavy plate armor.

Even with its explosive power, its straight-line speed during a long-distance chase could never catch up with its own speed enhanced by the dire wolf projection.

Luke slowed his pace, scanning the seemingly ordinary forest path before him with his own light, his doubts growing stronger.

He thought he'd just seen that tree over there...

The forest seemed to have become eerie after that cold front blew through.

However, before he could think too much about it, the commotion behind him became very clear.

Turning around, Akash's huge, ferocious head emerged from the darkness.

His body was covered in dust and debris from broken trees.

It looks like a bison that has been running wildly in the forest for a long time.

The moment the orc saw Luke, he roared and charged at him like a moving mountain of flesh.

His already limited brain was now completely empty; all he knew was to tear the human boy in front of him to shreds, at any cost.

Luke's response to him was a handful of quicklime that exploded instantly.

And then there were the two pieces of incandescent glue that had already triggered the firing pin, which arrived in front of Akash after the quicklime.

"Bang!"

Akash's charge was abruptly halted.

The loss of sight, coupled with the excruciating pain in his eyes, instantly ignited his savage rage.

His skin instantly turned a dark red from congestion, and the temperature of his body surface rose sharply, even evaporating the surrounding mist.

Its size increased by a fraction due to the berserk power.

From the gaps in the originally well-fitting metal armor, rock-hard muscle blocks were squeezed out high, veins bulging.

Having lost his sight, the orc has completely transformed into an indiscriminate destructive machine.

It began wildly waving its arms in the forest, charging around aimlessly and leaving the surroundings in ruins.

Luke did not linger in the fight, and under the cover of the explosion, continued to wander through the forest.

The more chaotic the current situation, the more advantageous it is for Luke.

Although they didn't know the whereabouts of the rest of the squad, Akash's indiscriminate destruction on such a large scale would certainly affect their pursuit.

However, when Luke rushed back into the forest...

The eerie feeling from before became even more pronounced.

As we already know, the forest area is not very large.

But the forest path in front of us seemed to have no end.

When he saw the familiar tree trunk again, he knew he was right.

This forest seems to have come alive!

Or perhaps some indescribable, eerie entity is manipulating the terrain and space of the forest from behind the scenes.

They built a special maze for Luke, completely blocking his way out.

The most compelling evidence to confirm this conjecture is the sight of Akash catching up from behind again.

It was clear that the members of the Undying Heavy Sword Squad, who were already under control, were completely unaffected by the forest maze.

Luke understood that he probably wouldn't be able to leave the forest so easily until he had completely dealt with the squad.

At least there wasn't time to slowly find a way to leave.

As Luca watched the figure gradually approaching in the distance, the dire wolf enhancement ability on his body slowly faded.

He held his broadsword half-sword horizontally in front of him, his mind racing as he quickly considered his next fighting strategy.

Akash's role in battle is to act as a frontline tank.

If Luca reveals any weakness in the ensuing struggle, Rena and Karan, who have not yet appeared, will likely immediately unleash a deadly attack to kill him.

With that thought in mind, Luke immediately activated [Imagination Manifestation].

In an instant, the owl-bear projection that only Luke could sense roared behind him, then transformed into tangible power, flowing into his limbs and bones.

【Strength +2】

As the saying goes, one force can overcome ten techniques.

Akash's heavy plate armor, combined with the barbarian's inherent physical resistance, made this orc's defense and physique reach a terrifying level.

Although it is impossible to know the specific six attributes of the other party, the goal is to inflict substantial damage on the other party as quickly as possible.

Luca's strength attribute absolutely cannot be too much lower than the opponent's.

He must maximize his physical destructive power.

The next second, Luke advanced instead of retreating.

Facing the orc's roar, they took the initiative to press forward!

Luke gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, his arm muscles working smoothly and naturally.

The immense power is perfectly integrated with the [Gluttony Slash] combat technique.

He snatched the sword, carrying a terrifying aura that was in no way inferior to that of a savage barbarian, and created a piercing sonic boom in the air.

A sword slashed fiercely towards Akash's chest!

That was Akash in his berserk state, when his muscles swelled to their maximum extent, stretching the gaps in his heavy armor to their widest extent.

This was also the best weakness that Luke could capture after a quick observation.

As the party at a complete disadvantage and being besieged.

Luca, naturally, would not hold back as he had when facing the wanderer Latour.

This is a life-or-death struggle; if he doesn't give it his all, he could very well fail.

Therefore, this powerful sword strike was entirely aimed at cutting the opponent in two.

Job level 6 and challenge level 6 are two completely different concepts.

Although Luca's own adventurer rating has not yet officially crossed the threshold of the high level.

But he has actually solo-killed two or three level 6 enemies.

Therefore, no matter how strong and fierce the blood and energy of the orcs are.

In Luca's view, who was unleashing his full power, this was not an invincible being that could not be confronted head-on.

Although there seemed to be a significant difference in size between the two, when Luke actually rushed to Akash's side and swung the longsword imbued with the immense power of the owl-bear at him...

The terrifying wind pressure swirling from the blade made even the usually thick-skinned, fearless orcs instinctively feel a deadly threat to their lives.

The heavily armored barbarian, who was always fearless and charged forward, instinctively took a step back when faced with this sword strike.

He hastily raised his steel-armored arms and crossed them in front of his chest.

"Snap!"

"Bang!"

Two distinctly different, violent sounds exploded almost simultaneously beneath Luca's sword!

The first sound was like shattered glass.

That was the sound of a faint barrier of light that had suddenly appeared in front of the orc being shattered when the immense power of the longsword touched Akash's body.

The second sound was a dull, metallic clanging that pierced the eardrums.

The moment the magical barrier was shattered and Luke's sword strike was halted, an even wider and heavier greatsword precisely blocked Luke's path!

The former was a "shield spell" cast by the warlock Kalan, which reduced the force of Luke's sword strike by more than half.

The latter was the heavy sword that Reina had been waiting for, poised to strike.

Luke was right.

The two remained near Akash, ready to either launch a pincer attack or provide support at any time.

The remaining three members of the squad instantly shared Luca's strongest attack and quickly switched from defense to offense.

Luke's reaction was equally swift.

As Lena swung her sword, he had already used a counter-attack technique, [Mind's Eye Sword].

The two longswords clashed violently in mid-air again, producing a burst of dazzling sparks.

As a greatswordswoman, Lena's swordsmanship and physical resistance are also quite high.

The recoil effect from the [Mind's Eye Sword] didn't last long before she regained her mobility.

However, Luke had already taken advantage of this opening and used the force of the recoil to quickly pull himself back.

Facing two melee fighters who relentlessly pursued him like mad dogs, and a warlock providing support with spells from afar.

Luke swung his longsword with his right hand, deflecting the opponent's attacks from time to time.

Meanwhile, the movements of the left hand did not stop.

Quicklime, scorching glue, "Trembling Touch" obtained from a necromancer, and even stones picked up casually from the ground.

As he continued to slow down the enemy's pursuit, Luca's chest suddenly expanded, and he let out a long howl.

It was the mental intimidation power emanating from the Fang of Yenogu.

"Aww!"

The sound waves, filled with chaos and a murderous intent, rippled through the forest, inevitably causing the movements of Lena's team to come to a standstill.

In an instant, the once dark forest was filled with firelight and rising white mist.

Luke was like a magician, with all sorts of strange and wonderful things pouring out of his hands and rings.

The two level 6 professionals and one level 7 professional were quickly overwhelmed and left looking disheveled by Luca's relentless bombardment.

The scene was so chaotic that it defied description and could not be clearly seen with the naked eye...

However, Luca continued to unleash the abilities he had acquired from the monsters.

However, he hasn't been in a hurry to use his trump cards, such as the Ash Lord's fireball, the Banshee's transformation, the Wyvern's feathering ability, and [Fleet Evasion].

He was looking for a flaw.

It's not just about finding weaknesses in the three people in front of you.

Luke's gaze kept wandering around.

What he was mainly looking for was the weakness of the guy who was manipulating everyone from behind.

Finally, as the air behind them became extremely dry, the battle reached its climax.

Suddenly, the magical particles surrounding Kalan in the distance began to surge violently.

Then, a huge fireball with a radius of about 20 feet was rapidly formed in a short period of time.

Once that devastating wave of flames locks onto a target, the massive blast radius leaves the enemy with no chance to dodge.

The area around the forest was illuminated as if it were daytime by the raging fire.

Meanwhile, Luke, in the process of fighting and retreating, discovered a fleeting, extremely subtle spatial distortion.

The entity controlling everything behind the scenes has never shown itself.

Instead, he hunts him down by manipulating Rena's squad.

This led Luke to a hypothesis.

That's the guy. Apart from his powerful mind control abilities, he probably doesn't have much combat ability.

At least none of them had the fighting strength to take down their own opponent on their own.

This prompted Luca, who had been trying to find a way out, to change his strategy.

A fierce glint appeared in his eyes.

Since you enjoy targeting me so much and don't want me to leave, then it's my turn to come after you now...

Luca pretended to be overwhelmed by the combined attack of Lena and her two companions, and while retreating quickly, he had already locked onto that location in his mind.

The instant that Kalan's third-circle spell "Fireball Modified" landed in front of him.

Luca's figure had instantly turned into an illusion.

The next moment, he appeared at the location he had just marked.

The moment he arrived at that location, his 9-point perception allowed him to clearly sense a subtle, unique fluctuation.

Without hesitation, Luke reached out and grabbed at the void before him: "Found you!"

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