Chapter 411: Chapter 229: Why Doesn’t This Guy Follow the Warrior’s Code?

Dorne City.

Within the state of translucent semi-reality, the battle in the administrative hall continued fiercely.

In the central garden, the main battlefield, the tall figures clad in black heavy armor with traces of red, like black waves, surged again and again against the circular defense formed by a far smaller number of shield armored warriors in pale gold.

But even more striking were the two smaller battlefields.

At one, two figures wielding blades, moving at high speed, were fiercely pursuing a black-robed figure who shifted and blurred with the light.

And at the other, two tall warriors in heavy armor were locked in fierce combat, one wielding a hammer and shield, the other a dual-bladed giant axe.

Among them, the one wielding the hammer and shield was, naturally, Raine.

And as Raine’s eyes once again focused intensely on the Black Fist Commander, Gelkuk.

For no apparent reason, Gelkuk suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and then he saw the young man in front of him, whose strength seemed unusually powerful, suddenly lift his right foot and stomp heavily with his steel boot.

"Boom!!"

With a sound echoing like a drum beside his ear, Gelkuk’s pupils suddenly contracted!

Because, apart from the violent shaking of the ground, he clearly saw from the corner of his eye that from the ground where the young man stomped, masses of white ice crystals surged out underground.

Under the rapid growth of the ice crystals, almost in an instant, more than ten elite Black Fist soldiers around them, already stunned, were immediately frozen in place, the white ice mass spreading to their knees.

’Such a wide-range but energy-consuming combat skill is usually only learned by Giants; how come this guy ...’

A trace of doubt flashed through Gelkuk’s mind.

Although he was more or less affected, like the clear chill seeping into his steel boots, and the momentary sluggishness caused by the white ice crystals.

But with the robust constitution of an Extraordinary Strong Person, plus the protection of the dense hair characteristic of a Half-Orc, this bit of cold wouldn’t trouble him.

’Hmph! A flashy but impractical combat skill!’

"Clang!!"

Hammer and axe clashed!

As sparks flew, a mass of dense white frost energy was transmitted from the warhammer to the ax handle, his palms, and forearms, and continued to spread upwards.

’This is....’

Gelkuk’s eyes slightly moved, a hint of surprise flashing through them!

"Clang clang!!"

Two more successive clashes!

This time, Gelkuk looked astonished, as he distinctly felt his hands seemed to grip ice masses. At this moment, his black arm guards had gradually turned white, unexpectedly covered by a thin layer of ice.

Several seconds passed.

Gelkuk’s beard, eyebrows, and even eyelashes bore a layer of white frost flowers, making him look like an eighty-year-old Half-Orc grandfather at first glance.

And with the cold effects stacking to this state, even though Gelkuk possessed the physique of an Extraordinary, and even with the thick hair characteristic of a Half-Orc, his rapidity of movement was nonetheless impacted.

Possibly reduced by one-tenth;

Or perhaps, by one and a half.

Understanding this, Raine, who was battling Gelkuk, of course, knew best.

Decided from just now, Raine had already figured out a specific strategy.

’If I use the White Dragon’s Monster Skill, under the weakening effect in the Realm of Light and Shadow, it might be impossible to heavily damage the Black Fist Commander, Gelkuk, at the Extraordinary Level.’

’It might even attract joint focus attacks from Gelkuk and Siegfried, both Extraordinary.’

’Rather than that, I should first use my own exclusive combat skills, employing "Frost Tremors," "Frost Shock," and "Ice Spike Combo" to stack cold effects.’

’Once the opponent’s movements become slightly sluggish, I will have a battle opportunity.’

Thus, the series of actions just now unfolded.

At this moment, Raine’s eyes slightly narrowed, internally mused, ’Now’s the time!’

"Vibration Wave!"

With a low shout, Raine’s Counterattacker Warhammer, like a silver meteor, rapidly struck the ground.

"Boom!!"

The 20 or so Black Fist elite soldiers, already frozen in place by the successive "Frost Tremors" from Raine, suddenly felt a wave of invisible plus vibrant shaking force coming at them!

The effect of freezing, further compounded by intense vibrations, ended up —

’One by one, the elite soldiers of the Black Fist began to fracture at their ankle, knee parts, shattering just like how a statue breaks from its lower half!’

’There was no gushing bloodshot, only lots of irregular bloody flesh fragments frozen into icy powder....’

’And the cries of anguish rising and falling.’

"Ah!!"

Some of the stronger elite soldiers of the Black Fist, with still intact upper bodies, struggled and screamed.

And at this moment, Raine obtained a powerful boost, the attribute enhancement from the "Brutality" monster skill of the Frost Giant Commander.

Brutality Level 3, effect: Each time you slay an enemy capable of threatening you in battle, you gain a 1% increase in both strength and agility, lasting one minute.

This effect is stackable, and stacking refreshes the duration, up to a maximum of 20 layers.

Upon knowing the strong weakening effect of the Realm of Light and Shadow on other types of magic, Raine replaced the "Drow Elite Mage" bloodline in his bloodline slot with the "Adult White Dragon Bloodline."

It was also his first time putting the Adult White Dragon and the Frost Giant Commander in the same frame!

Raine glanced at the buff panel, and though it was only 13%, not quite reaching the full 20%, the surge in speed was already very evident.

But his outburst wasn’t over yet!

’Fury!’

With a silent chant in his heart, Raine’s hand speed spiked another 20%.

What!

The Black Fist Commander Gelkuk only saw a blur in front of him and couldn’t make out the actions of the young man opposite him anymore.