bookandnovel Chapter 174 Observing from the Sidelines: The Ark's Judgment
Chapter 174 Observing from the Sidelines: The Ark's Judgment
Chapter 174 Observing from the Sidelines: The Ark's Judgment
Ye Fan held the bow in both hands, his momentum like a shooting star, and slashed straight at Winnie the giant bear, who had the fiercest aura in front of him.
As Meng Hongzhuang's most powerful animal companion under the Demon King, the giant bear Winnie the Pooh plays a crucial role as a meat shield.
Its strength and constitution attributes are amazing, but its agility attribute is quite ordinary.
Given her enormous and bulky size, Winnie the Bear had no way to avoid Ye Fan's vengeful attack.
It could only roar and swing its giant claws to meet the attack.
With a loud bang.
The bladed bow clashed with the bear's claws, producing a violent clang.
This is the first direct confrontation between Ye Fan and Meng Hongzhuang since the start of their battle.
However, Ye Fan naturally emerged victorious.
The massive bear Winnie was knocked back several steps by Ye Fan's attack, and its paws were slashed open with gaping wounds.
Ye Fan crouched down slightly, making a gesture as if he was about to break out of the encirclement.
Nidalee, the lynx who had been harassing him all along, naturally wouldn't let him succeed.
After a few ricochets, Nidalee circled around to Ye Fan's side, trying to buy time for Winnie the Bear to recover.
I've got you!
Ye Fan smiled coldly and skillfully nocked an arrow.
A gray light clung to the arrowhead, shooting towards Nidalee, the lynx, who was pouncing on him with lightning speed.
A blinding arrow!
This is an extremely rare semi-control skill for the Demon Hunter class during the apprentice stage.
The blindness curse attached to the arrow can cause the creature that is hit to be blinded for a period of time.
Nidalee the lynx twisted her body in mid-air, and although she was not hit in a vital spot by the blinding arrow, she was still shot in the right leg.
The cursed power attached to the arrow immediately blinded the lynx Nidalee, plunging it into darkness.
The blind lynx naturally understood that it had become Ye Fan's live target.
It meowed a few times in a panic, then dared not pounce forward again. Instead, it rolled several times to the right and back, trying to avoid Ye Fan's possible pursuit.
Kill it while it's sick!
Ye Fan, wielding a bladed bow, charged forward, intending to kill the giant lynx, Nidalee, on the spot.
Of course, there are protective measures in place on the ring.
If a character is deemed incapable of fighting, a protective barrier will be activated, and the character will be considered eliminated.
Meng Hongzhuang naturally wouldn't sit idly by and watch her main battle beast be so easily defeated.
While using the summoning connection between herself and the lynx Nidalee to control the lynx and try to evade Ye Fan's pursuit, she rapidly waved her staff and cast the [Jungle Entanglement] skill, a control skill exclusive to the nature summoner class. It was somewhat similar to the [Vine Technique] that Ark had referenced when deducing the Skeleton Lock.
As Meng Hongzhuang consumed a large amount of her mental energy, several vines and flowers rose from the ground beneath Ye Fan's feet.
As the intoxicating fragrance of flowers filled the air, these strong, cage-like vines tightly enveloped Ye Fan, temporarily halting his pursuit of the lynx.
Despite being restrained, Ye Fan's lips curled into a smirk, revealing his signature smile reminiscent of Long Aotian.
Meng Hongzhuang, I have tricked you out of your control skills.
How will you deal with the next devastating blow?
He calmly wielded his bladed bow, cutting through the layers of vine cages before him, secretly calculating the release distance of his Fallen Strike.
Upon seeing this, Meng Hongzhuang's expression turned somewhat serious.
In battlefield combat, control and movement skills often have long cooldowns, making them potentially game-changing trump cards.
For her, the control skill [Jungle Entanglement] shouldn't have been used so early.
The best use for it would be to interrupt Ye Fan's Fallen Strike skill.
Unfortunately, if she hadn't decisively used Jungle Entanglement, her beloved lynx Nidalee would have been seriously injured and forced to withdraw from the battle.
By then, without the most agile lynx harassing them, Winnie the Great Bear alone will surely be unable to hold on.
The instructors and trainees watching from the stands could clearly see the changes in the situation on the field.
For a moment, although Ye Fan seemed to be trapped in a cage of vines, he subtly regained the initiative on the battlefield.
Meng Hongzhuang has extensive combat experience and is extremely decisive.
Now that you've already used Jungle Entanglement, you should make full use of the local advantages this control skill brings.
Taking advantage of Ye Fan being temporarily restricted by the jungle, she mobilized all her mental energy and unleashed the Withered Tree Rejuvenation skill with a wave of her staff.
A vibrant, emerald-green light shone down on Winnie the Bear and Nidalee the Lynx.
Winnie the giant bear, who had been feeling weak all over from Ye Fan's vengeful attacks, let out a comfortable roar, and her bloodied right paw quickly healed in the green light.
Nidalee the lynx shook her head, and the black mist in front of her dispersed a little, revealing some faint light and shadow.
At this moment, Ye Fan delivered another fierce retaliatory strike, finally tearing a gap in the vine cage created by the intertwined jungle.
The giant bear and the lynx roused themselves and charged forward again.
In an instant, another fierce battle erupted on the arena.
Fang Zhou stood below the stage, watching the battle between Meng Hongzhuang and Ye Fan. His eyes flashed slightly as he made a basic judgment.
In terms of mental and physical exertion, Ye Fan was clearly superior to Meng Hongzhuang.
If Meng Hongzhuang doesn't have any other trump cards, and Ye Fan continues to play steadily and finds an opportunity to unleash the Fallen Strike, he can kill her in one blow and secure victory.
Fang Zhou looked at Meng Hongzhuang, wondering what kind of effect the [Natural Crown] that his little assistant had just learned could play.
On the ring, the two fought back and forth for more than ten minutes.
Ye Fan was drenched in sweat, his body covered in claw marks and fangs.
He also cut down all the jungle vines that had bound him.
Winnie the Great Bear was in an even worse state, her chest and abdomen covered in blood, marked by cuts from the blade bow.
Nidalee the lynx was severely injured and collapsed to the ground, barely alive, after taking a [Revenge Strike] from Ye Fan.
The two porcupines beside Meng Hongzhuang were exhausted and collapsed on the arena.
All the thorns on their backs were exposed, and they lost most of their fighting ability.
Ye Fan and Meng Hongzhuang exchanged a glance, both of them filled with determination.
Both were exhausted; the outcome depended on this one move!
Sensing its master's call, the giant bear Winnie roared and pounced on Ye Fan, covered in blood.
At the same time, Meng Hongzhuang raised her staff high, and another dazzling green light shot towards Ye Fan.
This is another [Jungle Entanglement] formation.
Unfortunately, as a nature summoner, Meng Hongzhuang could only learn a pitifully small number of direct attack spells during her apprenticeship.
The apprentice skills commonly used by legal professionals are not particularly powerful.
Therefore, she simply gave up direct damage skills for the time being and devoted all her energy to cultivating buff skills such as [Raging Roar], [Natural Crown], and [Rejuvenation of Withered Trees].