33 Go to the roof!
The lord-level zombie Sam, apart from the fire axe in his hand, had nothing else. In other words, this guy was completely naked, without even a piece of cloth to cover him, letting it sway in the wind.
That's not right. When Da Vinci saw this guy during his trip, he was fully clothed, and the frog only took his assault jacket.
So why is he naked now?
Could it be that the triggered difficulty reduction of 40% made all his armor disappear?
Isn't that too absurd?
"Roar!"
The lord-level zombie Sam roared angrily, sniffing the air for any scent. The eerie blue glow in his eyes was like a wraith that had walked out of hell.
Cheng!
Ming, who had already launched the stored energy arrow around the corner, pulled the trigger to release the crossbow arrow. A blue light shot out, hitting the abdomen of the lord-level zombie Sam right on.
Trigger paralysis.
"This is too easy!"
Ming immediately stepped forward, raised the tempered long spear, and jabbed it into Sam's head.
Plop! Plop!
—Inflicted 80 points of damage (regular attack, self-strength *1)
—Inflicted 80 points of damage (regular attack, self-strength *1)
"What the..."
Ming was stunned for a moment. How comes damage suddenly appeared?
It wasn't like this before.
That's when he realized that a 10CM light curtain health bar had miraculously appeared on the head of the lord-level zombie Sam.
The value in the blood bar was 98%.
Plop!
Ming withdrew his spear and stabbed again.
—Inflicted 80 points of damage (regular attack, self-strength *1)
After the jab, he looked at Sam's health bar again, and the value was now 97%.
"What the heck!"
Ming had an epiphany. Lord-level mutant creatures couldn't be resolved with just a headshot, they needed to be taken down like in a game, by reducing their health bar to zero.
This was really a life-threatening situation!
This was completely beyond Ming's expectations.
End of days game, end of days game, the word "game" was indeed absurd.
Roar!
The paralysis effect wore off.
Lord-level Sam roared, raising his fire axe and charging at Ming's spear!
Whoosh~
Ming sidestepped to the right to dodge. The axe hit the ground close to him, shattering the floor tiles on impact.
The strength was shocking.
If this axe were to hit a person, the consequences would be unimaginable. Moreover, these lord-level creatures don't dodge attacks at all. They just charge up as if they know they have high blood and can withstand a lot.
Whoosh~
As soon as Ming dodged, Lord-level Sam's axe swept horizontally.
Bang!
Ming didn't have time to dodge and raised his shield to block the attack.
Shield durability -3.
He was also pushed to the right by the sheer force of the axe.
"Holy crap!"
One strike took away 3 points of shield durability?
That was too strong.
Whoosh!
—Inflicted 80 points of damage (regular attack, self-strength *1)
Ming retaliated with his spear and rolled forward toward the elevator area, his left hand holding the shield and his right hand aiming the Crossbow on the shield.
Roar!
Lord-level Sam turned around and followed up, leaping high and slashing his axe toward the front.
Whoosh!
At the same time, Ming pulled the trigger, the crossbow bolt was originally aimed at his chest, but Sam jumped, so the bolt only hit his lower leg.
—Inflicted 30 points of damage (a very ordinary attack)
"Why did it only cause 30 points of damage this time?"
Ming had no time to think and stepped back.
Bang!
Lord-level Sam's axe fell right where he had been standing.
[Lord-level Zombie Sam activated Jump Slash skill, causing 0.5 seconds of stun effect to all targets within 3 meters.]
[Due to the activation of a 40% difficulty reduction effect, the stunning range has been reduced to 1.8 meters and the stun duration to 0.3 seconds.]
"What the hell?"
Ming was right within the range of the Jump Slash, it was too late to retreat.
Buzz~
Suddenly he felt a wave of dizziness, and his body involuntarily froze in place.
He did not expect that Lord-level mutant creatures could even use skills. The moment the feeling of dizziness faded, Lord-level Sam's axe was already sweeping at him horizontally.
Ming raised his shield, but because of the temporary dizziness, his body coordination was half a beat late.
Bang!
The fire axe hit Ming's left waist area, the force of the blow knocking him into the wall.
—[Sam's assault jacket durability -2]
Damn it! It hurts!
Ming endured the pain, subconsciously touching his waist, thankfully, his clothing lost durability, but his body was not physically injured. However, the powerful impact shook his waist as if it had been hit with a hammer.
It hurt a lot.
Whoosh~
The fire axe came at him again, and this time Ming quickly raised his shield to defend himself.
Bang!
The fire axe hit the shield hard.
—Shield durability -4.
Another reduction of 4 points in durability.
While holding the shield to resist, Ming was retreating and thinking about how to deal with the Lord-level creature. His own attack could inflict 80 points of damage per hit, which would reduce the enemy's health by 1%.
In other words, it had a total of 8000 health points, and he would need to hit it 100 times to kill it. And those 100 hits had to each cause 80 points of damage. If he hit the opponent's leg like before and only dealt 30 points of damage, he would need to hit it even more times.
While calculating in his heart, if the fight continued like this, he was definitely the one who would die.
The shield could only withstand 25 hits, and his gear could only take one or two hits. He needed to think of a way to reduce direct combat as much as possible and make use of his ranged attacks.
At this point, he had retreated to the fire exit.
"I've got it!"
Ming blocked another axe with his shield and retreated into the fire stairs. The limited space here greatly restricted Sam's aggressive attack style.
Moreover, he could keep shooting while retreating upstairs, giving him much more room to maneuver than in the elevator.
And he could only retreat upstairs, if he ran to the first floor, the entire lobby outside was full of zombies, that would be plain suicide.
Only a fool would do something like that.
At this moment, Ming quickly jumped over the stair railing and stood on the platform between the stairs of the third and fourth floors.
Sam also rushed out of the fire exit on the third floor, carrying the fire axe and charging up the steps.
Ming pulled the trigger of the power crossbow.
Bang!
The crossbow bolt hit Sam right in the chest.
—80 points of damage dealt (Normal attack, personal strength * 1)
Triggering the knockback effect!
Boom!
Sam flew backward, denting the open fire exit door.
Great opportunity!
Ming, seeing this, quickly activated his power arrow that had finished its cooldown.
3
Sam got up.
2
Sam jumped with the axe raised high.
1
Sam landed in front of him.
Boom!
Ming pulled the trigger, and the power arrow shot right into Sam's abdomen.
Sam froze on the spot.
Splat! Splat! Splat!
—80 points of damage dealt
—80 points of damage dealt
—80 points of damage dealt
—80 points of damage dealt
Ming, holding the tempered long spear, kept stabbing Sam's abdomen. At this point, he was not aiming for a precise kill, as long as he could hit Sam, it was fine.
After all, Sam was now relying on his health points, stabbing at the brain was completely useless. Moreover, the brain was a small target, and if he missed, the losses would outweigh the gains.
After successfully stabbing Sam four times, Ming did not linger around. While Sam was still under the stun effect, he quickly retreated to the platform connecting the stairs between the fourth and fifth floors.
Just as he steadied himself, Sam also got up from the ground.
Ming fired his crossbow, hitting Sam squarely in the left chest, then continued to retreat after making the hit.
After several rounds of exchanges, the value of Sam's blood bar above his head had now become 73%.
Now, it was not a test of combat power, but a test of endurance.
On the stairs between the 5th and 6th floors, Ming fired his crossbow, hitting Sam in the left leg. After triggering the knockback effect, he quickly reloaded the crossbow and fired again.
...
On the stairs between the 8th and 10th floors, Ming fired his crossbow, hitting Sam in the lower abdomen. After triggering the knockback effect, he immediately activated his power arrow. Sam's axe was only an inch away from hitting Ming's face when it was immobilized. Then, Ming continued to stab Sam five times with his long spear.
...
On the stairs between the 12th and 13th floors, Ming stepped back and almost had his head chopped off by Sam. He took a risk and used his gun technique skill, "Sweeping Thousands of Troops," to deal significant damage to Sam.
...
On the stairs between the 15th and 16th floors, Sam used the Jump Chop skill. Because the space was too narrow, Sam's head hit the bottom of the upper stairs, interrupting the skill. Ming took the opportunity to stab Sam in the lower body twice with his long spear and continued to retreat upstairs.
While retreating, he fired his crossbow, triggering the knockback effect. Sam tumbled down from the 15th floor to the 12th floor.
...
On the stairs between the 13th and 14th floors, Ming activated the power arrow again, hitting Sam in the chest. This time, he stood on the other end of the stair railing and repeatedly stabbed Sam's knees with his long spear in an attempt to break his legs and slow his attack speed. However, the effect was minimal because the bones of the Lord-level zombies were very hard. He used the "Sweeping Thousands of Troops" skill again, causing a lot of damage.
...
On the stairs between the 16th and 17th floors, Ming started to pant, while Sam showed no signs of fatigue. Obviously, the Lord-level zombies can't get tired; they can only die!
...
On the stairs between the 18th and 19th floors, after Ming continuously fired, he raised his shield to block a descending axe. The durability of the shield was getting lower and lower.
...
On the stairs between the 19th and 20th floors, Ming activated the power arrow, hitting Sam in the lower body. After immobilizing Sam, he continuously stabbed him with his spear and finally supplemented with a crossbow bolt. Triggering the knockback effect, he quickly reloaded, trying to avoid consuming physical strength, and continued to advance to the top of the building.
On the 21st floor, Ming turned around and fired his crossbow, hitting Sam in the head and triggering the knockback effect.
"Huff~"
Ming took a deep breath.
To be honest, having fought all the way from the third floor to the top floor, even with his high physique, he was starting to feel exhausted.
Looking at Sam, who was getting up again from the platform of the fire stairs between the 20th and 21st floors, his blood bar still had 29% left after so long
Ming gritted his teeth, gripping the stair rail, looking up beyond the 21st floor.
To the rooftop!
This would be the final battle!
