Desolate World: Starting with Novel - Chapter 8
Chapter 8: Staff Techniques
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“As expected, the aggro disappears after fifty meters.”
Looking at the five retreating kobolds, Wang Shuo opened his inventory and saw a White Treasure Chest lying inside.
The kobold, whose spine was shattered and chest was pierced by the Green Dragon Staff, had only managed to hold on for five seconds before dying.
Compared to the slappy ducks, there was nothing special about the items dropped by the kobold.
The main things were also Five Grains Pills and Water Droplets.
The only difference was that the kobold dropped more of them.
There were three options for the two—9, 6, and 3.
In addition, the kobold also dropped a weapon.
[Stone Ax: A rather handy weapon.]
Yes, this weapon had no grade.
No wonder the Green Dragon Staff was able to shatter it into pieces with a light sweep.
Without hesitation, Wang Shuo used all three choices on Five Grains Pills.
Then Wang Shuo grasped the Green Dragon Staff and began pondering his next course of action.
He didn’t know much about martial arts, and he only knew the basic usage of staff techniques such as the standard sweep, poke, chop, and stab.
He recalled his previous battle. The only two effective attacks were the first sweep that smashed the spiked club and the second stab that killed the kobold directly.
As for the rest, he had to rely on his outstanding attributes to adapt to the situation. But not only were many of his actions relatively ineffective, they even hampered his own strength.
Looking at the camp, Wang Shuo made a decision.
He planned to familiarize himself with his moves before using the kobolds to hone his staff techniques.
But he knew that he wasn’t a martial arts prodigy, and it was entirely unrealistic for him to master some profound staff techniques in a short time.
Then again, he didn’t have to be that accomplished. As long as he could use the Green Flood Dragon Staff proficiently, it would be enough for the time being.
In fact, it was challenging for ordinary people to even achieve this in such a short time.
But Wang Shuo was not an ordinary person.
With 3 points of Physique, his physical fitness, coordination, reaction, and control over his body far exceeded that of ordinary people.
Moreover, they were just some simple basic movements, and it wouldn’t take long for him to familiarize himself with them.
Wang Shuo also didn’t intend to practice too many staff techniques. He only planned to practice three moves—chop, sweep, stab.
Chop and sweep were mainly used to deal with the kobolds, while stab used the Green Flood Dragon Staff as a spear like earlier and could be regarded as a killing move.
Wang Shuo didn’t know the correct postures for exerting the most amount of force. Still, the extraordinary perception of his body gave him an instinctual understanding of how to be more comfortable in exerting force with greater power.
Initially, his training speed was agonizingly slow. Every time he practiced a move, his posture would collapse.
As he lacked specialized knowledge in this area, his body appeared very stiff.
But if you observed carefully, you would notice that his movements were becoming smoother and smoother at a visible speed.
At the same time, the sound produced by the Green Dragon Staff was also changing.
From the original ‘wuwu’ sound, it became a crisp and powerful ‘weng’.
During the process, Wang Shuo felt he was becoming more adept at controlling the Green Dragon Staff.
After practicing for more than an hour, Wang Shuo threw a Five Grains Pill into his mouth while panting heavily.
Although his Physique was extraordinary, the amount of stamina he expended every time he swung his weapon with all his strength was no less than that of ordinary people.
Fortunately, Five Grains Pills were not only effective for cultivation techniques but also had an excellent effect on relieving sore muscles.
Every time he felt his arms aching, he would only need one or two minutes to recover after swallowing a Five Grains Pill.
This also dispelled his doubts.
No wonder everyone wanted Five Grains Pills.
If it were only effective for cultivation techniques, then the players who drew martial arts and weapons wouldn’t have shown so much interest in Five Grains Pills.
Soon, Wang Shuo felt his body recover to its optimum condition again and stopped training.
As the saying went, it was better to fight once than to train a hundred times.
No matter how hard he trained, it wasn’t as effective as a real fight.
Holding the Green Dragon Staff, Wang Shuo exhaled and walked straight toward two kobolds.
There were originally six kobolds split into pairs, forming exactly three teams.
But after he killed one, the remaining one directly joined another team.
This immediately dispelled his thought of taking advantage of them.
On the other end, the two kobolds let out enraged roars and charged at the man who had killed their comrade.
Wang Shuo held the end of the staff in his left hand and balanced the body of the staff with his right hand while quietly waiting in place.
It was not until the two kobolds closed in that he stepped back and swept across.
Clang!
Unsurprisingly, with the scattering of stone fragments, the opponent’s weapon shattered.
Wang Shuo rotated his wrist and flipped the Green Dragon Staff to hold it on the other end.
The air reverberated with a loud thrumming.
The Green Flood Dragon Staff relentlessly swept upward like an azure dragon emerging from the water and ruthlessly struck the kobold’s chest, tearing open a wide hole.
After the first attack, Wang Shuo didn’t even look as he raised his staff to block a ferocious spiked club.
A tremendous force transmitted along the body of the staff. Wang Shuo’s arm trembled slightly but still held on firmly.
But the kobold stabbed in the chest couldn’t hold on any longer.
It had already suffered severe injuries, and it let out a miserable cry as it dissipated into particles of light.
This saved Wang Shuo a lot of trouble. With a twirl of his wrist, he flicked the spiked club away and took advantage of the moment when the enemy’s body was unstable to smash down on its head.
With an audible crack, the other kobold also disappeared into particles of light.
Wang Shuo didn’t linger to continue fighting and decisively turned around to retreat.
When the other three kobolds arrived, he had already run out of the aggro range.
Sitting on the ground and breathing heavily, Wang Shuo replayed the battle in his mind.
“I shouldn’t have taken the hit head-on just now. It would have been easier to redirect the force.
“The distance was too close and not suitable for staff techniques.”
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After reviewing his battle, Wang Shuo raised his staff and started practicing again.
After more than an hour, he walked back to the camp.
But this time, Wang Shuo didn’t fight the three kobolds immediately.
Instead, he relied on his extraordinary attributes to tussle with them.
Relying on his advanced auditory position tracking, Wang Shuo continuously danced around the kobolds. At the same time, the Green Dragon Staff in his hand struck out periodically to test the optimal attack range.
During the process, Wang Shuo realized that although his staff techniques were rather conventional, it didn’t mean he had to clash head-on.
This was especially so when facing multiple attacks. It would be easier to dodge the attacks with movement techniques.
After familiarizing himself with the attacking patterns of the three kobolds, he also developed a better grasp of distance.
“It’s about time. This level of strength is no longer enough to pressure me.”
Recognizing this point, Wang Shuo didn’t waste any more time and suddenly unleashed all his strength.
Before the three kobolds could react, Wang Shuo charged forward ferociously.
The Green Flood Dragon Staff swept across and broke the weapons of two kobolds, and with a stab, one of them turned into light.
After calmly dodging the attack of the last weapon, he swung his staff and smashed the head of the other kobold, who had lost its weapon.
The last kobold wanted to flee, but Wang Shuo mercilessly killed it before it could even take three steps.
With the death of the last kobold, the largest tent in the camp suddenly burst open, revealing a two-meter-tall red-skinned kobold holding a large stick. It stomped out menacingly.
