The Death List Novel - Chapter 283

Chapter 283 Gunner OR Martial Artist

The Heart of the Strong was not an apostle skill, but a product of a highly concentrated spiritual will. As the beginner apostles’ understanding of their own combat profession deepened, their determination to choose their path would eventually form the heart of an expert in that profession.

The Heart of the Strong does not possess any professional ability. If a definition is given, it should be the sublimation of a professional apostle’s will. If this spiritual will was embodied in the intelligent races, then it would be invisible and indescribable.

However, since the apostle’s body was a body of laws, the formless and formless heart of the strong had a specific form of expression. It can make a qualitative leap in the apostle’s professional abilities.

There are many forms of this change, some of which are manifested in the upgrading of the apostle’s skills; Certain manifestations of integration of different skills; It even allowed the apostles to comprehend the advancement abilities of certain occupational skills.

For example, Monroe’s “Circle of Residence” was a combination of several martial arts, while Yin Shi’s “Aura of Protection” belonged to the advancement ability of a certain kind of Knight Aura.

The professional ability of the system is a huge trench between the beginner professional apostles and the ordinary apostles, while the heart of the strong is the essential gap between the second-order apostles and the beginner apostles.

The hierarchy between apostles was distinct and essentially different. The so-called cross-stage combat strength could only occur if this essential gap was eliminated. Excluding the factors outside the battle, an elementary apostle without the heart of an expert would definitely not be able to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger and kill a Second Grade expert head-on.

Although Monroe and Yin Shi hadn’t completed their Tier 2 class transfer mission yet, apart from the enhanced reward of Shattering the Universe, the two female apostles had essentially become Tier 2 experts.

Monroe and Yin Shi’s professional abilities were very complete, and they had already walked a long way on the path of beginner professions. This time, there were many high-intensity battles in the city wars, and their opponents were all elites among the beginner apostles. It wasn’t surprising that he could reach a breakthrough at this moment.

As for Joey’s killing intent, it was actually very different from theirs.

Joey’s heart of slaughter was not the heart of a jungle hunter, but the aura force field of a murderer. This kind of slaughter heart was also a kind of strong heart. If one had to categorize it, it could only be said to be the strong heart of a murderer.

Before the [Decomposer] could enter the shattered starry sky, he had already possessed this slaughter aura.

When they were in the Federation of the Earth, the unique aura of a murderous demon would make ordinary people instinctively feel fear. When the Killer Demon entered the shattered starry sky, he naturally condensed a heart of slaughter.

Qin Lun had experienced four mission worlds, and he had used the death list and self-hypnosis to create an extremely special auxiliary ability, the combat model. The direction of strengthening had always been long-range attacks. In terms of combat ability, it could be said that it was completely different from the original Qin Lun.

However, he still relied on Joey’s close combat ability at every critical moment. The Pentagram Crystal Mirror, Gale Steps, and the Eye of the Clock, which were originally used to gather enemy combat intelligence, were all used as auxiliary attacks in Joey’s hands.

Joey didn’t even need Qin Lun’s legendary firearms and fighting spears. He only used a criminal dagger that was temporarily a hundred men’s chop. Qin Lun had once assessed that once he entered melee combat, Joey’s simulation ability with the Evil Dagger and the Eye of the Clock was several times stronger than his attack damage with the Spear Fighting Technique.

Actually, this was the Heart of Slaughter at work. Apart from the combat model that Joey couldn’t use, the Killer Demon with the Heart of Slaughter allowed him to use every melee skill at a superb level.

From this aspect, if Qin Lun had chosen to become a Demon Warrior and fused with some melee attack skills, his frontal combat strength would have been even stronger. Of course, Demon Warriors’ long-range offensive and guerrilla abilities weren’t as comprehensive as those of forest hunters.

“Although she has an additional layer of protective halo, she has lost her mount and upper body armor protection. Moreover, that attack just now broke at least two ribs. It is not enough.” Monroe glanced at the female knight and focused his attention back on Qin Lun.

“But this gunman … how could he condense such a strong killing intent? Furthermore, his mental state seems to be very unstable. It’s completely different from the aura he exuded just now, as if he had turned into another person …”

“Perhaps, there is still a chance of victory!” Monroe’s eyes flashed with a cold light. He pointed his toes and charged towards Qin Lun. “No matter what, a ranged attacker must be dealt with first.”

“Hehe, good choice!” Seeing Monroe rush towards him first, Joey licked his lips with his tongue, revealing a bloodthirsty smile. Just as he was about to step into battle, he felt his feet soften and he almost knelt on the ground.

Joey’s face was pale and his forehead was covered in cold sweat. Just now, he forcefully snatched control of his body from Qin Lun’s hand, causing him to consume a lot of energy. He hasn’t recovered yet.

Qin Lun was ruthless and good at scheming, while Joey was paranoid and insane, with a tough personality. If the two personalities disagreed and began to seize control of their bodies, it would be akin to fighting with each other. In the end, both of them would be injured.

Every time he encountered such a situation, it was mostly Qin Lun who compromised, and this time, he was no exception. Just now, Qin Lun hesitated a little and compromised a little late. He couldn’t help but feel exhausted physically and mentally.

“Humph!” Joey’s eyes lit up as he put away the light and darkness for burial. He flipped his right hand and gripped the Evil Dagger tightly, while his left hand tore open the last Light Body Technique scroll without hesitation. At the same time, a huge pentagram mirror appeared behind him.

“Bang!” The Pentagram Crystal Mirror that was as tall as Qi Ren let out a crisp shattering sound. The huge surface of the mirror turned into crystal mirror debris, condensing into an explosive stream of elemental energy that heavily bombarded Joey’s back.

Joey squatted and jumped, shooting out like a rocket, heading straight for Monroe.

“Oh? Just in time!” Monroe was not shocked but delighted. Although she did not know why the archer in front of her would give up hiding in the shadows to shoot black guns, she was confident in herself. No matter what tricks the archer had, as long as it was close combat, she would not retreat.

“Hiss!” Monroe raised his chest and took a deep breath. He slowly exhaled a white smoke that looked like it was solid and condensed in front of him, not dissipating for a long time. The kung fu girl’s left palm retracted her right fist into her ribs, stretched out her right foot and took a step forward. With a loud sound, she took a bow.

As soon as Monroe put on this posture, Joey felt a warning sign in his heart. The corners of the murderer’s mouth twitched as three pointers exploded out of his eyes. The line of time and space formed from his perception danced in the air like a tentacle, and a pentagram crystal mirror appeared beneath his feet once again.

“Bang!” Joey’s speed increased again, and his body brought an afterimage into the air. He shot towards Monroe like an iron arrow. The female knight on the other side was shocked. She stared at the two without blinking and secretly complained in her heart.

She had already witnessed Monroe’s battle prowess. Even if the archer had any trump cards, she still felt that she was committing suicide. If the shooter was killed by Monroe in one go, she would not survive either.

The Knight’s Heart broke through a little late. She lost her mount and was seriously injured. Without the restraint of the shooter, there was absolutely no way to fight Monroe. However, she couldn’t catch up to this round no matter what, so she could only wait and see.

Monroe stared at Joey, his pupils constricted into a slit. The distance of more than twenty meters between the two of them instantly arrived. Just as the black light of the Evil Dagger entered the “Circle of Residence”, there was a slight fluctuation.

“Drink!” Monroe’s eyes lit up. He stepped on his left foot and took another step forward. His right fist, which was retracted from his waist, struck out abruptly. It was a simple bow-step punch. As a martial artist, many offensive skills weren’t gorgeous. Sometimes, the simpler the move, the more powerful it would be.

Before Monroe could fully unfold his bow-step punch, circles of shockwaves rippled around his fist, and ripples visible to the naked eye exploded in the air.

“Finished!” The female knight on the sidelines sighed in her heart. This simple bow punch from the Kung Fu girl seemed to be even more powerful than the axe-chopping skill that had just been used to chop apart the knight’s legs. If a crispy shooter was hit hard by a fist, he might be killed by a punch.

Monroe also felt a little complacent. This punch was the strongest bow-step punch she had ever had since she comprehended the Heart of a Martial Artist. Although it wasn’t a perfect martial skill, she believed that a marksman would definitely not be able to dodge it when combined with the effects of the Domain of Circle of Job.

However, at this moment, she saw the corner of the archer’s mouth curling up, and a particularly sinister smile appeared on his face. Her fist was a foot away from the door of her opponent, but it actually froze slightly, as if it had hit the surface of the water, causing two completely opposite circular ripples to appear.

One of the ripples was towards Monroe, the other towards Joey. This was not a shockwave caused by the power of a fist breaking through space, but rather, it was as if Monroe had intruded into the force field of another “circle of dwellings”.

“It’s not possible!” Monroe’s pupils shrank as he screamed in disbelief.

Circle of Residence vs. Circle of Residence!

The three pointers in Joey’s pupils spun rapidly, and the corners of his eyes blossomed without his knowing it. A row of blood droplets slid down from his eyes.

He stretched out his left palm and lightly patted Monroe’s fist. Then, his fist jumped high and he flipped his body. His right foot was like a battle axe, hacking towards Monroe’s head like lightning. His posture was almost identical to the martial skill Monroe had used to kill a knight’s mount.

When Monroe’s fist failed, he couldn’t help but stagger under his feet. Fortunately, she was a martial artist, and her body’s reaction was comparable to a wild beast’s. She instinctively twisted her waist as she charged forward. As he fell to the ground, he raised his right foot and kicked down Joey’s axe-chopping skill word by word.

However, when she lost her mind, her kick was not strong enough, and she was ruthlessly pierced to the ground by Joey’s axe slash. At the intersection of their feet, like the center of an explosion, a ball of gas exploded and shockwaves swept across the entire field.

“Pu!” Monroe’s throat sweetened as he coughed out a mouthful of blood and rolled on the ground, pulling the distance between the two of them apart.

“He’s also a martial artist?!” The female knight who was watching from the side widened her eyes, her expression as if she had seen a ghost.