Chapter 419 - 305: Four-Way Melee (6)

A massive explosion echoed across the battlefield. Thick black smoke billowed upward, drawing everyone’s gaze.

Though the situation within the smoke remained obscured, a large number of Iron Armor fragments could be seen scattered around. Sprays of blood vaporized in the air before raining down. There was even... some white flesh? Was that flesh? Why was it so white? It had to be, considering it was still stained with blood. Given the situation, there was no need to wait for the smoke to clear. The outcome was set. She was dead for sure!

Xiao Ning scoffed, "Stop looking, she’s absolutely dead. Even her Armor was blown to bits! Yan Bo, get ready to move. Kill all those Female Spear Soldiers for me!"

Yan Bo nodded. "Rest assured, Madam. I can already tell that those women’s speed is mediocre at best. In my eyes, they’re just giant chunks of meat. Watch me slice them into pieces for you."

"Pieces of meat?" a highly skeptical voice rang out. It came from within the smoke.

"No way, right?" Xiao Ning stared at the thick plume.

Yan Bo also frowned. "We must have misheard... It was probably someone from the back who said that..."

Just as his voice faded, a burst of maniacal laughter echoed out.

"HAHAHAHAHA! Who wants to slice me into pieces of meat? I’m the one who’s going to skewer you like a kebab!"

It was an extremely arrogant female voice. Yet, it was crisp and beautiful—the voice of a young woman. Her tone, however, was filled with overwhelming excitement and absolute confidence, starkly contrasting her pleasant timbre.

The next moment, a pristine, jade-like leg stepped out from the dense gray smoke. A jade leg? Xiao Ning couldn’t believe her eyes.

Immediately after, the gigantic Tang Ruan, clad in Jade Armor, emerged from the dust. She was flawless, covered from head to toe in a lustrous white. Under the morning sun, she reflected a blinding light. That white armor looked incredibly rigid, yet it gave off an extraordinarily delicate feel.

What kind of Armor was this? Why did it fit so perfectly? Even her elbow and knee joints were seamlessly covered. It definitely wasn’t ordinary Armor.

Xiao Ning subconsciously took a step back.

Tang Ruan took a step forward. Her crisp, bell-like laughter rang out arrogantly—a sound that felt entirely out of place, yet strangely fitting. The smile tugging at the corners of Tang Ruan’s lips was simply unstoppable.

The might of those Bursting Arrows was truly no joke. However, Tang Ruan’s Recovery Ability had doubled; in just over ten seconds, she had already achieved significant Recovery. The massive chain of explosions had directly maxed out her Talent. Right now, Tang Ruan’s Morale was incredibly high. Every single cell in her Body was in a combat-ready State.

Furthermore, she had discovered something even more interesting within the smoke. The Durability of her Hardened Scale Skin had become even higher. The Life increased by her Doubling Technique was perfectly reflected in the Durability of this scaly skin. After all, this White Jade Scale Skin was originally her own skin. Now that her Multiplication was at +425% and her Life had also increased by 425%, the Durability of this scale skin had correspondingly increased by 425% as well!

[Name] Hardened Scale Skin

[Mass] Standard

[Durability] 300 -> 1575

Durability! The Durability of Iron Armor was only 400 points! The Durability of a Steel Shield was only 800 points! This was nearly four times the Durability of Iron Armor and twice that of a Steel Shield!

Now that her Super-speed Healing Gene had received an Enhancement, she could recover 2% of her Life per second, which meant she simultaneously recovered 2% of her Skin Armor’s Durability. That was a Recovery of 31.5 Durability per second. Even if an enemy viciously slashed her with an Iron Saber, the lost Durability would be restored in a single second. Coupled with her incredibly high Defense and various forms of Damage Reduction, Tang Ruan was now truly difficult to kill!

"What the fuck is that? How is she not dead?!" Xiao Ning was stunned once again. She had been shocked far too many times today; her Inner Heart was practically numb to it. Yet, upon seeing the absolutely flawless Tang Ruan, she still couldn’t hold back her question.

Naturally, no one could answer that. Even Yan Bo, who had been brimming with confidence just moments ago, hesitated. To survive the bombardment of two hundred Bursting Arrows—she was simply inhuman.

Even if half of those two hundred Arrows missed, that still left a hundred Bursting Arrows that found their mark! And even if fifty of those struck her Equipment, the other fifty would have hit her Body. Who could forcefully withstand fifty Bursting Arrows? It was simply impossible! How did she do it?

Tang Ruan didn’t know what Yan Bo was so shocked about, but she hadn’t actually taken the brunt of the attack head-on. She had extreme confidence in her own Defense and harbored an obsession with pain, but she wasn’t an idiot. She knew when she could afford to tank a hit and when she needed to Block.

She had already witnessed the Effect of these Bursting Arrows twice and knew of their formidable power. If it were only a few dozen, tanking them directly would have been fine. But facing over a hundred, she had to resort to Other methods.

In that split second just now, she directly activated her Genetic Enhancement. The Enhancement Points Zhao Chi gave her were limited and could only be used at critical moments. This was one of those moments. Although it only lasted for five seconds, it was Time enough.

She relived the past experience once again. Feeling the intense, passionate emotion within it, she couldn’t help but sigh softly. With that sigh, all her Basic Attributes surged madly.

[Name] Tang Ruan

[Constitution] 8 -> 13

[Power] 7 -> 10

[Agility] 6 -> 9

[Intelligence] 5 -> 7

In that very instant, Tang Ruan’s Defense Power skyrocketed from +248% to a staggering +403%. Her Iron Armor and Skin Armor both received the Enhancement.

Even so, she didn’t tank it head-on. Instead, she swiftly threw out the Steel Shield in her hand, blocking a massive barrage of Arrows in front of her. When those Arrows collided with the giant Steel Shield, they detonated instantly. Though the noise was deafening, they didn’t cause any Damage to Tang Ruan. In that same heartbeat, she had already drawn the other Shield from her back. Then, using Thrust, she cleanly dodged numerous explosions.