Chapter 82

"Let's give it a try!!!"

Alpha smiled and faced the large, muscular figure standing opposite him, who was growling and glaring at him after the first attack didn't go well. This figure had replaced Lancelot as Alpha's test subject for the [Blood Point Pulse Cutting] technique.

With a wolf's head and a human body, the creature's sinewy muscles contained explosive power. Its steel claws, sharp as daggers, had torn open the chests of countless low-level players. The most terrifying thing, however, was its pair of yellow-brown wolf eyes, with vertical pupils that glinted cruelly. There was no trace of the mercy or compassion that intelligent beings should have; only the desire to kill and devour.

This was the new killer of the Defias Outpost, the King of the Dense Forest, the son of Arugal!

It was said that these half-human, half-wolf monsters were bred by the great arcanist Arugal using special magical techniques. The magically enhanced physique, brutal competition, and harsh living conditions made the sons of Arugal strong, cruel, and cunning.

Defeating a son of Arugal was no easy task:

While there were no hard and fast rules, in the minds of the players at the Defias Outpost, being able to solo-kill a son of Arugal was like being able to take down a Corpse Scarab. It meant you had the qualifications to explore higher-level maps.

Let's take a look at the stats of these level 25 elite reinforcements:

12,000 HP, with an estimated attack power of around 300—50 points of internal energy could negate over 90 points of damage for Alpha. Based on experience, this meant that a hit would deal about one-third of the damage if he dodged.

Alpha immediately compared this to the [Scorching Ray] of the level 20 elite boss, the Murloc High Priestess Chalres. Indeed, the level 25 elite reinforcements were more than just a bit stronger than the level 20 elite. Their normal attacks were almost on par with the Murloc High Priestess Chalres' [Scorching Ray], and even close to the normal attacks of the level 30 boss, Cloud Crane.

Of course, this was partly because Cloud Crane wasn't a strong attack-type boss, but regardless, this level 25 son of Arugal was one of the strongest bosses Alpha had faced.

—The Cloud Crane encounter was a quest, and Alpha's victory was due to solving the puzzle and sneaking an attack on Cloud Crane's armpit, not his strength.

Alpha took a step back to prepare his counterattack. The son of Arugal, however, was not to be underestimated and lunged at Alpha with a lightning-fast claw. A golden light appeared under Alpha's feet, and with the [Dancing Crane on White Sand] skill, he narrowly avoided the potentially gutting blow.

The son of Arugal's claw shattered a large tree, sending dirt and splinters flying, creating a terrifying scene.

Fast and powerful—after two exchanges, Alpha had a clear understanding of the half-wolf, half-human monster's strength. For ordinary players, the son of Arugal was almost unbeatable, impossible to defeat or escape from.

But Alpha was not an ordinary player...

"Let's start with the [Conception Vessel] point,"

Alpha didn't even consider whether he could win; he was already thinking about how to use [Blood Point Pulse Cutting]. After all, his purpose in challenging this son of Arugal was to showcase [Blood Point Pulse Cutting].

Alpha used [Qihuang Acupuncture] to examine the son of Arugal:

The body structure of a werewolf was similar to a human, and the [Conception Vessel] point was on the chest. A small, red dot appeared on the son of Arugal's chest, about the size of a thumb.

Alpha gathered his internal energy, and a golden glow slowly seeped from his fingertips, eventually covering his entire hand. The light reached its maximum intensity in an instant.

With 240 points of full internal energy, Alpha leaped up. The son of Arugal, sensing the best opportunity to attack, also lunged at Alpha with its sharp claws.

Both man and wolf leaped towards each other, charging head-on!!!

However, the son of Arugal didn't realize that as Alpha leaped, his left hand, which had been tightly clenched, suddenly opened:

[Flash]!!!

The sudden burst of light made the son of Arugal's vision blur, but its attacking claw didn't hesitate. It just didn't see Alpha's left hand make a quick grab in the air.

That one grab made the son of Arugal feel a strong force pulling its head, causing it to tilt to the right.

The claw missed its target!!! And at that moment, the two bodies were almost colliding:

The son of Arugal's claw was deflected by [Mage Hand]—even a powerful creature like the son of Arugal couldn't resist the 36-point equivalent force, which caused its body to deviate from its trajectory and miss its attack.

Unaffected, Alpha landed his point attack precisely on the son of Arugal's [Conception Vessel] point!!!

-564!!!

"Roar!!!"

The intense pain in its chest made the son of Arugal let out a terrifying, fearful roar.

However, the pain wasn't what terrified the powerful beast. What truly terrified it was that it couldn't move!!!

Even without much human-like intelligence, the son of Arugal knew how terrifying this was, especially when facing such a powerful human.

After three exchanges, the son of Arugal had already understood how strong this "weak" opponent was.

And only Alpha knew the even more terrifying part:

"[Seal Point] effect activated, target [Conception Vessel], effect: unable to move, duration: 10 seconds!!!"

10 seconds unable to move!!! This was the effect of [Seal Point] driven by full internal energy!!!

After being enhanced by [Blood Point Pulse Cutting], the 55% trigger chance allowed Alpha to successfully seal the son of Arugal's [Conception Vessel] with one hit, immobilizing the once arrogant beast.

There was no point in wasting time with a beast. A brutal beating was in order.

Indeed, Alpha's next goal was to test how much damage he could deal, especially with a 50% damage increase. The thought of it made Alpha's heart race with excitement.

—If he hit a vital point, could he deal over 2000 damage like Xi Qi?

Under normal circumstances, a level 9 [Point Strike] with 240 points of full internal energy dealt about 450 damage. With a 50% [Blood Point Pulse Cutting] enhancement, the normal damage could reach over 600. If he hit a mid-level vital point with a fourfold damage multiplier...

Alpha did a quick mental calculation—like Xi Qi, he could theoretically deal 2430 damage with a single strike!!!

Xi Qi's [Golden Light Snake Shadow] had left a profound impression on Alpha. This swordsman was so powerful that even matching Xi Qi's impressive damage was enough to make Alpha's heart race with excitement.

Perhaps Alpha himself didn't realize that Xi Qi, whom he had only met once, had become a benchmark in his mind.

Alpha's target was the mid-level vital point between the son of Arugal's eyebrows. He had checked the relevant information—high-level vital points with a sixfold damage multiplier were not visible to everyone. They required specific abilities to locate, such as the Ranger's [Eye of the Hunter] or the Mage's [Arcane Eye].

—Of course, Alpha didn't have such extraordinary abilities yet.

Alpha aimed a finger at the son of Arugal's forehead. As he approached, the beast, already immobilized by the [Conception Vessel] point, suddenly swung its claw.

-479!!! ([Internal Energy Shield] absorbed, internal energy -266)

Alpha was sent flying diagonally. After all, he was a 16-strength Mage without the [Mage Hand] enhancement, and the son of Arugal's brute strength was enough to knock him back in a strength contest.

479 points in one hit—much higher than Alpha had expected.

"Damn, I forgot."

Alpha, who had just been hit, remembered that the [Conception Vessel] point only prevented movement, not attacks.

If a frontal attack didn't work, he would try from behind. The spine was a low-level vital point, and the back of the head was a mid-level vital point. He would aim for the back of the head!!!

Sure enough, when Alpha moved behind the son of Arugal, the large werewolf could only howl in anger and couldn't turn to counterattack.

"Come on, let's have some fun!!!"

Alpha grinned and aimed a finger at the back of the son of Arugal's head.

-2576!!!

"Aaaaaaauuuuuu~~~~~~"

The son of Arugal's howl was distorted, and Alpha was stunned by the unprecedented damage:

2576??? 2576!!!

This damage value even exceeded the theoretical 2430 damage of Xi Qi's third strike!!!

"How much HP do you have?"

Alpha quickly asked Lancelot.

"Damn, you're going to get me killed!!! I was doing fine, but you insisted I come, and now I'm stuck..."

"How much HP do you have!!!"

"What? 2982, what's the problem?"

"Oh, a bit short..."

Alpha replied a bit disappointedly.

"A bit short? Short of what? How much?"

"Killing you in one hit, short by 300, sigh, still not enough..."

"Are you dreaming? Killing me in one hit? Did you kill Naraku or Asmodeus? Did you get a legendary weapon? What a load of bull!!! Do you think you're the protagonist of a web novel..."

...@#！@%￥%%￥……%￥……2#￥...

Lancelot's mouth opened like a machine gun, harshly scolding Alpha. Alpha rolled his eyes and didn't respond, just sending his battle log and then closing the private chat. He then delivered another full internal energy [Point Strike].

-2548!!!

Another one!!!

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