Chapter 76 Destroying the Balance
Unfortunately, when Ted and Gordon returned to the shield crab, this huge crustacean monster had already woken up and was walking swaying on its six short legs.
Since they lost the opportunity to fight, there was no need for the two of them to continue to act lightly. Ted roared provocatively, and then rushed forward.
Sensing the movement, the Daimyo Shield Crab turned around, its small black eyes staring at Ted who was rushing towards him. Two crab claws that were probably bigger than the latter's entire body clamped twice in the air, making a scalp-shaking sound. A numb "click" sound.
Gordon couldn't help but picture himself being pinched in two by the pair of large pliers. He couldn't say he was scared, but he was a little more apprehensive after all.
Ted, however, seemed not to notice it and swooped in front of the shield crab like a wild boar.
The blunderbuss and the large shield that were folded behind him fell into his hands, unfolded instantly, and with the force of his charge, the tip of the blunderbuss shot straight forward, accurately stabbing the shield crab's mouthparts, which had weak defenses.
Dark green blood splashed out, and the shield crab let out a piercing scream. It swung its huge claws forward. Ted calmly slid back and took a step, easily dodging the shield crab's counterattack.
The blunderbuss used with the large shield is huge and heavy.
In the unfolded state, the user cannot even walk at a slightly faster pace, let alone running. He can only move slowly and steadily in small steps. Faced with monster attacks, it is difficult to dodge in time.
However, the gunmen didn't care either.
After all, the huge shield that can cover the hunter's entire body is not just a decoration.
Most of the monster's offensive methods are in vain in front of this giant shield, even the breath attacks of many flying dragon species are no exception.
At the same time, gun users generally like to choose armor with outstanding defensive performance and thick armor, just like Ted's rock dragon suit.
The superimposition of the two effects turns the gunslingers into spiny turtles in front of the monsters, unable to eat, and they may be bleeding at any time.
“Boom!”
A dull explosion sounded, and the "gun" part of the gun started to show its power.
Amidst the flames and smoke of gunpowder explosions, countless tiny steel **** ejected from the mouth of the gun gun, creating countless not serious but densely packed wounds on the carapace of the Daimyo shield crab.
The effective range of this attack is very short, only about two to three meters, which is why the blunderbuss is undoubtedly classified as a swordsman (melee combat) rather than a shooter (long-range).
“Boom!”
There was another explosion.
The recoil of two consecutive shellings caused Ted to slide back more than a meter.
His center of gravity remained stable, and he simply swung the gun to reload the ammunition, then continued to attack the Daimyo shield crab with a series of thrusts and upward thrusts, and then shelled, reloaded, and repeated the cycle.
After observing for a while, Gordon was surprised to find that this attack cycle was not random.
The blunderbuss is heavy. Whether it is a horizontal thrust or an upward attack, it will inevitably drive the blunderbuss user's body forward a small step.
When the distance to the attack target is too close, the power of the blunderbuss thrust will be difficult to exert, so Ted will launch an artillery attack at this time.
The spread-type bombardment with extremely limited range will naturally do more damage the closer it is to the target, and the recoil of the bombardment will help him regain distance from the monster, making it easier to carry out subsequent stabbing attacks.
Accurately controlling the distance and mastering the rhythm, Ted is like a precise instrument at this time, with a rigorous beauty between the offensive and defensive cycles.
"It's furious! Go to the side, don't stay in the front!" Ted reminded Gordon loudly, and he slightly slowed down the pace of the attack and turned to defense.
"clear!"
Gordon immediately moved, taking advantage of the shield crab's continuous blows on Ted's big shield, and circled to its left side.
In addition to the large claws, the shield crab also has three pairs of hind legs.
Apart from being inconvenient for moving forward and backward, these crab legs are very flexible and powerful. A single limb is as thick as Gordon's thigh. Covered by a thick carapace covered with thorns, it looks like an old tree root.
Gordon made a tentative slash with a slash. Although there was no flick of the knife, it only left a light white mark on the dark red carapace. The result made him grin with toothache.
If he had other options, Gordon would not attack such a hard-looking part.
But look again at the huge dragon skull as thick as a city wall, and the pair of giant pincers that withstood Ted's thrusting bombardment for a long time without any obvious scars.
These crab legs look a bit slender and cute.
“Attack the joints!”
Ted, who was using a defensive posture to resist the crazy output of the shield crab, shouted a reminder, and Gordon immediately understood what he meant.
These crab legs are indeed covered with thick carapace, which is difficult to break through, but in order to move flexibly, the carapace at the joints must not be too thick.
As a crustacean, the Daimyo shield crab has no real bones. As long as it can destroy the joints, it can directly destroy the crab legs!
“Okay!” Gordon immediately changed his attack method.
Under normal circumstances, charged slashing is the absolute core of the greatsword moves.
It doesn't matter if you slash the air countless times in a row. As long as you successfully hit one strike and three charged slashes at the most critical part, all previous attempts will be worthwhile.
But now, he completely gave up the plan of accumulating power, and instead used relatively flexible horizontal slashes, vertical slashes, upward slashes, and even blade slaps to repeatedly attack certain foot joints of the Daimyo Shield Crab.
A single hit is meaningless, but when several or dozens of shallow sword marks are superimposed together, the continuous attacks produce a qualitative change.
The joint structure of exoskeleton organisms such as insects and crustaceans may seem simple, but in fact it is a very complex and efficient bio-hydraulic system.
When the layer of hard periosteum hidden between the joint carapace was broken open by a blasting knife, the balance and integrity of the hydraulic system were instantly broken.
With a crisp "click" sound, a large amount of light blue translucent body fluid suddenly spewed out from the joint, and the shield crab's huge body stumbled towards Gordon.
The damaged joints could not bear such a huge weight at all, and they were completely crushed almost as soon as the Daimyo Shield Crab staggered. The remaining five crab legs tossed around in an attempt to regain their balance, but eventually fell to the ground. .
“Aha! Well done Brother Gordon!”
Perceiving the abnormal posture of the Daimyo Shield Crab, Ted immediately launched a counterattack.
Previously, the Daimyo Shield Crab's attention had been on him, making it difficult for him to use the long-charging Dragon Cannon. But now, the Dai Ming Shield Crab has fallen down, so what else is there to say?
A mechanism hidden inside the handle of the gun was triggered, and bright flames gathered at the mouth of the gun, compressed it, and exploded after a few seconds!
“Boom, boom, boom!!”
(End of this chapter)