Lu Ning saw the monster described by Yan Rong.
Apart from having a head and limbs, it cannot be said to be a person at all. Since the corridor is dark at this time, this "treasure guard" can only be seen clearly when lightning flashes occasionally outside the window. However, due to the sound of the chain dragging on the floor , but it’s not that we can’t tell its location.
The dark bandages were more like shrouds, wrapped around it layer by layer. The bamboo stick seemed to have been used for a long time, and its color was closer to withered yellow. This monster hunched its body and walked along a fixed route of action. Its perception seemed to be very poor, at least Lu Ning and others were not noticed where they were hiding at the stairs.
But here comes the problem. Even though Yan Rong, including Yan Rong, knows that this guy may be very powerful, he has no idea what attack method he uses... Should he hit someone with a bamboo stick or hit him with a box?
"How to try?" Yan Rong asked in a lowered voice.
"Throw something over?" Qin Yulou said, "At least we can have reaction time to test the long-range attack."
"It is not recommended to do this. Cryptomeria has a crossbow. If the long-range attack was effective, this guy would have been killed long ago."
"It's a trap." Lu Ning pointed to a window in the corridor. "It has a large range of movement and is very regular. Let's wait for it to go far away and set a trap at that location, then hide and see the situation. .”
"Okay, what kind of trap do you want?" Qin Yulou asked.
"As long as it has some lethality, it's just the materials..."
"We have tools and string. It's no problem to make a simple trigger trap, but if there is a threat, we have to borrow Ning Yeyi's ax."
The treasure guard slowly walked away, and several people sneaked to the designated location. Qin Yulou measured the distance between the window and the stairs, then picked up the things and quickly started to arrange the mechanisms. Several other people stood guard for him. In about five minutes, Qin Yulou pulled the rope into a tripwire in the corridor, roughly close to his knees. This mechanism was connected to the ax that was projected at a projection angle against the slightly opened window.
"Don't step on the rope, let's retreat." He said in a low voice, and at this time, the sound of bamboo sticks and iron chains in the distance was returning, and the time was right.
Everyone hid in the corridor again, listening to the sounds to estimate the location of the treasure guard. Gradually, it had reached the trip wire.
Just in time, a bolt of lightning flashed at this moment, and everything in front of the window lit up. The treasure guard's knees had already reached the thin line. With a snapping sound, the ax above the window whirled and headed straight for his head. The whole department flew over!
But at this moment, a light brighter than lightning struck out from the treasure guard's hand, and the ax was split in half vertically, flew forward and backward from the treasure guard's head, and hit the ground. The monster stopped at this time and turned to look at the window, which was the direction from which the attack came.
The brief light of lightning dimmed, and there were no enemies in the corridor. After the treasure guard paused for a moment, he continued walking along the route he should take.
As for Lu Ning and his party, they had already ran back downstairs, not even daring to make a louder sound.
"What was that just now?"
Lu Ning didn't see clearly at all. If it weren't for the abnormality of the axe, she wouldn't even know that the treasure guard had launched an attack. The speed simply exceeded the limit of human reaction.
Ning Yeyi, Qin Yulou and Zhou Weiyuan also shook their heads. These three people had never practiced skills such as dynamic vision and had no idea what kind of attack it was.
Only Yan Rong saw it.
"It's an Iai."
She said, but she was also a little unbelievable.
"The art of drawing swords?" Lu Ning asked.
"Yes, it's that simple. Pull out the sword to chop off the axe, and then put the sword away. It's just these two movements. The sword... that bamboo stick is the sword."
Yan Rong is sweating now. Among these people, she is the only one who knows how difficult it is to deal with this.
Those monsters with fancy abilities could be dealt with as long as they found their weaknesses, but with this simple and simple attack, she asked herself that she couldn't take it anyway. The precision, speed, and destructiveness had exceeded the limit of human standards, and the treasure guard There's obviously some room left.
"To be honest, with my ability, I can't find any way to crack it. The general solution is to use a shield and heavy armor that can block the knife, but we obviously don't have that kind of thing." Yan Rong said helplessly, "Where are you guys? Is there any way to defeat that monster?"
"It's difficult..." Ning Yeyi also considered the problems that Yan Rong was thinking. She knew the hardness of the ax very well. It was as easy as cutting tofu with the treasure guard. Even heavy armor in the general sense might not be able to stop it. Live for one knife.
"Let me ask first, how many swords can this guy shoot in an instant?" Lu Ning asked.
Yan Rong glanced at her, thought for a moment, and said: "The blow just now did not reach its limit. It is conservatively estimated that he could strike ten times when he drew the sword, possibly more. Also, don't think about using long-range attacks. Grind, that speed is enough to cut with the sword wind, and if you cut it, you will definitely die or be disabled."
"I know." Lu Ning nodded slightly, "But even though it defused the attack just now, it was enough to prove that its perception ability was very weak. At least it didn't see the rope being pulled up, and it just responded to the flying axe. "
"Because the rope is not threatening." Zhou Weiyuan said, "It should only respond to attacks. It may also react when it sees people, but it will ignore things that are not threatening."
"It doesn't have the final say whether there is a threat or not." Lu Ning raised the corner of her mouth.
"Do you have any idea?"
"I have an idea, but I hope you all tell me your ultimate strength, because if you want to defeat such an enemy, you won't be able to do it without some extraordinary means."
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If calculated according to the time when he entered, it should be around four in the morning. Lu Ning stood at the corner of the stairs, holding his breath, listening to the sound of the iron chain slowly approaching, and at the same time, there was the sound of his feet stepping in the water.
At this time, the corridor on the fourth floor was filled with water. The method was to use a simple water diversion device made of drainage pipes to collect the heavy rain from the window. It actually didn't take too long under that kind of heavy rain, but it just took some preparation.
Even Lu Ning's feet were soaked in water. After all, the water flowed downwards, but she had already been soaked from running in the rain, so she didn't care about it.
Counting silently in his mind, the treasure guard was moving along the same route, not very fast. Lu Ning, who was completely calm, counted his heartbeat and calculated the distance based on the speed of the guard's movement.
arrive.
Lu Ning pulled a rope under the stairs. At this time, the treasure guard happened to pass by a window that poured water into the corridor. The section of the drainage pipe suddenly tilted up, pouring all the water inside onto the treasure guard.
At this moment, the treasure guard drew his sword, and it was still the lightning-fast blade. This time it was a horizontal slash. The drain pipe and the glass window were perfectly divided into two from the middle without any obstruction, but At the same time, water was poured on the head of the treasure guard.
The sword was sheathed, and at this moment, a black shadow traced an arc-shaped trajectory outside the window. It was a stone about the size of a football tied with a rope, and was thrown down from above. After calculating the length, The stone hit the window with a loud bang. The glass could not withstand the impact and shattered into pieces, falling over with the stone.
Lu Ning continued to observe. The dense glass fragments and the stones in the middle were naturally different threats. It all depended on the reaction of the treasure guard.
This time, the treasure guard finally showed his true strength - the slashing line, which was as dense as a fan-shaped arc of light, lit up from the sheath. Lu Ning couldn't even tell the order. He could only see the flash of sword light and the ding-ding. The sound was connected in a line, and all the broken glass that might hit the treasure guard, from stones to broken glass, were cut open and scattered in other directions without even touching its body.
After completing this shocking moment, the treasure guard squatted down with his bamboo stick, half kneeling on the ground.
It has noticed.
The skinny body suddenly burst out with powerful bouncing power and rushed towards the ceiling. At the same time, the knife in his hand flashed. In a moment, the ceiling above his head was cut into pieces, and a gap appeared that was large enough for it to pass through. Big hole!
"Expected."
Lu Ning immediately ran upstairs. Yan Rong on the roof must have evacuated by this time, but this was not enough. Since the treasure guards were aware of it, they had to at least conduct some search work.
She started running quickly in the corridor, and the sound of water was loud, but if it was in a heavy rain, it might not be so clear.
At the same time, Yan Rong upstairs also hid in the stairwell to the top of the building, looking at the treasure guard standing upstairs from the shadows, and the first step was to complete the plan to guide it to the top of the building.
"Do you think it can be thrown to death?" Lu Ning asked Yan Rong before executing the plan.
"Even at the height of the fourth floor, I may not fall to my death."
"Stop joking."
"Well, it will definitely not die if it falls. A body that can withstand the speed of drawing a sword, and its toughness and strength are not something that can be killed by a fall from several floors."
"That might be a little troublesome."
At this time, on the roof of the dormitory opposite, Zhou Weiyuan and Qin Yulou used sticks to knock the water jug on the roof. The sound of the metal impact was much clearer, but it was already a little weak when it reached this side. Cooperating with Lu Ning to create it downstairs With the sound of water, the treasure guard was a little confused for a moment, not knowing which direction the enemy was.
It is indeed a bit silly, but this does not affect its invincibility in close combat.
Immediately afterwards, a loud "dong" and "dong" sound came from the direction of the dormitory building next door. This too clear sound finally attracted the treasure guard. It began to walk towards the railing, no longer holding the bamboo stick. Instead, he placed one hand on the handle of the knife.
Yan Rong retreated, and she needed to rush to the next location quickly, leaving the treasure guard behind to walk to the predetermined location.
Click.
It stepped on something, but didn't care. Like the string before, it was non-threatening and therefore didn't matter.
But is this really the case?
When the other foot was raised, the body of the treasure guard suddenly leaned back - it stepped on the simplest trap, a sliding device made of a few iron pipes and a wooden board. If it had fallen like this, perhaps it would have just fallen due to the weight of the box, but it still subconsciously propped it up with its hands - propped it up on another wooden board.
In front, less than half a meter, is the railing, but a gap has been arranged there.
Half of the treasure guard's body was slid to the outside of the roof, but don't forget, he was still carrying the huge box. At this time, the box hit the roof of the building, making a dull sound, but it also stopped him. The treasure guard fell directly from the building. It immediately turned around and drew its knife and slashed several times on the side wall, cutting a gap in the wall.
This is exactly where Lu Ning ran to just now.
If the treasure guard really slipped, he would have to use a knife to stabilize himself, or even dig a hole to return to the building. The fall would definitely not achieve the desired result. But the current situation is that the cutout they made on the railing cannot allow the box that is much wider than the treasure guard to pass through, and Lu Ning must not let it realize that the box is stuck.
When she saw that the wall was broken, she immediately cut off the fixing device of the nearest drainage pipe and let it hit the downstairs by gravity. When Ning Yeyi, who had finished knocking on the glass downstairs, saw this signal, he immediately jumped from The window went out.
This window was located diagonally below the treasure guard and was within the field of vision. Ning Yeyi's appearance immediately attracted the treasure guard's attention. It was no longer in a hurry to enter the building. It kicked off the wall with both feet and drew its sword with a sword blast. Kill it!
There was a clear sound of breaking through the rain. This power made even Lu Ning feel excited. Fortunately, the treasure guard could not move a little because the box was stuck, and the power of this slash also deviated. Ning Ye Yi rolled in the rain and avoided the weakened sword attack.
In the little time that was spared, a simple shooting device had been set up upstairs. It was a disposable weapon that Qin Yulou had crafted, and the arrow was the same one that came from the dormitory door. In order to To make it have enough lethality at this distance, Qin Yulou tried his best.
When the bow string sounded, the main body of the shooting device made of wood and iron pieces fell apart, but the crossbow arrows were also launched according to the predetermined trajectory, aiming at the chest of the treasure guard!
But the speed of drawing the sword was faster. Even though the crossbow arrow was so secretive, it was still intercepted by the light of the sword in mid-air, and it was still accurately divided into two. At this moment, Yan Rong poked his head out of the third-floor window.
Holding the other half of the ax in her hand, she aimed at the treasure guard from downstairs and threw it. The target was below the ribs, and with the treasure guard's current posture, it was really impossible to use Iai to slash in that direction.
Ding!
When the treasure guard waved his hand and slashed at Yan Rong, the ax hit his ribs... and the chain accurately.
The chain is not as powerful a material as its knife. The ax finally exerted its due power and broke a link of the chain. If one link of the cross-wound chain is broken, it can no longer support the weight of the treasure guard. It He fell directly from the middle of the chain. Although he stabbed the knife into the wall with his backhand in an attempt to stop the fall, the knife was so sharp that the speed of his fall only slowed down slightly.
"Goodbye." Lu Ning waved her hand and ran upstairs quickly.
——"We don't have to kill it to get the box."
