The counter-damage was still steadily chipping away at Lin Tianhao's health. The reason was simple: the rate of health loss was alarmingly fast. Even if the arrows weren't critical hits, Lin Tianhao would still lose around six hundred health points with each shot. However, Lin Tianhao was no longer the primary damage dealer. Instead, he focused on controlling the battlefield.
An archer could be the main damage dealer, but sometimes when the situation was out of control, they had to step in and control the field. That was the case now. Lin Tianhao used his Twist Bow Technique to constantly disrupt Wang San and Wang Si's attack rhythm and interrupt their skill casting. He was taking on two people at once, creating an excellent output environment for Elvoss.
Shadow Killer, watching Lin Tianhao control two opponents single-handedly, was already numbed. If at first he thought Lin Tianhao could kill him only because of his attributes, and that with his top-tier combat skills, he might have a chance to compete with Lin Tianhao, recent events had made him realize something profoundly. Lin Tianhao's combat skills were superior to his.
In Shadow Killer's mind, he had already made some guesses about Lin Tianhao's identity. Looking across the Dragon Kingdom, there was only one group that could be stronger than them in combat skills!
The Ancient Martial Artists!
These people were similar to the martial arts masters of old, and he even knew some had cultivated internal energy, which was truly terrifying. Their combat skills were extremely formidable. In their Special Operations Department, several instructors were Ancient Martial Artists. They were beings who could single-handedly压制 an entire special forces team.
Now, in Shadow Killer's mind, Lin Tianhao was just such an overwhelmingly powerful Ancient Martial Artist.
The battle continued. Under Lin Tianhao's skillful control, Wang San and Wang Si's health was rapidly decreasing. Not only that, but Lin Tianhao was also deliberately maintaining his health, keeping his life points at a relatively safe level. Because in Lin Tianhao's calculations, after killing Wang San and Wang Si, he still had to kill Elvoss.
Finally, Wang San and Wang Si's health dropped below ten percent. But they still didn't use their dominant body, which meant they probably didn't have one. So, the law from his previous life was most likely true. That is, the level ten monsters and NPCs in the Novice Village do not have the skills of dominant body and rage.
However, at this time, Elvoss's health had only dropped by thirty percent, which made Lin Tianhao quite dissatisfied. He began to pull towards the back of Elvoss. The reason was that the last-ditch counterattack of Wang San and Wang Si must be him.
Sure enough, when their health dropped to five percent, Wang San and Wang Si began to charge towards Lin Tianhao frantically. They charged with a determination to kill Lin Tianhao at all costs. Lin Tianhao rolled like a donkey and dodged behind Elvoss. Elvoss didn't think much of it, thinking Lin Tianhao was just protecting himself. Facing the critically injured Wang San and Wang Si, Elvoss was not afraid either. The three fought again.
Lin Tianhao disbanded the team with Shadow Killer because he was afraid that being in a team would make Wang Blacksmith or the village head suspicious. It was better to be cautious in such matters.
Just as Wang San was about to be killed, Lin Tianhao shot an arrow to interrupt Elvoss's attack.
"Sorry, missed," Lin Tianhao explained, and the second arrow was already out.
Twist Bow Technique!
Critical hit!
-2518!
"Ding, you have killed the Novice Village boss Wang San. A server-wide announcement will be made. Do you want to hide your name?"
"Hide."
Lin Tianhao didn't want Blacksmith Wang to know that he had killed his apprentice. Otherwise, the gold coins he had paid before would be wasted.
"Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to the player with a hidden nickname for completing the first kill of Wang San. Keep up the good work, everyone!"
"Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to the player with a hidden nickname for completing the first kill of Wang San. Keep up the good work, everyone!"
...
When this server-wide announcement came out, many people were bewildered.
What's going on?
Wang San?
This looks like a lackey's name.
Before they could finish their shock, another system prompt sounded.
"Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to the player with a hidden nickname for completing the first kill of Wang Si. Keep up the good work, everyone!"
"Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to the player with a hidden nickname for completing the first kill of Wang Si. Keep up the good work, everyone!"
...
"Wang San? Wang Si? Holy crap, these names are just two lackeys, right? They are actually judged as bosses and a server-wide announcement is made?"
"Wait, I think I know who Wang San and Wang Si are. They are the two apprentices of Blacksmith Wang in the Novice Village."
"Holy crap, it seems to be true. When I was fighting the stone beetles, it was Wang Si who repaired the durability of my weapon."
...
Wang San and Wang Si were not unknown in the Novice Village.
Many players would go to the blacksmith's shop to repair their weapons when the durability decreased.
The main ones responsible for repairing weapon durability were Wang San and Wang Si.
"Really, it's like I've been bitten by a dog. Wang San and Wang Si are bosses?"
Novice Village, Blacksmith Shop!
Blacksmith Wang's expression was gloomy.
He naturally heard this server-wide announcement.
"Who could it be?"
"Could it be that the village head has sent an expert?"
The reason Lin Tianhao disbanded the team was because of the server-wide announcement.
If he was in a team, it would be easy to expose himself.
"Shadow Killer!"
Lin Tianhao called out to Shadow Killer.
Earlier, Lin Tianhao had deliberately shot Elvoss an arrow to see if he had a counter-damage attribute.
The answer was no!
"Rip!"
Shadow Killer was ready and struck with a throat slash!
-195.
Bleeding...
-26.
-26.
...
Elvoss's face changed. "What are you doing?"
"Whoosh!"
The response to Elvoss was a sharp arrow.
Critical hit!
-2526.
A huge damage number appeared.
Lin Tianhao's attacks continued.
Elvoss was both shocked and angry. He never expected that the adventurers who had just helped him fight would suddenly turn on him without any warning.
"Ding, you have been cursed by Elvoss. Damage taken +10%."
Lin Tianhao's expression remained unchanged, and his arrows continued to fly, precisely interrupting Elvoss's attacks.
During the battle with Wang San and Wang Si, Lin Tianhao had already understood Elvoss's combat rhythm.
Now.
Elvoss's attack rhythm was forcibly interrupted by Lin Tianhao.
A three-arrow-per-second attack frequency left Elvoss no chance to fight back.
No counter-damage.
No dominant body and rage.
In front of Lin Tianhao, Elvoss was just a live target.
"Whoosh!"
Lin Tianhao shot another arrow.
This arrow finally knocked Elvoss into the air.
Then, it was endless aerial combos.
Seeing Lin Tianhao use this incredible aerial combo technique again, Shadow Killer was stunned.
Lin Tianhao's combat skills were really monstrous.
"Shadow Killer, you finish him off. Remember to hide your nickname," Lin Tianhao said.
He definitely couldn't kill Elvoss himself. Otherwise, when submitting the task of killing ten Novice Village bosses, the village head might find something suspicious.
"Alright."