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Chapter 831: Chapter 832: Claw of the Harpy_1

Several Witch-winged Harpy Slaughterers wandered back and forth at the edge of a spacious cavern, appearing as though they were guarding the entrance. Even if Song Jian entered stealth mode, it would still be very difficult to slip past them into the cavern. To enter, he would have to take out all the Harpy Slaughterers loitering at the entrance.

Song Jian surveyed the surroundings and slowly made his way over. He began by picking off the common Witch-winged Harpies further from the cave entrance one by one to avoid attracting these regular monsters while fighting the Slaughterers;

The distance between these Witch-winged Harpies was quite vast, and they seemed reluctant to approach the entrance too closely. Song Jian methodically killed them off, eliminating all the regular Harpies within the vicinity.

After slaying these common Witch-winged Harpies, Song Jian started to observe the area around the cave. He needed to remember the patrol area and timing of each Harpy Slaughterer to ensure he could lure only one at a time. Being a level 45 elite boss, they had a level advantage over him, who was only level 38. Given that the Thousands of Swords Flying Immortal Decision was very random, if he summoned twenty-four Spirit Swords, Song Jian was confident he could instantly kill a Harpy Slaughterer. But, if only the minimum of two were summoned, Song Jian, lacking in offensive capabilities, would probably be in for a tough fight.

Entering a state of concealment, Song Jian hid behind a huge rock and waited intently;

One of the Harpy Slaughterers passed by this spot every three minutes before turning back. Thus, the area behind this rock was an ideal ambush spot and easy to hide in. As long as Song Jian made no noise, it would be difficult to spot him in the shadow of the rock unless the elite boss had some exceptionally strong perception skills or an eye technique that could see through stealth;

“Three, two, one…”

Song Jian could already hear the sound of the Harpy Slaughterer’s wings flapping and even a faint scent of blood lingering at his nostrils;

With a thought, a pile of rocks about seven or eight meters from Song Jian suddenly trembled, and a giant stone golem nearly two meters tall slowly unfolded its body, hurling a millstone-sized rock at the Harpy Slaughterer;

If Gulu, the stone golem, had not entered combat status, it could disguise itself as a pile of rocks. Unless someone had the ability to see through disguises, it would be impossible to detect it even up close;

As it made its move, the Harpy Slaughterer noticed Gulu. Its gaze locked onto the golem, and it issued a low, threatening screech from its beak;

When the rock was hurled towards it, the Harpy Slaughterer, surprisingly, neither dodged nor avoided it, swinging its sword to slash at the giant stone;

At that moment, the concealed Song Jian suddenly sprang into action. His sword, like the fangs of a wild beast, stabbed toward the Harpy Slaughterer that was mere tens of feet above the ground;

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Thud~

The Sky-breaking Sword pierced through the gaps in the armor, hitting the Harpy Slaughterer’s body and instantly a damage figure exceeding five hundred floated above its head;

This strike caught the Harpy Slaughterer off guard—the sword it had swung was only halfway through before it could no longer continue its downward path. Pain distorted its movement severely, leaving it unable to cleave through the incoming rock;

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Bang!

The rock smashed viciously onto its body, flipping it to the ground, while a dizzying symbol appeared above its head.

Taking the opportunity, Song Jian executed the Thousands of Swords Flying Immortal Decision, and this time he was extremely lucky to summon twenty-four Spirit Swords. Swinging the Sky-breaking Sword, the shimmering Spirit Swords soared towards the harpy executioner that lay on the ground.

Boom, boom, boom~

Each Spirit Sword burst forth with the power of TNT explosives, dealing 130% weapon damage, with each sword inflicting nearly a thousand points of damage, and with a chance to trigger damage amplification effects.

When the fifth Spirit Sword struck the harpy executioner, it triggered the damage amplification effect, deepening the damage and raising the subsequent damage taken by 50%, which made every Spirit Sword after the fifth inflict close to fourteen hundred points of damage.

By the time all twenty-four Spirit Swords had sliced the harpy executioner, Song Jian was able to see the elite BOSS’s true form. By then, its leather armor was already torn to shreds, its body covered in sword marks, and its eyes wide open in death, as if refusing to close.

In fact, by the time the twenty-first Spirit Sword had struck its body, it had already reaped the last of its Vitality Points. The damage from the subsequent swords was completely superfluous, but to Song Jian, it no longer mattered. This battle had once again made him realize the terrifying damage of Thousands of Swords Flying Immortal Decision.

The harpy executioner was a level forty-five elite BOSS with over twelve thousand Vitality Points, but it was instantly killed by the full firepower of Thousands of Swords Flying Immortal Decision. This not only shocked Song Jian, but even Gulu the stone creature from afar seemed puzzled, and even glanced at its own hands as if wondering when its attacks had become so formidable!

Besides dropping a quest item, the Guardian Feather, the harpy executioner also dropped a silver level forty accessory, “Claw of the Harpy”.

“Claw of the Harpy (Silver), accessory, item level 40, equipment effect: All attributes +5, attack speed increased by 10%, damage increased by 20%, exerts a deterrent effect on ordinary witch-winged harpies. As long as you do not initiate attacks, ordinary witch-winged harpies will avoid you when they see you! Item equipment requirement: Level 35; Can it be brought out of the game: No”

Song Jian examined the accessory and was interested in the boost to his attributes. As for the deterrent effect on ordinary witch-winged harpies, he felt it was somewhat superfluous; to him, those common witch-winged harpies were no threat. Unless he was attacked by more than ten harpies at once, he could annihilate them all in a short time.

Nevertheless, the properties of this accessory were significantly better than the Ant Soul Orb, so Song Jian ultimately replaced the Ant Soul Orb with it, instantly enhancing his strength by a bit, with his damage increasing by at least forty points.

Once Song Jian’s strength reached a certain level, it became very difficult to advance further. Sometimes, it would take months to replace a single piece of equipment because high-quality, high-level items were exceedingly rare to drop.

In addition to the accessory and quest item, the harpy executioner also dropped some materials that Song Jian didn’t even bother to look at before storing them all in his inventory, continuing his hunt for the next harpy executioner.

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