Seeing the situation, the village head leapt into the air, jumping towards the cliff behind him. Above the cliff was a thin steel wire, and he landed steadily on it. Blacksmith Wang, noticing this, threw his shield with a flourish.
"Bang!"
The shield, with its sharp edges, severed the steel wire in an instant. The village head sprang up, taking advantage of the moment when Blacksmith Wang was weaponless, and launched an attack towards him.
Blacksmith Wang's expression changed slightly. "Blood Emperor."
Without hesitation, Lin Tianhao took action. His Twist Bow Technique pierced the air, carrying a powerful impact towards the village head. The village head slapped the arrow away with a palm, while simultaneously grabbing Blacksmith Wang by the collar and slamming him into the ground.
"-3958!"
The village head's damage was as high as ever. Even with his gold armor, Blacksmith Wang still seemed somewhat inadequate against the village head. However, to Lin Tianhao's surprise, a massive damage number also appeared above the village head's head.
"-2775!!"
Counter-damage! The effect was truly terrifying! The village head was not surprised; green light kept emanating from his body.
"+1000. +1000. ..."
Similar to Lin Tianhao's Resurrection skill, it could recover health. This was getting interesting. The village head's automatic healing could restore a thousand health points per second. Blacksmith Wang was also wearing a tank set, so they were in for a long fight.
But Blacksmith Wang did not seem to be planning for a prolonged battle. His shield flew back, and he charged at the village head again. The village head wanted to create distance, but Blacksmith Wang had used a taunt skill. After being taunted, the village head began to attack Blacksmith Wang involuntarily.
"-1598."
The village head's normal attack damage was still very high. Although there was counter-damage, with the village head's healing effect, he could still handle it with ease. Blacksmith Wang was not so weak. He struck the village head with his shield.
"-5285."
Lin Tianhao was somewhat surprised. Blacksmith Wang's damage was quite impressive, even for a combat class. After the taunt ended, the village head's expression turned extremely gloomy. But instead of retreating, he took a step forward and kicked the shield. Then he leaped into the air and landed on Blacksmith Wang's head. In the next moment, frost gathered on the village head's palm.
"Bang!"
A palm filled with frost fiercely struck Blacksmith Wang's head.
"-8299!!"
A huge damage number appeared. "Blood Emperor, stop watching and do something." Blacksmith Wang used his shield to spin upwards, forcing the village head to dodge. "Whoosh!" An arrow pierced the air. Lin Tianhao's target was not the village head, but Blacksmith Wang! Blacksmith Wang was hit by Lin Tianhao's arrow and shouted in anger, "Blood Emperor, what are you doing?"
Lin Tianhao shrugged. "Blacksmith Wang, don't blame me. Blame the village head for offering too much." This was just an evasive answer. The real reason Lin Tianhao attacked Blacksmith Wang was that he knew if the village head died, with his life-steal, he would still struggle to contend with Blacksmith Wang's level of counter-damage. The counter-damage attribute was already around seventy percent, and it was not impossible that Blacksmith Wang had hidden tricks up his sleeve. So, Lin Tianhao decided to help the village head kill Blacksmith Wang.
"Blood Emperor, my counter-damage ability means that even if you help the village head, it won't make much of a difference." Blacksmith Wang was still trying to win Lin Tianhao over. But Lin Tianhao's expression was indifferent, and he had no intention of making small talk. Arrows kept piercing the air. Blacksmith Wang's health bar began to drop rapidly. Even with his gold armour, he could not be immune to Lin Tianhao's true damage. At the same time, Lin Tianhao was also losing health quickly. Each of his normal attacks caused him to lose over four thousand health points due to counter-damage. But his Bloodthirsty Heart could only recover a little over two thousand. Even with the Resurrection skill and the attributes of the Nine-Compound Longbow, his recovery barely broke three thousand. Under these circumstances, the four thousand counter-damage would cause Lin Tianhao to keep losing health. The more he attacked, the more damage he took. Therefore, Lin Tianhao was not the main force in the output. He was fishing! That's right. He was fishing. He didn't even try to interrupt Blacksmith Wang's attacks deliberately. Because his goal was not to kill Blacksmith Wang. He wanted Blacksmith Wang to die! And he also wanted the village head to die! If they both died, then there would be no one in the Novice Village who could stand in his way. The current battle intensity between Blacksmith Wang and the village head was very high. Both were top-tier characters in the Novice Village. However, Lin Tianhao could still tell. In terms of combat skills, Blacksmith Wang was far inferior to the village head. The village head's sliding kick knocked Blacksmith Wang down, and then he grabbed Blacksmith Wang's arm and performed an over-the-shoulder throw. After the throw, he immediately followed up with an elbow strike while hanging upside down. The whole series of movements were fluid, and it didn't even give Blacksmith Wang much time to react. The health of both Blacksmith Wang and the village head was dropping, but Blacksmith Wang's was dropping much faster. After all, the village head was the one actively attacking, and Blacksmith Wang mainly relied on counter-damage at this point. Lin Tianhao continued to fish on the side while also wanting to observe the village head's combat skills. Learning them would also help him deal with the village head after Blacksmith Wang was killed. However, at this moment, Blacksmith Wang's counterattack began. Thunder appeared on his armour, paralysing the village head who was close to him. It was this brief paralysis that allowed Blacksmith Wang to strike the village head's throat with the edge of his shield.
"Whirlwind Nine-Strike!"
Blacksmith Wang's shield slashed down, and nine rapidly spinning shield illusions pierced through the village head's body.
"-2958. -2958. -2958. ..."
A string of damage numbers appeared. The village head wanted to counterattack, but how could Blacksmith Wang let this rare opportunity slip away? He slammed his shield into the ground. A light dome immediately appeared above the village head's head.
"Gravity Dome!"
Lin Tianhao's eyes narrowed. Under the Gravity Dome, the village head's body was slightly weighed down. It was this fleeting opportunity that Blacksmith Wang seized to strike again. He slapped his shield.
"Ambush from All Sides!"
Behind him, ten spiked shields appeared around the village head. These shields kept hitting the village head, reducing his health. The village head's expression turned somewhat ugly. The frost on his fist disappeared, replaced by flames.
"Bang!"
The village head punched a shield, the huge impact shattered the shield, and the explosion of the flames splashed more than ten meters away, shaking Blacksmith Wang and making him stagger. "Whoosh!" The village head's body turned into a blur and in an instant, he was behind Blacksmith Wang.
"Mountain-Opening Punch!"
A punch was thrown, and Blacksmith Wang's body was sent flying. Before he could land, the village head grabbed his back leg.
"Cloth-Sticking Eighteen Falls!"
"Bang! Bang! Bang!"
The scene was gruesome. Blacksmith Wang was grabbed by the village head's back leg and subjected to an extremely brutal round of eighteen falls. And... every time Blacksmith Wang fell, it was face-first, which was quite painful!