Putting aside the battle between Li Shuyi and Matsuura Shinkuro underwater, Bai Xiaowen and the others were facing the greatest pressure on the surface of the water.
When the Wokou pirates drove their ships towards them, Bai Xiaowen immediately ordered everyone to abandon the small boats.
Zhang Ting and the other three elite captains, as well as a dozen other Ming Dynasty soldiers, all waved their hooks and hooked onto the sides of the enemy ships. Then, all of them leaped into the air.
This sort of jumping ship battle from a small boat to a large ship was quite dangerous. It was like trying to scale a city wall. During the jumping process, they would be attacked by the enemy on the side of the large ship. If they weren't careful, they would fall into the water.
However, Bai Xiaowen immediately used [Deterrence].
His mental strength was now at 44 points, and his [Deterrence] covered a radius of a few hundred meters! The Wokou pirates that were charging towards them all fell into a state of fear. Some of the Wokou pirates who had a mental strength of 14 or lower were even knocked unconscious on the spot.
With the help of this large AOE control skill, Zhang Ting and the others were able to land safely on the deck of one of the Wokou pirate ships without any hindrance.
However, even though the Wokou pirates were controlled by the [Deterrence] skill, the inertia of the large ship couldn't be stopped. With a loud crash, the small boat that Bai Xiaowen was in was knocked over.
Bai Xiaowen quickly activated the skill, [Floating on Water], from his new gold equipment, [Sharkskin Boots]. He stood steadily on the water and didn't become a drowned rat. Then, he realized that he was gliding along the waves as if he was skating.
Bai Xiaowen was slightly startled. Before he could react, he slammed into the side of the Wokou pirate's ship, causing him to see stars in front of his eyes.
"Oh my god …"
Bai Xiaowen rubbed his head. "So this is what the word 'floating on water' means … After activating it, it will automatically glide along the waves …"
[I can row a boat without oars. I can sail without direction … because my entire life depends on the waves!] Inexplicably, Bai Xiaowen's mind flashed with a certain violent scene …
After his train of thought went off track for less than 0.1 seconds, Bai Xiaowen quickly climbed onto the Wokou pirate's ship and met up with Zhang Ting and the others. Fortunately, Zhang Ting and the other soldiers of the Ming Dynasty were fighting fiercely with the Wokou pirates and did not notice the scene of Bai Xiaowen sliding onto the ship.
Although Zhang Ting and the rest were strong, the True Japanese were not weak either. Moreover, they had the advantage in numbers, causing Zhang Ting and the rest to fall into a tough battle.
Bai Xiaowen immediately summoned a large group of summoned creatures, cooperating with Zhang Ting and the others to push back. He used his Insight Ability to scan a few of the pirates.
These True Japanese were mostly Elite Level 5 or Elite Level 6, and a small number of them were Elite Level 7! There were two main types of pirates. One type was the power-type pirates who wielded katanas. They were known as "Ronin Samurai". They brandished their katanas and their swordsmanship was quite fierce. The other type was the agility-type pirates who wielded short katanas. They were known as "Wandering Ninjas" and had the ability to conceal themselves.
These two types of pirates cooperated very well. The Ronin Samurai were in charge of fighting head-on, while the Wandering Ninjas were wretched and stealthy. They would appear suddenly and attack a Ming Dynasty soldier's vital points. It was simply impossible to guard against.
However, the appearance of the high-spirit hero Bai Xiaowen made these ninjas unable to act like fish in water.
Bai Xiaowen activated his Psychic Scan and narrowed it to a radius of 50 meters. Suddenly, blurry figures appeared in his field of vision. They were all ninjas who were tiptoeing around.
These ninjas obviously did not have more than Level 4 concealment skills. They were easily caught by Bai Xiaowen, who had a high level of concealment skills.
Bai Xiaowen then connected his Psychic Scan to the other Ming Dynasty soldiers and began to command them remotely.
Zhang Ting waved his katana and fought with a Ronin Samurai. After he forced his opponent to retreat, he suddenly raised his hand and threw a Flying Locust Rock at a slanted angle.
"Hahaha! Idiot, with such accuracy, you still want to learn to use hidden weapons... "
Before the Ronin Samurai could finish laughing, he heard the sound of the Flying Locust Rock hitting a human body. Following this, a Japanese ninja with his face covered appeared two meters away from Zhang Ting.
The worst thing was that this ninja had been stunned by the Flying Locust Rock!
Zhang Ting swung his katana and struck the Japanese ninja's neck! Although this attack did not trigger a critical hit, the Japanese ninja was an agility-type ninja. He only had a little more than 100 health points!
This attack dealt more than a third of the damage. It was an instant kill!
The Japanese ninja's neck was bleeding profusely as he fell to the ground with a thud.
Zhang Ting laughed coldly, "A rat who only knows how to sneak attack from behind!" He felt a sense of satisfaction in his heart. This was because his commander, Yu Da You, had been injured by a Japanese pirate leader in the past.
Similar scenes played out in other battles between Ming Dynasty soldiers. Bai Xiaowen's multitasking ability was used to its fullest potential. The Japanese ninja's concealment ability was reduced to a mere decoration! Originally, they relied on their concealment ability to sneak attack. However, without their concealment ability, they had to tiptoe around and slowly approach the enemy.
"All ninjas, back off! The enemy can see through your concealment! "
After seven or eight ninjas had died, the commander of this Japanese ship, a level 7 elite pirate, immediately stopped the ninjas from rushing to their deaths.
One of the pirates beside him shouted, "Hirata-kun! Why hasn't Leader Shin Jiulang appeared yet? "
The other two leaders, Matsuura Nisuke and Matsuura Chasuke, had gone to chase after another Ming Dynasty ship. On their side, there was only one high-level leader, Shin Jiulang! Now that Matsuura Shinjiulang wasn't here, the Japanese pirates seemed to have lost their backbone.
The rare elite pirate was one of Matsuura Shinjiulang's fanatical admirers. He lowered his voice and said, "Shin Jiulang is very strong. We don't need to worry about him! He should be hiding somewhere, preparing to kill the Ming Dynasty's leader and end this battle! We just need to do what we have to do! "
"Yes Yi!" The pirate who asked the question nodded his head heavily, as if he was deeply convinced.
Bai Xiaowen calmed himself down and began to focus on controlling the Wrath Claw and the other summoned creatures to attack. He cooperated with Zhang Ting and the others to form a crescent formation and maintain a defensive perimeter. Once he focused on controlling the Wrath Claw and the other summoned creatures, their attack patterns instantly changed. They attacked and defended in a very orderly manner, and they cooperated well with each other. They quickly killed off the Japanese pirates who were charging at them.
"Ronin warriors, spread out and use the Pig Charge Tactic. We must break through the enemy's defensive perimeter and kill the demon's controller!" The high-level elite pirate, Hirata, shouted. "No matter how strong a Yin Yang Master is, close combat will always be his weakness. Kill him and the enemy will collapse on their own!"
It had to be said that Hirata's command was very reasonable. However, sometimes, reasonable command was not always correct. If they encountered an unreasonable situation, they would be caught unprepared.
The Japanese pirates charged forward without caring about their casualties. Two of the ronin warriors broke through the defensive perimeter and charged towards Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen used his telepathy to stop Zhang Ting and the others from returning to help. He put away his pistol and the Spellbook of Ravings and cracked his knuckles. "It's good to loosen up your muscles."
One of the ronin warriors let out a loud roar to boost morale and raised his sword high before slashing down furiously.
This slash was vicious but not steady enough. Bai Xiaowen leaned to the side and dodged it. Taking advantage of the ronin warrior's exhaustion, he threw a flaming punch at his opponent's abdomen, causing him to arch his back in pain like a lobster.
It was still a barbecued lobster because its entire body was covered in flames.
Bai Xiaowen stepped forward and struck his opponent's back with his elbow, causing him to fall to the ground. He spat out a mouthful of blood and died.
Before this, the Wrath Claw had taken around 200 points of damage and maintained its HP ratio at around 60% to effectively take advantage of the critical hit bonus of Blood Rage. Of these 200 points of damage, slightly more than 100 points had been shared by Bai Xiaowen.
Bai Xiaowen's Gold ring's additional skill, Pain Potential, had also been activated. It increased his Strength by an additional 10 points! His current Strength was as high as 32 points. He would not lose to a strength-type warrior of the same level. Furthermore, he would have to be an elite warrior!
With this kind of Strength, Bai Xiaowen's punches and kicks were filled with great strength. The stun effect on his enemies was enough for him to complete a series of Kusanagi Style ancient martial arts combos.
Moreover, the damage that Bai Xiaowen dealt to the enemy was not just physical damage, but also fire damage! This fire damage was calculated based on his 44 points of high Spirit. It was even more terrifying than the physical damage caused by his punches, which had 32 points of Strength.
The Ronin Warrior was already injured when he rushed over. His HP was only slightly more than 100 points. It was normal for him to be killed by Bai Xiaowen's small combos.
Another Ronin Warrior took advantage of the moment when Bai Xiaowen was attacking his teammate to stab Bai Xiaowen in the back. However, Bai Xiaowen dodged the attack. With a slash, a bloody gash appeared on Bai Xiaowen's back. This stab had caused more than 30 points of damage. Bai Xiaowen's Strength had increased by 3 points, reaching 35 points!
As they were closer, Bai Xiaowen reached out and grabbed the Ronin Warrior's arm. Under the powerful force, the Ronin Warrior's entire body was paralyzed.
"Judgement of Strength: Throw skill successful!"
"If the difference in Strength is more than 10 points, Throw skill will cause additional damage!"
Bai Xiaowen activated the Kusanagi Sect's Ancient Martial Art: Instant Piggyback Toss. The second Ronin Warrior was lifted off the ground like a broken gunny sack by Bai Xiaowen. He slammed heavily onto the deck of the ship, coughing up blood. Bai Xiaowen supported himself with one hand and kicked the Ronin Warrior twice, killing him on the spot.
Hirata, the commander of the Wokou pirates on the warship, was so shocked that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"That's impossible! Are all China's Yin Yang Masters this scary? "
Bai Xiaowen easily killed the two Ronin Warriors and scared off many of the Wokou pirates. The 'Pig Charge' tactic was useless.
Hirata had no choice but to call for help from the other ships. In fact, he didn't need to say anything. The pirates on the other ships had already rushed over and joined in the attack. After all, the enemy was only a small group.
As for their leader, Shinkuro? No one was worried. They all believed in Matsuura Shinkuro's strength.
The only reason he hadn't appeared yet … was probably because he was waiting for an opportunity.
This was also the reason why Bai Xiaowen took the initiative to engage the Wokou pirates. He wanted to delay them and give Li Shuyi time to kill Matsuura Shinkuro.
As the number of Wokou pirates increased, the pressure on Bai Xiaowen's side increased. The defensive perimeter was shrinking bit by bit. The health points of the summoned creatures and the Ming Army soldiers in the front row were also decreasing rapidly.
After all, the enemy's numbers were too great.
Bai Xiaowen heaved a sigh of relief and stepped forward. A crimson flame flickered in his right hand.
"Do you want to use the active ability of the Kusanagi Sword to activate the Kusanagi Sect's Ancient Martial Art: Orochi?"
"Yes … Yes, wait!"
The moment Bai Xiaowen tried to use Orochi, he felt as if he had mastered it.
It seemed as if he could use Orochi without the help of the Kusanagi Sword.
Bai Xiaowen took a deep breath. The flame in his right hand became stronger and stronger. Waves of fire energy slowly gathered.
After accumulating power for a few seconds, Bai Xiaowen finally found the right feeling. He roared and drew a semicircle with one hand and pushed it forward.
Orochi!
The blazing flames surged forward and enveloped Zhang Ting and the rest of the Wokou pirates. The flames were several meters wide and more than ten meters long. They burned for a full three seconds before slowly dissipating.
When the flames surged past Zhang Ting and the rest, they had a strange feeling. The flames seemed to have a mind of their own. They bypassed them and mercilessly rushed towards the enemy pirates.
Bai Xiaowen's feeling was even more obvious. The Orochi he used this time was not a skill that existed in his skill bar. It was an ability that originated from his bloodline. He could even feel that he could control Ki Orochi's damage to every area at will.
If he avoided an area with allies, the damage would be reduced to zero. If he attacked an area with enemies, the damage would be maximized.
Of course, no matter how much the flames he controlled exploded in a certain area, it would not be able to exceed the upper limit of Orochi's damage. In other words, Bai Xiaowen's spiritual power bonus was the basic fire damage.
With Bai Xiaowen's current 44 points of spiritual power, the highest damage that Orochi could deal to an enemy in an area was around 100 points. After factoring in the magic resistance, each pirate would receive less than 100 points of fire damage.
The lowest health points of these elite pirates were around 100 points. The highest health points were around 200 to 400 points. Therefore, Orochi alone was not enough to clear them out.
Even so, the pirates in the front row were still sent flying by the impact of Orochi's attack. They turned into burning gourds and rolled on the ground, screaming in pain. Some of the unlucky ones with weaker constitutions were even heavily injured.
Bai Xiaowen relied on his own instincts. After using Orochi, he felt that his stamina was almost completely depleted. He quickly took out a jug of ale and drank it. His stamina slowly recovered.
"My control of the Kusanagi blood has reached a new level."
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