Keep attacking girls and try not to be killed by them

——Falling Kick·Flame Pillar.

As Driggs's heavy blow hit the ground, a pillar of fire thicker than a tree trunk shot up into the sky!

The higher the pillar of fire above the ground is, the deeper the pillar of fire burning underground will be.

With this strike, Driggs accurately struck the Frostarmored Earwig King. The piercing damage from the burning flames was incapable of being completely blocked by the monster's shell. The intense pain completely ignited the Frostarmored Earwig King's rage. In a rage, the Frostarmored Earwig King burst out of the snow at a speed far greater than before, opening its bloody maw and biting Driggs!

——(Great, I’ve taken the bait.)

Driggs was well prepared and used the same skill he had used to save Viviana just now, "Flying Flame Step: Walking with Flame".

He raised his leg and kicked out, and the flames flew forward like a tiger pouncing on its prey. Then, Driggs himself turned into flames and flew more than ten meters away, avoiding the attack of the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs.

The Frostarm Earwig King's fury was met with nothing, only to infuriate him even more. Unwilling to be fooled, the Frostarm Earwig King immediately turned around and lunged towards Driggs once more!

This time, the King of Frozen-Armored Earwigs was flashing with silver-white light all over his body. It was obvious that he had strengthened his own hardness and wanted to end the battle with this blow!

Looking at the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs charging towards him, Driggs remained calm.

Woodcorn, who was watching from the side, was thinking that the skill Driggs had just used to dodge should still be on cooldown, and it might not be so easy to dodge the attack of the Frostarm Earwig King.

On the snowy ground, Driggs bent his knees and took a horse stance, with his right hand hidden at his waist and his left hand blocking in front.

It was obvious that he had no intention of hiding this time.

Judging from the way he was charging up his strength to attack, Driggs was planning to confront the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs head-on.

"Flame...silver...tiger...roar..."

Driggs was muttering to himself, looking calm and composed, but Woodcorn, Viviana and the cavalry members who were standing not far away and watching were all very nervous.

Everyone thought that in the coming moment of confrontation, if Driggs was not careful, he would die.

In the blink of an eye, the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs had already rushed in front of Driggs, but for some reason, Driggs still did not make a move.

If he doesn't make a move, he will be bitten by the King of Frozen-Armored Earwigs!

Under the gaze of the crowd, the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs completed the final acceleration and bit Driggs fiercely!

However, until the last moment, Driggs still did not make a move, and unfortunately was bitten to pieces by this huge insect-like monster!

"what?"

Woodcorn cried out in surprise, and everyone else around him turned pale.

However, they soon realized that they were mistaken, because the King of Frost Armor Earwigs did not bite Driggs to pieces. Instead, it bit the "Red Devil Arm Armor Akai" that was floating on Driggs' body!

It turned out that Driggs had been waiting until the fangs of the Frost-Armored Earwig King bit down first. He seized the opportunity and activated the "Guardian Mode" of the Red Devil Arm Armor, causing the fangs of the Frost-Armored Earwig King to get stuck on the Red Devil Arm Armor. Then, while the monster was in a dilemma, Driggs poured all his attacks into the opponent's throat without hesitation!

——Flame Tiger Roar Fist: The accumulation of strength will lead to a burst of power!

A huge flame flew out from his right fist, and the heavy magic power swept through the heat wave, erupting with a roar similar to a tiger's roar.

With just one strike, Driggs roasted the King of the Frost-Armored Earwigs until it was tender on the outside and burnt on the inside, taking away half of its life.

10.100 - Tacit Understanding

"Wow!" After a loud bang, billowing black smoke emerged from the huge body of the King of Frozen-Armored Earwigs.

Driggs had just used the skill "Flame Tiger Roar Fist", which had the effect of "Accumulation of Strength".

After applying this effect, the longer the Flame Tiger Roar Fist is charged, the greater its power becomes, and the magic power consumed is reduced, which is a perfect match for Driggs's "mana conservation" philosophy.

When the roaring Flame Tiger rushed into the body of the Frost-Armored Earwig King, no matter how hard its outer shell was, it could not withstand the attack that directly hit its soft body.

At this moment, the severe pain all over his body caused the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs to fall into a state of spasm. Driggs did not give the other party a chance to breathe and immediately took the next step.

Driggs remained calm and composed. He did not choose to escape from the mouth of the Frost-Armored Earwig King, but instead directly activated the attack mode of the "Red Devil Arm Armor·Akai" inside.

If the "guard mode" that protected Driggs just now was a solid shield, then the current "offensive mode" was a sharp spear.

The magic power injected into the Red Demon Arm Armor by Driggs quickly materialized into scarlet claws.

The huge claws extended from Driggs's arm armor, making him look like a four-armed Shura.

As Driggs leaped forward, the claws on the Red Demon's arm armor began to wave.

The pair of sharp claws cut open the throat of the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs, exposing its relatively fragile neck connection.

——(Red Devil Hundred Fierce Slash!)

At Driggs's command, the Red Demon Arm Armor unleashed a swift slash. This attack was different from the penetrating fire damage he had just inflicted. It actually destroyed the monster's body, completely separating the head and neck of the Frost Armor Earwig King and ending the life of this sixth-level monster.

After the battle, Driggs removed the Red Devil Armor and walked out of the body of the Frost Armor Earwig King with an expressionless face.

He was greeted by the cheers of his cavalrymen and the applause of Woodcorn and his gang.

However, Driggs himself was less than pleased.

What he was thinking about was that two people in the cavalry team died, which was a heavy loss for the Feiqi family.

If he had intervened earlier, this loss could have been avoided.

In addition, Viviana's lackluster performance also made Driggs unhappy.

The joy he had felt watching Viviana fight the vortex-feathered giant eagle was now gone.

——(You still lack practice, Viviana.)

Driggs exchanged a few pleasantries with Woodcorn and the others, then walked straight up to Viviana.

Strike while the iron is hot and teach while the time is right. Driggs didn't want to miss such a good educational opportunity.

"See that, Viviana?" Driggs asked coldly.

Viviana nodded silently, with a complicated expression on her face.

She was happy for her father's victorious return, but also regretted her cowardly behavior just now.

Now that my father was questioning me like this, it was obvious that a lecture was about to come.

Driggs didn't care what Viviana's mood was like. After all, there was no emotion on the battlefield, and the same was true for the truth.

Driggs told Viviana that although it seemed that he won easily and that his strength had crushed the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs, in fact, when it came to real fighting ability, the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs might be better.

"The Frozen Earwig King must have some powerful skills he hasn't used yet. If he had, I might have died. But, so what? He couldn't use his killer move, and I did, so I killed him. Dead is dead. There's never a second chance on the battlefield. I thought such a simple truth... you already understood it."

A series of continuous lectures fell on Viviana like a torrential rain.

She seemed to understand what her father said, but not quite.

Speaking of the cruelty of the battlefield, Viviana had seen it before;

When it comes to the means of killing the enemy, Viviana has done a lot of it herself;

However, in the battle just now, her mind was filled with only confusion and obsession, instead of the clear logic of the past.

In contrast, my father's fighting methods are simple and clear.

My father did not try to master all the enemy's attack methods, he only pursued "a way to kill the enemy."

Viviana guessed that when her father saw how hard the Frost Armor Earwig King's outer shell was, he had already come up with the idea of ​​attacking from the inside.

From a combat perspective, my father is focused on how to kill the enemy, not how to defeat the enemy.

The two teachers, Red Prison Elder Rodrigo and Black Prison Elder Augusto, once told Viviana that "killing the enemy" is much easier than "defeating the enemy."

Unfortunately, however, all these precious instructions were forgotten by Viviana.

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After admonishing Viviana, Driggs found Woodcorn who was not far away.

Woodcorn is very tactful and knows when to avoid and when to show up.

Driggs asked Woodcorn, as far as he knew, large monsters like the Frost-Armored Earwig King should not usually appear in the mountains, so why did it appear here today?

"Mr. Vice President, the place suitable for the Frost-Armored Earwig King to inhabit nearby should be the Bessent Basin, right?"

After listening to Driggs' question, Woodcorn nodded.

"Yes," said Woodcorn, "I've been to the Bessant area many times, and this is the first time I've seen the king of the frost-armored earwigs on the ridge."

Note: A mountain ridge refers to the raised part of a mountain that resembles the back of an animal.

Then, Woodcorn talked about how they evacuated when they encountered the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs in the past, and then used this as a starting point to praise how brave and wonderful Driggs's battle was just now.

Driggs listened to Woodcorn's flattery without any ripples in his heart. He smiled politely, nodded and said nothing more.

He knew that Woodcorn's praise was false and that avoiding the topic was the real reason.

Driggs thought to himself, the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs, originally inhabiting the Bessent Basin, had now moved to the mountain ridge. As luck would have it, the Plateau Hearthfire Guild had recently issued a large number of investigative requests for the Bessent Basin.

To say that all these things are coincidences would be too perfect.

That was why Driggs had just deliberately sounded out Woodcorn's attitude to see if he could get some information out of him. Unfortunately, this guy was also quite experienced and cunning, and Driggs didn't catch any flaws.

However, this little thing is not a problem for Driggs. Since Woodcorn does not reveal any flaws, he will help Woodcorn create flaws.

10.101 - Off-the-record transactions

Driggs walked over to the body of the Frost-Armored Earwig King and sighed at the huge creature that even ten horses could not pull.

Then he asked Woodcorn, who had followed him, if he had any good ideas.

"Mr. Vice President, this place is quite far from the nearest town. I'm afraid I'll need your help in transporting so much material."

When making the request, Driggs did not forget to give the "reward" as well.

"Revenge must be taken, and kindness must be repaid double," this is the motto of their Feiqi family.

"Also, as a token of our gratitude, we'd like to donate half of the materials from the Frost-Armored Earwig King to the Plateau Hearthfire Guild. What do you think of this offer, Vice President?"

With just two short sentences, Driggs brought Woodcorn into his rhythm.

The rest depends on whether this yak-man elite will take the bait.

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——(Haha, with such an attractive reward, Lord Scarlet Qi, you are clearly setting a trap for me to fall into.)

Woodcorn had to admit that he was indeed moved.

The material for the sixth-level monster is very attractive even to the Plateau Hearthfire Guild.

Even though the battle just now by Lord Scarlet Driggs seemed easy, in fact, if he had not been careful, he would probably be lying in the stomach of the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs waiting to be turned into excrement.

In addition to the risk to his life, the actual price Driggs paid was actually not small.

From what Woodcorn observed, Driggs's exclusive equipment, the "Red Devil Arm Armor Akai", suffered considerable damage during the battle. Repairing such damage would surely be quite expensive.

Therefore, it is reasonable that all the materials of this Frost-Armored Earwig King should belong to Lord Feiqi, and the Plateau Hearthfire Guild, as the host, should help transport the materials, which is a piece of cake and they are not entitled to such a large reward at all.

The experienced Woodcorn guessed that Driggs must have other intentions for this free gift, and his best response should be to thank him but not accept it.

However, among the works that Woodcorn has been creating recently, there are several pieces of equipment that require materials with ice attributes.

It's not that the equipment he crafts must be made of the material of the "Frozen Armor Earwig King", but what craftsman doesn't want his work to be perfect?

Woodcorn knew that if he missed out on such a high-quality item as the King of Frost-Armored Earwigs, he would never know when he would see it again.

So, even though he knew that the ship in front of him was a "pirate ship", Woodcorn still decided to jump on it first.

As for what will happen to the pirate ship in the end, Woodcorn is not too worried.

He had made a decision when he jumped onto the pirate ship. As soon as he found that the pirate ship was heading in the wrong direction, he would immediately jump off the ship and run away.

The Yak People are known as the "Boats of the Plateau", so what's wrong with going swimming in the sea occasionally?

"My Lord, you are truly generous! Our Plateau Hearthfire Guild will definitely find a way to help you transport the materials to the town!"

With this euphemistic answer, the deal between Woodcorn and Lord Scarlet was reached.

Faced with the benefits that are so close at hand, any yak person will choose to take the risk bravely.

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To transport the materials, Woodcorn sent half his men to the nearest town to call for a reindeer sled team.

In the Bessent Mountains, where most of the area is covered with snow, reindeer, which are more adept at mountaineering, are more useful than horses.