43: Defeat Sauta

But at this moment, Quan Wudi had already stood up. Without hesitation, he suddenly made a throwing motion with his right hand.

A large cloud of sand was thrown from Quan Wudi's hand, striking the Minotaur King directly in the head.

The Minotaur King howled in pain, but its giant axe had already finished charging, and it swung straight down at Jian Wuxie on the ground.

Jian Wuxie closed his eyes in despair, waiting for death to arrive.

Suddenly, he felt himself being thrown high into the air from the ground by a massive Shockwave, but he did not feel the sensation of the giant axe striking his body.

He opened his eyes in confusion, only to see the Minotaur King's giant axe just a finger's width away from his body, the blade deeply embedded in the ground, not having struck him at all.

"Huh? Did it miss?" Jian Wuxie said in disbelief.

He looked up and saw that the Minotaur King Saouta was howling and rubbing its eyes with one arm.

Feeling that he could move again, he immediately scrambled up and retreated quickly.

By this time, A Fei and Xiao Hongyuan had arrived and immediately blocked the nearby mobs.

A Fei looked puzzled: "What's going on? How could the Minotaur King miss from so close?"

Quan Wudi laughed out loud and said: "That was my Fighter skill, 'Sand Throw,' which has a chance to blind the enemy and lower the enemy's accuracy."

Jian Wuxie gave Quan Wudi a thumbs up and said: "Brother Quan, you're awesome!"

"Haha, I didn't think this low-class trick used by street thugs would be so powerful; otherwise, I would have used it sooner." Quan Wudi scratched the back of his head, embarrassed.

Jian Wuxie quickly ate a few wild strawberries to restore some health and rejoined the battle.

At this point, there weren't many mobs left around, so Jian Wuxie shouted: "Senior Sister, leave the mobs to you and A Fei; Brother Quan and I will deal with this Minotaur King!"

Xiao Hongyuan warned: "Be careful, this Minotaur King Saouta has an extremely strong recovery ability."

Jian Wuxie swung his greatsword and unleashed a Ghost Slash at the blinded Minotaur King.

The Ghost Slash left a massive wound on its body, and blood instantly sprayed out.

Seeing the blood, Jian Wuxie became even more excited and immediately swung his sword, slashing crazily at the Minotaur King.

Quan Wudi shouted: "Damn it, look at those wounds!"

Jian Wuxie looked closely and saw that although his attacks had left many wounds on the Minotaur King, those wounds were now wriggling, and in some places, he could even see new flesh sprouting.

"Damn, this recovery ability is truly impressive." Jian Wuxie couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Quan Wudi immediately stepped forward and began attacking alongside Jian Wuxie.

Seeing Quan Wudi join in, Jian Wuxie shouted: "Brother Quan, use the old method!"

After saying this, he held his sword and used an Uppercut, trying to lift the Minotaur King into the air.

Although the greatsword struck the Minotaur King and left another wound on its body, the Minotaur King was not launched into the air as Jian Wuxie had expected; instead, it only lost its balance, and its massive body toppled to the ground.

"Damn, this guy is too big; I can't lift it." Jian Wuxie cursed helplessly.

Quan Wudi didn't stay idle either. Seeing the Minotaur King on the ground, he immediately used a Low Kick skill on the Minotaur King.

That powerful kick caused the Minotaur King to howl in pain.

By now, the surrounding mobs had been mostly cleared, and the last Minotaur Guard turned into white light under A Fei's attack.

With a 'clatter,' a round medicine bottle flew out of the white light and landed on the ground.

A Fei curiously picked it up to take a look, smiled slightly, and tossed the medicine bottle to Jian Wuxie, saying: "Quick, apply it to your sword!"

Jian Wuxie caught the medicine bottle and checked its attributes.

【Jack Frost Flask】

After use, weapon attacks deal Ice attribute damage for one minute.

Jian Wuxie did not hesitate; he immediately opened the bottle and poured the potion onto his greatsword.

The greatsword emitted a faint blue light, and a chill rose from the blade.

Jian Wuxie didn't waste any time and immediately used Mountain Collapse Strike on the Minotaur King, which was just getting back up.

His longsword struck directly on the Minotaur King's head, creating a huge wound. A deep blue light flashed, and the Minotaur King's movements slowed down significantly.

Furthermore, a layer of frost covered the wound inflicted by the greatsword, slowly eroding it.

"Its recovery ability has slowed down!" Xiao Hongyuan, who had been watching carefully, was the first to shout.

Everyone looked closely, and sure enough, the healing of the Minotaur King's wounds had slowed down significantly.

This phenomenon greatly boosted the spirits of the four, and they all immediately joined in attacking the Minotaur King.

The Minotaur King, besieged by the group, let out an angry roar and once again raised its giant axe to charge up.

"Retreat!" Jian Wuxie shouted quickly and fled backward.

Xiao Hongyuan was standing behind the Minotaur King at this moment. Unlike the other three who ran backward, she kept her eyes fixed on the Minotaur King's movements. Just as the giant axe was falling, Xiao Hongyuan suddenly jumped up, her longsword turning into a thin streak of silver light as it struck the Minotaur King's head.

A massive Shockwave swept out, but it did not affect Xiao Hongyuan in mid-air. Instead, she gave a soft shout: "Silver Light Falling Blade," and with her sword tip pointing downward, her body suddenly plummeted.

With a 'boom,' as Xiao Hongyuan landed, a Shockwave much smaller than the Minotaur King's appeared from the ground. Although small, it still knocked the massive Minotaur King off balance, causing it to fall again.

The group did not waste this rare opportunity; they immediately surrounded it and attacked the fallen Minotaur King crazily.

This time, after the Minotaur King fell, it never got back up. It let out an unwilling roar and began to turn into white light.

A familiar 'clatter' sound rang out, drawing everyone's attention. They knew for sure that equipment had dropped again.

Jian Wuxie excitedly stepped forward to pick it up and checked it immediately, but then the excited expression on his face turned to disappointment.

The others looked at him in confusion, and he shared the attributes with everyone without much interest.

【Twin Shadow Hand Crossbow】

Hand Crossbow (Gunner exclusive) Rare

Physical Attack + 129

Magic Attack + 145

Physical Critical Rate + 3%

Attacks have a chance to add 20 points of Fire or Ice attribute damage.

Jian Wuxie shook his head and said: "I thought I'd be able to get a new weapon for Senior Sister, but I didn't expect a weapon for the Gunner class to drop."

A Fei smiled and said: "This weapon looks pretty good too. Why not take it back and see if anyone needs it? We can sell it for some gold coins and then buy a weapon for Sister Xiao Hongyuan."

Quan Wudi nodded and said: "That's right, don't we have that Auction House now? Put it up there and let them bid for it themselves."

Jian Wuxie thought it made sense and turned his inquiring gaze to Xiao Hongyuan.

Xiao Hongyuan smiled and said: "Let's do that. Our progress is definitely fast right now, so I doubt anyone will be selling a weapon I can use. Let's sell it for some gold coins first; if we need to buy something later, we won't be short on funds."

Seeing that everyone was in agreement, Jian Wuxie tossed the hand crossbow into the Auction House, turned to pick up the minotaur horns at his feet, and said: "Let's head back. Don't forget, that guy Huo Guan said the horns can be exchanged for pots. Watch me open a new weapon for Senior Sister!"