I Become a Landlady in the Game World
Chapter 160 - 095: Deceived so bitterly

Chapter 160: Chapter 095: Deceived so bitterly

Kerlich had never expected that the humans of this territory would dare to confront his Beastmen directly.

Wasn’t this just seeking death?

Immediately, he called out a group from the Pigmen who were attacking the city walls.

The selected Pigmen, seeing the humans charging out from the city gate, all wore a cold smirk on their faces.

Dealing with these humans would be effortless.

Taking strides, the Pigmen charged towards them without hesitation.

"Spread out!"

"Earth wall!"

"Stones."

"..."

Watching the tall Pigmen approaching, the soldiers and Professionals who had come out were now divided into different squads according to their usual combat techniques.

They knew that the Beastmen were physically strong and heavily built, so naturally, they wouldn’t be foolish enough to clash directly against them.

As for the battle, they could treat the Beastmen as Demon Beasts and slowly wear them down to see who could last longer.

If they could win, they would fight; if not, they would run.

After all, this was their home ground, and the city gates were right behind them.

Soon, both sides engaged in battle right in front of the city gates.

Zhou Bai, on the other hand, was facing a single Pigman alone.

Since she had experience in solo fighting against bosses, naturally, she could also restrain one and assess the strength of the Pigmen.

At the scene, there were a few others like Zhou Bai.

They were mostly leaders of their teams and veterans in battle, looking to train themselves.

It had to be said, the bodies of Beastmen truly lived up to the term "powerful"; the Armor-Piercing Sword used by Zhou Bai hardly left a mark on the Beastmen’s bodies, instead, it felt like clashing steel on steel.

After several attempts, the results were the same.

However, Zhou Bai still noticed some minor differences through the clues.

That was, as the attacks continued, their defensive power gradually decreased.

This also meant one thing, that the defensive power of the Beastmen was not constant.

Realizing this, Zhou Bai increased the frequency and strength of her attacks on the Beastman’s body.

The Pigman Palmer, who was fighting with Zhou Bai, became increasingly agitated.

Because Zhou Bai was like an annoying fly constantly buzzing around him, yet he could never hit her.

Compared to his cumbersome body, Zhou Bai’s body was obviously very agile.

For a Beastman who relied on strength, such opponents were the most detestable.

He also knew that this couldn’t go on any longer.

Without hesitation, Palmer began to use one of his skills—Earth Split.

"Hmph~" Along with his roar, Palmer started to gather all his strength.

With a single stomp on the ground, the earth began to crack around him like a spider web.

"Snap, snap, snap!"

Accompanied by the sounds, the vibrations and collapse of the ground became more intense and quickly invaded the spot where Zhou Bai was standing.

Under the vibrations of the ground, Zhou Bai could barely keep her footing, naturally causing her attacks to temporarily cease.

Seizing the moment, Palmer quickly charged towards Zhou Bai.

His huge body, when utilizing his skills, moved incredibly fast and became a blur.

Zhou Bai hadn’t even recovered from the first strike when the second strike immediately followed. Seeing it approach, she could only erect an earthen wall in front of her with magic.

"Bang!"

A loud noise resounded, and Zhou Bai’s body was violently thrown backwards – the Pigman, with his powerful physical abilities, had directly penetrated through the earthen wall.

After being hit, Zhou Bai staggered backward several steps before she could stop herself.

Even with defensive equipment, Zhou Bai’s Life Value had decreased by two hundred due to the recent impact.

The fact that Beastmen could dominate the Stan Continent was indeed not to be underestimated.

However, she believed more firmly that no matter how powerful the skills or physical attributes were, they couldn’t be maintained for long in extended combat.

Zhou Bai charged again towards the Pigman Palmer, engaging in close combat with him once more.

After a moment, Palmer could not resist launching a second chain of skills, but this time, Zhou Bai was prepared; despite being attacked, he only lost 100 Life Value.

This way, Zhou Bai continued to struggle on the battlefield in repeating cycles.

After an unknown amount of time, Zhou Bai sensed that the timing was almost right and, seizing an opening, launched the Swordsman Skill·Rush Wind Slash at the Pigman Palmer.

Once the Gale Slash was executed, the sword in Zhou Bai’s hand seemed to come alive, swiftly and continuously piercing Palmer. By the final strike, the sword visibly penetrated through Palmer’s body, blood splattering as it was drawn out.

"Ow!" A scream escaped from Palmer’s mouth.

Clearly, he did not expect that a human Professional with a significantly lower level could indeed inflict damage on him.

And in that moment of thought, Zhou Bai was on the attack again.

This reckless style of fighting instantly made Palmer feel fear.

Typically, most humans he encountered would only fight from a distance and dared not approach, giving them many advantages.

However, their usual tactics met a Waterloo in front of Hope Village.

The moment Palmer felt the urge to retreat, Zhou Bai seized the opportunity and launched an aggressive assault.

One sword strike after another, each with different skills and techniques.

You can dodge the first, but not the fifteenth.

Palmer focused entirely on defense.

Thus, he lost the initiative in the battle.

Finally, after Zhou Bai’s continuous assault, Palmer’s Life Value plummeted to rock bottom under Zhou Bai’s final blow.

His body slowly fell!

By that time, Zhou Bai’s Life Value was also less than half.

Suddenly, Danis noticed this and immediately started healing Zhou Bai from a distance.

Once the Healing Technique Rejuvenation was employed, Zhou Bai’s Life Value quickly recovered by a large portion, reaching over 900.

Zhou Bai immediately felt as if he was fully revived.

Looking around, he saw that not a few Pigmen were already dead under the team’s combined attack.

After all, no matter how strong Pigmen were, in front of Professionals with tacit cooperation and accumulating combat experience, they were ultimately outnumbered.

Clearly, after Pigmen died one after another, the morale of the Professionals on the scene rose even further. Almost immediately, as their own Pigmen died, they hurriedly dispersed and joined other teams, accelerating the deaths of Pigmen.

Zhou Bai, amid the chaos, managed to land numerous attacks on several Pigmen.

Initially quite indifferent to the chaos of the battlefield, Kerlich’s expression darkened significantly seeing his subordinates dying consecutively.

Watching as his city walls remained unbreached despite his continuous attacks and his subordinates injured by crossbow carriages, Kerlich let out a loud howl.

With that howl, the remaining two hundred Pigmen instantly changed direction and started heading toward the chaotic battlefield.

Zhou Bai also noticed this scene; realizing that many individuals in combat were losing Life Value, some even injured, quite a few with serious injuries had already been withdrawn, he feared continuing the fight could result in additional casualties.

After a brief consideration, Zhou Bai already made his decision and loudly suggested, "Retreat first!"

Hearing Zhou Bai’s words, everyone acted without hesitation.

Fighting as they retreated, the group, like a tidal wave, quickly pulled back with everyone moving at top speed, taking along those who were injured.

Not only them, but O’Neill, Heidi, and others were also preparing to retreat, covering the rearguard.

In just a moment, the battlefield was left with nothing traceable except for Pigmen.

Yet, the battle was far from over.

Up on the city walls, the Bowman Team and the Crossbow Carriages continued shooting.

The former targeted the injured Pigmen, while the latter targeted those uninjured.

After being injured, the Pigmen’s defensive power was obviously decreasing.

Previously ineffective arrows were now penetrating seven or eight times out of ten.

With a twofold approach.

The number of Pigmen injured increased, and the uninjured became injured.

Now, only the helpless roars of Pigmen remained at the scene.

"Retreat!" Kerlich, gazing at this scene, sorrowfully shouted.

Quickly, all the Pigmen had retreated beyond the attack range of Hope Village.

From a distance, staring at the intact walls of Hope Village, Kerlich turned to his companion Mali and, without hesitation, slapped him across the face.

"Is this what you called ’a village with plentiful resources but not strong’? "

He’d been bitterly deceived!