Chapter 337: Root Boots

The dragonman youngster held two antique bronze short spears in his hands.

These were weapons that he had specifically requested, and which the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord had acquired for him with all his might.

Over the past few days, the dragonman youngster had studied short spear battle skills under Zong Ge.

Thanks to his fighter talent and the Grand Arena Medal, he had successfully mastered the short spear and made it his main weapon.

The enemy used their main weapon, but this time, the dragonman youngster also had his weapon.

Teng Dong Lang couldn't help but show a hint of caution.

This was the first time the dragonman youngster had used a melee weapon, and just by looking at his posture, it was clear that his skill with the short spear far exceeded that of the bow and crossbow.

Ice vines broke through the ground and stabbed at him.

The dragonman youngster did not dodge the ice vines that stabbed straight at him, but collided with them directly, using this to recharge his Sword Return Reverse Scale.

He mainly dodged the ice vines that entangled and whipped at him.

If dodging was too troublesome, he would use his short spear to fight back.

The short spear was a gold level weapon, and its quality alone was superior to most ice vines.

The quality of these ice vines varied, with some having gold level combat power, some silver level, and many bronze level and iron level.

Relying on the advantage of his short spear, the dragonman youngster once again broke through the ice vine organization's defense line and rushed to Teng Dong Lang's front.

Smack, smack, smack.

Teng Dong Lang swung his long whip.

Both sides simultaneously used their battle skills.

The long whip and short spear collided, and the dragonman youngster's short spear almost slipped out of his hand.

The dragonman youngster's offensive was blocked, while Teng Dong Lang's whip shadows continued unabated.

The dragonman youngster was forced to retreat again.

The battle reached a stalemate.

The dragonman youngster continued to charge forward, and no matter how many ice vines there were, they couldn't withstand him using his main weapon for the first time.

However, when he faced Teng Dong Lang, his attacks were always repelled.

Teng Dong Lang's long whip was both soft and hard, and he was very good at defusing the dragonman youngster's horizontal charges.

“This can't go on!” Bu Quan gritted his teeth, the worry on his face growing heavier and heavier.“ Commander Long Fu has been unable to attack for a long time, while Teng Dong Lang continues to accumulate advantages.”

The spectators could clearly see that the range of Ice Vine's attacks was getting wider and wider.

After several failed charges by the dragonman youngster, the radius of the Base battle skills had expanded to more than 80 meters.

In the VIP viewing room.

Xiong Ju said with emotion, "I didn't expect Long Fu to be so good with a short spear. But why didn't he use it in his duel with me?"

Xiong Ju couldn't imagine that the dragonman youngster had gained some insight after his duel with him. 

Moreover, in the short period of a few days after that, his intensive training yielded such fruitful results. 

The demon hybrid ringleader sneered, “He must have underestimated you, Xiong Ju, and nearly lost to you as a result.”

"Since he initiated the heroic duel against the gang leader, these short spears should be left for the gang leader. That must have been his plan."

Spring Boxer praised, but also felt puzzled, “It's hard to imagine that Commander Long Fu is a young man, yet his fist technique, footwork and weapon skills are so outstanding.”

The human ringleader shook his head slightly and sneered, “He's taking shortcuts.” 

"Notice how he uses the short spears in combat—it's the same as how he throws punches. Even if there are differences, they're very minor." 

"So, when he trains his fist and foot techniques, he's also training his spear skills.   Similarly, training with short spears also helps his basic combat skills. There are many overlapping areas between the two." 

Spring Boxer finally understood: “So that's how it is.” 

"Hmm? That's a good idea. Does that mean I should also train with short spears too?" 

The situation was favorable for the Bayonet Gang, so the ringleaders felt relaxed and engaged in casual conversation.

“Even if he had kept the short spears for this battle, it is still useless.” Bing Xiao analyzed calmly, “The gap between the silver level and the gold level is quite huge.”

“If Long Fu was gold level, he wouldn't have been forced to retreat repeatedly.”

“In fact, in the same circumstances, it is difficult for a hard weapon such as the short spear to be forcibly repelled by a soft weapon such as a long whip.”

At the same time.

Among the comrades and friends, Tripleblade sighed regretfully, “If Commander Long Fu had chosen swords, it would have been more advantageous, right?”

He knew about the dragonman youngster's assault training.

Zong Ge had tutored the dragonman youngster, and he had advised the dragonman youngster not to publicize his fighter talent.

But for the survivors, this was not something worth keeping secret

On the contrary, the dragonman youngster, Zi Di, and others were more inclined to announce it in order to maintain the dragonman youngster's leadership influence.

The dragonman youngster, who was in the midst of a fierce battle, had a similar realization to Tripleblade.

If it were a sword, it would be more convenient to chop ice vines and long whips.

Short spears were a little awkward to use.

Although the spear tip could still be used for cutting and slashing attacks, it was indeed difficult to compare with swords.

“But there's nothing we can do about it!”

“If I use swords, then it will be different from my fighting style.”

“Even with the Grand Arena Medal and Zong Ge's guidance, I couldn't achieve my current level of proficiency.”

“The learning cost is at least twice as much as a short spear, and I don't have enough time.”

Training with swords and other weapons would have to wait until later.

With the Grand Arena Medal and his own fighter talent, it would not be difficult for the dragonman youngster to master other weapons.

After a series of failed advances, the dragonman youngster deeply felt the gap between himself and his opponent.

There was a qualitative difference in their battle qi.

The dragonman youngster's weapons and armor were not bad, but it was difficult to fully utilize their effects with silver battle qi.

The battle between the two sides had been going on for nearly ten minutes, but the dragonman youngster still couldn't shake Teng Dong Lang, and couldn't even force him to leave his position.

Teng Dong Lang did not forget to use words to put pressure on the dragonman youngster.

“I can see that you have worked hard on your short spears, Commander Long Fu.”

“What a pity.”

“If this is all you've got, you will definitely lose today!”

Just then, a shout came from the audience area.

He said, “Commander, it's the boots!”

“The gold level deer skin boots on Teng Dong Lang's feet are called the Root Boots.”

"They can be used with almost all wood-based bloodlines and give a powerful bonus when using related battle skills. In particular, they give the strongest boost to the battle skill, Base, up to 80%!"

The dragonman youngster heard this new information.

While he was fighting, the other members of the Dragon Lion Mercenary Corps were not idle either.

Of course, the dragonman youngster also knew that the source of the information should be the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord.

Before this battle, the latter had agreed to use the magician tower to remotely investigate Teng Dong Lang's equipment. Through alchemy technology that calculated aura, he could get to the bottom of things and find out the details of his opponent's equipment.

Nearly ten minutes had passed since the start of the battle.

The results of the magician tower's reconnaissance finally reached the dragonman youngster's ears.

“Root Boots...” The dragonman youngster sighed in his heart.

An 80% increase was really too strong.

It was almost equivalent to having two Teng Dong Lang working together to use the Base battle skill.

No wonder the range of his Base battle skill spread so quickly.

The dragonman youngster's equipment was luxurious, but as the leader of the Bayonet Gang, Teng Dong Lang was naturally no slouch either.

The Root Boots on his feet were perfect for him!

The battle continued.

Every charge by the dragonman youngster brought a wave of hope and expectation.

Then, as he was forced back by Teng Dong Lang, the hope and expectation that had just risen in the hearts of the audience was dashed.

“The range of Teng Dong Lang's Base battle skill is already close to 100 meters.”

“Commander Long Fu has no hope!”

"It's not his fault. A silver level battle qi cultivator who can actively challenge a gold level battle qi cultivator is already a brave man. Unfortunately, the gap in strength cannot be made up for by courage alone."

“If Teng Dong Lang were a brute like Xiong Ju, Commander Long Fu might still have a chance.”

“No, he still has a chance.” Bu Quan gritted her teeth and stubbornly held on to her hopes. She really wanted to see the dragonman youngster win.

In the VIP viewing room.

Ban Lan Gen laughed loudly, “We're going to win!”

“No, there are still some uncertainties.” Bing Xiao was not blindly optimistic, "Long Fu still has unknown gold level items. Why haven't our alchemists calculated the specific results yet?"

The human ringleader agreed, "Even if we exclude the unknown items, Commander Long Fu still has the Sword Return Reverse Scale. I've carefully counted, and there have been many times when the Dragon Robe deliberately took hits and charged toward the ice vines. He's charging up the dragon scale."

“Once it's charged up enough, he'll definitely launch an explosive attack.”

“That's probably his biggest advantage!”

Many people saw this.

In fact, this was precisely the dragonman youngster's tactic.

He attacked with all his might and full firepower, but he was still no match for Teng Dong Lang, who wielded a long whip.

So, the only way to break the deadlock was to rely on even more powerful means of attack.

From his previous battle with Xiong Ju, he understood that he lacked powerful means of attack. Now, he felt this even more deeply.

It wasn't that the dragonman youngster hadn't thought about making up for this weakness.

But no matter what battle skill it was, it took time to master.

He had already made full use of every second of these past few days. He simply didn't have the time or energy to start practicing a powerful battle skill from scratch.

Fortunately, before this battle, the Snow Bird Harbor City Lord had taken the initiative to lend the dragonman youngster the Sword Return Reverse Scale.

This equipment brought the dragonman youngster the greatest hope.

Of course, the dragonman youngster had also thought about using his bloodline spell, Life Scorching Dragon Breath.

This was a legendary bloodline talent that originated from the Flame Dragon King.

However, casting this spell required chanting, which would leave him very vulnerable.

Even if Teng Dong Lang stood still, the dragonman youngster would not have had any chance to do so.

Don't forget that since the fight began, Teng Dong Lang had not yet used the Small Thunder God Flying Hammer hanging from his waist.

It was obvious that Teng Dong Lang still had a lot of energy left!

The only gold level equipment he used were the long whip and the boots.