7: Fireball, Freezing

In a well-known team, each member has a specific role. The Mage is responsible for dealing high damage, the Physician focuses on team healing, and the Assassin specializes in assassinating targets. The Fighters, known for their high defense and endurance, act as the front row of the team.

However, the Fighters also have another crucial function: reducing enemy defense and drawing the attention of targets. Both functions are extremely important, especially in challenging and unknown realms where powerful monsters with high defense, strong attacks, and thick health pools emerge endlessly.

Without a Fighter to attract the monsters' attention and lower their defense, the team's own strong damage output may not cause substantial harm.

That's why Ling Zhan switched to Fighter equipment, specifically to deal with the twenty defensive mutant poisonous scorpions.

Now, someone might ask why Ling Zhan didn't use the previous fireball and freezing techniques to directly collapse the monsters' defense with a combination of ice and fire.

Well, the previous encounters involved only three Poisonous Scorpion Kings, but this time there are twenty defensive mutants. These mutants are scattered, making it troublesome to attack them all with fireball and freezing repeatedly.

Additionally, while the Poisonous Scorpion Kings have a defense of 300, the defensive mutants have a defense of 400. They are in different leagues, and the effectiveness of fireball and freezing would be reduced to some extent.

Therefore, Ling Zhan chose the most prudent approach: using the inherent defense-breaking characteristics of Fighters to reduce the target's defense across a wide range. With the influence of skills like "Roar of War Intent" and "Breaking Shield Ring Sword Sweep," the defense of the twenty mutants has been reduced by 25%.

Their defense, originally 400, is now only 300, on par with the Poisonous Scorpion King!

Without hesitation, Ling Zhan quickly used his Mage scepter and skills to trap the defensive mutants while simultaneously throwing hunter traps on the ground. The mutants, completely losing their minds, charged toward Ling Zhan.

Consequently, they were imprisoned!

At that moment, Ling Zhan had already switched to a magic staff and began an awe-inspiring display of spellcasting.

Ling Zhan: "Fireball! Fireball! Fireball!"

Ten consecutive fireball bombardments illuminated the entire valley with fiery flames, creating the illusion of daytime.

Then came the freezing spells.

Ling Zhan: "Freeze! Freeze! Freeze!"

The piercing cold wind swept through the valley, instantly transforming the once volcanic environment into the freezing extremes of the North and South Poles.

With the defense power of the twenty mutants reduced to that of the Scorpion King, they found themselves in an immediate crisis.

Their once proud hard shells became fragile when struck by the power of Ling Zhan's "science"!

Finally, Ling Zhan unleashed the ultimate move.

Ling Zhan: "Steel Slashing Sword Qi!"

Ling Zhan, with a swift motion, drew his longsword and unleashed the primary skill of the Swordsman profession!

[Swordsman Elementary Skill: Slashing Steel Sword Qi]

[Skill Type: Attack]

[Skill Description: Swing the sword to unleash a wave of sword energy, dealing high damage to the target in front and applying the debuff "Chaotic Sword Energy" for one minute.]

[Note: Duration of the debuff is reduced if the target's level exceeds the user's.]

In a team, some members excel in magical output, while others specialize in physical damage.

Mages are the epitome of magical prowess, while Swordsmen dominate the realm of physical combat.

The Swordsmen possess unmatched attack power among physical classes, although their defense falls short compared to other roles.

However, there are other physical professions that can serve as the primary physical damage dealers.

Take Sun Ze, the top student, and his Shooter profession, for example.

As a long-range physical attacker, his damage output is exceptional. If he were to switch to the Elf King class, his attack power would become even more terrifying. Additionally, he possesses supportive abilities beneficial to the team.

Ling Zhan swung his sword with incredible force.

The Steel-Slashing Sword Qi, with its immense attack power, swept through the enemies.

The twenty defensive mutant poisonous scorpions barely had time to react before being cleaved in two by a single strike!

And thus, in less than an hour, Ling Zhan successfully vanquished all two hundred evil emperor poisonous scorpions!

...

Outside the secret realm, in the auditorium, the students were left dumbfounded.

"Wow..."

"What did I just witness? How many skills did Senior Ling Zhan employ in that battle?"

"Levitation, Dark Night Stealth, Flash, Fireball, Freezing, Dungeon, Bear Trap, War Roar, Shield-Shattering Sword Sweep, Steel-Slashing Sword Qi... Oh my god!"

"Who could withstand such a devastating combination?"

"The skill set may appear elementary, but the way he flawlessly integrates them is beyond the capabilities of an average person!"

"And those ten consecutive fireballs and freezings... Just how deep is his mana pool?"

"I'm dying to know how much mana Ling Zhan possesses!"

...

The students in the auditorium felt their perception of their respective professions had been greatly influenced.

They had never witnessed such a spectacle before.

On the internet, they had seen numerous videos showcasing exceptional manipulation and damage output, but there was always one common characteristic among those individuals—they had all changed professions! Moreover, they possessed high-level skills exclusive to their chosen classes.

Those advanced skills were beyond their reach and seemed unattainable.

However, the sequence of skills displayed by Ling Zhan consisted solely of elementary skills—skills that any student present could learn if they were willing to put in the effort.

In Ling Zhan's hands, these seemingly inconspicuous elementary skills formed a jaw-dropping and exaggerated combo.

He achieved the most perfect results with the most basic skills.

"Guys, don't just focus on the combo itself, but also pay attention to Ling Zhan's battle strategy," a senior teacher reminded the students in his class.

"If you carefully observe Ling Zhan's movements in the valley, you'll notice that every landing he makes ensures his safety perfectly."

"Most importantly, from the very beginning, he had planned how this battle would unfold."

"Also, consider the speed at which he switches equipment. Do you think it takes more than a second for him to wield a longsword, a shield, or a rapier?"

"No, it takes less than half a second! He completes the equipment switch in less than half a second! Transforming from a warrior to a mage in half a second."

"Can you grasp the significance of this? Whenever you face Ling Zhan in combat, it only takes him half a second to switch from an assassin to a mage and launch a fireball at your face!"

"The proficiency in equipment switching and combat experience he demonstrates—do you have any idea how much effort this student has invested behind the scenes?"

The senior teacher's passionate explanation evoked a new level of admiration for Ling Zhan among the students.

"It's incredible! Senior Ling Zhan is so cool! I want to become his number one fangirl!"

"This is a monster appearing in our very own No. 1 Middle School..."

"I need to practice diligently and strive to be like Senior Ling Zhan!"