Being an otaku in the world of American comics

#182 - Chopping melons and vegetables~

"This time, I want ten thousand!"

As Liang Yue's voice fell, a cluster of radiant light instantly rose from his palm, as if substantial, yet without any weight, its entirety presenting a pale yellow color.

This radiance didn't seem dazzling, but when it shone on the body, it gave a person a refreshing and warm feeling.

At the same time, the beams of light it emitted also possessed exceptional penetrating power, almost instantly illuminating the entire battlefield!

Originally somewhat gloomy under the thick blanket of dark clouds, the desolation of Smaug was instantly covered in a layer of glorious light, as if a sun had risen!

"Ah~! !"

Almost at the instant Liang Yue raised this ball of light, the nine Ringwraiths who were originally flying towards him on their dragons screamed miserably.

As if enduring immense pain, they involuntarily covered their eyes.

The black smoke surrounding them began to constantly dissolve and dissipate under the illumination of this light.

The dragon steeds beneath them took the same action as the Ringwraiths.

Ignoring their original rapid flight, they directly used their outstretched wings to shield their eyes...

From their ferocious dragon mouths came miserable howls, their reactions under the radiance even more unbearable than their masters'.

Thus, after losing the balance of their wings, the dragons and Ringwraiths originally flying in mid-air directly crashed to the ground, turning into piles of rolling gourds.

"Puff~" "Puff~" "Puff~"...

Relying on the inertia generated from their previous rapid dive, they continued to tumble forward, finally barely stopping seven or eight meters in front of a certain someone.

"Oh ho~! ?"

Seeing this, Liang Yue, while surprised by the restraint of solar energy on these undead creatures, naturally wouldn't be polite with them!

He tossed the ten thousand portions of stacked solar energy into the air, and then, wielding the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword, he grinned and pounced forward!

When he reappeared, this fellow had already arrived in front of the dragon closest to him, the greatsword in his hand raised high, and then he swept it down!

A semi-transparent blade of energy flashed and disappeared in front of him like a crescent moon, following the powerful sweep.

The original four-to-five-meter attack range of the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword instantly doubled!

"Clang~!"

Accompanied by a burst of rough metallic friction, sparks flew from the chest of the Ringwraith on the dragon's back, a deep mark cut by the Sword Wind!

"Hmm? Why is there so little effect? Didn't they say that the attack power of Sword Wind is the same as the sweeping attack power of the weapon? Besides~ With my strength..."

Just as Liang Yue was puzzled by this and somewhat wide-eyed, the voice of the old wizard Gandalf drifted over from behind again.

"Liang Yue~~~ Use enchanted weapons to deal with the Ringwraiths~~~"

"I see~!"

Hearing his words, this fellow suddenly understood, and with a flip of his sleeve, the Dragon-Slaying Greatsword he had been gripping was instantly replaced by two standard longswords that he was accustomed to using.

At this moment, a red and a gray halo were tightly surrounding the sword blades.

The red halo represented "Fire Enchantment", while the gray one was the external manifestation of the "Undead Slayer" enchantment!

"Swish~"

With the enchanted dual swords unleashed, the "X"-shaped sword light was as fast as lightning, and the Ringwraith in front of him was instantly shattered on the spot!

A head, still wearing its helmet and connected to the neck, flew into the sky.

Then, accompanied by a hoarse and desperate wail, with the added effect of spatial surround sound, the Ringwraith, originally appearing solid, suddenly disintegrated into a pile of semi-transparent sand.

And under the illumination of the solar energy, it finally turned into a cloud of smoke and scattered away~

However, Liang Yue ignored this, and with a tap of his foot, he disappeared from the spot with a slight frown.

When he reappeared, he was already beside another Ringwraith nearby.

This brother in front of him was also relatively unlucky, his entire body pinned to the ground by his dragon steed, leaving only his head exposed.

Even his hands couldn't be pulled out, and under the irradiation of solar energy, his distorted and blurred face let out a continuous stream of painful wails.

Liang Yue would naturally not be polite with it at this time, and with the longsword enchanted with "Fire Enchantment" in his hand, he stabbed it fiercely into the Ringwraith's face!

"Zzz~~~"

Accompanied by a violent reaction like water being boiled in a pot of oil, mixed with sparks flying everywhere, the Ringwraith's face was finally pierced through by his strike, but the process seemed somewhat stiff.

"Whoosh!"

The longsword was swung again forcefully, but this time the target was changed to the dragon steed pressing on it.

Accompanied by a violent force of flame, the blade slashed across the lower part of the dragon's head!

Afterward, Liang Yue's figure flashed again, and he arrived beside another Ringwraith.

The gray longsword flashed, slicing towards the opponent's neck. The whole process was as smooth as silk, encountering almost no resistance!

"As expected, a longsword enchanted with 'Flame Enhancement' isn't as effective as 'Undead Slayer' when killing undead monsters. This is especially true for higher-level creatures!"

"It's fine against a dragon that's been converted into an undead, but the difference is quite significant when used against the Ringwraiths."

"But that's also true. Flame Enhancement is pretty much a versatile attribute that's useful against everyone, while Undead Slayer only works against undead creatures."

Thinking this, Liang Yue's eyes darted around. With a flip of his sleeve, the longsword that was originally surrounded by a reddish glow instantly transformed into an ordinary-looking single-handed straight sword.

This sword was single-edged and had a handguard on the hilt. It seemed unremarkable, but it was actually the beloved possession of a powerful figure.

"Swish!"

With a single sword strike, another dragon head went flying high into the air!

Immediately after, Liang Yue's figure flashed again, instantly arriving beside the fourth Ringwraith. With a clean and swift sweep, a hideous head, along with both arms, flew into the sky.

Bathed in the sunlight, they instantly turned into a cloud of smoke and dissipated into nothingness.

Following this, Liang Yue spun around, and with a flash of his sword, the mount dragon beside him was also decapitated!

"The 'Sword with Mommy's Aura' is worthy of being the Vampire King's son's sword. Although its attack power is a bit low, it can hit anything, be it ghosts, skeletons, zombies, or creatures with various attributes.

It can hit anyone, and it can make anyone bleed!"

"In terms of effectiveness, it's actually much stronger than a longsword enchanted with Flame Enhancement!"

...

And so, in the time that followed, Liang Yue, the scoundrel, switched rapidly between the nine Ringwraiths, using one hand for 'Undead Slayer' and the other for the Mommy Sword.

Despairing and ethereal wails echoed continuously on the battlefield.

Although it sounds a bit complicated, the entire process, from start to finish, only took a few breaths after he had slain the last of the defenseless Ringwraiths.

The orcs, who were still persisting in charging towards Liang Yue under the illumination of the sunlight's energy, had only just approached his front.

Among them, the fastest runner was naturally the leader of the orcs, the pale Azog!

But perhaps the successive and miserable deaths of the nine Ringwraiths had caused too much of an impact and shock, causing this originally fierce orc to unconsciously stop in the rear of the army.

He stood there with a shocked expression, staring blankly at the last Ringwraith that had dissipated like smoke. Even after being bumped hard by an orc running past him, he remained oblivious for a moment.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh, whoosh!" "Whoosh, whoosh!" ...

However, Liang Yue, the scoundrel, would not stop there.

After successively eliminating these eighteen elite boss monsters, he was in a great mood and decided to continue his point-farming business.

So, he instantly sheathed the swords in his hands, and the Dragonslaying Greatsword came online again!

Accompanied by short chopping sounds, this scoundrel once again plunged into the orc horde, beginning to repeatedly and tirelessly unleash the simplest and most direct sweeping attacks on the enemy troops.

"Bang~~~"

At this moment, the solar energy originally floating in the air had also reached its time limit and instantly split into countless fragments.

Subsequently, it transformed into specks of circular light, rapidly spreading towards the surrounding airspace and the earth.

Like fireflies, they emitted a soft light, illuminating the originally dark world.

"Screech~~~!"

In the distant sky, a group of giant eagles had also arrived just in time.

Leading the way was the little female eagle, Rachel, who had briefly disappeared earlier. On her back, the elf princess Arwen was drawing her bow and nocking an arrow, waiting in full battle readiness.

It seemed that this eagle and human had gone to get reinforcements...

In addition, sitting on the backs of the giant eagles were also the brown-robed wizard Radagast and the skin-changer Beorn.

In the original storyline, they had come to support the dwarves and elves at a critical moment in this war, and directly unleashed powerful combat power, causing the orc army to lose their armor and abandon their weapons, fleeing in disarray.

But now, they could at most only do some finishing work~

"They're here to steal my business, aren't they? No way! I have to speed up!"

Glancing at the flock of giant eagles flying closer and closer in the sky, as well as the allied forces of dwarves and elves in the rear camp, who had regained their morale after seeing the nine Ringwraiths being eliminated and were charging towards the battlefield.

Liang Yue couldn't help but curse inwardly. So, he quickly waved the Dragonslaying Greatsword in his hand and began to unleash sword aura attacks on the surrounding orcs without regard for the cost...

...

In the end, this war gradually came to a close with the death of the orc leader, Azog.

Needless to say, it was Liang Yue who killed this pale orc!

In his eyes, although the other party was the leader of a tribe, his actual threat was not much greater than that of other orcs.

Anyway~ It's all just a matter of a horizontal slash~