Chapter 034: The Players' Performance

The dwarf Gimli, seeing these undead, had tears in his eyes and roared angrily, "Damn Sauron, he has defiled the peace of the dwarven ancestors. I will surely cut off his head."

Legolas drew his sword and shot an arrow into the forehead of a dwarf undead, "I only know that if you don't fight back, your ancestors will cut off your head."

Gimli roared in pain, "I know, of course I know."

But his hands worked quickly, swinging his axe swiftly, chopping the charging dwarf undead into pieces.

In this battle, the hobbits once again became a burden.

Several players protected them, while the remaining players each showed their skills, furiously attacking the dwarf undead.

These dwarf undead were not true ghosts, but rotting yet corporeal undead; cutting off their heads could destroy them.

So the players were not flustered, but methodically eliminated the undead.

This caused Gimli great pain, because he felt that every attack he made was desecrating his ancestors, and two streams of hot tears rolled down his face.

Wang Bo had to admit that this guy was quite good at adding drama. He took the opportunity to chop off the heads of several dwarf undead, gained a batch of experience, and smoothly leveled up to ten.

This increased his attack power considerably, making him even more at ease in the subsequent battle.

Before long, the dwarf undead were eliminated.

But this was not the end; it was only the beginning.

Boom!

A huge sound suddenly appeared, as if coming from deep underground, shaking the floor beneath their feet. Everyone immediately rushed toward the gate.

Boom! Boom!

The sound continued to rumble, as if a giant hand were beating Moria like a war drum. Then another piercing sound came, and the hall echoed with a horn call that did not fade.

Then, from afar came other horn calls and shouts, followed by many hurried footsteps.

Clearly, the monsters dwelling in Moria were heading here, gathering together to launch a general attack.

Soon, a group of tall, evil orcs charged in from outside.

The members of the Fellowship of the Ring naturally took up their weapons and fought hand-to-hand with the orcs. Although the orcs were numerous, the players were no pushovers.

These players had an average level above twenty, surpassing the orcs. With their fine weapons and other powerful items, they swarmed forward, directly routing the orcs.

Wang Bo even saw a player wielding a burning longsword. The sword was incredibly sharp, easily cutting through the orcs' weapons and bodies.

The orcs dared not engage him in close combat, because once they approached this player, their weapons would be cleaved in two by his flaming sword.

If they were not careful, not only their weapons but also their bodies would be split in half.

Even more exaggerated, the flaming sword had an unquenchable property. Even if it only cut off an orc's finger or made a scratch on its body, the flames would spread along, like a clinging bone cancer, burning the orc to ashes.

So this player was like a wolf among sheep, effortlessly reaping the lives of a large number of orcs.

Besides this player with the flaming sword, several other players also displayed formidable combat abilities.

For example, a man in a mage's robe held a staff made of some unknown wood. With a wave, ice cones appeared in the air.

These ice cones were very sharp, easily piercing the orcs' bodies.

Even more terrifying, after the ice cones struck the orcs, the cold air would instantly release and spread around. Several nearby orcs were affected in an instant; some unlucky ones were frozen into ice sculptures, while even the lucky ones had their bodies heavily eroded by the cold air, their movements becoming sluggish.

Then they were finished off by other players.

In addition, there was a player who clearly followed the assassin path, moving in the shadows and proficient in stealth. Some orcs often had their heads taken without even noticing.

Of course, not all players could display excellent combat abilities like these three.

But most players could handle one to three orcs.

As for the three travelers—Yui, Asuna, and Dr. Bravestone—their performance amazed Wang Bo.

Yui was clearly a mage in the game, but she was not a conventional mage. She also carried an elegant lady's sword, moving among the orcs. With each swing of her sword, circles of white light released from under her feet. Where these circles spread and touched the orcs' bodies, the orcs' movements became stiff.

Clearly, this was a support aura.

With this aura, Yui was like a fish in water in battle, taking advantage of the moment the orcs stiffened to kill them.

Wang Bo couldn't help but marvel, "Heh, I didn't expect you to be a melee mage."

This is following Gandalf's path; maybe you and Gandalf will have common topics.

As for Asuna, she was clearly a warrior. Holding a rapier in each hand, she stepped lightly, and her sword light swept out like a storm.

Seeing this, Wang Bo's eyes almost popped out.

Although in the SAO game, Asuna was indeed a rapier user and her swordsmanship was fast, the problem was that Asuna used a single-handed sword.

Why is she now dual-wielding?

You're not Asuna at all; you're Kirito, right? What was that move just now? Starburst Stream?

But Wang Bo had to admit that Asuna and Yui's cooperation was indeed seamless. The white circles from under Yui's feet swept out, instantly stiffening several orcs.

At that moment, Yui dealt with one, while the rest were left to Asuna.

The two rapiers in Asuna's hands were like a violent storm, instantly killing orc after orc.

As for the last one, Dr. Bravestone, he had no weapon. Relying on his solid muscles and powerful fists, he beat the orcs that approached him senseless.

Occasionally, he would snatch a weapon from an orc, swing it a few times, but finding it uncomfortable, he would aim at an orc and throw it, sending the orc flying.

Wang Bo even suspected that Dr. Bravestone's strength was greater than that of the melee mage Gandalf, who was a master at close combat with a Balrog.

Thus, Dr. Bravestone's strength was truly immense. Perhaps this guy was wearing some strength-enhancing item to perform like this.