Amber Sword
Chapter 66 - 66 Scene 26 Elite Withered Beast

66: Scene 26 Elite Withered Beast 66: Scene 26 Elite Withered Beast “You’re going to scold me, right, Brando?”

“No, come on over.

Be careful.” Watching Roman’s cautious demeanor, Brando couldn’t help but find it both amusing and exasperating.

However, when he looked up, he saw three young withered beasts had already appeared on the rock he and Roman had been occupying.

He turned around and looked around; these shrub monsters had already surrounded them from all sides within a brief moment.

After the undead team was wiped out, they became the only target in the canyon, especially with the future Miss Merchant holding the glowing Azure Light Piercing—a magic weapon that attracted these demon servants of the Golden Tree like a candle in the dark.

And indeed, it was like a candle in the dark.

Brando could almost hear the Golden Magic Tree’s shrieking desire for magic in his mind, but he didn’t dare dwell on this thought—the urgency of time, the possibility of encountering the Magic Tree Men, they had to leave this place before that happened.

He turned back and asked Freya, “How are you holding up, can you still manage?”

Freya nodded.

“Then we’ll go up from the other side.

Take your sword and be careful.” As he spoke, he handed the girl’s sword back to her.

Although the withered beasts had taken the high ground from this side, there were no shrub monsters on the opposite side.

In truth, the speed of these animated plants wasn’t particularly fast, and their efficiency in climbing over crisscrossing rocks was only about the same as ordinary people.

However, they had the advantage of numbers and familiarity with the terrain, and their high constitution, corresponding stamina, and resilience were also outstanding.

Brando knew he had to find a way to stop these monsters.

He couldn’t help but look up to the higher ground.

Freya placed her bloodstained hand on the rock wall, wincing in pain.

But she gritted her teeth, tore a piece of cloth from her sleeve to wrap her hand, then grabbed sharp rocks and started climbing up.

Seeing this scene from behind, Brando couldn’t help but feel a bit moved.

But he didn’t have much time; he took the Azure Light Piercing from Roman, then shielded her as he climbed up.

When he turned back, two young withered beasts were already climbing up from below.

“Brando, hurry up!” Roman’s voice.

Freya, too, nervously turned pale and quickly lay on the rock, reaching out to him.

But Brando wasn’t in the mood to respond.

The two shrub monsters, lacking intelligence, had already half-stood up and were hissing threateningly at the young man.

In a sense, withered beasts couldn’t really be considered intelligent lifeforms.

They were merely puppets of the Golden Magic Tree.

Brando slashed with his sword, and in the darkness, the glowing blade made the two monsters shrink back slightly.

Just as he was about to take this opportunity to turn back and grab the future Valkyrie’s hand, they let out a low growl and pounced forward.

Looking for trouble!

Brando was infuriated.

Using his 2.1-level dexterity, he pushed off the rock wall, and his body soared into the air, flying over the heads of the two shrub monsters.

As soon as his feet touched the ground, his upper body already assumed the most standard attack stance.

A horizontal slash.

Freya let out a gasp, finally realizing how far she was from Brando.

Her talent wasn’t exceptional, but her greatest pride was her ability to work harder and focus more than the average person; she was the top swordsman in the Buqi Militia not because of an outstanding talent, but because few people noticed the sweat and effort she put in.

This was also why Madden admired her and made her the militia captain.

However, her basic swordsmanship was merely solid, while Brando’s was more like the result of relentless honing; if one had to describe it, it would be ‘clean and efficient’.

One slash, and the beast’s head fell, without the slightest mistake.

The headless withered beast sprouted a ring of silver fire at the severed neck, immediately collapsing into a burning figure on the ground.

The other withered beast screeched horribly, its claws violently lengthening and swiping forward.

In truth, the claws of withered beasts were much longer than they appeared, but they rarely showed this before an attack.

Many people suffered because of this, but it couldn’t fool Brando.

Are you kidding?

He had fallen for it once in the game; how could he fall into the same trap again?

He had long been on guard against this.

At this moment, he raised his sword to block, and the shrub monster’s claws exploded into a burst of silver sparks upon hitting the Azure Light Piercing.

The withered beast screamed, retreating repeatedly, but how could Brando, despite his confusion, give up such a great opportunity to attack?