In the blink of an eye, with a series of intense sounds of bones and organs bursting, Wang Zhifan witnessed someone whose hand was just severed by him being trampled into a blurry mass of flesh and blood by the giant boar. The person's screams abruptly stopped, clearly as they were dead beyond any doubt.
Yet, the battle in this instance was far from over.
This time, as the giant boar charged at him, Wang Zhifan not only agilely dodged the savage thrust again but also took the opportunity to slash a long gash across the massive beast's body with the Wolf-Slaying Blade in his hand.
However, such an injury only seemed to fuel the beast's ferocity. Its enormous body rendered such a wound harmless, merely intensifying its fury. It rotated its tusked head angrily, its two blood-red eyes locked onto Wang Zhifan, charging at him even faster and more fiercely!
"This guy's hide is exceptionally thick… it's really troublesome to kill it alone…"
Wang Zhifan had this judgment in mind at the first glance of the giant boar. The previous encounters confirmed his suspicion that this opponent's difficulty was no less than the Level 3 tiger he had once faced in the instance!
Because its skin was too tough and its body too thick, and it was constantly charging back and forth at high speed, even with the armor-penetrating Wolf-Slaying Blade in hand, it would take him a considerable amount of time to deal with it, with the risk of failure if he wasn't careful during the process.
Quickly strategizing in his mind, Wang Zhifan ripped off the hand still attached to the gun he held and tossed it aside, ready to try handling this formidable enemy with the trench-coat youth's firearm.
Thanks to the trench-coat youth loading bullets and unlocking the safety before having his hand chopped off, Wang Zhifan only needed to point the gun at the giant boar, pulling the trigger with all his might.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Stationary, Wang Zhifan fired three shots at the charging beast, but he surprisingly hit it only once; the other two shots only struck the giant boar's side.
This illustrated that despite the close distance and large target, his accuracy without shooter skills was questionable. Of course, the boar's continuously high-speed charge certainly played a role. Wang Zhifan, not having handled a gun much pre- or post-transmigration, was not doing too badly hitting one out of three shots.
However, merely hitting it once confirmed what the trench-coat youth mentioned earlier—this kind of giant, thick-skinned beast wasn't significantly damaged. Wang Zhifan only saw an additional small bloody hole on the boar, but its charging speed was unabated, almost as if it was entirely uninjured!
Now the target was already upon him, concerned about his own life, there was no longer any opportunity for more gunfire. He swiftly dodged, narrowly avoiding the berserk beast's charge and quickly maneuvered to its rear side.
"Using the gun isn't effective either… No choice, I have to try this move."
At this pressing, fatigue-accelerating moment of crisis, Wang Zhifan swiftly stashed his gun in his personal space and gripped his trusty Wolf-Slaying Blade, ready to rely on this old friend to take down the opponent before him.
The giant boar facing Wang Zhifan, who had switched back to his original weapon, seemed to show a human-like disdain in its small, round blood-red eyes on its turning head, clearly unfazed by the weapon in his hands. After all, its build was so large that even if the weapon pierced halfway into its body, it wouldn't be fatally wounded.
However, this massive beast made a miscalculation, as the youth before it had now unleashed his trump card.
"Tiger, blaze and burn!"
Facing the charging giant boar, Wang Zhifan shouted two phrases of seemingly cryptic intent, with an almost tangible might exploding from his entire being, his body emanating an aura akin to a terrifying beast, as if he'd instantly become a relentless predator atop the food chain, a sovereign overlord!
This was his exclusive skill brought by the Tiger Soul True Pattern engraved upon him: Tiger Slaughter.
Wang Zhifan had never used the Tiger Slaughter skill before, knowing only that he could employ this ability up to twice a day, each use lasting up to a quarter of an hour, with all attacks dealing soul damage equivalent to a Level 5 Tiger Spirit while active!
As for whether the soul damage level of a Level 5 Tiger Spirit was strong or weak, now was the moment for practical testing.
Seeing Wang Zhifan unleash his trump card skill for the first time, his fighting spirit surged, boldly charging straight towards the oncoming giant boar, as if preparing to confront this enormous enemy head-on!
The giant boar, confronted by Wang Zhifan whose aura had dramatically surged, felt an instantaneous fear from the depths of its soul, abruptly slowing its charge. Yet, due to the inertia of its vast physique, it continued with an overwhelming, irresistible impact.
The confrontation between man and beast arrived in an instant. As they closed to about three meters apart, the giant boar explosively unleashed the savagery it had just suppressed, charging forward with its tusks poised to pierce the foe. Wang Zhifan suddenly leaped high with astonishing agility and control, vaulting over the massive beast's back!
During this process, his backward-gripped Wolf-Slaying Blade remained perpendicular, slicing a ten-centimeter-deep, two-meter-long gash across the beast's broad back!
Having completed this somewhat risky and challenging attack maneuver, Wang Zhifan landed behind the giant boar and, just as he turned, saw his tough-skinned opponent collapse onto the grass, with its dark back bleeding profusely. Its massive body trembled uncontrollably, appearing alive but with a loss of bodily control.
"The effect of soul damage is surprisingly significant?"
Wang Zhifan, seeing this, felt a surge of joy. Initially preparing for multiple rounds with the massive beast, he hadn't expected the first strike to be so effective, immediately knocking it helplessly to the ground.
Considering that the physical damage inflicted by Wang Zhifan earlier would only be moderate for this giant boar, incapable of felling it, the soul damage in his current Tiger Slaughter state was evidently the main factor causing its near paralysis.