Nine-layer armor-breaking

Chapter 224 Cave
The giant sword that was inserted diagonally not far away made Jiang Xuan's heart skip a beat.

"Could it be that the giant sword warrior I met before has already died?" Jiang Xuan thought in shock.

However, Jiang Xuan, who had already entered combat mode, did not dare to relax his vigilance and still walked towards the cave entrance lightly.

"Why is it so quiet?" Just when Jiang Xuan was approaching the cave entrance, he still didn't hear any sound from inside the cave.

"Is there no ferocious beast here? If so, why is this giant sword here?" Jiang Xuan asked in confusion.

"No, this cave entrance doesn't seem to be formed purely naturally. There must have been at least a ferocious beast in it." Jiang Xuan thought to himself.

Jiang Xuan walked sideways to the side of the cave entrance and looked into it cautiously.

The entrance to the cave is not big, but the passage inside is even narrower. About two or three feet in, the light becomes extremely dim. Another one or two feet in, it becomes pitch black and difficult to see clearly.

"No, this cave is too deep and the light inside is too dim. It is not suitable to fight in the cave."

Jiang Xuan realized that the space in the cave was not suitable for fighting. Although Jiang Xuan's understanding of the short sword had reached the level of a heavenly warrior, it was still lacking compared to his understanding of the spear.

Moreover, if the ferocious beast encountered is strong and Jiang Xuan is engaged in a tough battle with it, then even if Jiang Xuan uses a spear, he will not be able to use it.

If that were the case, fighting in the cave would be like tying one's own hands.

After adjusting and checking his armor, Jiang Xuan simply walked outside the cave, hoping to lure out the ferocious beasts in the cave.

Of course, the risk of doing so is that if a ferocious beast suddenly rushes out, Jiang Xuan, who is walking at the entrance of the cave, is very likely to be violently hit by the beast.

"Boom!"

The ferocious beast in the cave was indeed attracted by the sound of Jiang Xuan's movement. Almost in an instant, the ferocious beast ran straight into Jiang Xuan.

Although this was within Jiang Xuan's expectations, the speed of the ferocious beast was beyond Jiang Xuan's expectations.

Because of the preparation, although the ferocious beast hit Jiang Xuan, it hit the small round shield that Jiang Xuan had prepared in advance.

The small round shield was a top-level shield, so naturally it was not broken by the ferocious beast. However, Jiang Xuan, who was holding the small round shield, was actually pushed nearly ten feet away by the ferocious beast.

Jiang Xuan passively distanced himself from the ferocious beast. Since he was outside the cave, the light was sufficient and he could see the beast's appearance clearly.

"It's a rat with a conjoined tail." Jiang Xuan thought to himself.

The tailed rat is also distributed in the Yunnan forest, and its tail is a relatively precious material for making medicine.

Jiang Xuan had seen the Coiled Rat several times in the Yunnan forest. However, the difference was that the Coiled Rat he had seen before were all at the wild beast level, but the Coiled Rat in front of him at this moment was a real ferocious beast level.

Looking at the nearly five-foot-long rat in front of him, Jiang Xuan couldn't help but sigh.

Unlike many large wild beasts or ferocious beasts, the tailed rat is relatively small in size. Generally speaking, the tailed rat that is more than three feet long is already relatively rare.

At this moment, the length of this rat is nearly five feet, which can be regarded as a giant rat.

The most distinctive feature of the shrew is its two connected tails, one of which is longer and the other shorter tail is connected to the longer tail.

The overall appearance is that a shorter tail is connected to the tail of the rat.

The most powerful weapon of this rat is its tail. The rat's previous attack was incredibly powerful, sending Jiang Xuan flying nearly ten feet. While Jiang Xuan's underestimation of his opponent due to his top-tier round shield was a factor, it also clearly demonstrates the rat's attack power.

For a five-foot-long ferocious beast, this is already an astonishing force.

"Did you kill the giant sword warrior?" Jiang Xuan held a small round shield in one hand and the short knife in the other, pointing at the slanted giant sword.

The rat with the tail also turned its head to look at the giant sword that was inserted at an angle, and let out a squeaking sound.

Although the cry was not as shocking as that of a larger beast, it was quite crisp. Combined with the size of the rat, which was much larger than that of an ordinary mouse, it gave a strange feeling.

"In this case, the account of the giant sword warrior will be held on your head." Jiang Xuan pointed the dagger at the tailed rat again.

After hearing this, the rat-tailed rat squeaked again and rushed towards Jiang Xuan quickly.

"What a fast speed!" Jiang Xuan exclaimed and immediately raised the small round shield in his hand.

"Boom!"

Another collision, and Jiang Xuan was pushed a certain distance away by the tailed rat again.

However, due to the top-level defensive power of the small round shield, although Jiang Xuan was pushed out for a distance, he was unharmed, except that the hand holding the shield was a little numb from the shock.

Moreover, since they had officially entered the combat state and had the experience from the last encounter, Jiang Xuan was only pushed a few feet away at this moment.

The defensive power of the small round shield obviously exceeded the estimation of the rat. The rat jumped several times, widening the distance between itself and Jiang Xuan, and a squeaking sound came out of its mouth again.

After this contact, Jiang Xuan also had a rough judgment of this tailed rat.

According to Jiang Xuan's judgment, this tailed rat is at most a second-level ferocious beast, and it is most likely a first-level ferocious beast.

This made Jiang Xuan have some doubts.

Jiang Xuan looked at the giant sword sticking out diagonally, wondering, "Could it be that the giant swordsman last time encountered this same rat? Or perhaps he simply abandoned his giant sword here?"

"Or maybe he encountered a better weapon?" Jiang Xuan was really puzzled, and the more he thought about it, the more outrageous it became.

"Forget it, there's no point in thinking about these things. It's better to wait until the battle is over before checking." Jiang Xuan thought.

Jiang Xuan hung the small round shield on his left arm, slightly freeing up his ability to hold the knife with both hands, then held the short knife with one hand and looked at the rat with a tail.

This move was used once in the Yunnan Forest outside Qingxi Town. Since the small round shield is not held in the hand during attack, it can free up the ability to hold the knife with both hands. When defending, it can be used as arm armor to provide a large area of ​​defense.

"Come on, let's see what you can do." Jiang Xuan tapped the small round shield hanging on his left arm with his dagger and teased.

Jiang Xuan's action naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the rat with a tail. It raised its tail and rushed towards Jiang Xuan.

Jiang Xuan used his body to easily avoid the attack of the rat.

For Jiang Xuan, the threat posed by a first-level ferocious beast is indeed not that great.

However, the subsequent attack of the tailed rat did shock Jiang Xuan a little.

(End of this chapter)