Worthless Profession: Dragon Tamer

Chapter 1153, Indifferent to Life and Death

Translator: Silavin

It must be said, Han Ke’s own combat capabilities were not particularly outstanding.

If Jian Ying, Qin Qiu, or the others had been in Han Ke’s position and made such a precise decision, prioritising self-preservation while holding back the Sacred Jiang Family Players and preventing them from approaching, rather than fleeing or attacking in a panic, that would be nothing special. After all, they had Combat Specialised Professions for so many years. They had fought for years, and making such wise decisions under stress was only to be expected of them.

But Han Ke was different. She had a Lifestyle Specialised Profession. Being able to make such an accurate judgement in such a short span of time could only be described as ‘gifted’.

Had Han Ke held a Combat Specialised Profession from the very start, then by now, given the right opportunities, her future prospects would certainly not be to be taken lightly.

While Ouyang Bai Ge and Han Ke were speaking, the Golden Asura King had already broken free from the various Crowd Control Skills constraining it.

It immediately pulled back, charging to the front of Han Ke and Ouyang Bai Ge, using its own body as a barrier to block the Sacred Jiang Family Players from pressing in.

With the Golden Asura King holding the line, any hope the Sacred Jiang Family Players had of breaching the defence line and attacking Han Ke was pure fantasy.

What they did not know was that even had they truly cut through to Han Ke and the others in the backline, Ouyang Bai Ge would not have allowed them to harm herself or Han Ke so easily.

Strictly speaking, Ouyang Bai Ge had a Summoner Type Profession. But she was an Ancient God, so how could she possibly be measured by the standards of an ordinary Player?

Should anyone truly come before her, she was perfectly capable of snapping their neck with her bare hands.

Because of Han Ke’s dazzling performance just moments ago, the briefly broken frontline had managed to hold, and Ouyang Bai Ge had no need to expose her own strength.

At the same time, Jian Ying and the others would not give the enemy another chance to threaten the backline.

With the Golden Asura King holding the front, a group of Sacred Jiang Family Players had no hope of breaking through the frontline, and could only engage the Golden Asura King and Ye Wuxian, while simultaneously keeping a wary eye out for the Void Insects’ assaults.

Given enough time, Han Ke could deploy another barrier, enveloping herself and Ouyang Bai Ge within it.

For the Sacred Jiang Family Players to shatter her barrier as they had just done before, that was now easier said than done.

However, although the Sacred Jiang Family Players were in a desperate state, not a single one took a step back. They all continued charging forward, seeking any means to cut down Ouyang Bai Ge and the others.

What they needed to accomplish was to buy enough time for Jiang Baishen, allowing him to first kill Lu Fan before coming to assist them.

Death held no fear for them.

After all, most of them were already people who had died once, long since placing their lives in the hands of the Slaughter Ancient God.

To fall in service of completing the mission the Slaughter Ancient God had arranged for them was something they could never regret. It was precisely because of this near-suicidal, utterly fearless fighting style that a battle which should have concluded long ago continued to drag on.

Defeating a person was not that difficult. But if that person has completely stopped caring about their own life and fought while staking everything on each exchange, then killing them becomes far more difficult.

While fighting Jiang Baishen, Lu Fan had also been keeping an eye on Han Ke and the others’ situation.

Although he knew that with Ouyang Bai Ge among them, there was no chance the girls would be hurt, Lu Fan was a worrier by nature. If he did not keep an eye on their side of things, he genuinely found it difficult to put his mind at rest.

Once he saw that the battle had been decided, and that despite the Sacred Jiang Family Players’ fierce assault they could not break through Jian Ying and the others’ defence line, he finally set his worries aside.

Because Lu Fan had been distracted this whole time, his battle with Jiang Baishen remained in a stalemate.

In the blink of an eye, the two had already exchanged several Skills, yet neither had been able to do anything to the other.

Jiang Baishen was truly formidable. His golden radiance encompassed both offence and defence, and his Attributes, compared to Lu Fan in his Golden Dragon King Form, showed not the slightest deficit, matching him blow for blow without losing ground.

Once he pulled back to a distance, he could casually fling out multiple layers of Talismans.

Although these Talismans were hard-pressed to deal significant Damage to Lu Fan, they at least smashed into his face, disrupting his Attack rhythm.

As far as Lu Fan was concerned, Jiang Baishen’s strength was on a par with the Jiang Family Mountain God, perhaps even a notch higher.

But, the Jiang Family Mountain God ultimately lacked intelligence. Even with superior Attributes, it simply did not know how to apply them.

Jiang Baishen was entirely different. His fighting style was exceptionally fluid and shrewd, fully capable of leveraging his own advantages to the greatest effect.

So to Lu Fan, the threat posed by Jiang Baishen far exceeded that of the Jiang Family Mountain God.

Moreover, it was very difficult for Lu Fan to use his Ancient God Power before Jiang Baishen, conjuring Projections to drain his strength.

After all, the Jiang Family Mountain God was not sharp. Even if it saw one Lu Fan after another charging out, it would only know to fight, never stopping to wonder why Lu Fan could never be finished off.

If Lu Fan were to plant an Abyssal Node and use Abyssal Projections against Jiang Baishen, the man would certainly see through it in an instant, track down the Abyssal Node, and destroy it.

And so, the most reliable method for dealing with Jiang Baishen was still for Lu Fan to personally take action, crushing him with absolute strength.

After shifting his attention back from Han Ke and the others, Lu Fan finally threw himself wholeheartedly into the battle with Jiang Baishen.

Sensing Lu Fan’s combat intensity suddenly surge, Jiang Baishen fought on and coldly sneered. “So you have finally decided to get serious? Honestly speaking, needing to divide your attention during battle to concern yourself with others is not a good habit. If you and I were evenly matched, you would have been close to death the moment your mind wandered.”

Fighting alongside him, Lu Fan laughed. “Going by your statement, you are already admitting that you are weaker than me.”

“I do not deny that.” Jiang Baishen’s voice was cool and measured. “Before I came, my Older Brother warned me that this battle would most likely be a one-way trip for me. The fact you could slay our Jiang Family Mountain God already told me that you must possess the strength to kill me. Although I am stronger than the Jiang Family Mountain God, even fighting at full strength, I would find it difficult to kill it so quickly. Since you’ve accomplished it, you are obviously stronger than me.”

Lu Fan let out a sigh. “Since you understand that, then why did you still dare to come and stop me?”

“What is there to be afraid of?!” Jiang Baishen retreated, casually flinging out several Talismans. In an instant, heavenly lightning and earthly fire blazed and flashed, enveloping Lu Fan within.

But the very next second, Lu Fan let out a Dragon Roar and burst free from the sea of lightning and flames, sweeping Jiang Baishen away with a fierce Dragon Tail.

Jiang Baishen steadied himself mid-air and continued. “I cast aside all thoughts of life and death long ago. The Slaughter Ancient God commanded me to come and kill you. Even knowing I cannot kill you, I still had to come!”

“You and I are different. Every last one of us can die, and so in battle, I have absolutely no need to account for anyone else’s life. But you fight while glancing behind you. Who knows, you might leave an opening, and I could take you down with it!”