Sure enough.
Just as he paused his movement.
A chilling aura emanated from behind him.
However, at this moment, Zhao Lei was suffering from the backlash of missing his skill.
Unable to turn around to defend himself.
But this guy was also extremely fast in his reactions.
"Tianshen Wine... Iron Bones..."
However, he only had time to throw the last item, a wine bottle.
The second, Li Ping, was still on his lips.
A claw flashing with red light.
Then it fiercely struck his spine.
With a "ci la" sound.
A bloody gash directly severed Zhao Lei's spine.
Blood spurted out wildly.
Zhao Lei also fell into a coma as a result.
This was Chu Tian's Pounce skill.
The Pounce skill, in its normal state.
Was merely a bleeding effect.
But when used in stealth form.
It would inflict a stun.
Similar in effect to a rogue's Ambush skill.
However, a rogue's Ambush did not cause bleeding.
A rogue's two offensive skills, one Ambush caused bleeding but also a 6-second stun.
The other opener skill, Garrote, was a high-damage bleed.
A rogue could only choose one of these two skills.
Under normal circumstances, when ambushing someone in the wild.
Rogues would choose Ambush as their opener, catching their opponents off guard.
Because Garrote could also be used outside of stealth.
It just wouldn't deal as much damage.
A feral druid's Pounce, however, possessed the effects of both these skills simultaneously.
However, a feral druid's Pounce stun duration was only 5 seconds.
But these five seconds were more than enough for Chu Tian, who had a full Agility build.
If he couldn't finish his burst combo in five seconds, he wouldn't need to play anymore.
Besides, he still had the foundation of playing a rogue for so many years in his previous life.
However, when Chu Tian's skill hit Zhao Lei.
He found that his skill did not deal any substantial damage.
Before, his Rip skill against that Berserker warrior had dealt over 3000 damage.
Yet, when hitting Zhao Lei.
It only dealt over 1000 damage.
This guy had absorbed 50% of the damage.
However, after one skill hit, three damage numbers popped up above his head.
One of them was for his bleed.
One was for the direct Rip damage.
The other was the damage that popped out of his Wine Pool.
Although all three numbers were not ideal.
But his intelligence granted him a 50% damage dealt to the target.
However, a 1000 damage number was merely a tickle to Zhao Lei, a tank with 40,000 health.
But Chu Tian gritted his teeth.
"I'll let you absorb damage and store it in your Wine Pool.
See if I don't blow up your Wine Pool."
The leopard's body stood on its hind legs.
Just like when he had stepped on that Berserker warrior before.
He pushed off Zhao Lei's waist with his hind legs.
And unleashed two Rips simultaneously with his front claws.
His sharp claws directly tore open Zhao Lei's carotid arteries on both sides.
The areas that were vulnerable to attacks.
The Berserker warrior before had iron armor protecting both sides of his neck.
While Zhao Lei, a leather-armored wearer.
Naturally had much less protection on the sides of his neck.
Moreover, Chu Tian discovered a problem.
Although damage numbers were popping up above Zhao Lei's head.
Each number was followed by a pair of parentheses.
Inside it read: Tianshen Wine Shield Absorbed!
After several skills, this guy hadn't lost any health.
However, the damage popping out of the Wine Pool was getting higher and higher.
One Pounce, three Rips, followed by a full five-combo Ferocious Bite finisher!
Zhao Lei's Wine Pool damage finally reached four digits.
It had exceeded a thousand!
Three seconds had passed.
Zhao Lei, who was in a coma,
Felt his heart pound at this number.
At this very moment, his Tianshen Wine Shield broke.
His health bar began to decrease.
But with two seconds left, Zhao Lei had already prepared his skill.
It was the Revitalizing Wine.
As soon as he was out of the stun.
He would swallow the Revitalizing Wine, neutralizing 50% of the damage in his Wine Pool!
And Revitalizing Wine could be stacked twice.
This meant he could swallow two Revitalizing Wines consecutively.
Neutralizing 75% of the damage in his Wine Pool!
But how could Chu Tian give him such an opportunity?
With only the last two seconds of the stun remaining.
Chu Tian directly activated his Berserk skill.
Berserk was a skill he hadn't obtained in the official server.
Upon activation, Berserk would instantly restore 80% of his energy.
And increase the energy regeneration rate.
It would also increase attack speed by 20% and attack power by 20%.
As Berserk was activated, Chu Tian also activated another skill he didn't have.
In fact, this skill could have been activated right at the start.
It was called Tiger's Fury.
It was a minor burst skill for feral druids.
With a duration of eight seconds.
And a cooldown of twenty seconds.
Meaning there would be a twelve-second downtime in between.
Generally, players would use it on cooldown.
But Chu Tian had saved it until now.
Because Berserk restored 80% energy.
And Tiger's Fury restored 20% energy.
Using both skills simultaneously would instantly restore his energy to full.
Tiger's Fury also increased skill effects by 20%.
The damage and energy from both skills stacked.
Chu Tian's burst was just beginning.
How could he allow Zhao Lei to recover from his coma?
He swung his claws twice in succession.
All of them were Rip skills.
This skill was the most commonly used combo-generating skill for feral druids.
Under the buffs of Berserk and Tiger's Fury.
The damage of these two skills increased again.
What was originally over 1000 damage.
Now reached over 1500.
Zhao Lei's heart pounded even harder.
Because the direct damage Chu Tian dealt.
Was also absorbed by his Wine Pool.
Originally, he only absorbed 70% of the damage.
But just now he realized.
In PvP combat.
Meaning combat between players.
His Wine Pool's absorption rate was reduced to 50%.
He had originally planned to consume Tianshen Wine and then Iron Bones Wine.
Iron Bones Wine increased the percentage of wine quality absorption.
But Chu Tian didn't give him the chance.
Just as the last second was about to end.
Chu Tian's five combo points were full again!
Zhao Lei also woke up at this moment.
"Vivify..."
"Vivify your ass..."
Zhao Lei, holding the Revitalizing Wine, had just brought it to his lips.
When he received a system prompt.
[Ding dong... You have been hit by a Shred skill and are stunned for 6 seconds!]
"Damn it!"
Zhao Lei couldn't speak.
But he could curse in his mind.
And Chu Tian naturally saw Zhao Lei's stun duration.
He understood.
The effect of the Tiger's Fury skill.
Indeed had an effect on stun duration!
Shred was also a finishing skill for feral druids.
It also caused a stun and dealt minor bleed damage.
The full-star stun duration should have been five seconds.
But now it lasted for six seconds.
It must be the 20% skill effect bonus from Tiger's Fury.
In six seconds, he could do a lot.
Berserk had a duration of thirty seconds.
Therefore, Zhao Lei could only passively take a beating.
As soon as the six seconds were up.
Zhao Lei tried to use Revitalizing Wine again.
He had no choice but to use it, as each ticking damage he took had reached over 2000 to 3000.
His total health had also dropped to half.
However, another Shred greeted him.
But because the interval between the two skills was short.
This time the stun from Shred only lasted 2.5 seconds.
At this point, Zhao Lei had given up resisting.
As expected, once the 2.5 seconds were up.
Chu Tian suddenly transformed into bear form.
Then, using the ten rage points given during the transformation.
He swiped his claw at Zhao Lei's head.
The Maul skill took effect.
Stunned for three seconds!
"It's over!"
Zhao Lei looked at his remaining half health.
In three seconds, even if Chu Tian didn't attack him.
The ticking damage from the Wine Pool alone, over 3000 damage every 0.5 seconds.
Was enough to kill him!
However, the Wine Pool had one advantage.
That was, when his health dropped to one point.
He would no longer lose health.
If he wasn't attacked by an enemy.
He wouldn't die.
Chu Tian had also calculated his damage taken.
He slowly took a step back.
And stopped attacking him!
Just as his health reached one point.
Chu Tian was stunned for a moment.
This guy hadn't died.
However, the three seconds were also up.
Zhao Lei emerged from his stunned state.
"Thanks, boss, for not killing me... uh..."
He thought Chu Tian hadn't intended to kill him.
He didn't expect Chu Tian to not know his mechanics.
Still wanting to thank Chu Tian.
He didn't expect Chu Tian to suddenly transform into an owlkin form.
And suddenly sprout two chubby wings towards him.
"Typhoon!"
Zhao Lei's body was suddenly blown away.
However, the Typhoon skill itself dealt very low damage.
Zhao Lei, with only one health point remaining, couldn't withstand it.
His body instantly flew away.
He died in mid-air, turning into a corpse.
Becoming a flying corpse in the air.