Attempting to forcibly integrate into a completely unfamiliar team, especially in such high-intensity combat situations as the present, is undoubtedly a foolish and dangerous act.
Many tis, even if you know your strength surpasses any mber of the team, recklessly joining the battle will only disrupt the tacit understanding the team has developed through years of training, achieving an "1 1 less than 2" effect, making the already daunting situation on the field even worse.
Although Xia Nan didn’t have much team experience, he was well aware of this.
Therefore, in this direct confrontation with the deford Shark Beast, apart from initially buying ti for his teammates who were caught in a state of spiritual control, and occasionally supporting teammates in need afterward, his movents were more restrained and controlled than usual combat.
Most of the ti, he simply maneuvered around the edges, observing.
He observed the demons’ weaknesses and combat habits, seeking breakthroughs; he also observed the Vengeance Blade Squad’s fighting style, trying to find the most suitable entry point to join without affecting their overall actions.
His keen perception, coupled with his innate combat talent and experience accumulated after transmigration, allowed Xia Nan to gradually understand the mindset of the few people in front of him within just a few rounds.
——With the spellcaster Hai Yin as the absolute core.
This Druid from the Coral Association might not possess high-level skills with extrely destructive power, but he was equipped with control spells suitable for various terrains.
And this was the core of the Vengeance Blade Squad’s battle strategy against formidable enemies.
By using spells from a distance to control the enemy, the spellcasters created output opportunities for the three teammates, all possessing considerable attack capabilities.
The sudden softening of the ground beneath the Shark Beast, causing its body to lose balance, and the magical operations that grew from beneath the ground, entangling it and slowing its movents, were the embodint of this strategy.
The battle was fierce, leaving no room for lengthy communication.
On the field, if any of them really wished to communicate, at most, they would utter a few short phrases while catching their breath between rounds.
In a certain sense, after the battle truly began, Xia Nan and Lorin had already ceased communication.
But that didn’t prevent him from observing their objectives through their actions.
Standing at a slight distance, Xia Nan’s view could cover the entire battlefield.
Thus, when Captain Lorin brandished her fla-imbued Blue Equipnt Scimitar, he clearly saw the deliberate movents of the Spotted Cat race Sasha, who subtly moved into the blind spot of the Shark Beast’s line of sight, as well as the slightly slower Akken, who had risen from a fallen state, holding a giant axe, exhaling and gathering strength as the final deadly blow.
The understanding accumulated during this ti regarding the Vengeance Blade Squad’s combat style allowed him to make an imdiate judgnt.
Lorin and the others seed to intend to use the forr two as cover, eventually allowing Akken to inflict damage on the enemy.
Acknowledging their battle strategy in his heart, Xia Nan naturally wouldn’t rashly interfere, disrupting their deploynt.
He understood what his teammates intended to do and their specific plan.
Knowing his self-positioning, he decided to place himself in the rear.
In this way, he wouldn’t affect Lorin and the others’ plan, and should there be sudden changes or unforeseen developnts, there would be himself as an additional variable.
And indeed, as Xia Nan expected.
This fierce Shark Beast of unknown origin was not only powerful but also possessed significant intelligence.
After being consecutively distracted by Lorin and Sasha, it still had its own strategy to deal with the barbarian Akken’s leap attack, utilizing the high-pressure water stream ejected from its mouth to facilitate a short backward displacent.
While avoiding the giant axe that should have inflicted severe damage, it also brought the opponent, who fell into a rigid state after a missed strike, into its attack range.
Xia Nan couldn’t possibly allow such a team reduction event to happen before his eyes and knew it was finally his mont to strike.
In a flash, he implented [Teeth Hunting], swiftly closing in with a howl of wolves.
Uncertain if the previous two air-drops had built so tacit understanding between him and Hai Yin, or if the person observing from afar was attentively monitoring the battlefield.
No sooner had Xia Nan lunged forward than the pink magic radiance flickered past his peripheral vision, bypassing his body and directly landing on the human figure growing from the side of the Shark Beast’s torso.
The [Human Immobilization Spell], as a control spell adaptable to various professions and releasable with just 2nd Rings, is the type almost every spellcaster wandering outside would learn and rember.
If you pass the perception check, you are immune; if you fail the saving throw, the subject will fall into a period of paralysis control, losing the ability to act independently.
Evidently, judging by the rigid posture of the pale human form enveloped in pink aura, motionless as if ti was frozen after being hit by the magic radiance, he had not passed this spell’s check.
Naturally, the Shark Beast could not release a sonic attack to repel Xia Nan, nor could it warn the Shark Beast, which was its main body.
It could only watch as the straight black sword, surrounded by swirling dark red light, descended directly upon its forehead.
Xia Nan never missed such a perfect opportunity for an attack.
Or rather, his sharp perception and innate combat talent allowed him to very precisely sense when he should go all out and when he needed to cautiously probe, leaving room for retreat.
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