Chapter 974: 974 Chapter: A Pile of Scrap Copper and Iron
Qin Sisi was secretly delighted. It seemed that her recent attack had been effective, as the condition of the Bronze Giant’s body had been affected.
She gathered her spirits and continued to look for an opportunity to fly behind the Bronze Giant, taking advantage of his turn to fiercely chop at the back of his neck with the Vigor Gold Knife.
With each chop, the crack at the back of the Bronze Giant’s neck deepened further.
After several attempts, the crack grew deeper and deeper, slowing down the Bronze Giant’s movements, but he still attacked Qin Sisi with his strong metal body.
However, Qin Sisi was no longer terrified; very calmly, she used the Wings of Rainbow to move freely, dodging the Bronze Giant’s attacks time after time and seizing every opportunity to continue attacking the back of his neck.
After several more chops, the Bronze Giant’s huge head cracked open from the back with a ’crack’, leaving only a thin layer of metal skin connecting it, the head helplessly drooping in front of his chest.
The Bronze Giant’s movements halted; Qin Sisi seized the opportunity to rise into the air again, raising her palm to release the Vigor Gold Knife, chopping towards that thin layer of metal skin.
That thin layer had little strength left, barely holding up the massive, heavy head, already in a precarious state. Qin Sisi’s Vigor Gold Knife was ferocious, and with a single slash, the metal skin broke completely, the Bronze Giant’s head no longer had support and fell towards the metallic ground.
Qin Sisi stopped mid-air, her face showing a relaxed and joyful smile, "The head is gone, it should be over now, right?"
However, a few seconds later, the headless Bronze Giant moved again, swinging his massive, hard palms towards Qin Sisi.
Qin Sisi was shocked, her smile freezing on her face, and she quickly flapped the Wings of Rainbow to speed away from her original position.
When she turned back to check the situation, she found that the Bronze Giant had not followed her; instead, he stood in place, his long metal arms wildly swinging in front.
Looking at the head on the ground, Qin Sisi understood; the head was dead, the Bronze Giant, although still powerful, had lost his sight and hearing.
Unable to see or hear, the Bronze Giant was like a toothless tiger at this moment—seemingly imposing but no longer as terrifying.
Qin Sisi breathed a sigh of relief, smiled carefreely, flapping the Wings of Rainbow to approach the Bronze Giant, fiercely chopping down on his relatively thinner arm with the Vigor Gold Knife.
With a ’clang’, the metal arm was chopped into two pieces, the upper arm still hanging from the body, while the lower arm dropped powerlessly like the head before, unable to move again.
The Bronze Giant naturally refused to give up, continuing to attack Qin Sisi with his remaining upper arm and the other arm by feeling alone.
But in his furious state, his accuracy was lacking. Sometimes, the Bronze Giant flailed wildly for a long time, while Qin Sisi quietly hid in a corner, mockingly watching him.
When he relaxed, she surged forward and struck him hard, her Vigor Gold Knife swiftly chopping and the metal of the Bronze Giant’s body being chopped off piece by piece.
In the end, nothing but a pile of broken metal remained on the ground.
Qin Sisi did not dare to relax her vigilance, still intensely watching the pile of broken metal on the ground, fearing that the Assessment System would set up some bizarre new obstacle.
Fortunately, this assessment was relatively normal. The pile of broken metal remained motionless, and the black badge on Qin Sisi’s wrist flashed, displaying: "Assessment cleared, you have a half-hour break."
This time she had truly passed. Qin Sisi took a deep breath and collapsed exhaustedly on the ground.
She rested for a while, recalling the previous assessment process, and thought of something very important.
In the alchemy room, she found a third-level Spirit Revitalizing Pill, and in the icy snowfield, she found a Spirit Grass. She believed it was no coincidence; it must have been a deliberate welfare provided by Heavenly Magic God’s Castle for the students.
As time passed, the physical conditions of the students would deteriorate; the welfare from Heavenly Magic God’s Castle wasn’t cheating, but fairness, allowing them to complete the assessment in their best state.
Since there were benefits before, there would certainly be benefits later, as they would be more needed later on.
Qin Sisi stood up and carefully observed the metallic hall, wondering where the benefits might be hidden this time.
The entire hall, though shimmering with a dark golden light, was actually very simple. Most areas were flat, and there were hardly any places where things could be hidden.
Qin Sisi walked around, then her gaze returned to the heap of scrap metal in the center of the hall.
Such a tall and mighty Bronze Giant had turned into this state; it seemed quite pitiful, yet metal has no life itself. What was strange is, how could the Bronze Giant move its body freely since the metal had no life?
Qin Sisi recalled the entire process of chopping the Bronze Giant. After its head was chopped off, it could still move; after its arm was chopped off, it could also move.
In the end, only a chunk of torso and two legs were left, but it could still hop around looking for targets to attack.
The most likely place to hide a secret would be its heart.
With a mind’s prompt, Qin Sisi immediately jumped into the pile of scrap metal and began searching for the Bronze Giant’s heart.
While chopping, the emotion was reckless because she feared accidentally being counter-killed, so she had chopped the body of the Bronze Giant very badly.
Now, to look for a specific part became bothersome because there were quite a few metal pieces to sort through.
Half an hour quickly passed, and as the saying goes, hard work pays off; Qin Sisi finally found the chunk of torso that contained the Bronze Giant’s heart.
With time tight, Qin Sisi picked up the torso piece, and with her other hand, she wielded the power of Gold Attribute Magic, transforming it into a sharp small knife, and began to slice across the metal of the torso.
Finally, in the spot where the heart should be, she found a stone.
The stone was strange, exhibiting a pale yellow color and encircled by a halo.
Qin Sisi had never seen this type of stone before; this stone was called a Life Stone, the core material for making puppets.
Originally, the Bronze Giant had no life, but it was because of this Life Stone that it could move freely and battle with Qin Sisi.
When the Life Stone was removed from its body, the Bronze Giant’s metallic torso, which had previously shimmered with dark golden light, suddenly became much duller, turning into a pile of real scrap metal.
Qin Sisi held the stone in the palm of her hand. Although she didn’t recognize the Life Stone, she clearly guessed it was something valuable.
She held the Life Stone in her hand, not absorbing the Spiritual Power contained within immediately. There were still many hardships ahead, and she hoped to save this useful item for the most critical moment.
