Chapter 74: Chapter74-Killing the Boss, Activating the Longsword!
Buzz!
Driven by Spatial Law, LoranBlade returned to John’s side.
Her face was slightly flushed, as if she felt embarrassed for asking Outlander for help.
Seeing her like this, John did not know whether to laugh or cry.
He guessed that she had probably struggled on her own for quite a while just now, only to discover that she could not resist the influence of this place’s Law. Only then had she been forced to ask him for help.
"Sorry. I was studying a piece of equipment just now and didn’t notice you."
LoranBlade hurriedly waved her hand.
"It’s fine, it’s fine. I wasn’t careful myself."
"Continue?"
"Mm."
For some reason, LoranBlade seemed to have become much more restrained.
The two continued deeper, helping LoranBlade complete her Hidden Quest.
...
Swish, swish, swish!
Inside the canyon, sword light flashed coldly.
One sharp sword aura after another struck those space-type wild monsters.
The terrifying sword energy rapidly carved countless wounds across their bodies until they finally collapsed.
Many space-type wild monsters did not even have time to react before their heads were severed by a single slash, their vitality extinguished.
"995!"
"996!"
"997!"
The longsword in LoranBlade’s hand moved faster and faster. Toward the end, it even began leaving afterimages.
John watched as this female player spun like a top, rotating 360 degrees again and again, pouring out damage in one burst and instantly killing three space-type wild monsters.
[You have devoured a Lv.39 Voidspeed Wind Serpent. Free Attribute Points +39!]
[You have devoured a Lv.40 Rift Eagle. Free Attribute Points +40!]
[You have devoured...]
"Tsk, tsk. This kind of sword technique no longer looks elegant and calm. Instead, it feels more like a broad and aggressive saber technique."
After devouring the three corpses, John had harvested nearly another 20,000 free Attribute Points in this round.
Looking at LoranBlade’s performance, a trace of appreciation appeared in John’s eyes.
No wonder LoranBlade had been so famous in his previous life. With this kind of swordsmanship paired with that graceful figure, who wouldn’t be dazzled?
Just as LoranBlade was only one space-type wild monster away from completing one of the two requirements in her Hidden Quest—
Boom, boom, boom!
The entire canyon suddenly began trembling violently.
Countless Spatial Authority Fragments fell like stone chips.
They were invisible, yet capable of causing massive damage.
Fortunately, John had already been prepared. The moment his spatial barrier emerged, all the Spatial Authority Fragments were deflected.
And under this tremendous change, the Spatial Law inside the canyon slowly began sinking downward.
The two looked toward the source of the fluctuation and saw an incomparably massive demonic ape slowly walking out from the void.
Merely revealing its head was enough to trigger a terrifying spatial storm.
John’s expression changed slightly. He grabbed LoranBlade and decisively retreated.
Wherever the storm swept through, the surrounding shattered stones were directly ground into nothingness.
Amid the dust filling the sky, John activated True Sight.
"This is..."
At this moment, that demonic ape had already fully stepped out. Its pair of pupils were as deep as black holes.
John cast Detection Spell, and the other party’s information appeared.
...
[Voidborn Ape King]
[Skills]: Void-Rending Claw, Large-Scale Spatial Blink, Heaven-Shaking Demon Ape Roar, Abyssal Rift Impact, Void Domain Guard, Spatial Strangulation
[Description]: The king of the Voidborn Ape tribe. It has long occupied the spatial rift core of the Space Sever Mountain Range, absorbing and comprehending Spatial Law until its bloodline was completely sublimated. It can unfold a small void domain and tear apart space on a large scale. With its physical body fused with spatial power, it is the most terrifying magical beast overlord in the entire mountain range.
...
"Perfect. If we deal with this boss, both requirements can be completed at once."
John’s eyes flickered as he spoke to LoranBlade beside him.
The latter nodded slightly.
The next moment, with John’s help, her figure flashed and appeared in front of the creature.
"Roar!"
The Voidborn Ape King let out a terrifying roar.
The Spatial Law around the two of them was about to collapse, but John directly nailed it in place.
He stared expressionlessly at the demonic ape before him.
"You’re still too inexperienced to play with Spatial Law in front of me."
LoranBlade did not stop either. Sword lights shot out one after another, continuously cutting into the demonic ape’s body.
[-367!]
[-398!]
[-412!]
However, because of the Voidborn Ape King’s terrifying attributes, combined with its skilled mastery of spatial defense, LoranBlade’s attacks were no different from scratches to it.
Although under John’s protection, LoranBlade did not need to worry about her safety, with her current damage output, it would probably be difficult for her to even break through the Voidborn Ape King’s skin.
John watched quietly, and his brows immediately furrowed.
If they continued at this pace, they would probably have to stay here for two or three hours before they could grind this ape king to death. And that was still assuming LoranBlade’s mana and stamina could hold out.
After thinking for a moment, he said thoughtfully, "Do you have any skill that can weaken someone’s status?"
As he spoke, he easily dodged another attack from the ape king.
Hearing this question, LoranBlade revealed a look of surprise and doubt.
"Weaken status?"
John nodded.
"Mm. If you do, use it on me."
LoranBlade’s expression struggled.
After hesitating for a moment, she still chose to follow John’s instruction and unleashed the S-Rank sword technique she had been keeping as her trump card.
Swish!
A dark-blue sword glow instantly entered John’s body.
Spiderweb-like dark-blue patterns wrapped around his entire body, and a faint soul-piercing pain swept through him.
[All current attributes have been forcibly reduced by 12%. Duration: 10s!]
Feeling the attribute reduction, John remained calm.
He turned his head and looked at the incoming Voidborn Ape King.
The Voidborn Ape King roared in fury. The surrounding space twisted violently, and countless Spatial Authority Fragments poured down like rain to bombard him.
John ignored them completely.
He clenched his right hand in the air and punched out with pure strength.
It was only a casual strike.
Yet that seemingly calm punch easily tore through space and landed on the Voidborn Ape King’s enormous body.
[-100,000!]
A glaring damage value of 100,000 suddenly appeared.
LoranBlade, standing nearby, instantly froze, her eyes filled with disbelief.
The sword technique she was so proud of dealt less than 400 damage when it struck the Voidborn Ape King.
Yet John, while suffering a 12% all-attribute reduction, had dealt overwhelming terrifying damage with the most ordinary attack, completely overturning her understanding.
"Finish it."
Seeing her dazed, John spoke calmly and signaled for her to land the final hit.
LoranBlade suddenly came back to her senses. She immediately raised her sword and rushed forward.
While the Voidborn Ape King was heavily injured and imprisoned by Spatial Law, unable to escape, she thrust her sword into the wound at the center of its brow.
[-929!]
With a thunderous crash, the Voidborn Ape King’s massive body collapsed to the ground, completely dead.
A B-Rank space-type boss had fallen, and faint spatial ripples spread out from the depths of the canyon.
But as John gently pressed down with his hand—
Buzz!
The humming instantly calmed, and the canyon returned to peace.
At the same time, crisp system notifications rang one after another beside LoranBlade’s ears.
[Ding! Hidden Quest "Space Sever Sword Path" completed!]
[Reward: Space Sever sword activated!]
The longsword on LoranBlade’s back suddenly erupted with a dark-blue glow.
It had been activated!
