Chapter 281: Chapter 181: The Ancient Demon at the Bottom of the Abyss_2
Now it seems that the strength of the Abyss demon far exceeds that of the Multivision Chairman.
Maguire’s dispute with him probably intended to drag the chairman down along with him.
Had it not been for Lin Xun’s intervention, which led to the premature fusion of the Chairman of Multivision with the Star Demon’s experimental body, the chairman would likely have died here.
[You stride towards the edge of the cliff...]
[Before you is an unending Abyss of profound darkness, staring at the pure darkness inclines you towards jumping in.]
[From the bottom of the Abyss, a chilling wind is urging you to plunge into the Abyss.]
[Do you want to plunge into it?]
Lin Xun ignored the textual suggestions by the game, leading to suicide.
[You possess the Shell of the ’Chairman of the Direct View Association’!]
[You take out the ’Refined Copper Sand Hammer’ and give it a light shake. The ’Combat Angel - Valkyrie’ respond to your summon, stepping out from the void.]
[The ’Combat Angel - Valkyrie’ squints her eyes to survey her surroundings. In the pitch-black environment, she relies on the light emitted by the ’Thunder Dragon Staff Spear’ you hold to discern nearby objects.]
Based on past experiences gleaned from the illusion books, the Abyss demon likely possesses flying abilities.
The anti-air combat capabilities of the Mage’s shell and Valkyrie are beyond question, which is not comparable to that of the Earth Giant and Three-headed Lion with short reach.
What needs to be resolved now is the issue of the Valkyrie not being engaged in combat in the dark.
Once this point is overcome, Lin Xun’s winning rate will significantly increase.
He faces a demon far more potent than the Multivision Chairman and has only one challenge opportunity.
He must go all out, and not lose any chance that contributes to his chances of winning.
After considering a bit, Lin Xun decided to attempt to open his skill bar.
[You raise the magic staves and recite the spell...]
[Numerous white light glistening characters appear out of thin air, they promptly obliterate, giving off a piercing light!]
[Pure white light illuminates everything around, distinctly lighting up the objects next to you, but unable to penetrate the darkness of the bottom of the Abyss...]
[Using the light, you glance downwards, only to see cliff walls near you extending endlessly into the darkness; The Abyss hidden underground does not seem to have an end.]
[The light extinguishes, and the darkness engulfs you once again.]
’Knowledge Luminosity’ has become an instant casting skill, and as a Rare+ level skill, it does not consume much mana.
Once the demon appears, he can illuminate the Valkyrie’s field of vision with this skill, creating a brief output period.
Going by Valkyrie’s speed of performance, shooting few arrows should not be a problem.
By frequently using ’Knowledge Luminosity’ during the magic spell gaps, despite not being able to fully unleash Valkyrie’s firepower, does however increase her combat power significantly.
Lin Xun gets ready.
He then uses the ’Symbol Book’ to awaken the Abyss Demon.
[You take out the sparkling ’Symbol Book’, recite the complex spells written on it, and subsequently, throw the book into the darkness...]
[As the book falls into the darkness, it diminishes, gradually transforming into a dimly visible point of light, which is then entirely swallowed by the darkness.]
[...]
[You raise the magic staves and recite the spell...]
[The pure white ’Knowledge Grating’ springs up from the ground, firmly protecting you within!]
Lin Xun releases the magic shield in advance and gets ready.
[...]
[...]
Time passes by every minute and second.
After waiting a good five minutes, the main BOSS didn’t appear.
"What’s the situation? Could it be that the Abyss is too deep, as the demon flies too slowly, and hasn’t yet ascended?"
Lin Xun remembered that during his previous Abyss trip in the illusion book, the summoning time of the demon by the scholar did not take that long.
"As expected, an ancient Abyss Demon is much stronger than a regular demon. Even the waiting time for its appearance has significantly increased."
He remains alert, continuing to wait.
[...]
[...]
[You stare at the still dark Abyss, getting somewhat bored.]
[Have you ever thought that the reason why the ’Ancient Abyss demon’ has not appeared might be due to it being in deep slumber.]
[Do you want to leave this place?]
Lin Xun automatically ignored the weird remarks of the game.
Having battled the game intelligently and courageously, he understands the game’s routine.
The game’s eagerness for him to leave indicates that the rewards here are that much more abundant.
Moreover, the demon was previously awakened by Maguire to combat, hardly possible for it to be in deep sleep.
[...]
[During the long wait, you boredly stare at the Abyss, which still remains in darkness and all of a sudden, you felt an impulsive desire to throw yourself into it.]
[Do you want to jump into the Abyss?]
After waiting for another five minutes, the game starts taunting mode again.
Lin Xun frowns.
Even if the ancient Abyss demon is a big BOSS, this appearance waiting time seems to be a bit too long.
Initially, he thought it was like usual when the game urged him to leave, without wanting him to get any rewards.
But at this moment, he somewhat suspects that the ’Symbol Book’ has failed to awaken the demon.
Looking at the previous text, he suddenly noted a vital clue that he had previously ignored.
[The ’Symbol Book’ for awakening the Abyss demon has already been exhausted, I have to find the chairman again to get some.]
In the textual description of the reference materials, the measure word for Maguire collecting ’Symbol Book’ is ’some.’
That is to say, the ’Symbol Books’ carried by Maguire were not only one but could have been many.
And now, he only found one among the corpses; The whereabouts of the rest of the ’Symbol Books’ are self-explanatory.
"... It turns out that it’s not about the boss’s long appearance time, but that it requires many ’Symbol Books’ to awaken the ancient abyss demon."
