Chapter 294: Chapter 187: The Spirit of the Stars, Dread Spike Snake_1
[’Ring of the Bright Stars’ (Special Equipment)... When wearing this equipment, you will attract the attention of the ’Covenant of Bright Stars’. There is a certain probability that you will be summoned by the creatures of this covenant or that the covenanted creatures will directly descend to your side.]
Lin Xun looked at the item in his inventory, hesitating.
If he was an apostle of the Stars Covenant, ’Ring of the Bright Stars’ would be an artifact to summon allies’ elites or bosses.
But for him at the moment, using this special equipment would likely summon a BOSS-level monster, and that wasn’t even the point.
The key point was that it would attract the attention of the stars.
If he fails to summon the Stars creatures, but instead is summoned by the stars of the covenant, it is surely a path to certain death.
"To use or not to use, that is the question...".
As Lin Xun was weighing his options, he suddenly thought: if using the ’Ring of the Bright Stars’ were a suicidal decision, then the ’Almighty True Knowledge’ would send a ’Chaos Beast of Knowledge’ to correct his mistake.
"Having a powerful backer really helps, let’s try it out!"
He tapped on the ’Ring of the Bright Stars’, and then looked at the popped up equipment options.
Lin Xun silently waited for the text to display.
After a while, the expected ’Chaos Beast of Knowledge’ did not appear.
"So, can I just equip it?"
[You have equipped the special equipment ’Ring of the Bright Stars’!]
[The crystal gemstone on the ring emits a bright starlight.]
[A vast image of the starry sky leaps out of the gem, surrounded by countless stars that flicker around you.]
[You are being gazed upon by distant stars...observance is interrupted by an unknown force!]
[Summoning the creature of the ’Covenant of Bright Stars’!]
[Summoning...]
Watching the constantly changing text, Lin Xun knew that at the moment he equipped the ring, there was a secret game going on involving the deities behind him.
Judging from the current situation, there’s no doubt that the ’Almighty True Knowledge’ behind him has claimed victory.
Lin Xun didn’t dare to be careless. He stayed next to the Rest Page in the hall.
If anything seems off, he will teleport and flee immediately.
[Summoning...]
[A green starlight array appears in the hall, a bizarre figure gradually emerges.]
[The figure of the bizarre creature is not huge, but it looks extremely horrifying.]
[The serpentine body is covered in black plating adorned with twinkling stars. Its body is covered in twisted bone spikes, a sickle-like sharp forelimb, and two massive fangs within its lower jaw are showing the creature’s terror and power.]
[You’ve found ’Spirit of the Stars - Dread Spike Snake’!]
According to the previous text display, the Spirit of the Stars should be the standard name for the monsters of the stars.
Previously at the bottom of Xiamala’s Star Observatory Tower, he summoned a Star Horn Rhinoceros Turtle creature which blew up.
That low-level creature of the Stars did not have the name ’Spirit of the Stars’. Based on the name, the creature he summoned this time might be a BOSS-level monster.
Lin Xun quickly acted as he sensed that the monster was still not fully summoned.
[You enter the shell of the ’Forgotten Theater Dancer’!]
[You open a pair of obscure eyes and step out with a graceful dance...]
[The starlight in the hall is brilliant. Your shell skill ’Blood Shadow Dance’ is enhanced by ’Dark Shadow’, granting a slight increase to your stealth effect.]
"Damn it!"
Lin Xun’s original plan was to hide himself after summoning the monster.
If it couldn’t find a target to attack, it couldn’t possibly stay still and die in the maze, could it?
He could then stay invisible, secretly trailing behind it.
Once they escaped the maze, he could kill the monster....
However, he overlooked that the Chasing Star Corridor was brightly lit, and the ’Dark Shadow’ enhancement would greatly reduce its effect here.
"You can’t see me...You can’t see me..."
Lin Xun could only pray silently, hoping that the monster, which was about to be summoned successfully, did not have the ability to see through his invisibility.
[Summoning Successful!]
[The starlight array disappears, and the ’Ring of Bright Stars’ on your fingertip is faint...]
[A deformed monster writhes its serpentine body. Two ferocious eyes on its head are glancing around.]
[The ’Dread Spike Snake’ seems to have sensed something. It draws its body closer to you. Its sickle-like forelimbs reflect a cold light under the starlight. Thick saliva drips from its enormous fangs.]
[The saliva drops to the ground, hissing and emitting green smoke. The ground which had not been damaged even under your full force was corroded into pits, and dents.]
[The stars carved on the ground flash, and the corroded part is immediately repaired, as good as new.]
[You tighten your body, as the ’Dread Spike Snake’ draws nearer. Will you keep hidden herein, or take the initiative to attack?]
Lin Xun’s goal was not to kill the necessarily the BOSS and loot its equipment.
The creature in front of him doesn’t seem unbeatable, at least it’s not the kind of creature that appears to be unstoppable at a glance.
If he chose to attack proactively, it would essentially waste the creature he had just summoned.
If he happens to summon a super BOSS next time, that would be outright ridiculous.
Moreover, Lin Xun noticed that after the successful summoning, the text displayed [The ’Ring of the Bright Stars’ on your fingertip is faint]
He had a bad feeling about this.
[You continue to remain hidden, lurking by the ’Rest Page’ behind the statue of the Star Gods...]
[The ’Dread Spike Snake’ draws closer, and you can already clearly smell the stench it emits.]
[It writhes in front of the statue of the Star Gods, bowing its upper body, making ’hiss’ sounds as if worshipping the statue.]
