Chapter 295: Chapter 187: The Spirit of the Stars, Dread Spike Snake_2
[You breathe a sigh of relief, understanding that the ’Dread Spike Snake’ has not detected you. It was approaching the deity statue in front of you.]
Lin Xun also sighed in relief.
He secretly resolved that after he finished exploring this area, he would return to Bennett to eliminate the negative impact of the eye augmentation.
[You continue observing silently in your place. The ’Dread Spike Snake’ worships the deity statue for a while and finally rises...]
[It looks towards the corridor at the end of the hall and moves forward, twisting its body.]
[The ’Dread Spike Snake’ swims towards the corridor...]
[Will you stay here or follow behind it?]
[You step silently, following behind the ’Dread Spike Snake’...]
[It seems to have not noticed you trailing behind, swimming straight towards the central hallway at the fork.]
[After choosing the central road each time, after three forks, you see the elliptical teleportation gate at the end of the corridor.]
[To your surprise, the teleportation gate no longer presents a pitch-black scene. You can vaguely see a majestic hall bathed in starlight.]
[The ’Dread Spike Snake’ directly enters the teleportation gate, its figure disappearing.]
[Will you enter the teleportation gate?]
Lin Xun tugged at the corner of his mouth.
He had ninety-nine choices at the ’Chasing Star Corridor’, but with the ’Dread Spike Snake’, there were only three left...
"That thing does have strong faith!"
He was about to step into the teleport gate when his sixth sense as a veteran gamer suddenly issued a warning.
The ’Dread Spike Snake’ was undoubtedly a powerful boss-level monster.
And the enhanced stealth effect of the ’Dark Shadow’ was minuscule in bright light, almost negligible.
Would a powerful boss not be able to detect the Dancer’s stealth ability?
Lin Xun felt unlikely. Even if it indeed couldn’t, it would be a low-probability event.
He thought for a moment and switched bodies.
[You have inhabited the shell of the ’Depressed Earth Giant’!]
[You hold the ’Ancient Dragon Tooth Mace’ in your hand and step into the teleportation gate...]
[You feel dizzy for a moment, and the scenery in front of you changes dramatically.]
[Before you can recognize your surroundings, a manic shadow flies at you with explosive speed.]
[The sharp blades of its front limbs slash through the scale armor on your waist, leaving a bloody, huge wound, nearly disemboweling you.]
[You have been severely wounded!]
[’Dragon Knight’s Regenerate Scale Armor’ quickly heals, and in a blink of an eye, it is as good as new.]
[You also clearly see that the fast attacker is the ’Dread Spike Snake’!]
"As expected, it might have detected me when I was following it. This boss wanted to ambush me!"
Lin Xun silently rejoiced about his decision to switch into the Earth Giant’s body.
Otherwise, using the Dancer to take on the boss’s ambush would undoubtedly have led to disaster.
[You let out a thunderous roar and lift your weapon to strike at the monster...]
[The ’Dread Spike Snake’ twists its body, swiftly dodges your brutal attack, and retreats quickly...]
[You swing your mace to chase, only to see ’Dread Spike Snake’ open its dorsal armor plates, toss its head back, and then quickly stretch out, two long, narrow shadows piercing your body with a cracking sound.]
[You howl in rage, feeling intense pain!]
[You extract the spines that have been plunged into your body. The spines are covered in green slime. The corrosive slime dissolves your flesh, causing severe pain.]
[You stride forward to get closer to the ’Dread Spike Snake’, but it refuses to confront you directly, instead constantly keeping a distance and moving around.]
[During the chase, it constantly spits out sharp spines covered with corrosive acid, causing your injuries to progressively worsen...]
Lin Xun originally thought the ’Dread Spike Snake’ was a swift assassin that fought up close. He didn’t expect it to be a boss that primarily relied on long-range attacks.
"Humph, you think you’re the only one who can kite?"
Without any hesitation, Lin Xun immediately summoned the ’Triple-headed Lion’.
[With the sound of a sharp whistle, you summon the huge and ferocious ’Depressed Triple-headed Lion’!]
Instead of giving the Triple-headed Lion any attack orders, he rarely gave it a defense order.
[You inhabit the body of the ’Curious President of the Direct View Association’!]
[The ’Depressed Triple-headed Lion’ moves, protecting you securely under its sturdy frame.]
[The ’Dread Spike Snake’ fires its sharp spine at you again, but all are blocked by the flesh and bones of the Triple-headed Lion.]
[The Triple-headed Lion’s muscle twitches, extruding the spine, and its wounds heal quickly. Like a solid iron wall, it shields you from all attacks.]
[You raise your staff and silently chant a spell...]
[A pure white light lattice rises from the ground, protecting you within and forming a second formidable defense.]
"Playing the kite strategy with me? Let me show you the cannon in the fortress."
Lin Xun smiles slightly and presses ’Starfall’.
[You raise your staff and chant the spell again...]
[...]
[Dread Spike Snake, unleashed consecutive acidic spine shots, but they were all blocked one by one by the robust body of the three-headed lion.]
[Endless stars bloom!]
[As the light extinguished, many wounds appeared on the Dread Spike Snake’s body, green blood flowing everywhere.]
[It wails a few times, weakly shoots spine at you again, but the force and speed are far less than before, easily blocked by the three-headed lion.]
"Still not dead? That’s a thick health bar..."
Lin Xun stops using ’Starfall’, this skill consumes too much mana.
He continues to hide beneath the three-headed lion, using minor skills for rapid output.
[....]
[With a white lance piercing through the deformed brutal body, the Dread Spike Snake finally falls.]
Lin Xun quietly waits for the game to pop up the reward items text.
Unexpectedly, there was no sign of anything after waiting for a long time.
[The eyes of the Dread Spike Snake are dull, the ravaged body covered in wounds lying motionless, without a sound.]
"Little runt, playing dead?"
The game text doesn’t display ’You defeated XXX’ which means the monster in front of you is not dead yet.
Of course, Lin Xun will not be fooled by this little trick.
[You raise your hand, ’Pre-stored Magic Ring’ flickers light, and two huge lances made of runes penetrate the enemy, pinning it firmly to the ground.]
[The Dread Spike Snake violently twists its body trying to spring up but is pinned down by the lance, its struggle diminishes gradually...]
[You defeated the ’Spirit of Stars - Dread Spike Snake’, gaining a significant increase in experience.]
[You received ’Enlightening Spiritual Chunk’*1]
[You received ’Stinging Snake’s Corrosive Spine’ (Material)]
[You received ’Essence of Star Faith’ (Item)]
[You look at the scar-covered carcass in front of you...]
[’Spirit of Stars - Dread Spike Snake’: Only the elite races among the Stars’ favored creatures can be crowned with the orthodox title of ’Spirit of Stars’. But it is one of the millions of Spike Snakes, just an ordinary little Spike Snake. It died from a penetrating unknown spell. Compatibility: 57% (+45%)]
[You look at the only building in the distance - the towering majestic hall. Countless stars surround it, dazzling]
[Do you want to step forward and enter the ’Star Spirit Hall’?]
Lin Xun was in no hurry to enter the ’Star Spirit Hall’ to claim the reward.
He opened his inventory to check the loot just received.
[’Stinging Snake’s Corrosive Spine’ (Material): Selicely taken from the hardest and thickest spine in the snake’s body. With sharp hooks at the end of the spine, weapons forged from this material would surely have astonishing lethality.]
[’Essence of Star Faith’ (Item): A chilling starlight. Only the creatures with the strongest faith among the stars can condense this Essence of Faith. This item is usually only produced inside favoured creature bodies because ordinary people find it hard to achieve such steadfast and pure faith.]
[Using this item will increase your devotion to the ’Bright Stars’ faith.]
Lin Xun’s face darkens.
What is this thing used for?
He’s not a follower of the Stars, so obviously, he can’t use this item.
"Increase the degree of faith devotion..."
Lin Xun pondered for a while and speculated whether the so-called ’degree of faith devotion’ could be a requirement to unlock a certain task in the ’Bright Stars’ covenant...or to use a certain divine art, etc.
If the ’Bright Stars’ have devotion, then does the ’Almighty True Knowledge’ faction have the same concept?
Lin Xun speculated for a long time without a clue.
For now, he puts the miscellaneous thoughts aside and clicks forward.
[You take a step forward, gradually approaching the majestic hall surrounded by stars...]
[The ’Fallen Three-Headed Lion’ stays close to you, always on guard of the surroundings.]
[You climb the stairs in front of the hall step by step...]
[You suddenly stop, noticing a square stone standing at the entrance of the hall, the same as what you saw in the ’Chasing Star Corridor’ hall, but the text on it seems to be different.]
[You walk up to it and read the text recorded on the square stone - ’Only those with firm belief can receive the favor of the gods’.]
