Chapter 62: Bubu Wang, Almost Beaten to Tears
Su Xiao shook the blood off his hand as he leaped down from the pile of corpses. Within the heap, a [Soul Crystal] was faintly visible. With a flick of Dragon-Slaying Flash, under his exquisite control of strength, the Soul Crystal flew up from the corpse pile.
Su Xiao caught the Soul Crystal, and it vanished in his hand.
The Quake Angel: Ming slowly stepped back, seemingly trying to retreat deeper into the Holy Temple, but Amu happened to block its path. This created a pincer formation between Su Xiao and Amu.
"Moo!"
Amu let out a furious roar, feigning a charge forward, but it only took two steps before stopping in place.
Hearing Amu's heavy footsteps, Quake Angel: Ming immediately turned sideways, allowing it to keep an eye on Amu's movements while avoiding a sneak attack from Su Xiao.
At that moment, a black-and-white figure rushed in—it was Bubu Wang.
The undead soldiers within the Quake Hall had been completely wiped out by Su Xiao. Although these undead soldiers were not weak, Su Xiao had previously disregarded his own injuries, nearly abandoning defense to clear them out as quickly as possible.
If Su Xiao's guess was correct, Quake Angel: Ming would be extremely powerful when coordinating with the undead soldiers. Unfortunately for it, Su Xiao had shot it right at the start of the battle and thrown Amu out to tie it down.
Earlier, Quake Angel: Ming hadn't been striking randomly; it had been playing a war drum melody. As the drumbeat grew more intense, the undead soldiers would become stronger, at least two to three times their original strength. Combined with Quake Angel: Ming's nearly invincible defense and its defense-ignoring true damage, Su Xiao would have been the first to fall.
Now, with the undead soldiers dead, only Quake Angel: Ming remained—a creature with absurd defense but lackluster offensive capabilities. Moreover, it was now surrounded by Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Amu.
Quake Angel: Ming's eyes darted left and right, constantly on guard against ambushes. If thrown onto a battlefield, it could unleash combat power several times greater than now.
The same applied to Longsword Wielder: Kong. If that guy charged on a battlefield, he would undoubtedly be a killing knight.
From the moment he entered the Shia Holy Temple, Su Xiao had noticed that the creatures here seemed born for battle. Rather than guarding the temple, he felt they were imprisoned here, refusing all humans entry into their prison.
Su Xiao wasn't guessing blindly. The metal doors Elisa had opened were all one-way mechanisms, operable only from the outside, and they required royal bloodline to activate. That was quite telling.
Su Xiao wasn't curious about the history of the Shia Holy Temple. He only wanted to find the [Annihilation Stone]. If there were no further gains afterward, he would leave immediately.
After delving deep into the Quake Hall, the Paradise Coins required per hour increased rapidly, from an initial 600 points per hour to 3,000 points per hour. Going deeper would only cost more.
Time was money—this phrase perfectly described Su Xiao's current situation.
Quake Angel: Ming had been cornered. Gray energy surged over its body, completely enveloping it. Within this energy layer, grid-like filaments were distributed.
Undoubtedly, Quake Angel: Ming's nearly invincible defense was inseparable from this energy layer.
Green light flickered in Quake Angel: Ming's eyes. Its bulging muscles shrank slightly, and the two drum hammers in its hands became ethereal, distorting like a disturbed holographic projection.
"Bakatamas... (Unknown language)."
Quake Angel: Ming's tone was furious, seemingly reprimanding Su Xiao. Unfortunately, the little translator Elisa wasn't around, so Su Xiao, Bubu Wang, and Amu had no idea what it was saying.
"Woof."
Bubu Wang barked. This time, Su Xiao understood: "Boss, smash him!"
"Yeah, smash him."
Su Xiao smiled. Almost simultaneously, the man, the dog, and the ox lunged forward, their movements practically identical. This was actually Su Xiao's habitual motion, and due to prolonged combat together, Bubu Wang and Amu had picked it up.
With enemies charging from three directions, Quake Angel: Ming was at a loss. Its eyes first swept over Su Xiao, the look practically labeling him as trouble. As for Amu, it had already fought him before, so Quake Angel: Ming targeted Bubu Wang.
Noticing Quake Angel: Ming's gaze, Bubu Wang nearly died of anger on the spot. The furious Bubu Wang quickened its pace.
Bubu Wang was fast, but Su Xiao was much faster. When Bubu Wang was still three meters from Quake Angel: Ming, Su Xiao had already reached its side, raising his long blade to strike at its waist.
The blade came down with a thunderous crash, sending Quake Angel: Ming flying.
Bang!
Quake Angel: Ming slammed into the wall, sending crushed stone flying. It was almost embedded in the stone. Its strength attribute was probably low, but its stamina attribute was extremely high. Taking such an impact, it seemed completely unfazed.
Just as Quake Angel: Ming tried to break free from the wall, Su Xiao charged again, kicking it in the knee. Unless Su Xiao jumped, the knee was the highest point he could reach, as the creature was a full five meters tall. What did five meters mean? The ceiling height in a home is usually around 2.9 to 3.3 meters. If Quake Angel: Ming were on the second floor, it would burst through the ceiling and still be taller than a human on the third floor.
Quake Angel: Ming was fully embedded in the stone wall. The previously scorned Bubu Wang rushed forward, baring its gleaming fangs, and bit down on Quake Angel: Ming's calf. Don't underestimate the height of its calf—Bubu Wang had to jump to bite it.
With a crack, tears welled up in Bubu Wang's eyes. This idiot had realized Quake Angel: Ming wasn't dangerous and was a bit pissed off at it, so it wanted to bite it to save face.
Bubu Wang was clearly being foolish. Even the Duke of Annihilation couldn't break through that energy layer, yet it tried to bite it?
Su Xiao wasn't very interested in slashing at Quake Angel: Ming. Its defense was too strong. In other words, without dealing with the energy layer on its surface, hurting it was difficult.
Although Quake Angel: Ming was kicked into the stone wall, it hadn't lost its ability to fight back. It swung its drum hammer at Bubu Wang, but the hole in the wall was too small for it to fully extend, so the force of this strike was limited.
Bang!
The hammer struck Bubu Wang, causing it to stagger, its dog eyes wide open.
"Oww!!"
A howl echoed through the Shia Holy Temple. Bubu Wang had been hit in the rear. Without looking back, it limped away, but it sent Su Xiao a text message through the adventure group channel.
[You have been attacked by 'Void Drum Hammer.' You take 100 points of soul damage + 80 points of true damage + 120 points of shock damage. Due to the soul attack, you will experience intense pain.]
No wonder Bubu Wang was howling like that. Su Xiao couldn't help but think that Amu had also taken many hits. That honest ox must be in half-dead pain too.
Indeed, Amu was intermittently rolling its eyes, with a large bump on its head that was especially conspicuous.
Su Xiao kicked Quake Angel: Ming again. It didn't care and instead swung its drum hammer at Su Xiao.
Before the hammer could fall, Amu pounced forward, grappling with Quake Angel: Ming in close combat. Amu had also realized that aside from its strong defense and the excruciating pain its hammer caused, Quake Angel: Ming didn't have many powerful abilities.
Taking advantage of Amu's entanglement with Quake Angel: Ming, Su Xiao extended the Realm Severing Thread from his left arm, precisely wrapping it around Quake Angel: Ming's neck. With Amu's cooperation, Quake Angel: Ming was soon tied up like a dumpling. Su Xiao had actually captured Quake Angel: Ming alive.
Captured alive, indeed. But how to break through Quake Angel: Ming's defense was a headache.
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