Chapter 701: Harvest
Chapter 701: Harvest
September 25, 2017
In the mysterious land beyond the borders, within a secret room in the vast grasslands.
Lu HaiKong had already prepared for battle before entering this place, so the appearance of this mysterious stone statue didn't catch him off guard. He immediately engaged in combat, brandishing his weapon.
Although the statue's Strength was 90, and it was even a BOSS, Lu HaiKong didn't take it seriously. He had fought many BOSSes of similar Strength before and knew that their combat power was usually much weaker than that of historical generals.
The reasons for this were twofold: the gap in martial skills and the difference in general attributes. These two factors directly contributed to the generally lower combat power of BOSSes.
Who was Lu HaiKong? His Strength was so formidable that even historical generals like Wen U and Yan Liang couldn't defeat him. This type of opponent was not something Lu HaiKong would pay much attention to.
However, this time, Lu HaiKong had slightly miscalculated. The strength of this mysterious stone statue far exceeded his expectations.
The primary reason was that this statue was special; it could wield a set of sword techniques of no low grade.
Standing over three meters tall, the statue possessed terrifying strength, and its stone sword was half a meter wide and over three meters long. The sheer size of the sword was astonishing, and when combined with the statue's strength, the power it could unleash was incredible.
With such power and a set of heavy, oppressive sword techniques, the statue's combat power increased by several levels. Once on the battlefield, it would be like a war machine, an existence that would instill despair in soldiers. Even in a one-on-one fight, it might be difficult for even the recently advanced Gao Lan to guarantee victory.
Lu HaiKong and the statue were in a room of about a hundred square meters, which made it difficult to dodge, limiting Lu HaiKong's ability to fully utilize his skills.
For a while, the battle between Lu HaiKong and the mysterious stone statue reached a stalemate, with both sides engaging in a fierce, head-on clash. Their attacks collided with undeniable force.
It wasn't surprising that their strengths were evenly matched in this type of confrontation, but Lu HaiKong was a bit surprised that after several minutes of their violent combat, the room, which was only a hundred square meters, wasn't in ruins.
Lu HaiKong even noticed that their fight hadn't caused much damage to the room, which was odd. It seemed this room wasn't as simple as it appeared.
However, Lu HaiKong didn't have much time to ponder this. His focus should be on the stone statue before him, and defeating this opponent was his top priority.
Speaking honestly, if one could still pay attention to the room during a battle, they probably didn't need to worry about it at all!
Indeed, after several minutes, the battle between Lu HaiKong and the stone statue took a turn.
Lu HaiKong was innately talented in martial arts, and the upgrade of his Celestial Eye Technique seemed to greatly aid him in combat. In just a few short minutes, he had thoroughly understood the statue's sword techniques.
With this, the scales of the battle tipped in Lu HaiKong's favor.
In fact, Lu HaiKong might have intentionally fought the statue for several minutes to fully grasp its sword techniques, as it was hard to explain why he suddenly gained such an advantage after that time.
From the sixteenth minute onwards, the battle shifted from an even match to a one-sided crush.
Under Lu HaiKong's assault, the mysterious stone statue completely lost its ability to counterattack.
The statue's sword techniques, which were once formidable, became ineffective against Lu HaiKong. Its intricate and powerful attacks, which had initially seemed devastating, not only failed to achieve any results but also provided Lu HaiKong with opportunities to land even more devastating blows.
If it weren't for the statue's astonishing defense, it would have been defeated by Lu HaiKong long ago.
The mysterious stone statue seemed to possess some intelligence, and it was aware that if it didn't do something to change the situation, its fate was sealed. So, in the nineteenth minute, the statue activated its special ability, attempting to turn the tide of the battle.
As soon as the Absolute Defense was activated, the statue emitted a metallic glow, and the axe strike that Lu HaiKong had just landed was suddenly deflected.
"Absolute Defense?" Lu HaiKong's eyes narrowed as he scanned the statue. During the previous battle, he had discovered that his Celestial Eye Technique...
After the upgrade, it seemed to have some use in combat.
At this moment, he could see the opponent's movements more clearly, even to the point of predicting their actions to a certain extent, and could spot weaknesses in their defense.
Before this mysterious statue activated its [Absolute Defense], Lu HaiKong could find several defensive weak points on it with just his eyes. But after the activation of [Absolute Defense], Lu HaiKong searched carefully but couldn't seem to find any more weaknesses.
"It's a perfect defense, but combat isn't just about having a defense!"
Lu HaiKong's eyes flashed with determination, and with a swing of the Savage Axe in his hand, he didn't retreat. In this confined space of about a hundred square meters, Lu HaiKong had no room to withdraw even if he wanted to, so he advanced instead.
As Lu HaiKong charged forward, he unleashed the _Mountain Splitting Axe Technique_ he had learned from Pan Feng. Wave after wave of attacks rained down.
After activating [Absolute Defense], the mysterious statue seemed to have significantly enhanced its strength. In such a cramped space, the impact and effect of its increased power were terrifying. However, unfortunately for it, its opponent was Lu HaiKong!
From the moment Lu HaiKong rushed forward, the battle was already decided.
Even though the mysterious statue activated [Absolute Defense] for five minutes, during which Lu HaiKong couldn't inflict any damage, it didn't change the outcome of the battle.
Lu HaiKong had completely understood the statue's sword technique. With his first move, he took control of the situation. The mysterious statue couldn't mount a proper offense under Lu HaiKong's relentless attacks and could only passively endure the beating.
In this state, Lu HaiKong effortlessly exhausted the time of the statue's [Absolute Defense], rendering it unable to take any action during this period. As the [Absolute Defense] effect wore off, the fate of the statue was sealed.
Lu HaiKong had consecutively used the _Mountain Splitting Axe Technique_ from Pan Feng and the _Heavenly Might Axe Technique_ from Gao Lan. With twenty-eight axe swings, he managed to eliminate the mysterious statue after its [Absolute Defense] effect had expired.
As the statue crumbled, a system notification appeared.
[Congratulations on successfully defeating the Gatekeeper BOSS, the Mysterious Statue! You have gained 5 million skill experience points to distribute and a Legendary Treasure Chest!]
Lu HaiKong paid little attention to the system notification, ignoring it completely. He stepped forward and picked up the items that had fallen from the shattered statue.
As a Gatekeeper BOSS with a strength of 90, and Lu HaiKong's first kill in half a year, the loot it dropped didn't disappoint him.
The first thing Lu HaiKong saw was a secret manual called the _Vast Force Sword Technique_.
It was clear that this manual was the one used by the previous statue. The manual's level was not low, and Lu HaiKong was quite interested, but he didn't read it further and instead put it in his pocket.
Aside from the manual, there was also a sword and a token.
Surprisingly, the sword was not the two-meter-long giant sword used by the mysterious statue but a one-and-a-half-meter-long sword with a blade about ten centimeters wide.
Although this sword belonged to the broadsword category, it was much smaller than the one used by the mysterious statue.
Lu HaiKong swung it a few times and found that it wasn't light at all. It weighed at least a hundred pounds, making it a heavy weapon in this world. Lu HaiKong quite liked this type of weapon and immediately identified the properties of the sword and the token.
Vast Force Greatsword
Equipment Type: Sword
Equipment Level: Legendary
Recognition Requirement: Inner Strength Bonding
Equipment Skill: Vast Force
Mysterious Stone Statue Summoning Token
Item Type: Consumable/Mysterious Item
Item Description: Possesses mysterious power. After use, it can summon a mysterious stone statue as a guard.
Ps: The strength of the summoned statue is randomly between 80 and 95.
"Not bad, although there are only three items, they are all decent. However, this Vast Force Greatsword and the _Vast Force Sword Technique_ are not suitable for Yue'er."
Lu HaiKong said with some regret, putting away the items and turning towards the secret door.
After defeating the mysterious statue, no one disturbed Lu HaiKong. He used the Vast Force Greatsword to open the secret door, but as he did so, a strong smell of blood reached his nose, causing him to frown.
Lu HaiKong was startled, and before he could enter the secret door, a person suddenly rushed out from inside, thrusting a spear towards Lu HaiKong's face...
(End of Chapter)
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