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Chapter 706: The Depths of the Secret Realm
Chapter 706: The Depths of the Secret Realm
Fujihara Chika was having a tough time.
But in the Wildlands Continent, Tian was living a much more comfortable life.
In a secret realm located in the Legg Highlands of the Wildlands Continent, Tian was showcasing her prowess by clearing out the area.
The environment within the secret realm was a vast forest, with a towering mountain peak on its eastern side.
The secret realm was filled with mechanical beasts of varying strengths, ranging from levels three to five. These mechanical beasts were strategically placed from the forest at the base of the mountain all the way to its peak.
Tian’s starting point within the secret realm was in the forest.
She and her pet panda, Baozi, fought their way through, defeating the mechanical beasts one by one, until they finally reached the deepest part of the secret realm—the summit of the mountain on the eastern side of the forest.
The summit was completely covered in snow, a vast expanse of white as far as the eye could see.
At the center of the summit was a colorful, two-meter-diameter barrier, within which something seemed to be contained.
Next to the barrier stood a massive, ten-meter-tall statue, resembling a gargoyle from a game, transformed into a stone statue.
The statue had a grayish-brown, rocky appearance and served as the guardian of the small barrier.
As Tian and Baozi climbed to the summit, the statue began to make a series of "cracking" sounds from within.
With these sounds, the outer layer of gray rock quickly peeled away, revealing a pure black, metallic body underneath.
The statue, now fully activated, had bright red eyes that glowed intensely.
Tian and Baozi were well accustomed to this scene.
They had climbed from the base of the mountain to the summit, defeating around thirty to forty mechanical beasts along the way. Each time, the mechanical beasts would shed their rocky outer layers, and their eyes would glow red.
The only difference was that those mechanical beasts were much smaller, some as small as a dog.
In contrast, the statue before them was ten meters tall, exuding a formidable presence. Clearly, this was the "final boss" of the realm.
Seeing the massive statue, Tian couldn’t help but comment, "Why does it feel like I’m still in a game, even after coming all the way to the planet Skrul?"
But her complaint didn’t stop her from taking action.
"Go, Baozi!" She signaled to her panda, drew her bow, and fired three mithril arrows in rapid succession, which shot toward the statue’s chest like meteors.
Roar—
Baozi let out a fierce roar, activating his ultimate ability, "Ursol’s Wrath."
A brownish-yellow aura erupted from within Baozi’s body, quickly spreading over his entire form. Under the aura’s influence, Baozi’s body rapidly expanded from two meters to eight meters tall, standing on his hind legs with an overwhelming presence, much like a legendary beast, reminiscent of a "Chiyu’s mount."
"Ursol’s Wrath" increased Baozi’s health by 100%, his attack power by 50%, his defense by 70%, and his attack speed by 45%.
With his ultimate ability activated, Baozi immediately lunged at the statue, his thick paws slamming down with immense force.
However, the massive statue was no pushover.
The statue’s core contained a combat analysis module, which immediately identified the greatest threat as not the eight-meter-tall giant bear, but Tian, who was standing aside, continuously firing arrows.
Throughout the entire process, Tian remained on the ground.
While she could fly and shoot arrows from the air, unlike a mage, the recoil from her bow was significant, making it difficult to shoot accurately from the air. To unleash her full potential, she needed to be firmly grounded, firing each arrow with precision.
For the statue, seeing its target on the ground made things much easier!
The statue moved with surprising agility for its size, dodging Baozi’s bear paws and spinning around to charge toward Tian.
Xiao Tian, however, showed no signs of panic.
Without waiting for her command, Panda Bun unleashed the common skill of bear-type magical beasts, Growl.
The Growl skill is similar to a tank's Taunt, forcing enemies to attack the user, thus effectively protecting teammates.
Roar!
Panda Bun's low growl caused a golden glow to spread from its mouth. The large statue, hit by the glow, immediately turned around and moved toward Panda Bun.
Panda Bun was used to this scenario.
Taking advantage of the taunt's duration, it slammed its chubby bear paws into the statue's chest, intending to crush the mechanical beast with its newfound strength.
Xiao Tian seized the opportunity to unleash her most powerful attack. Arrows flew in rapid succession from her bow, embedding themselves in the statue's chest, joints, and other vital points.
Just as Panda Bun's bear paw was about to make contact with the statue's chest, an unexpected event occurred!
The statue's eyes, which had been glowing with a piercing red light, suddenly changed. The red light was replaced by a blue light.
This blue light was no ordinary light.
After the blue light replaced the red, it scanned the statue's body from top to bottom like a 3D scanner, instantly removing all control effects!
Panda Bun's Growl skill was rendered ineffective!
Before Panda Bun and Xiao Tian could react, the blue light in the statue's eyes switched back to red.
Then, with a speed unimagin for a statue, it turned around and charged straight toward Xiao Tian.
Panda Bun's bear paws missed their target again as the statue rapidly approached Xiao Tian.
...
But Xiao Tian remained calm.
She muttered to herself, "This large statue must have reached the Sixth Rank. No wonder it's so difficult to handle."
Since entering the secret realm, she had defeated several mechanical beasts ranging from Third to Fifth Rank, which posed no challenge for her, a Sixth Rank archer.
However, the statue at the end of this level clearly possessed Sixth Rank strength, making it a formidable opponent.
As the large statue charged toward her, Xiao Tian instinctively tried to fly away to dodge.
But as she ascended, she suddenly realized something—given the current situation, if she dodged and engaged in a prolonged battle, she might not be able to defeat the statue!
Despite its large head, the statue was surprisingly agile.
In comparison, Panda Bun was much clumsier, and its attacks completely missed the statue.
Xiao Tian's own attacks also struggled to penetrate the statue's defenses.
She was currently wielding the Sunny Sky Bow, a Fourth Rank Epic weapon.
A significant portion of an archer's damage relies on their weapon, and her Fourth Rank status didn't significantly boost the effectiveness of her Fourth Rank weapon against the statue.
Earlier, she had fired a volley of arrows that pierced the statue's chest, joints, and other vital points, embedding themselves several inches deep. However, this did nothing to impede the statue's movements, indicating the limited damage the arrows inflicted.
This realization made Xiao Tian understand that if she continued this prolonged battle, she might end up losing!
What should she do?
In an instant, a thought flashed through her mind.
Perhaps this was the key to breaking the deadlock!
With that in mind, Xiao Tian decided not to dodge.
She lifted her bow with her left hand and flew straight toward the statue.
The distance between the statue and Xiao Tian quickly closed, and they were now less than 30 meters apart.
(End of Chapter)
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