I have an Apocalypse City Chapter 1078

Chapter 1078: Chapter 1080 Desert Lurker_1 Chapter 1078: Chapter 1080 Desert Lurker_1 This oasis was probably the only substantial water source on the journey out of the desert, and NPCs had settled here before. However, obviously, they had been driven away by the monsters that came later.

The Sword Shadow Clone didn't use any skills and simply charged straight toward the oasis.

Whoosh~
Just as the clone was about to approach the oasis, an arm-thick spike of blackish-brown color shot from the ground, stabbing towards the clone.

The surface of the spike was covered with a thick chitinous shell, which was overgrown with a layer resembling the same dark brown complexion, and three feet of its tip had evolved into something akin to a bone blade, shimmering with a metallic luster.

The spike was taller than a man, and the Sword Shadow Clone stomped fiercely on the ground, shifting its figure to the left. But at the same moment, another similar spike shot up right below where the clone stood.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~
No matter which direction the clone dodged in, a spike would shoot out towards it.

“Let's test the strength of these spikes!” Song Jian controlled mentally.

The clone suddenly grasped the Sky-breaking Sword and slashed at the spike. After a soft clink, a spike over a meter long was easily cut off, gushing a large amount of viscous white fluid from the severed end.

A shrill shriek rose from underground, and a whirlpool over a meter in diameter appeared beneath the clone's feet. In a short time, a giant spider emerged from the ground and lunged at the Sword Shadow Clone.

This spider was enormous, like a massive grinding wheel, with eight legs that, except for their metallic-shining tips, were all covered in black and brown chitinous shells.

In the middle of its body, a mouth full of fangs and sharp teeth split open, continuously letting out waves of roars.

Thousand Swords Art!

The Sword Shadow Clone leapt into the air, swinging the Sky-breaking Sword at the desert stalker, and in an instant, dozens of Spirit Swords floated in the air, flying toward the monster.

Thud thud thud~
The Spirit Swords struck the desert stalker, exploding continuously on its body, causing the creature to let out a series of rapid, sharp “squeaks,” appearing rather pitiful.

Song Jian focused on the monster's health bar above its head, yet his brows involuntarily furrowed. The monster seemed to be taking a severe beating, but the actual damage was minimal, having lost only about one-tenth of its Vitality Points.

Swish swish swish~
Several more spikes drilled out of the desert, lunging at the clone, forcing it to give up its attack on the emerging stalker and start dodging the spikes.

At that moment, the stalker, which had endured a round of the Thousand Swords Art, suddenly propped its body up with its eight legs and sprayed a viscous white fluid from its tail.

This fluid turned into a web upon contact with the air and rolled towards the clone.

The clone had just dodged a spike and was in an exhausted state. Seeing the giant web coming toward it, it knew that if it got caught in the web, it would probably lose its life immediately.

Clenching its teeth, the clone swung its sword toward the desert spike on the ground, then shook vigorously, using the rebound force to dodge to the side. Although the clone's adaptability had exceeded Song Jian's expectations, the move was insufficient to allow it to avoid the spider's web.

Half of Song Jian's clone's body managed to dodge, but one of his right legs got stuck to the spider web. The web seemed to have a will of its own, that even though only a corner touched the clone's right leg, the moment it made contact, the entire web shuddered and quickly wrapped itself around that leg.

The clone's right leg immediately swelled in size, and coupled with the rapid response just now, its body toppled sideways into the desert.

As soon as the body touched the sand, the clone didn't stop, but rolled with the momentum, moving seven or eight meters to the side.

Swish, swish, swish~
As it rolled away, several spider spikes shot out from the ground where the clone had been just moments before, coming up almost simultaneously, without so much as a second between them. At that moment, Song Jian realized that his Sword Shadow Clone, though lesser in skills and attributes, was nearly on par with him in all other abilities. Sometimes, Song Jian felt that even he might not perform as well as the clone.

However, as the web kept sticking to the clone's leg during the tumbling and dodging, more and more sand grains adhered to it. Soon the right leg of the clone had swollen to more than twice its size, and its speed gradually slowed down.

In the end, while dodging two more spider spikes, a Desert Stalker that had crawled out from behind caught up to it–piercing the clone's body with a spider leg and turning the clone into a puff of smoke.

After the clone was eliminated, the aggro from the Desert Stalker shifted back to Song Jian himself, who heard it screeching as it charged at him.

“Just a level 65 elite BOSS…” Song Jian took a deep breath, pulled out the Sky-breaking Sword, and swung it forward. In an instant, hundreds of Spirit Swords floated up, instantly dismembering the Desert Stalker before it could get close.

Song Jian's strength was something the Sword Shadow Clone couldn't match, and similarly, level eleven of Thousand Swords Art was incomparable to level one.

Defeating a level 65 elite BOSS didn't even require triggering the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Sword Formation, as hundreds of Spirit Swords were enough to kill it outright.

Easily disposing of a Desert Stalker, Song Jian's brow furrowed. Only by dealing damage to the monsters could he lure them out, but to deal damage, he had to venture deeper into the oasis, into the monsters' attack range, which posed a dilemma for him.

“These Desert Stalkers will only attack after you enter the attack range of all the monsters. Plus, their attacks are very sharp. If we advance rashly, it might be dangerous!” Song Jian said to the robot Nafiboja in a low voice after looking at her.

“Maybe we can bypass this area. There's no need to enter the oasis… Your food and water should be enough, right?” Robot Nafiboja, after staring at the oasis for a long time, said.

“I can last at least three more months!” Song Jian shrugged. Since exiting the Abyssal Hell, he had deliberately collected a few oversized packages of supplies, always carrying enough to sustain him for several months.

“Then there's no need for us to venture into the oasis. We'll just rest nearby for now and continue our journey tomorrow!” Robot Nafiboja suggested.

“Alright then, there's no other choice…” Song Jian looked at the oasis, feeling somewhat reluctant.

From the recent attacks, it was clear that the number of Desert Stalkers hidden in the oasis was much greater than Nafiboja had detected. Charging in recklessly could be dangerous for Song Jian despite his power, so it was better to avoid the oasis altogether.

Soon night fell, and after eating something, Song Jian crawled into his sleeping bag. Meanwhile, Robot Nafiboja transformed into a detecting tower, scanning for any activity within a 500-meter radius.

Song Jian still didn't dare fall into deep sleep. Even though he was in the sleeping bag, his senses remained fully extended, ready to wake him at the slightest disturbance.

At around three or four in the morning, a faint rustling sound echoed in Song Jian's mind, as if countless people were taking small, stealthy steps towards him. He immediately opened his eyes and quietly unzipped the sleeping bag.

Robot Nafiboja, now a detecting tower, had perception sensors at the top slowly rotating, seemingly unaware of any impending danger.

Chapter end

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