Divine Convenience Store-Chapter 183: Waves of Enemies
A sharp, resonant note cut through the air, and a wave of verdant energy surged outward as Yu Qingyan cast [Verdant Resonance].
The rippling green wave crashed into the Dark Sentinels, forcing them to stagger as the vibrations disrupted their synchronized advance.
One tumbled back to the wall that closed up again, one crashed into another sentinel and only two of them held on but skidded back a few steps.
The inscriptions on the walls glimmered faintly in response as if the tower itself acknowledged her strike.
The sentinels recovered quickly, their glowing slits narrowing as they lunged forward with uncanny speed. Their claw-like appendages slashed through the air, leaving trails of dark energy in their wake.
Yu Qingyan darted aside with a graceful twist, her foot glowing in green as her [Verdant Steps] carried her just out of reach.
She played another note, this one lower and more forceful
[Binding Echo]
Vines of verdant energy erupted from the floor, coiling around two of the sentinels' legs and pinning them in place.
"Persistent things," She scoffed as her eyes caught the timer.
[28:47]. She could afford to drag this out if surviving was what she was aiming for. Certainly, there would be more waves considering how feeble the Dark Sentinels were against her.
The three unbound sentinels closed in, their claws slashing in a coordinated flurry.
Yu Qingyan spun her flute, blocking their claws with its body. It was a spirit-grade artifact, capable of withstanding such an assault like any other weapon.
Upon deflecting them, she channeled spiritual energy into its jade surface, and thrust it forward, activating another one of her spells, [Jade Pulse].
A concentrated burst of green light slammed into the nearest sentinel, sending it skidding back with a sizzling hole in its chest.
The creature shuddered and its form destabilized before it fell dissolving into wisps of dark energy, leaving behind a small, shimmering shard on the ground.
She picked it up and a prompt popped up.
[Dimension Essence Earned: 50]
Yu Qingyan's lips twitched upward. "So that's how it works. Kill them, earn the currency. We cannot store them anymore. The Store Beacon is converting it into digital currency right away."
Pushing the thought to the back of her head, Yu Qingyan turned his attention to the two free sentinels.
They pressed their attack, forcing her to leap into the air. Her Verdant Wings flapped to keep her aloft before playing a rapid sequence of notes.
[Tempest Serenade]
A swirling vortex of wind and verdant energy spiraled downward, engulfing the pair. The sentinels shrieked as the storm shredded their oily forms, their bodies collapsing into more shards.
She landed and picked them up as well.
[Dimension Essence Earned: 100]
Meanwhile, the bound sentinels strained against the vines. Their claws tore at the energy constructs, freeing themselves.
Yu Qingyan twirled gracefully, her flute already at her lips again.
A single, piercing note, [Verdant Fang], sent a spear of green energy piercing through both creatures' torsos. They convulsed and disintegrated, adding two more shards to the floor.
[Dimension Essence Earned: 100]
[Total Dimension Essence: 427]
[Timer: 27:12]
With that, the chamber turned silent as the barrier shimmered faintly, acknowledging the end of the first wave.
Yu Qingyan lowered her flute but her senses heightened, glancing at the walls again.
"It'll be great if it's this easy. Maybe I can climb to the top in one go? No way this is just the warm-up, isn't it? How I wish I could ask Shopkeeper at this moment."
Breaking her thoughts, the walls rumbled and six new fissures opened.
This time, the emerging sentinels were larger, their forms bulkier with jagged spines protruding from their backs. Their energy signatures pulsed stronger. They now surpassed the Spirit Condensation Stage and are closer to the early Foundation Establishment Stage. Or at least, that's how she felt. It's still hard to gauge accurately due to the difference in their energy.
[Current Wave: 6 Spiked Sentinels]
"Waves indeed," Yu Qingyan sighed, raising her flute once more. "Shopkeeper, your tower's going to owe me a lot of soda after this."
She played a swift melody, a soothing Verdant Harmony] that released a protective aura of green light that enveloped her figure, bolstering her defenses.
The spiked sentinels charged, their spines flaring with dark energy as they launched a barrage of needle-like projectiles.
Yu Qingyan dodged effortlessly before taking herself to the air again, her wings guiding her through the storm.
Once the barrage stopped, she countered with [Tempest Serenade] again. The vortex roared to life, catching three of the sentinels and grinding them down into shards.
[Dimension Essence Earned: 210]
The remaining three closed in, their claws slashing with greater force.
She blocked one strike with her flute, the jade surface sparking under the impact and spun to avoid another.
A quick note of [Jade Pulse] blasted one sentinel back, and she followed with [Binding Echo], rooting the other two. With a final flourish of her flute, [Verdant Fang] dispatched them cleanly.
At this point, she had yet to use any of her prepared store products. They have yet to push her into getting serious.
[Dimension Essence Earned: 210]
[Total Dimension Essence: 827]
[Timer: 24:39]
"Only five minutes… This is a little easy." She murmured to herself as she opened another can of Heavenly Dew Soda and popped an Energy Replenishing Candy in her mouth.
Casting those spells with her flute still cost her spiritual energy, after all.
She had to be prepared for any situation.
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A few seconds later, the chamber trembled again.
Yu Qingyan's eyes narrowed as she noticed that only a fissure appeared in the wall with foreign energy thicker than the combined energy of everything she faced from the previous waves.
The fissure was larger this time and split the far wall. There, a hulking figure emerged, twice the size of the spiked sentinels, its body a mass of writhing tendrils tipped with glowing barbs.
Its presence radiated late Foundation Establishment strength, and the panel updated:
[Floor Guardian: Tendril Warden]
[Objective: Defeat the Floor Guardian or Survive for thirty minutes]
[Timer: 24:22]
"I'll pray for the kids if they're faced with this kind of opponent," Yu Qingyan murmured, her Verdant Wings flaring brighter.
She accessed her [Distributor Inventory] quickly, her fingers hovering over the [Emergency Escape Talisman]. She didn't need it yet but the guardian's aura gave her pause. "Let's see what you've got."
The Tendril Warden roared, its barbs lashing out like whips, slicing through the space between them.
Yu Qingyan leaped into the air, her flute singing as she unleashed [Tempest Serenade] once more. The vortex clashed with the tendrils, shredding several, but the guardian pressed forward, its remaining barbs slashing toward her.
She twisted mid-flight, her [Verdant Harmony] absorbing the glancing blows, and retaliated with [Jade Pulse], aiming for its core.
The blast struck true, carving a glowing wound into the guardian's chest, but it roared again, its tendrils regenerating rapidly. Yu Qingyan clicked her tongue. "Regeneration too? This tower's not playing fair."
She pulled out one [Spirit Embodiment Sticker Seal] and slapped it onto her wrist.
Upon activating it with her spiritual energy, the spiritual projection of the illustrated spirit beast, a majestic Verdant Willow Crane, flared to life behind her, its ethereal wings spreading open before it fused with her body, amplifying her speed and power.
The seal's energy pulsated through her, sharpening her reflexes as she dashed through the air, evading the Tendril Warden's relentless barrage of barbs.
"It's been a while since I've felt this invincible against an opponent… Really, everything about that store is so mystical… I can even feel my cultivation base climbing higher even though I've already reached the peak Foundation Establishment Stage. Can I form my Golden Core here?"
Yu Qingyan mused as she flourished her flute, deflecting the guardian's tendrils that whipped toward her. Following that, her figure became a blur, only leaving behind afterimages, all graceful and elegant.
