Global Evolution: I Transplanted the Supreme Divine Heart-Chapter 291 - 288: I Like the Term "Equivalent Exchange
"The Holy Thorns is a sacred artifact of the great Our Lady of Thorns during her suffering, it cannot be bestowed upon anyone!"
Father Arius roared, "What I meant was, you may use the Holy Thorns, provided you become one of us!"
At the same time, Father Arius issued a command for reinforcements.
The two Thorn Saint Warriors leading the team could only retreat with the fanatics.
However, Lugo, relying on his movement speed that far exceeded theirs, pursued closely, with the whistle of arrow after arrow never ceasing!
The battle was extremely tense.
Bai Pu remained observant without intervening.
Finally, Father Arius grudgingly relented: "Fine, I have a replica of the Holy Thorns that I can lend to you. But in exchange, you must fully protect the missionary team in the upcoming missionary expedition!"
From the round, plump body of Father Arius emerged a gaping hole of flesh and blood, and a weapon shaped like a thorn vine, entirely blood-red, was handed to Bai Pu.
"I like the term ’equivalent exchange’."
Bai Pu reached out and took the thorny weapon.
[Holy Thorns (Replica) / Rent]
[Equipment Quality: Hero Level (Gold)]
[Equipment Requirement: Basic Power 40, Basic Endurance 40]
[Equipment Position: One-Handed]
[Attributes: Additional Attack Power 14~28]
[Additional Skill 1: Endless Suffering: Passive, both the bearer of this weapon and the target struck by it will endure immense pain.]
[Additional Skill 2: Cruel Admonition: Active Activation, both the bearer of this weapon and the target struck by it will suffer escalating life loss effects and gradually increase combat specialization and skill comprehension ability.]
[Durability: 93/100]
[Explanation: Only those who conquer pain have the right to enlightenment.]
Under the word "rent" for this weapon, there was a small line of text:
[You must protect Father Arius to complete the side mission: Missionary, to gain ownership of this equipment. Until then, you can only rent it, and Father Arius reserves the right to cease renting at any time.]
[If Father Arius ceases renting, this equipment’s attributes and skills will become unusable and grayed out.]
Bai Pu glanced at it briefly and realized that this equipment, like the "Practice Heavy Sword" and "Admonition Stick", was meant for support cultivation, only of a higher grade.
Currently, Bai Pu couldn’t take this weapon out of this world; only after completing the mission could he carry it away.
After accepting the replica Holy Thorns, Bai Pu naturally had to take action.
Blood River Territory activated! Under the phantom surge of the blood-colored river, the Thorn Cutter fell into a slowed state, while the entire Thorn Missionary team gained a 45-point acceleration state!
Chen Ge’s Mystical Art skill "Enemy of Nature" was once again crushed, greatly reducing the entangling and binding force of the trees and vines.
"There’s still one Border Town Wanderer yet to act, probably lurking in the shadows. But if the Thorn Cutter leader is killed, the battle is undoubtedly lost for them, and by then even if the Border Town Wanderer acts, it’ll be too late."
Bai Pu suddenly raised his hand: "So... checkmate!"
Lasso Strike!
Lugo, who was shooting arrows not far away, had a drastic change of expression.
Feeling the surrounding air suddenly tightening, he knew it wasn’t good, and quickly made a great leap backward to escape.
In Bai Pu’s grab, only a wooden dummy was caught.
Apparently, Lugo, this Thorn Cutter, was somewhat stronger than Father Arius of the same template because Lugo trained in more skills, unlike Father Arius’s awkward Level 7 Warrior status.
In the midst of a backward leap, using the dummy’s Golden Cicada Shell technique, Lugo could even draw and shoot an arrow midair, launching a shot that blocked the enemy’s pursuit path.
Bai Pu suddenly leaped, and the blood-colored Gang Wind formed by the Wind-Stepping Slash blew the arrow away.
He swung his Great Sword in the air, activating the second phase of Wind-Stepping Slash, quickly catching up to Lugo, and the Gang Wind blast upon landing flung Lugo up.
Activating Cutting, Bai Pu’s Great Sword crisscrossed, and with two strikes, directly damaged Lugo’s Armor by 60 points, leaving two ghastly wounds on Lugo’s body surface!
This was Bai Pu’s attack in Sword and Shield Mode, not at its peak damage, but still took away nearly 1000 points of Lugo’s Life Value!
Simultaneously, Blood Spider delivered a Three-Shot Combo from afar, applying three layers of Septic Toxin on Lugo.
At this time, Lugo’s Wind Manipulation Technique had already been used, and the other life-saving skill, "Backward Leap," was also forced out by Bai Pu. Although he had 8 skills, he no longer had the ability to displace and escape!
Even though his Agility reached as high as 105 points, under Bai Pu’s Blood River Territory + Blood Spider’s three layers of toxin, his speed was at a disadvantage, only able to rely on his own high Agility and high Combat Specialization to dodge Bai Pu’s attacks, currently in a dire plight.
But at this moment, the Border Town Wanderer suddenly struck.
His target, aiming straight for Blood Spider!
The Border Town Wanderer’s thinking was simple; since Gangxin expelled his protected Lan Feng, he would take away the Blood Spider protected by Gangxin.
What’s more, Lan Feng’s forced retreat had a direct relation to Blood Spider.
Moreover, this move would serve as a "besiege Wei to rescue Zhao," effectively resolving Lugo’s predicament—at least that’s what the Border Town Wanderer thought.
However, Bai Pu didn’t hurriedly return for defense as the Border Town Wanderer anticipated.
This wasn’t due to trust in Blood Spider’s strength or anything like that.
Instead, Bai Pu considered the high difficulty of this world, and if Blood Spider could be dealt with easily by the Border Town Wanderer, then continuing on would be of no use, no matter how well Bai Pu distracted himself by protecting it.
What Bai Pu could do was throw back his shield with his left hand.
Helical Throw Level 4 - Desperate Gamble!
After all, having received a Three-star Skill Book from Elder Divine Woman Wushan, he could lend a hand when convenient.
The Dark Gold Tower Shield "The Demon Spider Empress’s Warning" flew out with a whoosh, enshrouded in a mix of dark gold and blood-colored light, heading directly for the Border Town Wanderer!
The Border Town Wanderer hastily leapt to evade, and after the shield landed, an annular shockwave burst forth, pushing the Border Town Wanderer back while also applying a slowdown effect!
The slowdown effect’s priority was as high as 8 points!
"This pervert..." the Border Town Wanderer gritted his teeth, feeling a surge of envy.
However, it wasn’t over.
The Dark Gold Shield embedded in the ground at an angle, activating the Additional Skill "Demon Power Release"! The depicted Demon Spider Empress seemed to come alive, and the Artifact Spirit Illusion manifested, letting out a piercing scream as it hurled pale spider webs at Bai Pu’s enemies!
Baiting!
Enemies covered by the webs, whether the Border Town Wanderer or the Thorn Cutter team, fell into a paralyzed state—although still able to attack or cast spells, they couldn’t move! They also had their Life Value continuously sapped by the Demon Spider Empress’s illusion!
Simultaneously, a dark gold Light Gate appeared, and two Enhanced Spider Demons crawled out.
Each spider demon resembled the initial form of the Demon Spider Lady, half-human and half-spider. After appearing, they plunged directly in front of the Border Town Wanderer, jabbing ferociously with their eight spider legs!
