Global Game: I Can Choose Instance Rewards-Chapter 559 - 378: Corruption and Harvest (Part 2)
The three of them felt that they could already predict the scene that would follow. The three enemies attacking them would definitely pay a heavy price for their arrogance and ignorance, experiencing the pain of being bound to the ground and gnawed by countless insects.
But all this illusion vanished in the next instant, as expressions of shock appeared simultaneously on the faces of the three players, shaded by the brilliant blade light!
It’s hard to describe how powerful those three attacks were. In terms of scale, they weren’t extraordinarily large; each crescent-shaped gleam from the long blade was only half an adult’s span. But they carried an overwhelming momentum, paired with dazzlingly sharp light that left one dazzled and internally shaken!
The three illusory chains were instantly shattered upon touching the three beams of blade light. The mosquitoes surrounding the chains were swept away as if by a bomb blast, and the terrifying residual force of the three blade lights continued to attack where the players were, forcing them to hurriedly dodge in shock.
But having the frontal attack easily neutralized was not the most terrifying part. The three then discovered that the enemies ignored the mosquitoes approaching from other directions, instead rushing toward them with increased speed, showing no signs of being injured or poisoned. This meant they had a special defense against the insect swarm, tilting the situation heavily in their favor.
"Run! These enemies are too strong!"
The frail white mage, upon seeing this, hurriedly overstretched himself to cast the highest level of Acceleration Skill on everyone. He also retrieved two scrolls from his personal space, tearing them apart. One granted everyone an invisible shield, while the other caused a series of explosions in the current space. Amidst the indiscriminate ranged attacks, he led them, protected by the shield, toward the floor exit.
He judged that their only path to survival was to escape, not to fight to the death with the enemy, because the enemy’s strength far exceeded anything they had encountered before. Continuing to fight could very likely lead to their deaths, posing an enormous risk.
Imagine, if the speed of the three enemies that could shatter illusory chains with one strike was this fast, how could he and the summoner—both magic-class players—resist? If the number had been reduced to one, there might have been a chance to maneuver, but continuing to fight now would be foolish; unconventional tactics were needed.
"Continuous explosive damage with mixed attributes? Includes a wide-range slowing effect? This guy’s personal space holds quite a few good items..."
On the current floor, Wang Zhifan was also present. He, along with the three avatars he controlled, wore the Wind Concealing Conical Hat and wielded the Wolf-Slaying Blade, but remained hidden in the corner in an invisible state, without taking action.
His reason for not acting wasn’t arrogance but the knowledge that this dark tower was absolutely his domain. The enemy had no possibility of escaping without his permission, nor even the possibility of surviving. Therefore, he used the Dream Me Avatar to fight them, incidentally evaluating the players’ overall strength.
The results proved that the hard strength of these three players was lacking, surprisingly unable to defeat even his three Dream Me Avatars, trying to flee right at the start of the battle. However, some of their responses were interesting. For instance, now he felt his three avatars becoming somewhat unstable in the explosions, finding it slightly difficult to pursue the three players. The attack scrolls the enemies hurriedly used were quite restraining for them.
"The avatar test ends here; time to send them on their way."
Wang Zhifan’s main body, as a typical defense-layered type, was unaffected by the current explosions. The Biological Force Field alone was enough to resist all attacks, not to mention the epic-level armor he wore, so he began to get serious.
He sealed off this floor to prevent the three from reaching the stairwell, then activated the Annihilation Aura of the Demon King’s World-Ending Armor, letting the purple-black destructive energy attach to the three players.
"What’s happening!"
"Ah!!!" 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚
"My body!"
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Under the effects of the Annihilation Aura’s continuous damage, the three players lasted only a second or two. Initially, their shields absorbed most of the damage, but after realizing they couldn’t escape this floor, the shields quickly disintegrated under the constant explosions and Annihilation Aura, leaving them heavily damaged by dual damage, and on the brink of total annihilation.
To prevent the lives of these three from ending due to their self-released explosions, Wang Zhifan quickly used the Ice Source Force to suppress all explosions, letting them end their agony under the Annihilation Aura, leaving behind a field of equipment.
"The Annihilation Aura actually doesn’t damage equipment much? The penetration damage is indeed quite commendable; that’s an unexpected advantage."
Based on the initial Annihilation Aura test result, Wang Zhifan expected these people to disappear entirely, just like the Blood Race boss in the dark tower. However, while their bodies indeed vanished, all their various equipment remained, leaving him with some sellable trinkets.
Of course, Wang Zhifan was most interested in the items within these people’s personal spaces. Under the effect of the Ring of the Victor, three selection boxes appeared before his eyes, each containing one person’s personal space item list.
"Why do they all have so many items? Are these people wealthy? Or are they veteran players?"
He then noticed a lot of stuff in the spaces of these three. Although many were various potions, foods, and tools, they were also quite rich in equipment, with more than thirty pieces of rare equipment and two exceptional ones.
[Man of Many Faces Card (Rare)]
[After capturing the target’s scent, this card can disguise itself as the target, allowing you to enter its private domain...]
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[Arcanist Profession Card (Rare)]
[This is a very rare profession card; upon use, a non-player will become a player and gain the mage-class profession of Arcanist. Players who reach Lv30 can also use it with a job transfer function to unlock the secondary profession of Arcanist.]
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[Demon Skin (Exceptional)]
[This scroll made from High-Level Abyss Demon Skin possesses special powers. It can project the specified target’s power to a distant location, forming a controllable projection. The power projection is divided into three levels, with significant differences in effects and consumption for each level.]
[Normal Grade: Unlockable with a Spirit attribute of 15 points. This level of power projection will have a large effect reduction and cannot cross space barriers, nor project beyond 100 kilometers, with minimal consumption.]
[Powerful Grade: Unlockable with a Spirit attribute of 20 points. This level of power projection will have some effect reduction, can cross ordinary space barriers but not project physical objects, with moderate consumption.]
[Great Grade: Unlockable with a Spirit attribute of 30 points. This level of power projection has nearly no effect reduction, can cross powerful space barriers, can project physical objects, but with huge consumption, advised to use cautiously.]
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[Mage’s Power Box (Exceptional)]
[This box stores 169 different spells and can provide 12 spell slots. Players can select spells to store into the spell slots. The spells stored in the spell slots can be repeated. The spells in the spell slots are treated as the player’s own skills and enjoy related bonuses. Spells used from the spell slots are cast instantly, and each spell slot’s first use per day is without consumption.]
[Note: The box is a special portable equipment, functioning fully even when placed in personal space.]
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"So the Demon Skin’s role is projecting power, not creating avatars, and is quite different from my Dream Me Avatar, having practical value... The Power Box is also very useful; it explains why that white mage knew so many spells and could cast them so astoundingly quickly."
After browsing through the key rewards’ descriptions, Wang Zhifan selected and stored them into his own space.
