Chapter 504 "Power Armor" Weakness Exploited: Outer City Labyrinth
A purple, translucent arm writhed and coiled amidst the spray of blood that erupted as the Holy Captain's body was torn apart.
A chilling, horrifying, and bloody scene unfolds!
In an instant... it was resolved?
Zesshi Zesshi's heterochromatic pupils contracted, and a look of astonishment and solemnity appeared on her face. Although the God Captain's strength was weaker than hers.
However, they were not without any power to resist!
It was resolved so easily; that bizarre attack was an ability I had never seen before.
"What was that... magic?"
Jue Si Jue's forward charge halted, and his body instantly shifted to the left, moving away from the purple arm phantom that was still suspended in mid-air.
Don't be fooled by appearances!
Tang Zheng was equally surprised; his gaze sharpened, and he quickly offered a reminder while observing:
"All forms of attack are nothing more than physical or magical. No matter how special they may appear, their essence remains unchanged."
Information about the "End of a Thousand Touches" magic gun.
Tang Zheng didn't understand.
Because Gros Hornfury didn't provide much useful intelligence either.
According to Gros Horned Wrath, this magical item was given to Silver Olive by the evil goblin, one of the "Eight Greed Kings".
Apart from Silver Olive himself, no one else knew much about this magic gun.
kindness?
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly.
He noticed that the magic gun in Silver Olive's hand was emitting a faint red light, and this red energy flowed into the "enhanced armor" along the butt of the magic gun.
"I see!"
"Possesses a life-stealing effect... or the ability to gain a shield after killing an enemy."
A look of understanding crossed Tang Zheng's face. No wonder the attack earlier targeted the weakest member, the Divine Human Captain, first. A thought struck him, and he shouted:
"Ranged attack!"
"clear!"
Zetsuki's eyes lit up. He raised his right hand towards the sky, and a holy, intense light gathered above his palm. He shouted:
"Clean Throwing Gun!"
A massive holy knight's lance, over three meters long, appeared in mid-air before vanishing as a white afterimage.
"Higher-level teleportation"
Silver Olive raised his left hand, and a blue magic circle appeared on the back of his silver-armored hand. The huge power armor figure disappeared from the spot.
In the blink of an eye.
A figure in silver power armor appeared to Tang Zheng's left front, its massive form enveloping him.
"You're next!"
Silver Olive's cold voice came from the armor on his head as he raised his magic gun and aimed it at Tang Zheng.
Of the three intruders, the weakest was the male intruder, followed by the magic chanter in front of them.
Bang!
The gun barrel had just been raised.
The sacred shadow of the Pure Throwing Gun struck Silver Olive's body with a heavy thud, causing the power armor to stagger.
A sharp cracking sound, like glass shattering, rang out!
The red glowing shield that had just appeared on the power armor shattered instantly.
How could that be?
Silver Olive steadied himself, incredulous; he had clearly used teleportation magic to dodge it.
It's a special skill!
The thought instantly popped into my mind.
"Tenth-Rank Magic: Seventh Imperial Censor (Earth)!"
Whoosh—whoosh—
Seven circular magic circles appeared above Silver Olive's head.
With a piercing whooshing sound, huge cone-shaped earth spikes flew out from the seven magic circles emitting blue light!
The sharp earth spikes, gleaming with a metallic sheen, plummeted from the sky with a deafening roar, as if to pierce through the power armor below!
—Boom!
"A mere inferior creature!"
Silver Olive quickly raised his magic gun, aimed it at the sky, and pulled the trigger again:
""The Walls of False Faith""
It resembled a magic gun composed of dozens of arms, which began to writhe violently, as if a wailing scream was coming from the muzzle.
Bang!
The entire magic gun suddenly contracted, and purple vascular energy flowed within the arm, accompanied by the roar of the gun.
Numerous translucent purple arms rose into the air, forming a purple protective barrier above the silver olive's head.
"A great opportunity!"
Zetsuki's eyes lit up. The enemy's gun was pointed skyward, their defenses wide open—a perfect opportunity to attack.
"Just now, the bowl was struck!"
Whoosh!
With martial arts light emanating from his arms, Zesshi Zesshi's strength immediately increased, and he charged forward across the ground.
"Opportunity? Are you kidding me!"
Silver Olive let out a harsh laugh, its voice flat: "You self-righteous invaders!"
Buzz~
All I could see was...
Beneath the left foot of the power armor, a magic circle emitting a silvery light rapidly expanded at a visible speed.
"Group-wide racial bondage"
The massive magic circle instantly enveloped Tang Zheng and Jue Si Jue Ming together.
Squeak—Squeak—
The intense friction between Jueshi's feet and the ground caused an invisible force to forcibly stop his forward momentum.
"...It's magic again!"
Zesshi Zesshi roared in fury, charging forward with a furious howl. Veins bulged on his forehead, and his legs somehow managed to break free of their restraints and lift off the ground.
"You damned bastard, you're the one who's clearly patheticly weak!"
"Mongrel?"
Upon hearing the desperate scream, Silver Olive reacted like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.
"You despicable, insignificant, and fleeting speck of dust!"
She naturally did not believe that the magic effect of breaking free from the "group's entire race's bondage" relied on momentum.
Professional effect?
Magic item?
In either case!
Silver Olive didn't care; she wanted to kill this inferior creature. The aerial magical attack had ended, and she aimed her magic gun at Death's Despair.
"Go to hell!"
Bang!
A ghostly blue flame erupted from the muzzle, and finger-shaped bullets continuously shot out from the magic gun, transforming into a dense hail of bullets that covered Death and Death.
"Skull Wall Arm!"
Tang Zheng's calm voice rang out.
A wall of bones rose from the ground and blocked the way for the Deathly Demise.
"Magic Without Chanting: The Seventh Imperial Censor (Wind)!"
"This...this..."
Silver Olive turned its head in astonishment and found that Tang was standing on the magic circle of "Group-wide Race Binding" and was completely unaffected.
Instead, the silver magic circle shone.
The golden magic robe on Tang Zheng's body shimmered under the light, making him appear to exude a powerful aura.
Whoosh—whoosh—
One after another, emerald green magic circles appeared!
Seven swirling wind element tornadoes twisted in mid-air and hurtled toward the silver olive, the violent shockwaves causing changes in airflow and restricting movement.
"—Inferior creatures."
Silver Olive was forced to stop his magic spear attack, and a magic circle appeared on the back of his right hand holding the spear:
"High-level Magic Shield"
A magical shield of ethereal blue light enveloped the entire power armor.
Rumble!
The raging tornado collided with the magic shield, producing a deafening roar.
"It seems that the defensive skill of your magic gun has a cooldown period."
"You've already used the power armor's defensive skills. What skill will you use to block next?"
Tang Zheng, seemingly unaffected, stepped onto the "Group-wide Race Binding" magic circle and instantly activated the magic again:
"Tenth-Rank Magic - Seventh Imperial Censor (Water)"
Boom—Boom—
A torrent of water gushed forth from the seven sky-blue magic circles that reappeared in the air.
Compared to attacks from the three elements of fire, earth, and wind, water-attribute magic attacks are the weakest, but that's not important to Tang Zheng.
This is to fulfill the elemental cycle passive skill of the [Immortal] class, which is based on the "ancient wisdom of mutual generation"!
Silver Olive's expression changed.
The "Superior Magic Shield" barely managed to withstand the magic attack just now, and there was no time to reactivate it in the face of the continued onslaught of magic attacks.
Raise your left hand!
"Higher-level teleportation"
Tang Zheng narrowed his eyes slightly: "Magic without chanting - one-sided duel."
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Yin Ganlan and Tang Zheng disappeared, and then reappeared at the same time twenty meters away, next to a demon named Hanzo.
The instant the teleportation ended!
Silver Olive's magic gun was already aimed at the monster Hanzo, ready to launch an attack.
"No chance." A calm, indifferent voice sounded from beside me.
"Tenth-Rank Magic: Heating!"
His fingers reached out from his side and gently touched the waist of his power armor.
Bang!
The extreme heat expanded in an instant, followed by a dazzling, blinding light that covered the area and blasted everything around it away.
A huge impact was heard.
The light dissipated.
Power Kai's figure was blasted into the wall of the "Hall of Mercenaries" by the shockwave generated by the magic.
"Not dead yet?"
"It seems to be another effect of that magic gun, what a pity..."
Tang Zheng looked at the silver olive and noticed that the power armor's eyes were still emitting a white, shimmering light, which slightly disappointed him.
"Whether it's the power armor or that magic gun, it's a waste to let a weakling like you use them."
"Power Armor" is different from ordinary magical items. Its physical and magical attacks are unrelated to the user's stats, as are its defensive and evasive abilities.
Simply put!
Even an ordinary person at level 1 can be instantly transformed into a powerful being by wearing "power armor".
However, it also has weaknesses!
Although the user's attack power is covered by the "power armor", their own HP and MP remain unchanged.
In other words
When equipped by a weaker individual, the armor becomes highly defensive but very vulnerable. Of course, if the enemy cannot penetrate the armor's defense, it is not considered a weakness.
The "End of a Thousand Touches" magic gun clearly makes up for this weakness, achieving the ability of "life steal" and "shield" by attacking the opponent.
"—I didn't lose!"
Silver Olive's voice was tinged with pain as she tried to get up, maneuvering her power armor. She had indeed underestimated these intruders.
His level isn't high at all!
The magic unleashed by that sorcerer was surprisingly powerful.
but.
The advantage remains with her; the Cerberus that the opponent hastily summoned won't be able to hold out for much longer.
Bang!
Silver Olive leaped into the air, maneuvering his power armor, magical light emanating from his right foot.
"Death Scythe! Finish her off!"
Tang Zheng opened it calmly.
"Purifying Throwing Gun!" Zesshi Zesshi grinned, raised his palm, and pointed it at the sky, where sacred energy gathered once more.
And at this moment.
The magic injected into the right foot of the power armor also activated at the same time.
"Completely non-visualized"
The silver olives dissolved into the air like flowing water and disappeared.
Even with Tang Zheng's perception abilities, he briefly lost track of the other party at this moment.
Whoosh!
The purifying throwing gun was fired, a white streak of light flashing past, instantly striking the entrance to the "Hall of Mercenaries".
The point of the spear seemed to blur!
The vanished silver olive reappeared in everyone's sight, accompanied by a loud "bang".
The power armor fell backward onto the ground with a dull thud.
Silver olives are dead!
The "Heat" magic attack had already reduced Silver Olive to near-death, and now, under the attack of the Cleansing Throwing Gun, it naturally could no longer hold on.
We won!
Zesshi Zesshi's face broke into an excited smile.
Tang Zheng showed no joy, but instead looked up at the gray sky.
The next moment!
"storm!"
A violent storm suddenly appeared, engulfing the area.
Core Area - Starry Sky Observation Deck
The magical screen clearly displayed the battle footage from just now, showing Silver Olive being defeated, and the hall fell silent.
Whoosh!
A sudden storm obscured the image on the magic screen.
"Butler" Imralis frowned slightly, staring at the blurry image on the magical screen that seemed to be wet with rain, and raised his finger to touch his temple.
"message!"
"Guardian, the Silver Olive has been defeated."
"..."
Yes, yes.
"My suspicions align with your line of thinking, I understand."
The mental connection was broken.
"Butler" Imralis reactivated "Messages" and quickly connected with a guardian in charge of the outer city.
"Star Oracle, I am Imralis!"
"Lord Imralis, what are your orders?"
"Silver Olive has been defeated; you must have received the news by now."
"Yes...yes."
"Use the 'Auction House's' capabilities to contact the other responsible parties and solve the 'Outer City' maze!"
"ah……!"
A voice, filled with fear and resentment, rang out.
"This is the Guardian's order, and I will only say it once! Also, have 'Failure' pursue them."
Yes, yes.
Upon hearing this response, "Butler" Imralis nodded slightly.
He could understand the eagerness of the outer city's guardians to find out the whereabouts of Lord Gros Hornfury.
Raise your head.
Look at the magic screen where the image has become clear again.
"What!"
"Butler" Imralis's eyes widened suddenly, only to see that the "power armor" had disappeared from the screen.
Outer city.
It took Tang Zheng and Jue Si Jue Ming quite a bit of effort to shake off the pursuit of the demon mercenaries and re-enter the maze.
Although Silver Olive died, the monsters summoned by the "Hall of Mercenaries" were unaffected.
"Aren't you going to resurrect him?"
As Jue Si Jue Ming followed Tang Zheng, he asked a question.
"No rush," Tang Zheng shook his head.
He had already collected the mangled corpse of the God-Man Captain, who could be resurrected at any time.
Where should we attack next?
Unconcerned about death, he instead spoke with great excitement and enthusiasm:
"It's incredible that someone so weak can become so powerful with the help of such a magical item."
"As expected of the legendary [Floating City], it actually possesses such powerful items."
Looking ahead at the deep, labyrinthine corridor.
"The objective of the first phase has been achieved."
"I originally thought the 'Hall of Mercenaries' would appear at the very beginning, but I didn't expect it to take so long."
Tang Zheng's tone became serious:
"Although we made some arrangements beforehand to make the people of the floating city think we were just going to our deaths, after consuming so many tenth-tier scrolls, they have probably already noticed something amiss."
Almost as soon as he finished speaking!
—Boom!
The entire maze began to shake violently, and Tang Zheng and Jue Si Jue Ming stopped in their tracks at the same time.
(End of this chapter)
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