By my fifth round of losing horribly to the point where I began to question my own sanity, a strange rumbling suddenly caught my attention, as if there was stirring beneath us.
Do you hear that? I turned off the holographic screen in front of , gripped the table and got up to have a look. I hear sothing strange and its getting closer by the second
Big brother, you cant just change the topic like that, Qiaoqiao knows youre about to lose! The mont I pulled the holographic equivalent of flipping the table, Qiaoqiao imdiately glared at . You promised you would draw a funny face on yourself if you lose this ti! Big brother, you cant just back out like that!
While it might be true that my impending loss was going to be an embarrassing one, but
Qiaoqiao, your big brother wasnt trying to back out at the last minute, he really heard sothing.
Hmph, Qiaoqiao is not going to be fooled that easily! Qiaoqiao reacted by pouting. If theres really an enemy nearby, those Inferno Talisman should have activated by now
Yet before she could even finish speaking, the ground shook violently, forcing her to lurch forward with a quick yelp into my arms. She grabbed onto tightly, her hands shaking and her face white with terror. Earthquake? Were not going to be buried alive, are we?
A loud rumble later, the earth started shaking even more violently.
Still in the midst of working on the second exosuit, Bitong and Lixiang stopped working at the sa ti. The two exchanged a confused look before scanning the room for the source of the quakes.
Everyone, prepare for combat.
Being a seasoned ace pilot, Floater was the first amongst us to take up arms. She sent a signal to her suit, causing it to imdiately open up as if to welco its pilot back. Upon entering the suit, all twelve of her detachable bits shot out of her back and started scouting the vicinity.
Qiaoqiao! Bitong yelled. Upon seeing the little girl shivering in my arms, Bitong pointed at one of the exosuits that had just been finished and said, Get on.
But theres only one completed exosuit, if Qiaoqiao boards it, what about sister Bitong and Lixiang?
Despite there being only one completed exosuit that was coated in blue and looked suspiciously like a foot soldiers equipnt which wasnt actually important right now Qiaoqiao riding on that exosuit would an that Bitong and Lixiang would have to fight naked. Which, on second thought, might not be particularly apt to describe a pair of girls, but it was accurate enough in this situation.
Before Bitong could answer, our enemy reared its ugly head. This ti, the enemy did not pass through the walls to strike at us. Instead, it ca from beneath us
Roughly ten ters away within an employees lounge which happened to have a glass window to look through, a gigantic hole suddenly appeared from beneath. The hole was a massive one, asuring seven to eight ters in diater, and could probably cause an entire cafe to disappear in its gaping maw
From within that endless abyss, a gigantic skeletal monster stuck its head out
The creature had a serpentine appearance. Through its skull, its Soul Flas could be seen lighting up the surroundings in an eerie green glow, made only worse by its rows of sinister-looking teeth
Thats a giant Sirenidae skeleton!
Floater imdiately recognised the monster for what it was.
Ding! Mission update
Mission: The Invader from Underground Requirents: Slay the giant Sirenidae skeleton. Rewards: 2000 points and the Flying Feathers skill Comnts: The monster is strong, but not as strong as you.
What the heck is Flying Feathers? Actually, who cares about that 2000 points is nothing to scoff at. Ill take this mission!
Floater, Qiaoqiao, I need you two to guard the others. I cant be sure if there are any more hiding in the shadows, but leave this monster to .
For the ti being, this giant Sirenidae had my entire attention.
Without waiting for the giant skeleton to make its first move, I drew out Icy Inferno from my inventory. There were roughly ten ters and a door separating us and the monster. But there was no ti for niceties now. I ramd right through the glass window and into the lounge, opening up right away with a mighty chop of fire and ice!
The blade of Icy Inferno was so sharp, I doubt there was anything in this world that could possibly take a full on attack from it. Yet the mont I swung my sword down, the ground beneath started to act up.
The ground tore apart as a gigantic bone hand reached forth and tried to grab
Because of the sheer abruptness of this attack, I was nearly caught and ended up missing my attack in the process. Thankfully, I still had a high mobility skill in Revolution Slice. I imdiately activated it when I felt the ground beneath shift. Throwing my body around in an almost impossible angle, I did a furious rotation, appearing a second later five ters to the left.
However, that wasnt the end of my troubles either. Barely a mont after I touched down, the ground tore apart once more and another giant bone hand tried to grab .
Steeped in the heat of battle, I quickly realised that this was the monster from before, using both its hands to try and ambush . I had fallen for its clever ploy and was now stuck fast in its grip
I felt my body lurch upwards as the bony cage around soared. In spite of that, I wasnt flustered in the slightest. The thick-as-pillars fingers that trapped threatened to close in on , but I knew that remaining calm was the only right answer now.
HAH!
With no ti to lose, I spread my purple wings open with a flare. In the process, I diverted all the SP I had into Icy Inferno to launch another spinning attack. This was my fastest attack, and as it spun around like a deadly wheel of fire and ice that threatened to engulf the entire world, I sliced through my bony prison in an instant!
Free, I promptly kicked off the bony palm using the tip of my toes, launching myself onto the head of the skeletal Sirenidae with a boost from my wings. The ti was nigh. I was ready to draw the curtains on this sudden battle with a decisive blow.
The giant Sirenidae skeleton tried one last ti to shake off, doing its best to toss into its mouth in the process. Unfortunately for it, ever since learning Revolution Slice, I was able to control my body movents mid-air.
A flap of my wings later, I was up in the air once more, and with a quick C-shaped swerve, I easily dodged its bite.
By the ti the monster realised it had failed to bite , I was already diving into its eye sockets, Icy Inferno aid straight at the eerie mass of green flas before !
Taste my wrath!
The mont Icy Inferno stabbed into the ghostly flas, a bright flash of light engulfed the scene, culminating in an explosion of sparks, only to dissipate before ever touching the ground.
Ding. Mission complete. Rewards have been dispatched, please confirm
I won? Wait. Thats it? Shouldnt this giant Sirenidae skeleton be a mini-boss of sorts? What kind of mini-boss just dies in a couple of hits?
And when did I beco this strong?!
Woooah! Big brother won!
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