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Chapter 505 Immortality (5K)

Wanli Fengdao's eyelids twitched violently; you could guess what he wanted to complain about just by looking at his expression.

First of all, these otherworldly beings were not human to begin with.

Secondly, Reyes is right there on your left, jumping around like a madman, okay? And this guy doesn't look like me at all, for crying out loud. Even if he got beaten up, how could he suddenly grow a beard?
The player from another world is spraying minoxidil hair growth serum onto their fists while beating someone up, right?
At this moment, the high-speed moving Mushroom King swung its sword to knock back the white horse tombstone, then stepped on the ground and drifted to the bottom of the centipede octopus. The mushroom arm held up a small, exquisite glass fish tank filled with seawater.

The fish tank itself is a high-end prop. The centipede octopus shrinks rapidly during its descent, eventually becoming the size of a palm before landing in the fish tank.

The Dark Duel is not just a gamble on eyeballs, but also on current spiritual power and the maximum spiritual power limit. The centipede's combat power is reduced by half. Li Sheng did not look at it, but put away the two centipede eyeballs and looked up at the thunderstorm fire tornado that was expanding in size in the sky.

The entire primeval jungle was illuminated by fire and lightning, as bright as day. However, what was slightly puzzling was that, in the bright light, the arrow of the [guide radar], which should have been pointing to a fixed direction, was slightly off-center.

As the saying goes, "a slight error can lead to a huge difference." If the radar deviates by one or two degrees, the final destination could be a whole continent away.

Before he could think further, Li Sheng heard Wanli Fengdao shout, "Your feet!"

The hairs on the back of Li Sheng's neck stood on end. He had already known about the high probability of death in this primeval jungle through his suicide notes.
He immediately pulled out a pre-prepared round, multi-layered composite titanium alloy vault door from the automated warehouse and held it in front of him.

clang!
The vault door was struck by some transparent object, leaving a hole about the size of a little finger. After a very brief delay, the hole suddenly exploded.
The loud noise even briefly drowned out the thunder from the thunderclouds.

Li Sheng raised an eyebrow, and the front of the vault's safe door burst open, revealing a gaping hole in the metal fragments that resembled an open tulip, with traces of melting along the edges.

Judging from the shape of the gap, the explosion was clearly caused by an invisible arrow.

Sudden——

Rabbit Ranger stomped on the trunks of the trees in the primeval forest, leaped high into the air, aimed at Li Sheng, and forcefully pulled the bowstring.

A barrage of invisible, transparent arrows rained down upon him. Li Sheng activated the skill "Knights Don't Die Barehanded," and like Jackie Chan in a furniture store, he gripped the vault door, flipped and spun it, and blocked all the arrows.

The rabbit-like ranger's fur swayed wildly in the gale. With sharp eyes, she drew a blood-stained iron arrow covered in runes from the void with seemingly slow but actually fast movements, and nocked it to the bowstring.

Just by looking at the design of the iron arrow, you could tell it was Rabbit Ranger's trump card. Reyes shouted, "Our battle isn't over yet!"

At the same time, he raised his right hand, dug his fingernails deep into his left shoulder, and tore them off forcefully.

His superhuman strength allowed him to easily tear off an entire piece of skin from his chest and abdomen, revealing bloody tendons, pale yellow fat, and intricate spiderweb tattoos etched beneath the dermis.

It was a female skeleton dressed in a wedding gown and holding a crystal ball, called the "Sacred Spirit of Death," a religious symbol that has emerged in Mexico in the last decade or so.

Its followers are mostly people living at the bottom of society or on the fringes of the law, such as street vendors, taxi drivers, thieves, hooligans, gang members, etc.

As gang warfare in Mexico intensifies, many gang members even resort to ritualistic killings to worship the god of death and pray for good luck.

In other words, the appearance of the Holy God of Death occurred before the arrival of the killing field. Otherwise, the GOC would definitely think that this was some superhuman trying to establish a godhood in the real world, and would definitely launch a heavy attack, sixty blows per second.

In short, when this pattern is combined with Reyes' power system, the resulting effect is as follows.
Patterned Fruit, Deathly Saint, Embrace of Love.

A female skeleton draped in a wedding dress detached from Reyes's skin, floated lightly, and teleported to the Rabbit Ranger, opening her arms in an attempt to embrace him.

Rabbit Ranger's pupils contracted, and he decisively pushed off the air, shooting backward like an arrow released from a bow.

The wedding dress skeleton followed the rabbit knight like a leech, and no matter how the latter twisted and turned, he could not shake it off and could not find an opportunity to shoot the rune arrow.

Li Sheng nodded to Reyes, gripped the dilapidated vault door with his left hand, and held the levitation engine with his right, aiming at the center of the tornado.

Lightning-fast elbow strike!
He vanished from the spot, the ground below collapsed into nothingness, and all the vegetation within a hundred-meter radius was incinerated into ash by the extremely hot compressed air. The rolling air waves acted like an eraser, directly wiping out all the diffused spores.

The fire tornado, which was originally perfectly round, was forcibly torn open, but there was no sign of a griffin inside.

[Skill Scroll Name: Thunderstorm Nova]

【Attribute: Consumable (limited to three times)】

[Type: Psionic]

【Usage Method: Active】

[Tier: Epic]

[Special Effect: Stellar Transformation. Transforms oneself into an elemental being, becoming a mobile thunderstorm that destroys everything in its path. Elemental attacks received during this time are converted into fuel for the storm. Unaffected by physical attacks or interrupt/silence effects. After charging for 30 seconds or accumulating enough energy, it triggers a massive explosion.]

[Cost: 70% of maximum total Spirit Power]

[Cooling time: 3 hours]

[Usage Requirements: Intelligence attribute must be 15 points or higher]

[Note: "Good luck, everyone." Cronus, the second Olympian king, weakly points to his son Zeus, the thunder god who betrayed him.]

The lightning-fast elbow strike failed to shatter the weapon, and the silence effect of the Vast Ocean Soul-Locking Bell could not be interrupted. Li Sheng made a decisive move, drew the [Ape Man Degeneration Gun], aimed at the notch, and pulled the trigger repeatedly.

Bang bang bang bang bang.

The first few bullets were melted by the flames, but the last two bullets successfully penetrated the eye of the storm, causing degradation and reducing the storm's diameter.

However, the thirty-second time limit was up.

The storm contracted rapidly, almost collapsing into a tiny point of light.

The otherworldly beings clearly knew the power of the explosion. The Mushroom King hugged the glass fish tank with both arms, facing away from the storm, and controlled the still-active mycelium around him to cover his back, forming a shield wall.

Despite being overtaken by the wedding dress skeleton, Rabbit Ranger changed its running trajectory and moved away from the center of the explosion at top speed in a straight line.

On the player's side, the white horse tombstone picked up the coffin and stuck it into the ground in front of him.

Claudia gritted her teeth and tore open several defensive skill scrolls. Holding the scroll fragments in her right hand, she raised layers of magical shields to protect herself.

Reyes peeled away his bloody skin, summoning more tattoos to wrap himself up in layers.

As for Gray Rain, she had a sudden inspiration. She remembered that the glass prison was built by a top player from another world and was indestructible. She immediately placed the Thousand Mile Sealing Blade in front of her and hid behind it.

boom--

The greatest sound is the silence. The moment the thunderstorm exploded, the surrounding air was compressed into a thin layer, making it impossible to hear exactly how loud the explosion was.

The intense light, powerful enough to blind the retina of an ordinary person, illuminates every corner of the primeval forest.

Some wild beasts, fleeing in panic, instinctively turned around and the last thing they saw was a magnificent sight, like the birth of a miniature star.

After that, there is no more.

At the epicenter of the explosion, vegetation was burned, soil vaporized, leaving behind a deep crater.

The beasts that had no time to escape turned into carbon dust, which radiated outwards and "imprinted" onto the earth's surface.

"call"

Seven hundred meters from the epicenter, Li Sheng slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air. In that instant, he decisively used the Modified Puppet Assembly to merge the vault door with himself, and then activated the Rooting in the Rock Technique.

The effect of the "Stubborn Stone Rooting Technique" is to petrify oneself, greatly increasing defensive capabilities, which is equivalent to using a reinforced vault door to withstand most of the damage.

The alloy door, originally a meter thick, was melted down to a thin layer. Li Sheng retrieved it and turned to look at the others.

White Horse Tombstone's skin melted, exposing her bones and organs. She struggled to lift a bottle of life potion and pour it into her mouth. Although it leaked out of her esophagus, it still took effect under the power of the killing field, slowly healing her body.

The other two humans were not so lucky.

Claudia's right hand, which was holding the protective scroll, and her right side of her body were unharmed, but her left side of her body disappeared into thin air, her eyes were unfocused, and she died on the spot.

Reyes's body began to disintegrate from his feet, inch by inch. As his legs vanished, his upper body crashed to the ground, still screaming, "Impossible! Absolutely impossible! I asked the Navigators' Guild, and they told me I wouldn't die here!"

The voice gradually faded into silence, and so did the Rabbit Ranger. This demi-human was eventually caught up by the Holy God of Death and was unable to completely escape the range of the Thunderstorm Nova. His body was charred black, pierced by lightning from the inside out, and he staggered down, his left hand outstretched and his right hand on his back.

The deaths of two human companions cast a shadow over the mission. Li Sheng frowned, took out the battery-shaped [Hidden Energy on His Back], fiercely drew spiritual power, and then aimed at the griffin that had regained its form, delivering a lightning-fast elbow strike.

The second round of elbow strikes was too much for the griffin, which was already depleted of spiritual energy; it only managed to let out a cry.
It was then pulverized by the elbow, its feathers scattering. Something felt off!

Li Sheng turned around abruptly, only to see the griffin's body, which had been in a state of dust, suddenly return to its original state, moving from a slow to a fast speed.

Not only the griffin, but Claudia, who should have died, had her left side completely healed. She suddenly opened her eyes, gasped for breath, and touched her head and heart in disbelief.

"The Navigator Guild takes money but does nothing, using pre-made prophecies to fool customers! I want to file a complaint! I want ten times the compensation!"

Reyes was cursing loudly when he suddenly realized he was still alive, and sat up in shock from his deathbed.

The rabbit rangers in the distance, the charred jungle animals, and even every blade of grass and tree in the primeval jungle itself, are all rapidly regenerating and healing under the influence of an unknown force.

"What's going on?"

The white horse tombstone stared in disbelief, instinctively looking at Li Sheng, "Your skill?"

"I do think so."

Li Sheng frowned deeply. The regenerated jungle covered an area of ​​over a thousand hectares, and the number of resurrected creatures was countless. Such power was comparable to that of a god of life.

To his surprise, Li Sheng noticed that the radar navigation device clipped to his waist was now projecting an arrow that was deflecting at a large angle and suddenly pointing to the twelve o'clock position.

Everyone present, including Gray Rain, the dizzy Wanli Fengdao, and the Fungus King who shook off the charcoal on his back and stood up again, all turned their heads to look in that direction.

High in the abyss, two powerful lights tore through the darkness, slowly enlarging like the eyes of a dragon, before swooping down to close to the ground.

laugh--

A sharp whistle suddenly sounded, and the bright light stopped moving forward. It turned out to be an old green train with 22 carriages, its surface painted with a variety of floral patterns.

A green train slowly came to a stop in the jungle. A headless reindeer, standing on two legs, nearly two meters tall, wearing an Arc'teryx jacket, stretched and walked out of the carriage, just like an ordinary passenger in the real world.

The three pairs of bright yellow eyes on the severed neck immediately spotted Li Sheng and Hui Yu, and exclaimed in surprise and delight, "Brother Ant? Long time no see!"

"It's been a long time, Brother Reindeer."

Li Sheng scratched his head, recovering from his shock.

The last time he was on the Tremor mission, the one escorting the battery, he, Zhao Zijing, Crimson Driver, and others had also boarded this green train with its leather sofa seats, wool carpets, and retro decorative lights.

The difference is that the exterior of the vehicle was not painted with floral patterns at that time.

Based on the intelligence gathered, the green train originates directly from the Killing Ground entity. It can teleport and travel through space, stopping at fixed platforms and next to passengers with a strong desire to travel who are standing on the platforms, taking them to the platform closest to their desired destination.

None of the people present knew that this primeval forest was also a train platform, meaning that the train arrived here according to a timetable.

As for the headless reindeer, Li Sheng had seen it on the train before. It was a native creature of the killing field, possessing powerful strength and high intelligence equivalent to Lv33.

Because of his love for fishing, he maintains a good relationship with the Earth's human community, who are willing to give him various fishing tools.

In the battery escort mission, Li Sheng was the headless reindeer he was asked to kill, and he took down the mastermind Mithril.

Time had passed, and Li Sheng was now Lv24, while the headless reindeer seemed to have grown considerably stronger. He carefully considered his words, "Brother Reindeer, what is this train?"

"Immortality Vacation Themed Train".

The headless reindeer shrugged and pointed to the theme park-like decorations of flowers, balloons, and drinks on the surface of the green train. "During this journey, there is a field of immortality surrounding the train. All life within this field will not age, will not get sick, and will not die."

You just happened to be standing on the platform, and were enveloped by the immortality field beforehand.

"What a coincidence."

Li Sheng instinctively sensed something was wrong. The energy reversal mission, which was related to time reversal and the birth of the side of truth, had an atmosphere that seemed pre-ordained.

If the current situation weren't so unsuitable, Li Sheng would have taken out his phone to call the side of truth and ask Brother Ce if there had been any causal disturbance this time.

"Everything in the world is a combination of coincidences."

The headless reindeer casually remarked, "The train departs in two minutes. Do you want to board?"

The problem is obvious. As the train appears, the radar navigation devices in the hands of the human players seem to be attracted by a magnet, with the arrows pointing firmly at the train, urging the players to board.

"I"

Li Sheng pretended to open his mouth to speak, then suddenly gripped the levitation engine and launched a surprise attack on the Mushroom King with a light-speed elbow strike.

boom!
The mushroom king was suddenly struck and caught off guard. Its entire body disintegrated into fine mycelium, which slowly regenerated under the influence of the immortality field.

But the oval glass fish tank containing centipedes that he was holding had already fallen into Li Sheng's hands.

"Monkey, what are you doing?"

The newly resurrected Rabbit Ranger drew his bow and arrow, shouting anxiously, "Let go!"

"It's true that there's an immortality field here, but with my high-speed movement ability, I can instantly teleport hundreds of kilometers away, away from the area covered by the immortality field, and calmly kill the centipede."

Holding the fish tank, Li Sheng said calmly, "If you don't want him to die, then exchange him for Bartmos, Wanli Fengdao, and two other humans. Release them from the glass prison."

The atmosphere was so heavy you could hear a pin drop. Finally, the mushroom king, who had remained silent all along, spoke up: "Four for one, we're at a huge disadvantage."

Li Sheng stood there stunned. "Holy crap."

Gray Rain's eyes widened. "Holy crap, what the hell is that noise?"

Even the seasoned Wanli Fengdao was dumbfounded, exclaiming, "WTF!"

The crowd was so astonished because the mushroom king's voice was completely at odds with its massive size; it was a childlike voice mixed with a heavy nasal tone, like a hybrid of a milk dragon and a lazy person.

In short, An Lushan's entry into Chang'an was like the end of the sugar rush.

The King of Mushrooms seemed oblivious to his absurd voice, calmly replying, "Trading four for one is too much of a loss for us; we can only trade two at most."

"Either replace everything, or don't replace anything."

Li Sheng said decisively, "Judging from the tacit understanding and mutual care among the four of you otherworldly players, you must have known each other for a long time, have a deep friendship, and are unwilling to abandon any of you."

But I'm different. I'm at most an acquaintance of Bartommos, and as for Wanli Fengdao, who has a somewhat sleazy appearance, I didn't know him at all before, and we had absolutely no connection.

(At this point, Brother Xiaodao rolled his eyes helplessly, "Hey, was it really necessary to add a malicious description? Be careful, or I'll sue you for defamation!")
"The reason I want to make the trade is because I can get kickbacks from these four people and ask their guilds for money. It would be best if I could, but I can accept it if I can't."

To increase his persuasiveness, Li Sheng unleashed the [Visual Memory] skill on the miniature centipede, which indeed projected a scene of the four otherworldly players training together in combat a long time ago. "So, what is your choice?"

The three non-human players, the Mushroom King, the Griffin, and the Rabbit Ranger, exchanged glances, silently approached, pressed a few buttons on the glass cells containing Bartmos and the other two players, entered the password, drained their spiritual energy, and released them.

Only after Li Sheng put the glass fish tank down and returned it to the Mushroom Queen did they finally unleash the Wanli Sealing Blade, which had lost all its spiritual power.

"Ant, right? Thanks. I'll transfer the money to you when I get back."

Wanli Fengdao rubbed his wrist weakly. If it weren't for the help from the ants, he would probably be in grave danger.

Li Sheng waved his hand dismissively, "Hey, we're all friends from the Special Affairs Bureau, no need to be so polite. Just transfer me a million or two game coins, that'll be fine."

Wanli Fengdao subconsciously retorted, "Even if I disassembled myself and sold all my parts, I still wouldn't be able to raise a million, okay? Are you confusing game currency with Zimbabwean dollars?"

"How could that be? Have you heard the story of Zigong redeeming the people of Lu? Confucius once said that if someone is saved, they must be rewarded handsomely according to the laws of Lu."

Li Sheng said loudly, "I really like a sentence from Confucius in the Analects: 'The whole internet is calling for Shandong people! Lu A is for Jinan, Lu B is for Qingdao, Lu C is for Zibo, and Lu D is for Zaozhuang and Dongying.'"

"Wow, this is really something! There are even people who claim to be Confucius like this? They should be hanged with a bean stick right now."

Wanli Fengdao's eyes twitched violently. He suddenly rubbed his chin, feeling a strange sense of familiarity about this conversation that seemed to transcend time and space.

dejavu?

(End of this chapter)