novelraw Chapter 23 - Don't Look Down on Our Bond
Chapter 23 - Don't Look Down on Our Bond
"A mayfly delusionally thinking to shake a tree?"
A sneer of contempt appeared on the female angel's face.
Looking at the BOSS, which had recovered to its original state, Meng Li felt an instant sense of strong despair.
Especially despair-inducing was the gaze of that female angel giant, like a god looking down on an ant.
It made her feel her own insignificance.
"Can this kind of thing really be defeated by humans?"
Not only did Meng Li feel this way, but even the five people watching from the side couldn't help but swallow their saliva.
The pressure of the second-phase BOSS was too strong, like a god descending to the world.
Just looking at it made them feel incredibly suppressed.
Let alone, Meng Li, who was facing the BOSS directly right now.
"Ant, tremble under My Lord's pressure!"
It waved its massive wings that blotted out the sky, and countless golden feathers sprinkled down.
In an instant!
These feathers turned into streams of light, shooting violently towards Meng Li like a torrential pear blossom storm!
"Damn it!"
Meng Li's pupils constricted abruptly, and she hurriedly raised her sword to block in front of her chest.
While resisting the sky full of flowing light, she strode quickly to run and dodge!
"The attacks are too dense. I can't get close to it at all."
Meng Li’s frown tightened as she constantly scanned her surroundings, wanting to find a chance to get close to the BOSS.
But the continuous stream of light attacks made it incredibly difficult for her just to defend, let alone get close to it.
"No, even if I get close, I can't kill it. This thing has terrifying regeneration abilities. It won't die even if its head’s cut off."
While pondering, Meng Li suddenly noticed the divine statue behind the divine wood angel.
The reason the Strange Tree Demon could enter the second phase was entirely that it bathed in the holy light shining from the divine statue.
If she could destroy the divine statue, perhaps she could kill it!
"In another 3 seconds, the cooldown for my Ghost Shadow Slash will be up.
At that time, I'll repeat the old trick to destroy the divine statue. Maybe there's still a chance."
While dodging, Meng Li took the opportunity to drink a bottle of blue potion to replenish her mana.
'Whoosh!'
However, right at the moment, Meng Li threw her head back to drink the potion…
The female angel's eyes shot out a beam again.
"Oh no!"
Meng Li's pupils contracted, and she subconsciously raised her sword to block it!
'Splurt!'
Blood splattered everywhere!
The golden beam pierced through the greatsword, directly blowing a big hole in Meng Li's chest.
"Ugh!"
Meng Li spat out blood and fell to the ground instantly.
The greatsword in her hand fell to the ground with a 'Clang'.
'Am I... going to fail?'
The ground was dyed red with blood, and Meng Li's consciousness grew increasingly blurred.
Looking at the streams of light attacking from all over the sky, deep despair shrouded her heart.
Intense fatigue overwhelmed her mind, causing her to slowly and unwillingly close her eyes.
"Relax, I believe you can do it."
However…
Just as she was about to fall deeper into despair, Ye Mo's warm, smiling face surfaced in her mind again.
Meng Li suddenly opened her eyes, propping herself up with her sword in one hand, her petite body rising slowly from the pool of blood.
'No!'
'I still... can't give up!'
Thinking of everything Ye Mo had given her, thinking of his dilapidated office…
She could imagine that Mr. Agent was actually also short of money.
But even so, for her sake, Ye Mo didn't hesitate to give her a huge sum of two hundred thousand.
He even gave an SSS-Rank Class Card, which was worth a fortune, to her—a Demi-human.
He gave her so much, yet she could do nothing for him.
‘So, even if it’s just this…’
Thinking of this, Meng Li's eyes gradually turned fierce.
'Move, move for me!'
She slapped the ground incessantly while holding the greatsword again and stood up with difficulty.
Assuming a stance, she let out a wild roar.
"Ugh, ahhhhhhhh!"
'For Mr. Agent, even if it's a god... I'll kill it for him to see!'
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Ding! Awakening condition met, "Power of Ghost God" evolved into "God-Slayer".
God-Slayer
Introduction: Triggered after confronting a divine creature and meeting certain requirements regarding the bond with the Agent.
During combat, all attributes increased by 100%, immune to all crowd control, and attacks carry 100% true damage!
And randomly inherits one of the Agent's highest-level abilities.
Currently Inherited Ability: Indestructible Body
Consumption: None
Note: Triggered automatically in combat (Time limit 10 minutes)
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With the appearance of the system notification, the wound on Meng Li's chest healed in an instant.
"Ghost Shadow Slash!"
Meng Li took a deep breath, her petite body leaning down slightly as she stomped heavily on the ground with one foot!
'Bang!'
Her body sped up again like a fired cannonball.
Purple-gold demonic light shone around her body. Meng Li seemed to turn into a brilliant beam of light, rushing and crashing straight ahead!
This time, she dropped all her defense, allowing those streams of light to pierce her body.
Under the nearly perverted recovery power of the "Indestructible Body," even the heaviest injuries could be restored in an instant.
"This is... Indestructible Body! A mere ant actually mastered the authority of a high-level god?"
Looking at Meng Li's powerful recovery ability, the BOSS was genuinely shaken this time.
On its holy and majestic face, astonishment and shock appeared for the first time.
But immediately after, its expression gradually turned cold.
Its eyes shone with golden light, shooting out a swift beam again, heading straight towards Meng Li's head!
'Whoosh!'
Facing this powerful strike, Meng Li kicked off the ground with both her feet, leaping up like a rabbit!
"Break... for me!"
After a magnificent 360-degree rotation in the air, she threw the greatsword in her hand directly.
The greatsword turned into a swift meteor, spinning and cutting frantically through the air!
The female angel's pupils contracted, and she hurriedly closed her wings to block it.
However, the greatsword's flight was incredibly swift, piercing through her wings like a cutting machine.
Then, with a 'Bang', it plunged straight into the BOSS's chest.
"Damn it, damn it! An ant, daring to blaspheme a god's work."
The female angel let out a painful, unwilling roar.
Her body staggered for a while. Just as she stabilized her figure…
Meng Li's small body fell with the momentum.
Her elbow bent slightly, and she exerted force with one hand and smashed a fist fiercely onto the female angel's face!
'Bang!'
Violent airflow swept across the entire field.
The slender arm erupted with massive force!
Directly blasting the female angel's massive body, flying away.
It smashed heavily onto that divine statue behind it.
'Boom!'
The divine statue collapsed with a bang!
The radiance on the female angel's body faded rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.
"No! No! It shouldn't be like this, it shouldn't be like this!!"
It roared in despair, watching helplessly as its body shrank and withered rapidly.
Until it turned into a piece of scorched dry wood.
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Ding! You successfully killed the dungeon BOSS, obtaining 326% experience points.
Obtained the following rewards:
Reward 1: Ghost God Stone *5 (High-level Warrior, Mage main material), Divine Wood Grass *5 (High-level Support, Control main material)
Reward 2: Wood of the Divine Pillar (Weapon Billet)
Reward 3: Holy Spirit Potion *10
Ding! Congratulations, you successfully leveled up to Level 10.
[Constitution: 32 → 38]
[Speed: 32 → 38]
[Strength: 32 → 38]
[Spirit: 32 → 38]
[Mana Cap: 160 → 220]
Detected that you leveled up to Level 10, comprehended new skill: Ghost God Step
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T/N - How dramatic. With the power of love for the MC, Meng Li overcomes the crisis and evolves her passive trait. Also, damn, that’s one powerful passive. And of course, the condition is a bond threshold requirement with the MC. Still, good action overall. In the next chapter, we see the reactions of the face-slapped party members (I assume). Can’t wait to see that bitch Nana’s reaction.
E/N: Duex Ex Machina. Genuinely prefer tho if she was just clever, instead of relying on her devotion over MC.