I Don't Agree to the Terms

Chapter 986 519: Solving the Puzzle Before Eating the Boss Is the Proper Way to Clear the Stage

Big Sky's face turned green, and then he shouted: "I'm not..."

"You're anxious, you're anxious, who's like you, bringing along a second-generation wife and saying you're not into anime." Gu Shanhai chimed in sarcastically, pointing at Cui Yingying to indicate that he's a normie, yet dares to taunt those hardcore otakus on the rooftop.

Fortunately, Big Sky quickly reacted and then smirked wickedly: "Yeah, so what can you do?"

The advantage was on his side, as long as he didn't lose his cool, he would definitely win.

Gu Shanhai's face turned dark, and the opponent was already in an unbeatable position; once the topic deviated, it was always the opponent's win.

"Just wait, later on, I'll show you that not only can I cook delicious food, but I'm also a master in the realm of dark cuisine." Gu Shanhai said gruffly, clearly showing his displeasure to Big Sky.

"!!!"

Big Sky was shocked; no way, does someone actually study dark cuisine?

"After you eat it, I guarantee you'll see your great-grandmother waving at you." Gu Shanhai added another line.

As a first-generation player, Big Sky's great-grandmother had been gone for who knows how many years, unlike those players from the fifth or sixth generation, whose great-grandmothers might still be around as players.

"Oh, speaking of which, aren't you infertile, kid?" Gu Shanhai suddenly thought of this matter.

Cui Yingying, standing by the side, also turned dark upon hearing this.

Gu Shanhai naturally noticed that Cui Yingying was a traditional lady from ancient times, no matter how many worlds she had experienced, she still valued the idea that being childless is the greatest unfilial act.

"Gosh, why do you always mention the awkward things." Seeing this, Big Sky quickly comforted Cui Yingying.

"Someone without a wife wouldn't understand these things, so..."

Listening to Big Sky comforting Cui Yingying, Gu Shanhai felt they couldn't continue like this, as both sides were hurting each other. Winning like this wouldn't bring any benefit, just mutual destruction.

Cui Yingying also adjusted quickly, knowing that in the instance one should not mess around.

"Almost done, you two get ready, I'm afraid the next thing jumping out will be a tentacle." Having completed assembling the Array, Gu Shanhai decisively skipped the topic of mutual harm.

"Go ahead, I'm on alert." Big Sky, understanding, also didn't bring it up again.

The Array now only needed activation, once activated, it could restart.

Gu Shanhai took out a piece of modified lithium battery from his pocket, a contraption he himself created, perfect for use as disposable energy.

"Wait, doesn't this look like something from the mystical realm, using a battery to activate it, isn't that a bit off?" Big Sky couldn't help but ridicule.

"Then I'll rename it magic stone or elemental crystal, okay?" Gu Shanhai rolled his eyes, suggesting you're just being fussy.

Activating it with whatever still means activating it, why insist on matching the aesthetic, never seen such compulsiveness.

The activation process went smoothly.

A figure burst out from the blood-red backdrop.

"Oh crap, finally out."

"I thought I'd have to wait until you guys were fighting the boss to get out."

Shura emerged complete, holding a wriggling mass in his hand.

"Damn, did you really fight a tentacle monster?" Big Sky was a bit shocked looking at the mass in Shura's hand.

"What tentacle monster, this is called a BOSS." Shura replied, somewhat exasperated.

"Wait a minute, you brought the BOSS out!" Big Sky was also surprised.

The last challenge ended with defeating the BOSS, but there wasn't enough time to take the BOSS for cooking before being sent to the next level.

"Yeah, specifically brought it out for *** to make some delicious dishes." Shura thought this thing, though turned into a ghostly creature, is still edible.

"Can you cook it?" Shura looked at Gu Shanhai and asked.

Gu Shanhai examined it and then nodded: "Yes, it's even better than regular ghostly creatures, with luck, you might gain some powerful permanent enhancements."

"Great, then we..."

"This should only be part of the BOSS, right?" Big Sky suddenly interrupted Shura and dropped this line.

"Are you thinking of collecting the remaining parts of the BOSS before clearing the level, that way, after consuming the ghostly BOSS, you would gain more attributes and boosts?" Shura quickly understood Big Sky's thought, but shook his head: "No, this villa only has this part, not the whole."

"It's not impossible, I can modify it, and this Array can access other areas, it's just I'm not sure if the Air Wall has divided the BOSS space." Gu Shanhai added.

"Uh..." After pondering for a while, Shura answered: "Worth a shot."

"Exactly, I also need some time to handle a matter." Gu Shanhai shared his plan.

Shura and Big Sky exchanged glances and naturally agreed.

This wasn't a big issue, mainly due to the huge benefits brought by Gu Shanhai, such a godfather agreed, they had to comply. Now that both were present, the difficulty was reduced.

Leaving out the previous hesitation.

"No problem, we'll allocate as planned, I'll handle part of the BOSS, Big Sky you mess with the ghosts, *** you support me." Shura knew there were risks.

Compared to potential gains, issues arise when there are no risks, moreover, the current risks weren't a big deal.

As long as the Array remained functional, it meant he had backup support.

Gu Shanhai was proficient in healing spells, even if he couldn't fight the BOSS, he could return and get a heal from Gu Shanhai.

With Gu Shanhai's aura bonuses, it provided even greater assurance.

"Alright, I'll make sure to keep this ghost half-dead until the last day before sending it off." Big Sky agreed without hesitation.

This was indeed challenging, as it required precise timing to prevent the ghost from dying too early or too late, which required some skills.

They didn't know how many parts the BOSS had, unlike the previous level, which had ten rooms specified.

"In fact, defeating the BOSS early not only lets us enjoy BOSS dishes, but also alleviates future difficulties, a single part already rivals my strength, if combined, any mishap to *** would mean failure of the instance." Shura expressed solemnly.

Based on his estimate, if Gu Shanhai granted his aura, both of them attacking together with Gu Shanhai providing healing had an 80% chance of defeating the BOSS.

However, this was just the second level, the difficulty might increase with the next three BOSS fights.

Thus, he contemplated preemptively tackling them before their complete formation, to minimize the risk.

Though doing this would forfeit rewards for defeating the BOSS.

Comparing BOSS rewards, the level rewards and Gu Shanhai's culinary delights were more substantial, as they had evaluated.

"Not every level brings luck." Big Sky was inclined, seeing that the approach yielded substantial gains.

This time's early BOSS defeat was a fortunate mishap.

"It's feasible, though time-consuming. Luckily, *** needs time now, we can pace ourselves." Shura remained confident, in the past garden apartment, if not for misdirection, he would already have found out.

Normally, his investigation should focus on the ten rooms, but human interference caused him to err, resulting in everyone leaving and the BOSS appearing as expected.

If he focused on the ghostly creatures and rooms above all, perhaps he could have initiated it early.

The typical process was solving mysteries followed by a BOSS fight, otherwise directly battling the BOSS would elevate the challenge to a high level.