I Save The World In A Doomsday Text Game

Chapter 181-1: Special Equipment – Abyss Lantern (1)

Intelligence Division, third-floor office.

A woman in a black office-lady outfit set down the document in her hand and rubbed her brow.

“The competition for the position of the Eleventh Disciple has already reached a fever pitch, which has caused the New World’s movements to grow increasingly frequent.”

“Fortunately, Wen City is only a second-tier city and has been relatively less affected. Compared to the Heavenly Punishment squads in the provincial capital, Hang City, my situation here is still rather leisurely.”

After finishing her official duties, Li Xingyue picked up her phone beside her and opened The Book of Salvation.

[…]

[You step forward and touch the Resting Page…]

[You have new mail waiting to be retrieved. Open it?]

Li Xingyue lifted an elegant brow and opened the mail.

The sender was Swordsmith. The message contained not a single word, but it included an attached item.[Crystalline Core of the Veiled Aberration (Epic-grade Item) ×1]

A faint smile flickered in her eyes as she stored the divine item away.

“That guy…”

—

[The Battle Angel – Valkyrie gently carries you down to the abyssal floor.]

[In the boundless darkness ahead, you vaguely see a tiny, feeble glimmer of warm light.]

[Though repeatedly defeated, you know in your heart: this is the lure the Ancient Abyss Demon, Blackthorn Demon uses to attract prey.]

[What will you do?]

Lin Xun let out a cold laugh, ignoring the options the hellish game provided.

After twelve hours of anti-addiction cooldown, he had reshaped the Earth Giant.

[You open a single pale eye…]

[Special skill Weak Point Insight activated!]

[Your Knowledge stat is lower than the enemy’s. Judging…]

[Judgment successful. You have successfully discerned the Blackthorn Demon’s weak point.]

[Your next attack will have a very high chance to strike the enemy’s weak spot!]

[Your unusual gaze seems to have drawn the ancient demon’s attention. Cautiously, it wrapped four enormous black wings around the red spot on its abdomen, writhing its colossal serpentine body as it approached you…]

[The Battle Angel – Valkyrie beat her wings and rose into the air. She repeatedly drew her longbow and loosed arrows at that glimmer of warm light in the darkness.]

[The Blackthorn Demon ignored the pain of arrows piercing its flesh and accelerated its charge toward you…]

Lin Xun already knew that the Blackthorn Demon would relentlessly attack him no matter what.

Everything was proceeding exactly as planned.

[You possess the Corrupted Ancient Theater Dancer shell!]

[You begin your graceful dance steps, and your figure gradually vanished into the darkness…]

[The demon’s grotesque human face twisted into a mocking expression. It lowered its massive head and suddenly churned up a wave of black mire.]

[Before you could evade the rain of dense droplets, it splashed over you completely. The black droplets bizarrely floated midair around you.]

[The Blackthorn Demon’s monstrous face leaned close. The faint glow illuminated your surroundings, and your form gradually appeared.]

[Your stealth had been revealed!]

[The demon’s human face let out a hoarse, eerie laugh, as though mocking your overestimation of yourself.]

[You abruptly opened a pair of dim eyes and began dancing once more!]

[Your shell skill Bloodshadow Step, empowered by Dim Shadow, gained a massive boost to concealment!]

[The darkness was your cloak, the shadows your armor! In this lightless abyss, your figure silently melded into the gloom.]

[The Blackthorn Demon suddenly roared and lunged toward where your form had vanished, black mire splattering everywhere. Yet you, in stealth, had already strolled behind it.]

[The ancient demon lashed its tail and swung its head, launching indiscriminate attacks in all directions, sending waves of black sludge flying.]

[The droplets fell on you again, but this time, they could no longer force you out of hiding.]

[The Blackthorn Demon raged for a long time but still failed to force your figure into the open.]

[Under the Battle Angel – Valkyrie’s continuous volley of arrows, its entire body was riddled with bloody holes.]

[At last, the ancient demon could no longer endure. It flapped its four giant wings, whipping up a howling gale across the abyssal floor.]

[Its colossal body soared into the air, flying swiftly toward the Valkyrie above.]

[In the sky, the Blackthorn Demon completely exposed the deadly weak point on its abdomen.]

Lin Xun had finally been waiting for this moment.

Now!

[You possess the Knowledge-Seeking President of the Direct Vision Association shell!]

[You raised your staff and began chanting…]

[The Blackthorn Demon, which was in the midst of pursuing the Valkyrie, did not lose focus entirely. It noticed you suddenly appearing and incanting.]

[With a furious roar, the ancient demon abandoned its chase of the nearly cornered Valkyrie, flapping its enormous wings as it wheeled to charge straight at you!]

[You continued your incantation, opening a single pink eye on your face…]

[Special skill Pleasure-Hazed Sight activated!]

[The Blackthorn Demon’s wings abruptly froze in mid-flap. Its massive body plummeted straight down…]

[With a thunderous crash, black mire splashed in all directions. In the sunken crater, the crimson spot on its enormous body was glaringly exposed.]

[You raised your hand. The Stored Spell Treasure Ring on your finger flared with light.]

[Dense pure-white runes surged out, then vanished, releasing a blinding flash!]

[In that burst of radiance, the Battle Angel – Valkyrie in the air abruptly drew a thick arrow and bent her bow into a full arc.]

[In a flash of white light, a meteor-like arrow carrying the phantom of a dragon shot toward that crimson weak point!]

[You spoke the last syllable of your incantation, and infinite starlight converged before you…]

[In the blink of an eye, starlight blossomed on the red mark!]

[The starlight and arrow struck the Blackthorn Demon’s weak point simultaneously. Its colossal body split in two, blood gushing in torrents…]

[Even as its severed halves writhed, the eyes on both heads were already dim.]

[You defeated the Ancient Abyss Demon – Blackthorn Demon. Your experience increased tremendously!]

[Power within the shell began to boil. The Knowledge-Seeking President of the Direct Vision Association shell level increased. Current shell level: 55]

[You obtained Fading Chunk Spirit Essence of Insight ×2]

[You obtained Complete Forging Crystal Chunk ×1]

[You obtained Blackthorn Demon’s Spine (Material)]

[You obtained Blackthorn Demon’s Poison Fang (Item)]

[You obtained Abyss Lantern (Special Equipment)]

Lin Xun let out a long breath, feeling utterly refreshed from head to toe.

Defeating this ancient demon after having been forced to kneel twice brought an indescribable sense of accomplishment.

[The Battle Angel – Valkyrie descended beside you, guided by the light of your Thunder Dragon Staff-Spear.]

[You looked at the two twitching halves of the corpse…]

[The Ancient Abyss Demon – Blackthorn Demon, a legend from ages past. In ancient times, people took refuge underground to escape natural disasters. In the depths of the caves, terrifying howls would often echo from the abyss. Believing they had angered some subterranean god, people conducted grand live sacrifices, throwing their kin into the bottomless abyss to appease the god’s fury… Perhaps the demon’s grotesque human-like face was formed by devouring so many humans. It died from the massive tearing wound that struck its fatal weak point.]

Because the demon’s body had been blasted into two pieces by a powerful attack, it was unfit for possession, so no Compatibility or Possession options were displayed.

Lin Xun was about to open his inventory to examine his loot.

Suddenly, game text appeared.