novelraw Chapter 220-2: Fierce Battle With Karasu Tengu, Strange Mist (2)
Chapter 220-2: Fierce Battle With Karasu Tengu, Strange Mist (2)
[You gripped your blade and swung it viciously at the kneeling figure before you!]
[The Valkyrie stowed the Abyss Lantern and drew a massive Arrow of Dragon-Slaying from her back, setting it to the bowstring and softly chanting a complex melody…]
[Though no daylight reached this underground space, resplendent golden sunlight began to gather over the longbow…]
[The Origin-Tracing Karasu Tengu raised a claw to block your fierce strike. Without lifting its head, its crimson body began to radiate an unnaturally terrifying aura…]
[Its voice came out raspy as it asked, without looking up, how you’d seen through its deception.]
[While swiftly retreating, you began to explain, trying to buy time.]
[That woman had long since died, yet she hadn’t removed the seal before passing. That part was suspicious, though still barely plausible.]
[But claiming that after she died, he was simply forgotten here by the Otaki clan, that was an obvious lie.]
[Since he was still hiding things from you, you decided to test him. If he truly revered the Descendant of the Dragon God, he wouldn’t turn hostile over a mere test…]
Lin Xun opened his inventory and took the chance to use the special item the old clan head had given him.[You pulled out a long black crow feather, nearly the length of your forearm…]
[Without fire, the feather ignited on its own, burning to ash. The blood-red script upon it flowed into the crimson figure.]
[You used the Demon-Sealing Crow Feather Talisman, weakening the Karasu Tengu’s strength!]
[The Origin-Tracing Karasu Tengu let out a few soft chuckles. The more it laughed, the louder it became, soon, crazed laughter echoed throughout the barrier.]
[Its ragged voice seethed with hysteria, “Did you really think you could defeat me with an onmyoji’s talisman?”]
[“At first, for releasing me, I was willing to spare your life after taking your Dragon God blood.”]
[“But now…I’ll just have to kill you and rip the key to my seal from your corpse.”]
[“Don’t worry, on the road to the underworld, you won’t be alone. Countless Otaki descendants will be buried with you!”]
[As it finished speaking, the Karasu Tengu’s body suddenly swelled. In an instant, its hideous form was pressing against the very top of the arched barrier. Were it not for the seal restraining it, its bulk would have grown even larger.]
[Its thunderous roar shook the barrier, “Be honored! To die here and glimpse my true yokai form is more than you deserve!”]
[The Tengu’s enormous body became clad in the armor of a warlord. A great curved tachi hung at its waist, and it stood upon towering wooden geta.]
[It drew the massive tachi in one hand, lowered its stance, and slashed toward you!]
[This blow was so fierce it felt as though it would split the world apart. The wind pressure alone nearly forced your eyes closed.]
[You possessed the Corrupted Earth Giant shell!]
[Your body instantly swelled, transforming into a savage giant nearly equal in size to the Karasu Tengu!]
[You swung the Ancient Dragonfang Greatclub, meeting the blade’s force head-on!]
[You opened both heterochromatic eyes…]
[Special Skill Weak Point Insight activated!]
[Special Skill Scorching Scorching Gaze of Flowing Fire activated!]
[Scarlet Undying Flames burst across your monstrous club, waves of fire devouring all that dared defy your dignity.]
[Your gaze locked onto the enemy’s weakness. With a bellow, you smashed your club against the incoming blade!]
[An earth-shaking crash filled the chamber. The entire underground space quaked, if not for the barrier holding everything together, the place might already have collapsed.]
[The impact hurled you backward until you slammed into the barrier itself before you could regain your balance.]
[On the other side, the Karasu Tengu also staggered back repeatedly. Its eyes went wide with disbelief, just as it started to speak…]
[A blinding pillar of golden light tore across the air!]
[For an instant, even the radiant glow of the Absolute Barrier of the Ten Directions paled in comparison to this brilliance.]
[Before the Karasu Tengu could react, a blazing beam of sunlight pierced straight through its chest!]
[Its massive body crashed to the ground, leaving a gory hole where its heart had been, still spurting blood.]
[The Battle Angel – Valkyrie lowered her hand. The golden brilliance of her bow slowly dimmed.]
“Damn…worth every spirit essence I spent on that legendary weapon.”
“Sure, the skill’s startup takes forever, but the power’s ridiculous.”
Lin Xun was just about to relax when he realized, this hellish game hadn’t shown the line ‘Your Watcher has defeated XXX.’
Which meant the Karasu Tengu wasn’t dead yet!
[A ragged laugh rang out. The Karasu Tengu slowly stood, blue-black mist seeping from the gaping wound in its chest, until, moments later, the damage was gone.]
[With a violent shrug, its armor shattered into pieces. It stamped both feet, reducing its high geta to splinters.]
[The Karasu Tengu seized the massive tachi in both hands. With a single wrenching motion, it snapped the blade in two.]
[It tossed aside the broken weapon and slowly shook its head. “After all these years…I still can’t get used to fighting like a human.”]
[The Origin-Tracing Karasu Tengu let out a deafening roar. Its body began to transform once more…]
“Shit…is this the boss’s second phase?”
Lin Xun’s mind raced.
Even with the Demon-Sealing Crow Feather Talisman weakening it, the boss’s first form could still go toe to toe with the Earth Giant, and even match it blow for blow.
If it finished transforming…who knew how terrifying it would become?
He had to interrupt the Karasu Tengu’s transformation.
Lin Xun’s hands flew across the interface.
[You possessed the President of the Seeking Eye Association shell!]
[You opened a single pink eye!]
[Special Skill Pleasure-Hazed Sight, activated!]
[The Karasu Tengu’s palms were morphing into claws, its crimson face stretching longer and longer…]
[Suddenly, mid-transformation, the Karasu Tengu froze. The roar cut off abruptly.]
[Its form ceased changing, not only stopped, but even the parts already transformed shrank back to the original red humanoid shape equal in size to you.]
[Its eyes went blank. It stood unmoving.]
“Heh. Caught you off guard, didn’t I?”
Lin Xun immediately triggered his skills, determined to kill the boss while it was still under control.
[You raised your palm. The Stored Spell Treasure Ring on your hand glowed…]
[Two spears of Knowledge gleamed white as they formed, then instantly launched into the dazed Karasu Tengu…]
[You lifted your staff, chanting an elaborate incantation…]
[The Valkyrie’s longbow again gathered blazing sunlight…]
[Just as the spears were about to pierce the monster’s massive body, blue-black mist surged over its form again!]
[But this time, the mist was clearly far thinner. After blocking the two lances, it faded away.]
[The Origin-Tracing Karasu Tengu snapped back to awareness with a furious roar!]
[“You… You are not a yokai, nor a Dragon God descendant, how can you wield an onmyoji’s binding spell?!”]
[It abandoned its transformation altogether and charged straight at you…]
“Huh…so this monster can cleanse control effects?”
The Pleasure-Hazed Sight definitely should have lasted longer. Even factoring in a boss’s resistance, it wouldn’t end after only a single skill’s worth of time.
[The Valkyrie canceled the Radiant Light she’d been charging and fired her arrow without hesitation. With a flick of her wrist, the bow vanished…]
[A lantern of blood and flesh appeared in her hand. A single warm flame drew the Karasu Tengu’s attention.]
[She beat her wings, soaring into the air, lantern in hand, weaving around the Karasu Tengu.]
[The winged design of the Valkyria’s Armor made her flight even faster than before.]
[But with the barrier enclosing the entire underground chamber, and the Karasu Tengu’s enormous body taking up so much space, there was little room left to dodge. Her evasive maneuvers quickly turned perilous.]
[The Karasu Tengu’s massive claws snapped shut over and over, missing her by mere hairs each time. Furious, it bellowed again and again, momentarily forgetting about you.]
[…]
[Brilliant starlight erupted!]
[Like the final dying blaze of collapsing stars!]
[The Karasu Tengu let out a long, panicked scream as the blue-black mist rose across its body again.]
[But after two uses, the mist was already very thin…]
[This time, it could not block the torrent of starlight.]
[You felt a wave of fatigue.]
[When the radiance finally died away, the crimson giant’s body was covered in gaping wounds!]
[The Origin-Tracing Karasu Tengu had suffered grievous injuries!]
“What the hell is that mist? It can heal wounds, cleanse control, and block attacks?”
Lin Xun couldn’t help feeling a stab of envy.
But now that the boss’s mist HP bar was finally exhausted, finishing it off would be easy.
[You opened your single pink eye again…]
[The Karasu Tengu fell back into a blank daze.]
[You lifted your staff and began chanting a complex incantation…]
[…]
With the Direct Vision President’s full combo of control and damage skills, the Karasu Tengu quickly collapsed into a corpse.
[The lances pierced the massive monster’s forehead. Its gaze dimmed, and it crashed to the ground…]
[Its body swelled rapidly, packing the entire underground chamber wall to wall.]
[Only now, with its vast, crow-feathered canine form revealed, did you see its true yokai body…]
[You have defeated the Origin-Tracing Karasu Tengu. Experience greatly increased.]
[The power within your shell surged. Knowledge-Seeking President of the Direct Vision Association shell level increased. Current shell level: 59.]
[You have obtained Large Chunk Spirit Essence of Sanctity x1.]
[You have obtained Karasu Tengu’s Canine Fang (Material).]
[You have obtained Ancient Grimoire of Yokai Arts – The Dreamer Awakens First (Epic+ grade item).]
[You have obtained Karasu Tengu’s Yokai Heart (Rare grade item).]
[You have obtained Otaki Family Hidden Chamber Key (Item).]
[You have obtained Yellowed Letter (Document).]
Lin Xun let out a long sigh. He had finally finished off the boss.
The Karasu Tengu was absurdly powerful, even after weakening it with an item, its strength remained terrifying.
Far beyond what he’d anticipated.
Especially that bizarre mist it used, it practically felt like a cheat code.
Lin Xun guessed this mist must have some significant origin. Perhaps the clue lay among the items it had dropped.