novelraw Chapter 99: Outsmarting the Final Boss, Unlocking the Final Chapter’s Resting Page
Chapter 99: Outsmarting the Final Boss, Unlocking the Final Chapter’s Resting Page
[In the blink of an eye, you burst through the temple’s dome, transforming into a towering thirty-meter-tall giant!]
[From the shattered rubble strewn across the ground, a swarm of enormous Corrupted Giant Silkworm Moths takes flight, beating their scaled wings as they lunge toward you…]
[One of the moths is especially massive—its wingspan nearly twenty meters—identified as the Corrupted Divine Light Moth.]
[Each time it flaps its wings, multicolored powder scatters through the air. With another beat of its wings, the powder drifts toward you…]
What is this, Mothra?
An Earth Giant vs. Mothra, could this be even more intense than King Kong vs. Godzilla?
[As the powder descends onto your body, you suddenly feel dizzy and lightheaded.]
[Your Shell, the Corrupted Earth Giant, has been afflicted with an unknown poison!]
“Damn! This boss fights dirty, using poison?!”
[Poisoned Apostle, what will you do?][1. Shout ‘Retreat!’ as you scoop up the Three-Headed Lion and sprint away on your massive legs. You firmly believe that where there’s life, there’s hope.]
[2. Command the Three-Headed Lion to engage and draw the moths’ attention, giving you a chance to flee. You trust the lion will understand your difficult decision.]
[3. Raise the Chieftain’s Scepter of the Beastmen Giants and strike at the largest Divine Light Moth, take out the leader to collapse the flock. Maybe you can kill it before the poison kills you.]
The game text before his eyes turned bright red, trembling and pulsing rapidly.
Lin Xun’s brain kicked into high gear.
He quickly opened the inventory and dismissed the Three-Headed Lion.
Then, without hesitation, he selected the third option, fight head-on!
The Earth Giant was a tanky powerhouse with immense strength, and Lin Xun had even equipped it with the Heart of the Ancient Tree to increase its max HP.
He genuinely didn’t believe that the Earth Giant with its massive health pool would fall before he managed to kill the moth.
In the face of overwhelming strength, all tricks were meaningless.
[You unleash a thunderous roar, raising your scepter to smash down on the charging Corrupted Divine Light Moth…]
[The massive moth flutters its wings in a burst of speed, soaring high into the sky to dodge your blow. From its mouthparts, it hurls a stream of dark brown mucus at you…]
[With a sizzling sound, the mucus lands on your skin.]
[Even under the Blessing of Mother Earth, the mucus still burns through your flesh, leaving gaping, bone-deep wounds.]
[Countless moths swarm around you, blocking your vision. You swing your weapon to swat them away, wings and mucus scattering in all directions.]
[Your vision remains obscured by the sheer number of moths, and the Corrupted Divine Light Moth stays airborne, evading your scepter strikes.]
[It flutters its wings again, and multicolored powder rains down, your internal poisoning intensifies.]
Lin Xun frowned deeply, thinking quickly.
The Earth Giant had high defense and a massive HP pool. It should be able to hold out for a while longer.
According to the text, the boss’s powder seemed cumulative, the more exposure, the higher the poison’s potency.
If the fight dragged on, things would turn against him.
After a moment of thought, Lin Xun had a plan.
So what if the boss could fly? So what if it had a bunch of minions?
If brute force didn’t work, then it was time for a stealthy flank. After all, he had more than one Shell!
He clicked the retreat option.
[Realizing you are outmatched, you turn and dash away on giant legs, each step shaking the earth and kicking up clouds of dust…]
[The Corrupted Divine Light Moth cannot catch up with your thundering escape and can only watch helplessly as you vanish into the distance.]
“Whew~”
Lin Xun let out a long breath.
After increasing in size, the Earth Giant was clumsy and had short reach, no match for an agile, flying opponent.
In pure melee combat, the Earth Giant could go toe-to-toe with any current boss.
But if the enemy wouldn’t come down, there was no chance for a direct clash.
Fortunately, Lin Xun had already devised a strategy to deal with the swarm of moths!
[The toxins in the Corrupted Earth Giant Shell slowly dissipate over time…]
Lin Xun raised an eyebrow. Since the Earth Giant was no longer exposed to the powder, its natural resistance gradually reduced the poisoning. As expected of a tanky warrior.
He smiled slightly and followed his plan, opening the Shell Slots and selecting the Dancer Shell.
[You have possessed the Corrupted Theater Dancer Shell.]
After activating the invisibility skill, he returned to the battlefield.
[The Church of Divine Light’s Temple Ruins has been obliterated by a great force and reduced to a pile of rubble…]
[Perched atop the ruins, countless massive moths have landed and are resting.]
Remaining cloaked, Lin Xun crept forward.
As he neared the moth minions, he opened his panel and equipped the anti-mob cleanup tool: Widowmaker – Hidden Blade.
[Audacious Apostle, cloaked in invisibility, you sneak up to the Corrupted Giant Silkworm Moth…]
[A razor-sharp blade shoots from the gauntlet on your left arm and pierces straight into the moth’s head.]
[Its softly fluttering wings suddenly freeze and droop lifelessly.]
[You’ve defeated a Corrupted Giant Silkworm Moth. Experience slightly increased.]
After taking out one moth, Lin Xun moved on to the next, he would eliminate the boss’s minions first, then deliver the killing blow.
[You’ve defeated a Corrupted Giant Silkworm Moth. Experience slightly increased.]
[You’ve defeated a Corrupted Giant Silkworm Moth. Experience slightly increased.]
As he continued to eliminate the boss’s underlings, the experience gained by the Dancer Shell surged rapidly.
[The power within your Shell begins to boil. Corrupted Theater Dancer Shell Level Up: Current Shell Level: 17]
[The power within your Shell begins to boil. Corrupted Theater Dancer Shell Level Up: Current Shell Level: 18]
[Across the ruins, all the giant moths have drooped their scaled wings in exhaustion, only a single, massive Corrupted Divine Light Moth remains, gently flapping its wings among the broken stones.]
[Do you wish to attempt an assassination?]
Lin Xun decisively selected “No.”
What kind of joke was this? Sending the Dancer to fight the boss was basically handing it a free kill.
The Dancer had already fulfilled its mission. From here on out, the rest would be handled by other Shells.
He withdrew the Dancer to a safe location.
Glancing at the time, he saw that his morning soul strength had fully recovered, so he took the opportunity to finish reshaping the Paladin of Discipline.
At present, his Shell Slots were full, aside from two trash-tier beastmen, only the blacksmith Shell remained unrestored.
Looking at the long list of combat-ready Shells, Lin Xun couldn’t help but grin.
With this many Shells, how could he possibly fail to take down a single moth?
It was still early, so Lin Xun put down his phone to wait for nightfall.
He opened his writer’s app and was just about to start drafting when he remembered, he’d forgotten to report the sales performance to his loyal readers.
He quickly typed out an author’s note and left it at the end of the chapter.
Then he began his daily writing session…
That evening, satisfied with two thousand words spread over two chapters, his so-called ‘epic-length update’, he hit publish.
Then he pulled out his phone and resumed the game.
The Three-Headed Lion was still loyally guarding the Shell.
Lin Xun opened the Shell menu and selected the Yellow-Robed Bishop Shell.
[You have possessed the Corrupted Yellow-Robed Bishop of the White Moon Church Shell.]
He recalled the Three-Headed Lion and boldly strode toward the moth boss.
[The Church of Divine Light’s Temple Ruins has been reduced to a pile of rubble by a tremendous force…]
[Bathed in radiant moonlight, countless giant moths rest upon the ruins, unmoving with drooped wings.]
[Only the lone, massive moth in the distance still flutters its wings slowly…]
Lin Xun opened his panel and activated Corrupt Sunlight.
[Audacious Apostle, do you wish to cast Corrupt Sunlight on the Corrupted Divine Light Moth?]
[You raise the Thunder Dragon Staff-Spear and chant the incantation…]
[A flash of red light…]
[Corrupt Sunlight has struck the enemy!]
[The Corrupted Divine Light Moth has spotted you. Its wings beat furiously as it dives toward you!]
Without even reading the text, Lin Xun repeatedly cast Corrupt Sunlight.
[You raise the Thunder Dragon Staff-Spear and chant the incantation…]
[A flash of red light…]
[Corrupt Sunlight has struck the enemy!]
[The Corrupted Divine Light Moth, drawn by the flashing red light, flutters its wings and charges at you!]
In an instant, Lin Xun switched to the Earth Giant Shell.
[You have possessed the Corrupted Earth Giant Shell!]
[You swing your scepter and smash it down on the enormous moth charging toward you!]
[With a thunderous crash, the Corrupted Divine Light Moth suffers serious injuries. It beats its wings frantically and flees into the air…]
Lin Xun smiled slightly and once again switched to the Yellow-Robed Bishop Shell.
[You have possessed the Corrupted Yellow-Robed Bishop Shell.]
[You raise the Thunder Dragon Staff-Spear and chant the incantation…]
[A flash of red light…]
[Corrupt Sunlight has struck the enemy!]
[The Corrupted Divine Light Moth, drawn by the flashing red light, flutters its wings and charges at you!]
Lin Xun immediately swapped back to the Earth Giant…
Repeating this cycle several times, he exploited the moth’s instinctive attraction to light to lure it close and beat down this chapter-ending boss with minimal effort.
[You swing your scepter and smash it down on the enormous moth charging toward you!]
[With a thunderous crash, the Corrupted Divine Light Moth suffers a fatal wound.]
[It lets out a silent cry and plummets from the sky…]
[You have defeated the Corrupted Divine Light Moth. Experience points significantly increased!]
[The power within your Shell begins to boil. Corrupted Earth Giant Shell Level Up: Current Shell Level: 29]
[You have obtained Weak Spirit Essence of Steadfast Will *1]
[You have obtained Multicolored Poison Powder Gland (Material)]
[You have obtained Antitoxin Core of the Divine Light Moth (Special Item)]
[You have obtained Iridescent Scaled Wing Boots (Epic Equipment)]
[With the death and fall of the Corrupted Divine Light Moth, a massive page appears, floating in the air before you.]
[Do you wish to approach and touch the Fragment of the Book of Salvation – Resting Page?]