novelraw Chapter 520 - 357: Assistance Arrives, Finally Converging!
Chapter 520 - 357: Assistance Arrives, Finally Converging!
When the vision was restored again, the five looked into the giant pit.
At this time, two men in steel armor appeared out of thin air beside the purple-black pillar of light.
They successfully teleported over!
One of them is a tall figure, standing at 1.9 meters, and very large in build.
He looks extremely strong and powerful. Even wearing steel armor, you can still feel his incredibly solid muscles; his fist is as big as a sandbag, seemingly capable of smashing the skull of a mutant creature with one punch!
If he could shave that long-neglected bird’s nest of hair into a bald head, it would make him even more imposing.
Yet the person standing next to him feels completely different.
The other person is somewhat slender, and the contrast is particularly stark standing next to the big guy. At a glance, he seems like three or four of him wouldn’t match the big guy.
He feels very ordinary, like someone who would disappear amongst the crowd, without any presence.
Wang Lei and Zhao Xiaochuan!
They’ve finally teleported over!
"Damn!" The slender-looking Zhao Xiaochuan exclaimed.
Just after teleporting, they saw the two giant winged-dragon statues as well as the mutant creature statues slowly moving, and were instantly amazed.
It was their first time seeing such fantastical objects like mobile statues.
"This... these statues, they’re a bit beyond my expectations..." Wang Lei swallowed and looked up at the winged-dragon statue, "Is its movement ready to launch an attack?"
At this moment, the purple-black pillar of light flickered, and a woman clad in steel armor emerged from the pillar.
Her chin-length short hair was wrapped inside the helmet, and her tall figure and the curves of her body were not at all concealed by the armor. Instead, her dashing heroic spirit was brought out vividly.
"No worries! Take on the enemies as they come!"
Wen Guixin!
The strongest fighter among their explorers, the Empress, has finally teleported over!
At this moment, both parties immediately saw each other.
"They are here!" Li Wenxi said joyfully, "Sister Gui Xin is here too, doubling our battle strength!"
"Seems like there are only these three." Ji Chaoyang spoke.
"That’s fine," Xu Xin felt it wasn’t a big issue, "Qin Yunlong and his team mostly handle underwater scenarios; they don’t make much difference on land compared to ordinary survivors. Bringing them here wouldn’t offer much assistance."
...
"Xu Xin is so handsome?!"
Perhaps possessing absolute confidence in her own combat strength, Wen Guixin wasn’t too concerned about the nearby statues. She looked straight at the edge of the giant pit a hundred meters away, eyes wide open, "Wow, no wonder he got Xiaowenxi to fall for him!"
Wang Lei watched the intermediate mutant creature statues gradually closing in, stepping back a few paces.
But knowing Wen Guixin was behind him, if he bumped into her, he would be in trouble. Thus, retreating wasn’t ideal, nor was staying put: "Geez, don’t marvel at him, these statues are closing in!"
Indeed, those statues that had turned towards Xu Xin’s group were now all looking at Wen Guixin and her team who were closer to them.
They had been targeted!
"Intermediate mutant creature statues?" Wen Guixin frowned slightly.
She’s not afraid of real mutant creatures, but facing such bizarre monsters stirred unease within her.
Her first thought upon seeing the statues was wondering if her mental toxins would work on them?
If not effective, relying solely on physical strength, dealing with these many intermediate mutant creatures wouldn’t be easy!
Just then, her watch started vibrating.
She raised her hand to see Xu Xin calling her from a hundred meters away.
She glanced up, seeing Li Wenxi waving at her but not daring to shout.
She connected the call.
"Come over quickly! Right now all statues are gathered, but haven’t surrounded you yet. Move from where there are no statues to the edge towards us. Near the winged-dragon statues is too dangerous; their power is at least equivalent to advanced mutant creatures!"
Around them, all the intermediate mutant creature statues had shifted their focus onto Wen Guixin and Wang Lei.
Fortunately, the pair of winged-dragon statues preparing to take off showed no movement for now.
"Hold on, let me confirm something first." Wen Guixin looked up at the winged-dragon statue, "Advanced mutant creatures?"
She took a couple of steps forward, reached out her hand, and touched the forelimb of the winged-dragon statue resting on the ground, muttering, "Winged-dragon statue..."
"You..." Xu Xin watched from afar, speechless.
Is this the confidence of a combat-capable person?
"She is really bold..." Lou Fei’Er was taken aback, twitching her lips.
Having been up close with a winged-dragon statue herself, she wouldn’t dare perform such an action.
Suddenly, the winged-dragon statue she touched reacted.
Its body didn’t move, but its huge head slowly turned towards her.
Its eyes, like bronze bells, fixated on Wen Guixin, and even a hint of red light flashed within them.
This scene was watched by Wang Lei behind Wen Guixin.
"Oh my, sister, you really have the guts to touch it!" Wang Lei wanted to pull her away but didn’t dare to reach out, only showing a worried face behind her, "We should get out quickly, it’s too dangerous here!"
"Don’t panic." A hint of excitement flashed in Wen Guixin’s eyes, "My spirit toxin works on these stone statues!"
The voice connection was still ongoing, so Xu Xin and the others could hear what she said.
Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang’s eyes immediately sparkled.
The spirit toxin is effective!
The two exchanged glances, seeing the excitement in each other’s eyes!
If the spirit toxin is effective on the statues, then
why is it effective...?
Isn’t Wen Guixin’s ability supposed to work on the brain?
Or perhaps...
Is there a fundamental difference between these Pterosaur stone statues and the low-level mutated creature statues they smashed before?
Xu Xin slightly frowned.
The statues they smashed could be said to be mere statues, brought to life. They had no consciousness and were entirely controlled by others.
But the Pterosaur statues might be different.
Just like those surrounding mid-level mutated creature statues.
They are very likely, like Changyin, originally real creatures only transformed into stone statues!
Therefore, they have their own consciousness and spirit, which allows Wen Guixin’s spirit toxin to work!
Xu Xin felt that this guess was probably pretty close to the truth!
Meanwhile, Zhao Xiaochuan was even bolder and directly walked slowly towards the group of stone statues.
With his ability to move slowly, he would become entirely inconspicuous to others.
Not just to the enemy units; even Xu Xin and his team now couldn’t perceive his existence!
Ji Chaoyang was a bit troubled: "You guys are really... so independent. Where did Zhao Xiaochuan go?"
"Ha, Brother Chaoyang, just get used to it," Wang Lei laughed upon hearing Ji Chaoyang’s words in Wen Guixin’s voice, "This guy disappears often when he’s with us, we’re used to it, don’t worry, he’ll show up shortly."
Wang Lei was no longer worried now.
Because Wen Guixin had already said her spirit toxin is effective!
Moreover, several people who teleported there were wearing the [Cloak of Invisibility].
Since he and Wen Guixin remained completely still, the surrounding mid-level mutated stone statues lost their target again and began to wander around in place.
Some statues even started to make hoarse cries, seemingly complaining to the surrounding statues about what’s going on and why their targets disappeared again!
Of course, the statues that lost their targets did not include the Pterosaur stone statue touched by Wen Guixin.
Its considerably large head was constantly tilted towards Wen Guixin, and those terrifying large copper bell eyes kept staring at the hand touching its wing.
This was the only thing that made Wang Lei a bit fearful.
"So, my sister, can you control this statue?" Seeing the Pterosaur statue even blink, he couldn’t hold back and immediately asked.
"..." Wen Guixin withdrew her hand; she too saw the statue’s movement and dared not continue.
She glanced at the group of stone statues below: "No, the progress of my spirit toxin infecting this statue is much slower compared to normal creatures. Based on my recent progress, it would take at least... two hours of contact to fully infect this Pterosaur statue!"
Contact for two hours?!
Xu Xin’s eyes twitched.
That’s too slow!
"However," Wen Guixin looked at the surrounding mid-level mutated creature statues, "They shouldn’t take that long!"
And now, Zhao Xiaochuan, who was unperceivable and practically invisible to everyone, had moved to the center of those mutated stone statues, observing their every move.
"Brother Xin just told us the weak point of these statues is their chest?"
Zhao Xiaochuan reached out to touch a statue’s chest.
Originally, his ability would make him appear when he touched enemy units, but he had overcome this flaw with the Invisibility Cloak.
Now, even if he made contact with enemy units, as long as it wasn’t too egregious, he wouldn’t be detected!
He took out his crossbow, aimed, and pulled the trigger at the chest of a monkey statue!
"Whoosh—crack!"
The tip of the crossbow bolt penetrated about five centimeters deep into the statue’s chest.
The crossbow he held was of blue quality, still potent.
However, the statue, feeling lost due to losing its target, merely paused momentarily and slowly lowered its head to look at its chest.
Then, it raised its claw, gently plucked the bolt out.
It threw the bolt to the ground, turned its head to the direction the arrow came from, and let out a confused, low-pitched roar.