Chapter 75 The Boss Room
On the 75th floor, in the boss room.
The Blood God's thick tentacles swung constantly, like the scythe of the Grim Reaper harvesting players' lives.
Now, the Blood God's attack power and strength were not much inferior to the Grim Reaper that Ling Feng and Tong Ren had encountered before.
In just three minutes, twenty to thirty players had died!
Ling Feng and the others concentrated on dodging the Blood God's tentacle and sharp stone attacks, while seizing every opportunity to deal damage.
But for the Blood God, these attacks were like scratching an itch, insignificant.
If Ling Feng and the others hadn't dispersed their forces to distract the Blood God, they would have been wiped out long ago.
"Yah! Watch my sword!"
Klein gripped his katana, triggering his sword skill, and slashed at the Blood God's body with full force.
"Chii!"
After landing a hit, Klein immediately moved.
He somersaulted to dodge the Blood God's attack, then gracefully landed on one of the Blood God's swaying tentacles.
While using potions to restore his health and status, he plunged his blade down, cutting through the Blood God's skin and then running for his life.
"Damn it, this monster's skin is too tough. We've been focusing our attacks for so long, and it's only taken one and a half bars of health."
"On the contrary, so many of us have died, and our supplies are running low. If this continues, we're doomed."
"Xinn!"
Asuna, after a series of attacks on the Blood God, landed not far from Klein, her expression solemn.
"This monster's outer skin is too thick."
"Our attacks on its skin feel like tickling."
"We have to find its weakness."
Klein rolled to dodge a few sharp stones and shouted.
"That's precisely why we can't find its weakness!"
"Damn it, even its eyes are protected by a membrane."
On the Blood God's head, Ling Feng and Tong Ren simultaneously used Eclipse, their swords striking the Blood God.
But even their combined full-power assault only depleted half a bar of the Blood God's health.
For the Blood God, who had seven health bars, this was nothing.
As a result, the two of them became the primary targets.
They constantly ran and dodged attacks on the Blood God's massive body, with very few opportunities to attack.
"Ling Feng, can you still use that move?"
"I have only one use left, and if I use it, I won't be able to use it again today."
Tian Yu Tu Long Wu, unlike his other dual-wielding sword skills, possessed immense power but had limited uses, only three times a day.
To deal with the Blood God, Ling Feng had already used it twice.
He had one chance left and had to seize it.
"We must find this guy's weakness. No creature is absolutely invincible; this monster must have a weakness."
Yuta swung his greatsword, its blade scraping against sharp stones as he landed near Ling Feng and the others.
Hearing Yuta's words, the two nodded.
But the current problem was how to find the Blood God's weakness.
Ling Feng was the most anxious. Every second that passed diminished the hope of saving Sagiri.
"Since this monster transformed into its current octopus-like form, its defense has skyrocketed."
"Its body is so large, it's difficult to find its weakness."
Tong Ren's words hit the nail on the head.
They were constantly in danger, and any moment of complacency would be met with the Blood God's thick tentacles and black sharp stones.
"I might know where its weakness is."
Dan Zhibu landed beside them and spoke.
"Where?"
The three rejoiced.
However, before their joy could last, a massive tentacle swept towards them.
Although the three reacted in time, they were still sent flying by the tentacle's blow.
"Bang!"
The four of them rolled on the ground, their health instantly dropping by half.
"Damn, I don't have many potions left."
After landing, Tong Ren looked at his inventory. The recovery crystals were all depleted, leaving only a few recovery potions.
It wasn't just Tong Ren; Ling Feng, Yuta, and Dan Zhibu were in the same predicament.
After several battles, their purchased supplies were nearly depleted.
Tong Ren, in particular, had even broken a primary weapon and was now using a backup.
Klein, Asuna, and Kayaba Akihiko had also coincidentally joined forces with Ling Feng and the others.
"Its weakness should be its eyes."
"I don't know if you've noticed, but that monster's blood-red eyes, every half a minute or so, suddenly become much lighter, and then after a few seconds, they return to normal."
"I guess, if nothing else, that's its weakness."
Upon hearing Dan Zhibu's words, Tong Ren recalled something and nodded.
"Now that you mention it, I suddenly remembered. It's true that its eyes' scarlet color dims significantly, but I didn't pay attention at first."
After saying this, Tong Ren dodged to the side, avoiding the sharp stone attack.
With the confirmation from two people, Yuta exclaimed excitedly.
"In that case, let's focus our attacks on its eyes!"
"No."
Dan Zhibu shook his head, rejecting Yuta's proposal, and said seriously.
"We only have one chance to attack."
"Once the monster knows we've discovered its weakness is its eyes, it will surely focus its defenses there."
"With so many tentacles, if it defends, we'll have few opportunities."
"Therefore, this is a gamble."
Dan Zhibu's reasoning was not unfounded; the Blood God was different from ordinary bosses; it had self-awareness.
The others nodded, agreeing to take this gamble, as they had little time left.
"Its eyes are neither too large nor too small. With too many people attacking, not only will it be crowded, but it's also easy to reveal our intentions."
"So, we can only choose one person with the highest output to attack its eyes. The others will be responsible for clearing the path."
Speaking of this, the person going was self-evident. They all looked at Ling Feng.
In terms of burst damage, no one present could match Ling Feng.
"I have a way that might be able to kill it in one blow."
"The Tian Yu Tu Long Wu that I created was originally not a dual-wielding sword skill, but a combined attack sword skill."
Ling Feng suddenly said.
"Combined attack sword skill?"
Klein asked in surprise.
To be honest, this was the first time they had heard this term, except for Kayaba Akihiko, who was a GM.
"That's right. The Tian Yu Tu Long Wu I'm currently using is a watered-down version. The true power of Tian Yu Tu Long Wu requires two people to cooperate."
"Therefore, Tong Ren, I need your help. Among everyone here, besides me, you have the highest output, and you are also the most familiar with me."
Tong Ren nodded.
"I'm willing, but how can I learn a combined attack sword skill in such a short time?"
"It's fine. I've already prepared the skill scroll for the combined attack sword skill. Here."
Ling Feng sent the skill scroll for Tian Yu Tu Long Wu to Tong Ren.
Tong Ren received it quickly.
Seeing this, Ling Feng shouted.
"Everyone, we need to buy Tong Ren five seconds!"
After speaking, he launched an attack towards the tentacles approaching them.
The others quickly reacted, going all out to protect Tong Ren.
Five seconds, not long, not short. The others had to fight with all their might to barely fend off the Blood God's frenzied attacks.
After this wave, everyone's health was critically low, essentially all of them were near death.
But fortunately, Tong Ren had successfully learned Tian Yu Tu Long Wu.
"Everyone, our success or failure depends on this!"
The others tacitly drank their last remaining potions, bringing their status to the best.
This was a gamble. If they won, everyone would be happy; if they lost, they had tried their best.
"Let's go!"
With a roar from Ling Feng, all the surrounding players began their final charge.
"Die!"
The Blood God, seeing that these chosen ones like Ling Feng had gathered together, immediately abandoned attacking others and locked onto them.
Suddenly, all tentacles and sharp stones rained down upon Ling Feng and the others.
"I'll take the first wave!"
Kayaba Akihiko, shield in hand, charged to the front of the group, slammed his shield onto the ground, and stood firm, defending with all his might!
Bang!
Countless attacks landed on Kayaba Akihiko's shield, like a meteor hitting Earth, with immense power.
Kayaba Akihiko's shield shattered instantly, and he was blasted away. Upon landing, his health was almost gone.
Although Kayaba Akihiko was the culprit who trapped them in the game, they were now all in the same boat.
"Insects! Stop struggling! I, this god, am invincible."
The Blood God attacked again, black sharp stones covering the sky, like chains, shooting towards the fleeing figures.
Densely packed, like countless little snakes with flickering tongues.
"Next, our Far East Magic Guild will take over!"
Yuta shouted, leading the charge as the guild leader, his pitch-black greatsword glowing.
With a powerful downward slash!
"Bang!"
The immense force repelled the sharp stones.
But soon, the tide-like sharp stones surged forward again.
"Kyugetsu Raitonami Sui!"
"Seiken Shōmetsu!"
Dekamori San's and Rokkaku's voices, on Yuta's left and right, wielding their golden hammers and long spears, intercepted the surging "snakes" completely.
"You guys go, we'll handle it here. Ling Feng, Tong Ren, it should only be a few seconds until its eyes dim. Seize the opportunity."
After Dan Zhibu finished speaking, he hurried to support Yuta and the others. The four of them forcefully held back the sharp stone attacks.
Ling Feng and the others nodded and continued to charge forward, leaping onto the Blood God's immobile tentacles to approach its eyes.
At the same time, Ling Feng and Tong Ren began to charge their attacks.
"Roar! Damned insects!"
The Blood God roared in anger, the red light in its blood-red eyes intensifying, and then two lasers shot towards the group.
"Not good!"
Klein and Asuna leaped out simultaneously, standing in front of Ling Feng and Tong Ren, their sword skills flashing.
Bang!
A deafening roar, dust flying.
"Humble insects, overestimating yourselves."
At the same time, the blood-redness in the Blood God's eyes had faded considerably, as if it were about to lose its color, but it still retained some bloodshot appearance.
"Tong Ren! Now!"
A roar echoed from within the dust.
"Impossible!"
Under the Blood God's disbelieving gaze, two beams of light shot out from the dust, heading straight for its eyes.
Then, two figures magnified before its vision.
Ling Feng and Tong Ren, one wielding dual swords, the other a single sword, their blades engulfed in an energy storm.
"Xinn Xinn Xinn!"
The two continuously swung their blades, slashing at the Blood God's left eye, sword light flashing, sword energy crisscrossing.
If the previous dual-wielding sword skills were just combos,
Then what they were using now was an unbroken thirty-six consecutive slash.
As Tong Ren landed his final blow.
Three blades merged, and the light of three colors intertwined, giving birth to a black and purple giant dragon that soared through the sky.