Earthshaking Boulder
As the light faded, heat warped the air above the enormous glassy crater. The [Shadow Curse Binder]'s illusory figure flickered within it, like a candle guttering in the wind.
Though it had forced its way back with [Rebirth], its form had grown so faint it was almost transparent. Less than a tenth of its oppressive aura remained; it was clearly in a state of extreme weakness and stagnation.
Comments were still flying across the livestream, but Su Luo knew nothing about them.
Buried deep underground, he calmly surveyed the battlefield through the livestream.
The [Mana Potion] he had downed was rapidly replenishing his nearly empty mana pool, while the [Stamina Potion] was barely holding back the splitting headache and exhaustion deep in his soul caused by overusing his mental power.
Su Luo quickly sent a message.
[Su Luo: Keep the monster alive and help me stall. I need to rest]
[Song Shige: Okay.]
[Su Luo: Thanks]
Su Luo remained still for two minutes, watching coldly through the livestream as the [Shadow Curse Binder] slowly began to regain its form.
Just as all the viewers thought the battle was about to enter a brief lull, and some were even wondering whether Su Luo was still conscious—
The scorched earth at the edge of the crater suddenly exploded!
A series of scorching fireballs roared out of the ground, striking the [Shadow Curse Binder]'s illusory body with unerring accuracy.
Flames quickly clung to it, continuing to burn its already fragile body of shadow.
First, keep it under control!
Lying underground, Su Luo calmly watched through the livestream as fireballs bombarded the [Shadow Curse Binder] for seven or eight minutes straight. During that time, his mana had barely recovered to a third.
Enough! Finish it!
Three enormous arms of sand and stone, wreathed in searing flames, burst from the ground and slammed at the weakened [Shadow Curse Binder] in the center of the crater from three directions!
The [Shadow Curse Binder] let out a sharp hiss full of defiance and tried to make the embracing gesture again, but it was too weak to succeed.
Lava and shadow collided violently, producing a fierce sizzling like cold water dripping into hot oil. The Shadow Curse Binder's body was once again scattered by the heat and force of the impact.
A pitch-black mass of energy struggled and twisted where it stood. At last, it let out a wail and was utterly annihilated.
Su Luo burrowed out of the ground and lay down right there, meditating to recover.
As the half hour was about to end.
[Wave 6 ended]
[Survivors enter a 10-minute rest period]
[Based on the shelter's condition, survivors receive minor buffs]
[Continue to challenge the next wave?]
[Note: The next wave contains only one monster]
[Yes/No]
Oh? A boss stage?
Su Luo thought for a moment, then selected "Yes."
[Holy crap! Su Luo's still going!]
[That's insane. He's the strongest, right?]
[Hard to say. Song Shige's still above him.]
After the ten-minute rest period passed, Su Luo slowly opened his eyes. The fatigue in them had lessened somewhat, and a sharp gleam returned.
[The seventh wave is about to arrive]
[Survivors, please prepare to meet the attack]
The ground trembled, and a suffocatingly enormous figure slowly emerged from the darkness...
"Holy crap, is Su Luo's cheat even bigger than mine?"
As soon as Ye Xu finished, he went to watch Song Shige's livestream. He found that Song Shige had already finished the battle, leaving only a small bug alive while he stood to one side and rested.
Ye Xu then opened Su Luo's livestream, only to see a transparent monster standing on ground that looked as though it had been bombed by missiles, with fireballs pouring endlessly from underground to harass it.
After watching the recording of Su Luo's livestream from a few minutes earlier on Tieba, Ye Xu was so astonished his jaw dropped.
"Come to think of it, why is his Fireball different from mine?"
Ye Xu casually cast a volley of five fireballs. He looked at the level 17 [Fireball] and its five powerful effects on his system panel, then compared them with Su Luo's fire spells, which seemed to have infinite forms and came so effortlessly to him. He was utterly bewildered.
"After the Monster Tide ends, try to contact Su Luo immediately! Judging by the hints in the system announcement, survivors will most likely be able to meet or form teams later."
"We need to pursue in-depth cooperation..."
Qin Lang received instructions from his superiors and promptly replied...
[Earthshaking Boulder (elite)]
[Level: 5]
[Strength: 15]
[Spirit: 5]
[Constitution: 14]
[Skills: Control Reduction, Berserk Throwing, Trample, Crystallization]
It was nearly four meters tall, its body covered in an obsidian-like carapace that reflected the cold light of Su Luo's fireballs.
It resembled a boulder, but its arms were immensely thick and ended in huge claws capable of tearing steel apart. Its head was small and eyeless, with only a gaping mouth full of spiral fangs that kept opening and closing with a grating sound.
Most striking of all was the enormous dark red crystal in the center of its chest. It pulsed like a heart, radiating energy fluctuations that made his heart tremble.
It made no sound. The instant it appeared, its enormous right claw slammed into the ground!
It wasn't attacking, but digging! Its claw, backed by terrifying strength, tore up a huge slab of earth as easily as scooping up tofu and hurled it at Su Luo with overwhelming force!
[Berserk Throwing]!
A huge shadow instantly fell over Su Luo. The fierce wind whipped up by the projectile reached him first, plastering his robes against his body and making them flap loudly!
Su Luo's pupils contracted. He had anticipated the move the instant its claw plunged into the ground. Without a moment's hesitation, the air that had been quietly circling him suddenly intensified, sweeping him rapidly to the right.
After dodging the boulder, he let the gale carry him upward, trying to take flight.
The Earthshaking Boulder moved!
Its massive body erupted with a terrifying speed utterly at odds with its size!
It kicked off hard, blasting two shallow pits into the ground, and its enormous body shot straight at Su Luo like a cannonball.
It covered a hundred meters in just over two seconds, averaging nearly 150 kilometers per hour as it closed in at extreme speed!
Air was violently compressed in its wake. The circular stone wall already there couldn't hold it back for even a tenth of a second.
Boom!
The instant its body struck the stone wall, the wall burst apart like it was made of paper, filling the air with powder.
Its enormous claw, carrying the absolute power to crush everything, punched apart the stone pillar where Su Luo had been standing. It then seized a boulder flying from the wreckage and hurled it at his figure in the sky!
The wind pressure compressed to the utmost in front of the rock was already making Su Luo's breath catch and his skin sting!
Three highly compressed fireballs instantly appeared before Su Luo, collided, and detonated! The violent blast precisely deflected the boulder's path, sending it roaring past his side.
Taking advantage of the opening, the whirlwind around him surged again, lifting Su Luo rapidly upward until he steadied himself three hundred meters in the air.
The wind howled beneath his feet, holding him aloft.
This was what he relied on: flight!
If I can't beat it, can't I still outrun it?
Besides, Su Luo could also burrow underground.
Yes, [Gale Step] was a movement skill.
But how could spells be so inconvenient?
[Good grief, what is that thing?]
[The tank stood up.]
[Don't do it dirty. A tank couldn't beat that thing!]
[Wouldn't even ordinary heavy firepower fail to hurt this damn thing?]
[Before the crossing, that thing really could have wiped out a small country...]
[I think its strength is between 14 and 16, nearly 10 points higher than mine!]
The comments buzzed with discussion.