Equip Spell Card, Sword of Lightning

Having grasped the Cyclops's attributes, Xiao Wen's face darkened.

He was only level seven.

They wanted him to deal with a level fifteen Elite Monster?

Wasn't that fucking asking the impossible?

What Xiao Wen did not know was that, according to the setting of the game "Phantom God," players who had the courage to enter the Novice Village's forbidden ground and keep pushing deeper were at least level fifteen.

A player like Xiao Wen, who had dared enter the forbidden ground at just level six, possessed not only the fearlessness of a newborn calf but also absolute confidence in his own strength.

"This is a bit troublesome. I can only first see where this monster's weakness lies."

Xiao Wen muttered, but he had no intention of backing down.

So what if it was a level fifteen Elite Monster? So what if there was an eight-level gap?

He was the only person in Jiuzhou who could stand shoulder to shoulder with that godlike being.

Would he be afraid because of those eight levels?

No!

As long as he could find the enemy's weakness and ensure a one hundred percent chance to break its defense, not even an Elite Monster— even a Lord Boss—would be anything more than part of his experience bar.

He lowered his body slightly, the teasing look on his face gradually fading as he spread his attention to his surroundings.

"Roar!"

The Cyclops charged forward. Its eyes abruptly turned blood-red, and it swung the tree trunk in its hand down like a club at Xiao Wen.

Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes. With a raise of his hand, the Bewitching Fox card he had sealed earlier appeared in his palm.

A flash of light flickered, and the hollow-eyed Bewitching Fox appeared before Xiao Wen.

At the same time, Xiao Wen swiftly retreated, rapidly widening the distance between himself and the Cyclops.

The tree trunk came crashing down onto the Bewitching Fox's head.

Life -1600.

A whimper escaped the Bewitching Fox's mouth as it was sent flying, its health bar instantly dropping by more than half.

Perhaps because of the intense pain, some clarity returned to the Bewitching Fox's hollow eyes after taking that blow.

"Gugu..."

The Bewitching Fox cried softly. Pale double pupils emerged beneath its black pupils once more, the two layers of eyes flickering as a faint ripple of spiritual power spread out.

Then the Bewitching Fox's body trembled, and it fully awoke from its lost state, staring warily at the Cyclops before it.

"Attack power starts at two thousand, attack speed is 0.6, body stiffness lasts 0.7 seconds, movement speed is 30."

As Xiao Wen watched the Cyclops attack the Bewitching Fox, a string of data immediately flashed through his mind.

Compared to the information obtained through the system's inspection, the data he gathered through actual combat observation was undoubtedly more precise.

"If those are its only stats, then I can give it a try. But..."

Xiao Wen's gaze fell upon the single eye atop the Cyclops's head.

That was the part that concerned him the most.

From the information provided by the system, he had noticed that it possessed a skill called "Abyssal Gaze."

He did not know how powerful that skill was, but one thing was beyond doubt.

Using that skill would definitely require its eye.

The eye could be said to be the Cyclops's vulnerable fatal point, but it could also be its most powerful feature.

"I can only test the weaknesses in other places first."

Xiao Wen muttered. Seeing the Cyclops charging at the Bewitching Fox, he hurriedly had it retreat and avoid fighting it.

After all, among those at his side, only this Bewitching Fox he had just sealed could be of any real use.

He did not need the Bewitching Fox to deal much damage. It only needed to distract the Cyclops slightly.

The Bewitching Fox retreated quickly. The Cyclops could not compare to its speed, so it could only clench one hand into a fist, pound its chest, and roar toward the heavens to vent the fury in its chest.

Then its gaze landed on Xiao Wen. Malice flickered in its eye as it charged at him once again.

Xiao Wen's expression turned grave. His feet shifted, and instead of retreating, he charged straight at the Cyclops.

As the Cyclops closed in, the ground trembled. Its enormous foot lifted and stomped directly toward Xiao Wen.

Xiao Wen's figure flashed as he dodged the descending foot.

"Now!"

The instant the Cyclops's foot touched the ground, a sharp gleam flashed through Xiao Wen's eyes. With a single stride, he leaped onto the top of its foot.

His fists swung down, hammering the toe joints on its foot.

Life -1.

The damage value appeared. Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes and retreated without hesitation, rushing to its ankle and punching again. Then he climbed up its calf, throwing punches as he climbed.

But no matter how many punches Xiao Wen threw, each one only dealt 1 point of damage.

Xiao Wen frowned deeply, his expression looking exceptionally grim.

At his current speed, reaching the Cyclops's thigh before it reacted was already his limit. If he climbed any higher to make probing attacks, he would inevitably expose himself to the Cyclops's sight.

When that happened, its pair of iron palms would come down over a wide area, and he would not even have a chance to run.

And judging by his earlier probing attacks, there was no weakness anywhere on the enemy's lower body that he could target to break through its defense.

As Xiao Wen pondered, the light before him dimmed and darkness fell over his head. A pair of enormous palms descended from above, reaching for him.

Seeing that, Xiao Wen did not dare remain on the Cyclops's leg. He immediately jumped down, curled into a ball, and the instant he hit the ground, performed a Donkey Roll that carried him several meters forward, narrowly dodging the Cyclops's following stomp.

"Kuribo!"

Just as Xiao Wen was troubled by the Cyclops before him, he faintly heard Winged Kuriboh's voice by his ear.

Then Xiao Wen saw a miniature phantom of Winged Kuriboh squeeze out from the deck and stomp hard on it with its body.

"Are you telling me to use cards? But this is Dream Eater's Forbidden Ground. Summoned monsters will be affected by the illusion..."

Xiao Wen paused. In that instant, he seemed to understand what Winged Kuriboh's spectral essence was trying to tell him.

That was right. Even if Monster Cards could not be used, the cooldowns on his Magic Cards and Trap Cards had already ended.

Ordinary Magic Cards and Trap Cards might not be able to deal with the Cyclops before him.

But if it was one of those cards, it should work!

A trace of fighting spirit flashed through his eyes. He raised his left hand, unfolded the Duel Disk, drew a card, and a look of delight appeared on his face when he saw it. He immediately placed the card onto the Duel Disk.

The moment the card landed on the Duel Disk, a beam of light shot into the sky. The once-clear heavens suddenly darkened as storm clouds gathered, and an overwhelmingly oppressive aura spread out, making the distant Cyclops hesitate.

Sizzle!

A blazing white flash suddenly flickered within the pitch-black clouds. It streaked across the heavens and descended from the sky, landing upon Xiao Wen.

As the lightning faded, an exquisite longsword appeared in Xiao Wen's hand. Its blade was broad and thick, its edge razor-sharp, while lightning and thunder occasionally danced around its tip.

This was the card Xiao Wen had just drawn: the Equip Spell Card, Sword of Lightning!

Sword of Lightning · Equip Spell Card

Duel Effect: Equip this card to a Warrior-type monster to increase its attack power by 800 points, while reducing the attack power of Water-attribute monsters on the field by 500 points.

Summoning Effect: A player holding the Sword of Lightning gains 800 additional attack power bestowed by the magic sword, ignoring defense.