Hellfire, Pink Explosive Gun!
"It's actually a Thorn Holy Mother..."
On the city wall, Wei Yang looked at the ever-spreading demonic spirit and couldn't help but give Fang Ran a deep look.
Fang Ran, equally worried, calmly said, "I've been watching over this place for twenty years and have never encountered the Thorn Holy Mother before. This must be fate, allowing us two brothers to make a difference."
"~~~"
Wei Yang, with an indifferent expression, said, "Old Fang, slow down, go for it!"
The next moment, the two sped away, turning into two afterimages and heading straight for the core area of Thorn Holy Mother!
Suddenly, a series of "thump thump thump" sounds came from afar, like some kind of rhythm from the deep sea. It was the Thorn Holy Mother's skill "Mental Power Storm". When the storm suddenly rose, it stirred up countless snow dust. Then, the sound of the two Dragon General launching their attack came out. Even a mountain in the distance was directly blown apart!
Two minutes later, the sound stopped.
"Did we win?" He gritted his teeth and stared into the distance, Telling a Story.
"No."
I shook my head, my heart pounding. I saw that the Thorn Holy Mother had begun to spread again. Its entire area had reached a radius of about two kilometers, just like a giant blood-red purslane. Countless roots and veins stretched along the ground in all directions, advancing towards the Great Wall at an extremely fast speed!
"Fire!"
Xie Zhuoyun roared, and immediately missiles, rapid-fire cannons, close-in weapon systems, and Soaring Dragon Cannon on the city wall began to fire northward. Explosions of fire and countless shockwaves rose and fell, and even we on the city wall were shaken so badly that we could hardly stand.
"Stop..."
Suddenly, a female dragon guard clad in Generation 3 Armor raised her hand, her beautiful eyes gazing into the distance, and said in a trembling voice, "Wei Yang and Fang Ran... they have been captured by the Thorn Holy Mother!"
"What!?"
Everyone was stunned.
I hurriedly raised the Conqueror and aimed it at the core of the Thorn Holy Mother. Sure enough, in the place where the blood-red veins were most dense, there were two figures imprisoned there. They were Wei Yang and Fang Ran. Their bodies were covered with blood-red cocoons and they seemed to have lost consciousness. They were hanging on the Thorn Holy Mother and had become the captives of this demonic spirit.
Absolutely terrifying!
Even the Dragon General was captured; that's a combat power comparable to a Major General!
"Keep fighting!"
The next second, without thinking twice, I fired the Conqueror at the Thorn Holy Mother's veins, but all I saw was a "crackling" sound as the bullets passed by. The Thorn Holy Mother's blood-red veins were incredibly thick, and the bullets couldn't penetrate them at all, only leaving shallow marks. The damage caused was indescribable.
"277!"
"301!"
"624!"
"668!"
704!
How embarrassing! This damage is practically negligible!
Beside them, Cai Cai and Fatty's faces were also deathly pale.
"Ding Han."
The fat man took a deep breath, his eyes filled with worry. "I have a feeling that we brothers might be done for here today?"
"Don't give up, keep going!"
I took out my RPG and fired it at the intersection of the Thorn Holy Mother's veins. At that intersection, there was a small fleshy growth the size of a basketball, with two antenna-like growths on it.
Two rockets were fired in quick succession, but unfortunately, they only caused 1000+ damage when they exploded. That fleshy lump was not the Thorn Holy Mother's weak point; on the contrary, it had very high armor!
"Brothers, it's time to defend the honor of the Great Wall Watch!"
Xie Zhuoyun raised his Power Sword, his gaze resolute. "Even if we die at the feet of the Thorn Holy Mother, we will never yield! Kill them!"
Instantly, at least a hundred dragon guards from the city wall took to the air and charged towards the Thorn Holy Mother, who was spreading from the north!
Just then, the Thorn Holy Mother's veins had spread to the foot of the Great Wall, constantly climbing up the wall. The players were powerless to do anything and couldn't deal any damage. Even if everyone focused their fire on her, the Thorn Holy Mother wouldn't feel much pain. On the contrary, the Pink BOSS's health regeneration speed was terrifying. The little damage they had just dealt was instantly restored to full health.
"Thump~~~"
Just then, about 40 meters away from us, on the meridian node of the Thorn Holy Mother, a blood-red tumor resembling a dragon fruit suddenly trembled. Instantly, a Mental Power Storm surged out in all directions, and terrifying damage numbers soared into the air!
"23773!"
"19844!"
"29823!"
"28664!"
"30012!"
In an instant, the health bars of players within a 30-meter radius of the neural node plummeted!
Among them, the Firepower Specialist loses the most health, followed by the Super Weapon Master!
Even more deadly is that the Thorn Holy Mother's enormous body does not contain just one nerve node. On the contrary, there is one or even multiple nerve nodes every tens of meters. These tumors will continuously release Mental Power Storm, launching indiscriminate attacks on life on the entire battlefield!
"Oh shit..."
He stared in Worldly Uncontested, utterly dumbfounded, his face filled with despair.
"Ding Han, we..."
Not far away, Qianli Qingqiu also looked helpless.
I immediately opened the star map, consuming 1% of my current level's Experience Points, and shouted, "Anyone without Resurrection Sacred Canon, rush into the Teleportation Array and leave immediately! Anyone with Resurrection Sacred Canon, teleport away immediately after death! Don't throw your lives away in vain!"
The next second, as the blood-red veins spread rapidly, the steel battlements in front of us were quickly stained red. Then, the veins intersected and grew, and with a "pop," like a flower blooming, a tumor quickly grew out before our eyes!
"Go to hell..."
Huo Bingzhi Ri shocked and immediately cursed.
"Gather around!"
I shouted loudly, and then immediately activated Absolute Space!
Instantly, the eight members of the team entered an invincible state. In the blink of an eye, the tumor suddenly "convulsed," and a Mental Power Storm burst forth, causing the health bars of many players who had been fighting alongside us to drop rapidly!
"Kill it!"
Wielding my Power Sword, I swiftly brought it down, severing the blood-red veins on both sides of the tumor with two sharp "crack" sounds. Then, I unleashed an Ash Sweep, smashing the tumor apart. The blood-red fluid flowing out looked... just like blood!
However, less than two seconds after I killed the tumor, the surrounding blood-red veins rapidly spread and closed again. And two meters away from the previous tumor, a vein node trembled with a "buzzing" sound, followed by a sound similar to opening a beer bottle, and a new tumor grew out!
Holy crap!!!
The fat man shouted, his face turning ashen.
"It's over!"
I quickly Step Slash and slashed, my sword flashing as I chopped off the tumor in an instant!
Two seconds later, with two loud "bangs," another fleshy growth appeared on each of the two city walls!
"NMB..."
A group of players from the Ash Domain Guild stared in disbelief, only managing to utter a curse.
I cried out in despair and rushed forward, slashing one of the tumors with my sword, but the other tumor trembled, and a Mental Power Storm sent more than ten players away!
Fortunately, these people all possessed the Resurrection Sacred Canon, which allowed them to be directly teleported back to Huaining City.
"Boss, over there!"
Huo Bingzhi Ri pointed into the distance and unleashed a Dark Curse and Dark Devour, but it was useless. The tumor's armor was too strong, and its Mental Power was terrifying. Bingzi couldn't break through it at all!
"Boom!"
Another Mental Power Storm instantly reduced several members of the team to near-death!
"Save your own life!"
I couldn't care less about my teammates anymore. Constantly hacking away at the fleshy growths like this would only exhaust me to death, without changing the final outcome. So, I grabbed my Power Sword and charged out of the city. The instant my Annihilation Rock Armor and Stardust Wall activated, I leaped over the city wall and said in a deep voice, "Once your Resurrection Sacred Canon is used up, go back to Huaining City. Don't come here to die!"
"Ding Han!"
Zhang Ruolin asked, "Where are you going?"
"Treating the root cause is worse than treating the symptoms!"
With the wind whistling in my ears, my feet slammed onto the snow. In the Team Channel, I said in a deep voice, "The Thorn Holy Mother's AOE and expansion are so powerful. If I just try to cut through her veins, I'll just be exhausted to death. It's better to treat the root cause than the symptoms. I'll go and deal with her main body. At most, I'll use up a Resurrection Sacred Canon. It's not a big deal!"
"Good!"
I can no longer control the situation on the city walls.
Wielding his Power Sword, he swiftly moved forward, and with three quick strikes, he cleaved a budding tumor into pieces. However, two tumors on his left and right sides unleashed Mental Power Storm, causing him to experience a sharp pain in his head, similar to the pain of a fever. His Stardust Wall was breached, and he lost over 10,000 health points.
Ahead, several Generation 3 Armor warriors lay sprawled on the ground. Their Power Sword were still emitting light, but their owners were already lifeless. Under the Mental Power attack, the armor of these Power Armor warriors was practically useless!
"Ding Han..."
Just then, someone shouted from the city wall.
When I turned around, I saw Xie Zhuoyun lying in a pool of blood. His body was wrapped in bloody veins, his hood was shattered, and he looked over with blood in his mouth, saying, "Be careful..."
I nodded emphatically, without any further hesitation. Braving the wind and snow, I relied on the life-stealing effect of severing the tumors to maintain my health, and step by step, I walked towards the core of the Thorn Holy Mother!
At that moment, I had no other thoughts in my mind, only one idea...
I'm the only one in the National Server who owns a Power Sword, so I have to do something with it!
Deep within the snowstorm, the lumps of flesh sensed the human presence and unleashed Mental Power Storm. I swiftly charged forward, using the shield effect of my Step Slash to minimize damage, while my sword relentlessly severed veins and drained my life force. The Power Sword ignored armor, dealing over ten thousand damage with each strike. Combined with skill damage, and with my current 30% life-steal efficiency, a simple combo of a basic attack + skill + basic attack could easily restore tens of thousands of health. With the added supplies from the Medical Box, I actually managed to withstand the attack!
Behind me, the Great Wall was deathly silent.
In the Team Channel, the avatars of Cai Cai, PangZi, Kou Mei, and others dimmed one after another, indicating they had all respawned and returned to the city. Only Ruolin remained, fighting alone. But just a few seconds later, Ruolin's avatar also dimmed, and she left the Great Wall Watch map.
In the wind and snow, I looked up and saw blood-red veins intertwined, like a head constantly spewing out blood-red snake tentacles. It was a woman's face; the true form of the Thorn Holy Mother had finally appeared!
"You ignorant ant!"
The Thorn Holy Mother' face was twisted and ferocious, and she spoke in a venomous voice that seemed to come from purgatory, "You think you can defeat me like this? Keep dreaming!"
"You talk too much!"
I moved swiftly, and at the same time, I spread my five fingers with my Left Hand and pulled it sharply into the air, directly activating the Maya Lightning Array. Instantly, a huge thunder array descended and began to bombard the core area of Thorn Holy Mother!
"Whoosh!"
As he shifted his body to the side, his Left Hand didn't stop for a second, throwing out Energy Blade!
With a "snap," Thunder Blade embarrassed itself, only stunning the opponent for 0.5 seconds. But I still took advantage of this rare moment to close the distance instantly, raised my Power Sword and unleashed a combo of normal attack + Rising Dragon Slash + normal attack + Bloodthirsty Assault + normal attack. I flipped my body and brought out all the secrets of a max-level Sword Master!
In an instant, the Power Sword flashed with light, continuously severing the dense crimson veins in front of it. Its purpose was singular: to save Fang Ran and Wei Yang, who were not far away. Without the help of these two Dragon General, I would never have been able to take down the Thorn Holy Mother's massive 20 million HP bar!
"You despicable, filthy dog!"
The Thorn Holy Mother sneered, "I saw through your treacherous scheme long ago! Rest assured, I've taken the life essence of these two Dragon General. The moment I drain them dry, they will become a part of me!"
Surprisingly, this Pink BOSS has quite a chatterbox!
I whirled around, my sword flashing Cold Star Piercing Bone, and cleaved her forehead. While simultaneously using a combination of basic attacks, Consecutive Slashes, basic attacks, Ash Sweep, and basic attacks to swiftly sever her meridians, I sneered, "Look at you, look at you! We haven't even exchanged a few words and you're already barking like a dog?"
Clearly, she's good at gossiping, but her wit and humor are terrible—far inferior to mine.
"You bastard!"
The Thorn Holy Mother roared, her enormous head, nearly three meters in radius, trembled violently. Instantly, more than a dozen fleshy tumors in all directions trembled simultaneously, about to unleash Mental Power Storm. Such a dense attack would definitely be devastating!
"Grass!"
I gritted my teeth, risking being knocked out of the Resurrection Sacred Canon, and swung my sword wildly at her massive head!
"You little thing, how ridiculous!"
Just as the Thorn Holy Mother was mockingly about to unleash her Mental Power Storm, a powerful current of energy surged into the Power Sword along her arm. The next moment, as the Power Sword through flesh and blood, the Thorn Holy Mother's entire head was instantly petrified. Moreover, not only that, but the network of flesh and blood that stretched for several kilometers was also petrified!
If viewed from the air at this moment, Our Thorn Holy Mother would look like a giant, gray spider web covering an entire section of the Great Wall.
"Holy crap, that's awesome..."
I was deeply moved. Who said a 3% chance wouldn't work? This Gargoyle Ring proved its worth in no time! Five seconds of petrification is enough for me to get a lot done!
He swiftly swung his sword wildly, severing an entire petrified network connecting Fang Ran and Wei Yang, the two giant cocoons. He even activated his Power Sword Storm, but it was still far from enough. There were too many networks for one person to cut through!
"You little piece of trash, you're about to die..."
The Thorn Holy Mother regained her freedom, still wearing a mocking expression. The next moment, more than a dozen tumors simultaneously released Mental Power Storm, instantly stunning me and killing me!
"Whoosh~~~"
Golden light enveloped him, and the Resurrection Sacred Canon was triggered!
No doubt about it, he's resurrected on the spot!
The moment I revived, my health and mana were fully restored, and all my skills were reset to normal!
He thrust his sword into the Thorn Holy Mother's nostril, followed by a combo of a normal attack, Rising Dragon Slash, and another normal attack. This time, the Rising Dragon Slash was quite effective, actually sending the Thorn Holy Mother's large head flying into the air!
"Boom!"
He turned and charged into the dense network of veins, continuing to slash wildly with his sword!
However, the surrounding tumors began to writhe and tremble again, unleashing another burst of Mental Power!
"Whoosh--"
Invincible, Absolute Space!
This time, the timing was perfect. Stepping just off the line, I entered invincibility 0.2 seconds early, and then continued to slash wildly, using up all my skills such as Consecutive Slashes, Ash Sweep, and Bloodthirsty Assault.
"Snap!"
As the Power Sword swept across, severing the last blood vine connecting to the Thorn Holy Mother, the blood vines on Wei Yang and Fang Ran left the area and quickly turned to ashes. However, the two lay motionless on the ground, unconscious!
"Old Wei! Old Fang!"
I went up to them and slapped them several times, but it didn't wake them up at all!
Behind her, the Thorn Holy Mother sneered, and countless crimson veins surged from all directions.
It's over. It seems there's really no way to turn the tide; there's simply no way to save the situation.
Fuck you!
Anyway, I knew I'd have to use the second Resurrection Sacred Canon, so I didn't think too much about it. I turned around and charged straight at the face of the Thorn Holy Mother with an Explosive Charge. I swung my Power Sword and unleashed Power Sword Storm. Instantly, a bunch of bloody tentacles were shredded and fell off. And in that instant, a thick aura surged into my palm again!
Here we go again!
Petrification attack!
In an instant, one of the Thorn Holy Mother's enormous heads turned to stone.
"Well done!"
Just then, the figure of a Generation 4 Armor warrior appeared behind him. He was hovering in mid-air with his jump pack, and his Power Gun suddenly ignited with a "whoosh". Then, his body turned into a blur and the Power Gun slashed fiercely at the head of the Thorn Holy Mother!
"Snap~~~"
A crisp sound rang out, and half of the Thorn Holy Mother's face was cleaved in two by a single spear thrust!
"Old Wei, Old Fang!"
The Dragon General wielding the Power Gun, Mo Bai, was a new character. He turned and shouted at the two Dragon General lying on the ground, "Wake up! It's time to wake up!"
The sound contained primordial energy, which transformed into a shockwave that rippled outwards.
Suddenly, Wei Yang and Fang Ran, who were fast asleep, were jolted awake and shuddered.
"That Thorn Holy Mother of Thorns!"
Enraged, Wei Yang raised his Power Gun, leaped up, and slashed down fiercely!
Fang Ran also joined the battle, wielding his Power Sword.
With the three Dragon General joining forces, they should be able to defeat the Thorn Holy Mother this time. After all, when her main body was torn apart by the Power Sword Storm with countless blood-red tentacles, she had already lost nearly 20% of her health!
Again!
I suddenly raised my hand and pulled down a Maya Lightning Array, striking the Thorn Holy Mother's body directly. Then, carrying my Power Sword, I turned and walked back without looking back, no longer participating in the battle.
Running at breakneck speed, constantly severing his meridians to replenish his blood, he finally arrived at the foot of the city wall, where he saw Xie Zhuoyun, who was entangled by dozens of blood vines and on the verge of death. He had also been chosen by the Thorn Holy Mother as nourishment for "life essence." He didn't know what the criteria for this selection were, but it was probably because they were both pure men.
Behind them, a loud bang came as the Thorn Holy Mother's true form was blasted apart by the combined attack of the three Dragon General!
Immediately afterwards, the system ringtone sounded in my ear--
[Congratulations! You have successfully assisted in the kill of the "Thorn Holy Mother" (Pink BOSS) and have obtained the item: "BOSS Ability Crystal" x1!]
[Battle Notification: You have successfully assisted in the defeat of the "Thorn Holy Mother" (Pink BOSS), gaining 14,000,000 character experience points and extracting 7,000,000 Experience Points from the Essence Furnace!]
It was another assist kill, but this time the damage contribution was higher, so the reward will definitely be more generous.
Put this aside for now, save lives!
"Old Xie!"
I swung my sword and chopped down a bunch of blood vines, then forcefully pulled out a sticky blood vine stuck in Xie Zhuoyun's mouth, saying, "Old Xie, wake up!"
"..."
Xie Zhuoyun slowly woke up, but her injuries were too severe. She said, "Ding Han, help me..."
"Tell me how you want to help."
"Inside the hood... there's Power Armor medical system, a green button, please press it for me..."
"Good!"
I turned around and looked at the row of buttons on his neck. Sure enough, there was a green one, so I reached out and pressed it. The next moment, I saw Xie Zhuoyun's back suddenly straighten. The life-saving drug inside the Power Armor had been injected. I wasn't sure what kind of drug it was, but it was probably something like adrenaline.
He's not a player, so he can't use Medical Box; otherwise, it would be much simpler if he just used Medical Box.
Haha~~ Hahahaha~~~
Xie Zhuoyun spat out a mouthful of blood and laughed, "You brat... the Thorn Holy Mother has been killed?"
"How is that possible?"
I grinned and said, "I don't have that kind of ability. I only helped with a tiny little thing."
"Hahaha... He's not dead, that's great!"
Xie Zhuoyun laughed heartily, then suddenly froze, realizing that almost all the Dragon Guards who had fought their way out of the city with him had been wiped out. His face fell with sorrow, and he staggered to his feet, walking towards the fallen Generation 3 Armor, muttering, "Old Zhao... Old Qian... Old Sun... Old Li... Old Zhou... you all..."
I sighed, unable to deeply empathize, since the players' side barely lost anyone; everyone retreated in time.
"Ding Han, how is he?"
Zhang Ruolin said, "I heard there was a loud bang coming from the Phase 16 Phase Teleportation Array. Did they kill the Thorn Holy Mother?"
"Yeah, we took it."
I nodded. "The area around Teleportation Gate number 16 is safe at the moment. You can come and take a look."
"Good!"
Soon after, players emerged from the phase teleportation portal, while I, covered in blood, climbed up the city wall via the ropeway, panting heavily, and plopped down on the snow.
Subsequently, three figures helped Xie Zhuoyun back to the Great Wall, and the three Dragon General also returned.
"Ding Han!"
Wei Yang looked at me intently. "You saved my life again, so I'll let bygones be bygones for the slap..."
"Cough cough!"
Fang Ran said, "I'll just pretend those things never happened."
Zhang Ruolin looked surprised and expressed shock at the fact that she slapped Dragon General.
At this moment, more than a dozen transport planes returned from the north, covering the sky. Soon, figures emerged from the transport planes, including two white-haired Dragon Commander, three Dragon Commander covered in blood, and dozens of other Dragon General. Below the cabin, there were countless heads of demon spirits, some golden, some pink, and some cyan, densely packed together!
All the players were shocked!
While we were desperately defending the Great Wall, the main force of these Great Wall Watch actually went north, stormed the lair, and killed so many high-level demon spirits!
However, the Great Wall Watch also suffered heavy losses. It is said that of the ten Dragon Commander, only three remain. On their faces, there is no joy of victory, only sorrow for the sacrifice of their comrades.
Just then, a bell rang, signaling the end of this protracted northern campaign.
[Congratulations! The great battle is over, and the Great Wall Watch have emerged victorious! You have achieved the Points ranking on the leaderboard in the Super Version Mission "Battle for Survival" (SSS-rank), and have received the following rewards: 60 million character experience, 12,000 Reputation Value, and 4 Charm Value, plus an additional reward: "Hellfire -66" (Quality: Pink)!]
(P. S.: This chapter is a bit short, only 6000 words, sorry!)