Impossible Challenge

The woman who turned around wore a mask.

Luo Jun had seen this mask before; the woman who came to save him when he was pulled into the Black Hole in the shopping mall was wearing this mask.

Golden Edge Witch!

She's actually a member of the Clan Troops? To be able to get here, she must be a direct descendant of the Ling Family!

How did she end up in Ningdong City before? And there were even rumors that she took the entrance exam for the Ningdong Academy?

Wait, I didn't see her at the exam hall. Was it because of this mission? It's been almost three months. She went to Ningdong to prepare for the exam, but couldn't go because of the mission? So that's the reason?

Believing he had found the truth, Luo Jun, under the influence of the Midnight Mask, maintained a calm demeanor and slowly walked downstairs.

"You're not from the Clan Troops?"

The woman stood up and looked at Luo Jun with a hint of wariness.

The voice sounds familiar... Did she speak when she saved me?

Putting aside his doubts, Luo Jun said calmly, "My name is Ye, and I'm Wildlands Hunter. The guild commissioned me to rescue you."

The woman sighed, "The guild doesn't understand the situation here; it's all in vain..."

"Once I arrived, it wouldn't be the same."

Luo Jun was very confident about this trial. With the Dice of Heavenly Secrets, his Innate Potential was more than twenty times that of ordinary people. Even the Peerless Genius senior brother that his teacher had mentioned only had ten times the Root Bone. If Luo Jun couldn't pass this test, then no one could pass it.

"No... you don't know..." Before the woman could say anything more, Luo Jun had already leaped up and jumped into the arena.

The trial is activated. The golem in the middle stretches its body, stands up holding a giant axe, and is exactly the same as the one in the previous level in terms of both its aura and its appearance.

Luo Jun also sensed that something was amiss.

With a roar, the golem raised its axe and swung down!

"So fast!"

Seeing the momentum of that axe, Luo Jun sensed something was wrong and immediately activated the Dice of Heavenly Secrets!

"Dodge Attack!"

"Ding! Event Difficulty 62, Final Points 72+5, Event Success!"

With the success notification sound, Luo Jun dodged the axe. With a loud clang, the axe blade struck the ground, leaving a clear crack in the hard ground!

At the same time, Luo Jun received Experience Settlement notification in his mind.

"Ding! Event Difficulty 62, Severity Coefficient dozens of times higher. 620 Experience Points gained!"

Congratulations on leveling up!

Upon receiving the message, Luo Jun felt no joy at the upgrade; his mind was filled with shock and confusion.

620 experience points? A tenfold Severity Coefficient? If I don't dodge this axe blow, I'll be half dead, if not killed!

With my Innate Potential more than twenty times stronger than others, this is already so terrible. Is this mission really designed for challengers who have had all their acquired enhancements stripped away? This monster is exactly the same as the one in the previous level!

Before he could react, the monster's next axe blow came!

Luo Jun dared not linger in the fight any longer and hastily retreated, activating the dice at the same time.

"Dodge the axe!"

"Ding! Event Difficulty 53, Final Points 66+5, Event Success!"

This time, being mentally prepared, the difficulty was reduced considerably. Luo Jun successfully dodged the attack and, taking advantage of his opponent's momentary lapse in concentration, escaped the Trial Grounds at top speed.

Fortunately, the Trial Grounds wasn't very big, only about twenty or thirty meters across. Otherwise, if Luo Jun wanted to escape, he would probably have had to roll the dice two or three more times, and the outcome would have been uncertain!

When he returned to the audience seats, the golem stopped chasing him, returned to the center of the arena, and curled up again.

"This difficulty..." Luo Jun took a deep breath and looked at the Golden Edge Witch.

"You left before I finished speaking." The Golden Edge Witch sighed, "For some reason, there's been a problem with this trial. The Elementary Golem, which should have been placed in the final stage according to the rules, has been replaced with Advanced Demon Statue. However, the weakening effect on the trial participants hasn't been changed."

"Those stripped of their enhancements cannot possibly defeat this monster. No one can get past this level..."

how so...

Luo Jun looked at the field in shock. Was this already a doomed situation?

"How long have you been here?" Luo Jun asked.

"It's been over seventy days..." the Golden Edge Witch replied, "My Root Bone is more than three times that of an ordinary person, but in front of this Advanced Demon Statue, I have absolutely no chance of winning. Even a slight scratch would result in serious injury."

"Judging from your movements just now, you should be stronger than me, but compared to this monster that's beyond your capabilities, you're still far too weak..."

Golden Edge Witch spoke casually, but Luo Jun was deeply shocked.

With his physical Root Bone more than twenty times stronger, he still struggled against Advanced Demon Statue, so how did she, with only three times stronger constitution, survive this monster?

"How many times have you tried?" Luo Jun asked.

"A dozen days ago, it was at least once a day," said the Golden Edge Witch.

Luo Jun asked curiously, "What's been going on these past ten days?"

The Golden Edge Witch rolled up her sleeves, revealing bluish-black markings on her skin, with fine scales visible in some areas.

"You've mutated?" Luo Jun asked in surprise.

"During the mutation process," the Golden Edge Witch said, "This layer has been stripped of all its enhancements, and the corruption is happening incredibly fast. If it weren't for this surface's resistance to corruption, I would have mutated long ago..."

"But at this point, pollution is irrelevant. There are less than three days left in the hundred-day period; if we can't clear this level, who knows what will happen..."

As she spoke, she leaned weakly against the back of the chair. Although she was wearing a mask, Luo Jun could still sense her exhaustion and despair.

"I think there's still hope!" Luo Jun looked at the golem in the center of the arena below. "You've fought it so many times, what insights have you gained?"

Golden Edge Witch, gazed at the mysterious night, wondering why he hadn't given up yet.

"This golem weighs about eight to ten tons and exerts about three hundred times the force of an ordinary person... However, because of its enormous weight, it's not very agile, but its attack speed is very fast. I only managed to escape from it because of my speed advantage."

Perhaps because she hadn't seen anyone in a long time and wanted to say a few more words, or perhaps because she still held onto a sliver of hope, Golden Edge Witch shared her insights without reservation.

"It can attack when it unfolds its body at the start, but there's only a two-second window. I can reach it by running to the edge of the arena. You should be able to do it faster, but you still won't be able to attack many times..."

"Its joints are relatively vulnerable compared to other parts. It is speculated that the vital point is the energy core in the chest. You can see the light inside through the gaps in the armor, but the armor is layered for protection, and there is also an inner armor layer. It is impossible to break through with bare hands."

"My initial plan was to paralyze it by destroying its joints first, and then consider Destroy Core... But even the fragile joints are beyond my power to destroy. If you want to try, this is a potential breakthrough..."

(End of this chapter)