Longitudinal and Horizontal Giant Cannon
"Triggered the quest 'Kill the Virus Progenitor '"
"Mission Difficulty: 85 points"
Severity Coefficient: 12 times.
"Mission Consume: Six uses."
"Mission Quota: 15 uses."
"Accept or not?"
Luo Jun had long developed the habit of using up all his attempts before going to bed every night. This time, with the outbreak of the virus, he kept his attempts to a minimum, avoiding using them unless there was a critical situation, just to prevent running out of attempts when a mission was triggered!
Of course we should accept it!
As he accepted, he placed his hands on the Longitudinal and Horizontal Giant Cannon and activated the Dice of Heavenly Secrets.
"Destroy the Virus Progenitor!"
Fifteen dice rolls, including Double Insurance, equals thirty dice rolls. Even if the difficulty of a single shot is a maximum of 100, with the point enhancement, the success rate is close to 90%!
"Ding, this event is Mandatory Event and cannot be determined. Count reduced by one..."
Mandatory Event?!
Luo Jun was stunned. Even a fool could tell that the Mandatory Event wasn't a guaranteed kill, but rather a guaranteed inability to kill. Was this monster really that exaggerated?
Thinking about it carefully, it makes sense. We bombarded that fused monster five times before but failed to kill it. This Virus Progenitor is not only stronger, but it also has qi, so it must be even more difficult to deal with!
Let's not make a judgment yet, let's just bombard them!
Relying on his massive reserves of vital energy, Luo Jun began unleashing a barrage of cannon fire at the incoming monster.
The Virus Progenitor was extremely fast, dodging left and right as it approached, making it impossible for the giant cannon's energy blasts to hit it.
Even hitting the target is this difficult, let alone killing it with a single blow!
As the Virus Progenitor ever closer, Luo Jun steeled his resolve.
"Activate the dice and strike the Virus Progenitor!"
This time the dice finally started spinning, and both pairs of dice spun simultaneously!
"Ding! Event Difficulty: 94 points; Final Points: 33 + 5 points; Event Failed!"
Another failure!
One shot misses, let's try again!
"Ding! Event Difficulty: 89 points; Final Points: 96 + 5 points; Event Success!"
Good!
With a deafening roar, the energy blast shot out, striking the Virus Progenitor squarely. The violent explosion halted the monster's charge, sending it flying backward several meters. But then, it accelerated and continued its trajectory!
Looking at the still-solid protective aura on the Virus Progenitor, Luo Jun sighed, no wonder it was Mandatory Event. A single cannonball couldn't even break through its defenses, let alone kill it!
However, breaking through the defenses...
With that in mind, he adjusted the cannon's settings, switching it to Armor-Piercing Bullet mode, and then reactivated the dice!
"Ding! Event Difficulty: 72 points; Final Points: 78 + 5 points; Event Success!"
Armor-Piercing Bullet travel much faster than light-based projectiles, greatly reducing the difficulty of hitting them!
With a deafening roar, the sharp bullet spun out of the barrel, tracing a straight trajectory and striking the incoming Virus Progenitor head-on!
This attack finally broke through the protective aura, and with a faint cracking sound, the cannonball pierced through the aura and struck the monster's body!
Puff!
The part that was hit turned into a clump of black tentacles. Although it was pierced, it did not cause enough damage!
I see!
Luo Jun understood. This monster possessed both powerful internal energy and the ability to split and dodge damage. The former could block light projectiles with insufficient penetration, while the latter could evade Armor-Piercing Bullet without explosive power...
What if the two are combined? The Armor-Piercing Bullet breaks through the protective aura, and the light bullet follows closely behind, exploding and killing those tentacles!
Dice of Heavenly Secrets, activate!
"Two consecutive shots blast the Virus Progenitor!"
The dice... spinned!
This proves that the plan is feasible!
"Ding! Event Difficulty 100, Final Points 83+5, Event Failed!"
Although he failed, Luo Jun still fired two shots at once!
Because its body had just been pierced by Armor-Piercing Bullet, the Virus Progenitor was momentarily slowed down in order to recover, making its dodges slightly sluggish. The two shots still managed to hit its target!
The Armor-Piercing Bullet broke through the protective aura and passed right through the body!
Before the protective energy could heal, the light bullet was fired inside and exploded with a bang!
As the Virus Progenitor was engulfed by the explosion's light, Luo Jun remained vigilant, because the dice roll told him that the monster would not die!
Sure enough, after the light dissipated, the Virus Progenitor body could be seen to be in a state of disrepair, but it was repairing itself at an extremely fast speed.
Wow, this Virus Progenitor the size of a normal person, much smaller than the giant monster from before. That giant monster was basically torn to pieces with one shot, but this one can still maintain its basic shape...
Take advantage of its injury and try again!
"Ding! Event Difficulty 100 points, Final Points 54 + 5 points, Event Failed!"
The difficulty hasn't decreased at all; it seems that taking a hit didn't affect this guy's condition much!
He admired it in his heart, but his hands didn't stop. He fired two shots in quick succession, but this time, the Virus Progenitor accelerated and easily dodged. While recovering his body, he rapidly approached Luo Jun!
Again!
"Ding! Event Difficulty 100 points, Final Points 60 + 5 points, Event Failed!"
It missed again! This time, the Virus Progenitor dodged and accelerated, already within arm's reach. With a wave of its hand, it transformed into a black tentacle and stabbed towards Luo Jun!
There wasn't enough time to fire two more shots, so Luo Jun had no choice but to abandon the Longitudinal and Horizontal Giant Cannon and dodge!
The tentacle brushed past his clothes, stuck into the hard rock, and with a soft thud, took root, like an elastic rope, pulling his body down faster!
In the end, they still couldn't stop it...
Luo Jun looked at the monster standing in front of him. Although it wasn't difficult for him to dodge the attacks with his current speed, the attacks of this Virus Progenitor were not ordinary punches and kicks. Getting hit could lead to infection. Since he didn't have any internal energy, he had to dodge as much as possible and dared not take a direct hit even once!
Once I'm in close combat, every dodge feels like dancing on the edge of life and death. I only have eight dice left, the situation is dire, I wonder if my teachers and classmates will come to my aid...
Meanwhile, on the open ground outside the city, Tie Jingang and the others watched as the Virus Progenitor dodged and withstood the attacks of the Mysterious Expert, finally managing to get close. They didn't know how the battle was going.
"Let's go help!" Xiao Tian was full of fighting spirit, his ten fingers flashing with qi, and he immediately decided to chase after them.
"Don't go!" Tie Jingang shouted. "Quickly, take this opportunity to meet up with the others and get out of this trouble!"
"But... that Mysterious Expert did it to save us..." Lao Miao Miao felt bad and thought she should help.
"I said retreat!" Tie Jingang resolutely. "Don't forget who we are. This isn't our world! Although we don't know which expert intervened, we are powerless to interfere in their battle..."
Tie Jingang knew that with this expert's help, if everyone worked together, they might be able to eliminate the Virus Progenitor in one fell swoop. However, as an intern teacher, he was responsible for the students' safety; if they had a chance to escape, he couldn't risk it again!
I can only apologize to the kind hero who came to my aid...
"Hurry... that Virus Progenitor hasn't moved since we got close. We don't know how long it can hold out. Let's run!"
At Tie Jingang's insistence, the group left as quickly as possible, fleeing into the southern mountains and forests.
(End of this chapter)