"Splat!"
"Sorry, Hoo. You know how it is—dungeon battles have always been kill or be killed. I respect you very much, but for Firefly's wish... I can only trouble you a little. When I saw you upon entering the dungeon, I was truly heartbroken. Truly!"
Looking at Hoo, the Equilibrium Aeon, whom he had nearly genuinely cleaved in two, Chen Li wore an "apologetic" smile, but his hands never stopped moving.
Hoo, the Equilibrium Aeon, said nothing.
It was not because a blade had slashed through his vocal cords.
It was because Hoo knew that his wails would only make Chen Li more excited.
Just like how, in a game, nobody cared when the Great Hero set off fireworks.
In Chen Li's eyes, copied gods like them were probably no different from NPCs in a game.
However, just as the Equilibrium Aeon prepared to burn his Path and launch a desperate final strike—
"Whoosh!"
Chen Li vanished from where he stood.
Like a tireless hunter, Chen Li pursued another enemy who dared attack the Friends Circle shield and attempted to flee Penacony—Fuli, who was trying to turn invisible.
This dungeon had rules of its own:
Other than one side being completely wiped out, if the dungeon challengers failed to defeat all enemies within a prolonged period, the players' challenge would still be considered a failure.
After all, this was about defying fate. It was only natural for the rules imposed on dungeon challengers to be a little harsh.
Thus, in theory, as long as the Aeons broke the Friends Circle shield, escaped Penacony, and fled deep into the stars to stall for time, they would win.
However... breaking the Friends Circle shield seemed somewhat impossible too.
The Equilibrium Aeon silently dragged his body, bearing 99+ Bleed stacks, and continued bombarding