Fourteenth Floor's broken "Island" seemed to have no boundaries, filled with eternal darkness and chaotic energy turbulence. After defeating Metal Rock Giant, the exploration of the three Lin Qin The ropes became more cautious. The "land" under their feet was not stable. Sometimes huge cracks spread silently, and sometimes chaotic Gravity Field pulled people towards the unpredictable void. They had to spend a lot of energy to maintain their own stability and defense.
After traveling for an unknown length of time, perhaps several days, or even shorter, the passage of time became blurred here. During this period, they encountered two more attacks. One was Shadow Monster, which was suddenly thrown out from the void and composed of pure dark energy. It was extremely fast and had tricky attacks. Cesar used restraint to solve the problem with difficulty. Another time, the ground under their feet suddenly liquefied and turned into a quicksand vortex that swallowed everything, containing strong suction and corrosive energy. Lin Qin relied on its deeper connection with the earth to forcibly stabilize an area, and the three of them were able to escape.
There were also gains. After defeating Shadow Monster, he obtained a small piece of crystal core containing pure dark energy; at the edge of the quicksand vortex, Lin Qin discovered and ingested a wisp of extremely thin but extremely high-quality Earth Source Qi, which was very helpful to him in consolidating his fused power.
But whether it is the crystal core or the source of energy, its value is far less than the previous Dark Gold Law Crystal. This also made the three of them understand that the Fourteenth Floor treasures may not be evenly distributed. The more core and the more dangerous the place, the more real good things may be hidden.
On this day, the three of them were passing through a stone forest-like area composed of countless sharp metal pillars. These metal pillars were towering and jagged, with rusty surfaces and exuding an ancient atmosphere.
Suddenly, Dylan, who was walking at the front, stopped, looked into the depths of the metal forest with his narrow eyes, and his pupils shrank. "There is light ahead, a very stable light."
Lin Qin and Cesar immediately looked at it intently. Sure enough, behind the gaps between the layers of metal pillars, a soft but stable pale golden halo was vaguely revealed, which was completely different from the violent and chaotic environment around them.
"Go over and take a look, be careful." Lin Qin whispered.
The three of them restrained their auras, walked between the metal pillars like ghosts, and quickly approached the light source.
Passing through the last few thick metal pillars, the view suddenly opened up.
This is a relatively flat circular open space surrounded by a forest of metal pillars, about a kilometer in diameter. In the center of the open space, there is not the ground, but a huge floating platform made of some kind of dark silver metal. The platform is about ten meters above the ground, and its surface is engraved with countless complicated and dizzying lines. Those stable pale golden halos are emitted from these lines.
Twelve slightly thinner metal pillars are evenly distributed on the edge of the platform. Each pillar is inlaid with a fist-sized transparent crystal, which emits invisible energy fluctuations and seems to maintain some kind of barrier to isolate the platform from the chaotic energy of the outside world.
In the center of the platform, there are three slightly raised circular bases, arranged in a Z-shaped pattern. Above each base, there is an object suspended, exuding heart-stopping energy fluctuations!
On the left side of the base, there is a fist-sized, gray-black prismatic crystal suspended, with the sexual aura of Destruction constantly flowing on its surface.
On the right side of the base is a round crystal that is earthy yellow, thick and steady, and seems to carry the boundless power of the earth.
On the pedestal in the middle, suspended, is a dark and deep Black Crystal that seems to be able to absorb all light.
The corresponding base surfaces under the three crystals are engraved with ancient symbols that do not belong to the Yulan Continent. Although they are not recognized, the ideas contained in them clearly convey their attributes - Destruction, the earth,
Dark!
"Godhead!" Cesar's breathing became heavier instantly, and an unprecedented light burst out from his eyes, "And it's----the middle Godhead!"
Dylan's throat also rolled, and he stared at the gray-black Destruction Attribute Godhead, the desire in his eyes almost turning into reality. As a divine beast, he majored in Rules of Destruction. For him, this Godhead is the key to the middle god and a leap in strength!
Lin Qin's eyes were firmly fixed on the earthy yellow Earth Godhead.
Not only that, around the three Godhead bases, there are seven or eight items of different shapes scattered in other areas of the platform. There is a broken giant sword inserted on the platform, the sword body is full of cracks but still spitting out sharp edges; there is a broken shield floating in the air, exuding an indestructible idea; there is a set of neatly stacked black leather armor with a water-like luster; there is even a scroll sealed in a dark gold metal tube----
Without exception, the energy level emitted by these items is far higher than that of ordinary Lowgod Artifact, with a pressure as high as mid-range God-level! Although most of them are incomplete, their value is inestimable!
Here is simply a crazy treasure house specially prepared for Lowgod!
"Developed----" Cesar murmured, his voice a little dry due to excitement. That Darkness Godhead is obviously the most suitable for him.
However, just as the three of them were shaken by the sudden impact of the huge treasure, a sudden change occurred!
Buzz--!
The transparent crystals on the tops of the twelve metal pillars at the edge of the platform suddenly lit up with dazzling light at the same time! Immediately afterwards, the complex lines on the surface of the platform seemed to come alive, flowing rapidly, and the pale golden halo instantly became blazing!
"No! The switch was triggered!" Lin Qin was the first to react and shouted, "Back off!"
But it's too late.
On the platform, except for the three Godhead bases and the areas where the scattered artifacts were located, the ground in other empty areas surged like water waves. Dark silver metallic fluids poured out from the inside of the platform, quickly condensing and shaping!
One, two, three - in the blink of an eye, twelve Metal Puppets of different shapes appeared on the platform, guarding the central treasure area in the middle!
These puppets are different from the Metal Rock Giant we encountered before. They are more muscular, with smooth lines, dark silver color, and flexible joints. They hold various weapons - giant swords, spears, battle axes, sickles, bows and arrows, staffs - and there are even two with metal wings on their backs!
What's even more frightening is that the energy fluctuations they emit, without exception, all reach the Lowgod peak!
Moreover, compared to the previous Guardian, the auras of these puppets are more condensed and coordinated, as if they are a complete battle formation, with faint energy connections between them.
Twelve Lowgod pinnacle puppets who work together well and are proficient in different fighting methods!
"Twelve----all Lowgod's peak----" Cesar's face instantly became extremely ugly.
Dylan's eyes also darkened, and most of the previous enthusiasm was extinguished by the cold reality. None of the three of them were afraid of a single Lowgod peak puppet, and could even defeat it. But facing twelve of them at the same time, and in this harsh environment, Fourteenth Floor·----
"Roar!"
Twelve Metal Puppet moved at the same time! Their division of labor was clear, and their movements were as fast as lightning!
Four Heavy Puppet armed with giant swords and battle axes rushed from the front like chariots. Their heavy steps made the platform tremble slightly. The weapons were condensed with violent power that could break mountains.
Two agile puppets holding spears and scythes circled from both sides like ghosts. The shadows of their guns were like dragons, and their scythes seduced the souls, blocking the dodge space.
The two bow and arrow puppets floated into the sky, their metal wings spread out, and they distanced themselves in an instant. The bow strings buzzed, and the energy arrows condensed to the extreme were like meteors chasing the moon, with terrifying penetrating power, directly hitting the vital points of Lin Qin.
The remaining four puppets holding staffs or special weapons stayed at a later position. As the staffs were swung, blazing fireballs, icy frost breath, twisted Gravity Field, and metal vines that restrained movement-all kinds of large-scale containment and control attacks came overwhelmingly!
Even before the attack came, the intertwined terrifying murderous intent and energy oppression had already made Lin Qin and the three of them feel their scalps numb!
"Can't resist! Retreat!" Dylan roared, retreating backwards without hesitation. At the same time, he waved out his claws, and Destruction's gray air flow turned into a barrier, trying to block the heavy blows and partial range attacks coming from the front.
Cesar was the first to activate "Shadow Clone Technique" to the extreme. A dozen phantoms that were difficult to distinguish between true and false instantly appeared in the field, trying to confuse the enemy. Their real bodies were like slippery loaches, shuttling and dodging in the gaps between attacks.
Lin Qin's eyes were as calm as ice. Faced with this all-round, blind-angle saturation attack, he made the most direct reaction.
"Boom!"
He stepped heavily on the ground, not retreating, but moving forward! There was a dull roar from the strange earth under his feet, and a majestic and heavy power was forcibly extracted and condensed by him! At the same time, the fused divine power in his body surged at an unprecedented speed.
He punched out both fists, facing the torrent of giant swords and battle axes coming from the front, as well as the arrows and magic that filled the sky, and punched twice without any fancy!
These two punches were similar to those used to defeat Metal Rock Giant, but they were different at the same time. Above the punches, the earthy yellow light was extremely restrained, but the surrounding space was like throwing a boulder into the calm water, creating a circle of twisted transparent ripples visible to the naked eye! The ripples were layered on top of each other, spreading forward, and wherever they passed, the air let out an overwhelmed wail.
"Boom! Boom boom boom--!!"
The attacks of the four Heavy Puppets that rushed forward first collided with the spreading ripples!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only a series of extremely dull collisions and shattering sounds. The moment the giant sword and battle ax, which was capable of cracking mountains and cracking rocks, came into contact with the ripples, the energy light on the surface was first disintegrated by high-frequency vibrations. Then, the weapon itself seemed to be struck and crushed simultaneously from every angle by countless invisible forces of extremely fine detail. It was instantly covered with cracks and then collapsed! The puppet's arms holding the weapon were also twisted and broken!
The violent impact was dispersed, conducted, and eliminated by ripples, and only the core part of the power was transmitted to Lin Qin, causing his body to shake violently and his chest to feel tight, but he was able to bear it down with his extremely powerful body.
At the same time, the long-range attacks such as energy arrows, bolide, and frost breath all over the sky were also affected by the spreading ripples. The arrow trajectories were deflected, and the energy structure was weakened by the shock. The moment the bolide and frost breath came into contact with the ripples, they were forcibly neutralized by the thick and steady force contained in them, and most of their power was annihilated.
The two punches of Lin Qin were born in the first round of combined attacks of twelve Lowgod peak puppets, creating a short and relatively safe area!
But he wasn't feeling well either, his face was slightly pale, and his body's divine power was being consumed tremendously. This method of confronting multiple opponents of the same level with all their strength would be a huge burden on everyone.
"Let's go!" Lin Qin shouted, using the recoil and chaos caused by the collision of attacks, he retreated quickly.
Dylan and Cesar also seized this precious respite, turned around without hesitation, exploded their speed to the extreme, and flew towards the metal pillar forest when they came. They knew that staying here would only lead to death. The twelve Lowgod peak puppets who cooperated with each other tacitly were enough to slowly grind the three of them to death!
"Roar!"
The twelve puppets let out silent roars and did not pursue them beyond the scope of the platform. They just stayed at the edge of the platform and launched another intensive long-range attack in the direction in which the three people fled. Energy arrows and magic light illuminated the dim metal forest.
Lin Qin The three of them did not look back, dodging or blocking the attacks coming from behind, and rushed into the depths of the complex forest of metal pillars. With the help of the cover of the terrain, they finally got rid of the suffocating pursuit.
It was not until they confirmed that there was no movement from behind that the three of them stopped behind a particularly thick metal pillar, panting violently. Cesar had several burn marks and frost on his body, and a deep wound on Dylan's arm. Seeing the bones, pale golden blood is flowing, and Destruction Divine Power is struggling to expel the alien energy remaining in the wound. Lin Qin seems to be intact, but his breath is also a little disordered, and the consumption of the two punches just now is far beyond imagination.
"Damn——" Cesar gasped, with lingering fear, "Twelve——who can withstand this?"
Dylan treated the wound with a gloomy face, but his eyes were still sharp and unwilling. "There is a barrier on the platform, and those puppets can't seem to leave the platform. But they want to go up and grab the treasure----"
It is as difficult as climbing to heaven.
Lin Qin adjusted his breath in silence, replaying the brief contact in his mind. The twelve puppets cooperated seamlessly, with perfect combination of long-range melee combat and control output. They could not be broken by brute force. Moreover, he could feel that the platform itself seemed to contain more powerful power, but it had not been activated yet.
The temptation of the median Godhead and the artifact is very close, but there is an almost insurmountable chasm between them.
"We need a plan." Lin Qin spoke slowly, with a hint of exhaustion in his voice, but still calm, "You can't fight head on. The weaknesses of those puppets, the operating rules of the platform, and the flaws in the barrier--we must figure it out."
Dylan and Cesar looked at him. Although they were unwilling to accept it, they also knew that this was a fact. If they rushed forward blindly, they would only die.
"Find a safe place first, restore your condition, and think about it in the long run." Lin Qin made a decision.
The treasure is there, you can't escape. But you only live once.