Three Minutes Between Life and Death
Li Wei walked closer to the statue and carefully examined its left eye. He became increasingly convinced that the purple light cluster with the pattern attached to the statue's left eye was the 'Eye of Space' described in the map.
At that moment, a glint of light flashed in Li Wei's eyes, and he suddenly unleashed a Finger Thunder, aimed directly at the chaotic gray clouds above his head.
"Who's there? Sneaking around like that, come out here!" Li Wei was certain that he had just spotted something, although it quickly disappeared into the chaotic gray clouds in the sky, but Li Wei trusted his eyes.
The thumb-thick Finger Thunder bolt streaked across the void and shot into the chaotic gray clouds. A burst of lightning and thunder was seen, and the gray clouds above suddenly trembled violently, as if a huge creature was twisting its body.
Seeing this, Li Wei felt a sense of panic. In this eerie scene, anyone would feel somewhat oppressed. Especially the boundless chaotic gray clouds overhead and all around, which could stir up the most terrifying aspects of one's heart.
No one knows what might be hidden within that chaos.
Li Wei stared intently at the sky, confirming his discovery. Just then, his Black Paper suddenly popped out.
"Mission: The Shadow of Chaos, survive for 3 minutes under the attack of the Prisoner of the God of Space. Upon completion, the reward is the Eye of Space... Mission timer begins."
It's a mission?
Before Li Wei could react, the clouds above his head suddenly bulged out, revealing a gigantic human face. The face was so enormous that Li Wei was like a watermelon compared to a sesame seed. Anyone who saw this would be stunned, and Li Wei was no exception. After all, someone with a weak mind would probably be scared out of their wits by this sight.
Upon seeing the suddenly appearing face, Li Wei's heart pounded wildly. Fortunately, the five inner cores within his body rapidly released a large amount of true energy, protecting Li Wei's heart meridian and preventing Li Wei from losing his mind.
Upon seeing the enormous human face, Li Wei's first reaction was to unleash a Finger Thunder. However, the Finger Thunder bolt struck the face and vanished instantly, clearly demonstrating that the attack had no effect whatsoever.
The man's face was contorted in a ferocious expression, and he let out a furious roar.
In an instant, Li Wei felt dizzy and his face began to streak with blood. He touched his face and saw that it was blood. Knowing that this was a matter of life and death, Li Wei quickly cast Spatial Cage to envelop himself within it.
Only then did the deafening roar subside, and Li Wei was given a moment of relief.
"What exactly is that thing?" Li Wei felt a tightness in his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood. He was beyond horrified. The power of the opponent's roar alone had seriously injured him. If it weren't for the Spatial Cage separating them, he would probably have been killed on the spot.
Taking advantage of this opening, Li Wei quickly used his Eye of Perception to examine the enormous human face, only to see a piece of information that filled him with Despair.
"Prisoner of the God of Space, combat power S7 level..."
Li Wei cursed under his breath. He hadn't expected this enormous monster to have a combat power of S7. What kind of concept was that? Under such a monster, let alone 3 minutes, he wouldn't even last 3 seconds.
In an instant, Li Wei realized that staying to complete the task bestowed by the God of Space was a mistake.
But it was too late for regrets now. The Spatial Cage could only last for less than 3 seconds, and once that time was up, death awaited him. People often only have quick wit in times of crisis, and Li Wei's first thought was the 'Mirror Image'. If he could Mirror Image this S7-level monster, it should be enough for him to survive for more than 3 minutes.
However, the result was extremely disappointing for Li Wei. After casting Mirror Image on the monster, he received the message 'This target cannot be Mirror Image'.
Li Wei gritted his teeth and summoned the Ink Dragon. At this point, Li Wei could only use all his special skills one by one. The Spatial Cage had long since lost its effectiveness, but fortunately, the dragon in the sky only roared occasionally, which gave Li Wei a chance to survive.
But as soon as the Ink Dragon appeared, it was smashed to pieces by a single slap from the giant in the sky.
Li Wei felt a chill run down his spine. The size of the Prisoner of the God of Space was unimaginable. To put it simply, one of the prisoner's fingernails was about the same size as the platform he was on.
In the next ten seconds or so, Li Wei unleashed a hundred moves, but none of them could withstand even a giant's attack. The opponent exhaled a wave of air, which was more powerful than a level 100 gale to Li Wei. He was directly blown hundreds of meters away by this wave of air, and his body fell into the chaotic gray clouds.
Although Li Wei was blown away, he was not seriously injured and quickly used his sword flight to stabilize himself.
At this moment, Li Wei also remembered that this Prisoner of the God of Space looked very familiar. He had seen a relief sculpture at the end of the corridor on the third floor, which depicted a huge statue of a god. This Prisoner of the God of Space looked exactly like the person in that statue; they must be the same person.
Surviving for three minutes against such a terrifying monster was undoubtedly an impossible task for Li Wei, whose combat strength was only S2 level. Li Wei was still planning to hide in the gray clouds for a while when he saw the monster's palm, like a giant mountain that blotted out the sky, smash down.
Helpless, Li Wei had no choice but to use his Shifting Forms and Changing Positions to return to the platform. Li Wei had considered this as well. No one knew how big the chaotic gray cloud was. If he wandered around here and encountered other dangers, wouldn't it be a bad deal? Who could guarantee that there weren't any of that monster's brothers and sisters here?
Li Wei had barely caught his breath after returning to the platform when the monster struck again. This time, its entire head lolled out, as if a planet had crashed into it. A loud bang was heard, and Li Wei felt the pyramid beneath him tremble before quickly regaining its balance. He felt incredibly lucky; thankfully, the pyramid was sturdy enough.
But then, trouble began.
From the monster's hair, many strange-looking things jumped out, some like octopuses, others like cockroaches, but each one was larger than a tank. Just a few landed on the platform, and it was packed full.
Looking through them with his Eye of Perception, Li Wei inwardly groaned. Even the 'lice' in that giant monster's hair possessed an S3 combat power! Was this any way to survive?
Li Wei had very little time to cry out in pain. The next second, these strange-looking creatures pounced on him. Helpless, Li Wei had no choice but to fight back. After only a few exchanges, Li Wei was covered in wounds. He was already struggling to deal with one S3, let alone such a group. At this moment, only one minute had passed.
Those 'lice' seemed tireless, continuing their attack. Li Wei was also enraged, thinking to himself, "If the giant can't Mirror Image, then you lot can't be this powerful too, can you?"
With that in mind, Li Wei tried using the Mirror Image on one of them. To Li Wei great relief, the Mirror Image was successful. With an assistant, Li Wei's pressure was reduced a little.
But he himself knew that this was definitely not a long-term solution. The Mirror Image could only Mirror Image one target at a time, and that target could not be attacked. It was like a creature that could only attack but not be attacked. Sure enough, after a short while, the Mirror Image was attacked by a swarm of lice and disappeared without a trace.
Seeing that the Mirror Image didn't even last five seconds, Li Wei sighed, his heart filled with Despair. There was still more than half the time left, but he had exhausted all his tricks. He couldn't Shifting Forms and Changing Positions back to the third or second level at all; the space here seemed to be imprisoned by something.
His final trump card was to Devouring Space, but while this might work on these lice, it was absolutely useless against the giant.
But now he could only take it one step at a time. Seeing the lice swarming around him, Li Wei quickly used his Devouring Space technique.
The Spatial Cage combined with the devouring ability worked perfectly. The lice trapped in the Spatial Cage were temporarily unable to move, but they were all shredded by the devouring black silk that arrived later, turning into energy that was absorbed into Li Wei's eyes.
Looking at the soaring energy points, Li Wei was not happy at all. Each of these lice could bring more than 6,000 energy points. In just a short while, he had gained more than 100,000 units of energy points. However, this was not what Li Wei wanted at the moment.
After getting rid of most of the lice, Li Wei was extremely exhausted. Continuously using Devouring Space had severely depleted his stamina. At this moment, the giant in the sky pressed down again, this time slamming down with its entire palm, as if it wanted to flatten Li Wei and the entire platform.
This time, Li Wei had no way to avoid it and could only close his eyes and await his death.
But then, the giant's hand didn't come down. Li Wei, who had been waiting for a long time, opened his eyes and was amused. He saw a purple light emanating from the eyes of the male sculpture on the platform, and it was this purple light that blocked the giant's hand.
Li Wei slapped his forehead, suddenly realizing what had happened.
"By the way, this monster is Prisoner of the God of Space, and naturally a defeated opponent of the God of Space. And if I'm not mistaken, that statue is the God of Space. Although it's just a statue, it should still possess some power, so it can naturally withstand the monster's attack."
Although Li Wei felt extremely lucky, he also knew that the statue had probably helped because the monster was going to destroy the platform as well. If it were just him in danger, it certainly wouldn't have helped.
Thinking of this, Li Wei had an idea. Taking advantage of the giant retracting his hand and glaring angrily, he rolled over to the statue and hugged it tightly.