The Lava Behemoth Has Arrived on the Battlefield
[Time Stop Sound Effect]
The light curtain unfolded, and the falling meteorite froze the moment it touched the area.
Another meteorite fell.
Vera and Vane were no longer within range of the attack.
The jewel on the forehead of the Ancient Colossus shimmered with light.
[Time Stop Sound Effect]
Countless ring-shaped blood blades descended from the sky, cutting dense wounds into the rocky torso.
Gravel continued to fall, resembling the blood of a colossus.
"It looks scary, but a stone is still a stone!"
With a sinister grin, Vane swooped down, his body and the scythe in his hand transforming into a crimson whirlwind, aiming straight for the jewel.
Buzz--!
The blade tip was only a hair's breadth away from the precious pearl, yet it was firmly blocked by an invisible force field.
" AT AT Field?!" Vane exclaimed in astonishment.
A flash of intense light from the pearl sent him flying with an invisible impact.
Vane had just regained his footing in mid-air when a massive shadow loomed over him—
Boom--!
His palms dug deep into the ground, and an earthy yellow light clung to his arms.
Buzz--!
The high-frequency oscillations then spread, turning the ground into dust.
The colossus raised its head, searching for another target.
Click...
The earthy yellow light reappeared, but this time it failed to cover the area.
A crimson light surged from the ground, and countless blood-red blades burst forth, instantly slicing the giant hand into several pieces.
"Immortal divine power, kid!"
Vane sprang up from the ground, his body enveloped in a bloody aura.
The colossus swung its other intact giant hand, Vane flipped over and slipped through its fingers, speeding upwards along its arm.
The jewel shimmered, and stone walls rose one after another from his arm, only to be shattered one by one by Vane.
"Mudamuda! Your attacks are useless against me!"
Vane approached the jewel, laughing maniacally.
Suddenly, several dark green stone statues rose from various parts of the colossus's body, spewing out dense clusters of poison arrows.
Vane pursed his lips, neither dodging nor avoiding, preparing to withstand the onslaught and continue charging.
The poisoned arrow struck his body, and as expected, it was absorbed by his Immortal Body, but...
"Um?!"
Vane's eyes widened, and he uncontrollably stumbled backward.
Disorientation? But I wasn't hit by a meteorite!
He immediately tried to use the reverse force to propel himself forward, and his body obediently flew forward again.
A glimpse of those dark green stone statues out of the corner of my eye—poison arrows can have additional effects?!
A momentary delay, and the Gale has arrived.
The severed hand had miraculously regenerated, and the two colossal hands, like an impenetrable chasm, slammed shut on Vane in the middle!
Vane felt a chill run down his spine.
Having lost contact with the We Many in the Dungeon, he dared not gamble on whether his Immortal Body could fully absorb this terrifying combined attack.
Then--
"Second brother, save me!!"
[Time Stop Sound Effect]
Boom!!
He closed his palms, but there was nothing in them.
Vera held Vane by the back of his collar with one hand, while the little devil in her other hand flapped its wings frantically.
"If stalling for time is all that matters, why bother pushing yourself so hard..."
The colossus turned towards the two figures in the air and raised its hand again.
Boom...
The precious pearl shimmered faintly, and the colossal statue raised its head.
Behind the two were countless meteorites wreathed in flames.
"You're not the only one who knows this trick."
Boom!
The meteor shower engulfed the colossus, and the explosions and roars lasted for several tens of seconds.
Vane folded his wings to shield the two from the impact.
Everything calmed down, the smoke and dust dissipated, leaving only a pile of smoking rock ruins below.
"As expected of a Boss Killer, that's some serious damage output..."
Vane sighed sincerely and reached out to help Vera up.
"How's the consumption?"
"Good."
Vera's face was slightly pale, but she took out the medicine and drank it, and her complexion quickly returned to normal.
[Vera: Boss, we've taken care of the boss here.]
[Gregor: What did you say... Boom!]
Vera's eyes narrowed.
[Vera: What happened?]
[Gorth: We're fighting the boss too, what do you mean by 'solved'?]
Vera and Vane exchanged a glance, both seeing the astonishment in each other's eyes.
[Vane: We just smashed the Ancient Colossus to smithereens. Which one did you guys take down?]
[Gorth: Image JPG]
In the image, a skeletal Giant clad in dark red armor is raising its arms and slamming them down towards the viewer's perspective.
[Vane: Giants?! Why are there two bosses? Is it a dual-boss factor?]
[Gregor: Maybe the bosses are all grouped together... No problem, we'll take care of it soon.]
[Gorth: After defeating the boss, has the portal appeared?]
The two of them were startled at the same time and looked down.
The portal did not appear...
On the contrary--
Click... Click...
A chilling scraping sound emanated from the wreckage, as massive pebbles attracted and coalesced against each other.
The two attacked simultaneously, unleashing a barrage of purple light blades and blood-red blades.
The attack did damage part of the body, but it was still too small compared to the entire giant elephant.
With a deafening roar, the Ancient Colossus once again stood tall on the Daichi.
"It can be resurrected?!"
Vane gritted his teeth, staring intently at the jewel that had re-lit its forehead on the colossus.
"Then I'll cut you into pieces!"
Just as he was about to dive, Vera grabbed him.
"Wait a minute," Vera quickly scanned the colossus's body, "Don't you feel like something's missing?"
"What's missing?" Vane observed intently.
Vera paused for a few seconds, then affirmed:
"That black, spherical soul has disappeared."
Vane recalled that in the game, the Ancient Colossus usually had a constantly moving black soul sphere on its body.
When the soul moves to a specific part of the body, the colossus will use the corresponding powerful skill.
"Good heavens," Vane grinned, "Playing dirty, huh? The orb is a decoy? This thing itself has no life; we need to find that Wandering Soul Core?"
"Correct answer."
Vera and her companion skillfully dodged the meteors summoned by the colossus.
"The orb is merely bait. Without destroying the Wandering Soul Core, the colossus can endlessly reshape itself using the terrain."
"I understand the logic!"
Vane pulled Vera around sharply, the boulder grazing their wings as it swept past.
"But how do we find such a huge body?! It could be behind any rock!"
[Gregor: What's going on? Why are you making noise over there again?]
[Vera: This is a bit tricky. Boss, when can you come over?]
[Gorth: Boss will be there soon.]
On the other side--
The skeletal Giant let out a silent roar, and two crimson dots rapidly converged in its empty eye sockets.
Buzz--!
A beam of light with an astonishing diameter struck the two directly.
Just as Gregor was about to meet the attack, the shadow beneath Gorth's feet began to churn.
The giant tree, wreathed in blood-red patterns, surged forth, instantly merging into a massive spear, fiercely meeting the attack.
Boom!!
Crimson and dark red clashed violently, with shadowy matter continuously replenishing itself, stubbornly resisting the attack.
"Boss, go provide support."
Gorth's voice was calm, Shadow Wolf solidified beside him.
Leave this to me.
Gregor nodded slightly and leaped onto the wolf's back.
"Be careful."
The Shadow Wolf sped away, while the Giant roared and unleashed a barrage of energy blasts.
But the entire room was already filled with huge logs, and the rain of bullets was blocked by layers of wooden walls.
More giant logs followed the gaps in the Giant's bones.
Climb, entangle, tighten.
The Giant flew into a rage, slamming his fists into the ground, sending a violent shockwave sweeping towards Gorth.
Gorth crouched slightly, and the giant tree beneath his feet suddenly sprang up, sending him into the air.
The Giant tilted its head back, its bone claws lashing out with a fierce wind.
Closer, even closer!
Click!
Just as the bone claws were about to close, a deafening, locking sound erupted from the Giant's entire body.
Through the gaps in the armor, it was clear that all the joints were tightly bound by the giant tree trunk.
The blood-red patterns on it shimmered with an eerie light, greedily absorbing the Giant's energy.
The shadows of the crows fell silently, carrying Gorth.
Looking down at his prey, completely trapped by the forest, Gorth slowly exhaled, hot mist drifting across his eyes.
"Twist it off."
As soon as the words were spoken, all the giant trees tightened simultaneously.
The sound of shattering echoed as the massive skeleton of the Giant skull instantly collapsed, turning into countless Skullshatterer that crashed to the ground.
The room fell silent again. Then, the treasure chest rose up, and two teleportation portals slowly rotated and appeared on either side.
Gorth walked towards the treasure chest and hid the items inside in the shadows one by one.
His hand paused slightly until the very last item.
It was a sealed, transparent container containing a luminous, white liquid.
"Cytoplasm..."
Gorth dared not touch it directly; if he remembered correctly, this item was a transformation device that could turn someone into Beheaded hybrid.
In the game, you can transform into Beheaded simply by bringing it into the Dungeon.
Gorth breathed a sigh of relief as he carefully tucked it into the shade with vines.
[Gorth: I've taken care of this. The portal is open.]
[Vane: Where's the boss? Give him a hand!]
Boom--!
After realizing that other attacks were ineffective against the two, the colossus began to continuously summon meteors.
The relentless attacks were driving the two of them crazy.
"Tsk! Second brother, why don't you do it again? This time, blast him to smithereens!"
Vane sped through the air, his initially unskilled flying improving rapidly in the battle.
"There's no need. Everything will be fine once the boss arrives. Right now, we'll probably need to use another bottle of potion."
Vera Zhou didn't look down; after the meteorite fell, the plague zone had already formed.
The stones glowed an ominous dark red where the colossus touched them, but this had no effect on the enemy.
As for the plague demon summoned by the meteorite?
Vera saw it as minced flesh in the giant's palm.
It has to be said that sometimes, bigger is Istina.
"But it seems to me that it doesn't intend to keep us safe forever."
Vane's words drew her attention back, and Vera's gaze sharpened.
The colossus stopped attacking and instead touched the stone walls on either side with its arms, quickly merging its body into them.
Rumble--
With a deafening roar, the stone walls of the entire room moved and merged inward.
Vera gritted her teeth and had no choice but to summon a meteor again to interrupt her opponent.
This time, however, before the meteorite even fell, stone pillars suddenly extended from the rock wall to intercept it, causing the meteorite to explode in mid-air.
The falling rubble was no match for the colossus.
The two stared in disbelief at this scene. The other party... possessed combat awareness?
Ignoring their surprise, the colossus ceased summoning meteors and focused on closing the room.
The stone wall contracted, and the space for the two to dodge kept shrinking, but their expressions became increasingly relaxed.
Boom...
Boom--
Boom--!
With a loud bang, the stone wall on one side exploded open.
Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, scorching flames erupted.
Four giant lava hands gripped the crack, carrying their owner as they leaped out.
"Roar--!"
The lava Behemoth has arrived on the battlefield!
[Gregor: Fourth brother! Protect second brother!]
[Vane: Understood!]
The crimson wings expanded and closed, enveloping the two of them.
Gregor, no longer hesitant, used the momentum of his fall to land on the giant statue.
The jewel shimmered and vibrated, attempting to shake Gregor off.
Invalid!
The lava Behemoth's body expanded once more, Gregor gritted his teeth to maintain his consciousness.
We must release this energy as soon as possible!
With its four arms outstretched, each hand condensed a ball of lava fire.
[Explosive Flying Shield] x4
Instead of throwing it out, Gregor attached it to his fist.
"Ora Ora Ora!!"
The four arms moved in a blur, striking down relentlessly, each strike accompanied by a violent explosion.
The colossus attempted to recover, but it was no match for the rate of destruction.
The body was gradually worn away, and the colossus's torso above the chest completely disappeared.
The final blow!
The lava Behemoth's four fists merged, and a fireball the size of its entire body condensed above them.
[Purgatory]
Boom--!
Blazing white flames engulfed the entire space, and the colossus was no longer able to regenerate, so the area... had been turned into a pool of lava.
The four-armed demon god stood in purgatory, picking up the trembling wandering souls.
From the time Gregor arrived on the battlefield, the battle with the colossi took --
16 seconds