Chapter 396: Chapter 0396: Infiltration (Third update request for subscription)
The battle had carried on for an uncountable length of time.
Su Luâs body was already riddled with injuries.
More importantly, he was absolutely exhausted.
No matter who you are, fighting an unending horde of indestructible creatures that possess the ability to penetrate your defenses will tire you out and cause you to bleed from wounds inevitably.
The accumulation of numerous minor injuries might eventually cause your death.
This group of players, or diminutive figures that seemed like players, were really breaking the rules.
They not only had an unfair âinfinite resurrectionâ function but also, irrespective of the negative statuses they suffered from, even a curse, such harmful effects were entirely lifted once they died.
This was something that Su Lu found unbearably annoying.
His dragon wings were torn, and he was kneeling on the ground, evidently no longer possessing the strength to stand.
Witnessing this scene, the players were extremely excited:
âFinally⊠finally, are we going to win?â
âHow many times have I died? I lost countâŠâ
âKeep it up! Victory is right before us.â
âIâm getting the first kill. No one can stop me!â
âIs this⊠the true strength of a real BOSS?â
In the presence of this scene, the black-robed âGod of Gunsâ, who was one of the top players, bore a somewhat solemn expression.
Being one of the rare veteran players who knew the secret of this âgameâ, he couldnât help but develop a few worries about the future.
However, at this point in time, all he could do was take a deep breath and cooperate with his teammates to slay the BOSS.
Witnessing the ecstatic expressions of those diminutive figures, Su Lu was speechless: âDamn⊠If it werenât for the experience points⊠Do you think I would play with you guys till now?â
âIâm entertaining you guys with this game, and you guys actually plan to overthrow me?â
âDoesnât a BOSS deserve some dignity?!â
He suddenly opened his mouth, causing the tiny figures to scramble away hurriedly.
âItâs that move again!â
âItâs going to vomit! Itâs going to vomit!â
âEvade it!â
âHow do I evade something with such a large radius? Iâll sign out first, wait for me, guys!â
After dying so many times, the players were already quite experienced, so those on the peripheries made every effort to run away while those who couldnât escape chose to simply give up struggling.
Thud!
This time, however, Su Lu abruptly twisted his head around, moving it as if it were boneless, performing a 360-degree sweeping breath attack that covered all angles.
Boom!
The scorching flames incinerated everything in their path, reducing both the awe-struck veteran players and ordinary players to ashes.
âDamn! Thatâs foul play!â
âHe has another trick like this?â
âIncredible.â
âIâm speechless.â
With this single move, all the surrounding players were wiped out, causing those outside the radius of the attack to cry out in shock.
The very next moment, they were dumbfounded to see the âDestruction Dragonâ spread its meaty wings and flap them vigorously, creating a whirlwind that lifted it off the ground!
âOh no, the BOSS is escaping!â
âYouâve got to be kidding me!? It can retreat voluntarily, how are we supposed to fight against that?â
âThis is the real cheating!â
âI want to lodge a complaint. This merciless game is driving me to despairâŠâ
âIdiot above!â
âOnly fools wonât run!â
Su Lu didnât pay attention to the pursuing flying soldiers behind him. After all, there was an endless supply of them. He was tired of killing them; mentally tired, physically even more so!
He flew high and directly âpassed throughâ the worldâs barrier, arriving outside the world.
Seeing that those black specks hadnât followed him, he heaved a sigh of relief: âThat was close⊠Luckily they still canât leave the world, else theyâd become real âFourth Disastersâ.â
After leaving the world, his âDestruction Dragonâ form immediately retracted, returning to his normal human figure.
âWhat a strange world⊠However, itâs a very interesting defense mechanism. Any intruders will be transformed into monsters, and then dealt with by those âplayersâ?â
Su Lu hovered in the Realm of All Spirits, glancing at his attribute bar, a vague excitement began to stir: âThis world⊠Iâve made the right choice.â
Although the little people are stingy with their experience points, with first and second-level Occupational Persons only providing one or two points and third and fourth-level ones providing just a few dozen, they can endlessly respawn!
Moreover, their numbers are terrifyingly large. Later on, Su Lu believed that there would be at least a million people besieging him!
âDoes this mean⊠an incredibly vast pool of experience?â
Su Luâs eyes shone: âIf it really is like this⊠even without any leads towards the sixth level, coming here is well worth it.â
Even just like this, as long as he recovered and then returned to play the role of the boss, he could still harvest a lot of experience points.
He rested and recovered in the Realm of All Spirits for a time, before re-entering this world.
Boom!
Despite carefully shielding himself this time, he still felt an immense pressure transforming him into a beast.
âThis kind of power⊠Itâs almost like a law of the world.â
Su Lu couldnât help sighing: âIf itâs not the world itself, it could only be a marvel at the level of a Divine Artifact!â
This time he learnt his lesson and went into hiding as soon as he transformed.
Of course, given his huge size, he was discovered before long, but at least he bought himself some time.
The Volcano Range.
Su Lu directly dived into a volcanoâs mouth, choosing a high-temperature cave as his hiding place.
His form as the Destruction Dragon was too large, so he had to squat uncomfortably. However, the intense heat and poisonous flames were not an issue at all.
âThis size, it seems to be proportional to my power⊠Itâs too much of a hassle, the target is too large, itâs only a matter of time before Iâm discoveredâŠâ
Su Luâs face was filled with frustration.
âI can only work something out with my clone.â
He split off a Shadow Clone from himself.
This was a skill, not an entity, and it didnât experience the influence of that law, maintaining its human form.
âThank goodness⊠it seems that world transformation only targets the main body?â
The Shadow Clone glanced at itself and felt satisfied.
After upgrading to LV6, the range it could operate in had expanded quite a bit.
âHowever⊠it seems itâs still not enough.â
Su Lu took a deep breath, glancing at his attribute bar:
[Consuming 6400 experience points⊠Shadow Clone level raised to LV7!]
[Consuming 12800 experience points⊠Shadow Clone level raised to LV8!]
[Ding! Shadow Clone skill leveled up to LV8, reached skill limit, gained exclusive buffâIncarnation!]
[Incarnation: the clone gains 70% of the main bodyâs power and skills, unrestricted by distance.]
The previous accumulation, coupled with the experience gained from the resistance against the players, quickly depleted his experience.
Su Lu touched his LV8 Shadow Clone with his thoughts and immediately received a lot of information.
âNow, the Shadow Clone is a true incarnation, possessing 70% of the main bodyâs strengths. No matter the distance, as long as they are in the same world, it can be controlled⊠and two can be split off.â
âAs for projecting clones across different worlds, that is the ability of a deity!â
Su Lu opened his dragon mouth and spat out a small glove.
The Shadow Clone stepped forward, fetched a few marvels from it, and felt that even if it couldnât defeat legends, it would be able to escape from them.
âAmong the players, fourth level is the peak. Anyway, out of those millions besieging me, I didnât see a single fifth-levelâŠâ
âNow, itâs perfect. While my main body is adapting to the new rules here and digesting the [Wandering Mage], my clone can go and scout for information.â
The Shadow Clone walked out of the volcano and began to explore this strange world.
âFirst⊠I need to track down a player and acquire the ability to comprehend this worldâs languageâŠâ
âThen, Iâll mingle with the player population and seek out the truth of this world.â
Su Lu had already figured out that although this world seemed like a game, it was actually not the same, it was more like a virtual reality.
That stuff about player names being displayed above their heads, that doesnât exist here unless you cast a specific Identification Skill.
And since most players look like humans, thereâs potential for infiltration.
âThis worldâŠâ
Upon reaching a grassland, the Shadow Clone furrowed its brow: âSpirit World Traversal and Flicker are both suppressed⊠I might have to wait until my main body is more in tune with this worldâs laws to regain controlâŠâ
âSpirit oppression and Spirit Chain are weakened, most of the other skills are passive and are the same⊠otherwise, I wouldnât even need to specifically enhance the abilities of my Shadow Clone. Eh? Someoneâs here?â