But fortunately, this one red Special Armor-Piercing Arrow was not wasted and instead served its intended purpose!
Since Luo Taozhi was holding the Abyss Corruptor’s aggro, it did not pay any mind to Xiao Nanchu, who was only Level 8, and allowed him to approach.
Xiao Nanchu, who had been slightly slower, had now rushed to its front, raising the Single-handed Sword in his hand high.
He then brought it down fiercely on the spot marked by Li Dong’s red Special Armor-Piercing Arrow!
-2208!
Critical Hit! Shatter! Bleeding!
Weak Point Creation!
A huge red number floated up, accompanied by the Abyss Corruptor’s pained howl and eyes clouded with furious rage!
!!!
The veins on the Abyss Corruptor’s human-like face bulged, its eyes widening as it glared at Xiao Nanchu.
In the next moment, its massive tail, carrying a strong, fishy stench, came whistling towards Xiao Nanchu.
Xiao Nanchu knew full well that with his Agility attribute and skills, he couldn’t dodge it.
So he simply crossed his arms in front of himself, facing the small round shield towards the direction of the attack, and took the hit head-on.
-508!
[Equipment [Novice Wooden Small Round Shield] Damage Reduction Activated!]
[Equipment [Novice Wooden Small Round Shield] Durability Depleted, Shattered.]
[Knockback Judgment, Qi Defense Attribute: 972 > 300]
[Judgment Successful]
[Knockback Failed]
A bright red number rose above Xiao Nanchu’s head, but unlike the Tiger Regiment Leader, he was not sent flying. He merely swayed slightly, remaining firmly in place.
The Abyss Corruptor stared at the ant that had taken its tail swipe head-on without moving an inch, its eyes filled with disbelief.
As a glorious vanguard of the great Abyss faction, it could naturally tell that none of the ants before it were stronger than it.
The two largest ants were only half as strong as it was before it was injured.
One of the larger ants had already been swatted away. The other, more agile large ant, though hard to hit, also dealt only mediocre damage to it.
Once it got serious and its Health Points dropped below half, allowing it to use spells, that ant would naturally be doomed as well.
But what was up with this seemingly even weaker ant?!
That bite hurt! It hurt like hell! If not for this small ant’s tiny size and the trash weapon in its hand, it might have been cut in half right then and there!
And its own full-power strike fueled by hatred couldn’t even budge this ant a single step?!
How was that possible?!
Run! Must escape… No, it couldn’t run. It couldn’t get away. It wasn’t going anywhere!
A flicker of the will to survive flashed in its pupils for an instant before immediately extinguishing.
Ignoring the pain, its serpentine lower body exerted force violently, moving away from that damnable fellow. Then, using the hands of its upper human torso, it firmly grasped the tip of its own tail, muttering under its breath.
Suddenly, a bright green mist erupted from its body, continuously spreading across the battlefield.
Along with it, a dark green halo expanded from its body, attempting to directly repel Luo Taozhi and Xiao Nanchu who were close by.
Poison Mist! Repulsion Aura!
The sound of a system judgment prompt rang out simultaneously for both of them as they were hit by the Repulsion Aura.
[Repulsion Aura Judgment, Qi Defense: 70 < 100]
[Judgment Failed]
[Knockback Effective]
……
[Repulsion Aura Judgment, Qi Defense: 972 > 100]
[Judgment Successful]
[Knockback Failed]
…….
Luo Taozhi, who failed the judgment, was sent flying straight back through the air. However, perhaps because the attribute difference wasn’t too great, she only flew a few meters before landing.
Xiao Nanchu, who succeeded in the judgment, simply let the dark green Repulsion Aura pass over him. Not only did he not retreat, he instead charged towards the Abyss Corruptor spewing poison gas.
Just one more hit! He could finish off this BOSS right then.
But what Xiao Nanchu didn’t expect was that the moment he got close to the poison mist, the system judgment sounded again.
[Corrosive Poison Mist Judgment, Spirit: 42 < 50]
[Judgment Failed]
[Corrosion Effective]
Xiao Nanchu suddenly felt dizzy in his head. His whole body seemed out of control, staggering unsteadily, while bright red damage numbers continuously popped up on him.
-33
-33
-33
……
The poison from the mist was taking effect.
Seeing Xiao Nanchu become disoriented, a flash of triumph passed through the Abyss Corruptor’s eyes.
This poison mist was its specialty. The negligible damage wasn’t important; the true strength of this mist lay in its ability to corrode the mind.
Any creature that inhaled the poisonous gas would soon be controlled by it if their Mental Power wasn’t strong enough. Given enough time, they would be directly transformed into a part of the Abyss.
Now this foolish ant had charged right into its trap, becoming its loyal slave!
The Abyss Corruptor cast an impatient glance at the ant still attacking it from afar. It was annoying, but it didn’t matter.
Soon, these ants would be corroded by its poison mist, ending up in the same state as this strange ant!
Over there, Xiao Nanchu quickly realized something was wrong with his body. A strange buff also appeared in his vision, over the status bar area.
[Abyssal Transformation (None → Mild) 59:59]
[Description: If not removed within one minute, permanently gain Mild Abyssal Transformation.]
59:58…
59:57…
59:56……
A one-hour countdown?
This so-called Mild Abyssal Transformation didn’t look like anything good at all. A mere Novice Village actually had the possibility of giving permanent negative buffs?!
Xiao Nanchu could hardly believe what he was seeing.
But fortunately, the time was long—a full hour. Even if no one saved him during that time, he would die from the continuous Health Points loss due to poisoning.
Just as Xiao Nanchu was feeling reassured, he suddenly realized his body was moving against his will!
His perspective was as if his soul had left his body; he could only watch his body’s actions from a third-person viewpoint.
His body raised the Single-handed Sword, now the only weapon left in his hand, high and charged towards his teammates.
Xiao Nanchu wanted to warn his teammates, but he couldn’t make a sound. He didn’t even have a chance to type in the public or private chat.
Fortunately, the Abyss Corruptor controlling his body seemed to be manipulating a human form for the first time, resulting in extremely stiff and awkward movements from his controlled body.
Like a marionette in the hands of a novice puppeteer, basically anyone could tell his current state was not right.
But even so, the other four couldn’t bring themselves to attack him. They could only run around, passively chased by his controlled body.
Seeing this, the Abyss Corruptor finally released its grip on its serpent tail and actively began walking towards the direction of the other four.
It would join forces with its most loyal servant to eliminate all these remaining people! Turning every last one of them into meat for its recovery!
But it didn’t notice that while it had regained control of the battlefield situation, temporarily bringing the most threatening Xiao Nanchu into its camp…
This act of taking the initiative now exposed the weak point that Xiao Nanchu had forcibly created earlier!
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