owlsbooks Chapter 33 The Final Treasure
Chapter 33 The Final Treasure
"Something's wrong with your fireball spell!" Moriarty's distorted voice carried a strange probing and a deeper greed. "Submit... to the great Moriarty! Offer up this strange talent of yours... I grant you... the authority of the second-in-command! Share... this eternal power!" It had actually begun to offer amnesty!
"Second place? Shared? You dare to challenge me?!" Lin Tian scoffed, his face clearly saying, "You're dreaming! I'm here to solo and get god-tier gear! Not to be your lackey! Fireball!!" He was met with an even more ferocious and denser barrage of fireballs!
At the same time, with a thought, the cooldown of [Summon Wolf Pack] just ended!
"You wolf cubs! Come out here again! You'll be back in full force!"
Whoosh! Twenty more vigorous, fully-equipped elite giant wolves descended once more! Instantly replenishing the battle losses! The scene was truly spectacular!
"Stubborn to the end! Then...let's...return...to...eternal...nothingness!" Moriarty went completely mad! Its body suddenly expanded like an inflated balloon, then collapsed with a shrill scream that tore through space! It transformed into a terrifying, dark purple nebula aggregate that occupied half of the platform and kept churning and spinning!
【Soul-Devouring Star Vortex】!
A destructive suction force was instantly generated, pulling everything on the platform like a black hole! At the same time, countless fine rays of "Whispers of a Thousand Minds," filled with malevolent mental pollution, indiscriminately covered the entire area like a torrential rain!
"Holy crap! It's a big one!" Lin Tian felt his body instantly lose weight, and he was uncontrollably pulled towards the vortex of death! The giant wolf beside him was dragged along like a leaf caught in a storm, howling in pain! Even the two [Star Demise Mutants] that were fighting the wolf pack were not spared!
"Damn it! I'll risk it!" A glint of madness and determination flashed in Lin Tian's eyes!
"Now! All you wolf cubs! Stop resisting! Activate [Rapid Speed]! Charge! Target—that white dot in the center of the vortex! Smash it open!" Lin Tian roared with all his might!
"Awooo—!!!" The remaining dozen or so giant wolves' eyes blazed with ferocity! They no longer futilely resisted the suction with their claws, but instead pushed their [Rapid Speed] to the point of burning their lives! Their limbs unleashed their last bit of strength, like more than twenty suicidal black meteors, fearlessly launching a final charge towards the center of the vortex of destruction—the core white point locked by Lin Tian's mind!
puff!puff!puff!
The giant wolves' bodies were instantly torn apart and dissolved in the raging dark purple energy turbulence! But with their lives and iron will, they managed to forcefully break through and tear open a short but straight passage in the destructive energy!
Lin Tian acted without the slightest hesitation! Taking advantage of the recoil from the wolf pack's [Rapid Speed] and the terrifying suction of the vortex itself, he pushed his speed to the limit, like a cannonball launched by a catapult, shooting headlong along that brief lifeline toward the core white point!
The distance closed at breakneck speed! Dark purple destructive energy roared around them! Their 270 points of intelligence were working frantically, their mental energy locked onto that point of light!
"Freeze! Freeze!" Lin Tian unleashed a blue icy attack that slammed into the core white dot!
Crack!
The white dot was instantly frozen into a dazzling ice lump the size of a basketball, swirling with mysterious ice patterns! Even the wildly spinning nebula paused for a moment!
"It's not over yet! Break! Fireball!!!" Lin Tian gave his opponent no chance to breathe! A fireball instantly formed in his palm, and then he used all his strength to smash it hard into the frozen core!
*Snap!*
The ice block was covered in cracks the moment it came into contact with the ice!
Rumble rumble rumble rumble ——————！！！！！！！
A deafening explosion, as if space itself was wailing, resounded throughout the distorted space! The frozen core shattered like a bomb being detonated!
"No—!!! Soul Devouring... Ugh!!!" Moriarty's scream, filled with resentment and despair, came to an abrupt halt!
The terrifying nebula occupying the platform collapsed inward like a punctured balloon! The churning dark purple energy below, as if deprived of its source of vitality, quickly became lifeless and withered! The entire distorted space began to violently tremble and disintegrate!
[Ding! Congratulations to player [Lin Tian] for successfully defeating the S-rank boss, Soul Devouring Prince Moriarty! Experience points +10000!]
[Ding! Congratulations on reaching level 10! All attributes +2! Skill points +5]
[Ding! Talent triggered! Gain 100 upgrade points!]
[Obtained: [Key] (Special Item)]
As the system notification sounded, the suffocating hellish scene before him receded like the tide. The churning, filthy void, the foul-smelling energy pool, the massive metal platform… all vanished. The distortion dissipated, his vision cleared, and Lin Tian found himself standing firmly in the center of the magnificent but eerie hall that had initially stood there.
Everything that just happened felt like an overly realistic nightmare—if it weren't for the faint smell of sulfur still lingering in the air and the system notification sound still ringing in my ears.
The main hall was empty except for a magnificent treasure chest in the center, engraved with an intricate star map and emitting a faint starlight.
"Phew...phew...finally...done..." Lin Tian let out a long sigh of relief, feeling his muscles go weak and his mind utterly exhausted. The aftereffects of the [Whispering Corrosion] were still throbbing faintly. He took out the [key] he had just acquired, which was cool to the touch and made of neither gold nor wood.
Then I walked up to the treasure chest and, as usual, gave it a free upgrade.
The starlight flowing across the surface of the treasure chest became more restrained and profound.
"Open Sesame!" Looking at the upgraded treasure chest, Lin Tian muttered with a hint of sarcasm as he precisely inserted the key into the chest's lock.
Click!
With a soft click of the mechanism, the lid of the treasure chest popped open silently, and three dazzling beams of light instantly illuminated the entire dimly lit hall!
【Obtained: [Star Potion] x 3 (S-rank consumable)】
[Effect: Permanently increases all attributes by 50 points upon consumption. The effect is stackable, and each player can use it a maximum of 10 times.]
[Description: A potion refined from the pure power of celestial origins, capable of comprehensively elevating the essence of life.]
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[Obtained: [Hidden Job Change Certificate - ???] x 1 (SS-rank Special Item)]
[Effect: This will unlock a hidden job advancement quest. Completing the quest will advance you to a unique or extremely rare special job.]
[Description: A crystal token imprinted with an unknown star map, containing the key to a path to transcendence.]
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[Obtained: Skill Book [Star Resonance] x 1 (S-Rank Passive Skill)]
[Rank: S]
Learning requirements: Intelligence ≥ 200, Mental ≥ 200
【Effect (Passive):】
Star Power: Permanently increases base Intelligence attribute by 50% and Spirit attribute by 50%.
Star Protection: Reduces final spell damage taken by 30%.
Starlight Flow: Automatically restores 1% of maximum mana per second.
[Description: A secret technique for establishing a profound resonance with the vast cosmos; mastering it allows one to draw upon stellar power to temper the body and protect the soul.]