parentshiftbook Chapter 219 - 136: Who’s the Boss?
Chapter 219 - 136: Who’s the Boss?
The crystal wall, however, had managed to absorb most of the black storm’s power.
The remaining force of the wind struck Lin Ye, but instead of hindering him, it became a boon, pushing him even farther back and creating a significant gap between him and Galasha.
Just then, several piercing screams echoed from the distance.
Lin Ye glanced over.
He saw that Galasha’s furious tail strike, having missed its mark, had continued onward with undiminished force, impaling several unlucky Shadow Scale Warriors who hadn’t been able to get out of the way.
Their own king had skewered the Warriors on its tail like meat on a spit. They died on the spot without so much as a scream.
This sight filled the eyes of all the surrounding Shadow Scale onlookers with profound fear.
They began to retreat frantically. Some had already scrambled hundreds of meters away to cower in the corners of the valley walls, trembling uncontrollably.
Lin Ye felt a surge of contempt.
’Just a pack of beasts who only know how to worship strength. When Galasha flies into a rage, it slaughters its own kind without a second thought.’
Before Lin Ye could think any further, a brilliant blue light reflected in his pupils.
The light burst forth from Galasha’s thick throat, carrying with it an aura of utter destruction.
At that instant, the skin all over Lin Ye’s body began to prickle. A warning, born of pure instinct, slammed into his chest like a sledgehammer.
He didn’t have time to think. His body had already reacted on pure instinct.
He threw himself into a desperate dive to the left with all his might!
BOOM!!
A mere hundredth of a second after he moved, a spectral blue Energy Cannon, like a laser beam, shot through the spot where he had been standing and slammed viciously into the distant rock face!
The terrifying explosion was deafening, making the entire valley tremble.
It kicked up a cloud of dust and shattered rock.
Lin Ye felt a searing wave of heat wash over his back, followed by an explosion of searing pain.
His already tattered combat suit was completely incinerated by the blast’s aftershock, turning to ash.
His entire back was a scorched, bloody mess, emitting the foul stench of burnt flesh.
-679!
A conspicuous damage number floated above his head.
Lin Ye’s health bar dropped by a visible chunk.
The blast had indeed dealt a considerable amount of damage.
His entire back felt numb, leaving only the searing agony of burnt nerves.
Lin Ye’s eyes were locked firmly on Galasha.
He had seen it clearly.
After firing the blast, the spectral blue gland in Galasha’s throat had instantly dimmed, shriveling like a deflated balloon.
’This must be some kind of energy-release skill that can only be activated by accumulating Source Crystal energy.’
’It’s incredibly powerful, but the energy cost is equally terrifying.’
Lin Ye had no doubt that if the blast had hit him squarely, he would have likely triggered a phase transition and entered P2 by now.
It wasn’t that Lin Ye didn’t want to fight Galasha in P2.
He simply had his own strategy.
’I don’t want to waste these 5,000 health points in P1.’
’Even if I just use it to wear down Galasha’s stamina before it’s completely depleted, it’s a win.’
For instance, Lin Ye was certain that, in its current state, Galasha couldn’t possibly use that Energy Cannon frequently!
Before Lin Ye could even catch his breath, a foul, coppery wind rushed toward him.
After firing the blast, Galasha’s massive body closed the distance with Lin Ye again, its enormous shadow completely enveloping him.
This time, it forsook its claws, instead opening its cavernous maw—lined with hundreds of razor-sharp fangs—and lunging to bite down hard on Lin Ye’s head!
It wanted to chew the human who had brought it endless pain and humiliation—head, bones, and all—into smithereens!
’I don’t understand why these members of the Celestial Abyss Race always have such a primitive desire to swallow their enemies whole. But the last one to open its mouth at me, Bilok of the Winged Race, is pushing up daisies now.’
The massive jaws snapped shut!
However, the expected sound of a cracking skull never came.
The next moment, Galasha felt its fangs slam into what felt like the hardest rock in the world!
CRACK!
A sickening sound echoed.
The hundreds of teeth in Galasha’s mouth, sharp enough to tear through alloy, were shattered by a terrifying recoil force the instant they touched Lin Ye’s head. Dozens of them went flying!
At some point, a thick, solid layer of purple crystal had covered Lin Ye’s body, encasing him from head to toe.
Agony shot through the roots of its remaining teeth. Galasha let out a piercing shriek of pain and hastily recoiled, releasing its bite.
But Lin Ye wasn’t about to let this opportunity slip away.
The moment Galasha recoiled, Lin Ye’s will snapped into action, just as it had against Bilok.
A dozen sharp, purple crystal needles materialized in front of him. They then transformed into streaks of violet light, shooting toward Galasha’s eyes at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye!
THWIP! THWIP! THWIP!
A series of muffled impacts followed as the crystal needles sank into flesh.
Galasha’s eyes were completely pierced by the crystal needles!
"ROOOOAR—!!"
The excruciating pain drove Galasha completely berserk!
Its massive body writhed madly, its two giant claws flailing wildly without any rhyme or reason, stirring up a pitch-black storm of death before it!
The crystal armor on Lin Ye’s chest and abdomen was instantly torn apart. A web of bloody gashes, deep enough to expose bone, crisscrossed his torso!
Lin Ye was in no better shape.
He watched his health bar plummet once again under Galasha’s frenzied barrage of claws.