The moment Grinya charged out, Gexi also saw the monsters born from the shadows of chaos. She wanted to follow and contribute her own strength.
But before she could act, she felt her body lose its strength, her whole being turning weak, and her head spinning.
Although she had heard of the Abyss, it was, after all, a legendary place where gods were imprisoned.
Not only was it difficult for humans to set foot there, but every rule and order would collapse and dissolve here.
If not for Grinya's little lucky charm bag, she might have already dissipated into disordered microscopic particles.
So she had no strength left to stand up and could only watch as Grinya fell into the mire of battle.
However, relying on records from some ancient books, she recognized those black monsters.
"Watch out! Those monsters are called chaos warriors. They are a top-tier monster species, and their power is immense!"
Just as Gexi shouted her warning, Grinya's blade swirled with violent air.
The whistling airwaves halted the chaos warriors' steps, followed by a beam of ice-blue sword light that struck the monsters' bodies simultaneously, hitting the red weak points on them.
A hideous wound appeared on the chaos warrior's flesh.
This strike was powerful, yet it failed to leave a fatal wound on the monsters.
The monster whose health dropped the fastest had only lost a third of its life.
Lu Xun was somewhat surprised. These monsters were indeed as Gexi said, belonging to a very high-level monster species. Their average attributes far exceeded those of other monster types.
So even though Lu Xun's strike hit the weak point, the effect was not that great.
The numbers seem to be falling behind a bit.
Lu Xun clicked his tongue in dissatisfaction. If the Peerless Fencer could achieve a breakthrough, the high stats brought by it would likely have allowed that strike to wipe out this group of chaos warriors directly.
But unfortunately, there were no "ifs."
If the system could give him two boss materials out of thin air, he swore that once the official version of this game was released, he would definitely whale on it!
He would top up two 648 packs!
Although he knew it was unlikely, he still took a peek at the upgrade panel.
What if they really gave him some?
When he saw that "Breakthrough Available" was highlighted under the Peerless Fencer, Lu Xun froze.
He knew about the banshee scale; it was a material he had obtained when clearing the Wuxin Island dungeon.
But where did this goblin's broken teeth and shadow lizard's nails come from?
Moreover, these two things were actually drop materials from a spirit-rank boss. He didn't remember ever fighting those two bosses.
It feels like this game has more and more bugs. No wonder it's just a pre-release version.
However, this bug was exactly what he wanted.
"Watch out!" Just as Lu Xun was distracted by checking the upgrade panel, several chaos warriors had already raised their serrated greatswords and swung them down at Grinya.
Gexi's face turned pale. She didn't understand why Grinya would suddenly freeze and stop moving. The only thing she could do was call out to warn her.
However, the real Grinya was actually seeing the monsters' movements clearly.
Even the gradually enlarging serrated teeth, mixed with the chilling gale, were felt distinctly by her.
But she didn't feel much fear anymore.
Even if the evil god really stood still and let her take this massive sword strike, she didn't think it would be strange.
Whatever the evil god did, she felt it was normal.
As for whether she would die?
It was fine. She was already used to dying.
Anyway, she would be resurrected soon after every death, so there was no need for her to worry blindly.
Perhaps the evil god just liked repeatedly bringing people to death and back to life.
Just as the serrated blade was about to tear through Grinya's delicate body, the soft armor at her waist suddenly burst with brilliant moonlight.
A complex arcane formation rose into the air, not only blocking all the attacks from the serrated greatswords but also reflecting them all back!
The chaos warrior's body stiffened as it felt a massive force rebound through the hilt of its sword. The powerful force sent it flying back several meters.
Gexi's pupils constricted to pinpoints, her expression filled with utter shock.
"What was that?"
She held her breath, staring at the soft armor glowing with moonlight around Grinya's waist. Her expression was as bizarre as someone wondering why they didn't add concrete to their book while eating breakfast tonight—it was messy and very strange.
Grinya was equally curious, but as soon as she thought that the power of the soft armor came from the evil god, she immediately let it go.
Then, she suddenly felt a wave of warmth sweep through her body. The world became clearer in her eyes, her body lighter, and her entire being achieved a brand-new evolution at this moment.
This familiar feeling reminded her of the scene when she last broke through to become a top-tier mage.
She had broken through. Now, she was a true spirit-rank mage!
And since her last breakthrough, it had only been... how many days?
In short, she had completed the jump from top-tier to spirit-rank in a very short time. This speed was absolutely stunning, to the point where no one would believe it.
But Grinya also knew that this was not her own credit. It was because of the evil god's careful cultivation that she had grown step by step to this day.
Thank you, Xun Shen.
"It's time for us to settle some old scores."
Grinya suddenly focused her gaze on the group of chaos warriors. She seemed to hear the evil god cold-laughing.
Old scores? What old scores?
They haven't even hurt me yet. There are no scores to settle at all.
Grinya didn't understand the evil god's logic, but she never thought about trying to understand him.
As a human, trying to understand a god would be too strange.
Her right hand involuntarily tightened around the Sword of Honor. The moment her breakthrough was complete, she immediately felt a massive increase in her power.
Facing the chaos warriors charging at her again, Grinya turned and thrust her sword out. Her speed was like lightning, piercing through the chaos warrior's forehead and out through the back of its head.
Before the chaos warrior could react, its head exploded with a bang.
Its health bar was instantly emptied, and its shattered body turned into a thick, viscous black mist of chaos, dissipating away.
Logically, such a sharp and swift attack would surely make the other chaos warriors wary.
But these guys were mindless creatures. Even though their companion had perished, they still swarmed forward with an "unafraid of death" appearance.
But to the current Grinya, they were just weeds to be harvested. Her figure flipped and jumped among the monster horde like a god of war, every swing of her sword accompanied by the fall of a chaos warrior.
Gexi was even more deeply captivated by her graceful and rhythmic movements.
That exquisite swordsmanship and that beautiful, dancing footwork were as fine as a work of art.
Rate on N.U.
