83: The Dark Church's Plans and the Tower of the Stone Giant

At this moment, within the Dark Church in the West, twelve people shrouded in black robes sat together around a long table, remaining silent.

"Now it can be confirmed that the Demon Lord is only one year away from breaking the seal. All those people from the Church of Light have gone to the South through the Teleportation Array. What should we do next?" An old, hoarse voice broke the silence first.

"I still stand by my opinion: dispatch an advance force to the South to scout the situation, so we aren't completely ignorant once the Demon Lord breaks the seal." A woman's voice came from under a black robe.

"Blood Maiden is right. We cannot wait until after the Demon Lord breaks the seal to take action. Why not send the Singer's demonized army to take a look first? Besides, there are too many of those disgusting things anyway." Another Black-Robed Figure agreed.

As his words fell, all eleven Black-Robed Figures turned their gazes toward the person at the end of the long table, as if asking for his opinion.

"Hehehe, since you have all decided, how could I possibly object? Rest assured, I have researched those monsters, and now even I cannot count the exact number. Feel free to use them." A gentle voice, very different from the others, came from the black robe of the one called the Singer.

"Good, then I will trouble the Singer to make a trip. You will personally lead those monsters to the South to scout the truth. Remember, if the situation is not right, return immediately!" The leading old voice gave the final word.

As the words fell, the eleven Black-Robed Figures rose one after another and left, leaving only the Black-Robed Figure called the Singer sitting in place, motionless for a long time.

Half a day later, Jian Wuxie and the other three gathered again, first following G.S.D.'s instructions to go to the West Coast to find Sharan.

Sharan was still that elegant and charming self. Hearing the group's purpose, she smiled and said: "Since G.S.D. sent you, then please go to the Stone Giant Tower and help me collect three Stone Giant hearts. After you return, I will talk to you about the Sub-profession."

The four of them readily agreed and immediately set off for the Stone Giant Tower.

Arriving at the entrance of the Secret Realm, they selected the Stone Giant Tower Dungeon Instance to enter.

As soon as they entered the Dungeon Instance, the four saw what the so-called Stone Giants looked like.

They saw two huge stone stumps with two arms growing on them, and two red eyes on their heads, shuffling forward while pressing against the ground, sending out a rumbling vibration.

Between those two Stone Giants, there was also a familiar monster, the kind of big-headed doll from the previous Dungeon Instance.

As soon as Jian Wuxie saw that big-headed doll, his eyes turned red, and he roared: "You guys handle the Stone Giants, leave that big-headed thing to me!"

Quan Wudi smiled and said: "Understood, completely understood. You can go ahead without worry!"

Jian Wuxie immediately activated Blood Frenzy and killed his way up.

Xiao Hongyuan and A Fei also buffed themselves simultaneously, preparing for battle.

It was Quan Wudi who, with light shining on his body, also buffed himself with two statuses.

Xiao Hongyuan saw a familiar purple glow light up on Quan Wudi's claws and asked with some confusion: "I forgot to ask, Brother Quan, what new skills have you learned?"

Quan Wudi held up his claws, which were still dripping with purple liquid, and smiled: "A unique skill of the Street Brawler, Poison Application. There is a probability of causing the opponent to enter a poisoned state when attacking."

At this moment, the two Stone Giants had approached. There was no time to ask more, and Xiao Hongyuan immediately cast Ghost Sword Technique, attacking the Stone Giant.

She was surprised to find that the Stone Giant's defense was indeed quite high; her light sword hacked at it, but it couldn't cause much damage.

On the contrary, it was A Fei, whose Spirit Devouring Ghost Slash left deep wounds on the Stone Giant.

A Fei saw Xiao Hongyuan's confusion and calmly analyzed: "It should be a problem with the attack attribute."

Xiao Hongyuan waited confusedly for A Fei's explanation.

A Fei continued: "You should look carefully at your skill panel. Your class should belong to physical attack, so encountering this kind of monster with high physical defense naturally reduces your attack."

A Fei cast a Full Moon Slash and continued: "And my Ghost Cry class, most skills have what is called magic damage bonuses, so the damage is higher against this kind of monster."

Xiao Hongyuan suddenly realized, nodding: "I didn't expect this Secret Realm to be designed with such detail. I was wondering why the weapon description had to write two types of attack power, physical and magic."

At this time, Quan Wudi had already run up to the Stone Giant, his sharp claws suddenly inserted into the Stone Giant's body, and then turned bright red. With a 'boom' explosion, the claws actually exploded inside the Stone Giant.

The more Xiao Hongyuan looked, the more familiar it became. Wasn't this the skill used by that female Fighter in the tower? So that female Fighter was a Street Brawler who had completed her Class Advancement.

A Fei also saw it and smiled: "Brother Quan, then won't you be able to learn that riding skill in the future?"

Quan Wudi said triumphantly: "That's right, once I learn that skill, let's go to the Tower of Delusion again. I have to let that woman see what a real man is! I have to ride her back."

Xiao Hongyuan shook her head helplessly and was about to continue attacking when she suddenly saw the two Stone Giants suddenly cracking inch by inch.

"Careful!" Xiao Hongyuan quickly reminded the two to retreat, not knowing what had happened.

They saw the two Stone Giants shatter and suddenly collapse, turning into two translucent, ghost-like creatures.

Seeing that there seemed to be nothing abnormal, Xiao Hongyuan stepped forward to test it, and actually found that her damage had increased.

At this time, Jian Wuxie had already solved the big-headed doll. To his surprise, this big-headed doll did not release a single stone pillar until it died, making his constant precautions useless.

After the two Stone Giants turned into a translucent state, they seemed to be much weaker. They only knew one attack move, which was easy to identify: first, a bright light emitted from their bodies, and then they rushed forward violently.

Except for Quan Wudi who was accidentally hit, they solved it almost without injury.

The four searched for a while, but did not find any hearts dropped by the Stone Giants after death.

Helpless, they could only continue moving forward.

Arriving at the next room, there were no Stone Giants, but various big-headed dolls.

Jian Wuxie smiled and said: "The big-headed dolls in this Dungeon Instance won't release stone pillars; they are very weak, don't worry everyone."

Just as the words fell, three or four stone pillars appeared under their feet instantly, directly lifting the front-row Jian Wuxie and Quan Wudi.

"Ow!" Quan Wudi landed on the ground, covering his butt and cursing: "Jian Wuxie, you brat, you gave false information! You killed me."

Jian Wuxie also fell from mid-air, his face a little red, and he said awkwardly: "The big-headed doll just now really didn't release any."

Quan Wudi roared and rushed up, starting with two handfuls of sand thrown out.

Those big-headed dolls were hit by the Sand Throw, and half of them fell into a blind state, flying around in chaos.

Quan Wudi suddenly took out a steel needle and shouted: "Take this, my poison needle!"

The poison needle hit one of the big-headed dolls in front directly, and the big-headed doll immediately entered a poisoned state, its whole body turning purple.

Quan Wudi took out a brick from nowhere and smashed it down on the big head.

With a 'bang', the brick shattered, and the big-headed doll turned into white light and disappeared.

Quan Wudi immediately set his sights on the next target and killed his way up, waving his claws soaked in poison.

Watching Quan Wudi's uninhibited fighting style, Xiao Hongyuan whispered: "I now know why Master Feng Zhen is unwilling to admit that Brother Quan is his Disciple."

Jian Wuxie and A Fei nodded in agreement; this fighting style was indeed a bit insidious.

A Fei turned his head and asked the calm-faced Jian Wuxie curiously: "This time you were stabbed in the butt by the stone pillars, I saw it very clearly, and it was two at the same time, why are you so calm? You didn't even yell?"

Jian Wuxie looked like an experienced person and whispered: "Sigh, it's just a little bit of wind and frost!"