52: Chapter 52, Excellent! Too bad to look at!

Excellent Grade!

These two words weighed heavily on Li Taiping's heart like a massive mountain.

With just a single glance, his Sanity value had dropped by nearly twenty points!

How was he supposed to fight this?

A few more glances and he'd probably go insane!

The gap of an entire major realm was actually terrifying to this extent!

Li Taiping's mind raced; survival instinct allowed him to make the most correct decision almost instantly.

Without the slightest hesitation, he flipped his palm, and the small vial containing the [potent curse potion (excellent grade)] instantly appeared in his hand.

This was the only, and also his last, Excellent Grade offensive item on his person!

"Go to hell!"

Li Taiping's expression turned fierce. With a thought, he locked on, and the toxic curse triggered!

This was his last hope!

A toxin at the level of a causal law should surely have some effect, even against an Excellent Grade monster, right?!

Following his action, that vial of [potent curse potion (excellent grade)] flashed.

[Remaining Uses: 0/3]

[Usage successful. This item has completely disappeared.]

It worked!

Seeing the system prompt, Li Taiping felt a surge of joy in his heart.

A causal law poison was truly heaven-defying!

No matter what form the opponent took, as long as they were locked on, it would definitely take effect!

However, his joy did not last long.

Because his Sanity value was still dropping at a terrifying speed!

[Sanity: 71... 69... 67...]

The dark shadow hit by the poison seemed completely unaffected, still twisting and dancing wildly in the air, emitting a terrifying aura that drove people to madness.

A crack seemed to open on its blurred "body," looking like an eye that was locked dead onto Li Taiping.

The next second.

Bang—!

An invisible shockwave instantly crossed the distance of several hundred meters and slammed violently into Li Taiping's body!

Li Taiping didn't even have time to summon his mecha to block. He was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, as if hit head-on by a high-speed train.

He spat out a mouthful of blood and crashed heavily onto the deck of the many sons and blessings.

Pfft!

He felt as if his internal organs had shifted, and every bone in his body was about to fall apart.

And it wasn't just physical damage.

[Mental Power: 100 → 50]

With just one strike, his Mental Power had been forcibly shaved in half!

This was only because he himself was at the peak of good grade and had extremely high mental resistance.

If it were an ordinary person, their soul would have likely been shattered instantly by that blow!

"Quick! Start the ship! Run!"

Li Taiping struggled to crawl up from the ground, roaring with all his strength at the girls in the cockpit who were already paralyzed with fear.

He finally understood why this thing was called "Indescribable."

This thing's attacks weren't on a physical level at all; they acted directly on the mind and soul!

The physical defense of a mecha was probably no different from paper in front of it!

Instakill!

This guy only needed two hits to completely instakill him!

"Run! Run now!"

Li Taiping endured the increasingly intense stinging and dizziness in his mind, frantically ordering the ship to be maneuvered.

His will could control straight movement, but turning required manual operation.

He had to get away from this hellhole immediately!

The poison had taken effect, but who knew if it would actually work?

Before that, if he took another hit from that thing, he would really be dead!

...

Inside the cockpit.

Su Mei, Yun Jinxin, and the others had long since been scared out of their wits by the terrifying scene before them.

Although they couldn't see the monster's specific attributes, just that twisted, blurred appearance that made one's Sanity plummet, combined with the sight of Li Taiping spitting blood and flying backward,

was enough to make them understand that this time, they had provoked a terrifying existence they absolutely could not defeat!

"Ahhh! Start the ship!"

Su Mei was the first to snap out of it. She screamed, frantically trying to grab the helm.

But she also had a splitting headache and was seeing stars. She couldn't even stand steadily, let alone have the strength to pilot the ship.

At this critical moment.

Xia Zhi rushed forward.

Aside from Li Taiping, she was the only one on the ship who could still barely maintain her composure.

She shoved aside the still-screaming Su Mei, gripped the helm tightly with both hands, and slammed it hard to the left!

Vroom—!

The massive hull of the third-rank duozi duofu hao carved a sharp arc on the sea. The stern thrusters fired at maximum power as it fled at full speed in the opposite direction of the monster!

Just as the ship finished its turn.

That unspeakable shadow launched another attack!

Another invisible mental shockwave chased after them like a maggot on a bone!

"Activate the shield!"

Li Taiping, who had just rushed into the cockpit, saw this scene. His eyes nearly split as he roared hoarsely.

Hearing this, Xia Zhi didn't hesitate for a second and immediately slammed down on the red button on the control console.

[Basic Energy Shield] stacked with [third-rank duozi duofu hao Protective Shield], activated!

A layer of translucent blue energy instantly enveloped the entire many sons and blessings.

Boom!

The mental shockwave slammed heavily against the energy shield.

The shield flickered violently, ripples spreading across it, but in the end, it managed to stubbornly withstand the attack.

"It held!"

Seeing this, the girls on the ship couldn't help but let out cheers of relief after their brush with death.

However, Li Taiping's expression became even grimmer.

Because he saw that the monster had actually moved!

Its massive body, composed of black mist, began to move rapidly across the sea, chasing straight after the many sons and blessings!

Its speed was startlingly fast!

"Damn it! It's persistent!"

Li Taiping cursed under his breath, not even caring about his Sanity value which had already dropped below 60.

He snatched the helm from Xia Zhi's hands and personally piloted the many sons and blessings, beginning a desperate chase across a sea filled with massive ice floes!

He pushed the ship's speed to its limit, constantly performing various high-difficulty turns and drifts, trying to shake off the monster behind them while also avoiding the mountain-like ice floes.

Every near-miss with an ice floe elicited screams from the girls on board.

But that dark shadow behind them followed like a nightmare. No matter how Li Taiping piloted, he couldn't pull away.

Moreover, it was still continuously launching attacks!

Boom!

Boom!

Boom!

One mental shockwave after another hammered the energy shield.

Although the shield could block the attacks each time thanks to the unlimited supply of (normal grade) energy stones,

the massive impact still caused the entire ship to shake violently.

The hull's durability was also continuously dropping due to the constant collisions with ice floes.

[third-rank duozi duofu hao Durability: 9800/10000]

[third-rank duozi duofu hao Durability: 9500/10000]

[third-rank duozi duofu hao Durability: 9100/10000]

...

The rate at which the durability was dropping made Li Taiping's heart leap with fear.

Even worse, his Sanity value was about to reach its limit.

[Sanity: 50]

A strong sense of nausea surged up from his stomach, making him almost vomit.

The scene before his eyes also began to become twisted and blurred.

He felt like he was about to go crazy.

Just then.

Bang—!

Another loud explosion occurred.

The energy shield, unable to bear the burden, shattered with a crash!

And the monster's next attack was already right before his eyes!