108: Chapter 108 Backstab

Chu Xuan was only slightly shocked.

However, when he thought about the terrifying destructive power displayed by the Great Buddha, which was comparable to a wild elephant, having such high base attributes seemed reasonable.

And this was only while the opponent was influenced by the original body, with its strength greatly reduced, as could be seen from its relatively extremely low agility attribute.

At this moment, the true strength of the Great Buddha lay in its undying trait, high-efficiency teleportation skill, and its status as a nearly A-grade Strange Creatures capable of spirit infection on humans at close range.

He truly didn't know how terrifying its combat power would become once the golden seal on its face was lost and its agility attribute increased.

On the other hand, Chu Xuan felt that these black-rimmed glasses were a rare and wonderful treasure.

Compared to the personal attribute panel on the System, although the information that could be probed was very limited.

He could only see the base attributes, with no information regarding health points or skills; even so, it was already extremely precious, enough to roughly judge the strength gap between friend and foe.

Chu Xuan felt more and more tempted; such a treasure should belong to me!

At the same time, while Chu Xuan was observing the Great Buddha, Chen Yao and the Bald Man both ran over, coming to the side of Chu Xuan and Fox.

"The Great Buddha is guarding outside the hall; we can't get in!" Chen Yao's expression was extremely ugly.

"What should we do next?" The Bald Man remained silent, but at some point, his hands had donned a pair of gauntlets with a metallic luster, looking quite extraordinary.

Chu Xuan's expression shifted slightly; this might also be a Spiritual Item!

Fox pondered for a moment and suddenly looked at Chu Xuan, asking, "Where's your gun? Long-range shooting should be effective..."

Chu Xuan composed himself and shook his head directly: "I don't have many bullets left. If I use them all to shatter the statue, then who will shatter the golden seal on the Great Buddha's face later? Which of you dares to fight the Great Buddha?"

"Then there's only one way."

Fox sighed softly: "The three of you try your best to hold off the Great Buddha and distract it. I'll take the chance to go in while invisible and shatter the statue. However, you'll have to wait another five minutes; my skill cooldown is almost up."

"Alright, that's the only way! Little brother, you absolutely cannot hold back this time. Tell me quickly, why did the Great Buddha just ignore you and chase after me earlier?"

Chen Yao nodded, then like a good buddy, he raised his hand and patted Chu Xuan's shoulder.

A cold flash of light suddenly flickered!

A short blade was held across Chen Yao's neck.

Chen Yao's hand froze in mid-air, unable to descend for a long time.

Chu Xuan's face turned cold: "I hate it when people touch me casually. By the way... your ability wouldn't happen to be Mind Reading, would it?"

Between his words, Chu Xuan used the Heart Bewitchment ability to perceive emotions and immediately detected the shock that Chen Yao couldn't hide beneath his awkward smile.

It really was Mind Reading!

Chu Xuan's expression grew even colder. This was the ability he was most wary of so far; all secrets seemed to have nowhere to hide before such an ability.

He suddenly remembered that when he and Xiao Zei had a falling out and were in a standoff earlier, Chen Yao had confidently said that after they got out, he would find someone from the Resurrection Society who could use Mind Reading or Lie Detection to investigate his true identity.

Now it seemed that Chen Yao himself was someone with the Mind Reading ability. He had hidden it quite deeply!

"Little brother, don't misunderstand. I'm just used to being chummy with my brothers."

Chen Yao withdrew his hand and grinned: "We're all brothers in misfortune on the same boat now. There's no need to use knives. Let's discuss the specific plan."

"There's no need to discuss."

Chu Xuan then withdrew the short blade and said, "The three of us will go over at the same time. While the Great Buddha attacks one of us, the other two will find a way to enter the hall or try to attack the Great Buddha to distract and restrain it to the greatest extent. Fox, you take the opportunity to go in while invisible."

"Alright, let's do it!"

The three spoke in unison, with no objections.

Chu Xuan's heart sank. He looked at the three for a moment, feeling that something wasn't quite right, and suddenly smiled: "Wait here for a moment; I'm going to relieve myself."

After saying that, Chu Xuan ignored their startled looks, jumped down the steps, and ran to the side of the Heavenly Kings Hall, blocking their view.

Fox: "What is he doing?"

Chen Yao: "Didn't he say he was going to relieve himself?"

Fox: "Do you believe him?"

Chen Yao and Fox looked at each other, their words filled with doubt, while the Bald Man stared straight ahead, still not saying a word, his body only twitching occasionally, which appeared very strange.

Fox frowned: "Baldy, what's wrong with you today? I haven't heard you say much. Won't you give your opinion?"

The Bald Man's voice was very low: "Just do as you said."

"I feel like this kid is a bit suspicious! No, I'm going over to take a look..."

Chen Yao pondered slightly and prepared to head over to check.

Just then, Chu Xuan appeared from behind the wall and ran over with large strides: "Sorry, I was a bit nervous. I needed to empty myself before the big battle so I wouldn't mess up later."

"Little handsome guy, you really are interesting."

Fox moved her long legs and leaned in, laughing coquettishly: "Is just emptying yourself enough? Why don't we relax first? That way, even if we die in the end, we can be a pair of romantic ghosts."

Chu Xuan's expression remained unchanged as he chuckled: "I don't mind, but I'm afraid these two will get impatient if they wait too long."

Chen Yao rubbed his face and grinned: "It's fine, we can do it together. I'm best at this kind of thing!"

"Shameless!" Fox rolled her eyes and waved her hand: "Let's get started quickly. My skill cooldown is up. Whether we live or die, we have to give it a shot!"

The group said no more and headed straight for the Ksitigarbha Hall together.

Chu Xuan deliberately lagged behind by half a step, letting Chen Yao and the Bald Man charge at the front. These two seemed completely unaware and headed straight forward.

The Great Buddha stood outside the hall doors. Seeing the four rushing toward it, it immediately took two steps forward and let out a sky-shaking roar.

The Bald Man and Chen Yao immediately split up, making a posture to break through from the left and right sides, while Fox's figure circled into the distance and vanished from sight as she passed a thick tree.

The Buddhist staff of the Great Buddha suddenly smashed down. Chen Yao, who was prepared, leaped backward and easily avoided the strike.

Meanwhile, the Bald Man took advantage of the stiff opening when the Great Buddha lifted its Buddhist staff again. He roared and threw a series of punches, his expression suddenly turning ferocious, his body swelling until he was two meters tall, and the metallic luster on his gauntlets became piercingly bright.

Bang bang bang...

The Bald Man's fists fell on the Great Buddha like raindrops, making muffled sounds that echoed around, but the Great Buddha only stumbled back two steps before stabilizing its form.

Clatter!

The Buddhist staff was raised again. The Great Buddha was not damaged at all; it endured the Bald Man's fists and lunged back.

Seeing the situation was bad, the Bald Man decisively retreated.

The Great Buddha seemed enraged and roared as it chased after him.

Seeing this, Chu Xuan headed straight for the interior of the hall. The Great Buddha, which had just chased out, suddenly turned its head, its figure vanished, and it reappeared in front of Chu Xuan, reaching out its large hand to grab him.

Chu Xuan was about to dodge.

Puchi!

A Broken Sword pierced through his back, directly penetrating his chest.

At the same time, a coquettish laugh rang in his ear: "Little handsome guy, I'm sorry..."

His whole body tightened as he was grabbed by the Great Buddha's palm. Before falling into the bloody maw, Chu Xuan turned his head, staring wide-eyed at Fox, who had revealed herself and was not retreating. A beautiful smile was on her face.

"We discussed it earlier. Compared to killing the Buddha, it's safer to deal with you. If we force the Specter inside you out, it should be able to fight the Great Buddha to a mutual defeat, right?"