189: Chapter 189 Died Again

Hu Gualing snapped back to his senses, pain coursing through him, and dared not let his focus slip again. Instinctively, he prepared to use his Lazy Donkey Roll to reposition and dodge the Mutated White Wild Boar's next attack. However, it seemed that after Tang Yao's two sword strikes had whittled away over a hundred HP, the Mutated White Wild Boar's ferocity had been ignited. The stiffness between its actions shortened once more, reaching a state of almost zero stiffness. Caught off guard while trying to adjust his position, Hu Gualing was ruthlessly stomped by the Mutated White Wild Boar's raised hoof. His 143 HP, which had just recovered to full not long after his Resurrection, was instantly cut in half!

"Gualing! Roll away! Don't you know how to roll!?" Watching the battle, Xiao Niao saw Hu Gualing's face contorted as he was pinned under the Mutated White Wild Boar's hoof. He couldn't help but shout in worry, reminding Gualing to use his self-taught Movement Technique, the Lazy Donkey Roll, to roll away.

While it was true that the Lazy Donkey Roll was a unique evasion skill that had helped Hu Gualing escape danger many times, he was currently pinned under the foot of a Mutated White Wild Boar that was as tall as a single-story building and weighed at least a thousand catties. Even if he wanted to roll, he couldn't move.

Furthermore, Hu Gualing realized that this Mutated White Wild Boar was different from its previous life. During its first life, even when its HP dropped below ten percent, it only entered a state of zero stiffness; the speed of its porcine-hand strikes and hoof sweeps didn't increase, so he could barely dodge them using the Lazy Donkey Roll. But now, not only had the stiffness between the Mutated White Wild Boar's actions shortened significantly, but its movements had also become much faster. The moment its front hoof pinned him down, its porcine-hand, as large as a soy sauce vat, swung over the next second. Facing this Mutated White Wild Boar that felt as if it not only had no cooldowns but was also equipped with variable-speed gears, even a combat Genius like Hu Gualing was helpless, forced to watch as the massive porcine-hand descended upon his face.

One hit. Two hits. Three hits. Hu Gualing, dead.

[Please confirm whether to consume 2 revival coins to perform a Resurrection?] 'Confirm!' [Insufficient revival coins. Please confirm whether to consume 2 fantasy points to automatically purchase the difference?] 'Confirm!' [Please select a method of Resurrection: In-situ Resurrection or Safe Zone Resurrection?] 'In-situ Resurrection!'

Seeing the Mutated White Wild Boar's hoof move off his corpse, Hu Gualing confirmed his choice to perform an In-situ Resurrection right on the spot. A white light flashed over the empty-HP corpse. Upon reviving, Hu Gualing immediately rolled on the ground for two turns before kneeling up, his expression grim.

During his last Resurrection, because things happened in a rush and he was worried that delaying too long would cause the Mutated White Wild Boar to shift its target to Tang Yao or Xiao Niao, causing greater losses to the team, he hadn't carefully read the Resurrection prompt and had hurriedly confirmed it. He only vaguely felt that the price of the Resurrection was a bit off—it seemed to require two revival coins? However, he couldn't confirm if he had misread it.

This time, Hu Gualing paid special attention and discovered that the cost of Resurrection was indeed two revival coins, exactly double the previous price!

In other words, after two consecutive Resurrections, the 13 game points he had worked so hard to save to pay off his debt to the System were now reduced to only 9!

Although it wasn't impossible to borrow some game points from Tang Yao and Xiao Niao if he couldn't scrape together 15 game points by the deadline, it was frustrating that a mere White Wild Boar BOSS—which only knew how to use its hands and feet and had no flashy special effects—had caused him such heavy losses. Even if it dropped loot after being killed, he didn't know if it would be worth the price of admission!

A grave look appeared on Hu Gualing's face. Although he didn't know why the Resurrection cost had suddenly become two revival coins, there was no time to think about it now. Because the Mutated White Wild Boar not only had zero stiffness but its movement speed had also increased significantly; one moment of inattention and being struck by it would likely result in being wiped out by a combo! Therefore, the only option now was a quick battle.

As for whether the Mutated White Wild Boar would continue to revive after this life, that was not something to consider right now.

With these thoughts racing through his mind, Hu Gualing pushed off with his legs, sprang up from the ground, and landed two punches directly on the Mutated White Wild Boar's weak point.

-25, -24. With two slapping sounds, the Mutated White Wild Boar's HP dropped accordingly. "173 HP! Almost there!" Xiao Niao shouted, nervous and excited.

Hu Gualing didn't have time to look at the Mutated White Wild Boar's health bar. Almost immediately after his fists struck the Mutated White Wild Boar's body, he used the Lazy Donkey Roll to reposition. Because the current Mutated White Wild Boar, having entered an accelerated state, was no longer the clumsy beast he could toy with. If he were careless and grazed by its swift and fierce attacks, he would likely suffer a relentless, stiffness-free combo of hands and feet.

Even though Hu Gualing dodged so promptly, he could still feel the strong wind generated by the Mutated White Wild Boar's hoof sweep as it passed by his body during his roll. After finishing the roll and just as he stood steady, before he could launch another attack, the Mutated White Wild Boar's porcine-hand came crashing down from above with a gust of wind!

Helpless, Hu Gualing used another Lazy Donkey Roll to dodge the attack and reposition. Before he could even catch his breath, he used the Farmers Three Punches skill to strike the Mutated White Wild Boar's weak point. -24, -24. After these two hits, his fists were stained with even more greenish-blue liquid, and he could feel a burning, stinging pain coming from them. A glance at his status bar confirmed that he was in a poisoned state again. However, the situation was critical; if he didn't output damage to the Mutated White Wild Boar's weak point to kill it quickly, he would likely die more than once under the attacks of the enraged Mutated White Wild Boar! Thus, this bit of poison damage was no longer important.

Hu Gualing glanced at his fists, which were being corroded by the 'venom,' but had no time for further thoughts. He heard the sound of wind as the Mutated White Wild Boar swung its hoof, and hurriedly used another Lazy Donkey Roll to dodge. After standing up, he couldn't help but pant heavily. Hu Gualing lamented in his heart; at the beginning, he had found the attack rhythm and was strolling leisurely as he teased this extraordinarily large Mutated White Wild Boar. He hadn't expected that after the Mutated White Wild Boar inexplicably revived once, the situation would take a sharp turn for the worse. In the blink of an eye, he was the one following the Mutated White Wild Boar's rhythm, constantly dodging and evading, barely managing to find opportunities to land a couple of punches in retaliation.