243: Chapter 243 Genuine Feelings!

Inside the Supreme Training Room, Chen You's main body sat cross-legged on the ground, his robes billowing.

But not long after, everything settled down once more.

He slowly opened his eyes.

Qi Refinement Stage Seven—achieved!

However, there was no joy in his eyes at this moment, only a trace of bewilderment.

He could clearly sense that the time flow within that trial field was different.

By his calculations, roughly six hours had passed since his clone entered that trial field.

Yet inside, it seemed less than ten minutes had elapsed.

"It's just a matter of some wasted time."

He stopped dwelling on it, closed his eyes again, and entered a state of cultivation.

...

On the rooftop, the system's cold prompt echoed in the ears of Arrow of the Moon and Oro.

[Warning: Detected that the player has not executed system instructions for an extended period. Forcible expulsion from the trial space will occur in 60 seconds.]

Oro glanced at the countdown, then looked toward Chen You floating in the distance, his expression shifting.

"Can he... really win? That's an LV50 BOSS."

His tone grew hesitant again. If he acted himself, snagging an extra piece of legendary equipment seemed quite worthwhile.

Arrow of the Moon's eyes shifted, her cool gaze sweeping over the bronze-colored arrow towers rising from the ground below.

"It's not that simple."

"Over a hundred arrow towers. Even if the damage seems negligible right now... with enough numbers, they can wear down a BOSS."

She paused, then added, "Moreover, he might have other trump cards."

"Other trump cards..." Oro chewed on those words, glanced once more at the rapidly ticking countdown, and finally sighed.

"What a shame. We won't get to see it."

[00:03]

[00:02]

[00:01]

Two flashes of white light, and the figures of Arrow of the Moon and Oro vanished from the rooftop, forcibly expelled from the trial space by the system.

High in the air, Chen You glanced toward the distant rooftop and felt another wave of relief.

Gone. Perfect timing.

He remained calm and composed as he continued to kite the Dark Demon God, like a seasoned expert at hit-and-run tactics.

Each time, he dodged the massive iron claws at the very last moment, with only a hair's breadth to spare.

Inside the Demon God mech, the clamor of tens of thousands of players reached its peak.

"Fuck! He's way too fast! Can't hit him at all!"

"Right Leg Group! You're supposed to kick! Why are you kicking air?!"

"Left Arm Group! Sweep! Sweep him to hell!"

"Stop arguing! Left Leg Group's posture is wrong! Why isn't the Groin Group moving yet?!"

"Everyone, calm down! Listen to my groin! Let's unite our minds!"

"..."

Commands were chaotic, actions sluggish.

The massive Dark Demon God was all bark and no bite.

Every attack carried astonishing force, yet was accompanied by laughable mistakes.

Chen You moved with ease among the ruins and high-rises, mentally calculating the time.

Two minutes... one minute...

Finally, with a final dull hum, the fully constructed arrow towers emitted a piercing mechanical startup sound.

[Construction: 00:00]

"Whirrr—!"

Uniform mechanical clicks echoed across the battlefield as one hundred and sixty-eight siege arrow towers, shimmering with an eerie blue light, rotated in unison.

Their massive triple-mounted crossbow arms locked onto the airborne Dark Demon God.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

A dense series of air-tearing sounds followed as a torrent of energy arrows poured down like a rainstorm, accurately bombarding the steel body of the Dark Demon God.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!..."

Amidst a series of deafening metallic collisions, dense clusters of damage numbers floated up from the Demon God mech.

[-1!]

[-1!]

[-1!]

...

At a glance, it was all -1s.

The players inside the Demon God mech were stunned for a moment, then burst into uproarious laughter.

"Hahahaha! That's it? That's all you've got?!"

"Damn, you scared me! I thought it was some awesome ultimate move!"

"A few crappy arrow towers? They're worse than my basic attack! This BOSS is a total joke!"

"Brothers, we've got this! This BOSS is just a paper tiger!"

"Right Arm Group, go! Tear down these worthless arrow towers!"

"Groin Group! Charge already! Don't just stand there!"

Listening to the clamor and mockery coming from inside the mech, Chen You remained unmoved.

"Negligible damage?" he said calmly. "That's because you don't understand the true essence of power."

He hovered amidst the arrow towers, slightly raising his hand, palm facing downward.

"True Feelings and Real Intentions!"

[Skill [True Feelings and Real Intentions] activated!]

[Number of affected units: 168]

[True Feelings and Real Intentions] — Attacks from controlled non-biological units will deal 100% true damage!

For a moment, it seemed as if the entire world fell silent.

The energy arrows fired this time carried an unprecedented sharpness.

They were no longer mere energy impacts but contained a certain "true" intent that could not be defended against, striking directly at the core.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

Another dense volley of arrows enveloped the Demon God.

This time, the damage numbers floating up from the Demon God instantly froze the players who had just been laughing hysterically inside the mech, sending a chill down their spines.

[-222!]

[-232!]

[-224!]

...

The dense clusters of numbers instantly became uniform three-digit figures!

With just one volley, the Demon God's thick health bar visibly dropped several notches.

One volley, 168 arrow towers, three shots each, totaling 504 arrows.

Over one hundred thousand points of true damage!

Inside the Demon God, silence was replaced by panic, followed by hysterical screams.

"Holy shit?! What's happening?!"

"The health bar! The health bar dropped a huge chunk!"

"It's a bug! It has to be a bug! How can it be over two hundred per hit?!"

"Damn it! What kind of BOSS is this?! The skill is too broken!"

"Run! Get out of here! Who can withstand this?!"

The arrow towers reloaded extremely fast. In less than two seconds, a second volley poured down, followed by a third, a fourth...

Each volley delivered over one hundred thousand points of true damage, consistently and steadily.

The Demon God mech's health bar plummeted at a visible speed.

The players inside the mech were in complete disarray. Various commands and exclamations mixed together, making any effective counterattack impossible.

Some tried to maneuver the mech to dodge, but its cumbersome frame had nowhere to hide amidst the dense array of arrow towers.

Some tried to fight back, but the sky full of energy arrows disrupted their vision and controls.

"Right Leg Group! Run!"

"Run where?! We're locked on! Can't escape!"

"Destroy the arrow towers! Forget the BOSS!"

"How?! With our groins?!"

"Damn it! What the hell is this BOSS?! So tiny, yet so overpowered?!"

In less than a minute, the massive Dark Demon God was riddled with wounds. Its armor shell was covered in dense holes, and its energy shield teetered on the verge of collapse.

Finally, accompanied by a piercing metallic screech and a violent energy explosion...

The massive Demon God mech disintegrated amidst the storm of arrows, shattering into countless fragments that scattered and fell.

[Ding! Congratulations on defeating LV50 [script terminator]. Obtained 10,000,000 EXP!]

[Congratulations! Level increased to LV24 (Qi Refinement Stage Seven)!]

[Congratulations! Level increased to LV25 (Qi Refinement Stage Seven)!]

[Congratulations! Level increased to LV26 (Qi Refinement Stage Seven)!]

Amidst a series of golden flashes, Chen You's level shot up like a rocket, soaring directly from level 23 to level 26!

Simultaneously, the tens of thousands of players piloting the mech, along with the Demon God's disintegration, collectively turned into beams of white light and were teleported out of the trial space.

Faintly, it seemed some players' unwilling roars could still be heard.

"Holy shit! I wasn't done playing yet!"

"I wonder if there'll be another chance. I really loved being in there."

"I'll be back—!"

Chen You: "..."

[Ding! Congratulations on completing the Anniversary Special Trial Hidden BOSS Challenge!]

[Reward obtained: Exclusive Title — [Trope Smasher]!]

[Reward obtained: Anniversary Celebration Luxury Gift Pack x1!]