89: Chapter 89 Haven't you eaten?

In the giant eye of the Abyssal Green Water Demon King, the tiny and solitary figure of Chen You was reflected.

Die, insect!

Boom—!

A pillar of ghastly green energy, carrying terrifying power capable of melting steel, instantly engulfed the location where Chen You stood.

The earth trembled violently; even the solid floor tiles were instantly vaporized, leaving behind a terrifying crater dozens of meters deep.

With a single strike, it seemed as if space itself had been torn apart.

"Chen You!"

Zhang Yunhai roared out loud.

However, before his roar finished, he froze completely.

In the command center, everyone looked as if they had been immobilized by a spell, staring intently at the main screen.

At the edge of the giant pit filled with smoke and dust, a figure staggered into view—it was Chen You!

His ascension daoist robe was still intact, merely covered in a bit of dust, and his chest rose and fell heavily as he gasped for breath.

He actually... dodged it?!

"Roar?"

The hundred-meter-tall Abyssal Green Water Demon King also let out a sound of surprise.

Its combat instincts clearly told it that the previous strike had locked onto the opponent's aura; there was absolutely no possibility of missing.

But precisely at the instant before the energy erupted, the insect's figure shifted sideways by several meters like a phantom.

It narrowly avoided the fatal core area by a hair's breadth.

"Hoo... hoo..."

Chen You gasped heavily, his heart pounding wildly.

He knew the pattern of this type of attack: the charging and locking occurred simultaneously.

Moving early was meaningless; it would even give the opponent space to predict.

Only by dodging the moment the attack was launched could he possibly evade it!

Even so, the stray energy from the edges still cost him over a hundred health points.

He raised his head, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and forced a smile that looked uglier than crying.

"Hey."

His voice was somewhat hoarse, yet it carried clearly across the battlefield.

"Did you not eat? Is that all the strength you have?"

As his words fell, he clenched his right hand in mid-air.

Buzz!

A simple flash of sword light appeared, and a plain, ancient-looking azure longsword materialized in his hand.

It was the rare weapon he had used before—the ascension dao sword!

Although he now possessed a Heavenly Treasure, he hadn't been willing to discard this sword.

The Abyssal Green Water Demon King was clearly enraged.

"Roar!"

With another roar, the Demon King's massive body moved.

It gave up the charging attack, and its giant claws swept up a foul wind, slamming down towards Chen You!

This claw strike seemed ready to tear the very sky apart!

Chen You's eyes sharpened; instead of retreating, he advanced!

He stomped heavily on the ground, his figure shooting out like an arrow loosed from a bowstring, rushing towards the Demon King close to the ground.

He dared not create distance.

Although the two sword energy whirlwinds constructed by the Sword Spirits possessed extremely high annihilation efficiency, the number of demonic creatures was simply too great!

Even with dual swords, the coverage area was limited, requiring constant repositioning.

Once he pulled too far away from the Boss, outside its aggro range,

Heaven knew if this behemoth would simply go and assist its minions in assaulting the Sword Spirit defense line.

If that happened, the Sword Spirit defense line would certainly break!

He had to keep it pinned down here!

The shadow of the claw descended, and Chen You weaved and maneuvered within it, moving so fast that only a golden afterimage remained.

Narrowly avoiding the claw strike, he flicked his wrist, and the ascension dao sword let out a clear chime.

"Startling Swan!"

Although the sword was made of mundane iron, the sword move was a genuine Heaven-Tier Sword Technique!

A faint sword light, like a firefly cutting through the dark night, precisely stabbed towards the Demon King's thick ankle.

Clang!

A crisp sound rang out, like a needle striking steel plate.

A bright red number slowly floated up from above the BOSS's head.

[-21]!

The air seemed to freeze at that moment.

It really was... just scratching the surface!

Chen You immediately pulled back, a mocking smile on his face.

"See that? I broke your defense! Your hide isn't all that great either!"

"Roar—!"

Utter humiliation!

The Abyssal Green Water Demon King was completely enraged; its murky single eye instantly turned crimson.

The ground beneath its feet suddenly erupted with vast ghastly green ripples.

Countless viscous green liquids seeped out from the folds of its skin, rapidly spreading out.

Transforming the plaza before the city gate into a toxic, poisonous swamp!

"Not good!"

Chen You felt his feet sink, and a massive suction force pulled at him, instantly reducing his movement speed by more than thirty percent!

And just then, the Demon King's other giant claw swept towards him with a shriek that tore the air!

Too fast!

Under the influence of the deceleration field, Chen You couldn't evade it completely!

He could only instantly channel spiritual energy into the dao sword while leaning his body back as far as possible.

Splat!

The dao sword couldn't resist at all; the tip of the sharp claw sliced across his body.

A wound deep enough to see bone extended from his left shoulder downwards!

"-897!"

A shocking damage number floated up above Chen You's head!

"Ugh!"

Agony!

Heart-wrenching pain instantly spread throughout his body, as if his soul were being torn apart!

Chen You let out a muffled groan, and his entire body flew backward like a broken kite, crashing heavily onto the ground ten meters away.

He could even clearly feel the warm blood gushing madly from the wound, instantly soaking the daoist robe on his chest.

In the Second Command Center, no one spoke anymore.

Director Li Guoan picked up the walkie-talkie, then put it down again.

The outcome seemed already obvious.

Everyone's hearts sank to the bottom.

However, Chen You on the battlefield showed no sign of dejection.

He struggled to kneel halfway, not even looking at the wound on his chest.

His left hand had already pulled out a peiyuan pill and unhesitatingly stuffed it into his mouth.

Then he downed a large health potion.

The peiyuan pill instantly restored 500 health, and the large health potion provided 100 health regeneration per second.

[+500]

[+100]

[+100]

...

A series of green recovery numbers began to continuously pop up above his head.

"Heh... hehe..."

Chen You coughed up blood while chuckling lowly.

He raised his head and looked at the behemoth before him with an expression reserved for idiots.

"Is that all? Are you giving me a massage?"

The intense pain continued to stimulate every one of his nerves, but the expression on his face grew even more frantic.

He knew he couldn't stop!

He had to maintain aggro!

The construction countdown for the city defense structure still had... three minutes and eight seconds!

He had to hold on!

"Come on! Again!"

Chen You roared and charged forward with his sword once more!

The next three minutes were the longest and most agonizing moments for everyone watching.

On the screen, the blood-soaked golden figure was knocked flying again and again.

His ascension daoist robe was already tattered; blood had soaked every inch of the fabric, making him look unrecognizable.

Every time he was hit, the terrifying damage made everyone's heart skip a beat.

And every time, he managed to drag his health bar back from the brink of death using medicine.

He was like an unkillable cockroach, using the most wretched posture and the most tenacious will to desperately hold back that world-destroying Demon King.

Thirty seconds left!

On the battlefield, Chen You's movements were growing slower.

Blood loss, intense pain, and the massive drain on his spirit were causing his consciousness to become hazy.

He leaned on his sword with one hand and made a grimace at the Demon King.

"Roar!"

The Abyssal Green Water Demon King finally seemed to lose its patience.

It suddenly opened its massive mouth, and a ghastly green energy ball began to rapidly coalesce!

This was a sure-kill strike!

Chen You's pupils contracted sharply; he wanted to dodge, but his body felt as heavy as if it were filled with lead.

The medicine was still on cooldown!

If this charging attack couldn't be dodged, it would cause multi-stage damage, and the substitute talisman would be useless!

The image of death appeared clearer than ever before.

In the Second Command Center, many people turned their heads away, unable to watch any longer.

"Is it... over?"

The last thought flashed through Chen You's mind.

Just then!

Dong—

A deep and magnificent bell toll suddenly rang through the entire Qinling Mountains without any warning!

Dozens of pillars of light shot up into the sky!