Chapter 1404: Chapter 1404

Tang Zheng removed the Undamaged Lake Light from the altar, which activated the guardian beast protecting the treasure.

The stone door was crushed by the massive jaws of a swiftly closing beast, falling like a meteor shower.

Tang Zheng swung the stone sword to deflect the rocks and quickly retreated, but the path ahead was blocked and the ground beneath him turned to a churning sea, unstable and treacherous.

Some of the smaller stone statues were knocked down by the impact, while two giant stone statues charged forward, swinging their warhammers with the intent to crush them into meatloaf.

Mirene jumped onto Butler Charlie’s back, ordering him to dodge while she shot a parasol gun, the bullets wrapped in flames like swarms of fireflies, bombarding the stone statues’ heads.

"You protect yourselves; no need to fight, just keep up the bonus effects," Tang Zheng said as he stood in front of Gu Xueqi and Pan Hui, swinging his stone sword at the statues and unleashing a pale golden Sword Qi.

Boom, the statue’s head was struck, and some of its pieces chipped away.

Gu Xueqi’s hands fluttered, releasing over a dozen Flame Phoenixes that soared out, striking Tang Zheng and Mirene, instantly enhancing their strength, agility, and magic resistance attributes.

"Thank you." Despite the urgency, Mirene didn’t forget her noble etiquette, nodding respectfully at Gu Xueqi.

Bang, a cluster of green vines burst through the floor, growing wildly with more than a dozen thrashing about, each strong enough to be embraced by an adult, their power immense.

After evading an attack from a statue, Tang Zheng landed his sword onto its knee, resulting in a cloud of stone dust.

"Big brother, your sword is going to break," Mirene shouted in warning, but as she lost focus, a vine struck her, sending her flying straight into a wall, over ten meters away.

"Be careful," he roared, adjusting his position, and just as the vines struck again, he swiftly dodged, revealing the stone statue behind him.

Struck in the thigh by a vine, the statue toppled, and Tang Zheng closed in, plunging the stone sword into its head.

In a cloud of dust, the tip of the stone sword shattered, unveiling a pale blue blade glistening with the light of an artifact seeing the light of day again.

Bang, bang, five more buds broke through the floor, each sprouting dozens of vines that lashed out rapidly, restricting Tang Zheng and his companions’ movements and squeezing them into a corner.

The guardian beast attacked indiscriminately; the smaller statues were smashed in half as they tried to rise. The room was a chaos of flying debris and dust, nearly blinding, leaving them to rely on the whistling sound of the vines to dodge.

"Help me, please help me!" Pan Hui had no intention of fighting, only looking for others to rely on.

"Mirene, scan the stone sword and send me the data," Tang Zheng deployed Gravity Suppression, immediately creating a three-meter radius safe zone, where incoming vines were repelled.

"Okay!" Little Lolita followed the voice toward Tang Zheng while a stone statue emerged, rolling in to crush her.

Mirene pulled off her pendant, and following a flash of dark light, the Hand of Akmond transformed into an oversized surgical knife. She brushed past the statue, piercing it with countless rapid strikes.

With a thunderous crash, the limbs of the stone statue were severed, leaving nothing but a torso with a head that fell to the ground.

"Amazing, that’s a 3S-level weapon with unique attributes, just like my Hand of Akmond!" Mirene pointed her wristwatch at the stone sword, and a stream of data popped up on the Virtual Screen.

Undamaged Lake Light, 3S, unique attributes, possessing eight major effects.

God Light Undamaged, an elven-forged divine sword with inscribed seals, its glow as clear as lake water under moonlight. When clashing with other weapons, it has a chance to induce a forceful cutting, destructive effect while remaining whole itself. The larger the gap in equipment level, the higher the cutting rate.

Moonlight Slash, harnessing the power of moonlight for slashes, the longer the energy is stored, the greater the strength, and it produces Lake Light reflections, misleading the enemy as to the true nature of the attack.

Magic Light Drain, thanks to secret forging methods, the Undamaged Lake Light has significant anti-magic effects and resistance. Magic and Psychic Class attacks can be mitigated or even backfired upon the attacker, offering full immunity to damage depending on the wielder’s strength.

Trial of Fire, upon activation, puts the wielder into a berserker state, greatly enhancing attack power, speed, and burst strength. Two-thirds of damage from Psychic Class attacks is immune, and rational judgment is retained. The more enemies killed, the higher the attack power—but life energy is rapidly consumed. Usage is capped at five minutes; exceeding the limit can cause severe harm.

Lake Light Elf Protection, blessed by the water sprite, the wielder receives a lucky boost when in danger, doubling all abilities, enhancing hit rates, and enabling extreme evasion.

Lake Light Mirror Image, once the enemy’s equipment is identified as a weapon, it can be copied and materialized for use, but note that unique property equipment and weapons integrated with enemy abilities have very low copy success rates, and their power is much reduced.

Magic Sword Release, an enhanced state of the Lake Light Trial: over time, the wielder’s strength doubles infinitely, with significant side effects. Overexertion can result in permanent damage beyond Silver Trojan’s repair capabilities.

Lucky Roulette, you have a 0.1% chance of landing a follow-up attack that even the gods cannot foresee.

With Tang Zheng’s memory, he scanned the screen and memorized the data. He was very satisfied with the Undamaged Lake Light’s exceptional eight effects. With this sword in hand, he wouldn’t be easily suppressed by Psychic type team battle experts, and both the Lake Light Trial and Magic Sword Release allowed him to possess explosive strength in short bursts.

"Just adding a unique attribute makes this kind of weapon the pinnacle of equipment, a super premium, each one possessing a unique skill. Even an Ordinary Conqueror could kill an adversary of the second order in an instant with them. Of course, ordinary people certainly cannot bring out their full power."

Vines struck again, and Tang Zheng swung his sword to block. This time, the Stone Sword shattered to reveal the Undamaged Lake Light wrapped within.

It was a pale blue two-handed Knight sword, the blade three fingers wide and two meters long, with silver inscriptions engraved on the hilt, emitting an ethereal aura throughout. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ novęlfire.net

Tang Zheng dodged and took a slashing stance; pale golden specks swirled towards the blade like fireflies. As dozens of vines lunged at once, he swung the Undamaged Lake Light.

A thick golden beam shot out from the tip of the sword, turning the vines into smithereens like winter snow meeting the rising sun.

Boom, the beam pierced into the ground, and the collapse began to spread.

With a piercing roar, a colossal crawling beast sprang from the earth, gaping its maw and spewing out hundreds of fireballs, each one meter in diameter.

The intense heat instantly evaporated the moisture in the room, and white mist scattered.

The Butler, Charlie, acted as a Meat Shield, protecting Mirene, and Little Lolita wasn’t in grave danger, even finding time to chat with Tang Zheng.

"I’ve heard of this sword’s name. It is a sister sword to my sister’s Sword of Oath and Victory, both unique." Mirene proudly boasted, the Blade Empress’s treasures at full firepower to obliterate any foe.

"Excalibur?" Tang Zheng remembered the SABER that Yin Shangwu had given him for warming the bed.

"Can you two focus? We’re about to be killed," Pan Hui yelled, already taking cover in the corner. She deployed a Sphere of Healing as a Meat Shield.

"You two support, Mirene, go full firepower!" Tang Zheng entered Hero Mode and, in the next second, appeared in front of the Guardian Beast’s head, chopping down at its eyes.

The Warlord emerged, swinging his Warhammer, the Steel Sky unfolding below the ceiling and bombarding the Guardian Beast. As for the female Musketeer, her firepower was too weak to bother wasting energy on.

Daylily appeared in a Nurse Uniform, bestowing them with a Bonus Halo.

"Big brother isn’t a strong attacker, huh? But he’s very versatile." Mirene, also of the Summoning System, had five Teddy Bears charge at the Guardian Beast.

Shadow Barbie vanished in a whiff within the dust, executing a sneak attack, while the Virus Doll emitted a shrill scream to draw attention, its body constantly exuding a black plague that infected everything around.

Little Lolita, brandishing a Surgical Knife, also rushed forward to the Guardian Beast, stabbing at its eyes.

The Guardian Beast, a non-living entity, significantly weakened Mirene’s plague effect, making Tang Zheng once again the undeniable main attacker.

"This monster’s strength is comparable to a Hero Tier Four. With our lineup, it’s unkillable," Mirene hadn’t forgotten that Tang Zheng was severely injured. If he were in top shape, there would’ve been a fight.

"No rush, we’ll grind it down slowly," Tang Zheng was not impulsive; he’d brought Pan Hui along precisely for situations .

Together with Daylily, the three healers continuously restored Tang Zheng and Mirene’s wounds, lifting their worries and allowing them to fight freely.

Time ticked by, and the Guardian Beast’s injuries worsened.

Tang Zheng unleashed a Moonlight Slash, finally severing the last cluster of vines. Nearly five minutes into the battle, he’d also grown accustomed to the Undamaged Lake Light.

"I can’t go on, I’m out of Life Energy." Unable to retrieve Potions from the restricted Wristwatch, endurance was a big issue. Pan Hui’s face was ashen; she’d truly done her best.

Gu Xueqi also seemed on the verge of collapse but was still persevering.

"Let’s try one more charge," Mirene proposed. The group tried to break through the Guardian Beast’s interception, but all attempts failed.

"Mirene, let me touch the Hand of Akmond!" There was no escape; battle was the only option. Tang Zheng respected Little Lolita’s wishes.

Mirene was innocent, not at all envious of Tang Zheng receiving the Undamaged Glory. Upon hearing his request, she handed over the Surgical Knife without suspicion.

"This isn’t its true form?" Utilizing the power of Lake Light Mirror Image, Tang Zheng instantly knew everything about this Surgical Knife.

"It’s not!" With a twist of her wrist, Mirene turned the Surgical Knife into a Sickle enveloped in Black Mist, then aimed it at the Guardian Beast and fired Energy Bullets.

Bang, bang, the Guardian Beast riddled with small pits, cracked all over.

In one hand, Tang Zheng held the Undamaged Lake Light, while the other simulated the Hand of Akmond, unfortunately to no avail. (To be continued. If you work, welcome to Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my greatest motivation.)