Chapter 170: Chapter 169: The Final Boss, Abyssal Overlord Beru!
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"You're Zero?"
The Martial Saint, Ba Tian Dao, dragged his long blade across the ground, staring sharply at Zhang Yue as he spoke.
On his left cheek, a clearly visible scar added a touch of menace to his appearance.
Zhang Yue casually rested his staff on his shoulder like a greatsword, striking a kingly pose as he calmly eyed Ba Tian Dao, who looked like a wild man. "Glory sent you?"
"You already know?" Ba Tian Dao appeared slightly surprised.
Zhang Yue smirked. "Same as that guy who got obliterated by my disciple two days ago. How could I not?"
'Disciple??' Luo Chen who was slowly fading into dust, standing behind, looked utterly confused.
With absolute confidence in his strength, Ba Tian Dao stared at Zhang Yue and said, "I've heard from my people that your skills are extraordinary."
"Glory Guild spared no expense to craft me a War God Set and even offered a 20-million bounty for your head."
"Let's see if you're worth the price."
With that, Ba Tian Dao dragged his blade and charged at Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue gripped his staff tightly, prepared to fight back.
But just as Ba Tian Dao reached him, Zhang Yue used Blink, creating distance.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Zhang Yue followed up with a skill combo, only for Ba Tian Dao to block it all perfectly.
Even the crowd-control skill Frosted Field was skillfully dodged through Ba Tian Dao's precise movements.
Ba Tian Dao's techniques and awareness immediately made Zhang Yue give him respect.
At that moment, Ba Tian Dao closed the distance again with a Charge Slash.
SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!
Each swing of his warblade came dangerously close, but Zhang Yue evaded with pinpoint precision using exceptional footwork.
Each time, the distance between Ba Tian Dao's blade and Zhang Yue was only 0.01 centimeters.
The raw power of Ba Tian Dao's strikes ripped through the ground, raising clouds of dust.
The spectators couldn't help but feel their hearts race.
"So this is what it looks like when two top-tier players clash?"
"I can barely breathe watching this."
Under the gaze of Lin Tian, Infinite Phantom, and the other professional players from Tianjin, after over a dozen rounds of close combat exchanges, Ba Tian Dao suddenly struck the ground with his blade, stirring up a dust cloud to obscure Zhang Yue's vision.
He then followed up with a Rising Slash, breaking through Zhang Yue's guard and sending him flying.
A staggering 22,000+ damage shattered Zhang Yue's S-rank magic shield and took out half his HP bar.
Holding onto almost 80% HP, Ba Tian Dao looked at Zhang Yue with disdain. "The newly crowned strongest in Zhejiang Province? What a joke. You're nothing but hype."
Realizing the unfavorable situation, Zhang Yue quickly retreated, vanishing into the abyssal gate.
Ba Tian Dao sneered. "Think you can escape? Dream on!"
He dragged his warblade and leaped into the abyssal gate after him.
The surrounding players were left dumbfounded.
Liu Yao, shocked, exclaimed, "How… how could this happen? My invincible Brother Yue… lost?"
Phantom Infinite frowned deeply. "I didn't expect Ba Tian Dao's stats and skills to surpass Zero's. This is bad."
At that moment, Tian Yu received a message via private transmission from Tian Xin'er:"Brother, Su Su and I both died. Switch in two crowd-control players to help Zhang Yue defeat the Abyssal Overlord. He needs CC support."
"What?" Tian Yu was stunned. It now made sense why only Zhang Yue had come out of the Spirit Gate earlier, with neither his sister Tian Xin'er nor Su Jinyan in sight.
"The Abyssal Overlord is that strong?" Tian Yu asked, surprised.
Tian Xin'er replied, "Yes. Zhang Yue could only barely manage with our support. The Abyssal Overlord must be on par with the Undead Overlord. Without reinforcements, Zhang Yue alone can't handle it."
As it turned out, while holding back the Spirit Warriors charging into the Spirit Gate, both Tian Xin'er and Su Jin Yan had died amidst the overwhelming assault.
Reading this message, Tian Yu frowned slightly but then seemed to realize something.
Just as everyone was worried about Zhang Yue's predicament and fearing his mission would be ruined by Ba Tian Dao, Tian Yu suddenly exclaimed, "Wait!"
"Isn't it possible… that Zhang Yue is deliberately pretending to be weak to lure Ba Tian Dao into the Abyssal Gate?"
Wu Haotian's expression shifted. "You mean…"
"Zhang Yue plans to use Ba Tian Dao to help him deal with the Abyssal Overlord."
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Meanwhile, inside the abyss.
Ba Tian Dao chased Zhang Yue into the Abyssal Gate, arriving in a boundless, dark chasm.
CLANG!
Planting his warblade into the ground, Ba Tian Dao glared at Zhang Yue in the distance. "If I were you, I wouldn't run in here."
"You've dug your own grave."
Zhang Yue, still carrying his staff, looked seemingly cornered, but there wasn't the slightest hint of panic on his face.
"Kill me first, then talk."
Ba Tian Dao sneered. "Killing you? That's the easiest thing I'll do today."
As he spoke, he charged at Zhang Yue.
Zhang Yue used Blink again, widening the gap between them.
Just as Ba Tian Dao was about to pursue him further—
BOOM!
A deafening roar echoed as a massive, two-headed, four-legged beast descended between Zhang Yue and Ba Tian Dao. Each head bore an abyssal eye, and its towering height reached seven or eight meters.
The overwhelming presence of the beast sent both Zhang Yue and Ba Tian Dao reeling backward.
Its blood-red ID hovered above its head:
[Level 45 Abyssal Overlord Beru (Magic Beast · 6-Star Boss)]
One of Beru's eyes fixated on Zhang Yue, while the other stared at Ba Tian Dao.
In a voice deep enough to devour worlds, it rumbled, "Today's lunch looks… rather hearty."
Ba Tian Dao frowned deeply as he glared at the creature before him.
To complete the unique hidden quest Phantom's Prophecy, Ba Tian Dao had spent 22 in-game years in the Sixth World.
Over hundreds of attempts, he had faced the Abyssal Overlord Beru repeatedly, only to fail every time.
It was this same Beru that had trained Ba Tian Dao's top-tier skills and reflexes through countless deaths.
Seeing Beru now reignited an intense hatred within Ba Tian Dao. Clutching his warblade, his eyes burned with killing intent.
With his new War God Set, Ba Tian Dao was confident he could finally slay the Abyssal Overlord.
But for now, his target wasn't Beru—it was Zhang Yue.
He tried to bypass Beru to attack Zhang Yue.
However, Beru wasn't having it.
BOOM!
A crimson death ray shot from one of Beru's abyssal eyes, striking Ba Tian Dao despite his attempts to dodge.
Like the Undead Overlord, Beru had received domain buffs: +30% all attributes, +50% damage reduction, +50% damage output, +30% speed, and all skills upgraded to A-rank.
As a 6-star Boss, Beru's power was already comparable to a 7-star Boss.
The attack dealt over 9,000 damage, knocking off nearly a quarter of Ba Tian Dao's HP.
Enraged, Ba Tian Dao roared, "You're asking for death."
He charged at Beru with his warblade, changing his target.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Ba Tian Dao evaded Beru's attacks with precision, closing the distance in an instant.
He unleashed a flurry of strikes, each blow landing heavily on Beru.
Initially dealing 8,000 damage per hit, his attacks triggered the Martial Saint's passive trait: a 10% damage increase per consecutive attack.
After several strikes, his damage output climbed to over 12,000 per hit.
Meanwhile, Beru's counterattacks were skillfully blocked by Ba Tian Dao.
Watching the fierce battle between Ba Tian Dao and the Abyssal Overlord Beru, Zhang Yue couldn't help but smile in satisfaction.
"Looks like completing this mission won't be a problem after all."
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