Chapter 142
Chapter 142 On this day, the Old Taoist transformed into light
The tail was the strongest weapon Xia Xinyan could currently wield.
But now, she couldn’t even break through this old man’s skin.
It was utterly despairing.
Fortunately, after her training from her previous life, she could handle all desperate situations calmly—after all, having died once, one tends to grow a lot more steady.
After her first attack failed, she took a few steps back and used another trump card—Mental Enchantment.
The moment her gaze met the Old Taoist’s, a moment of confusion appeared on his face; this was a sign of her enchantment’s success.
However, before she could issue her command, the Old Taoist’s body suddenly twitched, his expression became decidedly bland, and… he shook off her enchantment.
Xia Xinyan: “…”
She wasn’t sure if the problem lay with the Old Taoist himself or the game’s system interfering, but she felt quite frustrated.
Could it be that Mental Enchantment had weaknesses?
As she saw the Old Taoist’s expression harden again, drawing out a talisman to attack, she suppressed her doubts for now and rushed forward to engage him in melee combat.
She still didn’t believe this old man was truly invulnerable; if one slash wouldn’t work, she’d just keep slashing until it did.
The Old Taoist wasn’t strong in close combat, his strength mostly relying on talismans and formations. Faced with an opponent who wasn’t a ghost, he finally started to panic.
“Impudent brat, cease your insolence!” he shouted, trying to fend off Xia Xinyan’s attacks while pulling out talismans, “Your tricks are useless against me! Hurry and surrender or else…”
Xia Xinyan kicked him right in the face: “Even if I can’t kill you, you’re still being pinned to the ground by me!”
She realized that as long as she could interrupt his casting, the Old Taoist had no combat power to speak of.
“You… How dare you…”
Another kick: “Shut up!”
“Utterly…”
Then another kick: “Did I say to shut up? Just take your beating!”
The Old Taoist’s mental state was on the verge of breaking down.
It seemed… not long ago, he had also been treated this way.
Such déjà vu, that zombie was as annoying as this girl was.
But…
As a proper Taoist, when had he ever suffered such humiliation?!
A bunch of snot-nosed kids! Did they really think they could pin him down?!
“I’m going to teach you a lesson on behalf of your parents for your rudeness…”
He was met with a kick square in the face again, sending his unfinished words back to his stomach.
At that moment, the Old Taoist finally lost it.
With a low growl, he threw all the talismans aside, rolled up his sleeves, and lunged at Xia Xinyan: “I’ll fight you to the death!!”
Seeing this, Xia Xinyan’s lips curled into a smile.
This was exactly the reaction she wanted.
Once she pulled him into the area where she excelled at fighting, she would become the absolute leader of the battle, easily toying with him.
Even though the Old Taoist’s strength was mostly based on talismans and formations, he wasn’t weak physically either, possessing the stamina of a top player in the late game—one punch could even break marble—but that didn’t matter; aside from brute strength, he had zero combat skills, and Xia Xinyan’s 80-year-old grandma could take him down with a feather duster.
Xia Xinyan could even find time during the battle to pick up all the talismans the Old Taoist had discarded, then slapped one against his face right in front of him.
It was a Binding Talisman, which could last for a minute, and the stronger the target, the less effective it was.
But that wasn’t a big problem.
In this aspect, players would have the advantage over this Taoist, as he would need several seconds to prepare his talismans; during that time, Xia Xinyan only needed to interrupt his casting to prevent him from using them, while players could activate their talismans instantly, provided they knew what the talisman did.
So Xia Xinyan planned to bind him and then try each talisman one by one.
Surely, one of them would break his defense.
The Old Taoist merely watched as she experimented with nearly a minute’s worth of varied attack talismans on himself; while none of them broke his defense, the psychological damage dealt was significant.
He probably had never felt so humiliated in his life.
Meanwhile, Xia Xinyan wasn’t feeling too great either.
Although it looked like she had the upper hand now, if she didn’t quickly find a valid way to attack, once her stamina ran out, her defeat would be imminent.
But normally, a game shouldn’t have this kind of setting…
She had practically tried every method of attack already, and all had failed, so how the heck was she going to kill the Old Taoist?
This seemed to exceed her adaptability.
Until the Binding Talisman’s effect wore off, and as she tangled with the Old Taoist again, her expression gradually darkened.
If she had a way to absolutely kill this guy—
The gear from the Tianji Mall.
Game malls cannot be used in dungeons, but the Tianji Mall had no such restriction, and she had saved up a decent number of points for situations like this when she wouldn’t be able to resolve things by herself.
But this predicament shouldn’t have occurred in a one-on-one battle.
Dungeons adjust difficulty dynamically based on player numbers and strength; for instance, if a single player lagged behind in a multi-player dungeon, they could face issues they couldn’t solve because the difficulty applied was for a group.
But in such a single-person combat situation, the game wouldn’t present a challenge that was impossible for a single player to overcome; no matter how difficult, the game would provide subtle guidance, at least offering players a way to break the deadlock.
So right now, this battle felt quite unreasonable.
…Wait, could it be… the Tianji Mall was the only solution the game left for her?
This thought suddenly sparked in her mind, and then… it just wouldn’t go away.
Long ago, her instincts told her that the Tianji should have some unknown connection to this game, but since Tianji played dead, she couldn’t figure it out then and just left it be.
Now thinking about it, could it be that the game knew from the very beginning that she had a system? Perhaps even incorporated this system as part of the solution?
For example, back in that “dododo” monster dungeon’s final phase, she had used the God of War Mark gained from a draw to escape.
This time… might it be the same?
As she saw the Old Taoist charging at her once more, Xia Xinyan’s expression became serious, and she finally made her decision—
In the Tianji Mall, she spent 2000 points to buy a… single-person nuclear bomb.
If she was going to blow things up, then she’d go all the way.
At the same time, she also used all her remaining points to grant Ling Mo a portion of the bomb’s manifestation rights—perhaps because she had previously unlocked the basic materials for this type of weapon for him, this enhancement didn’t require many points and used up her entire savings.
Then, right in front of the Old Taoist, she pulled out a single-person rocket launcher, retreated to the edge of the Colosseum, and fired the nuclear bomb at the bewildered Old Taoist in the arena.
On this day, the Old Taoist transformed into light.
