Volume 1, Chapter 60: Bouncing Giant: Purple
On the sandy ground, the one-armed giantess grinned hideously and charged forward, her huge soles crushing deep pits into the earth.
Just as Li Chuan finished speaking, Little Green’s flower bud, a meter and a half in diameter, whistled through the air and smashed down onto the giant like a heavy hammer.
Bang! Thud!
The one-armed giantess withstood the heavy blow and sat heavily on the ground with a thud.
—913
Group Ice Element Enchantment! Piercing Arrow!
Swish!
—435
The Slow effect and ten-fold critical strike effect were triggered simultaneously.
The giantess’s limbs twitched as she struggled silently to her feet.
Stun Arrow!
The stun effect was triggered.
Amidst this brief moment of stiffness, a petite figure appeared on the giantess's shoulder.
Then, a foot-long silver blade swept across the giantess's throat.
—578
Backstab! Triple Strike!
—456, —465...
Almost every single one of Lin Yaoyao's attacks resulted in a critical hit. It wasn't that her luck was exceptionally good; rather, the giant's weak spots were simply too large.
Boom!
Lin Yaoyao executed a backflip, leaving the giantess's body just as a massive flower bud violently slammed into the giant's chest.
[Critical Strike—9999!]
[Ding, successfully slain Level 23 Chaotic Bloodline Giant (Boss) * 1, Experience Points +230]
[Obtained Giant Clan Bloodline Factor (Blue): 0.03]
"Perfect teamwork! I leveled up! Bingo!"
Lin Yaoyao cheered, finally reaching level twenty.
"Elemental Giants!"
Li Chuan had nothing to cheer about, as three more deformed giants were now charging toward Little Green from three different directions.
Splash.
Yellow sand shifted as a meter-and-a-half-tall, robust yellow sand warrior condensed into form, opening its arms to block a limbless giant.
Slap!
The yellow sand warrior instantly transformed into a yellow mud warrior.
Li Chuan’s mouth twitched.
"Hah, seeing the gap between yourself and a real giant now?"
Stun Arrow! Piercing Strike!
[Stun!—225]
[Weak Point Strike—590]
Following this evolution, Little Green’s attack range had reached a terrifying thirty-plus meters. Its vines followed closely behind Li Chuan's arrows, sending the armless giant flying more than a dozen meters away with a single strike.
"Little Green, behind you!"
Li Chuan stared past Little Green, where a crawling giant was currently approaching.
"Hehe! I've got your back!"
"Hey big guy, trespassing in someone's home! How presumptuous of you!"
Lin Yaoyao’s petite figure materialized on the crawling giant’s back, a flash of foot-long blade light sweeping across the giant's neck.
[Weak Point Strike—988]
At that moment, Little Green retracted its vines, giving them a flick to wrap them tightly around the giant's neck.
Strangle!
The giant's massive body was hoisted into mid-air, sealing its doom.
Li Chuan and Lin Yaoyao immediately turned their attention to the third charging giant.
...
Location of the Enlightened Society Oasis.
Because this oasis was situated near the edge of the desert, it had encountered very few giants so far—only five.
Through the joint efforts of more than sixty players, these five deformed giants were given almost no room to maneuver; they were either constantly under crowd control or on their way to being controlled.
Coupled with Gao Han’s adept commanding, there were no major dangers for the time being.
The situation at the Pictographic Oasis was also manageable. Although over a dozen deformed giants were besieging it, that oasis happened to possess three Ancient Trees of War and one Warhammer Giant Tree. Such massive plant spirits could effectively restrict the giants' pace, giving the hundreds of players in the oasis ample room to deal damage.
Conversely, the battle at the Lakeside Oasis—which held the largest number of people—was faring the worst. This oasis was too vast yet somewhat narrow, causing the large population to be spread too thin to form a cohesive defense.
Furthermore, the players who had recently abandoned their own plant spirits to seek refuge here offered no assistance; instead, they became a burden to the local players.
By the shore of the green lake, a player turned around and roared angrily.
"Hey! You guys, get away from my plant spirit! The monsters are already attacking right here, how long do you plan on hiding instead of coming to help?"
Several players whose plant spirits had been destroyed were currently hiding by the green lake. They only wanted to stay in a safe place and had no intention whatsoever of helping to fend off the giants.
Not only that, they even began to sneer and mock.
"Our plant spirits have already been killed. Whose battle are we supposed to help with? Help you guard your plant spirit? Ridiculous."
"Exactly what I was thinking! Why should your plant spirits be completely fine? If you can defend it, we'll stay here for a bit; if you can't, big deal, we'll just go find another place to hide."
The battling players turned red with anger.
"You bastards! You truly deserve to lose your plant spirits. Just wait until the dense fog rises tonight and you get slaughtered by the monsters in the mist!"
The refugees scoffed dismissively.
"Heh, in a little while, we'll just find some powerhouse to latch onto. We can still complete quests and survive just fine, so stop spouting sarcastic nonsense."
"Right, surviving alone in this place is difficult anyway, we might as well huddle together for warmth. In a bit, I'll go find some gorgeous elite player."
Just as the refugee was boasting wildly, a dark shadow suddenly plummeted heavily from mid-air, landing right beside him.
Screeech—
Screeech—
This was a much smaller giant, only a little over three meters tall, but with exceptionally well-developed legs.
Bang!
Before the refugee could react, the deformed giant kicked him, snapping his torso in half.
Squeak!
Squeak—
"Ah! Help! Run!"
Bang!
Thud!
The miniature giant moved with blinding speed, possessing an unstoppable momentum. In the blink of an eye, those players were reduced to tattered corpses.
The frontline player formation instantly collapsed. The initial giants had already forced them to use one hundred percent of their strength, and now an even fiercer one had arrived from behind.
"Stop fighting! Scatter and run! Hurry, run!"
<div>"Damn monsters, my spirit plant!"</div>
<div>"Cover me, someone cover me..."</div>
<div>...</div>
<div>"Big Brother Chuan, a giant grasshopper just jumped over!"</div>
<div>Li Chuan gazed at the giant, whose size was half that of the others.</div>
<div>"I see it!"</div>
<div>This smaller variant of the giant had emerged from the palace not long ago. It possessed extremely powerful jumping legs, and while the hands held against its chest were short, they featured razor-sharp claws.</div>
<div>It somewhat resembled a prehistoric Velociraptor.</div>
<div>[Bouncing Giant: Purple]</div>
<div>[HP: 3500/3500]</div>
<div>[Level 27, a monster whose body has undergone bloodline transformation. Possesses extraordinary jumping power, making it a nightmare for ranged players. Weak point marked!]</div>
<div>Group Ice Element Enchantment! Locked Strike!</div>
<div>The flying arrow curved slightly in mid-air, striking the bouncing giant's thigh with pinpoint accuracy and successfully reducing its speed.</div>
Afterimages were all Li Chuan could catch in the twilight glow as the bouncing giant vaulted into the air.
"Damn it, this guy feels like it's going to be a real pain."
No sooner had Li Chuan spoken than Little Green’s vines whipped into the air with a swishing sound, binding the bouncing giant’s body with absolute precision.
Bang!
The bouncing giant was slammed fiercely onto the ground!
Bang!
The bouncing giant was hurled directly into a deformed giant.
Bang!
The bouncing giant was smashed straight into the sand.
Li Chuan immediately fired a piercing arrow, finishing off the bouncing giant once and for all.
[Ding, successfully slain Level 27 Bouncing Giant (King) * 1, Experience Points +1350]
[Obtained Giant Clan Bloodline Factor (Purple): 0.03]
"Little Green! Excellent job!"
Little Green’s reaction speed gave Li Chuan a massive and pleasant surprise.
Moreover, practical experience proved that dealing with a King-grade Bouncing Giant was actually much easier for Little Green than dealing with the chaotic-bloodline giants.
After clearing out two more deformed giants, Li Chuan’s small oasis was completely secure.
For reasons unknown, giants had stopped rushing out from behind the opened massive gates, and those that had already emerged were currently besieging the large oases packed with players.
Li Chuan looked at Lin Yaoyao; Lin Yaoyao looked at Li Chuan.
Nodding to each other simultaneously, the two of them stepped forward together and charged out of the oasis.