There was a seductive quality to the female voice, and it was very suggestive. However … there was a huge gap between reality and fantasy.
The group quickly located the source of the voice. What entered their sight … was a giant butterfly monster. It looked similar to the small butterfly monster that they encountered in the corridor, but this one was about the size of a person, and its wings were several meters wide.
"Zoomed in, it does look quite disgusting …" Feng Bujue grumbled.
"It doesn't matter …" Hong Hu replied. "After the incident with Uncle Worthless, this kind of monster is nothing to me."
"Hey … what is this' incident with Uncle Worthless'?" The corner of Uncle Worthless's mouth twitched as he said, "Don't give that incident a weird code name, okay?"
"You sure are brave …" The knife butterfly queen had no idea what the players were talking about. As a typical roadblock boss, she did not have any plot to trigger, and her job was to fight. Therefore, her line of thought and speech were all in that direction. "How dare you criticize my beautiful appearance in front of me …" Her tone turned vicious, and in the end, it turned into an angry roar. "Do you have a death wish?!"
Before she finished, she opened her bloody mouth and spat out a blob of sticky, dark green saliva at the five players.
The reaction of the five of them was also extremely fast. In less than a second, they had already scattered in all directions and escaped the attack range.
The blob of sticky liquid flew at high speed and landed on the crystalline ground. There was a sizzling sound, and white smoke with a strange smell rose into the air …
"Be careful, don't get hit by her saliva. This corrosive attack is no joke," Uncle Worthless warned loudly.
"Hehe … that was just a greeting." The strange butterfly laughed coldly and said, "If I want to kill you … there are many ways!" Then, she opened her mouth again.
A series of strange sounds came from its throat, and in the next second, a large number of strange black shadows rushed out of its mouth.
"So you were the one behind all this?" As he spoke, one of his hands had already clenched into a fist and retracted it to his waist, while the other hand was raised high in the shape of a tiger claw. "Villain! Now that we're in an open area, I don't have to be so polite with you! " His posture was already set, and he had already delivered his powerful lines. What he was about to shout next was obvious …
"Pegasus Meteor Fist!"
With a shout, a fist radiance appeared. He was as fast as lightning, and his momentum was like a landslide or a tsunami.
Whether it was speed or power, the Meteor Punch in front of him was far stronger than the one he had used in the tunnel.
The Blade Butterfly Queen was not weak. She could tell at a glance that the attack was not to be underestimated. She immediately flapped her wings and flew into the sky.
In an instant, the huge butterfly wings swept out a strong gust of wind, and the Queen used the recoil force to fly diagonally backward. The butterfly blades that she had released earlier were nothing more than cannon fodder to stop the Meteor Punch.
"Travelers from another dimension …" The Blade Butterfly Queen finally realized who her opponent was when she saw the skill. "How boring …" She said as she opened her mouth for the third time. This time, it was neither liquid nor solid that came out of her mouth. Instead, it was an invisible sound wave.
"Ying —" A high-pitched shriek rushed out of the Blade Butterfly Queen's mouth. It was like a transparent ripple in the air, and it quickly closed in on Pegasus Meteor.
Brony had already entered the rhythm of the battle. He was very focused. Even though the sound wave came at him very quickly, he was able to dodge it with ease. He moved his shoulders slightly, bent his knees, and instantly moved more than three meters to the side.
But … the attack was not as simple as it looked. When the transparent sound wave hit the crystal pillar behind Pegasus Meteor, it actually refracted …
"Ying — ying — ying —" At the same time, the Blade Butterfly Queen, who was in the air, fired another three shots. Before the first sound wave disappeared, she fired another three shots.
This time, the players were caught off guard. Since the shape of the crystal pillar was different, the refraction of the sound wave was irregular, and they had no way of telling how many times the sound wave could be refracted.
Under such circumstances, it was self-evident how difficult it was to stand in the maze-like terrain and try to dodge the four high-speed trajectories that refracted repeatedly.
Therefore, Uncle Worthless, Atobe, Hong Hu, and Pegasus Meteor all made the same instinctive reaction — they jumped into the air.
This looked like the correct choice. After all, there was no poison fog in this Crystal Maze, so using the space above them to fight was within reason. However … what they did not expect was that this action would fall right into the Blade Butterfly Queen's trap …
Tzzz!
"What's going on?" Uncle Worthless had just leaped over the boss's head when he felt like he had crashed into something … It was a transparent material that was incredibly flexible. It was like a curtain that hung in the air, but it was invisible to the naked eye.
When he came into contact with this material, Uncle Worthless's whole body froze. He was like a fly on a flypaper; his body was glued to the ground, and he could not move away.
"This is bad! We've been tricked! " Hong Hu was in the same situation. His whole body was spread out, and his face was hanging in the air. "There is an invisible net here!"
"You're too slow …" Atobe added listlessly. Obviously, he had been tricked as well.
"What is this … Damn it, the more I struggle, the tighter it gets …" Pegasus Meteor was naturally not spared. He was trying his best to struggle.
"Hahaha … An outsider will always be an outsider …" The Blade Butterfly Queen chuckled. "All the creatures here know that the space above the Crystal Maze is' her 'territory." She flapped her wings proudly. "The height that I am at is the maximum height that the creatures on this island can reach. If I go any higher, I'll fall into the 'net'." She turned to look at Pegasus Meteor and said, "Haha … Try your best to struggle. The more you struggle, the faster 'she' will come." She paused for a moment. "Although I really want to end you with my own hands, unfortunately … the moment you were stuck on the net, you were already 'her' prey. I don't want to make her unhappy. After all … she likes living things …"
At this point, the Blade Butterfly Queen turned her gaze downward. "You should be envious of the man who did not jump up. At least he will have a quick death and won't have to feel that scary …" The queen did not finish because when she lowered her head … there was no dead body, not even a trace of blood.
"What's going on?" The Blade Butterfly Queen mumbled in panic. "Even though I just brushed past him, my sound waves can shatter his body … He couldn't have avoided all four of them in the limited space …"
Feng Bujue's voice suddenly appeared behind the queen and interrupted her mumbling, "Yes, I did not manage to avoid them."
"What!" The Blade Butterfly Queen was shocked, but her battle instincts would not stop because of shock.
At this moment, based on the direction that the voice came from, the Blade Butterfly Queen launched a counterattack with her rotor wings.
The giant butterfly wings that were as sharp as blades swept out horizontally. They moved up and down, and the butterfly wings were filled with killing intent.
"With your speed, it will be difficult for you to hit me with physical attacks …" Feng Bujue said casually. He did not even activate [Body Enhancement Spell: Modification]. He only used Geppo at his normal speed to avoid the attack of the butterfly wings.
"How is that possible?" The Blade Butterfly Queen was shocked.
She was shocked, and a series of questions flashed through her mind. How is this kid able to change directions so easily in the air? How was he able to avoid the sound waves? The most inconceivable thing was that … he was able to see through my attacks and make all kinds of extreme dodging movements.
"I would like to answer your questions first … and then make my move," Feng Bujue said as he appeared right below the Blade Butterfly Queen. This … was her blind spot. "But your attacks are too difficult to deal with. Forget it …"
Before she could finish, Brother Jue used Rankyaku Kick on the Blade Butterfly Queen. The slash was covered in a bluish-white glow. It went from the bottom to the top and sliced the Blade Butterfly Queen in half.
In the blink of an eye, the mini boss died.
The two giant butterfly petals fell from Feng Bujue's side and crashed to the ground. The steel wings of the Blade Butterfly Queen landed on the crystalline ground, and there was a metallic sound.
"Hmm …" Feng Bujue stopped in midair like nothing had happened. He scratched his chin and lifted his head to look at his four teammates who were stuck in the air. "Now … it is time to deal with your problems."
"We should be stuck on a very large and dense spider web." Hong Hu started to describe his current situation. "The back of my body … including the back of my head, neck, spine, hips, and limbs … are all stuck to the web. I can't break free, and I can't reach into my backpack to take anything. " He turned his head slightly to look at Uncle Worthless and the rest. "I believe the others are in the same situation. So … Brother Feng, you are our only hope."
"Oh … in that case …" Feng Bujue mumbled, "Then I'll try Rankyaku Kick first …"
He did as he said. He turned around and kicked four times. Four slashes whizzed through the air and formed a quadrangle, trapping Hong Hu inside.
However, after a few "fufu" sounds, these slashes actually flew all the way to the sky …
"What's going on?" Feng Bujue's confusion lasted for less than half a second. When he said the first half of the sentence, he already had a conclusion. Therefore, he asked himself the second half of the question. "Non-physical attacks will go through the web, right?"
"Wait a minute, I'll try to cut it with my equipment." Brother Jue called out and took out the WJQ-308 Military Shovel from his backpack. Then, he carefully used Geppo to reach the perfect height and stood still in midair.
He chose the military shovel instead of the Blade of Absolute Defense Penetration because of the latter's design. After all, it was a kitchen knife. The distance between the handle and the blade was too short. If during the cutting process, the distance between the hand and the net was too close, causing the entire arm or even the entire person to be entangled … Then, it would really be a case of failure.
"Don't move." Feng Bujue said loudly to his teammates. "If I get entangled in the web, I'm sure you all know the consequences."
"Understood," Hong Hu replied.
"Don't worry, I won't be able to move even if I want to …" Atobe said.
"Ah … I moved too much earlier, and I was entangled too tightly. Furthermore, I don't have any energy left …" Imaginative Horse replied woodenly.
Then, Uncle Worthless gave an encouraging reply. "Don't worry, take it slow … If you really can't do it, I have a way to escape on my own, but that method is like using a trump card. If possible, it's best not to use it."
His teammates might not know, but I'm sure the readers already know … That's right, Uncle Worthless's last resort was to toss his sunglasses (main body) to the ground …
"Very good, then I'll save you at the end," Feng Bujue replied after hearing Uncle Worthless's encouragement.
Uncle Worthless sighed when he heard that, but he thought about it for a few seconds and soon understood what Brother Jue was thinking … If the 'she' mentioned by the mini boss earlier was already on her way here, then she was already on her way. Then … Feng Bujue might not be able to save everyone in time. Under such circumstances, saving those who had the ability to save themselves at the end was the most logical thing to do.
"Very good, the military shovel can cut through this web, but it'll take some time." At that moment, even though Feng Bujue's tone was light and relaxed, his actions did not stop for a moment. "Based on this speed … I'll be able to rescue you in about five minutes."
The first person Brother Jue saved was Atobe. Since Atobe had a very good cutting weapon, once he was taken down, the rest would be much easier. Brother Jue even came up with a plan. He would carry Atobe and jump to a precise height. Then, he would have the man use the fan to cut through the web.
"By the way, what did you do earlier?" While Brother Jue was cutting through the web, Atobe asked out of curiosity, "How did you manage to evade those sonic bombs?"
"Didn't I tell you?" Feng Bujue did not stop moving his hands, and he replied in a flat tone, "I didn't manage to evade them." He paused before adding, "I wanted to evade them, but I failed … Thankfully, my equipment absorbed the damage."
"Huh?" Atobe was stunned. "Your equipment is that powerful?"
"Yes, is it not?" Feng Bujue replied expressionlessly.
Actually … it was not that powerful. His equipment was far from powerful enough to ignore the attacks of a boss-level monster. There were two reasons why he could withstand those sound waves … First, [Artemis's Embrace] could [Greatly reduce the damage of all long-range attacks], and second … The [Echo Armor] had the hidden attribute of resisting all kinds of sound wave attacks.
Even though the item description did not mention this effect, it was hinted at in the remark. "After collecting some of Black Bolt's whispers, Doctor Doom used this large amount of energy to create this device. The user can unlock the belt to gain an invisible armor of 'sound'."
This formless "sound" armor was naturally similar in nature to sound waves. And Black Bolt's voice was undeniably the king of sound. This boss … could flatten several acres of land with just a few words, destroy a star with a loud shout, and if he screamed at the top of his lungs … he could tear through space and time.
With the cooperation of these two pieces of equipment, Feng Bujue barely managed to withstand those few sonic bombs.
Of course, he had contributed quite a bit as well. If not for the fact that he had used the zero time difference calculation to evade as much as possible and successfully missed the timing of the sonic bombs, the result would have been hard to predict. Even if his equipment was the counter to the attack, being hit by two or three of such attacks at the same time might have broken his defense.
"So, you didn't jump in the first place?" Atobe was a smart person. He would not ask for the details of the man's equipment, so he continued with the question.
"That's not it." Feng Bujue replied. "I didn't jump because I felt something was off from the beginning …" He licked his lips and explained, "Brother Ma's Pegasus Meteor Punch was thrown diagonally upward, so the angle was not that big. To evade such an attack, the most effective way was to fly at the right angle of the attack.
With this boss' speed and ability, flying straight up was undoubtedly the best solution. But … she didn't do that but chose to retreat diagonally. It gave off the feeling that … she didn't dare charge straight up. "
Brother Jue paused for two seconds before continuing. "What happened next proved that when she was evading the Meteor Punch, the boss had already made a plan and set up a trap …" At this point, to adapt to the angle of the cut, he adjusted his grip on the military shovel. "First, she retreated to a height that was very close to the net … As a native of this island, she naturally knew where this limit was. Then, she activated her killer move … "
"Wait a minute, how do you know that the soundwave was her ultimate?" Hong Hu asked.
"It's very simple. From the few abilities that she has shown so far, the soundwave is the strongest …" Feng Bujue said. "If she had any other ultimate, she would have used it when she got close to me."
"Hmm …" Hong Hu nodded. "You have a point."
"In any case … she used this ultimate ultimate to force us into the air." "Under normal circumstances … if we are fighting in the air with our opponent, we will instinctively jump to a higher altitude than our opponent … Even I have that habit. That can't be helped because my power only allows me to levitate in the air and not fly in the true sense of the word. Unless we are like Superman, who can fly up, down, left, and right, there will be this reaction … "
"Yes, because you have to take into account the distance you fall," Uncle Worthless added. "The higher you jump, the longer you can stay in the air. That is a basic concept.
"And this BOSS used our habitual mentality … to set up this extremely hidden trap." Feng Bujue continued. "This trick is practically foolproof … Those who stay on the ground will be hit by the soundwave, and those who jump will fall into the net. The only way to survive is to jump to the same height as her and stop … But we 'outsiders' who don't know anything about the net have no way of knowing that." He tilted his head to look at his teammates. "Of course, earlier … I didn't think that far ahead, but … when I saw all of you jump up, I wanted to take the risk to confirm the suspicion in my heart."
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