CHAPTER 2045: CHAPTER 1658: THE TURN OF THE TIDE (DOUBLE CHAPTER)

"Shit, Overturning Water is in cahoots with the BOSS!"

"We were counting on him to hold the BOSS back, but now he’s allied with it? This is ridiculous!"

"What should we do then?"

"Are you stupid? Run now!"

"Are we just going to give up these treasure chests? I’m not willing to!"

"Even a cooked duck can fly away, let alone these chests. You didn’t even get a green hat, stop dreaming!"

The remaining players were being slaughtered, leaving less than two thousand, and within moments, more than half were dead. Many escaped the battle, tearing up their Town Recall Scrolls to survive, while the rest became souls under the Skeleton Saint’s massive coffin ruler.

"Those damned bastards dared to trespass on my king’s territory, they deserved to die!"

After killing all the aliens, the Skeleton Saint King kicked the corpses aside in dissatisfaction, muttering as he walked toward Su Ran. Seeing the empty Platinum treasure chest, he asked sternly, "Did you take the treasure from here?"

"I swear on heaven and earth, I wouldn’t do something so unscrupulous!"

Su Ran quickly changed his tone, appearing aggrieved, "My Lord Saint King, you saw it all just now, right? It was that green-hat-wearing alien that stole the treasure from the Platinum chest. By the time I got here, it was already gone!"

The one hiding underground was so furious he almost jumped out. He was shameless enough to lure those players in for these three chests, only to have Overturning Water intervene, clean out the treasures, and then pin the blame on him. Is there anything more unjust? Damn it!

Overturning Water, I’m not finished with you!

"So it was that alien! Despicable!"

The Skeleton Saint King did not doubt Su Ran’s words and believed him, venting his anger by smashing the massive ruler into the ground with such force that it created a half-meter-deep groove, demonstrating his immense strength.

"My Lord Saint King, don’t be angry yet. This guy is probably hiding below,"

Su Ran pointed to the ground, lowering his voice deliberately, "If we can get him out, you can kill him to ease your anger."

"He hasn’t escaped?"

The Skeleton Saint King was momentarily stunned, his eyes flashing with a fierce light, sneering, "This is no problem!"

With that, he raised the massive ruler, leaped into the air, gripping it tightly as he descended like a meteor, shouting furiously: "Little thief, get out here for this king!!!"

"Boom!!!"

The ground couldn’t withstand the full blow of the Skeleton Saint King, instantly exploding into a deep pit with dirt flying everywhere. Su Ran had nowhere to hide and got covered in mud, standing there dumbfounded, overwhelmed by the destruction. The power was beyond his imagination!

Imposing, violent!

While Su Ran was distracted, a figure suddenly lunged out from underground, attacking his back.

"Here it comes!"

Su Ran was constantly on guard against Green Hat. Although he was amazed by the Skeleton Saint King’s performance, he couldn’t be easily ambushed. Without a second thought, he used his prepared Bone Force Aura skill, sending Green Hat flying.

(Bone Force Aura—Repels all nearby hostile targets, with rebound effects inversely proportional to target strength.)

"Overturning Water, even if I die today, I must bring you down with me!"

Green Hat was humiliated beyond measure, determined not to let Su Ran have the Platinum chest easily, venting his fury instead!

Now that this kid hasn’t summoned his pet and has used all his big moves, he should still be on cooldown and is at his weakest; getting close would ensure a certain kill!

Green Hat wasn’t intimidated by Su Ran’s Bone Force Aura and approached him again, refusing to believe that the skill could trigger a second time!

"Die!!!"

Before he could close in on Su Ran, Green Hat furiously launched Jump Cut. As long as he clipped Su Ran’s wings, this kid couldn’t make much more noise!

Getting up close means even the mightiest mage has to kneel!

"You want to kill me? Let’s see if you have the skill!"

Facing Green Hat’s attack, Su Ran wasn’t flustered. He used the Ice Shield skill and retreated while summoning his mount, Wang Cai.

"Thief, prepare to meet your end!"

The Skeleton Saint King charged at Green Hat, and even the Spear Skeleton, Double Axe Skeleton, and Skeleton Warrior joined in, closing in with their sights set on the Green Hat player.

"A mere Ice Shield, and you think you can stop me? You’re dreaming!"

Green Hat wasn’t about to let Su Ran summon his pet amid the danger from the Skeleton Saint King. His long sword slashed down hard on the Ice Shield, trying to shatter it and close in on Su Ran.

But an unexpected turn of events occurred.

The Ice Shield effortlessly blocked Green Hat’s attack, and even though Green Hat exerted all his strength, he couldn’t damage it, greatly shaking his confidence. His full-power output couldn’t even surpass a defensive skill, making further attempts pointless.

Even Su Ran was a bit surprised by the shield’s resilience; it was completely solid!

Soon, Su Ran realized that this was a triggered special effect of the Ice Shield, fully blocking all damage!

(Ice Shield—creates an ice shield after use, automatically suspended for defense, defense +200, with a chance to completely block damage, duration 3 minutes, cooldown 10 minutes.)

Damn, Green Hat’s luck is horrendous!

Taking the chance, Su Ran summoned his mount and used the Luck Protection skill. With Wang Cai’s protective shield and speed boost, Green Hat couldn’t catch up, and even using Instant Chop, Wang Cai could still hold its ground!

(Luck Protection II—forms a protective shield, reducing 40% of opponent’s damage, duration 30 seconds.)

"Overturning Water, mark my words, you will die by my hand someday!"

Seeing the situation as hopeless, Green Hat wasn’t about to wait for the Skeleton Saint King to attack. He intended to burrow underground to escape and save his life.

"Sorry, I’m only online at noon and don’t play in the morning or evening!"

Su Ran wasn’t about to let Green Hat escape. He immediately utilized the Petrification skill, but unfortunately, Green Hat wasn’t looking his way, so the petrification effect didn’t trigger. In a hurry, Su Ran activated the Undead Lock skill.

This skill was highly unique and relied entirely on luck. If the sealing effect occurred, Green Hat would have zero mobility for sixty seconds—essentially a death sentence. The chances were 30%, quite favorable.

However.

This time the Undead Lock did not favor Su Ran, as if his luck ran out, triggering the Undead backlash effect and forcibly deducting nearly a thousand health points, almost costing him his life.

(Chance of 10% for Undead backlash, the caster takes double damage, immobile for 60 seconds, and defense decreases by 20%.)

"Not good!"

Su Ran was too clever for his own good, rooted to the spot by the Undead Lock, a cold sweat broke out as he frantically chewed on a bunch of grave grass to restore his lost health.

Luckily, his health exceeded a thousand, narrowly avoiding a fatal backlash from the Undead feature. Hanging on by a thread, getting mocked by Green Hat would have been minor, but he couldn’t afford such embarrassment!

"Woof woof!"

Even Wang Cai was affected, losing its mobility, wagging its tail anxiously, barking incessantly, accidentally drawing Green Hat’s attention.

"Damn, even this dog is provoking me!"

Green Hat was nearly exploding with anger. Despite delving underground, the Skeleton Saint King would violently tear open the ground to pull him out for a deadlier end, so he dropped the thought of hiding and charged at Su Ran determined to at least die with dignity!

Even if unable to kill Su Ran, he wanted the dog silenced!