"Ji Ying Zhan has a scoundrel's tactic that can counter Lady Illusion Butterfly!"
After enduring nearly fifty deaths, Chun Hei finally found a clue. To verify his hypothesis, he decided to show the audience.
As if on cue:
Resurrected, Chun Hei walked into the main hall and stood in place, calm and composed.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!
Three flying daggers shot through the air towards him. Chun Hei dodged them with a slight sidestep. The flying daggers were fast, but his reaction was faster!
Any attack from Lady Illusion Butterfly would deal double torso damage to the player. As long as he didn't make contact, his torso damage would not increase. Read at 138ys.
Failing to land a hit, Lady Illusion Butterfly leaped into the air, instantly appearing less than three body lengths away from Chun Hei, preparing to use her tried-and-true throat-slitting technique.
The distance was precarious; she could effectively attack Chun Hei, but Chun Hei couldn't reach her.
The moment she raised her hand, Chun Hei, who had been standing still, moved!
Chun Hei pushed off with his legs, spun, and lunged forward, then chopped down fiercely!
Ji Ying Zhan could instantly shorten the distance to an enemy, and it was an instant cast with extreme speed!
*Slice!*
This was the sound of the Zi Ying Sword entering flesh, clearly hitting Lady Illusion Butterfly.
After landing the hit, Chun Hei didn't press his advantage for more attacks. Instead, he remained in his original position, waiting for Lady Illusion Butterfly's next move.
As expected, after quickly creating distance, Lady Illusion Butterfly attacked Chun Hei again!
*Slice!*
After being hit twice in rapid succession, Lady Illusion Butterfly immediately reeled in her steel wire and leaped into the air. At this moment, the usually steady Chun Hei launched his first offensive!
Swish, swish, swish—!!
Three hidden projectiles shot out, directly targeting Lady Illusion Butterfly, who was performing a backflip.
Lady Illusion Butterfly, always as steady as a rock, instantly lost her balance and plummeted.
"Now!"
Chun Hei shouted, using Ji Ying Bu to rush forward, combining it with Ji Ying Zhan's extreme range to close the distance. Once within his attack range, he raised his sword for a magnificent Whirlwind Slash!
Clang, clang, clang!!
The hastily landed Lady Illusion Butterfly could only barely parry with her blade. The hall once again echoed with a crisp metallic clash, but the roles were reversed from before!
Chun Hei was completely dominating Lady Illusion Butterfly. Every time she tried to disengage, she would be knocked down by Chun Hei's hidden projectiles at the critical moment.
After several repetitions, Lady Illusion Butterfly's guard gauge was full.
During the brief stun, Chun Hei instantly flashed behind Lady Illusion Butterfly.
"Xian Yu Thrust Kill!"
*Gasp—*
He steadily plunged the Zi Ying Sword into the back of Lady Illusion Butterfly's neck, instantly depleting her health!
"Oh... yeah!!!!"
His pent-up emotions exploded, and Chun Hei was completely ecstatic!
However, before he could even celebrate for two seconds, a sinister laugh echoed through the hall.
"Heh heh heh... Not bad, kid."
Chun Hei immediately suppressed his smile and raised his sword, looking around. There seemed to be a small dot on the golden Buddha head in the center of the hall. Zooming in, he saw Lady Illusion Butterfly sitting gracefully on the Buddha head, looking down at the wolf with approval.
"Phase two?"
Chun Hei was stunned. Phase one had already taken half his life. Wouldn't phase two take the other half?
The most terrifying part was that he hadn't yet experienced Lady Illusion Butterfly's illusion attacks.
This meant such terrifying skills would be unleashed in phase two, and the guard at the hidden entrance had given him very few Ming Seeds, enough for only one or two uses.
In other words, he had no room for error. He had to land the hit perfectly. Otherwise, once these consumables were used up, he would have to temporarily abandon this boss and return to the real world to farm items until he acquired more Ming Seeds.
He didn't want to waste this hard-won opportunity. He had to bring down Lady Illusion Butterfly today!
"Bring it on!"
Chun Hei provocatively beckoned to Lady Illusion Butterfly, his fighting spirit blazing!
*Swoosh!*
Lady Illusion Butterfly leaped down, forming a hand seal for a flame technique. The world in Chun Hei's eyes changed; the surroundings dimmed, and countless vengeful spirits condensed from resentment, wielding various implements, surrounded him.
Hiss, hiss, hiss—!!
Chun Hei sliced through one vengeful spirit with each sword strike, but the sheer number of spirits overwhelmed him. Before he could finish them all, this group of spirits suddenly transformed into flying daggers, instantly ending his life!
The familiar taunting voice sounded: "You're just a dog."
[Noob]
Accompanying the scarlet "Noob," Chun Hei was always just a little bit from breaking through.
He had heard this phrase nearly a hundred times. Anyone else would have already lost it.
However, at this moment, Chun Hei was still basking in the joy of finishing off Lady Illusion Butterfly in phase one, and the slight counter-effect helped him retain enough reason.
*Hiss!*
Chun Hei gasped for air. In phase two, Illusion Butterfly could instantly defeat him with a simple illusion, without even needing to make a move herself.
This showed how monstrous phase two bosses were.
Although Chun Hei had Ming Seeds to break illusions, it wasn't time to use them yet.
He had to trial and error thoroughly, explore all of Illusion Butterfly's phase two skills, and then formulate a corresponding strategy.
The techniques from phase one were still useful, but their effectiveness was limited.
After all, if she could easily eliminate Chun Hei with illusions, Illusion Butterfly wouldn't need to risk getting close.
After being called a dog more than ten more times, Chun Hei finally made a discovery!
When Illusion Butterfly cast illusions, she had a brief startup animation. Although it was short, he had tried it, and as long as he acted faster, he could interrupt it.
This required extremely precise distance management and timing for his sword strikes.
Chun Hei happened to be an expert in both these abilities. Although he was killed in one hit by Illusion Butterfly's subsequent moves, this small gain still made him excited.
As long as there was a way to counter the seemingly inescapable illusions, he had a chance to defeat Illusion Butterfly.
"Again!"
Chun Hei licked his dry lips and charged forward with excitement!
For the next two hours, Chun Hei, utilizing his precise opportunity-seizing ability, successfully interrupted Illusion Butterfly's casting multiple times. He managed to suppress Illusion Butterfly to just one bar of health remaining using Ji Ying Zhan.
"Don't get excited, don't get excited."
"You've come this far, don't let yourself stumble at the finish line."
With only half a health bar left, Chun Hei forcefully suppressed the agitation in his heart, telling himself to be even more cautious at this critical moment.
"Enjoy this, kid."
Floating on the steel wire, Illusion Butterfly's hands trembled slightly as she unleashed even more potent illusions.
This casting, triggered by the low-health mechanism, was something Chun Hei could not interrupt.
Instantly,
the sky and earth turned dark, and countless vengeful spirits wailed.
However,
this time Chun Hei wasn't panicking. He skillfully used Whirlwind Slash to continuously gather the spirits until most of them were clustered around him.
Just as countless weapons were about to strike Chun Hei's body simultaneously, he moved!
*Swish!*
At the critical moment, Chun Hei decisively took out a Ming Seed and scattered it into the surrounding space.
*Whoosh!*
In an instant, all the vengeful spirits within a two-foot radius around Chun Hei vanished, leaving only a few scattered spirits on the periphery.
Simultaneously, Illusion Butterfly's true form was revealed.
Seeing the caster's true body, Chun Hei held nothing back, unleashing all his learned sword skills to their utmost.
Clang, clang, clang!!
Clang, clang, clang—!!!
The clash of blades and swords sparked dazzling fireworks, and the sound of metal striking metal continued unabated.
Illusion Butterfly was significantly different from the monsters Chun Hei had encountered before. When she attacked him, his guard gauge would deplete rapidly, as if he had premature ejaculation. But when he attacked her, her guard gauge was incredibly durable and resilient, as if it were on steroids!
He had to maintain a frequent and high-frequency attack rhythm. Once he paused, the guard gauge he had built up would quickly be restored.
Combined with the high regeneration provided by the healing gourd, Chun Hei traded blows, completely abandoning defense until her guard gauge was filled.
The moment the weakness signifying a kill appeared, the wolf thrust the Zi Ying Sword into Illusion Butterfly's neck, then leaped into the air.
"Lady Butterfly..."
"I'm sorry!"
With that, the wolf held his sword with both hands and plunged the Zi Ying Sword into Illusion Butterfly's heart from behind once more.
*Thwack!*
Double kill!
The purple longsword emitted a dazzling aura, as if activated by the stimulation of blood.
Illusion Butterfly's body slumped powerlessly, accompanied by the elder's gratified praise for his successor: "Your skills... have improved... Wolf..."
As the victory symbol [Slay] appeared, the entire audience erupted in an uproar!
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