Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 727 - 659: Hanging by a Thread (Two in One) _2

"Wahahaha! This Evil Pill really was hidden in the Fine Iron Fan! The rumors were true! Wahaha!"

With the pill in his grasp, the second-in-command revealed a jubilant expression as he started laughing uproariously. "Guitou San’s brilliant life was marred with one moment of foolishness! He didn’t know of such a precious object, how pitiful, how lamentable! Hahaha!"

"This isn’t good, there’s something wrong with that pill!"

The tender-hearted young man had a nervous look on his face as his eyes stayed focused on the pill.

"Keep attacking, knock that pill out of his hands!"

Su Ran also realized that something was wrong and without thinking, he immediately sent a fireball spell flying in the second-in-command’s direction.

The tender-hearted young man was hot on his heels, the Fire Bundle Strike forming and shooting out in rapid succession.

"How stubborn!"

Constantly under attack, the second-in-command’s patience wore thin. Before the two spells could reach him, he forcefully clamped the Fine Iron Fan together, then, with a loud snap, the Fine Iron Fan shattered into two pieces.

"Go!"

The second-in-command threw the two pieces of the fan. Before everyone’s astonished eyes, they transformed into two light shields roughly a meter in height covering him from front and back.

"Puff! Puff!"

Two consecutive magic arrows hit the light shield. They made no sound or disturbance upon impact - they simply vanished. The light shields didn’t stir in the slightest.

"Damn it, this is going too far!"

From below, Youtong cursed angrily as she threw stones at the second-in-command, but to no avail.

"Youtong, save your strength. We might have a fierce battle ahead."

Big Smoker had already removed himself from the situation, observing the unfolding chaos with delight. Regardless of the outcome of this instance, he still ended up the victor!

The vivacious and cute girl in front of him was already his!

"Is there nothing we can do?"

Youtong dropped the stone from her hand and, feeling helpless, walked over to Big Smoker.

"No worries. Sooner or later, this guy will fall. We’ll fight back then!"

Big Smoker spoke confidently, then reaching his hand toward Youtong, "I refuse to believe that a single second-in-command can defeat a whole team!"

Youtong hesitated for a moment but didn’t yank her hand out of his grip.

At that moment, Big Smoker felt like he had reached the pinnacle of his life.

The rest of the team hadn’t the time to observe Big Smoker’s antics. Their gaze was solely focused on the second-in-command, trying to guess his next move.

"The time has come, it’s ready!"

The second-in-command declared boldly. His tone made everyone’s heart clench in fear.

"Gulp."

As soon as the words fell, he tossed the pill into his mouth, swallowed it down without even chewing. Then, he sat cross-legged, suspended in the air. The two light shields began spinning at high speed, connecting in a manner that, without a closer look, resembled a circular shield.

Right at that moment, every member of the team received a system prompt at the same time.

"Ding! Main story line change! The mission to kill Guitou San and reclaim the Secret Realm Horn has been changed to killing the second-in-command and finding clues to the Secret Realm Horn!"

"Ding! Warning! The second-in-command has consumed the Evil Pill. If he is not interrupted within 120 seconds, he will evolve to Dark Gold Rank! The Cloud City Instance has been automatically upgraded to Hell Level!"

"Hiss..."

The back-to-back system notifications left everyone dumbfounded. They never imagined such a twist in a simple elite Instance.

"What are you waiting for? Kill him!"

The tender-hearted young man’s face changed completely as he shouted in urgency. The fire elemental energy around him surged as he launched spell after spell, hoping one would break the light shield, thereby interrupting the second-in-command’s evolution.

The rest of the team barely paused before they too stormed the second-in-command. Even Big Smoker and Youtong threw stones with all their might. Although they knew it may be pointless, doing something was better than nothing.

You see, they only had a 120-second window to turn the tables!

If they allowed this second-in-command to complete his evolution, their defeat was certain...

What they were about to face was a Dark Gold Level BOSS!!!

As for Su Ran, he didn’t have a single thought of tension. He quickly focused on conjuring fireballs and throwing them one by one. In his opinion, as long as he could trigger the growth effect once, the game would naturally break!

But what Su Ran worried about most was the probability of triggering the growth effect. It was so damn tricky!!!

The seconds ticked away, and the mood of the cream puffs was increasingly gloomy. The growing pressure made it difficult for them to even breathe. They prayed fervently in their hearts, hoping that a magic attack could break through the Light Shield, hit the damn second-in-command, and disrupt his evolution!

Unfortunately, all the magic arrows were blocked by the Light Shield. The ticking clock seemed to mock their impotence, passing even faster.

seconds...

seconds...

seconds...

seconds...

seconds...

The 120-second evolution time was nearly over, and the spirits of the cream puffs and others were being tortured to the verge of collapse, but when would this damn protective shield disappear?!

If it wanted to annihilate their team, why leave a glimmer of hope?!

Just leaving 120 seconds was absolutely to let them taste despair bit by bit!

This was a total loss!

How frustrating! How frustrating!!!

Smoke Ghost was the first one who couldn’t take it any longer. He yelled out in frustration. However, he didn’t have any long-range attack skills. So he could only quietly countdown to the impending death...

He wasn’t willing to give up!

Youtong sat down on the ground, her high-frequency stone throwing had exhausted all her strength, and the belief that had been supporting her had collapsed. A grey color emerged in her eyes, she became silent and speechless.

A level 50 Dark Gold BOSS was far beyond their current abilities!

Youtong was already aware of what they would face next.

This elite copy would be a complete debacle!

As for Cream Puff and Gu Yue, fine beads of sweat broke out on the foreheads of both women. While gulping down mana potions, they launched fireballs and light bullets that consumed the least mana. Though they were nervous at heart, their eyes shone with unyielding determination. As long as there was time, there was hope!

seconds...

Still, reality was cruel. With very little time left, they looked at the second-in-command suspended in mid-air. His aura had already reached a terrifying level. The strong visual contrast made everyone believe that they were done for!

seconds...

Cream Puff gritted her teeth, her face taut. Until the last second, there was a slim chance. She would never give up!

Meanwhile, the earlier light-heartedness had forsaken Su Ran, replaced with an irritability so intense, he wanted to curse out loud. The damn ’Growth’ effect, it hadn’t triggered even after all this time. Can’t you just let this brother overpower someone this one time?!

seconds...

In the crucial last moment, everything would hinge on this final attempt!

Su Ran mustered all his strength to throw the last fireball. He then sat down on the ground deflated, as if all the air had been let out of him. Such a high-intensity continuous attack had left him completely drained. Whatever was to happen next would happen. For now, he needed some rest!

Not only Su Ran, but everyone else was also in the same state. Since there was no way to change the situation, they had resigned to their fates. One by one, they sat on the ground, heaving heavily. Smoke Ghost lay flat on the ground in utter desolation, looking like a dead dog, staring hopelessly at the second-in-command’s figure, his evolution almost complete.

Just when everyone had given up hope, sudden change occurred.

The fireball, on which Su Ran had vested all his hopes, grew substantially larger in mid-air, and it began to burn even brighter. With a powerful momentum, it flew towards the second-in-command within the Light Shield.

The notoriously unreliable Divine Technique ’Growth’ had finally been triggered!!!