Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 628 - 317 Hive Mind, Sacred Nest_1
[A "giant dragon," pale and corpulent, lunges at you, causing the ground to tremble and rocks to scatter in its wake...]
[The "Dragon Knight" roars loudly, pressing his hand to the exoskeleton mask on his face. The mask instantly expands, forming a jagged, spiked helm.]
[The exoskeletal armor encasing the "Dragon Knight" is uncommonly thick, making his already massive figure appear even more massive. The numerous spikes on the armor are like huge, sharp sabers, reflecting a chilling glint amidst flashing lightning and thunder.]
[The "giant dragon" charges at you with unparalleled might, its spear tip growing larger in your line of sight...]
[A brilliant ray of sunlight pierces through the darkness, drilling straight through the Dragon Knight’s skull. The massive kinetic energy of the arrow not only pierces through his skull but also knocks the Dragon Knight from dragonback.]
[At this point the "giant dragon" can’t halt its charge, its wide circular mouth mere inches away, rows of sharp, intimidating teeth are clearly visible, and you can even smell the foul odor emanating from its mouth!]
[You form a sword seal with your hand, your True Element surging wildly within you!]
[In the night sky, the seven stars known as the "Big Dipper" glitter and dazzle, their starlight piercing through layers of dark clouds, congregating in your hand-held "Rotating Stars Immortal Sword"!]
[Special Skill "One Sword Frost Cold Across Fourteen States" activated!]
[The Immortal Sword suddenly transforms from a three-foot blade to a giant, heaven-reaching sword, its blade broadness surpassing the diameter of the "giant dragon’s" mouth!]
[You harness your True Element, point at your sword seal, and the dazzling starlight-imbued giant sword thrusts into the "giant dragon’s" mouth...]
[With sword energy raging, the immense sword rips apart that ferocious mouth, its remaining power undiminished as it cleaves the upper half of the "giant dragon" into two separate halves!]
[The momentum of the charge carries the "giant dragon" forward, but unfortunately, its enormous frame "splits" in front of you, its left and right halves dragging two deep trenches into the ground.]
"For such a large one, huh, turns out it’s just all flex with no substance..."
The "giant dragon," worm-like in its appearance, is tenacious in its vitality, continuing to struggle despite half of its body being cleaved into two halves.
To prevent any twist in the tale, Lin Xun ordered the Nine-tailed Fox to bombard furiously, earning the rare achievement of "electrically roasting a giant dragon" in no time.
The Valkyrie, under his command, continued to shoot at the "Dragon Knight," who was now convulsing on the ground.
[...]
[Your Watcher "Combat Angel — Valkyrie" defeated the "Feathered Divine Kingdom Border Dragon Knight!"]
[Your experience value has increased significantly!]
[You obtained the ’Faint Holy Spirituality’*1]
[You obtained the ’Dragon Knight Token’ (item)]
[You obtained the ’Spiked Exoskeleton Mask’ (Epic-level equipment)]
[...]
[Your Shikigami ’Origin Tracing Nine-tailed Fox’ defeated the ’Feathered Divine Kingdom Border Giant Dragon’!]
[Your experience value has increased significantly!]
[You obtained ’A Small Piece of Holy Spirituality’*1]
[You obtained the ’Border Giant Dragon’s Tusk’ (material)]
[You obtained the ’Activated Slime Gland’ (item)]
[You look at the ’Dragon Knight’s’ shell pockmarked with cracks, there’s a gaping hole in its skull...]
[’Feathered Divine Kingdom Border Dragon Knight’: A knight guarding one of the many entrances of the Divine Kingdom, tamed a giant dragon in the Hatching Pond, becoming a great Dragon Knight. The Dragon Knight guards the border, granting passage into the Divine Kingdom to every devout ’Wet Nurse’ child, and repels those who attempt to tarnish the Divine Kingdom’s majesty. Affinity: 73%(+55%)]
[’Feathered Divine Kingdom Border Giant Dragon’: A common species produced in the Hatching Pond, an annelid crowned with the false name of ’giant dragon’. Its unique vitality grants it strong regeneration skills, allowing it to keep fighting even after its body is severed into many sections. Unfortunately, it met an uncommon death this time. Affinity: 59% (+55%)]
The two seemingly mighty beasts were actually not so powerful... Of course, this only applies to Lin Xun.
For other Apostles, this duo of beasts could prove a significant obstacle, necessitating a retreat, akin to a gateway boss.
The affinity with the Dragon Knight’s shell is 73%, just 7% short of possession.
Lin Xun wanted this shell not because the Dragon Knight was powerful. In terms of fighting power, the Dragon Knight is far inferior to Star Lord Canis. If one doesn’t count that ’giant dragon’, the Valkyrie might even take it down.
Although the shell of the monastery head does belong to the ’Desire Wet Nurse’ covenant, the status is too low, and even if it enters the Divine Kingdom, it might still be a bottom-level figure.
In such circumstances, possessing a powerful shell from this faction would facilitate exploration and monster-slaying.
Though the Dragon Knight is humanoid, its shape was too abstract and size too large, therefore not meeting the affinity requirement.
"Tsk, it’s a pity that the needle-like dragon spear didn’t drop..."
Lin Xun opens his item list to check his spoils of war.
[You obtained the special attribute ’Hive Mind’!]
[In the darkness, you sense the existence of two supreme figures, standing at the very top of the consciousness network, ruling over billions of sentient beings’ consciousness and beliefs.]
[The network grid is inundated with colors of black and white, ceaselessly engulfing each other...]
[Due to your ’Hive Mind’ being too weak, you can’t sense which of the great existences has the upper hand in the battle of consciousness.]
[Since you have made no relevant covenant, you can only drift between the grids of black and white, going with the flow...]
