Chapter 67: A Close Shave

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chapter 67: a close shave in the aftermath of the battle, akira akashi, who had maintained the lowest profile, finally spoke up. "so, i'll just follow tina closely, running forward with her. after all, the formless offspring didn't attack me." after hearing everyone's accounts, kp cao concluded, "alright, this battle round is over. the result is that all three attacks by the formless offspring missed their mark, and you have narrowly escaped their interception. you're now out of the formless offspring's attack range. next, we'll move to the combat visuals of this round."ñøv€lrapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on ñôv€lß¡n. as kp cao's voice faded, liu xing felt time returning to its normal flow. a long tentacle lunged towards him, seemingly aiming to entangle his legs and immobilize him, targeting his lower body. meanwhile, the tentacle targeting tina and nan xiaoniao swooped down from above towards tina, or rather, aimed straight at nan xiaoniao. the situation seemed more perilous for tian dao, as three tentacles simultaneously charged at him. had liu xing not known that the formless offspring's attacks would be a grand failure, he might have genuinely feared for tian dao's safety. liu xing then realized he had a 360-degree unobstructed view, and it wasn't the third-person perspective from the previous castle lord's scenario conclusion. this was a first-person view with adjustable zoom, highlighting the significant difference between the combat and conclusion visuals. despite losing control over his body, liu xing could still feel his movements, as if he were performing them himself, devoid of the numbing sense of helplessness typical of such loss of control. this sensation was surprisingly tolerable, as nobody enjoys feeling like a puppet. as for the formless offspring, it had given up on pursuing them, standing still and silently watching the fading figures of liu xing and his companions. the creature realized it could no longer catch up. perhaps, years later, the formless offspring would reminisce about this day, seeing the retreating figures of liu xing and his group as a symbol of its lost youth... no, more like a cooked duck that had flown away. "how are you? did you find the grape? were you hurt?" li ming, who had been waiting inside the temple, immediately approached with concern upon seeing liu xing's group enter. li ming, having stayed inside the temple the whole time and only hearing the constant dice rolls outside, was unaware of the exact situation. he had thought several times about checking outside the temple but was too afraid of encountering the formless offspring, so he remained inside. tina took out the intact grape from nan xiaoniao's small bag, "yes, everything went smoothly. although we only found one grape, its symbolic value is significant. it should be fine as an offering. fortunately, that monster seemed a bit foolish; it failed to harm us in all three attacks, so our return was ultimately uneventful." as tina explained to li ming, she placed the grape on the altar. "congratulations, players, you have gathered all the offerings needed to return to the real world. the passage to leave the mirror world and return to the real world is now open. you may pass through the mirror to return. however, i must say, your exploration of the mirror world is only about thirty percent complete. there are many more things to discover, even a dragon-slaying sword, just a click away! would you like to use the remaining half-hour to continue exploring?" kp cao, like a cunning merchant, kept enticing liu xing and the others to explore more of the mirror world, even resorting to the ludicrous claim of offering a dragon-slaying sword. however, everyone knew that risk and reward coexisted. even if there really was a dragon-slaying sword in the mirror world, it would undoubtedly be guarded by a powerful mythical creature.

Chapter 67: A Close Shave

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