"You're here (Why are you only just arriving?)."
"I'm here (I was delayed by something on the way)."
"You shouldn't have come (Then go handle your business; I'll take care of things here)."
"But I still came (I'm uneasy; it's better if I come and see for myself)."
"What kind of charade are you two playing?"
Venti looked at Zhongli and Jack with a puzzled expression. Neither of them looked at the other; they just stared at the frolicking kilometer-class colossus in the distance and began a conversation that was impossible to decipher.
Zhongli continued, "Do you have any insights into the appearance of this colossus?"
Jack thought for a moment and replied, "I have a personal opinion."
"Oh? Do tell."
"Below the Chasm, that should be the place, right?"
Zhongli nodded.
"And you've been to the Nether of my world, haven't you?"
Zhongli pondered.
"Now that the two worlds are merging, it's only natural for surface monsters to appear on the surface and underground monsters to appear underground."
Zhongli suddenly understood.
"So, Traveler, you mean the Nether and the Abyss are overlapping? Is that what you mean?"
"Exactly. My Creator's instinct tells me that this place below is no longer that chaotic and disorderly Abyssal plane, but an even more harsh and scorching hellish Nether!"
The continent of Teyvat and the Abyss are inherently like two sides of the same coin.
Therefore, MC's erosion of this world is definitely not as simple as just the continent of Teyvat.
Thus, the Abyss, which always invades others, finally tasted what it felt like to be invaded.
That group of monsters from the Nether, especially after being strengthened by the integration package, were not so easy to deal with.
"Next, leave the spear's business to me, and Zhongli, I'll trouble you to reinforce this battlefield."
"Alright!"
The Dreadsteel Greatsword, God's Lament, unsheathed, its blade glowing with an eerie purple light.
What a domineering metal material.
Zhongli, the God of Forging, immediately saw the astonishing potential of Doom Steel, pondering whether he should ask the Traveler for a few pieces later.
Venti, on the other hand, had no interest in the battle. He conjured a breeze to carry him and Yelan out of the combat zone.
Let these two handle the real fight.
Yelan did not resist the wind that carried her away, because she knew that her role from the beginning was merely to lead the way.
Such a massive monster was not something a normal person like her could handle.
This was... a Divine War!
...
[Underworld Alloy Behemoth beneath the Rocks (☆☆☆☆Unspeakable)]
[Adaptation · Suppression · Paralysis · Concussion · Vitality · Protection]
[5986 / 5986]
A full six buffs, half of which were defensive.
Adaptation would cause the damage from the same type of attack to decrease over time, manifesting as a continuous increase in elemental resistance.
Protection granted immunity to damage at regular intervals, and Suppression reduced indirect attack damage.
Coupled with Vitality, which could restore health, it formed the Boss's powerful tanking cycle. Rather than an accidentally born monster, it was more like a perfected creation concept of the Netherite Colossus, truly becoming a war colossus for conquering worlds.
Standing beneath its kilometer-tall body, any human would feel a sense of insignificance.
But a God would not.
Jack gripped the hilt of the Dreadsteel Greatsword and swung a strike from afar.
Boom!
A purplish-black sword light flew out, landing on one of the Underworld Alloy Behemoth beneath the Rocks's rock spines, which snapped in response.
[-3]
Almost imperceptible damage numbers appeared above the colossus's head, and it recovered within less than a second.
"..."
"It seems this colossus possesses some characteristics of Rock Slimes. Damage to parts of its body does not affect its vitality, which is why the effect is so low."
"Hmm, Zhongli, you're right. Reality isn't a game. No matter how sharp a weapon is, if it only cuts off a strand of the enemy's hair, it won't deal any damage."
See, this is a truly good employee.
Knowing his superior was embarrassed, he stepped in to explain.
Unlike a certain Anemo God, who hides far away whenever there's a battle.
If Yelan wasn't there, Jack would definitely lure the colossus over to them to put some pressure on that slacker, Venti!
"Roar?"
The colossus scratched its shoulder in confusion.
It felt like it had just been bitten by a mosquito. There was an annoying green mosquito earlier, and it had slapped it a few times, but it didn't know if it had killed it.
So it turned around and looked at the two 'bugs' three or four kilometers away.
"It seems to be looking at us."
Zhongli gathered Geo energy in his hands, preparing to summon a shield.
"Its head is coming over, huh? Heh heh, just as I wished."
Jack switched from a one-handed grip to a two-handed grip on his sword, and the elements of wind and fire erupted beneath his feet, breaking the sound barrier with a boom and arriving before the colossus.
"Hah ah!"
With a meaningless roar to boost his momentum, Jack infused all of his Creator's power into an upward slash.
Rumble!
A purplish-black crescent moon, four or five hundred meters long, appeared out of thin air, then mercilessly cut diagonally through the colossus from its neck to its waist.
[-892]
In an instant, nearly 15% of its health was deducted.
"Awooooo!!!—"
The colossus clearly felt the loss of life, raising an arm the size of several plazas and swinging it towards Jack.
"Dominus Lapidis!" x2
Jack and Zhongli simultaneously released their Jade Screen Shields.
He protected himself, and Zhongli protected the rock wall.
Bang! Bang!
Two consecutive dull thuds.
Jack was sent flying over ten kilometers, crashing into the super-wide-range shield released by Zhongli.
As the dust settled.
Jack, protected by a shield, appeared before everyone.
Crack! Crack!
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