Capítulo 759: Chapter 758: Overwhelming Intelligence
Chen Ke pushed open the door at the end of the hallway, revealing an even longer corridor, yet the environment and atmosphere were markedly different. The walls on both sides of the gray-toned corridor were equipped with side lights near the floor, making the environment somewhat dark, relying solely on the faint light underfoot to barely see the path.
“Wow, this is the containment facility beneath the institute…” Wang Ailin recognized it immediately, having worked there for several years.
Chen Ke glanced back; the door had disappeared, and they stood in the middle of the corridor.
If they didn’t find a way to break the cycle, given Chen Ke’s experiences, they would eventually succumb to a replay of some memory.
Wang Ailin followed behind Chen Ke, both treading carefully as the air around them suddenly became unbearably hot and dry.
This abnormal rise in temperature caused the sweat and blood on the skin of Chen Ke and Wang Ailin to immediately dry up, emitting a foul odor, and their clothes turned stiff.
At the end of the corridor, a blinding white light suddenly burst forth, and a white sphere of light came hurtling toward them.
“Damn, a holy sphere…” Chen Ke recognized it instantly. Nᴇw novel chapters are publɪshed on novel⦿fire.net
He immediately dropped a time bomb on the spot and covered Wang Ailin with it. While the time stop didn’t affect those beyond time, it still physically blocked flying objects and solidified the environment within its range. At least, the area where the time bomb exploded no longer increased in temperature.
The holy sphere flew slowly. Chen Ke shouted to Wang Ailin not to move, then leaped out himself and fired a Spiritual Power Crystal Gun at it. The energies collided and exploded, melting and deforming the walls and floors with high heat.
Amidst the dazzling light explosion, a Demon leaped out, punching Chen Ke in the chest, shattering his ribcage and sending him flying.
The clone reappeared, this time stronger, now able to use Chen Ke’s Demon Transformation and holy sphere skills.
Wang Ailin watched as Chen Ke flew over her head, landing at the other end of the corridor. The clone, in its Demon Form, summoned a Moonlight Greatsword and approached Wang Ailin with heavy steps. Even within the domain of the time bomb, it was unaffected and raised its sword, preparing to strike down.
Chen Ke had turned into a Demon by then and rushed over with a Moonlight Greatsword, stabbing at the clone’s neck. The two Moonlight Greatswords clashed, emitting a “clang” sound.
The clone grabbed Chen Ke by the neck and slammed him against the wall, creating a large dent. It then retracted its Moonlight Greatsword, transformed out the Blasphemous Dagger, and started stabbing at Chen Ke’s side.
Chen Ke was prepared, headbutting forward. The horn on his head pierced the clone’s left eye. He grabbed the lower half of the clone, executing a wrestling throw to bring it down, then mounted it, furiously hammering punches on the clone’s face, cracking the unidentifiable material of the floor.
The clone suddenly snapped its fingers, causing a burst of Spiritual Energy that blasted Chen Ke into the air. His back slammed hard against the six-meter-high ceiling before falling back down.
The clone summoned the Moonlight Greatsword again, stabbing at the falling Chen Ke. Mid-air, Chen Ke counterattacked with a burst of Spiritual Energy, knocking the clone to the ground. Then he pulled out the Moonlight Greatsword, plunging it into the clone’s belly as he descended from the sky.
Chen Ke stepped on the clone’s neck, then thoroughly thrust the blade in, and slicing sideways, he cut open the muscular abdomen of the Demon. He ground the blade over the spine, slicing the clone in two.
The clone reverted to its normal state, its body cut in two, lying gasping on the ground.
Already cut in half, recovery would take some time… Chen Ke had never experienced this kind of injury, but he felt that killing the clone might make its next appearance sooner.
He turned, grabbed Wang Ailin, and ran towards the other end without uttering a word. They ran along the long corridor for a long while as the walls began to change again.
This time, the walls, initially gray industrial material, turned into the rusted hull of a ship.
“Damn, Conrad’s ship… it’s getting more and more complicated,” Chen Ke cursed.
But the environment remained a corridor; only the wall had changed, and above was an impenetrable darkness, as if they had entered into a nightmare.
“It’s not all bad, look, the environment is changing, but the basic structure is fixed, whatever is trapping us is getting more careless,” Wang Ailin said.
“What does this mean? Is it losing patience?” Chen Ke asked.
“I don’t know, maybe someone is interfering with it?” Wang Ailin wasn’t sure either.
During their conversation, a huge tentacle of an octopus suddenly pierced through the cabin, blocking their path, and a large amount of blood water gushed from the damaged area, quickly submerging their ankles.
The suckers on the tentacle were enormous and very dense, unbearable to look at even with a mere glance.
“Is this something… that you have seen before?” Wang Ailin asked.
“I guess so.” Chen Ke summoned the Moonlight Greatsword, intending to chop off the tentacle.
He knew his strength was not enough, so he transformed into a demon, gripped the sword hilt tightly with both hands, and with a loud yell, he fiercely slashed at the tentacle.
However, the Moonlight Greatsword couldn’t slice through the flesh wall in front of him; the surface of the tentacle was slippery and had a gel-like feel, akin to chopping a tire, and using too much force might even cause it to bounce back.
Meanwhile, the clone somehow dragged its half-body towards them, taking on the massive white form… It lay on the ground with seven eyes glowing in green, its enormous body squeezing into the hallway, reaching forward with one hand, moving by grabbing the floor.
“That’s… that’s it! The deity that can manipulate time!” Wang Ailin exclaimed excitedly.
“That’s a fake.” Chen Ke said.
He walked over to Wang Ailin, leaving a part of the sword hilt extended towards her.
“What are you doing? I don’t have the strength like you do,” Wang Ailin said.
“I need to borrow your brain.” Chen Ke replied.
The Moonlight Greatsword was a magical sword that required intelligence attribute and came with a secret skill called “Moonlight Torrent.”
Since Chen Ke’s intelligence hadn’t met the requirements of the greatsword, he had never used this ability.
“Hold on below.” Chen Ke advised.
“Are you going to chop it?” Wang Ailin asked.
“No…” Chen Ke shook his head.
The clone would regenerate endlessly; struggling with it was a futile effort. He needed to use Wang Ailin’s intelligence to chop off the octopus’s tentacle.
“Aim for that… come on, grab the hilt,” Chen Ke instructed. He raised the Moonlight Greatsword up, allowing Wang Ailin to grasp the lower half of the hilt.
When Wang Ailin’s hand touched the hilt, the Moonlight Greatsword suddenly burst out with a dazzling blue glow, a hundred times brighter than before. The light wasn’t blinding; instead, it dispersed as energy into the surrounding space, with numerous blue specks twinkling like stars in the universe.
Amidst these star-like glimmers, a gentle blue energy swirled from the blade, enveloping the two like mist, as if they were bathing in the tranquil moonlight. Whether it was an illusion or not, within this serene blue radiance, all negative emotions vanished—urgency, restlessness, anxiety, and anger—all replaced by calmness.
This was why the sword was named the Moonlight.
The sword’s inherent skill, Moonlight Torrent, no longer displayed “Insufficient intelligence,” but now showed “Excessive intelligence…”
Chen Ke attempted to use this ability. All the surrounding light suddenly converged into the blade, restoring the surrounding light and shadows to normal, while the concentrated energy began to make the greatsword tremble unstably.
“Aim… don’t let go!” Chen Ke told Wang Ailin.
He swung the sword downwards; the sensation wasn’t like that of a greatsword. It felt as if he had swung down a building. Just before him, a surge of blue waves exploded, like the colossal waves of the sea. The blue energy wave whooshed out, slicing the octopus’s tentacle into two halves, and the magic power cleaved through the walls, making the entire space become unstable.