Chapter 139 Intense Battle (1/2)
Under the instructions of the Special Ops Unit, all of the screens displaying the area Gao Peng was in were locked.
Because Gao Peng had only exhibited his Shifting Constellations ability and had not yet used his Elemental Barrier skill, others were led to believe that Gao Peng had already used his sole survival ability.
”But captain, this guy… Isn't he behaving a bit too cowardly?” asked a large bald male in the room.
”Zhou Lei, this isn't cowardice! It is strategy!” the captain said seriously. ”Knowing when to advance or retreat, understanding when to give and when to take, that is the most important factor for a successful individual! Every great general has lost a battle. Even if he were to think that he's invincible, he would eventually lose because of his own arrogance.”
Looking at the seriousness of the captain, the others in the room were amazed. It was the first time that they had seen him being so stern. It seemed as though he had a story of his own…
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Dumby's retreat seemed to have triggered the monster in the woods. It was unable to contain its impatience anymore, and it charged out from the trees!
It looked like a stick insect that had ballooned to ten thousand times its original size.
Before the Cataclysm, the record for the world's longest stick insect had belonged to the Giant Huaxia Stick Insect. Back then, it's length could reach over two feet, the length of a grown man's arm. Out of over 80,000 insect species discovered by humans, it had been the longest insect ever recorded.
Of course, with so many species of stick insects within Huaxia, it was impossible to say whether this stick insect had evolved from the Giant Huaxia Stick Insect.
[Monster Name]: Dream Stick Insect (Corpse-type Mutation)
[Monster Level]: 35
[Monster Grade]: Excellent
[Monster Ability]: Body Hardening Lv2
[Monster Attribute]: 1. Wood-type 2. Corpse-type
[Monster Weakness]: 1. Fire-type 2. Metal-type 3. Within the center region of its abdomen, there is a white spot the size of a grain of rice. Attacking this white spot can cause fatal damage to the Dream Stick Insect.
As the Dream Stick Insect charged out of the woods, Gao Peng saw that it was over 40 feet long. Every one of its limbs was at least 20 feet long, and each stride covered a huge distance.
Looking at the monster's level and grade, Gao Peng immediately abandoned any thought of fighting it out with the Dream Stick Insect.
So what if he knew its weakness? How was he to find a white spot the size of a grain of rice on such a large body? Ignoring the fact that the location of its weak points was a problem, the Dream Stick Insect would not be stupid enough to let anyone slowly search for its weak point anyway.
Seeing its prey about to get away, the Dream Stick Insect let out an angry low squeal. With his very own eyes, Gao Peng saw the monster stop and raise one of its limbs, which then shot out like a spear. Just like a spring, it extended forward madly. Rows of the rings along its limb were stretched apart, and the bamboo-like ring patterns made a kacha sound as they reached full extension.
The pitch-black afterimage came from behind and pierced through one of Stripey's legs. The spot that was hit broke off with a snapping sound. Stripey let out a wail as it rolled onto the ground, just like a racecar losing one of its wheels while speeding around the track. Stripey continued to roll and flip on the ground before finally crashing into a large tree with a loud bang, the impact shaking the leaves from the tree.
Stripey got up and wailed to its master, ”Run, master, run!”
Then, missing a leg, Stripey turned around and glared fiercely at the fast approaching Dream Stick Insect, opening its mouth and raising its spider claws high overhead in a menacing stance.
The corners of Gao Peng's eyes twitched. He suddenly patted Dumby's bald head.
”We're not running anymore, we finish it off today!” he yelled.