WHOOSH~

A streak of light, like a long sword, pierced through the semi-transparent shadow.

Although Ye Tian couldn't utilize sword-controlling skills, he was proficient in the preliminary Flying Sword Technique. His execution of the Flying Sword Technique was smooth and highly skilled, connecting seamlessly.

As the sword whirled, the Shadow of Death was split in two. However, this had no effect, as it lacked a physical body and, therefore, any fatal points.

Seeing this, Wang Linchi indirectly confirmed that Ye Tian was definitely a Reincarnator. Such sword skill likely required many years of practice to achieve.

With this rhythm, the Shadow of Death was left completely defenseless.

Witnessing this, he directly activated the auto-assistant, allowing it to control the game character. Through computation, it directly embedded its actions into Ye Tian's attack rhythm.

Ye Tian was startled by Wang Linchi's actions. He had thought it would disrupt his rhythm, but it didn't. Even though Wang Linchi's rhythm felt rigid and inflexible, it possessed a kind of unadorned power, seamlessly filling the gaps in his attack rhythm.

One was as smooth as flowing water, the other rigid and inflexible; yet, somehow, they managed to combine. Ye Tian could only attribute this to Wang Linchi's style.

"Be careful, it's entering the second stage!"

The two cooperated very tacitly. Within a couple of minutes, they had reduced the Shadow of Death's Health to less than fifty percent.

Ye Tian noticed that Wang Linchi's damage was extraordinarily high, much higher than his own. Usually, professions dealing Fixed Damage have relatively low damage output. Pure support roles might deal even less, sometimes relying on Fixed Damage just to contribute some offensive capability.

Seeing this, Wang Linchi casually cast Fanciful and Fickle on the transforming Shadow of Death.

It worked wonders, instantly causing the opponent's transformation to backfire.

This was a strategy he had figured out. The downside was that the auto-assistant couldn't use it. The auto-assistant took over the game character, but Fanciful and Fickle was considered an "illegal" skill. Therefore, the auto-assistant couldn't detect it, and only Wang Linchi himself could use it.

Ye Tian saw a series of -1s popping up above the Shadow of Death as its silhouette flickered.

Seeing this, there was no reason to stop. He launched an even more furious attack, directly reducing its Health to 20,000 points.

Unfortunately, even if its Health had been completely depleted, it wouldn't have been over. Despite being in a rigid state due to the backfire, it still managed to complete its second-stage transformation.

The second-phase Shadow of Death turned into a blood-red, hulking shadow. From an agile assassin, it transformed into a berserker. It charged Ye Tian without hesitation, shrugging off his sword, and knocked him away. Its Attack Power was extremely high; this single collision sent Ye Tian's Health plummeting to the red line—less than ten percent.

The auto-assistant smoothly used Green Blood Red Qing on Ye Tian, restoring a bit of his Health. Since it wasn't a dedicated healer, the effect was quite poor, only bringing him back to twelve percent. It then remotely tossed thirteen high-recovery consumables to Ye Tian, which finally restored his Health completely.

These recovery consumables were all premium items Wang Linchi had acquired from clearing a level 30 Abyss Difficulty dungeon for the first time.

"Damn, how much Health do you actually have? This is just absurd," Ye Tian exclaimed.

Even though Wang Linchi's Writing Scholar class wasn't specialized in healing, it was still incredible that its healing skill, Green Blood Red Heart, only restored five percent of Ye Tian's Health.

Ye Tian didn't respond. Instead, he rolled to his feet and re-engaged the Shadow of Death.

When fighting, distraction means death. He had been hit earlier because he was distracted. After all, Wang Linchi's move had genuinely amazed him; in all his life, he had never seen a skill that could cause a boss's transformation to backfire.

As the Shadow of Death's Health decreased, Wang Linchi noticed its Attack Power and Defense growing progressively higher.

"We need to end this quickly; we can't drag it on!" Wang Linchi had figured it out: in its second phase, its Attack Power and Defense increased as its Health decreased.

Ye Tian, of course, knew this as well. However, he didn't let Wang Linchi's words disrupt his rhythm. He also wanted to finish it quickly, but he couldn't, as he found himself increasingly struggling.

My attributes are still insufficient! Ye Tian instantly understood why.

As for why Wang Linchi could deal such high damage with lower attributes, Ye Tian guessed it might be due to Cards.

Perhaps attributes aren't the key; Cards are!

This thought flashed through Ye Tian's mind.

Wang Linchi's damage output didn't decrease, however. After all, what use was high Defense against him? He dealt Fixed Damage and True Damage, and the Shadow of Death had no Passive Skills to resist True Damage.

The Shadow of Death also noticed this problem and immediately headed towards Wang Linchi.

If it had still been in its first phase, the Shadow of Death could have easily evaded Ye Tian's pursuit. But now, having morphed, it had exchanged agility for strength and constitution, so its speed was naturally reduced. Ye Tian intercepted it immediately.

The monstrous shadow lunged and clawed wildly. Ye Tian, using his sword as a shield, blocked the attacks with masterful skill. He manipulated the sword so expertly that his defense was impenetrable, significantly reducing the substantial damage it would have inflicted. The remaining damage that landed felt like mere scratches.

The last sliver of Health was taken away by Wang Linchi's Literary Warfare, finally turning the Shadow of Death into just a lifeless shadow.

The rewards arrived promptly. Points and Abyss Crystals were split 60/40, with Wang Linchi receiving sixty percent and Ye Tian forty. The fragments were divided equally. However, due to his greater contribution, Wang Linchi had first pick and unhesitatingly chose the Equipment fragments.

Skills weren't very useful to him. He wanted to collect one hundred Equipment fragments to exchange for a full set of powerful level 10 equipment.

Ye Tian didn't object. He wasn't lacking equipment; possessing foresight, he preferred Skill fragments. These could improve the Passive Skills of his Swordsman class, making it stronger and even smoothing his path to becoming a Sword Immortal.

"Speaking of which, since we dealt with that so quickly and efficiently, won't the Game System send another boss our way?" Wang Linchi suddenly thought of this.

Given the Game System's tendency to assign more responsibility to stronger players, defeating one boss would surely mean another would be sent to them.

After all, if you can win, who else would it target?

"It will, but probably not so soon. It should at least give us some time to rest," Ye Tian said, then added a reminder, "Spend your points as soon as possible."

With that, he opened the points shop and started purchasing.

He bought neither equipment nor Cards, but personal buffs.

If attributes are insufficient, buffs can compensate.

Wang Linchi didn't say anything. After opening the shop, he immediately maxed out his purchase limit for the first Random Card option and bought them all without hesitation.

[You have obtained Card·Torch]

[You have obtained...]

In addition to the 60,000 points from the Shadow of Death, the Saint Master was also continually providing him with a vast amount of points.

Wang Linchi didn't even bother to check how many Cards he had obtained this time. However, it was certain that he and the Saint Master had become more powerful when facing Demonized Creatures.

This was evident from the Saint Master's performance.

Previously surrounded and unable to move, he was now able to tear open a path through the tide of Demonized Creatures, regaining his initial prowess.

The Saint Master was currently besieged because the Game System had increased the difficulty after evaluating their performance. This was no longer the initial level of strength, which was why the Saint Master was struggling.

Another ten minutes passed quickly, and another boss crawled out from the Abyssal Gap.

"Medium build. Killable," Ye Tian stated calmly.

As long as they didn't encounter anything as large as the Stitched Giant View, it would be relatively easy to kill.

"Seriously? We only get a ten-minute break..." Wang Linchi complained. He understood the Game System wanted to eliminate enemies, but it couldn't just grind them down relentlessly.

Since arriving in this world, the frequency of their battles had significantly increased.

"It's an event, so high frequency is normal," Ye Tian reassured him. "Getting ten minutes of rest now is already pretty good. In the future, they won't be so courteous as to come one by one; they'll swarm you without giving you a chance to breathe."

"I'll go first. You can continue resting," Ye Tian said, not pressing the issue. After all, in his eyes, it was normal for Wang Linchi, who hadn't experienced such things, to complain.

"Fine, let's go together. Just think of it as earning points," Wang Linchi said, reluctant to miss out on the Experience Value.

It was a level 10 boss, an Abyssal Demon, after all. The Experience Value was quite substantial, not to mention the other rewards.

Besides, he would just let his auto-assistant Hang Up, so he wouldn't have to do much himself.

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