Chapter 732 - 456: Battle Plan

Chapter 732: Chapter 456: Battle Plan

As Zhou Chen stepped into the vortex, his vision plunged into darkness.

A few seconds later, his sight returned to reveal the magnificent Dark Hall.

A grand yet bizarre song resounded in his ears. It was majestic, intense, and utterly soul-stirring. The melody was a paradox—sacred yet profane, pious yet twisted, solemn yet frenzied. Although it sounded like a holy anthem sung by a choir of ten thousand, it produced a soul-deep horror that made one shudder involuntarily.

A scarlet health bar appeared before his eyes. BOSS Name: [Abyssal Incarnation]!

’The Abyssal Incarnation still has full health, which means this is the very beginning of the loop...’ Zhou Chen’s thoughts raced. A metal sphere appeared in his hand. He closed his fingers around it and crushed it forcefully.

Thousands of intersecting rays of light and shadow burst from between his fingers, flooding the entire Divine Hall.

[Light of Chaos: An elusive and mysterious light that has the ability to throw all abilities, rules, and authority into disarray.]

The shifting light and shadows surged out like a vast tidal wave. In that instant, all the Abilities and Rules within the Final Holy Hall were brutally ravaged and torn apart by this terrifying power. With a CRACK, the sound of something shattering echoed from the void.

The loop was broken.

[Gaia Combat Plan No. 996:

1. Carry the "Light of Chaos" into the Final Holy Hall, break the internal loop of the Holy Hall, and liberate the Godslaying Weapon.]

As the intersecting, shifting light bloomed within the Holy Hall, a transparent protective film lit up around Zhou Chen, shielding him from the effects of the Light of Chaos. At this moment, it wasn’t just the "Reboot" Rule that had been thrown into disarray, but every Rule inside the Final Holy Hall.

Thermal dynamics were warped, Gravity was inverted, electromagnetism was in chaos, friction vanished, Essence boiled, the Extraordinary became disarrayed. Any piece of metal became a superconductor, while brilliant Gold turned into worthless stone...

"How did you get in?" Just then, a transparent film of light, identical to Zhou Chen’s, appeared on Tang Ling. She had long since adapted to the Light of Chaos and had even evolved an immunity to it.

She was utterly astonished by Zhou Chen’s appearance.

From her perspective, she had just stepped into the Final Holy Hall, and Zhou Chen had followed right on her heels. But before this, Zhou Chen had been out of contact for three days...

Zhou Chen took a headset out of his Player Backpack and put it on.

[Telepathy: A precious Alchemy Tool. After equipping, the wearer can achieve telepathic communication with other wearers. Maximum range: 100km.]

Tang Ling was a robot and had a built-in Telepathy function. So, the moment Zhou Chen put on the headset, which was already tuned to the correct channel, the two of them instantly established a mental link.

"So that’s how it is..." Tang Ling understood. "In that case, let’s proceed according to the plan."

[Gaia Combat Plan No. 996:

2. Engage in free combat with the objective of killing the "Abyssal Incarnation."]

At that moment, the figure on the throne slowly rose. Under the influence of the Light of Chaos, the Darkness shrouding its body gradually dissipated, revealing a formidable physique.

It wore a jet-black crown and heavy, ornate dark armor, with a tattered cape draped over its shoulders. Its posture was majestic and severe. Merely standing there, it radiated an indescribable sense of pressure.

Its powerful aura far surpassed that of any BOSS Zhou Chen had ever encountered, almost suffocating him.

Its jet-black eyes were like black holes, devouring all light. And its face was one that every Player and every Gaia Person knew all too well—

—the first King of Gaia!

’It has corroded and possessed the body of the King of Gaia...’ Zhou Chen wasn’t too shocked, as he had long suspected this possibility.

In that brief moment, the Abyssal Incarnation suddenly erupted with a powerful attractive force. A black vortex materialized before it, and the Light of Chaos flooding the Holy Hall was rapidly pulled into it.

Zhou Chen was also pulled forward. With a CLANG, CLANG, his Steel Phoenix Fire Feathers stabbed into the ground, anchoring him like sturdy spikes.

Tang Ling made her move. A brilliant, golden Sun Saint Sword materialized in her hand. Essence surged through it, erupting in a scorching radiance as she slashed at the Abyssal Incarnation from afar. At the same instant, a horrific, searing wound appeared on the Abyssal Incarnation’s body, splattering black blood. The attack had ignored both distance and process, directly inflicting its result upon the target.

BOOM!

The sunlight lingering in the wound suddenly exploded. Countless Extraordinary Abilities and Rules designed to enhance power were stacked onto this one strike. The Abyssal Incarnation’s health bar visibly dropped by a chunk.

The explosion made the Abyssal Incarnation stagger, and the dark vortex in front of it dissipated. The Light of Chaos had been completely devoured, but that was no great loss; the "Reboot" had already been broken.

BANG!

Zhou Chen’s attack followed immediately. He activated "Rampage," the Magic he had obtained after killing the Magma Giant Beast. It summoned a small phantom of a Magma Giant Beast that slammed headfirst into the Abyssal Incarnation. With a deafening roar, the Abyssal Incarnation was sent flying into the air.

"Use your ultimate! Use it now!" Zhou Chen shouted into the channel.

Tang Ling’s figure flickered violently, then split into two Clones.

One of the Clones held a huge twenty-sided die and tossed it casually onto the ground.

THUD. The heavy die hit the ground and began to roll at high speed before coming to a sudden stop.

Twenty.

A critical success!

SHING!

A brilliant golden light flared around Zhou Chen, accompanied by a "You’ve been buffed!" sound effect. All of his Attribute Values soared to 700 points.

At the same time, the other Clone threw a die. It was another twenty. A critical success.