Chapter 28 Golden Light Protection

Two seconds passed in the blink of an eye. The roar's intimidating effect dissipated, and the Mother of Resentment slowly resumed movement, though she was still hindered by the frost blossoms.

Dabao and the repeating crossbowman followed up with damage. Because the Mother of Resentment had been crowd-controlled, all of their attacks dealt maximum output.

Especially the repeating crossbowman; every single bolt inflicted extremely high critical damage.

Furthermore, under the passive talent that increased damage the lower the target's health was, Dabao's attack power grew progressively higher, steadily improving his combat efficiency.

Five seconds passed, and the frost blossoms on the Mother of Resentment dissolved, her movements returning to normal.

Chu Danqing stopped his actions. The ten energy chains vanished, and his body involuntarily swayed. Seeing this, Guo Ming immediately rushed forward to steady the unstable Chu Danqing.

At that moment, Chu Danqing felt as though his brain was about to split apart.

Having repeatedly cast and cancelled the loop of ten energy chains under heavy overload, he had no idea how much mana he had drained from the Mother of Resentment, but he certainly tasted the bitter consequences of overload.

Seeing his condition, Guo Ming slung the Shadow of the Cold Spring over his shoulder, pulled Chu Danqing into his arms, and sprinted backward.

He even pulled a pill from his tunic and shoved it directly into Chu Danqing's mouth.

[You have consumed a specially-made plum blossom pill. Within ten seconds, your energy value will recover by 30 points, and you will gain the tranquilized state for 1 second.]

As the pill entered his mouth, a cool breeze swept through his headache, causing it to vanish without a trace in an instant.

He quickly recovered, and his energy value began to rise.

The sensation was miraculous, completely different from health recovery.

"A Mother of Resentment whose obsession is fulfilled is not something the likes of us can handle." After landing on his feet, Chu Danqing followed Guo Ming back to a safe location.

At this moment, Dabao was already engaged in combat with the Mother of Resentment, barely managing to hold the upper hand.

The Mother of Resentment had been restricted at the wellhead due to her massive size, and she had also been hit by initial crowd control for ten seconds, leaving her with a bleeding status.

On top of that, there was ranged support from both Dabao and the repeating crossbowman.

However, that advantage was rapidly fading.

"A technique passed down from the Taoist Master of Human Virtue, nourished by unknown exotic treasures, and fueled by the deep resentment of women tortured to death."

"If the Lord of the Three Corpses within this tiger of Chanzhi weren't an extraordinary entity, how could it possibly have the qualifications to suppress this demonic ghost?" Guo Ming said as a matter of course.

Chu Danqing completely agreed, but the problem was that he didn't care why the Mother of Resentment was so strong; he only wanted to know how to kill her.

"Do you have any solution?" Chu Danqing asked directly before offering his own perspective. "If you don't, I'm planning to tell Dabao to retreat."

***

If you can't beat them, what else can you do? In the time it took to exchange those few sentences, Dabao's health directly plummeted below 50%, entering the dauntless state.

He was not far from the berserk state either.

On the other hand, the Mother of Resentment had only lost around 10% of her health at most—and that was after she had stood still for five seconds letting Dabao and the crossbowman attack her.

Perhaps her five primary attributes were all 10 points, but she also possessed skills and talents, all of which served to increase her combat power.

Dabao had talents and skills as well, true, but there were bound to be differences in level, quantity, and effectiveness.

Not to mention that Chu Danqing had only guessed her attributes were 10 points; what if they were even higher?

"Well..." Guo Ming pondered for a moment before retrieving a talisman from his tunic. "I have a protective peace talisman."

"My father obtained it from a close friend."

"Burn it in fire, mix the ashes into water, and drink it all down to acquire the Vajra Body within a fraction of a quarter of an hour."

"At that time, you will be impervious to blades and spears, and invulnerable to water and fire."

As Guo Ming spoke, a look of deep reluctance crossed his face, making it obvious that using this talisman was a severe sacrifice.

Chu Danqing quickly calculated in his head: a fraction of a quarter of an hour was roughly five minutes.

If it was truly as miraculous as Guo Ming claimed, they could wait until Dabao entered the berserk state before having him consume it.

That way, they could maximize its effectiveness.

He wasn't worried that Guo Ming was lying to him; that pained expression was entirely genuine and could not be faked.

Besides, if the other party harbored any malicious intentions, he wouldn't have fed him a recovery item just moments ago.

"Alright!" Chu Danqing didn't waste any breath. He hurriedly fetched a bowl, poured clear water into it, and used a lighter to ignite the peace talisman.

The peace talisman rapidly burned into ash, falling into the bowl, where Chu Danqing stirred it evenly.

Crack...

A sound rang out as fissures began to spread across the circumference of the wellhead.

Before Chu Danqing could make his next move, the wellhead shattered right before his and Guo Ming's eyes.

The bloated portion of the Mother of Resentment that had been wedged tightly came into view under the moonlight.

She was fused together from numerous rotting corpses, with a massive split tearing open right across her midsection.

One could clearly see dense clusters of placenta-like vengeful infants gestating within the gaping wound.

***

The sight gave Chu Danqing goosebumps all over his scalp, and even Guo Ming's face turned pale with horror.

Having broken free, the Mother of Resentment immediately erupted with unbelievable strength. From her abdomen, a thick umbilical cord lashed out, striking Dabao directly.

Dabao was sent flying upon the first exchange, hurtling toward the spot where Chu Danqing and Guo Ming stood.

Fortunately, it missed them; Dabao scrambled to his feet in a roll and charged back toward the Mother of Resentment.

At this point, Dabao's health had dropped to a mere 19%, and he was burdened with both the dauntless and berserk states.

"Dabao, come back and take your medicine!" Chu Danqing shouted.

Charging forward, Dabao stopped by instinct and abruptly pivoted, rushing back toward Chu Danqing.

"I've left it here, drink it yourself." Chu Danqing immediately placed the bowl on the ground, then pulled Guo Ming back as he retreated. "Once you finish it, beat that big monster to death."

Dabao was in a berserk state, meaning his combat instincts allowed him to distinguish friend from foe and follow Chu Danqing's simple commands.

Yet, that was the extent of it.

Sure enough, Dabao couldn't check his momentum in time. Although he successfully drank the peace talisman water, had Chu Danqing stayed in place to hand it to him directly, he probably would have been heavily trampled.

[Brutal Beast - Son of the Cave has consumed the Golden Light Peace Talisman Water, gaining the Golden Light Body Protection state for 5 minutes.]

As the talisman water entered his stomach, a streak of golden light materialized over Dabao, enveloping his entire body.

With the golden light protecting him, Dabao promptly executed Chu Danqing's final command.

The only large monster present was the Mother of Resentment.

[Your summon, the repeating crossbowman, has died.]

As Chu Danqing watched Dabao entangle himself with the Mother of Resentment once more, he also witnessed the repeating crossbowman being ensnared by the Mother of Resentment's umbilical cord, dragged into her bloated torso, and swallowed whole.

Thank goodness the crossbowman was there; otherwise, the Mother of Resentment wouldn't have ignored them to attack the summon first. Had the target been him and Guo Ming, the outcome would have gone without saying.

The Mother of Resentment's attacks landed on Dabao, causing the golden light surrounding him to sway slightly before dimming by a fraction.

Clearly, it wouldn't just vanish when the duration expired; smashing away the durability or shield value of the golden light would shatter it just as easily.

Under the berserk state, Dabao's five primary attributes, combined with Chu Danqing's basic summoning bonuses, were displayed on his stats panel as approaching 12 points.

Coupled with the insurance provided by the Golden Light Body Protection state, the tide of battle gradually shifted back into their favor.