Chapter 140: The Most Annoying Boss

As Ou Xiaolu rushed toward the boss's location, he received a message from Ah Luo. Just as Ou Xiaolu had guessed, this minor information-blocking attempt was completely incapable of interrupting the communication between the systems of the "Cross-Realm Gaming" system.

"Main body, what has happened that makes you in such a hurry to have someone call us over?"

After connecting with Ah Luo, Ou Xiaolu felt considerably more at ease. He directly initiated a time-stop and began chatting with Ah Luo right there.

When Ou Xiaolu recounted everything he had heard from the former arch-prelate, Ah Luo said with a hint of excitement, "That is a good treasure indeed. That should be the head of a native deity. Although it is uncertain how much divine power still remains within it, one thing is certain: this is not something that could appear in the Dharma-ending age."

"If Bruce were here, it would be even better. His final actions last time in [World: The Broken Scepter] looked somewhat like arranging for a deity to enter the ley lines," Ah Luo said thoughtfully and earnestly.

Ou Xiaolu nodded and immediately pulled Bruce into the time-stopped communication channel.

Bruce was currently leading Xiao You wandering recklessly around the Amideki Lighthouse Country when he was suddenly pulled into the time-stop space, catching him somewhat by surprise.

However, upon hearing about the situation concerning the former arch-prelate, he stated with certainty, "Those are the remnant remains of deities connecting with the fragmented consciousness of the ley lines. If their enemies are unified, they might unite to counter those enemies."

"In other words, it is very likely that the original ley line consciousness has combined with a portion of the deity's consciousness to form a new entity," Ou Xiaolu summarized.

"If that's the case, then this possibility is quite real. I remember the main body mentioning before that the ley lines originally wanted a humanoid body of their own. Now they seem to have found their chance—here we have homunculi providing the body, and the head, which is likely a deity's, providing the power. How could they let go of such a great opportunity?" The more Bruce spoke, the more excited he became.

"This is also a great opportunity for us. Ah Luo follows the divine path, and you, main body, also need a massive amount of experience and resources. This is an exceptional chance. If we eliminate this fellow, we might even obtain some data. Don't forget, the main body still holds a divine corpse in your possession."

At this thought, Ou Xiaolu grew excited as well. He quickly instructed Ah Luo to bring Emilia inside, preparing to find a suitable position to fight the boss.

Releasing the time-stop state, Ou Xiaolu eagerly ran over to observe the boss. Catch sight of the boss from afar, Ou Xiaolu almost failed to recognize him; had the skull icon representing the boss on the mini-map not been quite prominent, Ou Xiaolu would have thought this was merely an ordinary researcher.

It was a rather frail-looking man in a white lab coat, appearing shorter than the other researchers. His head was not large like those of typical scientists, and he had almost no hair, making him look like a short, elderly man without glasses.

Unlike the other researchers nearby, this individual had no desire to do research whatsoever. He kept his hands in his pockets and showed not the slightest inclination to direct the work of the other researchers.

Such an entity was something Ou Xiaolu could not possibly associate with a composite being representing deities and ley line consciousness.

Yet, the more it appeared this way, the more uneasy Ou Xiaolu felt. Neither ley line consciousness nor deities were fools; they came from an era where size equated to strength, and choosing such a body naturally meant he had extraordinary strengths.

Because of this, Ou Xiaolu decided to observe a bit longer, believing that observing the enemy more would grant him a few more fractions of a percentage point of certainty in the upcoming battle.

To his surprise, this prolonged observation actually revealed a problem to Ou Xiaolu.

The researchers were all working diligently. Every time they extracted a liquid or separated some substance, they would bring it to this boss for processing.

The boss before them looked frail and lacked any scholarly aura, yet whenever the researchers brought items over, he would pick them up and drink them directly.

Such behavior might have been fine once or twice, but after seeing it multiple times, Ou Xiaolu figured it out: this person's true ability lay in his adaptability to potions. No matter what kind of potion it was, he could drink it and unleash one hundred percent of its efficacy.

That alone was enough for a boss. He did not need to understand research; he only needed to know what effect he required. After drinking a potion, he merely needed to sense what was still lacking and voice his sensations.

To deal with a boss like this, the best approach was direct execution—he must never be allowed to drink potions. Once he drank a potion, there was no telling what kind of transformation he might undergo, and fighting him then would become extremely difficult.

With this in mind, Ou Xiaolu already had several combat strategies in mind, and now he was just waiting for Ah Luo and the others to arrive.

At this point, Lawrence's capability deserved praise. Fifteen minutes later, Ou Xiaolu received a message from Ah Luo stating that they had arrived.

Just like Ou Xiaolu, Ah Luo and the others entered this space through an aerial passage. Ah Luo could fly on his own, while Emilia clung to Ah Luo's back and was brought in together.

Upon entering, Emilia instantly resumed the attire of a Valkyrie—fully armed, wielding a long spear shimmering with aurora light and carrying a chilling round shield.

Ah Luo was enveloped in a layer of thick black smoke, looking like a tiger wreathed in flames.

Catching sight of the two of them from afar, Ou Xiaolu couldn't help but laugh, "We're just fighting a monster, do you guys really need to be this nervous?"

"Mom said that no matter what God King you fight, you must make thorough preparations. Ah Luo only listened to me to be this serious, so you need to take it seriously too."

"Fight a God King? What scheme is Verdandi plotting now?" Ou Xiaolu couldn't help muttering.

"Mom said that fighting God Kings is one of the two major goals of a Valkyrie."

"And what is the other goal?"

"To defeat God King."

"Fine, pretend I didn't ask." Ou Xiaolu waved his hand and led the two toward the direction of the boss. Along the way, Ou Xiaolu began introducing his discoveries.

"So detailed! Since you have such detailed information, what are you waiting for? Let's just charge in!" Emilia said loudly.

"Naturally, I want a one-hit kill. I don't want to fight a boss that transforms; that's the most troublesome kind."

"Mm-hmm, Mom said that anyone who transforms was just playing with you at first. The most annoying ones are the bird-men who say 'I'm transforming now because I was only using one-third of my power before.' They pretended they couldn't beat you earlier, but actually, they were just toying with you."

"Right, exactly. Your words suit my tastes completely. So, our target is..."

"To hit them with the most ruthless strike right from the start."