One-Click Sweep

That fatal pause lasted less than a breath.

But for Baobao, that was enough.

“Roar!”

A bellow rang out.

Purple lightning, moving far faster than before, swept over the entire area with overwhelming force.

Sizzle!

Like a hot knife through butter.

The Void Stalker failed to break free from the illusion. Its body was torn apart by the rampaging lightning, arcs of electricity dancing across its charred remains as wisps of smoke rose into the air.

Plop.

Several pieces of shattered bone fell to the ground and quickly dissolved into nothingness, leaving behind only a crystal core the size of a fingernail.

The battle was over.

From appearing to being killed in an instant, the entire process had taken less than a second.

Approval flashed through Li Yan’s eyes. The moment Chen Guan had closed his eyes, he had already anticipated this outcome.

As Chen Guan’s former teacher, he knew very well that Chen Guan possessed formidable illusion skills.

At that moment, Chen Guan opened his eyes. His expression was calm as he patted Baobao on the head in encouragement, then walked forward with practiced ease and bent down to pick up the crystal core.

“Awwoo.”

Baobao rubbed its head vigorously against Chen Guan as if taking credit for the kill, its tail wagging so fast it became a blur.

Chen Guan tossed the crystal core to it.

Baobao swallowed it in one bite, chewed twice, then narrowed its eyes in bliss. A satisfied purr rumbled in its throat.

This tasted much better than the Crystal Archer from before.

It wasn’t stupid. It knew there were plenty more delicious things up ahead, and tears of happiness trickled from the corners of its mouth.

Mmm, what a tasty treat. I’ll follow you again in my next life.

Watching this ridiculous pair, the muscles at the corners of Li Yan’s mouth twitched.

The imposing bearing Chen Guan had shown just moments ago had been completely obliterated by this scene.

Chen Guan pointed at the floating island across from them. “Can we cross the bridge now?”

“Yes.”

Li Yan nodded and stepped onto the first enormous floating stone.

Chen Guan followed closely behind with Baobao.

What followed was a massacre.

Chen Guan kept his mental net spread out at all times, scanning the area ahead like a radar.

Almost every time they stepped onto a new boulder, it triggered an attack.

“Thirty meters to the left rear.”

Chen Guan’s mind stirred, and an invisible illusion had already been set at the designated location.

Hiss.

A Void Stalker appeared right on cue.

The instant it materialized, it fell into an illusion in which its target had suddenly transformed into a giant beast wreathed in purple flames.

It froze.

Boom!

Baobao became a purple afterimage. Its claws tore through the air and raked across the Void Stalker’s head.

Another crystal core was secured.

“Two ahead, at twelve o’clock.”

“Awwoo!”

Baobao cried out excitedly. It had fallen in love with this feeling.

It was like having its owner open can after can and set them in front of it. All it had to do was enjoy the feast.

The mental net detected the target, the illusion trap immobilized it, and Void Lightning Flash killed it instantly.

The combination flowed as smoothly as a practiced routine, and the coordination between Chen Guan and Baobao grew increasingly seamless.

Li Yan walked at the very front without making a single move, leaving the entire battlefield to the young man behind him.

At some point, the scrutiny in his eyes had turned into calmness. Even his tense shoulders had relaxed considerably.

This student was growing faster than he had expected.

The shattered stone bridge stretched across the abyss.

One large figure and one small figure leapt from stone to stone. Every jump was accompanied by a burst of purple light and the fall of a top-tier predator.

Beneath the backdrop of the dark abyss, this bloody hunt somehow developed a strange sense of rhythm.

The floating island on the opposite shore, crowned by a bizarre crystal tower, was getting closer and closer. Only a few boulders remained.

Chen Guan’s mental net no longer detected the presence of any new Void Stalkers.

It seemed they had cleared out all the cannon fodder in this area.

Only then did he belatedly ask, “Is it really okay for me to sweep through everything like this with one click?”

“It’s fine.” Li Yan shook his head. “The rift will continuously draw in new creatures. They can never be killed all at once. The Great Wall is also pushing outward aggressively, and there are countless enemies beyond it as well.”

Hearing that, Chen Guan finally relaxed.

The two of them stepped onto the floating island crowned by the bizarre crystal tower.

The sensation beneath their feet changed completely. The ground was covered in some kind of dark-purple fleshy fungal mat, soft and springy underfoot, like walking on the tongue of a giant beast.

“The Void energy here is at least three times denser than before.”

Chen Guan stopped. He could even see wisps of purple mist flowing across the ground.

“Mm.”

Li Yan’s voice was as steady as ever. He pointed at the crystal spire in the distance, which radiated an ominous red glow.

“That’s a signal tower. You can think of it as a Void-beast lure. The closer you get to it, the higher the level and density of the Void beasts.”

He glanced sideways at Chen Guan. His bronze-colored face revealed no emotion.

“You cleared the area efficiently just now, but those were only appetizers. Stalkers are opportunists in the Void ecosystem, not true warriors.”

“Don’t worry, Teacher. I know what I’m doing.”

“Awwoo?”

Baobao hadn’t paid any attention to those words. It curiously pawed at the fungal mat beneath it, then raised its head and looked around with its golden slit pupils, like a diner who had just entered a novel all-you-can-eat buffet and was searching for the next can.

Just then, a heavy scraping sound came from behind a large cluster of crystals resembling coral.

A colossal creature slowly emerged from the crystal forest.

It was a giant turtle-like creature as large as an armored vehicle. Its shell was assembled from irregular dark-purple crystals, and liquid light flowed across their surfaces, giving it an utterly indestructible appearance.

It had no head. Instead, a constantly rotating energy sphere floated where its neck should have been, radiating a ghostly blue light.

“Void Crystal Turtle, seventh rank. Its core is external, and its defenses are exceptionally strong. It has extremely high resistance to elemental damage.”

Li Yan stood off to the side with his arms crossed and quickly recited the monster’s information. His primary role was that of a commentator.

“Awwoo!”

Baobao didn’t care in the slightest. In its eyes, this slow-moving behemoth was simply a gigantic walking can.

It let out an excited growl. Its hind legs pushed off violently, and its entire body transformed into a concentrated bolt of purple lightning, charging straight at the floating blue energy sphere at a speed faster than any of its previous attacks.

The predator’s instincts told Baobao that the sparkling sphere was the monster’s weak point.

However, just as Baobao’s claws were about to touch the energy sphere—

Bzzzt.

A semitransparent hexagonal energy shield appeared out of thin air, enveloping the entire Void Crystal Turtle.

Baobao’s claws tore at the shield, producing a harsh scraping noise and a long string of sparks.

Bang!

Baobao seemed to have slammed into an invisible wall. It was sent flying backward by the force of the recoil, tumbling awkwardly through the air several times before barely managing to land.

It shook its numb claws and stared at its utterly ineffective attack in disbelief. For the first time, confusion appeared in its golden slit pupils.

Why couldn’t this can be opened?

Of course it couldn’t. Just as Li Yan had said, this monster possessed elemental resistance, which reduced the effectiveness of elemental attacks.