Chapter 99: Another Attempt

On the last day before the break, Mo Qingqing was refreshing the post she had made titled “I Really Have a Loli, How Should I Get Along with Her?” while urging without looking up.

“It’s the last day of the holiday, you should go try climbing the tower again.”

Su Yun’s fluffy little ears twitched.

Those three blue-faced, fanged giants were a bit too strong.

Last time, when she rushed to the 59th floor, she was beaten into a miserable retreat without even touching the giants’ clothes. She had been practicing Shadow Clone and Life Clone day and night recently just to crack this tough nut.

Su Yun used the jade slate to call a rideshare and followed her back to school.

Soon, stepping into the low-level channel, the system prompt had just finished when a familiar sense of oppression washed over her.

In the dim stone hall, rusted iron chains hung down from the dome. The stone floor tiles were cracked, with dark red bloodstains seeping from the crevices. The smell of sulfur and blood mixed together, making one’s throat tighten.

“ROAR—!”

Three roars shook her eardrums painfully. Three behemoths stepped out from the shadows. Their blue-black skin was taut over knotted muscles, fangs protruding outward, drool dripping onto the stone floor, corroding small black spots.

They were exactly those three giants that had stumped her for so long.

And for some reason, they seemed to have changed a bit.

Perhaps it was intentionally targeting her, or perhaps something had happened.

The giant axe-wielding giant on the left was over thirty feet tall, broad-shouldered and sturdy, gripping a polished giant axe in both hands. Shreds of flesh and dried blood scabs still hung from the axe blade. His aura was violent and unmatched, each step causing the ground to tremble slightly. He was clearly the main melee attacker.

The giant shield-wielding giant in the middle was slightly shorter but wore heavy bluestone armor, shouldering a shield as tall as a person. The shield surface was covered with dents and cracks, steady as a mountain. He stared fiercely at Su Yun, clearly playing the role of defense and containment.

The curse giant on the right was the most bizarre, not holding any weapon. Dark red curse patterns coiled around his hands, a faint black aura lingering around him. He was sinister, emitting eerie chuckles from time to time.

Last time, she had fallen to the coordination of these three.

Su Yun took a deep breath, suppressing the shadow in her heart. Two distinct streams of magic power surged at her fingertips.

She knew whether she could pass this time depended entirely on the containment effect of the clones.

“Shadow Clone!”

With a low shout, the shadow at her feet suddenly twisted, stretched, and transformed into a black phantom identical to her, holding the same quicksilver short blade, its figure elusive as a ghost.

This clone inherited seventy percent of her speed and fifty percent of her attack power. Though its defense was weak, it was best at flanking, surprise attacks, and disrupting ranged enemies. It was the perfect choice to entangle the curse giant.

“Life Clone!”

Pale green life magic power gathered accordingly, condensing in front of her into another figure emitting a soft glow, holding a staff woven from vines, with a gentle halo between its brows.

This clone carried sixty percent of her magic power and eighty percent of her life affinity. It could both bind enemies with thorny vines and cast simple healing magic, specifically used to contain the shield giant and create main attack opportunities for her.

The original, the Shadow Clone, and the Life Clone stood in a triangular formation, steadily blocking the path of the three giants.

Su Yun’s eyes were sharp as a blade as she directly gave the order.

Shadow entangles the curse caster. Life controls the shield bearer. The original attacks the axe wielder.

As soon as the thought settled, the Shadow Clone had already turned into a black streak, charging straight at the curse giant on the right.

The curse giant chuckled eerily, the curse patterns on his hands glowing as three dark red curse talismans instantly condensed and shot towards the Shadow Clone with a whistling sound.

The Shadow Clone’s figure swayed, avoiding the talismans like ripples on water. The short blade grazed the curse giant’s calf, leaving a deep, bone-visible wound.

The curse giant roared in pain and rage, the black aura around him swelling violently. Countless tiny curse talismans densely shot towards the Shadow Clone.

The Shadow Clone had no choice but to constantly dodge and circle. Though it couldn’t inflict serious damage, it successfully pinned the giant firmly in place, giving it no chance to release large-scale curses.

At the same time, the shield giant in the middle let out an ear-splitting roar. Raising his giant shield, he charged fiercely towards Su Yun’s original body.

The heavy stone armor crashed against the stone floor, sending sparks flying. The giant shield carried immense force, as if wanting to smash her into pulp.

Restrain!

Su Yun shouted inwardly. The Life Clone immediately waved its staff. Several thick thorny vines emerged from the cracks in the stone floor, winding around the shield giant’s legs like long snakes.

The shield giant’s brute force was astonishing, tearing apart two vines by sheer strength. But his speed was ultimately slowed by half a beat, the timing of the shield’s descent delayed by a moment.

Su Yun seized the chance to close in on the axe giant on the left, golden lightning blades condensing at her fingertips.

She remembered observing last time that the area behind the giant’s knee joint wasn’t protected by thick muscle, making it the only weak point.

The axe giant saw this and roared, swinging his giant axe. The axe blade swept horizontally with a howling gust of wind, grazing over Su Yun’s head and slashing into the stone pillar behind her, splitting it in half and sending rubble flying.

“So close!” Su Yun’s heart tightened. Using the momentum from dodging, she flipped onto the axe giant’s arm and thrust the light blade fiercely into its joint.

“Awoo!”

The axe giant let out a painful howl, its arm shaking violently, trying to throw Su Yun off.

Magic power spread along the wound, burning its tendons.

Su Yun clung tightly to its knotted muscles, her other hand condensing a light spear and stabbing it into the same wound again. Golden lightning magic power erupted, scorching the wound further.

The axe giant struggled frantically, its giant axe swinging wildly, but because its joint was injured, its movements became sluggish and clumsy.

Just then, an alert suddenly came from the Life Clone behind her.

Su Yun turned her head to look. She saw the shield giant had already broken free from the vine restraints. The giant shield was smashing towards her with immense force, the shield surface carrying a wind pressure that almost enveloped her.

And the curse giant had also broken free from the Shadow Clone’s containment. The curse patterns on its hands condensed into a thick dark red light beam, aimed straight at her back.

Attacked from both front and back, there was no way to avoid it.

Clone Fusion!

Su Yun made a decisive decision instantly.

The Shadow Clone instantly turned back, transforming into a black streak and merging into her body. Her speed and attack power instantly surged.

The Life Clone also turned into a pale green stream of light, converging into her golden core. Her overall strength increased significantly.

At this moment, her aura suddenly grew stronger. Her pink-blue hair fluttered without wind, a sharp glint flashing in her eyes.

There was no explosive ultimate skill boost, relying entirely on the power stacking after clone fusion to break the situation.

Su Yun’s figure swayed, leaping down from the axe giant’s arm like a ghost, barely avoiding the shield’s smash.

The shield landed on the stone floor, creating a deep pit, rubble flying everywhere.

She slapped the axe giant’s wound with a backhanded palm. Golden magic power instantly exploded. The axe giant screamed, its knee bending as it knelt on one knee, unable to stand up again.

Seizing this gap, Su Yun turned to face the curse giant’s light beam. The bone blade at her fingertip instantly grew several feet, condensing all the attack power from the clone fusion, and forcefully split the light beam in half.

Then, using the lingering speed boost from the Shadow Clone, she circled behind the curse giant and summoned a lightning spear, aiming at the curse pattern core on the back of its neck.

The curse giant sensed danger and tried to turn to defend, but the residual power of the Shadow Clone turned into several black shadows, entangling its arms.

Su Yun seized the chance to thrust the light spear fiercely into the curse pattern core. Golden magic power instantly erupted, tearing its core apart.

“Jie—!”

The shrill, eerie laughter abruptly stopped. The curse giant’s body gradually dissipated in the black aura, the dark red curse patterns also dimming and disappearing.

With the curse giant dealt with, the pressure instantly lessened.

Su Yun immediately turned to deal with the still-struggling axe giant. The lingering vine magic power from the Life Clone erupted again, emerging from the wound in its knee and entangling its tendons and bones.

Su Yun leaped up, thrusting the light spear fiercely into the axe giant’s forehead.

“Pfft!”

The light spear pierced through the skull into the axe giant’s brain.

The axe giant let out one last muffled roar, its massive body crashing to the ground, turning into specks of energy fragments.

Seeing its companions fall one after another, the remaining shield giant flashed with a mad red light in its eyes.

It violently smashed its shield into the ground. The stone floor instantly cracked, countless pieces of rubble shooting towards Su Yun.

Simultaneously, the stone armor on its shoulders split open, revealing a core glowing red inside.

It was actually about to self-destruct!

“BOOM!”

A violent explosion sounded.

Su Yun put away the bone shield that had been blown to pieces.

The dim hall gradually lit up with a soft glow. The system prompt sounded clearly: “Congratulations, challenger Su Yun, for successfully clearing Floor 59. Rewards distributed: Academic Credits x590, High-Grade Healing Potion x3, Blue Soul Pearl x1.”

Su Yun gasped for breath, her legs trembling slightly. After the clones dissolved, the magic power in her body was almost exhausted. Sweat beads at her temples slid down her cheeks, the fabric on her back long soaked through with sweat, sticking clammily to her skin.

The oppressive feeling from these three things was still very strong.

But after a few breaths, Su Yun recovered.

She collected her things, turned, and walked out of the Trial Tower, thinking to herself that after returning, she would equip that crimson soul pearl and see if she could charge a few more floors.

And at this moment, Mo Qingqing was slightly frowning at the newly refreshed replies on her computer screen.

“Spoil her! Lolis must be spoiled to death!”

“Take her to do things she likes. Building shared hobbies is stronger than anything!”

“Don’t be harsh with her, be gentle. Who would have the heart to bully someone so fragrant and soft?”