Chapter 678 - 427: I am the approaching storm

Chapter 678: Chapter 427: I am the approaching storm

RUUUUMBLE...

In response to its roar, one volcano after another erupted. Pillars of fire and magma shot into the heavens, dyeing the sky over the volcanic region a deep crimson.

The Magma Giant Beast roared ceaselessly, its fury like that of a rabid animal. A colossal arm that seemed to prop up the heavens swung down at Zhou Chen. The movement stirred the air into a turbulent squall, and the sheer force of the shockwave alone was enough to crush Zhou Chen downward.

BOOM!

The Magma Giant Beast’s arm crashed down like a Divine Hammer, leaving a massive crater in the ground. The very crust of the earth seemed to fracture from the impact.

Zhou Chen hastily maneuvered to dodge. But even the hurricane-force winds grazing past him were as sharp as blades, riddling his body with cuts and dropping his Blood Volume by half.

’This thing is too hard to fight...’ Zhou Chen grit his teeth. The power of his vector engine suddenly surged, and he shot toward the Magma Giant Beast’s thigh, a long trail of light flaring in his wake.

The earlier Oath of Void Thunder had dispersed the Magma Giant Beast’s protective aura of fire, allowing Zhou Chen to get close to its body. Up close, he could see that the Magma Giant Beast was composed entirely of rock and magma, like a living volcanic mountain range.

Essence surged in Zhou Chen’s hands as he gripped the Hammer of Forging and swung it forward with all his might.

BANG!

[Fragilization] stacked with [Destruction of All Things] stacked with [World-Burning Evil Fire]!

Centered on the point of impact from the Hammer of Forging, a web of fine cracks appeared and rapidly spread in all directions. Large chunks of rock broke off, revealing even hotter, molten rock within. Crimson magma gushed out like blood.

From the outside, the blow looked like little more than a mosquito bite leaving a red welt on the Magma Giant Beast’s body. But the damage from the attack was substantial, reducing the Magma Giant Beast’s health bar by five centimeters.

’A few dozen more hits—or maybe a hundred—and I should be able to defeat the Magma Giant Beast!’ Zhou Chen’s spirits lifted.

But at that very moment, a premonition of death screamed wildly in his mind. He turned back in terror, only to see a pair of colossal hands that blotted out the sun clapping down on him.

CRUNCH!

Zhou Chen was swatted dead like a mosquito.

A few seconds later, he resurrected at a bonfire, his status reset to zero.

"I didn’t realize you possessed an Authority. It seems my judgment of you was correct," the Nameless Ghost remarked with a click of his tongue, having now appeared.

He continued, "That hammer is highly effective against the Magma Giant Beast, but you’re too fragile. You get swatted too easily. If only you had a Skill to grow larger, as big as the Magma Giant Beast itself. Then you might be able to last a few more rounds."

’Grow larger...’ Zhou Chen mused, stroking his chin thoughtfully.

"Don’t be so hard on him. What he’s accomplished is already beyond imagination," Danika said. "Maybe you should go and grind some more levels."

"No... I think I actually do have a Skill that lets me grow bigger."

Zhou Chen looked around. "There should be plenty of mines in these volcanoes, right?"

"Yes, volcanoes are extremely rich in mineral resources," Danika replied.

"Then we’re set."

Zhou Chen called out to Eva in his mind: "Eva, mark the large-scale mines nearby."

[Wish Points -100]

[Search complete. Targets have been marked.]

Three points of light appeared on his map.

"What are you planning to do?" the Nameless Ghost asked, confused.

Zhou Chen grinned. "Only a storm can fell a great tree. So why don’t I become ’the storm’ myself?"

[You have triggered the side quest—"I am the approaching storm"!]

[Quest Description: Having lost the weapon to counter the Magma Giant Beast, you have come up with a brilliant idea. Please proceed to the three mines to collect minerals and forge yourself into the approaching storm.]

[Quest Reward: 10,000 Experience Points]

"Huh?" The Nameless Ghost was bewildered, having no idea what he was talking about.

Danika was equally confused.

"You guys know what a Gundam is?" Zhou Chen forced a mysterious smile.