Witch, I'm really not an ancient god of the deep sea!

Chapter 250 The Tiny Shadow Weaver!
boom!
In the blink of an eye, a terrifying force poured down, and the ground suddenly emitted a sound like a giant bell. A crater twenty meters deep was smashed open, and the thick rock and soil broke apart like tofu, sending out stone fragments flying at bullet speed.

Bang bang bang bang!
Amidst the billowing dust, Chen Qi held his longsword horizontally to block the flying fragments.

At that moment, a thick, dark breath hit him.

Chen Qi slowly raised his head.

Within the crack in the air was a terrifying behemoth nearly twenty meters tall. Its head resembled that of a deer, with two extremely thick and enormous antlers. At the same time, its shoulders were unusually broad, but its hands were incredibly long and slender, possessing both the strength and dexterity of a master weaver!
On its back are six long, black and white skeletal hands, their palms outstretched with fingers spread wide, their eyes blood-red.

The moment I stared into those eyes, it felt as if I was being dragged into a long, deep crevice, and a needle-like pain pierced my brain.

[You have been stared at by the Eye of the Shadow Weaver! Your sanity is decreasing!]

Shadow Weaver!
Finally found it... Chen Qi glanced at the situation inside the smoke and dust.

Faced with the heavy hammer of a BOSS-level monster, I wonder how these seven White Tower Hunters are faring?
boom--

A White Tower hunter, wielding a long silver sword, leaped out of the dust like a stream of water.
"Captain Melanie! Are you alright?"

Just now, Melanie's attack on Chen Qi caused her to lose focus.

"I'm alright! Let's deal with that humanoid monster first! Otherwise..."

Melanie struggled to her feet, most of her clothes soaked in blood and sweat, and could only give orders tremblingly.

"Defeat another monster first..." The White Tower Hunter adjusted his dusty glasses and looked at Chen Qi, who was standing by the lantern.

Chen Qi stood motionless in the darkness, as if the situation before him was entirely within his expectations.

The White Tower hunters instinctively began to analyze the situation.

Given the current state of their White Tower Hunter team, is it really possible for them to deal with a humanoid monster with tentacles while simultaneously fighting the Shadow Weaver?
"Take care of me first?" Chen Qi stroked his chin after hearing this.

The downsides of accidentally stumbling into someone else's raid.

As a newly promoted third-tier superhuman, he couldn't gain any advantage when facing the White Tower Hunters.

However, he dared to step into this place because he had his own trump card.

Thanks to his mental threshold as a 'monster of the night,' he can stand in the darkness of Shadow Tide Night and move freely.

Although he doesn't currently possess the strength to directly defeat multiple Tier 3 transcendents, he still has some ability to protect himself.

Chen Qi thought for a moment and said gently:
"Everyone, there's no need. I'm just a hunter passing by. All I want is the weaving ability of the Shadow Weaver."

It can talk! Is it a Shadow Beast with high intelligence? Or a real hunter?
The bespectacled White Tower Hunter's brain was working at lightning speed:
"I'm warning you! You'd better get lost. For us White Tower hunters, killing a monster with the aura of a third-tier monster is as easy as finishing an elementary school math test!"

The White Tower Hunter's eyes were fierce, and a white aura like smoke emanated from him. He wanted to use his own spiritual energy field to scare away the monster in front of him!

The White Tower Hunters really like using exams as a metaphor, but threatening me? Chen Qi, ignoring the White Tower Hunters' warning, took a step forward, long sword in hand.
“I’ve said it before, I can cooperate with you, or you can refuse. I will find my own way to get what I want.”

"Of course, if you try to attack me, you'll have to bear the consequences."

Chen Qi stretched out the fingers of his right hand, hooked the flame of the daytime lantern, and smeared it on the long sword again.

The bespectacled White Tower hunter, his heart pounding with excitement, gritted his teeth and said:
"To cooperate with monsters is a disgrace to a hunter!"

With that, the bespectacled White Tower hunter lit the lantern at his waist, grabbed his silver longsword, and charged into the darkness.

Strength is the key to navigating the rift!
Test the waters first!

Exorcising Blade: Silver Lightning!

He instantly shot into Chen Qi's range like a white lightning bolt.

Facing the charging White Tower Hunter, Chen Qi did not dodge. He simply slapped down with the two tentacles behind him and caught the stabbing blade with his bare hands.

clang!
The blade was easily caught beneath the two tentacles.

"..."

The bespectacled White Tower Hunter's eyes widened. His attack, which was extremely fast, was so easily countered!

How could this be? My speed—

boom!
The next second, two more thick, black tentacles gently wrapped around his head.

At this moment, the tentacles on its back slowly extended, bent into fists, and gathered power.

Steel Qi. Tentacle Heavy Punch!

Boom! A spiral of steel-like energy and tentacles shot out and struck the White Tower Hunter in the abdomen!
A tremendous explosion rang out in the air, and a hole instantly appeared in the White Tower Hunter's abdomen. He was struck against the lighthouse like a cannonball, bleeding profusely.

I already said, you'll have to bear the consequences yourself... Chen Qi blew on his burning fist.

The opponent was not weak, but due to exhaustion and the mental pollution from the Shadow Weaver, their combat condition was extremely poor.

Not to mention, Chen Qi possesses the rare skill 'Super Sense'.

Extrasensory perception can be understood as an enhanced version of dynamic vision; no matter how fast the opponent is moving, he can still detect them.

He can easily deal with low-attack, high-speed skills.

Chen Qi gripped the knife handle:
"This is the last warning, White Tower Hunters Captain. According to the rules among hunters, I can help you, but you must make a reasonable promise."

Although the Hunter Association is free-spirited and undisciplined, it also has some written special rules.

That is the Hunter Association's principle of mutual assistance. If a hunter is in deep danger and there happens to be another hunter nearby, the trapped hunter needs to pay a certain amount of money in order to entrust the other person with help.

Whether a hunter attacks a suffering hunter, or a hunter who was helped refuses to pay the reward afterward, the Tribunal's third-order Scale Knight will impose a severe punishment.

Of course, the Rift is still fundamentally about strength, and most hunters who have conflicts will not rely on the Tribunal to resolve the matter.

Chen Qi said this simply to tell Melanie that he was a hunter, not a mindless, bloodthirsty tentacle monster.

In this world that judges people by their appearance, they completely treated him like a monster.

"who are you……"

Melanie dodged while glancing at Chen Qi.

At this moment, huge air explosions continued to resound in the air, and enormous phantoms kept traversing through the air, crashing heavily onto them.

The ground around them dropped several times, and a large amount of black smoke billowed out!
At that moment, one of the team members finally remembered and shouted:

"Captain Melanie, the opponent is very likely the long-lost Black Hunter, who once defeated Black Boar Shark single-handedly! He is a third-tier superhuman with considerable combat power."

"Huh? Wasn't that guy killed because he offended the Flower Witch, who then drugged him, tied him up, and whipped him to death?"

Melanie looked surprised.

What the hell are you talking about? Chen Qi's expression was icy, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

It's understandable that he was killed by the Gunfire Queen's cannon fire.

But what's with this "whipped to death" thing? Doesn't the Flower Witch seem like she likes to whip people?

What exactly were reported in the newspapers during the month or so that he trained with the Bloodblade Pirates?
Which newspaper reported it? Chen Qi was speechless for a moment, then put aside his questions and said coldly again:
"Captain of the White Tower, you have three seconds to think."

Melanie hesitated for a moment, blushed, and finally said:
"Monster, we don't know who you are, but we beg for your help!"

No problem… Chen Qi snapped his fingers:
"Give me the Hunter's Contract Card of the Scales, and I will swear an oath."

The contract was signed… Melanie’s pupils contracted rapidly.

Among high-level superhumans, there are many superhuman contracts of scales and shells. These contracts can ensure the perfect implementation of words, such as master-servant contracts, slave contracts, cooperation contracts, love contracts, and so on.

These contracts are extremely common among high-level superhumans as a means of establishing trust.

Violation of this rule will result in severe repercussions.

Melanie, as a master card maker, has all sorts of fancy cards in her possession.

The Hunter Contract Card in her hand can fulfill a perfect hunter's promise.

Once violated, the body will immediately suffer a terrifying backlash from the power of the scales, a power that can easily cripple a third-tier transcendent being.

Melanie was briefly torn between making a pact with a monster.

Contracts are extremely dangerous things, and are usually only used in front of people you trust!
But can she really hesitate now...?

Moreover, can bringing the other side in really change the course of the battle?
Ultimately, the opponent was just a third-tier monster.

Melanie was thinking rapidly.

If this continues, her teammates might die!

Nothing is more important than the lives of her teammates!

Even if the other party cannot help them, it is a good thing to simply not attack them!
Melanie suddenly pulled a card from her chest.

The card is engraved with a large bird holding a balance scale and wearing a hunter's hat.

"I swear by the Hunter's Contract that after the battle, thirty percent of the Shadow Weaver's reward will be yours. In addition, our White Tower Hunters will not attack you or have any other intentions towards you for the next day!"

Thirty percent of the reward... Chen Qi thought for a moment.

The reward is decent, but in this battle, the highest output he can provide is probably only 25%.

"I agree."

Chen Qi said quietly.

The moment they agreed, the card in Melanie's hand ignited like flames, transforming into golden light that flowed into both of them.

A warm sensation entered Chen Qi's body.

You have signed a hunter's contract...

With a gentle blast of the morning air, the white flame burst into flames.

The White Tower hunters overestimated the Shadow Weaver. The Shadow Weaver is a typical large boss with extremely powerful mechanics.

The six blood-eyed hands behind it can inflict extremely powerful mental attacks.

At the same time, it has a terrifying Dark Traverse skill that allows it to instantly disappear into dark rifts to avoid fatal attacks! And the cooldown is less than one second, ridiculously short!

By using spatial teleportation, the Shadow Weaver can completely ignore extremely powerful and deadly attacks.

Therefore, for many first-timers, the Shadow Weaver is essentially an invincible skill that can dodge all high-damage skills, making it extremely powerful.

However, the Shadow Weaver has a major weakness: it experiences a two-second period of weakness after every ten uses of Space Travel.

At this point, it is unable to use spatial teleportation and is difficult to move; it is simply a giant punching bag that gets beaten up.

The six White Tower Hunters dodged repeatedly, relying on their own stats to fight the Shadow Weaver head-on, trading blows until the Shadow Weaver was stunned.

Book Card. Spirit Cannon!

Melanie pulled a card from the back of her neck and aimed it at the Shadow Weaver's massive body.

In an instant, a large amount of spiritual energy gathered at the center of the card like a vortex storm, and then suddenly shot out a spiral spiritual energy cannon!

boom!
The Shadow Weaver blocked with its massive hands, its enormous body, weighing thousands of tons, was forced back dozens of meters, crashing into the tall lighthouse behind it.

Boom! Boom!
Thick black smoke billowed up, and numerous cracks began to appear on the Shadow Weaver's body.

"It's done!"

Melanie and the other team members couldn't help but let out celebratory sounds.

"Your health has dropped below 30%..." Chen Qi reminded him.

"Attention everyone, it's about to enter its second phase."

Phase Two? Melanie blinked.

The next second, the Shadow Weaver turned completely red, and the eyes of the six hands behind it turned blood red! Its entire body emanated a dark, murky aura!
[You are being stared at in bright red light, and your mental state is being drastically reduced!]

call--

call----

call----

The Shadow Weaver let out a furious roar, then quickly went berserk:

"Die! Die! Die! Die!"

boom!
The Shadow Weaver suddenly teleported behind Melanie and then slammed down with a palm strike like a steamroller.

Euler! Euler! Euler!

The berserk Shadow Weaver unleashed a hundred punches in succession. His twenty-meter-tall frame made each of his punches sound like the crash of a truck!

Boom! Melanie was caught off guard and was slammed into the deep pit.

At that moment, the bespectacled White Tower Hunter suddenly stepped forward, attempting to retaliate, but the Shadow Weaver once again vanished into the darkness, appearing behind him and unleashing a punch as powerful as a mountain.

After going berserk, the Shadow Weaver will use the Space-Traveling Hammer repeatedly, causing extremely terrifying mental suppression.

Its spatial teleportation CD takes only 0.5 seconds!
Without information, even an elite hunter team would be severely injured by this move.

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
The Shadow Weaver's spatial traversal caused a series of airbursts that shattered steel, turning the once-normal ground into a terrifying crater.

In an instant, all seven White Tower Hunters crashed down, sinking into the ground and forced into a defensive stance.

And after the last White Tower hunter fell, the Shadow Weaver raised its high, stag head.

It looked around, clenched its smoking fist, and said to Chen Qi:

"You're next..."

Its hands slowly unfolded behind it, staring at Chen Qi.

Mental suppression!

[You are suffering from the mental suppression of the Shadow Weaver!]

"My turn..." Chen Qi drank a bottle of inspiration potion and gripped the hilt of his knife tightly.

At the same time, all super senses, energy transformation, and steel energy will burst forth!

In the next breath, the Shadow Weaver tore open a rift and appeared above Chen Qi's head, unleashing a terrifying heavy slam.

After a breath that shook the entire body, Chen Qi instantly used Shadow Step to create distance, and then blocked with the side of his blade!

boom!
Their strengths are on completely different levels!
Amidst a huge cloud of dust, Chen Qi blasted a distance of twenty meters, sparks flying from beneath his feet!

Want a chance to catch your breath? The Shadow Weaver teleported again, flashing behind Chen Qi, clenching her fists into a powerful punch.

However... Chen Qi immediately activated his steel qi, stepped on the ground with his left foot, and performed an extreme spin, using his longsword to gather his strength and block the fierce punch.

Boom! The powerful internal force of the giant fist pierced through Chen Qi's body, causing his internal organs to ache.

I've figured it out! Interesting!

The Shadow Weaver was shocked. Its mental suppression seemed to have no effect. Instinctively, it used a spatial teleportation and flashed behind Chen Qi again.

"Be careful!!"

Melanie on the ground cried out.

However, Chen Qi couldn't help but smile inwardly at that moment.

"The tenth time..."

Chen Qi silently counted in his mind, then focused all his strength, gripping the knife with both hands like a taut spinning top—

Work your muscles, stretch them to the limit—

Adjust your breathing, gather your strength, and pull yourself to the limit—

Then release!
With this attack, Chen Qi held nothing back. Combined with his energy manifestation and the potion, the burning flames reached a length of twenty-five inches, even exceeding the size of the Shadow Weaver!

A 25-meter-long broadsword, come and try it!

Chen Qi was like a bowstring released from a bow, his body spinning rapidly as he unleashed a powerful slash.

Force materializes, fire is forged, Black Wave Great Whirlwind Slash!
The scorching white flames traced a massive arc nearly fifty meters long in the air before slamming heavily into the Shadow Weaver who was throwing a punch.

In an instant, the Shadow Weaver's body was torn apart as easily as tofu.

Blah blah blah!

The Shadow Weaver stood frozen in place, its massive deer head drooping as it stared blankly at Chen Qi, while half of its body melted away like wax.

"what--"

The Shadow Weaver took a step forward, stunned.

However, as it lost its balance, the Shadow Weaver's massive body crashed onto the street with a loud thud.

The surroundings gradually fell silent, and the smoke and dust slowly settled.

"call……"

Chen Qi gasped for breath, feeling a great weight lifted from his shoulders.

Even the Shadow Weaver cannot resist the true wounds of the Day Lantern.

Defeating the Shadow Weaver in both phases through prediction is not a big problem.

One strike and he was dead? The people in the ruins slowly raised their heads, unsure how to describe their feelings at that moment.

At this moment, only Melanie vaguely sensed something and reminded her:
"Watch out! It's not over yet..."

She sensed an unknown aura emanating from the Shadow Weaver.

The Shadow Weaver is not dead! In fact, she's alive!

No, there's no need to be careful... Chen Qi quickly adjusted his breathing.

The Shadow Weaver does indeed have a third phase, but this third phase, apart from being able to run away, poses no threat.

At this moment, inside the corpse of the Shadow Weaver, a tiny monster, half a meter tall, holding a thread, is quietly poking its head out from the fallen giant corpse.

It resembled a frightened mouse, contemplating its escape route.

The little monster glanced at the fallen White Tower Hunters and gently stepped its right foot out from among the corpses.

Troublesome… Chen Qi frowned.

The Shadow Weaver's true form is a small creature with a strong ability to escape.

It will take quite a while to catch this little guy.

Chen Qi was panting heavily, but he had exhausted his strength and had little energy left for the pursuit.

I need to slow down, I'll catch up later... Chen Qi's body felt wave after wave of heat.

The little shadow weaver noticed this as well, and with its short legs, it used its 0.5-meter-long space to traverse and escape at top speed.

The little shadow weaver's short arms swayed as it ran, growing more and more excited.

Get away! Get away!
Snapped!
The next second, Deep Sea Sprite No. 1 suddenly appeared, gave it a big tug, and knocked it to the ground.

"???"

(End of this chapter)