Star Abyss Walker

Chapter 212 The Armor of the Gray Knight

Around 10 o'clock, inside the Grey Knight's Altar in the instance map.

[Instance Notification: Purification complete 100/100! Congratulations! The instance is now complete, and the final boss, [Shadow of the Gray Knight], is about to be summoned!]

……

At this moment, Fa Ye Chaochen, Huo Bing Zhi Ri, and I stood under the big tree in the center of the altar. When the progress was completed, a ray of blood-red light condensed in front of us and eventually turned into a fiery red teleportation portal!

"Back off!"

I quickly raised my hand to direct the retreat, while glancing at the teleportation portal. The next second, a hazy light appeared, and a burly figure bent over and walked out of the portal.

His body was extremely tall, at least four meters high, clad in mottled power armor covered in various marks and scratches, seemingly to attest to his past glorious achievements. The next second, his attributes appeared—

【Shadow of the Gray Knight】(Orange BOSS)

Rating: 50
Attack: 2500-3550
Defense: 1750
Qi and blood: 4500000
Armor: Imperial Expeditionary Power Armor, Generation III

Skills: [Swordsmanship Expert Lv9], [Power Sword Storm Lv9], [Undying Will Lv9]

Details: Shadow of the Grey Knights. After the decline of the Grey Knights Chapter, this Primarch died in a chaotic war. His descendants used his gene seed to clone a body, which was called "Shadow of the Grey Knights". Unfortunately, Shadow of the Grey Knights lost all his memories and, after being corrupted by demons, became a cruel lord!

……

"You bastards!"

Inside the hood of the third-generation armor, a bald man with a ferocious face looked at us with eyes full of savagery and said, "You dare to kill so many Grey Knight warriors! I will tear you to pieces!"

"I go……"

Huo Bingzhi gritted his teeth and said, "These attributes are too abnormal!"

Indeed, the Shadow of the Gray Knight is a level 50 orange boss, and his combat power is much stronger than that of Rek, the vice-leader of the Dragon Slayer Mercenary Group, whom we encountered last time!

"We can't fight head-on anymore, we have to use kites!"

I frowned, and just as the opponent launched a charge attack, I raised my hand and cast a Dragon Binding Rope on the Gray Knight's Shadow. Instantly, strands of golden ropes extended from the ground, binding his body to the spot for 2.7 seconds, which was already quite good!
Immediately, Tiangong Kaiwu was thrown out, a battle cry was uttered, his body sank slightly, and the explosive gun was aimed at the head, firing a series of "bang bang bang" attacks, but the attack effect was really mediocre!
"1224!"

"1891!"

"1233!"

"1902!"

"1269!"

……

Even with the armor-piercing effect of the Heavenly Craftsmanship and the use of armor-piercing bullets, the damage inflicted on this orange-colored BOSS wearing heavy third-generation armor was still negligible!
If my damage output is already like this, then the output of Faye Chaochen and Huo Bingzhi Ri is even less optimistic; it's practically just scratching the surface.

"A bunch of bastards!"

The moment it broke free of the Dragon-Binding Rope, the Shadow of the Gray Knight roared and its body once again slid close to the ground.

"Pong!"

The next second, my Yuan Power erupted, and I immediately switched my main weapon to Wind Chaser and launched a burst charge. My body turned into a blur as I passed through the opponent, and I turned around and launched a series of unstoppable attacks. The blade clattered and clattered as it repeatedly struck the wrist of the third-generation armor!

Unfortunately, the difference in strength was too great. Despite the dense barrage of more than ten sword strikes, although some of the armor was cut through, the sword could not sever the opponent's arm in one go. It seemed that the inner layer of the Gray Knight Shadow's expedition-class third-generation armor also had a thin force field, which greatly hindered the power sword!

"die!"

The Shadow of the Grey Knight's right wrist was slashed to a bloody pulp, and he immediately went berserk. He turned around and swung his sword, the light of the sword slicing right through my breastplate, and a sharp pain shot through me!
"14271!"

It hurts so much!
Given the attack power of the Shadow of the Grey Knight, three direct hits would be enough to kill it!

His body retreated rapidly, and at the same time, a gleaming short blade appeared in his left hand!
Energy Blade, Throw!

"Shh!"

With a skillful throwing motion, the Thunder Blade pierced the Gray Knight Shadow's ceramic armor with a "snap," and an electric current instantly spread throughout its body, causing the BOSS to stand still, trembling and unable to move!
[Battle Prompt: You used [Thunder Blade], inflicting a paralysis effect on [Shadow of the Gray Knight]. The enemy is unable to move for 1 second and enters a sluggish state, with movement speed and attack speed reduced by 50% for 5 seconds!]

He turned around and unleashed three sword strikes in an instant, then grabbed the end of the energy blade with a "snap" and pulled it out, before retreating quickly again!

The energy blade is beginning to charge!
"Ho~~~"

The Shadow of the Gray Knight seemed to have gone mad. With a roar, his inner energy erupted, and he actually unleashed a Power Sword Storm!
"Ding Han, watch out!"

Behind him, Faye Chaochen shouted, his mental power erupting instantly. Wisps of deep blue stardust gathered nearby and transformed into blue vines that entangled the Gray Knight Shadow's feet!

Stardust Entanglement, a Tier 3 control skill of the Star Speaker!
Although it only lasted for a short 1.3 seconds, it gave me the opportunity to create distance!

"Shh!"

The powerful agility points came in handy. He quickly retreated, raised his hand to use a first aid kit to restore 30% of his health, and then switched to the bomb gun, continuing to bombard the opponent's head with "bang bang bang".

The storm of power swords raged, with fiery red sword light filling the sky. 1.3 seconds later, the Shadow of the Gray Knight activated its jump backpack and rushed forward, still wanting to kill as soon as possible!

"Ding Han!"

Huo Bingzhi shouted loudly, chanting incantations as his mental power exploded, instantly activating the Dark Priest's "Whisper of Fear" skill. Unfortunately, a large "MISS" appeared above the BOSS's head, and he was unable to instill fear.

Enraged, Huo Bingzhi charged forward with his sword!

"Bingzi, back off!" I shouted hurriedly. This kid is crazy! He even dares to charge into the orange BOSS's Power Sword Storm. Is he really not afraid of being cut into pieces in an instant?
"Depend on!"

Huo Bingzhi suddenly stopped, raised his hand and unleashed his spiritual power, activating the "Dark Devour" skill, which reduced the Shadow of the Gray Knight's health by more than 3000 points. This Dark Priest's signature skill was indeed high in damage!
“Shua shua~~~”

Around me, the Annihilation Rock Armor rose up, and just as the shadow of the Gray Knight pounced, I seized the opportunity and unleashed a Rising Dragon Slash!

"Roar!"

Amidst the brilliance of the Rising Dragon Slash, a faint dragon's roar could be heard. A dragon-shaped wave of sword energy burst forth from the ground, instantly blasting the Gray Knight's shadow away for 1.1 seconds!
At the same time, my body was taking damage from the power sword storm, and my health bar was dropping rapidly. I dared not be careless at all, so I quickly used a staggered burst charge to temporarily create distance, and then immediately used a medkit!

"Fuck..."

Fa Ye Chaochen and Huo Bingzhiri were both stunned. They hadn't expected the final boss of the four-star dungeon to be so terrifyingly strong. If I hadn't been there, they might already be corpses.

But this is the first time everyone has actually entered "Star Abyss". Nobody knows anything about it. Everyone is just trying it out, and there is no way to avoid this risk.

After this, all players in "Star Abyss" will be somewhat wary of four-star dungeons.

……

"Ding Han, what should we do? Should we just give up on the dungeon?"

"Hōya Chōchō shouted."

"Don't worry!"

As I ran with my sword, trying to buy time for the BOSS's Power Sword Storm, I said, "I'll try again later. If I really can't paralyze the BOSS's combat power, then I'll give up. It's too dangerous; people could die at any moment."

"Ok!"

A few seconds later, the storm of power swords dissipated, and the shadow of the gray knight roared, its body soaring into the air and plummeting towards me, unleashing another fierce attack!
"Pong!"

The airflow dissipated, and the stepping slash I had just completed shifted a short distance to the side, directly missing the opponent's heavy attack. At the same time, I suddenly turned around, a chill surging from my right arm, and a bone-chilling blast landed directly on the BOSS!

“Shua shua~~~”

The icy light swirled, and cosmic frost rapidly spread, freezing the entire body of the Gray Knight's Shadow in place from the outside in.

Come again!

Locking onto the opponent's badly damaged right wrist, I unleashed another combo. The power sword slashed at the armor like opening a can, sparks flying everywhere. Though difficult, it still managed to cut in little by little!
"You bastard!"

With a roar, the Shadow of the Gray Knight awoke from the bone-chilling cold of the star, raised a bomb gun in his left hand, and unleashed a barrage of shots at my face!
Without a second thought, I instantly activated the invincible burst skill – Wasteland Fire!
The flames engulfed him, forming a golden, invincible shield!

Even though it's only three seconds, that should be enough!
The next second, skills such as Ash Sweep and Blood Drain Frenzy fell one after another. Just as the invincibility was about to end, an energy blade throw was launched!

"Sizzle!"

The shadow of the grey knight roared, but was paralyzed by the electric shock!

Keep going, keep cutting!

Finally, under the Windseeker's continuous and precise slashes, the opponent's thick terracotta armor was cut open one after another. Finally, with a "crack", the hand holding the power sword was directly severed. The moment it fell to the ground, the power sword self-destructed and exploded into pieces!

[Battle Alert: Player "Shadow Chaser" used "Wind Chaser: Thunder Fury" (Quality: Orange) to inflict a "Critical Strike" effect on "Shadow Knight" (Orange BOSS), causing it to lose 1227742 HP and lose some combat power!]

……

"It's done! Good!"

"We can continue fighting now!" said Hōya Chōchō in delight.

"That's right!"

I laughed and immediately created some distance, raising the Lord's Shield to block in front of me.

"You beast!"

The Shadow of the Grey Knight roared. Having lost his right hand, he could only rely on the bomb gun in his left hand to fire. However, the bullets from the bomb gun hit the Lord's Shield and were reduced by at least 80% of the damage. It didn't bother me at all. Meanwhile, Faye Chaochen and Huo Bingzhi Ri's attacks never stopped.

Looking at the furious Shadow of the Gray Knight, I couldn't help but smile.

This is the consequence of not practicing left-handed swordsmanship!
If he had practiced left-handed swordsmanship and had a spare power sword, things wouldn't have come to this!
As for myself, I have absolutely no intention of practicing left-handed swordsmanship. If I really lost my right hand, what would be the point of living...

The war is still ongoing, but the threat has been eliminated.

After losing his power sword, the Shadow of the Grey Knight has lost his strongest means of killing. It's like a tiger whose claws have been pulled out. He can't kill me, Faye Asahi, or Hikaru no Tomohito in an instant. The damage from the bomb gun can only pose a slight threat to Faye Asahi at most.

Then, with the Windseeker's repeated slashing, the Shadow of the Grey Knight's left hand was also severed. He had no choice but to kick it, roaring repeatedly, completely desperate.

What follows is pure torture, until finally the Shadow of the Gray Knight is slain!

……

"Om~~~"

At the center of the instance, a huge instrument rises up, which is the power core of the altar. It stands suspended in the air and can only be reached by ranged weapons.

Then, after a few RPG shots, the core of the shrine collapsed with a deafening roar. Immediately, the dungeon was completed, and a very pleasant bell rang in my ears—

[Congratulations! You have completed the raid instance Crystal Grey Knight Purification Altar (Nightmare difficulty ★★★★), and have received the following rewards: 560 million character experience, Grey Knight Armor (Orange quality), and Grey Knight Warhammer (Purple quality)! As you are the first player to complete the Nightmare difficulty ★★★★ raid instance, you also receive the following rewards: Achievement +6, Charisma +2!]

(End of this chapter)