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[Abyss Gatekeeper (Lv15, Blue)]

...Guardian type of the Abyss entrance: Abyss Guardian

Power: 512

Physical condition: 498

Agility: 530

Spirit: 301

Skills: Death Return, Six-Hit Combo, Sand Shadow Armor, Soul Devouring Roar

Combat strength assessment: 6217

Note: The guardian of the Abyss entrance has reached the blue tier. Abyss energy has further awakened, resurrection speed has decreased, and combat instincts have been greatly enhanced.

Five thousand is outrageously high.

They've even begun to tentatively approach the threshold of six or seven thousand.

Su Mu remembered clearly that even when Mo Yun Teng was severely injured, his combat strength was only slightly over 6,700.

The blue gatekeeper in front of us already had a power level of 6,200 at level 15, and it continues to grow as it levels up.

If an ordinary survivor were here, a single monster like this would be enough to wipe out an entire main squad on a cableway.

It stood on the sand, its tail slowly unfurling, the three forked bone spurs gleaming bluish-gray in the sunlight. The facial features that had retained some wildness now resembled a human, even its pupils held a touch of rational coldness.

"It's turned blue," Su Mu said softly.

That's more interesting.

The gatekeeper of the abyss didn't waste any words. It lashed out with its tail, the sound of its bone spikes slicing through the air completely different from before, like three short swords slashing down simultaneously. Su Mu parried with his spear, sparks flying from the shaft, and he slid back a few steps.

It followed, its claws sweeping across, the sand and dust kicked up several feet by its power.

Su Mu held back, unleashing the power of the Ancient King's Battle Blood. Three-colored light wrapped around the spear, and with a backhand thrust, he pierced its shoulder blade.

[Defeat the Abyss Gatekeeper (Lv15, Blue), experience points +70.]

It came back to life.

This time, the level has changed to Lv16, and the blue rarity remains.

It rose from the sand and, without pausing, immediately pounced on Su Mu. Its speed was increased, and the trajectory of its tail stinger was more concealed; at one point, it even grazed Su Mu's ribs, leaving a shallow bloodstain. But when the same attack came a second time, the damage was halved. Within three exchanges, Su Mu found its opening and pierced its chest with a single spear thrust.

[Defeat the Abyss Gatekeeper (Lv16, Blue), experience points +80.]

It came back to life.

Lv17, Blue.

Its attacks became even more ferocious, and a faint blue light membrane even began to appear around its body.

The light membrane could absorb some of the damage, and Su Mu's first two shots failed to penetrate it completely.

But the third time, he had figured out the weak point of the light membrane, and during the interval between the tail spike and the light membrane switching, the spear accurately pierced the heart.

[Defeat the Abyss Gatekeeper (Lv17, Blue), experience points +90.]

the fourth time.

Lv18, Blue.

The resurrection time has become significantly longer.

When it emerged from the sand, its blue color became even purer, like a piece of dark jade that had been repeatedly polished. Its tail spikes increased from three to six, and its attack range almost covered its entire body.

This was the first time Su Mu was forced to use his shadow clone.

Two figures attacked from the front and back, their spears flashing, until they finally found an opening in its six bone spikes and pinned it to the ground.

[Defeat the Abyss Gatekeeper (Lv18, Blue), experience points +100.]

At this point, the ordinary gatekeepers around them had stopped joking and laughing with each other.

They stood up straight, their tails unconsciously taut, their eyes fixed on the scene.

Two of them even unconsciously took two steps forward, as if they wanted to help, or as if they were being held back by some force and dared not step forward rashly.

"Sixth Brother... you're blue and still can't win?" one of them whispered.

"Don't rush. The color will change again after it reaches level nineteen." The other swallowed non-existent saliva, but its tone was no longer as certain as before.

Su Mu ignored them.

He stared at the sandpit, waiting for the next figure.

The fifth time, blue grade, level Lv19.

When it stood up from the sand, it was as if the surrounding air had been sucked out.

Blue light condensed on its body, forming a nearly solid layer of bone armor with fine lines along its edges, breathing like a living creature. Its face was indistinguishable from a human's, even bearing a cold, indifferent expression, as if a superior being were looking down upon a inferior being.

"You've killed me nine times already," it said, its voice deep and clear. "Now, it's my turn."

Su Mu stretched his neck: "You've said similar things many times already."

"This time is different."

Its tail spikes opened wide, the six bone spikes no longer merely for attack, but rather hovering and unfolding behind it like six floating short swords. Its body also changed; a blue light membrane peeled off its surface, forming a slowly rotating ring-shaped shield around it.

Su Mu narrowed his eyes.

This form is already close to some of the high-level beings he had encountered before.

But it's far from enough to frighten him.

"Come on," he said.

The gatekeeper of the abyss made the first move. Its speed suddenly increased dramatically, and six bone spikes behind it simultaneously stabbed from different angles, like a net woven from fine metal wires, blocking all of Su Mu's evasive routes.

Su Mu did not flash.

The shadow clone instantly appeared beside him, and the two spears danced simultaneously, their shadows intertwining to form a dense screen of light that deflected all the bone spikes.

He stepped forward and thrust out his spear as the charging rule was triggered. The spear tip pierced through the gap in the ring shield and plunged heavily into its chest.

But the blue light film did not shatter immediately; it only dented.

Su Mu's eyes narrowed, and with a flick of his wrist, he twisted the gun, tearing a gap in the shield from the inside. His shadow clone followed up with a shot from the side, the two guns clashing, completely piercing through its chest defenses.

[Defeat the Abyss Gatekeeper (Lv19, Blue), experience points +110.]

Its body fell to the ground, and the blue light contracted sharply upon contact with the sand, like a flame extinguished by water.

He looked up at the monsters around him.

They no longer mock.

One of the gatekeepers unconsciously took a half-step back with its tail tip, muttering, "How...how is this possible?"

No one answered it.

Because they all saw that the sandpit was changing.

The originally dark yellow sand grains seemed to be ignited from within by some force, gradually darkening in color, turning from dark yellow to dark brown, and then a very faint purple hue seeped out from the dark brown.

The purple hues initially appeared in just a few strands, flowing slowly between the sand grains like gossamer threads, before rapidly spreading and converging, turning the entire sandpit into a somber, dark purple.

The ground began to shake.

A much thicker figure rose from beneath the sand.

The gatekeeper's level was still Lv19, but its rank had changed.

[Abyss Gatekeeper (Lv19, Purple)...Guardian of the Abyss entrance. Resurrected 6 times. Current status: Awakened (Low-level). Resurrection time significantly extended. Enhancement cap nearing the current stage limit.]

Type: Abyss Guardian

Power: 687

Physical condition: 642

Agility: 671

Spirit: 433

Estimated combat strength: 9043

Note: The target has reached the purple tier, and its abyssal energy has been greatly awakened.

The combat value is close to the current detection device's normal display limit; the actual threat needs to be judged by combining skills and combat performance.