I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

"roar--!!!!!"

The Rotting Beast Glathos let out a final roar that shook the heavens and the earth, filled with pain and resentment.

Its body, that terrifying form composed of countless twisted flesh and wailing souls, began to wither and shrink rapidly at a visible speed.

It was as if all the life force and energy in its body were frantically converging towards a certain part of its body.

In the place of its faceless head, the huge cavity filled with sharp teeth suddenly opened to its limit!

A dark green energy, more concentrated and ominous than ever before, began to gather and compress wildly in its mouth!

The energy was so immense and so pure that the space around it began to distort violently, emitting a humming sound as if it were about to collapse.

A destructive aura, powerful enough to make any living being tremble with fear, emanated from the dark green energy sphere and enveloped the entire battlefield.

"They're here!"

Hua Zitong, who had been keeping a close eye on the BOSS's movements, gave Li Wu an urgent reminder.

"The BOSS's ultimate skill, [Corruption Returns to Origin], is about to target the player with the highest contribution! Get ready, now!"

Her voice was filled with tension and excitement.

The plan has finally reached its final stage!

As long as the BOSS locks onto Li Wu, and as long as they can successfully deflect this attack, victory will belong to them!

Almost instinctively, she turned her gaze to the figure behind her who was still calmly drawing his bow.

There stood the [Rotten Beast], frantically gathering its power, its single, enormous mouth brimming with destructive energy.

Slowly, inch by inch, it turned in the direction.

Finally, with pinpoint accuracy, it traversed a distance of over a hundred meters and locked onto Li Wu!

"Wh...what?"

Everyone who was still alive on the battlefield was stunned when they saw this scene.

"Holy crap! The boss's target is the 'Seeing Through the Fog' master!"

"Nonsense! With such high damage output, isn't it only natural that the top player has the highest contribution?"

"But...but the BOSS's skill looks terrifying! Can...can the master withstand it?"

"No problem at all! Who is this expert? He'll definitely find a way!"

Although they said that, everyone was secretly on edge.

Because the dark green energy ball in the BOSS's mouth had reached a critical point.

Although it was only the size of a basketball, the destructive pressure it exuded made everyone feel as if the end of the world was about to come.

"Quick! Protect the Great God!"

The president of the "Sword and Rose" guild pointed her sword at Rose and was the first to react.

Without a second thought, she immediately issued the command in the team chat.

"All knights! Charge ahead of the great god! Protect him with your lives!"

"yes!"

In the territory of [Sword and Rose], more than a dozen knight players quickly ran towards Li Wu!

However, Li Wu seemed completely unaware of all of this.

His face still wore that expression that was almost too calm.

He simply watched quietly as the colossal beast, having concentrated all its energy into a single point, watched the sphere of destructive light about to be spat out of its mouth.

There was no fear, no tension, and not even the slightest emotional fluctuation in his eyes.

There is only one kind of composure, like a hunter admiring his prey that is about to be caught.

He slowly lowered the Arcane Bow from his hand.

Then he took something out of his backpack.

It was an unremarkable, yellowed scroll.

[Skill Imprint Scroll]!

This is a legendary consumable item that can be obtained from a hidden treasure chest in the Shadow Lake Island. It can be used to imprint and activate a target skill once.

At this moment, it finally comes in handy.

"What...what is he doing?"

"What's that? A scroll?"

"What time is it? He's still in the mood to look at scrolls?"

Everyone was bewildered by Li Wu's sudden and strange behavior.

Even the knights of "Sword and Rose" who were about to rush forward to shield him from the bullets subconsciously stopped in their tracks.

Only Hua Zitong knew what Li Wu was doing!

This skill imprint scroll was actually used by her; she had imprinted her own [Fate Deflection] skill onto it!

Li Wu moved.

He slowly tore open the scroll in his hand.

hum-

A golden energy fluctuation, exactly the same as the one Hua Zitong used when she cast [Fate's Opposition], filled with mystery and a sense of destiny, suddenly spread out from Li Wu as the center!

A layer of golden light, as thin as a cicada's wing yet seemingly capable of distorting everything, enveloped his body.

[Fate took a turn!]

And in the very next instant that Li Wu activated [Fate Deflection].

The destructive orb of light, which had been charged to its limit, was finally spat out from the mouth of the Rotten Beast Grassos!

boom--!!!!

A massive, dark green beam of light, thick as a pillar supporting the sky and filled with the aura of decay and death, tore through space and transcended time, hurtling towards Li Wu with an unparalleled and unstoppable force!

At that moment, the whole world seemed to have lost all sound and color.

All eyes were fixed on that dark green beam of light, powerful enough to destroy everything.

And that figure standing before the pillar of light, as insignificant as an ant, yet as serene as a god.

Time seemed to stretch out infinitely at this moment.

The thick, dark green beam of light, in everyone's sight, slowly but surely rolled towards that tiny figure.

Everyone's heart was in their throat.

Their minds were blank; they had even forgotten to breathe.

It’s over.

This is a shared thought in everyone's mind.

Before that pillar of light, powerful enough to destroy everything, any resistance seemed so pale and powerless.

Even gods are probably not immune.

However, just a moment before that dark green beam of light was about to touch Li Wu's body...

A sudden change has occurred!

Suddenly, the thin, golden light curtain surrounding Li Wu's body lit up!

The light was so dazzling, so radiant, that it seemed to absorb all the colors of the world.

Immediately afterwards, the dark green beam of light, which was powerful enough to destroy everything, did not explode or cause any impact the moment it came into contact with the golden light barrier.

It was like hitting an invisible, perfectly smooth mirror.

It suddenly stopped in a bizarre way, completely defying the laws of physics.

Then, they changed direction!

They returned by the same route, with even greater speed and force than when they came!