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

Li Wu looked ahead and saw two Black Iron Guardians wielding cutting saws approaching, sparks flying from the saws, exuding a sense of oppressive death.

Behind them, two more ranged guardians raised their drills again, the piercing sound of drills cutting through the air foreshadowing the impending attack.

His mana had been depleted by nearly a third during the brief exchange.

While Chain Lightning Bolt is highly efficient, simultaneously reducing the health of four elite monsters with a combined 8,000 HP and killing them in sync while they are under the Life Resonance mechanic is simply a pipe dream.

Li Wu's mind raced. He knew he couldn't panic; in situations like this, calmness was paramount.

"Hua Zitong, how much longer can you hold on?" Li Wu asked.

"One minute at most!" Hua Zitong said through gritted teeth. Several deep scratches had already appeared on her shield, and her arm went numb every time she parried.

These Black Iron Guardians have immense attack power and armor-piercing capabilities; even the Guardian Barrier cannot withstand them for long.

One minute.

Li Wu mentally calculated that he needed to kill four elite monsters with a total of 32,000 HP within one minute, and prevent any of them from healing. This was an almost impossible task.

Of his existing skills, [Fusion Piercing Arrow] has the highest single-target burst damage. [Explosive Burning Arrow] is an area-of-effect attack, but their main damage is fire, and these mining golems are resistant to fire.

Moreover, even if it inflicts enough damage, it still cannot precisely control the amount of health.

The only hope lies in [Chain Lightning Arrow]. It deals area-of-effect damage and provides a slowing effect.

"Is there any way to stop their life resonance?" Li Wu asked. This was the most crucial point. If they couldn't stop the life resonance, all their efforts would be in vain.

Hua Zitong shook her head: "I don't know any guides that mention this. It's their racial talent. Unless you can kill them all instantly, the life resonance can't stop it."

Li Wu's heart sank further. Instantly kill four elites with 8,000 HP each? He simply couldn't do that now.

He looked into those crimson eyes, felt the wind pressure from the cutting saw, and sensed the threat of the drill bit about to tear through the air.

He knew that if he couldn't find a solution quickly, they were doomed.

"Li Wu, do you have any new ideas?" Hua Zitong's voice came through, carrying a hint of dependence that she herself didn't realize. She knew that Li Wu could always surprise her when it came to creative skills.

New ideas?

Li Wu's gaze swept over the four Black Iron Guardians. Although their movements were clumsy, their coordination was exceptionally smooth. Two melee puppets flanked from the left and right, while two ranged puppets provided fire support from the rear.

"What if... I could disable their life resonance?" A bold idea suddenly popped into Li Wu's head.

"Failed?" Hua Zitong was taken aback, then said, "Impossible, this is their racial talent, unless..."

"Unless I can change this 'rule'," Li Wu interrupted her.

Hua Zitong's expression froze. Change the rules? That sounded too outrageous.

But she remembered the [Tracing the Source Reconstruction Arrow] that Li Wu had created before, a skill that could even dismantle the instant-kill ultimate move of a regional BOSS.

"How much time do you need?" Hua Zitong asked, her tone becoming serious.

"I don't know," Li Wu answered honestly. Creating skills is not something that can be done overnight, especially under such high pressure. But he knew he had to try.

"I'll buy you two minutes," Hua Zitong said, her tone resolute. She slammed the Guardian Barrier heavily onto the ground, assuming a defensive stance.

"Two minutes is enough," Li Wu thought to himself. He knew Hua Zitong was lying; she couldn't possibly last two minutes under the combined attack of four elite monsters. But her words gave him immense confidence.

He took a deep breath and closed his eyes.

【New】Secret Document and 【Knowledge】Secret Document.

He had previously used [Insightful Purification Arrow] to remove the debuff. Purification is essentially "resetting" an abnormal state.

So, can life resonance also be considered an "abnormal state"? A state that allows life values ​​to "flow abnormally" between different individuals?

If he could restore this "flow" and bring it back to its "normal state," would he be able to stop the resonance of life?

Li Wu's heart raced. This was the only solution he could think of at the moment.

He attempted to combine the "new" and "knowledge" secret texts, but this time the goal was not to remove the debuff, but to remove a "rule".

【新】 means to update, change, and make something into a "new" state.

【知】represents insight, understanding, and knowing the essence of things.

What he needs to do is to understand the essence of life's resonance, and then use "new" power to "update" it to a "non-resonance" state.

This is far more complex than simply removing debuffs. Removing debuffs targets an individual, while Life Resonance targets a group. It requires a skill that can affect a group and "reset" a certain mechanism.

"Li Wu! Behind you!" Hua Zitong's roar pulled Li Wu back to reality from his reverie.

He opened his eyes, and a thick drill bit was already inches away. He instinctively dodged to the side, the drill bit whizzing past his body, the powerful gust of air making him feel dizzy.

"One minute and thirty seconds left!" Hua Zitong's voice trembled slightly. Her health had already dropped by half, and sparks were flying from the [Guardian's Barrier], clearly indicating that she had reached her limit.

Time is tight.

Li Wu knew he couldn't waste any more time. He had to simplify things.

He no longer seeks to completely change the rules, but instead tries to "disrupt" them.

[Knowledge] Secrets, insights. He wants to understand the "connection" that resonates with life.

【Flow】Secret text, flow. Life resonance, in essence, is a kind of "flow" of life value.

What if he could disrupt this flow, or make it "flow" in the wrong direction?

Li Wu closed his eyes again. He tried to combine the [Knowledge] and [Flow] cryptic texts.

【知】+【流】: to understand the direction of flow and disrupt the flow.

He imagined an invisible energy arrow shooting into the "network" of life resonance, like a stone thrown in, creating ripples and disrupting the originally smooth flow.

"Found it!" Li Wu shouted in his heart.

He opened his eyes and drew back the Arcane Bow.

"Hua Zitong, step back!" Li Wu shouted.

Although Hua Zitong didn't know what Li Wu was going to do, she had an almost blind trust in him. She gritted her teeth and took a hit from the cutting saw, then suddenly jumped back, escaping the melee guardian's attack range.

"Go!" Li Wu released the bowstring.

An arrow, almost invisible to the naked eye, carrying a faint blue light, shot towards the center of the "Life Resonance Network" formed by the four Black Iron Guardians in front.