Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

"What...what kind of monster is that..."

The soldiers on the city wall stood frozen in place, not even noticing that their weapons had fallen from their hands.

An old soldier began reciting a prayer, and then one soldier after another knelt down and prayed toward the approaching idol...

"Stand up, prepare for battle!"

Navel's voice echoed throughout the entire camp: "Target has entered long-range strike range, prepare to strike!"

The logistics soldiers began distributing moon candies, and after swallowing one, the soldiers rallied. Despite their fear, the silver-rank mages chanted in unison, unleashing a rain of fire that struck the Bodhisattva statue.

The flames struck the pristine white body, exploded, and finally extinguished, leaving not even a scorch mark.

The Bodhisattva continued to walk slowly forward—this "slow" pace was relative to the Bodhisattva's enormous body; in reality, its speed could reach one hundred meters per second!

The ground was shaking, and rubble was falling from the city wall.

"What is this thing?! Did you do this?!"

Cheng Cheng jumped back onto the city wall and placed his sword against Bugu's neck.

"This time it really isn't a cuckoo."

The cuckoo was far away, and as she watched the approaching Bodhisattva in the distance, her tone, though still light and cheerful, became unusually low:

"Perhaps this is the Genshin Impact cult's true plan... I originally intended to devour him and extract information so we could prevent things from happening in the first place, but who told Sylvia to come out and cause trouble..."

"What exactly is this thing?"

"A giant mound of Buddhas." Bugu looked up and smiled at Cheng Cheng. "This is a fully-fledged demon lord, and the 'Grim Reaper' who excels at slaughter... We're really doomed this time, boss. Bugu is just an avatar, so it doesn't matter, but Sylvia and Freya are really going to die."

Explain yourself!

Bugu raised an eyebrow and explained earnestly, “The descent of this demon lord requires a sufficiently grand death or a sufficiently precious sacrifice—however, once it descends, any entry/exit passage on the entire level will inexplicably become invalid, and no living thing can survive in its path—it will only disappear when the entire dungeon is reduced to ruins and the remains of all living beings are piled up into mountains of corpses and seas of blood.”

“If we had run away when we heard the bell, we would have had a chance to escape—but unfortunately, the Jingguan Festival has already begun.” Bugu raised his head and closed his eyes. “Listen, that’s the footsteps of death.”

As the cuckoo's voice faded, a series of chanting sounds emanated from the statue of the Jingguan Bodhisattva, deep and drawn-out, like a thousand people simultaneously chanting scriptures in hushed tones.

"Hum hum hum!"

Phat phat phat!

Jhāh jhāh jhāde, bandha bandha,

Khatvānga khatvānga,

Parasu parasu,

Chakra chakra, trishula trishula!”

The chanting of Sanskrit sounds like countless monks chanting incessantly. The syllables are strange and chilling, and it doesn't sound like chanting scriptures at all. Instead, it sounds like a general who has gone mad with bloodshed in a mountain of corpses is performing a sacrifice—or a massacre!

Each syllable felt like a blunt object striking; ordinary soldiers clutched their ears and crouched down, blood streaming from their orifices. Even Cheng Cheng and his men, being of gold rank, felt their thoughts in turmoil and their minds foggy…

“It’s the Yamantaka Mantra,” Bugu explained. “Yamāntaka is the wrathful manifestation of Manjushri Bodhisattva, and his name means ‘the terminator of death.’ He has nine heads, thirty-four arms, and sixteen legs, and he wields weapons made entirely of dripping human bones… It’s truly unexpected that this demon of death would appear in such a form.”

Cheng Cheng looked up at the approaching Jingguan Bodhisattva and felt a chill run down his spine.

Did something go wrong?

Is the boss you have to defeat in the limited-time event just an incredibly powerful being?

As the two were talking, the Jingguan Bodhisattva had already entered the mid-range strike range.

The ground shook so badly that it was hard to stand. The flagpole on the city wall snapped in half, and the military flag, covered in dust, fell to the ground.

The soldiers who had eaten the moon candy felt much better; at least their hands stopped shaking. They then began to use their firearms to suppress the Jingguan Bodhisattva statue.

The gun muzzle spat out flames, spent cartridges clattered and fell to the ground, and sparks flew from the Buddha statue.

However, it was no use.

When the Jingguan Bodhisattva emerged from the smoke of battle, the thick smoke slid over its shoulders, and apart from a little dust, it was completely unharmed.

"what……"

I don't know who dropped the gun first.

The rifle fell to the ground, the magazine ejected, and bullets scattered everywhere.

Then came the second, and the third. The sounds of metal clashing echoed continuously.

The soldiers finally felt fear and fled.

An officer drew his pistol and fired a shot into the air, shouting, "Anyone who retreats without authorization will be executed!" Before he could finish speaking, he was knocked to the ground by fleeing soldiers, his pistol slipping from his hand and kicked into a crack in the city wall. No one glanced at him.

The clever soldiers simply scaled the city wall and jumped into the oasis lake, splashing water that shimmered dark red in the blood-red light.

The man desperately tried to dive down, attempting to reach the sixth level, the Sorrowful Rain Realm.

A few seconds later, he surfaced, wiped the water off his face, and looked around.

It's still a battlefield.

It's still the same city.

In the distance, the thousand hands of the Jingguan Bodhisattva landed, no more than three kilometers from the city wall.

He stood frozen in the water, mouth agape, water dripping from the corner of his mouth, then burst into a hearty, maniacal laugh!

Freya gritted her teeth.

She took a step forward, raised her staff above her head, and the tip of the staff lit up with a white-to-blue light, as if she were holding a small fragment of the sun in her hand.

"Pseudo-canon: Yan Longxiao!"

This move imitates the dragon breath of Cheng Cheng's platinum dragon in the dream, and its power is equivalent to 70% of the original. It is among the top ten most lethal spells in the gold tier!

The air was instantly burned through, and a torrent of flames burst forth from the tip of the staff, vaporizing the bricks and stones of the city wall wherever it passed, leaving not even a trace of the burning heat!

The beam of light struck the chest of the Jingguan Bodhisattva statue.

It sounded like a piece of cloth being torn in the middle. As the smoke cleared, a crack appeared on the Bodhisattva statue. The crack spread outwards like a spider web. Then, the area that was hit peeled off, and several pieces fell off, each the size of a water buffalo.

The debris hit the ground, creating a crater half a person deep.

it works!

If the Bodhisattva sees that someone is injured, he can kill them as soon as they have a health bar!

However, no one could laugh.

Freya leaned on her staff, panting heavily, her chest heaving, her lips pale, and her forehead covered in sweat.

That blow drained nearly ten percent of her magic power, but the Bodhisattva was a full five hundred meters tall. That crack on her body was like a brick being chipped off a city wall.

Cheng Cheng gripped his sword tightly, his mind in turmoil.

Logically, a game system designed as a cheat code shouldn't issue tasks that are impossible to complete.

However, only a handful of people throughout history have ever defeated the demon lord, and each of them is a legend who has reached the pinnacle of the world and watched the world rise and fall!

Will it win?

Or is this simply a task that requires constantly reverting to previous saves to complete?

But it was clearly marked as a time-limited task...

Cheng Cheng thought for a moment, then slowly turned his gaze to the cuckoo.

The cuckoo was leaning against the city wall, arms crossed over its chest, one leg bent and bracing against the brick.

She tilted her head, her blue-purple eyes narrowed into slits, like a cat basking in the sun.

"Since you're also a legend, you should have a way, right?" Cheng Cheng asked.

"Who said I'm a legend?" Bugu tilted her head and chuckled. "I've already said, this body of mine is just an avatar, and the moon has never been good at fighting..."

She stretched out her finger and drew a circle in the air. A faint purple trail of light was left where her fingertip passed.

The light streak twisted, turning into a thin thread that hung down and swayed in the wind.

"However, I do have a way to make it quiet for half an hour."

She paused, the light dissipating like smoke, then chuckled mischievously, "Boss, you can enjoy Sylvia and Freya's bodies while you have the last bit of time~ After this time, you won't be able to enjoy them anymore~"

"What method?" Cheng Cheng's eyes lit up.

Cuckoo extended an index finger and gently pressed it against her pale pink lips.

The spot where her fingertips pressed was slightly indented, and her blue-purple eyes stared straight at Cheng Cheng, the blood moon deep within her pupils slowly rotating.

"Give me a kiss and I'll tell you~"

Chapter 85, the author's most depressing episode.

"Give me a kiss, and I'll tell you."

Cheng Cheng stared at Bu Gu's pink lips and swallowed hard. "Well, everyone's watching right now..."

"Really?" Bugu tilted her head.

The words fell.

The next moment, all the teammates inexplicably looked away.

Freya suddenly squatted down to tie her shoelaces, Li Xianyu turned to look at the Bodhisattva in the distance, and Paul looked up to study the black sun in the sky, as if his head had been pried open at the same time.

"Um..." Cheng Cheng tried to argue, "I'm a girl, and Sylvia definitely won't agree..."

"Really?" Bugu shook her head.

Then, Sylvia in his mind urged, "Hurry up, Cheng Cheng! The Jingguan Bodhisattva is almost here, what are you hesitating for? Isn't it normal for teammates to kiss?"

That's a load of rubbish!

What exactly is going on here? Is it a hypnosis app series or a common sense-changing series?

With all external factors eliminated, the only thing that could stop Cheng Cheng was his own conscience.

Yes! Conscience!

I already have Freya, and my relationship with Sylvia is almost complete—besides, I'm currently using Sylvia's body, so I can't do something that would betray them!

So, do I have a conscience?

Cheng Cheng touched his chest; it was flat, he couldn't feel anything.