Insufficient balance

  Ling Chen's physical and mental strength were beyond those of ordinary people, but even his intense concentration for over an hour was approaching his limit. The greedy giant clam's life had only dropped by a tenth. What could he rely on to survive, and under the premise of not missing all attack opportunities, hold on for about nine more hours...

  Then there is only faith left.

  The greedy giant clam had recovered from its rigid state, and its dark green terrifying eyes were fixed on him. Ling Chen wiped the sweat beads off his forehead, his gaze turning stern. He stood up straight, grasping the Heart Realm Sword, muttering in a low voice: "Come on!! I... will definitely... not die!!"

  Gasp!!

  A super long-distance pounce, from a distance of more than 20 meters away from Ling Chen, came directly at him. The farther the pounce was, the more reaction time it would give to the opponent, and the less dangerous it would be for Ling Chen. Ling Chen held his breath, flashed sideways and jumped up as before, and then landed in a position about 10 meters behind the Greedy Giant Clam. This distance was the best distance he had calculated. At this distance, facing pounces and giant stone impacts, he had enough reaction time, facing falling rocks, he could quickly escape from the range of the attack, most importantly, this distance was just within the maximum attack distance of the tongue stab, in this position, he only needed to jump back, and then he could dodge, and then quickly rush forward to counterattack on top of the giant tongue.

  Gasp!!

  In the midst of eerie cries, the greedy giant clam suddenly raised its head high, which was the first time it had made such a movement. Ling Chen was slightly stunned and then saw the greedy giant clam's huge mouth wide open, releasing an extremely frightening sound that spread throughout the entire space. The sound was so sharp that it made Ling Chen cover his ears in pain, he almost felt like his eardrums were pierced in an instant, and his consciousness also fell into complete blankness at the moment the sound arrived.

  At the same time, Ling Chen's Heart State Knife suddenly flashed a silver light for an instant. In an instant, Ling Chen's confused mind suddenly cleared up, and he saw that the greedy giant clam's hind legs made a movement of pushing off the ground, then jumped high into the air.

  BOOM!!

  The ground shook violently, and as it had countless times before, the greedy giant octopus missed its mark once again. It let out a couple of innocent-sounding "gulps", its sluggish brain unable to comprehend why this human was still able to dodge its attacks with precision after releasing sound waves.

  Ling Chen was increasingly aware of how fortunate he was to possess this Heart Realm Sword. The sound attack just now was the "Greedy Sound Wave" of the Greedy Giant Clam, which could envelop a range of 50 meters around it when released, meaning that all living beings in this space would be enveloped within it. Within the sound wave, 100% of them would fall into at least five seconds of confusion, and during this confused state, their bodies' actions would not be controlled by their brains at all. Not to mention five seconds, even one or two seconds of confusion would be enough for the Greedy Giant Clam to instantly kill Ling Chen.

  The passive attribute of the Heart's Blade is immunity to "Confusion"!

  This attribute, which was not valued by him before encountering the Greedy Giant Clam, has now saved him in front of it. As long as the Heart State Knife is in hand, the "Greedy Sound Wave" will only make Ling Chen's ears uncomfortable for a while and have no other effect on him. The Greedy Sound Wave is one of the most terrifying skills of the Greedy Giant Clam, aside from the Earthquake, with an extremely large range, 100% chance of at least 5 seconds of confusion, just thinking about it makes people fearful, but this Heart State Knife has rendered this frightening confusion technique useless.

  This sword, the Heartbreak Blade from the Hell Spider's lair, has appeared too coincidentally, as if it was predestined. With the Heartbreak Blade held horizontally in front of him, Ling Chen's eyes shone like cold stars... Since even heaven itself is helping me, you must die!!

  "Cheers!!"

  A loud roar invigorated his already exhausted spirit, and he charged forward to meet the greedy giant octopus's tongue thrust. He didn't retreat, but instead jumped high up onto the surface of the tongue that had just swept past his feet...

  Must not die!

  We must not lose!!

  ……

  ……

  "Ding... Congratulations, your level has been upgraded. You are now level 6. Life +10, Magic +10, and you have obtained 5 free attribute points."

  "Ah..." Yunfeng let out a long sigh of relief, then picked up the spoils of war and jogged to the safe zone. With a pleased smile, he allocated all his free attribute points, then sat down on the ground to take a short rest.

  "Finally reached level 6, this leveling system is really messed up. At this rate, it'll take at least another week to reach level 10 and switch to a formal profession." Yunfeng muttered in dissatisfaction, then opened his skill panel and looked at it. His face immediately fell: "Ugh, both skills are only at level 3, the amount of experience needed to upgrade to level 4 is ridiculous! I don't believe anyone can max out all their trial skills before reaching level 10! Only elite mobs and bosses give experience points, who set this rule? Are they brain-dead... The probability of elites appearing is like a meteor hitting Earth. And don't even get me started on bosses, that wolf leader boss in Evil Wolf Cliff appears and it's like World War III."

  He vented for a bit, then Cloud opened his friend panel and paused for a moment: "He's only level 5 now... Hmm, maybe he doesn't care about levels. Should I say hello to him?" Cloud thought for a moment, but gave up. From what he knew of Ling Chen's personality, he seemed like the type who didn't want to be disturbed. His eyes moved down and landed on a name, with a level that made his eyes widen in surprise.

  Magnitude 7!

  He hastily initiated a call, and as soon as it connected, he exclaimed: "You're actually level 7!! I entered the game with you, and for the past two days, we've been online all day, not even going offline at midnight. Now you're already level 6, but you're actually level 7... Alas, don't be so desperate, okay? You'll end up ruining your body like this."

  “……”

  "Don't put too much pressure on yourself, and don't force yourself. Trust me, the person I've found for you will definitely not disappoint you... Ah, his identity is a secret for now, and he doesn't want more people to know about him either. But as your brother, I promise you that he absolutely won't let you down... He's the only person in my life that I truly admire."

  “……”

  ………

  ………

  In her sleep, Shui Ru's eyes slowly opened and she subconsciously leaned into Ling Chen's side, her body closer to his. Soft moonlight seeped in from the window, casting a glow on the wall clock... The time was exactly 2 am.

  She looked at the man beside her, and under the dim moonlight, she saw Ling Chen's eyebrows slightly furrowed, his face also showing a faint distortion, his teeth seemingly clenched together.

  "Brother seems to be doing something very seriously, is brother encountering a powerful enemy or difficulty in the game?"

  She thought silently for a moment, then laboriously used her hands to prop up her body, bowed down and gently kissed Ling Chen's forehead.

  "Brother, come on! Brother is the strongest in the world. No matter how formidable the enemy and difficulties are, brother will knock them down."

  Looking at the gaming device wrapped around her wrist, Ling Shui closed her eyes: "After I can enter the game like my brother, what profession should I choose to help my brother..."

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  "Gasp!!!!!"

  In the greedy giant clam's angry roar, Ling Chen was once again flung far away from its head, and when he landed, he didn't steady himself. He stumbled backward, retreating seven or eight steps before stopping his body. He raised his head, opening his eyes wide to stare at the greedy giant clam in front of him. His panting had become extremely coarse, his face was completely red, and the hands holding the Heartstate Blade were slightly trembling. His body could no longer remain still, swaying slightly, but those eyes remained as cold and clear as ice.

  The Greedy Giant Clam's HP: 39980/80000!

  Time pointed to 2 am... It had been five hours since he encountered the greedy giant clam.

  Five hours have passed and Ling Chen still hasn't died. On the contrary, he has managed to reduce the greedy giant clam's health by half.

  Finally... did I just take away half of its life?...

  My body has gone soft like cotton, my spirit is fragile and can barely control the movements of my body... My vision starts to blur frequently, I just want to lie down on the ground and sleep for a while. My spirit has reached its limit... No, it has already exceeded its limit, now it's in a state of overdraft maintained by life and faith. After today, I may need to sleep continuously for several days and nights to recover... Or maybe, I'll have to be seriously ill.

  However, the greedy giant clam still has half of its life left.

  Can't hold on anymore...

  But I've made it this far... how can I just give up now!!

  Ling Chen clenched his teeth tightly, biting down on the tip of his tongue with great force. The intense pain made his nearly scattered spirit suddenly clear, and his blurred vision also became sharp in the midst of the pain. He saw a huge stone appear between the greedy giant octopus's claws, then flew towards him with a whistling wind sound.

  His emaciated body suddenly burst out with an inexplicable power, propelling him to leap backward and avoid the giant boulder. As he landed, his body immediately fell to the ground, dodging all the scattered debris. When he stood up, his body shook violently for a moment.

  Whoosh!!

  A familiar giant tongue shot out, and at the moment when the greedy giant clam's mouth moved, Ling Chen had already jumped up conditionally, narrowly avoiding it. However, after landing, Ling Chen was unstable and fell directly to the ground, staring blankly as the greedy giant clam retracted its tongue.

  This was the first time he made a mistake when grasping this rare attacking opportunity...

  Five hours of intense mental strain had brought even a god to the brink of complete collapse.

  And he faced a greedy giant clam, which still had half of its life!