Gao Wu: If this BOSS isn't nerfed, is it even playable?

Chapter 86 The Sole Mission: Supreme Evolution!
Just as Lin Ye was silently observing, the strange life form seemed to have sensed something.

The single eye turned around without warning.

Lin Ye's pupils contracted to the size of pinpoints in an instant.

His body reacts faster than his brain.

He abruptly pulled his head back.

Lin Ye immediately held his breath.

The sound of the heartbeat became deafening at that moment.

Lin Ye even wished he could switch his heartbeat to manual mode.

He dared not make a sound.

They dared not make any move.

Faced with absolute unknowns and terror, any unnecessary action could bring about annihilation.

Dead silence.

Deep inside the subway tunnel, only the cold wind howled.

ten seconds.

Twenty seconds.

Thirty seconds.

Every second felt like walking on a sharp blade.

Lin Ye's back was already soaked with cold sweat.

Just when he thought he had been locked on and would be torn apart by that strange creature in the next second.

A sickening sucking sound rang out again.

Immediately following was a strange, faint sound, like a baby crying, that echoed in the empty underground space.

There was a greedy satisfaction in that voice.

Lin Ye's tense nerves relaxed slightly.

He knew he had hidden himself well.

The other person's turn of their head just now was perhaps just an unconscious act of vigilance, not because they had actually discovered him.

He stood like a lifeless statue, waiting quietly for another ten seconds or so, until he was sure the sucking sound was continuous and steady, before slowly sticking his head out again.

My gaze returned to the broken crack.

Then it was seen that the thing had already changed its target.

Its small body was now lying on top of another corpse.

It was a mutated giant python that was over ten meters long and as thick as a bucket.

The python's carcass was still warm, indicating that it had just been hunted down.

Wisps of blood-red mist, visible to the naked eye and mixed with life energy, were being forcibly drawn from the giant python's massive body, flowing continuously into the eerie single eye in the center of its face, like rivers flowing into the sea.

At that moment, Lin Ye's gaze precisely caught a crucial detail.

It was severely injured.

The body, seemingly sculpted from amethyst, had a radiant glow and abundant energy on its left side.

However, the crystals on the surface of its entire right half, from its right arm to its right leg, appeared a dull grayish-white, and in some places even tended to be translucent, as if it had lost its energy supply.

The energy patterns within the body, as clearly visible as blood vessels, were blocked by an invisible barrier as they flowed through the center of the torso, completely unable to reach the right side of the body.

Just then, the system icon finally appeared in Lin Ye's field of vision.

[Crystal Spirit Clan Lava (Severely Injured)]

[Level: LV.18]

[Evolutionary Level: 2.1]

Evolutionary levels?

This was the first time Lin Ye had seen this brand-new icon on the attribute panels of other creatures.

What does this represent?
The division of life levels?
Before he could think it through, a cold, mechanical voice suddenly rang in his mind!

【Ding! 】

[The presence of a higher-level evolutionary life form has been detected!]

This is your first real battle as a boss, facing other bosses!

[Urgent Mission Issued: Supreme Evolution!]

[Mission Objective: Kill the critically wounded and dying Crystal Spirit larva.]

[Mission Rewards: 15000 Experience Points, 12 Free Attribute Points, Unlock New Mechanism: Gluttony!]

Please note: This is a unique quest that will not be triggered again.

[Note: In this vast universe, countless races coexist, battling for survival and endless evolution! Can you seize every opportunity to ascend to the pinnacle of all races?]

Lin Ye's heart skipped a beat.

He instantly recalled that the system had issued a similar task during his first sparring session with Chen Meng.

That mission rewarded him with the [Soul Forge] mechanic.

These kinds of tasks are one-time events; once you miss them, they're gone. And they're all challenging.

It is a test that the system puts itself to the test in a specific context.

Lin Ye's gaze became incredibly firm in an instant.

He must kill this Crystal Spirit!

Lin Ye minimized his presence, transforming into a cold rock, and began a long and patient observation.

He felt as if he had returned to the ruined city, to those five days when he had meticulously planned to kill the mutated black panther.

More than an hour later.

The enormous mutated python had been completely reduced to a withered snakeskin specimen, from which no trace of life energy could be extracted.

The young Crystal Spirit seemed to have finally eaten its fill.

It let out a satisfied, dreamlike cry and left the python's carcass.

The energy flowing within its body was noticeably brighter than before, and even the dim crystals on its right side seemed to have regained a faint luster.

It found a relatively clean corner and curled up its small body.

The eerie single eye that hovered in the center of the face slowly dimmed, and finally closed completely, like turning off a light.

Fell asleep?
Lin Ye knew that a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity had arrived.

But he still didn't move.

He began to quickly scan the entire transfer hall.

Thirty meters to the left front, there is a partially collapsed ventilation duct with a narrow entrance that allows only one person to pass at a time.

Fifty meters to the right rear, there is a huge gap in the wall leading to another unknown tunnel.

The steel structure of the ceiling above is twisted but strong enough to provide enough space for rapid flight maneuvers using the exoskeleton's thrusters.

Before even considering how to attack, Lin Ye had already planned more than three escape routes for himself.

Only by always being prepared for failure can you have the highest tolerance for error.

Only after Lin Ye had mentally rehearsed all the possible routes and variables did he begin to act.

He emerged silently from behind the train wreckage, like a phantom blending into the shadows.

He adjusted the kinetic energy assist system of the T-3 exoskeleton armor to the lowest power, and each step landed precisely on the solid ground without making a sound.

He held his breath, and all the muscles in his body were at a critical point of preparation.

He could clearly sense that the Crystal Spirit Clan juvenile in front of him had indeed entered a deep sleep, and even the faint sense of mental pressure had been reduced to its lowest point.

Twenty meters.

ten meters.

five meters.

Lin Ye stopped, only three steps away from his target.

As he got closer, he finally saw the details of the alien creature clearly.

And its most fatal weakness.

Right in the center of its chest, where its heart is, there is a hole the size of a fist.

The crystal shell there was completely shattered, forming a hideous void, through which one could even see a purer energy core slowly flowing.

It was this penetrating wound that caused the energy circulation within its body to be blocked.

right here!

Lin Ye slowly raised the standard-issue rifle in his hand.

The power of the exoskeleton armor was silently transmitted to his arm.

The tip of the gun gleamed with a cold, eerie light in the dim underground space.

He had even planned out how to attack.

The first tentative strike should be a full-force [Charged Strike] to pierce the wound. Even if it doesn't kill instantly, it should destroy its energy core as much as possible.

Then, immediately retreat and decide whether to pursue or flee based on its reaction and strength.

Lin Ye's gaze was extremely focused.

The energy within his body began to converge towards the tip of the spear.

It's now!

However, just as he was about to deliver the decisive shot...

pat.

A crisp, abrupt sound suddenly rang out in the deathly silent underground space!
The sound wasn't loud.

But it was like a heavy hammer blow, slamming into Lin Ye's heart.

That was the sound of footsteps!

His scalp exploded instantly!

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