Chapter 235: The Twin Behemoths' Final Fate Should Be to Be Crushed!
The 911 title, when not worn, passively affects the faction alignment of certain dungeons, but only when actively worn can it truly activate the series of special attack effects against 'Twin' units.
Since they were two identical behemoths, the probability of them having the Twin characteristic was extremely high.
After Cheng Tian put on the 911 title, he immediately initiated a rapid approach followed by a Sunfire Fist, simultaneously activating the sunfire mask's Light-Shadow Serpent Form effect.
Compared to other monsters, the two behemoths, each with a single giant eye—whose vision was better but whose eyeballs' various functions were also more sensitive—immediately plunged into frenzied roars.
The two one-eyed behemoth champions had never encountered such a despicable and shameless human hero. Not only did they take a full Sunfire Fist, but they also fell into a blinding state that lasted longer than usual. For units with normal vision, it typically lasted only 5 seconds, but on them, it directly increased to 20 seconds.
If this were a Pokémon battle, there would definitely be a 'Super Effective!' sound effect right now.
At the same time, the Light-Shadow Serpent Form directly drilled into one of the behemoths, forcibly displaying its stats.
These two gate-guarding one-eyed behemoths, with their single horns, burly bodies, and a faint stench that could be smelled even from a distance, showed no significant changes in their basic attributes compared to the behemoths in the previous stage.
Their template was still the Champion template, Strength increased from 29 to 35, Agility also increased from 5 to 10, while Spirit and Charisma remained a pitiful 1. Even their monster characteristic was still 'Weak Bloodline Descendant of Flame Titan.'
However, compared to the previous stage, they gained a new characteristic: 'Twin Behemoths.'
[Twin Behemoths: Monster Characteristic, Passive Effect. Extremely rare twin members in a behemoth family, Longhorn and Shorthorn possess a tacit understanding stemming from their bloodline instinct. When they are together, they will display greater strength than when alone.
When the linear distance between them is within 25 meters, both their Strength and Agility attributes will receive a 10% increase;
If one dies in front of the other, the surviving behemoth will enter a berserk state. In this state, its Strength and Agility will increase by 20%, and it will enter a Super Armor state, making it difficult to be knocked back by other abilities. The fireballs it releases will also have increased power, lasting for 60 seconds;
After the duration ends, the behemoth will enter a weakened state, with both Strength and Agility decreasing by 20% for 60 seconds.]
A good characteristic, which drastically increased the threat posed by the two behemoths when they were together. Moreover, even if one was focused down and killed, the other would immediately enter a berserk state, going mad for a minute. Players following a normal strategy, if they didn't want to face a berserk behemoth directly, would have to find a way to either control both their health bars or endure that minute.
The Twin Behemoths' characteristic was indeed good, but it also directly met the trigger conditions for the 911 title.
Cheng Tian's physical damage to them increased by 25%, and his damage to them when riding a vehicle increased by 100%.
Both Twin Behemoths were very large, but the War Elephant Mammoth and the Crimson Tyrannosaurus were equally imposing in size. What's more, they were both blinded, making them two giant meat targets now.
It was a bit of a shame that the title's trigger condition was 'vehicle,' and neither the Crimson Tyrannosaurus nor the Primal Wyvern were anything more than combat mounts. Only the War Elephant Mammoth possessed the unique 'Biological Vehicle' characteristic from the Metal Slug worldview. If he wanted both combat mounts to also gain the vehicle characteristic, it could only be achieved through the Hellfire enchantment after a Ghost Rider transformation.
Cheng Tian, feeling it was completely unnecessary to waste a Knight Statue or Knight Armor for this, chose to sit on the elephant's back and cast spells from there.
Under normal circumstances, ordinary spellcasters cannot cast spells while on a bumpy vehicle or a violently moving mount. To cast spells, they usually need a related skill called 'Mounted Spellcasting,' some of which are independent skills and some are profession-specific.
Cheng Tian, of course, couldn't either. However, in the description of the Zerstörer template's composite spellcasting, there was an effect that allowed Zerstörer's exclusive spellcasting to ignore various casting conditions. And the short sword from the Balfort Twin Swords, combined with Knight Throw, successfully fit the 'dagger' template among Zerstörer's exclusive off-hand weapons.
So, this time, Cheng Tian enjoyed being a proper spell turret. Five magic book attributes rotated and combined with the short sword, releasing different spells one after another, and evenly distributing them among the Twin One-Eyed Behemoths, keeping their health reduction rate consistent.
Through this method, Cheng Tian not only achieved his desire to be a spell turret but also simultaneously benefited from the 100% damage bonus against Twin units when riding a biological vehicle.
Cheng Tian continued to escalate, even releasing the Crystal Eye to cast spells alongside him, only to settle down after seeing his mana bar and innocent souls plummet.
Bazett, who had been relegated to the rear during the entire monster massacre and was temporarily not participating in the battle, once again began to self-reflect, but was quickly comforted by Utan, the orangutan who was, in a sense, a true senior.
Bazett, who had an inexplicably high acceptance of elephants and dinosaurs, was instead startled by Utan, who could communicate without barriers.
And when she learned that Utan was actually a human, she was so surprised that she even forgot her self-loathing.
However, just as Cheng Tian released the Crystal Eye to assist in battle, Bazett couldn't help but tremble, her eyes showing a considerable degree of doubt and surprise, because this spherical object, floating in mid-air, rotating around itself, and capable of assisting in battle, was far too similar to something she was familiar with.
Cheng Tian, who sustained no damage and carefully managed the Twin Behemoths' health bars, directly called over the Shedinja, which was on standby nearby, its halo shining brilliantly above its head. Shedinja had already absorbed enough sunlight when Cheng Tian released Sunfire Fist, preparing to unleash Solar Beam.
And then, there was no 'then.' The Twin Behemoths died very cleanly, their eyeballs completely blown out.
After all, their death speed entirely depended on whether Cheng Tian wanted to deal with them quickly or not.
With the death of the Twin Behemoths, a shimmering, rainbow-colored key slowly floated down from the sky. This key was not only the key to open the gate of the Demon Mountain Cave but also came with a brand new set of Knight's Breastplate.
There was no main quest settlement, only the bronze-colored treasure chest that was a guaranteed double drop from the Twin Behemoths, and a 5-minute return countdown.
The entire Ghost Town had been searched and blown up by Cheng Tian, so there was indeed nothing left to search.
It was at this moment that Bazett, in a state of curiosity, for the first time actively asked Cheng Tian questions about the Crystal Eye.
"Wait a minute..."
Cheng Tian, hearing Bazett's question, suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and two images in his mind clicked together.
He remembered that Bazett was capable of using a Noble Phantasm, and a very rare one at that, inherited through bloodline and passed down to the present day, named 'Sword of the War God's Slash.'
The method of creation involved soaking special ore in Bazett's own blood, and then waiting for the blood to completely permeate the ore to complete it. The conventional creation process took about 36 days, which should have been shortened to about 15 days under spatial enhancement. After that, the ore would transform into a Noble Phantasm, and in its activated state, it would be a floating, deformable sphere.
"If, and I mean if... if you drop your blood onto my Crystal Eye, could it also become a Noble Phantasm?"
Cheng Mouren, having thought of a certain possibility, looked directly into Bazett's eyes and asked with eagerness!