Chapter 103: Victory and Defeat Hinge on a Single Thought

The Multicolored Green Spirit Beast unleashed five green arrows in rapid succession toward Qin Chuan, each shot coming from a different angle, nearly sealing off all possible escape routes.

“Let’s see how you dodge this time—unless you can fly or vanish into thin air!” the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast thought with a surge of satisfaction, confidently watching the five arrows streak forward.

Of course, Qin Chuan couldn’t fly or teleport through the earth, but dodging was effortless for him.

A faint smile curved on Qin Chuan’s lips as he blinked and instantly slipped out of the encirclement, swiftly advancing toward the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast’s position.

“Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!”

All five arrows struck the ground with pinpoint accuracy.

“Damn it!”

In that instant, the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast was so furious he nearly spat blood.

As a sharpshooter, missing eight consecutive shots was an utter disgrace.

At this point, the two were 35 meters apart.

Qin Chuan only needed a fraction of a second to close five meters and then unleash his flowing strike to latch onto the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast.

But suddenly, the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast sensed an inexplicable danger and hurriedly retreated.

His speed was 27 points faster than Qin Chuan’s, so Qin Chuan still hadn’t reached his attack range.

Seeing the distance widen again, the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast was overjoyed. Surpassing his opponent in speed meant victory was only a matter of time.

He decided to keep moving while launching normal attacks—a tactic reminiscent of Qin Chuan’s own kite-flying style.

However, the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast had yet to realize that he’d already been reduced to relying on kiting to defeat Qin Chuan.

This was far from the invincible solitude he had imagined.

Clearly, the battle had entered a state of fierce contest, where every second counted.

Thus, the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast had no time for lofty thoughts about invincibility being lonely.

At this moment, defeating Qin Chuan was his sole objective.

With methodical precision, the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast kept firing while maintaining a distance of about 35 meters.

“Haha! How does it feel? You can’t hit me, yet you have to endure my arrows all the time,” he boasted arrogantly, as if victory was already in his grasp.

But Qin Chuan was well familiar with this tactic—it was like showing off a sword in front of a grandmaster, a futile display of skill.

Though Qin Chuan was slightly on the back foot, each evasion silently gained him a bit more ground.

Within the next three seconds, Qin Chuan had narrowed the distance to within 35 meters.

Such a subtle shift went completely unnoticed by the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast.

Meanwhile, he happily continued his kite routine, waiting for the perfect moment to deliver a fatal blow.

If Qin Chuan made even the slightest mistake, the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast could unleash his Hunting Eye and strike him down instantly.

No doubt, under the Hunting Eye’s critical state, he was more than capable.

With a sharpness value over 1800, a single hit could strip Qin Chuan’s skin or worse.

Zi Zi had grown accustomed to Qin Chuan’s relentless, wave-after-wave fighting style but couldn’t help remarking, “Little Bug, Qin Chuan seems to be on the defensive!”

“No worries. If he can’t land a hit on Big Brother, he’s done for.”

“Let’s hope so.”

No sooner had Zi Zi spoken than the battlefield shifted dramatically.

“Blink!”

“Flowing Strike!”

“Chirp!”

Indeed, Qin Chuan secured an attack point within three seconds, just as his blink ability refreshed.

This strike came completely out of nowhere.

By the time the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast realized it, Qin Chuan had closed to within ten meters, ready to strike in the blink of an eye.

“Green Spirit Poison Mist!”

Terrified, the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast hurriedly unleashed his ultimate, shrouding the area in thick green fog.

“Ding! Sword integrity reduced by 6%.”

But as a dragon’s roar echoed, fierce flames ignited along the blade.

“Ding! Sword integrity repaired.”

His plan was clear: endure one attack, then use the ultimate’s mist to create distance, activate Hunting Eye, and inflict continuous poison damage on Qin Chuan.

With Hunting Eye active, his vision wouldn’t be impaired by the mist, and he was confident he could kill Qin Chuan within three seconds.

Under these circumstances, his strategy was undoubtedly sound.

The 5.5 seconds of poison mist damage alone would reduce Qin Chuan’s sword integrity by 33%, nearly half his vitality.

What he hadn’t expected was that Qin Chuan’s dragon pattern concealed a fire dragon, perfectly countering the Green Spirit Poison Mist.

Even more unbelievable was Qin Chuan’s next attack.

“Pfft!”

A flowing strike carved a deep slash across the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast’s body.

“Ding! 40% slow effect triggered.”

As the slow effect took hold, the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast’s face turned an even deeper shade of green—though it was already green by nature.

His speed plummeted from over 840 to barely above 500, completely shattering his plans.

“How could this be?”

His heart was overwhelmed by shock—shock and more shock.

At this moment, Qin Chuan smoothly activated his second-stage slide, returning beside the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast.

The dragon-patterned cold jade sword blazed with flames, clearing a two-meter space around him.

Thus, the green poison mist could no longer obscure Qin Chuan’s vision.

Though Qin Chuan didn’t know whether the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast possessed control skills, he was unafraid thanks to his 1.8 seconds of immunity.

Perhaps the immunity wasn’t fully intact, but it no longer mattered.

If Qin Chuan could trigger freeze in the next moments, the battle would be decisively won.

One slash, two slashes, three slashes.

“Ding! Freeze triggered for three seconds.”

Clearly, Qin Chuan was fortunate, and the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast was not.

Having endured four slashes, the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast was in unbearable agony and, before being frozen, even begged for mercy.

“Ah! Big Brother, spare me!”

But Qin Chuan was notorious for his ruthlessness; no amount of pleading would save him now.

“You’re right—ignorance and arrogance are the same as foolishness.”

Qin Chuan said coldly as he executed the final strike, slaying the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast.

“Ding! Level 28 Multicolored Green Spirit Beast defeated. Gained 270,000 experience points. Level-skipping kill bonus: 100% extra experience. Congratulations, host gains 540,000 experience points.”

“Ding! Soul Sharpness Orb detected; sharpness increased by 20%.”

“Ding! Multicolored Green Poison Pearl detected.”

“Ding! Green Spirit Liquid detected; immunity to Green Spirit Poison Mist damage granted.”

As expected, the boss dropped equipment once again.

This battle seemed somewhat effortless; the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast never even unleashed the Hunting Eye before falling.

From an outside perspective, it’s hard to grasp the tension—each of Qin Chuan’s judgments and movements had to be flawless.

In truth, victory or defeat hinged on a single thought.

As a ranged attacker, the Multicolored Green Spirit Beast possessed high sharpness and speed, but like most ranged fighters, lacked powerful control skills.

Once his attacks missed and he was caught at close range, the outcome was inevitable.

Though he had the area-effect Green Spirit Poison Mist, it was no match for Qin Chuan’s fire dragon, sealing his fate in defeat.