Chapter 697 - 429: Overwhelming Offensive

As soon as Su Mo finished speaking, the mainframe responded, unleashing a torrent of white radiant light that engulfed the entire hall like a colossal wave.

Under the control of some force, these white radiant lights transformed into physical entities, coalescing into hundreds of blazing columns of light standing tall within the hall.

And at the center of these columns, the true form of the mainframe finally appeared.

It was a gigantic pale structure composed of countless crystals, resembling an insect cocoon magnified thousands of times, with a smooth, mirror-like surface. Each crystal slowly and strangely changed form, sometimes clustering, sometimes dispersing, as halos spread from the inside out, penetrating the gaps between each crystal, forming a chilling white glow.

Soon, complex geometric patterns appeared on the surface of the gigantic cocoon crystal, constantly changing with the scattering light. The gaps between the crystals lit up with cold glints, the white light mingling and reflecting, enveloping the entire hall in a radiant white wave.

A faint yet profound voice emanated from within the giant cocoon crystal, refracted by the stone walls of the hall, as if coming from all directions: "Humanity has never clearly perceived its innate frailty, foolishly believing it can shoulder the fate of the world. Humans 156 years ago thought so, and so do you."

In an instant, the gigantic cocoon crystal projected a bizarre energy, causing radial fissures to appear on the ground, each crack emitting white light and merging with the surrounding hundreds of columns in disarray.

Invisible electromagnetic waves appeared in the air, accompanied by a low humming sound. As the rhythm frequency changed, those columns of light started to flicker unpredictably. When they lit up, they formed spike-shaped entities, stabbing towards Su Mo from all directions.

"Dawn" Final Boss Mainframe Structure, Phase One: "Giant Cocoon Form."

This phase of the battle is immensely deceptive for players without strategies, as such a large cocoon in the center easily makes one think something will hatch from it.

Therefore, inexperienced players often instinctively rush to attack the cocoon directly.

But in fact, that cocoon crystal has incredibly strong resistance, with exaggerated damage reduction in the game, no matter how well-equipped you are, even with full buffs, attacking it is like scratching an itch.

If you stubbornly continue attacking, not only do players endure pitifully low damage, but they also have to constantly dodge attacks from the spiked columns, making it unbearably painful.

Of course, no development team would create an unsolvable boss. This phase of the battle has a trick, which is to ignore the cocoon and target the surrounding light columns.

Those hundreds of columns are incarnations of the mainframe’s power.

Dim columns are inert.

The column that lights up indicates the mainframe’s power attached; if destroyed before it dims, damage can be transferred to the mainframe body.

For regular players, once they understand this weakness of the mainframe and target it, the first phase is not difficult to tackle.

But Su Mo is different from ordinary players.

Not only does he know the weakness of the Giant Cocoon Form.

Even the rhythm of changes in the hundreds of columns is imprinted in his super-memory mind.

At the instant the first column lit up, Su Mo turned into a shadow impossible for the naked eye to catch, leaping at high speed, the Moon Concealing Arm Blade sweeping through.

"Clang—" The severed column turned into countless particles in the air, and an unnoticeable crack appeared on the surface of the cocoon crystal.

Su Mo moved without pausing, raising gales as he speedily headed towards the outermost column in the northeast corner of the hall.

The column had just lit up, not even having the chance to emit spikes, and Su Mo ruthlessly severed it.

His figure moved as fast as lightning, weaving between the columns with fierce and decisive movements. Every change in direction, every blade swing, carried absolute precision. The cold glow of the Moon Concealing Arm Blade interwove with the white light from the columns, creating an intensely impactful scene.

With every swing of Su Mo’s blade, the columns shattered one after another, white light particles pouring down like torrential rain, forming brilliant curtains around him, highlighting his presence like a deity.

Amidst this onslaught, the light within the cocoon also grew more chaotic, seemingly in response to Su Mo’s attacks.

The frequency of the columns’ light flickering visibly accelerated, and the speed of spikes emerging from lit columns became swifter, attempting to seal off his movements.

However, Su Mo was just too skillful.

His figure darted rapidly between the columns, leaving a black shadow of death, the cold gleam of the Moon Concealing Arm Blade pouring forth, wildly sweeping in the air, tracing ephemeral arcs of cold light.

The columns shattered the moment they lit up, transforming into countless tiny light particles, the scattered phosphorescence almost flooding the entire hall, like casting a galaxy.

As the last strike settled, Su Mo halted his movements, and the omnipresent radiant light flowed back under his arms to the Moon Concealing Arm Blade, disappearing without a trace.

All the columns were entirely shattered, and the cocoon also suffered from energy feedback impact. The originally smooth, mirror-like surface of the crystal was now riddled with web-like cracks, with large pieces even starting to peel off.

The pale light also became more unstable, flickering with arcs of electricity, like countless miniature lightning bolts jumping within, strong electromagnetic sounds emanating from the cracks, as if the cocoon were emitting painful wails.

Mainframe Phase One Giant Cocoon Form, defeated!

Time taken: 9 seconds!