Chapter 145

The twenty-first wave.

Survive forty-five minutes, or kill twenty-five hundred Abyssal Beasts.

Just as Luo Chenyu had said, to reach the statue, one would have to step over his corpse.

The width of the valley gorge was such that roughly the same number of monsters passed through at any given time.

He stood in the middle, holding off the ceaseless slaughter of monsters.

Whenever some sneaky Abyssal Beast tried to slip past, he would blast it with his shields.

Truly a one-man blockade, ten thousand men cannot breach!

But...

When the forty-first wave arrived, Luo Chenyu was left dumbfounded.

Flying beasts!!

They were actually flying beasts!!

Moreover, countless Abyssal Beasts were charging across the ground as well—a two-pronged assault that caught him completely off guard.

"This is meant to make sure I can't get through..."

He had checked the statue's durability earlier—only a measly ten million. As long as the flying beasts attacked, it would surely be toppled in no time.

Outrageous!!

Luo Chenyu deliberated for a moment, then strode straight to the front of the statue.

The 【Steel Shield】 shields combined could only be used to blast those flying beasts; otherwise, it would be very hard for him to hit his targets.

At last, the flying beasts came.

One after another, bizarre-looking four-winged vultures saw the statue as if it were rotting flesh and dove down in a swarm.

He couldn't even wait for the ground beasts to arrive before impatiently detonating his shields.

In an instant.

Countless four-winged vultures fell like raindrops.

But, another crisis arose!

Wave after wave of four-winged vultures dove from the sky, with a fierce determination that wouldn't stop until they reached their goal.

In just a few seconds, another group had gathered.

Luo Chenyu had no choice but to detonate a second 【Steel Shield】 to clear out this flock of four-winged vultures.

And at this moment.

The Abyssal Beasts on the ground had also entered the valley, surrounding Luo Chenyu and the goddess statue completely.

"Holy shit..."

Luo Chenyu's scalp was practically tingling; he could only raise 【Overlord】 and begin madly bombarding the ground.

Overlord!!

The area-of-effect skill attached to the spiked club.

Invisible force gathered, transforming into black fierce wolves that charged out in all directions.

Wherever the black wolves passed, the Abyssal Beasts were all sent flying, crashing to the ground—dead or alive, no one knew.

Luo Chenyu was surprised to discover.

The four-winged vultures in the sky were also caught in the blast, and quite a few died.

It turned out to be...

An all-directional attack!!

A glimmer of hope appeared in Luo Chenyu's eyes—the hope of clearing wave forty-one!

Taking advantage of this brief lull.

Luo Chenyu suddenly kicked off with both legs, 【Savage Charge】 launching him at a sneaky four-winged vulture in the sky. Before he even swung his spiked club, the vulture was killed by the insane impact force of 【Savage Charge】.

Immediately, a spin!

He attacked another four-winged vulture.

After landing.

He went berserk, sprinting around the statue at top speed.

Wherever he passed, corpses carpeted the ground.

Finally...

Before the other four-winged vultures could attack, the 【Steel Shield】 cooldown finished!

"Opportunity is for those who are prepared."

Luo Chenyu smiled slightly. "For example, me!"

Shield, detonate!

The wild energy scattered in all directions, blasting everything around into shreds.

Finally!!

The most difficult moment had been endured.

Because the four-winged vultures in the sky were not infinite—now only a dozen or so remained, circling and waiting for a chance to strike.

The outcome was just as Luo Chenyu had predicted.

Floor 341, cleared!

It just took considerably more time than before.

And...

What left him speechless was that the next several layers were mostly flying beasts.

To protect the statue from damage, he was utterly exhausted in body and mind.

The intensity wasn't high — just annoying.

Pushing his speed to the max, leaping up and darting down, running for his life, after two hours he finally cleared the 349th Layer!

"In the future, I absolutely have to get a flying ability!"

Without a flying ability, against those long-armed monsters that "kite" you, his disadvantage would be magnified infinitely!

However…

For a tank, before the Sixth Awakening, there simply is no flying ability.

And the Sixth Awakening…

Is already the entry threshold of the legendary Tier 9!

Unlike mages, many of whom can gain a flying ability at the Third Awakening — not long-lasting, but real!

"Ding, the beasts of the 350th Layer of the 【Ninefold Abyss】 are about to attack — please prepare!"

The countdown begins!

The target panel also appeared before Luo Chenyu's eyes!

【Ninefold Abyss · 350th Layer】

Objective: Kill Sky-Splitting Beasts (0/100), Kill Sky-Splitting Beast King (0/1)!

Scene Restriction: No backpack items may be used in this scene!

Time Limit: 60 minutes

Reward: Ninefold Abyss Points +1,000,000, Dragon Demon Abyss Map Fragment +1, random Special Item (Tank) +1!

Failure: Lose challenge qualification!

Note: If the goddess statue shatters, the defense is automatically judged a failure!

………………

Sky-Splitting Beast?

Sky-Splitting Beast King?

In other words, this final wave isn't just a single BOSS — it also has 100 minions.

The difficulty shot up all at once!

Luo Chenyu checked his Ninefold Abyss points — already enough to exchange for the 【Heaven-Supporting War Shield】.

Even if he failed, it wouldn't be a huge problem.

But…

A tank who doesn't want to be first isn't a good professional!