"You have successfully arrived at the Glory Canyon and received quest rewards: Bing Liang Pill x1, Swift Boots x1"
Upon entering the canyon, Bai Ye received the quest completion notification.
Bing Liang Pill (Elixir) (Green): Instantly restores 50% stamina.
Swift Boots (Equipment) (Green): A pair of good-looking military boots. Effect: Gale (When out of combat, your speed increases by 50 points and your movement speed by an additional 30%. The effect is nullified when entering combat.)
Bai Ye grinned. The Bing Liang Pill was not bad; it could replenish stamina.
As for the Swift Boots...
It couldn't be said they were useless, but their effect didn't work in combat, so they could only be used for travel.
However, since he had the Steel Slime, even a grasshopper's leg was still some meat. He'd just consume it.
Meanwhile...
"You have received a new hidden quest."
"Stop the ancient mechanical giant from activating. Quest rewards: Shard of Dawn's Heart x1, Entry qualification for the first level of the Hero's Tomb x1"
The moment this quest was completed, the next hidden quest appeared.
However...
Bai Ye looked around.
This Glory Canyon had a somewhat secluded, idyllic feel. Strange plants grew everywhere, birdsong constantly echoed, and stones floated in the air like steps.
But where was the ancient giant?
Suddenly, as Bai Ye was pondering, the ground beneath his feet began to tremble.
Bai Ye swayed and then half-knelt to steady himself.
"An earthquake?"
A rumbling sound echoed from the distance.
Bai Ye quickly looked up and then saw a beam of green light rising in the distance, its radiance scattering.
"Looks like I know where the ancient giant is?"
Bai Ye grinned and quickly ran forward.
But after running only a hundred meters, Bai Ye suddenly felt something was wrong.
A sense of impending danger!
Bai Ye swiftly leaped to the side. The moment he dodged, gunshots rang out, and a burst of bullets struck where Bai Ye had been standing, shattering the ground.
Bai Ye looked towards a towering rock formation to his side. A young, blonde man stood there, wearing a top hat, a medieval puff-sleeved shirt, and a suit. He held two strangely shaped handguns.
Bai Ye looked at him and asked, "Who are you?"
The blonde man smiled and nudged the brim of his hat with a gun, saying, "My twin guns will provide the answer."
Bai Ye tilted his head and replied, "Alright, then let your twin guns provide the answer!"
Bai Ye suddenly raised his hand. Immediately, the Steel Slime split into mud in Bai Ye's palm, quickly solidifying into twin pulse guns.
The moment the guns were in hand, Bai Ye pulled the trigger upwards towards the rock.
Bang, bang, bang...
Gunshots echoed. The top of the rock was hit by pulse beams and immediately exploded.
The blonde man leaped directly from the rock. Mid-air, he inverted his body and then fired at Bai Ye.
Bai Ye quickly dodged to the side. A burst of bullets hit the ground, shattering it further.
Bai Ye showed a hint of surprise.
He was surprised partly by the man's marksmanship; could he fire so accurately in that posture?
On the other hand, he was amazed by the man's twin guns. Their rate of fire was astonishingly fast, resembling both normal firearms and technological weapons. They fired bullets, but each bullet was enveloped in light.
At the same time...
The blonde man landed without even stumbling. He stomped on the ground, using the force to leap sideways, and pulled the trigger again at Bai Ye.
Clang, clang, clang...
Metallic impacts sounded from Bai Ye's body as the man's bullets continuously hit him. Then, circles and circles of vortexes appeared on Bai Ye.
However, because they were formed from the Steel Slime, the vortexes created by the bullets quickly reformed.
Things solidified by the Steel Slime would not be destroyed by combat damage.
But...
This didn't mean Bai Ye wouldn't get hurt!
At this moment, Bai Ye could feel his shoulder bleeding and a sharp pain that contorted his expression.
The man's bullets...
Had an armor-piercing effect that ignored defense!
The blonde man smiled and raised his guns, saying, "Show, ti/"
So...
Since the teleportation distance was a fixed three meters, he could predict it in advance...
Bang, bang!
Bai Ye fired again, hitting the ground twice.
Bai Ye was speechless. Predict it? What a joke!
Even if he knew the distance the opponent moved, he had no idea in which direction they would move. He still had to guess!
...