Under the Bullet Time vision, Chen Bugu could see the two energy arrows, trailing water and flying leaves, shooting out, still very fast.
The targets of both arrows were very clear: the Rock Armor Bear's head.
Kefuke had said when introducing the characteristics of the Water Wood Arrow, "Water and wood entwine, endlessly regenerating; the arrow's momentum is inexhaustible."
In other words, this arrow could be used for long-range sniping, or it could pierce metal and shatter stone, used for armor-breaking.
Since acquiring Jade Ripple, Chen Bugu had rarely used the Water Wood Arrow. Firstly, because this arrow required the fusion of two elements, which would cause a drain on his mental energy; secondly, at least the enemies he encountered later were not known for their defense, so using the Water Wood Arrow was somewhat wasteful.
However, the Rock Armor Bear was different.
Like the Ice Armor Crocodile Turtle, this Magic Beast was an extreme defensive type.
The Ice Armor Crocodile Turtle also had large-scale ice-attribute attack skills, while the Rock Armor Bear completely abandoned offensive abilities in exchange for absolute defense.
In Chen Bugu's impression, the only attack method a Seven-Star Rock Armor Bear possessed was a physical charge.
However, when it came to the defensive power of this Magic Beast, it was almost terrifying.
The Rock Armor Bear's body was covered in brown rocks. These rocks were not attached to the skin on its surface, but rather grew completely out of its flesh and blood, then covered every inch of its body.
Whether it was its eyes, nose, or mouth, they were almost completely covered.
From a distance, it looked like a bear made entirely of hard rock.
In addition, tiny black rock fragments constantly swirled around the Rock Armor Bear's body. These fragments usually dispersed around the Rock Armor Bear's body, but when attacked, they would automatically attach to the body's surface, forming a hard protective rock.
Not only that, but after being attacked, this Magic Beast would immediately draw energy from the earth to repair the shattered rock skin on its body, thus possessing super strong recovery abilities.
Even an Eight-Star Awakened was unwilling to face a Seven-Star Rock Armor Bear.
Everyone knew that even though this Magic Beast was slow and had weak attacks, it would take immense effort to defeat it, even if it just stood there and let you attack.
The most disheartening thing was that after the Rock Armor Bear died, its body would completely turn into rubble and roll to the ground, not producing any Beast Crystals.
Therefore, no one was willing to waste a large amount of mental energy and physical strength on such a Magic Beast in the dangerous wilderness or battlefield; it was a typical thankless task.
The Brainworm precisely recognized this point, which is why it parasitized inside the Rock Armor Bear.
However, even if the Brainworm parasitized within the Rock Armor Bear, there was still a distinction between them.
As the Water Wood Arrows shot out, the two Rock Armor Bears also simultaneously detected the attack.
Under the enhancement of Bullet Time, Chen Bugu could clearly see that the two Rock Armor Bears reacted differently at that moment.
The moment the Water Wood Arrows were detected, the Rock Armor Bear on the left remained motionless, while the Rock Armor Bear on the right subtly shifted its body.
Although the movement was very slight and quickly stopped, this scene was still very obvious to Chen Bugu, who was in Bullet Time and had his eye gene lock completely Deciphered.
Given the Rock Armor Bear's speed, at this distance, it was impossible to dodge this arrow.
So, both Rock Armor Bears simultaneously crossed their hands in front of their heads, attempting to block the Water Wood Arrow with their hands.
The Water Wood Arrows struck the bear paws, emitting a violent collision sound.
The two-colored energy spiral-entwined Water Wood Arrows, even after being stopped, continued to rotate at high speed, drilling into the Rock Armor Bear like electric drills.
At this instant, Chen Bugu moved.
He had already locked onto the Brainworm.
Even if the Brainworm could gain unparalleled defensive power after parasitizing the Rock Armor Bear, it still had to accept the extremely slow speed of this Magic Beast.
Facing Chen Bugu's Water Wood Arrow, a true Rock Armor Bear would not make any dodging movements.
Their racial talent and abilities destined them to be a race that habitually faced things head-on, and a Rock Armor Bear, already accustomed to its own speed, would even less likely subconsciously dodge.
But the Brainworm was different. The Brainworm was small and fast. When facing a threat it believed it could dodge, its first reaction would inevitably be to dodge!
Although the body changed, it was impossible for there to be no difference subconsciously.
Even if the Brainworm reacted very quickly and forcibly stopped its body's movement.
But these details were magnified immensely in Chen Bugu's eyes.
Moreover, the absence of rock fragments further confirmed Chen Bugu's judgment.
Rock fragments were a natural ability of the Rock Armor Bear; this ability would disappear upon death and could not be replicated by the Brainworm.
Chen Bugu's mental energy was already running low at this point. Under Bullet Time, he gripped the Rapid Wind Dagger tightly, staking all his remaining strength on this one strike.
When he was three meters away from the Rock Armor Bear parasitized by the Brainworm, Chen Bugu leaped into the air, stabbing the dagger in his hand towards the Rock Armor Bear's brow.
Under Weakness Detection, the crack where the two rocks met on its forehead was precisely the Rock Armor Bear's only weakness.
At this moment, the Water Wood Arrow had dissipated after piercing through one of that Rock Armor Bear's palms. Although its body couldn't react in time, its eyes strangely rotated rapidly, staring fixedly at Chen Bugu in mid-air.
The Brainworm had discovered his intention.
It anticipated Chen Bugu's trajectory and swung its only remaining bear paw with all its might, aiming to slap its own head.
At the same time, Magic Beasts from all directions began to surge towards this location without regard for their lives, even the Nine Star Hellfire Salamander stopped attacking the city, trampling over countless comrades' corpses, turning and rapidly assaulting Chen Bugu.
Chen Bugu's feet landed on the Rock Armor Bear's shoulder, and he plunged the dagger in his hand with all his might into the rock crevice.
The next second, the giant rock paw slammed into Chen Bugu's legs. He felt his leg bones instantly snap in two, and the sudden pain made him grit his teeth.
But the Rapid Wind Dagger in his hand also advanced a few inches with that force, immediately piercing through the rock and embedding itself in the Rock Armor Bear's head.
Immediately, Chen Bugu twisted the hilt with all his might, churning the Rock Armor Bear's head into a mess.
Immediately after, the Rock Armor Bear ceased its movements, and the rocks on its body continuously disintegrated.
But Chen Bugu understood that he had failed to kill the Brainworm.
At the last moment, a worm rapidly drilled out from the top of the Rock Armor Bear's head.
It was Chen Bugu's first time seeing a Brainworm with his own eyes. This intelligent Magic Beast was translucent all over, its skin still stained with the host's brain matter.
But what was most impressive was its face.
Its small face had vivid features just like a human's.
Before the Brainworm jumped to the ground, the eyes and mouth on that strange face curved into small crescent moons.
It was smiling—
A sneer at a fool—
In its opinion, it had won this battle.
Although Chen Bugu had found its host, what did it matter?
It could tell that this human's power was almost exhausted, and what's more, it had severely wounded the opponent's legs with just the corpse of a Seven-Star Magic Beast.
Next, this human would no longer be able to catch up to it, and a large number of Magic Beasts and the Nine Star Hellfire Salamander would drown this foolish human.
And it only needed to find another host.
It most enjoyed the feeling of mocking fools in battle, because it was the most beautiful compliment to its intelligence.
However, at this moment, it could never have imagined how many changes in expression its small face would undergo in the next three seconds.
Joy, mockery, confusion, shock, fear...
Before that human landed, he seemed to have shouted something, and instantly became completely unharmed, continuing to burst forth to kill it.
The Brainworm panicked, moving at full speed, desperately trying to find a new host.
But it was too late; it felt the human right behind it, and countless sharp water arrows had already locked onto it.
In the last second of its life, the Brainworm turned its head to look at that human.
It was clearly so intelligent, inciting five Nine-Star Magic Beasts, organizing this war, not needing to participate itself, just reaping the benefits...
It was clearly so intelligent, abandoning the protection of the Nine-Star Magic Beasts, hiding in this weakest defensive position from the very beginning...
It was clearly so intelligent, after two Nine-Star Magic Beasts died on the East City Wall, it secretly redeployed, swiftly shifted the main battlefield, and was about to breach this gathering place...
However, its proud brain could not comprehend why the opponent would become completely unharmed after shouting that phrase.
But no one would answer it now.
What did he shout?
That's right, it seemed to be...
"Recall!"
