Chapter 275 Spider-Man Can Swing With Uncle Ben
The Ghost Gauntlet completed the soul absorption of the BOSS, and the Red Moon Goddess Fina also took the opportunity to begin disassembling and processing the Helm of Judgment, which was lying on the magma floating platform.
The unit waiting for enhancement, just like the magma puppies, was Cheng Tian's combat mount, the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex.
As a unit with deep Spades-type mutation, the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex actually possessed adaptability potential similar to that of the Azure Fire Dragon, capable of bathing in magma. However, after becoming a combat mount, normal enhancements rarely managed to unleash this potential.
And this ultra-low-spec, budget version of Ragnaros, the "Helm of Judgment," contained a highly compatible power core within it.
As the gem in the center of the Helm of Judgment's forehead, which was both a weakness and a magical artifact, was completely stripped away and embedded into the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex's head, its internal Spades bloodline was thoroughly activated.
In addition to gaining magma environment adaptability identical to its bloodline origin, the "Spades Fire Dragon," it also acquired a new skill that would make all Tyrannosaurus Rex and Tyrannosaurus Rex-like units extremely envious—
Lava Claws.
[The Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex has embedded the "Molten Core," and its bloodline ability is activating—]
[The Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex has awakened the bloodline innate skill "Lava Environment Adaptability," and gained the new skill "Lava Claws."]
[Lava Claws — Utilizing the power core forcibly inherited from the Helm of Judgment, the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex has gained the ability to control lava. It can, at a certain cost, summon and control 2 large floating lava dragon claws subservient to itself to assist in combat. Summoning Lava Claws consumes 20 MP; if in a magma environment, it will consume no MP; the maximum control range of the Lava Claws is 4 meters, and their movements are synchronized with the main body's forelimbs; each Lava Claw has the same strength and damage judgment as the main body, possesses an independent health bar equivalent to one-fourth of the main body's, and can be shattered. If shattered, it will enter a 30-minute summoning cooldown, but if in a lava environment, the cooldown can be instantly reset by fully immersing the body in lava.]
[Additional Commentary: Hint, if you get the chance in the future, you can try having the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex summon Lava Claws in front of Godzilla... then just see if Boss Goji will come after you~]
This was the ability that dragon beasts known for their short arms, such as Tyrannosaurus Rexes, Anjanaths, Deviljhos, and Godzillas, had always dreamed of.
The combat power boosts were secondary; having an extra pair of extended large claws was the most important thing.
The enhanced Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex plunged into the magma, and when it re-emerged, two lava dragon claws were floating beside it. The female dragon was so happy she was practically cackling; she wouldn't trade them for dragon eggs.
While the Crimson Tyrannosaurus Rex was showing off her new claws, Cheng Tian also took the opportunity to check his quest panel.
The item regarding "collecting the three divine artifacts of Ys" in the Holy Grail Quest had been completed.
Yes, that's right, the quest emphasized "collecting" rather than "taking away." It only needed to be possessed once to count as complete, as recorded in *Warhammer: Vermintide 2*.
Those quests about collecting books also counted as complete as long as they were acquired once. Even if the book was discarded afterward, the completed Holy Grail Quest bonus would not disappear.
And the Ghost Armaments generated by loading templates and resonating with divine artifacts were also unaffected.
"OK, got it~"
Cheng Tian, who had learned about the situation behind him from the returned Soul of Saoul, nodded.
Even without summoning him, Cheng Tian could communicate with Saoul's soul, which was on standby within the Ghost Gauntlet.
The axe-wielding man, who had been stood up by the Commander, would likely go crazy for a while and might even take his anger out on the goddess search party that arrived later, but the Commander was not worried about his daughter or his subordinates.
Because the Ghost Gauntlet's soul absorption cut off the Black Tower's monster regeneration mechanism, wherever Cheng Tian passed, not a single monster was left to fight. The goddess search party's slow progress was mainly due to the lack of crucial magic devices. (Cheng Mouren is utterly heinous)
This also meant that they had almost no significant consumption on their journey and were all in optimal combat condition.
Additionally, Saoul also saw the temple high priestess, "Shion," who possessed the purest magic and a natural ability to counter all monster units, among the team.
Perhaps the deeply demonized axe-wielding man could relatively easily break through the goddess exploration team's blockade with brute force, but trying to kill someone in front of the high priestess was too fanciful.
Half of the monster BOSSes responsible for guarding the Black Tower's six layers had already been defeated by Cheng Tian, and next up was the fourth layer.
And according to the unique magical resonance between the twin goddesses, Fina could clearly feel a stronger magical fluctuation. Her sister, Leah, was most likely in this layer... the Mute Sand Domain, an area associated with earth and sand attributes.
The inescapable heat of the Blazing Fire Domain suddenly became incredibly cool, even somewhat cold, giving one the feeling of being in a desert, but also at deep night.
Besides a large number of re-skinned and re-attributed monsters, there were three particularly tricky areas here.
One was a continuously operating spike roller trap. Under the interference of rules, this thing was indestructible and came with piercing damage and a forced knockback effect, impacting even behemoths like war elephants and Tyrannosaurus Rexes without fail.
The second type was quicksand (quicksand) terrain. While a large amount of non-Newtonian fluid felt interesting to touch, once a foot sank in, no one could truly smile. If one couldn't struggle free in time, the most tragic death would occur—
Suffocating to death with a stomach full of sand.
And the final, third type was the complete opposite of the second: sand-ice terrain with extremely low friction.
A thin layer of ice covered the smooth, flat sand, making it even more slippery than pure ice. A slight push would send a person uncontrollably sliding, almost only able to stop by crashing into a wall.
And the most fatal part was that on the necessary path to deeper areas, there were several suspended slides made entirely of sand-ice material... and they were without railings.
Imagine a spiral slide from the fifth floor of a mall straight down to the first, with no railings or protective measures on either side. What a terrifying sight that would be.
Cheng Tian even recalled memories of playing this level back in the day, falling off the sand-ice slide dozens of times, which drove him into a red-hot rage.
Of course, the most infuriating thing wasn't the terrain itself. It was Fina, the Red Moon Goddess, the only one among Cheng Tian's group who could freely fly, disregarding rule restrictions, frequently mocking Cheng Tian as he tumbled off the slide.
However, it wasn't long before the goddess's smile vanished, because Cheng Tian, without any prior instruction, learned an ability of Peter Parker—
That was to treat the goddess as Uncle Ben in the sky, using the Ghost Whip to tie around her waist and perform a Ghost Whip swing!