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As Lin Tian spoke, he stretched out his arms.
Mitsuri Kanroji and Shinobu Kocho seized the initiative first, leaving Nezuko with no choice but to regretfully cling to his arm.
(As expected of a pillar)
Kanao hugged his other arm, while Kanzaki Aoi, seeing that all the spots were taken, could only hug Lin Tian's back.
Seeing that the group had surrounded him, Lin Tian activated his teleportation. A flash of light, and the six of them disappeared from their spot.
When they reappeared, a purple portal stood before them.
"Let's go home."
With that, Lin Tian stepped aside and let the five women enter the teleportation portal first.
After Nezuko entered last, Lin Tian glanced at the lower realm and then turned and walked into the portal.
"The sunlight is so bright!"
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Chapter 30 Withering!
The six people who returned to the main world saw the sun hanging in the sky and enjoyed the comfort of the warm sunlight shining on them.
Kanroji Mitsuri stretched and yawned. "Hmm~, I suddenly feel so relaxed."
"It's so much easier now that we don't have to worry about demons attacking anymore," Shinobu Kocho couldn't help but sigh.
"Everyone, go and rest for a while. Today's mission has been successfully completed." Seeing the comfortable smiles on their faces, Lin Tian also intended to let them rest for a day.
As for fighting the Wither, let him handle it himself; in fact, he doesn't actually need to do it himself.
Hearing Lin Tian's words, the girls did not make a move. They were not stupid and naturally knew what Lin Tian was planning to do. He must want to do something on his own. Otherwise, why would he go to so much trouble to obtain the Withered Skull?
“We can help too,” Shinobu Kocho said first. She wanted to be someone who stood by Lin Tian’s side, not someone who was protected by him.
“Yes, I’m very strong!” Kanroji Mitsuri stretched out her arm, as if to show Lin Tian that she was also very strong.
"I want to help you." Nezuko didn't say much, but her eyes were very firm.
"Although I'm not strong, I can still do my part," Kanao, who usually doesn't express her opinions, finally spoke up.
"Don't carry this all by yourself, hey!" Kanzaki Aoi was even more direct.
Seeing that the five people had each sealed his fate with a single sentence, Lin Tian felt helpless.
"What are you all thinking? When did I ever say I was going to fight the Wither by myself?"
"See that iron brush over there? I'm planning to use Iron Beast to deal with the Wither."
As he spoke, Lin Tian gestured for the five women to look at the iron brushing machine that was in operation.
Every now and then, a huge iron golem would fall through the lava and land on the ground, its upper body covered by lava, and gradually turn into white smoke.
Seeing that Lin Tian planned to use those iron golems to fight the Wither, the girls thought about it for a moment and felt that it was indeed feasible!
While one iron golem might be of little use, what if there were dozens or hundreds? In any case, the iron is now free!
Although they thought the method was indeed feasible, the five of them shook their heads, still worried about Lin Tian's safety.
Seeing that the five still disagreed, Lin Tian had no choice but to say, "I really can't do anything with you guys. I've slain dragons before, how could I be killed by the Withering Dragon?"
Upon hearing that Lin Tian had slain a dragon, the five men's eyes lit up again.
"Really? Dragons still exist in this world?"
"Brother Lin Tian is so powerful! He's even killed a dragon!"
"It seems our worries were really unnecessary!"
"But I'm still worried! Maybe dragons aren't the strongest in this world?"
"What you're saying makes sense!"
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Seeing that the five people had changed the subject and wouldn't let him go on his own, Lin Tian had no choice but to reveal his secret that he could actually resurrect infinitely.
It wasn't really a secret; once he died once, everyone else would know, but he didn't want to experience the feeling of death again.
Upon hearing that Lin Tian could be resurrected, all five of them showed expressions of amazement, including Shinobu Kocho.
Although she knew the world was unreasonable, she never knew Lin Tian could do this!
So after Lin Tian's repeated assurances, the five of them finally agreed to Lin Tian's idea of going to fight the Wither, but they also wanted to come along!
This left Lin Tian helpless, and for the first time, he felt that women were such a hassle.
If he had been alone before, he probably would have created the Wither on the spot and then just followed behind Iron Brother to cheer him on.
Now, it took them so long to finally persuade a few girls.
Of course, that feeling comes and goes quickly, but it's still a wonderful thing to have someone care about you.
Therefore, Lin Tian decided to wait until everyone had rested before finding a suitable spot to gang up on Diao Ling.
Lin Tian spent the entire noon in a state of leisure with nothing to do.
After all, given his physique, he could go his whole life without sleeping without any problems.
The people in the group were also idle, since there was no plot happening at the moment. The only thing that could be considered to have a plot was the strange people that appeared every day in Fubuki's world, but that world had the Bald Demon King, so there was nothing to worry about.
The only thing worth looking forward to is Ying's world. In the end, Ying was used as a laborer by Zhongli. The world's corrective power is really amazing!
However, when it came time to play against Oser, Ying said she could do a live stream, or other people could come and play on her channel.
With the help of points, Ying's strength is recovering rapidly, so she is not afraid of that 'little fish' Oser at all. Even if she can't beat him, she can just call for reinforcements!
It was finally afternoon.
The five of them, having recovered their strength, followed Lin Tian toward the underground mine.
"Why do we have to go underground? Can't we fight on the surface?" Nezuko asked Lin Tian, puzzled.
"Because the Wither can fly, it's difficult to attack it if it's on the ground, which puts us in a very passive situation. But if it's underground, although the Wither will destroy the surrounding rocks, it can still play a restraining role."
"Moreover, the ground is the main battlefield for iron golems. If the wither flies up, the iron golems will be of little use."
Lin Tian explained information about the Wither to the five people, telling them how to fight it and about some of its characteristics.
Soon, Lin Tian arrived at a stone wall and directed the group to dig out a space large enough, but not too large, to prevent the iron golems from having difficulty attacking the Wither.
After digging, Lin Tian replaced the surrounding walls with obsidian, placing them in a spaced-out pattern, since he didn't have much obsidian and didn't need to cover the entire area.
After the walls were modified, Lin Tian asked the five people to stay away. He then placed T-shaped iron blocks around the perimeter, and then arranged soul sand in a T-shape in the center. He placed two Wither Skulls on the two protruding soul sands on the left and right, and then summoned the iron golem before placing the last Wither Skull on top.
A shattering sound rang out, revealing a humanoid chest cavity outline with dark brown rotting flesh peeling away layer by layer like soaked tree bark, revealing bluish-gray ribs underneath, with viscous, fluorescent purplish-black liquid swirling between the ribs.
There are three heads on it. The middle head is the largest and least decayed. Its eye sockets are two bottomless black holes, in which eerie purple flames dance. The bridge of its nose has long since rotted away, leaving only two crooked nostrils, from which dark red mucus constantly seeps out. Its mouth is stretched open to an arc far beyond the limits of human physiology, revealing two rows of yellow-black sharp teeth.
The two heads on either side were smaller and more severely decayed. The lower jaw of one of them had fallen off, leaving only half of the face covered with broken, rotting flesh, with teeth exposed that wobbled constantly as the main body moved.
The other skull was missing, revealing blurred, liquefied brain tissue inside, also enveloped in purplish-black energy, like thick ink suspended in the cranial cavity.
Withering away! It has come to pass!
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Chapter 31 New Module! Choice?
The six of them were terrified by the sight of the decaying plant.
"This...this is...the Withering?" Kanzaki Aoi stammered as she saw the Withering.
"Covered in blue light all over... Is this the invincible form before it was fully revived?" Shinobu Kocho had recovered from being frightened by the withering.
After all, this thing only looks somewhat humanoid and a bit disgusting; it can't compare to a demon, especially since she's not even afraid of demons anymore.
"Watch out, everyone! Don't get attacked! If you are attacked, drink the milk immediately!" Lin Tian shouted a reminder to everyone.
At this moment, Wither had fully recovered its health. An explosion rang out, and the surrounding iron golems suffered varying degrees of damage, but it didn't bother them much.
The iron golems immediately rushed forward and began to gang up on the Wither. In a short time, the Wither lost a third of its health.
Lin Tian stood behind the iron golems, using iron ingots to help repair the wounds of the more severely damaged ones.
The five people standing further back were dumbfounded. Was it really that easy? Was the Withering Beast really that weak?
They didn't know that the Wither was a boss on par with the Ender Dragon. It was only thanks to Lin Tian's prior arrangements that fighting the Wither was no easier than fighting the Ender Dragon.
Soon, it withered away until only half its blood remained, its entire body covered in a layer of flowing light that seemed like protective armor.
However, it was eventually killed by the iron golems' combined attack.
(Withering: You're so high and mighty, you think you're so great? Dare to fight me one-on-one? Dare to let me out?!)
After it withered and died, it left behind a palm-sized, pale purple five-pointed star with a tiny golden dot in the center—the Netherworld Star.
(The original text seems to describe it as a diamond-shaped spiral blade. Let's just assume it's a five-pointed star for now.)
Seeing Diao Ling die so abruptly, everyone except Lin Tian was somewhat dazed.
He looked really impressive, but he's actually a useless little brat?
Lin Tian walked to the spot where the withered and dead had appeared, and the Lower Realm Star was automatically absorbed into his body.
At that moment, the system's mechanical voice echoed in Lin Tian's mind.
"Ding! Detection indicates the host has completed the mission: [Wither Killer!] Would you like to submit the mission? [Yes/No]"
"Ding! Congratulations, host, on completing the mission: [Withering Assassin!]"
"Ding! More actions unlocked."
"Ding! Furniture and decorations unlocked."
"Ding! Zoo unlocked."
"Ding! Unlock a peaceful sleep."
"Hmm? You've unlocked four modules?" Lin Tian was somewhat surprised to hear that four modules had been unlocked, but these modules didn't seem to have significantly improved his strength.
However, it does make life more convenient.
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