vstars Chapter 742 Talismans
Chapter 742 Talismans
Talismans.
This is a term related to Taoist priests. In my impression, when Taoist priests exorcise ghosts and suppress evil spirits, they use all kinds of talismans, either to immobilize the enemy or to fight against them.
Although the Taoist priests at Huanghua Temple were not orthodox Taoist priests, they were quite adept at making talismans.
After the Taoist temple was established, Lin Tian assigned them the primary task of refining talismans. After all, this was a very useful tool that could be easily used by consuming only a small amount of magic power and adding incantations.
As one of the main combat forces of the Spider Cave, Fourth Sister naturally has a lot of talismans in her hands. The three talismans she just took out are attack talismans called Thunder Control Talismans.
The somewhat rough-looking yellow paper was engraved with many crooked characters and symbols, with a lightning bolt pattern faintly visible in the center.
Without the slightest hesitation, Fourth Sister tucked three talismans between her fingers and then chanted incantations in her mind to activate the talismans.
Sizzle sizzle sizzle!
Lightning currents flowed through the talisman, and under the fourth sister's control, a talisman burst forth with lightning. The next moment, a bolt of lightning as thick as an arm shot out and struck the approaching second sister.
Sizzle!! Boom!!
Upon seeing this, the second sister was immediately startled. Although she had not switched out of her amnesiac state in her purple-eyed mode, she was no longer in a daze.
With more rationality, she looked at the incoming lightning and naturally wouldn't choose to withstand it head-on. So she clasped her hands together, and the spider silk around her rapidly twitched, coalescing into a life-sized spider silk shield in front of her.
boom!!!!
The next moment, lightning struck the silk shield with a deafening roar, and a wisp of white smoke drifted out, revealing the charred shield.
What a quick reaction!
As she watched the spider silk gradually unravel, a look of astonishment flashed in Fourth Sister's eyes. She hadn't expected the other party to react so quickly.
The Thunder Control Talisman's attack speed is extremely fast, after all, it's lightning. Usually, by the time someone sees the flash, they've already been hit. But what was unexpected was that the opponent actually blocked this thunderous strike.
Although distance also played a role, Fourth Sister felt that reaction definitely accounted for a larger part of the process.
It seems that those purple eyes brought her more than just an increase in strength...
The fourth sister was not discouraged by her unsuccessful attack. After all, her attack was more of a test. She did not expect to defeat her second sister, who had been strengthened, with just one talisman.
Besides, she has more than one talisman...
What happened next is hard to describe. If I had to describe it in one sentence, it would be that Second Sister entered the bombing zone.
After deciding on the offensive, the fourth sister began a relentless bombardment. She activated one lightning talisman after another, and bolts of lightning struck towards the second sister. For a moment, the forest was filled with lightning and thunder, as if she had entered a storm zone.
During this process, Fourth Sister became like a pay-to-win player in a certain online game, spending a lot of RMB and buying many consumable items, throwing out Thunder Talismans like they were free, focusing on suppressing the enemy with firepower.
And this truly turned the tables, with the second sister, whose strength had increased dramatically and who was able to suppress the fourth sister, now only able to defend herself in a sorry state.
Her spider silk stopped attacking and instead coiled around her, forming a silk shield to protect her body. Even so, her condition still declined considerably.
Even though the lightning never struck her directly, its strong conductivity and the ejected current still reached her.
If it weren't for her purple eyes keeping her in a state of heightened excitement, she probably would have been annoyed by the constant barrage of lightning and started swearing.
In this process, she completely lost the initiative and became a punching bag, and she had to concentrate on taking the beatings. If she lost focus for even a moment, the flashing lightning would teach her a lesson.
In contrast, the fourth sister fared much better; she completely took the initiative throughout the process and her condition remained largely intact.
Of course, a lot of talismans were wasted, and a lot of money was spent...
There's no way around it; if you want to suppress the opponent, you have to pay a price. If you don't want to lose your form, you can only lose money.
Fortunately, under her relentless bombardment, the second sister finally revealed a weakness...
Crack... Boom!
With a soft thud, a giant tree collapsed. These giant trees, which grow in the Forest of Titia, are quite sturdy and can even be used to make equipment, but they still couldn't withstand the ravages of lightning.
Looking around, everything was charred black. The lightning had caused unimaginable damage to the surrounding environment. The ground was full of craters, and the trees were full of cracks. Even though these were not the objects directly hit, they were still affected by the impact, which was enough to show how terrifying the bombing had been.
Whew~ Whew~ Whew~
Strands of white breath escaped from the second sister's mouth. Under the repeated bombardment, her physical strength was greatly depleted, and she felt a pain in her body, causing her face to contort.
Of course, it wasn't that her face was blasted apart, but rather that she was subconsciously transforming into a demon.
As we all know, although these spider sisters are all humanoid, they are still fairies at heart, and that will never change.
As fairies, their demon form is definitely stronger than their human form. In other words, as long as the second sister transforms into a spider, her strength will increase again.
But the problem is... she doesn't dare.
That's right, I wouldn't dare.
While demonic transformation grants greater power and explosive force, it also increases the size of the body, making it somewhat less adaptable than human form.
Besides, she was already struggling to cope with the lightning talisman. If she were to increase her size further, wouldn't she become an easy target?
Therefore, even though she sensed danger and instinctively wanted to transform into a demon to protect herself, she suppressed the impulse and maintained her human form. This form might not be as powerful as her demon form, but it was more flexible and adaptable, making it perfect for dealing with lightning talismans.
Moreover, demon transformation is not unusable, but it should be used at the most crucial moment, serving as a backup ultimate move and a key to victory.
Faced with her second sister's determination to play the coward, the fourth sister was somewhat helpless. Although the opponent's condition declined under the continuous bombardment, the opponent also gained more and more experience in dealing with lightning runes. She could even subconsciously defend herself whenever there was a flash of lightning.
Therefore, to win, she must find a way to achieve victory unexpectedly; otherwise, if the stalemate continues, she might go broke first—no, it seems she already has!
Looking at the last few talismans in her hand, the fourth sister frowned, and when she looked at the second sister again, her face was solemn.
It seems... the outcome is about to be decided...