“See what I told you?” Jin said as he snickered at the entire conversation between the Pandawans.
“The User merely had it lucky that the Pandawans were able to come to that conclusion after knowing your habits and behaviour in the dungeon instances.” The System reported. “If Hippo Cultivator Xiong Da had not decided to follow his friend’s advice, the situation at hand would have been considered null.”
“Doesn’t matter to me. I was prepared to show my face a little when I gave that Panda Statue to Xiong Da. Every once in a while I gotta make an appearance or else they forget who is the true ‘developer’ of this instance right?”
“Suit whatever you want, it seems that Hippo Cultivator Xiong Da had lifted the Panda Statue up, User please prepare to descend.” The System said and it opened a portal.
“Well, it’s good to have some stretching after sitting at the chair watching all the action going on for hours,” Jin said as he took out his System Rider Belt and attached it to his waist.
“Milk, you ready?” Jin asked through the System Channel.
“Hmm, What? Oh! That fusion thing you were talking about! Eh, do you think it’s a wise idea? It was supposed to be used for minions and not bellators. I am not sure it will work as well as not making a fool of ourselves when the time comes. Besides, isn’t it supposed to be-“
“Since when are you such a worrywart?” Jin asked and Milk blushed a little.
“Because I am going to be fusing with you~” Milk replied with a swaying voice which made Jin remember why he had not been using Milk for some time unless it was necessary and why he had always paired her with Peppers so that little Demonic Queen rascal could control the little one.”.
“Oh gosh.” Jin thought to himself and prayed that he really did not need to fuse with her if possible. “And here I thought I could go flashy straight off the bat and then disappear. Looks like I have to put a bit more effort into it.”
“What??!! No! Fuse with me, Master!” Milk exclaimed but Jin suddenly heard a loud thud sound through the System Channel.
“Don’t worry, Master. I have her under my control. She would not do anything too reckless with me around.” Peppers said and then there was a loud shriek from the little mage herself and Jin could already imagine that those two were already fighting among each other. The System had already muted the ‘conversation’ between the two bellators as Jin took a deep breath and jumped into the portal.
The moment he got out of the portal, he was among the many who were diving down towards the magical barrier within the abyssal hole. Jin could tell that there were a few who were anxious while others had become numb to the sensation of death and whipped out their big guns to inflict as much damage to it.
At the same time, there were multiple explosions on the barrier itself and Jin could identify them as the explosive shells used by the Nerodia II. (Since he was the one who bought those shells for them to use.) And yet the barrier was still standing tall, seemingly unscathed by the attack.
Jin at his point of descent immediately revealed his cultivation and had purposely expended his chi to show a giant Panda right behind him. The Pandarens who were around him suddenly got surprised by his appearance and even though not many of them had seen him around, they knew that the owner of this store used a Panda Cultivation.
“Boss Jin!” The Pandawans from all locations who saw the twinkling Panda face silhouette knew that he would be giving a lending hand that was as big as that huge Panda face in the sky.
The Demon Rat General Roughscream too saw the commotion and was bewildered by the scene for a moment. He had no idea what was going on but that was enough for Se Lang to land a hit of opportunity against the Demon Rat General, causing him to lose his hand. Roughscream leapt backwards and cursed the distraction.
“Focus, yea?” Se Lang said as he swung his scythe to gain some momentum with it before charging forward with a standard three strike technique. Jin on the other hand was already gathering his Maqi into his Bam and Boo which they had turned into a giant hammer with a sharp point.
Nearing the magical barrier, his Panda Silhouette returned back to its normal size right behind him and was wearing a miner’s helmet with a pickaxe. It seemed like Jin would be using a copied technique he had acquired from Suzaku’s soldiers and he clearly remembered how painful the Advanced Bear ‘One Dig One Kill’ Ice Pickaxe Technique was as it destroyed his defences easily and nearly broke Bam and Boo if they had not unfuse and turned into two separate weapons.
Thus using the very same technique with a bigger weapon, Jin hoped that it could replicate the very effect that had shattered his defences in one blow. He did not let it to chance and even added even more Maqi than he should have while he dived down.
“Ping!” The Hammer’s pointed peak slammed into the magical barrier and an equivalent amount of energy had been discharged against Jin. Yet, the Astral Panda Cultivator was unfazed by the attack as he had already transformed into System Rider with Ayse as part of his fusion. With the Orc Head Researcher and her powers of the Shaitan Slydra, electrical magic was basically a type of food for her to feed on.
“Must say, I did not expect you to call me out like this,” Ayse said as she looked at her brilliant armour tinged with the colour of royal purple.
“I am more interested in the powers these Demon Rats have. This electricity tasted way too good. It feels like they are using something more primitive in their magic.” Slydra added that Jin did not realise that he could hear the thoughts of a Shaitan through the System Rider fusion.
“Their magic should be coming from the planet itself, the lifestream energy but this is no time for any further explanation. Mind giving a hand first?” Jin said as he was still using the One Dig One Kill technique.
“Oh~ I finally could connect to your Master.” Slydra was shocked as well when she realised she could talk to him. “Right, right. Let this be a welcome gift for our first meeting.” The Shaitan said as she converted all the energy that was consumed and sent them pulsating through Jin’s magic circuits, allowing him to expend even more energy against the barrier.
Needless to say, the barrier weakened significantly and the remaining Human Comets continued to assist as much as possible upon learning that this could be the lucky break that they needed to shatter the barrier. All of them even the Pandawans from the Undercity had decided to try their luck.
If the barrier is breaking, then why don’t the Pandarens attempt to destroy it from both sides?
