Infinite Potential System

Chapter 484 Solar Nectar (1)

William evaluated the Sun Stone Golem as it returned to its feet. The Boss creature had fully recovered from all the damage dealt to it recently, and its vitality had somehow even increased.

When he cast Meteorite Drill Shower again, the rotating stones failed to breach the Sun Stone Golem's forcefield even after a long time. It was obvious at a glance that the forcefield was stronger than before, likely because of the Golem's enhanced vitality.

But what had caused the change? Was it something to do with the Golem itself, or the fifteenth floor?

A shower of meter-long stones forced William to dodge repeatedly as he scanned the Sun Stone Golem. It seemed that his most recent attack had triggered the Magical Beast to finally retaliate, though its casting speed wasn't nearly as impressive as the Morphing Devil Tree's high-speed branches.

Finally, a weakness! It's slow! William rejoiced, though he wasn't sure how much that piece of information would help him in this scenario. It couldn't hit him, but he couldn't hurt it; they were at an impasse.

He raised an Earth Wall to test the Sun Stone Golem's attack power, pleasantly surprised to see that it could withstand the Boss' attacks for half a second. When three Earth Walls were cast consecutively, William didn't need to worry about dodging.

He spent some Mana to keep restoring the Earth Walls over time, occasionally adjusting his position so he could inspect various parts of the room. After clearing the entire Boss room, William realized that the strange restorative ability had nothing to do with the area itself.

He shifted his attention back to the Boss, realizing that one of its four marble joints was no longer clear and contained some sort of liquid that looked like milk. It was one of the leg joints, specifically the one that was previously destroyed when William broke the forcefield initially.

It must be something to do with the joints! They're the only thing that's changed since I started fighting! William thought to himself while preparing two Meteor Drill Shower Spells at almost the same time.

The timing wasn't close enough to consider it multicasting or even a unique type of Fusion Spell, but the Spells should be suitable to achieve William's goal.

If one Spell wasn't enough to take care of the forcefield, two at the same time should do it! William cast the two Spells and sent them into a portal located behind the Sun Stone Golem.

A flash of sparks enveloped the immediate area as the Meteor Drill Showers collided with the Sun Stone Golem's improved forcefield. Cracks formed all over and the past events repeated themselves, the same joint from before eventually shattered by the force of the attack.

This time, the Sun Stone Golem remained kneeling on the ground while the lower portion of its leg detached from its body. As the upper portion impacted against the yellow Dungeon brick, bits of stone chipped off from the Sun Stone Golem's leg and flew across the room.

The fluid contained within the marble joint spewed all over the place, some of which splattering at William's feet. He knelt down and poked at it with his finger, finding that the substance had no texture at all, and he only sensed a small amount of moisture.

If he had to compare it to anything, it would be like reaching out and touching a cloud. William peered in the corner of his vision, where an unusual System Notification had just appeared.

Discovered Solar Nectar: +1 AP

Solar Nectar? William ignored the Boss briefly so he could appraise the liquid.

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Solar Nectar (Uncommon Ascended Liquid): An unusual liquid formed by harnessing natural sunlight and compressing it into liquid form. Certain creatures with special abilities may harness this liquid to apply various special improvements to their condition. Additionally, Solar Nectar can be used to further one's Cultivation, granted that they dispose of all Spirit Qi within their bodies first.

Market Value: 3x 100ml vials for 2 Spirit Jade

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Every bit of information given by the System was important, but William couldn't help realizing the immense value of the Solar Nectar. Considering how much had just spilled all over the ground, William guessed that he was missing out on almost six hundred vials.

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That was four hundred Spirit Jades! William's loot goblin mode activated on its own, subconsciously creating over a thousand empty vials with the help of the Earth Element to create sand and Fire to heat it up into glass.

He carefully used Earth Magic to corral all of the spread Solar Nectar into a single area, then allowed it to dump into the vials one by one. While the Sun Stone Golem was relentlessly casting Spells to target William, the latter was simply ignoring the Boss of the fifteenth floor.

There were more important matters at hand.

After recovering everything salvageable totaling sixty vials, William stored everything and then compared what the System said about the Solar Nectar to recent events.

This really is the reason why it got stronger... William looked up at the Sun Stone Golem with interest.

The leg remained severed, and the marble joint was completely broken, but there were still three more marble joints to be destroyed. If destroying them the first time triggered the Sun Stone Golem's ability, William would need to work much harder than expected.

For each marble joint, William would need to break past the Sun Stone Golem's defenses twice, meaning he needed to essentially do so a total of six more times. While his stamina and Mana Reserves would definitely keep up, William wondered if he had enough time to kill the Sun Stone Golem before he had to return to the Filem Academy.

He was given a total of three days before he had to return, and he had already spent almost an hour fighting the Sun Stone Golem in addition to joining Jeron, Jonas, and Benny for the first two days. If he included the time it would take to leave the Dungeon, William had only three to five hours before he needed to leave.

I need to do more damage, and faster. William thought seriously.

Before the Sun Stone Golem could do anything unpredictable, William quickly cast an Earth Spike at the other leg joint, precisely piercing through the glass and enveloping the room in yet another burst of blinding light.

There wasn't even a chance for William to see the Sun Stone Golem fall. It simply cast the same ability as it had before, even bringing the previously lost leg back to its body and recovering fully. Instead of a glass marble connecting the portions of its legs, one marble was filled with the milky-white liquid while the other was pure black.

Neither of these were surprising to William, but the Reaction Time sub-Talent of Fitness activated suddenly, revealing a brown ball the size of his thumb that was already halfway to his position. Everything happened so quickly that William barely had time to register the incoming attack before it had crossed another two meters.

To make matters worse, the brown ball was starting to emit intense heat akin to a stick of dynamite just before detonation. In less than a hundred milliseconds, the brown ball would pierce through William's forehead and explode.