The Dream Weaver is highly unique and powerful.
This is because it possesses immense malleability and room for imagination, allowing it to adapt to most special environments, thus having no obvious weaknesses.
However, the Dream Weaver star source also has a flaw, though it's not strictly a defect.
That is, the Dream Weaver's power is 'transient'.
It can help you turn fantasy into reality, but it cannot help you 'fantasize' your body into something that can withstand everything.
While Chen Kong successfully replicated the power of a Calamity-level Ant Queen, this doesn't mean his body can rival the Ant Queen's.
He is, after all, just an ordinary Star Emissary!
Therefore, after two consecutive attacks, Chen Kong's body was struggling to bear the massive power.
"Roar!"
Noticing Chen Kong's abnormality, the Grey-Lined Earth Lizard suddenly climbed up from the ground. Although its brow was still bleeding, its eyes turned even fiercer.
It could sense that Chen Kong's power was continuously weakening, and now was the best time for it to counterattack.
The Grey-Lined Earth Lizard opened its mouth, and lava churned in its throat.
Seeing this, Chen Kong gritted his teeth, wanting to dodge, but the pain in his arm and his increasingly heavy body made it difficult even to lift his hand.
Therefore, watching the lava in the Ground Lizard's mouth become hotter, Chen Kong couldn't help but smile bitterly in his heart.
Rashly using 'power' that exceeded his current stage indeed came with a heavy price.
[Remaining time for assessment: 01:25]
[Current eliminated: 0]
In a daze, Chen Kong subconsciously thought back to his childhood.
He thought of the words Tendo once told him at the Ember Base.
'Remember, when you feel like you've reached a dead end, try asking yourself why you're still alive.'
In a flash of lightning, Chen Kong seemed to understand something.
He suddenly closed his eyes, no longer thinking about 'the Ant Queen's power,' but instead started recalling what he was best at.
What had he relied on to survive until now?
The spatial mark's presence-nullification?
Or the Dream Weaver's special replication ability?
Neither. What he truly relied on for survival was his adaptability to the environment and a clear understanding of his own position.
One must know that even when he was being troubled by numerous Children of the Stars, he still managed to persevere through great difficulty.
The biggest reason for this was his perfect utilization of the 'environment'.
He knew within the small confines of the Ember Base and among the Children of the Stars, who was truly worth depending on and seeking help from.
Utilizing his neither-good-nor-bad relationship with Tendo, although Tendo never explicitly said he would protect Chen Kong.
To avoid attracting Tendo's attention, most of the Children of the Stars only teased Chen Kong up to a point.
Therefore, knowing how to pinpoint his own position, how to utilize the surrounding environment, and how to compensate for his own shortcomings.
These were Chen Kong's true merits for survival.
But just now, immersed in the Ant Queen's power, he had clearly forgotten this.
And he arrogantly believed he could wield this power and accomplish things he couldn't normally do.
'Weakness' and 'ignorance' are never obstacles to survival; 'arrogance' is.
Because the latter... will lead people, unknowingly, into an abyss of eternal doom.
Fortunately, he realized this in time.
To the surprise of the crowd, the star energy on Chen Kong symbolizing the Calamity-level Ant Queen slowly faded, replaced by a milder but more stable star energy.
Although the two types of star energy were vastly different, somehow, everyone felt as if Chen Kong had undergone some kind of transformation.
Then, Chen Kong raised his right hand and pulled out a blue candy from it.
[Sweet Dream Candy · Blue (Fake): Can temporarily mask all pain, briefly restore and increase one's Star Energy value and physique, duration three minutes]
[Side effect: After the effect ends, the user will enter a day-long weakened state, with all personal attributes decreased by 50%]
[Maker · Chen Kong: Blue represents the sky, represents freedom, represents the future. And this candy, which carries the future, will surely allow the user to witness that brilliant tomorrow with their own eyes.]
[So, if the body has reached its limit, let the will lead you to break through the encirclement!]
In the past, he had relied on the 'Sweet Dream Candy · Blue (Fake)' to resolve a crisis.
This time, he could still do it.
As the Sweet Dream Candy · Blue (Fake) was consumed, Chen Kong's body began to recover at a visible speed.
And almost simultaneously, the lava fireball from the Grey-Lined Earth Lizard's mouth fiercely rushed towards his position.
In the nick of time, Chen Kong suddenly opened his eyes, his body dodging the lava as flexibly as a cat.
At the same time, a silver-white rapier appeared in his right hand.
Using multiple replicated star sources simultaneously, within the allowable range of one's star energy and body—this was something the Dream Weaver could accomplish.
And at this moment, Chen Kong was simultaneously using Jing Liuli's 'Daydream' and Vivian's 'Iron Clock'.
Screech!
The rapier, acting as a minute hand, cut through the air, accurately striking the Grey-Lined Earth Lizard's brow.
Under normal circumstances, this sword would not have caused effective damage to it.
But now was different.
Because not long ago, it had been harmed by this strange two-legged sheep using a power that did not belong to him.
This had left an obvious weakness on its body.
Puchi!
Following a flash of silver light, black blood spurted out, splattering everywhere inside the cave, reflecting a bizarre luster under the dark red glow of the lava.
After this one sword strike, the Grey-Lined Earth Lizard's body stiffened.
Chen Kong stood on top of its head, and both sides seemed to have their time briefly frozen.
Then, to the surprise of the crowd, the massive body of the Grey-Lined Earth Lizard fell to the ground with a thump, completely losing all movement.
Seeing this, the resting lounge fell silent.
Although there was more than one person in the lounge who could defeat this Grey-Lined Earth Lizard,
This didn't mean they wouldn't be astonished by Chen Kong's feat.
After all, purely based on strength, Chen Kong was standard middle-to-lower tier in this assessment.
Yet, such a 'weakling' had, through his own methods, painstakingly achieved a difficult victory.
On this point, even the Raccoon Administrator couldn't help but give his praise.
Although he was currently in the abandoned factory, this didn't mean he couldn't see everything Chen Kong had done.
Looking at Chen Kong, who was slumped on the ground, his arm still bleeding.
The Raccoon Administrator smiled and gave high praise.
"Not bad. The so-called Dream Weaver is never about 'making you become someone else,' but about 'helping you find yourself.' If it's just blindly imitating others, then is that dream... still your own dream?"
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