However, it was obvious that the situation was more complicated than I had imagined. In the beginning, I could still cope with it calmly, but as time went on, I found that I could not bear such a huge expenditure at all.
This armor was exceptionally heavy on my body. To escape quickly while wearing it consumed an terrifying amount of Shepherd's Power.
Therefore, the longer it dragged on, the worse it was for me.
Too much Shepherd's Power consumption caused my footsteps to become incredibly heavy!
If my speed slowed down, I would be hit. There was no way around it...
It wasn't until my Shepherd's Power was nearly depleted that I finally couldn't hold on any longer.
Just then, an arrow shot towards me. I was sent flying backward and crashed directly into the corner of the wall.
The armor on my body exploded into pieces at that very moment.
"It can only withstand three attacks..." I gritted my teeth. Based on previous tests, one arrow, another arrow, and this one made it a total of three.
The armor would shatter after protecting my body three times...
"Lu Ge, you rest!" Chen Zhi said.
I also understood that there was no point in continuing to persist. My Shepherd's Power was exhausted, and I could only find a way to recover as quickly as possible.
I climbed behind that rock with all my might, and Chen Zhi followed, running out.
"The armor!" I shouted.
"Okay!" Chen Zhi nodded, picked up the armor, and put it on.
"You just need to hold on for a little while... let me recover my state first!" I said.
In this situation, I didn't care about waste or not. I directly took out the Water of Life and took a big gulp.
A cool sensation spread through my body, but this time, to my surprise, my Shepherd's Power did not recover quickly...
"What's going on?" I frowned. "Could it be that this place has a restriction? Or has my strength increased, causing the Water of Life to be less effective?"
Although I had doubts, I also knew that now was not the time to ponder these things. I immediately sat down and began to recover quickly.
"Bang!"
A dull thud sounded. I saw Chen Zhi get hit and fall heavily onto the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood.
But even so, Chen Zhi didn't make a sound. She immediately got up and continued to flee...
I desperately tried to think of a solution, but it seemed there were no other options.
I looked towards the corner and discovered that there was an incense stick there.
However, that incense stick seemed to have just been lit.
"The time doesn't accumulate?" I was speechless.
I had initially thought that by using a relay, I could drag out the time until the incense stick burned out. But now it seemed that only one person could challenge at a time, and they had to endure for the entire duration of the incense. Switching to another person would reset the timer.
"If you can't hold on, come back quickly!" I said. Chen Zhi couldn't possibly succeed; she could only buy me some time.
This time was for me to recover.
Chen Zhi didn't say anything, but I could clearly see her face turn red. Her expenditure must have been significant.
With my strength and stamina, enduring this level of armor was already extremely taxing, let alone for Chen Zhi...
Indeed, after only a few minutes, Chen Zhi was hit again.
"Come near me!" I shouted loudly.
Chen Zhi said nothing and quickly ran over.
I took another gulp of the Water of Life. My condition had now recovered about eighty percent.
At this moment, Chen Zhi ran to a spot not far away.
"Bang!"
Another sound rang out. Chen Zhi fell to the ground, her expression pained. Simultaneously, the armor disappeared.
I was quick-witted. I dragged Chen Zhi in and put on a set of armor myself before charging out.
"Sorry, Lu Ge... this thing is too heavy, I can't run very well..." Chen Zhi said.
"You've done exceptionally well!" I smiled and said. "Let me handle it now! You help me watch that incense stick!"
By this time, I had thought of a way to cope.
Since it consumed so much Shepherd's Power, as long as I recovered quickly enough, it would be fine.
This might not be possible for others, but for me, it was merely a matter of my heart aching a little.
After all, the recovery effect of the Water of Life was extraordinary...
I held a mouthful of Water of Life in my mouth without swallowing it, and then proceeded to dodge the arrows.
But Chen Zhi couldn't touch that incense stick, otherwise I suspected she would blow on it to make it burn faster...
"A tenth has passed..."
"A fifth..."
"A third..."
Chen Zhi continuously reported the progress to me. When it reached one-third, I swallowed the mouthful of Water of Life in my mouth.
The moment the cool sensation spread through my body, my Shepherd's Power also recovered some.
At this very moment, an arrow landed on me...
The armor had been hit once. It could now only be hit twice...