Seeing the Wither's appearance, all six of them were terrified.
"Th... is this... the Wither?" Aoi Kanzaki asked, stuttering as she looked at its form.
"Its whole body is covered in a blue light... Is this its invincible form before it's fully revived?" Shinobu Kocho had already recovered from her initial shock.
After all, this thing just looked a bit anthropomorphic and disgusting; it was nothing compared to the Ghast, and she wasn't even afraid of Ghasts anymore.
"Everyone, pay attention! Don't get hit by it. If you're attacked, drink milk immediately!" Lin Tian loudly reminded everyone.
At this moment, the Wither had also fully regenerated its health. An explosion rang out, and the surrounding iron golems all took varying degrees of damage, but to them, it was nothing.
The iron golems immediately rushed forward and began to swarm the Wither. In a short time, the Wither had lost a third of its health.
Lin Tian was behind the iron golems, using iron ingots to repair the more severely damaged ones.
The five girls watching from further back were dumbfounded. 'Is it that easy? Is the Wither really that weak?'
They didn't know that the Wither was a boss on par with the Ender Dragon. Thanks to Lin Tian's advance preparations, fighting the Wither was no easier than fighting the Ender Dragon.
Soon, the Wither was down to half its health, its body covered in a shimmering light that looked like protective armor.
But under the relentless assault of the iron golems, it was ultimately killed.
(Wither: You're so high and mighty, so impressive. How about a one-on-one fight! How about you let me out!)
After the Wither died, a palm-sized, light purple, five-pointed star with a speck of fine golden light in the center was left in its place—a Nether Star.
Seeing the Wither die in such an anticlimactic way, everyone except Lin Tian was in a bit of a daze.
'It looked so powerful, but it turned out to be a little weakling?'
Lin Tian walked to where the Wither had died, and the Nether Star was automatically absorbed into his body.
At this moment, the System's mechanical voice sounded in his mind.
"[Ding! Detected that Host has completed the task: [Wither Killer!]. Do you wish to submit the task? [Yes/No]]"
"Yes!"
"[Ding! Congratulations to the Host for completing the task: [Wither Killer!]]"
"[Ding! Unlocked More Player Models.]"
"[Ding! Unlocked Furniture Decor.]"
"[Ding! Unlocked Zoo.]"
"[Ding! Unlocked Comforts.]"
"Hmm? Four mods unlocked?" Hearing that four mods had been unlocked, Lin Tian was also a little surprised, but these mods didn't seem to provide a significant boost to his strength.
However, they did make life more convenient.
More furniture! It seemed that TVs, computers, refrigerators, sofas, and cabinets could all be had now. This would make the world even closer to reality!
As for more actions...
Lin Tian walked to the edge of a wall, reached out and grabbed a protruding stone, and just hung there magnificently in the air.
"It seems this 'More Player Models' mod makes our bodies more flexible, but it doesn't seem to have a huge effect?"
Because Lin Tian and the others already had realistic bodies and weren't the blocky figures from the game, their movements weren't really restricted. This meant that it didn't seem to matter whether this mod was on or off.
As for the remaining two...
"System, what's the use of 'Zoo' and 'Comforts'?"
"Replying to Host, the Zoo mod adds more animals, enriching the variety of creatures in the Overworld."
"The Comforts mod adds a new item—the sleeping bag. Using a sleeping bag allows you to sleep during the day. At the same time, this mod changes the original 'instant sleep' mode, allowing you to lie on the bed and choose when to fall asleep. This mod is a companion to the Furniture Decor mod."
Hearing the System's explanation, Lin Tian also understood the uses of these mods.
Wait a minute! Lin Tian discovered something peculiar!
Not counting the Zoo mod, 'More Player Models' plus 'Furniture' plus 'Comforts'... Hiss~~
'Interesting! The System did a great job! As expected, there are no useless mods, only people who don't know how to use them!'
Lin Tian was a little excited. The combination of these three mods made the act of sleeping, which was originally just for preventing Phantoms, much more colorful.
'No, no!' Lin Tian shook his head, throwing the unspeakable dirty thoughts out of his mind.
And the five girls standing behind him, seeing his series of strange actions, were also a little worried. Had Lin Tian gone crazy?
After all, ever since he picked up that rather nice-looking five-pointed star, he had suddenly climbed up a wall, then started to giggle foolishly, and then shook his head.
It was hard not to suspect that he had some kind of serious illness!
"Um, Xiao Tian, are you alright? What's wrong?" Mitsuri Kanroji asked Lin Tian cautiously.
Hearing Mitsuri's words, Lin Tian finally realized that his behavior might look like a psychotic episode to outsiders. He quickly composed himself.
"I'm fine, just a little excited."
Hearing him say this, the girls became even more curious. After all, Lin Tian hadn't been this happy even when he had just killed the Wither. But now he was suddenly so excited. It was hard not to be suspicious.
Suddenly, Shinobu Kocho thought of something and asked cautiously, "Could it be that, after killing the Wither, you unlocked a mod?"
This was the only thing she could think of that would make Lin Tian happy. After all, he had said in the group before that he had a way to unlock new mods, he just hadn't said how.
'A mod?' Hearing this word, the other four girls were a little confused. It was the first time they had heard this term.
Shinobu didn't speak but looked at Lin Tian.
Seeing everyone's curious eyes, Lin Tian didn't hide anything. He told them the concept of mods and how he unlocked them.
Everyone present was trustworthy, so he wasn't worried. Besides, his relationship with them was already very close. What was there to hide?
....
After a while, having heard Lin Tian's explanation, the girls were full of curiosity and amazement about this thing called a 'mod'.
"To think there's such a thing as a mod in the world, it's truly incredible!"
"Indeed. I originally thought things like the Totem of Undying were already invincible, but I didn't expect there to be something even more amazing!"
And just as the girls were marveling, the System's voice sounded in Lin Tian's mind again.
"[Ding! Replying to Host, the sixth task has been activated: [Clear the Twilight Forest!]]"
"[Ding! The Host may choose between two reward methods this time: 1. Kill all the bosses in the Twilight Forest. For each boss killed, you will receive one mod. 2. Kill all the bosses in the Twilight Forest. After killing all of them, you may customize and choose two mods.]"
"Which one does the Host choose? [One/Two]]"
Hearing the voice in his mind, Lin Tian was instantly thrilled. Both reward methods were great!
According to the System, the first reward method might allow him to get at least ten mods! Ten!
That number was truly hard to imagine! But if they were all useless mods, it would be a huge loss!
And the second reward method was the real treat! To be able to decide on two mods himself!
After thinking for a moment, Lin Tian stated his choice.
"System, I choose..."
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