After swallowing a few mouthfuls of liquid, the King of the Mandrills' wounds healed rapidly, and he soon returned to normal, turning his head to glare angrily at Zhang Shi and the others.
Seeing the King of the Mountain Demons' wounds heal rapidly, Zhang Shi's eyes narrowed, secretly amazed by the monster's incredible regenerative abilities. He quickly gave Zhao Feng a wink, and the two understood, deciding to adopt a more aggressive tactic.
"Everyone, concentrate your firepower and restrain its movements!" Zhang Shi shouted, his figure transforming into a black shadow once again, using the Shadow Step to dart across the battlefield, attempting to confuse the Mountain Demon King.
The soldiers reacted quickly, and the musketeers adjusted their angles, unleashing a barrage of bullets like a torrential rain. Although these bullets failed to penetrate the King of the Mountain Demons' thick skin, they successfully drew its attention, preventing it from focusing on Zhang Shi and Zhao Feng.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Zhao Feng circled around to the side of the King of Mountain Demons, swinging his giant axe with each strike accompanied by a booming sound, attempting to tear a gap in its weak defenses. After finishing his attack, he would immediately retreat, not daring to confront it head-on.
The King of Mandrills roared repeatedly, its massive body charging left and right across the battlefield, trying to escape the relentless attacks. Often, with a wave of its hand, Zhao Feng had to quickly dodge. However, he and the musket cleverly formed two angles, making it difficult for the King of Mandrills to defend itself, and its stamina was rapidly depleted.
Zhang Shi used the agility of his Shadow Step, only attacking when his skill was fully charged. He constantly blinked around the King of Mountain Demons, harassing it and searching for an opportunity to deliver a fatal blow. Before long, the King of Mountain Demons was covered in dense wounds, and large amounts of blood gushed out. Its speed also decreased significantly.
Zhang Shi's eyes were sharp as an eagle's, fixed on the King of the Mountain Demons' every move, fearing that the cunning mountain demon was deliberately feigning weakness. He carefully and cautiously attacked from all three angles, never letting the opponent close the distance easily, waiting only for that decisive moment.
Suddenly, the king of the mountain demons let out a deafening roar, its body shuddering violently, forcing the surrounding soldiers back several steps. Its eyes were bloodshot, as if burning with raging fury, and it charged straight at Zhang Shi.
Zhang Shi's heart tightened, but he did not back down. He took a deep breath, his inner power surged, and without looking, he grabbed Lao Duan and slashed forward.
He shifted his body to the side, skillfully dodging the King of Mandrills' fatal blow, and at the same time, with a backhand slash, left a deep wound on the King of Mandrills' arm.
However, the King of the Mountain Demons seemed to have anticipated his movements. Its massive body twisted in the air, and the instant Lao Duan's arm made contact with it, its other hand reached out at an unbelievable angle to grab Zhang Shi. Zhang Shi was startled and quickly activated his Shadow Step to create distance.
The King of the Mountain Demons seemed somewhat annoyed at failing to subdue Zhang Shi. After wiping the blood off his hands, he steadied himself and launched another attack on Zhao Feng.
The two groups fought their way from the open space into the woods. The King of the Mountain Demons was incredibly powerful, each attack capable of destroying the surrounding trees. Zhang Shi, on the other hand, used his agile movements and Lao Duan's sharpness to fight the King of the Mountain Demons. The King of the Mountain Demons was covered in wounds, and even though it managed to drink a few more mouthfuls of monkey wine, its wounds had not fully healed, and the grass around it was a deep crimson.
The king of the mandrills, leaning against an ancient tree, was panting heavily. After fighting for so long, even it was somewhat exhausted. Zhang Shi's side was even more weary, with both men and horses exhausted. Even Zhang Shi and Zhao Feng were somewhat worn out, and many soldiers had pale lips and trembling fingers. The intense pursuit and battle had pushed their physical and mental limits to the brink.
Suddenly, a cloud of white mist billowed up behind them, and a group of people emerged from the mist, revealing their figures as they headed straight for Zhang Shi.
Zhang Shi looked at the group of figures and his expression brightened with joy.
The newcomers were Ge Dalong and Wu Qing, who led fifty infantrymen, pulling cannons at high speed with warhorses.
It turned out that Zhang Shi had already notified his companions at the shelter while the king of the mandrills was using monkey wine to heal his wounds. After arranging things at the shelter, they checked their equipment and brought some soldiers to provide support, arriving just before the main force was exhausted.
Wu Qing quickly lit a pile of incense, activating all sorts of auras. The soldiers felt as if they had consumed Snickers, their physical strength rapidly recovering, and their attributes significantly improved. They hurriedly raised their muskets and continued firing at the King of the Mountain Demons.
Ge Dalong first unleashed a blizzard on the head of the King of Mandrills, followed by a barrage of ice spikes, successfully subduing the already exhausted King of Mandrills and restricting its movements.
"Bang bang bang!"
The artillery had adjusted their angles and fired at the target simultaneously.
The king of mandrills is so large that cannons don't need to be aimed very precisely before they can fire at its body.
The cannon was far more powerful than the musket. The king of the mandrill was unable to dodge and was instantly blown apart, his skin torn and flesh flying everywhere.
Zhao Feng seized an opening in the King of the Mountain Demons' attack and swung his giant axe with the force of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, the blade striking the King of the Mountain Demons' head.
The King of Mandrills roared in pain, its body staggering forward uncontrollably. Zhang Shi seized the opportunity to follow, flashing to its side. Old Duan flashed past like lightning, this time piercing directly through the King of Mandrills' heart.
"Aww~"
The king of the mountain demons collapsed helplessly to the ground, his eyes fixed on Zhang Shi, his chest and abdomen contracting violently.
To prevent any accidents, Zhang Shi didn't rush forward immediately but waited for the system's kill notification. About two minutes later, the King of the Mountain Demons finally breathed his last, and a huge experience reward from the rare-level boss arrived. Zhang Shi flashed with golden light and instantly reached level 22. Zhao Feng and the others also skipped levels and instantly reached level 20, unlocking new skills.
Zhao Feng unlocked a skill called Berserk, which can greatly increase his strength and agility attributes for 10 seconds. The cost is that once the skill effect ends, he will fall into a weakened state and greatly consume his stamina.
This drawback wasn't really a drawback for the wealthy and powerful Zhang Shi and his group. They could just consume more consumables, since they had plenty of food to replenish their physical strength and energy in the warehouse.
Ge Dalong's unlocked skill is Frost Armor, which can apply an ice shield to himself or a friendly unit, blocking a certain amount of attacks and absorbing energy. When the Frost Armor breaks, it will also launch ice shards in all directions, which can damage and slow down enemies.
It's a pretty effective survival skill, and most importantly, it can be used on teammates, making it very practical.
Wu Qing's unlocked skill is Curse, a single-target negative status skill that reduces the attributes of the hit unit in all aspects according to a percentage. Furthermore, if the target dies, the curse will spread, making it a damage-boosting support skill.
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