The black hands were half a person's height, crawling on their fingers like spiders as they swiftly approached Zhang Shi, ready to crush him with their outstretched palms. Zhang Shi wasn't afraid, only feeling a bit physically uncomfortable with these disgusting and bizarre creatures. He immediately unleashed a shadow slash, cleaving a section of monsters in two. His skills refreshed, and Zhang Shi transformed into a long-range artillery turret, unleashing a barrage of firepower, quickly annihilating all the black hands that charged out.
As the thick fog dissipated, Zhang Shi discovered that the black hands had scattered into puddles of mud flowing towards the three-headed monster. Without any hesitation, the group surrounded the monster and launched a fierce attack.
Having witnessed the power of Zhang Shi and the others, the three-headed monster roared angrily as it retreated backward, while simultaneously using its two giant snake arms to spew walls of flame forward.
The flames swept in like an angry dragon, but Zhang Shi dodged them with a swift movement, using his Shadow Step to leap lightly along the edge of the wall of fire. His eyes were fixed on the monster's every move, searching for an opening to counterattack. At the same time, Zhao Feng wielded his heavy battle axe, each strike carrying the force of a mountain collapsing and a tsunami crashing down, carving a path through the flames and heading straight for the monster.
The Ancestral Staff in Wu Qing's hand shone brightly. Her expression was indifferent as she pointed the staff at the monster and unleashed Punishment once more, drawing its energy and transforming it into golden waves that shot out from the front, accurately striking the monster's body again. Each strike caused the monster to let out a painful roar.
Ge Dalong stood at the rear of the group, his hands rapidly forming hand seals, condensing countless tiny ice spikes in the air. With a sudden wave of his hand, these ice spikes, like sharp blades, spun towards the monster, cutting through its scales and muscles. Although the monster possessed astonishing regenerative abilities, under such a dense barrage, its wounds continued to multiply, and its recovery speed noticeably slowed.
Zhang Dazhuang, utilizing his keen intuition and quick reflexes, roamed around the team, occasionally firing precise shots to provide fire support for his teammates. Every shot he fired was meticulously calculated, aiming to deliver a fatal blow to the monster's weakest point.
The battle reached its climax, with the hall filled with the sounds of fierce clashes and the roars of monsters.
Zhao Feng took the lead, unleashing a powerful sweeping attack with his battle axe, tearing and distorting the air around the monster as he aimed straight for its neck. Wu Qing followed closely behind, releasing a powerful protective barrier. Taking advantage of the monster's weakened state, Ge Dalong gathered all his icy energy, forming a massive ice sword-like spike, which he hurled at the monster. The ice sword traced a dazzling arc through the air, precisely piercing the monster's neck, instantly freezing the flesh and blood, momentarily immobilizing the monster and creating an excellent opportunity for his teammates to attack.
Zhang Shi instantly closed in on the monster, his blade sweeping across its neck, attempting to sever all three heads in one fell swoop.
The third head of the three-headed monster let out a roar, and a green light enveloped it. The ice flowers on its neck shattered instantly, and the monster took a step back, narrowly dodging Zhang Shi's fatal blow.
After this confrontation, the monster seemed to realize that Zhang Shi and the others were not easy to deal with, and that it might be defeated if it was not careful. So it stopped holding back and, after creating distance, all three heads roared to the sky.
In an instant, the monster's flesh and blood peeled off and merged like mud, ultimately reshaping its body into a form that was closer to humanoid. Although it was called humanoid, it was still a humanoid monster, retaining its three heads and six arms, only its body was more slender, and its height was still twice that of an average person.
The monster stretched out its four humanoid arms, and in an instant, the "mud" on its body condensed into four different types of weapons, which it held in its hands. Zhang Shi glanced at them and was stunned. The weapons in the monster's hands were pitch black, and although the details were not visible, their general shapes were clear: a kitchen knife, a staff, a magic wand, and a battle axe.
"What do you mean? Is this a copy and paste?"
The monster roared, and with a sweep of its hand holding the kitchen knife, a jet-black sword aura slashed towards Zhang Shi. Its shape was exactly the same as the Shadow Slash. Zhang Shi quickly dodged, but the solid wood table and chairs behind him were struck by the sword aura and broke in two, sending wood chips flying everywhere.
"Holy crap, this guy's amazing, he can even copy skills?"
As if in response to Zhao Feng's words, the monster waved its wand, and three ice spikes condensed in mid-air before shooting towards the group. Ge Dalong quickly released a water wall to defend, while also throwing out several ice spikes in retaliation. Zhao Feng followed closely behind, raising his battle axe high, ready to use brute force to subdue the monster and test its strength.
The three-headed monster swung its cleaver, blocking Zhang Shi's attack. Then, an ice armor appeared on its body, blocking all the ice spikes and Zhao Feng's attacks. The ice armor shattered, and ice shards struck the two, forcing them to retreat and create distance.
Zhang Shi's gaze was solemn as he stared at the kitchen knife in the other man's hand. For so long, Old Duan had always been invincible; this was the first time he had ever seen an object that could stop Old Duan.
"Is it because the attributes were copied?"
The three-headed monster pressed its advantage, pointing a finger at Zhang Shi from afar. Zhang Shi immediately felt his strength drain away, his legs going weak and almost unable to stand. It was punishment; the monster had copied everyone's skills, and Zhang Shi's energy transformed into beams of golden light that struck him. Ge Dalong quickly cast an Ice Armor on him to block the damage.
Zhao Feng pulled Zhang Shi to his feet and retreated to the back, while the latter frantically stuffed various medicines and food into his mouth to replenish his energy. The monster's Shadow Slash followed, and Zhao Feng raised his battle axe to block, but unexpectedly, the monster took the initiative to attack, using the Instant Shadow Step to teleport behind the recuperating Zhang Shi, and the battle axe and kitchen knife fell towards Zhang Shi from both sides.
"Clang! Clang!"
Two crisp metallic clangs rang out. Zhang Shi was thankful that the cloned Old Duan did not have the ability to cut through iron like mud. The black light armor helped him block the attack, otherwise he would already be a headless corpse.
Nevertheless, the impact left him completely disoriented. Zhang Shi forcibly used his mental ability to teleport away, while his teammates used their respective supernatural powers to entangle the monster and buy time for Zhang Shi.
The monster surveyed its surroundings and finally set its sights on Zhang Dazhuang, who was aiming and firing. It seemed to have decided that Zhang was the easiest target. It used Shadow Step again to appear behind Zhang and decapitated him with a single blow.
Zhang Shi saw everything and was instantly overwhelmed by rage, losing all reason. Ignoring his weakened state, he used Shadow Step to move behind the monster and was about to strike when the monster sensed him and used Shadow Step again to move away, thanks to the kill refresh function.
This time, he targeted Wu Qing, his blade aimed straight for her back. Fortunately, Ge Dalong's Frost Armor refreshed its cooldown, narrowly blocking the attack. Wu Qing quickly used Smite on her back, causing the monster to pause, which Zhang Shi seized the opportunity to flash behind her and plunge his blade into her back.
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