Chapter 173
A piercing siren suddenly sounded, and everything solid within a three-meter radius centered on the raccoon was instantly turned into powder.
Three meters away, countless blades crisscrossed and cut, causing everything in sight to crumble and break.
Hanik understood the spider's weakness at a glance. Although he had never seen a particularly powerful spider-like monster, it was nothing more than relying on its strong intuition, speed, instantaneous judgment and thinking ability, and the ability to set up traps.
It's clearly an assassination-type ability, combining the characteristics of attrition and burst damage. It's very troublesome; if one's own abilities aren't up to par, defeat will be instantaneous. Even if one is far superior, he has plenty of ways to stall for time.
And this guy is playing on his home turf.
Obviously, relying on experience and combat power in the opponent's familiar territory is a foolish move. Therefore, as long as the environment is destroyed in an instant, he will have to process a large amount of information in an instant, and his ability to set up traps will be limited.
In this case, he only has one solution.
Hanik turned, raised his hand, gripped the spear, and swiftly pulled it back, simultaneously delivering a sharp spinning kick to the arm the man hastily raised to shield his face. At the same time, four thousand slashes left wounds all over his body. The powerful impact sent him flying backward.
Everything happened amidst the smoke, until the wind pressure from the instant the kick hit dispersed the fog. As Deedri and the others watched the spider's body gushing black blood, they charged wildly through the forest in an attempt to neutralize the force.
Although his physical abilities were among the worst of all demon lords, he was still a demon lord. The power unleashed by the concentrated magic power within his body was something that no monster of a different level could withstand.
“One life,” it said casually, watching the spider crawl up from the ground. (First published on 78Chinese.com)
Christon coughed up a mouthful of blood, his wounds began to heal again, and he stared intently at it.
He meant that he had already died once, and he had held back just now. Judging from the burst of power just now, the sonic boom was powerful enough to slice him into mincemeat. But he only left his body covered in wounds before stopping.
His magic power had recovered to eighty percent, and the additional memories made him extremely familiar with this area. All the spiders here were his companions, but his first battle made him realize that he was nothing more than a child in front of a Demon King with rich combat experience.
The advantage of its size lies in its consumption. Although its burst damage is not as great as that of a large monster, if you don't find a way to win in one hit, you will be constantly being worn down by high-consumption tactics.
It is not in a hurry. Although it has the ability to crush others, it uses the safest method to deal with itself.
The moment its wounds healed, it launched another surprise attack, relying solely on its physique to accelerate to a point where it could not be located.
With their secondary limbs and bursts of magical power, high-speed movement has become the most cost-effective way for spiders to escape danger.
It has to find its own way to deal with its high speed, otherwise it will always be fighting on its home turf.
The forest collapsed in swathes, and Hanik countered the spider's proactive extrication strategy with a passive approach, relying heavily on his abilities to block and restrict the spider's movement. He didn't even need to devise a specific countermeasure against the spider's attrition tactics.
At this time, Deedris and Bai moved to a safe place and watched the battle that had broken out over there.
I have absolutely no idea how to intervene. If I go up now to coordinate an attack, but I don't provide enough damage output, it will only distract the spider. Running away is the best way to help.
Once they had almost reached a safe place, Deedris and the others stopped and looked at the spider that had been knocked away once again.
"Isn't it a bit unfair of us to just leave like this?" she asked hesitantly. "How much has he recovered? It's been less than two hours since then, hasn't it? No matter how much he's recovered, it's all too rushed."
“He’s in a hurry. If it weren’t for saving the two of you, he could have become the Demon King first and then dealt with him.” Lilith sat on the rock, looking at the two monsters in front of her with dissatisfaction. “I’m waiting for him to eat me.”
“I don’t understand the order of your words,” Dedeline said, scratching her head as she looked at the guy.
“He has magic power now, but the mark of magic is still on me.” Lilith rested her head on her hand. “I am a demon. If he didn’t have the mark of magic, he would just be a chaotic calamity.”
“I’ve wanted to ask this since earlier. This is the first time I’ve heard of spiders having magical marks.” Dedeline scratched her head hesitantly: “Crisen said that the spider race has never had a demon king because they have never been favored by any demon king. They have always been rampant monsters.”
“We’ve never been homeless. For us, everywhere is home.” Lilith frowned her beautiful brows and shouted, “Can’t we forgive someone for stealing it? We stole it honorably, do you have a problem with that?”
“No objection.” Deedri shook her head. “But if you’re a demon, you should have the ability to help. Why not?”
“I suspect you’re delirious from the fever. Why would you think that the magic seal you stole would be the same as the one that was given a magic seal?” Lilith asked in confusion. “I couldn’t even see where the two of them were fighting. I was dead in less than three seconds after I went up to them.”
"If you have a demonic mark, aren't you a demon?" Dedeline asked doubtfully. She thought of Ark and Lady in the team, those two who gained powerful combat abilities by transplanting other people's demonic marks.
“It is indeed a demon, but it is much weaker than the real thing,” Lilith said. “I am only at the Catastrophe level, and I didn’t know that there were actually members of the spider race who could become Chaos Catastrophes. Logically speaking, after we become Catastrophes, it is difficult for us to store more magic power. Our magic core is only so big, and it is very difficult to expand it.”
As she spoke, she untied the white cloth strap around her neck, revealing strange patterns growing along her veins beneath what she had initially thought was just decoration.
"But helping out is no problem." She said softly, raising her hand. Countless spiders in the grass began to mutate amidst their wailing.
The spider that had just received the treatment was suddenly healed from all its wounds.
The power of the decaying demon, evolution. It can directly and without restriction allow bodies with the same type of magic to mutate or strengthen themselves.
For example, just now, she didn't heal the spider's wounds, but rather directly enhanced the spider's regenerative abilities. It was roughly three times stronger than before, giving it almost an indestructible body without consuming magic power.
"I could have done so much better than this," she murmured, thinking of the monster she had seen before.
It's just a rotten zombie story, yet it can expand and evolve completely, ignoring the rules.
Without any support, I could evolve and transform. If that zombie hadn't been a bit dim-witted, I really don't know how I could have stolen such a powerful magic seal.
But even now, I can unreasonably enhance those idiots over there if I want to.
Lilith gasped for breath, reaching up to cover the back of her neck.
Using a magic seal that is not one's own will will result in a backlash, or perhaps it is something that relies on the will of a demon, and can be triggered by the will of another. In the same way, this thing will corrode the will.
In all sorts of ways, from pain and sorrow to happiness and joy. Regardless of the form, these are all methods the demons use to punish those who steal their abilities. (ァ78中文ヤ~8~1~ωωω.7~8z~w.còм )
Anyone who suffers a mental breakdown will be reversed and controlled by the demonic seal. After the controlled body commits suicide, the demonic seal returns to the demon god's control. Then, once he has chosen a suitable person, they will be selected again.
If it were me, I could strengthen it three more times; any more than that and my spirit would probably collapse.
As expected, I'm still very weak. Compared to the guy in front of me, I'm as fragile as a child.
The guy in front of me is still that dimwitted guy.
The spear in Krissen's hand transformed into a scythe and was held horizontally in front of him.
The next moment, huge cracks were cut open in the soil around it. The place where they stood was also vertically severed and separated.
"Hey, hey, hey, this is a bit exaggerated!" Bai jumped behind Chrison, looking at the raccoon who was already hundreds of meters away.
However, no document mentions that the range of such a blade could reach this extent.
"It uses a bamboo stick in its hand, and that thing can make a very loud noise." The spider pointed to its ear, which was still bleeding. "I was just tricked once. That thing can make a very loud noise. Even without using that ability, just hearing that kind of noise can cause injury."
It turned its head to look at the people behind it, hesitated for a moment, and then one of its spider legs twitched instantly. The spider silk had already completely enveloped the surrounding area.
The damage of a sonic blade depends on the volume of the sound; a sonic blade not generated by bamboo cannot cut through the extremely concentrated magical spider silk it creates.
As far as the Demon King was concerned, this guy was different from the monsters he had encountered in that city. Unlike the Demon King in the city, who possessed more domineering abilities, this guy had an ability that relied on skill and experience to pose an absolute threat.
While it is indeed challenging, it is not insurmountable.
“Dedeline, can you help me?” the spider called out. “I need your little help.”
The moment Dedeline's eyes met its, their minds were already linked.
Here, Lilith and Deedrie can unconditionally trust Krisen; the premise of a spiritual bond is unconditional trust among all parties.
So when Bai came to his senses, he was all alone.
There's no opportunity for communication during battle, but a team with no coordination needs to communicate to achieve any semblance of teamwork. Verbal communication is the slowest and least effective, while a spiritual connection can instantly make the entire team function as one.
Hanik took a step back, swinging the bamboo in his hand through the air.
Just as it crashed through the chain that shot in from the corner, the seemingly frail plant easily deflected the chain that had been formed by a large amount of the spider's magic.
The sounds that followed instantly became blades of retaliation, and in almost an instant, Hanik saw the monster standing in front of him.
It frowned, hesitated, raised its hand, and then lowered it.
Then, after turning around and pressing down on his body, he grabbed Chrisson's arm, broke it with a hidden force, and was then knocked away by a headbutt.
"This tactic makes me feel nauseous." Hanik wiped his forehead, which was stained with black blood. The two headbutts were purely a contest of physical strength and the hardness achieved in the instant of magical convergence. The spider lost, so its skull was ripped open with a gaping hole.
However, he only moved his body slightly before he regained his footing. The sickle in his hand transformed into two blades, and his wounds healed completely in a short period of time.
“I thought what you said at the beginning meant it was a one-on-one fight between the two of us.” Hanik rubbed his neck and looked disdainfully at the girl standing behind him: “In the end, it still comes down to numbers? Oh well, two more won’t make a difference.”
Krisen didn't answer, he just looked at him. Dedeline stood behind him, holding two scythes, ready to look for an opportunity.
His attacks are mostly linear; as long as he stands in front of Deidre, he can effectively harass her. Her weapon is made from her own magic, and that thing itself can... (The sentence is incomplete and lacks context).
Although he originally intended to fight one-on-one, after a few rounds of exchanges, he realized he had overestimated himself; this guy was simply beyond his capabilities. Not only now, but even if he fully absorbed the magic power and the magic seal, becoming a Demon King, he might not be able to defeat this senior.
I may be stubborn, but I'm not so foolish as to do something stupid in this situation.
He is one of the Three Sages, a great being who protects the Spirit Forest. He had been holding back from the beginning, and even when he recognized Deedri as the one who attacked him, he did not kill her.
"Why are you coming to fight us? This battle was pointless from the start." The spider gritted its teeth. "Do the elves hate us?"
"Elves?" Hanik scratched his face, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Perhaps. I'm an outsider, and you can see that I'm not closely related to the elves in terms of their kind. I'm just entrusted with guarding this forest. In other words, I'm an outsider, and I don't even know if they've actually seen you."
He looked at Chrison standing there with a meaningful expression: "Who do you think I'm here for?"
"Is it me?" Chris asked softly.
"You don't sound angry."
“I know a kid who’s even worse off than me. At least I was targeted because I was disgusting, but that kid did nothing wrong and was targeted by countless idiots.” Chris stared at him: “So it seems I’m still lucky. At least right now, the only enemy standing in front of me is you.”
The ground began to shake, and Hanik slightly raised his head to look at the enormous thing that had burst out of the ground behind them.
It was an extremely large, twisted creature, a monster with limbs and eyes all over its body, hundreds of meters long, like a giant centipede.
"Utterly boring," he murmured, closing his eyes with a hint of disappointment.
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