Elite-tier Bewitching Fox

Experience +1855.

Experience +2230.

Experience +1855.

As the sounds of experience gains rang out one after another, Xiao Wen lay beside a tree trunk and took a short nap. When he opened his eyes, he suddenly found that his experience bar had already passed the halfway mark, and several Larva Warriors had appeared beside him, carrying things.

Among the equipment, Xiao Wen even spotted a level 10 green-grade item.

Shuis's Longsword

Required Level: 10

Grade: Green

Attack: 60–65

Accuracy: +1%

Description: A longsword once wielded by Shuis, a master swordsman of a bygone era. It had been lost in the Nightmare Forest for unknown reasons.

"A level 10 green-grade item? This haul isn't bad at all."

Satisfied, he put away the green-grade item along with the other pieces of equipment.

Suddenly, a furious roar came from the distance. The surrounding leaves trembled, and amid the clash, even the Larva Warriors still delivering equipment to Xiao Wen screamed, tossed down what they were carrying, and ran into the forest.

Xiao Wen frowned. How could he not realize that the Insect Warrior had encountered a powerful enemy? He immediately stowed the equipment in his backpack and hurried after them.

In a relatively open clearing ahead, the Insect Warrior stood hunched over, black blood crusted on its sharp claws. Three dark crimson foxes stood around it.

Bewitching Fox · Elite-tier

Level: 12

Attack: 1000

Defense: 800

Health: 6000

Agility: 15

Personality: Cautious

Skills: Bewitchment, Fox Fireball

Description: Elite members of the fox clan that dwelled within the Nightmare Forest. As rulers of their kind, they possessed formidable combat strength and considerable intelligence. They could beguile enemies and make them serve their will.

"Three level 12 elite monsters?"

Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes as he took in the Elite-tier Bewitching Foxes' attributes. Naturally, he could guess why the Insect Warrior had fallen into such a hard battle.

The foxes had the advantage in numbers.

And every one of them possessed exceptionally powerful attack power and mental force.

That was precisely why the Insect Warrior had been drawn into such a grueling fight.

"Gugi gugi!"

Its mandibles wriggled and opened continuously. The Insect Warrior hunched low like a cheetah hunting on the plains, its gaze sweeping across the Elite-tier Bewitching Foxes before it suddenly lunged.

Its body flashed as it closed in on the Bewitching Fox directly ahead. Its sharp claws rose, then came down with a howl, carrying a foul wind.

The Elite-tier Bewitching Fox in front of it paused, as though stunned, and did not have time to evade the attack at all.

The Insect Warrior's claws came down on its body, and a red damage number floated up.

Health -200.

The Elite-tier Bewitching Fox growled in pain. Rather than anger, however, an oddly human smile appeared on its face.

"The Insect Warrior fell for it."

Watching the scene, Xiao Wen spoke quietly.

As the Insect Warrior attacked the Bewitching Fox, the other two foxes on either side had already gathered balls of dark green fire in their mouths and spat them toward it.

The Insect Warrior's expression changed drastically. It began chattering nonstop, trying to pull back, but the Bewitching Fox before it held it up, leaving it no chance to retreat.

Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes, a sharp gleam flashing through them. In an instant, he raised his hand and drew a card.

A card appeared in his hand: the Trap Card Attack Nullification!

Attack Nullification · Trap Card

Duel Effect: Activates when an enemy monster attacks one of your monsters, negating that attack and ending the opponent's attack phase.

Summoning Effect: Absolute Protection! This effect can be applied to your summoned creature to negate one attack.

"This card came at just the right time."

Xiao Wen placed Attack Nullification into the Duel Disk. At the critical moment, a streak of light shot out. Just as the fox fire was about to close in, it transformed into a barrier of light that enveloped the Insect Warrior.

Bang!

For a moment, flames surged and sparks scattered. Tongues of fire rolled through the air, radiating a suffocating heat.

"Gugi!"

A black figure emerged from the waves of flame. The next moment, the Insect Warrior raised its claws and, under the protection of the Trap Card, slashed through the firestorm before charging furiously at the Bewitching Fox that had ambushed it.

Xiao Wen could only shake his head helplessly. He stepped forward, his footwork constantly shifting between near and far, changing his position from time to time until it became impossible to tell where he would place his next step.

He stretched out his five fingers and grabbed at the Bewitching Fox on the far right.

"Gugu..."

The Elite-tier Bewitching Fox lifted its head and looked at the approaching Xiao Wen. Anger appeared on its pointed face as it twisted its body, trying to dodge his attack from the side.

"Trying to run? Can you?"

Xiao Wen sneered. His body shifted half a step to the side, and as his forearm struck out, his elbow bent inward and trembled. An inexplicable pulling force arose from the fist that should have missed, dragging the Bewitching Fox's retreating body back and making it rush toward his fist of its own accord.

It was precisely the martial skill Zhao Shengquan had used before.

The Elite-tier Bewitching Fox was pulled over by the force. Xiao Wen threw a punch, shifting its trajectory midair before smashing it into the fox's soft neck.

Defense Break!

Fatal Strike!

Health -1156!

An orange-red damage number floated above the Bewitching Fox's head, and its health plummeted by a huge amount.

Seeing that damage, Xiao Wen remained calm, neither pleased nor saddened, as though everything had gone exactly as he expected.

His previous punch had struck the Bewitching Fox's vulnerable neck, triggering a defense break that ignored its defense. At the same time, Fatal Strike doubled his attack power.

Even setting those factors aside, however, Xiao Wen's attack power had reached 578 with the boost from the Ring of Mountain's Might.

It was a good thing Yang Lu and the other archers focused on damage had not witnessed that scene. Otherwise, just seeing Xiao Wen's terrifying damage numbers might have made them feel inferior.

Having landed his punch, Xiao Wen pressed the advantage and continued attacking. Every punch struck a weak point on the Bewitching Fox's body. He did not seek to trigger Fatal Strike every time, but the chance of triggering a defense break was one hundred percent.

What seemed nearly impossible to ordinary people was effortless for Xiao Wen.

Or rather, it was effortless for every player above King-tier!

Punch after punch landed, and before long, the Bewitching Fox's health had fallen to only three hundred.

Just then, Xiao Wen threw another punch at its lower abdomen. The Bewitching Fox's expression changed drastically, and a flash of red light appeared in its eyes. Xiao Wen's body paused, and the fist aimed at its abdomen instead landed on its spine.

Health -1.

A tiny damage number appeared. At the same time, a foul wind swept toward him, jolting Xiao Wen awake. Just before the fox's claws reached him, he slid sideways and avoided the attack, his expression suddenly turning ugly.

"Bewitchment!"

In that instant, Xiao Wen understood that he had been affected by its Bewitchment skill, which was why his punch had gone off target.

However, using Bewitchment was not without a cost for the Bewitching Fox. After activating the skill, its remaining three hundred health had dropped to only one hundred and fifty.

Ding!

A soft chime rang out as the Millennium Puzzle hanging from Xiao Wen's chest lit up.

"Detected a sealable Monster Spirit. Seal it into a card?"