Slaying the Earth Python Lord

Xiao Wen raised his head and looked at Nightmare, a hint of doubt appearing between his brows.

In the plan to kill the Earth Python Lord, Nightmare's presence was indispensable.

"Rest assured, Master. My mental power is enough to help you conceal your whereabouts."

Human speech entered Xiao Wen's ears. His body stiffened as he looked incredulously at the Nightmare above his head.

He did not know how Nightmare had been sealed into a card.

However, when he saw the two-star rating displayed on the card, he had not paid much attention to it.

After all, according to the information he had obtained in Duel City, monsters below four stars could only be considered low-level monsters. Five- to six-star monsters were mid-level monsters, seven- to nine-star monsters were high-level monsters, and ten-star monsters were god-tier monsters!

A mere two-star Nightmare would not have caught Xiao Wen's attention after being sealed if not for its fairly decent innate effect.

But now, it seemed that he had indeed underestimated it.

A monster capable of speaking human language, regardless of its current level, had to have been at least a king-class monster like the Blood Moon Demon Wolf in its lifetime.

Only king-class monsters and above had the possibility of speaking human language.

This was practically common knowledge throughout every previous game.

Of course, there could also be a few special exceptions.

"You can speak?" Xiao Wen asked softly.

"Yes, Master. I was once an incredibly powerful existence. What is so strange about being able to speak? If I were at my peak, I could kill that little loach with a single glare!"

Xiao Wen rolled his eyes. If you were really that powerful, would you only be two stars?

"Under your protection, it shouldn't be able to see me, right?"

Xiao Wen asked, and Nightmare immediately gave an affirmative answer. "Of course! Not only that, but I can also mobilize my mental power to strike it at a crucial moment. I cannot control it for long, but I should be able to manage 0.5 seconds."

Hearing this, Xiao Wen nodded, satisfaction appearing on his face as he looked at the Earth Python Lord ahead, which had fallen into a rage after Kuriboh suddenly vanished.

There were dozens of wounds of varying sizes across its body, all of them Kuriboh's handiwork.

Although Kuriboh had not completely killed the Earth Python Lord, its previous overwhelming advantage had successfully reduced the creature's health below ten thousand.

After flying into a rage, the Earth Python Lord turned around, looked at the marsh before it, and swayed its body as it tried to leave.

Just as it was preparing to leave, Xiao Wen narrowed his eyes and stepped forward. Concealed by Nightmare, he swiftly approached the Earth Python Lord and targeted one of the wounds Kuriboh had left behind.

A punch shot out!

Defense Break!

Critical Hit!

HP -1486!

In an instant, the Earth Python Lord cried out in pain, and its remaining health dropped by a tenth.

The Earth Python Lord whipped its head around, its bell-sized snake eyes sweeping back and forth over the ground as it tried to find Xiao Wen.

But its gaze found nothing but empty space, without the slightest trace of him.

Suspicion immediately appeared in the Earth Python Lord's eyes.

At the very moment it hesitated, searing pain surged from its wound again.

HP -743!

In an instant, the suspicion in the Earth Python Lord's eyes turned icy. Its tail lashed out like a long whip, striking the empty ground beside its wound.

That was precisely where Xiao Wen had been standing moments earlier.

However, after landing one punch, Xiao Wen had immediately retreated and changed positions.

Almost at the exact moment Xiao Wen moved away, the Earth Python Lord's tail came crashing down and smashed into the ground.

"Not bad strength. Too bad your reaction speed is a little slow."

Xiao Wen clicked his tongue and sighed from three meters away from where its attack had landed.

At the same time, he threw another punch at the Earth Python Lord's wound.

Punch after punch landed. The Earth Python Lord could only watch helplessly as its health kept dropping, unable to do anything at all.

Faced with an invisible enemy, it could not even find an opportunity to attack.

After being weakened by Xiao Wen time and again, the Earth Python Lord, a Lord-class BOSS, finally lost its nerve when it sensed its health had fallen to a dangerous level.

Enduring several more of Xiao Wen's attacks, it plunged headfirst into the marsh.

At this point, the Earth Python Lord had only around five hundred health remaining.

Yet when its body sank into the marsh, it deliberately left its wounded tail floating above the surface, plainly visible at a glance.

Xiao Wen looked at the Earth Python Lord floating above the marsh, a mocking smile appearing at the corner of his lips.

This beast actually dared to set a trap for him?

The wound on the tail suspended above the marsh was clearly bait, tempting Xiao Wen to approach and luring him into the marsh.

As the absolute ruler of this marsh, no change anywhere within it could escape the Earth Python Lord's notice.

The moment an enemy stepped onto the marsh, the seemingly weightless ground would inevitably sink under their weight.

At that point, the enemy's whereabouts would surely be exposed.

And the moment the enemy was exposed would be the moment it counterattacked.

It had to be said that the Earth Python Lord had a good plan, possessing intelligence comparable to that of an ordinary human.

If it had been any other player, even a king-class player, they might have been blinded by victory and charged right in.

But Xiao Wen would not. The moment the Earth Python Lord submerged into the marsh, he had already guessed its intentions.

Raising his head to look at Nightmare above him, Xiao Wen said in a low voice, "Get ready. Use your mental strike the instant I make my move."

After giving the order, Xiao Wen stared at the Earth Python Lord floating above the marsh. His body suddenly burst forward, and with a single stride, he rushed onto the marsh.

The instant Xiao Wen's foot landed on the marsh, a fierce gleam flashed through the eyes of the Earth Python Lord lurking beneath it. It abruptly raised its snake head, and a cloud of poisonous mist gathered in its open mouth, ready to be sprayed out the next moment.

"Now! Mental strike!"

Zheng...

An invisible mental wave instantly spread outward and swept over the Earth Python Lord's head. Its body froze, and for an instant, the light vanished from its snake eyes filled with viciousness.

At the instant Nightmare used its mental strike to control the Earth Python Lord, Xiao Wen unleashed his full speed.

At the same time, the speed-boosting effect of the Flowing Cloud Shoes activated, instantly doubling his movement speed. In a flash, he rushed to the Earth Python Lord's tail wound and drove a punch into it.

The moment Xiao Wen's fist landed was precisely the moment the Earth Python Lord regained consciousness.

In that instant, its body was still rigid. Though it wanted to stop him, it was powerless and could only watch as Xiao Wen's fist fell.

Hiss! Hiss!

As the punch landed, its last sliver of health was depleted, and mournful cries rang from its mouth.

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