I, Cheng Tian, Enemy of the Red Demons!

The Red Demon, in its gargoyle form, indeed possessed significant damage reduction against physical attacks. Forget bare fists; even sharp blades would only leave shallow white marks, unable to penetrate its defenses.

Moreover, holy damage was almost entirely ineffective. The sacred light couldn't scorch an ordinary-looking stone statue.

However, in the Chosen Space, high buffs often came with a price. The Red Demon's stone form's high damage reduction against physical attacks like bare fists and blades came at the cost of...

Extreme vulnerability to targeted strikes from blunt weapons, pickaxes, and drills!

And Cheng Tian, coincidentally, had just looted a SD Final Fight plain warhammer from a fallen teammate.

[Warhammer: White Common/Lv1, Two-Handed Hammer. Equip Req: Strength 14. Weapon Damage 12-22. Durability 36/36.]

Neither Cheng Tian himself nor the previous owner, who died within minutes of acquiring it, met the warhammer's equipment requirements. But this didn't mean it was completely unusable.

Equipment requirements usually corresponded to higher-tier magical gear, those with green, blue, or higher rarity that came with inherent attribute bonuses and special effects. If the hard requirements weren't met, these effects wouldn't trigger.

But that didn't stop players from forcing the use of such items regardless.

It would be strenuous, but as long as they could swing it and hit something, the damage would still be dealt.

Cheng Tian, of course, didn't know the specific effects of the Red Demon's racial talent. After all, what this elite Red Demon displayed was an expansion and enhancement from the Chosen Space, not something inherent to its original form.

However, years of gaming experience had equipped Cheng Tian with a wealth of knowledge. By drawing parallels, he could always find a corresponding solution.

The moment he felt the stone-like impact against the Red Demon, information about "gargoyles" naturally surfaced in his mind.

Having played the Undead race extensively in Warcraft and the Night Elf hero Visage in Dota, he was quite familiar with gargoyles.

Thus, it was only natural that he conceived the idea of swapping sharp weapons for blunt ones.

Retreating was not an option. Since he had engaged, he would see it through to the end. One of them, him or the Red Demon, had to die today!

If only he had a pickaxe; its priority would have definitely been higher than the hammer... As for punching stone bare-handed, he hadn't done that since the MC days.

Cheng Tian's warhammer required 14 Strength, which essentially represented the condition for "effortless and free use of the equipment." With only 10 Strength, Cheng Tian couldn't swing it continuously without hindrance, but he could still muster enough force for a few powerful blows before exhaustion set in. That wasn't too difficult.

The warhammer was raised high and brought down with great force.

Cheng Tian's target was the Red Demon's left knee pit.

This was a joint, the smallest part of the limb, and the easiest to shatter.

From the fact that the demon had previously chopped off its wings, one could infer that his behavioral logic was essentially encapsulated by the saying, "Breaking one finger is better than injuring ten."

Bold, meticulous, with clear objectives, dancing on the edge of a blade. To put it nicely, he had a spirit of adventure; to put it bluntly, he had a self-destructive tendency.

In any case, with this swing, the Red Demon, unable to immediately revert from its stone form due to skill cooldown, had its left knee shattered, its lower and upper leg completely separated.

This was not only due to Cheng Tian's excellent targeting but also because the stone form took full double damage from blunt weapons, pickaxes, and drills.

His health, which had just recovered to 170, plummeted, dropping directly to 146.

Due to insufficient Strength, Cheng Tian's hammer strike barely triggered the minimum weapon damage. However, the double damage effect on blunt weapon hits compensated for this deficiency.

Of course, Cheng Tian was far from being exhausted.

After the left leg came the right, and after the right leg, the right hand. Cheng Tian began to circle around, targeting the Red Demon's limbs, fully implementing his dismemberment logic.

Moreover, Cheng Tian was incredibly cunning, constantly guarding against the Red Demon's potential reversion from its stone form. Even with its limbs broken, it still had its mouth, and Cheng Tian hadn't forgotten that it could breathe fire. Therefore, his positioning always avoided getting close to the demon's pointed head, completely dashing the Red Demon's last hope of a counter-kill.

Wings severed, limbs shattered, the elite Red Demon beneath Cheng Tian's feet had been reduced to a tragic, limb-less husk, the most miserable fate within its own clan.

But the fact proved that Cheng Tian's vigilance was correct.

The Red Demon, worthy of being an elite demon from the mercenary demon clan, did not beg for mercy or utter threats in its final moments. All that remained was its reversion from stone form, only to be slammed into the ground by Cheng Tian stepping on its head, spitting out a large fireball of black smoke in unconcealable indignation.

Even in its destined demise, the Red Demon, having made repeated misjudgments, still attempted to tear a piece of flesh from Cheng Tian.

But when a bronze-colored Treasure Chest Monster popped out from the incomplete, limb-less corpse, the side quest Slay Elite Red Demon was finally concluded.

The cunning and cruel Cheng, even managed to achieve the rare feat of a no-hit kill!

Yes, an achievement.

The moment the Red Demon completely breathed its last, a small notification box, identical to those on the STEAM platform, popped up in the lower right corner of Cheng Tian's vision, complete with copied sound effects.

Without bothering with the Treasure Chest Monster or anything else, Cheng Tian, tired to the point of sweating inside his metal boots, sat down on the bronze treasure chest. After taking several deep breaths, he leisurely opened the record details page with a satisfied expression.

[Limited Achievement: Red Demon First Kill (Completed)]

[Completion Conditions: In the first three trials of the Chosen Space, encounter any Red Demon of boss template or above and defeat it solo while in a no-hit state.]

[Achievement Reward: Title "Enemy of the Red Demons," Agility +2 Permanent, Fire Resistance +5% Permanent.]

[You have successfully unlocked the "Achievement" module. Details can be viewed at your leisure.]

[Enemy of the Red Demons: Blue/Excellent, Title, Growable. You have successfully encountered and solo-killed an conceptual elite template Red Demon, generated due to "its role in causing countless players to abandon their hopes of clearing Demon World Village," in a no-hit state. This not only avenges those players but also thoroughly angers the Red Demon clan. When you equip this title-- You and any "Red Demon" unit will immediately enter a high-aggro hostile state. Most Red Demon units that perceive you will likely initiate an attack. Your damage against all "Red Demon" and "Gargoyle" units will receive a 1% final settlement bonus. For every Red Demon you kill, the settlement bonus increases by 1%. For every non-Red Demon Gargoyle you kill, the settlement bonus increases by 0.5%. When the final settlement bonus reaches 100%, the title will evolve and grow. You can equip and unequip the title at any time when not in combat.]

You can only equip one title at a time.

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