With his Body Tempering Seventh Level cultivation, Hu Biao had survived in the Demon Suppression Division for so long.
Naturally, he had certain abilities.
For instance, he was decisive in killing!
When bringing rookies along on a mission, he had to take on the main responsibility of drawing the demons' attention.
If the rookies faced them head-on, they'd be slapped to death in a single blow.
To slay a demon, the stronger fighters had to hold it off while the others waited for a chance to surround and attack it.
Of course, a sufficiently powerful Martial Artist could simply cut one down with a single strike.
But if you weren't strong enough, you had to use these special tactics.
Hu Biao gripped his broadsword and swung it at the Snake Demon.
Behind him, the Demon Suppression Guards at Body Tempering Fourth Level couldn't help shuddering.
They'd seen demons during their days in the Demon Suppression Division.
But those demons had already been subdued and no longer posed a threat.
This Snake Demon before them was different!
Its form was uncanny, its face hideously twisted, and its scarlet eyes were chillingly frightening in the darkness.
Just one glance was enough to give you nightmares.
At that moment, one of the Demon Suppression Guards gritted his teeth and said, "Quit dawdling. Move! Let's get up there and kill this Snake Demon!"
"Quick, together!"
"Kill!"
At last, the few Demon Suppression Guards holding broadswords came to their senses.
They advanced from both sides, moving to surround the Snake Demon.
Meanwhile, Lin Feng, who was an archer, was ignored.
In truth, nobody cared about an archer at Body Tempering Triple Layer.
Hu Biao and the other Demon Suppression Guards all thought Lin Feng wouldn't be of any use.
Just then.
Hu Biao had reached the Snake Demon.
He raised his broadsword and swung it down hard at the Snake Demon, moving incredibly fast!
But strangely, the Snake Demon didn't even try to dodge.
It stood perfectly still, its eyes fixed coldly on Hu Biao.
In an instant, Hu Biao froze inside. What was going on?
Was this Snake Demon not afraid to die?
Or was it an extremely low-level demon with little intelligence?
A mere First-Order Demon couldn't possibly withstand one of his strikes. The Snake Demon was as good as dead!
Looking at it that way, perhaps he wouldn't even need the other rookies. He could slay the Snake Demon all by himself.
But then, everything changed.
The broadsword slammed into the Snake Demon's neck.
Hu Biao had put his full strength into that strike, holding nothing back.
Under normal circumstances, any First-Order Demon struck in the neck by his full-strength blow would almost certainly die.
Its body would be cleaved in two!
But...
The Snake Demon's head was still attached!
Horror spread across Hu Biao's face!
The blade had stopped against the Snake Demon's skin. He hadn't managed to cut off its head at all!
Hu Biao looked closely and saw that his broadsword had left only a mark on the Snake Demon's body...
In that instant, fear began to crawl through him!
He was at Body Tempering Seventh Level, and his full-strength strike had left nothing but a mark on the Snake Demon?!
It hadn't even hurt it!
"Not good!"
Hu Biao was shocked. He was just about to wrench his sword free and retreat when the Snake Demon moved.
A thick snake tail, as broad as a barrel, suddenly emerged from nowhere.
In the darkness, it was even harder to make out.
In an instant, the tail lashed toward Hu Biao.
It moved so fast that Hu Biao saw only a blur.
Then a searing pain tore through his body.
BAM!!
The Snake Demon's tail sent Hu Biao flying. He spun through the air several times before crashing heavily to the ground, as if his Five Viscera and Six Bowels were about to spill out.
"Cough, cough! Cough, cough!"
Hu Biao lay on the ground. Several of his ribs had been broken by the Snake Demon's strike!
He stared at the Snake Demon in terror and said in a trembling voice, "Quick, get out of here! This Snake Demon isn't a First-Order Demon—it's a Second-Order Demon!"
"Go spread the word! You're no match for it!"
Only a Second-Order Demon could take his strike head-on.
He'd never imagined the intelligence could be wrong!
A Second-Order Demon was on par with a Martial Artist in the Houtian Realm!
How could a mere Body Tempering Seventh Level fighter like him possibly kill this Snake Demon?
The other Demon Suppression Guards at Body Tempering Fourth Level, or even Third Level, stood even less of a chance!
When the Demon Suppression Guards beside the Snake Demon saw Hu Biao get flung away,
they all froze in place.
Their bodies went rigid, and their hands trembled uncontrollably around their broadswords!
It had killed Hu Biao, a Body Tempering Seventh Level fighter, with ease?!
At the same time, the Demon Suppression Guards heard Hu Biao's warning, and their hearts shuddered.
It was a Second-Order Demon!
"Run!"
"Damn it, how could it be a Second-Order Demon?! The intelligence was wrong!"
"Run, quick!!"
The four rookie Demon Suppression Guards fled in terror.
They even tossed their broadswords onto the ground.
The broadswords were heavy; carrying them would only slow their escape.
They knew full well that to stay alive, they didn't need to outrun the Snake Demon. They needed to outrun one another!
Just then, the Snake Demon's scarlet eyes turned toward the four fleeing men.
Its forked tongue hissed in and out. The next moment, it shot after them like lightning.
Meanwhile, Hu Biao lay on the ground, helpless and despondent.
He couldn't even stand. He was as good as dead.
How many of those Demon Suppression Guards would get away?
Just then, Hu Biao's gaze suddenly stopped.
He noticed that one Demon Suppression Guard on the side hadn't run.
Looking more closely, he realized it was the lowest-level member of the team.
Lin Feng, at Body Tempering Triple Layer.
"What's that kid doing? Why isn't he running? Why's he still standing there?!"
Hu Biao was stunned. The next moment, he saw Lin Feng nock an arrow, seemingly aiming it at the Snake Demon.
"Has he gone crazy?!"
Hu Biao's eyes widened when he saw this.
Was the kid out of his mind? He was actually that reckless?
That was a Second-Order Demon! And he was an archer at Body Tempering Triple Layer—he thought he could kill it?
Even a dream wouldn't work that way!
On the other side, the Snake Demon was a Second-Order Demon, and it moved far faster than those rookie Demon Suppression Guards.
In an instant, its tail lashed out, and several thunderclap-like sounds rang through the darkness.
Then it broke all four Demon Suppression Guards' legs. They screamed one after another, losing any chance of escape.
The Snake Demon approached the guards, seeming ready to feed.
Just then.
Lin Feng, who'd been waiting for a chance to strike from the side, felt his heart pound!
This was the moment he'd been waiting for!
When he saw the Snake Demon send Hu Biao flying, Lin Feng knew it wouldn't be easy to deal with.
If he openly shot at it, even a hit might not do much damage.
After all, Lin Feng was far too weak—only at Body Tempering Triple Layer!
So he had to shoot while the Snake Demon had its guard down.
And now was the perfect chance!
Lin Feng had kept his bow drawn the whole time. When he saw his opening,
he pulled the bowstring all the way back. In the darkness, his gaze was sharp as lightning as he fixed it on the Snake Demon's legs.
No matter what, he'd first cripple the Snake Demon's ability to move.
Then he'd find a way to shoot it to death, little by little!
The next instant.
A sharp whistle tore through the air.
The arrow shot out like lightning!
The Snake Demon had already opened its cavernous maw, about to swallow one of the Demon Suppression Guards.
The sudden whistle caught the keen-eared Snake Demon's attention, and it spun around at once.
However—
Lin Feng's arrow was incredibly fast, practically a bolt of lightning!
By the time the Snake Demon turned its head, the arrow had already struck its right leg with pinpoint accuracy.
With a boom, the Snake Demon's right leg was blown apart by the rapidly spinning arrow.
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