Killing the Lizards

Xiao Fan's gaze was deep as he quickly reviewed the difference in combat strength in his mind.

In fact, besides creating game skills, he has been secretly practicing ancient martial arts moves and combat techniques from before the apocalypse.

While pure game skills are incredibly powerful, they have skill cooldown periods, leaving enemies with plenty of room to attack and dodge.

The sharp and cunning close-quarters combat of ancient martial arts, combined with the burst damage and special effects of game skills, creates a complementary balance between ranged and melee combat, offering a higher output ceiling and greater tolerance for mistakes compared to rigid skill combos and basic attacks.

The fact that those top ancient martial arts practitioners were able to rise up before the game's invasion and sweep away a host of low-level alien beasts before the apocalypse is the best proof of this.

This is one of the reasons why Xiao Fan did not use any skills after entering the secret realm.

In the blink of an eye, the surrounding air currents suddenly became agitated!

The other two Shadow Scale Lizard suddenly sprang into action, their jet-black scales gleaming with a cold, eerie light in the dark forest, their agile bodies lunging at Xiao Fan from the left and right.

Sharp Tusk protruded outwards, and highly corrosive dark green venom dripped continuously from the corners of its mouth, causing the fallen grass to sizzle and wither instantly.

The two strange beasts launched extremely cunning and ferocious attacks, and with the leader-level scaled lizard lurking in front, the three Shadow lizards formed an encirclement, their killing intent chilling, locking down the entire area.

Xiao Fan's eyes suddenly narrowed.

"Let's see how I've learned my lesson recently."

In an instant, Xiao Fan moved with the agility of a shadow. His agility was already exceptional, and he managed to squeeze out a sliver of space amidst the impenetrable encirclement.

The three lizards became even more agitated after missing their target, their fierce eyes fixed on Xiao Fan.

"Rubbish."

Xiao Fan raised his middle finger.

The lizard opposite seemed to understand the gesture and angrily lunged at Xiao Fan again.

"A good opportunity."

Xiao Fan's eyes lit up.

Compared to the scales on their backs, these lizards' bellies appear soft, which should be considered a weak point.

Just then, the lizard pounced, revealing its white belly.

With a flick of his wrist, Xiao Fan unleashed a powerful ancient martial arts slashing technique, combined with the explosive force amplified by his physical body, precisely aiming for the Scaled Lizard's vital spot.

This attack was swift, accurate, and ruthless. Xiao Fan then seized the opportunity to use a skill to attack the wounded lizard's injury.

With a piercing scream, the Shadow Scale Lizard didn't even have time to release its venom before its neck was severely wounded, and its body crashed heavily to the ground. After struggling for a moment, it completely lost its life.

One fatal blow.

Xiao Fan raised an eyebrow, inwardly overjoyed.

"Game skills combined with ancient martial arts techniques are indeed more powerful."

This move also made Xiao Fan realize that to kill the Shadow Lizard, he had to attack the vulnerable part of its abdomen.

"Continue."

Having dealt with the threat on one side, Xiao Fan didn't stop. He suddenly spun around and delivered a powerful elbow strike, slamming it into the head of the scaled lizard on his right.

Bang!

The dull thud shook the air in the forest, and the moment the body was hit, Xiao Fan once again used his skills and ancient martial arts to attack the abdomen.

Unsurprisingly, the lizard was also killed in one blow.

In just a few breaths, the two scaly lizards that had surrounded them both perished.

Seeing this, the remaining leader, the Shadow Scale Lizard, was completely enraged. Its black scales stood on end, and it spewed out large amounts of poisonous mist. Its massive body, enveloped in countless poisonous threads, charged savagely towards Xiao Fan.

Facing the final, formidable enemy, Xiao Fan remained calm and composed.

The ancient martial arts techniques were displayed to their fullest extent, allowing the user to maneuver and dodge through the pervasive poisonous fog, perfectly avoiding all poison attacks and collisions. At the same time, the user precisely timed the gaps in skill cooldowns, continuously suppressing the opponent with ancient martial arts moves, and constantly wearing down the opponent's defense and stamina.

Just as the Scaled Lizard was exhausted and its weakness was exposed, Xiao Fan raised his hand and unleashed his long-charged game burst skill, the fierce attack piercing through the beast's vitals.

A bloodcurdling roar echoed through the deep forest. The leader-level Shadow Scale Lizard's massive body convulsed violently a few times before collapsing to the ground, its dark scales losing their luster, and it slowly stopped breathing.

Three fierce battles ended in the blink of an eye, with all three troublesome Shadow Scale Lizard being annihilated.