Breaking the Stalemate!

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After entering a berserk state, the Snake Demon's combat instincts as a member of the demon race were pushed to their absolute limit; every part of its body could deal a lethal blow to an enemy. With such overwhelming power, even the previous Lin Tiannan would likely have had to retreat three steps, not daring to meet its edge head-on!

Precisely because of this, auxiliary items like the Berserk Demon Art were rarely used by reincarnators on bosses, as it was tantamount to digging one's own grave. Tang Mei'er had underestimated the Berserk Demon Art, and she also relied on the presence of a scapegoat, which is why she dared to go against the grain and seek victory amidst danger.

Facing the Snake Demon in such a state, what trump cards could they possibly have left?

Zhu Hao's expression sharpened as he retrieved a packet of powder from his emblem space. It was a snake-repelling mixture made of realgar, lime, and sulfur—a move that coincided perfectly with Gao Xu's own strategy.

Of course, the powder packet Tang Mei'er prepared was no ordinary goods like Gao Xu's; it was a formal White-grade item, significantly increasing its effectiveness against serpentine creatures.

Zhu Hao took out the agent with an excited look, gazing at the Snake Demon without a single thought as to why, if a mere White-grade item could affect a boss, the Snake Demon remained such a notorious headache for reincarnators in the first difficulty level.

Zhu Hao's simple mind could not process such complex questions, but Qin Guang began to shrink back. The previous blow had left him with not only physical injuries but also a deep wound carved into his heart—a fear and... pressure that transcended the mental level!

Such a bone-deep memory was one he truly did not wish to experience a second time!

Now, whenever Qin Guang looked at the Snake Demon's massive, sturdy frame, his arms would tremble involuntarily. Thus, although he did not doubt whether Tang Mei'er's method would work, he showed hesitation, his feet nailed to the ground, refusing to step forward.

A fierce glint flashed in Tang Mei'er's eyes, and her soft voice immediately rang in Qin Guang's ears: "You short-statured fool surnamed Qin, are you going to just stand there like a corpse? Get in there!"

Qin Guang was not tall, and he was most sensitive about being called a short-statured fool, but Tang Mei'er's coquettish tone softened his expression, bringing a glow of reminiscence to his face.

He still remembered their first meeting, where Tang Mei'er had called him a short-statured fool over and over. Yet, instead of getting angry, Qin Guang had quickly fallen under her spell, ready to do her bidding, naturally harboring his own romantic intentions.

Now, with the beauty's soft words and lingering tenderness, Qin Guang's mind was immediately flooded with the stunning impression of their first meeting and the feelings and covetousness he had buried in his heart for so long.

The power of love is great, but it is also blind. Successfully stirred by desire, Qin Guang's eyes turned red. He instantly activated his Charge skill, rushing toward the Snake Demon ahead of everyone else.

The moment he reached the front of the Snake Demon, he let out a wild, roaring shout toward the heavens, the sound condensed with immense power as it rippled outward.

As the sound reached its ears, the Snake Demon's spirit wavered, causing the scythe in its hand to slow down; when it finally descended, it lacked that unstoppable, bamboo-splitting momentum.

The D-rank skill Demoralizing Roar could reduce the damage of the target enemy's next three physical attacks by a full 20%!

Qin Guang seemed to think that wasn't enough; he gripped his round shield with both hands and slammed it into the ground at his feet. Instantly, the shield expanded, transforming into a tower shield nearly two meters tall.

Looking closely, one could see that it wasn't the physical object that had grown, but a phantom image expanding from the shield, giving it the formidable feel of a fortress. It was the D-rank skill Shield Block!

The phantom formed by Shield Block not only protected Qin Guang's entire body securely, but the round shield in his hand also carried a small chance of a rebound effect. If the Snake Demon were unlucky, it might even end up hurting itself instead of the enemy!

Charge, Demoralizing Roar, and Shield Block—these three skills were common fare. Almost every tank-type reincarnator possessed similar skills, but precisely because of that, their effects were highly practical, at least capable of fending off most crises.

In reality, had it not been for Zhu Hao's next move, Qin Guang should have been able to hold on temporarily; 10 seconds might have been a stretch, but 5 seconds would have been no problem.

Unfortunately, when Zhu Hao saw Qin Guang block the attack, he felt the opportunity was too good to miss and immediately threw the packet of powder directly into the Snake Demon's face.

Before the powder could even disperse, the Snake Demon, whose intelligence was severely compromised, felt no danger and thus made no effective evasion. A shrill, piercing roar immediately echoed through the hall.

Note, it was a roar, not a scream!

For ordinary snakes, realgar and lime were indeed lethal, but elite-level Five-Poison Giant Snakes and Nine-Headed Snakes were already immune to the effects of realgar, let alone a snake that had cultivated into a demon.

However, immunity was one thing, but the innate nature of a snake would not fade just because it had become a demon; the bone-deep hatred and loathing for realgar would only be buried deep within its heart.

A dragon has its reverse scale, and a snake has its seven-inch mark; touch them, and you die!

In an instant, the Snake Demon's hatred focused entirely on the two people before it. Its blood-red eyes seemed to regain a sliver of clarity. It raised its scythe high, performed an obvious charging motion, and swung it down from above.

This strike was like a crescent moon hanging in the night sky, blooming with a cold, desolate radiance. It was the Snake Demon's only attack skill: Crescent Moon Slash!

This move was not only as fast as lightning, leaving the enemy no chance to buffer or defend, but the accompanying radiance also masked the Snake Demon's intense killing intent. This caused Qin Guang to make a fatal mistake: he didn't drink his precious health recovery potion, choosing instead to meet the attack in his half-health state.

Thus, with a flash of light, the dark red giant scythe collided with the phantom of the Shield Block. Curiously, it didn't trigger any ripples, but instead sliced through with a light, diagonal motion.

When the scythe hit the ground, Qin Guang's expression turned from joy to shock, for he discovered that his health bar hadn't moved at all.

This seemed like a good thing, but according to the settings of the Main God Space, even a successful block could not completely negate a skill's damage unless the difference in Strength attributes between the enemy and the user was vast enough to render the impact force invisible.

But it was clearly Qin Guang who was at a disadvantage in Strength, which was why he had used Demoralizing Roar to reduce the damage first. So, where did the attack power of the Crescent Moon Slash go?

The answer was already obvious!

Could it be? A terrifying thought flashed through Qin Guang's mind. He looked at the round shield in his hand in sheer horror, only to see his old partner, which had accompanied him through several worlds, tremble as if letting out a final, mournful cry. Then, following the trajectory of the scythe, it snapped into two equal halves...

"AH!!!!" Looking at the incredibly smooth cross-section, Qin Guang let out a blood-curdling howl, his eyes splitting with rage; the sound was truly heart-wrenching.

Not far away, Tang Mei'er sighed and turned her head. Qin Guang was still too small-minded. In the middle of a perilous boss fight, he had lost his composure entirely over the destruction of a piece of equipment. No matter how miserably he screamed, the boss wouldn't slow its offensive for even a second!

Without the shield, the Snake Demon's attack drove straight in. Qin Guang, still immersed in his agony, felt his vision go black. He followed in the footsteps of the Yin-Yang Taoist as his chest was gripped tightly by the Snake Demon's giant palm!

Simply strangling the enemy didn't seem enough to vent its rage. The Snake Demon's other hand clenched into a fist, its veins bulging, and it struck Qin Guang's head repeatedly with savage force.

Splat!

Almost instantly, Qin Guang's face, eyes bulging in fury, vanished from everyone's sight forever. In its place was a mass of bloody, mangled pulp, splattering in all directions. Even his incredibly hard skull had been reduced to fragments. With only half his health remaining, he hadn't even been able to buy a single second of buffer time before meeting his end!

The Snake Demon roared in satisfaction. Its bone-deep hatred drove it to continue kneading Qin Guang's corpse. A moment later, a nauseating, red-and-white ball of flesh appeared in its hand, which it hurled toward Zhu Hao, who had already turned and was sprinting away.

Logically, since Zhu Hao had thrown the realgar packet, the Snake Demon's attention should have been on him first, but Zhu Hao had activated a D-rank Etherealization skill at that moment, lowering his presence and successfully deceiving the delirious Snake Demon.

In truth, Zhu Hao had just habitually let the tank, Qin Guang, take the damage, never expecting that he had inadvertently saved his own life!

Qin Guang's corpse, now a ball of minced meat, struck Zhu Hao with the Snake Demon's immense force, sending him stumbling to the ground in a humiliating heap. Before he could even rise, the scythe pinned him firmly to the floor!

"Boss, why did you betray us? Why..."

Tang Mei'er's scheme was vicious and precise; once the Snake Demon killed the two, he would certainly not be satisfied and would inevitably continue to desecrate the corpses. By the time his Berserk state wore off, her two subordinates would have died for a worthy cause.

Zhu Hao's desperate wails stood in stark contrast to Tang Mei'er's unchanging expression. Seeing that the enemy was this ruthless, the Fox Demon's heart sank deep into her chest.

Her innate demonic survival instinct told her that even though she had managed to survive several encounters with the powerful Lin Tiannan, she might truly fall this time at the hands of a woman who, while not particularly strong, would stop at nothing to achieve her goals.

But just then, a flying dagger coated in realgar shot in from outside the room, passing over the three dying plot characters, passing over the desperately struggling Zhu Hao, passing over the Snake Demon's turbid, bloodshot eyes, and finally, under Tang Mei'er's incredulous gaze, it plunged fiercely into her back.

Swish!

The Snake Demon's sickle stopped half an inch from the back of Zhu Hao's head. The gust of wind it stirred up caused Zhu Hao, whose face was purple and features twisted, to vomit another large mouthful of blood, yet his eyes revealed a look of wild joy, for that suffocating pressure of impending death had vanished.

The Snake Demon, possessing an extremely keen sense of smell, had already turned his head, staring straight at the now deathly pale Tang Mei'er!

There were many reasons why Tang Mei'er's expression had changed so drastically; the flying dagger was only one. The resonant, confident voice that rang out immediately after, followed by the heroic figure wielding a long sword, was the reality she found most unacceptable!

"You demonic woman who treats human lives like grass, you may have deceived the upright Castle Master Lin, but you cannot fool me! Cease your sorcery at once and surrender obediently!"

At the most critical moment, Gao Xu made his entrance, breaking the deadlock!