Our ambush with Zhang Yuchen had been flawless.
Not only had the giant black snake been caught completely off guard, it had even been wounded.
At that moment, Zhang Yuchen brought his sword down, and the giant black snake had no chance to dodge.
With a sharp crack, its black snake head was severed and dropped to the ground.
Blood sprayed out with a hiss.
The severed head rolled across the ground.
At the sight, my face lit up with excitement. The ambush had worked.
It seemed this giant black snake was nothing special after all.
I also somewhat understood why Master had chosen to ambush them after their "meeting," when they had all reverted to their true forms.
That was when they were at their most relaxed, and when an ambush was most likely to succeed.
"Nicely done!"
I praised him.
Headless, the giant black snake's body continued twisting and rolling across the ground.
The talisman flames clinging to it gradually faded away...
"Ou Doudou! Piece of cake."
Zhang Yuchen kicked the snake head away, leaving behind only the giant black snake's not-yet-dead body.
But I knew this was not over.
Demons of this level still needed to have their souls destroyed.
Excited as I was, I prepared to destroy its soul.
"Get ready to destroy its soul!"
The moment I finished speaking, before I could even approach, the writhing snake corpse suddenly flicked its tail.
With a smack, it lashed at Zhang Yuchen.
Fortunately, Zhang Yuchen reacted in time and raised his Coin Sword to block it.
Even so, he was sent flying with a bang, his body slamming into Shi Feng.
Though he was not injured, he had been caught off guard.
My face filled with shock. It could still attack people after its head had been