Would he win?
Night.
Rain poured from the sky in sheets.
Inside the village.
Han Qinhu led his team on patrol around the village. His son, Han Dayong, followed behind him, clad like an iron can, silent as ever.
He gazed at the wind and rain sweeping across the sky and the dark, gloomy clouds above.
His heart was full of worry.
How could Han Qinhu not be worried?
Based on his grandson Shen Changchuan's assessment after the last attempt to lure and kill the beast, that Crocodile Demon's strength was at least at the fifth level of the Qi Induction Realm.
And Shen Changchuan was only at the third level of the Qi Induction Realm.
Their ambush last time had barely injured it.
This time,
they would fight it on shore.
But could they win?
As for that,
Han Qinhu had no idea.
All he could do was prepare as best he could.
After leading his team on a patrol around Dawan Village, they found nothing amiss.
Han Qinhu felt a little more at ease. He let out a quiet breath, thinking that tonight would pass peacefully after all.
However,
just then,
a figure came sprinting through the rainy night, skimming low to the ground like a bat as he rushed toward them.
Han Qinhu's heart clenched.
Sure enough,
"Master Han, it's here! The monster's here!"
The messenger panted, speaking in a low voice.
He was the man Han Qinhu had stationed at a high vantage point to keep watch over the riverbank.
Han Qinhu's expression darkened.
"Quick, go inform Changchuan. Everyone else, get ready according to the plan!"
At Han Qinhu's command,
the men hidden throughout the area sprang into action according to the preparations they had made earlier.
Everyone quickly took their assigned positions, following the plan they had rehearsed.
They prepared to launch their ambush.
However,
before they could finish getting ready,
the Crocodile Demon arrived first!
The beast was too fast. Barely ten or twenty breaths had passed between its being spotted by the lookout and its climbing up to the outskirts of Dawan Village!
Boom!!!
A water arrow as thick as a barrel suddenly appeared, roaring through the air like a cannonball and slamming into the rear wall of a house where several village warriors were hiding!
The entire wall exploded. The tremendous impact hurled two figures behind it several yards through the air. They crashed heavily to the ground, barely breathing.
A bolt of lightning split the sky.
In its dazzling light,
the hulking beast, its entire body a glossy black, could be seen in the darkness. A hint of almost human mockery seemed to glint in its eyes.
"Damn it! It got here too fast! Watch out for its demonic arts!"
"All trap teams, spring your traps!"
"Patrol team, charge with me! We have to hold it off until the immortal master arrives!"
Han Qinhu roared.
Then he charged ahead, raising his heavy shield as he rushed toward the Crocodile Demon.
At the same time,
at Han Qinhu's order, the men concealed all around them pulled the triggers for their traps.
In an instant,
nets shot through the air, while massive boulders and logs thundered toward the Crocodile Demon.
However,
the Crocodile Demon paid no heed to the traps raining down around it. With a casual swipe of its claws, it tore through the sturdy net, strong enough to ensnare a warrior.
Boulders weighing several tons crashed down, but the Crocodile Demon didn't even dodge. They struck its head like iron and shattered into pieces like tofu.
With a flick of its tail, it smashed the rolling logs to splinters!
The carefully prepared traps, each of which could have caused an ordinary warrior immense trouble, were ripped apart and smashed to pieces before the Crocodile Demon like dry leaves before a gale!
The unbridgeable gulf between mortals and immortal masters was laid bare by the Crocodile Demon before them!
Roar!!!
The Crocodile Demon opened its savage jaws and bellowed.
A terrifying surge of demonic energy swept out,
pressing down on every mortal present until they felt as if they were suffocating!
Quite a few people couldn't help taking a step back.
"Damn it! Everyone, attack together!"
Seeing this,
Han Qinhu felt his scalp go numb.
He had no time to worry about anything else.
He shouted to the patrol team behind him, hefted his enormous, heavy Iron Shield, and charged forward despite his fear.
However,
before they could reach the beast, before they could even engage it,
Boom!!!
Another massive water arrow shot through the air, its force fierce and domineering. It punched through the air, bringing an overwhelming pressure like a landslide and a raging sea!
Facing the attack head-on, Han Qinhu felt as if he could barely breathe.
At this critical moment,
Han Dayong roared behind him. The thousand-pound Iron Shield in his hands whipped up a gust of wind as he swung it in front of Han Qinhu, stacking it against his father's shield to bolster their defense!
Bang!
The water arrow slammed into the Iron Shields. An unimaginable force exploded, shattering both thousand-pound shields to pieces!
The terrifying force even smashed the armor they wore,
hurling them through the air as they spat out a great mouthful of blood.
The other patrol members looked on in horror and fear. For a moment, none dared step forward.
Even with all their preparations,
the mortal warriors were almost completely useless against a true Demon Beast!
The Crocodile Demon swept through the entire field,
and there wasn't a single person who could stand against it!
The people around them stared at the massive, pitch-black figure, their hearts full of fear.
So this was a demon!
A demon ordinary people couldn't fight!
"Everyone, fall back! Take the wounded away for treatment!"
Just as despair overwhelmed them,
a voice filled with authority rang out through the rainy night.
It seemed to carry an invisible power, driving the fear from the air and calming everyone's spirits.
The immortal master was here!
The mortal warriors, who had been despairing moments before, felt as if they'd seen a ray of hope.
The oppressive fear and tension that had gripped them seemed to fade in that instant.
"Fall back. Get farther away so you don't get caught in the crossfire."
Shen Changchuan ordered.
At the same time, he glanced at his grandfather Han Qinhu and his uncle Han Dayong.
At least
they were still alive, though they'd suffered plenty of injuries.
"We obey, immortal master!"
The people around him clasped their hands in salute and retreated, carrying all the wounded away with them.
By now,
the wind and rain had grown even fiercer.
The Crocodile Demon seemed to recognize Shen Changchuan's aura—the same man who had injured it not long ago. A hint of red appeared in its pupils, and the fury churning in its eyes was unmistakable.
Its enemy—
it would take revenge!
It opened its enormous jaws wide. Demonic energy gathered, and a ball of water formed inside its mouth.
In the next instant,
Boom!!!
A water arrow as thick as a barrel shot out, swift as a gale and fast as thunder. In the blink of an eye, it swept across dozens of yards of open air and came crashing down toward Shen Changchuan!
The force it contained was so great that even steel in its path would have been smashed to pieces!
However,
Shen Changchuan lightly pushed off with his foot. His figure moved like a specter, nimbly shifting several yards away.
In that instant,
the azure water streak tore through the air where Shen Changchuan had stood moments earlier,
but he was already gone.
The attack missed.
The water arrow slammed into the buildings behind him.
Rumble!!!
The water arrow swept through everything in its path. It punched a huge hole straight through the wooden houses, sending splintered wood flying in every direction like bullets!
The terrifying force contained in the water arrow pierced through four or five houses in a row before finally dissipating!
Its power
was truly terrifying!
But unfortunately,
no matter how powerful a natural spell attack was, it meant nothing if it missed.
"Your attack is powerful, but your spells have too much of a windup, and they're too slow!"
From nearby,
Shen Changchuan spoke in an unhurried voice, whether or not the Crocodile Demon could understand him.
Even before he broke through to the fourth level of the Qi Induction Realm, he'd told Han Qinhu that if the Crocodile Demon dared come ashore, he was confident he could drive it back.
His confidence came from his Light Body Technique, which had reached a complete 100%.
This spell
had greatly increased Shen Changchuan's agility and speed.
It gave him the ability to evade his opponent's killing blows and keep his distance while wearing it down.
That put him in an inherently unbeatable position!
And now,
his advantage was even greater!
His Spirit Eye Technique had also reached a complete 100%. Its special properties had greatly sharpened Shen Changchuan's eyesight, allowing him to easily predict the trajectory of the Crocodile Demon's natural spell by watching its demonic energy gather.
With the Spirit Eye Technique letting him predict attacks and the Light Body Technique greatly increasing his agility, used together,
if the Crocodile Demon had no other tricks, its fate was already all but decided.
Boom! Boom! Boom!!!
The Crocodile Demon clearly hadn't sensed that the tide had turned.
It unleashed three more water arrows in a fury, sending them one after another toward Shen Changchuan.
Their immense force seemed intent on tearing the two-legged beast before it to shreds!
But once again, they did nothing at all!
With his perfected Spirit Eye Technique and Light Body Technique working in tandem, Shen Changchuan moved with effortless ease, dodging all three attacks in succession.
At the same time,
Shen Changchuan seized the moment when the Crocodile Demon had just cast its natural spell and its demonic energy was temporarily depleted, leaving it weakened.
He counterattacked!
Wind Blade Technique: Triple Strike!
With a lift of Shen Changchuan's hand, three wind blades swept out.
Three azure wind blades slashed forth one after another. They cleaved through the air with a faint sound like cloth being cut, streaking rapidly across the sky.
The distance of more than ten zhang vanished in an instant. The sharp attacks of magical power, like indestructible blades, struck the Crocodile Demon in the blink of an eye!
Ssh!
Blood splattered,
The sharp wind blades sliced through the Crocodile Demon's hide, which was even harder than fine steel!
The Crocodile Demon let out a furious, pained roar.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Several Water Arrows swept toward him once more!
Shen Changchuan's figure flickered several times, seeming to turn into a string of afterimages as he dodged the opponent's counterattack again and again.
At the same time,
The wounds on the Crocodile Demon's body split open as it forcibly used its innate spell once more, and even more blood flowed out.
It looked rather miserable.
But Shen Changchuan showed not a trace of excitement. Instead, his brows furrowed slightly.
"Its defense is actually this strong?!"
Shen Changchuan looked slightly astonished.
An ordinary Wind Blade Technique could already slice through steel with ease.
A perfected Wind Blade Technique was even more powerful.
Even if its power was only two-thirds of what it would be when fully unleashed because it was cast instantly,
those were three instant Wind Blade Techniques, one after another, stacked together!
Yet in the end, they had only carved a wound of moderate depth into its body!
"This is troublesome!"
Shen Changchuan felt that he was in a bit of a bind.
His attack power wasn't enough.
There was a real chance it might escape back home!
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