Volume 2 Heroes of Might and Magic of Might and Magic: The Death Battle Chapter 158 Crypt Pets (Part 1)
His six arms felt as if they were bound by steel tendons; even the slightest struggle caused him pain. Shen, having thrown Amakusa into his arms, was pulled back by the elite Cave Demon.
"Li Wei!"
Seeing this, Zheng Yutong shouted, drew her bow and entered a state of Tactile Release. In one second, she drew the arrow, nocked it, and pulled back the bow, instantly shooting three arrows.
All three arrows were imbued with magic—frost, fire, and lightning—and were aimed at the elite Cave Demon's eyes and its gaping maw from which it shot out spider silk, respectively. The Cave Demon dodged the first two arrows, but the last one struck its gaping maw.
The metallic, diamond-shaped arrow pierced the Cave Demon's mouth, and a glob of dark green fluid burst out—clearly its blood.
The excruciating pain caused the elite Cave Demon to howl loudly, and the spider silk that was about to drag Li Wei away snapped from its mouth. Li Wei quickly rolled several times and jumped dozens of meters away.
The freckles on my arm were still tangled there. When I tried to pull them off, they were stuck together as if glued on, and it was impossible to remove them quickly.
Then, the elite Cave Demon, clearly wounded and enraged, charged towards Li Wei again at incredible speed, reaching him in an instant.
Bang!
As if an Iron Skin train had crashed into him, Li Wei felt as if his entire body was about to fall apart, while he himself flew backward like a kite with a broken string.
After landing, Li Wei staggered back more than a dozen steps before stopping. Several of his ribs were broken, and his internal organs felt as if they were being squeezed by a pile of rolling stones, causing excruciating pain. His left arm was also broken and hung limply at his side.
"No, at this rate, we're no match for this monster!" Li Wei seemed to finally understand the power of this elite-level monster.
Unlike humanoid creatures, this Cave Demon is far more powerful in combat. Although it lacks fancy moves and dazzling magic, every part of its body, every tiny movement, can unleash tremendous power and destruction.
The elite Cave Demon was clearly one who liked to kick someone when they were down. Seeing Li Wei injured, it rushed over quickly, raised a pair of sharp thorns, and stabbed down from top to bottom.
Seeing this, Li Wei knew in his heart that if he didn't fight desperately, he would lose his life.
"Upper Clear Sword Marrow, Qi Burst Sword!"
Li Wei's eyes widened, and he raised his left arm to unleash a sword move he had only recently mastered, transforming his true energy into invisible blades that burst forth from the hundreds of acupoints in his body.
This technique is extremely taxing on internal energy, almost instantly draining his true energy, but its effect is surprisingly good.
Countless sword energies shot out from his body's hundreds of acupoints, like invisible blades, tearing everything within a ten-meter radius of Li Wei to shreds.
The stones and wood on the ground turned to dust, and hundreds of sword marks appeared on the body of the elite Cave Demon. Its pair of daggers were even directly shattered by the right-hand qi.
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A powerful burst of damage, accompanied by the howl of an elite Cave Demon, echoed throughout the farm.
However, Li Wei's move was similar to Cheng Yaojin's three-stroke axe attack; after that, he had no follow-up moves. Fortunately, the spider silk on his arm also fell off under the violent sword energy.
Li Wei knew that he possessed Super Regeneration abilities; as long as he didn't die, he could recover from any damage. However, if the spider silk on his arm wasn't completely removed, he wouldn't have any time to Regeneration.
Now, although his body is badly damaged, he can move freely. At the same time, Zheng Yutong's attack arrives again.
Swish swish swish swish!
Five arrows were fired in quick succession, striking the joints of the Cave Demon's limbs. The powerful energy from the arrows pierced through the hard shell of the joints, piercing the limbs through.
Now, the elite Cave Demon are the ones who are put on the defensive.
Although the damage from those five arrows was only a few points, it greatly affected the Cave Demon's mobility. Li Wei naturally took this opportunity to retreat to the rear and heal his wounds.
"It still has some remaining health. This giant spider is really tough!" Li Wei glanced at the elite Cave Demon that were constantly hissing in the distance, and thought of a countermeasure.
Amakusa's foot was now pierced, rendering her immobile and unable to join the battle. Her own injuries weren't a major concern, but her inner energy had been depleted by the previous attack. Only Zheng Yutong remained unharmed, her combat strength intact. "If only we had a space Medic with a healing serum right now!" Li Wei knew their team was missing a crucial member.
That's a medic who can heal on the battlefield. Looks like I'll need to collect more healing skills in the future.
On the other side, Xue Yan, whose combat power had reached the level of a mortal, and Luo Cheng, who could attack from a distance, also joined the battle. However, against high-level elite monsters, their attacks were like scratching an itch through a boot, with little effect. If it weren't for Zheng Yutong's five arrows still stuck in the limbs of the Cave Demon, affecting its mobility, the two of them would not have been able to participate in this level of battle.
With the inner core, Li Wei's true energy recovery speed was three times faster than before. During the recovery period, he also kept observing the attacks of the elite Cave Demon.
Slanted!
Rapid impact and assassination!
The feeling is like that of an insect-shaped warrior, and the Cave Demon has a specific little movement when it releases spider silk and performs Pierce attacks.
Its forelimbs can swing.
"Wait a minute, why are his little forelimbs like that?" Li Wei observed carefully again before suddenly realizing what was going on.
"It's magic."
Li Wei's discovery surprised him. He never expected that the elite Cave Demon's spider silk spitting and Pierce attacks were actually magic. It was just that the way these insect-like creatures released magic was different from humans, which was why no one noticed.
If it's magic, then there's a prerequisite.
That's the casting time!
Li Wei had once inquired about this issue in detail with the Daoist, Daoist clearly also very wary of those magicians and had therefore conducted special research on it.
To unleash magic, there are several necessary prerequisites. The caster must first possess some kind of magical power, which is called magic power.
Those who possess magical powers can unleash magic through incantations, sometimes requiring a medium, much like a great wizard's Magic Wand.
Therefore, everyone believed that only humans could chant spells to cast magic, unaware that the spellcaster was actually a creature that could not speak at all!
Just like this elite Cave Demon before us, it obviously cannot speak human language, but it can still cast spells. This is another way of presenting what the Daoist called "spells".
"Like Daoist magic, magic is also a supernatural means of attack. Therefore, magicians also have a set of spellcasting methods that are different from incantations, namely hand seals. It is said that there are thirty-six hand seals. As long as these thirty-six hand seals are performed in different arrangements, the corresponding magic can be released."
The Daoist's words flashed through Li Wei's mind like lightning. Now that he thought about it, the elite Cave Demon in front of him was obviously a non-humanoid mage, so it must have the common ailments of mages.
That's right, perhaps this common weakness is the key to defeating this monster.
Thinking of this, Li Wei exhaled a long breath. Under the nourishment of the inner core, his true qi in his dantian had recovered to three levels of its peak. Although it wasn't much, it should be enough if he didn't use any powerful sword techniques.
After putting away the Black Spiral Sword, Li Wei jumped into the battle.
The elite Cave Demon were undoubtedly one of the most powerful enemies Li Wei encountered in this mission world, aside from that perverted and scoundrel paladin Scottlin.
Even after being besieged by four people for half an hour, its health points still exceeded its magic power points, not even half of them were lost. On the other hand, everyone on Li Wei's side was injured. Even Zheng Yutong, who had the Wind Walk, and Xue Yan, who could Stealth, were covered in blood. However, the pain reduction effect brought by the Undead Constitution made them feel less Pain.
"Yu Tong, Xue Yan, and Luo Cheng, pay attention. In a moment, listen to my instructions and focus your attacks on this monster's abdomen." After Li Wei jumped into the fray, he drew the attention of the Cave Demon.
It's important to know that the Cave Demon also has a memory. Li Wei had just shredded its pair of barbs, and now Li Wei was the person it hated most. So as soon as Li Wei appeared, it abandoned the other three and pounced on Li Wei.
Without unleashing any attack skills, Li Wei used all his remaining true energy to dodge. He jumped to dodge the "Insect Sting Sweep," jumped to dodge the "Spider Silk Spray," and jumped again to dodge the "Ground Spike Attack." At this moment, it was as if Li Wei had springs under his feet, constantly jumping and dodging.
This caused the Cave Demon's body to rise slightly.
This was Li Wei's purpose. Seeing that the elite Cave Demon was about to use hand gestures to release magic again, Li Wei suddenly accelerated, landing on the ground and charging towards the Cave Demon. Visual Release!
Everything around him seemed to slow down. In less than a second, Li Wei arrived in front of the Cave Demon, seeing its forelimbs flailing about, each adorned with a green wisp.
Li Wei sneered and slammed a palm into the Cave Demon's pair of small forelimbs.
The true energy struck like a heavy hammer, cracking the surrounding air as if it were shattered. The elite Cave Demon's small forelimbs, which were about to unleash magic, were snapped into more than a dozen pieces by this "Cloud Piercing Palm," and the spider silk magic it was about to release was immediately interrupted.
It worked!
Li Wei's smile revealed that this attack directly prevented the elite Cave Demon from casting any more spells, leaving it only with ordinary attacks. Although it was tough and resilient, its health was rapidly decreasing under the combined assault of several level-two reincarnators.
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When it was down to its last sliver of health, it was killed by an arrow from Luo Cheng, who was operating a giant crossbow in the distance. The elite Cave Demon let out a mournful howl and crashed to the ground, dropping two Treasure Chest.