Great Bridge Massacre

In the Zane Dungeon, in front of Stormveil Castle.

"The Tarnished"

The hoarse, murderous voice of the ominous demon rang out, sending chills down the spines of all who heard it.

Meanwhile, You Fei and the others opposite him were filled with fighting spirit; it had been a long time since they had heard his voice.

We must make him utterly defeated today!

The three of them assumed a fighting stance, and at first glance, it looked like some super team had suddenly appeared, with a battle about to break out.

You Fei also considered whether to gather more people to fight the ominous demon.

For example, he could drag his two apprentices out of the sanatorium, or ask Lan Le for some knights or something.

But later she realized that the power of the monsters in the Zane Dungeon changes according to the adventurer's own strength.

Moreover, the battleground against the ominous demon is on that bridge that looks wide but is actually not wide at all when the fight starts. If there are too many participants, it is hard to guarantee that there won't be any pushing and shoving.

In other words, the more participants there are, the weaker the chance of victory becomes.

Taking Fan En and the others along for the challenge was already the limit that You Fei could accept, and none of them were a burden; each of them had their own strengths.

Just then, the Fog Gate flickered, Te Pi arrived late. As soon as he entered, he lifted the cloak covering his body, revealing strangely styled clothes.

"No matter what, I'm the oldest one."

While complaining, Te Pi charged ahead towards the ominous demon. His clothes looked unusual; upon closer inspection, they revealed fragments of Lure Skull, along with many other eye-catching items.

His appearance immediately attracted everyone's attention, and people's eyes were involuntarily drawn to him. The ominous demon was no exception, and immediately raised its cane and smashed it at him.

It wasn't that the Lure Skull- baiting technique worked; it was simply because he was dressed too flashy, making it difficult not to attack him.

"To actually make me the one to lure the enemy, that's just too much—"

Before he could finish speaking, his body reacted instinctively as the seemingly ordinary cane came hurtling towards him, causing him to instinctively dodge to the side.

"Boom!"

The cane missed its mark, and Te Pi was now a step closer to the ominous demon. He drew his weapon, ready to attack, and You Fei and the others behind him also sprang into action, as if they were about to launch a full-scale attack.

So, in order to eliminate the enemy in front of him as quickly as possible, the ominous demon unleashed its swift blade!

A flash of golden light appeared, and a longsword formed from condensed golden light suddenly appeared in his hand. He swung it repeatedly at Te Pi at a speed that no ordinary person could react to.

Te Pi tensed up at that moment. All his hard training was for this moment. He immediately canceled his feint and floated backward, avoiding the enemy's attack at a distance measured in centimeters!

He, he dodged—

"Bang!"

Te Pi's heel tripped on the flying rubble caused by the ominous demon's attack. His already unsteady center of gravity from dodging caused him to lose his balance completely, and he fell backward to the ground, even rolling several times.

The smile froze on his face.

Dodging attacks is already incredibly difficult; who has the mind to pay attention to their surroundings?

"Well done! I'm proud of you!"

You Fei quickly passed by him, the tip of her gun twisting to hook his clothes and pulling him up. She then immediately swung the gun forward, sparks flying as the Ominous Demon's staff seemed to carry immense force as it collided violently with the gun!

You Fei's feet had plowed long tracks into the brickwork!

Her arm muscles bulged suddenly, and the immense force she generated bounced back, instantly deflecting the cane.

In an instant, the ominous demon regained control of his staff. Facing the relentless advance of You Fei, he chose to swing his staff in a horizontal sweep followed by a backflip. But at that moment, his tail was suddenly grabbed by a considerable force, preventing him from jumping. He had no choice but to quickly dodge to the side.

In that instant, a hole was pierced in his shoulder by the tip of the gun! But surprisingly, what flowed out was not blood, but rather faint specks of light.

Adventurers usually only see this kind of situation with artificial beings like phantoms.

The ominous demon grabbed the gun with its giant hand, trying to take it away. When it turned around, it saw that the one who was grabbing its tail and jumping up was actually a werewolf that was one or two times the size of a normal person. It was Fan En!

Where did this wolf come from? Only Te Pi was surprised.

"Snort."

The ominous demon released its spear at the opportune moment and spun around with lightning speed. No matter how strong Fan En was, he couldn't stop the spin. Instead, he was thrown off and almost fell off the cliff.

But when he grabbed the edge and climbed onto the bridge, what he saw before him was the ominous demon leaping high into the air, its giant hammer, formed from golden light, gleaming in the sunlight. Even the demon's withered body was coated with gold, making it look like a god.

If that hammer were to come down, the consequences would be unimaginable!

"Bang!"

The gunshot, like a lifeline, finally rang out.

When he was shot the first time, the Ominous Demon's movements didn't change much. But as the gunshots rang out one after another, a Quicksilver Bullets finally hit a relatively vulnerable spot on his body, immediately interrupting his movements.

The giant hammer vanished in a flash of light, and he fell to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust that blinded everyone.

"Well done, Yi Sha!" Fan En wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and gave the shooter a thumbs-up.

Prior to this, Yi Sha had been trained in shooting accuracy and speed. Before the battle began, she and You Fei made many assumptions about the possible weaknesses of the Ominous Demon's body.

Judging from the current situation, at least part of their conjecture has been correct, and Quicksilver Bullets hitting weak points can indeed interrupt the opponent's movements.

It's just unclear whether this interruption is a guaranteed effect every time or a probabilistic one.

At the same time, the ominous demon waved its staff to dispel the mist, its body still upright. Apart from the hole in its shoulder, the bullets that landed all over its body, and the few bites its tail had taken from Fan En, it did not have any serious injuries.

Wait a minute, these three combined don't seem to be suffering minor injuries, do they?

"Let's begin the second round." You Fei whistled lightly, indicating that they had performed quite well in the first round.

Although the Ominous Demon is powerful, as the first leader blocking people from entering Stormveil Castle, he is not entirely invincible while serving as a warning to adventurers. His strength does increase due to the power of the Strength Balance, but it has an upper limit and cannot continuously grow stronger as You Fei imagined.

Just like at the beginning, Te Pi ran towards the ominous demon, trying to use the same trick to attract its attention. Afraid that the demon wouldn't fall for it, he even threw a magical artifact with a pungent smell, made to resemble Dung Pie, at it.

But the ominous demon grabbed the thing and hurled it at Te Pi.

"Ah?"

This scene suddenly made Te Pi hallucinate as his son throwing Dung Pie at him, and he felt as if he had suffered a mental attack.

Although he staggered and barely managed to dodge, the enemy was nowhere to be seen.

Upon closer inspection, he realized that the other party had completely ignored his presence and was charging straight towards the others, and his target appeared to be Yi Sha!

That's right, just take out the people with interrupt abilities first during the battle!

Having anticipated this action from the enemy, You Fei grabbed Yi Sha and threw her far off the bridge.

Seeing this, the ominous demon conjured a spear and threw it, but unfortunately, Fan En leaped high and used all his strength to intercept the spear at the cost of his arms becoming temporarily numb.

The second round of battle has officially begun, and from now on it will be a serious battle without any tricks.

The ominous demon unleashed its signature moves one after another, and the dreaded and infuriatingly fast and Fast and Slow Blades were all used against the group.

While cursing that the Fast and Slow Blades was something no normal person could do, You Fei tried her best to dodge, which even reduced the frequency of her attacks.

Te Pi, due to his lack of strength, when faced with a slow knife, his mind reacted but his body couldn't keep up, and he was slapped unconscious to the ground, not knowing whether he was dead or not.

Fan En bravely rushed over to assist You Fei in guerrilla warfare. Under You Fei's guidance and training, he has reached the edge of level 60 through his own efforts. Today, he successfully leveled up again using Rune, and his strength has officially reached level 60 in the dungeon's assessment. His sharp fangs, claws, and Saw Cleaver are now capable of inflicting considerable damage on the Nightmare Demon.

Sometimes adventurers rely too much on Sion's campfire and blessings, forgetting that they can also improve their strength—that is, their level—through persistent training. Of course, this is a path limited to those with talent.

Yi Sha, positioned in the rear, tried her best to shoot at the weak points, but the Omen Demon had learned its lesson and, as if it could predict her movements, constantly used its thick, deformed tail to cover any weaknesses it might expose during the battle, making the Quicksilver Bullets completely undetectable.

Gun Parry is useful, but it can also be quite troublesome if you're targeted by it.

In this battle that required complete concentration to continue, You Fei and Fan En relied on their tacit understanding as "master and apprentice" to turn danger into safety one after another and steadily advance the battle. The Ominous Demon's injuries were increasing and had reached a point that could not be ignored, and he also seemed to be struggling.

He raised the giant hammer formed of condensed light, and You Fei, seeing this, shouted to Fan En:

"It's happening again!"

The two retreated rapidly, getting out of the range of the giant hammer's strike; this move was relatively easy to dodge.

"Haha, let's go again!" With victory in sight, You Fei became excited and charged forward once more.

Fan En was a step behind, not because he couldn't keep up, but because he was thinking about something.

Why did he feel that the frequency with which the ominous demon used the giant hammer to smash the ground had increased significantly since not long ago?

Does the enemy think this move is very effective? They haven't been able to hit them even once.

Just as he was pondering, the ominous demon raised its giant hammer once more.

"Again?" You Fei frowned. This move always interrupted the intense rhythm of the battle, making the fight very unpleasant.

But at that moment, Fan En's gaze sharpened. He suddenly noticed the bridge surface, or more precisely, the increasingly large cracks on the bridge surface!

"Not good--"

"Boom!"

The hammer slammed down with a tremendous sound, but another loud bang followed.

The bridge is crumbling!

The massive bridge surface had long been unable to withstand the constant torment of the crowd, and now it had finally reached its limit!

In his shock, Fan En quickly recovered and, like a real werewolf, used both hands and feet to pull You Fei back from the collapsing rubble, helping her regain her balance. The two then ran to the side.

The next moment, with the sound of rocks falling into the sea, the bridge collapsed completely, leaving only the two ends standing.

The gap in between is so narrow that a normal person simply cannot jump over it!

The ominous demon knelt on the side with the Fog Gate, silently recovering his strength. He had only a sliver of life force left, and another attack would be dangerous. It was likely that the collapse of the bridge was part of his plan to buy time to recover. Meanwhile, the adventurers were on the other side, and at this distance, they could probably only use magic to attack.

However, among the group, only Te Pi knew how to use magic, and he was currently unconscious.

Suddenly, Fan En thought of something, looked around, and his expression immediately turned sour.

"Mr. Basque has disappeared!"

Could it have fallen into the sea during the collapse?

"No, that's not right." Yi Sha gasped, pointing across the street, "He, he's over there."

"What's wrong? Why are you swaying like that?"

Te Pi regained consciousness while unconscious, covered his head and got up, then looked up.

The grotesque and terrifying face of the ominous demon was right in front of him, staring at him directly, and he could feel the hot breath exhaled from its nostrils.

"."

Te Pi stood there, frozen in place.

If things go as expected, what awaits him next is likely to be an experience worse than death.

"Buzz—"

Just then, the Fog Gate behind the ominous demon flickered.

A bright yellow spirit appeared through the Fog Gate.

He was a man wearing a rather large, wide-brimmed hat, who looked like a magician and a swordsman at the same time, and also gave off an air of erudition.

Noticing this, You Fei asked in confusion, "Did you summon any help?"

Fan En shook his head, and Yi Sha did the same; they hadn't seen the summoning talisman when they came in.

Meanwhile, the summoned helpers, though confused as to why the bridge had collapsed, still took action.

[The Magician Luo Jieer] launched a sweet Backstab at the ominous demon!