Chapter 182: Terror Beast

Although the Mist Maze was astonishing, it had obvious flaws: it could only be maintained for a short time, and after each use, a cooldown period was required before it could be used again.

“You all get back to the rafts and return to the Golden Eagle Alliance immediately,” Su Li ordered, staring at the two women and Ling Yi.

“If no one stays behind to distract it, we’ll all be caught. Once you’re safely away, I’ll find a way to escape.”

“I’ll stay and help you. My Storm Shield can block it for a moment. We might be able to kill it if we work together,” Gong Xiao said calmly. “You saw it yourself.”

Su Li nodded. “Good. Shui Jue, you must leave now. Stop delaying.”

Jiang Shuijue saw the Mist Maze beginning to waver and realized it was about to dissipate. She gritted her teeth. “Alright. I trust you. Ling Yi, let’s go.”

She turned and swam toward the nearby raft.

Ling Yi looked deeply at Gong Xiao. His lips moved, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end, he said nothing and followed Jiang Shuijue.

The moment they climbed onto the raft, the Mist Maze collapsed and vanished. The Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast burst out of the water, letting out a lion-like roar of immense fury.

It had been frozen by the Ice Python Tyrant’s Devour and then trapped by the Mist Maze. It was completely enraged.

“Go quickly—” Su Li roared at the people on the raft. Gong Xiao had already quickly reformed three water shields, protecting both herself and Su Li.

The people on the raft frantically began to paddle away.

On the raft, Wu Feng roared. He launched all the gigantic fireballs he had controlled toward the surging Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast.

This was his most powerful strike, utilizing the maximum number of fireballs he could control.

Ding Longyun, who had just finished vomiting, was pale. He opened his mouth and spat out a white light. He had finally launched his “Air Missile.”

The Second Form of the “Air Missile” was significantly more powerful. It locked onto the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast and shot out.

The Air Missile and the seventeen or eighteen fireballs all reached the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast at nearly the same time. The rare monster, bursting out of the water, let out a roar, and from its massive, bloody mouth, it spewed the Unquenchable Fire again.

The Unquenchable Fire, which had withstood the chilling power of the Ice Python Tyrant’s Devour, was too terrifying. It instantly swallowed Ding Longyun’s “Air Missile” and Wu Feng’s seventeen or eighteen gigantic fireballs.

The Unquenchable Fire consumed them all, reducing their explosive power to nothing.

Ding Longyun and Wu Feng on the raft were stunned, unable to believe their eyes.

The Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast used its Unquenchable Fire to neutralize Wu Feng and Ding Longyun’s full-power attack. Su Li, however, saw an opportunity. He activated “Spider Walk,” entering the “Demon Muscles” Second Form. He launched a full-power attack, shooting through the water like a torpedo. He swung the Dragon Rhino Sword and the Ice Python Sword simultaneously.

In that instant, he had finally pinpointed the monster’s weakness.

The Unquenchable Fire of the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast was terrifying. Every time it spewed the fire, the power was almost equal to his “Dragon Rhino Slash” or “Ice Python Tyrant’s Devour.” It was, at the very least, infinitely close. Every burst of fire was equivalent to one of his sword techniques.

It was unimaginable how terrifying such a monster was. It was like having an unlimited sword technique.

However, the moment the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast unleashed its most powerful attack was also the only time its weakness was exposed.

In its normal state, the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast’s speed, strength, and defense were all top-tier. Killing it was nearly impossible. But when it spewed the Unquenchable Fire, it was vulnerable.

Given the terrifying power of the Unquenchable Fire, the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast had to focus all its energy and attention on the attack. In this state, it was incapable of moving or defending itself. This was the only chance to kill it.

Unfortunately, the average enemy, struck by the Unquenchable Fire, wouldn’t even have time to defend or flee, let alone think of attacking the monster during the process.

Su Li had also been terrified by the Unquenchable Fire. It wasn’t until Wu Feng and Ding Longyun’s joint attack that the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast spewed the fire again to counter the barrage of fireballs and the Air Missile. Watching the monster burst out of the water and drop back down, Su Li suddenly realized the truth: the only chance to kill it was when it was spewing the Unquenchable Fire.

With this realization, Su Li instantly shot forward from the flank. “Spider Walk” combined with “Demon Muscles” gave him a speed even underwater that was horrifyingly fast. The Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast, focusing on spewing the Unquenchable Fire to neutralize the Air Missile and fireballs, could not change direction to defend against Su Li’s attack from the flank.

The Dragon Rhino Sword and the Ice Python Sword were brought down almost simultaneously on the monster’s massive lion-like head and neck.

Suddenly, Su Li’s peripheral vision caught the snake-like flash of a dark shadow. Su Li’s heart warned him of danger. He immediately swung the Dragon Rhino Sword to the right, aiming for the dark shadow. The Ice Python Sword in his left hand continued its relentless cleave toward the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast’s neck.

The snake-like shadow was the monster’s scorpion tail, which bore a massive, formidable stinger. It was entirely dark red. It had been retracted behind the monster and never used for offense until now. It was used only for defense. The lightning-fast scorpion tail finally lashed out.

At that moment, Su Li realized the truth: the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast knew its weakness. Its tail was not for offense; it was for defense, preventing enemies from attacking it while it was spewing fire.

It all happened in a split second. Su Li swung the Dragon Rhino Sword to the right. The swiftly lashing scorpion tail struck the Dragon Rhino Sword, producing a horrifying sound of clashing leather and steel. Both forces were immense. The hard-shelled scorpion tail couldn’t withstand the Dragon Rhino Sword’s sharpness. It instantly snapped, but the massive force of the strike sent Su Li flying backward.

The Ice Python Sword in his left hand had just cut into the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast’s neck before he was flung backward, sword and all.

Despite being in the Second Form of “Demon Muscles” and possessing immense power, the force of the tail whip made his right-hand fingers numb. He nearly lost his grip on the Dragon Rhino Sword.

Su Li fell into the water with a “plop.” The Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast, its tail severed and its neck wounded, roared in extreme fury. It dropped back into the water, splashing a colossal wave.

Plunging into the water, it immediately spewed Unquenchable Fire again, aiming at Su Li, who was also in the water.

Gong Xiao shot forward from the other side. She waved her hands. Three water shields instantly materialized around her, shielding Su Li from the oncoming Unquenchable Fire.

The Unquenchable Fire struck the three water shields. Although the shields only lasted a second or two before evaporating, the time was enough. Su Li, using “Spider Walk,” shot toward the surface, shouting to Gong Xiao, “I’ll draw its attention! You attack when it spews fire! That’s the best time to strike!”

Su Li knew he had severed the monster’s tail. It hated him above all others. He was its priority target. He had to draw its attention to make it spew the fire.

Gong Xiao was intelligent. She understood immediately. She had seen the opportunity when Su Li almost killed the monster.

The Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast surged out of the water again. This time, it didn’t spew fire. Instead, it used its massive body to charge Su Li from below.

Su Li activated “Spider Walk,” kicking his feet to propel himself upward like an arrow.

The Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast missed. It roared, twisting its head. Its massive, bloody maw opened, spewing Unquenchable Fire toward the fleeing Su Li.

The Unquenchable Fire shot out like a fire dragon, incredibly fast and powerful, enveloping a large area of the water.

Su Li could have used “Spider Walk” to dive underwater and evade the fire, but to draw the monster’s attention, he turned to face the incoming Unquenchable Fire.

At the same moment, three shields materialized in front of Su Li. This time, they were lined up in a row, blocking the fire.

The three water shields: each could withstand the Unquenchable Fire for a second or two. Three shields would last at least four or five seconds.

“Now—” Su Li roared. He extended his dual swords, aiming them at the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast. At the same moment, a blinding blue-white electric light erupted from his hands.

The “High-Voltage Electrocution” ability, acquired from slaying the Demon-Face Electric Eel, was finally unleashed.

The Leader-class skill was immensely powerful. Su Li had kept it hidden, waiting for the perfect opportunity. He unleashed the full power of the electrical discharge, his hands acting as positive and negative poles, piercing the air and striking the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast several meters away.

“Grr—”

The Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast was instantly paralyzed. The fur on its neck flared out like a shocked porcupine.

The “High-Voltage Electrocution” was terrifying and could strike the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast from a distance, but Su Li didn’t expect it to kill the Level 9 Rare Beast.

His true intention was to use the “High-Voltage Electrocution” to paralyze the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast for a few seconds, creating an opening for Gong Xiao.

Gong Xiao shot forward from the flank. This was a golden opportunity.

She clapped her hands. Over a dozen sharp spikes appeared. Green flames burned on every spike. This was the combination of “Thorn Volley” and “Venom Fire.”

With continuous “whoosh-whoosh-whoosh” sounds, the dozen spikes, coated with Venom Fire, plunged into the Lion-Scorpion Cinder Beast’s face and open mouth.

(End of Chapter)

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