Qi Xu really couldn't keep up the praise anymore.
With Shadowkill's performance, it had nothing to do with being a master—and frankly, the guy didn't seem all that bright.
Shadowkill felt wronged too. Wang Buyu had said that Frost Giant Python was the boss's own monster!
Shadowkill had even been shocked and envious for a while—unbeatable whirlwind Blacky was just too well-rounded, even having connections in the treasure map secret realm.
So he'd bravely stepped up to show off, but when he flew into the air, why did the boss's own monster go after him too—and hit that hard! Was Wang Buyu lying to me, or was the boss lying to me?!
Qi Xu completely ignored Shadowkill, and even the kind-hearted good boy Wang Buyu couldn't be bothered to relay his thoughts anymore, just outright ignoring him.
Everyone had already gathered around the Cat-Snake Monster in an instant, surrounding it!
From a distance, Snake slightly paused, not expecting that... Blacky was this bold, no longer satisfied with pulling and stalling, but actually wanting to take this menace down for good!
Without hesitation, Snake turned around, ready to help, when suddenly a voice echoed in its mind.
"Snake, hello, Whirlwind Boss said you can go play with that little kid who provoked you however you like—beat him up all you want, just don't kill him. She's got everything handled on our end, and she doesn't want your help. If you help, it counts as a serious violation of the rules, and the price would be way too high. No need to take that risk. Even if we don't succeed, escaping with our lives should be no problem, so go have fun and relax!"
Snake's heart itched fiercely. Reason told it to listen and just turn away—on a matter of principle like this, helping wouldn't just mean leaking a couple of words and getting struck by lightning.
It'd probably bring the Assassin Hall down to ashes along with it... wait, no, the Assassin Hall should have already turned to ashes. And I should have turned to ashes too.
So then... what's going on with the Assassin Hall now? And me... why am I still alive? Head hurts, head hurts, head hurts so much I want to sleep.
But I can't sleep right now—what if Blacky runs into trouble over there? I need to be there to help.
Yet Snake couldn't control itself at all. Its massive body fell limp as if completely paralyzed, crashing to the ground. Snake wriggled around a bit on the spot, found a comfortable position, and then just fell asleep like that.
Shadowkill was dumbstruck again, staring at the enormous serpent head right there, lying against his own back, weighing so heavily that his organs felt like they were being crushed out of him—but he didn't dare move a muscle. If he woke it up now, his life might be over, let alone his organs!
Shadowkill: I'll endure it. I'll just take a nap with the snake!
"BANG!"
When Qi Xu's superheavy fist slammed into the Cat-Snake Monster's head, it still hadn't quite registered what was happening, thinking these humans would do the same thing as before—run back and forth like cowards.
But it hadn't expected that these ant-like player scum would not only stop running, they'd started fighting back!
Beyond feeling its pride challenged and being a bit annoyed, it was mostly excited—it was sick of this endless back-and-forth with these ants! Just let it end here and now!
Aside from that idiot from the same country who was a pain to kill, the rest could all be slaughtered, and its kill count would surpass Frost Giant Python!
The Cat-Snake Monster had ambitions, and Qi Xu could see it in its eyes. That's why he deliberately slowed down, and when he was just barely one body-length away, he quickly released a pink mist blade, striking straight at its eyeball!
The Cat-Snake Monster instantly felt an indescribable pain, but it charged at Qi Xu regardless, willing to take severe damage just to kill this human player!
But it slammed headfirst into a wall of light, and could only watch helplessly as that hateful human player made a funny face and... escaped just like that!
In an instant, it was both frantic and furious, screeching and howling, but there was absolutely nothing it could do!
Just then, Endless Longevity and Threeking attacked together from the Cat-Snake Monster's side-rear!
A swarm of ten clones plus the psychic blades released by Endless Longevity—all the damage rained down densely onto its tail.
The Cat-Snake Monster, now caught between two fronts, rapidly swelled up. Its long, flat tail curled into a big circle, and the flesh visibly thickened by a layer—this must be its defensive form.
So it really was hurting. That was good news. And all puffed up like that, it almost begged someone to poke it.
Qi Xu thought it, so he did it—directly blinking to right above it, with his many "Lao San" clones coordinating to help roll the Cat-Snake Monster over, exposing its belly as much as possible.
Qi Xu aimed at the spot on its belly that was stretched the most, dropped from high to low with full momentum, and slammed his fist into it. Its belly caved in by a large chunk!
But it didn't cause any real damage—all within expectations. Endless Longevity had already prepared, condensing a sharp psychic spike, and this time finally tore open a small opening.
The moment the opening broke, a foul-smelling dark green juice gushed out from the gap. The Cat-Snake Monster whipped its tail in pain, cracking deep trenches into the ground.
And that was the moment—Wang Buyu tried reading its mind again!
In a single instant, it was like a heavy hammer smashed into his temple. He stumbled backward three steps, dropped to the ground clutching his head with both hands, his face ashen with zero color.
But in the last second before losing consciousness, he managed to relay the crucial information.
"It... weakness... nose..."
A few short words, as if they had drained all of Wang Buyu's life force. His body hit the ground hard...
Ingrid quickly cast a wall of light, enclosing Wang Buyu securely behind it, cutting off the Cat-Snake Monster that lunged at them.
His teammates were all extremely level-headed people. They wouldn't waste this opportunity for even a second. Only by killing the Cat-Snake Monster completely could everyone truly be safe!
They moved in perfect coordination, funneling all their damage into the Cat-Snake Monster's nose!
The Cat-Snake Monster had stopped screaming now. All it wanted was to kill every single player around it.
The fur on its nose was scorched and falling off from the attacks. Its wet nasal tip split open with a wound so deep you could see bone. Dark green fluid mixed with pale pink blood trailing down, but it didn't even bother licking it.
It just compressed its swollen body, and like a launched cannonball, shot straight at Qi Xu at terrifying speed...
Qi Xu let out a small sigh of relief—it was coming for him! That's exactly what he wanted!
Qi Xu didn't even bother dodging. He planted his feet, focused his attention, picked up a branch from the ground, locked his eyes onto the Cat-Snake Monster's nose, raised his arm with full intention—clearly ready to deliver the final blow!
The Cat-Snake Monster also concentrated all of its defenses on the tip of its nose. This time, it was do or die!
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