8mi Chapter 23: War of Attrition!
Chapter 23: War of Attrition!
Mingfei observed it for about half an hour and confirmed its activity pattern.
The Dark Demon Dragon Lizard patrols its territory at night, circling it approximately every hour before returning to the cave to rest for half an hour.
Its perception radius is approximately between thirty and forty meters, similar to that of the Dark Serpent.
However, its reaction speed far exceeds that of the Dark Python, and its explosive power is extremely strong. Its short-distance sprint speed can reach more than twice that of the Ghost Tiger.
We cannot confront them head-on.
Mingfei sank his consciousness into the underworld and gave the order to surround them.
The army of the dead filed out of the underworld and silently scattered throughout the forest surrounding the cave.
Ghost Tiger and Dark Serpent circled around to the east and west of Dark Demon Dragon Lizard, while Dark Demon Leopard hid behind a clump of bushes on the south side. Three human officers, along with more than ninety undead soldiers, spread out and ambushed along the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's patrol route.
Twenty undead soul beasts were deployed as a mobile force, scattered throughout the encirclement, ready to provide support at any time.
The Dark Serpent was assigned a special mission.
Its body is long enough to wrap around the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's limbs at crucial moments, restricting its movement.
Although the Dark Serpent's constricting power might not be able to trap a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast for too long, even just a few seconds would be enough.
Mingfei himself remained in his usual spot, hidden in the shadows, waiting for the final blow.
Everything is ready.
The Dark Demon Dragon Lizard completed its final patrol and slowly made its way towards the cave.
Its route is fixed; it passes by the bushes on the east side, crosses a dry creek, and finally enters the cave.
That thicket of bushes was the best spot for an ambush.
Mingfei gave Ghost Tiger the order to attack.
Ghost Tiger sprang out from behind the bushes at full speed, its dark purple body leaving a blurry afterimage in the moonlight, its three gleaming claws aimed straight for the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's left hind leg.
Its target is the tendon.
Once the tendons in its hind legs are severed, the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's speed will be reduced by more than half.
The Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's reaction was incredibly fast.
When the ghost tiger's claws were less than a meter away, it suddenly twisted its body, and its thick tail swept across like an iron whip.
Ghost Tiger had no time to dodge and was struck solidly by the tail. His entire body was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing into a large tree with a dull thud.
The tree trunk snapped in response, and the ghost tiger's body became embedded in the broken trunk. Gray mist surged from its body, slowly enveloping it and pulling it back to the underworld.
one strike.
A single attack from a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast sent the thousand-year-old ghost tiger back to the underworld.
Mingfei's pupils contracted slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.
The Ghost Tiger will reassemble in the Underworld; it will take a little time, but not too long.
The Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's attacks are not of the Light attribute, so they cannot truly kill undead.
The moment the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's tail touched the ground, the Dark Nether Python moved.
Its body slid out of the shadows on the west side with astonishing speed, its massive serpentine form spreading out beneath the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's feet like a dark purple rope, attempting to constrict the lizard's limbs. The Dark Serpent's body wrapped around the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's legs twice, then tightened abruptly.
The Dark Demon Dragon Lizard looked down at the python coiled around its leg and let out a low roar.
Then it lifted the entangled leg.
The Dark Serpent's body was stretched open.
The strangulation power of a six-thousand-year-old soul beast is like a rubber band in front of an eighteen-thousand-year-old Dark Demon Dragon Lizard.
The Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's leg muscles bulged suddenly, creating a gap in the Dark Nether Python's body.
The Dark Demon Dragon Lizard stepped on the Dark Nether Serpent's tail with its other leg, opened its mouth, and bit down on the serpent's torso with its sharp teeth.
Click.
A large hole was bitten through the Dark Serpent's body. Dark purple blood gushed from the wound, and gray mist seeped from the opening, enveloping the Dark Serpent's body and pulling it back to the Underworld.
Both main forces were sent back to the underworld in a single encounter.
Mingfei took a deep breath and revised his assessment of the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's strength in his mind.
An 18,000-year-old soul beast is far superior to a 6,000-year-old Dark Nether Python.
It's not just a little stronger, it's a whole level stronger.
However, the advantage of the undead army lies not in one-on-one combat, but in its numbers.
As the Dark Serpent was driven back to the Underworld, the Dark Demon Leopard burst out from behind the bushes on the south side.
It was faster than the Ghost Tiger, its dark red eyes looked like two burning embers in the darkness, and the dark attribute corrosive power on its claws left faint black marks in the air.
Its target was the abdomen of the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard.
That's the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's weakest point.
The Dark Demon Dragon Lizard sensed danger.
Its body suddenly tilted to one side, its belly touching the ground, while its tail swept across again.
The Dark Demon Panther flipped in the air, avoiding most of the force of the tail, but was still struck by the tip of the tail. Its body rolled twice in the air and staggered when it landed.
It was not sent back to the underworld.
The Dark Panther's attacks are not entirely ineffective.
Its claws left three shallow white marks on the back of the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard.
Although it failed to break through the defenses, it at least shows that the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's scales are not completely unbreakable.
Three human officers, along with more than ninety undead soldiers, surged in from all directions.
The officer's longsword, wreathed in grayish-white mist, pierced towards the neck of the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard.
The soldiers' spears and daggers pierced the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's body from all angles; some stabbed its legs, some its belly, and some its tail.
The Dark Demon Dragon Lizard was engulfed in a gray tide.
Its body began to spin wildly, its tail swung like a windmill, and with each sweep it sent several undead soldiers flying.
Its claws dug deep furrows in the ground, and its mouth gripped the body of a soldier's spirit, tearing it apart violently.
Its body is covered with thick scales, and when soldiers' spears pierce it, they can only leave a shallow white mark at most, which is impossible to penetrate its defenses.
But there were too many dead soldiers.
More than ninety.
Even if the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard can kill two per second, it will still take nearly a minute to kill them all.
After the undead soldiers are scattered, they will return to the underworld to regroup and then rush out again.
This process takes time, but the Dark Demon Dragon Lizard's attacks are also draining its stamina.
It cannot kill indefinitely.
A minute passed.
Two minutes passed.
Five minutes passed.
The Dark Demon Dragon Lizard has slowed down.
Its tail is no longer as powerful as it used to be; when it swings out, it can only knock away three or four undead soldiers instead of seven or eight.
Its claws are no longer as sharp as they were at the beginning, and it kicks up far fewer pebbles when it digs through the ground.
Instead of tearing at the dead soldiers, it began to gasp for breath.
Damn, they're too difficult to deal with.
There are too many of these guys, and none of them are easy to kill.
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