Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
There was a flash of crimson lightning in the air, followed by a piercing cry. Boom!
Dread gripped Deep Sea Silver-Winged Three-Eyed Snake the moment the flash of lightning filled the world around it. Even though this strange-looking monster was only an Emperor-tier monster, the snake still felt threatened by it.
The last time something like this had happened was during its years as a young snake, when it had been hunted by monsters a lot stronger than it.
Instinctively, it raised a water barrier above its head Stained a shade of dark red, the layer of water above the snakeâs head should have been able to absorb its opponentâs incoming attack. However, the crimson lightning fell upon it heavily, like a hammer, threatening to shatter it into pieces.
The water barrier shook violently upon impact. The snake groaned as if it were shouldering some incredible weight on its nonexistent shoulders. The water barrier it had erected overhead seemed as if it could break at any moment. The transparent layer of water suddenly turned solid, then exploded.
Lightly placing one foot before itself, Dumby stepped forth, silently taking on its wraith-like form.
Bam!
Still recovering from Da Ziâs attack, the Deep Sea Silver-Winged Three-Eyed Snake turned around and rushed headlong at Dumby.
Dumby deftly sidestepped the snakeâs headbutt before landing a palm strike on the left side of its head.
The Deep Sea Silver-Winged Three-Eyed Snake immediately shut its eye. Sparks flew out from Dumbyâs palm as it grazed past the snakeâs eyelid.
The snakeâs scales suddenly stood up on end like jackknives, sweeping past Dumby as the snake lunged forward. Dumby shielded itself from them just in time by holding up its wrists in front of itself.
Dumbyâs black robe was torn to ribbons by the snakeâs scales, exposing its body. Its dark golden bones glistened ominously from beneath its robe. The snakeâs sudden attack was enough to push Dumby back, though each step it took backward left a huge crater on the sand.
However, the sand underfoot was soft. As soon as it was parted by Dumbyâs footsteps, it immediately flowed back around its feet.
A dark flame began burning around Dumbyâs body. It was coming from the mysterious white jade bone embedded in its body. Dumby rarely had the chance to use it in battle. Most of the time, it was able to finish off any monster with its other abilities, which it could use with greater finesse. On the other hand, Dumbyâs mastery over the dark flame was still lacking, as it hadnât been obtained via natural means.
At that moment, inspiration dawned on Dumby. It let the dark flame flow into its palm before slapping it on the three-eyed snakeâs body, leaving a dark burning palm print on it. Its flames began burning fiercely into the snakeâs scales.
At first, Gao Peng thought that Dumbyâs dark flame was burning the water elemental energy in the snakeâs body. However, looking closely, he saw that it was burning the seawater that was still clinging to the snakeâs scales.
Incredible. It can even burn saltwater, thought Gao Peng, impressed.
The Deep Sea Silver-Winged Three-Eyed Snake held its head up high. The flames were now causing it incredible pain.
Whooshâ
There was a ripping sound in the air as the water near the beach began to swirl, then a funnel-shaped pillar of water began to rise from the sea and into the air. Suddenly, countless water daggers flew out from the blood-red vortex, cutting through the rocks and sand on the beach. A deafening din broke out across the beach at that moment.
âItâs trying to escape. Dumby, stop it,â said Gao Peng, instantly knowing what the snake was trying to do.
The snakeâs whirlpool attack seemed impressive at first glance. In truth, it was all bark and no bite. The only thing terrifying about it was the fact that the snake intended to use it as a smokescreen in order to facilitate its escape from Dumby and Da Zi.
Gao Peng calmly summoned Goldie to his side. Upon being summoned, Goldie placed its muscular body in front of its master, shielding him from the snakeâs water daggers.
A couple of water daggers flew towards Goldie. As soon as they hit its body, they exploded, harmlessly splashing water across its face. The water daggers popped like water balloons, drenching Goldieâs body from head to toe.
Goldieâs water elemental resistance didnât exactly allow it to completely negate water attacks of this magnitude. The extent to which they could be negated was probably only somewhere between 80 and 90 percent...
Goldie was enraged when it took the snakeâs âattackâ right in the face. It clenched its fists, raring to join the battle and smack the three-eyed snake senseless. It took Gao Peng quite a while to calm it down.
Sure enough, after spraying everyone on the beach with its water daggers, the Deep Sea Silver-Winged Three-eyed Snake quickly turn around to slink back into the water. However, it was stopped by Dumby. In the air, Da Zi let out its Explosive Lightning, continually pounding the snake with it like a hammer. Every strike fell on the snakeâs scales with a resounding boom.
Da Ziâs Explosive Lightning attack was as violent as it was relentless. It was able to immobilize its target through sheer force.
After being pummelled by Da Ziâs lightning strikes a few more times, the Deep Sea Silver-Winged Three-Eyed Snake began to throw up blood. It was a few feet away from freedom when suddenly a mountain placed itself in front of the snake... Stripey was now standing between it and the sea, trapping it on the beach.
Stripeyâs face remained expressionless. I never said you could leave, buster.
...
The Deep Sea Silver-Winged Three-Eyed Snake had coiled itself up at the foot of the mountain. Its three eyes were narrowed into tiny slits as they coldly observed their surroundings. Blood was trickling down from its mouth. Its internal organs had been ravaged by Dumbyâs attacks.
Any other monster would have been dead by this point. However, the snake was a hardy creature. Despite being wounded so severely, it was still fiercely clinging to life.@@novelbin@@
However, Dumby and Stripey hadnât come out of this unscathed. Dumbyâs status had dropped to âModerately Injured,â whereas Stripeyâs had fallen to âSeverely Injured.â Only Da Zi, which had kept a great distance between itself and the ground this whole time, seemed relatively unharmed.
Da Zi was surprised by just how awesome it had been back then. It hadnât thought it would be able to beat its pursuer into submission... Who knew I would be this awesome?! It let out a sigh.
Dammit... The three-eyed snake hadnât completely resigned itself to its fate yet. It was still looking for a chance to escape.
However, it hadnât even been able to escape when it was still in its top form back then. What chance did it have of escaping now?
Dumby was able to see through the snakeâs smokescreen tactic. When it tried to make for the ocean, it received another palm strike to the face from its opponent.
The Overlord-tier snake let out a roar filled with rage and discontent before falling dead on the beach.
Upon seeing the Deep Sea Silver-Winged Three-Eyed Snakeâs lifeless body, Gao Peng realized that he had killed an Overlord-tier monster with the help of his familiars. Stunned by this revelation, Gao Peng came back to his senses moments later. His thumping heart began to slow down.
Of course, Da Zi had played a huge role in taking down the snake. If Da Zi hadnât been there, Dumby and the others wouldnât have been able to kill this Overlord-tier monster. They would have been forced to run for their lives.
Gao Peng didnât know what Da Zi had been through to undergo such a huge growth spurt. In just six months, it had become his most powerful familiar. It had also somehow attained the Mythical grade in that time.
The name Da Zi had assumed after its evolution wasnât listed in any of its Mythical evolutionary routes. Gao Peng took this to mean that Da Zi had been set on a new path by chance.