"How dare it summon reinforcements!" Iron Wrist's thick brows furrowed deeply.
The rest of the party felt their hearts tighten when the second Black Devil Serpent emerged.
Fighting a single Black Devil Serpent was already at the limit of their capabilities, and they had already used their Forbidden Spell—it would need a long cooldown before it could be deployed again.
"Iron Wrist, what do we do now?" the Priest in the back row called out urgently.
Iron Wrist glanced at the critically wounded Black Devil Serpent, which had less than thirty percent health remaining, then at the one barreling toward them. Gritting his teeth, he said, "We can't beat them. Retreat!"
The heavily injured Black Devil Serpent had only thirty percent HP left, but finishing it off would still take time.
Moreover, the Black Devil Serpent was no ordinary Leader—it was a Leader with terrifying venom. When fighting a Black Devil Serpent, if you couldn't interrupt its Ferocious Poison in time, even a hundred players wouldn't stand a chance. When there was only one, Iron Wrist could tank it and interrupt the skill himself. But with two appearing at the same time, there was no one else in the party who could interrupt the second serpent's Ferocious Poison. Once the venom spread, the result would be a total party wipe.
The only option was to run.
The others followed Iron Wrist's order without hesitation and began a fighting retreat.
Iron Wrist's decision was correct, but the Black Devil Serpents had no intention of letting them go. The wounded one opened its maw and spat jet after jet of venom to pin Iron Wrist's group down.
In the blink of an eye, the second Black Devil Serpent had circled around to the rear. It used Tail Whip on the Priest and Druid at the very back. The serpent's tail lashed out like a pitch-black wind blade—even agile Assassins would struggle to dodge it, let alone Classes in cloth armor.
"Damn it!" Iron Wrist's expression darkened. He wanted to rush back and save them, but the distance was far too great, and the serpent in front kept spitting venom at him. Dodging alone was difficult enough, let alone trying to mount a rescue.
"You guys run." The Priest named Li Huo watched the tail sweeping toward him and involuntarily closed his eyes.
A Level 42 Leader—even their party's Shield Warrior, Iron Wrist, could only take two hits at most. Even with a shield block, he'd be sent flying, and two healers would need to keep pumping heals nonstop just to keep him alive. For cloth-armor Classes like them, a single hit meant instant death. There was no question about it.
BOOM—the ground shattered.
"Huh? Why am I not dead?" Li Huo had waited for what felt like an eternity without feeling the pain of the tail's impact. He opened his eyes and looked at the Black Devil Serpent, his face full of disbelief. "How is this possible?!"
Not only was Li Huo stunned beyond words, every member of the party stood with their mouths agape.
Because standing in front of the Priest Li Huo was a figure who had blocked the Black Devil Serpent's attack with a single hand—and hadn't retreated a single step. The only evidence of the strike's force was the ground cracking beneath his feet.
One person, single-handedly withstanding the blow of a Level 42 Leader. The sight was so staggering it was like watching someone stop a speeding eighteen-wheeler with one arm.
What they didn't know was that the only reason Shi Feng could block the Level 42 Leader's attack with one hand was that he had activated Dragon's Power, boosting his Strength by one hundred percent. Without it, even he wouldn't have been able to weather the Black Devil Serpent's strike unscathed.
"You deal with the wounded one. Leave this one to me," Shi Feng said flatly.
Li Huo and the others nodded blankly, as if Shi Feng were their party leader in that moment.
With that, Shi Feng leaped into the air above the serpent's head. He raised the Abyssal and brought down a Flame Thunder Burst from above.
The power of fire and lightning coiled around the Abyssal's blade and slammed into the Black Devil Serpent's skull.
BOOM!