152 Brewing Antidote (1/2)

The tail failed to hit the intended target but a hard metal. The Serpent King was surprised to find another human blocked its tail. It thought all humans had run away.

”Your shield wall!” Tang Shaoyang called out, and Zhang Mengyao activated her shield wall, protecting her and the fallen Wei Xie.

The blue thick shield wall rose, covering the two humans. The poison fog also could not pass through the shield wall. The Serpent King was about to spit its corrosive poison, but it sensed a high heat from below.

The serpent looked down, the ground below its body was turning blue for some reason. That spot was where the heat came from, confused with the event, the ground burst out of flame like a torrent. The blue flame burned its scales, things got even worse when the blue fire burned the poison fog. The fire spread out through the poison, burning his body from the tail to the head.

Hisssssss!

The Serpent King hissed in pain as it slammed its body here and there to escape from the burning blue fire. Thanks to the fire, the poison fog was burned to nothingness, leaving black smoke behind. The fire was strong enough to burn the surface scale, causing the scales to lose their luster but charred black marks here and there.

The smoke blocked its view while trying to search for the culprit who burned it. The serpent moved its head, looking right, left, and forward. Amidst its confusion, the ground shook, and it could feel that something was coming for it.

It did not take long for the serpent to see what was coming. A bear shrouded in blue fire charged toward its body head-on. Activating [Flame Armor] and [Charge] after that, Moon struck the Serpent King's body with his body.

Bam!

The Serpent King could not react in time as Moon suddenly appeared two meters in front of it. No, it was because of the smoke that blocked its view. The serpent did not see Moon coming for it.

The serpent's long body was smashed by Moon. The spiral horn destroyed the scale and tore the fleshy white meat of the serpent that was covered in purple blood. The serpent slammed its body here and there, hissing painfully.

Tang Shaoyang appeared next to Moon, he rubbed his head while looking at the piece of chunk meat on the horn, ”Good job!” The blue fire vanished on the spot where he rubbed the bear, but his eyes were still locked on the meat. The purple was burned dried while the meat turned golden-brownish.

The meat looked appetizing, hence he plucked the meat from the horn and got the first bite. Crunchy on the outside and tender on the inside, alas, the texture did not make the meat taste better. It was extremely bitter and amiss, he did not like it as he spat the unchewed meat.

Liang Suyin, Fu Dandan, and Dai Wenqian took a detour and leaped to the serpent. Liang Suyin thrust her silver spear forward while Fu Dandan and Dai Wenqian slashed their swords downward.

The spear barely pierced the scale while the sword cut the scales. The tingling pain caused the Beast King to turn around. Its yellow eyes found three humans were running away, the serpent hissed, and was about to give chase without realizing it made a big mistake. It gave the back open to Tang Shaoyang.

The Serpent King had not moved yet but two axes struck its back again. This time it was not just a tingling pain. The axes destroyed its natural defense, the scales struck deeper to the body. The force behind the axes also slammed its body to the ground.

The harrowing pain on its back did not stop the beast to stand again. Its head was moving around, looking confused as its gaze darted around Tang Shaoyang, the three girls, and Zhang Mengyao. Realizing it was in a dire situation, The Serpent King tried to find an unguarded spot to run away from the human's encirclement.

Swoosh!

It found the direction but the injuries on its body slowed its movement. Zhang Mengyao stored her shield and lance in the inventory. She rushed toward where the serpent tried to escape.

Fwoosh!

She leaped to the air, while in the air, she took out the lance. Holding the lance with her two hands, she activated her skill, [Unbending Strike]. Her body and lance flashed down.

Bum!

The lance pierced through the Serpent King's head down to the ground, leaving the handle. The serpent went berserk, slamming its body here and there. It was in agony and tried to break free from the lance.

Zhang Mengyao did not let go, she held the lance. The big serpent could not even shake the lance under her grip. The rampage lasted for two minutes before the serpent completely stopped moving. Even so, Zhang Mengyao did not lower her guard down and held the land for another thirty minutes.

[You have leveled up!]

[You gained 2 attribute points!]

[You can allocate the attribute point by opening the status screen!]

[You have killed The Beast King of Clarity Forest!]

[Congratulations! You have acquired hidden rewards, +1 Level and 1 Level 8 Treasure Chest]

Only after she heard the notification she did release the grip from the lance. The notification told her that the serpent was dead.

Tang Shaoyang had long turned around, walking toward Wei Xi. His face turned blue from the poison, ”How is it?” He asked Zhang Mengyao who tended Wei Xie with no tools, ”He is poisoned for sure, and also a few of his ribs fractured,” that was the best she could do without tools.