1671 I Would Rather Prostitute Myself (1/2)
Edited by Aelryinth
The sound of water splashing came from the other side of the mountains, as if the lake was boiling. Everyone could imagine the sight of a bunch of creatures moving rapidly across the lake even without seeing it.
”The Salamander Demons are here!” Gu Ying declared sternly. She displayed a surprisingly heroic bearing.
The team members were experienced, and synchronized well with one another. Zhong Li, whose job was to lure the Salamander Demons, sprinted in through the entrance. He had successfully lured the brainless Salamander Demons into the narrow passage!
”Seal off the entrance, now!” Zhong Li yelled at the Earth Mage while he was running on the water toward the island.
A huge boulder fell from the sky and blocked the passage like the door of a dam, separating the Salamander Demons who were racing ahead from the rest of their kind.
The Salamander Demons were not particularly fast or agile. They resembled mobile steel fortresses. They usually crushed their enemies by trampling and devouring them!
Mo Fan saw four Salamander Demons stranded in the passage when the boulder sealed off the entrance.
”Damn it, I was a little too slow, four of them came inside!” the Earth Mage grumbled anxiously.
”Four… isn't that too much for us to handle?” a middle-aged Mage with a huge nose swallowed nervously.
”It's fine, as long as we don't make any huge mistakes while we are working together. We should be able to deal with them!” Gu Ying said firmly.
Gu Ying was the strongest in the party. Not only did she have two Soul Seeds, she had also reached the third-tier of the Intermediate Level. She could take on a Salamander Demon alone!
”Ice Lock!”
Gu Ying stared at the water that a Salamander Demon was swimming in. An icy chain around the size of a small tree trunk flew at the fleshy Salamander Demon and dragged it out from under the water's surface!
”Attack it first!” Gu Ying said.
Gu Ying dragged the Salamander Demon closer so the rest of the team could focus their spells on it.
Mo Fan finally had a chance to take a closer look at the creature when the Ice Lock drew closer.
”Are you sure this thing isn't a giant snail?” Mo Fan asked.
”What snail? It's a Salamander Demon. Stay back, these creatures can spit out venomous darts!” Xie Hao warned.
To be frank, the creature did resemble a snail at first glance, mainly because it was carrying a shell on its back, a trait of the Spiral Shelled Monsters!
The shell was close to the size of a car's hood, curving with a sharp tip at the top. Its surface reflected a dull sheen under the sunlight.
The Salamander Demons had obviously inherited the shells of the Spiral Shelled Monsters. They were as sturdy as rocks!
Salamanders were similar to lizards. Amphibians were common in an environment of mixed water and land. Mo Fan described the creatures as giant snails because the bodies under the shells resembled the salamanders. They had soft flesh, feelers, and their bodies were constantly wriggling.
In other words, the Salamander Demons were lizards with soft flesh and a spiraling shell on their backs!
Lingling had mentioned how outstanding these creatures' defense was. Their defense was easily the strongest among creatures of the same level. Mo Fan could not agree more as he watched the Hunters fighting the Salamander Demon!
Gu Ying, Xie Hao, and the big-nosed middle-aged Mage had already cast a few spells. However, none of their spells were effective when the Salamander Demon withdrew into its shell!
The Salamander Demon only came out of the shell after the wave of spells was over. It shrieked and proceeded with its counterattack!
”How...how is it not dead yet?” Xie Hao was dumbfounded.
Gu Ying was looking grim, too. She knew how outstanding the Salamander Demons' defense was, so it was unwise to fight a group of Salamander Demons at once. However, she did not expect a single Salamander Demon to have such a terrifying defense!
”Even our captain's Soul Seeds only left a single scratch on its shell. How are we supposed to kill it? The other three are already getting closer!” the big-nosed Mage exclaimed.
”How would I know!?”
An Intermediate Mage with a Soul Seed was already impressive in a Hunter Group. They were strong enough to fight Warrior-level creatures! The rest of the team was relying on Gu Ying to break down the Salamander Demons' defense so the others could kill them. Little did they know that even their captain's Soul Seeds were not strong enough to destroy the shells! Their defense was simply too insane!
Luckily, the Salamander Demons were slow. Otherwise, they would have no time to flee for their lives!
”Third-tier Intermediate Spells with Soul Seeds… she's already one of the strongest in the Intermediate Level, yet she still couldn't inflict any damage on the Salamander Demon. These Warrior-level creatures are unusually strong,” Mo Fan evaluated the Salamander Demon's defense while watching the fight.