Difficulty Rating: A +
This meant that the Naga Demon was the most powerful and the most difficult to deal with among all the monsters with a Challenge Rating of 6.
With a height of 2.4 meters, the Naga Demon was able to create a huge gap in height between its opponents. Its 600 pounds of weight also gave it a much higher Strength than normal creatures. Conservatively speaking, its 20 Strength was enough to deal overwhelming damage to Søren. In other words, even if he managed to parry the Naga Demon's attack, the damage he received would be enough to severely damage his internal organs.
The Naga Demon's talent for dual-wielding made it one of the most dangerous close-combat monsters. If its Dexterity and Wisdom were higher, it would be able to deal with multiple enemies at once without being at a disadvantage. Multi-strike was a very powerful combat ability. It meant that the Naga Demon could continuously attack in a short period of time. If it had a high enough Strength, it would be impossible to parry its attacks.
The Naga Demon was a demonic creature from the Endless Abyss.
All demons had one thing in common: they had a layer of demonic skin, which was equivalent to a natural enchanted leather armor. If they were covered in scales, their defense was equivalent to that of a normal chainmail. For Søren, if he slashed the Naga Demon ten times, the damage he would deal would be equivalent to three slashes. However, Søren, who was only wearing a piece of cloth, would be sliced open by the Naga Demon's attack.
"It's almost impossible to defeat!"
With 20 Dexterity, Søren had an unprecedented ability to launch attacks. He twisted his body and ran along the wall, dashing into the tunnel outside. The 18 Vitality brought by the Ascetic Card gave him more stamina than before. Although he was still mentally exhausted, it was enough to keep him running for his life.
The Naga Demon roared and chased after him.
Its upper body was that of a humanoid creature. Its arms were unusually thick, and its face was similar to that of a lizard or a snake. There were obvious scales on both sides of its body, and its lower body was a snake tail that was about five meters long.
This meant that it was a male Naga Demon, a powerful warrior among the Naga Demons.
This was the best news for Søren. The Naga Demon was a matriarchal society. Females had a higher status and stronger combat ability. At the same time, they also had a certain amount of spell-like abilities.
The Naga Demon moved very quickly, especially when it was in its Berserk state. It could dive down like a snake.
This was also the main reason why the Snake Demon was rated as A +.
It could rely on its huge body to easily break through the line of defense and approach the magic professions in the adventurer team. Then, in an instant, it would use its dual-wielding combat ability and multi-attack combat ability to cut the magic professions below Profession Level 8 into minced meat on the ground. Its snake-like body made it immune to most low-level control spells. Grease had no effect on it, Spider Web could not bind its 20 points of Strength, and the Demon's Chaotic Evil Will made it immune to most low-level mind control spells.
This was a monster that needed to be slashed to death!
"We can't escape!"
Søren was running as fast as he could. Using the complicated tunnels, he easily widened the distance between them.
But soon, he realized something important. If he wanted to escape, he had to reopen the secret door outside, which would take at least three minutes. Three minutes was more than enough time for the snake demon to catch up to him. Then, it would cut him into at least thirty pieces of minced meat and pick out the most delicious ones to fill its stomach.
"I have to fight!"
When Søren passed by the place where he first found the corpse, he quickly picked up a long sword. Because too much time had passed, the body of the sword was slightly rusty, which meant that it was not sharp enough and could not withstand strong attacks. But now was not the time to think about that. It was almost impossible to defeat the Snake Demon in a direct battle. If he wanted to defeat it, Søren could only bet on his luck.
Without hesitation!
Søren ran towards another tunnel that he had not explored before.
He had to take a gamble. Demons had more stamina than mortals. Their high HP meant that even if they were in a [Heavily Injured] state, they would still be a threat. The only way Søren could think of was to use the traps here to kill it. Of course, there was also the possibility that he would be the one killed by the traps.
20 points of Agility!
This was the domain of Extraordinary humans. It meant that Søren's footsteps were lighter than a Halfling's. It also meant that his reflexes were sharper than an Elf's. It also meant that his body was more resilient than most normal lifeforms.
He had to take a gamble!
He had to gamble that there were powerful and deadly traps in this unexplored tunnel, and that they would not be triggered when he passed through it.
Søren was a human.
The area of his feet was very small, and 20 points of Agility meant that he had a high chance of avoiding the traps.
However, the Snake Demon was a snake-type demon. Its lower body was in contact with the ground, and its weight was more than 600 pounds. This meant that it would trigger most of the traps when it moved. Any traps that were set according to human standards and triggered by their weight would hit its body. Due to its size, there was no way for it to dodge.
A wide tunnel appeared in front of his eyes.
Soran did not even have time to observe whether there were traces of man-made traps nearby. Instead, he directly leaped, and then relied on his strong physical toughness and sense of balance to run three steps on the wall in a horizontal manner. Then, he turned around and grabbed an inverted stalactite, forcing his body to move forward five meters against the wall. This was the most likely place to set up a trap based on his experience. Traps needed enough space to be set up, and the more hidden the trap, the more necessary it was.
He did not stop at all!
Søren began to slow down, but he still moved forward cautiously.
The Snake Demon's figure appeared behind him. This demon from the abyss was completely enraged by the crossbow bolts. When it saw Søren, it did not hesitate to charge at him.
Its huge body did not affect its movement speed at all!
Most snake-type lifeforms had twice the speed of a normal human being when running at full speed.
However, when it was about to reach Søren, the ground suddenly shook. Its long and narrow tail triggered the traps buried in the ground, and then a wave of crossbow bolts flew out from both sides.
"Roar!"
A painful howl sounded.
Six bolts were stuck in the Snake Demon's ribs, and blood kept dripping. Its blood-red eyes were filled with killing intent and anger. When it saw Søren close by, it roared angrily.
Twelve crossbows!
They could deal more than 120 points of damage to a human.
It was enough to instantly kill most Warriors below level 10, but it was not enough to seriously injure the Snake Demon.
This meant that the Snake Demon's body was almost as tough as a Lesser Dragon, and its HP was probably more than 150 points, which was five or six times more than Søren's HP.
"There should be another trap!"
Søren's pupils shrank. He did not hesitate to increase his pace, even if it meant that he might trigger a trap.
The layout of the tunnel felt familiar to him.
This was because the place where he first found the corpse had a similar layout. This meant that there was a certain possibility that there was another acid trap ahead.
This was fatal for Søren.
Similarly, it was enough to threaten the Snake Demon's life!
A winding passageway appeared.
Søren's expression changed. He took a deep breath and began to run. The layout in front of him was similar to the place where he found the corpse of the Thief. Acid traps were mostly buried near the walls, which meant that he could not use his Dexterity to run through them. He could only try to jump through them.
This was a distance of more than ten meters!
He did not have any spell-like abilities, and only his Dexterity had reached the Transcendent level.
This was a challenge for Søren.
"I can do it!"
"This won't be a problem for me!"
Søren took another deep breath. In his previous life, the human record for jumping was 10.6 meters. With his current physical fitness, he was not too far off from the best athletes. Even if he did not have enough Strength, his Dexterity allowed him to perfectly unleash his explosive power. It was not impossible for him to jump the distance in front of him.
Bang!
Søren's figure leapt out.
He crossed the distance of more than ten meters in an instant. He almost jumped out of this area in a rather embarrassing manner.
Søren did not dare to hesitate.
He was not sure if there was an acid trap here, so he took a deep breath and continued to run forward.
"Whoosh!"
Søren's figure suddenly froze.
Just as he turned a corner, an iron spear suddenly came out from the ground. It pierced through his leg and instantly pierced through his thigh. If he did not move his body at the last moment, the spear would have pierced through his lower body and into his large intestine.
Fresh blood spurted out!
Søren clenched his teeth and crumpled his clothes into a ball. He then grabbed his thigh with both hands and slowly pulled it out of the spear.
Large amounts of blood splattered out.
The spear scraped off a piece of flesh, making the wound even worse.
Solon's whole body was trembling. After the trembling, his body stiffened. In less than a second or two, his whole body was soaked in sweat.
"Phew!"
When he pulled his thigh out of the iron spear, he felt like he was about to collapse.
He hastily used a rag to bandage his wound, then tightened his muscles and tied a dead knot. He then staggered to the edge of the stone wall.
There was no way he could escape.
If he continued to run with this kind of wound, he would die from blood loss even without the snake demon's help.
With the loss of blood, his stamina was also rapidly decreasing!
The only way he could survive was if there really was a strong acid trap in front of him.
If it was just a crossbow trap, it would not be enough to kill the snake demon.
Time was too long!
When the snake demon appeared, Søren felt like he was facing his final fate.
Fortunately, fate was on his side.
Søren's judgment was not wrong. There really was a trap at the entrance of the passage, but it was not a strong acid trap. When the snake demon passed through, there was a violent explosion.
"Explosive Trap!"
There were explosives in the passage, or maybe there was a trigger for Fireball.
"Plop!"
There was a slight noise.
Søren's face, which had just revealed a smile of relief, suddenly froze. He was almost flustered and exasperated, "I can't believe you're still alive!"
He clenched his longsword tightly, and his expression gradually became more ruthless.
He was going to give it his all!
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