Under the command of Bai Xiaowen, the summoned creatures fully displayed the potential of a demolition team.
The skeleton sword-and-shield wielded its iron knife and cleared the bushes at the entrance of the cave. Then, the butcher waved its thick arm, and the rocks blocking the entrance of the cave collapsed and rolled to the side.
"This cave has traces of man-made excavation." The old demon studied it for a while and said with certainty, "From the traces of excavation, it has been here for about a few months."
Bai Xiaowen nodded. For safety reasons, he first summoned the shadow assassin, entered stealth mode, and walked in front to explore the path. He and the old demon led the other summoned creatures and followed behind by a hundred meters.
The cave was deep and winding. After walking a hundred meters, the old demon added to his previous judgment. This cave was naturally formed, but it had been widened and sculpted by humans.
Bai Xiaowen agreed with him.
The cave was empty, and they didn't find any monsters along the way.
After the two lit the torch, they saw some stone carvings and murals along the way.
There was a god with an eagle head and a human body with a golden disc on top of his head. In front of the god, there were mortals kneeling devoutly. There were also some animals, such as pigs and geese.
In terms of painting, these murals couldn't be called works of art. They were more like some kind of graffiti. Obviously, the carver had put in a lot of effort, but his painting level was probably worse than Bai Xiaowen's.
"Where did these murals come from? Can you tell? "the old demon asked.
Bai Xiaowen held the torch, scanned the murals, and said, "They must be foreign … It's a bit like the style of ancient ruins in Central Asia and Arabia. We can go back and study it slowly. "
Bai Xiaowen kept the psionic camera on and recorded the entire exploration of the cave.
The two stood in front of the murals for a long time, but they didn't find any special clues. They could only conclude that they were ordinary murals.
Suddenly, Bai Xiaowen made a sound of surprise. "The Shadow Assassin who was scouting the path was … killed."
"What monster did it?" the old demon asked.
"There was too little time. When I switched my vision over, I only saw a black shadow in the shape of a snake … It should be a python?" Bai Xiaowen was a little uncertain.
The old monster was a little unsettled. "You killed the Shadow Assassin so quickly?" The old monster knew that the Shadow Assassin had a racial skill that reduced physical damage by 50%.
Bai Xiaowen checked the battle record.
"The Desert King Python has swallowed your summoned creature: Shadow Assassin. Determining size … Successful!"
"Your summoned creature, Shadow Assassin, received 122 Acid Damage."
"Your summoned creature, Shadow Assassin, received 126 Acid Damage (48 Excessive Damage). Shadow Assassin dead. "
Bai Xiaowen showed the battle record to Old Monster.
"No wonder. So it was swallowed by a python. Acid damage is a type of magic damage. Your assassin will take an additional 50% damage. "Old Monster nodded and said," But … even so, that python is not an ordinary monster. Also, there may be a humanoid boss in this cave … We still have to be careful. "
"I understand … and I have something to add. There must be a humanoid Boss, and it's a psychic type," Bai Xiaowen said. "The Shadow Assassin is invisible the whole time. To catch it in its invisible state, we must have the ability to scan it …"
Bai Xiaowen glanced at his left wrist and confirmed that the danger in the cave was "moderate". He continued, "Because of the python's existence, we can further infer that … the enemy should be a summoner like me."
Old Monster nodded. Seeing that Bai Xiaowen had no intention of retreating, he stopped persuading him and followed Bai Xiaowen forward.
Old Monster's group stealth skill, Refractive Light Fortress, had a total priority of 6. The psychic scanning ability of the psychic type boss had a base priority of 4. As long as the boss did not have a psychic detection skill, it would not be able to catch Old Monster's invisibility.
This was where Old Monster's confidence came from. He felt that even if there was a chance, he could take Bai Xiaowen with him and escape …
"This is where the Shadow Assassin was ambushed …" Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "I didn't find any trace of the python. It seems …"
Hiss!
With a snake's hiss, a giant python as thick as a bucket jumped down from the top of the cave. It opened its pungent mouth and bit Bai Xiaowen!
Bai Xiaowen swallowed the second half of his sentence. He took a step back and the Butcher beside him took a step forward.
The python's devouring ability depended on the size of the target. It would be a miracle if it could successfully devour the Butcher's body, which was like a mountain of flesh.
Bai Xiaowen raised his hand and the three Skeleton Swordsmen surrounded the giant python in a triangular formation. They raised their iron swords and slashed wildly.
This giant python looked very frightening, but after Bai Xiaowen used [Insight], he discovered that it was only at the standard of a Level 7 Elite. The reason why it was able to kill the Shadow Assassin was because it had caught the Shadow Assassin off guard.
However, there was more than one python in the cave. Soon, there was a hissing sound, and two more pythons wandered over.
"Do you want me to help you?" Old Monster asked cautiously.
"No need!" Bai Xiaowen raised his hand and the Skeleton Warrior brandished its greatsword and used Whirlwind Slash to intercept one of the pythons. Kitts brought the two Skeleton Swordsmen and rushed over to intercept the third.
As for the first Python, under the combined attacks of Fatty and the three Skeleton Swordsman, its HP was rapidly decreasing.
With Bai Xiaowen on guard, it was impossible for the three pythons to successfully devour it. Under Bai Xiaowen's control, the summons' movements were very good. If the devouring ability couldn't hit the target, it wouldn't trigger the ability.
A low rhythm came from the depths of the cave. Small snakes as thick as fingers crawled out from the cracks in the rocks.
"It's the small rattlesnakes outside the cave … There seems to be a lot of them. They seem to be under someone's control! "Old Monster said.
Bai Xiaowen narrowed his eyes and nodded slightly. His gaze shot to the side of a rock. "They finally can't hold it in anymore … Get out here!"
Crackle!
In the dark cave, a bolt of lightning struck down. The skeletal devil arcane master who had been waiting for a long time raised his hand and released a bolt of lightning.
Following a cold snort, a person wearing a white robe and a felt hat flashed out.
With the light from the torch, it could be seen that this was a man with dark skin and a beard. His face was filled with anger and he shouted loudly.
"What is he saying?" Bai Xiaowen was startled. He didn't understand.
Old Monster shook his head. "It shouldn't be ancient Latin. It seems to be an Arabic language …"
Bai Xiaowen quickly used Insight.
[Tia (Boss Level 7)]
[Race: Humanoid/Human]
[Profession: Snake Herder Priest]
[Attributes: Strength 25, Agility 28, Constitution 36, Spirit 70]
[Skill 1: Snake Rhythm: Passive. When Tia plays the snake flute, he can control the movements of snake type creatures within a medium range (Spirit * 10, unit: meter). The stronger the snake target, the weaker the control effect.]
[Skill 2: Giant Python Symbiosis: Passive. Tia and the three giant pythons that he spends time with are bound to each other. All four of them share the same HP. Attacking a vital point of one of them will not trigger the instant kill effect. It will only reduce the target's current HP. If any of the giant pythons exceed the effective distance (Spirit * 20, unit: meter) between them, it will cause the Giant Python Symbiosis to fail.]
[Skill 3: Drum of Confusion: Tia beats the snake drum, releasing a drum sound that confuses all enemies within a small range. The target enemy must pass the general attribute check. Otherwise, they will fall into a temporary state of confusion.]
[Skill 4:???]
[Skill 5: Edjo's Gift LV2: Increase HP by 400 points. Reduce the duration of abnormal statuses and control effects by 40%.]
"It really is a summoning type Boss …"
Seeing the Giant Python Symbiosis skill, it was quite similar to his own Life Sharing. This Boss Tia actually had three giant pythons bound to him, so he was not afraid of the decapitation tactic.
For example, Bai Xiaowen was bound to the Wrath Claw as the target of Life Sharing. The two of them had a total of 540 HP, which was the nemesis of the decapitation tactic. However, this did not rule out the possibility that the enemy would focus their firepower on Bai Xiaowen in a short period of time, emptying the 540 HP.
In the end, 540 HP was the HP of a Level-7 Boss, and it had to be the kind of Boss that did not have high HP.
With the HP of Tia and the three giant pythons added together, and with the LV2 effect of the general Boss skill "Edjo's Gift," the total HP would probably soar to more than 1,500 points. It was really a headache for any decapitation tactic.
"But … the so-called strongest point is also the weakest point. You have bound the three giant pythons together, so there is no need for the decapitation tactic. You can directly attack your giant pythons together, which is equivalent to reducing your HP …"
Bai Xiaowen quickly changed his tactic. The summoned creatures changed their formation. The two Skeleton Swordsman and the Skeleton Warrior guarded Tia together, while the other creatures surrounded the three giant pythons.
Bai Xiaowen held the gun with both hands and activated the Desert Eagle's continuous shooting mode. He aimed at one of the giant pythons.
Bullets poured out.
The old demon widened his eyes.
Since he was also in a combat state, he could see the Giant Python's HP bar. He could clearly see how much damage Bai Xiaowen dealt to the Giant Python with each shot. The giant python's seemingly thick HP bar was decreasing at a speed visible to the naked eye!
"When did the summoner's damage output become so high?"
The old demon sighed and then began to clear the small Desert Rattlesnakes that crawled over from the surroundings.
These small Desert Rattlesnakes were a headache for many single-target DPS professions. However, the old demon was a spellcaster type support, so it was different. He only needed to use a simple flash skill and the enhanced effect "Radiant Light" to clear out the Desert Rattlesnakes in an area. The old demon's crossbow was not to be trifled with when it came to the scattered Desert Rattlesnakes.
It did not matter if the monsters were killed by the old demon. As long as they were within the Butcher's close combat range, the passive effect of Slaughterhouse could be stacked. The old demon also knew this, so he deliberately led the snakes to the Butcher's side before attacking. He did a good job.
As for the Boss Tia, under the siege of the summoned creatures, the sound of his flute was intermittent. There was no way for him to control the snakes to launch any decent attacks.
In a hurry, Tia slammed the snake drum at his waist.
Dong, dong dong …
The low sound of the drum echoed in the dark cave.
The Drum of Confusion skill was activated. All enemies within ten meters of Tia were affected by the sound of the drum and had to undergo a full attribute check!
Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures were not included in this list.
This kind of confusion effect was to compete with the summoner for control of the creatures. Of course, it was a competition between the spellcaster and the opposing summoner. If the spellcaster won, the so-called "what's yours is mine, and what's mine is still mine" … Of course, this was only a temporary confusion effect. After the time passed, the control authority would still return.
Bai Xiaowen received a notification:
"Snake Herding Priest Tia has activated the Drum of Confusion. All attributes checked …"
"Due to unknown interference, the Drum of Confusion has failed! Tia will be stunned for eight seconds. This stunned state is not reduced by the Toughness skill. "
For a moment, Bai Xiaowen's left eye flashed with a faint red light, but it was just a flash. He then raised his hand to cover his left eye that was twitching wildly.
The old demon was in a trance for a moment. It was as if an illusion had appeared in front of him. He held his head and said, "This Boss is so good at controlling …"
Fortunately, Bai Xiaowen's left eye, which was the Eye of Evolution, stunned the Boss, allowing the old demon to escape the confusion state in an instant.
"Okay … Overall, the Eye of Evolution is really the nemesis of confusion skills …"
If it was a hard control like stun or paralysis, it would not trigger the Eye of Evolution's backlash. However, confusion skills were the Eye of Evolution's "reverse scale" … Bai Xiaowen did not understand the reflection principle of the Eye of Evolution.
Without the Eye of Evolution, Bai Xiaowen might still have been confused. After all, the other party was a Level-7 Boss with much higher attributes than him. Of course, Bai Xiaowen had the passive skill, Sincere Heart, which could reduce the duration of the control by more than half. In this short period of time, he was not afraid of being turned around.
Taking advantage of the eight seconds when Tia was stunned, Bai Xiaowen and his summoned creatures increased their output. Soon, Tia and the three Giant Pythons were defeated.
Tia, who woke up from the stun state, seemed to have lost the courage to fight. It shouted something loudly, knelt down on one knee, and bowed its head to the void, making a special gesture …
"What's going on?"
Bai Xiaowen frowned. He could not ask because of the language barrier. However, the three Giant Pythons did not stop attacking. Bai Xiaowen could not stop either. He killed Tia and the Giant Pythons, who shared the same life, directly.
This was the most inexplicable Boss Bai Xiaowen had ever fought.
Tia increased the maximum HP of the Butcher by 30 points and gave Bai Xiaowen 7,000 Psionic Points without any discount. This meant that the rules of the Spiritual Realm recognized Bai Xiaowen's contribution in killing.
A large golden treasure chest condensed above Tia's corpse.
The old demon finally recovered. "A Level-7 Boss was killed by you alone … You're only Level-5, right? It's hard to imagine … "
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