WTYTIAAN Chapter 136

The moment the shadow crashed down, dust and rocks flew, and the violent wind made it impossible to open one’s eyes. Yan Yunqing covered his mouth and nose to prevent the flying sand from being inhaled into his lungs.

Once the dust settled, Yan Yunqing finally saw the true appearance of the shadow.

It was a gigantic snake, not to be underestimated. Its mouth was wide open, and its sharp teeth gleamed with a chilling coldness, sending shivers down one’s spine.

What was surprising was that the giant snake had something like eagle claws on its abdomen. The sharp claws were deeply embedded in the soil, turning up an even deeper layer of dirt.

“Hiss, Clawed Viper?” Robin gasped, and after seeing the ominous black aura surrounding the giant snake, Robin’s expression became even stiffer. “It’s been demonized. It seems this battle is unavoidable.”

If it were just an ordinary magical beast, there would still be a chance to negotiate. After all, the proper rations and recipes for magical beasts don’t include humans. If they could, they would prefer to eat herbivorous animals, which are said to taste better.

If they handed over some of the prey that Yan Yunqing and the others had just hunted, it was very likely that the magical beast would not be interested in them. However, what they were facing was not a magical beast, but a demonized creature.

The diet of demonized creatures is very simple, with only two things to note: alive and high-level.

They especially like to eat living mages and swordsmen. Talented people are a great supplement for demonized creatures. They can even devour their own kind. These terrifying creatures only have the goal of constantly absorbing energy and becoming stronger from the moment they are born, and eating and devouring is their only way to advance.

With a “plop,” a drop of saliva fell to the ground from those sharp teeth.

Yan Yunqing could clearly see the gluttony and desire for food in the Clawed Viper’s turbid eyes.

Yan Yunqing might have been more relaxed if he himself wasn’t the food itself.

But that was clearly impossible.

Robin took a deep breath: “A level 57 Clawed Viper. Strange, we haven’t entered the depths of the forest yet, right? Are the magical beasts in the outer periphery of the central region already at this level?”

Yan Yunqing couldn’t answer this question. His understanding of the Norman Forest was only from what Lillian had told him. He had no idea what level of magical beasts should be in the central part of the forest.

Fortunately, this Clawed Viper looked a bit terrifying, but its level was only 57. Yan Yunqing’s level had already exceeded 60, and Demetrius’s level was also 50. The two of them together didn’t have to worry about not being able to defeat the demonized creature. Even if they slowly whittled it down, they could grind it to death.

The only thing to worry about was whether the commotion from their fight would attract more demonized creatures.

However, they couldn’t avoid the battle now. Looking at the Clawed Viper’s drooling appearance, it was clear that it wouldn’t let them go.

Robin sighed, and took out a dagger from his spatial bracelet. He was a swordsman who followed the thief route. It wasn’t that he couldn’t use longswords, but he wasn’t as good with them as he was with daggers. What’s more, he was a mage who had switched to being a swordsman halfway through.

But now, facing the Clawed Viper, Robin couldn’t do nothing. He gripped the dagger tightly, lowered his body, and maintained a posture where he could attack at any time. He also loudly reminded Yan Yunqing and Demetrius, “The Clawed Viper’s eyesight is poor. It usually relies on smell to identify locations. The patterns on its abdomen that look like eyes are their weak points, but I don’t know if the weak points of a demonized Clawed Viper are the same!”

He spoke very quickly, worried that his teammates would be attacked before he could finish speaking. Fortunately, he was usually quite talkative. Because he spoke a lot, his articulation was clear and his logic was clear, making him easy to understand.

Robin’s words made the Clawed Viper’s head turn in his direction. Robin slapped his forehead. “Oh, right, the Clawed Viper also has a certain amount of hearing. Hearing is its way of assisting in finding prey.”

“Alright, stop talking. That thing is heading in your direction!” Yan Yunqing reminded him.

The next second, the Clawed Viper’s head suddenly darted out, its target being Robin. The sharp teeth, gleaming with a chilling coldness, could even reflect Robin’s terrified face in that instant.

“I’m going, going, going–”

Robin used the same trick again, quickly rolling away on the ground. At the same time, he grabbed a handful of dirt from the ground and smeared it on his body and face. The other hand, holding the dagger, was raised and stabbed fiercely into the Clawed Viper’s head.

The dagger’s attack power wasn’t high, and it couldn’t completely break through the Clawed Viper’s defense. It only left a shallow mark on its tough snake skin, seeping out a bit of fluorescent green liquid.

But Robin’s dagger couldn’t be pulled out immediately, and was instead stuck in the gap between the Clawed Viper’s scales. He tried hard to pull the dagger out, but it was too late.

The Clawed Viper seemed to be enraged, and with a flick of its head, it directly threw Robin, who was holding the dagger, out. Its tail, as thick as a child’s waist, was constantly slamming on the ground.

Yan Yunqing was shocked. Demetrius had already reacted. He waved the magic wand in his hand, and a bubble magic that Yan Yunqing had once seen with his homeroom teacher Di You’er was instantly cast. The transparent bubble, faintly shimmering with iridescent colors, wrapped Robin, preventing him from flying out directly.

At the same time, he condensed water ropes, trying to trap the giant Clawed Viper.

Seeing that Robin was okay, Yan Yunqing was temporarily relieved. With a few nimble jumps, he jumped to a tree with a clear view, and drew his bow.

Provoked again and again, the Clawed Viper’s anger soared. Its claws tightly gripped the soil beneath its abdomen, and its thick snake tail struggled free from the water rope’s restraints, instantly whipping towards Demetrius’s direction.

Demetrius frowned, just about to dodge, when an arrow condensed by Yan Yunqing using elemental power came whistling through the air, fiercely piercing into the Clawed Viper’s body.

The Clawed Viper wailed. The sound was extremely ear-piercing. Sensing the direction of the attack, it turned its tail and instantly broke free from Demetrius’s water rope restraints, whipping towards Yan Yunqing’s direction.

Yan Yunqing agilely jumped to another tree. The next second, the Clawed Viper’s tail snapped the tree he had been on in half, the scene extremely exaggerated.

Yan Yunqing watched helplessly as the tree trunk, as thick as his waist, was directly broken, leaving only a truncated, uneven tree stump.

Yan Yunqing clicked his tongue, but didn’t show any mercy. He once again condensed an elemental arrow and shot it towards the Clawed Viper.

[Archery・Absolute Aim]

Passive skill, within one hundred meters, every arrow you shoot has a 50% hit rate and increases critical strike by 20%; within fifty meters, hit rate 70%, increase critical strike by 30%; within thirty meters, hit rate 90%, increase critical strike by 40%, within ten meters 100% hit rate, increase critical strike by 50%. ‘No one survives within a hundred steps of a sharpshooter.’

They were now in close combat, and the attack distance was just within ten meters. Logically speaking, a distance of ten meters was not suitable for using a bow and arrow. However, the unscientific passive skill, Absolute Aim, that Yan Yunqing had obtained became the key to victory now.

With a 100% hit rate, and an additional 50% critical strike rate on top of his own critical strike, he could almost guarantee a critical strike with every arrow. Each arrow shot could leave a visible wound on its body.

Seeing this, Demetrius directly switched to support, skillfully using water magic for slowing down, imprisonment, and area restriction. He used all the skills he could use to assist, trapping the Clawed Viper and allowing Yan Yunqing to attack better.

The bubble containing Robin slowly landed, and the moment his feet touched the ground, the bubble burst, and he stood on the ground again. He naturally saw Yan Yunqing and Demetrius’s well-coordinated attack. He took a few steps back, placing himself in a position where he wouldn’t interfere with the battlefield, using his talent skill, and constantly alert to any possible second or third demonized creature that might appear around them.

With someone providing control, Yan Yunqing played the archer even more enthusiastically. With the cheat of a 100% hit rate, Yan Yunqing didn’t worry at all about messing up.

A wave of slowing water landed on the Clawed Viper. Immediately after, a green arrow shot into the eye pattern on the Clawed Viper’s abdomen. With countless wounds large and small covering its body, the demonized creature finally couldn’t hold on any longer, and with a “bang,” fell to the ground.

Yan Yunqing breathed a sigh of relief. Even with Demetrius’s support, the killing power of this giant snake was still not to be underestimated. The trees he had just been on had been snapped by this giant snake’s tail.

If one looked down from the sky, they would find that a small area in the middle of this forest was bald.

Fortunately, they finally managed to kill this demonized creature.

Demetrius also breathed a sigh of relief. His magic wand hadn’t been put away yet, and the broken hair on his forehead was actually slightly wet with sweat. This was the first time Yan Yunqing had seen him looking nervous… or was it nervous?

Demetrius pursed his lips. His dark brown eyes, more inclined towards black, showed no emotion.

Yan Yunqing twitched the corners of his mouth, not bothering to study whether Demetrius was nervous just now. He didn’t have the skill of mind reading.

Robin was constantly on alert in the surrounding area. Ever since encountering this Clawed Viper, his talent skill had never been turned off. It was precisely because the skill wasn’t turned off that a strong sense of crisis had been surrounding his actions, but he couldn’t find the source of the danger.

The slain Clawed Viper turned into spots of light and dissipated. Yan Yunqing could clearly see a puff of black smoke dissipating into the air. The higher the level of the demonized creature, the more obvious the black smoke after death, perhaps related to their degree of pollution.

Yan Yunqing glanced at the other two people’s condition. “Let’s go, let’s go back to the camp first. It’s a bit dangerous here. We’ll find another place to camp and rest.”

Although their physical strength had been further drained after this battle, and even Demetrius felt a little tired, Yan Yunqing knew that there had just been a battle here, and it was very likely to attract other demonized creatures. Lingering in this area for a long time was unwise.

Demetrius had no objections. Robin even agreed with both hands. They adjusted their condition and immediately rushed back to their original campsite.

The closer they got to the campsite, the stronger Robin’s unease became, and Yan Yunqing also felt a bad feeling.

It was too quiet.

It was so quiet here that it didn’t seem like anyone was resting here. Rowena and William couldn’t possibly not say a word while camping here –

But other than the sound of them hurrying along, there was no other sound nearby.