Chapter 47 I'm already doing my best to pull it apart
Chapter 47 I'm already doing my best to pull it apart
This potion was a reward dropped when Ark cleared the [Horned Demon Outpost] on easy difficulty for the first time.
When Ark created the projection, it also brought this vial of potion with it, which was within the rules.
After taking the potion, Fang Zhou sat cross-legged and meditated for a few minutes. He then decisively activated the [Calm and Composed] skill, restoring his mental energy to about 70%.
With preparations complete, he dispersed his skeleton army, luring them into the thick fog near the trap, while he himself went alone to the outpost to carry out the plan to lure the enemy.
The outpost was heavily guarded. A quick glance from Fangzhou revealed at least six Lesser Demons on both visible and hidden posts in all directions.
He shook his head slightly, completely abandoning the idea of sneaking into the outpost like he had done the previous three times.
With so many sentries, it's absolutely impossible for him to kill them all instantly without alerting the demons inside the outposts.
Even if the three apprentice assassins joined forces, it would probably be difficult for them to do so.
Now that things have come to this, Plan B, activate!
Fangzhou gently waved his staff and decisively released the Bone Spears.
With a sharp whooshing sound, one of the lesser demon sentinels fell to the ground, but the other lesser demon sentinels also immediately discovered the Ark's presence.
Then, a small demon let out a piercing alarm, and commotion immediately broke out inside the outpost.
Roar!
A tremendous roar resounded, and a powerful horned demon clad in heavy armor and wielding a giant axe squeezed out of the outpost's gate.
Immediately afterwards, a group of lesser demons and demon children, driven by their hunting instincts, also rushed out of the outpost.
Their blood-red eyes were fixed on the ark standing at the edge of the jungle, their bloodlust rising.
However, the Horned Demon Boss did not give the order, and they barely restrained their bloodlust, guarding the gate of the outpost.
Fang Zhou's gaze was deep as he quickly scanned the demons opposite him.
There were a total of 38 demons, including one mid-level apprentice heavy-armored horned demon wielding an axe, six mid-level apprentice demon children, six mid-level apprentice lesser demons, and 25 lower-level apprentice lesser demons.
He smirked slightly. What a brutally difficult abyss!
Not to mention the other demons, that fully armed, heavily armored horned demon boss alone would be enough to give him a run for his money.
Fang Zhou gripped his staff tightly, now it was up to him to see if he could lure these demons into the dense fog jungle.
"A rain of arrows piercing bones!"
Ignoring the demons' frantic roars, Fangzhou calmly began casting a spell.
As he moved, a volley of arrows whistled as it shot toward the densest part of the demon formation.
Although the horned demon boss swung its giant axe to deflect some of the arrows, four or five lower-ranking lesser demons were still killed by the arrows.
However, while Ark's [Bone Arrow Rain] was not very damaging, it was extremely insulting.
Seeing that this frail human mage not only did not run away, but dared to provoke them, the Horned Demon Boss's already limited rationality was instantly consumed by rage.
"Charge! Kill! Die!"
At its furious command, the little imp was the first to lose its composure.
They flapped their small wings on their backs and, like wild dogs unleashed, charged toward the ark without hesitation, their speed astonishing.
Immediately afterward, the heavily armored horned demon wielding an axe, roaring deafeningly, followed closely behind the lesser demon, brandishing its massive axe inlaid with abyssal magic.
In contrast, the demon child is not known for his physical strength and is the slowest, so he can only follow at the back.
They've taken the bait!
Fangzhou was slightly pleased and unleashed another [Bone Arrow Rain] at the last few Abyss Demon Children, forcing them to flee in panic and completely escape the protection of the melee demons.
Immediately afterwards, Fang Zhou stood still, deliberately waiting until the little lesser demon at the front was about to hit him with its steel fork before turning around and running into the overgrown jungle with its long legs.
Thanks to the endless attribute boost from the skeleton clones, Ark's agility attribute has exceeded 4 points.
In addition, the Apprentice Cloth Shoes provide a speed boost, so the Ark's movement speed is not slower than that of an elite Lesser Demon at the Apprentice level.
Through his conscious efforts, he maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too distant from the elite lesser demons.
Those elite lesser demons seemed to be just a hair's breadth away from catching the Ark, but each time the Ark escaped by the narrowest of margins.
They squealed in anger, abandoned their formation, and sped up, closely following the Ark. Before they knew it, they had arrived deep in the foggy jungle.
Fang Zhou looked back, a glint of light flashing in his eyes.
They were almost inside the ambush of the skeleton army, and with his pulling and tugging, the tactical objective had been successfully achieved.
Looking at the demons' formation now, it is loose and disorganized.
The fastest to rush and the closest to the Ark were the six elite lesser demons among the apprentices.
Dozens of meters behind them were another 25 ordinary lesser demons of the lower apprentice rank.
These lesser demons are smaller in size, making them less susceptible to interference from trees and vines in the jungle. They also have wings on their backs to help them run, so their pursuit speed is naturally the fastest.
Further on is a horned demon boss, heavily armored and slow-moving.
Its movement speed is already slower than that of a lesser demon, and when it is covered in heavy armor, its defense is greatly improved, but at the cost of a significant reduction in its movement speed.
In addition, the horned demon's enormous size and the dense trees in the jungle posed a significant obstacle to it.
The horned demon boss had to charge towards the ark while wielding its battle axe, and it was still a long way off.
As for the six Abyss Demon Children at the mid-level of the apprentice stage, they lagged far behind and wouldn't be able to reach the battlefield anytime soon.
This gave Ark an excellent opportunity to defeat them one by one.
He soon saw the mark he had made and realized that the trap was ahead.
Without making a sound, he continued running while maneuvering his skeleton army to flank the lesser demon from the thick fog.
Once the ordinary lesser demons had stepped over the trap, Ark decisively turned around and smiled slightly at the demons that were right in front of him.
"Come forth, my warrior."
Click.
Click.
Amidst the sickening grinding of bones, the little demon, who had been fierce and full of fighting spirit, was horrified to discover that dozens of skeletons, flickering with thriving soul flames, had unknowingly surrounded them.
The Ark gave the demons no chance to react.
Skeletal Shackles!
Bone Spears!
It was the familiar double attack again. The two elite lesser demons who had been chasing the most fiercely were caught off guard and had their hearts pierced by bone spears, instantly falling to the ground dead.
Their deaths also heralded the complete annihilation of the lesser demons.
The Ark perfectly utilized the different movement speeds of the three types of demons, as well as the terrain advantage of the dense fog jungle, to successfully divide the originally invincible demon army into three disconnected parts that could not be defended from head to tail.
Currently, over 20 rampaging lesser demons are surrounded by 40 skeletons, while the horned demon boss and the abyssal demon child, located far behind, will not arrive at the battlefield for some time.
This is the time difference created by the Ark.
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