48: Chapter 48 The Demon Butcher

They arrived at the third level of the mine.

The sight before them left everyone a little stunned.

There were only a sparse dozen or so Cannibal Bats circling weakly in the air.

There were no players, so why were there so few monsters?

Jiang He and the others didn't think much of it and quickly moved to clear out these annoying small monsters.

A few minutes later, the mine fell into a dead silence.

"Looks like your 100 gold is going to be wasted?" Jiang He raised an eyebrow at Bai Luoyao, his tone a bit teasing.

"Whatever." Bai Luoyao's delicate brows furrowed; she was equally puzzled.

She had clearly sent people to scout ahead, and although they hadn't found the BOSS, there shouldn't have been so few monsters.

The group searched unwillingly deep into the mine, turning over every corner, but still found nothing.

"Forget it, let's retreat." Bai Luoyao waved her hand, a hint of disappointment in her voice.

Just as they were about to turn and leave, a long-awaited notification popped up in front of Jiang He.

[Ding! A hidden BOSS is detected sleeping in this area. Would you like to recharge 10 yuan to awaken it early?]

Jiang He's heart jolted, then surged with wild joy.

This function hadn't appeared since returning to Chang'an City.

He thought the officials had fixed this loophole.

He couldn't let Bai Luoyao's money be spent in vain.

With a thought, he decisively chose to recharge.

Almost immediately, a deep, terrifying growl echoed from the depths of the mine.

Then, a grating clatter of metal scraping grew closer, each step carrying a heavy sense of oppression.

Under everyone's horrified gaze, a short figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

Less than a meter tall, with blood-red hair, wrapped in rough animal hides, what was most startling were the two enormous, gleaming, blood-stained cleavers in its hands.

[Hidden-tier BOSS: Demon Butcher (Lv40)]

HP: 200000

Attack: 30000

Special Note: [Slaughter Mark] After being hit by the Butcher, HP will continuously drain until death!

The moment Jiang He saw the stats, he almost choked on his own saliva. He whipped his head around to Bai Luoyao, his voice changing pitch:

"Um... Boss, is it still possible to get a refund now?"

This thing can't be fought.

One touch means a death sentence?

Who can withstand that?

"All retreat, this BOSS is un-fightable." Bai Luoyao decisively gave the order, her voice carrying an unprecedented solemnity.

However, it was already too late.

Just as they tried to retreat, a suffocating black tide suddenly erupted from the darkness above their heads.

The swarm of Cannibal Bats that had been lurking above the mine instantly blocked their only escape route.

It turned out that the emptiness earlier was a deadly ambush.

The Butcher licked his cracked lips, revealing a mouthful of blood-red teeth, and chuckled, "It's been a long time since I've eaten human flesh. Today, you shall become this king's food!"

The Butcher, wielding his dual blades, charged towards the group.

Don't let his short legs fool you; he's surprisingly fast.

"Knights block him, everyone else clear the bats and open a path."

The three charged forward without hesitation.

In just one encounter.

The HP bars of the three knights instantly plummeted.

-3000

Even more terrifying, a bleeding cleaver mark instantly appeared above each of their heads, steadily ticking for -300 every five seconds.

The priests behind them began to continuously heal.

Under the priests' Healing Spells, they barely managed to resist the bleeding.

But the Butcher's physical attack power was too terrifying.

But the opponent's attack was simply too high.

With a backhand slash, before the Healing Spell could even land, one of the knights' HP dropped to zero.

Jiang He was extremely hesitant at this moment.

He didn't want to display his melee abilities in front of Bai Luoyao and her sister.

Given Bai Luoyao's intelligence, she would definitely guess his identity.

But right now...

"Wuwu... Brother, hurry and kill him, this humanoid monster is so disgusting." Mumu tugged at his arm, shaking it frantically.

Alright, this monster scared his sister; it had to die.

"Knights retreat, all priests target me and continue to heal."

After Jiang He gave the command, he rushed forward, gripping the paper fan that had transformed its shape in his hand.

A flash of his blade, yet it was blocked by the opponent's cleaver?

"What?! This monster can block?"

He realized a problem: the higher the BOSS level in Immortal Domain, the higher its intelligence.

Now, it was only a Level 40 BOSS, and it had already learned to block?

In the past, it should have been me hitting him once, and him hitting me once; that's how it should be, right?

The Butcher's lips curled upwards. "Human, I like your taste." He licked his lips.

Jiang He was almost disgusted to death.

A mouth full of red teeth, and his breath was incredibly foul.

Jiang He kicked him, using the force to retreat several steps.

At the same time, he threw several Blood Speech Techniques at the Butcher.

-2000

-2000

-2000

Jiang He was overjoyed. If melee wasn't working, then he'd go ranged.

But his idea was wrong.

The Butcher was incredibly fast; before he could launch his next attack.

The monster had already charged forward with its blades.

Jiang He didn't have time to retreat and thrust backward.

Both were hit simultaneously.

-2000 (Jiang He)

-3500 (Butcher)

Jiang He felt an intense pain in half of his body, and his HP bar visibly dropped by a little less than half.

He was about to turn and run.

But he found that the Butcher was standing still?

Seeing the Butcher's struggling expression.

Jiang He smiled.

That 20% melee paralysis effect finally triggered once.

He rolled up his sleeves, activated Dark Injury Poison, and unleashed a furious barrage of stabs at the Butcher's neck.

"You want to eat people, huh?"

Puff puff puff puff...

-2800

-2900

-5500 (Critical Hit)

"Still calling yourself this king, huh?"

"Look at you, you're like a dustpan, and you're still trying to play with knives like a human?"

"Are you a chef? Can you even reach the cutting board?"

Jiang He vented his anger, turning his dagger into a blur.

The extreme satisfaction of feeling every stab land, combined with the enemy's inability to move, made the thrill of slaughter almost make his blood boil.

However, being too focused on dealing damage, he overlooked the passage of the paralysis duration.

Just as he was stabbing with abandon.

A sharp pain suddenly shot through his shoulder.

He saw the Butcher baring its big teeth, staring at him with bloodshot eyes.

"Damn, the paralysis wore off?"

Jiang He took off running, shouting, "Priest, Priest, heal!"

At this point, his HP was less than 2000.

One more hit would surely kill him.

While running, Jiang He found the priests' healing too slow.

He also switched to Healing Spell to heal himself.

Xiao Xue, not far away, exclaimed, "Sister, look, he, he can also use Healing Spell?"

A blood-red orb?

High melee damage?

And he can heal himself?

Most importantly, he's so greedy for money?

Who else could it be but Jiang He?

Bai Luoyao gritted her teeth, "That scoundrel, even deceiving us, hmph."

"Everyone attack, protect Jiang... Chuan Liu Bu Xi."

At Bai Luoyao's command, everyone rushed towards Jiang He's position.

At this moment, Mumu, beside them, stomped her little feet in anger and kicked Li Qing's butt hard.

"What are you spacing out for? Don't you see my brother only has a sliver of HP left? Go help him!"

"Huh? Me... me go up?" Li Qing was a bit confused.

"Nonsense!" Mumu put her hands on her hips, puffing out her cheeks, "I'm a weak woman with no strength to tie a chicken, are you expecting me to tank the BOSS? Don't you know how to cherish and protect pretty girls?"

Li Qing's forehead was full of question marks.

No strength to tie a chicken? And a female warrior?

What the heck?

After half a day together, he knew that Mumu was Jiang He's precious darling.

He would rather be killed by monsters himself than let Mumu take any risks.

Alright, I guess I'll go up!

Li Qing charged up, axe in hand, "Damn you, shorty! Come at me if you dare, don't you dare touch my big brother!"

He had intended to say some tough words.

As a result, the Demon Butcher actually stopped in its tracks, turned its head, and glared at him, "What did you call me? S-shorty?"

"This king hates being called that. This king will chop you into pieces and feed you to the bats."

The Butcher moved swiftly, turning and charging towards Li Qing.

This, in turn, scared Li Qing badly.

He only Taunted twice?

This Butcher is too petty?