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Chapter 566 Combat
Just as Xiao Dao was cautiously looking around, trying to find the source of the faint sense of being watched, the shadow beneath his feet suddenly surged like boiling water.

That was no ordinary shadow, but a shadow of fel energy so dense it was almost tangible.

"There's a ghost!"

The player next to him reacted extremely quickly, suddenly raising his bayonet and stabbing at him.

But the attack that pierces from the shadows is even faster.

A jet-black, slender spike, seemingly composed of pure shadow, like the stinger of a scorpion, pierced the player's chest silently yet with lightning speed.

His military overcoat and steel armor were like paper in the face of the shadowy spikes, offering no protection whatsoever.

The player froze, the light in his eyes dimmed instantly, and he didn't even have time to let out a muffled groan under his gas mask.

"Enemy attack!!!"

The surrounding soldiers reacted immediately, roaring as they raised their bayonets and thrust them at the writhing shadow.

However, physical attacks had little effect on the flowing shadows; the bayonet slashed across, only raising a few wisps of dissipating black smoke.

The shadowy spikes retracted abruptly, drawing out a spray of warm blood. Then, the shadow rapidly coalesced, rose, and transformed into a blurry, indistinct humanoid silhouette, seemingly distorted from countless wailing faces… a rare Shadow Demon.

It had no specific facial features, only two empty eye sockets burning with eerie green flames, which were fixed on the knife-wielding man who had just regained his footing.

Shadow Fiend, an assassin among demons, excels at stealthily moving through the shadows to carry out precise and deadly decapitation strikes.

The demon composed of shadows let out a low, piercing shriek that sent chills down one's spine. With a stretch of its arms, it transformed into several thinner, faster shadow whips, like living black serpents, bypassing the soldiers who tried to block its way and stabbing at the knife's vital spot from various tricky angles.

Just then, a soldier who had been standing next to the knife, dressed no differently from an ordinary soldier, raised his hand, and a magical glow shimmered on the staff in his hand.

Just as those shadowy whips were about to strike the dagger in the buttocks, and the aura of death was already upon him...

"Boo! Hah! Hah!"

Several dazzling arcane missiles pierced the air with sharp whooshing sounds, striking the deadly shadow whips with perfect precision!

Arcane energy collided violently with shadow matter, producing a series of muffled explosions.

The pure arcane power contained within the magic missiles is undoubtedly a natural enemy to the Shadow Fiend, which is composed of negative energy and shadow.

The Whip of Shadows twisted and disintegrated violently under the impact of the missile, turning into scattered black smoke, like ice and snow scorched by the sun.

The soldier who had just raised his staff was none other than Polka, the magic advisor hired at great expense by the Kingdom of Bagnia.

Arcane Missiles failed to eliminate Shadow Fiend, but it successfully bought extremely precious time for Dagger to stab his butt. At this critical moment, he pulled out the chainsaw sword that was stuck behind his waist.

"Buzz... Boom boom boom!!!"

The chainsaw sword's engine was instantly activated, its serrated blade spinning wildly and emitting a deafening roar, like a steel beast awakened from its slumber, with scorching sparks shooting out from the exhaust port at the hilt.

"Eat my sword!!!"

Xiao Daozai roared, gripping the sword hilt tightly with both hands, and with unstoppable momentum, slashed down at the Shadow Demon that had just reformed its form.

The rapidly spinning saw teeth tore through the air and collided violently with the Shadow Fiend's twisted shadow body.

This time, it was no longer a fruitless attempt to slice through the black smoke with a bayonet, nor the annihilation effect of an arcane energy impact, but a more primal and violent tearing!

The chainsaw's serrated edges are not purely physical attacks; its continuous, high-frequency tearing, and the power it may contain—blessed or enchanted specifically to combat supernatural enemies—caused astonishing damage to the Shadow Fiend's non-physical structures.

The Shadow Demon let out a shriek even more shrill and painful than before. Under the tearing of the chainsaw sword, its body no longer turned into wisps of smoke, but was like a real piece of cloth made of shadow being forcibly shredded and torn apart.

Large clumps of dark matter were thrown out, only to dissipate in the whirlwind created by the chainsaw sword.

The Shadow Fiend tried to break free, but could not escape and was torn to pieces bit by bit by the rapidly spinning saw teeth.

Just as the chainsaw sword, piercing the Shadow Fiend's backside, was about to completely shred and obliterate the last vestiges of his core Shadow...

"Boom! Boom!" Two heavy explosions came from the left and right sides of the battlefield, causing the ground to tremble.

Amidst the billowing smoke and dust, two enormous, ferocious figures emerged... They were two six-armed snake demons, each nearly three meters tall, that had burst forth from a house.

Their upper bodies are muscular, humanoid female forms with alluring faces that exude cruel killing intent, while their lower bodies are thick snake tails covered with dark scales.

Each of its six arms wielded a different weapon, from scimitars and longswords to maces, their cold gleam resembling a mobile fortress of death.

Their appearance was extremely abrupt, clearly a deadly attack launched while the Shadow Fiend had drawn all of their attention.

One of the snake demons let out a hoarse battle roar, its six weapons swirling into a whirlwind of death as it charged directly at the dagger-stab's rear end, which had just exhausted its strength and whose chainsaw sword was still stuck in the dissipating remains of the shadow demon!
"careful!"

The magic advisor, Polka, reacted with lightning speed.

He knew it was too late to cast a large-scale attack spell, so he slammed his staff on the ground, and a semi-transparent arcane shield instantly appeared in front of Xiao Dao Ci's buttocks.

"boom!"

The six-armed serpent demon's first wave of attacks slammed into the shield, creating violent ripples of energy.

The shield flickered violently, on the verge of shattering, but this brief moment of protection was enough.

At that very moment, a figure as swift as the wind leaped down from the top of the ruins on the side.

It was the elven ranger Aethel! His longbow was fully drawn, the bowstring twanged, and an arrow engraved with anti-magic runes shot out like a silver lightning bolt, precisely striking the joint of one of the six-armed serpent demons' arms that was holding a scimitar, which was blocked from attacking.

"Pfft!"

The arrow embedded itself deeply, not fatally, but it successfully disrupted the serpent demon's ferocious offensive rhythm, causing it to let out a hiss filled with pain and rage.

At the same time, Little Knife stabbed his buttocks and abruptly pulled back his chainsaw sword. With a final, unwilling shriek, the Shadow Fiend vanished completely.

He whirled around, his bloodshot eyes fixed on the six-armed serpent demon that was being harassed by the elven arrows. His chainsaw, still roaring wildly, charged toward the serpent demon's lower body with unwavering determination.

"Your opponent is me, you beast!"

The chainsaw sword clashed violently with the scaly snake tail, sparks and shattered scales flying everywhere. With his fierce courage and the unparalleled destructive power of the chainsaw sword, Xiao Daozai managed to tear a huge wound in the snake's tail, temporarily restraining it.

Meanwhile, on the other side, the magic advisor Polka, the elven ranger Ethel, and the other player soldiers who had reacted had joined forces to confront the second six-armed serpent demon.

Polka waved his staff, and the aura of the Slow spell enveloped the serpent demon, making its massive body and six arms move noticeably more sluggish.

Aethel's arrows seemed to have eyes, specifically targeting the vulnerable points where the serpent demon's arms connected to its body, as well as its cruel serpent eyes, delivering precise and deadly harassing shots.

"Aim for its joints and eyes!"

Ethel calmly gave instructions.

The soldiers roared, no longer blindly stabbing the hard scales with their bayonets, but concentrating their firepower, firing lead bullets and stabbing recklessly, in conjunction with the rangers' arrows, targeting the key points that were slowed by magic and weakened by arrows.

Under the combined assault of magic, arrows, and steel, the second six-armed serpent demon, despite its six weapons and ferocious power, was like being stuck in a quagmire, its movements hampered and its openings frequently exposed.

Finally, just as Polka's precise arcane impact blasted away its parrying weapon, and Aither's armor-piercing arrow pierced its eye socket and went straight to its brain, several bayonets seized the opportunity and plunged viciously into its relatively soft waist, abdomen, and armpits.

The second six-armed serpent demon let out a deafening death scream, crashing heavily to the ground like a collapsing mountain. Its six arms limply loosened, and its weapons clattered and scattered all over the ground.

Almost at the same time it fell, the last frantic roar of the chainsaw abruptly stopped, followed by the sound of a heavy object hitting the ground.

Everyone turned to look and saw Xiao Daochao, covered in blood from his buttocks, leaning on the chainsaw sword that had stopped spinning, breathing heavily.

Before him stood the six-armed serpent demon he had single-handedly stopped. Its tail and upper body were almost sawed off, its massive body was covered with terrible lacerations, and its three arms were broken; it was already dead.

The battlefield fell silent for the time being, with only the smell of gunpowder, blood, and the heavy breathing of the soldiers filling the air.

A brilliant assassination attempt and counter-assassination against the commander ultimately ended with the Shadow Demon's demise and the two powerful six-armed serpent demons being annihilated together.

(End of this chapter)