Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

Lin Mu didn't panic. He closed his eyes and glanced at the mini-map. He saw the direction of the Rainbow Demon Cult Master's light spot and was about to chase after it when a slight tremor suddenly came from the ground beneath his feet.

It was the sound of stone peeling off.

In the darkness of the Demon Sealing Hall, some of the Zuma statues that had been sleeping seemed to be awakened by this shout at the same time. Crackling sounds came from all directions, becoming more and more frequent and closer and closer.

Lin Mu stopped and glanced at the mini-map, his pupils suddenly contracting.

Within a 50-meter radius, at least 70 points of light began to move simultaneously, converging on him.

Lin Mu gripped the Dragon Pattern Sword tightly and muttered under his breath, "That old sixth brother, he even woke up the neighbors with his shout before he flew away."

As they were cursing, a low, suppressed roar suddenly came from the darkness in the distance—it was the voice of the Rainbow Demon Cult Leader.

The roar was shorter and more urgent than before, like some kind of command coming from afar, followed by a series of explosions from all directions.

The cracking sounds of stone peeling off rose and fell, the buzzing of wedge moths flapping their wings grew louder as they approached, and the spitting sounds of horned flies spitting out bats blended together—the monsters had all awakened in the darkness at the same time.

Lin Mu quickly glanced at the mini-map, his pupils shrinking.

The previously stationary dots on the edge of the map all began to move, all heading in the same direction with a clear objective, converging on Lin Mu's location.

Even further away, a series of fine cracking sounds came from the darkness, indicating that the stone statues further away were also peeling away.

He got it.

As the final boss of the Demon Sealing Hall, the Rainbow Demon Lord has evolved to the point where he can command these minions to attack invading enemies when his health drops below 30%.

This isn't an emergency escape; it's a tactical retreat.

He gritted his teeth, glanced at the direction where the cult leader had disappeared, and then at the dense clusters of lights on the minimap surging toward him.

If an ordinary person encounters this situation, they must deal with these small fry first before chasing the BOSS, otherwise they will be entangled and unable to escape.

However, the Rainbow Demon Lord's health has already dropped to 30%. If we keep fighting like this, by the time we finish clearing the mobs, the Lord will have already retreated to a corner to fully recover his health, and all our previous efforts will be in vain.

Chapter 230 A Helpless Siege

Lin Mu obviously didn't need to clear out the monsters step by step.

He's never been the type to clear out every single monster he sees before leaving; he'll go around it if he can, and deal with the most important things first.

The poison lasted for 4 minutes. This was the result of more than half an hour of grinding, and not a single drop could be wasted.

Lin Mu did not hesitate. He gave the divine beast an order to stay in place and deal with the surrounding monsters. The light representing the divine beast in his mind flashed again and again, as if he understood.

Lin Mu then focused his mind and ordered, "Merge."

The skull transformed into silvery-white specks of light and surged toward him, its bone armor enveloping Lin Mu's body layer by layer.

Blue has been cleared again.

He pulled out a bottle of potent solar water and drank it down, his mana bar returned to normal. He then drank a large magic potion, switched to a teleportation ring, and began casting poison while teleporting.

Each time I teleported and landed, I would scatter a red poison, then hit the monster with a throwing axe, applying green poison to the monster's head and causing it to sprout.

-59, -59, -59...

Then he drank the potion, applied poison, threw the axe, broke stealth, went back into stealth, and flashed. He drank the potion, applied poison, threw the axe, broke stealth, went back into stealth, and flashed. His movements were as fast as a pre-choreographed combo.

With each landing, Lin Mu precisely stepped into the gaps on the minimap where there were no glowing dots.

The skeleton, now back to its original form, provides a 100-meter minimap, giving him ample field of vision to find footholds in the gaps between monsters.

His figure flickered in and out of the darkness, changing position with a flash of white light. Before the monster behind him could even turn around, he had already broken invisibility and then disappeared into the distance.

But Lin Mu soon discovered a pattern.

After he became invisible, the monsters that were surrounding him lost his presence and did not linger in place. Instead, they paused for a moment, then changed direction again and continued to move in the direction that the Rainbow Demon Lord had previously ordered, which was the location where the Rainbow Demon Lord had been beaten.

This shows that the leader's instructions to them were not "find Lin Mu", but "there are enemies in that direction".

Lin Mu followed the brightest point of light on the minimap.

After downing more than a dozen bottles of potent solar water, he had infected at least thirty or forty monsters along the way. The red and green hues, intertwined, resembled a string of lit fuses in the darkness, spreading in all directions along the path he had flashed.

The closer you get to the Rainbow Demon Lord, the fewer monsters there are.

The gaps between the monsters along the path are getting bigger and bigger.

It seems they were all directed by the cult leader's roar and moved towards his previous location, thus clearing a path for him to advance.

Looking at the empty passageway around him, Lin Mu suddenly had a thought.

The skeleton has gotten stronger again; I haven't yet tested the limit of its teleportation after merging.

He had a sudden thought: "200 meters ahead."

A flash of white light, and the person landed about 150 meters away.

He tried again, and the white light flashed again, still reaching 150 meters. The cooldown time remained unchanged at 5 seconds. It seemed that this was the limit of the skeleton after its return to its original state.

Finally, after flashing twice more, the brightest dot on the minimap stopped 50 meters ahead and stopped moving.

Lin Mu stopped and looked around. The surroundings were empty, so he dispelled the fusion.

The silvery-white light spots peeled off his body, and the skeleton stood beside him again.

Lin Mu took out equipment from his Qiankun bag, dressed the skeleton in it, patted its shoulder blade, and pointed forward: "Go."

The skeleton, carrying the dragon slayer, strode out.

At this moment, the Rainbow Demon Lord was squatting in the corner, with green and red poison hanging above his head, and the numbers -59, -59, -59... were jumping around.

The green poison suppressed the healing, and the health bar remained at 30%, without recovering.

The skeleton rushed forward, maintaining a distance of one body length from the cult leader, and stabbed down with its blade.

-903.

The cult leader staggered forward after being hit, turned around, and saw Lin Mu and the skeleton.

But instead of chasing and assassinating the skeleton as before, it suddenly opened its mouth wide and let out a louder and more piercing roar than before.

Lin Mu frowned, almost unable to hold back his curses.

I didn't expect this guy to get so addicted to yelling.

He desperately wanted to grab a piece of cloth and gag the cult leader, but he didn't stop. He quickly glanced at the mini-map to confirm.

Sure enough, the points of light that were originally moving away from here paused for a moment, then changed direction and began to converge here.

"Damn it, they really do call for backup when they can't beat someone."

Lin Mu couldn't hold back any longer and cursed, but without hesitation, he also started calling for reinforcements.

He raised his hand and made a thought.

Summon divine beasts.

Five amulets flew out from his waist, spun and burned, turning into five dancing flames in the night wind.

At the same time, the body of the divine beast in the distance suddenly exploded, turning into countless tiny golden specks of light, like fireflies scattered by the wind. They instantly crossed the darkness, regrouped, rotated, expanded, and solidified in front of him.

After the light faded, the divine beast emerged standing upright from the golden light, with two flames burning brightly on its head. It entered battle mode the moment it arrived.

Lin Mu patted its neck and pointed forward: "Ignore the monsters, fight the leader first."

Upon receiving the command, the divine beast let out a low growl and approached the Rainbow Demon Lord. However, instead of recklessly pouncing on him, it mimicked the skeleton's actions, keeping a distance of one body length, spitting out a breath of fire, and then taking a step back.

It had already figured it out: the cult leader's close-range damage was ridiculously high; a single slap could take away a lot of its health. But if it kept its distance, it couldn't reach him. It didn't want to get beaten up; it hurt too much.

Flames spewed from its mouth and licked the cult leader's waist.

-182.

The cult leader was knocked unconscious and reached out to grab the divine beast, but it had already retreated, its agility unlike its round body.

After giving the order, Lin Mu also took out a protective talisman from his belt, channeled his spiritual power, and condensed the Soul Fire Talisman at his fingertips. The orange-red flames lit up in the darkness, and then flew out of his hand, sticking to the sect leader's chest with a snap, and the flames exploded.

-139.

The damage wasn't high, but with the skeleton's assassination and the divine beast's flames, the three sides were attacking simultaneously, and the leader's health bar began to drop at a visible rate.

Whether it was because the cult leader was tired of roaring or because Lin Mu's poison had made him stupid, the Rainbow Demon Cult Leader's hatred suddenly became locked tightly on Lin Mu.

It stopped roaring and ignored the skeletons and divine beasts. Its crimson eyes stared straight in Lin Mu's direction as it took heavy steps to catch up.

Lin Mu was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was his poison that had made the guy stupid. "If I had known, I wouldn't have let the skeleton make the first cut. I should have poisoned it myself to draw its aggro. That way, the leader would have been chasing after me from the beginning, saving it from barking and calling for help everywhere."

But it's too late to say anything now.

Chapter 231 Gathering the Spirit Gathering Pearls

Lin Mu could only rely on his long reach to throw out Soul Fire Talismans one by one from a distance.

The cult leader took one step forward, and Lin Mu took one step back, sticking fire talismans onto the cult leader's body one after another.

The cult leader couldn't catch up and was being toyed with by Lin Mu, howling in pain, while the skeleton attacked from the side with stabs and slashes.

The mythical beast also caught up in the moment and spat a mouthful of fire onto the leader's back.

……

But the good times didn't last long; the footsteps in the darkness grew closer and closer.

The dots on the minimap have been converging from all directions, and the first few wedge moths have already appeared at the edge of the field of vision, fluttering their wings.

Lin Mu glanced at it, gritted his teeth, cast an invisibility spell to escape the leader's hatred, and then gave commands to his summoned creatures: "Divine beast, block the monsters and don't let them surround us. Skeleton, continue to move around and assassinate the leader."

The divine beast roared and turned to face the swarming wedge moths and bats, spitting out a mouthful of flame that burned the one at the front, causing it to squeak and scream.

Lin Mu retreated to the wall and took the opportunity to sprinkle red and green poison into the monster pile.

He specifically targeted bats that were surrounded by other monsters. After applying the red poison, the moment the green poison touched them, the bats with only 50 health points would have -59 jump out of their heads and their bodies would slump.

Green and red mists burst forth simultaneously from the bat corpses, spreading outwards like colorful fireworks, instantly coloring all the surrounding monsters.

Numbers began to jump above the head of the poisoned monster.

-59, -59, -59...

Furthermore, the monsters tainted by the second-generation poison mist did not turn around and lock onto his aura like the monsters that were directly poisoned by him; instead, they continued to rush towards the divine beast in a daze.

Because the poison on their bodies came from the bat carcasses, not from Lin Mu himself, they only knew there were enemies nearby, but they didn't know who had done it.