Chapter 103: Priority Kill
When the monster charged at Gu Xi, he was already prepared to strike.
As his only means of long-range attack, it was naturally Gu Xi's only choice.
This time, Gu Xi didn't treat the bone spikes as arrows or throwing weapons but used them like a machine gun, continuously shooting them out.
Anyway, Gu Xi had enough mana and no other spells to use, so he didn't fear the consumption of mana.
As for corpse explosion, Gu Xi abandoned it when the monster charged; the creature was too fast, and the zombie bodies couldn't hold it back.
If he used corpse explosion now, the monster would have already reached him.
And for preemptive strikes, he would need corpses in front of him.
So, bone spikes, like a machine gun, became Gu Xi's method of attack.
Faced with these low-level bone spikes, the monster didn't even bother to block them.
The bone spikes stabbed into its body without breaking the skin.
The monster thought Gu Xi only had this kind of attack.
So, it didn't even dodge Gu Xi's Crumbling Staff, even when it was aimed at its eye.
But at that moment, Gu Xi activated Death Incarnation, and a powerful dragon-like entity emerged from the black mist.
The Death Incarnation didn't give the monster any chance to resist, grabbing it with its claws and lifting it.
The monster hadn't expected to be lifted despite its heavy weight. As it was brought into the air, it realized its mistake. It widened its eyes, shooting out a grey beam.
But just as it shot out the beam, the Death Incarnation transformed into black mist and appeared behind it, biting down on the monster's head.
Under the control of the Death Incarnation, the monster's grey beam hit the battlefield below.
Any skeleton soldiers or ghost soldiers hit by the beam turned to ash instantly.
At this point, the Death Incarnation could no longer support the monster's weight in flight, so it flung the creature into a nearby ice mountain.
The monster hadn't even gotten up when the black mist of the Death Incarnation collided with it, slamming into its waist.
The monster, enraged, grabbed the Death Incarnation's neck in the black mist with both hands, preparing to release a grey beam to dissolve its head.
If it managed to do so, it might have killed the Death Incarnation.
But it underestimated the power of the Death Incarnation. Having fought for so long, the curses had fully taken effect.
Just as the monster prepared to shoot the grey beam, it suddenly forgot how to release it.
[Amnesia Spell!]
The monster's grey beam was a long-range spell attack. With the Amnesia Spell, it forgot how to use this ability.
The Death Incarnation then opened its mouth, spewing a green beam.
'Death Breath!'
Grabbing the Death Incarnation's neck, the monster had no chance to dodge.
The green beam hit the monster's face directly.
For five full seconds, the monster endured the Death Breath's attack.
This attack carried massive damage.
A normal being would disintegrate instantly upon contact, but the monster endured five seconds, showcasing its immense vitality.
However, even the strongest creature would falter. The Death Incarnation's Death Breath could destroy cities.
No monster could withstand it.
Moreover, with Gu Xi's level rising to 4, the Death Incarnation's level also increased to 12.
This exceeded the enemy's power limits.
In this strike, the monster couldn't escape death and was slain by the Death Incarnation.
[Death Incarnation (spell product) killed Special Undead One-Eyed Composite Corpse (level 10, elite), you gain 6429 XP (experience +5%).]
Upon completing the kill, the Death Incarnation didn't disappear but bit into the One-Eyed Composite Corpse's body.
Its first bite was aimed at the head, taking off half of it.
With its eyes turning grey, Gu Xi received new information.
[Death Incarnation devoured the composite, right eye mutated, gained new skill, Dissolving Beam (10 uses per battle).]
[Dissolving Beam: Shoots a grey beam from the eye, instantly draining 350 HP. If HP is insufficient, the body will dissolve.]
[Note: If the Dissolving Beam kills an enemy and has remaining power, it continues to the next target.]
350 HP?
Seeing this, Gu Xi's scalp tingled.
Facing the One-Eyed Composite Corpse, he had walked a tightrope over death.
If he hadn't summoned the Death Incarnation, he would have faced two Dissolving Beam attacks within seconds.
In that scenario, not even his body would remain.
"Death Incarnation, kill them."
Cold sweat dripping, Gu Xi ordered the Death Incarnation towards the battlefield.
The Death Incarnation flung the half-headed corpse before spreading its wings and transforming into black mist, charging into the battlefield.
Although the bearded man had been fighting, he had kept an eye on his forces.
Seeing the One-Eyed Composite Corpse killed shocked him.
He knew his subordinate's strength well.
The One-Eyed Composite Corpse was crafted by killing a Cyclops and using various materials.
It usually served as his mount and main force in battles.
But now, it was easily slain.
This meant the enemy was very strong.
A sense of unease filled him.
At this moment, the Death Incarnation entered the battlefield.
Its huge body disrupted the chaos even more.
In the confusion, it reached the bearded man.
Seeing this, the bearded man jumped, trying to land on the Death Incarnation.
This was his usual method against large creatures.
But he didn't expect the black mist to be an attack. As he jumped, he felt countless wind blades cutting him, halving his HP instantly.
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