NOVEL NEXT Chapter 620 - 257 Hard-Won Victory_3
Fortunately, Wang Tao was wearing Night Demon Armor, which would have allowed him to hold out for a while even without the Entangling Roots.
This Black Skin Night Demon was even more agonized than Wang Tao had imagined. After knocking Wang Tao away, it didn’t pursue its victory but instead rolled on the ground, seemingly trying to get rid of the flare stuck in its throat and rear.
Wang Tao finally let out a sigh of relief.
However, he didn’t dare relax and immediately took out the Ultraviolet Illumination Light Strip he obtained from killing that Blue-skinned Night Demon!
Wang Tao called over Jiang Shixue, and together with these ten battery-equipped illumination lights, they surrounded the Black Skin Night Demon, significantly increasing the intensity of the ultraviolet light in the area!
Wang Tao had been wanting to use this Ultraviolet Illumination Light Strip, but he never had the chance until now.
"Roar!"
The cries of the Black Skin Night Demon had become even more miserable to hear.
But its HP was actually still over sixty thousand, which means two-thirds remained!
"This fucker’s really tough to kill!"
Wang Tao exclaimed. He had tried every trick in the book, and still, it had so much HP left.
Fortunately, the Black Skin Night Demon was now completely suppressed by the ultraviolet light—especially its speed, which had slowed down a lot! And at this moment, it was too preoccupied with scrambling around within a certain range to attack Wang Tao.
This Ultraviolet Illumination Light Strip was quite effective, keeping the Black Skin Night Demon from approaching and restricting its range of motion.
Wang Tao called over Yang Changhong and the rest to throw all their flares within this area.
Sizzling——
"Roar——"
The HP loss per second for the Black Skin Night Demon also began to increase.
Wang Tao once again raised his Bone Knife and charged in.
He couldn’t just wait for the ultraviolet light to slowly kill the Night Demon; after all, whether it was the illumination lights or flares, they were inanimate objects that could potentially be destroyed by the Black Skin Night Demon.
Wang Tao had to charge in and entangle it to prevent it from destroying these ultraviolet tools.
Jiang Shixue followed suit and charged in—both began another struggle with the Black Skin Night Demon.
It had to be said, this Black Skin Night Demon was incredibly strong!
Even under suppression, it could still exert great pressure on Wang Tao!
Thankfully he had Jiang Shixue fighting alongside him; otherwise, without the Entangling Roots, he would have genuinely struggled to combat it.
After all, Wang Tao wasn’t immune to the zombie virus, so he couldn’t be as reckless in his assault as before.
Under their joint struggle, the HP of the Black Skin Zombie kept dwindling.
However, most of the HP loss wasn’t due to their efforts but caused by the ultraviolet light.
After a minute, the HP of the Black Skin Night Demon finally dropped to a sliver!
Wang Tao had already prepared for the final strike, and once the HP fell to a level he could finish, he immediately made his move.
Puchi!
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The Black Skin Night Demon, whose body had been scorched by the ultraviolet light, was instantly decapitated by Wang Tao.
Rustle——
A bunch of items burst out, including claws and... a heart?
Wang Tao didn’t take a close look, immediately collecting them. He also stripped out the bones of the Black Skin Night Demon, which were materials for crafting Night Demon equipment. Whether or not they would be useful was another matter, but it was worth taking them just in case.
Then, Wang Tao glanced at his own HP bar.
[36542/110000]
This was the most severe injury he had sustained since acquiring Entangling Roots!
Jiang Shixue’s condition wasn’t good either. Her Level 3 Iron Tree Armor had been completely destroyed, and her body was covered in wounds, with her HP dropping to 20,000. As she wasn’t afraid of the zombie virus, she fought even more fiercely than Wang Tao, which was why her injuries were more severe.
Wang Tao walked over, held Jiang Shixue’s shoulders to check her for a moment, and after confirming there were no fatal dangers, he gathered the ultraviolet lights around and shouted to everyone.
"Alright, it’s over!"
Upon hearing Wang Tao’s voice, Yang Changhong and the others stopped throwing flares.
The light in front of them was still a little blinding. There were too many flares, making it impossible to see clearly what was inside. But since Wang Tao had said it was over, it must be safe now.
The group hurried into the room, and Lightning, who had been hiding on the side, quickly rushed to Wang Tao’s side.
Wang Tao hugged him, checked that his HP hadn’t decreased much, and immediately smiled and knocked on his head.
"So smart!"
Lightning was the weakest. A rash attack would have been certain death. Luckily, he was smart and knew to hide.
"Woof woof!"
Lightning barked softly twice, staying close to Wang Tao as if worried about him.
"Wang Tao, Little Xue, are you guys okay?"
Yang Changhong squinted as he approached Wang Tao and quickly grabbed Wang Tao’s hand.
"I’m fine; don’t worry."
Wang Tao reached back and held Yang Changhong’s hand.
He Jijun, Xu Xiaojun, and Nie Siyan also came over. Seeing that Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue indeed seemed alright, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
Nie Siyan hurried over to support Wang Tao, while He Jijun and Xu Xiaojun went to throw the still-burning flares farther away. The simultaneous burning of so many flares was too bright to even open their eyes.
After a quick cleanup, everyone was finally able to see the pitiful state of Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue, as well as the charred corpse on the ground.
"So this is a four-level zombie…"
Although they did not directly participate in the battle later on, they could still sense the difficulty of Wang Tao’s fight. Including He Jijun, everyone’s faces showed a hint of despair—the four-level zombies were just too strong!
Compared to Level 3 zombies, it was like being in a completely different dimension!
And this was a Night Demon with a clear weakness. If it had been another zombie with no such weaknesses, could they have won this battle? Definitely not!
It was hard for them to imagine how humanity could withstand if all the zombies in the future were this powerful…
Seeing everyone’s expressions, Wang Tao also showed a wry smile.
He knew four-level zombies were strong, but he hadn’t expected them to be this strong!
This was even more difficult than when he was an ordinary person, killing the Level 1 Elite Big Hammer Zombie in the water plant!
Although he nearly died at that time, now at least he still had 30,000 HP left.
But there were more people now, their strength was greater, and they had found the Night Demon’s weakness… and still, they ended up like this. If not for the flares, if they hadn’t been annihilated, at least heavy casualties would have occurred!
"We—"
Wang Tao was about to suggest going upstairs to rest.
Suddenly, his face changed.
He immediately turned his head to look outside the window, and the others seemed to have heard something too, simultaneously turning their gaze to the window.
In the boundless darkness, a massive figure could be faintly seen!
Thud, thud, thud—