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“Attack!”
While everyone else was stunned, Liliya reacted the fastest, she shouted at Rocky and then, with shield in hand and longsword gripped tight, she charged directly at the Grayrock Demon!
Rocky and the Beastmen quickly caught up, with the Beastmen’s reaction slightly faster. He didn’t get entangled in who Rocky and Liliya were, instead taking the opportunity to dash into the forest, directly running away.
As for Rocky, he took to the air and then dove down at the Grayrock Demon from midair!
“I’ll hold it off, you look for a chance to attack its head!”
Holding up her shield as she approached the Grayrock Demon, Liliya shouted while swinging her longsword heavily toward the Grayrock Demon’s lower leg.
The Grayrock Demon stood over three meters tall, and even the similarly large Beastmen only came up to its chest when facing it, so Liliya, who was even shorter than the Beastmen, had no way to compare with such a massive creature. In front of this gigantic monster, Liliya was like a tiny speck.
But don’t underestimate this small figure, because Liliya was now fully equipped with rune-enhanced gear personally strengthened by Winsail. With the power of this rune equipment, her strength had skyrocketed, already nearing the level of a fifth-level warrior.
So when Liliya’s sword struck the Grayrock Demon, a crack followed by scattering of stone shards showed she had actually injured the Grayrock Demon!
This was simply incredible!
The rock-solid Grayrock Demon, so easily hurt!?
If the Beastman from before had seen this scene, he would have dropped his jaw in shock, for he had fought desperately for a long time, striking the same spot countless times, only to barely make a crack on the Grayrock Demon’s head. Yet Liliya’s single strike knocked off several chunks of stone from the body of the Grayrock Demon, the difference was simply too great.
Of course, this did not mean Liliya was stronger than the Beastmen, in actuality, the real difference in absolute strength was still in the Beastmen’s favor. The real gap was in the equipment—the Beastmen’s broadaxe couldn’t compare with Liliya’s full set of rune equipment.
Especially the longsword in Liliya’s hand, which Rocky had found in the research institute. Winsail had inscribed several hundred first-level runes on this longsword, the contained mana even surpassing that of the Side Sword of the Void Magic Armor.
As the saying goes, a fine horse deserves a good saddle; the reason Liliya could injure the Grayrock Demon with one strike was because her weapon was good enough.
At this moment, the Grayrock Demon, having been struck, was clearly in pain and immediately swung its fist down at Liliya.
“Opportunity!”
Seeing the Grayrock Demon focus on Liliya, Rocky immediately seized this opportunity, quickly flying over the Grayrock Demon’s head from midair and slashing viciously at its head!
With a clang, Rocky’s longsword landed heavily on the Grayrock Demon’s head, followed by a cracking sound that made the fissure cut by the Beastmen even larger!
Rocky was wearing the Void Magic Armor, and the longsword in his hand was naturally embedded with magic stones and inscribed with many runes, so its power was immense.
Moreover, the Grayrock Demon’s head had already been attacked countless times by the Beastmen and had shown weaknesses, so Rocky’s sword strike immediately had an effect.
At this moment, the Grayrock Demon clearly had suffered a heavy blow, its huge form even swaying and nearly losing its balance.
But similarly, the heavily injured Grayrock Demon became even more furious after regaining its footing!
You could see it roaring in anger as it raised both arms and then tried to crush Rocky on its head with a powerful blow.
In such a situation, even Rocky, who wanted to follow up with a second strike, couldn’t react in time and hurriedly flew higher instead. Just as he flew out of the reach of the Grayrock Demon’s attack, a muffled thud sounded as the demon’s raised arms slapped together with such force that it even cracked its palms!
Seeing this, Rocky broke out in a cold sweat and felt thankful he hadn’t been rash in seeking quick success, for if such a heavy blow had hit him, he would have been heavily injured, if not dead.
Seeing Rocky escape its attack range, the Grayrock Demon on the ground roared at him non-stop, madly waving its arms to hit him out of the air, but to no avail.
However, suddenly during its wild arm swinging, the Grayrock Demon tilted and its huge body fell down without warning.
It turned out that while Rocky had drawn the Grayrock Demon’s attention, Liliya took the opportunity to circle behind it and, seizing the moment, slashed at the Grayrock Demon’s knee with all her strength. Adding the inherent power of her longsword, she managed to make the Grayrock Demon lose its balance and half-kneel to the ground.
At the same time, Rocky in the air dove down again, striking the Grayrock Demon’s head once more.
In this way, Rocky and Liliya, one in the air and the other on the ground, began to engage with the Grayrock Demon.
Although Rocky and Liliya had less absolute strength compared to the Beastmen, one was wearing rune-enhanced Void Magic Armor and the other rune equipment. With their tacit cooperation, their combined strength resulted in a qualitative change, leaving the enraged Grayrock Demon no chance against them.
Facing the agile Liliya and the freely flying Rocky, the Grayrock Demon was played like a puppet, each time it targeted one of them, the other would launch a stealth attack, and with both of their weapons so powerful, the duet gradually left the Grayrock Demon battered and bruised.
What’s more important, during these repeated attacks, the Grayrock Demon’s head became the main target, enduring countless hits!
“Die!”
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When the Grayrock Demon was once again lured by Liliya, Rocky charged above its head and brought down another sword strike, directly severing half of its brain, even exposing the Demon Core within!
Finally, they saw results!
Seeing his strike sever half of the demon’s brain and expose the Demon Core, Rocky was overjoyed—it meant they were about to succeed. If the next strike could hit the Demon Core, it would be enough to completely annihilate the monster before them!
But just as Rocky basked in his triumph, the Grayrock Demon went completely berserk. The threat of death made the monster let out an ear-shattering roar, and it suddenly changed direction, charging into the forest.
This was…
Trying to flee?
The actions of the Grayrock Demon left both Rocky and Liliya stunned; they never expected the monster to know how to flee?
However, they quickly realized their mistake, for demons do not flee, and that was what made them most terrifying.
The crazed Grayrock Demon wasn’t running away but instead made it to a large tree. It hugged the tree trunk, yanking the great tree from its roots, then swung it like a broom toward Liliya!
“Ah!!”
Faced with the sweeping tree, Liliya had nowhere to escape despite her agility. All she could do was shield herself with a shield before the tree trunk struck her fiercely, sending her flying…
“Liliya!”
Seeing Liliya sent flying, Rocky, who was in mid-air, panicked. But he was the next to suffer, as the Grayrock Demon, after sweeping Liliya away, raised the tree and took aim at him!
“Damn it!”
Rocky, who initially was about to dive down to rescue Liliya, had to halt his descent and, with a nimble sidestep, circled in the air, narrowly avoiding the attack.
“Use magic!”
Just then, Liliya’s voice called out from below. Although she had been struck head-on, the protection of her rune equipment and the timely use of her shield meant her injuries weren’t severe; she even had the strength to remind Rocky.
Rocky immediately took her advice and began to fly around the Grayrock Demon, with his palm opened he shot out a series of Magic Bullets!
The sounds of “Boom, boom, boom” followed, as a barrage of Magic Bullets rained down from the sky.
However, due to the high-speed flight, the hit rate of the Magic Bullets wasn’t high; only a small portion hit the Grayrock Demon, with the vast majority missing. Even the hits did not do much damage, for Rocky, empowered by the Void Magic Armor, only reached the level of a Third Level Mage. His Magic Bullets were too weak to harm the Grayrock Demon.
Yet the unstruck Magic Bullets had a noticeable effect, as they kicked up dust upon impacting the ground, quickly enveloping the battlefield in smoke, with the Grayrock Demon, Rocky, and Liliya all lost within it.
This was Rocky’s true intention!
Amid the billows of smoke, the large frame of the Grayrock Demon remained clearly visible, but it was different for Rocky and Liliya. After being engulfed by the smoke, they completely vanished, leaving the Grayrock Demon unable to find them.
For a moment, the battlefield fell silent, save for the Grayrock Demon’s roars and heavy footsteps. No matter how much it bellowed, Rocky and Liliya did not appear—they seemed to have vanished.
“Roar! Roar! Roar! Roar!”
Unable to find the pair, the Grayrock Demon’s roars grew louder, and it swung the tree in its hands blindly, making several rounds in the surrounding area.
As the tree continued to sweep, the smoke gradually cleared, revealing everything that had been covered…
“Die!”
But just as the smoke started to clear, Liliya, who had been out of sight for a while, suddenly fell from above the Grayrock Demon, her Rune Longsword aiming straight for its head!
With a clang, Liliya struck!
Her sword harshly hit the Grayrock Demon’s… arm!
In a critical moment, the Grayrock Demon dropped the tree and raised its arm to protect its head, successfully fending off the lethal blow…
However, at the very moment Liliya’s strike was blocked, the Grayrock Demon’s head was penetrated!
A Rune Longsword entered through the back of the Grayrock Demon’s skull, piercing the Demon Core within, then emerged through the mouth, which resembled a gap!
Dressed in Void Magic Armor, Rocky floated behind the Grayrock Demon and struck it down!