There was no time to think.
The Slime Demon King's massive blue body made a strange, squelching sound.
Then, it grew even larger, swelling to three or four times its original size.
Yet, it showed no signs of stopping. With the cave entrance already blocked, he and Lingxin would probably be squeezed to death at this rate!
Seeing Bai Xiaodu's astonished expression, the Demon King snorted and said triumphantly,
“You're probably thinking of digging a hole through the ceiling or the walls to escape, aren't you?”
“Too bad! This trashy online game only has invisible walls. As for terrain destruction? That kind of memory-hogging feature wasn't even considered!”
Then, she placed her two stubby, comical arms on her waist in a very human-like gesture.
“In a moment, I'm going to tie up that blue-haired chick next to you and make her watch with her own eyes as I use you! Zehahaha...”
She was letting out a villainous laugh that made it seem like she wouldn't survive past the next page.
Bai Xiaodu broke into a sweat, while Lingxin's face turned completely dark.
Her facial muscles twitched involuntarily. Then, she silently drew an ancient, yellowed tome from her waist.
As she quickly selected her spells, Lingxin suddenly heard a voice in her mind.
“Hello, hello. This is Xiaobai.”
Startled, she looked at Bai Xiaodu, who gave her a firm nod.
【Squad Leader】
It was an ability that allowed them to quickly establish a team voice chat.
In an unexpected skirmish, it was a highly practical skill. After all, unless things were planned in advance, any plan shouted out loud would no longer be a secret.
Meanwhile, the Demon King was still diligently expanding her body, attempting to trap the two of them directly.
A look of annoyance appeared on the giant slime's face.
“You bastards, are you looking down on me?”
“Flirting with each other in the middle of a battle...”
Before she could finish her sentence, Bai Xiaodu was already on the move.
【Surprise Attack】 activated!
His figure instantly blurred with exaggerated speed, appearing right above the Slime Demon King's head in a flash.
Mustering all his strength, Bai Xiaodu swung his sword downward!
Screeech!
Action speed bonus! Damage bonus!
Because the Slime Demon King's skin was incredibly tough, the blade screeched against it, producing a sound like tearing cloth.
Yet even with such an attack, the freshly cut wound was already beginning to rapidly fuse back together.
Bai Xiaodu wasn't surprised.
As seen from how Kalugar's attacks had failed to yield results, this slime couldn't be slashed to death through ordinary means.
So, he changed his approach.
When facing an enemy that would rapidly heal no matter what—and likely even resurrect—how was one supposed to kill it?
The answer was...
Leveraging the speed bonus from his Surprise Attack, Bai Xiaodu rapidly swung the silver sword in his hand.
In the span of a single breath, he unleashed dozens, then hundreds of slashes!
During this time, he expended another spell slot to maintain Kalugar's presence, and the man and shadow began a coordinated assault.
Like a seasoned chef rapidly chopping on a cutting board, Bai Xiaodu's blade fell with fluid precision, carving away large chunks of the blue, gelatinous body.
“Get off me!”
Realizing that forty percent of her body had been sliced away in just a second or two, the Slime Demon King roared in anger.
Her gelatinous body whipped violently, instantly sprouting two blue tentacles that lashed out at Bai Xiaodu like bolts of lightning.
A sharp sword hum echoed in mid-air, and in the next instant, the blue tentacles were severed in a single strike!
Ignoring her wild, thrashing rage, Bai Xiaodu calmly repeated his actions.
Seeing her body being rapidly depleted, the Slime Demon King didn't panic.
“Don't waste your energy. You can't kill me. No matter what kind of damage I take, I will rapidly regenerate.”
Suddenly, the Slime Demon King's body shattered, turning into countless tiny slimes that scattered and flew in all directions.
“I hope you still have the strength to slice every single one of me like that!”
Temporarily stopping his movements, a slight smile played on the corner of Bai Xiaodu's lips.
She finally fell for it.
If you wanted to kill an immortal being, you had to completely dismember them!
One piece in the North Pole, one in the South Pole, one in the desert, and one sunk deep into the ocean.
Of course, they didn't have such ideal conditions right now, and since the opponent's vitality was so stubborn, they had to weaken her first.
Turning his gaze to the side, Bai Xiaodu gave Lingxin a thumbs-up.
“Please, begin your performance!”
Lingxin smiled faintly, the pages of the ancient book in her hand turning rapidly.
“Alright, let me show Xiaobai the spell list of an official Mage.”
She began to chant, reciting incantations that Bai Xiaodu couldn't understand but sounded incredibly grand.
The earth churned, and vegetation grew wildly.
To the Slime Demon King's astonishment, countless vines erupted frantically from the ground!
Swish! Swish!
Thousands of agile plant tentacles shot forward, instantly and precisely impaling every single tiny slime.
They coiled tightly, binding their targets securely.
“Ugh...”
Hundreds of Slime Demon Kings widened their eyes simultaneously, struggling with all their might.
Even though she was divided into so many clones, her strength was still not to be underestimated. The vines actually showed signs of loosening!
“She's really hard to kill...”
Lingxin frowned slightly, but quickly relaxed.
“Compared to those Starry Void Beasts whose vitality is so strong they can automatically reassemble themselves even inside a cooking pot, this is actually quite acceptable.”
As she continued chanting, Bai Xiaodu quickly made his way to her side.
Using his longsword, he continuously sliced apart the tiny slimes that managed to break free and hop toward them.
The pages of the ancient book flipped rapidly once more, then drifted into the air, spinning around her. Lingxin kept her right hand in its original posture.
From the ground and the surrounding walls, the rustling sound of rapidly growing plants echoed continuously, becoming denser and more tightly packed.
In the blink of an eye, this underground space transformed into a green hell, with the gathered plants twisting into grotesque shapes.
Their branches and leaves clawed at the air as they grew frantically, squeezing and spreading into every available space.
Giving Bai Xiaodu a signal to withdraw, Lingxin turned around.
Since the Slime Demon King had split into countless pieces, the previously blocked tunnel was now clear again.
The vines parted on their own to create a path, and the two quickly turned and left.
Standing inside the tunnel, the spell in Lingxin's left hand was finally fully prepared.
Boom!
A loud rumble echoed as a crackling fire erupted.
Balanced on her fair, slender fingertips was a deep-red, searing fireball the size of several fists, crackling with intense heat.
Lingxin sneered, the blazing fireball illuminating her beautiful, flawless pale face.
“Enjoy this all to yourself.”
With that, she swung her left hand vigorously, sending the blazing red orb whistling down the vine-filled tunnel to crash heavily into the center of the cave!
Sparks exploded like molten lava, instantly igniting countless vines!
“Let's go!”
The moment the fireball struck, Lingxin didn't linger for even a second. Flipping the pages of the ancient book, their figures instantly vanished.
Leaving behind only a sea of fire and thousands of miserable shrieks!
Reappearing at the entrance of the Slime Nest, billows of pungent, acrid smoke mixed with the smell of burning rolled out.
Lingxin raised her hand again, and a shield instantly enveloped her. Just as Bai Xiaodu was about to curiously touch it, he suddenly found himself wrapped in six or seven multi-colored shields!
Lingxin said solemnly,
“When you kill someone, you must always finish them off. And when a villain starts talking, you should immediately charge your ultimate.”
“Although the fire I cast is a burning-type magic attack, the primary damage isn't directed at the two of us, so we can use these shields to withstand it for now.”
Bai Xiaodu nodded in agreement.
Then, without hesitation, he cast Mage Body and summoned a clone of himself.
It was still burning down there. For something so dangerous, he decided his real body should stay up here.
Just as he was about to ask Lingxin to cast a shield on his clone, Bai Xiaodu suddenly froze.
Because Lingxin had also summoned a clone!
The four of them stood in place, staring at each other!
Lingxin and Bai Xiaodu pointed at each other almost simultaneously, speaking in unison.
“So you also play...”
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