CHAPTER 40: CHAPTER 40: ENCIRCLEMENT OF THE HORNED DEMON, TWO FISTS CAN’T FIGHT EIGHTY HANDS

At this moment, outside the simulation battlefield, the students watching Fang Zhou’s live battle were once again deeply shocked by Fang Zhou’s flawless combat style.

In the Abyss Difficulty [Little Inferior Demon Camp], the 8 lower apprentice demons had tormented top freshmen like Ye Fan and Meng Hongzhuang to the point of being utterly miserable, forcing them to temporarily retreat.

Yet at this moment, Fang Zhou was facing 11 Little Inferior Demons, including several elite middle apprentice-level ones, and defeated them cleanly and effortlessly.

The gap between them was simply too vast!

They asked themselves, with their current strength, not to mention breaking through alone like Fang Zhou, even if three people teamed up, they might find it difficult to withstand the onslaught of these 11 Little Inferior Demons.

The prototype of an Undead Mage being a one-man army had already begun to appear in Fang Zhou.

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As the team progressed, Fang Zhou could clearly feel the sulfuric stench in the air gradually thickening again.

At the end of the right corridor, like the left, there was a closed door.

The sulfuric presence here was so intense that Fang Zhou’s projection felt a strong stimulus to the eyes and nose.

This pungent scent, to some extent, reflected the strength of the demon.

It seems there’s a big one ahead.

Fang Zhou gripped the Magic Staff, ready for battle.

Just as he was about to command the skeletons to break the door, a frantic roar suddenly emanated from the room.

The door was pushed open by a red claw, and a tall figure appeared at the doorway.

This towering demon had a pair of fiery red long horns on its head, resembling two sharp daggers.

Its body was exceptionally strong, nearly three meters tall, with its head almost touching the ceiling when standing upright.

A layer of fiery red scale armor covered its solid, developed muscles, and its large mouth was filled with sharp, barbed teeth.

This was precisely the main war unit of the Abyssal Demon, the [Horned Demon]!

Ordinarily, Horned Demons possessed Black Iron level strength, but in this simulation battlefield, they were suppressed to the middle apprentice level.

Yet despite this, its combat power was like a final boss compared to the same tier Little Inferior Demons.

"Kill, die, eat!"

The Horned Demon let out a muddled roar, and when its blood-red eyes looked at Fang Zhou, the look conveyed was not so much a fierce killing intent as it was a ravenous hunger.

Anyone being stared at by such a malevolent demon would not be happy, and Fang Zhou was no exception.

"Full assault!"

Fang Zhou issued the combat order, and the skeletons in front let out cold roars, charging towards the Horned Demon.

Though only numbered in the dozens, they carried the forceful aura of an overwhelming tide of bones.

The corridor was built to human proportions, so it felt quite narrow for the large-bodied Horned Demon.

With no room to evade the skeletons’ charge, the Horned Demon swung its arms, bellowing, to push away the two leading skeletons, but was closely engaged by a few skeletons from behind.

The Horned Demon’s muscles were extraordinarily tough, covered by particularly solid scale armor.

The skeletons’ sharp bone claws barely pierced through the demon’s skin defense, only penetrating less than three centimeters into the muscle, as if stuck and unable to go deeper.

A pained scream erupted from the Horned Demon’s mouth, and it frantically flailed its arms.

Seeing this, Fang Zhou’s expression shifted slightly, and he immediately commanded the front-line skeletons to retreat.

But his actions were a split second too late; the two skeletons that had tasted success were caught by the Horned Demon’s hands while trying to pull back.

The two skeletons struggled desperately, but both their physical and strength attributes were far inferior to the Horned Demon’s, rendering them motionless and unable to break free no matter how hard they tried.

Three more skeletons quickly rushed over to assist, aiming for the Horned Demon’s vulnerable belly under Fang Zhou’s command.

The Horned Demon sneered, tightly gripping its hands, crushing the Soul Fires of the two skeletons in a burst of power, scattering their remains into pieces on the ground,

Then it slammed a fist down, sending another skeleton flying through the air, its head crashing into the corridor ceiling.

The sound of bones breaking was clearly heard as its skull shattered and its Soul Fire was extinguished, dying on the spot.

When brave soldiers meet on a narrow path, the one with courage wins. Fang Zhou fully understood this principle.

He maintained a cold expression, calmly directing the Skeleton Army to endlessly surge towards the Horned Demon.

After all, the skeletons were merely cannon fodder!

No matter how many you kill, I’ll just summon more!

Another skeleton drove a bone claw into the Horned Demon’s thick thigh, causing the demon to howl in pain as it grabbed the skeleton and slammed it to the ground, then stomped it with a heavy foot.

Crunch.

As the skeleton perished, cold light flashed in Fang Zhou’s eyes, having spotted the Horned Demon’s weak point.

He swiftly swung his Magic Staff, casting [Skeleton Shackles]!

Four thick bone chains emerged from the void, binding the Horned Demon’s limbs securely.

Realizing the dire situation, the Horned Demon howled to the sky, struggling with great effort.

Enduring the immense spiritual power drain, Fang Zhou grappled with the Horned Demon through [Skeleton Shackles] while also summoning three Bone Spears.

Swish! Swish! Swish!

With a sharp, piercing sound, one Skeleton Flying Spear was aimed at the Horned Demon’s left eye, another at its chest, and the final one at its torn flank gnawed by the skeletons.

Bound tightly by the [Skeleton Shackles] and the Skeleton Army, the Horned Demon barely evaded the spear targeting its left eye, but its chest and flank were pierced directly by the other two Bone Spears.

Armor-Piercing, Corrosive Poison, Death Energy!

Under the triple-damage attributes of the Bone Spears, the Horned Demon’s renowned scale armor defense was as fragile as paper.

Seeing this, Fang Zhou smirked coldly, "Explode!"

Boom!

Amid the Horned Demon’s agonizing howl, its upper body was engulfed by the explosive bone fragments.

Not only were most of its sturdy scales charred and peeled off, but the pair of sharp horns on its forehead were also broken off.

The wounded Horned Demon roared madly, no longer as fierce and brave, retreating timidly back into the room as the Skeleton Shackles dissipated.

Fang Zhou was prepared. With a light wave of his Magic Staff, the fearless Skeleton Army charged at the heavily injured Horned Demon.

Several bone claws simultaneously lashed out, and this time the Horned Demon’s sturdy scale armor couldn’t block the skeletons’ attacks.

Managing to fend off a few hits, it was eventually overwhelmed by the swarm of skeletons.

The Horned Demon groaned, its wildly flailing hands paused, and Fang Zhou seized the opportunity to fire two more [Skeleton Flying Spears].

One spear pierced the Horned Demon’s thick neck, its tip protruding from the back, while the other struck directly into the demon’s eye socket.

The Horned Demon let out one final roar, its blood-red eyes losing their light as its massive body swayed before collapsing heavily.