Chapter 340: In a Sorry State

This was a top-tier magic tool refined from the white phosphorus of a "Black Flood Dragon"! Having experienced so many battles with Han Li, except for a small hole pierced by that "Blood Spirit Drill" some days ago, it had almost never suffered any major damage. And now, it was destroyed just like that in the hands of a monster; Han Li truly found it hard to believe.

At this moment, borrowing the moonstone above his head, Han Li faintly saw the shape of the monster, which was very strange.

Its size was not large, only about a zhang high, with a thin neck and a very small head on top, but two fist-sized green lights were shining with cold chill, staring at him emotionlessly.

What Han Li cared about most was that in front of its body, two things like forelimbs were like two pitch-black, machete-shaped sharp blades, which made Han Li extremely astonished!

This monster could actually use weapons! But what kind of machete was so sharp that it actually split the "White Phosphorus Shield" with one strike?

These thoughts only flashed through Han Li's mind, but his body had already swayed, shooting toward the outside of the cave like an arrow.

Just kidding, in this small mountain cave, entangled with such a terrifying monster, even if he had a few more lives, it wouldn't be enough. Naturally, it would be more advantageous to escape outside!

But as soon as Han Li's figure moved, the monster similarly chased after him silently, and its speed was also surprisingly fast.

The mountain cave was only that short a distance, and Han Li and the monster shot out of the mountain cave one after the other, kicking up two gusts of strong wind.

As soon as he exited the cave entrance, Han Li didn't even think, raised a hand, and a white light sprayed from his palm, followed by the snow-white Spirit Wind Boat appearing in the air in front.

He intended to drive the Spirit Wind Boat and fly away!

Since the magic tool couldn't defend against the monster's attack, he would open up the distance and use the magic tool to smash it into smithereens.

But because of the slight delay in releasing the magic tool, a black shadow flashed before his eyes. The monster actually arrived first, rushing between Han Li and the Spirit Wind Boat, and its two blade-shaped forelimbs "clanged"

a few times, rubbing against each other, staring at Han Li with cold eyes.

Seeing this scene, Han Li's heart turned cold.

This monster was not only so powerful but also had a certain level of intelligence; this was a big problem.

However, after exiting the pitch-black mountain cave, under the moonlight, Han Li also recognized the monster in front of him: it was a huge mantis, pitch-black all over, emitting a strange gray aura.

Han Li took a light breath, suppressing the unease in his heart. His body blurred, and five or six identical illusions appeared, rushing straight toward the giant mantis. Han Li didn't believe that his full-speed Luo Yan Step couldn't break through the obstruction of a single monster beast.

The mantis's two green eyes flashed, and it also hallucinated several blurred shadows, meeting Han Li's illusions respectively.

Han Li's expression changed greatly!

With a few light "puffs," Han Li's illusions were broken one by one by the giant mantis's two mantis arms. His true body was forced to use the remaining Tortoise Shell magic tool to block it, but as a result, he was not only sent flying back to the original spot, but a deep slash mark also appeared on the tortoise shell.

Han Li looked at the slash mark on the tortoise shell with a pale expression and swallowed hard; clearly, this magic tool wouldn't be able to block many more strikes.

But before Han Li could think of a countermeasure, the mantis made a "buzzing" sound, and a pair of gray wings several feet long lit up, followed by a buzzing sound. This monster beast actually floated up lightly under the rapid flapping of its wings.

Seeing this scene, Han Li cried out in bitterness; how could he have forgotten that a mantis is an insect and can fly? With this, wouldn't the monster beast's speed be even more astonishing?

For the first time, Han Li felt a lack of confidence in his own movement technique.

Even so, Han Li hurriedly applied various auxiliary magic arts like "Light Body Technique" to his body, and patted the storage bag at his waist. More than a dozen golden, black, and red magic lights flew out together.

He wanted to strike first to gain the upper hand.

But the mantis monster beast didn't wait for Han Li to launch the magic tool attack at all. Just after its body floated up, it suddenly disappeared from the spot without a trace in a black shadow flash, but the next moment it appeared out of thin air above Han Li's head, aiming a machete fiercely at his skull, looking very much like it wanted to split Han Li in two with one strike.

At this moment, Han Li's expression was incomparably calm.

He also swayed his shoulders, and after a burst of afterimages appeared, he also disappeared from the spot. But the more than ten "Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blades," "Black Dragon Snatch," and other magic tools circling his side swarmed toward the monster beast simultaneously, looking like they wanted to hack it into pieces.

"Clang, clang," a series of light sounds came. The giant mantis rapidly waved the two mantis blades in its hands at a speed invisible to the naked eye, forming a huge defensive net. As soon as the magic tools came into contact with it, three golden blades and one fire fork were immediately cut into pieces, turning into dots of fluorescent light and falling from the air.

Seeing this situation, Han Li, who had taken the opportunity to rush onto the Spirit Wind Boat, felt extreme heartache.

He hurriedly recalled the remaining magic tools, and as a result, the remaining few rays of light turned around and flew back together.

But the giant mantis was unwilling to let it go. After its forelimbs crossed and rubbed slightly, its figure suddenly rushed forward, turning into a black line and chasing rapidly. In an instant, it caught up with these few magic tools, and then, without any politeness, slashed wildly again, and two more golden blades were broken into several pieces, falling into the dust.

Han Li felt like his heart was dripping blood!

Although this set of "Golden Cicada Mother-Child Blades" was not considered the best among top-tier magic tools, it was rare that they were a set, and they were extremely handy to use on weekdays. Moreover, this set of magic tools had followed him for so many years, and he had long developed a certain affection for them; he didn't expect that today ten would be destroyed...

But fortunately, the pair of "Black Dragon Snatch" that Han Li valued most were still intact, and at least one of them wasn't destroyed, which could be considered the greatest of misfortunes.

But looking at the mantis monster beast that was still staring at him, Han Li really couldn't feel like it was a great misfortune. If there was no good way to deal with this monster, I'm afraid that not to mention the remaining magic tools, even his own life would mostly not be guaranteed.

Thinking of this, the spiritual power under Han Li's feet sprayed out wildly, and immediately, amidst the slight trembling of the Spirit Wind Boat, it turned into a white light and shot into the sky. Han Li didn't believe that a monster beast could really keep up with the flight speed of the Spirit Wind Boat.

But Han Li only flew in the high sky for a short while before he had to change this thought and admit that he was a frog in a well.

Now he was running wildly in front, while occasionally turning his head to instantly release a few fireballs to block the mantis monster beast following closely behind.

"This is too strange. This monster beast is not only fierce in attack, but its flight speed is also unimaginably fast. Even Han Li's Spirit Wind Boat is a bit slower compared to it." Han Li thought with extreme depression.

He was now very certain that this monster beast was definitely more powerful than the white spider in the underground cave that day.

This huge mantis was either a top-tier Level 4 monster beast or a legendary Level 5 monster beast. That was a monster that could almost contend with the early Core Formation stage!

As soon as Han Li thought of this possibility, cold sweat poured down his back, and he had to desperately release fireballs to block the monster beast's step-by-step approach. Although every fireball that flew out was easily split in two by it, it could at least slow its figure slightly, winning time for the Spirit Wind Boat.

But Han Li knew very well that if this continued, being caught up by the other party was only a matter of time, and it definitely couldn't remain in a stalemate like this. Therefore, although he was driving the magic tool while releasing fireballs, he still used his distraction to hurriedly enter the storage bag to see if there were any magic tools that could be used at this time.

Suddenly, something extremely soft was found by Han Li's spiritual sense, which made his eyes light up, and immediately he had an idea in his heart.

So, after Han Li looked at the environment below, he stepped hard on the Spirit Wind Boat under his feet, actually driving the magic tool diagonally downward toward the dense forest below.

At the same time, he randomly took out seven or eight ordinary magic tools from the storage bag, released them all regardless of anything, and then four or five puppet soldiers were thrown out in white light. Immediately, several dazzling light arrows followed the magic tools and shot toward the monster beast behind.

This crazy attack really made the giant mantis deal with it by waving its arms, although it quickly hacked the magic tools and puppets into pieces. But when it wanted to look for Han Li again, it was quiet below, and Han Li had disappeared without a trace in the sea of forest.

The green light in the monster beast's eyes flickered, and it flew slowly to the low altitude, then hovered over the nearby dense forest, looking like it still wanted to find Han Li.

Behind a large tree in the dense forest below, Han Li was looking solemnly at the giant mantis hovering in the sky, with a nervous expression in his eyes.

At this time, he was wearing a cloak-like light gauze, which completely isolated all kinds of auras around Han Li's body.

This "Spirit-Hiding Gauze" was a trophy Han Li obtained from Xuan Le during the battle with the white spider. Back then, he had wanted to use this item to ambush Han Li, but instead, he lost his life because of it. This gauze could not only isolate the fluctuations of spiritual energy but also completely cover up the body's scent and aura.

Now, Han Li had no choice but to use this magic tool, hoping that this monster beast's intelligence was not very high and that it would leave on its own after searching for a while. Otherwise, he would be in trouble.

However, just in case, Han Li still had the solidified "Blood Spirit Drill" in one hand.

Although this thing had astonishing speed and great lethality, after seeing the giant mantis's astonishing speed, Han Li really had no confidence in using this item to kill the monster beast, so he just took it out just in case.

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