Chapter 18

A red humanoid monster appeared in Xie Yaoyao's eyes.

The monster was entirely red, with four small horns on its head—two large and two small—holding a tattered flag in its left hand and a rusty scimitar in its right.

The most critical thing was that this monster was extremely short, reaching only about Xie Yaoyao's waist, but that scimitar was indeed relatively huge.

"Fallen One? Rakanishu? A terrifying demon?"

This familiar look immediately made Xie Yaoyao think of the monsters he had slaughtered countless times on his computer back in the day.

【Fireball Technique】 Blue, 【Demon】 Red.

A red bloodline entry; fine, it really is a terrifying demon, but it still has that thin, weak look of a Fallen One.

A huge psychological advantage gave Xie Yaoyao some ideas.

Perhaps I can get two profession entries at once this time, haha.

Carrying his shotgun and holding his axe, Xie Yaoyao charged aggressively toward the demon that looked like a Fallen Shaman.

The 【Insight】 entry instantly took effect, and Xie Yaoyao's gaze wandered continuously over the demon's slender neck and joints.

Perhaps there's no need to consider the issue of weaknesses at all.

It's so thin and small; I imagine as long as I dodge its fireball attack and land one axe blow, no matter where I hit, it should finish it off.

The gravel beach was filled with jagged rocks, which kept Xie Yaoyao's charge from being fast, and also allowed that little demon to discover him.

The moment that demon saw Xie Yaoyao, it let out a shrill roar at him.

Then a ball of scorching flame instantly formed in front of it, and then it flew rapidly toward Xie Yaoyao.

"Damn! It really is a Fallen Shaman!"

Watching the basin-sized fireball flying toward him, Xie Yaoyao didn't hesitate to dive to the side.

Unfortunately, he forgot about the environment here.

"Ouch!"

Xie Yaoyao fell hard onto the gravel-covered ground.

Fortunately, he finally managed to dodge that fireball.

Feeling the heat wave that had just flashed past behind him, Xie Yaoyao knew that if he hadn't managed to dodge it, he would probably have turned into a charred corpse on the spot.

Enduring the pain coming from all over his body, Xie Yaoyao angrily picked up his axe, ready to teach that damn Fallen Shaman a lesson.

But just as he had charged two steps, a fireball began to condense again in front of that demon.

"Damn, it's not over yet!"

There was no other way; Xie Yaoyao had to dodge to the side again.

Fortunately, he was prepared this time and didn't have to dive his whole body onto the gravel ground.

Dodging the fireball attack again, Xie Yaoyao adjusted his posture and charged toward the demon.

After two charges, Xie Yaoyao finally rushed into the stone circle.

Just as the corners of his mouth turned up and he raised his axe high, the demon also raised the tattered flag in its hand at the same time.

Damn it! It's too close to dodge!

The keen observation brought by 【Insight】 allowed Xie Yaoyao to almost see the fire elements gathering from nothing between the two of them.

With that tattered flag blocking, I might not be able to kill this damn demon in one strike, but if I take a fireball, I'm definitely done for on the spot.

So Xie Yaoyao hardened his heart, and the axe left his hand.

And his other hand pulled out the shotgun 【Roarer】 he had been keeping ready from his lower back.

"Bang!"

One shot hit the center of the fireball that was about to form.

"Boom!"

The fireball, which hadn't fully formed, exploded between Xie Yaoyao and the demon, knocking both of them over.

Xie Yaoyao fell miserably onto the gravel outside again.

And that demon didn't fare much better; its thin body bore the brunt of the force, and the power of the explosion blew it directly into the air, slamming it hard against the giant rock behind it.

Moreover, the axe Xie Yaoyao had thrown just now landed squarely on its thin chest.

A mouthful of dark red blood was spat out, splashing onto the stone ground, actually corroding it with puffs of white smoke.

No, it wasn't corrosion!

The blood spat out by this ghost thing was actually like magma.

But since it can be beaten until it spits blood and can be injured, then I can kill it.

And being hit by my axe is not that simple.

Just as Xie Yaoyao struggled to stand up, the demon was clearly angry at its own injury.

It then began to wave the tattered flag in its hand frantically.

Following the demon's waving, a large amount of black smoke began to permeate from the tattered flag, and the black smoke became thicker and thicker, finally wrapping the entire stone circle inside.

Seeing such an anomaly, the hot blood that had just rushed to Xie Yaoyao's head immediately cooled down.

It was very clear that the one in front of him was not the kind of Fallen One from the game that you could kill in one hit.

Just as Xie Yaoyao concentrated his attention and raised his vigilance, the thick smoke in front suddenly contracted inward, as if there were a black hole vortex in the middle of the stone circle.

In an instant, the thick smoke disappeared without a trace.

The originally thin 'Fallen One' in the middle of the stone circle now seemed to have grown several times larger, like a balloon being blown up.

If it weren't for the fact that its appearance and features were the same, Xie Yaoyao would absolutely not have been able to connect this guy, who was at least two and a half meters tall, with the little guy who was about one meter tall before.

The enlarged demon roared at Xie Yaoyao; even from tens of meters away, Xie Yaoyao felt like he could smell the opponent's bad breath mixed with the scent of blood.

And Xie Yaoyao noticed that the axe that had just slashed into its chest was still there.

Only, magma-like blood kept flowing from the wound on the demon's chest, and that ordinary axe gradually turned red and softened under such high temperature, finally falling to the ground with a 'clatter'.

Seeing this scene, Xie Yaoyao turned and ran without hesitation.

Clearly, this second-stage monster is not something I can take down alone.

Seeing Xie Yaoyao run, the monster roared again, raised the scimitar in its hand, and chased after him.

Unlike Xie Yaoyao, who was dodging left and right between the giant rocks to escape, the monster violently smashed the rocks blocking its way while chasing.

Xie Yaoyao finally understood why a gravel beach appeared in this place filled with giant rocks.

It was all rocks smashed by this monster.

It was clear that my bones were not as hard as these rocks; listening to the loud noises behind him, Xie Yaoyao's feet moved even faster.

Run, run, run, don't be a hero!

Why can this damn monster transform, but it didn't show up in the entries? Damn it!

Also, since it has already transformed, why are the entries above its head still those two!

【Fireball Technique】 Blue, 【Monster】 Green.

Wait!

The Fireball entry is still there!

And that 【Monster】 entry has become a green entry.

Xie Yaoyao turned his head abruptly and saw that after the monster couldn't catch up to him for a long time, it decisively stopped and began to wave the tattered flag in its hand.

That flag now looked like a small banner in the hands of the giant demon.

Three identical basin-sized fireballs formed instantly.

"Damn!"