Chapter 180: A Difficult Battle

The basilisk's flat green head snapped at the flying Allen with lightning speed...

Allen's last breath had only used up half of the magical secretions in his pouch; he was turning to prepare another breath when a dire warning surged in his heart.

He folded his wings; at this moment, the Levitation Charm on his body had already failed. His body plummeted rapidly, narrowly dodging the basilisk's fierce snap. It shouldn't even be called a snap; if he had been bitten, he would likely have been swallowed whole by the basilisk...

This dodge was extremely perilous; the basilisk nearly bit him. Allen could even feel the basilisk's cold breath and foul odor...

He quickly spread his wings, halting his descent, then rapidly increased the distance from the basilisk. He hadn't expected such a clumsy creature to launch such a swift bite. This meant he was unsafe within 10 meters of the basilisk; he didn't believe he would be lucky enough to dodge its bites every time.

He turned and cast the Yan Ji Zhou on the basilisk again, but the basilisk seemed prepared; it quickly closed its eyes. Only then did Allen discover fine scales covering its eyelids. The spell struck its right eyelid uselessly; the scales on the right eyelid easily deflected the spell...

The basilisk launched another lightning-fast attack. This time, its target was the Lightning Falcon that had been harassing it. The high-speed Lightning Falcon was instantly bitten by the basilisk, turning directly into fragments...

Allen's heart grew increasingly solemn. The basilisk's performance far exceeded his expectations; he already felt he had been too overconfident earlier...

With all interference eliminated, the basilisk moved swiftly. Its mountain-like body slithered across the ground without any slowness. Its massive form pushed aside the gravel on the ground, leaving a winding serpent path...

Watching the rapidly approaching basilisk, Allen dared not be overconfident. He tried to gain altitude, but found the roof height in this area insufficient; the basilisk could easily reach him.

He could only continue flying forward to increase the distance from the basilisk, which pursued relentlessly. He soon flew to the end of the chamber; the tunnel ahead was even narrower. Entering it would leave no room to maneuver. He was forced to play "King Qin Circling the Pillar," stalling against the basilisk by circling the Shi Zhu within the chamber.

The basilisk's body quickly coiled several times around this Shi Zhu. With a powerful squeeze, the entire Shi Zhu was crushed into several segments under the basilisk's monstrous strength...

Allen then discovered that the several wounds left on the basilisk by the Impact Bull earlier had stopped bleeding. It seemed the basilisk's healing ability was also strong; such large wounds had stopped bleeding so quickly...

Allen finally understood why the books described the basilisk as so terrifying!

The basilisk was a perfect killing machine:

Its massive body brought immense power, capable of splitting mountains and cracking stones;

Its eerie eyes contained magical power, able to launch magical attacks from a distance, killing people invisibly;

Powerful defense, able to withstand most physical and magical attacks, solid as a rock;

Swift movement and attack speed, making it impossible to guard against;

High combat intelligence; it always distinguished who was the primary threat;

Finally, its body possessed powerful healing abilities, which only deepened despair.

Except for its inability to fly, it had no other flaws...

The shadow in Allen's heart grew increasingly heavy. He had used all his prepared methods, but the damage inflicted on the basilisk was very limited...

At this moment, the basilisk delivered another heavy tail strike. Allen quickly dodged. The basilisk's tail struck the stone floor of the chamber, gouging out a large pit...

It pressed its advantage without mercy. Its tail swept horizontally toward Allen again. Missing Allen, it instead snapped another Shi Zhu...

More and more gravel accumulated on the ground. The basilisk continued to pursue the agilely flying Allen in the air. It had already snapped one-third of the pillars in the chamber...

The translucent Yoder watched this scene silently,

with no intention whatsoever of stopping the basilisk...

Allen found the situation increasingly unfavorable. He discovered the Impact Bull struggled to find a path to charge because the ground was covered in gravel. The winding charge path prevented the Impact Bull from gaining any speed.

The Impact Falcon was similarly ineffective. The Impact Falcon was too light; although it could collide with the basilisk every time, the damage was far inferior to that of the Impact Bull. The harm caused to the basilisk was negligible.

Allen even commanded the Impact Falcon to charge into the basilisk's mouth while it roared. The Impact Falcon's long horn skewered the basilisk's lower jaw diagonally, but failed to inflict fatal damage. Since then, the basilisk became more cautious, reducing the frequency of opening its mouth to roar.

The basilisk also understood Allen had the ability to harm its eyes. It remained constantly vigilant against Allen's Yan Ji Zhou and the Impact Falcon attacking its eyes.

Most importantly, Allen discovered he had expended much stamina during this stalemate. He had begun to pant, his armor was soaked with sweat, and his flying speed had slowed somewhat...

Flying among the Shi Zhu in the chamber also consumed much of his energy.

Yet, despite sustaining so many wounds, the basilisk showed no sign of slowing down; it remained as vigorous as ever...

The basilisk also noticed this. It suddenly slithered to the tunnel at the chamber entrance and struck the tunnel mouth with its tail. The tunnel mouth collapsed, and the resulting debris blocked most of the entrance, leaving only a very small opening...

Allen's heart sank...

He had no retreat left...

He was completely cornered...

He suddenly looked at the basilisk. The basilisk was staring intently at him. Cruel light flickered in its eyes. It could not wait to tear apart this red prey, crunch his bones, and taste his sweet blood...

Allen's eyes regained their determination. With his retreat cut off, to survive, he could only move forward!

He released two more Impact Bulls, then actively approached the basilisk to attract its attention, creating an opportunity for the Impact Bulls to charge.

But the basilisk was not fooled. Although it hated the particularly agile bird-man flying in the air, it clearly knew what could cause it harm.

Its tail swept horizontally across the ground again with renewed ferocity. While smashing the two Impact Bulls into fragments, it also kicked up countless pieces of gravel from the ground.

These gravel pieces shot into the air like bullets, posing a huge threat to Allen. He was forced to constantly maneuver to dodge the flying debris.

This allowed the basilisk to discover an effective method against the flying Allen. It continuously swept gravel from the ground toward Allen with its tail.

This tactic was very effective. For a time, Allen lost the ability to attack and could only desperately dodge the incoming gravel in the air...

The light in the chamber was still too dim, and the gravel kicked up by the basilisk was too abundant. Finally, a fist-sized piece struck Allen's chest plate. His mithril plate armor visibly dented inward. He flew out like a rag, landing amidst a pile of gravel...

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