Inside the Metasequoia Courtyard, there were pavilions, towers, and galleries, as well as pavilions above water and flower pools, everything one could ask for.
It was indeed the perfect place for a secret rendezvous.
Within the chaotic Nanjiang City of the moment, the Red Flame King was having a tryst with his lover in such a secluded courtyard, a prime example of neglecting one’s duties.
Especially since his paramour was the wife of another Demon King.
Li Muyang, controlling Jiang Xiaoyu, sneaked into the courtyard and heard noises coming from inside the building, curling his lips in disdain.
“This Red Flame King sure knows how to indulge in pleasures…”
The woman’s breathless, quivering voice could be heard inside the room.
“… My enemy, my husband seems to have sensed something. You… huh… you promised to take me away and fly high, when will we leave Nanjiang City?”
The Red Flame King’s voice was deep as he said, “Soon… my little beauty, I have prepared everything, and we’re just waiting for the right moment. Now that Fairy Yu has fallen, Nanjiang City will descend into turmoil.”
“Everyone in the city is wary of each other, yet no one is paying attention to the treasury. In a day or two, I’ll steal the two treasures from the treasury.”
“With the protection of those two treasures, we can fly far away and safely get through the wilderness without fear for our lives.”
What followed was a series of rushed, excited panting.
The Red Flame King actually wanted to elope with his beauty and even planned to swipe the treasures from the Nanjiang City treasury… Li Muyang didn’t rush to make a move.
It wasn’t until the commotion inside quieted for a while, followed by some rustling sounds, that footsteps could be heard from within.
“I’ll go back first to deal with the others, I can’t be away for too long given the unrest in the city right now. Rest for now, my little beauty, and I shall return later… hehe…”
The Red Flame King, triumphant, pushed the door open and stepped out, pulling up his waistband as he walked.
However, a dark shadow suddenly darted out beside him, attacking directly at him.
[Enter Combat Phase]
The instant the system prompt appeared, Li Muyang was once again engulfed by darkness.
He once again entered the game, controlling the Wheel of Annihilation towards the Red Flame King.
[Red Flame King: …?!]
[Red Flame King: Who is there!]
Li Muyang’s Wheel of Annihilation turned into a chilling glow flying towards the Red Flame King, and at the same time, he flickered, seemingly using Instantaneous Movement to appear right in front of the Red Flame King, and threw a punch.
The tremendous force directly sent the unprepared Red Flame King flying.
[-669]
Over the Red Flame King’s head, the health bar decreased by a small margin.
Then the Wheel of Annihilation whistled over, carving a deep gash in the Red Flame King’s back, blood spurting wildly.
[-1399]
The Red Flame King’s health bar took another hit.
[Red Flame King: Dammit!]
The enraged Demon King struggled to his feet, revealing his true demonic form.
It turns out to be a huge red-furred rat.
Its sharp fangs, fierce face, and the needle-like red fur standing all over its body, all exuded a wild and hot aura.
[Red Flame King: Which little bastard dares to ambush me!]
The Red Flame King, transformed into a giant rat, roared as he charged at Li Muyang.
But Li Muyang was no longer the same as he once was; the experience of killing the Human Puppet Master had greatly improved his combat skills.
As the Red Flame King, enveloped in blazing flames, charged at him, he rolled away, activating the Remnant Cloud Movement Technique, and effortlessly dodged the attack.
At the same time, he manipulated the Wheel of Annihilation, striking the King in the flames again causing [-979] damage.
[Red Flame King: Aaagh… I’m furious!]
The frenzied Red Flame King violently shook his body, flinging his dense, red needles like a torrential rain towards Li Muyang.
Li Muyang immediately activated the Remnant Cloud Movement Technique to dodge, but he was still hit by several fire-imbued needles.
[-78]
[Fire Poison Condition 97%]
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After being hit by the needle fur, his health bar barely dropped, but Li Muyang’s vision was afflicted by a fire poison debuff.
This debuff deducts 25 health points per second for 60 seconds.
Seeing the giant fire rat in the courtyard shake its body and flick off another batch of fiery fur, Li Muyang hurriedly dodged.
“This rat’s fire poison is pretty fierce.”
Li Muyang’s health bar was now just a little over five thousand.
And this fire poison could burn over a thousand of his health in one minute… From afar, the dense rain of fiery fur came at him again, and Li Muyang flickered in motion, continuously evading.
The enormous rat, seeing Li Muyang forced to a certain distance, stopped flinging fur from its body.
It opened its narrow mouth filled with sharp teeth and spewed out roaring flames and smoke at Li Muyang.
In an instant, the courtyard was shrouded in thick black smoke.
Within the smoke, one could hardly see the scenery in the distance.
Li Muyang, filled with shock and uncertainty, found the smoke acrid and felt it weakened his senses.
Just as he was about to summon his Chakram back, a huge dark shadow suddenly crashed into him from the side. The Red Flame King, taking advantage of the obscuring smoke, had easily crept up beside Li Muyang.
Caught off guard, Li Muyang was directly knocked flying, his shoulder smashed into a mangled mess.
[-1299]
The Red Flame King’s strike grievously wounded Li Muyang.
“Damn!”
Although there was no pain in the game, seeing his health bar drop significantly, Li Muyang quickly made his Chakram fly back to defend against the enemy.
But as he directed the Chakram toward the giant rat, the fire rat shook its head again and spewed out thick fire smoke.
The red and black smoke concealed the Rat King’s figure, and Li Muyang once again lost sight of his target…
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Back in the reality of his room, Li Muyang opened his eyes, rubbing them tiredly.
“This Red Flame King’s smoke skill is just too obnoxious.”
He had died four times in a row and still couldn’t break through the Red Flame King’s smoke skill.
Not only did it obscure his vision and diminish his senses, but the Red Flame King also thrived within it, its speed even increased.
It wouldn’t confront Li Muyang head-on. Once it forced Li Muyang back, it would aggressively spew smoke, flooding the entire courtyard with intense flames and smoke.
Then, hiding within the smoke, it would appear and vanish unpredictably, launching stealth attacks on Li Muyang over and over.
Tricky and shameless.
The Red Flame King, seeming like a reckless strongman, was actually like a rat that stealthily stole companions’ wives, fight in a sneaky manner…
Li Muyang shook his head, “Is this considered a contrast?”
After dying four times in a row, Li Muyang was somewhat tired and thus stopped the game.
The main reason was the shouting from Guan Xiaoshun outside.
“Brother Li! Dinner’s ready!”
Upon hearing the shout, Li Muyang rolled out of bed and responded, “Coming, coming, I’m on my way!”
From the four previous encounters, this Red Flame King wasn’t very strong.
Its bulky body was ungraceful, and it lacked long-range attack capabilities.
The skill to throw its fiery fur had a wide coverage but laughable lethality; it was just the fire poison that was troublesome.
If it weren’t for that smoke skill, this Demon King would be utterly useless.
Yet, this smoke was a bit unsolvable. Once it blended into the smoke, Li Muyang would lose track of the target.
“I need to find a way to break through this smoke…”
Li Muyang mused, pondering the Demon King’s vulnerabilities.
The Red Flame King differed from a Human Puppet Master; its attack pattern was very straightforward, just a plain three-trick-pony.
But to break its three tricks was truly a bit difficult.
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