When the Ghost Corpse King crawled out from beneath the lonely grave, Jiang Kai and the others were shocked to find both its legs were already broken!
Its dark red armor was riddled with large cracks, shattered and exposing black-purple dried skin.
Especially on its chest, there was a large hole. Through the skeletal frame and the rotten, foul-smelling flesh, with a few strands of connecting fascia, one could even see a gray-black heart continuously contracting and expanding.
Its unique skin color was extremely rare among the Ghost Corpse Kings, which were primarily cyan-skinned, proving that this creature's body had been dormant underground far longer than other commander-level Ghost Corpse Kings!
Apart from possessing ancient armor, reinforced skin, and incredible defense, the Ghost Corpse King had one major trait: "immortality"!
No matter how severe the attack on its body, it was difficult to truly kill it.
Unless one could pierce its heart!
It seemed the Light Guild had fully understood this in their battle with it, and had fought with all their might, not only severing its legs but also breaking through the defense on its chest!
Jiang Kai stared intently at the large hole in the Ghost Corpse King's chest, gripping a dart in his hand.
"What a stroke of luck, I don't even need to use Armor Break!" With that, Jiang Kai was about to make his move.
At that moment, the Ghost Corpse King raised its arm and slammed it into the ground!
It didn't attack Yuan Zhu standing in front of it, but instead attacked the ground... its entire arm actually plunged into the soil!
While Jiang Kai was puzzled, suddenly the ground beneath him loosened, and then a thick arm burst out of the earth.
Startled, Jiang Kai quickly leaped to the side, but the arm was several meters long and moved much faster than Jiang Kai. In the blink of an eye, its five fingers had gripped Jiang Kai tightly, holding him firmly in its palm!
Everything happened too suddenly, and the difference in agility between the two was too great, leaving Jiang Kai no chance to escape.
The most crucial part was that Jiang Kai hadn't expected that while he was hiding in the shadows, the Ghost Corpse King would abandon attacking Yuan Zhu and directly find his location!
After capturing Jiang Kai, the arm retracted back into the ground, and then the Ghost Hand King pulled its arm out from the earth, with Jiang Kai already in its grasp.
No matter how Jiang Kai struggled, he couldn't break free from the Ghost Corpse King's grip, his body feeling like it was bound by steel, making it increasingly difficult to breathe.
The Ghost Corpse King raised its arm, extending a long tongue, bringing Jiang Kai closer to its mouth...
"Kai!" Ruan Yu's eyes widened in shock; none of them had expected the Ghost Corpse King to detect and prioritize capturing Jiang Kai.
Yuan Zhu's eyes reddened; Jiang Kai definitely had a place in his subconscious. Even in a drunken state, he instinctively wanted to save Jiang Kai.
"Let go of him!" Yuan Zhu roared, charging at the Ghost Corpse King with his sword.
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The Ghost Corpse King merely glanced at Yuan Zhu, seemingly displeased with this human interrupting its meal, but unwilling to delay its food intake.
It swung its left arm, releasing a dark purple mist that surged toward Yuan Zhu.
"It's the dark purple corpse poison mist!" Su Nuannuan was shocked.
The deeper the color of the corpse poison mist, the stronger its corrosiveness and toxicity. The king-level BOSS corpse poison mist of the Ghost Corpse King was black, a deadly poison upon contact.
Ordinary commander-level Ghost Corpse Kings could only emit dark blue corpse poison mist, yet this Ghost Corpse King could produce a nearly black dark purple corpse poison mist!
Even if it wasn't deadly upon contact, its corrosiveness and toxicity must be extremely terrifying!
"Zhu, watch out for the corpse poison!" Su Nuannuan shouted to warn Yuan Zhu.
But Yuan Zhu was beyond listening, showing no intention of retreating!
Moments later, the sound of metal clashing came from the poison mist, indicating Yuan Zhu had already engaged the Ghost Corpse King!
"Damn it..." Su Nuannuan was anxious, but as a healer, she couldn't directly participate in the battle.
However, at that moment, a voice suddenly sounded in her ear.
"Dare to eat Kai, I won't stand for it!"
Su Nuannuan turned to see Brother Ruan downing a bottle of liquor in one go, his eyes turning bloodshot...
"I, Ruan Yu, have never been weaker than anyone!" With that, Ruan Yu, holding a large shield, charged past Su Nuannuan and into the poison mist!
Su Nuannuan was stunned, watching Ruan Yu's back.
In the past, Ruan Yu only acted recklessly when drunk, but this time, he knew entering the poison mist was life-threatening and that his contribution might be insignificant, yet he didn't hesitate to rush in to save Jiang Kai!
"Nuannuan, don't be impulsive. This dark purple poison mist is likely extremely potent; you might be our last hope!" Brother Hu suddenly said to Su Nuannuan.
Su Nuannuan nodded heavily, knowing her duty as a healer.
But what Su Nuannuan didn't expect was that after Brother Hu's warning, he also rushed into the poison mist!
"Brother Hu!" Su Nuannuan's eyes widened.
"The poison mist's range is too large; I must get closer to cast spells!" Hu Yan hurriedly replied before diving into the poison mist.
He knew the poison mist's toxicity was extremely strong, yet he entered without any protective measures!
Moments later, Su Nuannuan heard a voice from the center of the poison mist, "Rain, come!"
The dark purple poison mist obscured the battlefield, but Su Nuannuan could still hear the sounds from within.
"Monster, let go of me..." Yuan Zhu's words were cut off by a loud crash, followed by a low grunt from Yuan Zhu.
"What a handsome Ghost Corpse King, how could I, Ruan the Ghost King, miss this? Come on, baby, let's hurry before someone else ruins the fun!" Ruan Yu slurred, only to be knocked out of the poison mist by the Ghost Corpse King.
As he got up, Su Nuannuan noticed Brother Ruan's armor was severely damaged, and his facial skin was severely corroded!
The only intact thing on him was the frost tower shield.
But he got up and charged at the Ghost Corpse King again, shouting, "Such smooth skin, I like it!"
He had only been in the poison mist for a moment, yet he had already suffered such severe corrosion!
At that moment, Hu Yan's Rain Prayer finally took effect.
The second-tier Rain Prayer came with greater force, and soon the sky above the valley was filled with dark clouds and lightning!
Boom, boom, boom!
Although the Rain Prayer couldn't harm the Ghost Corpse King, the thunderclaps drew its attention.
It seemed very wary of the power of lightning!
Su Nuannuan watched the battlefield with wide eyes, anxious.
The storm and rain, the lightning, might be the only turning point in this deadly battle!
Under the onslaught of the storm, the corpse poison mist actually began to thin!
Just as hope ignited in Su Nuannuan's heart, she saw Brother Hu's figure swaying in the storm!
Casting spells within the mist allowed the Rain Prayer to cover the entire area, but at the same time, Hu Yan couldn't escape the corrosion.
The Ghost Corpse King seemed to realize something and spewed a mouthful of black mist.
Black corpse poison mist!
The black mist was extremely concentrated, and directly spewed from the Ghost Corpse King's mouth, the storm hadn't had time to disperse it before it hit Hu Yan.
Hu Yan's armor fell apart, his face a bloody mess, spitting a mouthful of blood.
Severely injured again, Hu Yan knelt on one knee, refusing to fall, instead raising his staff, glaring at the Ghost Corpse King.
"Let go of Kai..." Before he could finish, Hu Yan collapsed into the mud.
The Ghost Corpse King probably didn't expect this team to be so reckless.
The thunder above repeatedly disturbed its mind, and the torrential rain washed away its corpse poison mist.
Previously, it was already severely injured, nearly killed by the Light Guild, and to avoid player pursuit, it chose this poorly recuperative valley to rest, its vitality far from recovered.
In today's battle, it was already extremely weak, its strength greatly diminished, and now it was struggling to hold on.
Seeing the Ghost Corpse King's arm droop, Yuan Zhu and Ruan Yu charged simultaneously.
Yuan Zhu swung his greatsword at the Ghost Corpse King's fingers, while Ruan Yu, shield in hand, slammed into it.
After several attacks, the Ghost Hand King's fingers finally loosened.
Jiang Kai, severely corroded by the poison mist and crushed by the immense pressure, had his eyes tightly shut, unclear if he had passed out.
However, as the Ghost Corpse King suddenly released him, his body instinctively gasped for air.
It was this breath that jolted Jiang Kai awake.
"I can't die! If I die, I can't kill Huang Da!" A thought flashed through Jiang Kai's mind.
Then, Jiang Kai suddenly opened his eyes!
In the moment before he fell, he made his move.
Nine darts of the Nine Tribulations Chasing Death shot accurately into the Ghost Corpse King's chest, straight to its heart!
Jiang Kai couldn't check the final result; after throwing the darts, he blacked out and collapsed.
"Nuannuan... save everyone..." After falling, Jiang Kai used all his strength to say his last words, then fell silent.
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