The Inferior Demon chose to ignore Xu Hongzhuang. Its intelligence was zero, governed only by the most primal instincts, and once summoned, it would unconditionally obey Chen Feng's commands.
Xu Hongzhuang was not its target. To it, the Earth Dragon in front was the enemy it needed to face and kill…
The Inferior Demon twisted its tentacles, like iron whips, wrapping around the Earth Dragon's neck. In the next second, it opened its mouth and sprayed a foul substance directly onto the Earth Dragon's chest.
"Roar..."
The Earth Dragon had long gone berserk. When the Inferior Demon appeared, it immediately became its enemy. Witnessing the mud attack, it attempted to shake its body to block, but the Inferior Demon's tentacles had already restricted its movements.
——"Mud Attack!"
A mass of thick, black liquid was sprayed out by the Inferior Demon. The Earth Dragon tried its best to dodge, but a part still fell onto it. The mud smeared its chest and seeped inside, and instantly, the wounds infected by the mud began to rot.
The Inferior Demon's body was highly toxic, and the mud was filled with various germs. Just a moment's contact corroded the Earth Dragon's flesh and skin.
——"Rage Flame!"
The Earth Dragon's pupils gradually turned red, deciding to counterattack. The bones in its body made a sudden sound, it pushed off the ground with its feet, twisted its hips, and its tail heavily whipped the Inferior Demon.
"Bang!"
The hit from the tail left the Inferior Demon dizzy, unable to control its tentacles anymore, which loosened momentarily.
The tiger was unleashed from its cage.
The Earth Dragon let out a hoarse wail, shaking its head as it charged forward, causing fragments of some corpses on the Inferior Demon to fall off.
"Strong, even possessing the potential to rise to the Silver Level."
Chen Feng didn't expect the Earth Dragon, after so many ambushes, to still be able to counterattack. He couldn't imagine if facing it head-on, even two Inferior Demons might not be able to stop it.
But undeniably, the Earth Dragon had suffered severe damage, with its eyes in pain and wounds festering, making it a spent force. What Chen Feng needed to do was to salt its wounds.
"Blind its other eye!"
"Swish!"
Like an afterimage, the Dark Elf almost instantly completed drawing the bow, aiming at the Earth Dragon's other eye!
"Puchi!"
A burst of fresh, red blood spurted out, and the Earth Dragon's right eye was immediately pierced by an arrow.
The Earth Dragon's body began to shake violently, sending dirt flying all around; its expression twisted, and its voice turned hoarse. At this moment, it completely lost sight, its vision turned pitch black.
The Dark Elf panted, her fingers trembling slightly. Though it seemed like a light arrow, it required her body, mind, and spirit to be in complete harmony. Repeated high-intensity aiming depleted most of her stamina, leaving her unable to shoot another arrow in a short time.
But it was enough.
The Earth Dragon's vision was gone; the Inferior Demon could fully exploit this vulnerability.
"Restrict its movements, then suffocate it!"
A new round of commands issued from Chen Feng's mouth, his tone ghostly, eyes filled with apathy towards life.
Xu Hongzhuang marveled at the scene before her: the grotesquely hideous creature was aiding her. No, more accurately, it considered the Earth Dragon as an enemy and was locked in combat with it.
A terrifying battle style, astonishing vitality; even after being whipped by the Earth Dragon, it suffered no major injuries, standing up from the ground.
"Restrict its movements, then suffocate it!"
A voice?!
Xu Hongzhuang looked up, focusing her fervent gaze on that solitary figure ahead…
Nighttime, under the dim moonlight.
Xu Hongzhuang looked at the figure above, her breathing becoming somewhat labored. It was a young man, seemingly the same age as herself. But what was with his eyes?
Although Xu Hongzhuang possessed considerable strength, upon seeing the Earth Dragon and the Inferior Demon—such terrifying adversaries—a trace of panic inevitably crept into her heart.
Yet that man's face showed no change. A person's expression might deceive, but the eyes cannot lie. His eyes were sharp, like an icy spring. In his gaze, there was no fear, no evasion, no cowardice; only coldness and cruelty.
It was as if, to him, the so-called Earth Dragon and Inferior Demon were mere toys, incapable of stirring any emotion within him.
Beside him was a phantom figure: strange skin, sharp ears, and a stunning appearance. No matter how one looked, she didn't seem human, and her hands held a longbow.
A longbow?
Xu Hongzhuang's pupils immediately shrank to a thin line. She could confirm that the previous arrows had indeed been shot from the other side's hand.
Moreover, if she wasn't mistaken, it was he who controlled that terrifying rotting monster, his decisive manner, the archer perched beside him, the monster obeying his command.
Xu Hongzhuang stared at Chen Feng, her clear eyes full of curiosity and astonishment. In a few days, though she had met some professionals, none were like the man before her.
Facing this man, Xu Hongzhuang even had an illusion as if she were gazing up at a mountain.
Beat the drowning dog.
Upon hearing the order, the Inferior Demon raised a tentacle, wrapping it directly around the Earth Dragon's legs, while another tentacle swiftly followed, wrapping around its neck. At the same moment, as if night had fallen, it exerted all its strength to cover the opponent's body.
The Earth Dragon began to struggle desperately, but the Inferior Demon didn't budge an inch. Large chunks of remnants were blasted away from its body, yet it still clung tightly to the Earth Dragon, tightening its tentacle grip.
A heavy, falling sound resonated.
The Earth Dragon struggled violently one last time before its massive body crashed down.
Asphyxiation.
The stench accelerated the Earth Dragon's suffocation; in less than a minute, its life functions completely ceased.
The once mighty Earth Dragon now appeared exceedingly bedraggled, arrows lodged in its eye sockets, a festering wound on its chest, and its entire being smeared with filthy mud.
Chen Feng slowly exhaled a sigh of relief; the dual summoning left a slight sheen of sweat on his forehead.
A bitter victory.
Though the Dark Elf and Inferior Demon weren't seriously harmed, the noise from the battle had alarmed nearby sleeping monsters.
A slight regret…
This stronghold had lost its value to protect itself.