novelraw Chapter 865 459: The Greatest Danger Isn’t the Boss, but Teammates
Chapter 865 459: The Greatest Danger Isn’t the Boss, but Teammates
The enormous tiger demon was on its last legs, clearly about to give up.
The Blood Flesh King Flower was also in pieces, even its powerful life force unable to sustain it any longer.
This was bad news; Gu Shanhai's summoned creatures were going to fall before the final boss even appeared.
"So, what are we supposed to do next?" Gu Shanhai asked.
"Fight the boss, what else?" Base Station Old Liu replied, also feeling a headache.
"It seems even a bunch of minor demons proved so difficult to handle for a cultivator; I expected you to be much stronger," a voice echoed over.
Everyone instinctively focused, seeing a humanoid fox strolling over, completely snow-white, with a peculiar cloak draped over it.
If not for the ominous aura around it, the fox would have looked quite adorable.
"Hey, hey, hey~" Gu Shanhai pulled out a handful of fish snacks, calling out to the fox demon.
In an instant, the atmosphere froze.
Lan Qiushui visibly noticed something was off with the fox demon's mood.
"Do you think I'm a dog?" the fox demon's voice was laced with anger.
"Wow, you actually know foxes belong to the canine family?" Gu Shanhai exclaimed with astonishment, the first time he met a demon aware of its taxonomic classification—impressive indeed.
"Well, maybe that wasn't what the fox meant." Lan Qiushui wanted to warn Gu Shanhai not to get overly shocked, but his surprise was already over, so he added, "He thinks you insulted him by calling him a dog."
"Also, you have to give meat, what's with the fish snacks? He's not a Cat Demon," Base Station Old Liu chimed in.
"You damn…!" The fox demon's complexion darkened, grabbing the tiger demon's tail and forcibly extracting it.
The tiger demon expired instantly, its tailbone, spine, and skull completely drawn out by the fox demon.
In that moment, the tiger demon's soul leaped out, being refined by the fox demon.
"Is this bullying power?" commented Gu Shanhai sarcastically.
"Knowledgeable, but that's as far as you go," the fox demon said darkly, transforming the tiger bones into a Magic Wand and merging the tiger soul.
The fox demon flicked a finger, summoning a Ghost Tiger, which clung to the fox demon.
"You all…"
Bang~
Before the fox demon could finish its sentence, it was hit by a rocket launcher blast followed by relentless machine gun fire.
Additionally, Lan Qiushui pulled out a small cart loaded with basketballs from his inventory, executing a move called Rapid Wind Throw.
In less than two seconds, the cart was emptied of basketballs.
While battling the boss, one can't wait for it to finish its incantation; if the fox demon's bullying power skill hadn't been so quick, they'd have interrupted it.
"Damn, damn!"
"You bunch… Ugh~"
The fox demon meant to curse, but as soon as it tried, a stench overwhelmed it, and it felt nauseous, even its demonic aura starting to waver.
"What did you throw just now?" Lan Qiushui saw Gu Shanhai casually toss something out and watched as a black mist rose, engulfing both the fox demon and Ghost Tiger, accompanied by intense retching and the tiger's roars.
"Oh, that was my Dark Cuisine: Stinky Tofu Egg, Enhanced to Level 12, Amplified to Level 12, with full enchantments. When cooking, I sometimes accidentally create some strange stuff and enhance it," Gu Shanhai explained as the black mist underwent a massive change.
The black mist twisted into a silhouette, ensnaring the Ghost Tiger and contorting it.
"What have you done to me, my soul~" The fox demon's face was hideous as it tried to interrogate Gu Shanhai, but the black mist stretched out slender arms, dragging it back with force.
Despite its incessant struggles, the fox demon couldn't break free from the mist's grasp.
"Is that thing a summoned creature?" Lan Qiushui asked, lobbing a basketball to push the fox demon back, looking shocked.
"Not really, more like food," Gu Shanhai hesitated, thinking the categorization needed clarification; after all, it was edible, though not very palatable.
"I get it now; the difficulty of this mission is so high because of you." Base Station Old Liu finally understood. They had thought Gu Shanhai was a weakling, but it turned out he was the most capable of them all.
Even the final boss couldn't handle one of his dark cuisines, proving his life skills had reached a high level, challenging even their combat-focused players.
Previously, Base Station Old Liu believed Gu Shanhai was the top player because of his support abilities; now, it seemed his life skills needed inclusion too, possibly making him unmatched by the top ten players combined.
After all, he merely threw an item and managed to deal with a supposed level 600 boss.
"Oh~ let me go, ugh~ don't!" The fox demon's tormented cries from within the black mist were endless, sending chills down Lan Qiushui's back.
"You guys smell something foul?" Lan Qiushui suddenly asked.
"Yeah, it's the smell of my dark cuisine, carried by the wind," Gu Shanhai replied.