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Chapter 678 The Death of the Deer-Headed Spirit

Even wild animals in the Ancient Tree Forest region generally do not like to be active at night when they should be resting, unless they are nocturnal creatures.

Not long ago, the Ancient Tree Forest was home to a pair of fire dragons who reigned supreme at the top of the main tree.

Due to their air superiority and ecological niche, the presence of the dominant fire dragon couple greatly reduces the likelihood of other flying dragon units appearing here.

Oh, aside from a certain aerial policeman, that thing can appear anywhere, not just in the Ancient Forest.

After the dominant fire dragon couple, due to their deep demonic transformation, began indiscriminately slaughtering other dragons in the forest, impacting the ecosystem, and were eventually eliminated by the guild's high-end combat force, their lingering influence continued to affect the area for a short period, preventing other dragon units with the potential to become dominant from discovering this region.

After that, the leopard-headed spirits, which were highly associated with the ecological will of the ancient forest, temporarily occupied the "dominant" ecological niche.

However, this strange state resulted in a temporary vacuum in the airspace of the Ancient Forest. Both Cheng Tian's Primal Wyvern and Erin's Mighty Wyvern could fly freely in the air without any hindrance.

With air superiority, the omnipresent guidance of the wind spirits, and Mina's almost superhuman sensitivity to the demonic aura, Eileen's team quickly located each of the stag-headed spirit's spell totems filled with demonic energy.

Purifying arrows and fireballs rained down from the sky, destroying one spell totem after another with incredible speed and efficiency.

It must be said that Cheng Tian's temporary tactics against the Deer-Headed Spirit were very effective, even crucial.

If their damage output is even slightly higher, reducing the Leshen's health by another third, then the basic conditions for the Leshen to perform a long-distance, rapid relocation will be met. In other words, it can appear at any time at the location of the spell totem being attacked by Eileen and Mina, protecting the totem while running away, and even buying itself time to temporarily create a new spell totem.

However, the deer-headed spirit, which was tightly bound by Cheng Tian's tactical plan, was simply unable to escape over long distances.

Even if the disintegrating crow tries to fly further, it will be shaken down by the precisely thrown magic orb, causing it to forcibly reappear and preventing it from going very far.

The other raptors and herbivores that were controlled also died prematurely at the hunter's hands, without giving themselves any chance to sacrifice themselves for enhancement.

Ultimately, it could only be confined to a very small range of movement, feeling utterly frustrated, and helplessly watching as its remaining defenses were pulled out one by one.

Especially the sacrificial marks corresponding to living sacrifices. According to normal procedures, the only way to remove the mark is to kill the unit carrying the sacrificial mark... But now, all the sacrificial marks have disappeared without warning!
But the carriers are still alive!

This situation caused even the deer-headed spirit, who shouldn't have had human-like emotions, to experience an emotion called "astonishment."

At that moment, Eileen reported through the "Modern Army walkie-talkie" that they had removed all the stag-headed spirit spell totems from the Ancient Tree Forest area, and then Cheng Tian's orders arrived as scheduled.

Igni Sign, Runefire, Dragon's Claw (Sacrificial Offering), Burning Sacrifice (Slay the Spire Iron Man card), Breath of Fire (Warcraft III Pandaren Brewmaster ability), Molotov Cocktail (Left 4 Dead 2 throwable), Flame Tower (Dead Cells portable trap)...

Fire-related skill items from NPCs, Bazett, and a group of players who wanted a piece of the pie all rushed towards the Leshen!
Previously, in order to limit the damage dealt to the Leshen, this group even deliberately changed their weapons and some equipment to ensure that the Leshen would not lose too much health in one go. For players who were used to their own high damage, this self-limitation method was indeed very frustrating.

Therefore, it's easy to imagine how much these people could unleash their freedom after the restrictions were lifted.

Since the Leshen's body is primarily constructed from withered trees, it is most afraid of fire. Both its physical form and its plant-based attacks are extremely vulnerable to the scorching heat of flames. Fire is arguably the most frequently used attribute among players, and since everyone received two warnings before entering the instance, many knew in advance that this was a dungeon world that might involve wilderness camping and survival. Therefore, even those without fire abilities would prepare some precautions.

This results in everyone having the ability to inflict special damage on the Leshen.

Faced with the onslaught of fire, the stag-headed spirit was in a rather disheveled state, so he rolled over and submerged himself completely in the somewhat murky pool.

In an instant, the water vapor generated by the contact between the high temperature and the water source enveloped his entire body.

Leshens prefer to appear in places with puddles, shallow water, and ponds, mainly because this allows them to extinguish the fire on their bodies as quickly as possible when faced with the most annoying and threatening fire attacks.

Physical resilience is the stag-headed spirit's weakest point. After all, it is just a bunch of withered vines, old trees and crows infused with will and magic. Its true trump card is its ability to tactically relocate and regenerate infinitely.

But now, that trump card has been sealed away.

The deer-headed spirit emerged from the white steam, its health reduced to 1.3. Compared to its maximum health of 2, it met the teleportation requirements. Almost without hesitation, it chose to disintegrate into a sky full of crows, trying to escape the scene.

However, in its perception, there were no more usable transfer coordinates.

At that moment, a small flock of new birds of prey appeared. They were an invasive species that had never existed in the ancient tree forest area: owls.

Without hesitation, the owls flew straight into the flock of crows, and the moment the crows' beaks and claws landed on them, they emitted a brilliant flash of light—

boom! boom! boom! boom!
Explosive Owl Quadruple Bomb!

A large number of the scattered crows died on the spot, and when they regrouped and revealed the deer-headed spirit in its true form, it visibly weakened.

The shockwave damage from the Exploding Owl to the soul level clearly had a greater impact on the Leshen than expected.

With no other options and at his wit's end, this is a true reflection of the Deer-Headed Demon.

Under the combined assault, the stag-headed demon's health bar finally reached 0%. Its trembling claws pointed towards the four hunters near the Crystal of Light, their faces filled with lingering fear. Then—

Pfft!
As the deer-headed spirit fell, it was covered by a large number of roots that suddenly sprouted from the ground, resembling both a natural coffin and an abandoned nest.

But it was at this moment that the atmosphere on the scene clearly became strange.

Because the corpse of the deer-headed spirit had a space prompt that read "[Pending Sacrifice]".

(End of this chapter)