I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

"Focus fire on its far right white head!" Hua Zitong quickly adjusted her stance and rejoined the battle.

"clear!"

The two once again demonstrated amazing chemistry.

Hua Zitong stood at the front, using her shield and positioning to draw the attacks of the other snake heads, creating space for Li Wu to deal damage.

Li Wu, on the other hand, unleashed all his firepower on the white snake head!

"Chop hard!"

Hua Zitong seized an opportunity and delivered a heavy blow to the neck of the white snake's head, sending up a spray of blood.

-139!

At the same time, Li Wu's two [Explosive Burning Arrows] also came hurtling in!

Boom! Boom!

-300!

-280!

Under the combined fire of the two, the white snake head's health plummeted, emitting a painful hiss.

Finally, accompanied by another powerful slash from Hua Zitong, and the explosive arrows that followed closely behind from Li Wu.

puff!

The enormous white snake head was smashed open from its neck, turning into a bloody, mangled mess that fell into the poisonous pool.

"It's a success!" Li Wu was overjoyed.

However, the joy on his and Hua Zitong's faces lasted for less than a second before it froze completely.

At the severed neck of the white snake's head, the wound not only did not bleed, but instead seemed to be alive, writhing and growing wildly.

Flesh and blood intertwined, bones cracking and popping.

It only takes the time it takes to breathe.

To their horrified surprise, two smaller, but equally ferocious white snake heads sprouted from the severed neck at an even faster rate!

One end becomes two!

Hua Zitong's face turned deathly pale instantly.

"No!" she exclaimed in shock, her voice trembling with uncontrollable fear.

"That's not right! In my memory, it wouldn't regenerate after its head was severed!"

The more they fight, the more there are?

How can we fight like this?

Hua Zitong's heart sank to the bottom. For the first time, her proud memories of rebirth had deviated so drastically.

In the previous life's guide, this highly venomous hydra, though troublesome, had a clear mechanic: focus fire on its heads, and each head destroyed weakened its overall strength. As long as the team's damage output and healing were sufficient, it could be slowly whittled down.

But now, what is this? Cut off one head, and two more will grow? Doesn't this become an infinitely multiplying monster?

The fear brought by the unknown was more terrifying than the BOSS himself. For the first time, it made her long-held belief in her superiority waver and cause her unease.

"Don't panic, look at its health bar!"

Just as Hua Zitong was in turmoil and even had a slight thought of giving up, Li Wu's calm voice was like a bucket of cold water, waking her from her panic.

Health bar?

Hua Zitong subconsciously looked up.

Sure enough, on the long health bar of the venomous hydra, she clearly saw that the BOSS's total maximum health had decreased slightly after she destroyed the white hydra head. It wasn't much, but it had definitely decreased!

Li Wu keenly grasped this crucial detail, and his brain worked at lightning speed, instantly deducing the hidden mechanism behind it.

"It's trading its total health for more heads!" His voice held a hint of excitement. "Its total energy is conserved! With each additional head it grows, its main body becomes weaker!"

Upon hearing this, Hua Zitong was struck dumb, as if by lightning.

Yup!

How could she not have thought of that!

The boss mechanics in the Realm of Origin must follow some underlying logic. It's impossible for monsters to truly grow infinitely stronger.

Behind this "decapitation and rebirth" lies a corresponding price to pay!

She suddenly realized that the wavering and unease she had felt due to the memory error vanished, replaced by a renewed sense of confidence and fighting spirit.

This isn't a mutation, but a hidden mechanism that wasn't mentioned at all in the crude strategy guides she used in her previous life!

As long as their output is high enough, exceeding its regeneration rate, they will definitely be able to wear it down before it becomes too numerous to handle!

"I understand!" Hua Zitong nodded heavily, her eyes filled with genuine admiration as she looked at Li Wu.

The calmness and insight this man displayed in the face of this unexpected situation were unlike that of a novice.

"We need to change the battle rhythm!" Li Wu ignored her praise and quickly began to devise new tactics.

He no longer mindlessly outputted energy and purified energy as before, but began to consciously shoot an ordinary energy arrow at the two newly grown, smaller white snake heads.

-85!

A damage number that wasn't too high appeared.

"Sure enough, these smaller heads have lower defense and health than the original ones!" Li Wu thought to himself.

The rhythm of the battle changed immediately.

Hua Zitong continued to be the main tank, using her superb skills to draw the aggro of the largest and most aggressive snake heads.

Li Wu, on the other hand, shifted his focus from the BOSS's main body to the newly formed, fragile little snake heads!

hum!

Another burning arrow was fired, hitting a small snake's head precisely.

-320!

The damage is higher than if it were hit directly on the main head!

Just then, a crisp system notification sound suddenly rang in Li Wu's mind, making him shudder.

[Ding! The talent 'Soul Devourer' has been successfully triggered!]

[You have successfully absorbed the life energy dissipated from the highly venomous Hydra (clone), Luck +0.04, Intelligence +0.04!]

I rely on!

Li Wu's heart suddenly started pounding wildly.

Killing these newly formed snake heads can actually trigger the [Soul of Devouring Fortune]?

This...this is practically a boss tailor-made for him!

"These snake heads are all my tonics!"

An unprecedented glint flashed in Li Wu's eyes.

His gaze shifted completely as he looked at the giant snake that was still spewing venom. It was no longer a terrifying monster, but a… gigantic, moving gift pack of experience and stat boosts!

A greedy, hunting-like excitement welled up from the bottom of his heart.

"Hua Zitong! Hold on! Leave all these small fry to me!" he shouted, his entire demeanor changing.

If he was like a calm sniper before, he is now more like a butcher who has discovered a huge treasure!

He no longer held back his mana, firing one [Explosive Burning Arrow] after another at the newly grown snake heads.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Flames kept exploding above the poisonous pool.

Those fragile little snake heads were wiped out of health and turned to ashes in droves under his AOE bombardment.

[Ding! The talent 'Soul Devourer' has been successfully triggered! Luck +0.04, Intelligence +0.04!]

[Ding! The talent 'Soul Devourer' has been successfully triggered! Luck +0.04, Intelligence +0.04!]

……

A series of system notifications flashed through his mind.

With each snake head he kills, his luck and intelligence increase by a real point.

Victory seems to be only a matter of time.

However, just as Li Wu was slowly whittling down the venomous hydra's health to 20% using this "breeding" and then "harvesting" method, the hydra's health was finally reduced to 20%.

An anomaly has occurred again!