NOVEL NEXT Chapter 335: Guardian of the Great Tree_3
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In the latter part of the night, zombies came again!
But this time, it was Night Demons, a large group of them—it felt as though an entire Night Demon's Nest or even several had emerged at once!
Among them were many white ones, and there were also three black ones!
Red Night Demons are Third-order Elites, blue Night Demons are Level 3, Lords. White Night Demons are Fourth Order Elites, Black Night Demons are Level 4, Lords.
So, even without Wang Tao's reminder, everyone could see that many Level 4 Night Demons had arrived!
However, the group wasn't panicking—not least because, though they might be short on various supplies, they certainly had enough ultraviolet light equipment to handle these Night Demons!
"Roar——"
After arriving, the group of Night Demons began to howl in the distance, not daring to come closer. Wang Tao had fitted the large tree with ultraviolet strip lights, and now the entire tree was like a glowing ultraviolet lamp, emitting deadly ultraviolet rays in all directions.
Though these ultraviolet rays weren't lethal to Level 4 Night Demons, they were indeed uncomfortable and terrifying, so the creatures lingered outside, hesitant to approach.
Clearly not willing to tolerate such a significant threat outside, Wang Tao reached out, flipped his hand, and an Iron Beetle appeared in his palm.
Wang Tao had grown quite familiar with the Iron Beetle, but he'd yet to properly arm one and send it into battle—what better opportunity than now? The multitude of Level 4 Night Demons would be more than enough for a test.
Click——
Wang Tao threw the Iron Beetle, and it immediately began to inflate and wriggle.
In the blink of an eye, it transformed into a two-story-tall standing beetle monster. Wang Tao merged with it and then charged forward.
Thud, thud, thud——
Though not as tall as the large tree, the Iron Beetle's size still stood out among the group of Night Demons.
Wang Tao didn't have any weapons in hand, mainly because there weren't any that suited the beetle's size. Clenching both fists, he just hammered away at the Night Demons!
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Bang——
A Third-order Night Demon failed to dodge in time and was smashed to the ground by Wang Tao's punch. When Wang Tao lifted his fist, all that was left on the ground was a disgusting mash of flesh.
Seeing the result of his casual strike, Wang Tao let out a sigh.
"No wonder people like Jade Lotus, who don't usually fight, find this thrilling! The feeling of raw power is truly exhilarating!"
Wang Tao inwardly marveled, but his hands did not stop moving. One punch for each small Night Demon, like playing Whack-a-Mole!
Roar——
The Level 4 Night Demons had been looking for a way to get close to the large tree, but now, seeing Wang Tao slaughtering their kind, they could no longer restrain themselves and rushed at him.
Size doesn't determine everything, but it has its advantages. Under normal circumstances, these Night Demons could only attack Wang Tao's legs and were unable to reach any other part of his body.
But attacking the legs of an Iron Beetle clearly wouldn't harm Wang Tao. The Night Demons seemed to understand this, so they started to jump like fleas, aiming for Wang Tao.
Bang!
Bang!
Each time they jumped up, Wang Tao sent one flying, and if they were particularly unlucky, he would crush them completely!
Now, it was as if Wang Tao were swatting mosquitoes, thoroughly enjoying himself.
"So powerful!"
Watching Wang Tao easily handle the Night Demon Group, everyone exclaimed in admiration. Though everyone had an Iron Beetle, it performed differently depending on its user, expressing its full potential only in the hands of Wang Tao.
However, in reality, it wasn't as easy for Wang Tao as everyone imagined. Since the Iron Beetle hadn't reached its power limit and still stood at 50,000 HP, although the Night Demons didn't pose a threat to Wang Tao, their various attacks upon the Iron Beetle did cause HP loss.
The saying goes, "even ants can kill an elephant," and facing a group of Level 4 Night Demons, there was certainly a risk if the battle dragged on for too long.
Wang Tao asked Lan Yulian to try using healing on him, and unsurprisingly, Lan Yulian's Healing couldn't restore HP to the Iron Beetle. However, it could bestow a Fire Attribute attack... Wang Tao didn't understand the principle behind this, but it was all right; a Fire Attribute attack could still increase damage.
He then addressed the others:
"Let's all join in, make it a quick battle!"
After saying this, Wang Tao charged at one of the Level 4, Lord Night Demons. As for the other Elite Night Demons and Level 3s, he left them to the rest.
With one Level 4, Lord Night Demon left to contend with, He Jijun rushed towards another. The last one was surrounded and attacked by several Black Snakes.
Once everyone joined the fight and several large Ultraviolet Illumination Bombs lit up the night sky, the Night Demon Group began to break down.
Especially after Wang Tao, dressed in Beetle Armor, swiftly dealt with the Level 4, Lord Night Demon, the Night Demon Group instantly began to collapse.
Over ten minutes later, the other two Level 4, Lord Night Demons were taken down by Wang Tao, and the remaining Night Demons were few in number.
Bang——
Wei Zhenguo made a Rush, jumped into the midst of the last few low-HP Night Demons, and took them down with a Shockwave.
"Awesome!"
Wang Tao gave a thumbs up.
With that, the entire group of over a hundred Night Demons had all been dealt with.
Wang Tao deactivated the Beetle Armor and then began to quickly clear the battlefield.
After cleanup, no one dared to relax, continuing to guard beside the large tree.
But they waited until sunrise, and no more zombies appeared.
This left Wang Tao somewhat disappointed.
"Is that it? I thought more zombies would come!"
Defeating zombies, especially Level 4, Lord zombies, could yield many great rewards, and naturally, Wang Tao would hope for more to come his way.
Everyone had a bit of breakfast and then continued to guard the Awakening Tree.
"The scent of the fruit is getting stronger and stronger..."
Everyone involuntarily swallowed.
Wang Tao checked the countdown timer on Awakening Fruits, only a little over one day left, they would ripen by tomorrow night!
Thud, thud, thud——
Suddenly, the ground trembled slightly.
"Something's coming again!"
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