Novel Full Chapter 249: Killing the Scorpion-Tailed Demon, New Enemies
Chapter 249: Chapter 249: Killing the Scorpion-Tailed Demon, New Enemies
Shhh!
Raphael’s attack sliced through the air with terrifying speed, screaming a sharp, ear-splitting noise.
In the blink of an eye, those ten pitch-black fingernails, radiating a bone-chilling cold, zoomed to just behind Aiden.
At this sight, Victor and the others instantly went pale.
The contestants from The Amaranth Country instinctively turned to look, while Nellie and Jenna immediately leaped into the air, leaving their spots to help Aiden block the attack.
But those black fingernails were too fast. Before Nellie’s Radiant Thorns whip could even react, Raphael’s strike was about to hit Aiden!
BOOM!
At that exact moment, the fire within the Blackfire Cloak on Aiden’s back moved at an unimaginable speed, forming an incredibly solid barrier that blocked Raphael’s attack dead in its tracks.
At first, when the Scorpion-Tailed Demon saw Raphael’s figure, his expression instinctively turned excited. Especially those desperate eyes, which suddenly sparkled with a clear new light.
Seeing this, Aiden immediately became on high alert.
What decides the final outcome of a fight isn’t just raw power, skills, or gear. Most importantly, it is how well you master the details.
Raphael’s attack was also special. Those black fingernails were lined up front and back, constantly wearing down the fire barrier.
Seeing the opening, the Scorpion-Tailed Demon looked at Aiden with pure murderous intent. Without a single moment of hesitation, he bent his legs slightly and launched his entire body toward Aiden like a living cannonball.
“As a fragile mage-type Reclasser, choosing to step right into a space rift is the stupidest mistake you’ll ever make!” the Scorpion-Tailed Demon roared. With a violent snap, the two massive scorpion tails behind him lunged straight toward Aiden.
Raphael had appeared. He was no longer in danger of dying here.
Scum and trash of human Reclassers, none of you will escape!
Just as the Scorpion-Tailed Demon thought this, he saw the Blackfire Cloak on Aiden’s back suddenly erupt with violent dark energy.
Aiden’s figure instantly vanished from the spot, leaving behind only afterimages that formed a fast-fading [Z] shape.
At the same time, the fire barrier dissolved perfectly. Raphael’s black fingernails, no longer blocked by the fire, continued their flight forward.
But in their path, there was no Aiden. Instead, it was the terrified face of the Scorpion-Tailed Demon.
“No!” The Scorpion-Tailed Demon never expected Aiden still had a movement skill left.
His reaction was fast; he immediately tried to stop his attack and dodge the incoming black fingernails.
But then, he suddenly felt the temperature around him drop drastically.
Crack.
The sound of ice freezing constantly echoed in the Scorpion-Tailed Demon’s ears. His speed dropped by 30% instantly, and terrifying frost began to cover his body.
Rumble!
Gaunt Demon Raphael’s attack successfully hit the Scorpion-Tailed Demon, whose body was now half-frozen in ice.
Immediately, holes appeared one by one in the Scorpion-Tailed Demon’s black armor. Warm blood gushed out quickly, only to freeze solid in a blink.
Spit! The Scorpion-Tailed Demon coughed out a mouthful of blood, his eyes wide as he stared deathly at Raphael.
“You… your attack…” The Scorpion-Tailed Demon could never have imagined that one day, he would be severely injured by his own ally.
But the real danger had just arrived.
Ultimate Frost hadn’t completely faded yet. Without hesitation, Aiden pulled out a Legendary Rank Skill Enhancement Stone.
In the next instant, the stone vanished. His staff flared to life once more.
Once the Blackfire Cloak’s fire barrier shattered, the black fire would scatter around the user. This would boost the damage of their next fire-type skill by 20% and reduce mana cost by 20%.
Just now, Aiden had used a Legendary Rank Skill Enhancement Stone to upgrade his Epic Rank Divine Golden Sunflame all the way to Legendary Rank!
[Divine Golden Sunflame: Legendary Rank. With a small amount of mana, it summons a tiny ball of Divine Golden Sunflame. This fire burns at extreme temperatures and is a special type. When attacking enemies directly, it sticks to their bodies or weapons, dealing massive damage. It can quickly melt equipment and weapons below Legendary Rank, and slowly melt Legendary Rank ones. Additionally, this flame can merge with any fire-type skill, boosting its damage by 125% while inflicting continuous damage.]
In the next instant, a brilliant golden fireball, only the size of a fist, suddenly condensed out of thin air.
The surrounding ice melted instantly. Centered on this fireball, the rain within a 300-meter radius was vaporized by the intense heat.
Even stones and bricks near the Divine Golden Sunflame began to melt, turning into scorching liquid.
This golden fire, resembling a mini sun, shot quickly toward the Scorpion-Tailed Demon.
“Danger!” Gaunt Demon Raphael, who was in mid-movement, sensed the threat and shouted at the top of his lungs toward the Scorpion-Tailed Demon.
But the Scorpion-Tailed Demon was in terrible condition. He had just used a heavily toxic scorpion tail enhancement on himself, which had severe side effects, and he was already hit by Raphael’s attack.
In such a state, the Scorpion-Tailed Demon couldn’t even dodge at full speed if he wanted to!
He could only watch helplessly as the golden fireball closed in.
“Don’t panic! My black armor is incredibly strong. No ordinary Epic Rank battle armor is as durable as this!”
“A human Reclasser’s skill shouldn’t be as powerful as Raphael’s attack.”
“Raphael and the others are coming soon. If I can just hold on for a moment, I’ll survive!”
“Aiden, even if I defy the orders of the Grand Duke and the Demon God Lord, I must kill you!”
The Scorpion-Tailed Demon’s mind raced with these thoughts. But the moment the golden fireball touched his body, they all vanished instantly.
“Aaaaaah! It burns! It burns so hot!”
Kaboom!
The moment the golden flames touched the Scorpion-Tailed Demon’s black armor, it was like a regular fire hitting a plastic bag.
Instantly, the black armor began to melt rapidly. Within a split second, the Demon’s skin turned completely black. This was the sign of being carbonized by extreme heat!
The black armor didn’t stop the Divine Golden Sunflame at all. Instead, it acted as fuel, helping the Divine Golden Sunflame burn even stronger.
“Help me! Quickly, help me!”
“Raphael, save me now! It hurts! It hurts so much!”
“Save me!”
Amidst the raging golden fire, the Scorpion-Tailed Demon let out a desperate, heartbreaking scream. Even rolling around on the ground couldn’t stop the fire from burning fiercely.
In less than a second, all his black armor had melted into liquid.
Some of that liquid fell to the ground, changing the shape of the soil.
The rest stuck stubbornly to the Scorpion-Tailed Demon’s body, causing him unimaginable pain.
This Demon, who had just been slaughtering human genius contestants, was now wailing in agony.
Soon, when Raphael and Demon Rhodes finally arrived, most of the Scorpion-Tailed Demon’s body was nothing but charcoal.
He had only one breath left and the sliver of health remaining. Struggling, he gasped:
“Help… me…”
As soon as those words left his mouth, the Scorpion-Tailed Demon lost all his Strength. His health bar hit zero, and he collapsed to the ground.
The Divine Golden Sunflame on his body, however, still hadn’t gone out. It continued to burn on.
[Kill 55 Mytic Rank Demon genius Scorpion-Tailed Demon. EXP +9 million]
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[Kill 55 Mytic Rank Demon genius Scorpion-Tailed Demon. EXP +900 million]
[Obtain 1,000 Mytic Rank Scorpion-Tailed Demon’s Heart, 1,000 Mytic Rank Scorpion-Tailed Demon’s Bones, 1,000 Mytic Rank Scorpion-Tailed Demon’s Stingers…]
[Obtain Equipment: Scorpion Belt (Legendary Rank)]
[Obtain Equipment: Scorpion Gloves (Legendary Rank)]
[Obtain 3 Legendary Rank Skill Enhancement Stones]
Aiden glanced at the log and his eyes instantly lit up.
He got two Legendary Rank pieces of equipment, both of which he could actually use. Plus, three Legendary Rank Skill Enhancement Stones were a nice bonus too.
These items would help boost his power even further in the short term.
“Right, the reason Divine Golden Sunflame dealt so much damage must be partly because of the damage boost from the Bane of All Races Ring against Demons,” Aiden thought to himself. “Killing Demon Philip and this Scorpion-Tailed Demon must have increased that damage boost significantly.”
Instead of checking the details of his newly acquired Legendary Rank equipment or the Mytic Rank Bane of All Races Ring, Aiden looked at Demon Raphael and Rhodes with a gaze full of excitement and hunger.
At this moment, hundreds of millions of viewers on the live stream were utterly shocked.
“What was that golden fire? How did it kill the Scorpion-Tailed Demon just like that?”
“Oh my god, Aiden is ridiculously amazing!”
“That was the Scorpion-Tailed Demon! He killed several human genius contestants, yet he died this easily at Aiden’s hands?”
“Easy? Try it out. If you can survive one minute against the Scorpion-Tailed Demon without getting killed, I’ll call you dad!”
“I feel like Aiden gets even stronger whenever he fights a Demon!”
“Same here. The Scorpion-Tailed Demon had zero chance against Aiden.”
“Hey, don’t get excited yet. There are still two more Mytic Rank Demon geniuses left. Wait, no—make that three!”
“A new Demon just appeared!”
Suddenly, on the ruins just a short distance away from Aiden, a dark silhouette appeared out of nowhere in the live stream.
It was a new Mytic Rank Demon genius!