A gentle breeze blew, peach blossoms fluttered in the air, and Lu Shi and Ye Bugui sat in the courtyard on rattan chairs, basking in the sun with their eyes half-closed.
[Supreme Demon Lord's Livestream]
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A gentle breeze blew, peach blossoms fluttered in the air, and Lu Shi and Ye Bugui sat in the courtyard on wicker chairs, basking in the sun with their eyes half-closed.
[Supreme Demon Lord's Livestream]
Wei Jin logged back in, glanced at the content in the live stream, widened his eyes, and then slapped himself hard.
He simply couldn't believe what he was seeing.
"What are they doing, on vacation?"
Soon, a viewer in the live stream answered Wei Jin's question: "Are you a newbie? This is an A-rank dungeon, not a resort!"
"Honestly, doesn't this live stream look so relaxed and comfortable, like an old married couple living their lives together!"
"Let's all request the song 'The Most Romantic Thing' to dedicate to this golden wedding anniversary couple! May they have a long and happy marriage!"
"Where's the Boss? Aren't you some kind of divine messenger? Why are you running so slowly?! Ugh, this is so much fun to watch!"
"Yeah, when we used to enter dungeons, it was such a struggle to even see the boss, and he would just sit there looking down at us. Now I want to say, why should he!"
"It's time for the bosses to know that if they want to kill us players, they'll have to find us first!"
"Hahaha, this is hilarious! Is this boss lost?"
Wei Jin frowned. What kind of operation was this? Making the big boss navigate a maze? This behavior seemed unbelievable to him, but when he thought about how it was done by his boss and the Demon Lord, it made perfect sense.
However, the laughter in the live stream stopped in an instant, and everyone's face showed a look of despair and great fear.
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Lu Shi glanced at Ye Bugui beside him, listening to the birdsong around him, but the story Ye Bugui had told him was echoing in his mind.
In that story, Ye Bugui played the role of a peach blossom fairy as the boss.
He never harmed anyone; perhaps his only mistake was making a human woman who came up the mountain fall in love with him.
The most tragic aspect of love between humans and demons is that they cannot withstand the test of time. After the woman died, the peach blossom demon buried her on the mountaintop and waited for her day and night.
The player in the Boss faction, the one Lu Shi is currently playing, is the soul of the Peach Blossom Fairy's deceased wife.
However, according to the information the players received, the villagers were terrified of the monster hiding deep in the mountains.
For ordinary people, monsters that are intangible, invisible, and only exist in legends are not scary. But if this monster lived right next to them, then ordinary people would definitely be afraid.
Nobody wants to be captured by a monster at any moment, or even killed.
As for the fact that the peach blossom fairy doesn't harm people, ordinary people wouldn't believe it.
So the players who entered the instance became exorcists hired by the villagers to drive away the peach blossom demon.
Ye Bugui chose this instance for a simple reason: the place where the Peach Blossom Fairy lived was far from the instance entrance, and there was a long mountain road to travel in between.
Although the Peach Blossom Demon doesn't have any offensive skills that can instantly kill, he can control all the flowers, plants, and trees on the mountain.
So once the Boss went up the mountain, its every move was under Ye Bugui's watchful eye.
Ye Bugui had tried his best to use the flowers and plants on the mountain to restrict Dr. Wang's movements, but unfortunately, the results were minimal.
After all, Dr. Wang is not just a player with only one skill, and his body is only that of a mortal.
In a fit of rage, he released the murderous aura that had been building up within him.
In an instant, a murderous aura filled his surroundings, and wherever he went, all the flowers, plants, and trees withered. This was the true meaning of "Hundred Herbs Wither".
In this way, relying on his own abilities, Dr. Wang easily cleared all the traps on the mountain.
When Lu Shi noticed that the peach tree behind him had withered instantly, he immediately stood up, glanced at Ye Bugui beside him, and spoke calmly:
"He's here."
"Hmm, I'll meet him first!" Ye Bugui gently stroked the horns on his head (actually tree branches), and countless peach trees sprang up from the ground, leading him all the way to Dr. Wang.
For Ye Bugui, in his town, he possesses all of the Boss's skills, only the power will vary depending on his own attributes.
Boss skills are very useful for dealing with players, but they are not enough when facing dungeon bosses.
The bosses in C-rank dungeons are already far inferior to those in A-rank dungeons, not to mention they have watered-down versions of their skills.
Before the peach trees that were growing all the way ahead could even threaten Dr. Wang, countless black, withered branches emerged from his abdomen and began to entangle the peach trees.
The peach tree, which had been thriving just moments before, had all its nutrients drained and snapped on the spot.
"If you think this can hurt me, then I'll have to lower my opinion of you." Dr. Wang sneered, then looked at the energetic Lu Shi across from him again.
He looked at the lander with bewilderment, seemingly unable to believe that this guy was still alive after he attacked him.
"Who are you? How did you manage to survive in my hands?!"
Lu Shi did not answer the other party, and his attitude angered Dr. Wang again.
Dr. Wang even abandoned Ye Bugui, who appeared significantly stronger, and flew directly to Lu Shi's side.
“You look so weak,” Dr. Wang said as he approached Lu Shi, noticing a strange smell. “Why does it make me feel so uncomfortable?”
"But your time ends here. If your skill grants you one chance to be invincible, then this is your death day!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Dr. Wang snapped his fingers, and countless tree branches emerged from his abdomen, attempting to pierce Lu Shi's body.
Although Ye Bugui didn't know what other tricks Lu Shi had up his sleeve, he was sure he wouldn't let Lu Shi get beaten for nothing.
His brain raced, and he finally remembered one of the Peach Blossom Fairy's skills.
Flowers and shadows.
This skill is troublesome for players because the Peach Blossom Fairy can use it to switch places with her deceased wife at any time.
The next second, Dr. Wang found that Lu Shi, who was sitting opposite him, had turned into that ugly guy with horns.
When its branches approached Ye Bugui, they snapped instantly.
As long as Ye Bugui is within the Peach Blossom Fairy's territory, no flowers, plants, trees, or even the withered tree summoned by Doctor Wang can harm him.
If this were a game, the Peach Blossom Fairy would definitely have a passive talent that would make people grit their teeth in hatred: immunity to wood-type damage.
"It's you again!" Dr. Wang was furious. He never expected that just when he was about to kill Lu Shi, this annoying guy would suddenly reappear.
Most importantly, Dr. Wang has now discovered that his most proficient skill is actually ineffective against Ye Bugui!
Lu Shi was stunned for a moment. He was about to fight back when he suddenly found himself in Ye Bugui's place.
At this moment, Ye Bugui moved his finger, and the withered peach tree came back to life, with petals falling from the sky.
This scene, both cringeworthy and awkward, surprisingly doesn't feel out of place at all when it's played by Ye Bugui.
"He is my wife, how could I allow you to harm him in the slightest!" Ye Bugui said coldly.
After saying that, he turned back to look at Lu Shi and explained, "This is a line that only the Peach Blossom Demon can say. He will definitely say it whenever he uses this trick!"
Lu Shi shook his head helplessly, ignoring the incident.
He wasn't arrogant at all, nor did he think he had victory in the bag.
The current situation seems to be one-sided, with Ye Bugui's transformation into a peach blossom demon being a perfect counter to Doctor Wang.
But Lu Shi absolutely did not believe that Dr. Wang had no backup plan.
If a boss in an A-level dungeon could be defeated so easily, that would be something Lu Shi would find unusual.
“Very good!” Dr. Wang took a step back, cracked his neck, making a snapping sound. “You’ve successfully angered me!”
"Watch out!" Ye Bugui reacted quickly. He guessed that the boss was about to change phases, so he quickly came to Lu Shi's side and used a peach tree to block their way.
And Dr. Wang's body exploded on the spot after he finished speaking.
In an instant, all the flowers, plants and trees in the courtyard turned to ashes, and the air was filled with the smell of rotting flesh.
After the smoke cleared, Lu Shi and Ye Bugui huddled together, checking their stamina panels. Their stamina had only decreased by 10 points.
Opposite them, a tall, dark figure slowly stood up.
"Is that what it really looks like?" Lu Shi asked in a relatively relaxed tone.
"That should be true." Ye Bugui nodded, then said, "The two of us have already done a great job of pushing him to this point."
"Watch me now." Lu Shi stood up and even walked up to Ye Bugui.
When Ye Bugui tried to stop Lu Shi, he heard Lu Shi's strong and resonant voice:
"Don't forget what you said before, I'll deal with it. You've already done enough, saving me so much effort, now it's my turn to contribute. Otherwise, I'm too incompetent as the Demon Lord."
Lu Shi's pupils suddenly changed color, and then he saw a red spot on Dr. Wang's abdomen.
That was the weakness he saw in Dr. Wang after using his skill.
"Heh... How arrogant!"
Dr. Wang, it seems to have no relation to humans anymore.
His upper body was still Dr. Wang's, except that more than a dozen twisted tree roots had grown out of his mouth.
However, his lower body underwent a strange transformation, turning into a twisted corpse.
These corpses were stacked on top of each other, bound together by countless thin yet tough vines, eventually forming a clump resembling a base.
Lu Shi even recognized several familiar faces among the corpses, such as Wang Hu, Gao Yang's twin brother, and the receptionist who always had a gloomy face.
"Go to hell!"
Dr. Wang shouted, and the branch in its mouth immediately turned into a black fist, as big as a person, which it aimed at Lu Shi.
Ye Bugui couldn't resist making a move.
But this time, his peach tree was easily shattered by a single punch, and even Ye Bugui himself suffered a backlash.
He clutched his stomach, and when he opened his palm, he found that the blood flowing out was also black.
"Hmph, trash!"
Dr. Wang shook his body, and the corpses that had coalesced into his lower body howled at the same time.
The mournful wails of ghosts were like knives piercing deep into Ye Bugui's body.
In less than a minute, the horns on Ye Bugui's head broke off.