The attack of the Black Skin Night Demon was sharp claws, and Jiang Shixue had the same.
One black, one red, one large and one small, two pairs of claws, grabbed hold of each other and wrestled. But Jiang Shixue clearly did not have the strength to match the Black Skin Night Demon. In a flash, she was flung away, crashing directly into the ceiling.
Although their wrestling lasted only a brief second, Wang Tao seized this opportunity. He sheathed his Bone Knife and produced an ignited Ultraviolet illumination flare in his hand, grabbed the Black Skin Night Demon’s shoulder with the other hand, and directly stuffed the flare into the Night Demon’s mouth!
Having done this once before, Wang Tao did it smoothly. He instantly pushed the burning flare into the Night Demon’s mouth, and fiercely poked it in, thrusting it directly into its throat.
The Black Skin Night Demon might have been bewildered, not expecting Wang Tao had this trick up his sleeve, and was caught off guard!
It waved its arms, flinging Wang Tao away and knocking off more than 20,000 HP from the Entangling Roots.
Wang Tao, like Jiang Shixue, was smashed against the ceiling, but he smirked.
The Black Skin Night Demon, clutching at its throat, staggered backward, emitting an ugly roar. It reached into its mouth to remove the flare, but its hand was too big for its mouth and couldn’t fit entirely in. Plus, Wang Tao had jabbed it in deep, so it couldn’t reach it!
Watching the Black Skin Night Demon’s HP rapidly drop above its head, Wang Tao did not relax. He conjured up a bunch of Ultraviolet illumination flares in his hand and tossed them all at the Black Skin Night Demon after igniting them.
Flares have a long burn time, and they extinguish after that time is up, so it’s better to waste a few more than to give the Black Skin Night Demon any chance to recover!
The flare that Wang Tao had inserted into the Black Skin Night Demon’s throat played a significant role. The Night Demon, now focused solely on removing the flare from its throat, ran chaotically around the room instead of attacking Wang Tao.
Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue were suddenly under much less pressure. He instructed Jiang Shixue to distract the Night Demon first, as there was no guarantee it wouldn’t manage to pull out the flare.
He himself returned to Yang Changhong and the others, handing out a large pile of flares to them.
"Don’t be frugal, throw them all! Especially at the entrance, we must block it tight!"
Wang Tao’s goal was not to protect himself but to kill this Level 4 Black Skin Night Demon!
If it were just about self-preservation, the number of flares he had would be enough to last until dawn without running out. Even if the Black Skin Night Demon has a strong resistance to Ultraviolet Light, facing so many, it probably wouldn’t dare to attack rashly.
But having finally encountered a Four-level zombie, and one that had an obvious weakness at that, Wang Tao definitely had to seize this chance and take it down!
Wang Tao could feel that the Black Skin Night Demon was already trying to escape.
But the only passage for escaping the building had been filled with Ultraviolet illumination flares, and the entrance was barraged with beams from high-powered Ultraviolet flashlights, which made it dare not rush out. Thus, it could only scurry around the hall.
Wang Tao and Jiang Shixue began to entangle in combat with it, and Wang Tao filled the entire floor, especially around the windows, the walls, and the staircase, with Ultraviolet illumination flares.
Wang Tao couldn’t be sure if it would leap out of a window. With its astounding physical abilities, it might survive even a fall from over ten stories. So Wang Tao couldn’t afford to let it escape!
As more Ultraviolet illumination flares were thrown, the Black Skin Night Demon was increasingly suppressed. However, the flare inside its throat was about to go out!
Seeing this, Wang Tao immediately used the Iron Tree Vines, capturing the floundering Black Skin Night Demon at his side.
The Black Skin Night Demon swung its claws and instantly cut the vines. But for Wang Tao, that moment was enough. He took out a few more flares and drove them right into the Black Skin Night Demon’s body!
The Black Skin Night Demon seemed to indeed possess a degree of intelligence. Seeing Wang Tao’s movement, it ceased its roaring and shut its mouth! Even though the flare in its throat was still burning and closing its mouth was uncomfortable, it was nothing compared to the agony of another flare being shoved in!
Watching this unfold, Wang Tao wasn’t surprised. Although the Black Skin Night Demon had closed its mouth, there were other places on its body to stick a flare. Such as the gaps in the Bone Armor spikes, or maybe its anus—Wang Tao wasn’t sure if it had one, but adhering to the ideal of learning by doing, he held onto the Black Skin Night Demon with one hand, not letting go even while being attacked.
His other hand, meanwhile, held an Ultraviolet illumination flare that he fiercely thrust into the Night Demon’s rear.
"Huh? It actually works!"
The large and thick Ultraviolet illumination flare instantly penetrated the Black Skin Night Demon’s backside!
The Black Skin Night Demon had strong Defense, wearing Bone Armor Bone Spur, and damage could only be dealt by hitting its head, which was incredibly hard. It could even block some of the Ultraviolet Light.
But clearly, its inner defense was not as high. The flare in its throat had already caused it significant pain, and the one inserted in its backside made it instinctively open its mouth and let out a roar!
As the Black Skin Night Demon opened its mouth, Wang Tao shoved another flare into it!
The Black Skin Night Demon mustered all its strength and sent Wang Tao flying.
And as Wang Tao was sent flying, he immediately retracted the Entangling Roots to their original state—because the roots had just taken several hits from the Black Skin Night Demon, leaving them with only about 3000 HP. Another hit would have been fatal.