Path of Alchemy Mastery
Chapter 402: 405: Headshot
Chapter 402: Chapter 405: Headshot
“A stick of incense time is enough. Get ready, and I’ll send you up there.” Wang Cai calculated for a moment, seemingly assessing the success rate of his own plan.
“Send me up there?”
“Yes, get ready. Later, when I tell you, blow up the whole fortress. I’ll send you directly above the Tentacle Monster’s head. Use the Reverse Dragon Nine Steps to stomp it down hard. Its head is its weakest spot. Caught off guard, you’ll definitely be able to deal it a heavy blow.” Wang Cai nodded, apparently very satisfied with his plan.
“Isn’t there a chance it’ll just open its mouth and eat me as soon as you send me up?” Mu Can was speechless, originally thinking Wang Cai had some clever plan, but now it seemed like he was playing a joke with his own life.
“Don’t worry, how could I harm you, woof! You’re not getting scared now, are you?” Even at this crucial moment, Wang Cai could still laugh, looking at Mu Can with a smiling face.
“How could I be scared, send me up.” Mu Can knew Wang Cai wouldn’t harm him. Despite feeling wary, he didn’t want to show weakness in front of Wang Cai and mustered his spirits to speak.
“Good! Get ready. I’ll count to three, you’ll blow up the whole fortress, and I’ll send you up. Remember, you only have one chance. You must inflict serious damage, or else we’ll have to rely on the power of the Reincarnation Pearl.” Wang Cai solemnly instructed.
“Okay.” Mu Can nodded, took a deep breath, and adjusted himself to the best state. Behind him, the Spiritual Power of Ice and Fire Attribute surged, and a pair of huge wings unfolded directly—a set of red and white wings that made Mu Can look like a Heavenly God.
“Woof, woof, woof! Go!” Wang Cai barked three times, followed by a thunderous explosion. The entire Ice Blood Fortress burst open, and countless ice fragments fiercely pelted the Tentacle Monster, which tirelessly lashed at the fortress.
One must know, the size of the Ice Frost Fortress was almost as large as the Tentacle Monster. The sudden explosion shocked it, and the wounds from the earlier Ice Blade Fragments had not yet healed. Who knows how much damage this explosion would cause to it.
But this slight hesitation gave Mu Can his chance.
Mu Can felt his body lighten as the Big Formation of Wang Cai took effect. Under the effect of the formation, his speed accelerated to the extreme in an instant. If it weren’t for a recent extraordinary encounter that greatly improved his physical fitness, just this speed could have injured him.
“Reverse Dragon Nine Steps.” Like Instant Movement, the Tentacle Monster had no time to react. Its tentacles in front were still fending off the ice blocks scattered in the sky, but it completely missed the figure descending on its head—a figure it had been obsessing over.
Mu Can stepped down, and the sensation underfoot made him feel nauseous, like stepping on a real octopus covered with a layer of mucus-like substance. The first step seemed to merely tickle the Tentacle Monster. Mu Can leveraged the force of the attack to flip back and then fiercely stepped forward, stomping down with the second foot.
“You puny vermin.” The head was the Tentacle Monster’s most significant weak point; usually, several tentacles would specifically protect this vital spot. But today, it was blinded by rage, and all its tentacles were attacking the fortress. In the Tentacle Monster’s eyes, Mu Can, using all sorts of tricks hiding in the fortress, was already at the end of his tether. Just breaking through the fortress would allow it to capture and crush him easily.
Suddenly feeling an attack on its head, the Tentacle Monster, though such an attack couldn’t even cause it light injuries, still promptly retracted some of its thickest tentacles for a counterattack.
Just as the tentacles were retracted, they seemed to be fixed in place, unable to move even a fraction in the air. Looking towards the island, a large black dog was watching with a smile on its face and even raised a paw to wave at them.
At this moment, Mu Can’s third step had already come down.
Reverse Dragon Nine Steps, each step doubling the force of the previous attack. If Mu Can were to reach the ninth step, it wouldn’t be impossible for him to even crush an Immortal with a single step. However, as Mu Can’s repertoire of techniques grew, this move remained as his trump card, reserved for critical moments, while his usual battles employed the Ice and Fire Attribute Spiritual Power and other derived tactics.
After the third step, the Tentacle Monster finally felt a threat. When the first two steps came down, it hardly felt anything, merely a sensation as if something had brushed against its head. But with the third step, it felt as if its head had been fiercely hammered. It immediately called more tentacles to defend, ignoring even the attacks that followed the forceful breach of the Ice Blood Fortress by Mu Can.
Injuries could heal slowly, but if its head were to be crushed, that would mean a painful Reincarnation process. The Tentacle Monster was clear about which was more severe.
Unfortunately, once Mu Can’s Reverse Dragon Nine Steps began with the first step, there was no stopping it unless he died. Controlled by some force, step after step ferociously landed.
In that instant, the fourth step had already come down.
As this step descended squarely, the Tentacle Monster started to panic. There was no way to stop this attack. Moreover, with Wang Cai’s Big Formation suppressing from the side, it could only meet this terrifying blow with its most vulnerable head.
At this moment, Mu Can’s tiny stature in the eyes of the Tentacle Monster was infinitely magnified. That little foot, slowly enlarging in its eyes, felt like an immovable mountain.
The foot seemed to fall slowly, but in reality, it was incredibly fast. When it landed on the Tentacle Monster’s head, Mu Can even crouched slightly to reduce some of the force. Starting from the top of its head, the Tentacle Monster’s entire body trembled, then slowly toppled backward. This step had inflicted injury on it.
This was the first time the Tentacle Monster had been injured since the beginning of the battle. Earlier, under the Ice Blade Fragments, it had only suffered minor flesh wounds. But this step had the Tentacle Monster feeling a heavy blow to its head, leaving it completely dazed.
“Hit it harder again,” Wang Cai shouted as he jumped, having a clear view of the scene. When that foot came down, the Tentacle Monster’s eyes had lost all spirit.
For most species, the head is a vital part; suffering a severe blow to the head will lead to injury unless one is Transcendent.
Mu Can didn’t need Wang Cai’s reminder to kick an enemy when it’s down.
He took the fifth step and then immediately followed with the sixth.
Bang!
On the sixth step, the Tentacle Monster’s head burst open like a watermelon dropped on the ground, instantly exploding.