"Hello there. It seems today is your lucky day because I''m here to end your tormenting existence," Karsha gathered his courage and spoke, feeling a surge of newfound bravery rece his fear.


    "Human..." The snake monster responded mockingly.


    Karsha smiled confidently and retorted, "No, I am the Annihtor, Killer of Terror Mutant Snakes."N?v(el)B\\jnn


    "Human, you''ve killed many of my soldiers," the snake said, its tone now dripping with murderous intent.


    Karsha smirked and casually remarked, "I was just farming for Venom and Skill points. Nothing personal, homie." The snake roared in anger and lunged forward.


    Standing 3 kilometers away, Karsha finally saw one of the Overlords without fleeing like a scared child. The snake was a colossal 80 meters long, with a head the size of a truck. Thanks to his enhanced sight, Karsha could make out every detail of the snake''s body.


    For a moment, panic gripped him—the snake''s body was covered in ck, armored steel scalesyered intricately to form a formidable armor.


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    Thanks to leveling up his cultivation base, Karsha''s hearing had reached a heightened state. He could now hear the faint sound of the snake''s scales scratching against each other like stones grinding metal. The creature''s eyes were a calcting blue, and staring into them almost paralyzed him. Its gaze felt like falling into a pit of tormenting thorns.


    ''This creature is strong, terrifying, and seemingly unkible,'' Karsha thought inwardly, but he stood his ground, watching as the snake came into clear view. Perched on its head was a steel-like crown adorned with razor-sharp spikes.


    Coiling its tail, Karsha observed its end—a razor-sharp appendage coated in steel, capable of piercing through anything. The snake exuded a relentless, murderous aura that made Karsha curse silently.


    "You killed my soldiers, Human. I will kill you and feast on your flesh!" the snake roared again. Karsha unsheathed his swords, calmly responding, "I have simr intentions, though feasting on your flesh isn''t part of the n. I aim to end you swiftly, extract your Venom, and sell your body to the highest bidder. Be respectful, and it will all be over soon."


    The ive hovered behind Karsha, his grip on his swords unwavering. "This is it then," he muttered, activating his domain to epass the entire 10 kilometers around them.


    The snake flinched, seemingly affected by the debuff, but it was a fleeting reaction. Karsha anticipated this and prepared for it. So he swiftly closed the distance between them, activating his Fire Beam skill. Energy surged through his sword, unleashing an 18-meter-tall arc of fire that struck the snake''s side.


    A nking sound echoed as the attack bounced off the snake''s tough scales. "HUMAN!" the creature roared, preparing to charge at Karsha, who had blinked 6 kilometers away in an instant.


    "Not so fast, Mr. Snake," Karsha retorted, activating the second variation of his domain, [Earth Prison]. The ground turned muddy, slowing the snake''s movement. He then calls forth the first variations raining and shooting both diamond and ice spears.


    Ice spears, infused with fire and lightning, rained down on the snake. Karsha watched with a faint smile. Though the damage seemed minimal, he knew he was making an impact, albeit slight.


    The snake gained traction and lunged at Karsha with incredible speed, but he was prepared. His ive whistled through the air aimed at the snake''s eye. As it neared within three feet, the snake lowered its head, attempting to strike with its tail and destroy the ive.


    Karsha reacted swiftly; the ive shot upward, evading the tail''s strike. However, he underestimated the creature''s agility. By the time he refocused, the snake had distanced itself 200 meters away.


    The scales on its tail rearranged, forming a hard, sharp, and spiked appendage. Coiling its body, the tail shot forward at tremendous speed. The metallic scales at the tip of the tails seem to be spinning as the tail shoots forward.


    "Titan Wall!" Karsha eximed. A 7-meter tall, 5-meter wide, and 1-meter thick wall emerged from the ground, stacking fiveyers between Karsha and the approaching tail. Eachyer was a meter thick, creating a formidable 5-meter thick defensive barrier.


    The defensive maneuver cost Karsha 250,000 MP, but his regeneration abilities were more than sufficient to replenish it within seconds. Each wall requires 50,000MP, but thanks to hisrge Mana pool, he was able to form fiveyers of defense.


    Boom! The pointed tail mmed into the diamond walls, instantly shattering the first twoyers. Despite the disadvantage, Karsha smiled, sensing the incredible force behind the tail strikes but also realizing his defense was holding—for now. Theck of poison in the tail attacks was a small relief.


    "It''s all brute force," Karsha thought, trying to stay calm despite having absorbed so much venom, knowing his poison resistance was still less than 2%. Poison from an Overlord would be deadly.


    "Got you now!" After the fourthyer shattered, Karsha used the dust as cover and blinked away. Simultaneously, his ive shot forward. Karsha knew the snake was fast, but he was faster.


    Activating the second level of his movement technique and tapping into the second of eight variations, Karsha charged his cells with yin-yang lightning and invoked his wind element. He shot forward, charging his swords with Mana and Fire essence.


    Sensing danger, the snake turned to face Karsha, who was almost upon it. Two 18-meter-tall arcs of fire shot from his sword, aimed at different parts of the snake''s body.


    Sensing the immediate attack, the snake coiled its body and braced for impact. The two attacks mmed into its body creating a metal sound. The snake Roared in arrogance and was prepared to charge at Karsha, but at the very moment, it noticed something sh behind it.


    Karsha grinned and swung his swords once more, aiming for the snake''s right eye. The snake roared and coiled its tail to defend, but simultaneously, Karsha''s ive shot forward toward the left eye.


    Focused on protecting its right side, the snake left its left eye vulnerable. The ive, propelled by Karsha''s force, reached its mark in less than a second, piercing the eye''s center. Blood gushed forth as the snake let out a pained groan, now blinded in its left eye.


    "One down, one to go," Karsha muttered, his confidence rising. Without hesitation, he activated his skill, [Ice Queen Wrath]. The lifelike avatar of the ice queen, now appearing more human than beast, materialized.


    "Starry Ice," Karshamanded. Small star-like shards of ice formed and shot toward the snake, which was reforming its scales.


    Initially, Karsha was unsure how to prate its defenses, since the first appearance should have no openings. However, now, Karsha''s tactic changed after blinding the snake. Sensing the imminent danger, the snake began reforming its scales to reveal its true but also vulnerable form.


    As the Scalecrusher armored itself, taking Karsha seriously after losing its left eye, Karsha also realized he had discovered the weakness the Unknown Emperor had mentioned.


    Karsha identified the snake''s spinal weakness—a cord-like bone running from its head to its tail. Breaking it could paralyze the monster. He also noticed the jointed scales, now rearranged after its armor formed. Observing closely, Karsha pinpointed where the scales were joined, realizing a strong enough strike could injure the snake.


    ''The question is, will I get the chance to make such an attack?'' Karsha pondered. With the snake armored up, the battle had be more perilous. Were it not for his domain, Karsha would have sustained more injuries by now.


    The domain debuff had reduced the snake''s stats by 60%, yet it still outmatched Karsha in strength. Using his overpowered Blink skill within the domain, Karsha evaded the snake''s attacks by blinking randomly, avoiding getting too close or staying in its line of sight for long.


    Despite this, Karsha remained on high alert, knowing the snake had yet to unleash its most powerful attack. With its imprable scales now in ce, the only skill left unused was [Poison Stone Dart].


    This skill from Karsha''s perspective is perhaps the strongest and the most lethal of them all. The poison stones that form into pointed darts and shoot at a very fast pace sound like if you are slow and don''t have strong enough defenses, you will be a practice target.


    Karsha, from the start of the battle, was on high alert for that particr skill. And now that he had angered the snake, it wouldn''t be long until the snake started using it. If he is lucky enough, he will gain an opening tond a critical attack, but if not, then he can only rely on his defense and domain till he manages to gain an opening.


    "Roar" The snake roared and mmed its body against the domain. The whole mountain and the domain shook. The now imprable and colossal body of the snake despite the debuff was too powerful for the domain.


    "Crack" The side of the domain where the snake struck cracked. Karsha''s heart sank. Then boom, another attacknded on the wall creating another crack. Karsha''s face turned pale.