Under the ice, a pair of amber eyes opened silently, and their vertical pupils reminded Pei Renli of snakes.

His heart skipped a beat, and he jumped up on the spot and shouted:

"There's something underneath the ice!"

——Boom!

The strong impact hit the ice directly, and the three of them were immediately swayed left and right by the sudden shaking. Pei Renli used his staff to barely support himself and did not fall.

Then he saw a dazzling white crack spreading rapidly along the impact point. The crackling sound of ice cubes connected in a series like firecrackers. The cracks became more and more larger, covering the ground in the blink of an eye.

Large spider web-like cracks appeared on the ice surface of a layer of white snow.

The three of them retreated back to the original path, and a large thick fog composed of ice chips, snowflakes and water vapor enveloped the place where they had just stood.

Pei Renli put down the arm covering his face and shook his staff lightly.

An unnatural wind blew away the dust that blocked the view, and under the sunlight overhead, a huge and twisting shadow could be seen in the fog.

A snake head that looked about as thick as a cement pipe penetrated the dispersed water mist, and then there was another snake head, and another snake head, and another snake head...

Pei Renli raised his neck and stared at the monster with five snake heads that was spitting out letters, and murmured:

"Why is it a reptile again? Can't it be changed to something else?"

"Hey, over there, don't criticize me!"

The hydra is a giant monster with five heads and a powerful ability to regenerate itself. Even if its head is cut off, two more will grow in its place.

Its huge body is covered with brown scales, and its shape is very similar to that of a crocodile. On its snake-like neck, its five heads move slowly up and down. It looks at Pei Renli and the other two people, and you can feel the undisguised strong appetite from its eyes.

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Dürer drew his recurved sword:

"Kill it!"

There was no argument or tactics. The moment the words fell, the three of them took action one after another.

Dürer charged straight towards the hydra, very straight forward, while Kent threw away the quilt wrapped around his body and disappeared in a flash. Judging from the direction, he should be planning to take a detour from the side.

There are monsters before the finish line, which was indeed expected.

Generally speaking, with the strength of most demon kings nowadays, they would probably have a narrow escape even against the snow-storming beasts, let alone the hydra that is several times stronger.

So there is no shame in running away. There are no rules that must be fought anyway. Just find a way around it.

But Pei Renli and the others were all standing on a frozen lake. It was difficult to walk on the snowfield, and walking on the ice was even slower.

So the three of them made a judgment in their minds in an instant.

Since you can't outrun the hydra, you might as well try to kill it.

Pei Renli moved his fingers and began to leave flickering runes in the air.

Hydras generally live in shallow seas, swamps or lakes, but there are no sighting reports of them being found in polar environments. Instead, there are records of hydras looking for warm caves to hide in cold weather.

In other words, this thing is afraid of cold and should not be able to adapt to low temperatures.

Moreover, the multi-headed snake lizard that appeared in front of them was also too big. The raised snake head was more than ten meters above the ground. This did not include its body that was still soaked in the water. In terms of size, it was not much smaller than a dragon.

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Of course, normal hydra lizards are not so exaggerated. I don’t know if they have mutated to adapt to the environment, or if they have been transformed by someone or magical power.

The average hydra lizard is between level 30 and 40. It is unclear how many levels the individual in front of me is.

So Pei Renli made a quick calculation and decided that it would be more appropriate to test things out first.

He was thinking about tactics in his mind, but Dürer seemed not to be thinking about anything. In short, he wanted to fight first and then talk about it later.

As soon as he got close, all the hydra-headed lizards set their sights on him, and all five of their heads jumped down from diagonally above, opening their mouths with a row of fangs, completely unlike the big mouth of a snake.

Although he had makeshift snowshoes on his feet, he could not move at the same speed as he usually did on solid ground. Durer's once whirlwind charging speed was significantly reduced.

The strong wind whipped up by the five huge snake heads hit him head-on. Dürer lowered his body slightly, put the recurved sword by his side, and saw the right moment and kicked the ice with his right foot:

"Power rises!"

With the sound of tiny ice cubes breaking, Dürer stepped on the iron-hard ice surface, leaving a clear footprint. His whole body also suddenly accelerated like a bullet, and with a swish he could pass through the oncoming enemy.

The five snake heads make a terrifying popping sound when they hit the ice.

Dürer's flexibility is actually not very strong. He runs fast simply because of his overwhelming strength.

--roar!

One of the hydra's heads roared and raised, and a slender opening could be seen on its neck, but Dürer was not satisfied.

It felt weird when he swung the sword. Even though he cut through the outermost scales, it seemed like there was a stronger layer inside that blocked the blade from going deeper.

This feeling shows that it has damage resistance, and pure physical attacks will be greatly weakened.

The original hydra lizard did not have such a thing.

The next second, the wound on the hydra's neck lit up with a bright light. The wound healed almost in the blink of an eye, and the blood dripping on the ice turned into a puddle of sticky water.

The hydra does have the ability to regenerate itself, but it shouldn't be that strong.

Its five heads have relatively independent consciousness, and an injury to one of them will not affect the other heads' continued attack.

With a twist of its tubular neck, the four snake heads gnawed at Durer who had just stopped. He was standing on the ice dodging left and right, looking very reluctant.

Even though he is the Sutton Barbarian who is most familiar with the snowfield, he will still be greatly affected on the ice. The too slippery foothold makes it difficult for him to exert force and control the distance.

"Ma Youfu's acid arrow!"

At this time, a dark green acid arrow hit the neck of one of the snake heads, which was of course the magic support from Pei Renli.

The exploding acid emitted a large amount of pungent white smoke on the scales, and the cuticle was dissolved, revealing pink flesh.

This hydra has resistance to physical damage, but no resistance to magic damage.

He made a quick judgment in his mind, but the next moment, Pei Renli, who was about to continue preparing the spell, saw that the wound on the hydra's neck that was hit by the acid arrow was rapidly healing.

Fire and acid are excellent choices for dealing with monsters that have the ability to regenerate themselves. Usually these two types of damage can prevent it from recovering its health.

However, even wounds caused by strong acid can regenerate. This hydra's regeneration ability far exceeds expectations. It is doubtful whether it still has the weaknesses described in the monster manual.

The snakeheads who were attacked by strong acid arrows roared at Pei Renli, while all the remaining snakeheads continued to attack Du Le unaffected.

After all, repeated horizontal jumps on the ice were no solution. Unable to dodge, Duler saw one of the snake heads coming from the front, and he had no chance to dodge!

At the critical moment, Dürer stuck the recurve sword upright in the mouth of the snake head that was biting him. The huge impact pushed him to slide quickly on the ice, even if he tried to pierce his feet into the ice as support, he couldn't.

, leaving two half-inch deep ravines on the ice.

The recurved sword squeaked. It was quite good that this weapon, which was not even a fine product, could hold on for a while without being bitten off immediately, but it was obviously impossible for it to continue to hold on.

In his peripheral vision, Dürer saw three bright red rays coming towards him, hitting the hydra and causing it to roar sharply. However, the wounds healed quickly like acid arrows.

This did successfully attract the attention of the hydra, but it did nothing to improve Dürer's situation.

At the critical moment, a shadow that almost melted in the air appeared on the back of the hydra, and Kent, a lizardman with black scales and black armor, pulled out his dagger.

In terms of size, attacking with a dagger is almost equivalent to having a barb stuck in a human finger. It hurts, but it is nonsense to say it is fatal. Moreover, the hydra has a strong ability to regenerate itself.

Kent doesn't think so.

Its pupils twisted from the vertical pupils of a reptile into a cross-shape similar to a crosshair.

In his field of vision, the hydra seemed to have been decomposed. He could easily see through the scales, muscles and bones, and could instantly find where to attack the hydra to cause more damage.

This ability is called the Deadly Eye, which Kent exchanged for reputation from the Demon King system.

Before the hydra was aware that there was an uninvited guest on its back, Kent aimed at the base of the neck of one of the snake heads and struck it up.

The dagger penetrated deeply along the gap between the scales like cutting tofu. This time it seemed to have injured the tendons of the hydra. The snake head that was pressing down on Durer immediately fell to the ground softly.

Magical auras flickered on the hydra one after another. Pei Renli, who was testing its weakness, also successfully attracted a lot of attention. This made Dule take two steps back and finally escaped from the hydra's grasp.

As for the recurve sword, that thing was shattered in the mouth of the snake head that was raised again...

Without another handy weapon, Dürer clenched his fists, and his joints made a cracking sound.

With a vigorous shake, he shook off the mere plate armor on his body, revealing a single suit.

At first glance, it seems that the defense is weakened after taking off the armor. In fact, anyone who knows anything knows that generally throwing away the weight is a clear signal.

Get out of the way, I'm going to start showing off!

Kent's severed tendon healed in the next second. One of the snake heads discovered the guy who was causing trouble on its back, twisted its neck, and gnawed at the lizard man, who was also a reptile.

Compared to the ice, the hydra's back was easier to move on. Kent was of course very alert and jumped back to avoid being bitten.

Just when he was about to jump down, re-enter the stealth state and find an opportunity to attack, the huge body of the hydra shook violently.

At first, Kent thought the hydra was trying to climb ashore, but when he looked up, he saw Dürer hugging one of the hydra's necks and pressing down hard with his strong, bear-like body.

"Knock!"

He actually pressed the snake's head on the ice and made a big crater with a bang.

How strong is this guy?

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Chapter completed!