My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 209: I Will Lead the Charge

King Zhi's real name is Zhi Er, but since this name sounds like "child" when spoken, he never likes to be called that, except for the Grand King, who can call him Ah Tun; everyone else must address him as the Great King.

This Wild Boar Demon is inherently a slothful creature. If left to his own devices, he would likely end up as an ordinary small demon, but he has a good background.

His father, Zhi Bi, was the right-hand man of the older generation's Grand King, with profound cultivation skills. So his own father forced him to cultivate from a young age. Although he couldn't compare to his father and couldn't take over as the second in command of the Demon Dragon Valley, he was still quite strong, and now he serves as the gatekeeper general behind the Ancient Forest.

With him here, even if enemies invaded the Ancient Forest, it wouldn't matter, as this place was filled with captured laborers or the descendants of exiled criminals from the valley. Even if they died, it wouldn't matter. Zhi Er just needed to hold the real mountain gate and drag out the enemy.

This big wild boar roams tyrannically within the Ancient Forest, and no one, whether human or demon, dares to defy him.

So since his father was killed while plundering at the borders of Liangting, leaving him unrestrained, he became completely unscrupulous, even resorting to bullying men and oppressing women.

He is simply morally corrupt, not an idiot. He knows that many harbor grudges against him in secret, but he couldn't care less.

"I think these cowardly mice don't dare to go against me."

He often said this, and indeed thought so in his heart.

So at this moment, when he heard that the people and demons within the Ancient Forest had united to overthrow him, he was both shocked and angered.

"They must have eaten the heart of a bear and the gall of a leopard! Come, bring me my sword!"

His sword is two zhang and three chi long, half a head taller than himself. There was once a record of it slicing through eight Soldier Cultivators with one slash at the borders of Liangting.

Carrying the sword, he charged out of the courtyard aggressively and saw that those peasants had already emerged from the forest and were heading this way.

"Close the gates! Prepare for battle!"

King Zhi was a muddleheaded ruler, but not a cowardly gatekeeper general. Seeing those small demons and the Human Race unite, he wasn't afraid; instead, fueled by rage, he felt supremely powerful.

He summoned his Personal Guard, dozens of Demon Cultivators, ready to charge in and kill with unstoppable momentum.

"After slaughtering this bunch of trash, we'll raid Liangting for another batch."

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[Main Quest Update: Battle of the Ancient Forest]

[Quest Objective: Kill Zhi Er, breach the gate.]

[Quest Reward: Experience Points +250000, Free Attribute Points +3, Rare Quality Reinforcement Materials x2....]

"Brother Li! The tallest one is King Zhi."

The officer had already changed the way he addressed Li Rui. Initially, he was not optimistic about this mission, only planning to have a small elite force launch a surprise attack to see if they could desperately rescue the general's daughter.

Unexpectedly, it had now turned into a confrontation between two armies.

This was an unforeseen path.

Li Rui looked at the giant Pig Demon, towering two zhang high, feeling that the opponent must also possess some intimidating natural gift, the kind that would make any ordinary person shrink back before even fighting.

However, now, "our army" was mighty and numerous, with hundreds of humans and demons charging together, so naturally, they were not afraid of him.

Even Li Bailang, who was also not very optimistic, now felt incredibly inspired.

It's a joke, who brings an entire forest's worth of people to clear a level?

"But honestly, it truly deserves its reputation as a ten-star Secret Realm. Look, King Zhi himself is a boss level, and he even has dozens of Personal Guards. If we approached this normally, the first stage would surely wipe out the whole group."

Zhi Yan, Yue Ni, and the Spirit Body of the Evil Spirit Squad all had a grudge or enmity with that Wild Boar Demon, so naturally, they were especially furious when they saw him.

But despite their anger, they were still a bit internally tense.

King Zhi had been oppressing them for so many years; if not for Li Rui's rallying, no one would've dared to resist. Why? Because his strength was just too overwhelming, casting a deep psychological shadow over everyone in this place.

Not only was the two zhang tall Pig Demon on the battlefield, but there were also dozens of powerful Personal Guards. Many people's fervor began to wane, doubts creeping into their minds.

If they won, naturally there would be joy all around, with a new king crowned and the gates continued to be guarded—this was the ecology of the Demon Dragon Valley.

But if they lost, even if not slain on the spot, they would be labeled as rebels afterward, no way of surviving.

Just as everyone's blood courage was slightly retreating, Li Rui stood out again: "Everyone, don't be afraid! We have many people, as the saying goes....."

He paused for a moment, not immediately recalling any inspiring saying.

"Damn it, attack!!!"

With that, he led the charge.

Since he couldn't boost morale with words, he would take the lead himself, standing up to the toughest boss, letting others see him holding his ground, surely inspiring courage in them.

Having charged forward, Li Bailang and An Qing naturally followed, only Wu Bing, with the poorest combat capability, did not charge; it was best for him to ensure his own safety, lest Li Rui be distracted to rescue him.

After they pushed forward, those soldiers hurried after them, as they were in the most rush, having to rescue the kidnapped general's daughter.

Next, those of the Demon Race like Yue Ni, who had a grudge, also joined the fray, and in the end, everyone was engaged.

This loose alliance, initially expected to scatter at a single glare from King Zhi, miraculously held together because a group led the charge.

After the last group left the rear, the three of Li Rui had already reached near the boss.

"Roar——"

King Zhi let out a roar, full of momentum, a demon wind swept forth, his back and head bristles all stood on end.

Seeing this, Li Bailang immediately activated an agile state skill, loudly calling out: "Give me a buff."

He knew that sheer strength couldn't directly contend with King Zhi, so he prepared for a strategy of pulling and grinding down, relying on numbers and endurance to wear him out.

Even with this cautious approach, he already felt things were going smoothly enough, as the other human and demon army detained those dozens of elite guards, allowing the three to gradually maneuver around the boss.

In normal circumstances, one would have to dodge the boss, ensuring not to be hit by powerful attacks, clean up the guards, and then begin the siege.

Hearing the request, An Qing immediately took action, clasping her hands, chanting, enveloping Li Bailang with a milky white light.

As Li Rui ran past her, he also called out, "Buff me too, make it a big one!"

An Qing's first reaction was to use her ultimate move, but she hesitated briefly.

Who would throw out all their trump cards at the start?

She had some doubts, but for some reason, felt she should trust this person she had known for less than a day.

Feeling compelled by some inexplicable force, she resumed casting the interrupted ultimate move.

King's Blessing.

This was a rare skill she had learned in an eight-star Secret Realm, from helping a small kingdom's royal family.

An all-attribute 10% boost, comprehensive enhancement without any blind spots.

After using this skill, she resolutely continued with a few minor buffs to increase other attributes.

At first, Li Bailang didn't notice what was happening there; normally, after the first buff came, it would be followed by successive skills.

Yet, even having circled to King Zhi's back, he still hadn't received the follow-up.

He couldn't help but glance back, seeing his long-time companion frantically buffing another person.

He didn't have the mind to feel jealous because, comparatively, he was more shocked that Li Rui actually charged at King Zhi head-on as if he didn't realize it was a boss, straightforwardly closing in and raising the Big Black Umbrella.

But in the next moment, blazing lightning surged out from that umbrella.