100: Demon-slaying Stone Trap

The demonic disaster is upon them.

Facing overwhelming Night Demon Bats around Rank 60, individual power is extremely weak.

Especially since they are fast and can use their innate talent to dodge skills; once entangled, one can only be slowly strangled to death.

Even if one is stronger, the Demon Bats Move in swarms, are fast, hard to kill, and impossible to escape—it's utterly disgusting to the extreme.

Degao Mall!

Zhu Yuyao's group originally gathered more than thirty people, but the Demon Bats' offensive was too fierce, forcing them to risk their lives to rush into this place protected by a defensive Formation.

Zhu Yuyao looked at the eleven companions remaining beside her and the dense piles of corpses on the ground, and sadness welled up in her heart.

A nearby teammate comforted her, "Yaoyao, it's okay, I'm here!"

"That's right, Yaoyao, I will protect you until death!"

"Yaoyao, as long as I have a breath left, I won't let the demonic creatures hurt you."

Seeing Zhu Yuyao heartbroken, those teammates felt their hearts shatter and rushed to comfort her as if injected with adrenaline.

Watching this scene, Zhu Yuyao couldn't help but feel they were as humble as dogs, and contempt rose in her heart.

When normal people fall in love, who seeks out a dog?

Bang, bang, bang... Dense swarms of Demon Bats began assaulting the Formation again.

The Formation Master in the group exclaimed in surprise, "This is bad, I'm out of Materials."

"Did you fucking embezzle them? We handed over the Formation Materials to you."

"Who the hell embezzled anything? Are you blind? Can't you see how many times this Formation has been repaired?"

Zhu Yuyao watched the argument, feeling utterly disgusted, and said, "Stop arguing, prepare for battle!"

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Zhu Yuyao was stunned.

The rest of the people didn't even bother maintaining their composure in front of the goddess and started cursing loudly.

What was the point of all that earlier?

Their previous life-risking efforts to kill demonic creatures had become a complete joke.

Just as Zhu Yuyao was so annoyed she wanted them to shut up, the Formation near the entrance shattered, and dense swarms of demonic creatures rushed in.

Kill!

Zhu Yuyao transformed into a ghostly specter, slicing a Demon Bat across the neck with one knife, then easily killing it with a pull and a slash.

This was the result of killing thousands of Demon Bats.

Practice makes perfect.

The remaining teammates also rushed forward like a swarm, determined to block damage for Yaoyao.

Zhu Yuyao sighed internally, speechless, and walked to the other side. She flashed in front of a Demon Bat, ready to strike, when her body swayed. Her right foot was pulled by someone, and she nearly fell.

She quickly stabilized herself, barely avoiding the Demon Bat's attack, but her right leg suddenly throbbed with pain.

She looked back and saw a sycophantic dog named Qing Yang biting her.

"Qing Yang, you pervert, why are you biting my leg?"

Immediately after cursing, Zhu Yuyao froze, suddenly realizing: Hadn't Qing Yang died? How was he alive again?

It wasn't just Qing Yang; all the corpses on the ground stood up... Lü Yixiu hadn't participated in the search and rescue mission. They were just virtual NPCs, and there were no point rewards anyway.

He wanted to work hard to farm points; even if he couldn't beat a certain cheater, he had to strive for second place.

In his life, Lü Yixiu would not be inferior to anyone!

He slashed out a Sword Qi, and two Demon Bats nimbly flipped over, landing right into the Move he had just executed.

Various ingenious Moves came naturally to him; he didn't need skills at all and easily killed the two Demon Bats.

Just as he was about to continue forward, he saw a figure wriggling in a pile of corpses on the street, trying to stand up.

"Severely injured but not dead?"

He walked forward, ready to offer assistance... Xu Le scanned the area using Mind Link and found many Mind Connection Points inside the Degao Mall, making him praise these smart people who knew how to utilize defensive Formations.

Entering the mall, the Formation was already broken. The smell of blood was overwhelming, and hundreds of people stood in the center.

"Something is wrong!"

"Why are they standing in the middle spacing out instead of repairing the Formation?"

Xu Le threw a "Divine Eye" over.

[Demon Corpse]

[Rank] 64

[Life] 25000/25000

[Magic Value] 16000/16000

[Strength] 1600

[Agility] 1200

[Physique] 2000

[Mental Energy] 1200

[Talent] Demonic Qi Contamination 1

[Skills] Fluid Contamination, Savage Charge, Shield Bash, Shield Wall, War Cry, Charged Slash... His gaze swept over the other "people," who were also Demon Corpses. Their Rank and skills were related to their lives before death, only having the additional skill of "Fluid Contamination."

"Is this truly a reflection of reality?"

"Does that mean there are also this many Demon Corpses in reality?"

Xu Le couldn't help but gasp, even suspecting that the demon subduing stone itself was sent by the mastermind in the Abyss.

The primordial demonic qi is very powerful, but its flaws are also immense.

Aside from the Demon Bats, the number of other demonic creatures is not large; most are directly corroded away before transformation, leaving not even dust behind.

Now, however, it only quietly contaminates humans, turning them into demonic creatures.

Roar!

Seeing that Xu Le was slow to approach, the Demon Corpses realized they had been exposed and charged forward.

Xu Le took out a heavenly halberd, a Mythical-Rank weapon privately gifted to him by Xing Manshan.

Kill!

Xu Le swung the halberd like a fierce tiger descending a mountain, then immediately turned and ran backward.

There weren't many Demon Corpses here, but if over ten million Demon Corpses from the entire city surrounded him, he would be exhausted to death.

The moment he rushed out of the mall, he threw an Earth Spike to block the entrance.

[Points +10]

[Points +10]

[Points +10]

...Dense point notifications flashed, indicating that more than ten demonic creatures had been killed instantly.

Earth Spike deals 4 times Mental Energy damage. With Xu Le's current Mental Energy, throwing it out could unleash 60,000 damage, which Demon Corpses with only Rank 1 Contamination couldn't withstand at all.

Seeing this, he threw a Hurricane Howl skill over. The terrifying tornado lifted the demonic creatures and shredded them in the eye of the storm.

The Demon Corpses, possessing low-level intelligence, dared not approach and retreated backward.

A graceful, well-proportioned figure suddenly leaped out of the Demon Corpse crowd, tears glistening on her face. It was Zhu Yuyao.

Looking at the delicate figure, Xu Le's hand, which was preparing to cast Mental Shock, slipped, killing a Demon Corpse next to her instead.

"You're not dead?"

The words had barely left his mouth when a Divine Eye was cast.

Zhu Yuyao's attributes popped up. Seeing the status "Contaminated" after her name, he frowned and said, "You've been contaminated."

Zhu Yuyao's body stiffened. She said dryly, "No, I... I still have my wits, and I can talk to you. Don't kill me."

Xu Le: "..."

Is my reputation really that bad?

He summoned the Little Peach Tree, which cast a purification skill. When he looked again, the "Contaminated" status after her name had disappeared.

"Are you going back?"

"Yes!" Zhu Yuyao answered decisively, then became wary again. "You won't suddenly attack me, right?"

Xu Le: "...Your contamination has been cured. Hurry up if you want to go back."

He needed to spread this intelligence, otherwise, if the people at the City Lord's Mansion were caught unaware, who knew what trouble would arise.