22: Corpse worker, blade of destruction!
"Bang!"
With a muffled thud,
Ye Ze drew the bowstring taut and shot an arrow through an embryo hanging on the rock wall.
The embryo exploded upon impact, dropping an underdeveloped Corpse Fiend youngling, accompanied by a pool of viscous green liquid, filling the air with a pungent corpse poison smell.
"What are you doing?" Liu Meiqi was startled by Ye Ze's action.
"Just confirming," Ye Ze replied calmly.
As stated in the official data pack,
These underdeveloped Corpse Fiend younglings posed no threat to them, and killing them would not grant Ye Ze any energy points.
"Let's go check out what's ahead," Ye Ze said.
Not long after walking, Ye Ze caught a few whiffs of blood.
He slowed down his pace and moved forward cautiously.
Soon, about ten meters ahead, he saw a Corpse Demon Worker about 1.8 meters tall, exuding an ominous aura.
[Corpse Demon Worker: Level 8 Elite Monster, Combat Rating: 6 Stars, Body is hard, extremely difficult to kill!]
The relevant description from the data pack appeared in Ye Ze's mind.
He quietly raised his Frost Bow.
Ultimate Identification!
Three light spots appeared on the Corpse Demon Worker's body:
A white spot was located in the center of its back,
A yellow spot was at its right knee,
And a black spot was at the back of its head.
The white spot indicated extra damage,
The black spot represented paralysis,
While the yellow spot represented bone fracture, requiring a heavy blow to maximize the effect's trigger.
These light spots varied in size; some were very small, making them difficult to hit.
The white spot was the easiest to hit.
Ye Ze aimed at the white spot on the Corpse Demon Worker's back, slowly drew his Frost Bow, and an energy arrow radiating chilling cold quickly condensed.
Whoosh!
The ice arrow sliced through the air and flew towards the Corpse Demon Worker ahead with lightning speed.
Rip!
Flesh torn!
The arrow accurately hit the white spot on the Corpse Demon Worker's back, the arrowhead sinking deep into its flesh, but it was tightly clamped by the Corpse Ghoul Factory's flesh, preventing it from going deeper.
Although this arrow did not end the Corpse Demon Worker's life, it caused significant damage to it.
A thin layer of frost covered its entire body.
"Roar!" The Corpse Demon Worker let out a painful roar.
But Ye Ze had anticipated this, and immediately followed up with two more arrows.
If one arrow wasn't enough, then two;
If two weren't enough, then three!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Two arrows accurately struck the Corpse Demon Worker again.
The hit of three consecutive arrows released astonishing Frost Force, stacking three layers, freezing the entire body of the Corpse Demon Worker.
Then—
Whoosh!
Bang!
An arrow flew past.
The Corpse Demon Worker's ice sculpture body directly shattered into pieces.
The damage from the three layers of Frost Force exploded all at once.
Even a body as tough as the Corpse Demon Worker's could hardly withstand it.
The Frost Bow not only had astonishing damage, but its skill effects were also very nice.
Four arrows to take down a Corpse Demon Worker... Ye Ze was very satisfied with this result.
After all, according to the data pack, the Corpse Demon Worker's combat rating reached 6 stars, while his was only 5 stars.
The ice explosion damage triggered by the last arrow was a bit high, directly shattering the Corpse Fiend's body into ice shards.
If he wasn't surrounded, Ye Ze believed he could clear this Corpse Fiend Dungeon without taking damage, relying on the effects of Frost Force.
Unfortunately—
"Ugh ah ah!!!"
The terrifying howls of Corpse Demon Workers echoed around.
The scream of the Corpse Demon Worker just now attracted other Corpse Demon Workers nearby.
Thump—Thump—Thump—
A total of four Corpse Demon Workers charged towards Ye Ze.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Ye Ze quickly drew his bow and shot arrows, his movements smooth and fluid.
A round of four arrows accurately hit the four Corpse Demon Workers.
Under the effect of Frost Force, their speed plummeted.
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Another three consecutive shots.
However, as Ye Ze prepared to shoot the eighth arrow, he noticed that no Frost Arrow had condensed on the bow.
He glanced at the Frost Bow in his hand; the blue light on the bow's body had noticeably dimmed.
"The Frost Bow's energy is depleted."
Although Bronze-grade Secret Treasures could automatically recharge, the current recharge speed couldn't keep up with his shooting speed.
He slung the Frost Bow behind him, drew the blade of ruin from his waist, Stealth!
Ye Ze's figure merged into the shadows, silently approaching the two Corpse Demon Workers on the left.
Stealth Attack!
Swish~
A cold light flashed.
The blade of ruin accurately pierced the bloody weak point on the Corpse Demon Worker's throat.
Splurt~
Green liquid splattered out.
Ye Ze pulled out the dagger; the Corpse Demon Worker collapsed to the ground, green blood continuously gushing from its throat, having lost its combat ability.
Immediately after, he used the dagger's hilt to strike the yellow spot in the middle of the other Corpse Demon Worker's lower leg bone.
Crack~
Ugh ah ah!!!
With a "crack," the Corpse Demon Worker screamed and fell to its knees before Ye Ze.
Splurt!
Ye Ze plunged the blade of ruin directly into its skull, ending its life.
[Overlevel kill of Level 8 Elite Monster, gained 1320 Energy Points (Extra +720)]
Then, his gaze turned to the two Corpse Demon Workers currently attacking Liu Meiqi.
A forward flash.
At this moment, Ye Ze's position was in a direct line with the two Corpse Demon Workers.
Ruin Blade Aura!
A cold light flashed.
The blade of ruin erupted with astonishing sharpness.
An extremely thin yet incredibly destructive Ruin Blade Aura sliced through the air and appeared before the two Corpse Demon Workers in the blink of an eye.
Splurt!
Splurt!
Two sounds of flesh separating.
The two Corpse Demon Workers were directly cut in half at the waist; the four body segments struggled on the ground for a while before completely losing signs of life.
"This Ruin Blade Aura is too strong, isn't it?"
Ye Ze was surprised and delighted.
The power of Ruin Blade Aura far exceeded his expectations, actually cutting two Corpse Demon Workers in half at the waist.
[Overlevel kill of Level 8 Corpse Demon Worker, gained 1320 Energy (Extra +720)]
[Overlevel kill of Level 8 Corpse Demon Worker, gained 1320 Energy (Extra +720)]
"Ugh ah!!!"
The Corpse Demon Worker with a broken lower leg struggled painfully, limping towards Ye Ze.
Ye Ze quickly turned around.
Swish~!
A cold light flashed.
The last Corpse Demon Worker also fell under the blade of ruin.
[Overlevel kill of Level 8 Elite Monster Corpse Demon Worker, gained 1320 Energy Points (Extra +720)]
Ye Ze calculated in his mind.
The energy points gained from killing Corpse Demon Workers were almost double that of monsters at the same level.
No wonder so many professionals queued up to enter the Trial Instance.
The monsters here indeed provided more energy points.
Beside him, Liu Meiqi looked at Ye Ze as if he were a monster: "Are you an Archer profession or an Assassin profession?"
"I am a Chef profession."
"Impossible, there must have been a mistake in your awakening profession ceremony."
Liu Meiqi shook her head and said with a serious expression, "If you are a Chef profession, other Archer and Assassin professionals would probably be so ashamed they'd hit the wall."
Ye Ze ignored her.
Instead, he quietly observed the Corpse Demon Worker bodies on the ground.
After more than ten seconds, the bodies disappeared.
"As expected," Ye Ze murmured.
Just as that Teacher said, the monsters in the Trial Instance were indeed formed by rules and would not leave behind physical bodies after being killed.
After the Corpse Demon Workers' bodies disappeared, two hand bones were left on the spot.
Ye Ze picked them up and put them in his backpack.
He had browsed the information on the trading market this morning; currently, one Corpse Fiend hand bone had been speculated up to 1000 dragon coins.