21: Flayer! Heading to the demon stronghold!

Upon detecting a slight anomaly, Ye Ze immediately activated his Eye of Insight.

And sure enough, he found the problem:

The two young women before him, without exception, had already fallen victim!

Standing before them now were two disguised Fiends.

Level 20 Demon Elite, Skin-Peeling Demons!

Just from the name, one could sense how bizarre and unpredictable its abilities were.

【Skin-Peeling Demon (lv.20)】

Type: Elite-level Demon Captain

Attributes: Strength 100, Constitution 70, Agility 70, Spirit 140

Trait: Skin-Peeling – Peels off the skin of a corpse, integrates itself into the skin, perfectly replacing the target's appearance.

Skills: Shell-Breaking Strike, Skin Repair, Mimicry.

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Although compared to other Fiends, the Skin-Peeling Demon's combat power seemed ordinary.

However, according to data released by the military, the Skin-Peeling Demon caused the most casualties among all Demon Elite!

Its ability to replace appearances was too deceptive.

Furthermore, the Skin-Peeling Demon was the most intelligent among the Demon Elite, skilled at imitating humans.

If it were other newcomers, they would easily be tricked into approaching the Skin-Peeling Demon and, caught off guard, suffer a full-force heavy blow, resulting in either death or serious injury!

At this moment, the two Skin-Peeling Demons were still performing.

Playing the role of severely injured women, weak and helpless: “Help, please, save me…”

Ruan Xiaoyou's reaction was not slow either.

But as a first-year university student, she didn't have much experience entering a Pollution Land.

The moment Ye Ze stopped her, she sensed the problem:

How could two girls, so severely injured, escape from several Demon Elite?

She turned to look at Ye Ze.

But found that he had already walked over, completely unguarded!

“Hey! You stopped me, but you're going over yourself?”

“At least put on some armor!” Ruan Xiaoyou roared inwardly.

Then she gripped a ghostly blue dagger in reverse, ready for battle.

Should any situation arise, she could provide support at the fastest speed.

Ye Ze calmly walked not far from the two 'girls', and said in a calm tone:

“Don't worry, I'm here to help you.”

“Can you let me see where you're injured?”

Seeing someone approach, the two 'girls' seemed to sigh in relief as if saved.

Hearing Ye Ze's request to examine their wounds, they thought he was going to treat them, and showed no surprise.

One of them turned sideways, lifted her clothes, revealing her waist.

“The wound here, it hurts so much! Come quickly and see!”

It eagerly invited Ye Ze closer.

However, Ye Ze shook his head and retorted, “No, no, the wound isn't there.”

The two Skin-Peeling Demons froze for a moment, seemingly trying to understand the remark.

Ye Ze pointed to its neck:

“Your wound is here.”

No sooner had he spoken than a Shadow Squirrel emerged from the Skin-Peeling Demon's shadow!

Activating 'Shadow Assault'!

The Crimson Demon Blade in the Squirrel's hand flashed red, and a streak of blood passed from where Ye Ze's finger pointed.

The next second, the Skin-Peeling Demon's head flew off.

【Killed Elite Fiend: Skin-Peeling Demon, gained +500 experience.】

【Level: 6 (710/3100)】

The entire process was extremely fast.

Ye Ze was like ordering a dish; as soon as he pointed to the opponent's neck, the next second the opponent was decapitated.

Ruan Xiaoyou, who witnessed this scene firsthand, was instantly stunned.

“Killed so decisively?”

“Is he not afraid of misjudging and killing the wrong person?”

Moreover, just by appearance, it was truly a living person, and a delicate girl at that.

Ye Ze killed her without the slightest hesitation!

She had seen many people capable of killing Skin-Peeling Demons.

But someone as decisive as Ye Ze, apart from Demon Suppression Army veterans with decades of experience, she had never seen before!

Furthermore, the strength displayed by Ye Ze's summoned beast was also unbelievable to her.

“Stealth attacking from within a shadow, it's simply a divine skill for an assassin!”

“The skill quality is at least epic-level or higher!”

She herself was an assassin, so she naturally understood the value of assassin skills, which made her a little envious for a moment.

A summoned beast with an epic-level or higher skill.

Is this Ye Ze's trump card…

His strength is not weak at all.

On the other side.

After slaying one Skin-Peeling Demon, the other hadn't even reacted yet.

It was too sudden!

You just said two sentences and then attacked, are you a Fiend or am I a Fiend?

However, it no longer had a chance to act.

After the Squirrel made its move, two Shadow Doppelgangers burst out from the other Skin-Peeling Demon's shadow!

Squirrel Shadow Clone can't use the 'Shadow Doppelganger' skill, but other skills like 'Shadow Assault' can be used!

Shadow Doppelgangers only have 80% of the main body's attack power.

To be foolproof, Ye Ze secretly ordered the Squirrel to hide two Shadow Doppelgangers here.

However, this worry was a bit redundant.

After all, with the two 'Legendary Prestige' auras, the Shadow Doppelgangers could also receive the aura's attack bonus.

Coupled with the unguarded Skin-Peeling Demon, its 70 Constitution was like withered wood, breaking with a single slash!

【Killed Skin-Peeling Demon, gained +500 experience.】

As expected of level 20 Demon Elite, two of them yielded 1000 experience!

The experience bar surged by nearly half!

This was the true leveling speed he desired when he came to the Pollution Land!

The two headless corpses of the Skin-Peeling Demons fell, and their true forms, rubber-like bodies, appeared.

Ruan Xiaoyou walked over, still a little surprised despite guessing the outcome.

“Both are Skin-Peeling Demons!”

“But… how did you figure it out?”

Then, her peach blossom eyes couldn't help but stare at Ye Ze with great interest.

Like a little black cat eyeing its prey, sharp and curious.

Such a question was normal.

Ye Ze's speed in discerning was too fast, almost like a ten-year veteran of the Demon Suppression Army.

The true method, Eye of Insight, certainly couldn't be revealed.

He wasn't familiar enough with Ruan Xiaoyou to reveal everything.

However, before using the Eye of Insight, he did indeed discover some anomalies:

“Because Fiends don't run away.”

“So when they pretend to be fleeing humans, there will be big flaws!”

“Their leg movements when fleeing, their expressions of seeking help, etc., are significantly different from humans.”

These were all taught by Liu Boyan in his classes.

Of course, this could only be used as a 50% basis for judgment.

But after confirmation by the Eye of Insight, it instantly reached 100%!

It was like knowing the answer first and then answering the question, which made him much more confident.

Who wouldn't copy if they had the answer!

However, just the anomalies Ye Ze mentioned made Ruan Xiaoyou incredibly interested.

Ye Ze stood up and then asked:

“Do you have fire?”

He looked at the two deflated human skins on the ground.

Ruan Xiaoyou understood his meaning, took out a flame stone from her backpack, and threw it onto them.

Flames instantly ignited, cremating the two skins.

Ye Ze waved his hand and said, “Let's go, shall we try our hand?”

“No need, I've already seen your summoned beast's ability, it wouldn't be fair to you to compete again.”

Ruan Xiaoyou smiled faintly, “This big sister won't bully people!”

“Your summoned beast's ability is decent, it's just that its attributes are a bit lacking, you still need to work hard, little brother Ye Ze~”

She patted Ye Ze's shoulder as if comforting him.

The latter's face was full of dark lines.

A woman one year older can crush a man.

However, if she thought he only had one summoned beast, that would be a huge mistake.

At this moment, Ruan Xiaoyou pointed forward:

“Let's go then, just the two of us, to try out the Fiend stronghold.”

“It's hard to find a teammate who can solo Demon Elite anyway…”

She had already seen the Squirrel's Doppelganger skill, which greatly increased her confidence in Ye Ze.

She secretly judged: With the Doppelganger skill, Ye Ze could hold off the remaining six Demon Elite.

There was hope for conquering the stronghold!

Ye Ze was also quite looking forward to that Fiend stronghold.

Following Ruan Xiaoyou, the two, one after another, left the place.

Walking deeper into the 19th Contaminated Land…