15: Chapter 15 This sword strike is called thrift and diligence in managing a household!

Chen You himself was stunned.

He stared blankly at the Exorcism Talisman in his hand, then looked at the group of vengeful spirits still surging toward him.

Over twelve hundred damage!

This damage number was even more exaggerated than the critical hit he previously dealt to the Ghost Wolf.

Instant kill!

A complete and utter instant kill!

Chen You swallowed his saliva, and the thought in his heart that he had 'bought it for nothing' was instantly blown away by the explosive damage number.

"No more retreating, no more retreating! This money was well spent!"

He muttered to himself while watching the increasingly close vengeful spirits, his originally tense mood calming down by more than half.

With such a powerful weapon in hand, what was there to fear!

However... once he calmed down, Chen You's petty bourgeois mentality started acting up again.

He quickly calculated an account in his mind.

There were seven or eight vengeful spirits rushing over. Even if they were all of this caliber, one talisman would instantly kill one, meaning he would have to spend seven or eight million.

Although Director Li said there was no budget limit, he couldn't be this extravagant, right?

The country's money is still money!

Wouldn't it be better to save it and buy an even more awesome gift package next time?

Chen You glanced at his attribute panel again.

The last vengeful spirit hit him once, dealing 22 points of damage and applying a Bleeding status effect of 5 points per second.

His own health points were 210.

Even if he stood still and let the vengeful spirit claw him, he could take several hits.

Not to mention, he wasn't a wooden post.

"Hmm... I can work with this."

Chen You quickly made a decision.

One talisman for one million was too luxurious.

He only took 22 points of damage after three strikes with his sword; it was a huge profit!

Even an elementary school student could calculate this!

In an instant, Chen You's fighting spirit was reignited.

This wasn't fighting monsters; this was saving money!

Every single coin saved was contributing to the great rejuvenation of Huaxia!

He carefully put the Exorcism Talisman in his hand back into his backpack and gripped his novice iron sword once more.

"Come on! Let me show you what the Frugal Household Management Sword Style is all about!"

Chen You let out a low roar, advanced instead of retreating, and actively moved toward the second vengeful spirit pouncing on him.

He already had experience dealing with them, so he ducked his body low.

While avoiding the vengeful spirit's sharp claws, the iron sword in his hand emitted a faint spiritual light, precisely stabbing toward the vengeful spirit's chest.

Hiss!

[-83]

The familiar damage number popped up.

At the same time, the vengeful spirit's claw landed on his shoulder.

[-22]

["You have been afflicted by 'Vengeful Energy Corrosion', losing 5 Health Points per second, and Spirit Resistance is reduced."]

Another Bleeding status effect stacked on top.

Chen You's health bar began to drop steadily at a rate of 10 points per second.

"Again!"

Chen You ignored it, flipped his wrist, and unleashed his second and third strikes in succession!

[-85]

[-84]

With the fall of the third strike, this vengeful spirit let out a silent wail, its body dissipated in the air, turning into a wisp of black smoke and vanishing without a trace.

"One down!"

Chen You was delighted, but he glanced at his health bar, which had already dropped to around 130 points.

Without a second look, he directly pulled out a [peiyuan pill] from his backpack and stuffed it into his mouth.

The pill melted instantly upon entering his mouth, and a warm current surged through his entire body. His health bar, which had been decreasing, shot straight up and instantly filled back to full.

"Comfortable!"

One peiyuan pill cost one hundred thousand.

Killing one vengeful spirit saved him one million.

A net profit of nine hundred thousand!

This business was worth doing!

Once he understood this point, Chen You completely let loose.

He no longer pursued fighting without taking damage; he even started trading damage for damage.

As long as it wasn't a fatal attack, as long as he could kill the vengeful spirit faster, he was willing to take a hit head-on.

He had plenty of health potions anyway!

This was the confidence of a Pay-to-Win player!

For a moment, the deathly quiet entrance to Zhao City witnessed a bizarre battle.

A human was surrounded by six or seven vengeful spirits exuding an ominous aura.

He sometimes dodged, sometimes took the hit head-on, his iron sword flying up and down, constantly leaving wounds on the vengeful spirits' semi-transparent bodies.

The spirits' attacks landed on him, causing damage numbers to pop up, and his health bar rose and fell accordingly.

But whenever his health dropped to about half, he would unhurriedly pull something out of his robes and stuff it into his mouth, and then his health bar would miraculously fill up instantly.

He was just like an unkillable cockroach.

Five minutes later.

As the last vengeful spirit dissipated under Chen You's sword, the city gate finally returned to peace.

Chen You leaned on his sword, panting heavily.

He checked his status; he had seven or eight stacks of the "Vengeful Energy Corrosion" negative effect, and his health bar was dropping rapidly at dozens of points per second.

He quickly popped another peiyuan pill, maxing out his health, before he finally felt a little better.

He tallied up the results of the fight.

In that battle just now, he had killed eight vengeful spirits in total.

He used nine peiyuan pills.

Chen You grinned.

Using nine pills, less than one stack, the cost was less than one million huaxia coin.

But he saved eight Exorcism Talismans!

Worth eight million!

Back and forth, he made a massive profit of over seven million!

"I really am an ordinary little genius at saving money!"

Chen You felt blissful in his heart; even the slight stinging sensation from the Vengeful Energy Corrosion on his body felt less uncomfortable.

The only regret was that after these vengeful spirits were killed, they immediately turned into black smoke and vanished, not dropping even a single hair.

No experience, no gold coins, not even a corpse.

"Stingy game developers, not even giving any drops for killing a monster, one star review!"

Chen You complained while lifting his foot to continue walking into the city.

However, before he could take a step, a terrifying aura, countless times stronger than before, suddenly swept in from the depths of the street!

That aura was cold, tyrannical, and filled with endless resentment and hatred, as if it intended to drag all living beings into an abyss of despair.

Every hair on Chen You's body instantly stood on end!

He abruptly looked up toward the source of that aura.

He saw that at the end of the long street, the black mist that had been faint before was now churning, contracting, and condensing violently!

The surrounding light dimmed.

A giant humanoid silhouette was slowly taking shape in the center of the black mist.

Its size was several times larger than an ordinary vengeful spirit, nearly over three meters tall, surrounded by visible black lightning.

It was no longer in a semi-transparent form but was solidified as if it were real.

It wore a set of tattered ancient armor and held a giant, rusty battle saber that exuded an astonishingly fierce and malevolent aura.

The most terrifying thing was its face.

That face had complete facial features, yet they were twisted into an expression interwoven with pain and hatred.

A pair of scarlet eyes were locked firmly onto Chen You.

[Vengeful Spirit General (BOSS), Level: ? ? ?]

[Health Points: ? ? ?]

[Attack: ? ? ?]

[Defense: ? ? ?]

[Skills: ? ? ?]

What Chen You could see was a series of even more shocking question marks.

"BOSS..."

Chen You's throat felt dry, but he remained relatively calm.

Without a second thought, relying on his abundance of health potions, he rushed forward in one stride.

The novice iron sword in his hand swung fiercely toward the Vengeful Spirit General's thigh!

Test the waters first!

Clang!

A harsh sound of metal clashing erupted.

Chen You felt a massive force transmitted from the sword, his tiger's mouth throbbed with pain, and his entire body was shaken back repeatedly.

A damage number that nearly made his eyeballs pop out floated up above the Vengeful Spirit General's head.

[-1]

Forced health deduction!

Chen You's mind buzzed, and everything went blank.

And just as he was shaken back, the Vengeful Spirit General moved.

It didn't make any sound, merely raising its arm.

The giant battle saber in its hand swept through a pitch-black arc, cleaving down toward Chen You's head!

The speed was extreme!

Chen You didn't have time to react and could only watch as the battle saber, filled with an ominous aura, rapidly magnified before his eyes.

Slash!

The battle saber struck his shoulder.

A terrifying blood-red number exploded above Chen You's head.

[-96]

Intense pain struck!

Chen You's health bar was instantly wiped out by more than half!

"Holy crap!"

Chen You let out a scream of utter horror.