189: The real villagers, the demons in the cave.

Lin Yue raised his staff high, calling down the thunder from the heavens.

Above the clouds, heavenly thunder rolled.

The sea of thunder surged, gathering directly above the village.

"Stop him, quickly!"

The Hell Emissary shouted as a pair of crimson wings unfurled from his back.

Thunder Shakes the Nine Heavens!

Thunder converged in the sky, and lightning manifested continuously in the air.

The thunder rumbled in waves, sounding as if thousands of troops and horses had suddenly descended upon the world.

Within the thick dark clouds, countless eyes of thunder opened.

Inside the eyes of thunder, thunderclouds tumbled and lightning churned.

One by one, thunder snakes slithered out from the eyes of thunder, rushing in all directions.

"This... this is a Forbidden Curse!"

"No, impossible!"

"How can an Elementary Forbidden Curse have such power!!"

The Hell Emissary looked up at the eyes of thunder in the sky, completely at a loss.

In the blink of an eye, a thunder snake slithered out from an eye of thunder.

Right before him, it pierced straight through the Hell Emissary's eyeball.

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..."My Lord, save me!"

The Emissary of Sloth screamed, seemingly hoping for help from a supreme powerhouse.

Unfortunately, it was in vain.

The thunder snake gave him no chance to continue speaking, nor did the Lord he mentioned ever arrive.

The thunder snake directly pierced through his bloated body; suppressed by Divine Might, they were simply powerless to resist.

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..."Could there be more enemies?"

This was inside an Instance Secret Realm; since the opponent called for help, there was an eighty percent chance another enemy existed.

But where was the opponent?

Lin Yue aimed his targets at the four Evil Demons, leaving the chickens and dogs alone.

After the Peacock was strangled by the thunder snakes, the chickens and dogs also returned to normal.

Lin Yue withdrew his Divine Might, and the suppression in the surroundings vanished.

The Devilish Qi on the chickens and dogs dispersed into the surroundings, and golden light gradually appeared.

After the golden light faded, seven people among them revealed their human forms.

Seeing the appearance of these people, Lin Yue's brow furrowed.

These seven were none other than the seven people from outside Emerald Mountain.

"Dear adventurer, thank you for rescuing our village!"

The Village Chief stepped forward to express his gratitude.

As he spoke, he handed a map over to Lin Yue.

"This great kindness is beyond repayment."

"This is the most precious map in the village, which records the mysterious Treasure Trove within the Emerald Valley."

"However, it is full of dangers inside; obtaining the treasure is no simple matter!"

Lin Yue took the map from the Village Chief's hand, his heart full of doubts.

Why would they appear here?

Lin Yue put the map into his bag and surveyed his surroundings.

"Village Chief, how do we leave this place now?"

By common logic, he should be able to leave the Instance now.

But this Instance Secret Realm could not be predicted by common logic; it was possible there was an even greater enemy behind it.

"Behind the village lives a powerful Evil Demon; only by destroying him can we leave."

Having received an answer, Lin Yue nodded in agreement.

"In that case, I'll head there first!"

Just as Lin Yue was about to leave, the Alchemist stopped him.

"Dear adventurer, the Evil Demon is exceptionally dangerous."

"Take these potions; perhaps they can be of some help to you."

Lin Yue looked at the potions the Alchemist handed over and took a sharp breath.

Most potions had no effect on him now, as those small boosts were almost negligible.

But the potions the Alchemist brought out actually had such good effects.

Agility Potion: Increases movement speed and attack speed by five percent.

Berserk Potion: Increases magic power and physical attack by ten percent, and damage by five percent.

Surging Potion: Rapidly restores ten percent of Mana, followed by restoring one percent of missing Mana every second for ten seconds... One must know that Lin Yue's current attributes were very high.

This ten percent of magic power increased his magic power by over a hundred thousand.

Lin Yue pocketed these potions and led Cai Wenji toward the back of the village.

Behind the village, there was a pitch-black cave with a large amount of Devilish Qi gushing out from within.

As expected, there was indeed a powerful Evil Demon here.

Lin Yue pointed his staff at the cave and fired a fireball inside.

The fireball shot into the pitch-black cave and quickly lost its light.

The cave didn't change at all, as if nothing had happened.

Lin Yue started with fireballs again, but this time they were linked together, forming a fire snake.

The fire snake entered the cave, illuminating everywhere it passed.

Just as the fire snake went deep inside, it was suddenly blocked by something.

A chain stretched out from the darkness, trapping Lin Yue.

The chain tried to pull Lin Yue into the cave, but Lin Yue immediately used Purify to break the chain's control.

The chain quickly retracted into the cave and made no further movement.

"Since you're here, why hide your head and show your tail?"

"Come out and fight me fair and square!"

As Lin Yue spoke, he poured the Surging Potion into his mouth.

The previous battle had been quite taxing for Lin Yue, so naturally, he had to be prepared.

Seeing that the opponent did not respond, Lin Yue continued to attack with fireballs.

The fireballs were blocked again, but this time they weren't held back for long before damage numbers began to pop up from the cave.

It seemed the opponent's defensive methods had been broken by the fireballs.

"Still don't want to come out?"

"Then I'll hit you until you do!"

Lin Yue unleashed a Thunder Punishment, yet the Evil Demon in the cave still showed no intention of coming out.

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Lin Yue held lightning in his hand and used Thunder Tyrant to strike into the cave.

The thunderclouds flew in, and the light of lightning flashed continuously inside the cave.

"Cowardly human, you will regret everything you have done!"

"If you truly have the ability, then come in and fight me."

"Let me see exactly what skills you have!"

Lin Yue continued to attack with Thunder Tyrant, not taking the opponent's words seriously.

Why would he go inside something that was so obviously a trap?

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...Facing Lin Yue's continuous attacks, the Evil Demon in the cave shot out several chains.

Before the chains could touch Lin Yue, they were struck down by thunder.

Unable to get close to Lin Yue, they could only retract into the cave dejectedly.

"I thought the 'Lord' that fat pig spoke of was some incredible figure."

"Turns out, you're just a coward as timid as a mouse."

"Are you so ugly that you're ashamed to be seen, which is why you're hiding?"

"Even that fat pig was willing to show himself despite being so ugly; I'm afraid you're ten thousand times uglier than him!"

The Evil Demon in the cave seemed to be provoked, as its attacks on Lin Yue became more fierce.

Dozens of feathered arrows shot out from the cave, carrying a hint of Devilish Qi, and struck Lin Yue directly.

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...Lin Yue didn't dodge; there was simply no need for him to dodge.

Unless a third-reincarnation powerhouse appeared now, taking him down would be no simple matter.

Although Lin Yue had not yet completed his first reincarnation, his strength had long since surpassed it.

"Are you... just scratching an itch for me?"