An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 121 Supersonic Mount

In the beginning, the awakened ones only regarded the Dark Lord as a wild boss, a source of nourishment for their growth.

But now, everyone is realizing that things seem to be getting increasingly wrong.

With numerous trump cards and extremely high growth potential, this isn't a boss at all; it's clearly a standard protagonist template!

At this moment, someone posed a thought-provoking question: "If the Night King really defeats the Corpse King, how will the contribution points be calculated?"

The group looked at each other, none of them knowing the answer to the question.

Generally speaking, all actions taken in response to world missions will be automatically assessed for contribution value by the Abyss.

Even if you don't kill a single monster, but only carry out a reconnaissance mission, you will still make a contribution.

However, in reality, such contribution values ​​are extremely low, almost negligible. The majority of the contribution always comes from [directly dealing damage to the boss], followed by [the 'Guards' who kill the boss].

Now, one of the boss's guards has already been taken down, and at this rate, the remaining two will probably not survive either.

"I suspect that this Night King is something the Abyss created to balance the difficulty."

"Although such examples are rare, this is, after all, a world with a difficulty level of seven, so anything can happen."

"What we need to do is help the Night King kill the Corpse King, and then calculate the rewards based on our contributions in this battle."

The chief analyst speculated.

His words made some sense, but given his disastrous record, everyone expressed skepticism.

In an instant, all the factions began to plot and scheme, each with their own ulterior motives.

Chu Xiu, who was standing in front of the central tower at this moment, naturally had no idea about any of this.

He simply looked at the pop-up notification panel with satisfaction.

[Item Obtained: 678 Causality Points]

[Equipment Obtained: Royal Griffin Shield (Perfect)]

[Item obtained: Rusty Key (Perfect)]

[Equipment Acquired:]

After killing the Royal Elite Ghoul, a large number of items and props dropped, including a single piece of Ferocious-grade [Perfect] equipment!
"As expected of one of the three elites guarding the tower, the drop rate is much higher than that of ordinary elites."

Although Chu Xiu couldn't use these high-level equipment and items directly, he could fuse them with his resurrected corpses to further enhance their combat power.

Moreover, the value of Fierce-tier equipment is much higher than that of Warrior-tier and Mortal-tier equipment; even selling it can bring in a large sum of money.

Finally, Chu Xiu turned his attention to the items that had been dropped.

【The Rusty Key (Perfect)】An ancient key, its surface covered with rust, making it difficult to determine its specific purpose.

"I wonder if this rusty key is the item Tongue mentioned that is needed to open the Bloody Arena."

Touching his chin, Chu Xiu didn't think much of it anymore. He waved his hand and put it away, then began to revive the royal elite ghouls.

As the corpse-driving technique was activated, the enormous creature swayed and stood up.

Chu Xiu directly ordered it to devour the nearby corpses. Perhaps because it was of the same race, its integrity was replenished very quickly. After eating half of the corpses in the field, its integrity was fully replenished.

The corpses resurrected by the Corpse-Driving Technique can reach up to 60% of their original combat strength.

At this moment, the royal elite ghouls, empowered by the Yin energy of the underworld, are actually stronger in terms of vitality and defense than they were in life! However, their power has been greatly reduced to about 40%, and their various traits and skills have also been weakened, so their overall combat strength is judged to be 60% of what it was in life.

"But if you look at it from the perspective of a tank, then it's perfect."

Chu Xiu smiled and, without hesitation, took out the [Fused Blood Plasma Extract] and began the fusion process!
He directly fused the newly obtained [Perfect] shield into it, along with a [Rare] heavy armor of the Ferocious Rank. When the fusion was complete, an extremely terrifying creature appeared.

A massive body, a blend of flesh and blood, heavy armor reflecting a metallic sheen, and a huge metal shield engraved with ancient patterns, like a gate.

Even Chu Xiu would find it difficult to kill the current elite royal ghouls in a short period of time!

Moreover, its power has increased after fusing with two high-quality pieces of equipment. Although it is still lower than before, it has at least reached the level of a high-level ferocious beast.

Their overall combat capability is by no means lower than it was in life!
"With this perfect tank, I can have a much easier time fighting the Corpse King."

A satisfied expression appeared on Chu Xiu's face as he refined the remaining corpses to use in refining his spirit flesh storage pouch and increasing its capacity.

He looked up and saw that the Corpse King was still not moving, so he didn't rush.

It was already late, and more importantly, the twenty-seven seconds he spent brutally beating the royal elite ghoul had greatly depleted his magical power, leaving him with very little of his Golden Embryo Essence, which needed time to recover.

With a wave of the Yin Wind Banner, all the ghosts were absorbed, and the resurrected corpses were all put into the Spirit Flesh Storage Pouch. After doing all this, Chu Xiu slowly retreated, and his figure disappeared into the night.

The massive monster army vanished suddenly, once again bringing great shock to the awakened ones.

However, at this point, they no longer regarded the Dark Night King as an enemy, because Chu Xiu's strength was too terrifying. As a result, all the Awakened Ones believed that if the Dark Night King wanted to harm them, it would be better to leave and return to Blue Star as soon as possible. If the world mission failed, so be it; at least they could save their lives.

A large number of people firmly believe that the Night King was deliberately designed by the Abyss to balance the difficulty of clearing the game.

Chu Xiu found all of this rather amusing.

But then I thought, if I kill all the ghouls, then the others won't have to take any risks. Isn't that a good deed?
"I have truly done a great deed."

Chu Xiu sighed and didn't think about it anymore.

His real dilemma now is whether or not to continue feeding the tongue.

Even a single drop of "perfect" blood wine wasn't cheap for him, and the hints this thing gave were really few. He had a gut feeling that he might end up with nothing.

But after hesitating for a while, he decided to try fusing another [Perfect] Blood Wine.

After all, as Chu Xiu's level increased, money would become easier to earn, and such opportunities to directly contact high-level beings were rare. However, he soon regretted it.

Because this time the hint was even less, and it was a completely unhelpful piece of nonsense.

"The Corpse King knows how to get to the Bloody Arena," Tongue said seriously.

This infuriated Chu Xiu so much that he almost wanted to smash it to pieces with a single punch!
"So, you mean I have to interrogate the Corpse King?" Chu Xiu was getting a little frustrated.

After entering the abyss, he killed so many corpses, but he never encountered one he could communicate with. Even if the Corpse King could communicate like a normal person, how could it possibly tell him the location of the opportunity?

Moreover, although Chu Xiu has been sweeping all the way so far, a single elite guard at the gate has already forced him to use his trump card of infusing demonic energy into his body. He is not so arrogant as to think that he can easily defeat this powerful world boss.

In Chu Xiu's plan, it would be safest to rely on the power of other awakened individuals to pass the level together, as it would be very difficult for him to do it alone!
"You damn tongue, I'll never feed you another drop of wine in my life!" Chu Xiu cursed under his breath.

"do not!"

Upon hearing his words, the tongue, which had been feigning death, suddenly turned back around.

It bounced in place, and Chu Xiu actually saw the phrase "scratching its ears and cheeks" on one of its tongues. After a long while, he said urgently, "According to the rules, I can no longer reveal any secrets to you."

"But I can give you a suggestion."

"Oh?" Chu Xiu's expression shifted, and he looked at it again.

"You can hang the keys you've collected outside, and the gate will open automatically as soon as you enter the Blood Arena."

Chu Xiu: "."

He was so angry he wanted to curse. He had thought that Tongue was going to say something useful because it was trying so earnestly to persuade him to stay.

So all that was in the end? Just that one pointless statement?
If he knew the location of the Bloody Arena, he could simply retrieve the key once he arrived. But if he didn't know, the information was useless. Did this lousy tongue expect him to wander the entire city to pinpoint the location of the Bloody Arena?
Chu Xiu rolled his eyes in annoyance and immediately retracted his tongue.

After a slight hesitation, he still followed the tongue's instructions, took the key out of the storage space, and put it on his person.

Then he stopped thinking about it and closed his eyes to rest.

The next day, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Chu Xiu challenged the remaining two fierce-rank elites.

With the Royal Elite Corpse Demon as a giant meat shield, the battle became much easier. The mud monsters below were smashed to pieces with just a few punches. The flying birds were a bit more troublesome, but in the end, after Chu Xiu activated his demonic energy infusion, he managed to tear off their wings with his Berserk Heavenly Demon Hand.

These two elite monsters dropped two pieces of [Perfect] equipment: the [Type 014 Mutant Corpse Silver Wings] which allows the user to fly, and the [Aberrant Parasitic Core] which increases attributes.

Just as Chu Xiu had guessed, each of them then produced another key.

"It seems this thing really is the key to unlocking the Blood Arena. Now all I need to know is the location of the Blood Arena."

While pondering, Chu Xiu began to refine the corpses scattered on the ground.

The mutated monster was torn to shreds by his ghost army, so Chu Xiu did not revive it. Instead, he only revived the monstrous bird-like corpse ghost. After making it reach its maximum integrity, he fused it with the two [Perfect] items that had dropped.

This meant that although the monster bird ghoul's strength and other attributes decreased significantly after its resurrection, the extra pair of wings largely made up for it. In particular, the [Aberrant Parasitic Core] caused its base attributes to skyrocket, almost catching up with its original form!

With a thought, Chu Xiu summoned the strange bird-like corpse demon, which lay prostrate at his feet. Once he mounted it, its four wings flapped simultaneously, and it soared into the sky at an incredible speed!

With the aid of its four wings, the speed of the monstrous bird-like ghoul has even surpassed that of its former self! It can now cruise at near-sonic speeds, with its maximum speed exceeding 1.5 times the speed of sound!
It should be noted that Chu Xiu's Vampire Earl Wings has a maximum flight speed of only four or five hundred kilometers per hour, which is less than a third of the speed of the monstrous bird ghoul!
Now, even if he can't defeat the Corpse King, he can summon his mount and escape at any time.

This pleased Chu Xiu greatly.

Flying mounts are rare to begin with, and those that can fly this fast are even rarer.

Dragon Knights (S) can fly, but to reach supersonic speeds, they need to be at least at the General level. Only a very few wind-type dragons can exceed the speed of sound at the Fierce level. As for the flying creatures summoned by ordinary summoning classes, they are even further behind.

Chu Xiu, at the Warrior rank, already possessed such a powerful mount!

This excited him greatly. Riding on the back of the strange bird, he kept swooping and accelerating through the clouds. The wind blew in his face, and the huge airflow seemed to materialize, like countless giant hands pushing him from all directions. The scenery below him shrank and then expanded rapidly. Those who have never experienced this kind of supersonic flight without a windshield cannot imagine how exciting it is.

However, just as Chu Xiu was having fun, he suddenly felt a gaze watching him.

The gaze came from a blurry human figure at the very top of the tower.

But just like before, it only lasted a few seconds before the gaze disappeared.

"Is that the Corpse King? Why hasn't he made a move yet?"

Chu Xiu pondered to himself, then manipulated the strange bird to land.

He didn't rush to engage the monsters, but decided to restore himself to his best condition before challenging the Corpse King.

However, just as Chu Xiu was preparing to pack up the demon army and return to the stronghold to rest,

Suddenly, a strange bell rang out.

"clang--"

The bell tolled from inside the central tower, its sound carrying far and wide like a grand, resounding bell, echoing throughout the entire city.

This made Chu Xiu frown and stop in his tracks. The other awakened ones, unaware of what had happened, all looked towards the central tower.

"clang--"

Another bell rang, and this time, everyone finally realized something was wrong. As the bell rang, the sky seemed to turn crimson, the sunlight was blocked and gradually dimmed, and a blood moon emerged from the background.

"clang--"

As the third bell rang, the sky was completely stained red with blood, and at the same time, a panel appeared in front of everyone.

The time for revival has arrived; the Blood Moon ritual begins.

(End of this chapter)