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

Chapter 186 A Good Ambush Location
The distance between the fifth and sixth floors is nearly thirty meters, which is much greater than the distance between other floors.

Chu Xiu didn't know why at first, but after seeing the huge farmland in front of him, he understood.

The barren fields were devoid of any greenery, resembling parched land during a severe drought. Above them was a thick ceiling, like rows of beehives, seemingly designed to simulate weather and lighting.

Chu Xiu's divine sense swept over it, and a faint smile immediately appeared on his face.

Without hesitation, he strode forward.

"Be careful, this is a good ambush spot." Zhang Qingshan frowned, seemingly sensing something was wrong, and warned while cautiously observing his surroundings.

The best place to take advantage of sheer numbers is a wide-open space like this, where corrupted creatures can launch attacks from all directions simultaneously.

There is an old saying that "one man can hold the pass against ten thousand men," but in open terrain, even the strongest general cannot withstand an attack by a hundred men.

For now, if the underground calamities want to ambush them, this is the best place.

"Captain, let your summoned creatures go scout ahead," Guan Ke said.

Her mechanical creations had been completely destroyed in the previous battles.

However, Chu Xiu simply waved his hand lightly: "There's no need for that."

Having said that, he continued walking forward.

His actions left Zhang Qingshan and Guan Ke speechless. They couldn't help but wonder if the person in front of them was exceptionally talented or blessed by the goddess of fate, to have achieved what he had today with such a reckless personality!
Could it be that the Dark Night King is not a genius with both talent and temperament at their peak, but just a reckless gambler who has yet to experience defeat?
The two muttered to themselves, but still fulfilled their duties as team members by scouting ahead.

The further they went, the more nervous they became.

Because this place is just too perfect for an ambush!

There are numerous waterways here used for irrigating fields; a quick sweep will reveal dozens. If corrupted creatures are hiding behind them, then there are dozens of troop-generating spawn points!
The corrupted creatures will gather much faster than they did in the previous defensive strongholds! And their density will be greatly reduced, making it impossible for everyone's wide-range skills to cause effective damage.

"I estimate that as few as 100,000, or at most 50,000, would be enough to wear us down to death!"

"Moreover, the corrupted creatures here are most likely high-level elites, not comparable to the cannon fodder on the surface that are interfering with us."

Zhang Qingshan and Guan Ke both thought of this at the same time, their expressions turning serious.

The two exchanged a glance, both understanding each other's thoughts.

We can't go any further! Even if the Dark King insists, it's no use!

"Captain, it's me."

Zhang Qingshan opened his mouth, but before he could finish speaking, an arm suddenly shot out from the ground and grabbed his ankle!

The next instant, a gleaming dagger plunged viciously into his calf!

"clang!"

The shield formed by the dragon soul blocked the attack. Zhang Qingshan looked down and saw that a corrupted creature had somehow emerged from the soil!

This corrupted creature has reached the Warrior rank, and seems to be a specially enhanced type. The rock armor on its body is not made of pieces, but rather like scales attached to its body. It has a strong ability to conceal its presence, and can perfectly hide in the soil. It is also extremely powerful!
With a furious roar, Zhang Qingshan's left arm, imbued with the Dragon Soul, transformed into a tangible energy arm and slammed down, crushing and exploding the corrupted creature's head like a water balloon!
"boom!"

Brain matter mixed with shattered bone fragments flew in all directions, but before he could catch his breath, four more corrupted creatures leaped out from all around him!

At the same time, muffled "puff puff puff" sounds rang out one after another, and figures burst out of the field and rushed towards the small team of people!
"Clang clang clang!"

Everyone reacted quickly and took swift action. The six mechanical arms behind Guan Ke extended rapidly, blocking the attack aimed at him. Su Jinyu reacted extremely quickly, casting a series of runes. Instantly, rune pillars rose from the ground, projecting incandescent lightning in all directions.

As for Chu Xiu, he stood calmly in place, without moving. A corrupted creature swung its longsword at his neck, but a crisp breaking sound was heard. The sharp longsword broke in two the moment it touched Chu Xiu's neck, and there wasn't even a mark on Chu Xiu's skin.

Before the corrupting creature's incredulous gaze, a bolt of lightning struck it squarely in the chest, sending it flying far away.

"Is that all you've got? Give me a little more surprise." Chu Xiu shook his head in disappointment.

As if in response to his whisper, the ceiling covering that was used to simulate the weather above everyone's heads suddenly ripped open, and countless corrupted creatures fell from the sky!

The three people other than Chu Xiu all showed expressions of horror!
The honeycomb-structured ceilings were like containers filled with decaying organisms. Once opened, a torrential rain of decaying organisms poured down on the entire planting field!

In just one second, thousands of corrupted creatures fell, and more continued to fall!
Those enormous numbers of corrupted inhabitants were all stored here!

"Aaaaaah!!! I knew it!!!"

Guan Ke let out a terrified scream, but reacted extremely quickly by punching a corrupted creature that had landed on her head, while simultaneously swiftly activating the Mechanical Mountain's exclusive skill, [Defensive Barrier].

Four enormous shields were taken out of the storage space and fell from the sky, crashing heavily around Guan Ke and firmly protecting the center. At the same time, six two-meter-tall humanoid robots, resembling Terminators, appeared around him, each carrying two heavy machine guns on their backs and holding large cannons in their hands.

"Da da da!"

Amidst the fierce roar of artillery fire, a torrent of metal bullets filled the gaps in the shield, instantly obliterating any corrupted creatures that attempted to approach, sending them flying backwards under the immense impact.

With just a blink of an eye, he killed hundreds of corrupted soldiers!

At the same time, armor plates floated under Guan Ke's telekinetic control and were then installed on Guan Ke's body. With the "click-clack" of the locks securing them, Guan Ke entered a small, three-meter-tall mecha in less than three seconds.

Faced with the sudden attack, the girl finally stopped holding back and revealed her trump card.

The other two did the same. Zhang Qingshan threw out his right fist, and the dragon soul roared in response. Each punch was accompanied by a wide-range fire impact. Su Jinyu, needless to say, would periodically release wide-range killing spells as soon as the various rune pillars rose up. Wave after wave of corrupted creatures were blasted away like grass, with blood and flesh splattering everywhere.

But the three soon discovered that the number and quality of these corrupted creatures far exceeded their expectations!
From underground, in the sky, and all around, a constant stream of corrupted creatures replenishes the area, and even the weakest of these creatures are at least level 5 of the Mortal Rank! They are the elite among the corrupted inhabitants!
While a level 5 mortal might not seem like much, combined with the corrupted inhabitants' innate [Stone Armor] talent and formidable vitality, the energy required to kill them increased exponentially. The energy within the three was rapidly depleting, and the number of corrupted creatures in the field not only didn't decrease but was actually increasing!
"Go away!"

Zhang Qingshan roared and smashed dozens of corrupted creatures in front of him with a single punch. He turned and shouted, "Gather around me and break through to the entrance! We'll be worn down to death here!"

Guan Ke and Su Jinyu quickly did so, but Chu Xiu calmly released his ghosts to fight against the surrounding corrupted creatures, saying, "What's the panic? Isn't this a great time to gain experience?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Qingshan and Guan Ke both widened their eyes and exclaimed incredulously, "At a time like this, you're still thinking about grinding monsters?"

Looking around, there were corrupted creatures falling everywhere. No matter how strong Chu Xiu's ghost army was, its energy reserves were limited. Once they were used up, they would be lambs to the slaughter!
Even though the giant beetle's exoskeleton is tough enough, it can still be worn down and killed by ants!

And
"Since the calamity launched an ambush, it must have been prepared in advance. It will never let us leave so easily!" "While we are still in good condition, we should break through as soon as possible. If we are greedy for this little bit of experience, we may lose our lives here!"

Zhang Qingshan smashed an attacking corrupted creature with a single punch, roaring as he did so.

As if in response to his words, almost the instant his voice fell, a violent explosion came from the entrance. Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw rubble rolling down, and the entire entrance was blown apart!
This made Guan Ke and Zhang Qingshan look extremely unpleasant.

That calamity indeed had other tricks up its sleeve!
But just when the two realized something was terribly wrong, Chu Xiu actually laughed:
"Alright, now you can swipe away in peace."

"you"

Guan Ke looked at Chu Xiu with disbelief. She thought he had completely gone mad. Even if he thought his summoned creatures could fight against the vast swarm of corrupted creatures, was his vision really that short-sighted? Didn't he know that this was the enemy's home ground, and that after everyone's strength was exhausted, an even stronger enemy would inevitably appear?
According to the information, there are King-level beings underground!

Even if you're a powerful Fierce-rank, can you really defeat a King-rank?
"Madman, fucking madman." Guan Ke's face was contorted with the scars. At this moment, she was filled with a thousand regrets, but she also knew that regret was useless. She did not waste any more energy on being upset. Guan Ke gritted her teeth, and the weapon box behind her opened again. Six floating cannons rushed out and hovered beside her.

Six beams of light shot out, instantly piercing through hundreds of corrupted creatures and clearing a large area in front of them.

"Qingshan, Jinyu! Let's charge towards the entrance! With these six floating cannons, we can easily break through a new passage!"

"Chen Ce values ​​money more than his life. You probably don't want to die with him, do you?!"

As soon as Guan Ke finished speaking, Zhang Qingshan acted decisively and shouted, "You all stay close to me!"

He was simply responsible and used to prioritizing the big picture; he wasn't a stubborn fool. In his view, Chu Xiu was completely unaware of the seriousness of the matter and was still shortsightedly greedy for the small amount of resources at hand. He certainly couldn't continue to play along.

Su Jinyu didn't move. Compared to the other two, she knew Chu Xiu much better and knew that he must have made ample preparations, so she wasn't flustered at all.

Seeing that she didn't move, Guan Ke and Zhang Qingshan were both stunned.

What are you doing? Why aren't you running in this situation?
Do you two have some kind of special relationship?

But at that moment, Chu Xiu suddenly reached out and grabbed the [contaminant] from Su Jinyu's body, and whispered to Su Jinyu, "Go with them and protect them, especially that boy."

Su Jinyu was slightly taken aback, but quickly chose to obey the order, summoning more rune pillars and chasing after Zhang Qingshan and Guan Ke, which relieved the two of them.

The three cooperated with each other, unleashing a variety of wide-area destructive skills without restraint, holding back no strength whatsoever.

The corrupted creatures did not force the three to stay; they simply locked Chu Xiu in the middle, and in this situation, they actually managed to carve out a path for the three of them.

As he watched the three figures disappear at the entrance, Chu Xiu withdrew his gaze. Before him, the corrupted creatures became even more ferocious, and even the defensive line composed of two ghost generals and two hundred fierce ghosts began to show gaps! Moreover, the condition of each ghost was rapidly deteriorating!
It can be said that from beginning to end, all the corrupted creatures' target was Chu Xiu!

"Roar!"

The demon general swung its warhammer, smashing away more than a dozen charging corrupted creatures, but it was also inevitably stained with blood. Its armor hissed and emitted wisps of white smoke. At the same time, several corrupted creatures took the opportunity to pounce on its legs and begin to bite.

Although these mortal creatures are no match for the ghost general's defenses, they can still cause considerable damage over time!
However, Chu Xiu remained calm.

He knew that the calamity's test would soon end, and the truly high-level beings would begin to act.

Although this situation is very similar to the last time Chu Xiu ventured into the passage alone, and that Calamity should have left him with psychological trauma, Chu Xiu was still certain that the other party would make a move!
He didn't believe the other party could resist Rasputin's temptation! This was a true blood demon!
And as expected, the other party did not disappoint him, and finally couldn't help but make a move when they entered the sixth floor.

"From the perspective of Calamity, such a powerful item as the Sky-Connecting Blood Vine should be a one-time use item, and the reason why the Judgment Demon Blade is so powerful is because it is sustained by the life energy of the Sky-Connecting Blood Vine. It could never have guessed that I could increase my strength by killing alone!"

"So from its perspective, my strength will not only not increase, but will actually decrease!"

In this situation, even considering that Chu Xiu still has strength, home advantage, and several King-level calamities, he would definitely be unwilling to take a gamble.

Chu Xiu was determined to take advantage of the information gap and make a big profit!
"These corrupted inhabitants are only there to deplete my resources; the real culprits are the higher-level creatures!"

His true goal is to reach the King rank!

“Unlike the kings and colonels underground, they are most likely unable to move freely. If they could leave, they would have been sent outside by the calamity long ago.”

"Based on Rasputin's description of the Blood Demon's characteristics, while the Blood Demon's followers inherit its abilities, they are also affected by the Blood Demon's own limitations. These few King-rank creatures can be basically confirmed to be direct followers cultivated by the Blood Demon!"

"And cultivating direct descendants requires a considerable amount of abyssal power."

Colonels and Corrupted Awakeners possess only half the Abyssal power of ordinary Abyssal creatures, meaning their drop rate and experience points are also only half.

But for direct relatives, the drop rate is completely fixed!
Thinking of this, Chu Xiu licked his lips, and a look of anticipation appeared in his eyes.

"After sending Aoyama away, I can fight without restraint."

He didn't want to reveal his full strength to outsiders, and in a battle at the King level, Chu Xiu wasn't confident he could protect Qingshan. So he simply played the role of Lady Bo Mang, going with the flow to send her away, while also reducing the probability of his identity being exposed.

He continued to fight with the same power he had shown in the cave, and after killing several waves of corrupted inhabitants, he summoned the Blade of Judgment and began to break outwards.

As he expected, the calamity would not let him go easily and began to send out elites of the fierce rank and above to hinder his progress.

[Item Obtained: 158 Causality Points]

[Item Obtained: 204 Causality Points]

[Item Obtained:]

Under the combined onslaught of the ghost army and the Demon Blade of Judgment, he amassed tens of thousands of Karma Points in just two or three minutes!
The beeping notifications made Chu Xiu's lips curl into a smile, but he still put on a good show, pretending to be anxious and trying even harder to break through.

Just as he unleashed another slash, less than a hundred meters from the exit, a figure suddenly blocked his path.

"Is it finally here?"

Chu Xiu looked up and a line of data came into view.

Blood Demon's Retinue

[Rank] King Rank 3

[Attributes] Constitution 4019, Spirit ? ? ?, Energy Level ? ? ?
【Skill】???,???
【Trait】? ? ? 、? ? ? 、? ? ?
[Talents] Blood Manipulation, Corrupted Blood Demon's Touch, ? ? ?
(End of this chapter)