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

Chapter 26 Thorough Preparations, The Hunt Begins!
"This apartment building is not a cheap rental apartment. Although it does not use high-end materials, at least it has not cut corners and the sound insulation is good."

"During the daytime, even in combat, as long as you don't make any particularly sharp noises, the range of corpse demons that will be attracted is usually only two or three layers."

"At night, that number might double, and if we take into account the increased perception of the ghouls, it could double again!"

"But no matter how you estimate it, ten levels should be the limit, and awakened ones should be about the same."

"Based on the reasoning that the ghouls' lair is underground, the density of ghouls should decrease as the floor increases."

Chu Xiu chose the twenty-first floor to minimize the number of ghouls he would encounter while ensuring his hunt wouldn't attract the attention of other awakened individuals upstairs.

Then, the location he chose was also quite particular.

This apartment is a high-end unit in the building, with a particularly large space that can maximize the power of the Bone Devouring Blood Array.

What Chu Xiu valued most was that the owner of the house had created a two-meter-long corridor during the renovation.

On the left are shoe cabinets and storage boxes, and on the right are walls and fish tanks. After Chu Xiu reinforced them with miscellaneous items, it became a perfect advantageous terrain, allowing Chu Xiu to face only one corpse demon at a time.

Chu Xiu brought over another wardrobe, removed some of the wooden planks to leave gaps for the bone spear to attack, and reinforced it with other furniture before placing it at the end of the corridor, thus creating another suitable cover.

Then add points to the cause-and-effect relationship!
With a thought, Chu Xiu added 54 karma points to the Yin Wind Blade! He almost used up all his karma points!
The further you progress, the harder it becomes to level up. Chu Xiu had experimented before and found that one point of cause and effect only provides 3 to 4 points of professional experience, which is far from enough to level up!

This is the result of him killing a lot of creatures during this period, and his sins have increased. If he were in another profession, the increase would be even less!

The most worthwhile use for causal points is still upgrading skills!
These 54 causal points directly caused Chu Xiu's Yin Wind Blade to advance two levels! From beginner to proficient, and then to minor mastery!

【Shadow Wind Blade】

[Proficiency: Minor Mastery (2/800)]

[Release Cost: 0.6-4.0]

Release time: 0.8s—2.4s

Power: 2.0–9.5 (decreases with distance)

Speed: 32m/s—55m/s (decays over time)

[Maximum distance: 35m-105m]

[Cooling time: None]

The current Yin Wind Blade can be released in 0.8 seconds, consuming only 0.6 units of energy, and has a power of 2.0!
Keep in mind that the power of 1.5 back then tore a large gash in the chest of the black-haired ghoul! While 2.0 might not be able to sever bones, it's enough to severely injure the black-haired ghoul!

Speed ​​and range have also been improved, making the Yin Wind Blade easier to hit.

Most importantly, as the charging time increases, the power of the Yin Wind Blade can increase rapidly, eventually reaching an astonishing value of 9.5!
A power of 9.5! Chu Xiu didn't even dare to imagine how terrifying it would be. If a bunch of ghouls were crowded in the corridor, he could probably cut several of them in half at once!

The newly upgraded Yin Wind Blade and White Bone Blood Devouring Array, along with the +6 White Bone Armor, gave Chu Xiu the confidence to embark on his adventure!
Of course, his preparations didn't stop there.

Chu Xiu had already made preparations for his backup plan during the day.

Inside the camp, there were piles of potentially useful supplies that the group had found during their search of various rooms.

One of them is a climbing rope that is at least 60 meters long.

This rope has a tensile strength of no less than 1600kg. Although thirty years have passed, thanks to the high-density nylon material it was made of and its excellent preservation, it still retains considerable physical strength. Chu Xiu used it to make a simple sliding device. The top was fixed to the upper floor with nails, and the two ends hanging down were connected to a very heavy wooden sofa placed on the edge of the balcony. The other end was tied with a knot that could be quickly retracted.

In a truly critical moment, Chu Xiu could detonate the nascent soul within the White Bone Yin Soul Banner to briefly hold off the enemy, then tie the rope around his body and kick the sofa off the balcony, allowing him to quickly rise and escape under the influence of gravity!
Even if the enemy catches up, they can forcibly pull the people in the stronghold over as fighting force and cannon fodder.

It was precisely because of all this preparation that he had the confidence to take the risk!

After reviewing all the plans in his mind and making sure nothing was overlooked, Chu Xiu took a deep breath and officially began the hunting operation!

With a flick of his wrist, a bone spear as white as jade appeared in his palm. Chu Xiu lowered his body and moved through the night like a ghost hidden in the shadows.

His attention was highly focused, and he took in all the sounds around him. Suddenly, Chu Xiu's expression changed, and as he passed through the stairwell, he suddenly thrust out the bone spear in his hand!

At almost the same moment, a black-haired ghoul rushed out from around the corner!
A pair of scarlet eyes came into Chu Xiu's view.

His heart skipped a beat!
Compared to the daytime, the black-haired ghouls now exuded a frenzied aura, like high-risk patients in a mental hospital who had lost their minds. They were as ferocious as wild beasts, but even more fearless of pain, as if all emotions had disappeared, leaving only the destructive desire in their scarlet eyes!

"Pfft!"

The sharp bone spear pierced through the ghoul's chest, but it seemed completely oblivious, roaring and waving its claws, directly attacking Chu Xiu's face!

"Kaka!"

Two sharp claws slammed heavily onto Chu Xiu's shoulder. If this had happened the first time he encountered a corpse demon, this blow would probably have broken his shoulder blades!
But at this moment, Chu Xiu only swayed slightly, and at the same time, his right leg kicked out like thunder, hitting the corpse demon in the abdomen. The enormous force sent the monster flying.

As soon as it regained its footing, Chu Xiu strode up and thrust a spear into its eye socket, piercing through its skull!

"Clap."

[Slaughtering living beings, Professional Experience +39]

"Oh?"

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow.

At night, the experience of these ghouls actually increased by about 20%.

Although it wasn't a huge amount, it was still a pleasant surprise.

"However, this extra experience is negligible compared to the enhancement of the ghouls."

Chu Xiu frowned again.

No matter how much intelligence he had obtained before, it was all a rough estimate. Only after personally engaging in combat could Chu Xiu gain a quantifiable understanding.

He could clearly sense that, compared to the daytime, the ghoul's power had increased by nearly fifty percent! Moreover, its movements had become much faster, as if it had suddenly transformed from an ordinary person into a long-trained athlete.

"If I were surrounded by these ghouls, I wouldn't be able to handle four or five of them at once."

At this moment, the screams of the ghouls had already driven the entire apartment building into madness!

"Ta-ta-ta-ta!"

In the darkness, countless hurried footsteps rang clearly in Chu Xiu's ears, as if countless giant spiders were crawling towards him!

(End of this chapter)