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

Chapter 94 Unlucky guy

"Upgraded!"

As the notification sound rang out, a new power surged into Chu Xiu's body, changing every cell in his body. He could feel his muscles becoming stronger, his heart beating more powerfully, and even his perception had been greatly enhanced!

[Name] Chu Xiu

[Rank] Warrior Rank 2 (198/400)

[Constitution] 44.52
[Mental State] 24.77
[Energy Level] 72.45
[Other] Omitted
"The attribute points gained per level of the Warrior rank are nearly three times that of the Mortal rank! And three times that of Mortal rank level 9!"

Chu Xiu remembered that when he leveled up from mortal level 1 to level 2, he only gained 1.3 points in physique. When he reached level 9, he gained 2.9 points. But this time, he gained a full 8.5 points!

This made Chu Xiu nod secretly.

"I need to level up quickly and add to my basic attributes. Right now, I'm still relying too much on the Heavenly Demon Hand and items when fighting enemies."

"Although I seem to be able to handle strong enemies with ease right now, my weakness of insufficient basic attributes will be exposed as long as the strength of the enemies continues to increase!"

For example, if the Blood Demon Servant from before had doubled its physique or gained an additional defensive trait, making it impossible for the Bone-Piercing Nail to inflict sufficient damage, then Chu Xiu would be in trouble.

He wanted to either unleash a blood curse or command a legion of ghosts to sacrifice human lives—neither was an option.

Having made up his mind, Chu Xiu stopped thinking about it. He checked the two items that had dropped. The [Low-Grade Blood Demon's Touch] was the tentacle on the back of the Blood Demon servant, which could increase agility, but it wasn't very useful to Chu Xiu. The other one, [Low-Grade Blood Demon's Blood], was even more useless, as it could transform a person into a low-grade blood demon.

This is the downside of being too powerful; the equipment you get is hard to use.

"Forget it, at least you still have a corpse and a soul to use."

Chu Xiu waved his hand, trapping the souls of the Blood Demon servants into the Ferocious Soul Banner.

This monster's soul is extremely vicious, and its panel also has a special label indicating that it has the potential to evolve into a vengeful ghost.

Chu Xiu guessed that the vengeful ghost should be the next stage of evolution of the fierce ghost. To have this trait, one must not only be a high-level soul, but also be fierce enough.

The souls of the three Fire Elders in the Warrior Trial were abnormal, but not brutal enough, so they lacked this trait.

Having this trait allows one to level up to level 9 Ferocious Ghost without any obstacles, and the number of living souls required for leveling up is much less than that of ordinary souls. Other souls, even elite warrior-level ones, can only level up to level 6 Ferocious Ghost at most.

Knowing what was going on, Chu Xiu raised his hand and refined the flesh of the Blood Demon servants as well, then stepped away from the unfinished building.

It was getting late, so he stopped wandering around and, controlling the various ghosts, headed towards the rendezvous point.

The sun sets along the edge of the city, its afterglow casting a golden glow on the dilapidated buildings, as if gilding the city with a memory of its past glory.

A squad of Awakened Ones cautiously advanced through the ruins. They appeared to be specially trained, advancing in a fan formation to scout the terrain ahead as much as possible and avoid being ambushed by ghouls without their knowledge.

This is an exploration team that has signed a contract with the government. It consists of five awakened individuals of level 6 or above with a reasonable mix of professions. They had already met up before entering the abyss and underwent professional team training and coordination under the guidance of government officials.

While their direct combat capabilities may not be very strong, these squads can effectively assist top Awakened individuals in conquering world missions, playing a significant role whether it's gathering information or carrying out simple cleanup tasks.

The objective of their mission this time was to scout out several marker points where warrior-level creatures might exist, and to see if these creatures had survived the Blood Moon Ritual.

Having an Awakened in the team with detection skills would be even better if they could detect additional skills or traits.

"That shopping mall ahead is our destination. According to the intelligence gathered by the Bureau of Investigation, at least five Awakened Ones witnessed the activity of high-level creatures there, and there is a high probability that there are warrior-level creatures present!"

"At the same time, the density of ghouls there is not low, so everyone be careful and don't disturb the ghouls!"

Zhou Peng warned the members behind him and led the team to cautiously explore forward.

As the leader of the exploration team, he has a responsibility to ensure the team's safety.

After walking a few steps through the dilapidated building, a ghoul suddenly appeared in their field of vision, causing everyone to tense up.

"You guys stay here, I'll take care of it."

As Zhou Peng spoke, he lowered his body and reached forward.

But then, another ghoul burst out of the ruins of the building and, as if it were hiding from something, began to run wildly toward the team!

"what?"

Zhou Peng sensed an unusual atmosphere, but before he could figure it out, a massive figure suddenly burst out of the ruins! Its pale body and exaggeratedly sharp claws, resembling five blades, instantly cleaved the fleeing ghoul into pieces with a single swipe! Without pausing, it pounced on another ghoul and bit off its neck! The ghoul didn't even struggle before collapsing to the ground, lifeless!
This astonishing scene left the team members wide-eyed in shock!

"What is that thing? A new type of ghoul?"

Zhou Peng looked horrified. Just as he was about to show the scouts in the team what was happening, something terrifying occurred!
In the distance, the ruined buildings seemed to erupt in chaos, with countless ghouls bursting forth amidst a flurry of footsteps! They fled as if they had encountered their natural enemy!

The next moment, more than a dozen "new-type ghouls" rushed out! They were like elite troops chasing down fleeing soldiers, indiscriminately slaughtering the fleeing ghouls!
There were over a hundred ghouls, still a sizable horde, but this time it was a completely one-sided massacre! The ghouls had no chance to fight back at all, and black blood and bits of flesh were splattered all over the ground!

"this!"

Seeing those ferocious ghouls being slaughtered one-sidedly, all the team members gaped in horror!
"Such powerful ghouls, and there are so many of them?!"

"Boss! There must be a big boss living in that mall! Only a very high-level ghoul could possibly have such a terrifying guard!"

"There's a high probability there's a nest there!"

After compiling the experiences of all Awakened, the members of the Investigation Bureau discovered a fact: around high-ranking ghouls, there is often a group of enhanced and mutated ghouls as their personal guards.

These guards are stronger than ordinary ghouls! And the "guards" in front of us are strong enough to slaughter ordinary ghouls at will. Judging from their attributes, they are at least level 7 or higher! It's hard to imagine how strong the boss they are guarding is!
"This must be reported immediately!"

Zhou Peng took out his walkie-talkie, ready to report what he had discovered.

But at that moment, he was suddenly surprised to find that after slaughtering the other ghouls, the "new type of ghouls" did not return to their lair like the usual "guards," but continued to advance and began hunting ghouls in other areas!
They are not like guards protecting a nest, but more like an army sweeping across the battlefield!

Seeing these incredibly fast-moving "new-type ghouls" getting closer and closer to the team's location, Zhou Peng was immediately alarmed and didn't even have time to report.

"Run!"

Without any hesitation, he yelled at his teammates and turned to run!
But after running only a few steps, Zhou Peng suddenly noticed something.

Not far away on the other side of the group, directly in front of the new type of ghouls, a strange person was standing there holding a map, seemingly comparing something.

He was completely wrapped in a black robe with gold trim and covered with ancient patterns, and his exposed hands were covered with shiny white nail plates, making him look extremely eerie.

At this moment, he stood there completely unprepared, as if he hadn't noticed the approaching ghouls at all!
"Hey! Run! Can't you fucking see the ghouls?!"

Zhou Peng shouted down, attracting the man's attention. When the man looked up, Zhou Peng realized that he was wearing a mask, completely covering himself up.

"Weirdo," Zhou Peng cursed under his breath. He was about to say something more when he suddenly saw a terrifying creature, three meters tall, emerge from behind a collapsed building behind the man!
The creature was somewhat similar to the "new type of ghoul," but it was much stronger and more ferocious! Its entire body was covered in rising bone spurs, and even from dozens of meters away, it gave him a chilling feeling! This was an instinctive warning from the depths of his genes!
At that moment, the terrifying creature raised its head and looked at its location!

This terrified Zhou Peng so much that he forgot all about the strange man and turned to run! The other team members were also filled with horror and followed closely behind, running for their lives.

The group fled for more than ten miles until they were completely out of the hunting grounds of the ghouls, at which point they stopped to catch their breath.

Even now, Zhou Peng still felt lingering fear when he thought of the terrifying creature that had suddenly appeared.

That immense sense of oppression definitely came from a warrior-level being! They could very well be the leader of those new types of ghouls!

Thinking of this, Zhou Peng couldn't help but silently mourn for a second for the strange man shrouded in a black robe.

"What a reckless and unlucky fellow," he thought.

Immediately, Zhou Peng picked up the walkie-talkie.

This is an extraordinary and important matter that needs to be reported to the commissioner in charge of coordinating and directing the operation as soon as possible!
On the other side, Chu Xiu stared in the direction Zhou Peng had left, speechless for a moment.

The "terrifying creature" behind him approached and nuzzled his back armor affectionately like a docile puppy. Then it dropped the corpse of an elite ghoul on the ground and stood there, seemingly waiting for its master's praise.

"So nice."

Chu Xiu patted its head and then raised his hand to refine the corpse on the ground into the Fiend Soul Banner.

The ghoul let out a satisfied groan, turned around with great interest, and went to hunt down the next ghoul.

Looking at the fierce ghost's back, covered in pustules and spikes, Chu Xiu couldn't help but sigh.

"She's actually quite cute, why was she so scared?"

(End of this chapter)