This assassin is upright

Chapter 350 The Demon's Weakness

"boom--"

With a deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth, Yu Zhun and the other four were sent flying backwards almost simultaneously.

They steadied themselves quickly and looked at the nine-meter-tall giant walking towards them, their expressions turning serious once more.

Lu Wen couldn't help but curse out loud, "Is this guy really an X1-level talent?"

"How come I, an X4-level character, am getting utterly crushed by him?"

“Because the methods of measurement are different,” Helmod said in a deep voice. “Professional talent is something that only exists in the Divine Revelation World system.”

"At the third stage, it will transform into a part of everyone's original power, and the original power is the power that is interconnected."

"The ultimate goal of different systems is to transform into the source of power, but their transformation processes are not exactly the same."

"Don't forget, the [Netherworld] is a 5A-level dungeon with its own unique system."

“Xiao He is right,” Yu Zhun said in a deep voice, “Don’t use talent level to measure the opponent’s strength.”

"Be extremely cautious when dealing with unfamiliar power systems!"

"Even if the systems are different, this is too..." Lu Wen was about to say something when his pupils suddenly contracted slightly, and he instinctively raised his longswords to block in front of him.

The next instant, the nine-meter-tall troll, wielding a massive bone sword over ten meters long, slashed heavily down towards the sky above Lu Wen's head.

"boom!!!"

With a terrifying roar, Lu Wen, who was struggling to block the opponent's attack with his longsword, had his entire lower body sink into the mud.

"…Grass!"

After holding it in for a long time, Lu Wen finally blurted out a sentence.

Even if the systems are different, this is still too outrageous!

The opponent absorbed less than a complete fragment of mythology, yet he was able to defeat him so easily?

The X4 level absorbed over eight hundred mythical fragments!

"Bear--"

A ball of holy fire temporarily forced the trolls back, and Yu Zhun took the opportunity to come to Lu Wen's side and pull him out.

"The opponent's strength should be influenced by some kind of Netherworld."

“However, it is indeed a bit excessive for a system to become this powerful before even reaching the first stage of deification.” Yu Zhun paused slightly as he spoke, “This kind of system must have some fatal weaknesses.”

"If we can find this weakness, we will be able to face not only our current opponents, but also stronger opponents in the future with greater ease."

"Does having no skills count?" Yu Zhu suddenly asked. "This big guy has been using brute force the whole time."

“Yes, but that’s not enough for us…” Before Yu Zhun could finish speaking, he stomped his foot and stood in front of Udyr, his daggers meeting the troll’s blade, and was then sent flying without any suspense.

“…Thank you.” Udyr, still shaken, spoke softly, his feet moving swiftly like the wind, as countless arrows rained down upon him.

"Roar--"

Facing the oncoming barrage of arrows, the troll slammed his bone knife into the ground and let out a fierce roar.

The sound waves materialized, forming walls of air that instantly and easily blocked all the arrows.

“Dragon King, this guy has skills,” Lu Wen said quietly.

Yu Zhu: "..."

She kicked Lu Wen, then raised the pastor's book high in her hand, "I refuse to believe this guy can turn the world upside down!"

"Feigned death!"

As she unleashed her skill, a streak of light swiftly flew toward the troll.

However, the troll simply flicked his finger, and the stream of light seemed to materialize as he sent it flying.

Helmod couldn't help but gasp.

"This is way too much..."

What kind of system is this that can make someone who hasn't even reached the third job advancement so powerful?
"I'm becoming more and more certain that the other side must have a clear weakness," Yu Zhun said in a deep voice as he returned to the group.

"Perhaps we've overlooked something."

“A clear weakness…” The others frowned simultaneously.

If this guy really has an obvious weakness, how come they haven't discovered it after suffering setbacks for so long?

Yu Zhun said no more, but rushed forward again, meeting the opponent's blade with his two daggers. After being sent flying backward time and time again, he charged at the opponent again, using the [Silent Shackles] to look for opportunities time and time again.

"Ping ping ping—"

With the sounds of weapons clashing, Yu Zhun's body was sent flying backward once again, and his gaze toward the troll grew increasingly solemn.

Generally speaking, the larger a creature is, the lower its agility and the more vulnerable it is to attacks.

However, this conventional rule did not seem to apply to the troll in front of them. The opponent, with its astonishing size, also possessed astonishing agility, and even with Yu Zhun's agility, he was unable to find an opportunity to strike.

What exactly are the trolls' weaknesses?

As Yu Zhun pondered this, his gaze unexpectedly met the troll's dark pupils.

The next moment, he suddenly froze.

Yu Zhun saw intense madness and killing intent in the other person's eyes, but something seemed to be hidden beneath this madness and killing intent.

"That's...despair?"

Is it...

Yu Zhun suddenly turned to look at Lu Wen, "Lu Wen, change the player!"

"They're here!" Lu Wen muttered, quickly rushing forward to take Yu Zhun's place and engaging the troll in combat.

Yu Zhun stepped aside and carefully watched the exchange between the two sides, not wanting to miss a single detail.

The speculation that suddenly emerged earlier seems to have been confirmed.

"I see." Yu Zhun looked enlightened. "Yu Zhu, give it a treatment."

"Huh?" Yu Zhu blinked. "Didn't we give it to you before?"

When everyone first faced the trolls, Yu Zhu immediately threw the poisoned milk at the trolls' heads.

But her poisonous milk didn't seem to have any effect on the trolls, or at least not as much as she had expected.

Will administering another treatment now be effective?

“I’m talking about treatment, not jinx,” Yu Zhun said again.

treat?

Yu Zhu's eyes widened. "You want me to heal this guy?"

"Damn it, Yu Zhun, don't mess with me!" Lu Wen was sent flying again, and couldn't help but yell when he heard Yu Zhu's words.

"Give it a try." Yu Zhun gestured towards the troll. "If I'm not mistaken, it might have a miraculous effect."

"Then I'll believe you." Yu Zhu sighed, raising the priest's book in his hand. "Healing!"

"Om-"

A burst of green light, representing life, erupted from the troll, causing its massive body to stiffen abruptly.

Lu Wen, however, reacted swiftly, plunging his sword into its flesh.

[Ignorance is Invincible], activate!

"Roar--"

With a desperate wail, the troll's massive body shrank rapidly like a deflated balloon, spraying out countless orbs until its body was completely reduced to ashes, leaving only a pile of black orbs on the ground.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and then all looked at Yu Zhun.

"How did you find out?" Helmod couldn't help but ask.

“I guessed,” Yu Zhun shrugged. “Because I saw deep despair in his eyes.” “But what does that have to do with the treatment?” Yu Zhu couldn’t help but ask curiously.

Even though she had successfully killed the troll, she, as the instigator, still didn't understand how she had done it.

“Well…” Yu Zhun smiled strangely, “Actually, there’s a special thing about using healing skills.”

“This place is usually easily overlooked.” As he spoke, Yu Zhun nodded to Yu Zhu. “Give each of us a treatment.”

“Okay.” Yu Zhu raised the pastor’s book. “Healing!”

"Om-"

The green light instantly enveloped the five people.

After carefully experiencing the effects of the treatment, the other four people still looked completely bewildered.

Because they didn't feel anything special.

"Isn't this just ordinary treatment?" Lu Wen couldn't help but say.

"Really?" Yu Zhun shook his head. "Yu Zhu, make a potion to restore health, the simplest kind."

"Okay." Yu Zhu nodded.

They have already collected some materials, and they should be able to make the simplest potion.

Soon, a bottle of pale red healing potion appeared in her hand.

"Lu Wen, drink this." Yu Zhun tossed the potion to Lu Wen, "Then compare it with the treatment you just received."

Lu Wen gulped it down, then smacked his lips.

"Hmm...it doesn't seem as comfortable as healing skills?"

“That’s right, this is it.” Yu Zhun nodded.

"Huh?" Lu Wen's lips twitched slightly. "You're not trying to say that the troll died from pleasure, are you?"

The other three: "..."

That sounds so outrageous!
"It sounds a bit strange, but it's actually quite similar." Yu Zhun chuckled. "In the process of restoring life, healing skills actually have an effect that isn't described in the skill description but is present in practice."

"That is to soothe the mind in a small way and bring a sense of comfort."

"It does seem to have that effect..."

Yu Zhu stroked his chin. "But to avoid affecting the team's combat, this effect is negligible. You can only roughly feel the difference when compared with recovery potions."

“That’s true for us,” Yu Zhun paused, “but the demons of the Netherworld are different from us.”

“The reason their system is so powerful, I think, lies in a very crucial factor,” Yu Zhun paused, “and that is pain.”

"Pain can activate the instincts of life, and extreme pain can stimulate the instincts of life to their extreme."

"These demons are in constant extreme pain; the greater their power, the greater the pain they bear."

"And the endless suffering unleashed all their potential."

“In this situation, even the slightest comfort is like water in the desert to them, enough to make them momentarily lose their senses.”

"In this way, the demon will reveal a weakness."

“That sounds like something from the underworld,” Helmod said thoughtfully. “But why aren’t we feeling any pain?”

"Now, we are demons too."

Yu Zhun was silent for a moment, then spoke softly, "Because we have temporarily acquired the body of a demon, but our souls do not belong here."

"There has never been a race called demons in this world. There are only countless souls that have been completely corrupted and twisted by demonic energy."

Upon hearing this, the others were taken aback.

Yes, these demons were once different races in the world. They were corrupted by demonic energy and became what they are now, enduring the fate of being devoured and devoured in a dark and sunless world.

The suffering they endured was something Yu Zhun and the others could not comprehend.

After a long silence, Lu Wen finally spoke in a low voice.

"Let's get to the second level as soon as possible."

Even he, who was usually carefree, felt this unusual heaviness at this moment.

Just how intense must the pain be for a demon who has barely reached godhood to unleash the power to overwhelm Yu Zhun and his group of five?

“We definitely need to act quickly,” Yu Zhun nodded, “but some things just can’t be rushed.”

"Based on the scale of the blood offering just now, we will have to wait for at least three more blood offerings before we can gather five people to enter the next level of blood offerings."

"Or perhaps we've encountered an even more powerful but unlucky fellow?" Yu Zhun glanced at the sky. "But I doubt that even if a more powerful god-level expert were to enter the Netherworld, they wouldn't be here."

If all the strong are sent to the first level, what should be done with the demons on the remaining thirty-two levels?

Therefore, Yu Zhun believed that the strength of the powerful individuals being deployed varied, and they were likely to be deployed to different levels of the Netherworld.

This design can also prevent demons from rising rapidly across different levels and skipping levels.

"So we're just going to do nothing and wait for the blood offerings to be made?" Udyr asked in a deep voice.

"That's not entirely true." Yu Zhun shook his head, looking at the demons gathering in this direction from the surrounding darkness.

"Put away the beads, this isn't a safe period."

"Before the next blood offering, a steady stream of demons will appear, trying to use us as substitutes for the blood offering."

"Of course, this is good news for us as well."

"We have ample opportunity to learn the Demon's abilities."
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"Om-"

With a low hum, Yu Zhun's figure quietly disappeared into the darkness, blending seamlessly into the surrounding environment without a trace.

With one step, his concealment vanished, and he reappeared.

"This special ability called [Demonic Concealment] is quite interesting." Yu Zhun nodded in satisfaction, looking at the seventh skill that had appeared after the six skills on the skill panel.

After he continuously imitated other demons and finally mastered the ability, a corresponding description appeared on his skill bar.

Clearly, in the [Netherworld] dungeon, skills cannot be obtained out of thin air by using skill books; they must be truly learned and mastered before they become yours.

A very realistic, yet also troublesome design.

However, once you truly master it, it's very useful.

When Yu Zhun enters the state of [Demonic Concealment], the other demons will no longer be able to detect any of his aura and will no longer regard him as prey.

This special ability has solved a lot of problems for them.

Unfortunately, it seems that the demon only has this one ability.

At least, the demons on this level only possess this one ability.

"Looking at the time, it's been a month already." Lu Wen sat down on the ground with a smug look on his face. "The third blood offering hasn't come yet?"

"It should be soon," Yu Zhun said casually.

A month has passed since they killed the nine-meter-tall troll, and they have since undergone two more blood sacrifices.

Just as Yu Zhun had guessed, the strength of the blood-eating creatures deployed to this level was limited to a certain range; they would neither become stronger nor weaker.

By exploiting the demon's weaknesses, they easily secured all the blood food from the first two releases.

One more blood offering is all it takes to enter the second level of the Netherworld.

"They're here!" Yu Zhu suddenly exclaimed.

Above the sky, a sacred figure was dragged down by countless dark demonic hands, struggling as it slowly fell.

Having witnessed similar scenes several times, everyone had become almost numb to them.

"Make your move, let's go to the second floor!"

(End of this chapter)