This assassin is upright

Chapter 353 Lu Wen's New Methods
"You guy..."

Yu Zhun looked at Lu Wen, who was no different from usual, but the unfamiliar aura of the other party still lingered in his mind.

What did you encounter in the realm of your true self?

“Me?” Lu Wen raised an eyebrow. “Is there any need to ask? Of course, it’s about seeing myself invincible in the world, suppressing all enemies.”

“You!” Lu Wen pointed at Yu Zhun.

“You!” Lu Wen pointed at Yu Zhu again.

“You!” Lu Wen then pointed at Udyr.

"And you!" Lu Wen pointed at Helmod one last time, then crossed his arms and said smugly, "You're all my defeated foe!"

The atmosphere fell eerily quiet. A fierce glint gradually appeared in the eyes of Yu Zhun and the other three, and then they attacked simultaneously in perfect unison.

"Hey, hey, hey? What are you doing? Holy crap, don't hit me... I'm sorry, grandpas, I was wrong!!!"

A moment later, seeing Lu Wen with a bruised and swollen face begging for mercy, Yu Zhun and the other three stopped at the same time and then exchanged glances with each other.

Do you think what Lu Wen said is true?

"Obviously not."

"I don't believe a single punctuation mark."

"Same."

They quickly reached a consensus, and the four of them simultaneously kicked Lu Wen hard, ending this righteous beating.

Lu Wen was unwilling to talk about what he encountered in the Realm of True Self, and they respected each other's choice and did not press him for details.

But the other party is so obnoxious that it's unbearable.

"You guys must be jealous of my future power!" Lu Wen muttered under his breath, rubbing his bruised bottom. "So we're on the second floor now? Is there any class representative who can explain the situation to me?"

"Nothing much." Yu Zhun rolled up his sleeves. "Now that you've ended your True Self Realm, let's get ready to fight."

"no problem!"

Lu Wen drew his longsword from his waist, his eyes filled with eagerness. "I'll show you the skills I learned in the Realm of True Self."

Ok?
The other four raised their eyebrows simultaneously.

Can one learn skills in the realm of true self?
They had never heard of such a claim before.

I'll have to take a good look at it later.

With swift footsteps, Yu Zhun and his group of five chose a direction in the darkness and strode forward. Before they had gone far, a sharp screech suddenly rang out, followed by a figure bursting out of the darkness.

That was a demon with the strength of the third level. Unlike ordinary demons, this demon was covered with ferocious and vicious worms, and even his face was covered with several of them. It was a sight to behold that made people shudder.

"Let me handle this!" Lu Wen shouted, his feet flashing forward as his long sword slashed fiercely at the opponent's neck.

"hiss--"

A long worm on the demon's face wriggled, its tail whipping out like a whip, striking at Lu Wen's longsword at a speed too fast for the naked eye to follow.

At the same time, more long worms moved, attacking various parts of Lu Wen's body.

"A mere trick!" Lu Wen chuckled, his twin swords tracing mysterious paths in the air as he effortlessly sliced ​​through the long worms with exquisite swordplay.

"Hey, is this all you can do?"

"hiss--"

The third-stage demon was clearly enraged by Lu Wen, and a bloodthirsty killing intent appeared in his eyes. He suddenly stretched out his right hand and forcefully snapped his left hand.

"Snapped--"

A finger was broken off and then fed to one of the long worms.

As Lu Wen's expression subtly shifted, the long worm let out a piercing hiss, and then swelled to several hundred meters in length in the face of the wind.

A suffocating aura of killing intent washed over him, and Lu Wen swallowed hard. "Alright, I take back what I said earlier."

"What you're playing with is quite big."

With a piercing screech that made one's eardrums ache, the giant worm raised its head high and lunged down to bite Lu Wen.

As the enormous mouth of the worm, covered in foul-smelling slime and filled with countless sharp teeth, grew larger in his line of sight, Lu Wen frowned. "Disgusting."

"Die!"

"Om-"

With a deep hum, a chilling sword aura shot into the sky, abruptly halting the giant worm's movements. Its massive body slowly split in two, spurting out countless streams of foul-smelling, viscous blood.

This is…

Yu Zhun and the other three, who were already prepared to make their move, all showed expressions of surprise.

Without a doubt, the technique Lu Wen just used was more like a ranged attack than a close-quarters combat technique, a technique his opponent had never used before.

Did this guy really gain some new insights from the realm of true self?

"Sword Saint Technique Eleven..."

Lu Wen calmly sheathed his two longswords and, meeting the surprised gazes of Yu Zhun and the others, spoke slowly and deliberately.

"The frost is like a waterfall."

A sharp screech suddenly rang out, and then Lu Wen's body was instantly swallowed by another giant worm that emerged from the ground.

"Om-"

The giant worm was instantly split in two by the sword energy. Lu Wen burst out of its mouth, feeling the stench on his body, and couldn't help but gag.

"Ugh~ This tastes disgusting!"

Yu Zhun and the other three: "..."

This guy, he really can't be cool for more than three seconds.

"Make your move." Looking at the demon on the other side who had gone mad and had already broken off his third finger, Yu Zhun shook his head.

Soon, with the combined efforts of the five, the ten giant worms were killed one by one, and the demon who had lost all his fingers finally met his end, turning into a purple bead that fell to the ground.

Picking up the bead, Yu Zhun looked thoughtful. "It seems that there is still a big difference between a third-level demon and a second-level demon."

“Yes,” Helmod said calmly, “After the third transformation, every strong person will forge their own path.”

"Originally, there were only a few attack methods, but after the third transformation, almost every strong person has completely different abilities."

The first third-tier demon they encountered was relatively normal; at least it used weapons to fight normally.

This one has already deviated from the normal path, using the control of special long worms as a means...
As they continue on, they may encounter even more bizarre opponents.

“If I’m not mistaken, Lu Wen’s new ability is also related to this.” Helmod glanced at Lu Wen. “After the third job advancement, there will be no more restrictions on melee and ranged combat. Former melee players can also use ranged abilities.”

"Now that we've temporarily entered the third job advancement, this restriction has been broken, so Lu Wen can use abilities with a certain ranged attribute."

"Tsk, can't it just be that I'm exceptionally talented?" Lu Wen scratched his head, somewhat annoyed. "Tell me, isn't this ability cool?"

"I didn't see you looking handsome for more than a few seconds either?"

Yu Zhu couldn't help but expose him, "What Sword Saint Technique? If you had time to say it, you would have already dodged that giant serpent, right?"

Lu Wen: "..." Damn it, this is an irrefutable rant.

Ignoring Lu Wen's incessant chatter, Yu Zhun stroked his chin, a thoughtful expression on his face.

It must be said that, putting aside Lu Wen's lackluster performance, the new ability he used was itself very powerful.

Because this is a ranged area-of-effect attack, the sweeping sword energy can travel over a distance of hundreds of meters, possessing an extremely large attack range.

If a normal strong person had such an ability, it wouldn't be anything special, but Lu Wen also possessed the ability to kill with a single blow.

That would be terrifying.

This also inspired Yu Zhun.

Now all his power has been temporarily merged into the power of origin. Not only is there no longer a limit to the number of skills he can use, but he can also use all the power he has mastered in the past and generate new abilities on the original basis.

This means that he might be able to develop his own ranged or area-of-effect abilities, just like Lu Wen.

With his [King of Assassins] abilities combined with his [Upright and Honorable] talent, plus his ranged area-of-effect damage.

That's incredibly powerful.

Of course, developing new abilities is not something that can be done by mere wishful thinking; Yu Zhun still needs to continue exploring.

Fortunately, he had plenty of time in the Netherworld.

"Let's move on to the next one." Taking a deep breath, Yu Zhun continued in the same direction.

"Speaking of which, I seem to have forgotten to ask." Lu Wen followed closely behind Yu Zhun and casually inquired, "The demons on this level shouldn't all be around the same strength as this guy from before, right?"

That long-snake demon was quite a challenge for Lu Wen to handle alone. Such an opponent was already considered powerful, and in Lu Wen's opinion, it should be an exceptional case.

“No,” Yu Zhun said with a smile, “everyone has this level of strength.”

Lu Wen paused for a moment, then asked, "How many do we need to kill?"

“Not many.” Yu Zhun looked at the other four. “We’ve already killed two. If I’m not mistaken, killing another 133 will be enough.”

"How many did you say?!"
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"Sha—"

With a soft sound, Yu Zhun's dagger silently pierced the ground.

The other dagger, which had been thrust dozens of meters ahead, suddenly glowed. The two daggers echoed each other, and their surging killing intent instantly connected into a line, then soared into the sky, transforming into a blood-red wall of killing intent.

Caught off guard, a demonic figure in the air with an astonishing aura was instantly pierced by the wall of killing intent. When the killing intent dissipated, its life also vanished.

Yu Zhun casually flicked his wrist, and the two daggers flew back.

He picked up the purple bead, a look of satisfaction on his face.

"This skill called [Severing the Void] is indeed quite good."

This is the new ability that Yu Zhun finally acquired after continuous research and experimentation during his time on the second level of the Netherworld.

The two daggers gathered killing intent beforehand, and resonated as they pierced the ground simultaneously, damaging targets above the line of killing intent.

Although the damage is negligible, with the blessing of "Open and Honesty," it instantly becomes a deadly skill that kills anyone who touches it.

What pleased Yu Zhun even more was that he could launch a surprise attack by controlling the position and distance of the second dagger.

The third-stage demon was extremely fast and had a super armor that made him immune to control effects. In a head-on fight, Yu Zhun had great difficulty even touching him. However, under the effect of [Severing the Void], he still managed to kill him instantly.

"Impressive!" Yu Zhu, who had been watching from the sidelines, came over with a grin and gave Yu Zhun a thumbs up.

"Tch, it's clearly not as good as my Frosty Waterfall." Lu Wen curled his lip and said sourly.

Yu Zhun chuckled and glanced at Lu Wen, then tossed the purple bead in his hand to Yu Zhu, "How many have you got already?"

"Including the one you absorbed, this is the seventy-fourth one." Yu Zhu glanced at his backpack. "Unbeknownst to us, we've already killed more than half of the level three demons we need to kill."

"Fortunately, the second level of the Netherworld is very large, seemingly without any boundaries, otherwise I would have been worried that we would have killed all the demons here."

“We wouldn’t say we’ll kill them all, but recently we’ve encountered fewer third-tier demons than before.” Yu Zhun paused, “Not only that, these demons have also become stronger.”

The first three demons you encounter are extremely difficult to deal with, and it takes two or three people to defeat them successfully.

But now, the third-stage demons are not only becoming more and more bizarre in their abilities, but they are also becoming significantly more difficult to deal with.

“If I’m not mistaken, while we’re constantly hunting down third-tier demons and acquiring their power, their mutual killing and devouring has never stopped,” Yu Zhun said in a deep voice.

"The fact that these third-stage demons are so eager to kill each other gives me a bad feeling."

"What do you mean by this ominous premonition?" Helmod asked in a deep voice, frowning in thought.

"Feed the animals with blood," Yu Zhun said, enunciating each word clearly.

"We have been in the second level of the Netherworld for nearly twenty days, but so far we have not encountered a single blood offering."

"Therefore, I believe that the next blood sacrifice may be coming soon, which is why the third-stage demons are speeding up their killing spree."

"They want to accumulate as much strength as possible, and then take advantage of the next blood offering to break through directly to the third level of the Netherworld."

The third level of the Netherworld...

Everyone's expression froze simultaneously.

“If they will all participate in the next blood sacrifice competition, should we also participate in the blood sacrifice competition?” Udir suddenly asked.

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhun showed a thoughtful expression.

Without a doubt, the blood offerings on the second level of the Netherworld will provide a greater boost than those on the first level, and may very well allow them to replenish their remaining power and directly advance to the next level.

However, at the same time, the risks are also very high.

The third-level demons here are no weaker than them, and every battle is a fight to the death for them.

If they are attacked by a group of three third-tier demons at that time...

This will inevitably bring unpredictable risks to their strategy.

"Grab it!" After a moment's hesitation, a determined look appeared in Yu Zhun's eyes. "Right now, Lu Wen and I both have new ranged abilities. Combined with the abilities of the three of you, we should have a significant advantage."

"But before we grab them, let's distribute the beads first."

As he spoke, Yu Zhun gestured for Yu Zhu to take out the beads he had collected from his backpack and then distribute them equally among everyone, including himself.

"Click——"

With a crisp chewing sound, the strength of Yu Zhun and his group of five, which had barely improved since entering the second level of the Netherworld, surged up at this moment, quickly more than doubling in strength compared to before.

Almost the instant the five people's auras stabilized again, a deep hum resounded throughout the second level of the Netherworld.

Yu Zhun and the other four seemed to sense something and looked up at the same time.

Above the deep, dark sky, six figures emanating a divine aura slowly descended, dragged by countless demonic hands.

Each of them possessed an aura far stronger than that of the divine beings they had encountered on the first level of the Netherworld!

"There are six of them..."

Yu Zhun couldn't help but mutter to himself. As he spoke, he sensed countless third-stage demons frantically approaching the landing point.

"This meal is far too lavish."

(End of this chapter)