This assassin is upright

Chapter 358 The Other Two Reunited
"What did you say?!"

Yu Zhun stared wide-eyed at Helmod in astonishment.

Does this guy want to listen to what he's saying?
A thousand-meter-long demonic insect, this thing can actually burn out thousands of insect coins?

Compared to himself, Helmod was the complete opposite.

“I can’t help it either.” Helmod sighed. “You know, my attacks first reduce the target’s mana, and the amount of damage is also related to the target’s mana.”

"The stats of the demonic insect are a bit special. It seems that the opponent has no mana at all, so my damage is just scratching the surface."

"But if you're talking about complete scraping, it doesn't seem to be, because my holy fire seems to have some additional restraining effect on the demonic insects."

"This effect can inflict continuous additional damage on the demonic insects."

"Anyway..." Helmod shrugged, "it all turned out this way by chance."

Yu Zhun: "..."

He rubbed his temples speechlessly, his gaze towards Helmod becoming somewhat strange. "It seems you and I are completely opposites."

“I guessed it,” Helmod nodded. “This third level is perfect for your abilities.”

The "King of Assassins" ability, which prevents resurrection, is incredibly useful here.

"But this is also a good thing."

Helmod glanced at Yu Zhun, paused for a moment, and said, "From another perspective, the two of us complement each other perfectly."

"You can obtain the purest power of the demonic insects."

"And I can get the most bug coins."

At this point, Helmod looked around at the stalls in the demon market. "I plan to buy some things here."

"Then, we can hunt the demonic insects together."

"We'll split the insects and insect coins equally, and fight our way to the next market. Maybe we'll run into other people there."

“Okay.” Yu Zhun nodded, having no objection to the arrangement.

After Helmod finished his selection and purchase, the two stepped out of the crimson light shield at the same time.

But the next moment, both of them frowned at the same time.

"It seems we're being watched," Yu Zhun said slowly.

“I don’t think this has much to do with me.” Helmod glanced at Yu Zhun. “It’s probably because of you.”

Almost as soon as Helmod finished speaking, five figures slowly emerged from the darkness, their eyes filled with mockery as they looked at Yu Zhun.

"I've heard that you can create tools that can instantly kill demonic insects?" The leading demonic powerhouse displayed his demonic might.

"Hand over ten items, no... twenty items, and I'll spare your life."

"Looks like you were right." Yu Zhun glanced helplessly at Helmod, then turned his head and looked at the five demons in front of him, his eyes already filled with a chilling killing intent.

"Hand over twenty items, and I'll spare your life?"

He chuckled, "Looks like your brain isn't very sharp."

The leader of the demons frowned, about to speak, when Yu Zhun had already appeared in front of him in an instant, his dagger stabbing fiercely into the other's chest.

"you!"

The leader of the demons was startled, and countless sharp bone spikes instantly sprouted from his chest in an attempt to block the terrifying attack.

However, in the next instant, the gray area flashed by, and the bone spikes disappeared before they could even emerge, while Yu Zhun's dagger also extended out.

"Pfft-"

Amidst the splattering black demonic blood, the leading demon collapsed to the ground.

Wiping the blood off his blade, Yu Zhun coldly glanced at the other four powerful demon warriors who were still in shock.

He knew that these guys in the open were nothing more than cannon fodder.

The real culprits are probably still hiding in the shadows.

"Come on, let me see what you're capable of."

As Yu Zhun finished speaking, the four demons, having regained their senses, roared simultaneously and attacked Yu Zhun together.

"Bear--"

A blazing golden holy fire shot into the sky. In the flames, Yu Zhun's blade was sharp, and he moved nimbly between the attacks. With each strike, he could easily reap the life of a demon, as if these demons, whose strength had reached the second stage of godhood, were nothing more than ordinary ants.

In a short while, the four demons in the arena had already turned to ashes.

Yu Zhun slowly collected the five beads and the insect coins left behind by the other party, coldly scanning the darkness in front of him, "Anyone else looking for death?"

After a long while, there was still no movement.

"They're gone." Golden flames ignited in Helmod's eyes as he spoke calmly. "They probably realized we were tough opponents."

"What a pity." Yu Zhun sighed. "I was planning to kill a few more to farm some more [Greed Power]."

Hearing this, Helmod gave Yu Zhun a strange look.

This guy has killed hundreds of demons since the first level, and his power of greed has accumulated to countless levels. Is it still not enough?

"Let's go." Yu Zhun glanced at the blood-red light barrier behind him. "Since no one is coming to cause us trouble, let's set off."

"Go hunt down the demonic insects."
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"Om-"

With a deep hum, the longsword in Lu Wen's hand transformed into a silver rainbow, instantly piercing through the void.

When the longsword was sheathed again, a demonic insect with a body a hundred meters long had appeared at the tip of the blade.

With practiced ease, Lu Wen bit into the demonic insect and sucked it dry. He then casually stuffed the insect coins into his pocket and pursed his lips.

"I'm getting a little tired of it."

Wandering aimlessly through the third level of the Netherworld, he had already consumed countless demonic insects hidden in the darkness.

Most of these demonic insects are not yet fully mature. They are surviving demonic insects that split off from the dying giant demonic insects and successfully escaped from the hunting demons. They should have quietly grown to over a thousand meters tall and possessed the special ability of splitting off from the dying demonic insects before they appeared.

But now, before they could grow up or acquire new abilities, they were discovered by some monstrous genius and nipped in the bud.

Lu Wen suffered from a long-term lack of sensory abilities due to his "ignorance is invincible" state, but this sensory deficiency was replaced by powerful perception skills.

Through constant refinement, his perception had already reached an extremely abnormal level, and with the breakthrough to the third stage, he underwent a qualitative change.

It wasn't very noticeable on ordinary days, but at this moment, this qualitative change had become Lu Wen's trump card, making him a "cheater" on the third level.

Suddenly, Lu Wen stopped abruptly.

He slowly turned his head to look in a certain direction and spoke softly.

"Come out."

"You think you can hide in the dark and I won't see you?"

“You…” A demon slowly emerged from the darkness, his gaze toward Lu Wen filled with a complex emotion.

There were surprises, astonishments, and a deep sense of longing.

"How did you sense those demonic insects?"

"Is this how you ask others questions?" Lu Wen picked at his ear, then flicked it casually. "Beg me!"

The demon's eyes instantly turned cold, and a chilling killing intent filled his gaze as he looked at Lu Wen. "It's better not to talk about it."

“I know that I will kill you and dismantle your essence.”

The moment he finished speaking, the demon stomped his foot and his figure shot towards Lu Wen like lightning.

The terrifying demonic power, like dark clouds pressing down on a city, swept across thousands of miles and instantly crashed down on Lu Wen's head, causing the surrounding space to be unable to bear the load and emitting a sharp, teeth-grinding sound.

Lu Wen felt his body suddenly sink, his bones cracking and popping, as if an incredibly terrifying force was pressing down from all directions.

This guy… His expression suddenly darkened, and his eyes, looking up at the demon in front of him, held a hint of surprise and uncertainty.

Along his journey, he had encountered powerful demons.

But the one in front of him seemed to be much stronger than any of the demons he had encountered before, and by a significant margin.

"My name is Paka, one of the four lords of the third level of the Netherworld." The demon walked step by step toward Lu Wen, his demonic aura growing more and more terrifying, while his indifferent voice drifted out from all directions.

"Considering the difficulty of your cultivation, I'll give you one last chance."

"Pull out your tongue, kneel down and submit to me."

"I'll spare your life."

"Otherwise, today will be your death day."

"I have a small question," Lu Wen said, a slight grin spreading across his face. "Could you answer it for me?"

Paka paused for a moment, then calmly looked at Lu Wen. "What question?"

"Are these four lords referring to the four strongest demons on the third level of the Netherworld?"

“Indeed, that is exactly right,” Paka said calmly. “Since you know this, you should submit…”

"I'll submit to you my ass!" Lu Wen's eyes flashed with murderous intent, and his slightly bent back straightened little by little under the terrifying pressure.

He gripped his two swords tightly and grinned, letting out a contemptuous laugh.

"You scum, test how sharp my sword is!"

The moment the words left his mouth, Lu Wen's figure vanished from his spot and appeared in front of Paka in the next instant. A soaring sword light swept across the sky, like a world-destroying sharpness, slashing towards Paka.

“Stubborn to the end.” Paka spoke in a deep voice, accompanied by a strange fluctuation. His hand shot out like lightning, and just as the approaching sword light was about to engulf him, he gently squeezed.

"Ping—"

With a clear, resonant sound, the terrifying sword light, which seemed capable of splitting heaven and earth, was grasped in Paka's hand.

"Click——"

A fine crack appeared where Paka's fingers touched the sword light, and then slowly spread outwards.

"you…"

Lu Wen's pupils contracted sharply, and he retreated without hesitation.

"boom--"

In the next instant, the soaring sword light was crushed into countless pieces by Paka, and then turned into light spots and disappeared into the world.

"To be weak without realizing it is the happiness of the weak."

Paka spoke calmly, took a step forward, and the surrounding space instantly distorted, easily catching up with Lu Wen, who had been forced back several miles away.

With a casual clench of his hand, the terrifying demonic power, seemingly capable of crushing space, descended once more, like an invisible giant hand gripping Lu Wen tightly.

Lu Wen's movements came to an abrupt halt. There was nothing around him, but his body was making a chilling "crackling" sound as it twisted little by little, as if it were about to be crushed.

"puff--"

A mouthful of thick blood mixed with fragments of internal organs spurted from Lu Wen's mouth. He stared intently at Paka, his eyes filled with unyielding stubbornness.

"I hate the look in your eyes."

"Ants should have the awareness of ants."

Paka spoke indifferently, and the next moment Lu Wen let out a muffled groan, his eyes instantly popping out, but the next moment, he chuckled coldly.

His mouth was smeared with blood, and his empty eyes, dripping with blood, were chilling. Lu Wen's smile at that moment was like that of a demon crawling out of hell, making people's hearts tremble.

"Pooh--"

Lu Wen suddenly spat a mouthful of blood onto Paka's face, who was standing right in front of him, and grinned, "Go ahead and kill me if you dare."

Anyway…

"In the realm of my true self, I see... I no longer care."

Paka wiped the blood from his face, his indifferent expression gradually turning ferocious, and a terrifying killing intent soared into the sky, even the demonic power in the void was stained blood red.

"Since that's the case, I'll grant your wish!"

He raised one hand and slowly clenched it.

As his hands clenched, Lu Wen's body twisted and exploded little by little. His expression became more and more ferocious with pain, but he always wore that chilling smile.

At that moment, a loud shout suddenly rang out.

"resurrection!"

Enveloped by a towering green beam of light, Lu Wen's body trembled violently before quickly returning to normal. No matter how much Paka crushed him, his body remained unchanged, as if some unknown force was blocking Lu Wen's body, bearing the terrible pressure for him.

“Heh…” Lu Wen’s lips twitched, and the ferocious and crazy smile on his face slowly faded, replaced by a complex expression of helplessness and relief.

He didn't need to turn around; he already knew who it was.

"Who goes there?" Paka suddenly turned his head and looked into the distance.

In the darkness, a slender figure, shrouded in a large robe, walked step by step toward this place, holding a pastor's book in his hand.

She raised her head, her brown eyes filled with a chilling coldness.

"You dare to kill my guardian deity?"
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"Whoosh whoosh—"

With a sharp whistling sound, hundreds of demonic insects that had split off and tried to escape into the darkness perished instantly.

Udyr calmly put away his longbow and looked at Tata, who was walking quickly towards him after gathering the insect corpses.

Our teamwork was absolutely perfect!

Tat exclaimed excitedly, "Based on my hundreds of years of experience hunting demonic insects, this should be the last demonic insect in the vicinity."

"I've been eyeing this hideout for a while now. The fact that we were able to harvest insect coins and demonic energy so smoothly is all thanks to you."

"Here, this is yours!"

With a casual wave of his hand, Tat's half-dead insect corpses piled up into a small mountain next to Udyr.

The two sat down on the ground and skillfully began to absorb demonic energy.

Soon, the mountain of insect corpses turned into a handful of insect coins in Udyr's hand.

After counting the bug coins, Udyr turned to look at Tat.

“I think we should have enough Insect Coins entering the market.”

“Of course~” Tart grinned, “We are only a short distance away from the nearest demon market.”

"Come with me."

He stood up again, stomped his foot, and rushed forward. Udyr followed closely behind. The two of them swept across the wilderness like afterimages and finally stopped in front of an inverted blood-red hemispherical light shield.

Udyr's pupils constricted slightly as he looked at the lines of text that appeared before him and the terrifying pressure surging above them.

This is... left behind by the Netherworld?

“Udyr, don’t try to break the rules of the market,” Tatar warned, noticing Udyr’s unusual expression.

“I know,” Udyr said calmly.

"That's good." Tat breathed a sigh of relief. "This market in front of us is no ordinary place; one of the four lords occasionally oversees it."

“Four Lords?” Udyr was drawn to the new term Tatar mentioned.

"Is it very strong?"

"Very strong!" Tat nodded emphatically. "They are beings who have surpassed the upper limit of the third level of strength, but remained behind for some reason!"

(End of this chapter)