This assassin is upright

Chapter 386 The Killing Gods
As Yu Zhun's words echoed in the room, a sudden silence fell.

The True Demon summoned by the Tiger Demon Clan looked surprised, and then burst into undisguised laughter.

"Kill us?"

"Just you?"

"Do you know the difference between a ten-person Demonic Descent Battle Formation and a twenty-person Demonic Descent Battle Formation?"

"I was thinking that if you begged for mercy, I might spare your lives, but now..."

[True Demon] paused, his killing intent growing stronger.

"Today, you will all die!"

Yu Zhun shook his head slightly and looked again at Pago and the others who were already dumbfounded. "Whether you stick your neck out or not, you'll get stabbed anyway."

"Want to try?"

"Yes!" Pag finally came to his senses, his eyes filled with a complex expression, but he nodded without hesitation.

He didn't know what Yu Zhun and his group of five were planning, but Yu Zhun was right.

The Tiger Demons were unwilling to let go of these defeated demons who refused to join them; death was the only fate awaiting them.

Since we're going to die anyway, we might as well go all out.

Thinking of this, Pago looked at the other four.

These four were demons who had a good relationship with him in the Demon Slayer Clan and whose personalities were compatible with his. It was precisely for this reason that they still agreed with him at this critical juncture.

"In that case, let's give it a try." Pagoda took a deep breath and spoke in a low voice, though he wasn't very confident of victory.

The ten True Demons are merely the minimum number of people summoned to summon True Demons. How could their strength possibly compare to that of the Tiger Demons, whose numbers have further increased and whose strength has become even greater than before?
In the blink of an eye, he had brought the other four people to the side of Yu Zhun and his group of five.

"What should we do?" Pag asked in a deep voice.

"Just enough to make up the numbers," Yu Zhun chuckled. "As for the rest, leave it to us."

As he spoke, he glanced at the Tiger Demons not far away.

The [True Demon] was looking at them with a mocking gaze, but stood still without making any move.

Clearly, the demons of the Tiger Demon Clan did not believe they could defeat them, so they generously gave them time to form an array.

The demons descended upon the battle formation. Yu Zhun and his five companions were already very skilled, and the five new members were equally proficient. After a very short period of adjustment, the energy of the ten people had completely merged together, as if they were a single entity.

Battle formation complete!

The next instant, the knotted demonic energy soared into the sky, and under the coordinated control of Yu Zhun and others, it quickly coalesced into a huge humanoid figure, which was none other than the most important ability of the Demonic Descent Battle Formation.

Summon the True Demon!
When the true demon was first summoned, it did not have a face, but it quickly manifested a huge face that was identical to Yu Zhun's.

"Insects, I'll show you what it means to be a mantis trying to stop a chariot." The [True Demon] of the Tiger Demon Clan looked at the figure before him, whose strength was clearly inferior to his own, his eyes flashing with disdain and a chilling light.

The moment the words fell, the Tiger Demon Clan's [True Demons] flashed and arrived in front of the [True Demons] controlled by Yu Zhun.

With a casual flick of its wrist, it pulled a broadsword formed from demonic energy from the void and slashed it toward the [True Demon] controlled by Yu Zhun.

"Die!"

Faced with that astonishing offensive, the [True Demon] controlled by Yu Zhun trembled violently, its demonic energy dissipating somewhat, but quickly solidifying again.

This is a manifestation of the mental imbalance of the demons who formed the formation.

The new guy I just hired seems to have a bad attitude...

Yu Zhun couldn't help but have some doubts.

However, there's nothing that can be done about it, since they haven't yet demonstrated enough strength to convince people.

The cohesion of the demons was forged through countless battles.

We can barely muster enough people now, so we can't expect too much.

But after this battle, everything will be different.

With a slight narrowing of his eyes, Yu Zhun looked at the attack that was already within reach, and controlled the [True Demon] to stomp its foot and instantly dodge.

Immediately afterwards, two daggers formed from gathered demonic energy appeared in the hands of the [True Demon], and a gray domain suddenly enveloped the entire area.

The Tiger Demon Clan's [True Demon] suddenly froze. In that brief moment, Yu Zhun's [True Demon] had already switched from defense to offense, and the dagger stabbed fiercely towards the opponent's back.

"Om-"

A deep humming sound suddenly resounded.

The Tiger Demon Clan's [True Demon] instantly broke free from Yu Zhun's attack. As it turned, the demonic broadsword that had missed its target suddenly accelerated, like a beam of demonic light, and slammed into the dagger thrust out by the [True Demon] controlled by Yu Zhun.

In that brief moment, Yu Zhun saw that the other person's face seemed to have quietly changed into another appearance before changing back again.

interesting.

By temporarily transferring control, can the [True Demon] be empowered with different primal forces, thus exhibiting different abilities...?

Yu Zhun's eyes flashed with a sharp light. He let the other party knock the dagger in his hand away with a heavy blow. With a thought, the face of the [True Demon] had already transformed into the appearance of Udyr.

The speed of the [True Demon] suddenly increased, and under Udyr's extreme speed, it easily dodged the attack that was originally bound to hit. While retreating and creating distance, Udyr controlled the [True Demon] to suddenly grasp a longbow from the void, and then quickly drew back the bowstring.

"锃——"

With a clang of metal clashing, the arrow shot out with tremendous force, and with the enhancement of Udyr's talent, it unleashed a power that was enough to crush the opponent.

In an instant, the Tiger Demon Clan [True Demons] were sent flying backward.

With one successful arrow, Udyr immediately controlled [True Demon] to fire another arrow before relinquishing control of [True Demon].

When Yu Zhu gained control, the Tiger Demon Clan's True Demons also changed their expressions, controlling their flying bodies while trying to dodge the second arrow shot by Udyr.

"Feigned death!"

With a low shout from Yu Zhu, the Tiger Demon Clan [True Demons] froze abruptly, their dodging movements instantly halting.

"boom!!!"

Udyr's second arrow struck the chest of the Tiger Demon [True Demon] precisely, instantly piercing through and creating a huge hole.

The figure of the Tiger Demon Clan [True Demon] swayed slightly, and a faint scream seemed to be heard.

The next instant, the face of the [True Demon] had changed to another person, thus breaking free from the state of [Pseudo-death].

Even with the control measures failing, Yu Zhu was not discouraged.

She smiled and threw out a poisoned milk, then immediately handed control of the [True Demon] back to Yu Zhun.

In the next instant, Yu Zhun controlled the [True Demon] to flash behind the Tiger Demon Clan's [True Demon] and plunged the dagger heavily into the ground.

A wall of murderous aura shot into the sky, one end connected to the dagger that had been knocked away and stuck in the ground, and the other end connected to the dagger that Yu Zhun was now stabbing into the ground. The Tiger Demon Clan [True Demons] were in its path.

[Severing the Void], activate!

The Tiger Demon Clan [True Demon], whose body was already severely injured, suddenly froze, and then with a scream, his demonic energy dissipated and vanished instantly.

Watching the Tiger Demons and their followers fly backward, barely alive and unconscious, Yu Zhun breathed a slight sigh of relief. This was the first time he had used the [True Demon] technique to unleash a one-hit kill, and he wasn't sure what the effect would be.

If the enemy's demons are also killed, then he probably won't be able to launch a one-hit kill attack in the future.

After all, the conflict between demons is for the purpose of recruiting members.

It now appears that the situation is much better than he had imagined.

Launching a fatal blow against the [True Demon] will only cause the summoned [True Demon] to dissipate prematurely, rendering it unusable for the formation.

With the Tiger Demon Clan's formation completely collapsed, Yu Zhun and the others naturally no longer needed to maintain it.

As the [True Demon] dissipated, the remaining ten people also revealed their forms.

Compared to the relatively calm Yu Zhun and his group of five, Pago and his group of five were completely dumbfounded.

Even now, they still can't believe what just happened.

They did nothing but gather enough people, lend their own strength, and even experienced a brief disruption of the formation due to their initial distrust of each other during their first collaboration.

And you're telling me they won just like that?!
When they came to their senses, they looked at Yu Zhun and the other four, their eyes filled with excitement.

In the ninth level of the Netherworld, individual combat strength is not so important, but it is not entirely unimportant either.

Clearly, their victory in this battle was due to the individual combat strength of Yu Zhun and others!
That's definitely a great thigh!

Previously, the five members of Pagoda had only reluctantly formed a formation with Yu Zhun and the others in a desperate attempt to fight to the death, but now their thoughts were completely different.

We should definitely stick close to such a powerful figure.

"How many people are we going to recruit next?" Pago asked proactively, already indicating that he considered himself a partner of Yu Zhun and the others.

The changes in Pagoda and the other four did not escape Yu Zhun's notice. Yu Zhun smiled slightly and then asked, "What suggestions do you have?"

“My suggestion is no more than five people,” Pag said seriously. “While absorbing too many demons at once can quickly increase the scale, it is not a good thing for a demon.”

"The more people there are, the easier it is for your mind to become chaotic."

"If the mind is in disarray, the combat effectiveness of the formation will be greatly reduced."

"This is also why it is more difficult to form a larger demonic horde."

“We currently have ten people, but our teamwork isn’t very good. Recruiting five more people in the short term is already the limit.”

"Very good." Yu Zhun patted Pago's shoulder with satisfaction.

The reason he stepped forward at this time was partly because Pug and the others were unwilling to join the Tiger Demon Clan, giving him an opportunity to take advantage of the situation.

On the other hand, Yu Zhun, who had been watching the whole thing, realized that this guy had a lot of potential and was suitable to be his teammate for the time being.

“We’re not familiar with these demons. You go and pick five that are reliable. As for the rest…” Yu Zhun paused, a cold glint flashing in his eyes, “Kill them all.”

“Okay!” Pago nodded emphatically, a hint of excitement appearing in his eyes.

Yu Zhun's decision to let him choose the people was undoubtedly a sign of trust!
Thinking of this, Pag strode toward the Tiger Demons who were still unconscious not far away.

“Pa...Pag!” a demon called out nervously to Pag.

That was the former member of the Demon Slaughtering Clan who had defected under the threat of the Tiger Demon Clan before Yu Zhun and the others arrived.

He wisely retreated to the edge, thus avoiding injury in the battle between the two True Demons. Seeing the astonishing strength displayed by Yu Zhun and the others, he began to have some thoughts.

"Pick me, I'm willing to join."

Pag glanced at the other person silently. "You're willing?"

“Yes!” The demon nodded emphatically, a hint of excitement in his eyes. “I had no choice just now. We got along so well in the Demon Slayer Clan, you’ll definitely choose me, right?”

"Hehe." Pag suddenly laughed out loud, and he winked at one of his own men who had quietly walked behind the demon.

The latter suddenly sprang up and instantly pierced through the demon's chest.

"You..." The demon's smile froze on his face as he felt his life force slipping away, his expression filled with disbelief.

"The last thing a demon needs is a fence-sitter."

Pag spoke in a cold voice, then strode towards the Tiger Demons.

After some thought, he selected five demons to keep, and then, together with the other four demons, killed all the other demons who were already unconscious and unable to resist.

Soon, Pago returned to Yu Zhun and the others with five respectful new members. "I've made my choice."

Yu Zhun glanced at Pago with satisfaction.

Instead of bringing the five demons directly, the other party woke them up and had a detailed conversation with them.

Although he didn't know what the other party talked about, he could tell from the nervous and apprehensive looks of the five newly selected members that the effect was good.

What's even more interesting is that of these five demons, only one was originally a member of the Demon Slayer Clan, while the other four were members of the Tiger Demon Clan…

In addition, the opponent's decisive action in eliminating the fence-sitter earlier...

I knew I hadn't misjudged him; this guy is a real talent.

“Now that we’ve chosen, let’s find a place to serve as the Demon Clan’s stronghold,” Yu Zhun said casually. “The territory of the Slaughtering Demon Clan or the Tiger Demon Clan is fine.”

“Lord Yu Zhun, the territories of the Tiger Demon Clan and the Demon Slayer Clan are right next to each other,” Pag said, not surprised. “Therefore, I think we can occupy both territories at the same time as our base.”

"Oh?" Yu Zhun looked at the other party with a half-smile. "But we are only fifteen members of the Demon Clan. It's not good for us to occupy such a large space."

“That’s not good.” Pag nodded. “If this happens, the demons in the vicinity will get the news and will definitely see us as a thorn in their side, wanting to wipe us out and take our territory.”

“But…” he changed the subject, glancing quickly at Yu Zhun and the others, “I think this is exactly what we need.”

This time, not only Yu Zhun, but even Helmod and the others looked at Pag with a strange and inexplicable gaze.

“Very good.” Yu Zhun smiled. “In that case, let’s go and take a look at our new territory.”

“Alright.” Pagoda nodded, then suddenly seemed to remember something, looking at Yu Zhun and the others, “Our demon followers…”

"what is it call?"

"The name of the Demon Clan?" A thoughtful look flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes, and soon he had an idea. "Let's call them the Godslayers."

“The Gods of Slaughter…” A hint of surprise flashed in Pagoda’s eyes.

Generally, the vast majority of demons' names contain the character "demon," but very few contain the character "god."

Moreover, it contains the words "God of Slaughter".

but…

Looking at Yu Zhun and the others, who remained completely calm, Pago suddenly had a feeling that the name of this demon clan seemed particularly fitting.

He nodded and strode towards his original territory, a hint of anticipation and excitement flashing in his eyes.

He felt that this might be the best decision he had ever made.

(End of this chapter)