One Zerg soldier per second, I transform into a Zerg Scourge.

Feeling the surge of power in his legs, Ye Feng's eyes lit up.

Each previous upgrade improved one's attributes.

However, the improvement was so small that Ye Feng didn't feel anything.

This time, however, the leg strength enhancement granted by the horned locust allowed Ye Feng to truly feel the increase in power.

Ye Feng turned to look at the Howling Ice Demon King, beckoned with his finger, and shouted:

"Come and chase me, you idiot!"

After saying that, Ye Feng turned and ran.

The Howling Ice Demon King could not bear such humiliation. He roared and charged towards Ye Feng at full speed.

As a level 10 boss monster, the Howling Ice Demon King, even though it is not a speed-oriented Abyss monster, is still a step faster than Ye Feng.

However, because of the distance they had created earlier, the Howling Ice Demon King could no longer easily catch up with Ye Feng.

Five minutes later, Ye Feng stopped.

It's not because it can't run anymore, but because it's no longer needed.

buzzing-

With a deafening roar, the army of horned locusts had already killed all the Howling Ice Demons while the Howling Ice Demon King was chasing Ye Feng.

Furthermore, Ye Feng consistently lured the Howling Ice Demon King into the encirclement of the Horned Locust army.

By the time the Howling Ice Demon King realized what was happening, it was already completely surrounded by the army of horned locusts.

"Kill him!"

Ye Feng took a deep breath and gave orders to the horn-shaped locust army.

The next moment, an army of nearly 30,000 horned locusts launched an attack on the Howling Ice Demon King.

However, Ye Feng was wary of the Howling Ice Demon King's freezing aura, which was an area-of-effect attack, so he did not send the horned locust army to swarm forward. Instead, he continuously sent out hundreds of them to probe and wear them down.

The Howling Ice Demon King's strength is indeed not to be underestimated; even when fighting against 30,000 opponents, he still shows no signs of weakness.

On the contrary, they became stronger with each battle.

Ye Feng's horned locust population is also decreasing at a visible rate.

But Ye Feng wasn't worried at all. The ever-renewing affixes made him fearless in any war of attrition.

Ye Feng stared coldly at the Howling Ice Demon King, who was wielding ice blades and slaughtering horned locusts with abandon.

"Let's see who can hold out the longest."

As he spoke, Ye Feng opened the soldier nest space. The 500 soldiers that had been upgraded and restored had been completely consumed, and five thousand horned locusts joined the battlefield.

It turns out that even boss monsters cannot have an endless supply of energy.

After paying the price of 20,000 horned locusts, the Howling Ice Demon King's body was covered with wounds of all sizes, bloody and gruesome, with bone visible beneath the flesh in some places.

More importantly, the energy within the Howling Ice Demon King was finally exhausted.

His body swayed precariously, as if he would collapse at any moment.

Ye Feng didn't give the Howling Ice Demon King any time to recover. With a wave of his hand, the remaining 15,000 horned locusts swarmed forward, enveloping the Howling Ice Demon King in a strange mummy-like form.

Click! Click! Click...

The horned locusts' teeth frantically tore at the body of the howling Ice Demon King.

Despite feeling endless pain, the Howling Ice Demon King was already exhausted and powerless to refute.

Finally, with a "thud," the Howling Ice Demon King collapsed, his body quickly devoured beyond recognition by the horned locusts.

Startled——

A surge of abyssal energy, far exceeding that of an ordinary Howling Ice Demon, flew out and was then absorbed by Ye Feng.

lv6!

lv7!

The abyssal energy generated by the Howling Ice Demon King directly boosted Ye Feng's level by two.

Ye Feng then walked to the corpse of the Howling Ice Demon King.

The materials on the Howling Ice Demon King are much more valuable than those on a regular Howling Ice Demon. Just one energy core is worth 100,000 Dragon Kingdom Coins, and the Ice Blade is a BOSS-exclusive weapon, which is also quite valuable.

"We've struck it rich this time."

Ye Feng's lips curled up slightly, and he was about to dig out the energy core.

Just then, the space in front of them became illusory, and then a mysterious person wearing a black robe, with his entire face covered by a hood, revealing only a pair of blue eyes, walked out of the illusory space.

It's important to understand that each abyss a ruler enters is an independent abyss. Unless it's some extremely special item or a unit with special abilities, no one can enter another person's abyss.

Upon seeing this mysterious blue-eyed man, Ye Feng was startled and quickly commanded his army of horned locusts to protect himself.

The blue-eyed mystery man merely glanced at Ye Feng, then took out a hide rug and laid it on the ground, on which various items were placed.

Abyss Traveler

【grade:???】

[Introduction: A traveler who traverses the abyss, enjoys collecting all sorts of treasures. When you encounter one, you can trade items with him. The abyss traveler dislikes fighting, but please be careful not to provoke him out of greed, or you will witness the most terrifying existence in the abyss.]

Upon seeing the information box in front of him, Ye Feng's face immediately lit up with surprise.

Because he had learned at the Lin Yuan Academy that Abyss Travelers are a special kind of being in the Abyss, and they appear randomly in the Abyss.

Although it belongs to the abyss, it does not pose any danger to humans; on the contrary, it is an opportunity.

Ye Feng glanced at the items laid out on the animal hide carpet. With just a quick scan, he spotted the A-rank unit [Golden Puppet], the rare material [Blue Dragon Heart], and the extraordinary item [Substitute Puppet]...

Every single item was tempting to Ye Feng. If his academy teachers hadn't repeatedly warned him not to be greedy when encountering the Abyss Traveler, Ye Feng would have really wanted to rob this guy.

hum-

The Abyss Traveler let out a low groan. Although Ye Feng had not learned the language of the Abyss, he understood what the Abyss Traveler wanted to express.

He wanted to trade with him for the Howling Ice Demon King's ice blade.

hum-

The Abyss Traveler pointed to the items on the animal skin carpet, indicating that Ye Feng could use his ice blade to trade for one of the treasures.

"No problem."

Ye Feng readily agreed.

While the ice blade is precious, it's worth at most the same as the core of the Howling Ice Demon King, whereas each of the treasures on the Abyss Traveler's Carpet is worth more than ten million Dragon Kingdom coins.

He tossed the ice blade directly to the Abyss Traveler, and then began to choose his own treasures.

But soon, Ye Feng's face showed a troubled expression. Despite his careful selection, there were still two treasures he did not want to give up.

One is the substitute puppet, a rare and extraordinary prop whose effect is exactly what it sounds like: to die in someone else's place.

When the holder suffers a fatal blow, the scapegoat puppet will take the brunt of the blow in the holder's place.

This is extremely important to the ruler.

The second item is a dimensional cloth, which is a space storage tool that can pack ten cubic meters of items into a small package and carry it on your body.

Ye Feng had wanted such a spatial artifact before, because without it, it would be difficult for him to bring back the spoils of the abyss.

"Do you want this?"

Ye Feng wanted them all, so he took out the core of the Howling Ice Demon King and asked the Abyss Traveler if he could make another deal.

Unfortunately, the Abyss Traveler simply shook his head and did not agree.

Seeing this, Ye Feng sighed softly, but although he felt it was a pity, he was not too discouraged.

After all, obtaining even one extraordinary item is already an extremely lucky thing.

After a moment's hesitation, Ye Feng finally made his decision.

"I choose Dimensional Cloth."