I am the Arcane Archer, and all my skills are self-created.

Mal'Ganis's massive body froze in place.

The burning green fel flames in its eyes went out in an instant.

The surface of the two enormous horns was covered with dense cracks, and the fel armor covering his entire body began to shatter and peel away. The serrated greatsword in his hand fell to the ground with a dull metallic sound.

Then, its body began to slowly tilt backward.

The sight of a 20-meter-tall body falling down is spectacular.

boom!

The entire circular space trembled. Dust fell from the dome, and several of the demon head statues on the walls cracked open.

[Defeat Demon Overlord Mal'Ganis (Leader) and gain 50000 experience points!]

50,000 experience points.

The number floated past the top of Li Wu's field of vision.

But he wasn't interested in watching.

He stood there, his arm slightly sore from holding the bowstring in the air.

Mana value: 327 points.

It's almost empty.

He almost didn't have enough mana to fire the last arrow.

If it's not enough... he didn't want to think about it anymore.

There was a silence of about three seconds.

Then the sound of the wind broke the silence.

"Damn! Is he dead? Is he really dead?"

His voice cracked, and he stood more than twenty meters away, not daring to approach, staring at the warlord's enormous corpse.

"Dead." Night Wind's voice came from the shadows, calm, but if you listened carefully, you could hear a slight tremor.

"Dead... really dead." Zhui Feng plopped down on the ground.

His legs were shaking.

It's not fear, it's a physiological reaction after the adrenaline recedes.

Mohen used his staff as a crutch, leaning on the ground with both hands, his whole body bent over, panting heavily. His mental energy was almost depleted, and his head throbbed as if it were about to split open.

"I...I feel like my brain has been churned up in a blender."

Hua Zitong walked over to Mohen, took out a bottle of energy potion from her backpack, and handed it to him.

"I drank it."

Mohen gulped it down and shivered.

"I'm feeling a bit better."

Hua Zitong didn't say anything more; she turned and walked towards Li Wu.

Li Wu remained standing there, staring at the warlord's corpse.

"How much blue do you have left?" Hua Zitong asked.

"More than three hundred."

"...More than three hundred?"

"right."

Hua Zitong remained silent for two seconds.

"It's really quite risky." Li Wu smiled.

Hua Zitong did not smile.

She knew what "suspense" meant. In this game where death equals real-life psychological trauma, the weight behind those three words, "suspenseful," was heavier than any other language.

But she didn't say anything.

Because he won.

This is enough.

"Let's go see what's missing." Li Wu sheathed his bow and walked towards the warlord's corpse.

Zhui Feng then realized—it was spoils of war!

"Yes, yes, yes! Let's see what's missing!"

He sprang up from the ground and ran faster than anyone else.

Five people surrounded Mal'Ganis's enormous corpse. The corpse had begun to slowly dissipate, and fel energy escaped from the cracks, turning into green smoke that drifted towards the dome.

In the center of the area where the corpses had disappeared, a pile of glowing objects lay quietly on the ground.

Blue light.

More than one.

"Blue...blue light!" Chasing Wind's voice rang out again.

Blue Legend.

I've never seen Zhui Feng in my life.

"Let me take a look." Li Wu bent down and reached out to pick up the items on the ground.

The first item is a huge, dark red serrated sword, the very weapon the warlord used in his lifetime, but shrunk down to a size that the player can use.

[The Abyss Slayer (Legend)]

[Type: Weapon (Two-handed sword)]

[Level Requirement: LV50]

[Required Class: Warrior]

[Attributes: Strength +180, Constitution +120, Physical Attack +450]

【Special Effect 1: Fel Lash (Passive). Your physical attacks deal 15% additional Fel damage and have a 20% chance to inflict the "Rending" status on the target, reducing their armor by 30% for 5 seconds.】

[Special Effect 2: Warlord's Wrath (Active). Upon activation, your attack speed is increased by 50%, movement speed by 30%, and you recover 2% of your maximum health with each attack. Lasts 10 seconds, 2-minute cooldown.]

"A legendary two-handed sword..." Mohen's voice softened as he looked at the attribute numbers.

"It's a pity it's warrior equipment," Zhui Feng said with a wry smile.

Of the five, Hua Zitong is the killing warrior, but she doesn't use this kind of greatsword.

"Take it back." Li Wu put the weapon into his backpack.

The second item was a round amulet that emitted a dim light.

[Seal of the Abyss Overlord (Legendary)]

【Type: Special Jewelry】

[Level Requirement: LV50]

[Required Occupation: None]

[Attribute: All attributes +30]

[Special Effect: Fel Resistance (Passive). Reduces all fel damage you take by 50%. Environmental damage is ineffective against you in fel-infused areas such as the Burning Steppes.]

"This is great!" Zhui Feng's eyes lit up. "It adds thirty to all attributes! And it makes me immune to environmental damage!"

"Give it to Hua Zitong." Li Wu said without hesitation.

Hua Zitong took the amulet, glanced at its attributes, nodded, and put it away.

The third item is a skill book that glows with a blue light.

[Skill Book: Fel Rift (Rare)]

[Learn the skill upon use: Tears a fel rift at the target location, lasting 3 seconds and dealing continuous fel damage to all units within the area.]

[Class Requirement: Mage]

"This belongs to the ink stain."

Mohen took the skill book and learned it without saying a word.

The fourth and final item—

A small box that gleams with a soft silver light.

Silver light.

It's not white, not green, not blue, not purple, not gold.

It's silver.

Everyone was stunned.

"A silver glow?" Chasing Wind looked at the box. "I've never seen an item of silver quality before."

"I've never seen it either," Mohen said.

Li Wu bent down and picked up the box.

The moment he held the box, he felt a warm energy flowing into his palm; the feeling was very familiar.

The Soul of Devouring Fortune.

His talent is pulsating.

Open the box.

Inside lay a small, teardrop-shaped gemstone, entirely crimson, with liquid slowly flowing within it.

A system notification popped up.

You have obtained: Essence of Divine Blood (Special Material)

【quality:???】

[Purpose: Unknown. This item exudes an aura beyond the ordinary; perhaps special life forms or objects can absorb it.]

The essence of divine blood.

Li Wu held the gemstone and looked down at it for a long time.

"President?" Zhui Feng leaned closer. "What's that?"

"It's a very important thing." Li Wu carefully put the gem away. "We'll discuss its specific use later."

He straightened up and looked around at the circular space that had begun to collapse.

The warlord is dead.

The core of Hellfire Citadel has been destroyed.

Behind that iron gate, the evil energy source, a huge green energy pool, is slowly drying up.

"The fortress's energy is dissipating," Hua Zitong said. "The demons in the other two areas should soon lose their power."

"Then it should be much easier for Immovable Mountain and Steel Shield on their side."

Hua Zitong took out a communication device and tried to contact the first and second regiments.

"Steel Shield! Did you get it?"

A few seconds later, Steel Shield's hoarse voice came through the communication device.

"Hua... Vice President Hua? What's going on over there? Why... why are the demons suddenly weaker? The monsters seem to be dropping in level!"

"I understand." Hua Zitong looked at Li Wu.

Li Wu nodded.

"Notify the entire district," he said. "Hellfire Citadel has been taken by us, and the Demon Overlord is dead."