Chapter 028: Robbing a Burning House
A whole swath of undead fell in unison. A frighteningly large amount of blood essence energy surged madly into Chen Ran’s body, leveling him up again in the blink of an eye.
Honey, can it get any better than this?
This one night had saved him months of arduous training in the jungle.
But now was not the time to discuss this. Dealing with that powerful lich was the top priority.
After reaching level 20, he had activated three new skills. Besides the “Holy Purge” that had just shown its might, there were two other practical support buffs.
Endurance: Restores stamina and increases durability. The effect is influenced by level and magic power. Required level: 20.】
Wings of Light: Creates a pair of light wings, greatly increasing the target’s movement speed. The effect is influenced by level and magic power. Required level: 20.】
Endurance was cast on each of the warriors, restoring their fatigue from continuous combat and reducing their stamina consumption, making them better suited for prolonged battles. Wings of Light created a pair of transparent white wings on their backs. The warriors who received this buff suddenly found their speed increased by a full half, as if they were flying.
Under the influence of the four support buffs—Endurance, Wings of Light, Inner Fire, and Divine Power—the originally average warriors instantly became incredibly powerful. The now-free Great Elder also cast the witch doctor’s Bloodlust Berserk on the warriors and, at the same time, beat two small drums he carried according to a certain rhythm, performing the “War Song Dance.” The magical tune also invisibly made the warriors more excited and ferocious…
A group of men, like wolves and tigers, charged toward the frail little lich…
“Humans, I admit you have some strength, but you won’t have enough time!”
Faced with a formidable enemy, the lich was thoroughly enraged. Countless demonic flames ignited in the air around it. Faced with a group of greatly enhanced native warriors, the lich also felt the pressure. Without its assistants, it had to face them with its utmost seriousness, even casting a brutal spell on itself that enhanced its magic burst power for a short time but also caused it considerable damage.
“Chaos Meteor!”
Instantly, a vast number of greenish-blue meteors launched an indiscriminate, large-scale attack. The powerful firepower instantly covered the entire battlefield, leaving a scene of devastation…
“Damn, that guy is too reckless…”
Chen Ran pulled Lia’s hand and quickly found cover. He knew that a full thirty percent of the hellish meteors were heading in his direction. It was clear that although his own abilities were not high, his taunt aura was incredibly strong.
As he constantly changed cover, Chen Ran glanced at the blood moon in the sky. The moon was getting closer and closer to its zenith. Time was running out…
“Damn it, why hasn’t that guy made his move yet…”
Just as the lich was focusing all its firepower on Chen Ran and the others, from the shadows at the side of the altar, a pair of eyes gradually rose, coldly staring at the lich. Then, it quietly took a step, raised the battle spear in its hand, took a stance, and threw it with all its might…
The spear cut through the void, trailing a streak of fiery, pale gold flame. With the speed of lightning, it instantly pierced the lich’s body. The lich, in the middle of casting a powerful spell, looked at the spear that had pierced its chest, felt the spell that was now out of control, raised its hands high, its face full of unwillingness.
“No!”
Boom!
A roar that echoed through the night. The powerful lich, at a critical moment in its spellcasting, was killed by the sneak attack of the hunting party leader, Moro. A shower of fireworks exploded in the sky, and the lich’s parts scattered everywhere.
Chen Ran hid behind cover. After the explosion ended, he peeked out his head. He saw an unidentified flying object coming toward him from the sky and quickly dodged. A black object bounced twice in front of him. Chen Ran took a closer look and found that it was the lich’s broken, metallic skull.
“Screw you!”
He kicked it far away. Then, the blood essence power left by the dead lich was once again beautifully absorbed by him.
As a creature with the strength of a level 50 elite, the abundant blood essence energy actually leveled Chen Ran up again, to level 22.
In just half a night, the huge number of monsters and the powerful elite creature had allowed him to level up five times, breaking his own record.
However, it seemed there was still one old king left to deal with…
“Quick, destroy the altar!”
Chen Ran shuddered, remembering the final goal of this trip. The blood moon was hanging high, and time was almost up!
Everyone charged toward the altar together. The hunting party leader, Moro, who had climbed onto the altar, had already begun to wantonly destroy the ritual offerings. With the magic array damaged, the speed of the rotating nebula slowed slightly, buying everyone some time. But the key to breaking the barrier was not these largely useless ritual arrays on the altar, but the demon souls in the sky, which were ramming the portal barrier between the two worlds. At least, these were something the others couldn’t eliminate. Only Chen Ran could.
Chen Ran ran up to the demon altar. Just as he was about to cast a large-scale Holy Purge, the voice of the Demon Lord came from the nebula.
“Don’t do it, young man!” The voice from the other side of the portal was a little flustered. “Young man, let’s make a deal. I’ll give you eternal life and immortal power, and you let me out. How about it?”
“Sorry, I still have a great youth to enjoy. I’m not interested in becoming an undead,” Chen Ran said, raising his hand as if to cast. With a wave, a swath of the demon souls ramming the barrier was instantly purified.
“Wait a minute…” The voice from the other side was clearly anxious. “How about we discuss this further? Since you don’t like the power of the demon world, I’ll give you the divine weapons left behind by the human powerhouses who invaded the demon world…”
“Sorry, I’m not interested!” As an equipment master, Chen Ran interrupted the Demon Lord without hesitation. He already had a true divine weapon, although he couldn’t equip it yet.
“Wait! I also have many notebooks and secret manuals taken from the human powerhouses who were killed. If you want them, I’ll give them all to you! What do you want right now, just say it! We can negotiate!” The voice on the other side was on the verge of going crazy. Perhaps Chen Ran was the first person to drive a demon king countless times stronger than him to the brink of insanity.
“Oh, secret manuals, notebooks?” Hearing this, Chen Ran seemed to be interested. He said, “Bring a few over for me to see. Don’t try to get something for nothing. I’m very short on time right now.”
“Don’t worry, the barrier only blocks the demon world from entering the mortal world. Ordinary items are not restricted. Wait a moment…”
From the other side of the portal, a dozen or so notebooks and secret manuals were thrown over. Chen Ran casually picked one up. Besides noticing that these books were mostly made of special materials—waterproof, fireproof, and not easily damaged—he didn’t have time to look at the contents.
“See? These are the treasures left behind by the sword saints and magi who went to the demon world and died. They are the most essential combat techniques summarized from their experiences in the demon world, things you humans dream of. Of course, these few are just ones I picked at random. If you let me out, I have more!”
