An invasion from the Abyss? I, a demonic cultivator, laughed.

Chapter 104 The Terrifying Dark Night King
"call out--"

At this moment, Chu Xiu, who was calmly heading towards the next observation point, seemed to hear the sound of something ascending to heaven.

But he didn't care, after all, this city was full of all sorts of strange noises.

But gradually, the sound of something cutting through the air came again, growing louder and louder!

It felt like something was approaching him at an extremely fast speed!
Chu Xiu turned around abruptly, and what came into view was a pair of rapidly enlarging steel wings!

He reacted extremely quickly, and with the help of the Misty Step, his body nimbly swayed to the side. At the same time, Shadow Demonic Energy ignited on his body, and the dark demonic energy surrounded him, making him look like a demon god hidden in the shadows.

"Qiang!!!"

The very next second after he moved away, the steel wings sliced ​​through like extremely sharp blades, leaving a huge crack in the spot that almost cut the entire floor in half!

Just as Chu Xiu dodged that attack, he heard another rapid whooshing sound. He dodged again, and with a loud bang, a burly man in heavy armor fell from the sky and crashed into the spot where he had been standing!

"boom!"

The ground where he landed cracked and dust billowed, but the burly man was unharmed. His heavy armor made him look like a human fortress. He then drew a two-handed greatsword engraved with ancient inscriptions from behind his back and pointed it at Chu Xiu with a standard sword rest.

At the same time, a young girl hovered above the burly man, with more than a dozen star-like orbs surrounding her right hand, and runes flashing in her eyes, as if she were using some kind of skill to detect Chu Xiu's information.

The steel "bird" that had just attacked him circled overhead and readjusted its direction to target him!

"Three big fish have arrived." Looking at the three people in front of him, Chu Xiu frowned slightly behind his mask.

He knew all three of them.

Ye Junlin, needless to say, as the number one in Jiangcheng this year, his strength is undeniable, and his strength and talent are still unknown! At this moment, Chu Xiu judged from the initial exchange that the steel wings on his back were most likely of [Legendary] quality equipment!

What's even more terrifying is that, as a top-tier rich second-generation, Ye Junlin may not only have one [Legendary] piece of equipment!
As for the remaining two, they are both members of the Seven Knights! The big guy is named Wei Shan, his talent is unknown, and his class is [Templar (S)]. He not only has extremely strong melee ability, but the protection of holy light also makes his defense surpass that of ordinary S-class melee classes. He can also heal himself, making him extremely difficult to deal with!
As for the girl, she is named Anya. Her talent is also unknown, and her class is the extremely versatile [Arcane Mage (S)]. In addition to having considerable output capabilities, she also has powerful support skills such as scouting, shielding, and movement!
Moreover, judging from their equipment, each of them has two pieces of perfect Warrior-level equipment!
"Tsk, the Morning Star Guild is really rich and powerful."

"Those two high-level awakened individuals really went all out for their son's development."

However, Chu Xiu showed no fear, silently observing the three of them, while a fighting spirit rose within him.

He had never fought against a high-level Awakened before, and he was very curious about what methods these high-level Awakened had!
What Chu Xiu didn't know was that the three people opposite him were much more nervous than he was, even Ye Junlin had a solemn expression.

This was the first time they had ever seen the legendary Dark King in person!
Almost identical to the portrait, the rising demonic energy enveloped his entire body, making it impossible to see his appearance inside. Only a pair of black eyes as calm as an ancient well and a slightly protruding horn on his head were visible.

Even though they couldn't see it, the three of them could imagine the demonic body, as hard and powerful as an iron tower, enveloped in demonic energy!
"So strong!"

This was the shared thought of the three of them.

With the help of the [Steel Witch Wings], the trio's combined attack ability is extremely strong. They have never failed before, and even many elite warrior-level ghouls have been instantly killed by this move!

But the Dark King in front of him simply dodged it with a light flick. Most importantly, the creature in front of him remained completely at ease, and there seemed to be a hint of contempt in its eyes!
This put immense pressure on all three of them!

"Anya, can you tell its attributes?"

“No,” Anya said, a bead of sweat forming on her forehead. “It’s all question marks; we can’t detect anything!”

This news made Ye Junlin's expression even more solemn. Although the Arcane Mage (S) is not a class specializing in reconnaissance, the detection effect of the Arcane Eye is not weak. This is the first time he has encountered a situation where no information can be detected at all!
"As expected of the King of the Night."

"The weakest is a level 9 elite! They might even be a leader!"

"Test his strength first, don't be rash," Ye Junlin said softly.

As his words fell, the other two responded in unison. Wei Shan bent his thighs, his thick muscles like springs full of energy, and in the next instant he burst out, while his two greatswords ignited with bright flames, and he slashed fiercely at the head of the Dark Night King!

At the same moment, the orb in Anya's hand exploded into countless runes, swirling around the Dark Night King. Ye Junlin flapped his wings, circled behind the Dark Night King, took out a heavy machine gun, and pulled the trigger. The muzzle spat out fierce flames, and a large number of specially made incendiary armor-piercing rounds poured out!

These bullets are powerful enough to easily penetrate 20mm thick steel plates, and their power is terrifying. Even in battles between warriors, they are effective enough to achieve good results.

If an ordinary Awakened without armor gets hit, it'll be a huge hole right through them! Even a heavily armored ghoul can inflict enough damage!
But the next moment, something shocking happened to Ye Junlin. As the incendiary armor-piercing rounds approached the Dark Night King, they were suddenly weakened by an invisible force. When they hit him, it was as if they were hitting a heavy tank. Apart from the loud metallic clang, there was no ripple. The Dark Night King's body didn't even move!
Completely unharmed!

Isn’t this too fucking outrageous?
Before Ye Junlin could recover from his shock, the Dark Night King suddenly turned to him, flicked his finger, and a sharp, blood-red object shot out!

"clang!!!"

Before Ye Junlin could react, the [Steel Witch Wings] automatically protected its master. The ear-piercing metallic clang made his ears ring. Looking down, he saw a small dent on the blocking wings!
This made Ye Junlin's expression of shock even more pronounced! If it weren't for the protection of his [Legendary] quality equipment, that attack would have been enough to injure him!

Before he could recover from the shock, Wei Shan's greatsword had already struck. With the blessing of the dazzling holy light, both his strength and speed had increased significantly. The [Perfect] quality two-handed greatsword in his hands seemed to have transformed into an indestructible blade of light!
However, the Night King merely moved, then drifted to the side like a ghost, deftly dodging his attack!

Undeterred, Wei Shan charged forward again, slashing with his sword, but the Dark Night King's figure was so elusive that Wei Shan couldn't even touch a single edge of it!
This horrified him. As a level 2 S-rank melee class warrior, his constitution had reached 70. With the support of his skills, he was comparable to a monster with 100 constitution. Yet, he couldn't touch the Dark Night King at all!
What horrified him even more was that his steps slowed down, his breathing became heavy, and the holy light on his body began to dim rapidly, as if an invisible force was constantly draining his strength and life force!
"Anya! Don't come any closer! Something's wrong with this guy. If you get close to him, your life force will be drained!" Wei Shan shouted.

The approaching mage girl paused, but did not stand idly by. Instead, she chanted the incantation again, and the runes that had been floating beside the Dark Night King suddenly drilled into his brain!

This is a secret technique for mental attacks. It has been invincible against ghouls with low mental attributes in the past. Even warrior-level ghouls will be stunned and unable to move for at least three seconds!

Taking advantage of the opportunity, Wei Shan roared and mobilized all his strength to charge forward again!
[Holy Light Slash]!
A basic, yet incredibly powerful skill!
With the combined efforts of two S-rank individuals, even elite warriors would have few chances to withstand this attack without taking damage.

However, the Dark Night King merely tilted his head slightly before regaining his senses. Looking at Wei Shan, who was rushing towards him at full speed, his eyes remained completely unmoved.

Just as the Holy Light Greatsword was about to strike its head, a huge demonic arm suddenly stretched out and grabbed the Holy Light Greatsword!
With a loud bang, to Wei Shan's astonishment, the greatsword of [Perfect] quality in his hand was firmly grasped, and no matter how hard he tried, he could not budge it an inch!
Even more terrifying, another demonic arm was gathering behind the Dark Night King, and then it unleashed a punch!
Wei Shan was horrified. Every cell in his body was trembling. He clearly realized that even with his perfect plate armor, he would be seriously injured in the face of this enormous fist!
Left with no other choice, he had to release his grip on the greatsword, and with a sideways roll, he dodged the attack in a very awkward manner.

"Snapped."

The demonic arm vanished, and the Holy Light Greatsword fell from the sky, only to be firmly caught by a hand enveloped in demonic energy.

Instead of rushing to kill Wei Shan, the Dark King stopped in place and examined the greatsword in his hand.

Just then, footsteps sounded in the distance, indicating that the other warriors were arriving. The Dark Night King glanced at them, then stopped fighting with the three. He sheathed his greatsword, and with a light leap, his body enveloped in demonic energy disappeared into the complex of buildings.

This time, Ye Junlin and the other two did not give chase.

They simply stared blankly at the departing figure of the Night King, their eyes still filled with shock.

"Is this the strength of the final boss in the outer city?"

None of the three spoke. The psychological trauma from that battle had been too great, almost destroying their pride as high-level professionals.

During the two days they entered the abyss, the three of them crushed almost every kind of ghoul they encountered, and even destroying their nests did not take much effort.

But the strength of this Night King is on a completely different level from that of the other ghouls! He is strong in every aspect without any weaknesses!

Invincible in close combat, invincible in defense, and even immune to mental attacks!

"Most importantly, the other side is clearly just toying with us, and they still have a lot of trump cards up their sleeves!" Ye Junlin's face showed a rare look of helplessness.

Although he himself had a trump card prepared by his parents, that was reserved for the Corpse King.

The Dark Night King is just an extra boss. It would be best if he could kill him, but if he couldn't, it wouldn't affect his progress in the world quest. He wouldn't waste his time on him.

"Boss, what do we do now?" Wei Shan asked with a bitter expression.

"It seems we can't take down this boss on our own. A direct assault would be too costly and not worth it!" Ye Junlin shook his head helplessly. "Report the information and wait for the analyst's instructions. Let's join forces with the others to take it down."

“Perhaps we can do the opposite and use the Dark Night King as an aid in defeating the Corpse King,” Anya suggested.

Ye Junlin nodded: "That makes sense. In any case, let's see what the analysts say and leave the professional matters to them."

Without saying anything more, the three reported the information, and Ye Junlin picked up the other two, flapped his wings again, and flew into the sky to begin a new round of hunting.

At the same time, inside a nearby building.

Watching Ye Junlin's departing figure, Chu Xiu couldn't help but sigh, "What a treasure."

If Chu Xiu could seize this equipment, it would be much easier for him to find the Corpse Demon. Looking down from the sky, he could see everything clearly.

It can withstand attacks, fly, and fight; it truly lives up to its legendary status.

Unfortunately, now is not the time for conflict.

Chu Xiu stroked his chin, savoring the battle that had just taken place.

This battle gave him a clearer understanding of his own combat capabilities.

That is, it is strong in defense but weak in offense, good at dealing with large creatures, but it has a bit of a headache when it encounters agile enemies.

Although Chu Xiu appeared to be handling the three opponents with ease, killing these three high-level awakened individuals would actually be quite troublesome.

For example, the Berserk Demon Hand is good for defense; even if there are three more Wei Shans, he wouldn't be afraid. However, its agility is too poor, making it impossible to fight against Awakened Ones with high physique.

There's nothing we can do; no matter how powerful the Heavenly Demon Hand is, it's still just a mortal-level inheritance.

The opponent also has [Perfect] quality plate armor, so even without the Blood Curse, the Bone-Piercing Nail is unlikely to cause fatal damage.

If they really wanted to kill him by force, they would have to release the ghost army, but that would only be enough to deal with Wei Shan and Anya. Ye Junlin was flying in the sky, and Chu Xiu had no way to deal with him.

If you can't kill them, it's a waste of resources.

Chu Xiu doesn't do business at a loss.

Not to mention, he also knew that Ye Junlin must have some trump cards up his sleeve, and even An Ya and Wei Shan should have some life-saving items. After all, the Morning Star Guild is a large and powerful organization, and its foundation is something Chu Xiu can't compare to.

None of the three even revealed their talents, which is a huge unknown.

If Chu Xiu really pushes the other side too far, even if he wins, he will suffer huge losses!

In this situation, the best option is to avoid getting entangled with them.

In any case, Chu Xiu's growth rate is higher than theirs. The longer it drags on, the greater Chu Xiu's advantage will be, and the more beneficial it will be for him.

He got a "perfect" quality piece of equipment this time, which was enough to satisfy him.

"We still need to complete the Golden Embryo Cultivation as soon as possible and improve its basic attributes."

If he successfully cultivates this body-refining technique, even just the first level, his attack power will experience a qualitative leap. "Although I am already very strong, my strength is far from overwhelming. I must not be complacent; I must level up even more urgently!"

With his mind made up, Chu Xiu stopped thinking about it and continued grinding monsters!
However, by this time most of his resources had been consumed, and his leveling speed had slowed down considerably.

I kept grinding until the afternoon, and I only managed to accumulate 300 more karma points and one fierce ghost and ten yin ghosts. As for the upgrade progress of the skeleton armor, I barely managed to upgrade it to halfway.

Seeing this, Chu Xiu simply went ahead to meet up with Lin Wanyue.

The task issued by Lin Wanyue could provide him with additional causal points, but more importantly, Chu Xiu was still thinking about the stomach that Laplace's Tongue had mentioned.

If he could get his hands on this thing, he could obtain secrets from the tongue in an endless stream!
Chu Xiu hadn't forgotten the hidden quest in the Bloody Arena.

Thinking of this, Chu Xiu moved quickly and sped towards the meeting point he had agreed upon with Lin Wanyue.

(End of this chapter)