Upon hearing No. 8âs words, the Shadow Assassinsâ Captain nodded. He glanced with a complex expression at the approaching Bipedal Lizard swarm and began to speak slowly.
"You go first. I just didnât expect this creature to be so weak. Itâs hard to stomach dying as a sacrifice for such a weakling."
No. 8 said nothing more, simply walking over to the demon spawn to deal with its corpse.
He raised his dagger, aimed for the black crystal on the demon spawnâs forehead, and began to dig it out!
Then, No. 8âs brow furrowed.
After the crystal was dug out, the Black Light upon it suddenly pulsed. Then, the crystal shrank at a visible rate, quickly transforming into a wisp of black smoke and slowly vanishing!
This doesnât match the information from the Academy...
Naturally, no one else knew the specific intelligence the Academy had provided to No. 8. Watching the black crystal disappear, No. 8 hesitated for a moment before quickly storing the entire demon spawnâs corpse in his space ring. He then glanced at the Shadow Assassin squadron, and his figure slowly vanished.
Meanwhile, the Bipedal Lizards in the distance drew ever closer!
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Watching the ferocious Bipedal Lizards charge rapidly towards them, the Shadow Assassinsâ Captain let out a deep sigh. He felt a surge of helplessness, knowing his misjudgment had led to his teammatesâ deaths.
Now, the surrounding Shadow Assassins drew their daggers, preparing for a final struggle.
"Brothers, todâ"
Before the Shadow Assassinsâ Captain could finish, a colossal Sound Explosion from behind them shattered his thoughts.
In the next second, what these Shadow Assassins saw was a massive, dark shadow descending from the sky, crashing hard into the midst of the attacking Bipedal Lizard swarm!
High above, Wen Yu, clad in a black windbreaker, was free-falling from a hundred meters, then landed heavily in front of the Shadow Assassin squadron.
He casually patted the dust off his clothes, and then a voice resonated in everyoneâs ears.
"Can anyone tell me... why these Bipedal Lizards keep rushing here?"
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Mad Medley roared and Palpitation thundered!
Effortlessly dispatching a Level 5 Bipedal Lizard, Wen Yu led the Shadow Assassin squadron in a fighting retreat, drawing most of the converging Bipedal Lizards away from the outpost.
Strictly speaking, the demon spawnâs dying command had played a "major role"! The Bipedal Lizards meticulously executed the demon spawnâs command, continuously pursuing the retreating Shadow Assassin squadron. Thus, the crisis at the outpost was resolved with surprising simplicity.
Of course, this was not a long-term solution. The Spiritual Fluctuation of the dying demon spawn wouldnât last forever, and considering the Bipedal Lizardsâ infuriatingly low intelligence, it wouldnât take long before they broke free from the demon spawnâs dying command and ran rampant againâthey would devour any life form not of their own kind!
"Boss, save me!"
Star and Cyclops, responsible for holding the rear, cried out loudly to Wen Yu. Entangled by Bipedal Lizards, their bodies were completely immobilized.
Star was relatively fine; the Demon Dragon Armor significantly boosted her physical defensive power, making it difficult for even a Level 5 Bipedal Lizard to harm her easily.
Cyclops, however, was in a rather tragic state. His entire body was a bloody mess from bites. However, under the effects of his Mortal Combat ability and the Blood and Flesh Badge, Cyclopsâs physical attributes were greatly enhanced.
In Cyclopsâs own words: "I can take on ten of them now!"
Unfortunately, there were far more than just ten Bipedal Lizards on the scene!
Wen Yu disengaged from combat, recalled his two soul pets, then summoned them again before leading the Shadow Assassin squadron in a desperate flight outward.
"So, you killed the demon spawn, right?" Wen Yu asked as they continued their desperate flight.
The Shadow Assassinsâ Captain nodded. Naturally, the Shadow Assassins had heard of Wen Yuâs great fame.
"Whereâs the corpse?" Wen Yu pressed.
"No. 8 took it," the Captain replied. "Moreover, the black crystal on the demon spawnâs head vanished the instant it was dug out."
The black crystal, representing the demon spawnâs identity, was naturally significant. To some extent, that black crystal was even more precious than the magic crystals within the demon spawnâs head!
Wen Yuâs brow furrowed upon hearing this. The only demon spawn Wen Yu had killedâthe Ancient Demon spawnâhad been eaten by Star, so naturally, that crystal couldnât be found. He hadnât expected this type of crystal to disappear immediately after detaching.
These thoughts flashed through Wen Yuâs mind, and he quickly decided not to dwell on these issues. Besides, this problem wasnât something Wen Yu was trying to understand in the first place.
"In that case," Wen Yu continued, "do you have any body tissue from the demon spawn? Even a drop of blood would do."
The Shadow Assassinsâ Captain nodded and brandished the dagger in his hand. On it, the black bloodstains had already somewhat dried.
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While continuing to draw the Bipedal Lizards from the outpost as far away as possible, Wen Yu activated his 4th Soul Realm and summoned Faceless.
Faceless had originally been "working hard" near the outpost. However, when the Bipedal Lizard Pyramid began advancing towards the outpost, Wen Yu had immediately recalled Faceless. After devouring a large amount of flesh and blood, Facelessâs body had become much more elastic. According to Wen Yuâs and the Academyâs estimations, Faceless was probably close to leveling up.
Taking the dagger from the Shadow Assassinsâ Captain, Wen Yu carefully scraped off the dried black blood and placed it directly onto Facelessâs body.
Then, Facelessâs body suddenly began to ripple!
After the black bloodstain entered Facelessâs body, its entire form undulated violently. After a long moment, everything calmed down, but Faceless remained... the same old Faceless.
I donât know if itâs because the demon spawnâs bloodline is unreplicable or if Facelessâs level is insufficient. In any case, the plan to use Faceless to replicate the demon spawn and control the Bipedal Lizards has failed!
Wen Yu himself didnât know the demon spawnâs level. In fact, not even the Shadow Assassin squadron knew its level. This was because the demon spawnâs performance had been exceedingly weak, and its Fifth Skill had shown no effect from start to finish. According to military intelligence, the demon spawn only possessed four skills.
After reporting this information directly to Fang Wenhai, Wen Yu recalled Faceless and quickly resumed firing.
There were too many Bipedal Lizards behind them, but they lacked quality! Even Level 5 Bipedal Lizards were, in Wen Yuâs eyes, not of sufficient quality! This hit-and-run tactic was enough for Wen Yu to rack up a significant number of points.
As for the corpses of the dead Bipedal Lizards, aside from Star and Cyclops occasionally tearing off a piece of flesh, Wen Yu simply couldnât spare the attention for anything else, not even to dig out the magic crystals.
ă...ă
Hearing that Wen Yu had returned, and especially that the Bipedal Lizard swarm had been lured outside the outpost by the Shadow Assassin squadron, Fang Wenhai couldnât help but let out a heavy sigh of relief.
"What a stroke of luck!" he exclaimed.