Chapter 98 – Road to Survival (Part ⑦)

Volume 2: Battlefield Between Two Worlds

Wen Yu slowly walked to the edge of the massive crater, carefully observing the creature writhing on the ground not far away.

The Ancient Demon's lower body had completely vanished. The massive wound at its waist was charred black by the intense heat unleashed by the Plasma Grenade.

Its four arms had also completely disintegrated.

The scales covering its upper body were shattered, exposing its internal organs. Its face was mutilated beyond recognition from the blast.

Despite suffering such catastrophic damage, the Ancient Demon was still not dead!

Its eyes were no longer functional, yet the Ancient Demon continued to let out piercing screams. At the same time, the Demon Qi around its body surged violently.

This was Demon Qi Eruption.

In a short span of time, the Ancient Demon had used Demon Qi Eruption five times in succession!

And it was still continuing!

However, this was nothing more than a deathbed struggle.

Click.

The crisp sound of a lighter rang out. Wen Yu lit a cigarette and slowly exhaled a cloud of smoke.

The smoke drifted upward, veiling Wen Yu's face in a hazy blur.

As its physical strength was heavily depleted, the power of the Demon Qi Eruption grew weaker and weaker until it gradually faded away.

The Ancient Demon's screams also slowly subsided, until finally, nothing remained but heavy, ragged gasps.

Quietly stubbing out the cigarette, Wen Yu walked toward the Ancient Demon step by step.

The broken Ancient Demon heard the footsteps and suddenly cried out loudly.

"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! You won… I surrender! I can control Demonic Creatures! I'm very useful! I'm willing to submit to you! Please, spare me!!"

The Ancient Demon's voice no longer held its original coldness and tyranny; it was now nothing more than a drowning dog incessantly begging for its life.

"Oh."

Wen Yu gave a faint response, which seemed to give the Ancient Demon a glimmer of hope for survival.

"I can control Demonic Creatures! I can give you intelligence! I'm willing to be your slave, your dog! I'll do anything you want!"

"So, your kind fears death too."

Wen Yu's low voice rang out, yet it was drowned out by the Ancient Demon's wave after wave of pleading.

"Wh… what?"

The Ancient Demon didn't hear Wen Yu clearly and asked again.

"I said, go to hell!"

Wen Yu let out a fierce roar and lunged forward. With the Phasing ability active, Greed's Touch reached directly into the Ancient Demon's head.

"No…"

Accompanied by the Ancient Demon's shrill howl, Wen Yu immediately deactivated the Phasing state of Greed's Touch.

Greed's Touch seemed to manifest directly inside the Ancient Demon's skull.

With the Phasing ability, defense was ignored. This kind of attack was a pure contest of the durability of the materials involved.

The claws of Greed's Touch were equivalent to a D-Rank Weapon, and it was impossible for the brain matter inside the Ancient Demon's head to be sturdier than a D-Rank Weapon.

Therefore, the one being damaged was the Ancient Demon!

As Wen Yu's right hand exerted immense force, a piercing grinding sound rang out.

It was the sound of Greed's Touch's claws scraping against the Ancient Demon's skull.

Wen Yu slowly moved Greed's Touch, doing his best to inflict the maximum amount of damage upon the Ancient Demon, and… 

the maximum amount of pain!

The cries of the Ancient Demon beneath him grew weaker and more faint.

Wen Yu slowly withdrew Greed's Touch. The head of the Ancient Demon beneath him had been churned into a bloody pulp.

This time, even with the legendary constitution of the Ancient Demon Clan, it was as dead as could be.

"Whew!"

A low sigh escaped Wen Yu's lips. He looked down at the mangled remains of the Ancient Demon, then looked out at the surrounding yellow sands.

After a moment, Wen Yu shook his head and reached into the Ancient Demon's head to pull out its Magic Crystal. He deactivated his Combat State and fed the crystal directly to the Little Soul Beast.

The Ancient Demon's Magic Crystal contained immense power. It took the Little Soul Beast quite a while to fully digest it.

Wen Yu felt the change silently. This single Magic Crystal had increased the Little Soul Beast's Physical Attribute from 50.5 to 55.5 Points.

Combined with Wen Yu's own Physical Attribute of 61.5 Points, he could now unleash a total of 117 Points of Physical Attribute once he entered his Combat State!

Turning around once more, he carefully searched the ground. After a short while, he dug a Spatial Ring out of the sand.

This belonged to Big Bear.

Wen Yu pulled three cigarettes from the Spatial Ring, lit them, and planted them upright in the center of the sandy crater. Then, he turned and walked toward William and the others.

…

"Is it dead?"

Seeing Wen Yu slowly approaching, Jiang Wentao struggled to open his eyes and asked.

"Yeah, it's dead."

Wen Yu didn't know exactly who Jiang Wentao was asking about, but it didn't matter anymore.

"Oh."

Jiang Wentao responded flatly, his voice devoid of much emotion. Perhaps for these professional soldiers-especially elites who frequently went on special missions-death was a common sight.

Wen Yu finally turned his attention to Jiang Wentao's injuries.

Both of his legs were gone, but given the Physical Attribute of a Class Holder, such an injury wasn't immediately fatal. Thanks to his high muscle density, his blood loss was significantly lower than that of a normal person.

His other injuries weren't too severe, except for his badly mangled hands.

These were the result of the Ancient Demon throwing him. Because his hands were twisted out of shape, Jiang Wentao had been unable to retrieve a Healing Potion from his own Spatial Ring.

Wen Yu took a Healing Potion from Big Bear's Spatial Ring and poured it down Jiang Wentao's throat.

In less than a minute, Jiang Wentao's hands were capable of simple movements again.

Jiang Wentao immediately opened his own Spatial Ring, took out another Healing Potion, and drank it. As the Healing Potion took effect, his severed legs began to slowly grow back.

"This is Big Bear's Spatial Ring. I'm giving it back to you. Give me some more Healing Potions; I'm going to check on the others."

Jiang Wentao took Big Bear's ring and slipped it onto his left hand. He then pulled five more Healing Potions from his own Spatial Ring and handed them to Wen Yu.

Taking the potions, Wen Yu headed straight for William.

In the distance, William's body lay motionless. It wasn't until Wen Yu got close that he realized how horrific William's injuries were.

Having taken the brunt of the Ancient Demon's Demon Qi Eruption, the entire front of William's body was a bloody mess. Had Wen Yu not witnessed the battle himself, he would never have believed that the man lying on the ground was once the handsome and dashing Knight.

He pressed his fingers against William's neck and felt a faint, slow vibration.

William wasn't dead yet.

Under the effects of a Healing Potion, as long as a person was still breathing, there was hope.

Opening a Healing Potion, Wen Yu had to struggle for a moment just to locate the mouth on William's mangled face.

He pried the mouth open, and a stream of blood flowed out. After pouring the Healing Potion in, Wen Yu hesitated for a second before pouring in another bottle.