Chapter 429: Chapter 429

After the new skill fusion, Du You didn’t have many Crystal Coins left and needed to keep moving forward.

However, at this time, Du You noticed a new task on his panel.

Temporary Task: Slay Demons, slay 10,000 demons. Would you like to continue?

Upon closer inspection, Du You discovered that there was no time limit for this skill, nor was there a limit on the number of demons killed. The more demons he defeated, the better the rewards.

Thinking back, it seemed the demon-slaying count had only started when he entered the Partition Plain, otherwise, he might have achieved this figure during his mining expedition.

Du You decided not to turn in the task immediately, choosing to continue instead—it would be more beneficial as the number of demons killed increased.

"Are you ready? We’re almost at the Partition Plain," he said.

Upon hearing this, the others nodded in agreement. Riding on the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs, they continued their journey. After they had bypassed the last valley, they finally arrived on the Partition Plain—an overwhelmingly oppressive place.

From a distance, they could see that the wilderness had turned black due to the demonic influence, swaying in the wind. When gusts blew past, hordes of red-skinned monsters could be seen in the long grass—Demons.

In the lower areas of the grassland, there were large gatherings of demons. They moved towards the Partition Mountain Range periodically, launching fierce attacks on humans residing within.

Some individuals had ventured into the Partition Plain and were able to retreat after causing a brief disturbance with their overwhelming strength.

Although Du You was unsure if anyone could persistently forge ahead in such a landscape, he was certain that he could not. As soon as he arrived, he could sense danger looming everywhere.

"No, this is too dangerous. I must level up," Du You decided. Without a second thought, he upgraded himself to level 13. Not that he didn’t want to strengthen himself longer.

Continuing to level up would lead him into the middle phase of being a hunter, resulting in reduced income. Most importantly, his skills would need to be synchronously strengthened, it would be hard to keep pace with his level advancement.

It was simple for Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi, they just raised their levels to 13.

After days of intensive training, the sisters managed to enhance their basic archery skills to level 7. If their progress continued at such a fast pace, they might level up very soon.

With his increased level, Du You could finally feel the threat from afar lessen significantly. The once perilous sensation turned into a new comfort—just as he had expected.

These areas were mostly occupied by demons ranked 14 or higher. With his current power, Du You could probably defeat a level 16 demon by himself. He might even stand a chance against higher-level demons.

However, he would be in danger when facing a large number of them. It seemed like he still couldn’t delve deep into the area recklessly.

"Let’s kill some here first to test the waters. If it doesn’t work, we’ll have to do the same as others," he suggested.

Du You lifted his hand, channeling a powerful Magic Power into the void. Suddenly, a black Magic Array-like figure appeared in the air, its pattern phantasmal and constantly morphing.

Within this, a distinct power was taking shape. Du You was using Destruction Flames. Despite leveling up, Du You noticed that the time taken to cast Destruction Flames was still 10 seconds.

Instead of rushing head-on into the action, and hence avoiding a conflict with the demons, Du You waited for the 10 seconds to elapse swiftly. Unaware of what was happening, a massive fireball suddenly appeared in the sky above the demons.

Having guided the monstrous globe of fire, Du You sent it slamming down onto the part of the plain where the demons were most densely gathered. The huge fireball, dropping from the sky like a colossal meteor, landed right among the multitude of demons, causing them to scatter.

With a deafening boom, flames engulfed the entire area, burning even the second-rank demons to ashes. The roaring flames covered a radius of over forty meters, leaving nothing behind.

As the flames died down, dozens of black, flame-engulfing Destruction Evil Dogs emerged from its centre. Their bodies were pitch-black and engulfed in flames, only their vague outline, and the bright fire could be seen.

What a powerful skill, thought Du You. The destructive force could probably crack through city walls and barriers with ease, reducing them to ruins. Chapters fırst released on 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓮𝓵•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩

In a fight against an average horde of demons, such an attack would typically mark the end of the battle.

However, this place was different. Even after such a powerful attack, before his Destruction Evil Dogs could leap into action, the surrounding demons were already drawn to the commotion. The emptied space filled up faster than one could imagine.

The Destruction Flames were a dark attribute, which was highly lethal to usual creatures. The demons, on the other hand, had a high resistance towards the dark attribute and were unaffected by the lingering flames.

"This move doesn’t work well on demons after all. But there’s not much I can do if I want to focus more on dark attribute and dark flames power. It’s better than having my elemental attribute subdued, thus reducing the power," Du You sighed to himself.

The Destruction Evil Dogs were indeed powerful, especially their flames, which have extraordinary killing power. Still, against a horde of fearlessly charging demons, the Destruction Evil Dogs proved ineffective.

They could only hold off for a few minutes before crumpling to pieces. Meanwhile, a swarm of demons started charging towards Du You. "Prepare to battle," Du You resignedly ordered.

The trio hopped off the Heavenly Disaster Demonic Dogs—persisting on their backs would hinder their abilities. After dismounting, the unleashed dogs displayed their full strength, reducing everything in their path to cinders.

The dogs continuously absorbed the vitality of surrounding demons, enabling them to fight tirelessly like a perpetual engine.

The three took their positions on the Death Scorpion. Its fighting abilities were not its main strength. However, its ability to control sand assisted them in launching their attacks and could last for extended durations.

The Cursed Crow King unleashed its aura while Xiaozi focused on taking down the second-tier demons.

The Lin Sisters did not have enough Demon Extermination Power to waste. Lin Yucha focused on attacking the high-level demons while Lin Yushi protected Du You. With her protection, Du You began to gather his Destruction Flames again.

He had no other choice. The demons in this area showed up in large numbers. Using Destruction Flames did require him to spend time casting it, but it was capable of injuring many demons at once, at little mana cost.