Chapter 439: Chapter 439

The new skills were just an adjustment. After their rest, the trio resumed their demon hunting efforts. The intervention could effectively disturb the Mother of Shadows and consistently eradicate the demons.

This was the most efficient method Du You could think of. Du You and his team had been clearing out this area for over a week. The number of demons had visibly decreased and was now very sparse.

It seemed that at this rate, the demons in this area would be completely eradicated in just a few more days.

While the Mother of Shadows was enraged, she was unable to do anything. The only proactive skill she had was summoning a giant black bat, which she needed to suppress Du You’s Putrid Insect Mist.

In spite of this, she was still unable to suppress it. She had never encountered such a tenacious opponent. Even when she was previously sealed off here, the Mother of Shadows had never experienced such a situation.

Every time Du You came, the Mother of Shadows could only command legions of demons to attack, she had no other solutions.

Perhaps this might have something to do with the Mother of Shadows being a demon herself. Demons are known for their muddled thinking, so it was possible she just couldn’t devise a better plan.

As the hunting proceeded, those who survived were either lucky or powerful.

One day, a level-16 Horned Demon rushed out of the demon crowd and lunged at them.

Just as Du You was about to take action, the two sisters had already made their move. An arrow hit the Horned Demon, and a blast of red lightning paralyzed it. Then, red vines sprouted from the ground, entangling the paralysed demon. The thorns pierced its skin, beginning to draw blood.

But before the blood could be completely sucked, another arrow hit the demon almost simultaneously. Taking advantage of the demon’s immobilization, Lin Yucha’s toxic sniper shot pierced the demon’s throat, spreading potent venom.

Despite the demon’s robust vitality, it was unable to resist and its struggles weakened. A level-16 demon was instantly killed under the sisters’ joint attack.

It should be noted that even if their professional aptitudes inherently restrained the demon, and even though they had certain advantages, under normal circumstances, it would take some time to kill a Horned Demon that was three levels higher than them. Surprisingly, it was defeated in a blink of an eye.

The coordination between the sisters was getting better and better; that’s the advantage of telepathy. They could understand each other without talking.

Of course, this was also related to the battle instincts the sisters had honed in strenuous combat.

Both of their basic archery skills had reached level 9, and their basic dodge skills were level 8. Amid these cruel and intense battles, their overall skill improvement was incredibly rapid.

That’s the battlefield; it forces one to progress relentlessly. Those who don’t progress or progress too slowly will be eliminated.

However, in this combat environment, the sisters’ basic hiding skill didn’t improve much, as there were no opportunities to hone it.

During the battle, the two sisters finally transformed their magic arrows into their own skills.

Lin Yucha fused her magic arrow with her Demon Extermination Power, transforming it into a Demon Extermination Arrow.

Demon Extermination Arrow: Uses owner’s Demon Extermination Power to form an arrow, replacing a real arrow. Its power depends on the strength and level of Magic Power. It inflicts double damage on evil creatures. (Level 13, 8 stars) Thıs content belongs to 𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭·𝔣𝔦𝔯𝔢·𝗇𝗲𝘵

There wasn’t much change in the description, but the arrow’s power had significantly increased. The crucial point is it specially targets demons and other evil creatures, it has a very specific purpose.

On the other hand, Lin Yushi’s transformation was different. She used a Thunder and Lightning Attribute demon ability to change her magic arrow into a Lightning Arrow.

Lightning Arrow: Uses owner’s Demon Extermination Power to form a lightning arrow, replacing a real arrow. Its power depends on the strength and level of Magic Power. The firing speed of the Lightning Arrow increases threefold. (Level 13, 8 stars)

Lin Yushi’s Lightning Arrow is not primarily designed to target evil creatures. However, it triples the shooting speed, making it incredibly difficult to dodge. Furthermore, lightning is a magic attack and has a paralyzing effect.

The crucial part is that this Lightning Arrow perfectly complements Lin Yushi’s Hell Blood Demon Thunder. The arrow consists of red lightning, and its destructive power to living beings is terrifying. Its effectiveness against evil creatures might not be as potent as the Demon Extermination Arrow, but it certainly isn’t inferior. It is far more powerful than other attacks.

With these new skills, the sisters’ abilities improved even faster. The Demon Extermination Arrow combined with the toxic sniper attack, few demonic creatures could evade Lin Yucha’s long-range assassination.

And the arrows made from lightning exploded on a massive scale. With each attack, Lin Yushi’s surroundings would turn into a sea of lightning. To an outsider, it would appear as though a powerful lightning mage was displaying her skills.

By the tenth day, the last wave of demons was finally wiped out by the group. At this moment, the surroundings of the Demon Swamp had become barren.

"Only a few stray demons hiding nearby remain. As long as we find and kill them, our first phase of the mission will be completed." After ten days of slaughter—except for eating and sleeping, all their time was spent killing, day and night—Du You and the others were exceptionally fatigued.

Seeing the dawn of completing the mission, how could they not feel joy?

In contrast, the Mother of Shadows was continuously emitting strange cries, expressing her dissatisfaction and resentment.

But it was futile. During these days, Du You and his team had grown accustomed to her cries. They were also gradually growing used to the spiritual shockwaves emanating from her cries. Du You felt his spiritual strength had grown even more robust than before.

This unconventional method of training one’s spirit was somewhat addicting for Du You.

He believed Lin Yucha and Lin Yushi felt the same. It was obvious that boosting one’s spiritual strength brought numerous benefits. Du You felt that he had gained more flexible control over his spells, and his spells were subtly more powerful, though these improvements were not reflected in one’s stat panel.

The sisters were also continually improving their control and use of their skills, likewise not reflected in their stat panels.

This opened a new door for Du You. Boosting one’s abilities wasn’t just about enhancing the attributes on one’s stat panel. Unfortunately, boosting one’s spiritual abilities wasn’t something one could achieve through a profession.

Even those with purely mental professions found enhancing their spiritual strength to be the most challenging aspect.

A few minutes later, when the last demon was found and killed, the first phase of the mission was finally completed.