Chapter 875: Chapter 875

"Xiaozi is now awake, let’s continue our journey," Du You said with a wave of his hand, and the two of them dispersed again before moving forward. There were already benefits to being here; the trip was worth the price of admission.

However, Du You was not satisfied because he had not yet found the materials needed for advancement. As before, everyone advanced while fighting. When the Grey Elves saw them, they simply nodded in acknowledgement, without any intention to speak further.

Now everyone was pressing forward, continually slaying the demons around them. Du You had learned that there were many demons in the vicinity, and many were of the fourth tier. Because these demons restrained the power of the Grey Elves’ common bows and arrows, the Grey Elves had suffered significant losses. Du You wondered what this type of loss would mean for the Grey Elves as a whole.

And Du You had also received news from the Grey Elves that they seemed to know what was going on.

"Demon Wizards, huh? There are such professions in this world." Follow current novᴇls on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹•𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑒•𝙣𝙚𝙩

According to the investigations of the Grey Elves, this place had become as it was due to a group of Demon Wizards performing a demon summoning. It was unclear what they intended to do, but these demons were the ones they had summoned.

Of course, Demon Wizards could only summon demons; they were not capable of establishing a spatial channel to the Demon World. Otherwise, this world would have long since fallen into the environment of the Demon Calamity.

But even so, it was untenable to let the number of demons increase indefinitely. Sooner or later, the demonic aura here would reach a critical point. At that time, without the need for them to establish one, a new Demon Gate would form and a large number of demons would pour in.

This was just like in the Demon Calamity World; this was the mode by which most demons invaded other worlds.

"It is said that those Demon Wizards have already been surrounded here, right in the central region. We just need to clear our way there. But, there are more demons here, and the Grey Elves can’t exterminate them all at once," Du You was told.

"Perhaps we can offer some help to the Grey Elves. If it’s not too far, Yu Shi, you could lend them some Demon Extermination Spirits." The Demon Extermination Spirits couldn’t stray too far from Lin Yushi, or they would dissipate. However, the distance couldn’t be too close either; after all, there were many Demon Extermination Spirits, and too small an area wouldn’t accommodate them.

As Lin Yushi lent the Demon Extermination Spirits to them, the number of Grey Elves in the area gradually decreased. The forces freed up began to reinforce other areas, and the pace of advancement quickened.

"Thank you for your help; you will always be a friend of the Grey Elves," Xi Lu said when they met again.

Du You nodded and replied, "I am also honored. Helping you has made me very happy." Of course, his happiness did not stem from being able to help the Grey Elves but from the good things that had happened in the process.

After absorbing the power of a demon, Lin Yushi had finally acquired a suitable ability.

With a substantial number of Crystal Coins spent, Lin Yushi had made the Aura Skill her own.

Blood Rage Aura: All allies within the aura’s range experience a slight increase in attack power when attacked, with the potential to double their initial attack power. If not attacked within 3 seconds, the Blood Rage effect disappears. (Level 30, 9 stars)

Du You knew that although the description hadn’t changed much, the actual increase in attack power was significant. The star rating was not so easily improved, nor was the demonic ability absorbed casually; they were all perfectly matched.

The only regret was that the skill lacked advancement materials, so it was locked at a level 30 status. Without a fourth-tier skill, the improvement for them wasn’t significant but was better than nothing.

Of course, the Blood Rage Aura wasn’t entirely useless. Although it wasn’t beneficial for them, it was a terrifying empowerment for the Demon Extermination Spirits, whose strength was not very high. With the support of the aura, the Demon Extermination Spirits, already having an advantage against demons, became even more formidable. Swarms of Demon Extermination Spirits would inflict severe injuries, even on fourth-tier demons.

Not much time passed before Lin Yushi said to Du You, "Master, I have found an advancement material, a statue. It corresponds to my Lightning Arrow skill."

"Is that so? That’s great news. Send it to my personal space; I’ll hold onto it for you," Du You said with delight.

Soon, Du You saw the statue. It was sculpted in the form of a dragon, a Thunder Dragon. The dragon’s body was vivid and full of presence. Despite its small size, it conveyed a feeling of tremendous dignity.

Such craftsmanship, such skill—it was evident that the quality of this statue was very high among the Grey Elves.

The Lightning Arrow was Lin Yucha’s basic skill. Without using arrows, the Lightning Arrow served as Lin Yushi’s arrow. It could also be augmented with the Lightning Arrow skill during use.

Now that this skill was being enhanced, it would undoubtedly lead to a significant increase in Lin Yushi’s strength.

"Great, let’s continue and try to find more suitable items." This trip was indeed worthwhile. There had been no conflict with the Grey Elves, yet they were able to find so many good things. It was a major win.

However, Du You, slightly carried away with his success, forgot about his own situation. After taking a step, his expression suddenly changed.

"Damn it, I forgot again." Du You quickly stepped back. He had stepped into the area of his own Death Scorpion’s sandification. To him, this was also a desert environment.

The first time he entered, Du You hadn’t paid much attention and by the time he realized, he had already been severely poisoned. Fortunately, after the curse was mitigated, the toxicity, though still significant, wasn’t life-threatening.

His vitality would slowly decrease, but this could be managed with healing potions combined with antidotes. Du You found that he needed to use an antidote every half-hour, or they would become ineffective. The continuous nature of the toxin wasn’t intensely lethal, but the discomfort was annoying.

Previously, once the effect of the antidote had worn off, he unwittingly stepped into the desert environment, and the curse began to take effect on him. "Damn Desert Death God, you better not give me an opportunity, or I will surely kill you," Du You thought to himself, though he wouldn’t say it out loud. Who knew if the curse had a monitoring function? If the Desert Death God discovered something, Du You didn’t think he could withstand a Divine Spirit.

The existence of Divine Spirits was a mystery to Du You, as he didn’t know what powers they possessed. Even if the Divine Spirit was not in this world, Du You didn’t dare to be careless anymore; the curse was the best warning.

After taking an antidote, Du You’s complexion recovered, and then he continued forward. The joy he had felt earlier was completely dispersed by the curse.