This assassin is upright

Chapter 345 Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill! Kill!

"Whoosh whoosh—"

With a sharp whooshing sound, Udyr's arrow pierced the cold darkness, instantly penetrating the roaring demons who charged forward.

Beside her, Helmod raised his staff, occasionally summoning a ball of golden holy fire, which seemed out of place in the darkness, but was equally devastating, turning a large number of demons to ashes.

Yu Zhu stood between the two, holding a priest's book, occasionally raising his hand to heal and instantly killing the lone demons.

Yu Zhun and Lu Wen were at the forefront of the attack, each strike taking the life of a demon.

Under the relentless attack of the five, the demon who attacked first was unable to penetrate even an inch, let alone obtain the [Divine Jade].

Following closely behind were the players.

Upon seeing Yu Zhun and his group, the players present all tensed up at once, their experience allowing them to immediately grasp the situation.

Clearly, the second [Divine Jade] appeared directly above Yu Zhun and the others.

The players quickly exchanged glances, and then one of them spoke up, "Yu Zhun, you probably don't still want this [Jade of Divinity], do you?"

"If you don't want it, we can help you clear out the demons and make a way for you."

"That way, you'll have less demonic energy, how about that?"

Clearly, given how formidable this demon king was, the players present had already assumed he had secured one of the three spots for clearing the level.

Hearing the other party's slightly evasive words, Yu Zhun chuckled, "The [Divine Jade] is above my head, how could I possibly let it go?"

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed.

“One [Divine Jade] is enough for a team to sustain several rounds of [Divine Jade] refreshes.” One of the players said in a deep voice, “I let you have your way before, you should be grateful.”

"Do you intend to collect all the [Divine Jade]?"

As soon as this player spoke, a hint of hostility quickly appeared in the eyes of the other players. They each held their weapons and looked at Yu Zhun, ready to attack with all their might if Yu Zhun gave a positive answer.

Faced with the sudden tense atmosphere, Yu Zhun turned his head and exchanged glances with his four teammates, then suddenly smiled.

"Taking them all... isn't out of the question."

The players' eyes turned cold at the same time, and even those who had been hiding in the shadows to reduce the demonization stepped out one by one.

In an instant, all 19 other strategy teams appeared.

"They're really fearless like newborn calves." One of the team captains said quietly, "Indeed, they dare to provoke the people of the First God District, so why would they care about us small fry?"

"Knowing you're just a nobody, stop talking nonsense!" Lu Wen chuckled. "Come and die quickly, I'll give you a quick death."

"How dare you!" The captain's face suddenly darkened. "I'm probably older than your grandfather, yet you dare to talk to me like that. Let me see what makes you so confident!"

"Ping—"

Amidst the sparks flying from the collision, Lu Wen pressed his twin swords firmly against his opponent's dagger, chuckling, "Then you've probably lived your whole life in a dog's belly."

"You old dog, you deserve to die!"

With a roar, Lu Wen's twin swords instantly ripped through the void, passing through the opponent's dagger as if it were nothing, and instantly cleaved the opponent in half at the waist.

X4 level talent [Unknown Invincible], activated!

"You—" The opponent's eyes widened instantly as he felt all his health-locking abilities fail and his health bar emptied.

However, Lu Wen no longer had time to pay attention to him.

After gaining 3 seconds of invincibility from the kill, Lu Wen let out a wild laugh and charged straight into the enemy ranks.

“Let’s make our move too,” Udyr said calmly, his eyes blazing with fighting spirit. “Don’t let Reuven get all the credit.”

As he spoke, Udyr drew his longbow to its full extent, then quickly released it, unleashing a barrage of arrows that swept forward like a whirlwind, engulfing countless demons and a dozen players simultaneously.

After firing the arrow, Udyr completely ignored the result, instantly moved to another position, and then fired another arrow.

"This guy." Helmod smiled helplessly, then looked at the player rushing towards him from the other side, raising his staff high, his eyes gleaming with golden divine light, like a majestic and unfathomable god.

"The sacred flame, ignite!"

"Bear--"

With a deep, booming sound, the pillar of holy fire that reached the sky blazed fiercely in the dark underworld, even temporarily obscuring the light of the [Divine Jade].

"Heal!" Yu Zhu raised her hand at the right moment, and a series of healing spells dealt tons of damage to the player. She looked at Yu Zhun and said casually.

"You should rest first."

"Hmm." Yu Zhun nodded, both amused and exasperated.

In retrospect, there was indeed no need for me to take action.

Because of his previous attack and the ongoing battle, his demonization level has exceeded 60%, entering a dangerous threshold. The other four are also experiencing a continuous increase in their demonization levels due to the current battle.

Once everyone's demonization level exceeded 20%, Yu Zhun took out the [Jade of Divinity] he had obtained last time.

"Om-"

With a low hum, the [Divine Jade] quickly collapsed and disappeared, while white light emanated from the bodies of Yu Zhun and the other four.

In an instant, the demonization level of the five people simultaneously dropped to 10%, returning to a relatively safe level.

The moment Yu Zhun crushed the [Divine Jade], he looked at the fleeing figures in the arena. Even with the full force of Udyr and the other three, the other players in the arena were not lambs to the slaughter.

At this moment, more than half of the players are still alive.

So... it's time to make a final decision.

Yu Zhun instantly locked onto the furthest opponent, and amidst a sudden, resounding death knell, he charged in front of him and delivered a swift, unexpected strike.

"Pfft-"

With the sound of a blade piercing flesh, the player let out a terrified scream before collapsing into light.

Upon seeing this, the other players in the room fell silent.

Oh right, they almost forgot.

He died at Yu Zhun's hands, and even the [Substitute Stone] couldn't save him.

In an instant, all the players' mentality collapsed.

We can't win by fighting.

Yu Zhun didn't even have to make a move. The other four alone had already crushed nearly a hundred of them head-on. These guys are all so low-level, but they're like monsters who just can't die.

Now that Yu Zhun is determined to take all the [Divine Jade], leaving no way out for anyone else, it seems that the only options for the others are to be completely corrupted in this instance or to kill each other to find relief.

Realizing this, one of the players roared wildly, activated self-damage, and unleashed a barrage of attacks on himself, emptying his health bar and disappearing in a flash of white light.

Some players, after careful consideration, even volunteered to join Lu Wen and his group, determined to never die at Yu Zhun's hands.

Soon, there wasn't a single player left alive in the arena.

Upon seeing this, Yu Zhun's lips twitched slightly.

Things seemed to be going even more smoothly than he had expected.

"We wiped out all the other players in the second round. We're pretty ruthless, aren't we?" Lu Wen chuckled, a hint of pride on his face.

"These guys value their lives."

Helmod casually removed the [Divine Jade] and calmly said, "They all understand the principle that as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn."

"They also understand how to navigate between absolute and relative death." "So, realizing that things are hopeless, they see no need to waste time here; losing some equipment is better than losing their lives."

“That makes sense.” Yu Zhun nodded slightly. “We have now successfully obtained the second [Jade of Divinity].

"The next step is to keep getting 100 coins."

A [Divine Jade] refreshes every 5 minutes, which adds up to only 500 minutes, less than nine hours.

This timeframe is quite short compared to the time required to complete other Lv80 permanent dungeons.

As time passed, the number of [Divine Jade] that Yu Zhun and the others obtained continued to increase.

20 pieces…50 pieces…80 pieces…

With the players leaving early, the only thing that could threaten Yu Zhun and his group during the battle for the Divine Jade was the endless demons in the [Netherworld Nightmare].

But such a threat is negligible to them.

Finally, the 100th refresh of the [Divine Jade] has arrived.

It was a location not far from where Yu Zhun and the others were currently. After a fierce battle with the demon, Yu Zhun successfully captured him.

The moment they obtained the [Divine Jade], the message "Clearance conditions met" appeared before Yu Zhun and his group of five.

However, none of them chose to leave.

After all, simply clearing the game normally isn't enough to satisfy them.

"How many [Divine Jade] do we have left?" Yu Zhun asked, tossing the [Divine Jade] he had just acquired to Yu Zhu, who was in charge of collecting it.

“There are 71 left.” Yu Zhu counted them and quickly said, “Because we cleared the field in advance, our process of competing for the [Divine Jade] was smoother each time, and the demonization value was not too high.”

"71 pieces..."

Yu Zhun looked thoughtful. "These [Divine Jade] are enough for us to hold out for another two hundred or even more [Divine Jade] refresh times, and we can obtain the subsequent [Divine Jade] as well."

"This means that there will be more and more [Divine Jade]."

"Is this just going to continue indefinitely?"

“No,” Helmod said calmly. “According to our world’s research and observations, the [Divine Jewel] has an upper limit.”

"It will appear a maximum of 500 times, and after that, it will not appear again."

"In other words, even in the most perfect and ideal state, there can only be a maximum of five teams that can clear the [Netherworld Nightmare]."

“Five hundred…” Yu Zhun glanced at the other four people and suddenly smiled, “Perhaps, this number has another meaning.”

"That means each member of a team gets 100."

“Each person receives 100…” Helmod looked thoughtful. “So you mean?”

"Continue." A glint of light flashed in Yu Zhun's eyes.

"500 pieces may seem like a lot, but the time it takes is just so-so."

"I want to see what special things will happen after I obtain 500 [Divine Jade]."

“Okay.” Helmod nodded slightly.

No one else had any objections.

200 pieces…300 pieces…400 pieces…

As everyone obtained more and more Divine Jade, the amount of Divine Jade they accumulated also increased.

When the 500th [Divine Jade] appeared, they had more than 300 [Divine Jade] left in their hands.

After slaying the surging demons with a series of sword strikes, Lu Wen casually grabbed the [Divine Jade] and tossed it to Yu Zhu, muttering a sarcastic remark.

"The demons in this dungeon are truly endless."

"Yes." Yu Zhun nodded.

Thanks to these demons, his [Power of Greed] reached a level he had never seen before.

"but…"

As Yu Zhun watched the demons recede like a tide following the disappearance of the [Divine Jade], a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes.

He seemed to have grasped something vaguely, yet it also seemed like he hadn't.

The five of them stood still in perfect unison, waiting quietly.

Another five minutes passed, but the [Divine Jade] still hadn't refreshed.

"As expected, the maximum number of these is 500." Yu Zhu took out all the remaining [Divine Jade] from his backpack and looked at the more than three hundred [Divine Jade] that were shimmering with pure and holy white light. He couldn't help but sigh, "The Netherworld actually has such sacred things."

"Om-"

As if a bolt of lightning had struck Yu Zhun's mind, his eyes narrowed sharply as he looked at the divine jade before him, his mind racing.

The sacred [Divine Jade]...

Yes, judging from previous guides, the Netherworld is clearly a place entirely dominated by demonic power.

Why would a "Divine Jade" appear in such a place?
Is it...

A thought flashed through his mind, and Yu Zhun suddenly exclaimed, "The bait they're feeding!"

"What?" Helmod and the others couldn't help but look at Yu Zhun.

"The Divine Jade is the food that is fed to you."

Yu Zhun took a deep breath and slowly spoke, "It represents a third-level divine powerhouse, or even... a true god!"

"【Netherworld Nightmare】is the embodiment of the Netherworld. The appearance it presents is actually the true order of the Netherworld."

"An unparalleled demonic powerhouse continuously captures divine beings and feeds them to the Netherworld, allowing countless demonic powerhouses in the Netherworld to devour and fight each other, and in the process, grow stronger."

Hermod's pupils contracted slightly, and he felt his hair stand on end.

Having grown up in a pantheon, the mere thought of those horrific scenes sent chills down his spine.

For a moment, the [Nightmare of the Underworld] dungeon seemed to have a different kind of terror in his eyes, as if a pair of indifferent and ruthless eyes were looking down on him from the sky.

Compared to Helmod's horrified expression, Lu Wen seemed completely unconcerned. He scratched his head and couldn't help but ask, "So?"

"Have you found a perfect way to beat the game?"

“I have an idea.” Yu Zhun took a deep breath and slowly spoke, “The purpose of placing the [Divine Jade] here is to allow the demons here to evolve into stronger beings through battle.”

"The Demon Lord, or the Demon Lord who continues to evolve."

“And now, we have obtained the [Jade of Divinity].” A hint of madness flashed in Yu Zhun’s eyes.

"Therefore, the strong must also emerge from among us."

"You mean..." Yu Zhu's expression changed as he vaguely understood Yu Zhun's meaning, and he spoke without hesitation, "No! It's too dangerous!"

"Do you want to become completely corrupted and lose your mind?"

Upon hearing this, the other three looked at Yu Zhun in astonishment.

This idea is far too audacious.

One wrong move and you're doomed!
(End of this chapter)