From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 103: Encountering the Horned Demon Commander Again
In the Quenching Fort.

Gulu was playing with cockroaches in front of the flower bed in the front yard. He never got tired of feeding the cockroaches to the flowers.

"Hey! You're here. These bugs are really interesting. I catch them every day to feed them, but there are always some. I can never catch them all."

Lu Heng held his forehead with his hand and sighed, "Of course, this is the most powerful creature on Blue Planet."

Gulu showed a surprised expression: "It turns out that this kind of insect is so powerful. I always catch this kind of insect to feed the flowers. Will it anger their mother insect?"

Lu Heng was not worried about this at all, and replied: "Don't worry, just feed them whatever you want. These bugs can't beat you, at most they will annoy you to death."

Guru looked like he had learned something new: "It turns out to be so interesting. Can this kind of insect be eaten?"

Lu Heng's face changed, and he said with a twitch in his mouth: "Theoretically... it's not suitable to eat, but if you really want to eat it, it's not impossible. It's just..."

Gulu didn't listen any further and asked quickly, "What cooking methods are usually used?"

Lu Heng's cheek twitched more severely: "Usually roast more?"

Gulu nodded thoughtfully: "When you come over next time, I'll bake a plate and we can try it together."

"Thank you, but I won't eat it." Lu Heng knew that he was not joking. The Dark Iron Dwarves of the Abyss really would eat insects, so he quickly refused.

"That's such a pity." Gollum was a little disappointed.

He stood up, pointed at the door, and asked, "That person outside has been waiting at the door for a long time. Do you think I should see him?"

Lu Heng spread his hands and replied: "It depends on whether you want to see it or not. If you want the Quenching Castle to be more lively, you can let more people in."

"Make Quench Castle more lively?"

Gulu began to think about this question seriously. After thinking for a while, he finally asked the real question: "Are you here to temper your weapons today?"

"No, I want to forge the Aurora Blade for the second time." Lu Heng said, and took out the Aurora Blade and the Scarlet Blood Sword and handed them to him to see.

Gulu took the two swords and examined them carefully: "Wow! These are the swords of the blood demon. Did you kill a blood demon?"

"Yes, a very powerful blood demon." Lu Heng slightly emphasized the strength of this blood sword demon.

"It's been a long time since I've seen scarlet weapons of such a high level. They must be great as forging materials. Come with me." Gollum said as he took the two weapons and turned around and ran into the forging room.

After running into the forging room, he changed into the clothes of a forger, turned around, and said seriously: "Dear Lu Heng, let me introduce myself to you again. I am the forging master Guru, and it's a pleasure to meet you."

The corners of Lu Heng's mouth twitched twice, and he echoed: "Nice to meet you... Master Guru."

The Abyss Dark Iron Dwarves are good at forging and quenching. The Banser people learned the forging and quenching skills from the Abyss Dark Iron Dwarves.

Therefore, Gollum is indeed proficient in both skills.

Therefore, he is the only remaining master of the two skills of forging and quenching among the Dark Iron Dwarves of the Abyss.

Lu Heng had learned quenching in his previous life, but had never learned forging, so he planned to let Guru do the secondary forging of the weapon this time.

After all, the Aurora Blade was originally his work, so the secondary forging should naturally be completed by him.

Gulu first put on a one-sided magnifying glass and held the Aurora Blade to examine it. While looking at it, he drew a forging diagram on the table: "This sword has been with you for a long time, and I have learned a lot. Well... It has also gone through a lot of hardships, and there are gaps on the blade."

This Aurora Blade has experienced many fierce battles, so it is normal for it to have some minor damage.

What's more, he was looking at it with a magnifying glass.

During the first Abyss Battlefield, the level of Aurora Blade was sufficient to handle the battle.

After the second Abyss Battlefield, the level of Aurora Blade started to become a little low.

This time, in the battle with the Blood Sword Demon, he was facing a head-on collision with the B-level Scarlet Blood Sword.

Fortunately, the Aurora Blade is now at level +7 and has dual special effects, otherwise it would be suppressed by B-level weapons and easily interrupted.

Since the Aurora Blade was originally forged by Gollum, he was very familiar with the craftsmanship and materials of the sword.

After checking, he turned around and ran to open the box containing the forging materials and took out the materials inside: "Not this... Not this... Oops, it seems there is no suitable material."

Lu Heng hopes that the Aurora Blade can be upgraded to a higher level by forging it a second time. If he wants to upgrade the level, he must add materials.

The Scarlet Blood Sword is the main material, but other auxiliary materials are definitely needed.

Therefore, Lu Heng took the initiative to ask: "What materials do you need? I want to see if I can buy them."

As Guru rummaged through the box, he replied, "I definitely can't buy it. I want the horn of a high-level horned demon. The material is hard and tough. If I can get the horn of a high-level horned demon, I am confident that I can forge the Aurora Blade to a higher level."

When Lu Heng heard this request, he felt a little helpless.

The horns of a high-level horned demon are not so easy to obtain.

If you count carefully, you have only encountered two high-level horned demons so far.

One was the leader of the Flame-Horned Demons who was encountered in the evil god’s burial ground.

On the other side is the Horned Demon Warlord whom we encountered for the first time in the Abyss Battlefield.

The leader of the Flame Horned Demons has died, but the horns were not taken away at that time. Now the horns should be kept by the Bansel tribe in Stonehammer Castle.

Since I didn't choose the space anchor point when I completed the world quest's three-choice reward, I can't go to Stonehammer Castle now, and I can't get the pair of horns.

However, the words of the Horned Demon Overlord...

An idea suddenly occurred to Lu Heng, and he asked, "Master, is there any way for you to return to the previous Abyss World? I'll go and kill that Horned Demon Overlord."

Master Guru's eyes widened in surprise and he said, "That world is very dangerous. If you go in again, I'm worried that you won't be able to come back."

Lu Heng was quite familiar with the abyss world. After careful consideration, he said, "I can give it a try."

Master Guru thought for a moment and said, "There is indeed a space beacon left in the Quenching Castle that can be used to teleport into that abyssal world. But once you enter there, you will definitely be strongly mentally polluted, so I don't recommend taking the risk."

"I'll go in and take a look. If it's dangerous, I'll return immediately." Lu Heng proposed this idea.

"Okay then. But you have to be fast, because I can't guarantee how long the space beacon can last. You must return to the location of the beacon as quickly as possible so that I can help you come back. Otherwise, you will be trapped there." Guru reminded again.

"clear."

Lu Heng nodded in agreement, took back the Aurora Blade first, and then followed Gollum to the departure room.

There is a strange-looking machine in the departure room.

This machine is a product of Abyss technology, a teleporter built using the laws of the Abyss.

The space of the teleporter is a little short because it was built for the Dark Iron Dwarves of the Abyss. The tallest person in this tribe does not exceed 1 meters.

Lu Heng walked into the teleporter and was barely able to stand straight.

Then, Gollum activated the teleporter and connected to the space beacon.

There was a flash of white light, and after a few seconds, the eyes slowly regained vision.

next second.

Lu Heng saw a data prompt.

[Spiritual pollution from an unknown existence, Spiritual -1]

The intensity of mental pollution is many times stronger than when I first came in.

When you first enter this abyss battlefield, mental pollution will reduce your spirit by about 1 point every hour.

Now, the intensity has been increased to reduce 1 point of spirit per minute.

The intensity of mental pollution has increased almost 60 times.

No wonder Guru said that the world is becoming more and more dangerous. No one can withstand the spiritual pollution alone.

Moreover, after killing the Horned Demon Warlord, there is a high possibility that mental pollution will explode.

Therefore, we must hurry up. Since I have been to this world before, I am very familiar with the terrain.

Lu Heng used the Shapeshifting Orb to transform himself into the appearance of a Horrorclaw Horned Demon, and then ran towards the Horned Demon Marshal's lair.

The Horned Overlord's lair is located in that dilapidated building, which is his favorite dining spot.

Because he had transformed into the image of a horror-clawed horned demon, even if he occasionally encountered demons along the way, it did not cause much reaction.

Lu Heng didn't have time to understand these low-level demons. He rushed directly to the hunting grounds of the Horned Demon Warlord and then climbed up to the seventh floor from the outer wall.

After the agility reaches 58 points, one leap will be the height of two floors, so it only takes three leaps to reach the seventh floor.

After reaching the seventh floor, Lu Heng hid behind a pillar and looked inside.

I saw the iron cage that held the food. Everything was the same as the first time I came in, except that the cage was replaced with a new one.

At this moment, there was "food" in the iron cage.

And Lu Heng recognized these "foods".

They were neither humans nor beasts, but a group of dwarfs from the Bansel tribe.

A group of Bansair people, both men and women, were gathered in an iron cage, trying to find a way to break free.

Seeing this situation, Lu Heng was not very surprised.

Because before I was reborn, I knew that humans were not the only ones who would be recruited into the Abyss Battlefield.

In fact, in all worlds invaded by the abyss, the intelligent species in them will be recruited.

The larger the number of tribes, the more often conscription will occur.

When Lu Heng saw the Bansel people in the iron cage, he immediately knew that the Bansel people had been recruited from the Abyss Battlefield and teleported here.

In other words, he had entered an ongoing abyss battlefield.

This group of Banser people are using brute force to try to pry open the iron cage.

The iron cage was difficult to pry open, but the Bansel people were small and they managed to pry open a hole so that they could get out.

So, this group of Banser people began to get out of the iron cage.

When it comes to the third person.

The sound of heavy footsteps came from upstairs, and the figure of the Horned Demon Warlord appeared on the floor, admiring with interest the group of "food" that wanted to escape.

"what!"

The group of Bansairs were startled, and the Bansair who was responsible for prying the iron cage bars loosened his grip in fear.

The iron cage bars rebounded and trapped the head of a Bansair.

The Bansal man screamed in panic: "Ah... Help, help!"

The Horned Demon Warlord strode forward, grabbed a Bansel, and was about to put him into his mouth.

The Banser people are just the right size to be eaten one at a time.

at this time.

Lu Heng rushed out with a flying swoop, accelerating with the second stage of the Gale Step, and instantly soared to a speed of one hundred meters per second. He rushed in front of the Horned Demon Du Jun in a single step, and at the same time drew out the Aurora Blade.

The moment he saw the Aurora Blade, the Horned Demon Warlord recognized the tall man who suddenly appeared. He was the damn creature who had once hurt him and successfully escaped.

Roar!
The Horned Demon General roared angrily, threw away the Bansel in his hand, raised his two huge claws, and slapped Lu Heng on the head twice in succession.

Time was running out, Lu Heng activated [Bullet Time], dodging left and right, and nimbly avoiding two slaps.

Then, without giving the Horned Demon Warlord any chance to attack, he raised the Aurora Blade and swung out [Rift Slash].

The rift sword light slashed down with indestructible force, cutting the horn of the horned demon commander in half.

The sword killed it instantly, cleanly and neatly, without any delay.

[Kill the Horned Demon Commander and absorb 450 points of demonic energy. ]

[Energy level increased to level 23, all attributes +3, agility attribute additional +0.9]

[Obtain source essence, source essence fusion degree increased to 22.5%]

In addition to extracting the source essence, the Horned Demon General also extracted a skill crystal core.

While upgrading, in addition to the prompt for killing the Horned Demon Warlord, there is also a prompt for mental power -1.

The intensity of mental pollution began to burst out, and the spirit began to decline rapidly at a rate of 1 point per second.

Lu Heng had no time to delay any further, and immediately cut off the horns of the Horned Demon Marshal, then turned to look at the group of stunned Bansel people behind him.

"Are you from Stone Hammer Castle?" Lu Heng recognized them as Bansel people, but there were thousands of Bansel people in Stone Hammer Castle, and he couldn't know every one of them.

Moreover, the Banser people have experienced many migrations, and there may be other tribal branches scattered in other worlds.

The Bansel people were stunned for a moment, then immediately bowed respectfully in gratitude: "Thank you Mr. Lu for rescuing us, thank you Mr. Lu."

As soon as Lu Heng heard them, he knew they were indeed from Stone Hammer Castle. If they were from other branches of the Bansel tribe, they would not be so respectful.

"The intensity of mental pollution here is getting stronger, you should go back quickly. I can't stay here any longer, so I'll tell your leader and Mia that I will find a way to visit them in the future. Let's go." Lu Heng urged again.

"Okay, thank you Mr. Lu." The group of Bansel people expressed their gratitude again, and then chose to return one after another and teleported away from this world.

As he spoke, his mental strength dropped by -1 again.

Lu Heng did not delay any longer and immediately activated the second stage of the Gale Step to accelerate and ran towards the direction of the space beacon.

at the same time.

The killing of the Horned Demon Warlord aroused the wrath of the unknown existence in this world.

The sky began to get cloudy.

The dark clouds quickly gathered into the head of a demon god, which roared loudly, then opened its mouth and spewed out a black cloud, which condensed into a sky-high spear and stabbed towards Lu Heng.

Seeing the dark cloud spear coming down, Lu Heng did not dare to be careless. He immediately used [Shadow Travel], sank directly down, drilled into the ground, and increased his speed to the limit.

The second stage of Gale Step accelerates by 200%, and the Shadow Walking state accelerates by 300%, for a total of 500% acceleration, allowing Lu Heng to travel at lightning speed underground.

Through shadow vision, one can see a demon formed by dark clouds in the sky, which continuously spews out dark clouds and attacks the earth.

The location of each bombardment was where Lu Heng was.

This means that even if Lu Heng hides underground, he cannot escape the lock of this existence.

While running, Lu Heng kept dodging left and right to avoid the attacks of the dark cloud spear.

boom! boom! boom……

The earth shook violently under the bombardment of the dark cloud spear.

In an instant, the sky collapsed and the earth shook.

This angry demon seemed to want to completely destroy the world, and the world looked like it was about to end.

Lu Heng sped up to his maximum speed, breaking through 200 meters per second.

The location of the space beacon was 5 kilometers away from the lair of the Horned Demon Marshal. At the maximum speed, Lu Heng returned to the beacon in more than seconds, then jumped out from the ground and crashed into the space beacon.

In an instant.

There was a buzzing sound in my ears, followed by a loud bang like the sky collapsing and the earth splitting.

(End of this chapter)