PFC Chapter 15 Devouring the Shadow Demon, the Aberration of the God-Slaying Sword!
Chapter 15 Devouring the Shadow Demon, the Aberration of the God-Slaying Sword!
The sound of the wind behind us gradually faded.
From the direction of the giant rock hills, the Cyclops's dying roar, mixed with the screams of the Myth Guild players, was completely isolated by the thick rock walls.
The man stewing goose in the iron pot glanced back, shrank his neck, and looked still fearful.
"Brother, those guys from Indra's gang... they should be dead by now, right?"
"He's completely dead, and all his equipment has been looted."
Wang Yan's voice came from ahead, without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
"When we got back, we were just in time to pick up trash."
The three followed Wang Yan into a fissure that extended underground.
The air instantly became damp and chilly, and the sound of flowing water came from the depths of darkness.
This is the entrance to the underground river.
"Keep your distance, there's something in the water," Wang Yan warned, his B-level talent "Divine Perception" already fully activated.
In the darkness at the edge of the field of vision, countless tiny red lights darted swiftly through the waterway, filled with hostility.
【LV25·Shadow Piranha】
These monsters have no sight and rely solely on sensing the vibrations of the water to hunt. They hunt in packs, and once entangled, they will be devoured to the skeleton in less than three seconds.
Wang Yan's steps did not falter at all, precisely stepping on each protruding rock along the edge of the dark waterway.
His route was winding and unpredictable, sometimes veering left, sometimes right, his figure shifting erratically in the darkness.
Iron Pot and Qi Qi followed him with trepidation, thinking several times that he was about to step into the water.
But each time, his landing spot precisely avoided the area where the red lights were most concentrated underwater.
The swarm of shadow piranhas swept past their feet, less than half a meter underwater, several times, but showed no reaction to the three living people above them.
"My god... Brother, are you using X-ray vision?" the man with the iron pot stewed goose said in a low voice, utterly bewildered.
Qi Qi didn't speak, but the look in her eyes as she gazed at Wang Yan's back had changed from initial fear to almost blind worship.
This kind of unpredictable prediction is far more shocking than directly confronting a hundred elite players.
Ten minutes later, a vast underground cavern came into view.
In the center of the cave, an ancient altar covered in moss stands quietly.
On the altar, three fist-sized crystals emitted a soft and steady glow.
[Divine Crystallization]
found it.
Wang Yan was certain that the quantity and location were exactly as he remembered.
He walked up to the altar, reached out, and prepared to take the first crystal.
Just as my fingertips were about to touch the crystal—
A dark shadow suddenly rose up from behind him without a sound!
An intense killing intent lurked in his back, and a venomous glint of cold light pierced his vital heart!
The attacker moved swiftly and from tricky angles, employing the assassin's most familiar and deadly backstab!
"Boss!"
"Brother Zhuang?!"
The stewed goose in the iron pot and Qiqi both screamed in surprise.
The attacker was none other than Zhuang Bugui, who was supposed to be waiting for them at the agreed location!
At this moment, Zhuang Bugui was expressionless, his cloudy old eyes gleaming with an eerie purple light. His movements were even more swift and more... inhuman than usual.
Wang Yan did not turn around.
0.1 seconds before the killing intent erupted, his divine senses had already detected the abnormal energy fluctuation.
His body shifted half an inch to the left at an incredible angle, and the poisoned dagger almost grazed his spine.
The fatal blow missed.
The scan results from divine perception popped up instantly.
Zhuang Bugui's physical data was all normal, but behind him clung a nearly transparent, constantly twisting shadow monster.
[LV30 Rare Elite - Greedy Shadow Demon]
[Description: A special corrupted divine creature, incapable of physical attack, capable of parasitizing and manipulating intelligent beings whose minds harbor "greed."]
It's greed.
When Zhuang Bugui came into contact with the divine powder, he had the idea of "finding out the truth." It was this fleeting curiosity and greed that allowed the lurking Shadow Demon to take advantage of his vulnerability.
The Shadow Demon must be separated without harming Zhuang Bugui.
Wang Yan's brows furrowed slightly for the first time, and the battle instantly became a predicament where he could only move his hands and feet.
Despite missing his first attack, Zhuang Bugui, who was being manipulated, did not stop moving in the slightest.
He activated his Ghost Step, transforming himself into a blurry afterimage. His short sword moved like a venomous snake, each strike aimed at Wang Yan's throat, heart, and other vital organs.
Wang Yan could only dodge continuously; he held the prototype of the God-Slaying Technique in his hand, but he couldn't unleash it.
"Iron Pot! Qi Qi! Throw stones at his feet, but don't hit anyone, just harass him!" Wang Yan calmly issued the order.
His own attention was rapidly switching between the manipulated Zhuang Bugui and the three divine crystals on the altar.
The power of the Shadow Demon of Greed... and the divine crystal on the altar resonate faintly.
Instead of dodging, he charged headlong into the altar, facing Zhuang Bugui's blade.
He grabbed the first divine crystal and pressed it directly onto the blade of the God-Slaying Prototype sword!
"Buzz—!"
The blade emitted a blinding red light, turning the entire cavern blood-red.
The moment the divine crystal touched the sword, it melted away as quickly as boiling oil.
[Godslayer - Hatchling Progress: 139 → 157/200]
The moment the intense light erupted, the Shadow Demon of Greed froze for a split second, and Zhuang Bugui's figure also paused.
it works!
Without pausing, Wang Yan reached for the second crystal.
The moment he grasped the crystal, a fragmented memory, not belonging to him, suddenly rushed into his mind.
That was an altar far more magnificent than the one before us.
A figure draped in black robes, whose face was obscured, stood atop the altar, looking down at the countless kneeling figures below.
A cold and authoritative voice echoed in Wang Yan's mind:
"The offerings are ready, and the gate to ascension will soon be stable."
The image flashed by in an instant.
Wang Yan's eyes narrowed, and without thinking, he pressed the second crystal onto the sword.
[Godslayer - Hatchling Progress: 157 → 176/200]
The Shadow Demon of Greed sensed a deadly threat and let out a silent shriek.
Wang Yan picked up the last crystal on the altar, but this time, he did not immediately consume it.
He held up the crystal, pointing it in Zhuang Bugui's direction, a cold smile playing on his lips.
The Shadow Demon of Greed was completely panicked.
It suddenly detached from Zhuang Bugui's back, transforming into a wisp of twisted black smoke. Instead of attacking Wang Yan, it lunged straight at the divine crystal in his hand!
It wants to seize this last source of power!
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
Wang Yan let out a cold laugh.
What he wanted was never just these three crystals, but the rare Shadow Fiend itself, which existed as "corrupted divinity"!
With a flick of his wrist, he let the black smoke rush onto the crystal, and then, together with the shadow demon that rushed up, he pressed the crystal hard and decisively onto the blade of the God-Slaying Prototype!
"—!!!"
An indescribable scream exploded on the spiritual level.
The red blood lines on the sword instantly surged, transforming into countless hungry, blood-red tentacles that tightly bound, crushed, and devoured the crystal and the shadow demon!
This time, the sword no longer emitted a satisfied hum, but a violent, greedy rhythm!
[Godslayer - Hatchling Progress: 176 → 221/200!]
The progress bar... exploded!
A line of dark gold characters that Wang Yan had never seen before slowly appeared before his eyes.
[WARNING: The prototype of the God-Slaying Demon has absorbed "corrupted divinity," causing an irreversible mutation in its evolutionary path!]
Please choose from the following two new evolutionary directions—
【1.【Divine Judgment】(Click to view details)】
2. [Abyss Erosion] (Click to view details)