C8 Kill Them!
Wang Yang was terrified, but he was acutely aware that speaking up would seal his fate. So, he remained resolutely silent.
"You've got some nerve!" Blood Right Hand mocked. Kidnapping was old hat to him; he'd done it time and again with ease.
"Getting cut in the Devil Domain hurts just as much as it does in real life!" he proclaimed, lifting his axe ominously.
Suddenly, an arrow whizzed through the air, striking Blood Right Hand's hand!
-12! (Rakshasa)
"Who's there?"
"Who the hell is Rakshasa? He's got some nerve attacking us!"
"Over there! It's an Archer!"
All eyes turned to one individual.
Zhang Ze shot a contemptuous look at the five men before bolting.
"He attacks us and has the gall to run? After him!" they shouted, giving chase.
Blood Right Hand wasn't concerned about Wang Yang and the others escaping; the Muddy Marsh's effects would last an hour, ample time for them to deal with an Archer.
Zhang Ze was hotly pursued. Along the way, he encountered others, but no one intervened. Most simply watched with detached curiosity or whispered among themselves.
They reached a valley, hemmed in by mountains with a single exit. Zhang Ze halted, eyeing the favorable terrain. If he held the exit, escape was impossible for anyone.
Determined to act, Zhang Ze had no intention of sparing lives.
"This idiot's trapped himself!"
"Don't let him off easy. I want to savor torturing him!"
"We'll rob him, then finish him off!"
The five closed in, sneering. Zhang Ze, unfazed, asked casually, "If I kill someone in the Devil Domain, would anyone find out?"
Blood Right Hand scoffed, "Rest easy. Unless you blab about it yourself, no one will ever know."
"That's fantastic," Zhang Ze said, just as a Hard Armor Turtle materialized behind him.
"A Hard Armor Turtle? We've got a monster on our hands!"
"How serendipitous that this creature shows up right next to the kid. Let's not rush in; the Hard Armor Turtle will handle him for us!"
"The Archer's attacks will hardly dent the Hard Armor Turtle's defenses. Let's cut off the kid's escape route and make sure he doesn't slip away!"
The five of them took up strategic positions, eagerly anticipating Zhang Ze's demise at the hands of the Hard Armor Turtle.
But then, another Hard Armor Turtle appeared.
"Another one?"
"Luck is on our side!"
"If two Hard Armor Turtles attack together, I bet anyone with less than Level A talent wouldn't stand a chance."
However, to their surprise, three more Hard Armor Turtles emerged!
It was then that the five adventurers' confidence wavered, sensing that something was amiss.
Why were there so many Hard Armor Turtles here? And they were appearing too quickly!
It wasn't until Zhang Ze summoned an entire group of Hard Armor Turtles and Violent Rabbits that the five realized the Archer they faced was no ordinary foe.
"What's happening? Why are all these monsters popping up out of nowhere?"
"My bigger question is, why aren't they attacking the Archer?"
"Damn, this isn't right. Let's take him down now!"
As they prepared to attack, a more fearsome beast appeared before them.
Accompanied by a chilling howl, the elite Iron Tooth Wolf made its grand entrance, its formidable presence freezing the five in their tracks, their faces ghostly white.
"The Iron Tooth Wolf, the first floor's boss, here? It's supposed to be at the stone gate!"
"Fellas, this isn't just any boss—it's an elite boss!"
Among them, only Blood Right Hand possessed a Level B talent; the rest were rated at Level C and D. Despite years spent in the Devil Domain, their mediocre talents meant they were only considered ordinary Adventurers, barely a step above novices.
Working together, they could take down a standard BOSS with ease. But when faced with an elite BOSS, it was a death sentence!
Panic drained the color from the faces of the five adventurers. Blood Right Hand fixed a piercing gaze on Zhang Ze and rasped, "Are these monsters your doing? Just who are you?"
Zhang Ze gave a nonchalant shrug: "I see no reason to enlighten you." With that, he commanded his summoned creatures, "Kill them!"
Since none of them were saints, Zhang Ze wouldn't lose any sleep over their demise.
The Iron Tooth Wolf howled, leading a charge of Hard Armor Turtles and Violent Rabbits.
"What do we do now? We're no match for an elite boss!"
"Run for it!"
The quintet wheeled around to flee, only to come face-to-face with a Level 2 Violent Rabbit blocking their escape.
Zhang Ze had strategically placed the Violent Rabbit behind them to cut off their retreat.
"Unbelievable! A Level 2 Violent Rabbit? I've been on the first floor forever and I've never seen one!"
"We have to band together and take out that rabbit!"
They charged at the Violent Rabbit with a collective battle cry, but their attacks were effortlessly sidestepped. Out of nowhere, a short-haired man was launched into the air by a powerful punch from the rabbit.
-96! (Level 2 Violent Rabbit)
"This rabbit hits incredibly hard!"
The short-haired man's complexion turned ashen as he lost a third of his Blood Volume. In desperation, he activated his Innate Skill, Elementary Recovery, restoring 100 points to his Blood Volume.
But before he could catch his breath, a dark shadow loomed over him.
The Elite Iron Tooth Wolf, eyes glowing red, bore down on him with its massive claws.
-341! (Elite Iron Tooth Wolf)
-355! (Elite Iron Tooth Wolf)
-328! (Elite Iron Tooth Wolf)
-347! (Elite Iron Tooth Wolf)
-338! (Elite Iron Tooth Wolf)
A scream pierced the air as the short-haired man's Blood Volume hit zero, and he vanished on the spot.
Fifteen low-rank Devil Soul Spheres, one medium-rank Devil Soul Sphere, and a pair of D-grade shoes materialized. Should an adventurer perish in the Devil Domain, their gear and backpack contents would remain.
Zhang Ze strode over and stowed the items in his pack. The other four adventurers stared in terror at the Iron Tooth Wolf; one was so petrified that his legs gave out, and he collapsed to his knees.
A single blow could be lethal—such was the dread inspired by elite monsters. Not even Lau Yueying, with her level-S talent, could stand against such a beast, much less adventurers of lesser gifts.
Blood Right Hand kept his cool and bellowed, "Ba, use your Earth Wall innate skill to block the Iron Tooth Wolf. Everyone else, with me—let's take down this cursed rabbit with everything we've got!"
The Violent Rabbit was obstructing the sole exit. Without defeating it, Blood Right Hand and his group had no chance of escape.
Ba, though reluctant, faced a lack of alternatives and steeled himself against the Iron Tooth Wolf. "Earth Wall!" he commanded. His innate skill summoned a towering earth wall, ten meters high and five meters thick, thwarting the wolf's advance.
Blood Right Hand deployed his Muddy Marsh innate skill, ensnaring the Violent Rabbit in an instant. He then led the group in a bid to flee the valley. But just then, the enraged howl of the Iron Tooth Wolf and Ba's agonized screams echoed from behind.
