Chapter 134: The Ancient Sword – Magdale Appears!

A terrifying mass of black energy erupted from the demon's body!

Sarah, with her rich combat experience, had already quickly put distance between them the moment the precursor to its attack appeared.

"Damned Dark Elf!"

Completely fixated on Sarah, it pursued her frantically.

However, with this delay, 20 seconds passed quickly.

Everyone was finally released from that state of control.

Liu Muxue and Ji Xinyue looked at their own actions in a daze, instantly realizing they had been controlled.

They hurriedly apologized to Cao Xing, "I… I'm sorry!"

Cao Xing shook his head and said, "It's fine. Muxue, cast Holy Heal on Sarah."

"Ji Xinyue, stay away from the battlefield here and retreat to the corner of the church."

"Braum, Assam, go help Sarah share the pressure."

As Cao Xing issued each command, they all began to execute them.

Ji Xinyue quickly retreated.

Liu Muxue raised her longsword, and a Holy Heal spell descended.

Meanwhile, Assam and Braum quickly rushed to the Soul-Devouring Demon, delaying its movements.

At this moment, Renice, having recovered, also had a look of anger in her eyes.

She had actually been controlled by this demon!

If Cao Xing hadn't been controlling the flow of battle, the consequences would have been unimaginable!

"Filthy demon, my arrows shall bring down judgment upon you!"

Renice quickly drew her bowstring, and six consecutive waves of arrow rain were shot out!

[-573!] [-534!] [-551!] …

Six damage numbers floated up, and the Soul-Devouring Demon was also inflicted with the [Crippled] status, greatly reducing its mobility.

Meanwhile, everyone's attacks rained down like a storm once again.

Almost two minutes had passed since the battle began.

This demon's HP had been whittled down to below 45,000.

Of course, half of that damage output was contributed by Sarah.

Not only that, but the Holy Shields on Sarah, Braum, and Assam were about to refresh.

Cao Xing nodded to himself, "We can win this!"

Although this demon was terrifying and its level was over a dozen levels higher than theirs.

If it had been other Survivors, even a 100-person Tier 2 team would not have been able to deal with this powerful demon.

Cao Xing's recruited creatures each had terrifyingly strong survival capabilities, which is why they could fight monsters so many levels above them.

At this moment, the black energy on the Soul-Devouring Demon suddenly contracted.

This was the precursor to the [Evil Burst] skill.

This time, without Cao Xing needing to say much, those ranged units began to retreat quickly.

Leaving only Assam and Braum, the two melee units, to tank it!

However, this move seemed different from [Evil Burst].

A terrifying mass of black flames rose up in an instant, directly covering a radius of 500 meters!

Cao Xing realized instantly that this was another skill of the Soul-Devouring Demon, [Soul Wither]!

"Not good! Retreat quickly!"

However, with such a large range, except for Ji Xinyue who had already left the battlefield, no one else had time to evacuate.

Even Cao Xing himself was enveloped by this terrifying move.

The black flames began to erupt instantly. Boom! Crack!

The first layer of shield on Cao Xing shattered. Then followed the second wave, and the third wave. Crack! Crack!

A series of shattering sounds emerged. The three layers of Holy Shields on everyone on the field were all shattered!

And the [Soul Wither] move had 4 stages of attacks.

In an instant, a terrifying damage number of over 2,000 appeared above everyone's heads, and their HP dropped by a large chunk!

And Cao Xing, who had the lowest HP, was left with only a little over 400 HP.

"Damn it!" Cao Xing immediately felt a chill down his spine!

He was just a hair's breadth away from being instantly killed by this demon on the spot!

If not for his three layers of shields and [Knight's Blessing], just this move alone would have killed any Tier 3 or lower Survivor, no matter how many came!

"As expected, even with my SSS-grade talent, is it still a bit too much to fight over a dozen levels above my own?"

"And I'm dealing with such a powerful demon at that!"

Cao Xing was full of lingering fear. Meanwhile, green numbers of +110, +110 appeared above his head.

His HP began to gradually recover.

"Oh? Little guy, it seems you're about to fall!"

A gleam of light appeared in the demon's deep pupils. It had discovered Cao Xing's current weakness.

Then, it rushed over quickly, seemingly wanting to perform a decapitation strike on Cao Xing.

What it didn't know was that this action directly enraged Cao Xing's recruited creatures!

Swish! The longsword in Assam's hand quickly extended to over ten meters.

"In the name of justice! Slash!"

After four strikes, the Soul-Devouring Demon's defense value dropped by a large chunk!

And Sarah also vanished from her spot like a ghost, having directly activated the [Shadow Bloom] skill.

The Shadow Blade slashed across silently! Pfft! [-3374!]

The first blade slashed down silently.

However, the Soul-Devouring Demon ignored Sarah's slash and continued to charge frantically toward Cao Xing.

Braum and Assam frantically blocked the Soul-Devouring Demon's path. Even Andrew switched into his Violent Bear form.

At the same time, Sarah's second and third blades followed! [-2041] [-5781!]

With three blades, she directly chopped off 11,000 of the Soul-Devouring Demon's HP.

Renice and Hilda also successively used various ultimate moves. Weakness Strike, Hatch Blood Spider, Blood Poison Spit!

They knew the Soul-Devouring Demon wanted to attack Cao Xing, so they would absolutely not let it succeed.

And the Soul-Devouring Demon was firmly held back by the three strong men. In less than half a minute, its HP was whittled down to below 30,000!

"Damn it!" The Soul-Devouring Demon's HP dropped significantly, and it also felt a sense of crisis.

It realized that it couldn't get past these big guys to attack the human mage behind them.

Not only that, but in just this short amount of time, that human mage's HP had already recovered.

Furthermore, Liu Muxue had once again cast an [Aurora Holy Shield] for Cao Xing.

Cao Xing breathed a sigh of relief; this way, the demon wouldn't be able to one-shot him.

And just at this moment, a series of whispers appeared in everyone's ears again!

This demon seemed to want to repeat the same trick, wanting to control everyone.

Cao Xing also realized this and quickly ordered, "Cover your ears!" "Muxue, cast Purify on Renice!"

Because they had prepared in advance, this time, only Braum was controlled.

And this Soul-Devouring Demon's HP had already been pushed below 20,000 by them. Victory was in sight!

Meanwhile, Sarah directly detonated [Shadow Bloom]! Boom! [-11196!]

The highest damage in history appeared! This wave directly severely damaged the Soul-Devouring Demon! It blasted its HP to below 10,000.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing laughed out loud. "Attack! Attack quickly! Finish it off!"

In the heart of this Soul-Devouring Demon, the greatest sense of crisis in its history suddenly appeared!

It knew that with its remaining HP, it might really be taken out in one wave by these guys.

The Soul-Devouring Demon seemed to have made a difficult decision.

"Damn it! I didn't want to use this method, but it seems there's no other way now!"

After saying this, it quickly abandoned the group, turned around, and charged toward the center of the church.

"Hmm? What does this guy want to do?"

Cao Xing saw that the demon had suddenly appeared next to Duke Baradin's coffin, extending its pitch-black claws, seemingly wanting to forcibly open the coffin.

"Hmm? Didn't it say it couldn't open the seal on the coffin?" Cao Xing was immediately very confused.

However, although he didn't know what this demon wanted to do, Cao Xing would not give it a chance to turn the tables.

"Sarah, go over and finish it!" "Everyone, attack with full force!"

Everyone quickly approached the location of Duke Baradin's coffin.

And just at this moment, the demon looked at Cao Xing with resentment.

A large amount of demonic power surged from its body, beginning to forcibly impact the seal on the coffin.

However, the coffin was also constantly emitting various forces, causing damage to the Soul-Devouring Demon.

The Soul-Devouring Demon attacked the coffin while saying viciously.

"I didn't want to use this method to open the coffin; it will cause severe damage to my power."

"If you had honestly cooperated and opened the coffin, I could have swallowed this guy's soul in my most complete state."

"At that time, not only could I break through to Tier 4, but I might even have had a chance to reach the Commander realm."

"But now, my main body is about to be destroyed by you, so I can only pay a price, swallow this guy's soul, and break through to Tier 4 first."

"By then, I will tear all of your souls into pieces and swallow them into my stomach! Hehehe!"

And Cao Xing understood something at this moment.

This demon could have forcibly opened the coffin, but it would have paid a price, such that it couldn't advance from Leader to Commander.

However, despite this, Duke Baradin's undead could still allow it to break through to Tier 4!

Once the coffin was opened, it would be a catastrophe for Cao Xing and the others!

"Quick! Go interrupt it!"

Crack! Crack! Dense cracks had already appeared on the coffin.

Meanwhile, Sarah had already appeared beside the Soul-Devouring Demon and slashed down with one blade! [-2074]

The Soul Eater Demon still had over seven thousand HP left.

The attacks from the others also rained down like a violent storm.

[-337] [-254] [-764!] [-114] [-395]

Densely packed damage numbers appeared, and the Soul Eater Demon's HP dropped below five thousand in the blink of an eye.

By this time, the sarcophagus was already covered in cracks.

With a crack, the stone slab covered in golden patterns shattered.

The Soul Eater Demon extended its pitch-black claws and instantly reached into the sarcophagus.

The next moment, an armored undead was grabbed out by the demon's two large hands.

Then, before the undead could react, it took a bite.

[+20314] With just that first bite, the Soul Eater Demon's HP instantly recovered by over twenty thousand!

At that moment, an expression of pain appeared on the undead's face!

"Damn it!" Cao Xing became anxious.

At this rate, the HP they had worked so hard to whittle down would be recovered by the Soul Eater Demon in just a few bites.

Not only that, but it could also break through to the fourth rank, causing its strength to skyrocket! If that happened, Cao Xing and his team would be in trouble!

Just then, the Ascalon undead didn't hesitate, and he said in a chilling voice: "Evil creature, I have waited a long time for this day!" "Go to hell!"

He seemed to have been waiting for this moment all along. A broken sword, with only half remaining, was suddenly summoned by him from the sarcophagus.

Then, gripping it in his hand, he violently stabbed it into the demon's body!

The Soul Eater Demon looked at the broken sword embedded in its body, a look of terror appearing in its eyes! "You… this is the ancient sword—Magdal!"

"Ah!!!" [-14473] The demon let out a miserable scream. A large damage number appeared.

However, the damage wasn't the main point. The crucial thing was that the Soul Eater Demon's evolution was directly interrupted by this sword, and it was even pinned in place by it.

And this undead, after thrusting that sword, had exhausted all his strength.

"Quick… kill it!" the Ascalon undead said with difficulty.

Seeing this, hope was instantly reignited for Cao Xing. There was no need to say more; everyone's attacks slammed into it like a violent storm!

Whoosh! Boom! Various attacks rained down crazily. Cao Xing also conjured a rain of ice arrows, smashing them frantically onto the demon's head.

[-174] [-551] [-773!] [-2051] [-324] … Densely packed damage numbers appeared.

The Soul Eater Demon's HP dropped below five thousand again in the blink of an eye. It seemed to want to struggle! But what it was met with was Sarah Blade Dance's Shadow Blade.

When it had only three thousand HP left, Sarah Blade Dance narrowed her eyes and slashed out directly!

[-3784!] [Coup de Grace!] …

At this moment, the demon's HP was completely wiped out. A system notification appeared.

[Your territory member: Sarah Blade Dance has killed the Soul Eater Demon (Main Body) Lv30, a third-rank boss-level creature. Experience gained: 9000] [Combatants gained experience: 4500] …

At this moment, the scene froze. The Soul Eater Demon's body gradually became illusory, and the evil spirit flames on its body were rapidly extinguishing.

However, after its initial disbelief, it seemed to accept the fact that its breakthrough had failed. It looked at everyone present, a strange smile curling at the corner of its mouth.

"Do you think you can kill me just like this?"

"Do you think you have already won?"

"Hehehe! Demons cannot be killed; it won't be long before I return again!"

"And all of you will be buried here!"

At the same time, Cao Xing felt the entire underground palace begin to shake violently!

[Warning! Because the Soul Eater Demon's soul was not killed, it will reappear after a period of time, so no kill reward can be obtained.]

At this moment, Duke Baradin, who was lying on the ground on the verge of death, said with difficulty: "This demon is summoning all the Soul Eaters in the underground palace…"

"It wants to trap us all here, quick… run!"

The demon's illusory soul floated in mid-air. Although it no longer had attack power, it could still converse with everyone. It let out an unpleasant laugh, "You cannot leave."

"My children have already blocked all the passages. You will be overwhelmed, and I will be reborn by devouring your souls!"

"Oh right, I will keep this human boy and that dark elf's soul to torture slowly~"

Listening to this guy's threats, everyone's expressions on the scene were very grim. Without means to attack souls, even if this demon's soul stood right in front of them, they would be unable to attack it.

Meanwhile, the tremors in the entire underground palace became increasingly intense, as if thousands of troops and horses were charging towards them! Boom! Rumble! It was a massive swarm of Soul Eaters.

Duke Baradin's undead form appeared increasingly anxious. However, Cao Xing did not show any panic and instead asked: "Your Grace, I have a question."

Duke Baradin, lying on the ground, looked at him with difficulty, "Wha… what question?"

"If this demon's soul is killed, will those Soul Eaters disappear?"

Duke Baradin was a bit dazed, but still said: "Theoretically… they would…"

"However, without the means of the Church, there's no way to deal with this guy's soul!"

"The Soul Eaters are almost here, you should leave quickly!"

Duke Baradin's tone was very urgent. Cao Xing nodded, then continued to ask.

"Your Grace, how about we make a deal?"

Duke Baradin asked again, puzzled: "A… deal?"

Cao Xing nodded, "If I destroy this demon's soul and return this underground palace to you Ascalonians, the broken sword in your hand will belong to me, how about that?"

Hearing this, Duke Baradin's undead form fell into thought. Clearly, the broken sword in his hand was extremely precious, or rather, it was very important to all the Ascalonians. So much so that even at such a critical moment, he was somewhat hesitant.

However, before Duke Baradin could answer, the demon's voice sounded again.

"Ignorant brat, has no one told you that demons cannot be killed?"

"You actually have the gall to say you want to kill me?"

Just then, strong vibrations appeared outside the main gate of the Kasha Church. Rumble! A large number of Soul Eaters were attacking the gate!

The demon's voice laughed again: "Listen, those are the sounds of my children. Once they get in, all of you will be torn to shreds!"

Hearing this, Duke Baradin's scalp tightened, and he said directly: "Fine, I agree to your terms!"

Cao Xing smiled, then nodded: "Then it's a deal."

The Soul Eater Demon's soul was still hovering above everyone's heads, seemingly waiting for the Soul Eaters to rush in.

"Hehehe! Arrogant brat, let me see how you plan to deal with me!"

"I'm looking forward to it!"

Cao Xing nodded: "Rest assured, you will know soon enough." After speaking, he took a box out of his backpack. A small, square wooden box emitting black aura all over.

The moment it saw the small wooden box, the Soul Eater Demon suddenly had a bad premonition.

And just then, Cao Xing slowly spoke: "Στρεωμα συνελγετο! (Demon filled with sin)" "Οκποθνσκω! (I command you!)"

Hearing the first two lines, the Soul Eater Demon's tone changed instantly, "Human boy, what are you doing?"

"Why do you know this incantation!?"

Cao Xing ignored it and continued chanting the incantation. The next moment, the box in his hand slowly opened. A burst of evil aura erupted instantly!

The level of evil and power in this aura was countless times more terrifying than the Soul Eater Demon!

Meanwhile, whispers appeared in Cao Xing's ears. "So hungry… so hungry…"

"Give me something to eat quickly… I want to devour fresh souls…"

Cao Xing soothed it: "Don't be impatient, you'll have something to eat soon." As Cao Xing continued to chant the incantation, a terrifying creature, also completely pitch-black and without a discernible shape, crawled out from the box in his hand!

The terrifying aura instantly enveloped the entire Kasha Temple.

"It's a demon, another demon's soul!"

"Damn it! It was actually sealed in a box by you!"

For the first time, the Soul Eater Demon's voice showed terror. Then, realizing something, it began to flee frantically towards the outside of the palace.

Cao Xing glanced at it, then looked directly at the box in his hand and ordered: "Now then, devour it!"

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