Chapter 2

Crack, crack…

It seemed like a signal, and countless demonic eggs along the banks of the River Styx began to crack slowly.

Various hisses and roars began to spread.

The newly hatched young demons had different appearances; some resembled insects, some were humanoid, some were like beasts, and some were just lumps of writhing flesh.

After instinctively letting out their first roar to the outside world, they all started to eat their eggshells to replenish their nutrients.

After finishing their shells, they turned their eyes to the eggs that had not yet hatched and the weaker demons around them. Each demon's instinct urged them to become stronger quickly, or they would become someone else's nutrients. Losers had no right to survive.

The slaughter began!

Driven by their killing instincts, they used their sharp teeth, claws, tentacles, and rocks to attack their targets.

They might be hunters or prey, but no one knew who would win.

The endless riverbank was now drenched in the blood of the young demons, revealing the most basic rule of the bottomless abyss: to kill, to plunder, to devour, and to use everything as one's own nutrients.

There was no mercy, no kindness. Only those who were drenched in blood could emerge as victors, leaving the riverbank to bring slaughter and destruction to everything.

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At first, Olsaga was somewhat inexperienced when facing attacks from other demons, and the young demons, driven by their killing instincts, left some wounds on him. However, as time passed, his killing instincts made his skills more refined. In a short time, he became as skilled as if he had been through countless battles, able to spot his opponents' weak points and deliver fatal blows with a single strike.

With his physical attributes far surpassing those of other demons and his superior combat skills, Olsaga could easily tear off their heads and rip apart their bodies. As the evolution system continuously strengthened him, the gap between him and other demons gradually widened.

His original height of 1.4 meters had grown to nearly 2 meters, and his body was covered with solid muscles and harder scales, making him stand out among the many small young demons.

After slaughtering hundreds of young demons, he had met the minimum requirements to advance to a Lesser Demon. However, the countless enemies around him left him no chance to do so.

When demons advance, they enter a forced sleep. If the process is interrupted, it could result in irreparable and permanent damage. Therefore, he needed to find a quiet place, but there was no such place on the riverbank.

Although his strength had reached the standard and he had gained the right to leave the riverbank from the will of the abyss, he did not plan to leave so early. His inherited memories contained information about other layers of the abyss, and all of it conveyed a clear message: the outside world was even more dangerous.

Therefore, he needed to plunder the souls of every young demon. Such weak opponents were hard to find in the bottomless abyss, and he did not plan to leave until the last moment.

However, the efficiency of his slaughters was gradually failing to meet his needs, so he turned his attention to the system panel.

【Host: Stuart Olgaris Azaroth... Colifer Olsaga】

【Race/Level: Demon/Young Demon (Can Advance)】

【Strength: 15 (5)】

【Speed: 17 (5)】

【Constitution: 16 (5)】

【Magic: 19 (5)】

【Soul: 22 (5)】

【Talents: Soul Devouring Evolution (Evolve through devouring souls), Killing Evolution (Evolve through constant battles and killings), Combat Instinct (Born with a strong combat talent)】

【Skills: None】

【Evolution Points: 2858】

【Note: The values in parentheses are the levels of a normally born young demon. Each point increase enhances the current strength by one-fifth. For example, 6 points are one-fifth stronger than 5 points, 7 points are one-fifth stronger than 6 points, and so on, with percentage increases.】

The evolution system did not automatically evolve.

As Olsaga had previously set, half of the evolution points were used to strengthen his body and soul, while the other half was reserved. He needed to specify the target and the effect of the enhancement, and the system would automatically list the available methods, allowing the host to choose which method to use to achieve the desired effect.

Thus, Olsaga presented his needs to the system.

"Most of the flesh and blood are wasted. I need the ability to extract the essence of flesh and blood. Also, although I have magic, the usage is too basic, only able to provide basic physical enhancement. I need more attack methods."

【Flesh Extraction Ability: 1. Blood Manipulation (Using magic to extract the essence of flesh and blood, 1500 evolution points), 2. Organ Modification (Modifying organs to allow the host to extract the essence of flesh and blood, 300 evolution points per organ)…】

【Attack Methods: 1. Magic Destructive Enhancement (The host's magic will have greater destructive power, 1200 evolution points), 2. Bloodline Elemental Awakening (Awakening the host's demonic bloodline to randomly gain elemental control abilities such as fire, lightning, and wind, 1000 evolution points), 3. Bloodlust (Consuming magic to enter a killing state, significantly enhancing physical attributes, 1000 evolution points)…】

After reviewing the options provided by the system, Olsaga first chose Organ Modification (fingers, tail) for flesh extraction, followed by Magic Destructive Enhancement and Elemental Awakening for attack methods.

As he made his choices, the evolution points on the system panel rapidly decreased. The scales on the tips of his fingers and tail quickly proliferated, transforming into black, hard shells with small, needle-like holes. By piercing these into an opponent, he could extract the essence of their flesh and blood, whether they were alive or dead. The difference was that living opponents would resist, making it harder to extract, while dead ones would not resist at all.

The magic within his body began to boil. If it was previously lukewarm, it was now like concentrated sulfuric acid, becoming more aggressive. Just by releasing it around his body, it would automatically corrode the surrounding demons without Olsaga's control.

The most surprising enhancement for Olsaga was the third one, Bloodline Elemental Awakening!

The first two enhancements, while causing some physical discomfort that affected his combat, were not significant enough to hinder him. Despite the temporary inconvenience, he could still easily overpower the young demons around him, who, despite improving through constant battles, were still far inferior to him, like children compared to adults. He could handle them with one hand.

However, the Bloodline Elemental Awakening caused a sensation as if all his blood vessels were about to burst, catching him off guard. The pain was so intense that he almost knelt on the spot.

The young demons around him did not hesitate to take advantage of his vulnerability. Driven by their greedy instincts, they swarmed him, trying to tear him apart and devour him. To them, one Olsaga was worth dozens of their kind.

Faced with this crisis, Olsaga was extremely angry. He had not expected the evolution system to have such a flaw, thinking that the enhancements would be completed silently and seamlessly. He quickly used his newly enhanced magic to form a defensive barrier around himself, buying time.

After about ten seconds, just as some demons had broken through the magic barrier and touched his scales, Olsaga felt the abnormality in his body return to normal. A force, as intense as his anger, began to surge within him!

A blood-red flame, fueled by his magic, erupted from his body, covering everything within a dozen meters.

It was as if the flame was alive, seeping into the opponents' bodies through their pores, mouths, and eyes, burning them from the inside out.

In the face of this flame, the young demons' scales, which could withstand mortal weapons, and their robust life force, which could survive most injuries except for damage to the heart and brain, were rendered useless. They all died within one or two seconds.

Looking at the charred corpses around him, Olsaga, who had just survived a crisis, silently decided that in the future, he would perform any enhancements in a safe place. The evolution system was a rigid tool, answering only what was asked without any additional warnings.

However, this experience taught him a lesson. Since his birth, everything had gone smoothly, and he had become somewhat overconfident.

In the bottomless abyss, where everyone was a madman, being overconfident was a death sentence!

Looking at the still burning blood flames, Olsaga realized they were burning purely due to his magic. He withdrew his magic, and the flames immediately extinguished, leaving behind only non-combustible debris and scorched earth.

"Too wasteful, the flesh and blood are all burned. It seems I can only use this in critical battles until I can control the intensity…"

Thinking about this, he looked up at the celestial body in the sky.

When it fully descended, the River Styx would rise, flooding the entire riverbank.

It had already descended about halfway…

"There's still some time…"

Olsaga began to seize the opportunity to harvest again. After three enhancements, his harvesting speed far exceeded his previous rate, and with the flesh extraction ability, he gained more evolution points with each kill, leaving only dry corpses behind.

After a long time, as the celestial body was about to fully descend, the slaughter on the riverbank was nearing its end. The survivors were all strong demons who had deliberately delayed to harvest souls, while all the weak ones had been eliminated, becoming nutrients for the victors.

Taking one last look at the remains and the many victors on the riverbank, Olsaga silently used the victor's privilege and disappeared from the spot.