Chapter 8

Perceiving that about a quarter of all the [Blessings of the Soul] had been used.

Most of the participants were also bruised and battered all over, and Orsaga thought to himself:

"About time..."

With a burst of strength from his legs, he leaped onto the branch of the previous tree and began running on the treetops.

Fortunately, the resilience of the demonized plants far exceeded that of ordinary plants; otherwise, just supporting Orsaga's weight would have been a major issue. Standing over two meters tall and much heavier than ordinary creatures of his level, normal plants would not have been able to bear him.

Relying on his extremely high speed attributes and ample mana, Orsaga moved with ease even amidst the dense and leafy treetops, exceeding 360 kilometers per hour, easily catching up to a high-speed train on Earth, and could have been even faster on the ground.

"Hmm?"

About halfway through his run, Orsaga suddenly stopped.

He could clearly sense a [Blessing of the Soul] breaking through the chaotic battlefield and rapidly approaching him. After a quick scan with his energy vision, he discovered that the [Blessing of the Soul] was carried by a demon of [Lesser Demon] level, with at least several hundred demons in pursuit.

Whether to fish in troubled waters among a few hundred demons or among a few million demons, this was another choice Orsaga had to make.

The former offered a higher chance of obtaining the [Blessing of the Soul], but the latter didn't really require him to seize it. He knew very well what he truly relied on.

The [Blessing of the Soul] might be the only shortcut for other demons, but he was different; he had the Evolution System!

The millions of demons engaged in the battle all had the [Blessing of the Soul] as their target, but he could change his target. As long as there were demons for him to kill, it would be fine!

Since the powerful demons were focused on fighting over the [Blessing of the Soul], he could safely fish in troubled waters. Taking advantage of the demons gathering together, he could slaughter weaker demons to accumulate evolution points. Whether or not he obtained the [Blessing of the Soul] was not that important; as long as he had enough evolution points, advancing to the next level would not be difficult for him.

However, letting the [Blessing of the Soul] right in front of him go did not fit his character. It would make him feel like he had lost something, since the item was right there, and not taking it would be unthinkable for a demon.

After some thought, Orsaga decided it would be better to first fish in troubled waters among this small group of demons. If he could snatch the [Blessing of the Soul] easily, he would; if not, he would go to the chaotic battlefield to pick on the weaker ones.

Making up his mind, Orsaga quickly dug a large hole in the tree trunk with his hands, dove into it, and concealed himself, waiting to give the approaching demon a big surprise.

10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5...

Using his energy vision, Orsaga ignored the obstacles in front of him, hiding in the tree trunk and silently counting down the distance.

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"Scum, to think you've injured me so badly. I will definitely kill you when I recover..."

Feeling the pursuers closing in from behind, Gokolus, who had never been so wretched since advancing to [Lesser Demon], was filled with hatred.

In a one-on-one fight, he could easily defeat any of them, but they never gave him the chance, attacking him in a group and severely wounding him. If he hadn't run fast enough, he would have already lost his life.

The [Blessing of the Soul] was not only valuable to [Lesser Demons] but also to [Lesser Demons] like him, especially since he was about to be expelled from the Wailing Forest. His time in the Wailing Forest was nearing its limit, and he would be expelled in a few days. (Note: Creatures in the Wailing Forest that exceed [Lesser Demon] level or stay too long will be forcibly expelled.)

Surviving in the bottomless abyss outside with his current strength was not easy, so he had to seize the opportunity to strengthen himself!

Unlike [Lesser Demons], which were almost like beasts with little intelligence, [Lesser Demons] had sufficient intelligence to think and inevitably developed a fear of death.

The next second, an inexplicable force struck his soul, making his head go numb!

Although it didn't cause significant damage, it made him stumble and fall to the ground, rolling twice.

The pursuers, seeing this, although unsure of what had happened, knew that the [Blessing of the Soul] was genuine and immediately launched various attacks!

Boom!

A series of explosions occurred, turning the ground into a crater.

When the smoke cleared, Gokolus, who had been alive and well a moment ago, was already dead, his body reduced to half!

The [Blessing of the Soul] was thrown to the ground nearby.

All the entities present immediately pounced on it, none noticing that the number of pursuers had suddenly increased by one.

None noticed that among the demons rushing towards the [Blessing of the Soul], one had deliberately stood on Gokolus' body for a moment.

When he left, Gokolus' body had already become a mummy!

[+477 Evolution Points]

"A pity, the body is incomplete, and the soul was shattered by the saturation attack." Orsaga thought, slightly dissatisfied.

He moved towards the [Blessing of the Soul] at a slightly slower pace, taking the opportunity to sneak up on a [Lesser Demon], using a [Soul Impact] to stiffen him, then casually thrust his arm into the demon's back, crushing his heart.

[+89 Evolution Points]

Although confident in his ability to defeat any [Lesser Demon] in a one-on-one fight, Orsaga did not intend to reveal himself. After all, he was just an ordinary [Lesser Demon] and didn't need to draw attention to himself. For now, it was enough to engage in battles with demons of his own level.

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The ground looked as if it had been bombed, with craters everywhere.

Broken stones, shattered tree debris, and scattered blood and flesh covered the grass.

"Hand it over! We'll let you go!"

Looking at the demon in front of him, who was panting heavily, Temple furrowed his brow and spoke in a low voice.

At this moment, only three demons were still standing: Temple, Soro, and Grimp.

Temple did not want to push the other demon to the brink. He was already tired, and if the other demon were to launch a desperate attack and severely wound him, he had no confidence in surviving.

All three were [Lesser Demons].

The first to be eliminated were all the [Lesser Demons].

They were directly killed by the combined efforts of all the [Lesser Demons].

After the [Lesser Demons] had killed each other, only the three standing remained.

They were the strongest and most cunning among all the demons. As for the fourth, where did he come from?

Of course, it was Orsaga, who had already found a good spot to lie down before the [Lesser Demons] were killed!

Over these days, he had specifically evolved a skill to control his aura, just to launch surprise attacks.

"Damn it, what are you babbling about? Hurry up and fight! If one more dies, I'll get up and kill all of you!"

Lying among the pile of corpses, Orsaga felt increasingly annoyed as the three [Lesser Demons] continued to bicker. He still wanted to go to the chaotic battlefield to pick on the weaker ones and didn't have time to waste on them.

"10, 9, 8, 7..."

Feeling he couldn't hold back any longer, Orsaga began counting down. If they hadn't started fighting by the time he reached zero, he would get up and kill them all, even if it meant getting slightly injured.

The three half-dead demons didn't have the ability to kill him; they just didn't want to use their strength to fish in troubled waters at the chaotic battlefield.

Fortunately, they didn't let him count to zero. The three demons fell out again and resumed fighting!

This made Orsaga's dissatisfaction subside, and he relaxed and lay down again.

However, fate was not on his side. After a few more exchanges, the demon holding the [Blessing of the Soul] decided not to delay any longer, throwing a few poison balls to force the other two demons back and turning to run!

He wanted to escape directly!

How could Orsaga tolerate this!

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Soro sensed the two behind him, but before he could react, his four legs were running as fast as if they were on drugs. After two steps, he immediately tried to use his hidden escape spell, [Swift Form], to get far away from them.

Pfft!

Severe pain and the sensation of being pierced from his side came before he could turn around to see who had attacked him. A hand grabbed his neck, and sharp claws deeply pierced his skin.

Sss!

A sound like leather being torn.

Orsaga directly tore out his throat along with a large piece of flesh, and his tail pierced his heart, leaving him no chance to struggle.

"Wasting my time!"

After absorbing everything, Orsaga threw Soro's corpse away with one hand and held the fist-sized [Blessing of the Soul] in the other, looking at the other two demons who had rushed to him.

"Hand it over!"

Temple, seeing Orsaga with blood on his hands and licking the blood from his tail, spoke in a low voice.

Although Orsaga was only a [Lesser Demon] and had killed a [Lesser Demon] through a surprise attack, Temple had a bad feeling. The other [Lesser Demon] also had a similar feeling, his demon instincts warning him that the opponent in front of him was dangerous, and he subconsciously moved closer to Temple.

"Ha ha ha... Hand it over to you?"

Looking at the two demons who were vigilantly watching him, Orsaga opened his mouth and laughed softly.

Then, in front of them, he opened his mouth wide, almost to his ears, and swallowed the [Blessing of the Soul].

[The system converts the [Blessing of the Soul] into evolution points.]

[+21000 Evolution Points]