Chapter 12

"Beep. Detected player Melancholy Wind triggering the first step of the beginner class change mission. The starting location has a significant deviation. Please choose the mission difficulty. Normal difficulty will grant Theresa's Blessing, increasing health by 1000 points and restoring 100 health points per second, with attack and defense increased by 50%. Elite difficulty will have half the blessing effect, and Hard difficulty will have a quarter of the blessing effect. Hero difficulty will remove Theresa's Blessing entirely! Hard and Hero difficulties only have one entry opportunity, please choose carefully!"

"What are the differences between the difficulties besides Theresa's Blessing?" The plot paused, giving Mu Feng time to ask his question to make the right choice.

"Only Hero difficulty allows you to follow Theresa through the Hero event. If you successfully complete the Hero difficulty beginner mission, this difficulty will permanently disappear. Players who complete it will receive the Demon Hunter Hero title and significant class benefits! Hard and lower difficulties will be automatically assigned to the periphery to join the Elven army for different levels of demon extermination missions."

"Hero difficulty!" No way, after Theresa pulled him into her arms on the giant tiger, Mu Feng wasn't going to leave now. He didn't want to leave Theresa, and experiencing the Hero event would grant him powerful rewards. The large passive bonuses from the previous rune engraving gave him plenty of confidence!

"Beep, difficulty selection complete, Hero difficulty Demon Hunter class change mission officially begins!" As the system prompt sounded, the scene froze and then restarted. The giant tiger leaped over the tall palace walls and landed in the palace courtyard.

"How many are there?" After rushing into the palace, Theresa realized it had become a sea of demons. Countless demons almost filled the palace, and more were still pouring in.

The demons were of various types, almost all unique, but they all had fierce appearances and large bodies, wielding all sorts of weapons. As the game's official enemies, they clearly weren't good guys. Even with the demons outside, the entire palace couldn't contain them.

Demon Soldier, Level 10 Demon, 1200 health. These were the attributes of the monsters.

"Could someone have set up a teleportation array here?" Theresa immediately thought of this possibility. Demons couldn't just appear in the Elven capital, Elysara, especially not in such large numbers. This was too unusual.

"Melancholy Wind, we must rush into the palace to find Queen Elysara. I need your power!" Theresa said to Mu Feng. Finally, it was time for Mu Feng to step in. Hero difficulty wouldn't let him just watch from the sidelines.

"Don't worry, leave it to me!" Mu Feng was already eager to experience the surprises that Hero difficulty could offer.

"I'll summon a powerful moonlight pillar to kill a large number of demons. But any damage will interrupt my casting. You need to help me draw the demons' attacks. Can you do it?"

"No problem!" Mu Feng was confident with his 1200 health.

"Alright, I'm starting!" Theresa looked up at the sky, a silver crescent mark appearing on her forehead. She began to summon a celestial phenomenon, and a beautiful moonlight pillar fell around the two of them. This unusual sight caught the attention of many demons, who roared and charged at Mu Feng and Theresa.

"Well, no need for me to lure them!" Mu Feng shook his head with a bitter smile and activated Sacrifice, rushing forward. At the moment, this was his only convenient area-of-effect skill. As for Blade Traverse, he needed to save it for escaping.

The demons, though diverse, were all exceptionally tall. Mu Feng could only reach their waists. Seeing a small figure with a beautiful flame rushing forward, the demons were immediately enraged and roared, attacking Mu Feng! It seemed Mu Feng had the potential to be a tank, with a naturally taunting face. His former Paladin character was indeed the world's top tank.

"Damn!" Mu Feng now realized how difficult this mission was. It was impossible to block so many attacks, so he could only try to dodge. With 1000 extra health and 100 health recovery per second, it would have been much easier. Hero difficulty was indeed no joke.

Mu Feng abandoned attacking and focused on dodging the demons' massive weapons and claws. The Level 2 Sacrifice dealt 95 damage per second, which wasn't much, but the hate generation wasn't weak. After 5 seconds, Mu Feng confirmed he had generated enough hate and immediately used Blade Traverse to rush back to Theresa. The demons followed closely, charging into the bright moonlight pillar.

"Roar!~" As soon as the demons entered the moonlight pillar, they were hit by a powerful moonlight attack. Their tough skin began to melt, and they let out painful screams. Mu Feng didn't dare to relax, fearing that the hate would shift to Theresa. He continued to output and dodge the demons' attacks, always staying in front of her.

The moonlight's damage was astonishing, dealing 500 damage per second. After two seconds, all the demons had melted into a pool of blood and flesh. Mu Feng looked at the full experience bar that didn't move, feeling disappointed. It seemed the experience bar would only unlock after completing the mission.

Theresa stopped her prayer, and the two remounted the giant tiger, taking advantage of the cleared area to rush deeper into the palace. Eliminating demons wasn't the goal; the most important thing was to find Queen Elysara as quickly as possible.

"It's a teleportation portal!" After passing through several halls and courtyards, Theresa and Mu Feng finally discovered a demon teleportation portal. Through the blue energy gate, Mu Feng could even see the fiery world on the other side. Countless demons were lining up to cross the portal. On either side of the portal were two demon stones with intricate patterns, likely the portal's foundation.

Such an important location couldn't be unguarded. Three large, armored demons stood outside, quite noticeable. They somewhat resembled the boss Kael'thas that Mu Feng had previously defeated.

"We must close this portal, or the demons will never be defeated!" Theresa had already put away the attention-grabbing giant tiger and hidden with Mu Feng in a corner. After killing several waves of enemies, she realized that a frontal assault was not worth it. Her strength was drained, and progress was slow. To see Queen Elysara and confirm her safety as quickly as possible, Theresa chose to use her familiarity with the palace layout to sneak in with Mu Feng, avoiding demons as much as possible.

"Just the two of us?" Mu Feng asked in surprise. Ignoring the massive guard force, the continuous stream of demons was already a significant challenge. The guards, resembling the boss Kael'thas, were definitely not easy.

"More delay means more demons will come through the portal to Elysara. Our available military forces are very limited. To reduce casualties, we must take this risk!" Theresa, the High Priestess of the Moon Temple, would not allow the followers of Elune to die in vain.

"Alright..." Clearly, this was the second step of the Hero difficulty class change mission.

"I'll go first to draw some of them away. The remaining demons will be up to you to deal with. You must destroy the two demon stones to stop the portal!" Theresa had a plan.

"Me, alone, to destroy the two demon stones?" Mu Feng was a Level 10 Demon Hunter recruit. Could he succeed?

"I believe in you!" Theresa gave Mu Feng a beautiful smile. Though they had just met, she sensed a trustworthy aura from this elf. This was why she initially agreed to bring Mu Feng into the palace.

"Okay!" Since Theresa had confidence in him, Mu Feng had no reason to doubt himself. If he couldn't do it, who could?

"Roar!~" To increase mobility, Theresa released the giant tiger again. She shot a purple arrow at the distant portal. The arrow split mid-air into a beautiful rain of arrows, hitting a large number of demons around the portal.

"Intruders! We must defend the portal!" The lead demon roared, leading another demon guard to charge at Theresa, leaving one to guard the portal. Once Theresa led the demons away, Mu Feng immediately rushed out from his hiding spot, sprinting towards the portal.

Portal Guard: Level 15 Elite Demon, 15000 health. Such a high health pool. Mu Feng no longer had the one-hit 20,000 damage capability from the Trial Chamber. How long would it take to kill it? Even if Mu Feng could, Theresa wouldn't last that long. He immediately targeted the two demon stones that formed the portal.

Demon Stone: Important foundation of the portal, 8000 health.

This was it! Two demon stones, 16000 health in total. Mu Feng was confident he could destroy them quickly. Using Blade Traverse to dodge the demon guard's giant axe, Mu Feng quickly moved to one of the demon stones and struck it with his right fist, equipped with the Grasp of Disaster! -245! The stone had zero defense!

At the same time, more demons were pouring out of the portal, seeing Mu Feng attacking the demon stone and charging at him.

A powerful strike! -1848 critical hit! (Level 3 Powerful Strike 200%, Iron Body +5%, Critical Hit 150% damage) Mu Feng was completely in the zone, constantly dodging the demons' attacks with his skillful movement. However, the demons kept surrounding him, quickly exceeding his dodging limit.

-563! The portal guard's giant axe struck, a large red number appearing over Mu Feng's head, instantly reducing his health by half!

-28! Mu Feng's passive Iron Body gave the portal guard 5% reflected damage. Not taking any chances, Mu Feng immediately abandoned the half-destroyed demon stone and used Blade Traverse to fly to the other demon stone, continuing his attack.

Surprised by this cunning elf's speed, when the demons surrounded him again, Mu Feng just needed to dodge a few times before Blade Traverse was ready again, allowing him to move to the other demon stone.

It was like a dance on the edge of a blade. Mu Feng used Blade Traverse to its fullest potential. Under his rapid movements, the first demon stone finally shattered with a crisp sound. The portal's light flickered but didn't completely disappear.

Although he had destroyed one demon stone, Mu Feng's situation became even more dangerous. The demons no longer needed to chase him; they just needed to wait by the remaining demon stone! If Mu Feng tried to destroy it and escape, he would have to pay a heavy price.

"Whatever!" Seeing the second demon stone still had 3000 health, and Theresa could return at any moment, Mu Feng charged into the demon crowd, attacking the second demon stone.

-243! -194! His off-hand, equipped with the Blood Curse Demon Blade, finally dealt significant damage. This was the power of an epic weapon. Mu Feng's Powerful Strike also activated. -875! At the same time, several attacks landed on Mu Feng.

-545! Mu Feng dodged as much as he could but was still hit, immediately drinking a health potion, +200! He continued to attack without hesitation.

Suddenly, Mu Feng's body became translucent, and two gray shadows appeared behind him. After 0.5 seconds, the shadows attacked, -243, -575! The Phantom Strike effect activated twice!

-576! The second attack landed, and Mu Feng immediately used the active skill of the Life Stone. +796! The double healing effect of Dragon's Blessing almost fully restored his health. Using this opportunity, Mu Feng used Blade Traverse to escape the demon horde. The demon stone still had 574 health!

"Roar!" A roar came from the distance. Theresa, pursued by countless demons, rushed back. Time was running out, and Mu Feng immediately raised his right hand, equipped with the Grasp of Disaster.

"Clank!~" The rotating blades on the Grasp of Disaster shot out like lightning, hitting the demon stone. -980! A golden critical hit number appeared on the demon stone. The 400% damage successfully destroyed it.

"Beep, congratulations on successfully destroying the two demon stones. The portal will close!" The system prompt sounded, and the portal exploded and disappeared.

Successfully destroying the two demon stones and closing the portal, Mu Feng looked at the approaching Theresa and the endless demon horde behind her. They seemed to have no way out... Was this the end?

"Get on!" Theresa didn't give up. She rode the giant tiger, grabbed Mu Feng, and pulled him behind her. The white tiger roared and leaped into the air!

"Ah!~" Mu Feng almost fell off the tiger in mid-air. In a panic, he grabbed onto Theresa. A warm, soft body in his arms felt very comfortable.

The tiger's leap was astonishing, landing in a nearby courtyard. Looking around, there were no demons here.

"Let... let go." After landing, Theresa, with red cheeks, shyly said.

"Oh..." Reluctantly, Mu Feng released his arms from around Theresa's waist, and they quickly dismounted. The tiger let out a light roar and turned into a white light, entering Theresa's silver bracelet.

They had entered this area in full view of the demons, who would soon catch up. Theresa quickly pulled Mu Feng to a corner and cast a green light, temporarily hiding them.

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