Chapter 8

Putting on the new Azeroth chestplate, Mu Feng's attributes were further enhanced. After a careful inspection, he found no way to proceed to the next level. The bottle of purple blood dropped by Kael'thas should be the highest-level reward.

With a bountiful harvest, Mu Feng took out the Hearthstone and began a ten-second incantation to return to the city and turn in the quest. Just as his casting bar reached 5 seconds, he suddenly felt a chill run down his spine, as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. It felt as if he was being watched by a terrifying snake...

"Who's there? Come out!" Mu Feng looked around. The third level of the Trial Pit was quite spacious, and there was no one else besides himself.

"A cunning elf, you've actually discovered me. I was planning to take you out silently. Well... you are the last one anyway. Killing a demon hunter recruit with such potential will allow me to escape this boring task..." A deep, resonant voice, as if from the depths of the abyss, made Mu Feng's hair stand on end. A tall figure slowly emerged from the darkness.

Standing nearly three meters tall, with deep red skin, she wore a revealing, sexy armor that accentuated her ample bosom and curvaceous figure. The only thing that marred her beauty was her six arms, though she only held two weapons, the purpose of the other four being unclear.

Observer Silvara: Level 10, Legendary Lord. Health: 140,000 points!

"Who are you?" Mu Feng asked. A legendary-level boss, with such health, could the current players challenge her? The Trial Pit had such a well-defended entrance, and demon hunter recruits could only enter once using the item. How could Silvara have been able to lurk here? What was Tianji Company planning by placing such a boss here?

"As you can see, I am a noble demon. Cunning elf boy... after lurking here for so many years, you are the most promising demon hunter I've seen. I must crush you in your infancy, so you don't ruin our plans to destroy this world!" Silvara's blue eyes seemed to be able to suck out one's soul and drag it into the abyss!

"A demon? Perfect, if I collect your blood, I'll surely get a lot of rewards." Due to the large experience reward from the announcement, Mu Feng had already leveled up to level 7. The blue chestplate added a lot of stamina, and he put all his attribute points into agility without hesitation. His attack power, not counting his weapons, reached 169 points. Raising his right hand, which held the Grips of Catastrophe, he charged at Silvara!

Just as Mu Feng's fist, equipped with spinning crossblades, was about to touch Silvara's body, she smiled and did not dodge.

Mu Feng was just surprised when the space around him suddenly turned blood-red, and his body stiffened. Just before he attacked Silvara, he completely lost control of his body! Then, an immense pain reached deep into his soul. Struggling weakly, Mu Feng's body gradually floated up and was finally grabbed by Silvara's four free arms!

"Hehehe... I am not a demon skilled in direct combat, elf. I will control your body with my mental power and let you die in despair and pain! This is my preferred way of fighting!" Silvara's head drew closer, and red mental rays shot from her eyes, connecting with Mu Feng's!

"System notification: Player has triggered hidden quest, 'Lurking Silvara'! If you are killed by Silvara, your character will be automatically deleted, and the option to create a demon hunter will be locked! You will not be able to create a demon hunter again. Please proceed with caution!" The system's voice sounded again.

"Hidden quest? The penalty for failure... is the direct deletion of the character?" If he really failed, wouldn't all his efforts over the past few hours be in vain? And he would fall far behind most other players.

"Ahhh!" The intense pain made Mu Feng feel as if he had fallen into the abyss! His body was intact, but it felt as if someone was tearing him apart! Mu Feng did not give up and struggled with all his might.

"There's no point in struggling, it's all in vain. Anyone with lower mental power than me will be controlled by my ability and cannot escape my grasp!" Silvara's longsword lightly grazed Mu Feng's face, leaving a bright red scar!

"For ordinary enemies, I would control them and then cut off their heads with these two swords! But you... you are lucky, boy. As my greatest harvest after years of lurking, I will torment you for a while and then devour your soul!" Silvara's face, full of cruel and eerie beauty, smiled cruelly.

This feeling... this feeling of falling into a deep abyss of pain and despair... it was so familiar... when was it? That day! Mu Feng's pupils suddenly contracted, and the flames of hatred began to burn.

"Cough... hehe..." Mu Feng, who should have been powerless, laughed strangely.

"Are you scared to death? You're actually laughing at a time like this?" Silvara was very angry at Mu Feng's mocking laugh. Clearly controlled and about to die, he was still laughing?

"Mental power... for someone without a heart, what pain could surpass the pain of losing both parents and having his heart taken?" Mu Feng's voice rose from a whisper to a deafening roar!

"Bad!" Silvara, who had been steadily controlling Mu Feng, suddenly found her mental control failing! Without hesitation, she immediately tried to suppress him with all her might. The red mental connection between their eyes flickered and twisted!

In the real world, Mu Feng, lying in the game pod, had his muscles tightly contracted, as stiff as steel. On his chest, the mysterious crystal was emitting a fierce green light. A large amount of dark green energy flowed through Mu Feng's body via his bloodstream!

"Ughhhh...!" Under Silvara's full suppression, Mu Feng let out a疯狂的怒吼. Gradually breaking free from Silvara's control, his right hand, which had been hanging limply, slowly lifted! Finally, he clenched his right hand, the Grips of Catastrophe, and delivered a powerful punch to Silvara's face!

"Ahhh!" Silvara's head was knocked to the side by the heavy punch, and the mental link between her eyes and Mu Feng's was forcibly broken! -20,000! A large damage number appeared.

Regaining his freedom, Mu Feng immediately flew back several meters, crouching on the ground and panting heavily. He had almost used all his strength.

The smile on Silvara's face had long been erased by Mu Feng's punch. Her eyes now showed more shock than anger. A level 7 demon hunter recruit had actually broken free from her mental control!

"Just a moment of carelessness. I won't give you another chance. As long as your eyes meet mine, you will be controlled again!" Silvara said, gripping her two longswords. If she controlled Mu Feng again, she would not hesitate but would immediately cut off his head!

"Is that so? Then I just need to keep my eyes closed, and you won't have any way to deal with me, right?" Mu Feng raised his head, his star-like eyes tightly closed. To let a proud man like Mu Feng give up and die, only to recreate another character? No way, he was the legend of online games, the man who could do anything!

"Hmph! Although my physical strength is average, don't underestimate me! With your eyes closed, you can't avoid my attacks!" Despite the 20,000 points of health she had lost from the failed mental control, she was still a powerful legendary boss!

"To better discover and hunt demons, demon hunters must blind their eyes to gain greater power. You, who have infiltrated the Trial Pit, should know this. I'm just experiencing it early!" Mu Feng said as he stood up. A strange green light was flickering on his chest, and his closed eyes seemed to emit a faint glow!

As Mu Feng spoke, the cunning Silvara quietly moved her position. To her shock, Mu Feng, with his eyes closed, turned his body to always face her!

"Unimaginable, you're just a demon hunter recruit! If you leave here, many demons will die at your hands. So, even if I die, I must take you with me!" Despite the significant difference in strength, Silvara suddenly had this resolve. Wielding her two swords, she charged at Mu Feng.

"Swish!" Mu Feng's body, which had only slightly moved, suddenly disappeared.

-3,498! An impossible damage number appeared above Silvara's head. A heavy blow from behind almost knocked her down. Staggering, she turned around to see Mu Feng! He had unexpectedly appeared behind Silvara and delivered an incredible blow. His eyes remained closed, preventing Silvara from regaining mental control.

"What are you, a demon?" Silvara looked at Mu Feng in fear. A dark green flame had already enveloped his right arm, equipped with the Grips of Catastrophe, and was gradually spreading to his entire body. Mu Feng was transforming into a terrifying demon engulfed in flames.

"I'm not sure, but it's certainly not good news for you." Lowering his head, Mu Feng looked at the changes happening to his body, equally puzzled. "So, it's time to send you to the afterlife! Kael'thas has already given me a bottle of purple demon blood. What can you give me?"

"You think so!" Silvara, unable to bear Mu Feng's mockery, attacked again.

"Click!" With his eyes closed, Mu Feng accurately parried Silvara's dual swords and delivered another powerful blow.

"Ahhh!" Silvara's agonized scream as one of her arms fell off. -5,000!

"You... you... how is this possible?" Clutching her painful wound, Silvara could not believe what was happening. A demon hunter recruit, not even level 10 and without completing the basic rune engraving, had caused her, a high-level demon, such immense damage!

"Impossible things happen!" Mu Feng's cold voice echoed.

-10,000! Another arm was severed, and Silvara lost her weapon.

-15,000! The third arm, Silvara's eyes filled with resentment!

-20,000! The fourth! Her attempt to escape failed.

-25,000! The fifth... Silvara's heart was filled with despair.

-30,000! Five consecutive damage numbers floated up, and all of Silvara's arms were severed from her body. Each arm lost increased the damage by 5,000, with the final number being terrifying!

"I... I won't let you go..." Silvara, with her arms severed, knelt on the ground, cursing Mu Feng with venom.

"You have no chance!" The rapidly spinning crossblades on the Grips of Catastrophe viciously slashed her neck, and a large head flew into the air, just like the dummies Mu Feng used for practice.

Picking up the items that dropped, the strange flames on Mu Feng's body finally extinguished, and he collapsed, losing consciousness.

"System notification: Player's mental parameters are too low, unsuitable for continued gameplay. You are now forcibly logged out. Please rest more." A system message came, and Mu Feng, nearly exhausted, was kicked offline by the system.

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