Chapter Seventy-Six: 【Gaze of Fear】! Third Update
The demons are always adept at finding the weaknesses of their enemies on the battlefield.
And at this moment, Soren is the greatest weakness of this group of demons, because in their eyes, if they behead Soren, the demon army before them will surely scatter. It is precisely because of this devilish-looking demon that these low-tier enemies can inflict casualties on them. Even if the demons are suppressed, their overwhelming numerical advantage still exists; focusing their forces to encircle and annihilate one enemy can bring significant casualties to the opposing side. Even trading ten times the losses to take down a Chain Demon is a worthwhile deal for Soren.
“Do they really want to behead me?!”
Soren has always been accustomed to beheading his enemies, but he never expected to become the target this time.
He currently lacks the strength of his true form and cannot retreat into the shadows to hide.
So in the face of this situation, the first thing he did was activate the Flame Body and quickly retreat while drawing in the demons he summoned and controlled to hold the line. The Hook Demons and Chain Demons are the main combat forces of the Demon Legion. With a complete evolution, the Hook Demons can possess abilities close to High-Level Devils, such as “High-level Teleportation Spell”. In the past, they used their teleportation abilities to escape battles and continued fighting after recovering from their wounds.
But the current situation is that they are using High-level Teleportation Spell to split the encirclement, cutting off Soren’s escape routes from four directions: front, back, left, and right.
The demons do not believe that this demon, who looks like a leader, can escape in such a situation!
“I can only fight my way out!”
The real test of Soren’s peak combat skills has arrived. About five Hook Demons have surrounded him, and the nearby demon cannon fodder is basically useless; it would be a stroke of luck if they could hold the Chain Demons at bay. Without the abilities of his true form, Soren must fight in his current form as the 【Fire Demon】, and being surrounded would mean certain d*ath!
This is the greatest danger of the bl**d War.
You cannot determine when you will become a target for beheading by mid to high-level demons. Because the demons know very well that if they take out the leader, the demon army will automatically crumble.
Fiery flames ignited around Soren’s body.
Since the entire battlefield has been ignited by the demons, he transforming into the true form of the Fire Demon at this moment does not seem very conspicuous!
This should be the most fortunate thing.
“To the left!”
Soren did not continue retreating but suddenly lunged towards the left Hook Demon. With a slight flick of his wrist, the Flame Whip lashed out, and he flapped his Demon Wings to jump higher. He crossed nearly thirty meters and swung his sword at the enemy before him. The Hook Demon is not particularly strong; its greatest ability is to go berserk. Having evolved into the Fire Demon, Soren has gained a partial advantage in size and, with the aid of his Demon Wings, can achieve a high-speed charge instantly.
Clang!
Sparks flew.
Soren slashed at the Hook Demon in front of him, and the opponent swung its longsword to parry his attack, but what the enemy did not expect was that as Soren’s attack was blocked, the Flame Whip swung back and directly wrapped around the opponent, locking its upper arm. The Flame Whip is not a pure energy form; the whip summoned by the Fire Demon is considered a natural magical weapon, a tangible summoned equipment. One of the signature abilities of the Balroth Fire Demon is to entangle enemies with the Flame Whip.
Splat!
bl**d spurted out.
Soren would never miss such a great opportunity, instantly swinging his beheading sword towards the enemy’s head. The sword skill “Beheading” erupted, lopping off the enemy’s head on the spot.
“Watch out!”
A warning in the language of the Abyss came from behind. The demons clearly realized that this devil was a bit different; his combat skills were exceptionally high. Moreover, he knew how to use tactics and advantages against enemies and even understood how to feint an attack on their weakest point. Among the five Hook Demons that had just teleported in to behead him, the one Soren killed was the weakest.
A gap appeared in the encirclement.
Soren wanted to break out, but just then a Chain Demon charged in. Accompanied by the flying cold chains, it unexpectedly wrapped around his arm.
“d*mn it!”
Soren growled and swung his sword down, with sparks flying, but his +1 Extraordinary Weapons longsword simply couldn’t cut through the Chain Demon’s chains.
Weapon!
Weapon, weapon, weapon!
As a professionist who values melee combat, Soren once again experienced the pain of not having an adequate weapon. The longsword in his hand was not capable of cutting through the Chain Demon’s chains at all.
If only he had Icebane in hand!
Without giving Soren a moment to think, the approaching Hook Demons were getting closer. In utter desperation, Soren retaliated against the Chain Demon before him.
A Flame Whip suddenly lashed out.
The flames howled!
Seeing the Hook Demons getting closer, Soren unleashed his peak-level combat skills. The Flame Whip came at an extremely tricky angle while he swung his longsword, executing the sword skill “Spiraling Dance”.
Splat.
Thud.
A bloody wound appeared on Soren’s back as the nearest Hook Demon directly slashed his back with its blade, even exposing the pale bone after cutting through the flesh. However, right before Soren, the Chain Demon that had been entangling him was instantly killed. Against Soren’s sudden explosive attack, it couldn’t even withstand one round of counterattack.
After all, Soren’s challenge level has already exceeded level 10, and he is nearing the elite form of the 【Fire Demon】.
A series of data floated before him:
“k*ll the Mid-tier Chain Demon!…”
“Extract the target’s soul power!…”
“You gained 36 points of soul power!… You successfully absorbed the target’s soul energy!… Your 【Fire Demon】 form received a partial enhancement!…”
“Unknown mutation!…”
“Your soul energy has undergone an unknown mutation!… Some abilities have merged and mutated!…”
“Unknown power triggered!…”
“Your body underwent a fusion mutation!… You comprehended the special ability [Gaze of Fear]!…”
“Unknown mutation!…”
“Host soul power integrated!… The special ability [Gaze of Fear] you comprehended transformed into [Gaze of Fear]!…”
…
In an instant!
A hint of bl**d-red light appeared in Soren’s eyes. Under the terrifying gaze that suddenly erupted, the approaching Hook Demon behind him immediately stopped in its tracks.
Soren’s gaze was so fearsome that it was as if they were facing a powerful demon lord or even some terrifying Evil God!
The blade cut through the cold light.
Soren flapped his injured Demon Wings and lunged forward, seizing the moment when the enemy was intimidated by the Gaze of Fear, and he once again beheaded a Hook Demon that came too close.
At this moment, the surrounding demons finally came to their senses!
One against three.
The situation is still very unfavorable for Soren. The wounds on his back are still bleeding, but the demons’ strong recovery ability is also kicking in. In a direct confrontation with three Hook Demons, he has less than thirty percent chance of victory, but if he can defeat them one by one, utilizing the ability of [Gaze of Fear], it is highly likely he could wipe out the remaining foes. The powers of the demons seem to have triggered the soul power of his body, and the Chain Demon’s innate ability “Gaze of Fear” has caused Soren’s ability to enhance for some unknown reason, directly inheriting the power of [Gaze of Fear] from his true form.
With this in mind, he indeed has a certain degree of confidence to turn around the current predicament of being hunted and beheaded!
…(To be continued ~^~)
