Chapter 77: An Old Acquaintance.

Skill – Wrath of Life:

Grade: 1 (Upgraded four times, cannot be upgraded further.)

Attribute: None.

Effect: Once HP drops below 1,000 points, the Life Rage ability will activate automatically, increasing both the HP cap and current HP to 30,000 points. This effect lasts for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, HP will return to its original maximum value. Once Life Rage is activated, during its duration, the character will be immune to stun and bleed effects!

Restriction: The owner of Life’s Fury can only activate this skill once and cannot reacquire or use it again. Once Life’s Fury is activated, the skill will automatically disappear after its duration ends.

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“Congratulations, you have the special ability to kill and ascend, and your skills receive additional attribute bonuses. The Life’s Fury grants an extra 20,000 increase in maximum life and current life points, with the duration extended by five minutes.”

Restriction: The skill “Promotion through Slaughter” of Life’s Fury gains additional bonuses and can be triggered one extra time.

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Lu Yu looked at the skill description of “Wrath of Life” and took a deep, cold breath!

“The Rage of Life” was a skill he purchased from Canghai.

However, I later became too busy and forgot to use it.

He really didn’t expect to encounter a Blood Demon Bear that had reached the peak of the first level.

In its prime, the Blood Demon Bear is not only powerful but has also evolved its skills.

The attributes of the Life’s Fury obtained this time are at least three times better than those of the one I bought back.

“Thank goodness we didn’t use that one,” Lu Yu exhaled sharply.

If I had used the Life’s Fury back then due to a momentary tremor in my hand, I would have wasted a better skill.

A threefold difference in attributes allows for two uses, which is like having two lives. The value of this skill isn’t just tripled; its worth would likely be at least one hundred and fifty to two hundred Star Spirit Stones if sold.

And even then, it depends on whether there is someone willing to sell.

When the health value drops below one thousand, it activates automatically, representing a second chance at rebirth.

And he had two more than that!

The value of preserving one’s life cannot be measured casually.

As for why the Blood Demon Bear could still survive when its health dropped to 3,500, under the instant-kill effect of Burning Blood Blade, he had never been able to figure it out.

Why can’t the Blood Demon Bear be defeated instantly like all the other enemies?

Only at this moment of calm did he begin to seriously contemplate this question and its possible details.

In the end, Lu Yu confirmed that the “Blood Blade’s” so-called instant combustion of all blood actually inflicted a sudden loss of 3,500 life points on the enemy, regardless of their physical stamina or other effects. However, this merely meant releasing an immense amount of damage all at once. Without an extremely fast recovery skill, such damage was virtually impossible to withstand.

Therefore, as long as there are recovery skills available, the damage from Blade’s Burn can be mitigated.

Lu Yu understood this point and realized that the effect of the Blood燃 Sword was not invincible.

At this stage, this weapon still poses a significant threat to many lives.

Lu Yu figured everything out and had almost finished handling the tasks at hand.

Lu Yu left the mine with some Star Spirit Stones and returned to the stadium around noon.

This time, as soon as he left the mine, he saw quite a few people.

After last night’s battle, many people now have more fear towards Lu Yu. Even as Lu Yu walked out from the mine, no one doubted his identity anymore.

Because, they admitted that in this city, only Lu Yu was qualified to team up with the person from the mine.

Many people, upon seeing Lu Yu from a distance, gave a slight nod and then quickly walked away.

Compared to what Lu Yu had done for Fanggang last night, they were more afraid of Lu Yu’s cold-heartedness.

This is a ruthless person who, once truly offended, would demand a life in return!

When Lu Yu arrived near the stadium, he could already see from a distance that the area had become much livelier, with a significant increase in the number of people.

Around the stadium, there were many more tents and a lot of temporary wooden huts. Many people were still in the process of building additional huts.

These makeshift huts were haphazardly set up around the stadium’s entrance.

Around every tent and every cabin, various supplies were placed in a disorderly manner.

There was a worn-out sofa, some chairs, and an iron pot, among other things.

Large pots were set up in front of some houses, cooking wild vegetables and various kinds of food. The mixed smells made the air outside the stadium somewhat unpleasant!

If the ground were not paved with concrete and asphalt, but instead a bit more muddy and rugged, this place would resemble the streets outside medieval Western castles.

Compared to that luxurious and sophisticated stadium, these wooden huts resemble slums surrounding the luxurious villas.

Crowded and cramped, small tents and wooden huts cluster around the entrance of the stadium, leaving only a passage more than ten meters wide and dozens of meters long for people to enter and exit the stadium.

In front of the houses on both sides of the street, various pieces of gold and silver jewelry, neatly arranged, were laid out on a piece of ragged cloth, waiting for someone to buy them.

Just a few hours later, the changes here were so dramatic that even Lu Yu thought he was seeing things.

Many of them were already emaciated from hunger; some had a slightly better complexion, but they were still unnaturally thin.

There were men and children, but not a single elderly person in sight!

The adults were busy.

Meanwhile, the children were in their respective rooms, watching curiously and fearfully as people entered the stadium through this passage.

They had been warned by the adults not to approach these people.

“It’s only been one night and half a day since he left; how could he have changed so much!” Lu Yu could hardly recognize him.

“Mr. Lu, all these people are here because of you.” A man nearby heard Lu Yu speaking and immediately responded with reverence as he walked past Lu Yu.

“What does it have to do with me?” Lu Yu frowned and said, “I don’t even know them.”

“Last night, your battle and the fact that you single-handedly killed two level-one peak monsters has already spread throughout the entire city. Now even the monsters in the southeastern area have vanished, and some people suspect it’s because of you. Everyone knows you took action here to kill someone, and they believe you did it to protect the camp. Therefore, people have gathered here, believing that you can protect all of us.”

As the other person spoke, he merely shrugged and said, “The people from the original camp didn’t reveal your information without your permission, so they didn’t know it was you.”

“F***, what do I have to do with this?” Lu Yu’s face turned cold abruptly as he muttered in a deep voice: “I don’t have time to protect these people. What do I care if they live or die?”

“Uh!” The person who had been explaining for Lu Yu, seeing his expression change, immediately smiled awkwardly and said, “But they’ve already gathered here.”

“Let them be. If some monsters come after them, I don’t have time to save them.” Lu Yu didn’t feel like explaining further, as he didn’t care whether these people lived or died.

People are actually very realistic.

Just like when Zhang Yang and his army were here before, relying on the military force, the camp successfully withstood the impact of the magical beasts and gained numerous benefits.

However, when Lu Yu left due to conflicts with the army, not a single person stood up to say a word.

This is the reality.

Because by then, they had gained enough strength through their advantages to become self-reliant.

Now, these people have gathered here because of him. If one day, when he is about to die, no one will stand up to save him.

Because he was going to die, who would protect a dead man!

Lu Yu walked into this area, and many people on both sides were staring at him, looking at him with admiration.

Lu Yu merely glanced sideways with his peripheral vision, but suddenly came to a halt!

He turned his head in shock, looking at a person with disbelief.

He was a thin man, no more than thirty years old. The man was bald, with two scars on his head and left cheek—long and crooked like centipedes. His left eye resembled a dark hollow, and his left arm was amputated at the elbow. Wearing tattered cotton clothes, he squatted by an old, black cauldron, simmering a pot of wild vegetables.

His single eye seemed clouded, and he had to bring his face as close as thirty centimeters to the pot to see whether the water was boiling.

“You, you are Lingyang!” Lu Yu could hardly believe his own eyes, thinking he must have mistaken.

Lu Yu rubbed his eyes hard, trying to widen them as he stared at the thin man in front of him.

That scar is unmistakable.

It’s just that people change too much.

“Who, who is calling me?” The thin man raised his head, his single eye seemingly trying to locate the source of the voice.

However, his clouded eyes couldn’t see very far, and he could only vaguely make out Lu Yu standing not far ahead of him.

Lu Yu took two steps at once and approached the person. The man’s clothes and body emitted a pungent odor, a mix of several days without bathing and the smell of blood.

The man’s hands were dirty and covered with grease.

Lu Yu completely ignored those around him, rushed forward, and grabbed the other person’s hand, staring at them intently. He said excitedly, “It’s really you! You’re alive too! Ha ha, that’s great! I thought you had been eaten by the demon ape! You bastard, so you’re still alive after all.”

He could be certain that the person before him was Ling Yang.

Lu Yu never expected that the once robust man would end up in such a state.

But it is enough for a person to be alive.

“Lu Yu, you’re Lu Yu!” The man finally recognized the person across from him, a smile spreading across his face. His laughter now carried a touch of boldness as he said, “So you’re still alive too, damn it.”

“Originally, that night, I wanted to find you. But there were too many monsters, and I couldn’t get through. Later, when I went to your place, it was empty, and there was blood on the ground. I thought you were dead,” Lu Yu tightly embraced Ling Yang and said fiercely, “Damn it, you made me feel so miserable for half a day. Right then, a demon ape happened to rush in. I thought it had killed you, so I fought it with all I had and nearly died too.”

“If I were so easy to kill, that brat from the Wang family would have already sent someone to chop me into pieces that year.” Although Ling Yang was still thin, his tone carried a certain confidence.

“Come on, let’s go into the stadium to continue our chat. It’s more spacious there.” Lu Yu laughed, threw his arm around Ling Yang’s neck, and started walking toward the stadium entrance.

Ling Yang suddenly stopped, looking at the luxurious stadium with a bitter smile and shaking his head. “Forget it, that’s no longer my world. I won’t go in anymore.”

Lu Yu was taken aback, suddenly understanding that Ling Yang’s injuries had worn away the boldness and majesty the man once possessed.

“Damn it, who says it’s not your world. Come with me, I’ve got plenty of money now, I’ll even buy you your way to becoming a master.” Lu Yu’s eyes reddened as he shouted, “If anyone dares to say a single word against you, I’ll rip his head off.”

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