Surviving great calamity brings great fortune afterward!
This phrase perfectly described Lu Yu’s situation.
Lu Yu had escaped the camp alive, never expecting that at the moment he most desired an attack skill, it would come to him in such a way.
Slaughter Strike—unlike the Rampage Strike, which consumed a massive amount of blood, Slaughter Strike’s cost was practically negligible.
Ten Star Spirit Beads—far less than instantly consuming a thousand health points.
“It looks like tonight, even the heavens don’t want them to have an easy time!”
Lu Yu sneered as he scoured the southeastern edge of the city for Demon Apes while hunting monsters.
Whether it was Demon Apes, Wolf Demons, or Black Demon Wolves, he left none alive.
Right now, he needed Star Spirit Beads.
Holding fifty Star Spirit Beads in his hand, if he could gather a few more, tonight, in this camp, he would deliver an even greater shock to that person.
After searching through building after building, Lu Yu didn’t find any Demon Apes.
But as night approached, he had already collected sixty Star Spirit Beads.
Along with a pile of junk Soldier Souls, he also obtained over ten Mutated Star Spirit Beads.
One of the Mutated Star Spirit Beads, dropped by a Black Demon Wolf, turned out to be Silver Armor.
“Is this telling me to terrify the entire camp?” Lu Yu glanced at the Mutated Star Spirit Bead, feeling that this skill had come at just the right time.
He wasn’t afraid of close combat. But when it came to sniper shots, he had to be prepared.
The Silver Armor skill was practically made to counter such threats.
When Lu Yu crushed the Mutated Star Spirit Bead, he discovered that Silver Armor didn’t manifest as a standalone skill.
Instead, Silver Armor and Silver Hand fused together.
A faint silver glow began to shimmer across his chest, back, and abdomen.
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Silver Guardian Armor: Passive Skill
Level: 1 (Cannot be upgraded)
Attributes: Automatically increases physical strength by 500 points without activation.
Special Effect: Attacks with a power of 700 or less, if blocked with Silver Hand, will have their damage completely nullified.
Description: Silver Guardian Armor is part of the Silver Armor set. Before completing the set, individual Silver Armor components cannot be upgraded. Each acquired Silver Armor component will enhance attributes, and upon completing the full armor set, new powers will be unlocked.
First Effect Unlocked: When Silver Armor is attacked, it automatically stacks additional health to the maximum limit, stacking twice, 500 points each time. Duration: 300 seconds.
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“Not bad luck,” Lu Yu took a deep breath, calming his emotions.
By his calculations, his maximum health could stack to over 5,000.
More importantly, any attack with a power of 700 or less could be completely negated.
How many people could achieve such attack power now?
With his chest protected, as long as he shielded his head with his hands, even bullets would struggle to kill him.
By now, the sky had gradually darkened.
Lu Yu found a set of black athletic wear in a mall.
The oversized, loose-fitting clothes concealed his figure.
The hoodie came with a large cap. When he put it on, his face was barely visible in the darkness.
“This should do.”
If not for the two Lu family members in the camp, he wouldn’t need such a disguise.
A simple mask and a change of clothes would’ve been enough to swagger in and out of the camp under a different identity.
During the day, he had already used Soul Gather Hand.
So tonight, under this other identity, he couldn’t use Soul Gather Hand.
He stowed Soul Gather Hand and equipped the Star Spirit Beads.
With 110 Star Spirit Beads, he could unleash Slaughter Strike eleven times.
Liu Heng, was it? Tonight, I’ll make you realize this world no longer belongs to you.
Lu Yu sneered as he looked toward the stadium.
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The sky gleamed with a silver moon, countless stars twinkling overhead.
Unlike previous nights, this was the camp’s first attempt to expand outward.
Over a thousand soldiers and camp members worked together, clearing monsters around the stadium.
Demon Apes, Wolf Demons, and the occasional Black Demon Wolf appeared.
Everyone’s faces relaxed.
“It’s just the start of the night, and we’ve already killed over a dozen Demon Apes. At this rate, we won’t need months to reclaim this city.”
Someone spoke excitedly.
Bang!
A Wolf Demon let out a wail and fell under the group’s attack.
Several Demon Apes, terrified, dropped to their knees, trembling and begging for mercy.
But no one would pass up the chance to kill a monster.
Not a single kneeling monster escaped their attacks.
Someone said while fighting, “Do you think Lu Yu will come for revenge?”
“Not anytime soon, I bet.”
“Yeah, look at all the warriors in the camp. How would he dare show up alone?”
“But Lu Yu seems connected to that mysterious person from the mine. Liu Heng and Lu Xing both said they’re going to seize the mine. That mysterious person won’t just run away, right?”
“Run away? No way!”
“Yeah, a mine that massive, several kilometers in diameter—think of all the Star Spirit Stones. Controlling the mine is like sitting on a fortune. Who would give that up?”
Everyone believed the mysterious person wouldn’t flee.
No one knew the mysterious person’s strength or even much about this enigmatic figure.
They continued pushing forward, hunting monsters near the stadium or driving them away.
But they underestimated the number of monsters.
As true night fell, tens of thousands of monsters surged from all directions.
Like a swarm of locusts, they crowded the city streets and rooftops. The Demon Apes and Wolf Demons, initially driven away, began pressing back toward the camp.
The once-relaxed faces of the group were no longer at ease.
The thousand-strong group was overwhelmed by tens of thousands of monsters, forcing them to retreat toward the camp.
They had been too optimistic.
Roar!
A Black Demon Wolf howled in the beast horde, its dark fur blending into the night, almost as if it were burning.
“Black Demon Wolf!” someone shouted, instinctively stepping back.
“Fall back, fall back!”
“Call for backup! We need at least ten people to handle a Black Demon Wolf!”
Teams of warriors shouted and quickly regrouped.
A Black Demon Wolf with 2,000 health and immense attack power could still one-shot many of them.
Tens of thousands of monsters gathered here—swarms of Demon Apes, humanoid Wolf Demons, and towering, ferocious Black Demon Wolves—facing off against the thousand warriors in the open space before the stadium like a steel flood.
The humans’ hearts sank to their lowest point, the joy of last night’s victory gone.
The monster horde pressed closer, making the thousand warriors break out in cold sweat.
Aside from the monsters’ panting, only the sound of human heartbeats remained.
A battle was about to erupt.
At that moment, faint footsteps broke the tense silence.
Countless hearts tightened, heads turning toward the sound.
Making noise at a time like this—was this person courting death?
The monsters also looked up. In the eyes of the low-level Demon Apes, they sensed a dangerous aura, trembling slightly.
In the darkness, a figure in black athletic wear emerged.
His face was unrecognizable, completely hidden by the oversized hood, shrouded in shadow.
Even his hands were covered by black gloves.
In the dark night—
A man whose face couldn’t be seen walked down the street, with countless monsters nearby.
Yet the man seemed oblivious to the danger, steadily approaching the camp.
“Is… is this a person?” someone stammered, chills running down their spine.
It felt more like a ghost, a phantom.
Countless monsters watched the black-clad figure, sensing an unsettling aura.
Demon Apes trembled, Wolf Demons whimpered softly.
Only the Black Demon Wolves showed hostility, crouching low and glaring at the figure.
Roar!
A Black Demon Wolf suddenly lunged, blood-red energy enveloping it, forming blood shields around its body.
The Black Demon Wolf charged with full force, its head lowered as if it could smash through walls.
The man in black struck, his right fist swinging without dodging, landing squarely on the Black Demon Wolf’s head.
Countless eyes watched as the fist connected, hearing the sound of bones shattering.
The Black Demon Wolf’s mouth opened, spraying blood as its eyes burst, cracks spreading across its skull.
Bang!
The wolf’s head exploded, its massive body flying backward like a broken kite.
The man in black stood still, not even swaying.
The man in black was Lu Yu. But in the night, he was no longer Lu Yu—he was the master of the Star Spirit Mine!
The headless Black Demon Wolf’s body flew over ten meters, tumbling across the ground.
“Ah!”
The thousand-strong crowd gasped.
“No, this can’t be! One-shotting a Black Demon Wolf? That’s 2,000 health!”
“Who is this? My God, am I seeing things?”
“One-shotting a Black Demon Wolf—besides Lu Shan, who in the camp can do that?”
They couldn’t believe it. How could they?
They struggled to kill a Black Demon Wolf even with multiple people.
Yet the person before them had one-shotted it. Was this a lie?
Roar!
Another Black Demon Wolf leaped, crashing toward Lu Yu like a small mountain.
Lu Yu stepped back, positioning himself so the wolf’s head landed right in front of him as it fell.
He reached out, pressing his hand on the Black Demon Wolf’s head.
Boom!
The wolf’s raised head was forced down, smashing into the ground.
The concrete cracked with half-foot-long fissures, the Black Demon Wolf’s head buried in the ground, crushed.
Blood oozed from the wolf’s distorted features, its limbs still twitching.
The tens of thousands of monsters wailed, even the mighty Black Demon Wolves retreating.
The humans stared in shock, never having seen monsters so afraid of one person.
“Is… is he even human?” Everyone had the same question.
If he was human, how could he do this?
The humans didn’t believe it because they saw with their eyes.
The monsters feared him because a bloody aura emanated from Lu Yu as he fought, a scent tied to the blood of powerful Demon Apes.
Lu Yu turned his head, two cold glints flashing from the shadow of his hood, sweeping over the crowd.
In a low, raspy voice, he said, “Weren’t you looking for me? I’m here!”
His voice wasn’t loud, but to many, it was louder than thunder.
“It’s him! It’s him!”
“The mysterious person from the Star Spirit Mine!”
Still reeling from the fact that he one-shotted a monster, they realized something even more shocking.
The most mysterious powerhouse in the camp had arrived.
Not in the daytime, but in the monster-filled night.
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