Lu Yu was furious, like a beast that had just been released from a cage after being trapped inside for a long time.
His voice startled the composed, elegant middle-aged man.
The middle-aged man still couldn’t comprehend why Lu Yu had reacted this way!
“You… you’re crazy,” Wang Tao murmured. He had only seen Lu Yu wear this expression once before, during his most painful moment. Now, as Lu Yu wore that same expression again, Wang Tao truly felt fear and instinctively took a step back.
Lin Ting was also startled.
Their relationship was unique, a mix of law enforcement and criminal.
But every time Lu Yu escaped, he always wore a smile, which infuriated her so much that she stomped her feet in anger.
He had never worn such an expression before.
But this time was different!
Lu Yu’s anger carried a faint scent of blood.
The men behind the middle-aged man, like leopards stimulated by danger, all rushed out and surrounded him.
They assumed a defensive posture, watching Lu Yu nervously.
If Lu Yu made any sudden moves, they were ready to protect the middle-aged man at all costs.
The middle-aged man hadn’t expected such a strong reaction from Lu Yu. However, having witnessed countless scenes, he quickly regained his composure after a brief moment of shock.
Someone actually dared to shout at him, which made his expression extremely grim.
But he understood well that the world had changed, and being overly cautious wouldn’t necessarily save his life.
So he took a deep breath and, with a slightly annoyed expression, said, “Young man, I admit my words just now were a bit too harsh. You’re risking your life, while I’m haggling over prices—that’s indeed inappropriate. I apologize for that. However, 150 Star Spirit Pearls is truly excessive. How about we settle on 100, as you initially suggested?”
For someone of his stature, apologizing publicly was already a huge concession toward Lu Yu.
He felt he had displayed great composure by going this far.
He believed Lu Yu would accept the offer as long as he had a shred of reason left.
“One hundred?” Lu Yu looked at the middle-aged man, a flash of coldness crossing his face. “One hundred fifty is the minimum. But now, even one hundred fifty won’t do. You can find someone else if you want. I’d like to see who’s actually willing to do it.”
The middle-aged man fell silent, his expression darkening.
Lin Ting’s palms grew slightly sweaty.
Lu Yu losing his temper like this was truly a first—it was terrifying!
On the other side, Wang Tao was both frightened and secretly delighted, almost ready to applaud and jump for joy.
“Fight! Fight! The better if you two start fighting.”
“It seems this camp really isn’t a place for me,” Lu Yu glanced at the time, gathering all the mutated Star Spirit Pearls scattered on the ground. “I don’t care about your identities. But remember this: you know starvation leads to death, and so do I. I can’t give you food if I myself am starving. You value your lives and don’t want to lose them, but I value mine even more—I don’t want to die either.”
After gathering all his belongings, Lu Yu wordlessly headed toward the stadium exit.
The middle-aged man and some nearby spectators who had gathered to watch the spectacle stood frozen, watching Lu Yu walk out of the stadium.
Suddenly, they realized a problem.
“He’s gone mad,” someone cried in alarm, staring at Lu Yu’s retreating figure with shock.
Because—night had fallen.
To them, the darkness was just as terrifying as the beasts outside.
For him to leave now—he must have truly lost his mind.
Lu Yu clenched his fists tightly, his anger lingering for a long time without subsiding.
They had gotten too used to bargaining, forgetting that the world had changed.
Did they really think everything could be negotiated?
Everything had seemed natural before.
Now, everything felt unnatural.
Everyone understood that the middle-aged man had provoked Lu Yu, and judging from his expression, it had turned somewhat cold.
So would Lu Yu still bring Star Spirit Pearls?
…
Lu Yu exited the stadium, identified his direction, and prepared to return to the mine.
Lu Yu sneered, “Make me risk my life for you? Do they really think I’m short on money or brains?”
This was the first time he had walked the streets at night.
The number of monsters in the dark was beyond Lu Yu’s expectations.
During the day, Wolf Demons were rarely seen, but now the streets were filled with them, and Demon Apes were even more numerous.
When more than ten Wolf Demons surrounded Lu Yu, even he could no longer maintain his calm.
After killing five Wolf Demons, Lu Yu barely escaped at the cost of 1,200 points of blood.
He still understood the saying: one cannot fight against overwhelming odds.
The difference between facing one or two Wolf Demons and being surrounded by a dozen was significant.
However, he still needed to kill 44 more Wolf Demons to complete the special effect of Level 1.
Lu Yu proceeded cautiously and, two hours later, re-entered the mine.
Here, the corpses of Black Demon Wolves served as a warning, temporarily keeping the monsters at bay.
In the center of the mine, there were thirty Demon Apes working.
After seeing Lu Yu, the newly arrived ones also recognized the new leader.
They didn’t have strong opinions about who led them.
In their minds, whoever could kill Wolf Demons could be their leader. Whoever provided food, they would work for.
With Star Spirit Pearls as food, the Demon Apes worked diligently.
The results that day were excellent.
Thirty Demon Apes mined eight Star Spirit Pearls in one day.
Lu Yu gave three of them as rewards to the Demon Apes, which made them ecstatic.
He took out all the mutated Star Spirit Pearls and Soul Weapons.
A total of 130 Star Spirit Pearls—he didn’t hesitate to crush them all.
His maximum life increased by 100 points, attack power by 70 points, and bone strength by 80 points.
The progress of his Kill Star Soul was still 96% away from reaching Level 2.
Lu Yu took out the Reinforced Blood Shield, observing it through the Truth Eye, waiting for the best attributes to appear before crushing it.
…
Reinforced Blood Shield:
Level: 1 (Upgradable four times)
Ability: Using Reinforced Blood Shield temporarily increases maximum life by 40 points, attack power by 150 points, and bone strength by 100 points!
Special Effect: When life is below 100, one life point is restored every 90 seconds.
…
Congratulations! You possess the special ability “Kill Promotion,” granting additional skill bonuses. Maximum life increases by 350 points, attack power by 100 points, and bone strength by 120 points! Special effect improved: one life point is restored every 85 seconds.
…
As the Reinforced Blood Shield fused, a faint blue light gathered again at Lu Yu’s forehead, condensing into a Star Spirit Pearl that fell down.
Lu Yu caught the pearl and carefully examined its attributes.
“Not only did the upgraded attributes carry over, but even the bonuses from Kill Promotion were inherited!”
Looking at the mutated Star Spirit Pearl he had just reformed, Lu Yu himself was astonished.
That meant the skills he sold later would be of significantly higher quality than those replaced by others.
If people knew the attributes of such items, they would be equivalent to Level 7 skills. At a rate of 20 Star Spirit Pearls per Star Spirit Pearl, they should be worth at least 200 Star Spirit Pearls at this stage.
“Who would sell them to you?” Lu Yu thought of the people at the camp, a faint sneer appearing on his lips. Suddenly, he noticed the little girl was no longer at the camp.
“Where’s Xiaoxiao?” Lu Yu asked a Demon Ape. “Did she leave?”
“She, she went to the edge of the mine. She went out and came back again,” a stammering Demon Ape replied.
“What’s she up to?” Lu Yu looked at the Demon Ape. This slightly smarter one had always been the one to speak up.
After thinking for a moment, Lu Yu said, “From now on, when I’m not around, you’ll be in charge of the other Demon Apes. Oh, and from now on, you’re Number One.”
“These mutated Star Spirit Pearls, try if you can use them? Yes, just hold them and crush them.” Lu Yu handed a Star Spirit Pearl containing the Blood Shield skill to the Demon Ape.
The Demon Ape approached and crushed it as Lu Yu instructed.
A faint blue light surged into the Demon Ape’s body.
“It, it works.” A blood-red glow flickered across the Demon Ape’s body.
“Good,” Lu Yu nodded. “Distribute these Star Spirit Pearls among the others.”
Lu Yu handed all the skill-containing mutated Star Spirit Pearls to the Demon Apes.
These skills were rather ordinary for Lu Yu. Using them alone was somewhat redundant and ineffective.
It was better to give them to the Demon Apes. Blood Shield, Werewolf Transformation, Starlight Halo… a total of six mutated Star Spirit Pearls were given to the Demon Apes—at least these Demon Apes remained loyal. Giving these to humans might quickly turn them into enemies.
He preferred to arm a squad of Demon Apes for now. At least at this stage, they wouldn’t betray him and could help resist some attacks.
Six Demon Apes now had skills, and with the five Star Weapons from the Wolf Demon corpses at the camp, these thirty Demon Apes together should be able to take down two Black Demon Wolves.
The remaining one with a better Werewolf Transformation and the Blood Shield he had replaced, Lu Yu decided to keep for Xiaoxiao.
After finishing this, Lu Yu took out the Life Guardian.
It was a ring-type Star Weapon, silver-white in color.
Even if it couldn’t be equipped with similar Soul Weapons, Lu Yu would prioritize equipping this Star Weapon…
Of the remaining five Star Spirit Stones, one was used to fuse the Star Weapon, and the other four were just enough to upgrade Life Guardian to maximum level.
As the four Star Spirit Stones were used for upgrading, the Life Guardian emitted a flash of light. Its originally white glow now had a faint gray hue.
“Bonus attributes!” Lu Yu saw the new attributes. After the fourth upgrade, some additional attributes were added. He removed the Starlight Halo he was wearing and put on the Life Guardian.
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Life Guardian:
Level: 1 (Upgraded four times)
Attributes: Increases maximum life by 1,800 points and bone strength by 270 points.
Special Effect: Gains an additional 200 attack points. Cannot be used with Soul Weapons that increase maximum life.
Bonus Attribute: Increases maximum life by 200 points.
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“This is exactly what I wanted.” Lu Yu looked at the Life Guardian’s attributes, his smile growing wider. Looking at the Life Guardian on his left little finger, his life points instantly increased by over a thousand.
Combined with the Reinforced Blood Shield in battle, his maximum life would reach four thousand.
His attack power would rise to 1,350 points, and his bone strength would finally exceed one thousand.
Starting today, the Black Demon Wolves would no longer pose any pressure to him.
Combined with the Life Essence and Bloodthirst Blade’s healing effects, he could endure longer in battle. At least, being surrounded by a dozen Wolf Demons would no longer pose a significant threat.
But Lu Yu was also clear. With his current strength, he still couldn’t face a large number of monsters.
If surrounded, he would still be worn down and killed.
“Take me to find Xiaoxiao,” Lu Yu ordered Number One to lead the way.
Number One put down his work and led Lu Yu toward the edge of the mine.
As they approached the edge, Lu Yu heard furious ape howls.
Then, when he saw Xiaoxiao, he found her actually fighting with the Demon Apes.
Xiaoxiao had multiple wounds on her body, her clothes torn in many places.
When Lu Yu arrived, Xiaoxiao had already exhausted her strength, and her wounds were healing more slowly.
This proved her life points had dropped below 100.
Suddenly, Xiaoxiao retreated onto the black stones at the mine’s edge.
The Demon Ape that had been about to charge in immediately stopped, angrily pounding its chest repeatedly.
But it dared not step one foot onto the black stone ground of the mine.
Xiaoxiao sat on a rock, taking out a piece of bread from her pink backpack and eating a few bites. Then she drank some water, wiped the sweat from her brow, and began to recover.
Once she had mostly recovered, she jumped out again.
Okay.
Lu Yu finally understood what the Demon Ape meant when it said she went out and came back!
This little girl had completely turned the mine into a refuge.
She had determined the Demon Apes wouldn’t dare to enter, so she used this place to protect herself and used this method to train her body.
“Wait until she rests, then give these to her,” Lu Yu handed the Blood Shield and Werewolf Transformation mutated Star Spirit Pearl he had replaced to the Demon Ape. “Tell her these two items are worth 300 Star Spirit Pearls.”
After giving the items to the Demon Ape, Lu Yu tidied up and left the mine under the cover of night.
It wasn’t just that he needed Wolf Demons—he also needed more Black Demon Wolf corpses piled at the edge of the mine to warn those people.
Moreover, the timing was ripe to familiarize himself with the monsters’ movements in the dark.
His attributes were already strong enough.
…
A Black Demon Wolf walked in the darkness, relying on its terrifying sense of smell to search for human scent.
Just as it caught the scent of a human, it detected a hint of unease and fear within.
“Roar!”
The Black Demon Wolf’s fur bristled, its eerie blue eyes locking onto a spot less than three meters to its side.
A human figure had already leaped up, using the wall’s momentum to jump two meters high, delivering a powerful punch to the Black Demon Wolf’s back of the head.
“Aowww!”
The Black Demon Wolf was struck heavily, its entire body going limp.
At this moment, the figure’s second punch landed, shattering the Black Demon Wolf’s skull.
“Number seven.” The figure landed, staring at the Black Demon Wolf’s corpse, a faint smile appearing on his lips.
It was none other than Lu Yu, hunting in the darkness, even more thrilling.
Seeing the Black Demon Wolf had stopped breathing, Lu Yu approached its corpse, reaching out to grab the tail to drag it to the edge of the mine.
As he squatted slightly, suddenly he heard a fierce gust of wind from above, like a club swinging, compressing the air with a whistling sound.
Lu Yu’s hands slammed onto the ground, his body shooting backward six or seven meters.
Boom…
The spot where he had stood exploded into flying debris, half of the Black Demon Wolf’s body smashed into a bloody pulp.
Lu Yu saw a stone club nearly a meter thick at the front rise from the ground.
The other end was slightly thinner, held in a furry black hand.
In the darkness, a pair of blood-red eyes stared at Lu Yu, slowly speaking, “It’s you, isn’t it? You’ve killed many Wolf Demons and Black Demon Wolves these days?”
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