Chapter 92: The Pitch-black Heart of the Abyss

Following Li Cheng’s orders, all the girls accepted their orders. The main force targeting the tier eight monsters was naturally Li Cheng’s own troops. The role of those players was the same as in Death Valley. They were in charge of the lone monsters and would win according to the number of monsters killed.

With Li Cheng’s various buffs, the players were able to break through the defense of the monsters. At this time, Li Cheng’s appointment notice was also announced.

“Holy War notice. Player Pearl has been appointed as the Deputy Commander of the Legion!

“Holy War notice. Everyone, do not attack these high-level monsters rashly. Listen to Pearl’s orders and surround those deserters!”

As the appointment was announced, the battle began very quickly. The Frost Marksmen nimbly nocked their bows and launched their arrows. Arrows attached to ice crystals started reaping the enemies’ lives.

The Heavenly Knights and the Frost Dragons also began to move. They were both flying forces that could kill the enemies easily. The Shadow Assassins could only kill monsters that were flying at low altitudes.

However, no matter what kind of army they were, Li Cheng had cast Command Flame. Hence, the AOE ability had an explosive effect, and the speed of clearing the monsters stunned the players.

At this moment, Asilia came to Li Cheng’s side. Her face was full of worry. “Earl Netherworld, I sense an incredibly evil existence hidden here.”

Hearing this, Li Cheng raised his eyebrows. As the Saintess of the God of Light, Asilia could be said to be very sensitive to the existence of evil. What kind of existence could make her feel this worried?

After thinking for a while, he still could not figure it out. Li Cheng could only think of this in his heart and be more alert.

On the other side, after Li Cheng started the attack, countless Winged Night Shades opened their bloody mouths, letting out shrill cries. They quickly rushed toward the tree’s branches. As the players started to encounter the monsters, countless people were shocked.

“F*ck, it’s actually a tier eight soldier!”

“Hurry up and move. My Meat Shield soldiers can’t hold on at all. Everyone, quickly use the kiting tactic to exhaust them to death!”

“Who has a long-range soldier? I’m f*cking close combat. What the f*ck can I kill?!”

“Hahaha, I’ve killed over a dozen monsters. The experience points are several times higher than low-tier monsters. It’s too great!”

“What are you showing off for? I just killed a hundred monsters and got eight contribution points. Surely enough, I’m getting meat to eat with Netherworld boss. Hahaha.”

“This is too bad. I’m also a f*cking close combat soldier. I can only pick up the ones that have fallen to the ground.”

The players were in a commotion. A tier eight flying soldier was still too strong for the players at the current stage of the game. This was especially so under the effect of Desperate Boat. Although the attack stats were increased by a lot, the defense stats made them as fragile as paper. They would shatter with a single touch.

However, under Pearl’s correct command, the players quickly found the right way to fight. The current army did not have enough attack and defense, so they simply could not fight the monsters on the ground. They could only fight by using guerilla tactics, which was also the legendary kiting tactic.

With Li Cheng’s speed buff, this kiting tactic became much easier. Countless Winged Night Shades flapped their wings vigorously. Fortunately, they could not catch up with the players’ trash archer units.

The archers’ arrows landed on their heads. The damage points were not very high, only a few dozen or more than a hundred points. However, the monsters still could not withstand the large number of players.

With the correct tactic, the players surrounded the Winged Night Shades one by one. The army quickly descended into the nest.

At this moment, Li Cheng gathered his heroes to his side as the troops slowly gathered and advanced slowly. Since the players could fight, there was no need for him to fight the small monsters.

Li Cheng turned to Lillian and asked, “Lillian, do you know what’s inside?”

Lillian shook her head. “I don’t know. I don’t know anything about the recent events in the Shadow World.”

At this time, Sylvia snorted and looked at Li Cheng disdainfully. “Do you even need to ask? This is the aura of a demon.”

Hearing this, Li Cheng was stunned at first. Then, he looked at Sylvia as if she was an idiot. This made the Frost Dragon Princess, who had a bad temper, instantly explode. “What kind of look is that?!”

Li Cheng did not continue to argue with her. Instead, he slowly said, “Looking at the skills of these Winged Night Shades, even a fool would know that they’re related to demons.”

He sighed. It was impossible to count on others. Li Cheng did not pay attention to the furious Sylvia. Instead, he looked toward the top of the entire nest, which was the top of the many strange trees.

There was a pitch-black ball that was as black as ink. It was releasing dense black energy streams. In the Shadow World, the darker the color meant the higher the amount of energy one possessed.

Looking at the ball, Li Cheng frowned and said to Sylvia, “Let’s go up and take a look.”

Sylvia glared at Li Cheng, wanting to scold him for wanting to ride her. Then, as if thinking of something, she obediently transformed into her dragon form and rushed up with Li Cheng. In a few seconds, Li Cheng felt his surroundings getting darker and darker. At this moment, he was less than 10 meters away from the ball. He immediately cast a scouting spell.

[Pitch-black heart of the abyss (not activated)]

[Description: ???]

After reading this introduction, Li Cheng narrowed his eyes. He was very familiar with the word ‘abyss’.

The bottomless abyss was where the demons lived. As for the pitch-black heart of the abyss, he did not have any memory of it in his mind. Speaking of which, no player had ever come to the Winged Night Shade’s lair in his previous life.

The question now was… What was the big heart for?

At this moment, the pitch-black heart of the abyss suddenly changed. In the center of the pitch-black ball, a blood-red eyeball slowly appeared. The system’s voice rang in Li Cheng’s ears.

“Ding, dong, you’ve been affected by the pitch-black heart of the abyss. Your army’s attribute points have decreased by fifty percent!

“Ding, dong, you’ve been affected by the pitch-black heart of the abyss. Your luck points have decreased by one thousand!”

As the system’s voice fell, dark energy enveloped all of Li Cheng’s troops.

Li Cheng had a solemn expression. His attribute points were directly halved. That was the same effect of the Goddess of Poison. The most important thing was that things like reducing a player’s luck points were extremely rare in Tribe.

If an ordinary player got his luck points reduced by 1,000 points, he could immediately delete his account and play again. However, Li Cheng had extremely high luck, so it was not a big deal at all. Thinking of this, Li Cheng cast a scouting spell again.

[Pitch-black heart of the abyss (partially activated)]

[Description: An Immortal item from the abyss, the heart of an ancient Demon God. It’s said that on the day of its awakening, every time the heart beats, all living creatures within a hundred miles will turn into demons.]

[Grade: Mythical Tier 5]

[Level: 50]

[HP: 300 billion/300 billion]

[Attack: 0]

[Defense: 99,990,000]

[Skills: Abyssal Radiation, Ominous Aura, Magic Immunity…]

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