Multiverse Skill System

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What came into view was an utterly desolate land, devoid of any life, not even a blade of grass; it was a veritable wasteland of life, and the sight was incredibly oppressive.

In addition, there is a nauseating odor in the air, and most people probably wouldn't want to come here unless absolutely necessary.

"Yi Shuihan, this is your first time in the Demon Battlefield. Be sure to stay close to the team, talk less and observe more. You'll get used to it soon."

Beside Yi Shuihan, a man with a resolute face and a bald head gave Yi Shuihan a reminder.

On the way to the battlefield of evil, Yi Shuihan joined a team. The team consisted of 7 senior students from the school, making 8 people with Yi Shuihan.

This team is quite strong, with one captain from the 7th floor of the Tower of Babel and five others from the 6th floor of the Tower of Babel who are all at the King rank in the Virtual Battlefield.

Yi Shuihan and another member of the Wood Clan were new additions to the team. Both were at the King level, but they were actually just substitutes in the team.

In comparison, the Namu tribe is more valued because the Namu tribe is naturally more likely to comprehend the Way of Life, and most of them are good healers. Even if their strength is lower, they still play a significant role in the team.

The person speaking to Yi Shuihan was Qingfeng, the team's melee DPS. They were so close because they were both human and members of the same company.

"I understand, Brother Feng."

He called out "Brother Feng" to Yi Shuihan without any hesitation, after all, the other party had been very caring towards him, and they were also senior members of the human race.

"Good to know. Remember, always follow orders. Okay, the captain is calling us, let's go."

The others in the group were already fully prepared to set off not far away. Yi Shuihan stopped admiring the scenery, even though there really wasn't much to see here.

"We'll head this way. Zero, you go ahead and scout ahead. Qingfeng and Brad, keep watch. Snake Queen, keep an eye on Wood Spirit. Yi Shuihan, you follow Iron Blade. I'll bring up the rear."

As the captain, Biok skillfully assigned positions.

The team members had no objections, including Yi Shuihan, and the team quickly got moving.

Are you wondering why we don't fly?

Yi Shuihan merely glanced around casually, but the Snake Princess beside him suddenly spoke up, seemingly believing that Yi Shuihan had this question.

Yi Shuihan was taken aback at first, then could only nod slightly. He knew that revealing the real reason would embarrass Snake Princess and would be detrimental to team harmony!

"There is an unwritten rule on the battlefield of demons: only Chaos Emperors can fly. If you fly into the sky and are discovered, you will be met with a Chaos Emperor-level demon. Of course, if you are forced into a desperate situation, you can fly if you fly quickly."

Chapter 1269, Slaying Demons on the Battlefield

The Snake Princess is a member of the snake clan, whose entire world is ruled by snakes. If placed in the prehistoric era, the Snake Princess could also be considered a demon.

Snakes are cold-blooded, but the snake clan to which the Snake Princess belongs is warm-blooded. In addition, snakes are generally quite enthusiastic. When Yi Shuihan learned this, he was still quite surprised.

It seemed that Yi Shuihan's act of behaving like a junior pleased the Snake Queen, and she then started talking non-stop about the Demon Battlefield to Yi Shuihan.

Some of these were things Yi Shuihan had heard about from Qingfeng, while others were things he hadn't heard of before. Overall, he gained something, which increased his theoretical knowledge.

"You're a good kid, talented and daring. As long as you don't fall, you'll definitely become a strong person in the future. I'll protect you now, but I'll need you to help me out when the time comes."

When the Snake Princess speaks, she adopts the demeanor of a big sister, which gives her a unique charm.

To be fair, the Snake Princess in human form is really beautiful, almost indistinguishable from humans. The only difference is a small diamond-shaped scale on her forehead, which adds to her charm and becomes her unique feature.

Boa Hancock is actually the second strongest member of the team. Apart from Captain Beowulf, she is the strongest. Otherwise, she wouldn't have been assigned to look after Kodama, the healer.

Why does the Snake Princess talk to Mu Ling instead of Yi Shui Han? Yi Shui Han can only say that like repels like, and Mu Ling is clearly the kind of girl with an icy personality.

After walking for about 3 hours, Zero, who was at the front, suddenly stopped. Instantly, the atmosphere in the group changed. Even Snake Queen, who was chatting with Yi Shuihan, became very serious and took out her weapon, a curved blade. Its aura belonged to a Chaos Treasure, but it was unclear whether it was low-grade or mid-grade.

"There's a small squad of Destroyers ahead."

Zero-contrast Oak said.

"Destroy them."

With Biok's command, the team finally entered battle mode.

Afterwards, Yi Shuihan finally saw the so-called Lesser Destruction Demon. Although it was called Lesser Destruction Demon, it was not actually small. Its body was 3 meters tall, much larger than the average one. However, considering the races in the group, it could be considered small, since not all races were human.

The little Destroyer is entirely black, covered in large, bowl-shaped scales, has red eyes, four arms that look like blades, and exceptionally thick legs that kick up dust when it runs.

The team of eight little Destroyers roared and charged over as soon as they saw Yi Shuihan and his group, they were so excited.

"Keep two for the newlyweds."

The Little Destroyer Demon's strength is equivalent to the weakest True Saint. It was a piece of cake for Yi Shuihan's team. Almost every time they met, they suffered heavy casualties. If it weren't for the fact that they shouted faster than Ork, not even one of them would have survived, let alone two.

"Wood Spirit, although your main role is healing, you will inevitably encounter special situations. Try killing demons first, so that you won't be caught off guard later."

Biok said to the Wood Spirit.

Upon hearing this, Mu Ling nodded, took out her weapon, and walked towards one of the small Destruction Demons that was surrounded.

The little Destroyer is not very intelligent, possessing only simple consciousness. Upon seeing the Wood Spirit, it immediately becomes ferocious, showing no fear despite the fact that its companions have been killed.

Mu Ling was indeed a King-level player. He was a little unfamiliar with the Little Destruction Demon at first and suffered some losses, but later he killed it cleanly and efficiently.

Next, it was Yi Shuihan's turn to experience slaying demons.

Yi Shuihan held a hastily purchased sword in his hand, a low-grade Chaos Spiritual Treasure, without using his Chaos Body or the power of his personal world.

The sword thrust out and struck the little Destruction Demon's body, but it only slightly damaged its scales.

"What an incredibly tough body! Even Chaos Treasures can only achieve this level of toughness. It's probably immune to physical attacks from those below the True Saint level."

With the intention of testing, Yi Shuihan then fought the Little Destruction Demon in different ways, and it took him three minutes to finally defeat it.

"Why not just kill him sooner instead of wasting time?"

Mu Ling said somewhat impatiently, feeling that Yi Shuihan was completely wasting time, but she didn't notice that the other people in the group were looking at Yi Shuihan with admiration, clearly approving of his actions.

"Let's go!"

Biok didn't say anything, but gave Yi Shuihan a deep look before giving the order to continue.

The body of a minor Destroyer disappears automatically shortly after death, as if it had never existed. Only some special demons retain a body after death; most demons disappear immediately after death.

As they ventured deeper, they encountered many more Lesser Destruction Demons, all of which were easily dealt with. In addition to the Lesser Destruction Demons, Yi Shuihan also witnessed a Greater Destruction Demon, whose body was ten times the size of the Lesser Destruction Demons and whose strength far surpassed that of the Lesser Destruction Demons, reaching the level of the fourth level of the Tower of Babel.

Half a month later, Yi Shuihan and his group finally arrived at the main battlefield, where millions of Destruction Demons came into view.

Even though Yi Shuihan was prepared, he was still shocked by this scene. A Destruction Demon with the strength of a True Saint was so easy to deal with, it was just cannon fodder!

"We've finally arrived. Everyone, be alert! In this battlefield, even the slightest carelessness could mean certain death."

On this battlefield, there were many squads like Biok's fighting, and even more people wearing blue armor.

Those clad in blue armor were the Demon Extermination Army, an army established by all the heavens and myriad realms specifically to exterminate evil spirits. Compared to them, Yi Shuihan and his group could only be considered mercenaries.

Yi Shuihan's squad adopted a combat strategy of closely following the demon-slaying army, occasionally charging into the demon army to fight, and then returning to rest when they were tired. This was a common practice among most squads.

As the battle unfolded, the atmosphere within the squad gradually changed. At first, they could still exchange a few words, but later, all they did was fight, and no one wanted to talk anymore.

The strength of a King-level player is nothing in this great battle. Even an Emperor-level player is only a squad leader level player, and they are in danger of perishing if surrounded by evil spirits.

Yi Shuihan's team was a veteran team with decent overall strength, so no one fell in the short term. After a few days, they had already killed hundreds of Destruction Demons.

Chapter 1270, A Corner of the Destruction Demon

Don't underestimate these hundreds. Killing this many in a few days on a battlefield with millions of enemies is already a pretty good achievement, after all, you have to be on guard against demons coming from all directions at any time.

However, even though Yi Shuihan's squad killed several hundred, other squads also killed many, probably adding up to hundreds of thousands. Adding the punitive army, the total exceeded one million. The number of demons on the battlefield showed no signs of decreasing; on the contrary, it seemed to be increasing.

"So, the core of the Destruction Nest is useless no matter how many we kill here? No, that's not right either. It's better for us to kill here than to let these demons run rampant outside. These Destruction Demons are insignificant here, but if they went outside, they would definitely have the ability to overturn the Great World."

Yi Shuihan was strong and was in a protected position in the team, so she had time to think about other things. The other members of the team were different; they were completely focused on their surroundings.

"Huh? What's going on!"

Suddenly, the Destruction Demons surrounding Yi Shuihan's team stopped attacking and began to scatter and retreat.

"It seems we've been too ruthless and have been targeted. Next, we'll be facing a One-Horned Destruction Demon, which is stronger than a regular Destruction Demon, with the strength of a fifth or sixth floor of the Tower of Babel."

Before Obik could finish speaking, a ring of Destruction Demons, different from ordinary Destruction Demons, appeared around them, exuding a chilling aura.

"The one-horned Destroyer, does that refer to the horn on its head? Doesn't that mean it has two horns, a three-horned Destroyer?"

Yi Shuihan looked with interest at the corner of the Destruction Demons that surrounded them, his expression becoming slightly serious. These Destruction Demons were now capable of threatening the team, and casualties could occur if they were not careful.

As they were teammates who would fight together, Yi Shuihan didn't want to watch them die. Of course, he also had to find a balance. He realized that the more conspicuous they were on the battlefield, the stronger the Destruction Demon they would face.

Without any communication, the battle began the moment the One-Horned Destroyer appeared. Biok, as the captain and the strongest member of the team, held back most of the One-Horned Destroyers. The other veteran members also held back some of them to varying degrees. In the end, there were two One-Horned Destroyers in front of Yi Shuihan and Mu Ling.

"Yi boy, hold on for a bit, I'll be right there to help."

The Snake Princess was facing five One-Horned Destroyers, but she seemed to be handling them with ease.

"Why didn't you tell the Wood Spirit? Does it mean I want to protect the Wood Spirit?"

Looking at Mu Ling standing guard beside him, Yi Shuihan couldn't help but complain inwardly.

Two one-horned Destruction Demons roared and charged forward. In the middle of their run, they suddenly accelerated and rushed over in an instant. They gave the wood spirit next to Yi Shuihan a deadly hug. If the hug had been solid, the wood spirit would probably have been torn to pieces.

The Wood Spirit's combat awareness was still somewhat lacking. It did not anticipate the sudden acceleration of the One-Cornered Destruction Demon and was momentarily stunned. In the end, its hasty reaction was to activate a protective shield.

Four blade-like arms slashed fiercely at the protective shield, but fortunately they didn't break through. However, the immense force of the blows forced the Wood Spirit to stagger back several steps and fall to the ground.

The One-Cornered Destruction Demon certainly wouldn't let this opportunity pass, or rather, no matter what happened to the Wood Spirit, as long as it wasn't dead, it wouldn't give up.

Once again, he used his arm as a sword, and the Four-Sword Style was so fast that only a flash of light could be seen. Accompanied by a violent collision, the protective shield on the Wood Spirit's body shattered.

Originally, Wood Spirit was slightly stronger than the One-Horned Destruction Demon, but she clearly lacked combat experience and made a mistake at the beginning, which led to the current situation where she was about to be killed by the One-Horned Destruction Demon.

These things, though said in great detail, actually only take a few breaths. The other members of the team couldn't react in time. The only person Mu Ling could rely on was Yi Shuihan, who was closest to her.

So what was Yi Shuihan doing at this time?

While Mu Ling was being attacked, Yi Shuihan faced the same situation. However, unlike Mu Ling, he reacted quickly and not only successfully dodged the attack but also launched a counterattack, piercing the Destruction Demon's weak point with his sword—a scale under its armpit that was different from all the other scales.

The Destroyer Demon was severely injured and forced to retreat. Yi Shuihan delivered a clean and decisive combo, defeating his opponent. He then rushed towards the location of the Wood Spirit without hesitation.

Finally, the bladed arm of the One-Horned Destroyer stopped an inch from the Wood Spirit's eye.

"Boom!"

The Destroyer fell backward and began to dissipate in an instant.

Silently watching Yi Shuihan, Mu Ling finally said with a touch of arrogance, "Actually, even if you hadn't come, I could have handled it. I definitely could have..."

"Alright, I was just being presumptuous. So, could you please get up first, beautiful Miss Muling? To be honest, I didn't mean to, but from this angle, I might have seen something I shouldn't have. Of course, you probably won't mind."

"I'm very mind."

Mu Ling realized what was happening and stood up in a panic, raising her hand to slap Yi Shuihan. But then, as if remembering Yi Shuihan's life-saving grace, she stopped and said those words with a cold face. All the goodwill she had finally developed towards Yi Shuihan vanished.

The awkward situation didn't last long, because new enemies arrived. One-horned demons kept appearing from all around, and as soon as one died, a new one would take its place.

Having learned from the previous experience, the Wood Spirit performed reasonably well and did not fall into the same dangerous situation again. At least, it had no problem dealing with the One-Cornered Destruction Demon.

As time passed, the other members of the team also appeared somewhat exhausted, so the entire team began to retreat towards the Demon Extermination Army. The Destruction Demons seemed to have noticed this and increased their attack intensity, but Yi Shuihan's team was still strong enough and did not make any mistakes.

Obik is, after all, a quasi-emperor. A mere one-horned Destruction Demon is no match for him. If he wanted to, he could have slaughtered them all. It's just that he didn't go all out for some reason.

In the end, the team returned to the demon-slaying army, all of them surviving, with only minor injuries at most.

"Something's not right. A one-horned Destroyer shouldn't have appeared so quickly."

In a corner, Beoker spoke with a somewhat serious expression.

"Let's see what happens next. If things don't look good, we'll escape to the place we mentioned earlier."

Chapter 1271, The Battlefield of Mutation

Yi Shuihan also knew the place Biok mentioned; it was a very secluded location he passed through on his way here.

The only thing that puzzled Yi Shuihan was why Biok said the one-horned demon appeared too early. Before he could ask, Snake Princess gave the answer on Biok's behalf.

Generally speaking, if a small team like this performs too well in the battlefield of demons, the demons will send out stronger demons to deal with them.

Based on past experience, the One-Horned Destroyer Demon will only come after they have killed at least a thousand ordinary Destroyer Demons, since the One-Horned Destroyer Demon is considered somewhat rare.

The fact that the One-Cornered Destruction Demon only attacked after they had killed a few hundred ordinary Destruction Demons suggests two possibilities: either an unknown event caused these Destruction Demons to go berserk, indicating a critical situation at the core of the demon's lair, in which case there's no need to worry, as long as they hold out for a while, it can be seen as the demon's last stand.

The second possibility is that a more powerful demon was born in the demon's lair, resulting in a higher overall quality of demons being born. That would be troublesome, and the demon battlefield might end in failure again. If you can't seize the opportunity to leave early, you'll most likely be left behind.

Beeok and the others had experienced both the first and second scenarios, especially the second one. At that time, Beeok's team wasn't made up of these people; Beeok was the vice-captain of another team. In the end, he was the only one who was lucky enough to survive and form the team they have today.

If something is clearly wrong, why not leave immediately?

The problem lies here: they all accepted missions from the Demon Battlefield, but they haven't killed enough demons yet, so the rewards they'll receive when they return are minimal and not enough to share among the team. Moreover, if they leave prematurely before the situation collapses, the Demon Extermination Army will record it, and they won't be protected by the Demon Extermination Army when they accept missions from the Demon Battlefield in the future.

Without the protection of the Demon Extermination Army in the Demon Battlefield, it's basically impossible to participate in the Demon Battlefield again; it's too dangerous.

Besides, the Demon Extermination Army wasn't stupid; they could naturally tell that something was wrong. Since they didn't make a move, the small teams like Beok could only follow suit.

The atmosphere on the battlefield became increasingly brutal. Every time Yi Shuihan and his group went in, they faced a corner of the Destruction Demon. It was no longer as easy as it had been at the beginning, and they were injured from time to time. Fortunately, there were no casualties.