Chapter 483 - 251: So, a Farm-Off, Huh?

Chapter 483: Chapter 251: So, a Farm-Off, Huh?

Lu Cang killed the Guardian in this Dungeon and immediately turned around and exited.

If he hadn’t killed the Guardian, this Dungeon could have been used for multiple Sacrifices to produce more Demons... But unfortunately, this wasn’t the type of Dungeon Lu Cang preferred.

This must have been a Wild Nest.

It was a Nest composed almost entirely of beast-type Demons, probably things like lizards, drakes, and Giant Snakes.

This was the most common and widespread type of Dungeon.

You could say these Demons were distinctive, as they came in all shapes and sizes. But in another sense, they lacked any real defining features, as they were all more or less the same. They weren’t like the Evil’s Nest, Twin Nest, or Insect Nest, which had truly unique characteristics.

Lu Cang disdained this Nest for spawning too few Demons.

So, he annihilated it completely.

After leaving the Dungeon, he immediately turned to another one and Sacrificed another ten thousand souls to it.

Upon entering this Dungeon, the scene within was completely different. The sky was filled with swarming insects. He had only just arrived, yet legions of insect-type Demons had already formed and were charging him.

’This must be an Insect Nest that’s formed,’ he thought.

’As expected of an Insect Nest.’

’The number of Demons is much higher than in an ordinary Nest.’

The white light of the Pure White Tree pulsed faintly...

WHOOSH! Wherever the white light passed, vast swathes of the Insect Swarm were reduced to ash.

Lu Cang glanced at the leaderboard.

In just an instant, his score had shot up by over eight hundred thousand points.

’Looks like I killed over twenty thousand of them.’

The Demon Tiers within the Insect Nest were varied. It wasn’t as "clean" as a typical Nest; large numbers of Tier Five Demons were mixed in among the Tier Six ones.

’These Tier Five Demons are worth one point each.’

’And Tier Five Demons can drop good loot, too.’

’The Longevity Flower Rhine obtained dropped from a Tier Five Demon.’

The Demons instantly killed by the Pure White Tree had their entire bodies annihilated. This destruction wasn’t like bodily decay, but a kind of disintegration, as if they were being peeled away layer by layer.

Their bodies’ instant annihilation also saved Lu Cang a lot of time he would have spent collecting loot.

’This time... another Longevity Flower?’

’A Longevity Flower, a Melting Sacred Flame, some Body-Penetrating Stinging Water, and an Unrestrained Heart Thunder?’

’This is the third Longevity Flower I’ve seen now.’

Lu Cang couldn’t help but marvel.

’I’ve already obtained two myself. Although the effect of the second Longevity Flower will be diminished, it can still extend my life by twenty years.’

’In total, that’s already seventy years of extended life.’

’And third place...’

’Oh?’

’He’s catching up surprisingly fast.’

’He’s already at 6,000 points.’

’That means he’s killed over twenty more Tier Six Demons by now.’

’If I weren’t judging by my own standards, his pace would seem downright abnormal from a normal perspective.’

’Even if he didn’t kill twenty-odd Tier Six Demons in one go, killing two thousand Tier Five Demons at once is still nothing to scoff at.’

’Does this person also have a special Secret Technique for finding Demons?’

’The name is... Gurl.’

’A nobody I’ve never heard of. I wonder where he’s from.’

’I’ve never seen Body-Penetrating Stinging Water on any of Lorren’s rankings for rare waters, but after touching it, I can tell its effect is similar to the Melting Sacred Flame.’

’This liquid can be absorbed by any surface. If a living creature absorbs it, it easily seeps directly through the skin. Once inside, it’s difficult to expel and is accompanied by a perpetual, needle-like agony.’

’It’s not something that can be cured by any normal means of healing.’

’As for the Unrestrained Heart Thunder...’

A faint ball of lightning appeared in Lu Cang’s hand. ’This thing not only inflicts lethal damage, but also strikes terror into the Mind.’

’An unsteady will, a fearful heart, panic, and cowardice—all of these will grant the thunder even greater destructive power.’

’This thunder did appear on the rankings I saw from Lorren.’

’Among the recorded Special thunders, it was ranked about 95th, I believe.’

’I’ve always heard about all sorts of rare treasures in the world... I never expected to actually encounter them here.’

’The wonders of this world are truly eye-opening.’

This time, Lu Cang left one Guardian alive.

All that remained in the entire Insect Nest was a giant scorpion with two pairs of single horns, its mouth-pincers spread wide as it shrieked at Lu Cang!

But its scorpion legs were scuttling backward again and again.

It was panicking...

It felt an absolute, bone-deep terror toward the being before it.

Lu Cang paid the Guardian no mind and turned to leave.

After leaving, he looked back at the Dungeon before him.

’This Dungeon is an Insect Nest.’

’I’ll use this as a base and keep Sacrificing to it.’

...

「Muddy Sea - Ten Thousand Spirits Island」

In the center of the continent stood a massive altar!

A surging tide of Demons converged on this location, and one powerful Demon after another emerged from rifts in space.

The Nest Descent Ritual!

A Ritual that allowed a Nest to descend into the mortal realm.

A beast-like man with purple skin and protruding tusks used this Ritual to simultaneously open rifts to multiple Nests.

As Demons poured from the rifts, an extremely bizarre creature materialized behind the man!

It was as if his soul had manifested outside his body.

ROAR!

This soul-like entity threw its head back and let out a thunderous roar!

It thrashed its arms wildly!

Its flailing arms whipped up a vast, dark-purple gale across the entire continent, and every gust was like a tearing claw!

One after another, Tier Six Monarchs and Nation Destruction Level Demons had their flesh torn asunder, instantly suffering grievous wounds or even dying outright under the assault that seemed to rip space itself apart!

Gurl’s expression was cold as he looked at the leaderboard.

’It has only just begun. Everyone else is at zero points.’

’Hmph.’

’Killing Demons, is it?’

’I’ve stumbled right into my area of expertise. What interesting chaos... ’

Demon after Demon descended.

And just as quickly, he killed them, one after another.

Tier Five Demons appeared in swarms, hundreds at a time, while Tier Six Demons emerged endlessly. Several Tier Six Demons would appear in the span of a single minute.

Gurl looked up at the leaderboard.

’I’m already at 4,252 points, way out in the lead.’

’At this rate, while it’ll be hard to surpass that first-place Rhine, who somehow cheated their way to 200 million points... I can at least hold on to second place with ease.’

’I’ve heard that Aigemisa often brings special opportunities.’

’It’s just that not everyone can seize them.’

’Looking at the surrounding Nests, at the current rate the Demons are descending, I estimate I’ll be able to farm twenty or thirty thousand points in no time. I’ll leave everyone else in the dust.’

So Gurl thought to himself.

In the time it took him to think, he had killed several more Tier Six Demons, raising his score to 4,844 points.

After he finished off these Demons, he intended to look up again and admire his commanding lead.

But he saw a completely unfamiliar name.

「Second Place—Lu #*&: 826,732」

?

’Wait a minute, pal? Where the hell did you come from?’

’I just looked away for a second, how did you jump into second place? I swear it was only for the blink of an eye!’

’Who the hell is this guy named "*@! Cang"?’

Damn it!

’It must be that moronic Chaos God adding points randomly!’

’But that score is probably a one-off. If it’s only just over eight hundred thousand points, I still have a chance to earn them back!’

’At my current rate of scoring, over eight hundred thousand points...’

’I can probably earn that back in two or three hours!’

’But he won’t get a second chance at another eight hundred thousand points.’

Thinking of this, Gurl gritted his teeth.

He drew another symbol in the very center of the Ritual!

BOOM!

The surrounding rifts tore open even wider as more cracks split the space around him. An ever-increasing tide of Demons poured out from the Nests!

RUMBLE!

Swarms of Tier Six Demons appeared!

The stream of Tier Five Demons was endless as well!

"Come on!"

"I’d like to see how many times you can get a free eight hundred thousand points!"

In just a single minute, his score jumped by another two thousand-plus points, breaking the six-thousand-point mark!

The ground all around was littered with the corpses of Demons!

He snapped his head up to look!

However, when he looked, he suddenly discovered...

「Second Place—Lu Kun##@: 2,723,415」

’Two point seven million points?’

’I’m only farming two thousand points a minute, so where did you pull over one point six million from?!’