24: You found the weakness after just one look?

At this moment, a commotion arose from outside the eastern courtyard gate.

Ruan Xiaoyou repelled the Fiends in front of her, vigilantly paying attention to the movements outside.

“Are other Fiends surrounding us?”

But the next moment, the figure that entered through the courtyard gate made her exclaim in surprise!

“Ye Ze???”

“Why are you here?!”

It had only been a little over two minutes; why wasn't Ye Ze dealing with the Fiends on the right, and instead came here?

Could it be that Ye Ze hadn't gone to defend the right side at all?

That couldn't be; she clearly heard that there was also fighting on the right side.

Could it be that…

An incredibly bold conjecture appeared in Ruan Xiaoyou's mind.

She leaped into the air, her posture as light as a feather, and in two or three steps, landed beside Ye Ze.

Facing the question, Ye Ze smiled and said, “I finished killing them, so I came over.”

Hearing her bold conjecture confirmed, Ruan Xiaoyou's beautiful eyes widened, even more incredulous.

Finished killing them… How is that possible!

And the next moment, she saw the Kung Fu Panda beside Ye Ze.

Just from its power aura, it was no less than epic-level!

Besides that epic-level Squirrel, he actually had another epic-level Summoner Beast!

Less than level 10, with two epic-level Summoner Beasts?

Even with Ruan Xiaoyou’s knowledge, this setup was considered one of the best among Summoners!

Is this a student from the regular class of War College?

Ruan Xiaoyou stared intently at Ye Ze, like a small black cat discovering its prey.

But with over a dozen Fiends still facing them, Ruan Xiaoyou ultimately gave up the idea of delving deeper, and Ye Ze couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

After Ye Ze joined, the two swiftly cleared the Fiends in the courtyard.

Ruan Xiaoyou moved like a swallow, her attacks swift and fierce;

While the Panda's punches were ferocious, specifically targeting the higher-level Demon Elite.

Originally, Ruan Xiaoyou alone would have been enough to eliminate these Fiends; it was just a matter of time.

Now that Ye Ze was here, the Fiends found it even harder to resist.

In less than a minute, all the Fiends in the field were slain!

The Panda, with its high strength, was the first to kill three level 15 Blood Bone Demons!

1125 experience points!

This immediately filled nearly half of Ye Ze's level 7 experience bar.

The two then swept through the battlefield.

All the spoils of war, including two level 15 pieces of equipment, a skill book, and some materials, Ruan Xiaoyou didn't take any of them.

Ye Ze was not polite; it was perfectly normal for a wealthy woman with excellent equipment all over her body to disdain these items.

He collected all of them into his backpack.

At the same time, he discovered that the lost supplies were not in either of the two courtyards.

Ruan Xiaoyou looked towards the depths of the temple, “Let's continue!”

Just as Ye Ze was about to respond, an unexpected situation occurred:

“Two Squirrel Shadow Clones were killed?”

Although they were just Squirrel's Shadow Doppelgangers, their attributes were around eighty, plus their Shadow Evasion ability.

Those capable of killing a Shadow Doppelganger would at least not be ordinary Demon Elite!

Seeing this, Ruan Xiaoyou reminded him:

“Even Demon Elite are only guarding the outer courtyards; the enemies inside are not to be underestimated!”

“I'll scout the situation inside first.”

Ye Ze nodded, indicating his agreement.

In the Pollution Land, there were too many unknown situations; scouting ahead would do no harm.

Ruan Xiaoyou took out a ‘Scout Spirit’ and threw it towards the depths of the temple.

This was also an exclusive skill of Dark Spirit Assassin, similar to a drone, capable of displaying real-time reconnaissance footage on a personal panel.

The Scout Spirit flew in from the courtyard, passed through a long staircase, and arrived at the center of a temple.

At first glance, the two saw the lost supplies!

The containers that originally held the supplies were shattered, and countless materials and items were piled up into a small mountain.

And the next moment.

A huge black cavalry figure came into view.

Ye Ze frowned, “Special Elite!”

In the footage, the tall and robust black cavalryman, clad in tattered and decayed armor, held a long spear, his helmet obscuring his face, leaving only scarlet eyes visible.

Especially the gigantic beast the cavalryman rode, it was very strange, resembling a salamander in appearance and exuding gray demonic energy.

It seemed this was the stronghold's boss… Ye Ze immediately activated his reconnaissance:

【Cursed Knight (Lv.30)】

Type: Special Elite

Attributes: Strength 280, Constitution 260, Agility 180, Spirit 80

Trait: Cursed Soul — Upon hitting an enemy, it will randomly generate an unremovable curse on the enemy.

Skills: Dark Charge, Sweeping Thousands, Long Spear Pierce.

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“A level 30 Special Elite!”

Special Elites are half a tier stronger than Demon Elite.

They are Blue Star professionals who died in the Pollution Land after being corrupted by the Abyss.

This Abyssal corruption is like an acute illness.

Transmission routes include biological parasitism, toxic corrosion, accidentally activating some treasure tainted with Fiend power, etc… If not handled promptly, death is inevitable.

Dying after being corrupted turns them into Special Fiends.

Forever losing their memories from life, they wander in the Pollution Land.

“It seems he was also a Knight professional from the East China Region in his lifetime…”

Ruan Xiaoyou guessed, “Perhaps he was the escort for this batch of supplies.”

Escorting supplies for the East China Region during his life, and even after losing his mind in death, he still guards the supplies…

If he hadn't been corrupted by the Abyss, he might have become a high-ranking Knight.

“It’s a pity he’s already turned into a Fiend.”

Ye Ze then pointed to his mount: “That’s also a level 25 Demon Elite!”

【Corrupted Beast (Lv.25)】

Type: Demon Elite

Attributes: Strength 180, Constitution 150, Agility 200, Spirit 50

Skills: Tail Whip, Crushing Strike, Full Speed Charge.

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Even the mount is a level 25 Demon Elite!

Knight + mount, their combined strength is definitely more than one plus one equals two.

As the two were watching, the Cursed Knight suddenly discovered the ‘Scout Spirit’ and thrust his spear!

The reconnaissance footage was cut off.

Ruan Xiaoyou's delicate brows furrowed, and she looked at Ye Ze, saying:

“Such a level 30 Special Elite, theoretically, you could use a call for help charm to call for support…”

A level 30 Special Elite, with the boosted attributes from its mount, would instantly kill most scouts.

And even Ruan Xiaoyou herself felt her chances of winning were slim.

The level gap was too wide!

Moreover, both the Knight and the mount were comparable to bosses, and with the Cursed Knight's trait, being hit once would take half your life!

“But if we use a call for help charm, the rewards and military merits certainly won’t be ours!”

Ye Ze's fighting spirit remained undiminished, golden light flickering in his pupils.

“We can fight! I’ve already found his weakness!”

“Hmm?”

Hearing this, Ruan Xiaoyou couldn't help but exclaim in surprise:

“You only looked at him once!”

“And you found his weakness?”