83: Ye Ze is a teammate, so it’s okay!
After gaining some understanding of the city's situation from Liu Anran, Ye Ze immediately prepared to set off.
The Fiends had already entered the city; there was no time to delay. The sooner he acted, the more people he could save.
“Wait, you’re still going to save people?”
Beside Liu Anran, Luo Yao asked, somewhat nervously.
With Fiends entering the city, it was already good enough if they, these first-tier new Job Holders, could protect themselves!
Ye Ze smiled, and instead of answering, he asked, “What is this child doing here?”
Although they were the same age, given Luo Yao's build, it didn't feel out of place for Ye Ze to call her a child.
Liu Anran replied helplessly, “She came to play with me, but as soon as she arrived, she encountered Fiends entering the city…”
“Unlucky child.”
Ye Ze found it somewhat amusing and turned to leave, which made Luo Yao grit her teeth in anger.
Seeing that Ye Ze was determined to go, Liu Anran naturally decided to follow.
However, she also held her staff, so if danger arose, she could still lead people to evacuate in time.
Boom!
As soon as he stepped out, Ye Ze heard the sound of a building collapsing outside.
In the true vision of the Eye of Insight, the situation before him was not optimistic; there were already more than a dozen corpses on the ground, all from the City Defense Army.
Ye Ze didn't want to delay and copied the Void Killing Eye, a pupil technique that integrated Hunting Vision, forperspective.
Scanning around, he discovered a Fiend disguised as an Investigation Department member.
At this moment, Ye Ze finally understood:
Why weren't all the Investigation Department members who returned earlier detected as abnormal?
It was precisely because of the illusion… all the detection personnel were affected by the illusion!
Furthermore, a Fiend capable of casting illusions on all the Demon Suppression Army's detection personnel… must be of considerable origin!
Even so, Ye Ze still chose to take the initiative.
“Mantis!”
“Wait! That’s a Fiend General!”
Feeling the terrifying aura of that Fiend, Liu Anran was instantly startled, “I’ll help you!”
“No need.”
“You just take the defensive position.”
Ye Ze waved his hand, “Actually, to be honest, I’ve already killed it once.”
He looked at the figure of that Fiend General; it was actually the Blood Sea Evil Fiend he had seen in the group instance!
The instance was more like a recording; the Blood Sea Evil Fiend he killed in the instance was like a projection, not a real kill.
And now, he actually encountered it again!
Once Level 35, it was now Level 40.
At this moment, the Blood Sea Evil Fiend, resembling a ‘blood person,’ had already discovered Ye Ze, its lips curled into a low chuckle reaching its ears:
“Hehe, you can actually see through it?”
Those caught in the illusion should have no resistance, or even be unable to see it at all.
Just as the two ordinary Job Holders it had killed earlier, the blood from their two corpses now gathered in its hand like flowing water, and then the corpses withered into dried husks.
Ye Ze sighed, wasting no more words, “Kill.”
A figure flashed in the void.
The Blood Sea Evil Fiend was surprised for a moment, then shot out five blood arrows, which the Mantis easily dodged.
However, the Blood Sea Evil Fiend moved in unison with the blood arrows, attempting to immediately suppress the Mantis, as its attributes were slightly higher than the Mantis', giving it a slight confidence.
But after dodging the blood arrows, the Mantis's figure flickered continuously, moving incredibly fast.
“How do I feel like the Mantis’s spatial traverse is faster than before?”
Liu Anran was slightly stunned.
Before this, she could barely compete with the Mantis in spatial movement ability, but now she suddenly felt the gap widening.
However, it wasn't just its spatial traverse ability.
The Mantis's continuous flickering wasn't for dodging, but to find a position to instantly kill its opponent.
“Annihilation—!”
A low growl, like metal rubbing, sounded as the upgraded legendary superior skill 'Annihilation' was activated.
A spatial slash, containing endless destructive power.
The Blood Sea Evil Fiend used blood as a shield, forming a circular protective barrier around itself, attempting to block the damage.
And the next moment, the slash intensified, the trembling and distortion of space became more violent, and as the slash arrived, a dark purple energy orb almost caused space to collapse.
Like a supernova explosion, the light of nothingness and termination devoured everything.
The Blood Sea Evil Fiend's blood shield shattered instantly, and it itself was reduced to nothingness under this power.
The Level 40 Fiend General, whose overall attributes were even stronger than the Mantis', was instantly killed after a single strike of 'Annihilation' dealing 4000% damage!
There wasn't even a need to release the Void Killing Eye.
【Killed Blood Sea Evil Fiend, gained experience +16000 (+100%)】
【Level: 17 (31475/38600)】
The moment the kill notification sounded, Ye Ze suddenly felt that this Fiend had come at just the right time!
At this rate of hunting, it wouldn't be long before he reached the second tier!
Beside him, Liu Anran, who had watched the entire process, felt her scalp tingle…
She clearly remembered that the Mantis’s skills weren't this terrifying before!
Now, this single strike, in addition to the slash, also came with a spatial collapse area effect! It was even stronger!
How could anyone fight this…
Oh, this time Ye Ze was a teammate, so it was fine!
For some reason, Liu Anran quietly breathed a sigh of relief, seemingly because she no longer had to worry about dealing with Ye Ze.
After the Fiend General died, its corpse became visible to everyone.
For a moment, Liu Boyan and Luo Yao's eyes nearly popped out.
What was going on?
In such a short time, a Level 40 Fiend General was killed?
Before the two could figure out the situation, countless ordinary people and Job Holders who were caught in the illusion suddenly panicked.
“Squirrel, send Shadow Doppelgangers to take everyone to a safe location.”
To the best of his ability, Ye Ze arranged to save the people in the same city.
In terms of combat, the Mantis continued to take the lead.
As for the Demon Dragon, it was best to avoid letting him act in the city.
With his size and skill range, just a slight movement from him would probably pose a greater threat to the city than the Fiends.
The same applied to the Fox.
One heavenly lightning strike and the Fiends wouldn't even need to do anything.
Although the Fiends' purpose was still unknown, the damage caused was too great.
Ye Ze continued along the street, activating the Void Killing Eye to scan.
However, at this moment, he saw Teacher Xia Qing preparing to go to the War College for work, and his pupils suddenly constricted.
“Quick! Bring her over!”
The Mantis also possessed the Void Killing Eye and understood Ye Ze's meaning, immediately traversing to Teacher Xia Qing's side.
This process was not difficult, because the moment Teacher Xia Qing saw the Mantis appear, she almost fainted from fright…
“Monster!!!”
Even after being brought to Ye Ze's side, her chest still heaved with her gasping breaths, “Ye Ze?”
Ye Ze didn't reply.
The reason he was particularly nervous at that moment was because within the War College… he had discovered an unprecedented Fiend!
Just then, Ye Ze frowned.
“Careful!” Liu Anran felt an unprecedented sense of crisis!
That Fiend seemed to have discovered Ye Ze.
Suddenly, a mist surged before them, and that Fiend emerged from the mist, almost as if teleporting.
“A low-tier one, who can see through my illusion.”
“And killed one of my Generals…”
Hearing this emotionless voice.
Golden light flashed in Ye Ze's pupils:
【Mirage (lv.60)】
【Type: King-tier Fiend】
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