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Chapter 1324 - Chapter 1324 Chapter 1326 The Trump Card

Chapter 1324: Chapter 1326: The Trump Card Chapter 1324: Chapter 1326: The Trump Card “Stop crying and start digging–once we open up the passageway, we can escape. It’s just a five-minute delay, and now we have less than three minutes left!” someone suddenly roared and took the lead in moving the rubble that blocked the passage.

Moving these rocks was much simpler than excavating Purple Crystal ore. With one person motivating the rest, the other few also began shifting the stones, which brought some relief to Song Jian, who was hiding in a mining pit on the side.

“These fools don’t know that this is a passage leading to even more terrifying monsters, and they’re digging it out with their own hands…” Song Jian thought to himself.

With many hands making light work, in just over two minutes, they opened up the passageway, but by then, the figures of the Abyssal Warriors had appeared behind them.

Whoosh~

A sharp whizzing sound rang out, and a dart shining with dark purple light pierced the chest of an Abyssal player. Blood splattered as the dart went straight through the body, bringing with it a large gush of blood.

As the entrance to the tunnel had just been cleared, the player’s face still held an expression of hope, but then they felt a pain in their chest. When they looked down, they saw a bowl-sized hole penetrated right through, allowing a view of the scenery on the other side.

“Cough, cough~”

Blood frothed up ceaselessly from their mouth as a look of despair appeared on the Abyssal player’s face. They reached out to stop the gushing blood from the chest wound, but as they lifted their hand, the body heavily fell to the ground.

This strike had instantly killed the Abyssal player, shocking the surrounding players. Each one’s face turned pale, and their movements stiffened as they turned around.

Although the tunnel was open, if they continued to run, they would expose their backs to the Abyssal Warriors behind them. They would be slaughtered like lambs, one by one.

“We can’t get away, we only have one more minute before we can leave this place…”

“Let’s fight, if we keep running, we’re all going to die!”

The remaining Abyssal players, faces ashen, were filled with a sense of desperate determination. Pushed to the edge, they had no other choice but an all-out battle!

Huff, huff~

A layer of roiling black Flame suddenly burst forth from the bodies of these Abyssal players. The Abyssal aura grew thicker, and the air filled with an evil, dark odor–like the smell of protein burning, which had the scent of roasted meat yet felt sickening.

Song Jian’s ears were also filled with eerie whispering sounds. These alluring sounds would cause an ordinary person to lose themselves immediately, sinking into Abyssal Hell as a demonic creature.

“Abyssal speech!” Song Jian thought to himself. He recognized the Abyssal speech, composed of multiple, complex syllables, all meaning something brutally simple like “kneel,” “submit,” “surrender.”

This was why Abyssal players had an innate advantage when fighting ordinary players. Without skills or items to resist willpower, ordinary players, no matter how powerful, struggled to compete with Abyssal players.

These were just the basic skills of Abyssal players, usually overwhelmingly effective against ordinary people. However, they were completely useless against those from Abyssal Hell, like the Abyssal human warriors.

At that moment, the pupils in one Abyssal player’s eyes gradually constricted and then vanished, replaced by a blood-red hue that emitted a glaring crimson light.

His face also began to change, his bones slowly elongating to form a demonic visage, with strange protrusions appearing on his forehead. The skin on his body became rougher, and thick purple-black scales slowly poked out from underneath.

Demonic transformation!

This was the final recourse of the Abyss players, possessing the ability to demonize. This ability could only be obtained after completing a complex chain of quests.

After demonizing, the strength of an Abyss player would surge dramatically. However, if the demonization lasted too long, it would cause irreversible damage to the player. Generally speaking, no one was willing to use this skill unless it was a last-ditch effort when pushed to the brink of desperation.

The Abyssal human warriors were so powerful that they were simply not something these players could withstand. Forced into a corner, they had no choice but to play their final hand.

After exchanging determined glances, the other Abyss players began to demonize as well.

Soon, a group of Abyssal demon monsters stood before the Abyssal Warriors, towering over two meters tall, with spikes sprouting from their spines and knees, demonic horns atop their heads, reverse-jointed legs with hooves aflame with Flame, and hands transformed into sharp claws.

These players, now Abyssal demons, exhaled hot white breath from their mouths and noses. Around their necks were Dark Gold runes, which temporarily suppressed the power of the Abyssal demons, allowing them to cling to a sliver of rationality and not be completely overtaken by the demon within.

However, these runes could only last for a very short period of time. If they did not withdraw from the demonic state before time ran out, they would be completely consumed and become true Abyssal demons.

“Kill!”

A low growl erupted from the first Abyss player, who flapped the flesh wings on his back and rushed at the nearest Abyssal Warrior like a bolt of lightning.

The battle erupted suddenly. Facing the players who had become Abyssal demons, the Abyssal Warriors showed no fear as they clashed fiercely with weapons drawn. Blood and gore flew in all directions as the thick, dark aura of the Abyss filled the air, forming strange monsters that tore each other apart in midair before reconstituting.

Song Jian hid at the edge of a nearby mine, watching the Abyssal Warriors and players transformed into Abyssal demons fight each other with an expressionless demeanor. Whether it was players or other creatures of the Abyss, Song Jian always adhered to the principle that “only dead Abyssal creatures are good creatures,” and would take any chance to kill them on sight.

Seeing these Abyssal humans and players tearing at each other, Song Jian couldn’t help but feel a sense of schadenfreude, as if watching dogs fight amongst themselves.

The players, having become Abyssal demons, had greatly increased in strength and could now hold their ground against the Abyssal Warriors. The battle quickly reached a stalemate.

But then, a small squad of Abyssal Warriors appeared in the corridor, causing the Abyss players to show expressions of despair. The number of Abyssal Warriors was several times their own, and after decimating most of the Abyss players, they began the final slaughter.

“Let’s die together!” an Abyss player roared in fury, his abdomen pierced by a long spear. Instead of retreating, he charged forward, allowing the spear to further penetrate his body, and he tightly embraced the Abyssal Warrior opposite him.

Boom!

With a loud explosion, the demonized Abyss player triggered a self-destruct skill, taking an Abyssal Warrior with him to death.

The remaining Abyss players, their eyes filled with determination, recklessly charged at the Abyssal Warriors, intent on taking down a few more with them before they died.

However, at that moment, a series of sharp whooshing sounds filled the air as multiple spears glowing with a Purple Crystal light were hurled at them like a torrential downpour.

Each Abyss player was impaled by dozens of spears, their bodies critically wounded and their souls in a tearing agony. Finally, their knees gave way, and they collapsed to the ground, their eyes filled with an unwillingness as they took their last breath.

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