Night Parade of a Hundred Demons

One-Ear supported his unlucky roommate all the way to the graveyard exit.

People can change quickly, but often not that quickly. At least for One-Ear, he still didn't want to give up on his roommate.

He had made the wrong choice at the wrong time, but at the same time, this was the friend who had helped him bandage his wounds the first moment he was shot.

And during their meals in the cafeteria, he would always order extra meat dishes, then use the excuse that he couldn't eat it all himself to let One-Ear finish them.

The unspoken understanding between men made One-Ear accept the other's help with gratitude. Now, as long as his friend didn't go crazy and pull any stunts, One-Ear wouldn't easily abandon him.

Since Cheng Tian had cleared the path ahead, and zombies didn't spawn in empty graveyards, the two of them only had to deal with the Red-Eyed Crows. Although Phone Bro was empty-handed and covered in blood scabs, One-Ear had a weapon. As long as he was careful enough, a single hand axe was enough to drive away a handful of crows.

Phone Bro had also awakened his own talent, but it wasn't just unrelated to combat; it wasn't even useful in other situations. This was also the main reason he hadn't received Green Skin's support.

In reality, this was the norm for ordinary Chosen Players. The greatest significance of the Chosen Space was to give these individuals with mediocre talents a chance to defy fate.

Of course, the will of the chosen player themselves wasn't that important.

As for Cheng Tian... One-Ear and the others had observed his battle with the Red Demon from a distance the entire time, and had wisely chosen not to get involved.

It wasn't a decision made after weighing pros and cons, but rather a premonition that if they interfered foolishly, Cheng Tian might just take them out too.

If Green Skin were here, he would probably have his jaw drop, because Cheng Tian's flawless battle against the Elite Red Demon had successfully displayed traits that many veteran players didn't possess—

He had absolutely no fear of life-or-death struggles with dungeon monsters, and even seemed to be enjoying it a little.

Yes, he truly enjoyed this fight with the Red Demon.

Being unharmed was true, but it was due to multiple reasons: some his own, some the Red Demon's, and even luck played a significant part. But this didn't stop him from enjoying the process.

After enjoying the process, it was time to reap the rewards.

After the Red Demon's pointed head became a flattened one, Cheng Tian simultaneously completed the side quest Slay the Red Demon for this dungeon and immediately received the full quest rewards.

Four Free Attribute Points and a random Skill Stone that theoretically could be dropped by a "Red Demon."

The form of this Skill Stone was quite interesting. It was actually the Red Demon's heart. However, after its death, its body completely petrified. The chest area peeled off like wall plaster, and then the heart, like red crystal, popped out of the remains and fell into Cheng Tian's hand.

[Heart of the Red Demon: Blue Excellent, Skill Stone, Consumable. Usage Method: Crush. Formed from the heart of an Elite Red Demon, it contains everything the Red Demon possessed in life.

Upon use, you will randomly obtain a skill originating from the "Red Demon." Skill rarity is not fixed, and skill level is Lv1.]

[Additional Note: Before using, you must ensure you have a Blank Skill Slot.]

Cheng Tian, who had already prepared to crush the stone, paused slightly upon seeing the additional note, and then loosened his grip.

As a veteran Daoslin, he had played his fair share of games with random skill acquisition. Therefore, he placed more importance on skill selection. A completely random skill set was simply detrimental to his and his teammates' gaming experience.

On the principle of "since I'm already here," and considering that he currently had no proper innate skills besides his talent and Pink Strawberry Stud's recognition, a random skill wasn't necessarily bad. If it turned out to be truly terrible, he could just not use it.

This additional explanation clearly revealed a rather crucial piece of information.

That is, the player's skill bar, like the inventory, likely has a quantity limit.

This directly led to more questions, such as how many skill slots players have, whether learning new skills would overwrite old ones, if there was a cost to forgetting skills, and if the number of skill slots could be increased.

...Who the hell cares about all that!

After a brief period of thought and silence, Cheng Tian fiercely crushed the crystal-like Red Demon heart!

Concepts like saving skill attribute points for later, or considering learning good skills only when encountered, were meaningless to him now!

He needed to survive and get out of Demon World Village!

The heart felt like sand mixed with water as it was crushed. Fragments of the exploded Red Demon Heart began to swirl around Cheng Tian before surging into his body. A new icon, almost identical to the Red Demon's pointed head, appeared in Cheng Tian's skill bar.

However, as Cheng Tian opened the panel and read the description of his new skill, his expression gradually became subtle.

This skill, originating from the Red Demon, indeed exceeded his expectations.

[Night Parade of a Hundred Demons: B-Rank Skill/Lv1, Active Skill. A unique exclusive skill of the "Red Demon King," who stands at the apex of the entire Red Demon Clan. It possesses the peculiar ability to force a target to reveal its true form.

You can actively cast this skill on a monster unit with the template "Normal," "Leader," or "Elite," whose HP is in the single digits or below 10% of its maximum. Subsequently, a dual check of Spirit Attribute and Charm Attribute will be performed. The base success rate is 50%. For every 1 point of Spirit or Charm that exceeds the target's, the probability increases by 1%. For every 1 point of Spirit or Charm that falls short of the target's, the probability decreases by 1%.

If the check passes, the target's race will be forcibly changed to a "Demon" or "Yokai" related unit with its original traits, and it will become your temporary summon within the current dungeon, temporarily under your command.

If the check fails, you will suffer a certain degree of backlash. You will randomly transform into a "Demon" or "Yokai," and the target will gain a significant amount of Aggro. This backlash form will last until the failed target is killed or for 60 minutes.

If you can continue to kill the target after failing the check, the target's corpse will also transform into the corresponding "Demon" or "Yokai" upon death, and the item drop range will be expanded to include drops related to the transformed form.

You can only command 1 "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons" unit at a time.

Skill activation requires 50 MP. Regardless of whether the check succeeds or fails, the skill will enter a 1-hour Cooldown.]

[Additional Evaluation: The Red Demon's "Night Parade of a Hundred Demons," Athena's "Primal Beast Form," and Demitri Maximov's "Dark Joy" are all creators of famous meme easter eggs in the 2D fighting game community.]