Fierce Battle Against Demons, Slaying

The Curved Hook Rat Claw swung down, its fanged maw lunging to bite.

Qin Yuan kept a light smile, unhurriedly sidestepping past it, and as he found the right moment, he swung his blade down toward the demon rat's forelimb.

"Puchi!"

The Thunderclap Blade flashed with electric light, cleanly severing one limb.

"Gugu gugu!"

The demon rat shrieked in agony, wracked with unbearable pain.

Qin Yuan didn't hesitate. He immediately stomped down on one of the demon rat's hind legs and swung the Thunderclap Blade again, bringing it down in one stroke.

"Puchi!"

Another sound—the demon rat's hind leg was severed.

"Gugu gugu!!!"

The Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rat's screeching grew even more intense, its remaining two limbs flailing about in a rather comical fashion.

"Bear with it. Feeling dizzy is normal."

Qin Yuan smiled faintly, gripping the Thunderclap Blade as he stabbed down into the Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rat's large red eye, then twisted it around.

"Puchi puchi..."

"Gugu gugu..."

As the gruesome sound of flesh and blood churning echoed, the Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rat gradually went still, its death utterly miserable.

This scene made the other Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rat instantly wary.

"Awoo!"

The Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf also stared at Qin Yuan with considerable caution. It had a feeling that this human was even more terrifying than that rat.

"One more 'Lightning Slash' left."

Qin Yuan flicked the Thunderclap Blade, muttering to himself.

His Spirit-grade Thunderclap Blade had three uses of the 'Lightning Slash' skill. Severing the demon rat's two limbs just now had used up two of them.

A Demon Slaying Tool that had lost its skills could still be used, but its power would be reduced, and it would wear down more easily—in a worst-case scenario, it could break outright.

"Looks like I need to get a magic tool that can be used long-term, something like Ning Xue's Ice Crystal Brake Bow," Qin Yuan thought to himself.

His situation was rather unique. He could act as both a long-range mage and a close-combat mage, fighting demons at close quarters.

Fighting at close quarters required a suitable magic tool.

Though he could fight bare-handed, Qin Yuan still felt pain.

"Swish!"

A scarlet beam shot over.

Seeing that Qin Yuan had made no move for some time, the Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rat launched its attack first, pulling off a familiar sneak attack.

"In such a hurry to die?"

Qin Yuan sidestepped slightly, dodging it perfectly.

He gripped the Thunderclap Blade and charged fiercely at the Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rat, with no flashy or unnecessary movements—just a straight swing downward.

But the demon rat was already on guard. Seeing Qin Yuan charge, it had already prepared to retreat.

"Whoosh!"

The Thunderclap Blade swung through empty air, the air humming.

"Gugu gugu!"

Seizing the opportunity, the Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rat opened its fanged maw and bit toward Qin Yuan's head.

But Qin Yuan reacted even faster.

He kicked upward, striking the demon rat's lower jaw directly.

"Bam!"

The human body, which in the eyes of demons seemed frail and weak, now erupted with formidable strength.

The Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rat was kicked flying, rising a meter off the ground.

Qin Yuan seized the moment, swung the Thunderclap Blade, and used his last Lightning Slash chance, slashing across the demon rat's large eye.

"Shua!"

The Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rat's bloodshot eye was instantly marked with a savage blade scar.

Agony struck, and the demon rat thrashed wildly after hitting the ground.

"Puchi!"

Qin Yuan gripped the Thunderclap Blade, stabbed down into that large red eye, twisted it around, and sent it to its death.

And so, both Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rats had died by Qin Yuan's hand.

"Awoo!"

A sudden howl came from behind, a cold and fierce aura charging straight at him.

"Water Raging Shield!"

Qin Yuan immediately used his shield magic tool to block the sneak attack from the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf's claw.

But the residual force still sent Qin Yuan stumbling back several steps.

"I almost forgot, there's another one."

Qin Yuan shook his arm, staring at the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf before him, muttering, "You almost got me there."

If he hadn't blocked that claw in time, he wouldn't have died, but he'd definitely have been badly injured.

"Awoo!"

The Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf stared intently at the Thunderclap Blade in Qin Yuan's hand.

It had witnessed everything—Qin Yuan had used that Thunderclap Blade to kill two magic rats, so it had to be cautious.

"Pretty clever." Qin Yuan let out a faint laugh, then put away the Thunderclap Blade.

Seeing this, the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf immediately lunged forward, ready to pounce and kill Qin Yuan.

"Crimson Flame Spear!"

Qin Yuan chuckled, and with a flash of light in his hand, a brand new Spirit-level Demon Slaying Tool was gripped in his palm.

This demon slaying tool was a long spear, its shaft vermilion red and carved with flames, the spearhead gold with red patterned trim.

The Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf: ???

Qin Yuan held the Water Raging Shield in one hand and the Crimson Flame Spear in the other.

"Gulp~"

The Water Raging Shield blocked the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf's pounce, then he whipped the spear around and pierced through, stabbing a bloody hole in its body.

"Boom!"

A blast erupted from the bloody hole, flames surging forth.

This was the Crimson Flame Spear's attached skill, Explosive Flame.

"Ow ow ow..."

The Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf hit the ground, writhing in pain as the flames on its body slowly died out.

It climbed back up, staring at Qin Yuan with murderous intent.

Qin Yuan stepped forward again, first testing the waters to provoke the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf into attacking on its own.

"Gulp~"

The Water Raging Shield's last attached skill successfully blocked the magic wolf's claws and fangs.

Qin Yuan thrust his spear out, the tip slicing through the magic wolf's flesh, and Explosive Flame erupted once more.

"Boom!"

The Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf was sent flying backward a meter, the extinguished flames on its body reigniting.

Once the flames died out, Qin Yuan's Level Three Ice Vine immediately followed up.

"Extreme Cold—Ice Vine—Cover!"

A vast wave of chilling air descended. Though it couldn't freeze the General Grade Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf into an ice sculpture, with the Spirit Seed's enhancement, it could still weaken it.

The Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf's movements became sluggish.

"Swish."

Qin Yuan put away the Water Raging Shield and advanced with his spear.

"Awoo!"

The Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf bit and clawed wildly, but no matter how it pounced, it was no longer as agile as before, and Qin Yuan easily dodged.

He circled with the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf for a while.

"Now."

Qin Yuan aimed at the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf's throat and thrust his final spear with force.

"Puchi!"

"..."

Agony surged through it, but the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf couldn't even howl—its throat was stuck on the spear.

"Explosive Flame."

Qin Yuan muttered softly, and the Crimson Flame Spear blazed with fire power, erupting violently inside the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf's throat.

"Boom!"

With a blast, the Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf's wildly thrashing limbs went still, and its body went limp, collapsing.

It was dead.

Qin Yuan pulled back the Crimson Flame Spear, flicked the blood off it, then withdrew it.

"An Early Intermediate Level taking down three General Grade demons solo... if this got out... tsk tsk."

Qin Yuan chuckled softly and began collecting the souls of the three demons.

Bone Spike Ferocious Wolf, General Grade Residual Soul.

Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rat, General Grade Residual Soul.

"Oh?"

"My luck's pretty good here."

When he reached the last Blood-patterned Giant Demonic Rat, Qin Yuan was surprised to find it wasn't a residual soul, but a complete General Grade Essence Soul.

After collecting the demon souls, Qin Yuan left.

Normally, the corpses of three General Grade demons could fetch a decent sum of money, but Qin Yuan really didn't care much about that.

His Huaxia Coins had already broken past sixty million.

It wasn't a huge amount, but that was just Huaxia Coins—not counting the treasures in the System Space or the Demonic Beast Residual Souls in the White Tiger Vessel.

All things considered, Qin Yuan's net worth was absurdly high.