Chapter 152: Staring into the Abyss, the Abyss Stares Back

With such a good opportunity, Jiang Chen naturally wouldn't let it slip; all those monsters, in his eyes, are just experience and military merit...

After a short time, Jiang Chen successfully cleared hundreds of Abyss Man-eating Monsters.

Adding the Abyssal Wolf Demon, he and Lin Caier each earned several hundred points of military merit.

Several hundred points of military merit are almost negligible to Jiang Chen.

Before becoming a Second Lieutenant, each star promotion requires ten thousand points of military merit.

Lin Caier is a private; she only needs 100 points of military merit to gain a star.

Lin Caier's Military Badge glowed, bright stars appearing one after another, showing she has risen to Six-star Private.

In just half a day, Lin Caier rose from Two-star Private to Six-star Private, a speed that would make anyone envious.

Maintaining this pace, even advancing to Second Lieutenant becomes very easy.

'Brother, thank you,' the rescued person thanked Jiang Chen, especially the leading Knight.

Although Jiang Chen is only Level 26, level does not represent strength.

Jiang Chen has already proven that.

In this world, strength reigns supreme; the fist is the hard truth.

Therefore, they hold Jiang Chen in great respect.

'Seeing a Rescue Signal, we come; no need to thank.'

Jiang Chen's voice was calm and indifferent, giving a sense of being miles away from others.

These words fell into their ears, yet made them feel it was only natural.

The strong should have the appearance of the strong.

Those with great power often have eccentric personalities.

Lin Caier stuck her head out and asked, 'Are you a Demon Hunting Squad?'

The few nodded and replied, 'Yes, we are a Demon Hunting Squad.'

'The Demon Hunting Squad's strength should be great

—right, they specialize in hunting demons; why this time they were almost surrounded by demons?' Lin Caier asked, not understanding.

In her impression, members of the Demon Hunting Squad should all be very powerful, able to easily handle demons.

She also often heard that some Demon Hunting Squads can accomplish over-level challenges against monsters!

However, just now they were nearly crushed by a Level 38 Abyssal Wolf Demon and hundreds of Abyss Man-eating Monsters.

The few showed awkward expressions, as if something was hard to speak of.

The leading Knight sighed and said, 'Originally our team had twelve people; besides the nine of us, there was a Great Knight, a Great Elder, and a Great Mage.

However, those three have temporarily left the team.'

Missing three core members, the Abyssal Wolf Demon seized the chance to attack them.

The Great Knight, Great Mage, and Great Elder, although ordinary professionals, have already surpassed Level 40, completed Second Transcendence, and belong to High-level Professionals.

As long as the title 'Great' is added before the profession, it indicates those three have exceeded Level 40...

Even ordinary professionals, once they complete Second Transcendence, can master some powerful skills.

If given enough time, the Great Mage can unleash a large-area skill similar to Falling Fire Annihilation, easily clearing hundreds of Man-eating Monsters.

The Great Knight, having completed Second Transcendence, possesses a group protection skill, allowing survival in encirclement.

The Great Elder can cast a group healing skill.

These three are the core members of the Demon Hunting Squad, yet they have temporarily left the team...

Jiang Chen is uninterested in others' gossip; he shook his head, indicating indifference.

After casually reminding the Demon Hunting Small Team to be careful, Jiang Chen and Lin Caier turned around

and left this place.

The Skeleton Warrior guards beside them, emitting uniform crack—crack— sounds.

It sounded like a grim military atmosphere, leaving those people utterly astonished.

However, shortly after, the other three departed Demon Hunting Squad members hurried over.

The three of them rushed forward, sparing no effort to activate skills, swiftly crossing hundreds of meters.

'Are you all right?' a Great Knight asked anxiously, his face turning pale at the sight of the corpses on the ground.

These three were precisely the previously departed Great Knight, Great Mage, and Great Elder.

Obviously, their relationship is very close, which is why they rushed back so urgently.

As for why they left the team, only they know.

Lin Caier, holding Jiang Chen's hand, whispered, 'Aren't you curious at all?'

Jiang Chen shook his head, indicating disinterest in others' affairs.

He has no interest whatsoever in others' gossip.

In Lin Caier's eyes burned a flame called gossip: 'I really want to know why this Demon Hunting Squad split apart.'

'To know, the people in the Demon Hunting Squad are life-and-death comrades, each bond…'

'A sudden split must have a reason—emotion, or profit?'

Jiang Chen let out a dumbfounded laugh; this girl's imagination is truly rich, and her personality lively and cute.

She lacks any of the composure an Assassin should have.

In Jiang Chen's impression, an Assassin should be like Han Li.

But look at this girl beside him.

He unconsciously patted Lin Caier's little head.

Quite cute, isn't it!

Continuing toward the depths of Battlefield No. 3, the fog grew ever denser.

The Abyss's power was even more evident here.

The lively Lin Caier had already

Put the earlier incident behind her and changed the subject: "I've heard that the Abyss seems to be divided into many regions; the One to Three Otherworld Battlefields correspond only to the Abyss's surface layer."

Jiang Chen had also seen the related information in the data.

The Alien Battlefield is immensely vast, and every nation participates.

On the Dragon Race's side, the Alien Battlefield is guarded by the Eternal Great Wall and divided into Battlefields One through Nine.

Each battlefield corresponds to a fortress.

Fortresses One through Three correspond to the Abyss Entrance.

The spatial folds overlap, yet the distance is actually the greatest.

Powerful individuals have set numerous obstacles, preventing the mighty Abyss Demons from entering Battlefields One through Three.

Battlefields above Four overlap the Abyss's space more tightly, and there are more Abyss Demons there.

Abyss Demons of Level 40+ are everywhere.

Like Human professionals, Level 40 is a watershed.

Abyss Demons above Level 40 are very powerful and are called High-level Demons.

Jiang Chen hastened his recollection of the knowledge about the Abyss and the Alien Battlefield.

"At the deepest part of Battlefield No. 3, some areas overlap with the Abyss Entrance, allowing one to see the true Abyss."

"There, monsters become more numerous, Demons often appear, and there is also an Instance there."

A light glimmered in Lin Caier's eyes, a light named Military Merit.

"If Demons increase, does Military Merit also increase?"

She gave no thought at all to the danger.

With Jiang Chen present, she felt completely safe.

Everything Jiang Chen said was from the data.

The exact situation can only be known once they arrive.

It may be because the Demon Hunting Squad they just besieged caused many Abyss Man-eating Monsters nearby to be driven over.

They walked all the way, and

did not see many.

After walking a few more hours, the Man-eating Monsters began to increase.

What increased more were the Demon Hunting Squads.

In just three short hours, Jiang Chen and Lin Caier encountered no fewer than five Demon Hunting Squads.

Each squad varied in number, and their professions differed.

Among them, one Demon Hunting Squad had an extremely extreme composition.

Six Assassin professionals formed a team.

They moved silently; upon seeing a monster, they immediately activated the Invisibility Skill and attacked from behind.

The Assassin's skill was extremely powerful.

Basically, when two Assassins simultaneously unleashed their skills, they could instantly slay a same‑level Man-eating Monster.

Seeing them, Jiang Chen couldn't help but recall the Dragon Assassin he had seen in the Hell Outpost Instance.

Extreme attributes and tremendous burst power.

They could grievously wound a Skeleton Warrior in an instant.

Obviously, Human Assassin professionals are similar, with burst power not far behind.

Moreover, they have more skills, and they are more flexible and versatile.

Jiang Chen observed this and thought that one must be cautious if encountering Assassin professionals in the Professional Tournament.

A black line appeared in his sight.

The black line stretched endlessly into the distance.

It divided heaven and earth into two halves.

The other end of the black line was the Abyss World.

It looked unblocked, yet one could not enter at all.

The monsters and Demons inside the Abyss were not so easy to emerge.

An invisible force separated the two realms.

Only when a hand touched it did ripples arise, spreading like water splashes.

This is spatial folding; the two worlds collide here, forming a strange sight.

"Inside is the Abyss, it looks so terrifying."

Lin Caier exclaimed in amazement.

Standing outside, one can see in the pitch‑black Abyss World pairs of blood‑red

eyes, blood‑thirsty and ferocious.

Here one can see the Abyss World, and the Abyss World can likewise see here.

Jiang Chen recalled a saying.

When you gaze into the Abyss, the Abyss gazes back at you.

Occasionally a Spatial Tunnel is opened, and the monsters and Demons inside rush out in a frenzy.

A wail sounded from the sky.

An Abyss Demon with a human torso and a snake tail fell from the sky.

It trembled on the ground twice, then fell silent.

"Someone!"

Lin Caier instinctively tightened the Dagger in their hand.