Chapter 290: Self‑Destruct? So What, It

Skeletons bearing Jiang Chen run faster and faster, and the Abyss Demon under the Slow Curse simply can't keep up.

"He's trying to escape, chase him!"

"Killing so many of us, how could we possibly let him escape so easily."

"Curse Removal! We can't fly fast enough; we'll fall behind."

A demon pulls out a pitch‑black stone and activates it.

With a bang, the stone explodes, and their speed instantly picks up a bit.

The stone can't fully remove the Curse, but it can offset part of it.

This also lets their speed reach parity with Jiang Chen.

Each demon is poisoned, taking damage each second equivalent to 4000 strength.

Four‑thousand‑point strength damage isn't huge, but it persists each second, and over time it's very uncomfortable.

"Is this guy Human Race or a BOSS? He even uses Poison Element Skill."

"I've fought and killed Human Race countless times; this is the first time I've seen a Human with a Curse and a Poison Element Skill."

"This guy's heart is black, even darker than us demons."

"No, we can't keep going like this, or we'll be dragged to death."

"I know we can't continue like this, but we can't catch up."

A demon grits its teeth and violently chops off one of its own fingers.

Black fresh blood drifts in the air, then flies back down onto all the demons.

With a buzz, a brand‑new Curse appears on every demon.

Their defense drops sharply.

"Shen Yan Si Mo, what are you doing?"

Shen Yan Si Mo, a demon possessing Curse abilities.

Shen Yan Si Mo grits its teeth and says, "I replaced Jiang Chen's Curse with another Curse."

Only one type of Curse can exist at a time.

It used its own Curse to replace the Slow

Curse.

At that moment, no demon blamed it.

Speed picks up again, gradually closing in on Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen chuckles, casually tapping a finger.

The Slow Curse's red aura again descends overhead.

But this time the Slow Curse has no effect.

Shen Yan Si Mo's level is too high, its Curse level is also high, so the Slow Curse cannot replace its Curse.

"Jiang Chen, you can't run."

"You're doomed."

"You killed so many Abyss Demons; the Abyss won't let you go."

"Demon King Sir gave the order; you must die!"

The Abyss Demons chase closer and closer.

Jiang Chen's fleeing attitude makes the demons think he's scared.

After all, the demons all broke out from the Core Area, each with a level above 60.

There are 38 of them; the lowest is level 61, the highest already level 64.

Such a lineup hunting a th Level Human Race kid is a bit of overkill.

Ahead appears a High Mountain, and in front of it looks like a cave.

Jiang Chen's eyes brighten, and he darts toward the cave.

In the blink of an eye he vanishes from the demons' sight.

The demons' attacks hit the mountain; rocks collapse, and the whole mountain trembles and rattles.

The demons exchange a glance, "Charge in!"

Without hesitation, they rush into the cave, pursuing inside.

The cave winds and twists, a sea of darkness.

Demons already love darkness; this environment doesn't affect them at all.

They chase Jiang Chen's scent, continually moving deeper into the cave.

The cave gets deeper, and the passage becomes increasingly spacious.

Suddenly, the view ahead opens up.

A spacious cavern appears in the sight.

Jiang Chen has already stopped, standing in the cave

deepest part, watching them.

Behind Jiang Chen is a thick rock wall, with no retreat.

"This time we'll see where you run!" the demons sneer.

Killing intent permeates the cavern, and the temperature drops sharply.

A cold wind blows, and the source of the killing intent is not the demons but Jiang Chen.

One-star Colonel Jiang Chen, the demons he's slain, and the Dragon Race are already numerous.

The killing intent he radiates is stronger than that of these High-level Demons.

"What's going on? Why do I feel something's off!"

"Yeah, this guy's killing intent seems rather strong."

"Bad, we've been fooled; look at his Military Badge."

At that moment they realized that Jiang Chen was wearing a golden‑shining Military Badge on his shoulder, and the badge bore a star.

One-star, Colonel!

Those who can become a One-star Colonel are all battle‑hardened veterans.

Under their command they've certainly slain countless Demons or members of the Dragon Race.

Such individuals are all formidable in combat.

And Jiang Chen is only th Level...

Upon hearing that, the Demons instantly felt a chill down their spines.

At that moment footfalls came from behind them, and a horde of Skeleton Warriors rushed out of the Cave.

The countless Skeletons completely blocked the Demons' retreat.

Earlier, Jiang Chen had silently released two Lich Generals along the way; the Lich Generals were hidden in the dark corners.

Now the two Lich Generals, with their Undead Legion, have blocked the Demons' retreat.

"It wasn't easy to bring you down!" Jiang Chen felt something stir; in an instant, the remaining thirteen Undead Legions all appeared.

Thousands of Skeletons, almost filling the Cave, also...

... surrounded them.

The Lich General bestowed a state upon all the Skeletons; bright White Light illuminated the entire Cave as if it were daylight.

One of the Demons gritted its teeth, "You think these th Level junk Skeletons can stop us?"

Jiang Chen whispered, "Thanks for the Military Merit you sent; I won't be modest about accepting it."

As the words fell, the Skeleton Warrior charged forward.

The Skeleton Mage's Skill erupted with a boom.

In the Cave, flames and electric flashes erupted, and Red Light spread.

Among the Demons, the highest‑level one was a Level 64 Demon.

He raised his Long Spear.

Bang bang bang sounds rang continuously, flinging a great number of Skeletons.

Being Level 64, its strength was immense, and its damage to Skeletons was great.

Normally the Skeletons that were flung would have taken considerable damage.

But this time, the flung Skeletons only suffered trivial minor injuries.

The damage was shared among all the Skeletons present.

Moreover, the Lich General's Army Healing Technique had changed.

It no longer affected only its own Legion; it now affected the entire army.

It was equivalent to all Skeletons simultaneously receiving the healing of fifteen Lich Generals.

In Jiang Chen's view, as long as they don't encounter something like an Ancient Luan Bird or an Ancient Earth Dragon proper, such a perverse BOSS.

or a Level 70 Top-level Demon.

Their own Skeletons would be hard to kill.

These Demons, like trapped beasts, launched frantic attacks toward the Skeletons.

They even tried to fly up and break through the Mountain to break out.

But all their moves were blocked by the Skeletons.

The Skeletons gave them no chance.

Not only were they surrounded three layers deep inside and three layers outside, even the sky above was filled with Skeletons.

A fully three‑dimensional encirclement was achieved.

Skeleton Warriors hacked them with blade after blade, and the Skeleton Mage's attacks were relentless, covering them without blind spots.

When they entered the Mountain Cave, their fate was already sealed.

With the first wail sounding, a deafening Explosion followed.

One Corpse Explosion killed 37 Demons.

Only the Level 64 Demon remained alive, though heavily wounded.

Jiang Chen was surprised; he hadn't expected the Demon's vitality to be so strong.

It could survive a Corpse Explosion without dying.

If Jiang Chen remembered correctly, the Corpse Explosion targeted a Level 61 Abyss Demon.

Twelve times the damage of a Level 61 Abyss Demon's vitality still couldn't blast it dead.

The two differ by three levels; can their vitality differ that much?

The Abyss Demon gripping the spear had murderous glint in its eyes, its whole body suffused with Black Light.

The Black Light came from its Long Spear, a weapon entirely jet‑black.

Jiang Chen had been struck by a Long Spear before and knew its Weapon attack power was great.

Besides its attack, it also possessed extremely strong defensive capability.

The Demon, holding the Long Spear, gave a cold, mad laugh, "Didn't expect you to be so formidable."

"No wonder the Demon King singled you out to kill."

"Then let's die together!"

"Remember, the one who kills you is called Hei Tian Mo Zi."

The Black Light spread fiercely, filling the entire cave.

"Not good!" Jiang Chen felt his heart tighten, and instantly recalled all the Skeletons.

With a booming sound, the Long Spear and the Demon self‑exploded together.

The 64-level Abyss Demon self‑explodes, its strongest strike that gathers all life force.

With the Long Spear in hand also self‑exploding, its power is scarcely less than a Corpse Explosion.

Jiang Chen's Bone Armor responded.

Shattered, his entire body was slammed into the rock wall by the massive force.

The cave collapsed, and the whole Mountain thunderously fell amid the Explosion.