Chapter 119: Kill or Not Kill?

Everyone knows that the Great Rift contains level‑40 monsters and a Commander‑level Boss.

Su Sheng has told everyone that.

After so many days of quiet in the Great Rift, why does such an exaggerated commotion appear now?

The whole shaking and rolling black Qi lasted about three minutes before it slowly subsided.

"Everyone, step back a bit."

Su Sheng said.

Not sure what this thing is about.

Better to be cautious.

So the group widened the distance from the Great Rift, eyeing the remaining inferior soldiers hungrily.

But after waiting about ten‑plus minutes, there was still no other movement in the Great Rift.

The roughly ten‑thousand remaining inferior demon soldiers kept wandering around as usual.

Everyone looked at each other, at a loss for what to do.

Then everyone's gaze simultaneously turned to Su Sheng.

Su Sheng frowned and looked at a small assassin.

"Shen Yang, go take a look."

Su Sheng remembered that Shen Yang's Invisibility is a special kind; even the previous demon general Commander‑level Boss couldn't detect his Invisibility.

"Alright, Shengge!"

Shen Yang has been in the Assassin Alliance for many days and, like the others, now calls Su Sheng "Shengge".

Then Shen Yang entered Invisibility and crept toward the Great Rift.

"Everyone, wait a moment," Su Sheng said.

As time passed, after about five or six minutes…

"Shengge, it's so dark in there, black Qi is drifting everywhere."

Shen Yang contacted Su Sheng via Private Chat; since he had entered the Great Rift before, he could immediately spot any changes.

"Black Qi? What about the monsters? Any sign they're emerging?"

Su Sheng asked.

"Not really; they're still wandering and patrolling as last time."

"Go check that Commander Boss."

"Alright."

A short while later.

A Private Chat message sent by Shen Yang contained a short video.

The three‑meter‑tall demon general Kaker, clad in black armor and a black horned helm, was lugging its massive spiked club back and forth.

Su Sheng clearly recalled that this guy should have been sitting; he only stood up when Su Sheng approached.

"Shengge, I feel this guy can sense me."

"I don't know my exact position, but as soon as I get a bit closer, he starts patrolling."

At the same time, Shen Yang's message came through.

"Be careful, don't provoke it unless necessary; since the Great Rift monsters aren't coming out, just return for now."

Su Sheng replied.

"Alright."

Shen Yang naturally had no objection.

Then Su Sheng looked at everyone present: "Let's go down and keep farming monsters; it should be fine."

Immediately, Su Sheng led the way down.

Keep farming!

After a short while, Shen Yang rejoined the team.

The group returned to their previous pace and resumed monster farming.

Only this time everyone's attention kept glancing at the Great Rift's location now and then.

Fortunately, from then until the game session ended, nothing strange happened.

"Asheng, I keep feeling something's off inside the Great Rift."

In the morning, at the dining table, Lin Huan said hesitantly.

"Hmm, I know, but I still feel we can't give up those nameplates," Su Sheng said, smacking his lips.

A thousand nameplates equal a top‑grade purple‑quality piece of gear, and Su Sheng really didn't want to give it up.

Lin Huan also nodded; likewise, she didn't want to give them up.

It's rare to get ahead of the other town players by finding such a spot, so we have to take it all clean.

"What are you talking about?" Mother Huang Hui asked curiously.

Then Su Sheng and Lin Huan recounted the Great Rift situation from last night's game.

"It's just a game; what's there to fear?"

"At worst you just lose a level; if there's good loot we have to grab it first," father Su Wenhao said from the side.

"True enough." Su Sheng nodded. "By the way, dad, how many puppet talismans did you make?"

Six or seven days ago, all the Demon Energy Cores they harvested from the Demon Energy Castle were given to dad to forge talismans, even the poorest low‑grade cores.

"They're all done, a few hundred sheets, why do you need them?" Su Wenhao looked up at Su Sheng, showing off a bit.

In fact, Su Ba was more than happy to help his son and Lin Huan.

Su Sheng didn't call out his father's showing off either, nodding: "Indeed we need a bit of self-defense; I'm going online tonight, Dad, email me and Huan Jie each a bit, please."

"Okay!" Su Ba replied with a grin.

"Estimating in another two days we'll be able to wipe out all those inferior demon soldiers." Lin Huan continued.

"Hmm." Su Sheng nodded, "By then I should be close to level 30 as well."

After everyone's level went up, most people changed equipment upon reaching level 25, so monster‑killing speed also improved.

During a day at work nothing much happened; basically just listening to college students chat about game content.

That night after Su Sheng went online, he and Lin Huan made a trip back to Wutong Town to pick up the puppet talisman his father had mailed.

Dad gave each of them a hundred.

Although they're just ordinary low‑level monsters, they're not needed for now.

But Su Sheng felt it was better to be safe than sorry, so some means still had to be prepared.

Then both of them stuffed their backpacks full of potion supplies and returned to the Great Rift location.

Afterwards everyone continued clearing out the inferior demon soldiers.

As time passed, the number of inferior demon soldiers gradually decreased.

…

Boom—

Roar!

In the Great Rift, vibrations and roars came again, and black energy began to spread across the sky.

Having experienced yesterday, everyone remained vigilant about the situation in the Great Rift.

At once, everyone stopped and then pulled back.

This time Shen Yang didn't need Su Sheng's order; he went straight into stealth.

"Brother Sheng, the black energy has grown thicker."

Not long after, Shen Yang sent a message along with a photo he'd taken.

The demon energy in the Great Rift had almost formed a black mist.

"Moreover, there's also a negative status."

Shen Yang then continued, sharing a screenshot of the interface.

Demon Energy Suppression

While in an area thick with demon energy, overall stats are reduced by 5%.

Duration: Permanent

(Invalid upon leaving the current environment)

Su Sheng glanced at the inferior demon soldiers; there seemed to be only about five thousand left.

"Brother Sheng, I feel the commotion in the Great Rift seems related to the number of those soldiers." Chen Guan spoke up.

At first they farmed inferior demon soldiers for six days, and there was no movement in the Great Rift.

Only after the number of inferior demon soldiers dropped to a certain point did the Great Rift begin to stir.

"Hmm, I feel that if we kill off all those inferior demon soldiers, something might happen." Lin Huan also spoke.

So now the question is, with these five thousand inferior demon soldiers left, should we kill them or not?