Chapter 816: World Center and Battlefield (Fourth Update)

In less than ten minutes, Su Xiao's 【Demon's Mark】 skill had already been upgraded to Lv. 10, and this improvement was still continuing.

Carlos felt the unknown energy inside his body decreasing rapidly. These hateful things that had been devouring his life force for decades were finally starting to decrease. This was a situation that had never happened before.

However, Carlos did not enjoy this process. The feeling of having demonic energy extracted could only be described as excruciating. Although his pain perception was reduced by 90%, he still felt a piercing pain.

Although the pain was unbearable, Carlos was, after all, a ruthless man who had managed to climb to the position of Legion Commander. He kept his eyes tightly closed and didn't make a sound.

Sensing Carlos's pain, Anna, who was on the side, wanted to gently stroke Carlos's cheek with her hand, but she knew that she couldn't do that now. That would be causing trouble. Only a stupid woman would do meaningless things at a critical moment. She only needed to wait now; no matter how anxious she was, she had to wait patiently.

"You, feed him water. A large amount of water, the more the better."

Su Xiao was highly focused and couldn't care about what official position Anna held. Carlos was about to become dehydrated.

"Okay, is ordinary water fine? All at once or in several times?"

Anna didn't care whether Su Xiao was polite to her; as long as Su Xiao could save Carlos, she would do whatever it took.

"Ordinary water, once every few seconds, a moderate amount each time."

Anna began to feed Carlos water. Carlos had just drunk a stomach full of potions before, and now he had to drink a large amount of water. The feeling could be imagined; Carlos felt like he was about to turn into a water bag, and one with a hole in it at that.

As time gradually passed, the veins on the hand Su Xiao used to grip the sword hilt bulged. As the level of the 【Demon's Mark】 got higher, more demonic energy was required for the upgrade.

After about an hour, Su Xiao sensed the demonic energy inside Carlos again. At this time, the demonic energy inside Carlos was already very scarce.

Reaching this level, Su Xiao knew he couldn't continue absorbing. If the demonic energy were sucked dry, Carlos would die. At that time, he would have to face a widowed Dark Elf Princess + over a hundred thousand Imperial troops.

Su Xiao began to control the suction of the 【Demon's Mark】. Soon, the 【Demon's Mark】 stopped devouring and gathered the absorbed demonic energy onto his hand.

For this more difficult operation, Su Xiao's spirit was even more focused. Ten minutes later, the demonic energy inside Carlos was completely extracted. A portion of the demonic energy clung to Su Xiao's hand; his arm was pitch black, just like the Armament Haki in the Pirate World.

Su Xiao took a step back and pulled out the long sword that was inserted into Carlos's chest.

Puchi.

Fresh blood splattered out, and Carlos fell from the chair. Anna, who was on the side, immediately supported Carlos. Anna saw Carlos's healthy red blood, and her nose began to feel sore.

Ignoring the lovey-dovey Anna, Su Xiao held Carlos's sword and began to try to use Qing Gang Ying energy to expel the demonic energy on his hand.

The Qing Gang Ying energy spread down Su Xiao's arm. The consciousness within the demonic energy was already very weak. With no other choice, it could only enter the long sword.

The Qing Gang Ying energy wrapped around the long sword and permeated into the sword at a slow speed. The demonic energy inside the sword, having no other choice, could only gradually merge into the sword.

The demonic energy was trapped inside the long sword. Su Xiao withdrew the Qing Gang Ying energy, and the 【Demon's Mark】 appeared on the scene again.

Sensing the suction of the 【Demon's Mark】, the consciousness of the demonic energy inside the sword began to despair. Its survival instinct made it try to merge with Carlos's sword to avoid being devoured by the 【Demon's Mark】.

However, this could not stop the absorption of the 【Demon's Mark】. Fortunately, Su Xiao didn't want to wipe out this surge of demonic energy completely.

A black pattern appeared on the spine of the long sword, and the demonic energy and the sword were completely merged into one.

Su Xiao withdrew the suction of the 【Demon's Mark】, and the 【Demon's Mark】, which had already become much stronger, returned to calm. At this time, the 【Demon's Mark】 was pitch black, covering the upper arm at Su Xiao's shoulder, forming a demon goat head pattern.

Su Xiao checked the changes in the 【Demon's Mark】 skill.

Demon's Mark: Lv. 19 (Passive Skill)

Skill Effect 1: Adds 64 points of true damage during melee attacks.

Skill Effect 2: The level of the Demon's Mark can be increased by sacrificing equipment. You have already reached a treaty with a High Demon.

Demon Gaze (Active): During long-range attacks, demonic energy can be covered onto weapons such as bullets or arrows for a long-range attack. This attack will add 80% of the final damage value as true damage (for example, if the final damage of a bullet hitting an enemy is 100 points, Demon Gaze (Active) will add 80 points of true damage).

Prompt: Each use of Demon Gaze (Active) consumes 1 Soul Crystal (Small). Soul Crystal (Small) can be converted into the demonic energy needed to cover the weapon.

Prompt: The cooldown time for Demon Gaze (Active) is 72 hours.

Seeing the ability of 【Demon's Mark】 Lv. 19, Su Xiao was very satisfied with this skill. Melee attacks could add true damage, and the additional ability at Lv. 10 was very suitable for the Spider Queen. Although the usage cost was expensive, the power was almost doubled.

Su Xiao closed the skill list and looked at Carlos. The effect of the 【Unstable Potion】 was gradually disappearing. What sequelae this potent medicine would cause to Carlos was temporarily unknown.

"It seems I won't die."

Carlos lay in Anna's arms, and Anna held Carlos's hand tightly. It was unknown if these two had ever heard that showing off affection leads to a quick death; that was a 'deadlier' thing than demonic energy.

"Congratulations, Lord Carlos."

Caesar hurried forward; his own life was also saved.

"Bring me my sword."

Carlos looked at his sword, which was currently stuck in the ground, with black smoke emitting from the blade.

Caesar hurried forward, but despite using all his might, the sword remained motionless in the ground. Carlos signaled for Anna to come forward.

Anna walked slowly to the long sword and reached out to grip the hilt. Her expression changed immediately.

"No, I can't pull it out."

Although Anna was not a strength-type, her strength was not small.

Seeing this, Carlos stood up with some difficulty and walked to the sword, gripping the hilt with his rough, large hand.

Zheng.

The long sword was pulled out by Carlos, and the blade emitted a clear hum.

"This..."

Carlos felt the demonic energy inside the long sword.

"So you sealed that unknown energy here. Thank you for your hard work, Commander Bai Ye."

Su Xiao didn't know how many ranks he had been promoted, but he just sat on the ground, not looking at Carlos and Anna.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

Su Xiao suddenly let out a series of violent dry coughs, spitting out several mouthfuls of fresh blood.

Seeing this, Carlos and Anna both hurried forward. Caesar, who was behind, was stunned for a moment, then thought of something and secretly gave a thumbs up.

"Bai Ye, how is it? Were you injured by that energy?"

Carlos wanted to help Su Xiao up, but Su Xiao waved his hand.

"It's nothing, just... cough, cough, cough."

Su Xiao spat out a few more mouthfuls of blood, looking like he could kick the bucket at any moment. Carlos and Anna both knew how difficult that unknown energy was to deal with. Seeing this scene, Anna showed a look of shame; she had previously suspected Su Xiao of having ill intentions.

Seeing Su Xiao being so 'selfless', Anna felt her cheeks burning due to her previous words and actions.

"Drinking this will make you feel better."

Anna took out an exquisite crystal bottle. This thing faintly glowed with a golden light. If it were someone else, they might have taken it immediately, but Su Xiao shook his head because it wasn't the time yet.

"I'll be fine after a rest."

Hearing Su Xiao say this, Anna forcefully stuffed the crystal bottle into Su Xiao's hand and nodded at him with a smile.

In fact, Su Xiao wasn't injured at all. He was about to leave the Black Earth Fortress, so his personal favor with Carlos was no longer important. Taking the opportunity to reap some benefits was the way to go.

Anna supported Carlos as they left the room. The two didn't shower Su Xiao with thousands of thanks. After all, Su Xiao was an assistant found by Caesar. Leaving benefits was only because Su Xiao was 'too severely' injured, and the two felt a bit guilty; that was all.

After Carlos and the other left, Caesar walked up.

"My dear friend, are you alright?"

Caesar calmly grabbed Su Xiao's hand. Su Xiao was holding the crystal bottle gifted by Anna. Su Xiao looked up at Caesar.

"Reward."

Seeing Su Xiao's gaze, Caesar's body stiffened. After hesitating for a moment, he put away the greed in his heart and smiled awkwardly. He took the 【Demon Hunter's Proof】 out of his pocket and handed it to Su Xiao.

With the 【Demon Hunter's Proof】 in hand, Su Xiao wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and stood up to walk out of the room.

"My... friend, where are you going?"

Caesar looked at Su Xiao's back. He actually felt a sense of loss. Although he had always been playing mind games with Su Xiao, he was actually very lonely and didn't have a single friend.

"To the battlefield."

Su Xiao pushed open the door and paused his steps.

"Goodbye."

Su Xiao and Xiang Bubu Wang walked out of the room, and the door closed tightly.

"Good... bye."

Caesar slumped in his seat. He was the only one left in the room. Although the crisis had been resolved, he only felt lonely.

"Goodbye, my friend. Caesar will help you find a way to cover it up. Although leaving your post without permission is a major crime, Caesar has his ways."

Caesar looked up at the ceiling.

"What a troublesome opponent. Finally left, but... why is it so lonely?"

Outside the Black Earth Fortress, a gale rose, sand and dust flew, and the hem of Su Xiao's windbreaker fluttered loudly.

The situation in the three major war zones had stabilized. Just an hour ago, Reincarnation Paradise issued a war mission to Su Xiao. The mission had no reward, and the content was very simple: take the 【World Core】 to the center of this world, the 'Oterlank' ancient ruins. If Su Xiao guessed correctly, that would be the battlefield for the Qiyuezhe melee. Over a thousand Qiyuezhe would likely fight there. There, he would decide the outcome with the Qiyuezhe from Apocalypse Paradise.

"Lan Jue, see you at the Oterlank ancient ruins. This time, I will definitely take your life."

Walking in the wind and sand, a smile appeared on Su Xiao's face, and beside him was Xiang Bubu Wang, who was looking around. ===== CHAPTER 817 =====