Chapter 26: Slaying Ye Chen by Hand, Eliminating the God Behind the Scenes!

-1798!

The sky-high, four-digit damage instantly shattered the Blood Demon Shield protecting Sunset, draining his health bar completely.

Thud!

With his head severed, Sunset’s headless body collapsed to the ground.

Seeing her husband decapitated, the priestess, Luo, let out a cry of disbelief: "No!"

"Husband!" Luo rushed to Sunset’s corpse, cradling his body, wailing in inconsolable grief.

On the other side, the smile that had been on Ye Chen’s face until a second ago vanished instantly. As he saw the Undead Warriors appearing at Lu Ming’s side, a wave of overwhelming shock, panic, and terror surged through him.

Ye Chen recognized them immediately. These were the same Undead Warriors from the viral Douyin video that had taken down a Black Iron-tier boss in ten seconds!

If that was the case…

"You... you are the Array Necromancer from that video!?"

Ye Chen’s face was etched with disbelief. "How is this possible! It’s impossible!"

Even though Ye Chen had harbored such suspicions at the very beginning, he had dismissed them. "Before entering the dungeon, I checked his data panel! He only had a one-star talent, his stats were very average, and he didn't even have any summoning skills. How could he possibly be that Array Necromancer?!"

Just as Ye Chen was reeling in shock, Lu Ming said nonchalantly, "Thank you for accompanying me this far and helping me activate the Purgatory-level difficulty."

Ye Chen’s pupils dilated. "What do you mean?"

As he spoke, he was stunned to see countless Undead Warriors emerging from all directions, surrounding them.

In that instant, realization dawned on Ye Chen. He gasped, "Are you saying that the forbidden items in the previous stages were all found by you, and you deliberately left them in obvious places for us to find?"

Before Ye Chen could even finish his sentence, Qing Yan, standing beside Lu Ming, couldn't help but shake her head and sigh. "What else? Did you really think the few of you were that powerful and just exceptionally lucky?"

"Do you think the reason our Great Xia nation's highest historical clear record over the last hundred years only reached the Nightmare-level, and that only America—the only country in the world to have cleared the Purgatory-level difficulty—is what gave this place its reputation as the most dangerous beginner dungeon in the Abyssal Realm?"

As it turned out, Qing Yan had understood everything all along. Before this, she had simply seen through the charade and played along with Lu Ming’s act.

At this moment, the grieving priestess Luo suddenly grabbed her staff and charged at Lu Ming. "You killed my husband! I’ll fight you to the death!"

Sensing danger to their master, the eyes of the Undead Warriors guarding Lu Ming flared with ghostly light.

*Slash! Slash! Slash!*

Before she could even get close, Luo was hacked to pieces on the spot by the charging Undead Warriors!

Seeing this, Ye Chen staggered, losing his footing and falling back a few steps.

These two were elite powerhouses from the capital with three-star qualifications! If even they had no power to resist these Undead Warriors, his own fate was clear.

At this point, even if he wanted to exit the dungeon, it was too late. Once a new difficulty level was activated in the Blood-Stained Forbidden Zone, there was no way to leave until the dungeon was cleared or the time limit expired.

Regaining his composure, Ye Chen frantically tried to bargain for his life. "Brother, I was wrong! I was just acting out of desperation. After all, if it were you, if your beloved girl were being bullied, you wouldn't let the perpetrators go either, right?"

Lu Ming hadn't been deeply moved before, but Ye Chen’s words instantly ignited a deep-seated hatred and fury within him regarding Ye Ling'er.

Sensing their master’s towering rage, dozens of Undead Warriors tightened their circle around Ye Chen, their blades drawn.

Ye Chen didn't even know which words had triggered Lu Ming so violently. Looking at the encroaching warriors, he gulped and hurriedly continued, "Once we clear the dungeon and get the skill scroll, I’ll give you ninety percent of the loot! I only want ten!"

Before he could finish, at Lu Ming’s mental command, an Undead Warrior behind Ye Chen kicked him hard, sending him stumbling toward Lu Ming, who grabbed him by the throat.

Ye Chen dared to struggle but not to resist. He knew that if he fought back, he would surely die.

Lu Ming stared coldly at Ye Chen and asked, "Who is the person currently with Ye Ling'er?"

Ye Chen looked surprised. "You... you know my sister?"

Lu Ming tightened his grip, his eyes overflowing with killing intent. "I will ask you one more time: who is the one pulling the strings behind Ye Ling'er’s plot to obtain the Scroll of God-Sealing!"

*The Scroll of God-Sealing!*

Hearing those words, Ye Chen realized that the man before him was likely the close brother of his sister’s ex-boyfriend, Lu Ming, and that he had come to seek revenge!

With his life on the line, Ye Chen didn't dare to be vague. "I... I don't know who he is. I’ve only seen him a few times, and every time we met, he wore a mask... But I know... the God-Slaying Squad... he... he is from the God-Slaying Squad!"

"Spare me, I beg you! We were forced into this. My sister has always loved her fiancé, Lu Ming... I... I can help you take revenge for him!"

Lu Ming stared fixedly at Ye Chen. At this moment, his rage had reached its peak.

"Do you want to know who I am?" Lu Ming said abruptly.

As Ye Chen looked at Lu Ming with a mix of surprise and confusion, Lu Ming displayed his status panel before him.

When he saw the ID on the panel, Ye Chen’s eyes widened in utter disbelief.

"Netherworld!!!"

"You... you are..."

Before Ye Chen could finish, Lu Ming swung his sword in a swift, throat-slitting motion, finishing off the already bloodied Ye Chen.

Thud!

Ye Chen collapsed heavily to his knees before Lu Ming, staring up with wide eyes filled with fear, shock, and regret.

The satisfaction of killing the brother-in-law who had once lived off his blood while mocking his uselessness brought Lu Ming a sense of cold pleasure. However, he knew this was only a small step in his path of vengeance.

"God-Slaying."

As he muttered the name, killing intent swirled in Lu Ming's eyes.

Just then, Qing Yan asked from the rear, "Why was he so shocked when he saw your ID? What exactly is your relationship with him?"

Lu Ming glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. "Knowing too much won't do you any good."

Qing Yan stuck out her tongue and smiled. "Alright then~"

Lu Ming quickly handled the loot from the three. Since they were all equipped with Black Iron-tier Moon Demon sets, the gear they dropped was also quite valuable. The priority was to clear the Purgatory-level dungeon and secure the infinitely upgradeable skill scroll, so he tossed everything into his backpack without a second look.

The Purgatory-level mission requirements soared! He now had to find ten forbidden items within one hour. Having wasted three minutes on Ye Chen and his group, he had only fifty-seven minutes left.

"Go, slay monsters and find the forbidden items."

At Lu Ming’s mental command, the two hundred Undead Warriors scattered rapidly, beginning their search.

Little did they know, just as Lu Ming and his group left the area:

*Rip!*

A spatial rift tore open. A figure cloaked in black, exuding a mysterious and unfathomable aura, stepped out from the rift.

Standing where the bodies of Ye Chen, Luo, and Sunset had been refined, the figure pulled out a golden scroll. Starlight began to drift from the spot where the three had died, converging into the scroll in the figure's hand...