Chapter 740: Chapter 482: Crushing the Snake Demon Lord, Massive Loot Explosion!

"So poor?" Fang Zhou raised an eyebrow, a look of disdain on his face. Isn’t this Six-armed Snake Demon always claiming to be a noble of the Abyssal Demons? Is this what’s called a Demon Lord? Or is it the kind of destitute noble with nothing left to its name? That’s the only explanation for why it would appear here. After all, anyone with a bit of sense would know that sneaking into the human world this time was a suicide mission. This is humanity’s main stronghold. Even if they successfully assassinated a few of the human race’s genius Professionals, they wouldn’t escape alive under the furious pursuit of a human siege.

Fang Zhou shook his head, not dwelling on the issue. In any case, for an Undead Mage like him, skilled in creating Artificial Undead, the greatest wealth would always be the corpses of his enemies.

Although this Six-armed Snake Demon is quite poor, its strength is indeed the greatest I have encountered so far. Such a powerful enemy, once turned into an Undead Creature, will surely be formidable.

At this thought, Fang Zhou’s eyes lit up. He directed his Undead Army to collect the severed limbs of Azklos and perform some preliminary treatment on them. Once he returned to Beast Fighting City, he would process them properly. Such a powerful corpse would be an excellent choice, whether made into a Corpse Knight or left with its original physiology intact.

...

Under the night sky, the Magic Energy Satellites inlaid upon the World Barrier emitted a brilliant glow, like stars guiding the way. Strong pulse signals radiated in all directions, penetrating the magnetic shielding field formed by high-density energy. Combined with the pulse signal points deployed by airborne information airships, they covered most of the Fierce Beast Mountain Range.

BEEP.

Just as Azklos’s Abyssal Desecration Aura had erupted, a remnant of a Six-armed Snake Demon kept inside a Magic Energy Satellite reacted. Instantly, the electronic voice of an intelligent radar sounded from the command center back in Beast Fighting City.

"Report, at coordinates Fierce Beast Mountain Range (238, 538, 712), a strong Abyssal Desecration Aura has been detected."

"Intensity?"

"Bronze Limit, suspected to be a Six-armed Snake Demon."

"Lock onto the aura. Immediately notify nearby combat personnel to converge and exterminate."

"Report, there is a friendly signal nearby. The identity has been confirmed as Lieutenant Fang Zhou of Sea City Military Academy. The two signals are highly overlapping, suggesting they are engaged in combat."

"A Bronze Limit Six-armed Snake Demon is extremely powerful! Fang Zhou is in danger. Notify all nearby personnel to hurry and provide support..."

Within moments, five elite military teams within a several-hundred-kilometer radius all received the signal and changed course toward Fang Zhou’s location.

However, it was getting late. Although they were Upper Bronze Professionals and their bodies had been enhanced to grant them night vision, this ability was limited to a hundred-meter range and wasn’t as clear as daylight. Thus, these military elites didn’t dare to move at full speed; an accidental run-in with a Demon Worshiper ambush could mean death even for them. Furthermore, they had to fend off attacking Fierce Beasts. By the time the nearest team arrived from a hundred kilometers away, more than ten minutes had passed.

The battle had long since ended.

"It’s dead!"

The five elite soldiers in the first team to arrive came to a sudden halt, their gazes fixed on the headless corpse of the Six-armed Snake Demon lying on the collapsed hillside.

Didn’t the report say a Bronze Limit Six-armed Snake Demon’s Abyssal Desecration Aura was detected and that it was fighting that genius Undead Mage from Sea City Military Academy? Does that mean... could it be?

The lead soldier gasped, looking at Fang Zhou, who was sorting through his loot not far away. "Fang Zhou!?" he asked in disbelief.

Fang Zhou lifted his Radiant Mage hat and saluted the support team. "Yes, it’s me. Greetings, Instructors."

The five of them fell silent. After a long pause, one instructor gave a bitter smile. "A Lower Bronze... He’s a monster." 𝚏𝕣𝐞𝗲𝐰𝕖𝐛𝐧𝕠𝕧𝚎𝚕.𝐜𝚘𝗺

At this moment, strong undead mana still pervaded the air, exactly matching the aura that Fang Zhou faintly emitted. Therefore, the five men didn’t doubt that he was the one who had killed the Six-armed Snake Demon.

However, there is a huge difference between defeating an enemy and killing one. Between two Bronze Middle-Rank Professionals, for instance, the stronger one might be able to defeat the other, but they would be unable to stop them from escaping. Even an Upper Bronze Professional couldn’t guarantee they could stop a Middle Bronze Professional who was determined to flee, not unless they were willing to trade injury for injury. Thus, these five men, with their extensive combat experience, naturally understood the terrifying nature of Fang Zhou’s achievement.

The combat power of this military academy cadet is terrifying.

One of them sighed, "Today’s military academy cadets are too scary."

"Indeed," the others couldn’t help but agree with a soft sigh.

As military instructors, they were pleased to be surpassed by the new generation of Professionals. However, for a student to be *this* strong was another matter entirely. It made them feel as though they were useless and had already been left behind by the times.

After shaking off their astonishment, one of them transmitted the news of the Six-armed Snake Demon’s death. The other military instructor teams that were still en route immediately halted their advance.

At this point, Fang Zhou asked, "Instructors, how many Demon Worshipers have been discovered and eliminated so far?"

One of them thought for a moment. "Including this Six-armed Snake Demon, the recorded number has reached thirty-five. Estimates suggest fewer than five remain."

Fang Zhou furrowed his brow. "Instructor, the depths of the Fierce Beast Mountain Range are so vast. What if the remaining Demon Worshipers find a cave or a dense forest to hide in for a year or two?"

An instructor smiled faintly. "Rest assured. Tomorrow, the Magic Energy Satellites will adjust their Desecration Radar to maximum power. At that point, they will have nowhere to hide."

"I see," Fang Zhou nodded thoughtfully.

His battle achievement was subsequently uploaded, marking that he had slain the Six-armed Snake Demon. They didn’t ask about the demon’s belongings, as those were considered Fang Zhou’s personal spoils of war.

When the news that Fang Zhou had slain the Six-armed Snake Demon reached the command center back at the Beast Fighting City base, the room fell silent. Everyone stared at the image of the Six-armed Snake Demon’s corpse on the main screen.

"Look at the Abyssal Demon Pattern on its body. Was that a Demon Lord?"

"Ahem! And look at the scales on its neck. It seems to have Demon Lord lineage, too?"

"Gods, this must have been the leader of this wave of Demon Worshipers, right? Even among Bronze-rank Abyssal Demons, it would be considered one of the stronger ones."

"Alright, I think that’s enough discussion on the matter. Keep Fang Zhou’s battle record highly confidential. Everyone, back to work."

Because the infiltrating Demon Worshipers were being swiftly eliminated, the atmosphere in the command center was relatively relaxed.

「The next morning.」

Fang Zhou stepped out of his campsite, took a deep breath of the fresh mountain air, and washed up a bit. Last night, while using his Corpse Clone to manage the affairs of his Tomb, he had received a report from Tidamia. Tidamia hadn’t yet found any traces of the ghosts Fang Zhou had sent it to find, but it had detected the movements of another unfamiliar Zombie Lord.

After instructing Tidamia to prepare for battle cautiously, Fang Zhou didn’t feel too anxious. No matter what, I have an army of nearly sixty thousand undead. The advantage is mine!

Fang Zhou looked up, his gaze fixed on the increasingly clear satellite pulse beams in the sky. With a flash, his figure disappeared into the forest again. He wanted to see if he could run into another Demon Worshiper. His luck had been quite good so far, having slain two Demon Worshipers and a Six-armed Snake Demon Lord, but what if there was more to gain? Compared to the at least 10,000 contribution points, Fang Zhou was more interested in the Military Merits.

For the next day, Fang Zhou traversed the Fierce Beast Mountain Range. However, he didn’t know if it was because all the Demon Worshipers had been killed or if his luck had simply run out. He didn’t see a single demonic shadow the entire day.

After gloomily commanding his Undead Army to wipe out a small pack of Bronze Fierce Beasts, Fang Zhou suddenly looked up at the sky. Up there, beams of light suddenly erupted, linking together to form a mystical network.

BOOM!

In an instant, even stronger pulses of radiation burst forth, resonating with the signal-transmitting airships. Under this pulse of radiation, which contained a transcendent aura, a Burning Fire Demon hiding in a cave, a Shadow Demon concealed in a cliff crevice, and a Plague Demon lurking inside a hundred-meter-tall tree... the auras of several Demon Worshipers flared up as they were forced to reveal their distinct Abyssal Desecration Auras.