Chapter 427 - 221: Witness—Root Source
SWOOSH—
Lu Luwei shot backward at high speed.
She had already cursed Lu Cang countless times in her head.
’Fighting is fine, of course, but who makes an Archer fight at such close range?!’
The thick seawater significantly restricted Lu Luwei’s speed.
But her opponent’s explosive speed in the deep sea was terrifying!
"Obstacle, kill—!"
"Those who obstruct me! Kill!"
BOOM!
The sea erupted in a terrifying mist as the creature instantly lunged at Lu Luwei!
"Reverse-Charge Arrow!"
BOOM!
A terrifying force erupted from her Longbow, and in that instant, Lu Luwei used the recoil to blast herself back toward the exit!
The Demon charging at her, however, was stopped in its tracks by the blast, unable to advance even half a step.
It blasted the enemy away while simultaneously increasing her own distance.
SWOOSH!
In the very next moment, Lu Luwei’s slender arms drew her bow multiple times at a speed imperceptible to the naked eye!
SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH—
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
She used her Arrows not only to propel herself backward, creating distance, but also to blast the Demon back repeatedly, pinning it flat against the wall.
Buried under the rain of Arrows, it was completely suppressed and unable to move.
Lu Luwei had already created an immense distance between them.
After just a few dozen seconds, she was already five thousand kilometers away.
Lu Luwei’s speed was certainly not slow...
She was in the top tier when it came to mobility.
What followed was a one-sided beatdown by Lu Luwei. Even from five thousand kilometers away, her Arrows, with their powerful knockback effect, continued to bombard the target relentlessly.
WHOOSH—
Lu Cang moved in front of one of the Arrows.
He blocked the Arrow with a single hand.
BOOM—
But after blocking it, he felt a continuous force pushing him backward.
A single Arrow pushed him back for more than ten kilometers.
Lu Cang watched the rain of several thousand Arrows per second.
’Looks like she’s improved a lot, too.’
’There will certainly be many times I’ll need Lu Luwei in the future. It’s not like I can just switch to whatever Profession I’m missing at the moment.’
’Otherwise, I’d have to switch Professions to be an Assassin, a Guardian, a Healing Mage, an Observer... all of them.’
’When it comes to Perception Range, I often need Lu Luwei’s help to make up for my shortcomings.’
...
After the Demon was completely obliterated by Lu Luwei, Lu Cang appeared before its corpse.
Lu Cang searched its body.
He found an anklet on the Demon, which turned out to be a type of storage container.
_Initial Enlightenment_
Lu Cang’s Perception swept across the entire cave.
The cave’s interior was covered in various symbols, all part of the complete Ritual.
GLUG—
The seawater churned, and Lu Luwei soon returned to the cave.
"Hmph—"
Lu Luwei let out a cold snort.
Lu Cang said cheerfully, "That was amazing, Lu Luwei."
"It was just a Tier Six Demon. Nothing special," Lu Luwei replied.
But she still couldn’t hide her slight elation.
For Lu Luwei, killing a Tier Six Demon wasn’t particularly difficult. As long as it wasn’t a Submerged Land Level Demon, she was generally fine.
However, being praised was a different matter.
’If I just casually killed a Tier Six Demon in front of some stranger and heard them praise me with something like, "Holy shit, you’re awesome!"...’
’Even if I’m used to it, I’d definitely still feel a little happy inside.’
’That’s one of the perks of getting stronger, after all.’
Lu Cang smiled. "Killing a Demon of this level in the deep sea is completely different from doing it normally."
Lu Luwei muttered, "How is it any different?"
But her face turned slightly red.
’Hmm... teasing Lu Luwei really is fun.’
’The girls I met in my past life never had such interesting reactions.’
Lu Cang just chuckled and began to examine the loot from the Demon.
The _Enlightenment_ document recorded the Enlightenment Ritual without any concealment.
It was recorded directly.
After fully completing the Enlightenment Ritual, the subject would be irreversibly transformed into a corresponding type of Demon.
However, they would retain their thoughts and consciousness from when they were human.
Their Spirituality would also be transferred over.
Furthermore, in their Demon body, they could still change Professions, learn Magic, and train in Combat Skills.
’So much for the benefits...’
’What about the side effects?’
Lu Cang read through the entire Ritual but found no mention of any side effects.
The biggest side effect, it seemed, was that if the Ritual was interrupted, the subject would turn into a monstrosity that was neither human nor demon.
’So as long as it isn’t interrupted, everything is fine.’
Information about the Creator of this _Enlightenment_ and other corresponding details now appeared clearly in Lu Cang’s mind.
The place where this book originated.
It actually came from the Mutated Nest... the Eighth Level Nest Cave.
’A name that’s both strange and familiar.’
The Mutated Nest was one of the Seven Great Nests, primarily home to various types of mutated Demons. It was also the Nest with the most variations and the most complex situations.
Among the seven currently recorded Nests,
the Mutated Nest was the subject of the most speculation.
The Ritual could only be performed by beings who had not yet chosen a Profession...
This thing that looked like a person wasn’t actually a human, but a member of an oceanic race—a Fishman.
A race that... could be considered sapient, I suppose.
Their intelligence was so low,
it was often difficult to distinguish them from Demons.
There were even rumors of many people killing Fishmen by mistake while hunting Demons, thinking they were just another type of Demon.
If not for the fact that the upper echelons of the Fishmen were truly intelligent beings,
the entire race might have actually been classified as a type of Demon.
I’ve heard that the leader of the Fishman Race, the Fishman King, is a Level 8 Sea King. The Fishman Race also has a Level 8 Wise One, whose wisdom is said to be second only to the God of Knowledge.