Apocalypse: Everyone Levels Up, I Return to the Time Before the Server Opened-Chapter 51

Chapter 51: You Truly Deserve to Die!!!

The Split Demon had transformed.

Its current form was massive, towering like a mountain.

It smashed through the fortress walls!

Its body looked like a fusion of a bull and a horse, coated in golden paint.

Two sharp horns protruded from its head, and its eyes glowed with a blood-red light.

“Human... You truly deserve to die!!!” The Split Demon, consumed by pain and rage, spoke in a guttural voice.

“My Demon Race has spent a million years planning our grand migration, and yet you, a mere level 12 human, have ruined it all!!!

“You… don’t deserve to live!!!

“I’ll drain your blood dry!!! Tear your flesh apart!!! Annihilate your soul!!!!!!”

Below, Ye Qiu swallowed hard.

What the hell?!

Isn’t this just supposed to be a Epic-level boss?!

How did it suddenly go from Rare to Legendary?!

Sure, he had expected something was up.

He always remembered that one of the Split Demon’s skills was called [Ultimate Evolution]…

But this? This was insane!

Completely beyond reason!

“It’s over… all over…” In the distance, Xie Zhongyuan turned pale with despair.

Even a fool could see it. The Split Demon had undergone a terrifying transformation.

Its aura was so overwhelming that even Xie Zhongyuan, now just a spiritual entity, couldn’t stop trembling.

He was nearly torn apart!

Boom!

The Ultimate Split Demon moved.

Its mountainous body thundered forward, each step shaking the earth.

Despite its size, it was shockingly fast!

In just the blink of an eye, it appeared right in front of Ye Qiu!

“Shit!” Ye Qiu flinched and quickly activated his Coward’s Cloak’s skill: “Tactical Retreat!”

Whoosh!

Just as the Ultimate Split Demon struck, Ye Qiu vanished.

The demon froze in surprise, then erupted in fury!

It charged around madly, trying to sniff out Ye Qiu’s presence.

The ground trembled, mountains collapsed, rivers flowed backward!

This…

This was the horrifying power of the Ultimate Split Demon!

Beneath a towering tree, Ye Qiu clutched his chest, trying to calm his breathing.

“That was too damn close!

“Thank god for the Coward’s Cloak!

“No wonder everyone who entered the inner secret realm to kill this thing ended up dead!”

“How is this a fair fight?! Only those below level 15 are allowed in here. This whole thing was clearly a trap to feed the demon!”

Muttering to himself, Ye Qiu’s eyes darted quickly, searching for a plan.

Then…

“Found you!!!” A doomsday-like roar boomed in his ears, nearly bursting his eardrums!

“Sixth Slashing Style – Scarlet Point!”

Whoosh!

Ye Qiu launched an attack, targeting the demon’s heart!

Even with its evolved form, the heart was likely still a weak point. It was the essence of its species!

Clang!

His steel sword stabbed at the demon’s chest,

But it felt like stabbing the hardest metal known to man!

[-10.]

A measly number floated above the demon’s head.

“Emmmm…” Ye Qiu stared, dumbfounded. “Holy sh*t…”

He couldn’t even pierce its defense!

“Tactical Retreat!” He quickly vanished again.

The Coward’s Cloak’s skill could be used three times per day, and unused uses could stack.

Ye Qiu checked. He still had eight uses remaining!

Once safe, Ye Qiu began hurling Molotovs.

Boom!

Pop!

A faint glowing shield around the demon shattered instantly.

“Still the most useful item ever!”

The Split Demon had a skill, Light Shield, which could block any single attack, even a nuclear blast.

But the Molotov’s burn-over-time effect nearly neutralized it entirely!

“Seventh Slashing Style – Borrowing Power!”

Ye Qiu began to feel the wind, and the fire burning on the Split Demon’s body.

Wind fueled fire. Fire rode the wind and transformed into a dragon!

He was trying to replicate a move he once saw in a video. A Sword Master player had mastered the Thirteen Styles of Slashing, and the seventh form was all about borrowing force. Borrowing external power and merging it within!

Then, the eighth form could be unleashed.

At this moment, the wind howled. The flames surged toward him, wrapping around his sword.

As the wind grew more violent, as the fire grew more intense, the elements combined into a Fire Dragon!

ROAR!!!

A distant dragon’s cry echoed in the air.

“Eight Slashing Style – Heaven’s Line: Wind-Fire Dragon!”

Ye Qiu finally unleashed the attack!

He closed in, aiming straight for the demon’s heart!

But this attack came with a price. It sacrificed evasion for unmatched power.

If he dodged or hesitated, the entire technique would collapse before hitting.

“You’re courting death!” The demon lifted a hand as large as a basketball court and slammed down!

“Bro!!!” from afar, Xie Zhongyuan cried out in despair.

If that hit landed, Ye Qiu would be smashed into pulp!

But, in the next second, Xie Zhongyuan’s eyes widened in disbelief.

Shock filled his face.

Not just him. Even the Ultimate Split Demon looked stunned and confused.

Because a glowing shield had suddenly appeared around Ye Qiu’s body!

It was the demon’s own skill, Light Shield!

Bang!

The shield absorbed the blow, causing the demon to briefly freeze.

In that moment, Ye Qiu’s flaming steel sword pierced straight through its heart!

[-32,000!!!]

A monstrous number floated above the demon’s head!

[Ding! Critical hit to vital spot: Severe Injury, Armor Break, Bleed, Weakened status inflicted.]

“Wasn’t that supposed to be an instant kill?” Ye Qiu took a deep breath, then grinned.

“Let me show you one more badass move…”

Shhhk!

Suddenly, Ye Qiu’s body began to split apart!

“You… You…” The demon’s entire body stiffened, like it had been filled with lead.

It was paralyzed, skin frozen, unable to move.

Impossible!

That is a Split Demon racial skill!

How could a human use it?!

While the demon stood stunned…

Ssshh!

A fuse on the ground reached its end. The stench of gas filled the air.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Over twenty gas canisters, all pre-buried by Ye Qiu, exploded in succession!

The explosion engulfed the entire newbie village secret realm.

Everything was completely annihilated.

Not even Tactical Retreat could save you from that.

Death is certain.

But in his split state, Ye Qiu was protected by the same rule-bending energy the demon used during its own splits.

A twisted, invulnerable space surrounded him.

—

Time passed…

The flames died down, and the explosions ceased.

Ye Qiu stood there, covered in soot, looking like a rat. fɾeeweɓnѳveɭ.com

Before him lay the charred corpse of the Ultimate Split Demon.

He looked like an ant next to an elephant.

“You…”

The demon still wasn’t dead!

Ye Qiu rushed up.

His steel sword, now like a knife through tofu, slid straight into the demon’s brain.

The heart and the brain. Both were its weak points.

Before, the brain had been too heavily defended.

Now, with its status weakened, it might as well have been paper!

“Looks like gas canisters only get me this far,” Ye Qiu muttered.

Even such overwhelming force, against a practically undefended opponent, still didn’t kill it outright!

Heavenly Eye!

Ye Qiu checked its status:

[Legendary-Class Outer Demon: Ultimate Split Demon]

[Level: 40]

[HP: 388 (Bleeding…)]

[Skills: ???]

[Status: Near Death]

Phew…

A few seconds later…

[Ding! Level up! HP increased, stats boosted, attribute points gained.]

[Ding! Level up…]

[Ding! Level up…]

…

Eight consecutive level-ups!

Ye Qiu rose from Level 12 to Level 20!!!

And it wasn’t over!

[Ding! Congratulations for killing the Legendary Demon: Ultimate Split Demon. You have gained 10,000 Fame Points.]

[Ding! You are the first player in the Trial City to kill a Legendary Demon. You gain an additional 10,000 Fame and 100,000 Gold.]

[Ding! As the first player to kill a Legendary Demon, you are granted three World Announcements in Trial City. Would you like to notify all players of your achievement?]