From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 284 - 232 Black Stone City

After coming to an agreement with Darkville, the Black Iron Tribe temporarily ceased their pursuit of the humans.

Su Muyu and Lin Zeyu no longer needed to hide, and were led into Dili Castle by Lu Heng.

Lu Heng had accepted the mission to retrieve the ashes of Darkville II from Black Stone City, a task fraught with danger, hence preparations were necessary before departure.

"I need a map of Black Stone City, including all the mineshafts, secret passages, and hidden locations unknown to the Bloodline Demons," Lu Heng requested.

Darkville was prepared and took Lu Heng to the military hall.

There in the military hall was a sand table of Black Stone City, displaying all the details of Black Stone Mine and the city itself.

After all, Black Stone City was the ancestral homeland of the Darkville Black Iron Tribe, and although it had been seized by the Bloodline Demons, it was built by the Black Iron Tribe who knew it better than anyone.

Darkville pointed directly at the city square on the sand table and said with a voice full of hatred, "It was here, two years ago when I infiltrated Black Stone City, that they hung my father up on the pillars in the square, denying him even a peaceful burial in death.

"I wanted to retrieve my father’s remains then, but was discovered by the Bloodline Demon, and during the battle, my father’s remains were reduced to ashes by the flames.

"Since two years have passed, I’m not sure where the ashes have been placed, but given the sheer vileness of the Bloodline Demons, they definitely would not have buried my father’s ashes."

It turns out that after the death of Darkville II, his body had been hung up on a pillar in Black Stone Square by the Bloodline Demons, remaining there to be humiliated for a year.

No wonder Dakville III harbored such deep hatred for the Bloodline Demons; anyone would have an irreconcilable vendetta over such an atrocity.

Lu Heng was quite familiar with the Bloodline Demons, a species thriving in the Abyss World.

They were commonly seen on many Abyss Battlefields.

The Bloodline Demons, with goat heads and human bodies, were sometimes referred to as goat-headed monsters by Superpower Users.

The Bloodline Demons were extremely bloodthirsty and would lie atop their prey to suck the blood dry after a kill.

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The Bloodline Demons constituted a species with high-level intelligence, possessing characteristics similar to those of some Superpower Users.

Firstly, there were the Skill Slots. Based on the research of Superpower Users from a previous life, it was discovered that Bloodline Demons could use a variety of skills, suggesting they possessed Skill Slots.

Moreover, Bloodline Demons could also have Classes.

Lu Heng’s Second Transition Class, Swordsman, was obtained from a Bloodline Sword Demon.

At the time, the Corpse Bone Bird appeared off the East Sea, and Lu Heng led a team by boat to search, killing both the Corpse Bone Bird and the Bloodline Sword Demon and subsequently obtaining the Source Material for Swordsman from the body of the latter.

Because they had Skill Slots and Class Abilities, the Combat Power of Bloodline Demons was not inferior to that of human Superpower Users.

Furthermore, Bloodline Demons had the Bloodsucking Healing ability, allowing them to quickly recover from wounds within minutes by capturing and draining the blood of a prey.

For this reason, during skirmishes, same-level Bloodline Demons could demonstrate stronger combat power than humans.

It was also this possession of Skill Slots and Classes that made the abilities of Bloodline Demons unpredictable, potentially possessing any type of power.

This was unlike other Demons.

For example, Flame Demons, whose Flame Abilities were incredibly strong, had well-known powers to Lu Heng.

When slaying a Flame Demon last time, the Demon’s eventual self-detonation was fully expected, allowing one to make preparations in advance.

But facing Bloodline Demons was different; which abilities they possessed was unknown.

One couldn’t make predictions beforehand and could only adapt on-the-fly, depending on the skills and techniques used by the opponent during combat.

Possession of Skill Slots and Classes by Bloodline Demons meant there was also the possibility of the Illusion Pearl being detected.

Thus, this mission was incredibly dangerous.

One reason Lu Heng dared to take on this task was his thorough understanding of the Illusion Pearl’s effects and knowledge of which skills could detect its disguise.

Relying on experience, he could preemptively avoid dangerous targets. freeweɓnovēl.coɱ

Lu Heng lay before the sand table of Black Stone City, imprinting the internal structure of the city into his memory.

Darkville began to describe the intricately constructed Stone City as he pointed to the sand table:

"Black Stone City is built atop Black Stone Mine. The entire structure of the city is integrated with the mine.

"Below the Black Stone Mine lies the Molten Lava Abyss, three hundred meters deep, the most dangerous place in Black Stone City.

"A Magma River flows through the city, entering the Molten Lava Abyss at the south end of Black Stone Square.

"Generally, no creature has a chance of survival if it falls into the Molten Lava Abyss.

"The Magma River passes right in front of the city gates. Without the drawbridge being lowered, it’s normally impossible to enter.

"This is also the main reason why Black Stone City is easy to defend and hard to breach.

"As long as the city guards retract the drawbridge, to enter Black Stone City, one would have to wade through the Magma River.

"Even for us Black Iron Dwarves, that’s not an easy task."

The Black Iron Dwarves were naturally endowed with strong Flame Resistance, a racial Talent, allowing them to live within a city encircled by the Molten River.

Even so, crossing the Magma River proved difficult for the Black Iron Dwarves.

Su Muyu was also observing the sand table of Black Stone City, comparing it with observations from the Chongming Bird.

At this moment, an invisible Chongming Bird circled high above Black Stone City, closely observing this magnificent and enigmatic Stone City.