‘Can handle it.’
Yin Lin thought that dealing with low-level Demonic Creatures was simple.
The Spear of Creation couldn’t be blocked by creatures of this level.
This thing’s lethality could even kill Cadre-level Demonic Creatures.
Killing a low-level one was a piece of cake.
But against high-level or above Demonic Creatures, some precautions were needed—it could one-shot them, but it would be dodged or caught, making it hard to land a hit.
The fatal flaw of the Spear of Creation being catchable was alleviated when facing low-level Demonic Creatures.
Demonic Creatures of this level clearly weren’t smart enough to have the tactical thinking of ‘catch the Spear of Creation and throw it back.’
Moreover, their physical abilities were far inferior, so they likely couldn’t even catch the Spear of Creation.
From the results, Intermediate Evil Demons were also very afraid of the Spear of Creation.
Yin Lin continued running, approaching Jin Luan.
She could sense that the battle there had already begun.
This short straight-line distance of a few dozen meters actually stretched a hundred meters.
The cafeteria also had Demonic Creatures, and two low-level ones at that.
Here comes trouble.
Since she didn’t have the Super Armor skill, Yin Lin would be infinitely comboed facing even one Demonic Creature, without a single step of movement being voluntary.
Facing two was even worse.
They came after her scent, launching another familiar combo.
This time they even unlocked a new move.
One Demonic Creature grabbed near Yin Lin’s head, another grabbed near her legs, and then they started pulling.
Of course, it didn’t work because they were grabbing the Magic Shield’s outer shell, not her body.
But they were very strong, breaking the shield much faster than usual.
Yin Lin had no way to avoid them and support Jin Luan.
The Demonic Creatures’ speed, agility, and strength far surpassed hers.
No matter how she ran, she would definitely be caught.
Even if she forced a takeoff, the ceiling height would restrict her, and the Demonic Creatures would jump up and grab her down.
It was exactly like that League of Legends champion K’Sante who can’t beat you but just keeps pestering you.
You want to leave?
Sorry, come back here.
You want to TP?
Come back!
That was Yin Lin’s situation right now.
Low-level Demonic Creatures couldn’t break her Magic Shield or kill her, but she couldn’t leave either.
So she gave up, let them hit her however they wanted.
She activated the Magic Shield and charged the Spear of Creation, waiting.
One of the low-level Demonic Creatures sensed danger and reached out to grab the Spear of Creation being formed.
The moment it touched, it pulled its hand back.
That was a Lightning Attribute Spear of Creation.
Even a touch would cause massive magical damage.
The Demonic Creature roared rhythmically, as if communicating with other Demonic Creatures, not an angry roar.
Yin Lin’s charge was complete.
She wanted to take out the one that could communicate, planning to fire the Spear of Creation at close range.
But she couldn’t get close.
She had barely flown half a meter when the other Demonic Creature slammed her hard onto the ground, then stomped her a meter deep into the earth, embedding her in the stone.
She had to deal with this one first.
‘If I don’t kill it, I really can’t leave.’
She waited for the endlag of its punch toward her before firing the Spear of Creation.
It accurately hit the Demonic Creature’s chin, piercing its head.
Green liquid splattered everywhere.
The roaring Demonic Creature also began its attack.
Yin Lin still tried to run a few steps, but it was useless as expected.
She ran one meter, the Demonic Creature ran ten meters, easily catching her and beating her up again.
‘This time was a bit different.’
After the roar from earlier, more and more Demonic Creatures were coming this way.
They seemed to want to use human wave tactics to focus fire on Yin Lin as the boss.
She was stunned for a moment because these Demonic Creatures appeared to be ‘using tactics,’ surpassing the intelligence level of the low and intermediate ones she usually encountered.
‘But was this tactics or biological instinct?’
She recalled some knowledge from textbooks and the Yiri City Zoo.
Supposedly, there was a creature called a wolf on Earth that attacked in packs.
So the Demonic Creatures’ behavior of ganging up on her was confusing.
She really couldn’t tell if it was human tactics or biological instinct.
This change almost saved Huan Hong and Jin Luan’s lives.
They had been thinking about how to sacrifice their teammates and what eulogy to read at their friends’ memorial service.
In the past, dealing with even one Demonic Creature was tough.
Now there were over twenty Demonic Creatures underground.
This was not a situation Jin Luan and Huan Hong could handle.
They knew Yin Lin could take care of these Demonic Creatures, but it would take time.
They couldn’t last until Yin Lin killed them all.
Unexpectedly, after the Demonic Creatures over there let out a special roar, the ones here started gathering toward the cafeteria.
The pressure Jin Luan felt decreased somewhat.
After breaking a hole in the stone door, she blocked the Demonic Creatures while letting Huan Hong crawl through.
Since Huan Hong was crawling too slowly, Jin Luan couldn’t help but give her a kick from behind, sending her through the hole.
She reluctantly dodged and parried with her weapon.
The Intermediate Evil Demon also got an attack opportunity and threw a punch.
Jin Luan was prepared and nimbly dodged the first punch.
After the Demonic Creature missed its punch, it backhanded a slap.
The blade was hit by the Demonic Creature’s palm.
The immense force knocked the weapon out of her hand and sent it flying.
A shallow scratch appeared on the back of the Demonic Creature’s hand, oozing green blood.
Jin Luan remotely recalled her weapon.
‘It seemed I need to deal with this one more seriously, or I won’t be able to leave either.’
“You go find that thing. I’ll come soon!”
Jin Luan gave the order.
“Okay.”
Huan Hong immediately started moving, leaving the area and heading toward the original target.
Jin Luan fought the Intermediate Evil Demon, no longer conserving mana.
After dodging a few more attacks, she used Instant Step to create distance and found time to activate a buff.
She began enchanting.
Golden flames enveloped her body and weapon.
Her attack power skyrocketed in that moment.
The Demonic Creature also sensed danger and became a bit more cautious.
It roared like a wild beast, as if trying to intimidate Jin Luan.
The roar had a deterrent effect at close range.
The sound waves even made Jin Luan’s ears throb with pain.
Having fought Demonic Creatures for years, Jin Luan knew it was bluffing.
This was a sign that the Demonic Creature was starting to get scared.
What followed was simple.
Jin Luan showed the results of her last training outside the city, dodging its attacks without using Instant Step.
Her speed was incredible, and her movements were amazing—something Yin Lin could never achieve in a lifetime.
But she was just dodging, with no chance to attack.
The opponent’s attack speed was too fast, and each blow had power that a Magical Girl could barely withstand.
After stalling for over ten seconds, Jin Luan finally used Instant Step.
While dodging the attack, she made a horizontal slash, sinking the blade into the Intermediate Evil Demon’s body.
It didn’t cut all the way through, but it was a near-fatal heavy injury.
The Demonic Creature swiped back, just grazing Jin Luan’s face and leaving a blood trail.
She used Instant Step again to dodge, then Instant Stepped back and severed the Demonic Creature’s arm with another slash.
What followed was simple.
After heavily crippling the Demonic Creature, she could slowly hack it to death without needing Instant Step.
This delayed her for another half minute or so.
Only after cutting off the Demonic Creature’s head did Jin Luan relax.
At that moment, an unexpected event made her instantly tense up.
Her hair stood on end, and fear enveloped her heart.
Yin Lin also sensed it.
An enormous aura appeared in the dungeon.
It was definitely the aura of a Cadre-level Demonic Creature.
However, nine seconds later, the Cadre-level Demonic Creature and the special mana aura in the dungeon both disappeared.
They had come to this 3000-meter-deep dungeon because they were attracted by that special mana aura.
But now it had suddenly vanished?