NOVEL NEXT Chapter 143: Desire for Death Seal
Wang Wu had a very restful sleep.
Sleep is currently the most effective means for him to restore vitality, followed by operating the Inner Breathing Technique.
It was already dark by now, and piles of campfires were lit all around the temporary camp, the aroma of roasted meat pervading the air.
He had no idea what things were like outside, nor could he see anything, because countless tall tree crowns formed a green wall, cutting everything off.
For some reason, he felt an unusual sense of safety.
Only after Wang Wu checked the pile of information in the attribute bar did he understand why.
"Five hundred meters directly from your position, a sapling from Grandpa Tree's branch has been planted. It is growing vigorously, and all targets marked as allies will receive Level 1~5 passive benefits."
"Because you possess the Hundred-Change Ruyi Demon Leaf and have Level 3 Plant Affinity, you are matched as a Level 3 target. You will receive Level 3 passive benefits."
"Specific details are as follows: As long as you stay within a ten-kilometer radius of Grandpa Tree's branch for no less than 24 hours, you can receive up to 24 hours of passive benefits."
"Your Satiety can be converted into Life Value faster, accelerated by 50%."
"Your Healing Talent has been temporarily increased to Level 13."
"Your Passive Concealment has been temporarily increased to Level 16."
"Your Danger Perception has been temporarily increased to Level 16."
"Your Spirit Essence has been temporarily increased to Level 5."
"Your Heart of the Earth has been temporarily increased to Level 4."
"Your Companion Demon Vine is accelerating its growth, expected to awaken formally in three days."
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"Huh? This is truly good news!"
Wang Wu's heart stirred; no wonder he had such a deep, uninterrupted sleep—as if no one disturbed him. It turns out his Passive Concealment had increased to Level 16, removing the limitation of Satiety at this level.
Meaning, even though his Satiety previously was still over 10,000, he could smoothly enter Passive Concealment.
So although it looked like he was sleeping, for other Demon Soldiers he had already entered a state of Concealment.
However, it seems that the Demon Race is preparing for a long war. Even Grandpa Tree's branch saplings have been prepared in advance.
With these things, farming and development will not be an issue unless the Human Race sends another Big Fireball to blow everything out.
But that's unlikely to happen.
Because the Big Fireball isn't a specific Divine Technique, but a Spiritual Energy Air Burst, it requires a region with a sufficient amount of freely abundant Spiritual Qi, which can then be detonated.
This area has already been detonated once, and it may take another few hundred or even thousand years to recover to a level where it can detonate Spiritual Qi again.
"It seems the higher-ups of the Demon Race are also engaging in a strategic game with the Human Race."
"This time, the Human Race has taken the initiative, advancing across thousands of miles. The Demon Race knew there would be a Spiritual Energy Air Burst, so they gathered all Little Demons within five thousand miles into one place, waiting for the Human Race to explode, and then choosing a location to break out and plant Grandpa Tree's sapling."
"Having the branch of Grandpa Tree is like having a mine, a field; they can deplete resources continuously."
"Previously, the Human Race intended to bypass the Great Snow Mountain to strike and assist."
"As it turns out, now it's the Human Race in a dilemma."
"Directly assaulting the Great Snow Mountain from the east is not feasible, not that easy, but bypassing it to attack Grandpa Tree's branch makes the strategy passive!"
"This move is quite brilliant."
Wang Wu analyzed roughly, not really believing the war would end just yet—certainly, the Human Race would do whatever it takes to seize and destroy this place; otherwise, wouldn't their encirclement be in vain?
Subsequent fierce battles are inevitable.
Opening the attribute bar, he glanced—his Satiety had already fallen to over 8,000, and about half of the 1,700 Life Value had been accumulated, pretty good.
He looked forward to a full tank of Life Value.
As soon as the 1,700 Life Value is filled up, it indicates that his body's vitality has recovered to the level of "eight times as vigorous," which would be really comfortable.
If it could reach the level of "twelve times as vigorous," it would mean he can have another round of "full of energy," triggering a free attribute point.
Aside from that, what is the level of continuously activating the Healing Talent 12 times?
That represents the ability to explosively restore 7,200 Life Value within 24 seconds, simply explosive!
"Where is the Seek Death Ninth Camp Commander?"
A strict shout sounded from afar. Wang Wu hesitated, suppressing the thought of deserting because he knew that was unlikely to succeed.
He then slowly stood up, circumvented several piles of demon soldiers who were also snoring away, and arrived before the impatient figure—turns out it was a Cyan Wolf, what a small world; he had encountered the Cyan Wolf Captain.
It looked in bad shape; although transformed into a human, one eye was a dark hollow, clearly sniped out by a Spirit Light Crossbow.
This seemed to be like a medal of honor for most surviving demon soldiers.
Those Human Race Spirit Light Crossbowmen aim specifically at the eyes when they shoot.
They're damn evil.
"Are you Xiong Wu?"
The Cyan Wolf asked with a displeased look.
Wang Wu nodded, looking just as weak as if he could faint at any moment, thinking, whatever, since you can't kill me, the worst you'll do is throw me into the Seek Death Camp.
Ha, too bad, I'm already the Camp Commander of the Seek Death Camp.
"Damn it, coward! Go over there and receive the new recruits for the Seek Death Camp! Hurry up! Hmph!"
The Cyan Wolf sneered, even spat, which drew laughter from the surrounding Demon Soldiers, some of whom shouted, "We've really seen it all today, a coward surviving from the Seek Death Camp, and with no achievements either! I bet it just hid when it got on the battlefield!"
The laughter was unending, truly meaningful.
Wang Wu leisurely took out his Profound Iron Shield, which looked like a porcupine, waved it around, and the laughter instantly disappeared, even the Cyan Wolf's expression changed slightly.
Only those who had been on the battlefield and seen the prowess of Human Race Spirit Light Crossbowmen would understand what this meant.
Even if there was indeed no achievement, this was evidence enough of his capabilities.
"Ahem, that brother, you should probably hurry back and ask your family for some benefits to smooth things over, surviving the Seek Death Camp isn't easy, you have great skills, don't waste them like this, tomorrow we can return to the Great Snow Mountain to rest for three months, but the Seek Death Camp needs to be ready to go to the battlefield at any time."
A distant Demon Soldier loudly suggested.
There were also Demon Soldiers who sympathized, "The Military Law Captains are really blind fools, even if this brother didn't achieve much, blocking so many Spirit Light Crossbow Arrows indirectly saved many brothers, shouldn't that count as accumulating merits?"
"Exactly, exactly, I remember that brother with the shield, thanks to him drawing attention upfront, I managed to take down three Spirit Light Crossbowmen, how can there be no merit, hey, that blind wolf, I'm talking about you, you blind and heartless fool!"
A group of Demon Soldiers started causing a ruckus, and the Cyan Wolf Captain couldn't save face, snorted, and turned away.
Wang Wu was surprised, he cupped his fists to thank those around him and lazily followed along, as he didn't have enough benefits to smooth things over, and leaving the Seek Death Camp, is it safe in the regular Battle Camp?
The Human Race also knows about the Seek Death Camp.
At the very least, the High-Tier Cultivators of the Human Race don't care to attack the Seek Death Camp...
This place had turned into a giant forest overnight, countless towering trees had sprung up, all empowered by Grandpa Tree's divine power.
Following that Cyan Wolf Captain, Wang Wu made a few turns, walked roughly five kilometers before finally seeing the so-called new recruits for the Seek Death Camp.
They were really just a pile of cannon fodder that the Snow Mountain Great Ape King had rounded up over the past winter, so-called 'illegal demons,' and there should be many of them, and they wouldn't be released all at once, with the war becoming routine, there would probably be more and more new recruits for the Seek Death Camp.
After all, Little Demons, you know how it is.
Previously, there was no need for mass training, but with war, what would they be afraid of?
"Are you Xiong Wu?"
At this moment, there were over twenty huge, strong, and expressionless Demons, probably responsible for escorting the new recruits for the Seek Death Camp, the leader was a one-eyed fierce tiger, though gaunt, gave Wang Wu an extremely dangerous feeling.
Isn't this the Tiger Captain under the North Mountain King?
"Yes!"
"Then let's proceed with the handover, there are a total of ten thousand new recruits for the Seek Death Camp, you must ensure they don't escape, and you must brand them with the Desire for Death Seal!"
"As per the old rules, one thousand are allowed as extra military provisions, your task is to lead them to the battlefield, and if you complete the mission and survive, you will earn merits and clear the charge of being an illegal demon, in which case you can receive a three-month rest."
After speaking, the one-eyed fierce tiger waved, and its subordinates lifted out a familiar large box, opening it revealed a small volcano and a variety of branding irons.
"You're the Camp Commander, so you need to brand the Desire for Death Seal again, will you do it yourself, or shall we?"
"I'll do it myself."
Wang Wu glanced at the small volcano, his curiosity overwhelming everything else, so under the one-eyed fierce tiger's guidance, he grabbed the biggest branding iron from the box, and as he picked it up, he heard a sizzling sound as his paw's flesh nearly cooked.
Such strong Fire Poison!
But Wang Wu remained expressionless, and pressed it solidly against his own chest.
It's known that it contains various poisons inside, and even two or three unknown types, so why miss this chance?
After Wang Wu casually tossed the branding iron away, the one-eyed fierce tiger, the Cyan Wolf Captain, and the surrounding Demons all had changed expressions, they had seen fierce ones, but rarely ones so fierce even to themselves.
Meanwhile, several lines of information quickly appeared in front of Wang Wu's eyes.
"You have been branded with a Sixth-Grade Desire for Death Seal and have taken 200 points of Fire Poison damage."
"Possible special power hidden within, warning, you may be influenced by Hallucinogenic Poison, manipulated, and forced to activate, but simultaneously you'll receive up to 2,000 points of Vitality injection, making you considerably stronger in a short time, Full Talent +1, All Attributes +1, Self-Healing speed +100%, lasts ten minutes."
"Warning! 5,000 points of Fire Poison lie dormant on the surface of your body, once activated, flames will engulf you, inflicting severe damage to enemies while dealing 500 points of Fire Poison damage to you per second."
"Warning! 5,000 points of Demon King Level Poison lie dormant on the surface of your body, once activated, you'll transform into a moving plague bringer, inflicting severe damage to enemies, while dealing 500 points of poison damage to you per second."
"Friendly reminder, you can actively or passively activate the Desire for Death Seal, upon activation, all other Desire for Death Sub-Seals within a ten-mile radius linked to this seal will also be simultaneously activated."