Demon Cultivator in Abyssal Era

"But given the current situation, its growth rate far exceeds our expectations!"

"If this continues, no one knows what kind of terrifying monster will emerge!"

His words made everyone below furrow their brows.

Even before entering the Abyss, everyone had already engaged in extensive discussions and prepared contingency plans for various emergencies.

However, the appearance of the Dark Night Monarch greatly exceeded their expectations and became an unpredictable variable for everyone.

"According to the latest assessment from the data analysis team, the Dark Night Monarch's power has grown to a critical point where it is about to surpass our ability to deal with it."

"When I mention the limit of response, I mean all the forces present using all their trump cards without reservation to collectively hunt down the Dark Night Monarch!"

After speaking, the chief analyst distributed a document to everyone, detailing every sighting of the Dark Night Monarch and assessments based on vast amounts of data.

This included power values of the Dark Night Monarch, skill speculations, size of the followers, strength improvement curve, and so on.

Chu Xiu flipped through it and couldn't help but show an expression of astonishment.

The analysis was very accurate, though some data was outdated, since Chu Xiu's upgrade speed was indeed too fast.

But the fact that they could deduce his strength from a few brief battles left him quite shocked.

They truly deserved to be professionals.

After giving everyone ample time to read, the chief analyst spoke solemnly: "Therefore, we must decide tonight whether to immediately use all our power to kill the Dark Night Monarch or let this variable continue to grow!"

With his words, silence fell upon everyone, and the atmosphere was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

This was a crucial decision, directly affecting the success or failure of the world mission!

After a long pause, Ye Junlin raised his hand: "If we choose to kill the Dark Night Monarch, what is the success rate?"

"If we speculate based on the Dark Night Monarch's latest performance, the success rate is high, but as he has not yet fought with full power, conservatively, the success rate would drop to around seventy percent," the analyst replied.

"Is it really that high?" Ye Junlin's face was full of doubt, "I have personally fought with that guy and know how terrifying it is, and its rate of power increase is even faster than us Awakened!"

Wei Shan and Anya, sitting beside him, also looked grave, evidently recalling some unpleasant suspicions.

Ye Junlin gently tapped the table: "Weak parties wishing to surround and kill a strong party often pay a much higher price than calculated."

As the undisputed number one in Jiang City, Ye Junlin understood better than anyone the suppression strong exert over the weak.

A person with a tripled Constitution is definitely not something that three ordinary people can contend with; even thirty ordinary people might struggle.

And if the scope of the encirclement expands to an entire city, considering the fear and panic people may experience on the spot, three hundred or even three thousand people might not suffice for success!

Facing Ye Junlin's doubts, the chief analyst paused and said: "We know that, let me reiterate that the success rate I mentioned is based on all forces using their trump cards without reservation—including those hidden cards you have not reported."

"Moreover, the Dark Night Monarch's strength must not suddenly increase."

The analyst's words plunged everyone into silence once again.

After a while, Zhang Qingshan broke the silence: "What about the estimated casualty rate?"

"That depends on whether the young masters and ladies are willing," the analyst glanced at Ye Junlin and Lin Wanyue, "The Dark Night Monarch's defense and survival abilities are estimated to be at the level of ordinary Fierce Tier Level 6 to 9. If you resolutely activate your trump cards, there is a chance to achieve instant kill."

"But if the first blow fails and alerts the opponent, leading to a prolonged tug-of-war... then the success rate will plummet, even directly failing!"

You've already piqued my vigilance...

Chu Xiu couldn't help but retort in his mind.

Nonetheless, he was a bit curious,

Am I really this strong, and you still have a seventy percent success rate?

Are the trump cards of the Ye Family and Lin Family truly so overpowered?

However, the analyst's estimate was based on data from before Chu Xiu's upgrade, but after unlocking Demon Energy Infusion and raising Celestial Demon Hand to the Third Layer, he drastically improved in both offense and defense.

And even before, the analyst's estimation of his defense was low, given that the only observed hit he took was before his Skeleton Armor reached Ultimate quality.

"So you'd better not provoke me, I'm not a killing maniac..." Chu Xiu mused internally.

Almost as if sensing Chu Xiu's thoughts, as soon as he formed his notion, Zhang Qingshan spoke up: "I lean more toward collaborating with the Dark Night Monarch."

"Currently, it appears that the other party does not harbor strong malice towards us; conversely, there are numerous reports of Awakeneds being spared by him. To be frank, I have had a close encounter with the Dark Night Monarch, and the other party, upon discovering me, did not launch an attack."

"Our main mission is to kill the Corpse King, and if we exhaust the prepared trump cards in advance, what good is eliminating the variable? The mission will likely still fail."

"I don't think the equipment that the Dark Night Monarch drops can compensate for our losses."

Lin Wanyue and Ye Junlin both expressed rare agreement with his statement, though their reasons differed vastly from Zhang Qingshan's.

Lin Wanyue said: "There's no rush to target the Dark Night Monarch. Once we obtain the Positioning Anchor Point, we'll invite High Tier Awakened in, and the Dark Night Monarch will only be a sitting duck. This prize will be claimed sooner or later."

Ye Junlin took a viewpoint from the mission's success: "The central city area is much more dangerous than we anticipated, and due to the troublesome nature of Blood Symbiosis, our strategy is significantly behind. If we clear things slowly, we won't have enough time even if we double it!"

"In this scenario, the resources consumed by the Dark Night Monarch are trivial; we wouldn't have enough time to use them anyway. If he could help us kill the Corpse King, we'd hit the jackpot."

"Furthermore, after the Dark Night Monarch slays the Fierce Tier monsters, the low-tier Corpse Demons left behind become our feast, potentially speeding up our level grinding process."

The three represented the three largest factions, and seeing them express their opinions, others wouldn't oppose.

Finally, everyone decided to send a few people to try and make contact with the Dark Night Monarch while others avoid the Monarch's hunting grounds to continue strengthening their forces.

Additionally, the three major factions would formally collaborate, gather numerous S-Class forces, and attempt to hunt Fierce Tier monsters.

Notably, each of the three major factions discovered a hidden task, which they are currently striving to complete, promising a significant overall boost if successful.

"Alright, today's strategy meeting ends here."

"But before wrapping up, there are two matters I hope everyone will pay attention to."

"First, I hope you can gather intelligence on the Fierce Tier elites while clearing the Corpse Demons."

"Currently, we've identified three Fierce Tier elites, each commanding a large number of followers. When it comes time to besiege the Corpse Demons, these Fierce Tier elites will cause substantial trouble; they must be cleared out promptly."

These words made Chu Xiu stroke his chin; indeed, Fierce Tier elites were troublesome, especially those monster birds hovering above the central platform's skies, not only being strong leadership-wise, but in great numbers. They participate in group combat form, even with his current strength, he wouldn't dare to challenge them lightly.

"Second, I request you keep an eye out for 'Extreme Dao' clues."

"These perverts are hidden among us and need to be eradicated as soon as possible."

For Chu Xiu, this matter held significant importance, and being acutely aware of Extreme Dao's harm, he might know more than anyone present.

He recalled the killing demon mentioning that an Upper Position Follower was hidden among them.

"Looks like I'll have to attend more of these boring meetings in the future."

"The Fierce Tier elite intelligence and Extreme Dao clues are quite useful."

With that, the meeting officially concluded, and Chu Xiu returned to his room to rest.

Six hours later, daylight rose from the city's edges, and Chu Xiu opened his eyes.

He flexed his muscles and stood up.

It was time for the slaughter.