Mixed Blessing System

After a few moments, Lothur received the system warning regarding the addition of EVF points to his status.

[EVF: 143 -> 209]

He did not find it strange to note that only the normal value of his opponent's Constitution could be absorbed, considering the vitality of that being that was something quite special.

Lothur's bloodline ability worked by absorbing the vitality of his targets related to those beings' Constitution. But demons' unique regeneration and abnormal resistance were related to a hereditary ability, not to their bodily capabilities.

Lothur did not know this, but he more or less realized such a thing when he finished absorbing those EVF points.

Then, as the red mist, the only one remaining in this place, disappeared, Lothur's eyes returned to normal as he focused on the position where his enemy was.

Lothur knew that it had somehow affected his enemy, but he was not sure he had succeeded in killing this being.

Demons escaped the rules usually valid for other living beings. So Lothur would not rush into thinking he had beaten his opponent before he felt the enemy's Soul Bone showing.

When a demon died, a special reaction would happen, and the mortal remains of the demon would condense a Soul Bone with all the ability of that being's bloodline.

Lothur paid attention to this, but surprisingly, no such thing happened!

When all the red mist from the area disappeared, and the light from the few torches illuminating the cave showed the surroundings again, the human saw the creature squirming.

The demon was still extremely dehydrated, as if it had lost water and all of its body fat.

Its bones were more visible than ever. It was so thin and frail that even the movement of its strange heart could be seen when watching it.

"Hell!"

"It's still alive!" Lothur muttered, hearing the grunt of that creature.

"Damned human..." The demon spoke in a shallow tone while expressing a lot of pain. "You will pay for this..."

However, even though it had survived, that creature was not doing well.

As he had sensed earlier, Lothur's ability was not simple. Such a thing could not kill it, but it absorbed almost all of its physical abilities!

Lothur could see this from the strange status of this creature.

[Unknown Demon]

[Cultivation: level 10 (weakened)]

[STR: 0.55] [CON: 0.6] [DEX: 0.57] [AGI: 0.56] [SOU: ???]

This creature's super regenerative ability and natural endurance were narrowly keeping it alive. But Lothur's ability had eaten away almost all the strength it had built over decades of cultivation.

Since this demon's ability could not raise its body's capabilities, it was alive but unable to recover the damage it had suffered.

Thus this demon was now weaker than an ordinary mortal. Unless it was nourished with human blood or special resources, it could not recover!

The creature itself realized this when it noticed that it was not getting any better. So its hatred for Lothur was at an unimaginable level.

Lothur sighed in relief that this being was no longer so dangerous. He then walked over to the side of where the demon was lying, stooping down as he looked at the creature's ugly face.

He grabbed its neck and squeezed hard. "Tell me how to end your life. Then, I will be able to end your suffering, demon."

"Dream on! Do you think I'm an idiot?" It grunted, feeling a lot of pain throughout its body, but also because of Lothur's grip.

If Lothur wanted to, he could crush this creature's neck with a handshake. So the mere way he was touching this fragile creature was hurting it significantly at the moment.

"Are you sure about this? I will torture you until I find a way to kill you." Lothur cruelly said as he looked into the creature's eyes, emitting his Mortal Aura. "If I fail, eventually I will take you to a post of the Seraphim Church, and they will kill you anyway. Why not die now? At least there will be no suffering, and your Soul Bone will be mine, the one that deserves it."

"Fuck you!" The demon retorted.

"Very well, you asked for it." Lothur did not hold back any longer and squeezed hard on the enemy's neck until all its bones broke.

Then, as such a creature regenerated, he began to crush all its bones slowly, making the demon scream in agony.

It might have incredible regenerative abilities, but such a creature was still capable of feeling pain. After all, this was a significant ability to prevent one's end.

In this way, that creature of high hereditary rank soon howled in pain, undergoing Lothur's merciless torture.

...

While Lothur was taking action against that demon, the young men who had escaped earlier faced trouble!

After following the escape path built by that demon, the four youths who first left that chamber came across several beasts and animals near the end of the escape tunnel.

Since these were beings controlled by a demon, when they smelled these humans, each one started to act against the four youths!

They attacked them as if they were face to face with the worst of their enemies, attacking with killing intent while exuding the dark aura from earlier.

The four youths realized they would have to fight for their lives and began to battle on that spot, activating their spiritual techniques and acting as best they could.

They were stronger than their opponents from a spiritual point of view, as soul cultivators were even better than those physical-focused beings. But the numerical advantage was in those creatures' favor, and if just one of them managed to injure them, everything would go from bad to worse.

So when the fight started, things were not easy at all for these humans, who knew they could not make a mistake or they would die there.

So they fought for a few seconds against more than 20 beings until Elke reached that spot, still with tears streaming from her eyes.

When she saw the situation, she became angry with those beings, feeling the urge to take out her frustrations on those opponents in her path.

Without thinking much about what to do, she jumped against one of those beasts with a sword in her hands, that purple weapon that was her primary weapon.

Just as she was about to hit the ground and be brutally attacked by that beast that looked like an ox, Elke's teammates feared the worst.

"Elke!"

"Look out!"

They shouted, imagining this woman had gone crazy to act carelessly against level 10 spiritual beasts!

However, while they feared watching that ox destroy the beautiful redhead's body, she pierced one of that creature's eyes!

Then, even though she was hit by one of the beast's horns, she was not even injured, only having been thrown upwards.

"I have a robust physique. Then leave me to defend you from their attacks, and you kill them!" She shouted as she floated in the air, already preparing to attack again.

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