"They're really intent on seeing the Demon Suppression Alliance destroyed."

Wang Linchi looked at the Abyss Crystal that had dropped from the Demon Suppression Alliance member. It was a Level 1 concentration Abyss Crystal, the same grade as those from a major BOSS like the Wish Demon. This weakling, what virtue or capability did he possess to be worth one hundred thousand Abyss Crystals? Even his Nightmare isn't worth that much. It can only be said that the Demon Suppression Alliance has truly landed on the Game System's blacklist, just waiting to be eliminated.

But this Demon Suppression Alliance is indeed a major power, already considered an alternative dynasty. However, their main principle is to serve as subordinates to the Abyssal Demons. As a result, the Abyssal Demons treat them like sheepdogs, not as humans. Wang Linchi couldn't help but chuckle at this thought.

Before the practice of offering humans to devils began, Demon Suppressing Sorcerers had short lifespans. If they didn't die accidentally at the hands of Abyssal Demons, they might live into their thirties or forties. Considering the poor living conditions of ancient times, this was about average.

But now, Demon Suppressing Sorcerers lived, on average, to only about twenty-three years old. Those who made it to thirty were considered incredibly fortunate.

Of course, this wasn't absolute. High-ranking members of the Demon Suppression Alliance and their scions, for example, certainly weren't going to live such short lives. They had sold out their entire alliance and kinsmen to live more comfortably, while the Demon Suppressing Sorcerers who joined later were the ones who suffered.

These Demon Suppressing Sorcerers were also committed to improving their own living conditions. The most classic method was to cultivate powerful Abyssal Demons to serve as their masters, thereby creating a more comfortable living environment for themselves.

This was how the Wish Demon and the Source of Evil man came to be.

Everyone is doing it. If you don't, you're out of sync with the group.

As for what the Demon Suppression Alliance specifically did, Wang Linchi had also learned a lot from a youth who, despite an apparent age of eighty, had only lived for twenty-one years. Initially, their purpose was indeed to seal and suppress Abyssal Demons. Now, however, they had truly become the lapdogs of Abyssal Demons, solely focused on harming humans.

Their methods of causing harm were rather insidious. For example, they would first place or lure an Abyssal Demon to a certain location, then nurture it to become stronger. Behind the scenes, using their Demon Suppression Alliance identities, they would immediately capitulate to the Abyssal Demon to save their own lives and then negotiate a plan for sustainably 'farming' the populace.

Then, these Demon Suppressing Sorcerers would periodically emerge, posing as saviors. This not only allowed them to gain substantial fame and wealth but also enabled the Abyssal Demons to continuously consume humans and grow, eventually draining an entire city dry, bit by bit.

They had come to Ji City with this exact intention, but they hadn't anticipated encountering Wang Linchi.

These dungeons in 'God-given World' should all belong to the same world setting. It's just that each region has been divided into different dungeons.

This wasn't the first time he had heard about Demon Suppressing Sorcerers.

Wang Linchi had also tortured information out of the previous dungeon's BOSS, the True Magician, discovering that he might indeed have been the most powerful Demon Suppressing Sorcerer. The shift in the Demon Suppression Alliance's policy was triggered by his disappearance.

His second disciple, who later took over the Demon Suppression Alliance, seemed to have sensed something and directly changed the original strategy.

Wang Linchi didn't want to speculate. The moment Demon Suppressing Sorcerers from the Demon Suppression Alliance started dropping high-value Abyss Crystals, their doom was sealed. For Players, such a temptation was simply irresistible.

After rummaging around some more on the corpse of the Demon Suppressing Sorcerer, he found a few other things. Most of them were likely items used for sacrifices and tributes to Abyssal Demons.

However, he also found a quest item.

[Town Demon Waist Plaque of Demon Suppressing Sorcerer]

[Type: Quest item]

[Stored in the inventory bar, when killing demonized-type enemies, there's a chance to awaken the slain demonized-type enemies as your temporary servants. Temporary servants have 50% of their original attributes. Quantity limit: Ordinary Monsters (0/10), Elite Monsters (0/3), BOSS (0/1). Temporary servants disappear after leaving the dungeon.]

[Hint: Killing ordinary monsters has a 30% chance to awaken them as temporary servants. Killing Elite Monsters has a 70% chance to awaken them as temporary servants. Killing a BOSS guarantees awakening it as a temporary servant.]

"Very good. This perfectly aligns with 'God-given World's' malice towards the Abyss and its favoritism towards Players," Wang Linchi commented sarcastically.

If this were any other game, not only would the probabilities be reversed, but they'd also be severely nerfed. Here, though, it's as if they're afraid you don't have enough assistance. In this place, as long as you fight the Abyss, you're the Game System's most beloved child.

He then searched a bit more and found silver notes and some valuable small trinkets on the corpse. Wang Linchi almost mistook the deceased for some noblewoman, to be carrying so many items.

"What a pauper, only one valuable item," Wang Linchi said, thoroughly dissatisfied. He then gestured, and the Saint Master instantly understood his meaning.

The Saint Master approached and spewed fire from its mouth, incinerating the corpse.

Wang Linchi had always been a strong proponent of cremating his enemies. Burn them directly to ash, and even if they wanted to rise as a corpse, they wouldn't have the means.

Next, Wang Linchi began to ponder his next move. After the quest sequence went awry, he felt a growing headache.

Normally, in a dungeon, he should have first obtained the Qingfrost Ancient Sword, then the Town Demon Waist Plaque of the Demon Suppressing Sorcerer. With these two quest items, after killing the Wish Demon, he could have acquired a temporary Wish Demon servant with half its original attributes, along with three Elite Monster servants, also at half attributes. As for ordinary monsters, they could be ignored since this dungeon didn't have any. If he played his cards right, he could basically take down the Source of Evil man with the help of these four Pokémon, himself using his plug-in, and the Saint Master. Now, without those four Pokémon, he lacked cannon fodder.

"Alright, I'll have to arrange for the three Elite Monster servants first. There's probably no chance for a BOSS servant now," Wang Linchi could only make do for the time being.

The Saint Master quickly completed its all-in-one cremation service and approached Wang Linchi.

When it comes to selecting cannon fodder, Wicked People are the first to be ruled out.

The abilities of the Wicked People were bizarre; they could hide and infect, but Wang Linchi needed neither of those abilities.

On the contrary, the three Abyssal Demons—Greed, Aversion, and Delusion—corrupted by the Wish Demon's wishes, were very suitable as cannon fodder.

The Greedy Toad, Resentment Ghost, and Infatuation Snake possessed traits of constitution, strength, and agility respectively. They could serve as tank warriors, power warriors, and agile warriors. Their main role was just to take the hits up front; otherwise, why call them warriors? Ranged attackers were either Bowmen or Spear Throwers.

It might be hard to find enough of them. I wonder if any of these three types of Abyssal Demons are still alive. Wang Linchi knew that these three types of individuals came from either scholarly families or the gentry and the wealthy. Ordinary people wouldn't have the privilege of receiving such a "blessing" from the Wish Demon.

As for the Demon Infant, forget it; he worried it would be accidentally trampled to death in a fight.

Of course, there were other Abyssal Demons corrupted by the Wish Demon's wishes, but they were generally unremarkable. If he really couldn't find the preferred types, or if he didn't hit the 70% chance, Wang Linchi could consider other Abyssal Demons as candidates. Choosing cannon fodder wasn't like selecting a concubine; as long as they could block attacks for him, that was enough. The selection criterion was definitely their ability to withstand more blows, not their looks.

"This rain is getting heavier. It seems like it won't stop until all the Abyssal Demons in the city are wiped out."

Wang Linchi watched as the heavy rain reduced visibility, and fog began to form.

Looking closely, Wang Linchi couldn't help but curse inwardly even more.

"This is outrageous! The fog can even inherit plague and Toxin effects?!" Wang Linchi sucked in a cold breath. "How terrifying! They're really trying to push us to the brink, aren't they?"

He hadn't expected this. But on reflection, from the very beginning, 'God-given World' had always been at a disadvantage against the Abyss. If it weren't for him successfully clearing two Abyss Difficulty dungeons in a row, its track record would still be zero wins, and other Players currently lacked the power to fight the Abyss. Therefore, having finally encountered an advantage, and one they could influence, the Game System was definitely going to exploit it to the fullest. Otherwise, it would truly be a waste of the plug-in he had activated. He just hadn't expected the Game System to be even more over-the-top than he was.

"With this help, all I need to do is release the Source of Evil man in advance. By the time he accumulates a large amount of Toxin effects and an unknown number of upgrades to the plague effect, won't he just emerge today and die tomorrow?" Wang Linchi suddenly had this thought. He wouldn't even need the Elite Monster servants then.

However, Wang Linchi merely considered this; he didn't actually plan to do it. Although the Game System was helpful, given his personality, he would definitely prepare a backup plan and not rely solely on others. What if the Game System failed? Then such a great advantage would vanish due to his lack of preparation. Anyway, preparing for it wouldn't take much time.

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