[System Prompt: Congratulations to the player for slaying the [Iron Plate Two-faced Demon], gaining 8500 Experience Points.]

[System Prompt: Experience Points have surpassed 100, totaling 85 Attribute Points in conversion.]

Despite the difficult fight, the reward wasn't as high as expected.

Fang Yu quickly understood that this was because the [Iron Plate Two-faced Demon] wasn't solely slain by him.

The concerted attack by everyone earlier, although it hadn't overwhelmed the [Iron Plate Two-faced Demon], did cause considerable damage, with its health almost halved at that point.

Even though he took over the remaining health alone, a portion of the Experience Points ended up being divided.

Unfortunately, NPCs don't have the concept of Experience Points, nor do they have system panels, so these lost Experience Points were essentially wasted, simply evaporating.

"Dead, it's dead?"

Lin Lai's eyes widened in disbelief.

Although he had helped that guy earlier, to be honest, Lin Lai didn't really believe that guy could defeat the Iron-faced Demon.

After all, even the Qi Force move Charged Slash which he learned from the Guardian Martial Hall failed to kill the demon; what could someone below the level of a Foolish Underworld House Captain accomplish?

Yet the outcome was that the guy actually slain the Iron-faced Demon!

"How is this possible..."

Lin Lai unconsciously glanced at Zhuo Xueer nearby.

Wasn't it said that this woman was the leader of the team?

Why was there a member beneath the leader who was stronger than the leader, and by quite a significant margin at that!

Why would someone of such strength be willing to submit to another? Has the Foolish Underworld decayed to the point where they can't even recognize talent?

Lin Lai was confused, while the others were more shocked and pleasantly surprised at their close escape.

If Diao Deyi hadn't defeated the demon, then those likely to die tonight would probably have been them.

"Finally… we've taken it down!"

"Lord Lin Bei, you may rest in peace in the heavens now."

"Darn it! If we had discovered Lord Lin Bei's anomaly earlier, maybe we could have saved him from being possessed..."

"Something isn't right, there's something amiss. If the demon only recently possessed Lord Lin Bei, then why didn't we, who are with him day and night, notice anything strange? After the demon took over, its behavior and actions were nearly indistinguishable from Lord Lin Bei when alive."

"That means this demon had set its sights on Lord Lin Bei early on! It must have observed for a long time, figured out Lord Lin Bei's daily habits before it started possessing him!"

This opinion gained approval from most of the Lin Family disciples present, only the disciple who first raised doubts harbored a trace of suspicion in his heart—because in his mind, there was an even more terrifying hypothesis.

"Did we win..."

Zhuo Xueer, supported by Yi Qinglei, looked at the Iron-faced Demon's fully collapsed body with a complex expression.

There was excitement, joy, and a hint of oddness.

When Fang Yu finally freed himself from the iron chains at the end, Zhuo Xueer's gaze had caught Fang Yu's condition.

It was Demonization.

He was only barely holding his ground against the Iron-faced Demon before Demonization, but after, he suddenly experienced an explosive increase in strength.

Equally Demonization, and yet, the boost she had from her Demonization was only mediocre.

"The Demon Bloodline fused within Diao Deyi must be of much higher quality than mine," Zhuo Xueer thought quietly, relieved that Fang Yu was one of their own.

Zhuo Xueer was still happy that Fang Yu had eliminated the demon.

At least the promotion mission for this evening had been accomplished.

This meant that once she returned to the Foolish Underworld, she would become an official Deputy Captain!

She had coveted this title for years, and now, it was finally within reach!

Thinking of this, Zhuo Xueer could hardly contain her excitement.

And just then, from the other side of the battlefield, an excited exclamation could be heard.

Briefly pulled from the joy of victory, everyone hurriedly turned their attention toward the other side of the battlefield.

While they were still engaged with the Iron-faced Demon, the other group was also entangled with two other demons.

But as everyone shifted their gaze, they realized that the situation was not as dire as they expected.

"Roar... Roar!!!"

The three-to-four-meter-tall Iron Plate Demon was now holding its chest in pain.

Zhuo Xueer noticed the details, and the spot where the Iron Plate Demon was holding its wound was exactly where she had previously attacked with the force of her Demonization!

Trickles of fresh blood were seeping out of the wound, dripping through the gaps between the Iron Palm's fingers.

Could it be...

A thought flashed through Zhuo Xueer's mind.

Indeed, as the Iron Plate Demon moved its iron palm away from the wound and prepared to attack again, Zhuo Xueer could clearly see the extent of the wound.

It was the mark of the two white slashes she had left earlier which, after being focused on by everyone's attacks, had directly shattered the Iron Plate Demon's steel exterior. And beneath the steel exterior of the Iron Plate Demon was the fleshy body of an ordinary demon!

That's why it could bleed, that's why it could be hurt.

Comparatively speaking, this one was like an immature form that hadn't fully evolved into a being of steel like the [Iron Plate Two-faced Demon], whether in terms of size, body strength, or structural composition, it was far inferior to the [Iron Plate Two-faced Demon].

"We did it! Continuously attacking that spot, we've indeed broken through the demon's steel body!"

"It still took the lady from Foolish Underworld's one slash to give us the opportunity, otherwise, we really wouldn't have found the solution!"

"Everyone, charge! This demon's iron skin is no more; it's like a candle flickering in the wind, nothing to fear!"

But was it really nothing to fear?

Not quite.

While the slogans were shouted with vigor, everyone was actually circling without attacking, only making moves when an opening presented itself to madly attack the wound on the Iron Plate Demon, each person cunningly ensuring their own safety before launching any assaults.

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