Chapter 61: Resolution

The tall Clawfiend swung its sharp claws and pounced at him, the fierce wind it raised struck his face with a slight sting. Su Lun did not deal with this demon immediately. It was his first time seeing such an abyssal creature, and he was quite curious. With a quick flash, he dodged the Clawfiend’s attack.

“Boom!”

The heavy stone table was smashed to pieces by its claw. Then, with another quick movement, it continued chasing after Su Lun, though its speed was clearly much slower than his. Every time it was about to touch Su Lun, he effortlessly dodged away, making the whole scene look thrilling.

The Barbarian Warriors nearby stepped forward, wanting to join the fight. But as soon as they moved, Su Lun stopped them. It was a joke—if six Barbarian Greataxe Warriors ganged up on it, even a mid-tier demon would not last three minutes.

Realizing it could not catch up to Su Lun, the Clawfiend’s six eyes glowed with a bloody red light. Then, a dark red aura flashed. The Clawfiend’s speed suddenly increased. The narrow stone room did not give them much space to maneuver. Although the Clawfiend’s speed was still not as fast as Su Lun’s, it could now attack him.

Its three-meter height made the Clawfiend very intimidating. The two claws on its hands were extremely sharp, cutting through the stone table as if it were tofu. The two claws acted like dual-wielded weapons, attacking continuously. These demons fought all day in the Abyss, and combat had almost become instinct for them.

The Clawfiend was only a middle-to-lower tier demonic creature in the endless Abyss. Above it were High-tier Demons, Demon Commanders, Demon Lords, and Abyssal Demon Gods. The most powerful Abyssal Demon Gods were said to rival the Pantheon of Gods.

After some fighting, Su Lun roughly understood the Clawfiend’s strength. He then stopped dodging. The spear in his hand swept horizontally with blue electric sparks. The Clawfiend was hit instantly before it could react. Its body, weighing five hundred pounds, was sent flying. The electric current from the spear entered its body.

The powerful electric current paralyzed its body. Then, Su Lun pierced its head with his spear. This demon, which had just arrived from the Abyss, had not even had time to experience the Prime Material Plane before its soul returned to the River Styx.

“Congratulations, host, for killing the Abyssal Demon 【Clawfiend】. You gained 15,000 Experience Points.”

“You killed an Abyssal Demon. Your fame spread across the Wasteland. You gained the enmity of Demons.”

“Congratulations, host. Your level has increased. You gained two Free Attribute Points and two Skill Points. You obtained a Golden Treasure Chest.”

“In this battle, you obtained a book on smithing insights.” He casually added the two attribute points to Strength. His attributes had changed again.

Name: Su Lun

Race: Human Level: Lv18 (2107/18000)

Strength: 35

Agility: 29

Spirit: 24

Constitution: 29

Charm: 19

Skills: omitted; Traits: omitted.

Aside from the book on smithing insights, the battle yielded a Golden Treasure Chest. The smithing insights were for blacksmiths, so he planned to find an apprentice at the Blacksmith Shop to use it. This item could quickly improve his smithing skills. The Golden Treasure Chest was opened directly.

A golden light special effect flashed, and the Golden Treasure Chest disappeared, replaced by a ball of light.

“Congratulations, host. You obtained the 【Magic Nullification】 skill.”

“Magic Nullification?” Hearing the System’s prompt, Su Lun’s heartbeat quickened by a few beats. He hurriedly opened the System to check.

【Magic Nullification: After the System fused with this world’s rules, the original (Seal General Skill) mutated and formed a new skill. Magic Nullification (Beginner): When used, it can disrupt the energy connection of a person or creature whose level is not higher than yours. Note: If the target’s level is higher than the caster’s, the skill is ineffective. This skill has no effect on the Legendary Tier.】

After clearly seeing this skill, Su Lun felt somewhat disappointed. This skill could not be used against those stronger than him, which greatly reduced its effectiveness. It also had no effect on the Legendary Tier, which he had expected. After all, Legendary Tier Wizards could already touch this world’s rules. For Legendary Powers who had accessed the world’s rules, Magic Nullification was meaningless.

Although the Magic Nullification skill had significant limitations, that did not mean it was useless. On the contrary, this skill was very powerful. Su Lun did not have a clear understanding of his current strength, but he estimated it was close to Legendary. This meant that all Spellcasters or beings with spell-like abilities below Legendary would be rendered powerless against him.

After spending two Skill Points to learn Magic Nullification, Su Lun began to examine the unlucky Clawfiend. Although the Clawfiend was a mid-tier demon, it still had some valuable parts. Demon skin had good strength and toughness; it was said that a Demon Lord’s skin was no worse than a Dragon’s.

The Clawfiend’s skin was not that strong, but it still made decent Leather Armor. The most valuable parts of the Clawfiend were its pair of claws. These claws were also Supernatural items. If a skilled Wizard worked on them, these claws could be made into Supernatural Weapons with sharp and armor-piercing effects.

He kept the claws and demon skin, and discarded the rest of the body. Although demon corpses were magical materials, they were hard to sell, and Su Lun had no channels for them. He could only choose to discard it. Fortunately, the Clawfiend’s corpse was not very valuable, otherwise he would have been heartbroken.

After dealing with the Clawfiend, Su Lun continued searching the stone room for valuable items. The earlier fight had confirmed there were no other traps here. Soon, the stone room was thoroughly searched, but no other valuable items were found.

With no further gains, Su Lun turned his attention to another large door in the stone room. As a Wizard’s Laboratory, it was unlikely to have only this one room. Moreover, Wizards liked to build Treasure Vaults to store their treasures or crafted Magical Artifacts. This Wizard was no exception.

Arriving at the door, Su Lun carefully pushed it open. There were no mechanisms on the door. After waiting a moment and seeing nothing happen, Su Lun raised his torch and walked inside.

The inner stone room was a bedroom. Besides some beds and other items, there were no other discoveries. Perhaps these beds were once made of Velvet and Silk, but after hundreds of years, they had turned into garbage that crumbled at a touch.

Passing through the bedroom, he continued to other rooms. Su Lun soon found the kitchen, Training Ground, and Library here, but the harvest was still meager. Only two undamaged books were found in the Library, preserved through some special treatment. One was “Demon Identification,” and the other was “Anatomy.”