The disparity between seven and nine people wasn’t so great that they couldn’t fight.
However, Chen Gou felt bitter.
After all, the individual strength of the members on both sides differed too much!
The survivors from the two cells on the other side could be considered elites among ordinary Demon Hunters.
The strength of the Wildfire Team’s members was basically rock-bottom low, except for one or two people.
“Hey! You with the bow!” he told the woman. “We still have one spot on our side. Come over and we’ll pass the test together.”
The leader of Cell One was using Chen Gou’s previous method to entice the Demon Huntress he had just recruited.
The Demon Huntress looked at Chen Gou without uttering a word.
“Looks like there’s only one last option.”
Chen Gou took a deep breath and looked at the Demon Huntress before saying, “If you trust me, spend one minute with them. I promise everything will be over after one minute!”
He then closed his eyes and ignored the Demon Huntress.
Regardless of her choice, Chen Gou’s decision would not change.
At the moment, even if he used the Rocket Grab to copy the perfect move he had executed just now, he still would not be able to turn the tables.
He couldn’t use the Morph Skill unless he had to.
Otherwise, An Zhanyu’s plan would go down the drain.
Besides, even if he morphed into the Radiant Dawn, it would not be enough to bridge the gap in their combat power.
In this desperate situation, his only hope to turn the tide was the Rebirth Sword!
Chen Gou had put the most precious gold-grade weapon in the system’s storage space right from the start.
In order to fit this sword, he had sacrificed the Fallen Light and used all the Magic Origin Points he had obtained to increase the storage space, expanding it to two cubic meters and greatly increasing its capacity.
As everyone was wondering what he could do in a minute to guarantee victory, a strange and rhythmic voice was heard.
“The souls in the realm of death will return home. The Yellow Spring of the Netherworld will turn into a sword!”
Chen Gou held onto his sword and recited like a Maoshan Daoist priest, looking like he was performing some kind of spell.
It was very mysterious and unpredictable.
For a moment, the allies from Cell One and Cell Three did not budge.
The instant he said that, a white mysterious light was emitted from Chen Gou’s right hand and the Rebirth Sword floated in the air!
Naturally, he did this to make it seem like the sword was condensed with magic instead of being a magical artifact.
“The sword will open the gates of the Netherworld, and the ghosts will come!”
Time was running out, so Chen Gou didn’t have time to think about it slowly and made up a ton of nonsense that actually felt as if he was flaunting.
With a flick of his longsword, he activated his weapon’s skill, Rebirth.
A ripple appeared in the void, and a grey oval dimension gate emerged in front of the sword tip at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Chen Gou sent his vitality and mind into the dimension gate via the Rebirth Sword and into the Netherworld to summon them.
The entrance on the other side of the Gate of Rebirth was somewhere in the Netherworld. Chen Gou only sensed a terrifying coldness coming from his mind, and his thoughts were nearly frozen like a falling ice cave.
The Netherworld, the realm of death… was indeed terrifying and a forbidden place for humans!
At the same time, some of the Netherworld’s Yin energy leaked out through the Gate of Rebirth, causing the temperature in the cave to drop steeply as a result.
“This is not good! There’s something wrong with this skill!”
The expression of the leader of Cell One changed drastically as he stormed forward while shouting, “Attack him! Don’t let him continue!”
The other eight people then launched their attacks while also sensing a strong threat coming from the Gate of Rebirth.
“Block it and buy time!”
Angeline blocked it with the Wildfire Team, as Chen Gou was their only hope now, even if they had to delay it with their lives.
Fortunately, there were creatures from the Netherworld near the entrance of the Gate of Rebirth, and Chen Gou soon received a response.
A ghost named Ah Qing wanted to accept his summons and come to the human world through the Gate of Rebirth to aid him in the fight. It did not bring up any requests.
However…
A ghost at Awakened Level 9 is too weak. It’s useless even if you come over!
Chen Gou’s thoughts were automatically transmitted to the other side.
You’re actually looking down on a weak ghost… I’m a Level-16 ghost soldier. Is that enough?
A thought returned from the Netherworld, startling Chen Gou, who had been prepared.
It’s enough! Chen Gou, who came back to his senses, quickly replied.
Now that the people in the cave had had their Awakened Levels suppressed below Level 10, a Level-16 ghost soldier could reasonably crush everyone.
In different abysses, magical creatures of the same level might also have a vastly different strength.
The Netherworld was a top-tier abyss, so the ghosts there were definitely the best among those at the same level and would at least be stronger than the Strigoi that Chen Gou had killed.
Obviously, almost all the ghosts from the Netherworld had their own consciousness, while the majority of the Strigoi were only beasts with instincts.
From this aspect, it was evident that the two abysses were not at the same level at all.
Plus, the name “ghost soldier” referred to a regular soldier of the Netherworld.
Although ghost soldiers were only the lowest level of soldiers, there was a visible disparity, just like the disparity between newly-conferred Abyssal Knights versus Angeline and the others.
“I’m not going for nothing. You have to compensate me!” the ghost soldier from the Netherworld replied.
Chen Gou frowned. “Are two bronze-grade Skill Crystals enough?”
The only thing that he could take out now that would interest the other party were the two remaining Corrosive Poison Skill Crystals.
“What skill do they have? Send me the information…”
The Gate of Rebirth could only stay open for 10 minutes, and the ghost soldier in the Netherworld was in no hurry at all. Chen Gou had no choice but to send the attributes of the Corrosive Poison by using his mind.
“The attributes won’t do, and the grade is too low. They’re duplicates as well. This is not enough. You’ll need at least a silver-grade crystal.”
Chen Gou was angry at the ghost soldier’s reply and felt as if he had been tricked by Angel.
Fortunately, the ghost soldier then said with a queer laugh, “But I’ll reluctantly help you this once for the sake of returning to the human world…”
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“Angeline, I can’t hold on any longer!”
In the cave, Aman laughed before a green light pierced his chest.
This was the innate skill of the temporary captain of Cell Three, which could draw a certain percentage of an enemy’s HP to replenish his and last for up to 10 seconds.
If Aman’s HP was fully drawn away, a meat shield like him would have to turn into a corpse.
The feeling of his HP being constantly drawn away made Aman feel uncontrollably frightened.
There was no room to hide in this confined space, and he could only fight head-on, so the battle was especially intense.
In a little over half a minute, everyone on the Wildfire Team was wounded, and Angeline’s sister, Kelly, and another member of the team, Noah, even fell to the ground with blood spitting from their mouths. Their fates were unknown.
It was under these circumstances that the Demon Huntress eventually chose to help them!
However, the Demon Huntress couldn’t deal with the current crisis. She was already in danger of being attacked by the two people on the other side.
“It’s time to end this! Bloodthirsty Rage!”
The leader of Cell One unleashed his second skill, and his eyes suddenly turned blood-red as demonic ferocity was emitted.
He had to pay for this skill by sacrificing his HP, but he would obtain a strength and speed boost in a short time.
Despite his violent attacks, he was extremely weak.
His innate skill was Earth Armor, which could absorb the mud and stones under his feet to cover the surface of his body and condense them into a layer of stone armor with excellent defensive capabilities.
Thanks to the protection of the stone armor, the side effects of performing Bloodthirsty Rage were minimized.
He quickly rushed over to the Demon Huntress and, with just one punch, she was sent flying away and lost one-third of her HP.
“Be careful, Captain!”
Just as he was about to take advantage of his victory and finish off the Demon Huntress, his companion behind him let out a scream.
He also noticed a strong crisis going on and was horrified when he looked up.
A strange figure had floated out of the Gate of Rebirth.
It was obviously dry and thin, just like human skin draped over a piece of dead wood. However, it looked at him with a chuckle, and its light-yellow eyes revealed a shuddering… lust!