Start with the Demon Hunter's Handbook and upgrade infinitely!

Chapter 63 One Strike, One Decapitation!

[You have hunted 35 Iron-Melting Beasts, rewarding you with 1 skill enhancement point!]

.....

[You have hunted a total of 300 monsters. Reward: 1 point of Battle Skill Enhancement!]

......

After killing a molten iron beast, Shen Mo dodged a swarm of corrosive slime and glanced at the long sword in his hand.

The Iron-Melting Beast can secrete corrosive mucus, and its blood also seems to contain corrosive properties.

After killing 26 Iron-Melting Beasts and 1 Steel-Eroding Beast, the magic runes on the longsword were damaged and it was no longer as sharp as before.

There were also some rust marks and scratches on the blade... This indicates that the effect of the toughness enchantment is also decreasing.

Fortunately, this knife is made of good materials, with a mixture of serpentine and malachite.

Otherwise, it would probably have been corroded and become unusable long ago...

"I don't know if it will still be able to be fixed after I go back..."

The effect of the flares has long since disappeared.

The corridor was illuminated only by pre-installed lighting sticks and flashlights.

Wiping the blood off the knife, Shen Mo looked wearily down the corridor.

The corridor was littered with the corpses of iron-smelting beasts, their blood mixed with corrosive slime.

Amidst the hissing sound, it released an extremely unpleasant and pungent gas.

Shen Mo and Shi Lan had already put on gas masks and retreated to a quarter of the way down the corridor.

In the battle just now, Shen Mo had already consumed 2 points of physical enhancement to restore his magic power and energy.

However, there were simply too many Iron-Melting Beasts. Shen Mo used his swords to cleave through the air with each strike, and his sprint never stopped, causing his magic power to be consumed extremely quickly.

Looking at Shi Lan again, although he was still in great shape, he swung his battle axe with great force.

But his appearance was even more disheveled than Shen Mo's.

Not only was he covered in blood, but his clothes were also tattered, and the iron armor on his chest was corroded and pitted.

Shi Lan only gained vision after two sublimations; she does not have dark vision.

As the flares in the hall went out, she could only observe the enemy's attack using a tactical flashlight.

But the flashlight also made her a target for the Iron-Melting Beast and the Steel-Eroding Beast, putting her under even more pressure than Shen Mo.

That's why he was accidentally hit by a blob of corrosive slime during the battle.

Shi Lan's heavy armor was of a high grade and had extremely strong protective capabilities, which is why she was not injured.

But once I get back, I'm afraid it'll cost a lot of money to repair the heavy armor...

"My battle axe!"

With a single axe stroke, he killed the last molten iron beast in front of him.

Seeing that no more monsters were approaching, Shi Lan picked up her axe and took a look.

Seeing the corrosion marks all over it, I immediately felt a pang of heartache.

She didn't have Shen Mo's agility and eyesight.

Silent combat is concise and efficient, with each move targeting the Iron-Melting Beast's weaknesses, minimizing equipment wear and tear.

Shi Lan is incredibly strong in battle, using powerful, sweeping attacks and preferring direct confrontations.

The wear and tear on the equipment will naturally be greater.

This would have killed at least thirty molten iron beasts, but the rust on the battle axe was even more severe than on Shen Mo's longsword.

Seeing Shi Lanteng take out the potion and drink it, Shen Mo stepped forward and said:

"The situation seems a bit different. We've killed so many Iron-Melting Beasts, but we haven't even seen a shadow of a Gold-Eating Beast."

"Indeed!" Shi Lan looked at the Iron-Melting Beasts that had retreated back into the hall and asked in confusion, "But there are no Gold-Eating Beasts. How did so many Steel-Eroding Beasts gather together?"

A pack of Iron-Melting Beasts, led by a Gold-Eating Beast, can contain multiple Steel-Eroding Beasts.

However, the Iron-Melting Beast herd, led by the Steel-Eroding Beast, consists of at most two Steel-Eroding Beasts, one male and one female.

This is why Shen Mo and the others assumed the presence of the Gold-Eating Beasts when they saw the Iron-Melting Beasts and Steel-Eroding Beasts swarming out...

"Never mind that, let's deal with these Iron-Melting Beasts and Steel-Eroding Beasts first!"

The effects of the potion began to appear, and physical strength and magical power were rapidly restored.

Only twenty or thirty iron-melting beasts and eight steel-corroding beasts remained in the hall.

Shi Lan turned her head and shouted impatiently at the door:

"Someone come quick! Fire two flares!"

Those five guards ran away and never returned to fight.

Shi Lan told them to bring in weapons like rocket launchers or grenades to provide some support.

However, the commander outside refused, citing reasons such as the possibility of damaging the outpost's structure and causing it to collapse.

So just now, only Shen Mo and Shi Lan, with their individual abilities, withstood the impact of nearly a hundred demons...

Shortly after Shi Lan's shout was heard.

Then a guard crawled in through the hole, holding a flashlight, and nervously approached the two men.

Seeing the corpses all over the ground, he swallowed hard, his face filled with shock.

Then, using a grenade launcher, two flares were fired in succession.

boom!boom!

A bright white light flashed, and the Iron-Melting Beast and Steel-Eroding Beast in the hall immediately let out a hiss.

The smell in the air suddenly became even more unpleasant.

Shen Mo was relieved that the outpost's ventilation system hadn't been damaged, and then followed Shi Lan back into the hall.

The Iron-Melting Beast and the Steel-Eroding Beast, whose eyes had been blinded by the flares, had just regained their sight when they saw two enemies rushing towards them at an astonishing speed.

"hiss--"

A steel-corroding beast roared and released corrosive slime into Shen Mo by flapping its mouthparts.

Whoosh!

A swarm of slime shot towards him, but Shen Mo easily dodged it by shifting his body slightly, without affecting his movement speed in the slightest.

With a swipe of his longsword, he slashed away a molten iron beast that was blocking his way.

As the Steel-Eroding Beast prepared its second wave of corrosive slime, Shen Mo rushed in front of it, gripping his knife with both hands and slashing diagonally.

Sky-Piercing Slash!

With a whooshing sound, Shen Mo severed the steel-corroded beast's maw by the root with a single stroke.

Then, with a swift turn, he dodged the steel-corroding beast's limb thrust and simultaneously beheaded an oncoming iron-melting beast with his longsword.

Then, Shen Mo took the opportunity to move to the side of the Corrosion Beast and raised his sword with both hands to slash vertically.

Half-moon slash!

The waning moon flashed by and disappeared in an instant.

Fresh blood spurted out with a cracking sound.

The Steel-Eating Beast reared up in pain, its long tail sweeping towards Shen Mo, but Shen Mo used his foot to flip over and dodge it.

While still in mid-air, Shen Mo gripped his sword with both hands and swung it once more at the crack in the carapace of the Steel-Eroding Beast's neck.

Half-moon slash!

puff!

The same spot was hit repeatedly, and a third of the Steel-Eating Beast's head was chopped off.

Hanging around the neck, only the carapace and muscles remain connected.

Upon landing, Shen Mo delivered another slash, cleaving the other molten iron beast in two.

[You have hunted 40 Iron-Melting Beasts, rewarding you with 1 skill enhancement point!]

......

Looking at the 8 skill enhancement points he had just received, Shen Mo devoted them all to his swordsmanship.

[Swordsmanship LV26 (Expert)]

"Still unable to reach another level?"

As he absorbed a great deal of knowledge about swordsmanship, Shen Mo suddenly moved closer to another steel-corroding beast.

Seeing the thumping mouthparts, Shen Mo ducked to dodge, while simultaneously flipping his longsword and gripping it tightly in his hand.

In his eyes, the steel-corroding beast's layered carapace neck was exposed as the acid accumulated and tilted back.

Shen Mo had a premonition.

That's the power of his strike—it can kill the Steel-Eating Beast...

call--

As he approached the Corrosive Steel Beast, Shen Mo suddenly spun around, his longsword striking the beast's neck with pinpoint accuracy.

Swish!

A flash of cold light, and the waning moon appeared.

The head of the steel-corroding beast shot skyward.

The next instant, blood gushed out...