Chapter 161
“I’ll go get the ‘Fireball’ for you. Can you wait here for me?”
“Mm…” Kraken sniffed and nodded seriously.
Seeing her like this, Ye Bai fed her two portions of fish soup from his backpack and anxiously reminded her, “Even if you’re really hungry and want to hunt, don’t go too far… Just stay within the reach of your longest tentacle. Wait for me to bring back something delicious, okay?”
Kraken seemed to understand, patting her chest in assurance: “Mm!”
This was Ye Bai’s first time making such an agreement with Kraken, and he wasn’t sure if his role as her ‘master’ would be enough to help her endure her hunger.
But now that he was at the rift, Ye Bai couldn’t pass up this opportunity; he had to explore.
Before long, Ye Bai stepped onto one of Kraken’s tentacles, accompanied by Ottofis.
The red tentacle was soft and slippery, but due to its size, Ye Bai and Ottofis could stand firmly on it without fear of falling off.
The tentacle extended above the sea, effortlessly lifting Ye Bai to the edge of the spatial rift.
【You have discovered a spatial rift. The area beyond seems to be infused with the essence of lava. Do you wish to enter?】
This was the special prompt for the Hell Rift. Without hesitation, Ye Bai leaped in with Ottofis.
A brief sensation of shuttling through space washed over him, followed by the familiar heat that signaled his return to Hell.
As soon as he stepped onto the black stones of Hell, a string of incomprehensible sounds reached his ears.
“&#%￥#…”
The voice came from a horned demon about twenty meters away.
Hell was home to a multitude of species, each with its own language corresponding to different races. For players, however, it all sounded like gibberish unless they found a way to join the Hell faction and learn the language from relevant NPCs. Otherwise, it was just a jumble of sounds.
Moreover, horned demons had their own language, imps had theirs, and hellhounds had theirs too. Hell could be considered a ‘melting pot of minor languages,’ but learning them wasn’t too difficult, as the intelligence of Hell creatures that didn’t speak demon language was generally low, and their vocabulary was quite basic.
In contrast, demon language was a form of communication tied to the soul, akin to a direct exchange of mental energy. Any creature could understand it, and being able to speak it was a sign of a high-ranking, intelligent demon.
Due to the mask he wore, the horned demon mistook Ye Bai for one of its kind. However, this was merely a property of the item; when faced with the demon’s inquiry, Ye Bai naturally couldn’t respond.
Not answering, Ye Bai quickly scanned his surroundings.
Not far ahead, he spotted five or six horned demons, three or four hellhounds to his left, and a few hellhorses snorting softly to his right. Further away, in a pool of lava, several fire elementals seemed to be lounging…
The fact that so many different species of Hell creatures were gathered peacefully without fighting suggested only one thing: they were likely under the command of a Hell lord, and the lord’s fortress was probably nearby.
Only under the suppression of a Hell lord could the chaotic creatures of Hell suppress their desire to fight one another.
What luck!
Instead of being alarmed, Ye Bai felt a surge of excitement. He took a few steps forward, immediately drawing suspicious glances from the nearby Hell creatures.
Even with their low intelligence, witnessing a Hell creature emerge from the rift they were ordered to guard without a word raised their suspicions.
The previously relaxed Hell creatures stood up, and the closest horned demon began to approach her.
At that moment, Ye Bai noticed that the health bars of these Hell creatures had appeared.
However, Ye Bai wasn’t worried at all; she was actually hoping for more monsters to appear, fearing she wouldn’t be able to satisfy Kraken’s hunger.
After a quick glance at the nearby guards, Ye Bai soon spotted a fortress rising from the lava about one or two hundred meters away.
As expected, this sizable rift had formed near a Hell lord’s fortress, leading that lord to send minions to guard it, likely for reconnaissance purposes.
“@#￥%!”
In the next moment, the horned demon opened its mouth and shot a fireball filled with black smoke at Ye Bai.
Ye Bai dodged to the side, but not completely, and suffered some damage.
‘-247’
With her high magic resistance, the horned demon’s attack only dealt a little over two hundred damage to Ye Bai.
At the same time, Ye Bai’s fire spell slot for 【Disintegration Return】 had already stored a 【Hell Fireball】.
“Boom!”
Without hesitation, Ye Bai hurled the Hell Fireball at the hellhound that was still watching the commotion from a distance.
‘-584’
“Roar!” The hellhound howled, caught off guard as the Hell Fireball struck its skull, melting a large chunk away.
After launching her attack, Ye Bai’s disguise failed, and the surrounding Hell creatures were startled, all realizing that she was an intruder from the surface, immediately sounding the alarm.
The highest-level monsters here were fire elementals at levels 55 to 56, followed by horned demons at levels 45 to 55. With ample experience, Ye Bai faced these tier-three monsters without even pulling out a health potion, expertly ‘drawing aggro.’
She absorbed all the ranged magical attacks and immediately released them, while simultaneously running around, using the least mana-consuming and instant-cast Ice Spike to attack every Hell creature she saw, circling around the spatial rift and hitting every monster she could reach.
During this process, Ye Bai even spotted some fire thorn vines piled together nearby, along with a ‘fishing net’ that was half-woven from the fire thorn vines.
It seemed that the Hell lord of this layer, like the one in Asilio’s layer, had already explored the other side of the rift and knew it led to the deep sea, even thinking about fishing.
But right now…
After a round of attacks, Ye Bai, who had just leveled up twice, intentionally held off on upgrading, charging into the spatial rift with low health. Ottofis was faster than her and entered the rift first.
“@#%￥&!”
The Hell creatures chasing Ye Bai, driven by their bloodlust, followed her into the rift without a second thought, one after another, furious.
Having crossed the spatial rift first, Ye Bai felt the rush of seawater, and then she plummeted toward the azure surface.
Just as she was about to cast Featherlight on herself, a splash echoed below, and familiar red tentacles emerged from the white froth, catching her securely.
Good girl, you’re reliable!
Sliding down the red tentacle like a slide, Ye Bai landed on Kraken’s head and shouted, “I brought you something to eat!”
“Fireball!”
Kraken’s eyes lit up immediately, glowing with green light.
Once Ye Bai landed on her head, she was enveloped by a green protective shield, and then she felt Kraken’s body tilt as her head turned.
Then, Ye Bai noticed that Kraken was positioning her mouth right at the spatial rift!
Just then, the first fire elemental, having expended some energy, chased after them from the rift—
But instead of the expected ocean, it faced a black void that reeked of seawater.
How could there be a void?
As this question formed, a terrifying suction force emanated from the void, pulling the first fire elemental into the dark depths.
But that was just the beginning; soon, the second, third… eventually, all creatures that approached the rift, even those still on the other side, were caught in this dreadful suction, as if glued to the spatial rift, one after another dragged into it.
【Your pet ‘Kraken’ is at a higher level than you. You gain 28,000 shared experience points.】
【Your pet ‘Kraken’ is at a higher level than you. You gain 31,000 shared experience points.】
【Your…】
At the same time, Ye Bai’s experience pool began to surge, not only from the shared experience of her pet but also from the experience counted as 【Assisted Kills】 for the Hell creatures she had attacked earlier!
Earning experience from one event twice was a classic ‘win-win’ situation, which was precisely the goal of Ye Bai’s earlier efforts to ‘draw aggro.’
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