Reincarnated as a second generation villain

Chapter 235: The crucible knight

Zhou Yuan and the others entered the gate and were greeted by boundless darkness.

This place was so dark that they couldn't see each other.

"Zhou Yuan, where are you?" Said Qin Yunlan as she moved her hand to find Zhou Yuan.

Zhou Yuan did not answer and instead frowned. He felt that this darkness was too thick and that not even anything could be seen here.

"Level 7 dungeon is very mysterious, I've never heard anything about it. It's just that, there are rumors that if you enter a level 7 dungeon, you won't be able to come back again." Said Luo Kuei earnestly.

"That's just a rumor. A little darkness won't scare me." Said Zhou Yuan indifferently.

Then, he walked forward.

His eyes widened when he felt something.

Zhou Yuan dodged quickly and stepped aside.

Claw!

He frowned when he touched the claw marks on his arm.

"Zhou Yuan, what's wrong?" Qin Yunlan asked curiously.

"I think there is a beast here." Said Zhou Yuan indifferently.

"A beast? Did it hurt you?" Asked Qin Yunlan worriedly.

"It clawed my arm and was bleeding, it looks like its claws are very sharp. Even if it's not a serious wound, you have to be careful and protect your vital parts." Said Zhou Yuan.

Hearing this, everyone became serious and alert. The beast might suddenly attack again.

Claw!

"Akh!"

Luo Kuei growled in pain as he held his back. It was bleeding and appeared to be claw marks.

"Damn, I got clawed by that beast. You guys have to be more careful." Said Luo Kuei earnestly.

Everyone became even more alert when they heard this.

Zhou Yuan was no exception, he focused on sensing the beast's aura.

His hands were clenched and ready to take out the fire-breath sword.

He suddenly sensed movement ahead and seemed to be coming towards him.

Zhou Yuan strengthened his Sense and a fire-breath sword appeared in his hand.

He thrust the sword forward.

Stab!

"Kuurk!"

A growl of pain was heard.

"I got you, sneaky wolf." Zhou Yuan grinned.

Then he was about to incinerate the beast through the fire-breathing sword.

"..."

Zhou Yuan frowned, the fire apparently did not want to come out as if his power was restricted here.

"What's wrong?" Asked Luo Kuei.

"I can't use my power in here." Said Zhou Yuan earnestly.

"It seems that this place has something mysterious. We can't let our guard down." Luo Kuei nodded and said earnestly.

Zhou Yuan just nodded when he heard this.

Then, they continued walking forward, this place felt like a forest, so quiet that even if they didn't move, they could hear their heartbeats.

Zhou Yuan was alert every second, this place was too dark that he couldn't see or feel anything.

He had indeed sensed the beast's movement aura before, but it was very subtle and he needed extra focus to detect it.

...............

"How much longer are we going to walk? We've been in this place almost 1 hour." Said Luo Kuei.

"This place is indeed mysterious, I happen to have been here and we are close to that creature." Said old lion mysteriously.

"What do you mean that creature?" Luo Kuei frowned.

"That creature isn't human. I'm also confused as to how the empire managed to tame that strange creature. But I'm speculating that it's a genetically engineered creature." Said old lion earnestly.

"Genetic engineering, huh? I did hear something like that, I thought it was just a rumor, but apparently not." Said Luo Kuei earnestly.

Zhou Yuan was not too surprised when he heard the old lion and Luo Kuei talking, he already knew how far the empire had progressed.

Through future memories, there were indeed some strange, burly beasts that had no cultivation base, but they were so powerful that they needed an experienced cultivator to stop them.

He believed they were mutants developed by the empire.

Swung!

Swung!

Zhou Yuan spread his arms to make the old lion and Luo Kuei stop. He felt something.

"Is there something?" Asked Luo Kuei.

"Up ahead, I sensed something." Said Zhou Yuan as he narrowed his eyes.

Zhou Yuan focused forward and his senses became sharper, he felt the sound of a sword swinging.

"You guys wait here, let me check ahead." Said Zhou Yuan.

Qin Yunlan and the others obey Zhou Yuan's instructions while Zhou Yuan walked forward.

There was no fear on his face. He still had the trump card against this pitch darkness, only, it was hard to get out after the fight against Lin Fan.

............

Zhou Yuan dashed forward without paying attention to anything else. Ever since he left Qin Yunlan and the others, he felt something whispering in his ear, it was like an evil spirit.

Luckily he had a high level of soul power which didn't affect him.

But if it was Luo Kuei, perhaps he would be affected by that evil spirit considering he was the weakest cultivator here.

............

Zhou Yuan stopped when he no longer felt the evil spirit's whispers. His expression solidified as he looked ahead.

[Crucible knight]

[Knight with high affinity for darkness. A creature of the empire and the most perfect to date]

"I didn't expect there to be a creature like you." Said Zhou Yuan lightly.

He didn't even know the crucible knight's form, but judging by the name, a knight should wear armor, a shield, and a sword, right?

Zhou Yuan was about to draw out his fire-breath sword, but his eyes widened when he noticed that the crucible knight had suddenly appeared in front of him.

He didn't have time to dodge.

A horn appeared on the crucible knight's shoulder.

Stab!

Zhou Yuan was pierced by the horn on the crucible knight's shoulder until it penetrated his stomach, he even lifted onto its shoulder.

"What the-"

Zhou Yuan could not believe this. It happened so fast that he didn't notice it at all.

The crucible knight shook his body, sending Zhou Yuan flying away.

It didn't stop there, he walked up to Zhou Yuan quietly as if wary of him.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yuan slowly woke up with a serious expression. It can be seen that the horn stab marks are slowly regenerating.

It only took a few seconds for the wound to completely disappear. Of course, that also drains energy.

"Okay then, I will kill you."