Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 367: Acting on One’s Own

Chapter 367: Chapter 367: Acting on One’s Own

Yang Yu passed through two or three cities, methodically acquiring the Skills he needed.

The first Skill he acquired was called "Support Charge," which allowed him to quickly dash toward a teammate within range, temporarily boosting both their resistances by 10%.

The range of this Skill’s release was not small, reaching as far as five hundred meters, and when combined with "Interception," it provided excellent coverage for teammates.

Such Skills were not uncommon in other games, and their usefulness and effects had been validated in those contexts.

Their use was not limited to supporting teammates; they could also be employed in offense.

Yang Yu had thought of an offensive method: to launch He Meng as if playing volleyball, then use this Skill like the Flying Thunder God to shift positions and attack unexpectedly.

All in all, spending one hundred and ten Skill Points was well worth it.

Along the way, Yang Yu made a special visit to several craftsmen who specialized in creating Skill Scrolls, learning from them that the creation of Skill Scrolls was not an easy task.

These craftsmen encapsulated their own knowledge within the scrolls via Magic Arrays, making it available for others to learn.

They had to carefully carve each Magic Array; any mistake could spoil the scroll, forcing them to start over from scratch.

Of course, not all Skills were suitable to be made into Skill Scrolls, and every Skill Scroll master craftsman had to weigh the pros and cons.

Some Skills were too complex by their nature, requiring a vast amount of effort and time to craft a single Skill Scroll.

Some Skills, due to being closely guarded secrets known by only a few, could not be produced as related Skill Scrolls.

To create a particular Skill Scroll, one had to be an expert in that Skill, which often required years or even decades of accumulation.

And to become a craftsman capable of making Skill Scrolls, one also had to devote countless hours and pour in heart and soul.

As a result, Skill Scrolls always sold for exorbitant prices.

Yang Yu bought two Skill Scrolls this time, not overly precious but still in the million-level range.

Thinking back, the Giant Umbrella Chamber of Commerce had been quite generous in providing him with two Skill Scrolls at once.

Yang Yu got himself a "Frustration Roar."

"Frustration Roar" could reduce the attack power of enemies within a certain range by 20% for twenty seconds, and paired with Bai Jin’s "Weapon Corrosion," it could significantly weaken the enemy’s output.

The Skill Yang Yu bought for Bai Jin was a Curse System Skill called "Ghost Shadow Formation."

This Skill would expand a circular area at one’s feet, reducing the enemy’s speed by 10%, while random black goblins would appear within the Array to attack the enemy.

To acquire this Skill, Yang Yu had put in quite a bit of effort.

Not only did he have to run around the city by himself, gathering materials, and win the favor of a gloomy old lady, but he also had to pay a total of two million Gold Coins as compensation.

Curse Mage was just one branch of the Mage profession, just like Defensive Battle was a branch within the warrior class.

However, what Yang Yu had not expected was that finding Skills for a Curse Mage would be so difficult.

Fortunately, in this world, the division of Professions was not as strict as he had imagined, and after choosing a certain Profession, it was still possible to learn the Skills of other Professions.

Not to mention, Skills from different factions within the same Profession.

If Bai Jin couldn’t find suitable Skills in the future, they could consider moving toward Ice Mage or Control Mage.

Naturally, Yang Yu could also use Skill Points to learn Skills from other Professions.

However, the cost in Skill Points would be greater than it would be to learn as that Profession.

For example, as a Mage, learning the basic Fireball Technique only cost thirty Skill Points, but as a warrior, it required eighty Skill Points.

However, the laxity between professions also made tactics more varied.

In theory, as long as he had enough Skill Points and attribute points, Yang Yu could even show off some flashy Magic while wearing the guise of a warrior.

The problem was that now he was short on both Skill Points and attribute points.

Every Skill Point, every attribute point could make Yang Yu’s subsequent battles easier, so he had to use them wisely.

So even if Yang Yu wanted to learn the Skill of crafting Skill Scrolls, to become a Tool Man who could teach Skills and allow Iyas and Bai Jin to quickly learn Skills, becoming stronger instantaneous combat power.

But when he saw the panel pop-up requiring five hundred Skill Points to learn the Skill of crafting Skill Scrolls, Yang Yu balked, deeming it too rich for his blood and deciding not to learn it.

No matter what, with the new Skill bonus, both Bai Jin and Yang Yu had grown stronger.

As for Iyas, Yang Yu had also planned to buy a Skill for Iyas, but that would have to wait until the next town.

Elated from learning a new Skill from the Skill Scroll, Yang Yu led the team towards the outskirts of the city.

In the afternoon, there were quite a few people heading to town, and moving in the direction of the crowd flow could reduce the risk of being discovered to some extent.

But there was no such thing as having no risk at all.

Walking amidst the bustling crowd, suddenly, Yang Yu stopped in his tracks and approached Bai Jin,

"Bai Jin, I’ve got something I need to discuss with you privately. Iyas, could you wait here for a moment?"

Iyas didn’t know what Yang Yu was thinking, but seeing his serious expression, she could only murmur, "Is there something you can’t say in front of me?" and agreed to let Bai Jin and Yang Yu step aside to have a quiet word.

During this time, Iyas used these moments to fish in the vast sea of people for that fleeting hope.

But Iyas didn’t have to look long before she caught sight of a suspicious figure in the crowd.

The person’s gaze had just met Iyas’s before immediately lowering his head and moving closer to a roadside stall, tilting his head slightly, and looking around.

To any ordinary person, it would seem that the individual might just be looking around.

But as an Elf Warrior who grew up in the forests, Iyas had long since developed a keen eye.

What humans considered a safe distance was still within Iyas’s hunting range; she could clearly see every move of her prey.

Iyas could plainly see the sidelong-glancing man pretending to haggle with the stall owner while keeping a watchful eye on her in his peripheral vision.

Just who was that man? Could he be the assassin Yang Yu mentioned?

Or perhaps...

Another possibility emerged in Iyas’s mind.

At that moment, the man who was bargaining with the stall owner sensed Iyas’s gaze lingering on him and, without another word, turned and walked away.

"Wait!" Iyas called out.

If things continued this way, he would get away, regardless of whether or not he was an assassin, he had to be stopped.

If he found me familiar and was secretly tracking me, he must have seen me somewhere before, and perhaps I could find out about Hake’s whereabouts from him.

Yet...

Iyas glanced towards Yang Yu, who was talking with Bai Jin not far away, the two of them were engrossed in a conversation.

Biting her lip, Iyas silently chased after the man who was gradually getting further away in the crowd.

The man was not very strong. If she could successfully apprehend him, things could turn out for the better.