"Damn it!" Chloe cursed in her heart, while beginning to channel her magic power. "This blood demon’s strength is at least at the peak level of the Morning Star!"
The battle was about to erupt.
The second attack of the blood demon was even more ferocious, its claws cutting through the air, leaving behind blood-red energy trails.
These trails carried the Abyss’s unique corrosive properties, even the air started to warp under its influence.
But Chloe’s reaction was equally swift.
Her prediction ability allowed her to "see" the attack trajectory in advance, making a perfect dodge before the blood demon even arrived.
"First Ring · Starfall!"
A silver beam descended from the sky, crashing down on the blood demon like a meteor.
This attack contained the power of the stars, naturally restraining abyssal creatures.
The blood demon let out a piercing wail, white smoke began to rise from its body, and large burn marks appeared on its skin.
Yet its life energy was extremely tenacious; even heavily wounded, it didn’t fall immediately.
Chloe was about to follow up with another attack when she heard a voice from below praising her:
"Impressive battle! Miss Chloe, your strength is truly remarkable."
Uphemia lightly waved her right hand, and the other four blood demons immediately surrounded them.
The injured blood demon, upon seeing its peers, gradually lost the frenzy in its eyes and regained its expected sanity.
"I apologize for scaring you." Uphemia’s voice was gentle and polite:
"This blood demon of mine has been a bit unstable recently, the influence of the abyss aura causes it to lose control at times."
Saying this, her expression suddenly turned cold, and she made a strange gesture towards the "out of control" blood demon.
The blood demon instantly let out a painful howl, and its body began to tremble violently.
"As punishment, you all dispose of it." She ordered coldly.
The other four blood demons pounced without hesitation, tearing at their companion’s flesh like hungry wolves.
This sudden brutality left Chloe, who grew up in the Astrology Association, slightly agape.
The ruthlessness of this woman took her by surprise.
In just a few minutes, that blood demon was completely devoured without resistance, leaving not even bones behind.
After feasting on their companion, the other blood demons clearly became stronger.
"As a token of apology..." Uphemia took out a small bag containing magic stones from her storage bag:
"Here are ten standard magic stones as my compensation."
She lightly tossed the bag into the air, and the night mist instinctively stretched out a tentacle to catch it, but the blindfolded girl stopped it in a hurry.
Chloe used her spiritual perception to carefully check, confirming there were no traps or curses in the magic stones.
But even so, she didn’t dare to let her guard down.
This sudden "kindness" only made her more vigilant.
"Additionally..." Uphemia saw that the other party did not accept the magic stones and casually retrieved them:
"Since we are both heading towards the Abyssal Observation Station, why not travel together? It’s good to have someone to look out for each other on the road."
"No need." Chloe responded coldly, her voice clearly displeased:
"Next time, control your dog, not everyone has the patience to play games with your pet."
With that, she signaled for the night mist to leave.
The dream-eating beast spread its tentacle wings, quickly taking off and moving away from the danger zone.
Uphemia watched their departing figures, a satisfied smile playing at her lips.
She had already recorded enough battle footage, and this "unexpected encounter" would gain her considerable points in the New Star Plan.
Moreover, this contact gave her a clearer understanding of her current strength.
......
In the core area of the Abyssal Observation Station, Ron’s private laboratory was filled with a strange atmosphere of metal and magic power.
On the experiment table, various rare materials were neatly arranged.
"Ailan, adjust the laboratory temperature to a constant..." the researcher’s voice was calm and focused.
The tree spirit drifted from the depths of the laboratory, her green tendrils skillfully operating various environmental control devices.
As Ron’s most capable assistant, she had long since adapted to this kind of support work.
"Master, the golem you are creating this time..." Ailan observed the complex design drawings on the experiment table, a clear anxiety in her voice:
"It looks more complicated than usual. The precision of these rune arrays is starting to approach the level of ’living constructs’."
"That’s right." Ron nodded in acknowledgment, simultaneously activating the "Creator’s Blessing":
"Ordinary golems cannot operate long-term in the Abyss; I need to create a construct that truly possesses autonomous judgment."
As the blessing was activated, countless inspirations surged into his mind like a tide.
Every design detail became vivid, as if countless invisible hands were guiding his work.
"I do not intend to personally contact those abyssal beings. According to the divination results, although there are relatively safe areas, the risk of direct contact is still too great."
He pointed to the core part of the humanoid construct on the design drawing:
"This golem will act as my proxy to conduct preliminary exploratory contact. If it encounters a threat it cannot handle, it can immediately self-destruct to avoid information leakage."
Dale emerged from the crystal pool, her silver hair flowing like moonlight under the magic crystal lamp.
Her golden eyes were full of curiosity and concern: "Master, what kind of being do you plan to contact? It sounds dangerous..."
"Indeed, it’s dangerous." Ron only revealed the part he could share:
"But it’s precisely because of the danger that there is immeasurable value. High risk often means high reward, this is a basic rule."
He began processing the first piece of black gold magic iron.
This special metal needed to be forged at a specific temperature.
Too hot and it would destroy its magic power conductivity; too cold and it wouldn’t achieve the ideal plasticity.
The effects of Essential Insight, Micro-structure Adaptation, Extraordinary Creativity, and other traits fully manifested at this moment.
Ron was able to intuitively perceive every subtle change in the material, knowing when to apply force and when to be gentle.
That feeling was like having a conversation with the material itself, understanding its needs and limits.
Every hammer strike required precise force control, maintaining the structural strength of the metal while etching fine rune circuits within.
This work demanded high concentration and skill, but with the trait bonuses, Ron’s hands were as steady as a surgeon’s.
As the work progressed, the basic framework of the golem began to take shape.
This construct stood about one meter and eighty centimeters tall, its entire body emitting a black-golden metallic sheen.