strokinit Chapter 45 Shadow Ambush - Transformed into a Swarm of Snakes, Eye-Hungry - Li Yu!
Chapter 45 Shadow Ambush - Transformed into a Swarm of Snakes, Eye-Hungry - Li Yu!
After taking down this low-level Ditto, the battle seemed to be over.
The black mist surrounding Li Yu slowly dissipated.
His clothes were stained with a lot of black liquid—snake venom!
But he stood firm, his expression unchanged.
The lips are a normal color, showing no signs of poisoning.
His chest was rising and falling slightly, the rhythm slow and deep, as if... he was practicing his internal energy!
After a few seconds, Li Yu let out a soft sigh of relief and shook his head: "The venom only converts into a tiny amount of psionic energy. The effect is quite mediocre!"
Su Chen became interested in the Spirit Transformation Technique and asked, "What level is your Spirit Transformation Technique? What are its specific effects?"
Upon hearing someone ask about his Spirit Transformation Technique, Li Yu's expression immediately changed, and a hint of undisguised smugness appeared in his eyes.
"Almost at the third stage - you've made some progress!"
"The Spirit Transformation Technique has many uses. It can accelerate the digestion of some spiritual fruits and pills. It can also neutralize the energy of spiritual pearls, making it less likely to get out of control during fusion."
"As for the snake venom..." He glanced at the snake carcass on the ground and said casually, "Even if the dose that just invaded my body were increased a hundredfold, I could neutralize it without a scratch!"
Su Chen couldn't help but exclaim, "Awesome!"
This is the truth.
He had heard about the Spirit Transformation Technique in class, but it was extremely difficult to learn, so he automatically blocked out its effects to avoid being envious and itching with desire.
It neutralizes toxins, accelerates the digestion of elixirs and spiritual fruits, and increases the success rate of fusion with spiritual pearls.
It has three functions, and each one is very practical!
"The cultivation difficulty is high..." Su Chen silently repeated this sentence in his mind.
The difficulty lies in the fact that different people have different constitutions, and therefore different hidden acupoints in their bodies are suitable for activation.
It's very troublesome to force these hidden acupoints to open.
But if he could form a contract with Li Yu...
Pikachu!
Su Chen's gaze unconsciously swept over the panel above Li Yu's head.
There was no contract notification.
Not enough favorability!
"No rush," Su Chen told himself.
A contract with one person can last for about a week.
He has enough resources at his disposal for a while. During this time, he will definitely make many friends, one by one.
First, win over Zhang Yan, who has high favorability and potential after consuming the Mythical Spirit Fruit!
......
After the battle, it was time to reap the spoils.
The Ditto is quite valuable.
In particular, the unique crystal inside the body is known as the Ever-Changing Magic Crystal.
Even a single slave-grade one can sell for one or two thousand.
The rank of soldier is generally five thousand.
While sorting through his spoils, Su Chen's consciousness secretly sank into his pet space.
The instance interface lit up.
【Ding--】
[First batch of Abyss units detected.]
The first level has been triggered.
[Level Name: Shadow Ambush - Ever-Changing Snake Swarm]
[Level Description: The most common predators at the edge of the abyss rift.]
Snake-like magical beasts are proliferating in the polluted areas, thanks to the supply of abyssal energy. The shapeshifting snake possesses superior camouflage abilities compared to ordinary snakes, skillfully blending into its environment.
The snake groups typically consist of ten to thirty snakes, are extremely patient, and often launch surprise attacks when their prey is most vulnerable.
[Difficulty: One star]
[Battle Rating: Perfect+]
[Comment: You detected the crisis early with extremely keen insight, buying the team valuable reaction time and averting a potential disaster. Furthermore, your timely identification of all the Dittos demonstrated your exceptional value.]
Score: 5
[Prize pool drawing in progress... Drawing complete...]
First stage reward:
Pet Energy x30
Qi-boosting pills x3
Peiyuan Pill ×2
1㎡ Pet Space
Rating: Perfect+!
The ratings are divided into Perfect, Excellent, Pass, and Fail.
Perfect+ is probably the highest level already.
It seems the difficulty isn't as exaggerated as I expected...
Unfortunately, the highest score I got was only five points, probably because the difficulty was too low.
As for the rewards...
The energy drinks smell pretty good.
Qi-replenishing pills and cultivation pills... are just the most basic kinds of pills.
"However, anything produced by the system is bound to be of high quality, and the effects should be quite remarkable! Both the Qi-replenishing pill and the Yuan-cultivating pill can be used to quickly restore one's condition; we'll be able to test their effects soon."
"Also, the increased pet space area can increase the number of pet contract slots."
"The ways to increase the pet's space include: completing pet training tasks, and increasing the pet's strength level..."
"I completed two Task 1 missions before, each mission increasing my area by 10 square meters. Including the small reward from the first stage of the dungeon, my area is now 121 square meters."
"I don't know what standards need to be met to get a pet slot."
"200m²? We'll have to wait and see."
Su Chen was about to exit the dungeon interface when his gaze suddenly stopped.
There's something new in the pet space.
It's not a building, not an object, but a... special area!
That area was located at the edge of the pet space and was dark red in color.
Within this area, a dozen slender beams of light moved slowly.
"...What is this thing?"
Su Chen stared at the dark red light and shadow, his brows furrowing slightly.
He counted them.
Nineteen.
That matches the number of Dittos we just killed.
It doesn't seem like something harmful, nor does it seem like an energy point.
More like a... residue?
soul?
He tried to touch them with his consciousness, but the lights and shadows did not react at all.
Su Chen glanced at it for a few seconds and then temporarily gave up on the study.
"Let's see what use it is later!"
He pulled his consciousness out of the pet space and raised his head.
Beside him, Wang Yichuan squatted down next to the corpse of the serpent-level snake, his tactical short knife precisely cutting into the cartilage gap behind the snake's head.
With a soft "click," an irregularly shaped, dark red crystal slid out from the wound.
He pinched the crystal between two fingers and looked at it against the light.
"This magic crystal is of good quality!"
Wang Yichuan turned to look at Su Chen, his tone serious: "Judging from its quality, this Hundred-Change Serpent should be considered one of the more promising among its kind, especially considering the speed at which it ambushed you just now, which was significantly faster. It must have mastered some kind of acceleration skill, such as... Magic Light Strike."
"Brother Chen, your reaction speed just now was truly amazing!"
Su Chen gave a wry smile: "Exaggeration my foot. My heart was pounding just now. If I hadn't known I had the energy protection device to back me up, I wouldn't have been so calm."
He was telling the truth.
In that instant, the snake's head flew past his face, and he could even see the venomous fangs in its mouth!
In my previous life, during such a peaceful and stable era, I was terrified of snakes. I had never encountered anything so exciting.
Hearing Su Chen say this, Wang Yichuan shook his head: "Brother Chen, you've really improved a lot. And..."
He paused, carefully choosing his words: "You seem more composed and confident than before!"
"Oh dear, all your constant praise is making me feel so good! I'm practically floating on air."
"Haha~"
The two looked at each other and smiled.
Su Chen could tell that Wang Yichuan was actually quite curious about what kind of medicine he had been taking lately...
When did he learn the Mountain-Opening Fist? How did his reaction speed suddenly become so fast? I'm curious about what he went through!
But that's just his personality; if Su Chen doesn't bring it up, he won't bring it up either.
If it were Zhang Yan, that little brat, she'd probably be jumping over here yelling: "Holy crap! Where did you learn that 'Mountain-Splitting Fist'? It was so bad compared to when we were training! Are you trying to outsmart me?"
However, given Zhang Yan's personality, even if she found something strange, she wouldn't dwell on it. She would simply fill in the blanks in her mind and then convince herself otherwise.
"Yay~ All the magic crystals have been collected!"
Zhang Yan's voice came from the front, tinged with excitement.
Su Chen looked up and saw that the group had already searched through all the scattered snake carcasses.
Nineteen magical crystals of varying sizes, their dark red hues gleaming faintly in the dim light.
Zhou Chengjie put the magic crystals into a tactical cloth bag, tightened the drawstring at the top, and said, "Let's go! We'll distribute them as we go."