sinovels Chapter 14: Throw in 1, and it's done in seconds!
Chapter 14: Throw in 1, and it's done in seconds!
Chen You stood at the door, completely frozen.
That wasn't smoke, nor was it fog.
It twists and turns, with a strange, life-like rhythm, as if it were the only heartbeat of this dead city.
Just as he was concentrating on trying to figure out what it was, a pale blue virtual screen suddenly popped up in front of him without warning.
[Scenario-based campaign mission triggered]
[Mission Name: The Rebirth of Zhaocheng]
[Mission Objective: Purify the core area of Zhaocheng and dispel the source of the vengeful spirits]
[Task Reward: ???]
[Mission Hint: This city is shrouded in endless resentment, devoid of life. Only by vanquishing the evil can life be restored.]
Chen You's heart tightened.
Scenario-based battles? Single-player story missions?
He understood immediately.
The lifeless, empty city before him was not the real Zhaocheng at all, but a special level that he needed to pass.
Only by clearing this instance will the real Zhaocheng appear.
"What the hell is going on..." Chen You couldn't help but mutter under his breath.
"Are the game designers out of their minds? There aren't even any prerequisite quests; they just dump players into this godforsaken place. Aren't they afraid of scaring the players to death?"
He felt that his life had been filled with misfortune.
We've just escaped the wolf's den, only to enter a ghost town.
This game experience is absolutely terrible!
That being said, the mission has already been triggered, so we have no choice but to fight.
Chen You took a deep breath, forced himself to calm down, and began to devise a countermeasure.
He first quickly glanced at the empty street.
Immediately after the mission was announced, faint dark shadows began to appear on the previously empty streets.
The shadowy figures twisted and wriggled, gradually coalescing into semi-transparent humanoid silhouettes.
They have no facial features, only empty eye sockets, and exude a chilling resentment.
[Wraith (Level 5), Health: ???, Attack: ???, Defense: ???]
[Skill: Resentment Corrosion (Continuous damage, weakens the target's spirit)]
The Spirit Vision skill automatically provided information about the monster, but a string of question marks made Chen You's eyelids twitch.
This means that the attributes of these vengeful spirits far exceed the scope that he can detect at his current level.
"Are you kidding me!"
Chen You's first reaction was to retreat, and he almost turned around and ran out of the city.
But reason told him that running was useless.
He had already accepted the quest, and he absolutely had to enter the Zhaocheng instance.
"Safety first, we have the support of the country..."
He muttered to himself, forcibly suppressing his inner turmoil, and then quickly summoned the mall interface in his mind.
With over ninety gold coins left, the elation of just instantly killing the Ghost Wolf hadn't dissipated, but now he had to start carefully calculating his resources to save his life.
"We absolutely need blood vials!"
Without hesitation, he looked at the [Nourishment Pill], which cost 1 gold coin per set, with 10 pills per set, and each pill restored 500 health.
My health points were only a little over two hundred, and one pill was enough to overflow them.
But at times like this, who cares about overflow?
"Ten sets, please!"
Chen You placed the order directly.
Ten gold coins, which is ten million Chinese yuan, were spent just like that.
In return, he received 100 more Qi-Nourishing Pills in his backpack.
Looking at his backpack full of pills, he felt a little more at ease.
With medicine, we have confidence.
Then, he shifted his gaze to the talisman section.
[Substitute Talisman] has less than a minute left, no need to replenish it for now.
His attention was drawn to a new icon.
[Exorcism Talisman: Banishes evil spirits and drives away malevolent beings. Deals significant damage to ghost-type monsters. Price: 1 gold coin/talence.]
Specifically designed for ghost-type monsters?
Chen You stared at the words "extreme damage" and fell into deep thought.
Based on his years of gaming experience, such items, specifically designed to counter a particular race of monsters, usually mean...
Monsters of this race likely possess some disgusting characteristics.
For example, physical immunity.
"My beginner's iron sword, though enhanced by spiritual power, is still essentially a physical attack, isn't it?"
"What if the attack doesn't do any damage? That would be ridiculous!"
Chen You thought about it more and more and it seemed possible.
I haven't learned any proper immortal skills yet; my only means of attack is basic slashing.
If physical attacks are ineffective, then what's the difference between him rushing in and becoming a sitting duck?
"No, we can't skimp on this money."
He gritted his teeth and made another important decision.
"Let's buy ten to test the waters!"
Another 10 gold coins disappeared, and ten yellow talisman papers with vermilion runes were added to my backpack.
After doing all this, Chen You felt his back finally straighten up.
One hundred blood vials, ten exorcism talismans, plus a substitute talisman with only a few dozen seconds left.
With this kind of wealth, you should be able to walk around this ghost town for a bit, right?
He glanced one last time at the countdown timer on the substitute talisman [00:48].
Can't wait any longer!
Chen You gripped his iron sword and stepped into the desolate city.
He had just stepped into the city gate when a chilly wind rushed towards him, making him shiver.
On the street, the wandering vengeful spirits seemed to sense the presence of the living, and turned around in unison, their empty eye sockets staring at him.
The next second, the vengeful spirit closest to him let out a silent shriek, transformed into a black shadow, and pounced straight at him!
Extremely fast!
Chen You's heart was in his throat, but he didn't panic.
"Try a normal attack first!"
He didn't use the exorcism talisman immediately; those things cost a million each, too expensive, so he had to use them sparingly.
He shifted his feet slightly, sidestepping the vengeful spirit's frontal attack. At the same time, he flicked his wrist, and the novice iron sword, carrying a sharp gust of wind, slashed at the vengeful spirit's waist from a tricky angle.
laugh!
The blade sliced through the vengeful spirit's translucent body, producing a soft sound like a hot knife cutting butter.
A bright red damage number appeared above the vengeful spirit's head.
【-twenty four】
efficient!
Chen You was overjoyed.
It seems that the spiritual power attached to the Nine Revolutions Primordial Chaos Technique can indeed damage this kind of spirit-type monster.
No, then the exorcism talisman I bought was a waste of money?
Can I get my money back?
Before he could even feel grief, the vengeful spirit he had struck lashed out with its claws, reaching for his chest.
The vengeful spirit moved silently, yet carried a chilling aura that seemed to tear at the soul.
Chen You felt a chill in his chest, and a damage number floated up above his head.
【-twenty four】
At the same time, a negative status icon appeared in his status bar.
[You are affected by "Resentment Corruption," losing 5 health points per second and experiencing reduced mental resistance.]
"Holy crap! That damage!"
Chen You was startled.
22 points of damage isn't high, but when you add 5 points of continuous health loss per second, it becomes really disgusting!
Furthermore, it has a negative effect of reduced mental resistance; who knows if there will be even more powerful mental attacks later on.
The vengeful spirit's health bar had only dropped by less than a third after his sword strike.
Doesn't that mean he'd have to take down at least one with three sword strikes?
Three swords!
Chen You's face immediately darkened.
Remember how impressive he was when he instantly killed the Ghost Wolf?
One sword strike, one kill; clean and efficient. Now, it takes three sword strikes to defeat even a small vengeful spirit?
The difference is too big!
Even worse, all the vengeful spirits around him had been alerted and were now closing in on him from all directions.
A rough count revealed at least seven or eight!
If he gets surrounded, each of them will pounce on him, plus he'll keep losing health...
Cold sweat broke out on Chen You's forehead.
Without hesitation, he pulled an exorcism talisman from his backpack.
"go!"
He imitated the Taoist priest in the movie and slapped the talisman on the face of the vengeful spirit that was rushing towards him!
boom!
The thin talisman exploded the moment it touched the vengeful spirit, turning into a blazing golden flame that instantly engulfed the entire spirit!
The vengeful spirit didn't even have time to scream before it turned to ashes in the golden flames.
A huge damage number exploded where it disappeared.
-1258!
Sold out instantly!
And the damage was an absurd four-digit figure!
Chen You himself was stunned.
"This...this is too intense!"
He glanced at the remaining exorcism talisman in his hand, then at the vengeful spirits still drifting towards him in the distance.
Only one thought remained in my mind.
"Is this the power of a million?"
No refund!