Chapter 116 The First "Joy" (Two in One, Please Subscribe)
"Crackle..."
The sound of the bonfire burning was clearly audible in the quiet environment.
Ryan turned the grill in his hand, with a strong look of expectation in his eyes.
After defeating the [Upper] Unicorn, he cleaned up and returned to [Bonfire Point-Corruption Abyss Outpost], and then went to [Bonfire Point-Giant Tree Gap].
The reason for this was that he was ready to taste the flesh and blood of the upper monster, and the air in the ghost place of "Corruption Abyss Outpost" was filled with the rotten stench, which was a catastrophic destruction to the flavor of the food.
Maybe some people love this special taste, but at least Ryan is not such a person.
At this moment, what was being turned over on the grill was a large piece of [Upper] Unicorn steak.
After a long period of careful roasting, the steak exuded an attractive burnt aroma, and the surface of the meat also showed a golden crispy crust.
Feeling that it was almost done, Ryan took the barbecue from the campfire, and took a big bite without fear of burning his mouth.
The meat after cooking has lost its toughness when it was alive, but the large and thick muscle fibers still affect the taste to some extent, but the richness of the meat itself is enough to cover up all the shortcomings.
Ryan showed a satisfied look on his face. At this time, he was extremely glad that he had a high fire resistance, which allowed him to ignore the high temperature and eat the delicious food in the first place.
The enjoyment on the taste buds was secondary. What made Ryan most happy was the sharp rise in the "gluttony degree" of [Gluttony Heart].
In the battle with the [upper] unicorn, in order to restore physical strength and injuries, including replenishing the "blood" of [holy relic·blood embrace], Ryan consumed too much "gluttony degree", which dropped to a pitiful "3/100". It can be said that all the accumulation before was lost in one day.
But now, looking at the "gluttony degree" on the panel jumping up 10 points every 1 second, he just felt that everything was worth it.
The nutrients contained in the flesh and blood of the upper monsters are far more than those of the lower monsters, and the satisfaction of the [Gluttony Heart] is completely on a different level.
10 seconds later, the "Gluttony Degree" of the [Gluttony Heart] reached the level of "100/100". The next moment, Ryan felt an indescribable warmth bursting out from his stomach and running through his body. At the same time, the prompt on the panel also appeared in front of him.
[[Gluttony Degree] reached "100/100", completing the first "Gluttony Joy". According to the food consumed during the period, the following permanent gains are obtained: Special Skill [Dragon Helmet (Entry Level)]-The damage received is permanently reduced by 5% (there is a rank judgment, it can only take effect half of the time if it is one rank higher than the owner, and it is completely invalid if it exceeds two rank). ]
[[Gluttony Hunter (First Level)] The fit is increased by 25%, and the spirituality is +0.5! 】
It took Ryan several minutes to recover from the aftereffects of "gluttony pleasure". The feeling of having his appetite completely satisfied was really irresistible.
"[Dragon Helmet]?"
Looking at the prompt in front of him, Ryan's eyes showed joy.
5% damage reduction is not much, but it is not too little. At the critical moment, perhaps it is this damage reduction that can allow him to resist one more attack from the enemy and turn defeat into victory.
In addition, the level assessment of this special skill also makes Ryan feel very interesting.
Unlike the special skill levels attached to the spoils of war, which are in the form of "lv.1" and "lv.2", the permanent gain skills brought by "gluttony pleasure" use the same "entry" and "mastery" forms as learning skills.
There is no saying which of these two methods is better or worse. Perhaps it has something to do with the different panels of the main body and the wandering clone.
This insignificant thing, Ryan thought about it, and didn't care too much.
After the "gluttony joy", he continued to eat until he ate all the grilled steaks. When the "gluttony degree" accumulated to 30, he stopped with a sense of unfulfilled desire.
If possible, he would like to reach the "gluttony joy" again. Unfortunately, the flesh and blood of each monster only have a huge bonus when eaten for the first time. If you eat it again, the effect will be greatly reduced. Now he has eaten a lot. If he wants to achieve the second "gluttony joy", he can either accumulate slowly or eat the flesh and blood of other higher-level monsters that he has never eaten.
Lying by the campfire, Ryan digested the food for half an hour before getting up and leaving [Campfire Point-Corruption Abyss Outpost].
He plans to explore the Rotten Miasma Abyss.
Ryan is not in a good condition right now. The "blood" of the [Relic·Embrace of Blood] is only a pitiful 10 points, which can't even materialize a blood sword. The only weapon he can use is [Great Sword·Ferocious Ice Flower]. Although it's a bit unfair to his old friend to say this, [Great Sword·Ferocious Ice Flower] is OK for lower-level monsters, but it's too weak against higher-level monsters.
Not only that, his current "gluttony" is only "30/100", which is not enough to support another battle against higher-level monsters.
Even if his condition is so bad, Ryan still wants to continue exploring, intending to use his life to find out more about the situation of the Rotten Miasma Abyss. It would be best if he could find out more information about the [Upper] Blood Claw Dragon and make adequate preparations for the next crusade.
The notes left by the deputy leader of the hunting group made him feel vaguely uneasy.
The situation of the Rotten Miasma Abyss may be even weirder than he imagined.
The approaching red sun... the traces of the ancient dragon...
Ryan never forgot that the ultimate purpose of his journey to this isolated island was to find the "anchor point", and all signs indicate that this "anchor point" is likely to be a certain ancient dragon.
The panel said when introducing the "anchor point" in the past that the "anchor point" is just a name, and its real concrete form may be some kind of treasure or some kind of powerful monster.
Ryan is very self-aware.
Now he has exhausted all his means and barely defeated a high-level monster. This strength is certainly not weak among the hunter group, but it is definitely not the strongest one. It is a foolish dream to want to defeat the ancient dragon with such strength.
The power of the ancient dragon made even the deputy leader of the hunting group who was suspected to be above level 20 tremble, but...
If the ancient dragon is really the "anchor point" that must be faced in the end, then he should try to make some advance preparations.
After all, he has many lives in his travels.
The strong stench filled his nasal cavity, and Ryan frowned and came to the place where he encountered the bone armor dragon before.
This time, he was extra careful, trying to walk along the rock wall covered with gray-white coral plants, and his steps were very slow.
Being in the miasma, Ryan felt that his lungs were constantly being eroded by the miasma. Fortunately, the improvement of [physique] allowed him to hold on for a longer time. It was almost 15 minutes before he felt that his body had reached its limit.
Not daring to neglect, Ryan ate a [Elimination Fruit]. While his body had resistance, he sped up as much as possible.
As the distance deepened, the rock wall was covered with a strange gray-white fern plant, with gray particles scattered on it.
The environment was getting worse...
Ryan felt heavy in his heart. In such an environment, unless there were enough [Elimination Fruits], it would be impossible to defeat the upper monsters.
Although there were [Elimination Fruits] in the poisonous miasma, the number was not very large. Along the way, Ryan only found two plants and collected 5.
Such a number was not enough to support a long battle.
But there was also good news.
As the distance deepened, the poisonous miasma in the environment began to become thinner, perhaps approaching a region with thin miasma.
Ryan rushed out of the poisonous miasma area before the resistance brought by the [Disinfection Fruit] disappeared. Before he could catch his breath, a sharp cry came from the front, followed by several monsters with nearly three-meter-long membrane wings flying over.
It looks like a pterosaur, but its body is much smaller, and the panel also gave a prompt in time.
[Rotten Pterosaur: A small pterosaur species that lives in the rotten miasma area and likes to eat carrion. It usually moves in groups and has flexible eating standards. Even when facing living things, it will take the initiative to attack, kill them, and wait for them to rot before eating. 】
"Huh..."
Ryan breathed a sigh of relief. He thought it was some kind of special species. If it was just an ordinary monster...
The silver-blue sword was unsheathed and drew a beautiful semicircle in the air. The three attacking Corrupted Pterosaurs had no time to react and were cut in half by the sword.
The Corrupted Pterosaurs behind him turned around and ran away, fearing that they would be killed if they were a step late.
Ryan ignored these fleeing Corrupted Pterosaurs. This ordinary monster posed no threat to him at the moment.
He squinted and looked around. What caught his eye was a strange cave composed of a large number of giant bones.
These bones inserted into the ground included skulls, ribs, coccyx... There were all kinds of them. The only common feature was that they were big. Even the shortest one was taller than Ryan.
In a trance, Ryan seemed to see many huge monsters coming to this stinking place full of miasma when they were dying, falling into an endless sleep, the scales and flesh on their bodies rotted little by little, and finally only a pile of bones remained.
"Huh..."
Ryan exhaled deeply, his face solemn.
This place gave him a feeling of a monster grave.
But why did these huge monsters come to this place one after another before they died?
Ryan couldn't figure it out.
But he didn't have time to figure it out now, because a bloody figure had slowly walked out of the miasma in the distance ahead.
It has a well-proportioned and slender body, with no scales on the surface of the body, but like bright red muscles exposed after being skinned. The shoulder height is nearly three meters and the body length is about fifteen meters. Compared with the [superior] unicorn, it is much smaller in size, but has a pair of dark red miserable claws.
These claws growing from the end of the toe joint are hook-shaped, with three rows of naturally grown serrations on the inside. If a flesh and blood body is caught by such a "weapon", a large piece of flesh and blood will inevitably be torn off, causing tragic bleeding.
——
[Blood Claw Dragon: [Upper] Tooth Dragon, one of the overlords of the Rotten Miasma Abyss, with a smooth body shape and agile skills, the Blood Claw Dragon is like an invisible killer in the miasma. The unique claw structure of the Blood Claw Dragon will cause the creatures scratched by it to fall into a "bleeding state" and bleed profusely. If not treated in time, they will bleed to death.
——You feel heavy pressure! 】
——
Ryan's heart is heavy.
Compared with the upright Desert Knight [Upper] Unicorn, the [Upper] Blood Claw Dragon, a cruel assassin who hides in the dark and is agile, poses a greater threat to him.
The fighting style of the great sword has always been to defeat the enemy with force. When facing highly mobile enemies, it is inevitable that there is an inherent disadvantage.
In the miasma, a ray of scarlet light seemed to flash in the eyes of the [upper] Blood Claw Dragon. The next moment, the miasma surged, and a figure with a strong smell of blood attacked Ryan.
"So fast!"
Ryan was shocked. Although he had seen the speed of the [high-level] Bloodclaw Dragon during his last travel, he had relaxed his vigilance at that time. His life was taken away before he could feel it accurately. Now they were facing each other face to face. [ Superior] The burst of speed from the Blood Claw Dragon shocked his heart.
The bloody claws struck Ryan's face. At the critical moment, Ryan put the sword in front of him and rushed forward.
——[Special Sword Skill·Defensive Collision]
"boom!"
The exploding blood light caused the claws of the [upper] Blood Claw Dragon to be slightly raised. Ryan's body was filled with power, and with the help of "blood energy", he slashed out with "a period of energy accumulation" that was completed in an instant.
"Crack——!"
If it were the [Upper Rank] Unicorn Dragon, it could only withstand the sword. However, the extremely agile [Upper Rank] Blood Claw Dragon could lift up another tragic claw before the sword could reach its body, and fight with the lower sword. The silver-blue swords that slashed upward collided.
"Qiang!"
A harsh and sour collision sounded, accompanied by exploding sparks.
Ryan's pupils shrank suddenly, and his eyes fell on the cracks that gradually spread in the middle of the sword body of [Big Sword: Fierce Ice Flower].
In the previous battle with the [Superior] Unicorn Dragon, the [Great Sword: Fierce Ice Flower] was irreversibly damaged. The violent collision now made this low-quality sword no longer able to hold on.
In Ryan's wide eyes, the [Great Sword Fierce Ice Flower] shattered in all directions, and the brutally pressing claws pressed down on Ryan's face.
In the indescribable pain, Ryan's vision suddenly fell into darkness.
"Tear-!"
Several sounds of flesh and blood being torn into pieces were heard, and a few seconds later, the battle came to an end.
…
【Place of sightseeing】
Standing in front of the [Observation Deck] again, Freni rubbed her hands nervously. The fluffy witch hat on her head seemed to be in the same uneasy mood as its owner, and began to sway from side to side.
At the end of the last visit, after exchanging 29 [First-Level Spirituality Enhancement Crystals], Freni only had 1,291 "Spiritual Essence" left.
This amount of money may not be too much, but it may not be too much.
If you can find the right opportunity to win the treasure like last time, then "a wave of fat" will not be a dream.
It's just that... Miss Witch, who has been tricked several times, is always inexplicably frightened, fearing that she will be tricked again if she doesn't pay attention.
"call……"
Taking a deep breath and exhaling deeply, Freni patted the big hat on her head and encouraged herself: "Believe in yourself, Freni, you can do it!"
After some self-motivation, the girl at least regained her composure on the surface. She sat in front of the [Observation Deck] and quietly watched today's "Traveller's Fancy Death Daily".
Seeing the familiar mosaic figure in the picture, Miss Witch unconsciously showed a faint smile.
After not seeing him for a day, she really missed the "Wanderer" a little bit.
Freni didn't have to wait long. The battle interface quickly entered the screen, which cheered her up and she quickly cheered up.
[The "original heart" traveler encounters a powerful enemy - the [superior] unicorn dragon, and the war is about to break out. 】
[Comparison of combat power between the two camps: Traveler (39) vs [Higher Rank] Unicorn Dragon (41)]
[The amount of investment you currently have [Lingcui: 1292]]
[The ratio of both parties - Traveler: [Higher] Unicorn Dragon = 8.3: 1.3, the minimum investment amount is 100 spirit essence. 】
[You have thirty seconds to invest and place bets...]
Looking at the page displayed in front of her, Freni blinked her eyes with surprise.
The last time the traveler faced the leader of the male fire dragon, his combat power was only 33. Unexpectedly, she didn't expect that this guy's combat power would increase to 39 after just one day of absence.
After watching it so many times, Freni has a basic understanding of the combat power system of the world in the screen.
0~9 is a rank, 10~19 is a rank, similarly, 30~39 also belongs to a rank, and in the same rank, a 1 point difference in combat power will produce considerable combat power. gap.
Now, the traveler has 39 combat points. Compared with the combat power of 33, the strength has at least doubled.
What did the travelers experience during the last visit I missed?
Miss Witch couldn't help but think curiously.
Seeing that the countdown was about to end, Freni hesitated.
Although the difference in combat power between the Traveler and the One-horned Dragon is only 2 points, it is 2 points across levels. In this case, the gap in strength between the two sides will be extremely huge.
The huge gap in investment return ratio also illustrates this point.
The huge body of the unicorn dragon in the picture, the extremely strong helmet crest and the huge spiral horn made Freni feel a little panicked when she saw it, and the prefix "superior", which she had never heard before, also showed that The extraordinaryness of the unicorn dragon.
If converted to his own world, this [high-level] unicorn dragon would be at least a fourth-level terrifying monster, and a traveler with 39 points of combat power would be like a third-level extreme hero professional.
Can the level 3 ultimate defeat a professional who has just entered the level 4?
At the first and second levels, there are still occasional geniuses who can defeat powerful enemies across levels, but starting from the third level, there is no record of the history of various continental countries.
The gap is really too big...
What should I choose?
The countdown kept approaching the number "0". In the end, Freni gritted her teeth and decided to go all the way.
The return on investment in [Upper] Unicorn is too low. Even if you win, you can only get 30% of the return. I don't know how long it will take to save this little spiritual essence to exchange for things on the second-level list. On the contrary, although investing in Travelers is very risky, the return is also very rich.
Of course, Miss Witch still kept a little bit of her mind and did not choose "All in". Instead, she invested 800 spiritual essences and kept 492 as a guarantee.
In this way, even if this investment fails, there will still be capital to turn the tables next time.
As the girl made a decision, the [Observation Deck] entered the stagnant screen of [In Battle...].
…
Ryan slowly opened his eyes. He did not get up, but lay quietly on the stone bed, feeling the tearing pain that remained in his body and never faded.
"[Superior]... Blood Claw Dragon..."
"This is the second time..."
"The next time we meet, it will be the end of it!"
Ryan let out a long sigh and got up from the stone bed.
At this moment, the place where the sea and the sky meet is slightly bright, and the time is about five in the morning.
He walked out of the cave, came to the beach, faced the sea breeze, and checked the panel of the main body.
——
[Captain]: Ryan Rayland (real name: Leo)
…
[Spirituality]: 4.8→5.3
[Physical Strength]: 14.36→17.44
[Path Occupation]: Glutton Hunter (Level 1·25%), Pirate (Level 1·25%)——Feedback from the Traveling Avatar
[Occupational Skills]:…
[Learning Skills]: Storm Swordsmanship (Mastery), Navigation (Beginner), Wonders (Beginner)
[Special Skills]: Dragon Helm (Beginner)
——
Feeling the mighty power in his body, watching the [Storm Swordsmanship] promoted to the "Mastery" level and the newly acquired special skill [Dragon Helm (Beginner)], Ryan's eyes showed a faint smile.
Now, he should have the strength to confront the third-level hero occupation head-on, right?