Chapter 29: Xiaorou Poisoned, Searching for the Antidote Pill
As the entrance shimmered with light, when he opened his eyes again, he found himself in a dark and gloomy valley.
[Current Area: Undead Canyon. This is a combat zone. Please ensure your own safety.]
[Notice: This area is a public zone. Players from other regions may enter. Proceed with caution.]
Players from other regions can come here too?
Isn't this basically cross-server?
Zhou Han immediately found it a bit interesting.
There should be foreign players from other regions, right?
He would have to make himself even stronger.
Although he was undoubtedly the strongest in Area 666,
he had no idea what the situation was like in other regions.
So no matter what, increasing his strength was the top priority.
Zhou Han checked the map markings. He was currently about thirty to forty kilometers away from the Nether Swamp.
And along the way, there were quite a few monster strongholds, so battles were inevitable.
Hopefully, five hours would be enough.
Soon, Zhou Han encountered the first monster stronghold—Bone Ridge.
Within the hills, broken corpses and bones could be seen everywhere. The surroundings were filled with a gloomy and decaying aura.
Low growls echoed in Zhou Han's ears.
[Black Armored Skeleton]
Grade: Silver
Level: 12
HP: 1400
Attack: 422
Defense: 218
Skill 1: [Black Armor Protection: Increases defense by 3 times for 1 minute. Cooldown: 20 seconds.]
Skill 2: [Bone Spike Charge: Uses hardened bone spikes to deal 2.3x attack damage to a single target. Cooldown: 22 seconds.]
Description: Extremely high defense. It is recommended to use armor-breaking equipment. Weaknesses: Light and Fire.
Undead Canyon truly lived up to its name—full of powerful monsters.
He didn't expect his first battle to already be against Silver-grade enemies.
Even if they had triple defense, it would only be around six hundred.
Zhou Han's current attack power was already over 2000, and with various combat buffs,
the Black Armored Skeletons in front of him were nothing to worry about.
Green flames flickered within the skulls of the Black Armored Skeletons. Upon seeing Zhou Han,
they let out cruel sneers and approached him with massive bone clubs in hand.
"Die!"
After using a mid-level experience card, Zhou Han unleashed a [Cross Slash].
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He directly dealt over 30,000 damage.
A pile of shattered white bones fell to the ground.
Immediately after, another [Air-Cleaving Slash] wiped out most of the remaining skeletons.
Then Zhou Han followed up with normal attacks, finishing off the few survivors.
He didn't waste much time, as the experience buff duration was extremely precious.
[A new skill has been unlocked. Please check!]
Hearing the system prompt, Zhou Han guessed that the second skill of the Lin Family Sword Technique had been unlocked.
After all, he had been using Air-Cleaving Slash frequently, so the proficiency should be sufficient.
After opening the panel, it was indeed [Eight-Direction Heaven-Splitting Slash].
[Eight-Direction Heaven-Splitting Slash +4]: Gathers all the strength of the body and slams the sword into the ground, dealing 9x damage to enemies within an 8-meter radius and stunning them for 3 seconds. Cooldown: 20 seconds.
After upgrading it, Zhou Han tested it out.
Leaving aside its power,
the visual effect was extremely shocking. The ground split open, with cracks extending in all directions.
Moreover, this skill had a stun effect, making it extremely powerful.
If surrounded by multiple enemies, using this skill could provide excellent crowd control. The effect would definitely be very satisfying.
After all, he would definitely encounter enemies like assassins in the future, who were good at close combat. This could also help prevent sneak attacks.
After picking up the gold coins dropped on the ground, Zhou Han continued forward.
It took him two hours to clear all the monster strongholds along the route.
Zhou Han let out a sigh of relief. It was much faster than he had expected.
On the way back, it would definitely be even faster, since there would be fewer monsters blocking the path.
With that calculation, the five-hour buff was more than enough.
His level had now reached Level 14. Zhou Han opened his panel to check his attributes.
[Zhou Han]
[Level: 14 (31.5%)]
[Class: Sword Soul (First Awakening at Level 25)]
[HP: 3200 + 4400]
[Attack: 1040 + 1000]
[Defense: 110 + 300]
[Talent: Infinite Enhancement]
[Title: Rising Fame +3 (Adds 500 Attack Power)]
After reviewing it, Zhou Han closed the panel with satisfaction.
There was still quite a distance to Level 25. He would need to keep working hard.
Ahead of him, shrouded in hazy mist, was the destination of this mission—the Nether Swamp.
After taking a glance, Zhou Han hesitated slightly before stepping inside.
[You have entered the Nether Swamp.]
[Detected a large amount of miasma. You will lose 500 HP per second.]
Hearing the system prompt, Zhou Han was somewhat surprised.
He hadn't expected the miasma to deal such high damage—losing 500 HP per second.
Fortunately, his equipment effects allowed him to recover 900 HP per second.
Otherwise, he would have been done for today.
The Divine Demon Continent was indeed dangerous. It seemed he would have to be more careful in the future and not underestimate any place, or he might suffer a disastrous setback.
Zhou Han's equipment ignored terrain effects, allowing him to move freely around the swamp without any reduction in speed.
The Nether Swamp was vast. Zhou Han searched for several minutes.
Finally, he discovered a young girl.
"This should be Xiaorou," Zhou Han guessed.
She looked about eighteen years old, matching the old man's description.
However, the girl's condition was very bad. Her eyes were tightly shut, her lips were dark purple, and she lay motionless on the ground.
Could she already be dead?
Zhou Han's mood sank. If she had died, his mission would fail.
All his efforts would be wasted.
"Xiaorou, are you okay?"
Zhou Han hurriedly crouched down to check her condition.
He placed his hand near her nose to check her breathing—it was extremely weak.
There was also a pulse in her neck.
"Looks like she can still be saved. She's probably poisoned. I need to find a way to detoxify her."
After all, in such heavy miasma, not everyone had equipment like Zhou Han that could restore HP.
"System, search for information on antidote pills."
[No relevant information found in the chat or trading area.]
[A Priest's Purification skill can remove poison.]
[Killing the Cold Pool Poison Dragon has a certain chance to drop an Antidote Pill.]
[Killing Nether Poison Scorpions has a small chance to drop an Antidote Pill.]
...
The system returned a large amount of information.
The Priest option was clearly impossible—no players in this region had reached the class advancement stage yet.
The Cold Pool Poison Dragon was too far away, so that option could also be ruled out.
Hmm? Nether Poison Scorpion?
Zhou Han had just noticed that Nether Poison Scorpions were native creatures of the Nether Swamp.
He immediately saw hope. Although the drop rate was low, this was currently the only option.
Then Zhou Han used his last Heart-Protecting Lotus to exchange for a healing pill in the trading area.
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