Chapter 135: Man-eater Flower Graveyard

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“Clap clap clap…”

I responded to Lin Yixin’s thread . “Impressive, G.o.ddess . You’ve won my heart…”

I was replying using my own ID, “Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand”, of course . I couldn’t use a dummy account because I had logged into the forums from inside the game .

My reply attracted plenty of attention as I expected it to . Since my reply was among the first ten replies, someone quickly made a scathing accusation . “How did you reply to this thread so quickly? Were you spying on our G.o.ddess all day long?”

I couldn’t refute it .

Lin Yixin replied with an ellipsis, and a bunch of people immediately replied, “We get you…”

And that was how a perfectly normal friends.h.i.+p was embellished into an adulterous relations.h.i.+p .

Anyhow, I logged out of the forums and went back to grinding . Staying cooped up on the forums all day was boring!

… . . .

Four hours or so later, I had killed enough undead swordsmen and obtained enough Skeletal Fingers to fulfill the quest requirement . It was time to turn in the quest .

I returned to the temporary camp at Eternal Song Forest, and this time no one tried to stop me like last time . It was because I had the emblem of the Blood Dance Alliance on my shoulder . In the eyes of these NPCs, I was now one of them .

There was a big, imposing tent at the center of the camp . It was where Queen Sophia was living . Shadow Dancer Xue Wei was standing just outside the tent with her longbow at the ready .

I walked up to her and turned in the quest .

“Hehe, I knew you wouldn’t let the queen or me down!”

Xue Wei smiled approvingly at me before continuing, “Young warrior, you have completed a difficult quest as a member of the Blood Dance Alliance . This is the reward you deserve!”

Ding~!

System Notice: You have completed the quest [Eternal Song Forest’s Menace] . You have gained 120000 EXP, 1000 Reputation and 80 Kill Points! Congratulations, you have gained the quest reward, “High-grade Army Pouch”!

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High-grade Army Pouch?

Surprised, I looked inside my backpack and found a new item . It was a purple bag, and it was a lot bigger and s.p.a.cier than the Army Pouch I had gotten at Wildfire Plains .

High-grade Army Pouch: 100 slots .

I was overjoyed . What a G.o.dsend! I never felt like I had sufficient inventory s.p.a.ce, especially when I was out foraging for ingredients . My old Army Pouch only had 40 slots, but this High-grade Army Pouch had 100 slots! It was exactly what I needed right now!

I hurriedly changed my current bag for the new one . Only one Army Pouch could be equipped at a time, and with this new bag I could carry a total of 120 items with me . I could just imagine how much my wealth would grow if I came back with a full bag .

I checked my experience bar afterward and noted that I was level 63, 47% full . I was right behind Lin Yixin .

I made up my mind to surpa.s.s her level in the next two days to come . At the very least, b.l.o.o.d.y Mercenaries wouldn’t look bad wouldn’t if we were unlucky enough to be paired up with Snowy Cathaya during “Who Will Fight Me” .

… . . .

Rustle…

The little skeleton finally answered my summons and appeared to me . I had been trying to summon her for the last couple of hours, but she had disobeyed my order for some reason until now .

Ding~!

System Notice: Congratulations, your pet “Xinran” has gained a talent boost in the Netherworld and an item, “Frost Iron Spear”!

……

My eyes widened at the notification . As reported earlier, the little skeleton was now holding a glowing spear instead of a bone sword . It looked like my pet was changing her equipment faster than I was, not to mention that this Frost Iron Spear was clearly no ordinary weapon . Moreover, her attack scaling was much higher than the Dark Wasp’s . She was only Level 21, but she had 350 Attack already . The Dark Wasp had at most 250 Attack when it was at her level .

“Ah…”

Shadow Dancer Xue Wei suddenly stared at the little skeleton in shock . I thought I even saw a trace of fear and respect behind her eyes .

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“What’s wrong?” I asked .

“No, it… it’s nothing…” Xue Wei shook her head, but she couldn’t help but glance at the little skeleton again . “I thought I felt a terrifying domain power, but… it was probably just my imagination . There are no divine experts on this continent anymore…”

Instead of probing further, I asked, “Is there anything else I can do to help you?”

“Well, since you asked!” Xue Wei smiled at me before continuing, “We have a small sentinel outpost directly south of Eternal Song Forest . However, it is currently under attack by the Night Creatures and in need of a powerful warrior to bolster their defenses . Please, protect that sentinel outpost and ensure that it doesn’t fall into our enemies’ hands, young warrior!”

Ding~!

System Notice: You have accepted the quest [Reinforcing the Sentinel Tower]! (Current Quest Rank: A)

Description: Head to the south of Eternal Song Forest where the Man-eater Flower Graveyard lies . A sentinel tower belonging to Blood Dance Alliance is under attack by the Night Creatures . Defend the sentinel tower for 3 hours and wait for reinforcements to arrive!

……

Beep!

A countdown timer appeared in my window . It said, “179:59:59 . ”

A timed quest? Wonderful! All I need to do was ensure that the sentinel tower doesn’t switch hands for three hours, and the quest will automatically be completed . Though there’s no telling how difficult the quest will be . . .

There was no time to waste, so I gripped my sword and started running toward the south .

The Man-eater Flower Graveyard wasn’t too far away from where I was . On the map, it was presented as a jade-green region . However, the areas around the graveyard were blood-red in color . It was a warning to the player that the area was extremely dangerous and deadly .

Surprisingly, Xinran was following behind me . I didn’t put her back into the pet summoning s.p.a.ce, however . She couldn’t a.s.sist me in battle as she was, but she could leech some EXP and grow a couple more levels . To be honest, I wanted to see if she would change once her level grew higher .

While I was running, a rabbit suddenly ran across the path in front of me!

Puchi!

However, it barely lasted a fraction of a second before it was replaced by a colorful flower bud, leaving behind only a pool of blood and a couple of rabbit fur . The flower bud was wriggling and contracting as if chewing something . Clearly, the flower bud had consumed the rabbit!

Man-eater Flower

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Level: 70

Attack: ???

Defense: ???

HP: ???

Skills: Poison

Introduction: The guardian of the Man-eater Flower Graveyard, this brutal and venomous flower eats flesh to survive .

……

I looked around for a different way, but there was none . I was sure that I would encounter a lot more Man-eater Flowers along the way .  I guess I have no choice but to do this the hard way!

s.h.i.+ng!

I pulled out the Ghost Ice Soul, ordered the Dark Wasp forward and charged!

Swhoos.h.!.+

I appeared in front of the Man-eater Flower in a flash and plunged my sword into its stem . Red liquid that looked like blood instantly flowed madly out of the wound . Ice Ray also caused ice to appear all over the Man-eater Flower’s body, freezing it and slowing down its attack speed drastically .

The Dark Wasp flew forward and hit the Man-eater Flower four times in a row . Flurry was seriously impressive at Rank 6 . This was just the first round, and the two of us had deleted over half of the Man-eater Flower’s HP .

Splash…

Suddenly, the monster opened its mouth and revealed its insides . It was completely covered in sharp thorns and disgusting liquid . Moving at lightning speed, it tried to catch me and swallow me whole!

I knew that it would do this, however . The moment it opened its mouth, I jumped sideways to a safe spot .

Thud!

The Man-eater Flower missed me completely and hit the ground instead . The impact was so huge that dust flew all over the place, its sharp teeth sinking deep into the ground . I couldn’t help but feel a chill behind my back .  Holy s.h.i.+t, if a human got bitten by this thing, they would literally break in half, wouldn’t they?

I suddenly recalled the day I saw some couples holding roses while I was strolling the streets . They probably thought the gesture was very romantic and heartwarming . I wondered how they would feel if the rose suddenly opened its “mouth” and bit a certain something in half when they were inside a hotel and enjoying their s.e.xy time . I’m sure it would be pretty hilarious .

I executed Pardon and Desperate Gambit on the Man-eater Flower while impure thoughts ran rampant inside my mind . It let out one final growl before falling flat on the ground .

Pop!

The mob dropped a quality 92 Big Magic Stone . Not bad!

I picked up the Big Magic Stone and aimed my open palm at the mob as usual . Death Plunder!

Swhoos.h.!.+

I was surprised . A bottle filled with greenish, poisonous liquid appeared in my hand .

Man-eater Flower Poison: Rank 6 ingredient, one of the essential poison-crafting ingredients for a.s.sa.s.sin .

……

Tsk tsk, I wasn’t expecting to get an a.s.sa.s.sin-exclusive item from the mob . In Heavenblessed, a.s.sa.s.sins were natural born killers and poison-makers . During the later stages of the game, most of their skills had something to do with poison, such as Blind, Poisoned Weapon, Crippling Poison and so on . a.s.sa.s.sinating and poisoning others were the nature of this cla.s.s .

However, I didn’t know any a.s.sa.s.sins whom I would call an acquaintance, much less friends . There were no a.s.sa.s.sins in b.l.o.o.d.y Mercenaries or Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls either .  Oh well, I guess I can keep this and see if there’s any demand for it back at Floating Ice City . In the future, I might want to recruit a top tier a.s.sa.s.sin into b.l.o.o.d.y Mercenaries .  After all, it was essential for a party to have an expert who was good at scouting, dealing damage and picking off single enemies .

I tossed the Man-eater Flower Poison into my bag and continued forward . So far, it wasn’t a ha.s.sle to kill a single Man-eater Flower . It had taken me less than half a minute to kill another Man-eater Flower . They gave a pa.s.sable amount of EXP . That being said, it would be terrible if any one of these monsters managed to take a bite out of me . Not only would I lose a ridiculous amount of HP, I would be poisoned and turned as green as a leaf . That would be a really ugly sight .

After killing an innumerable amount of Man-eater Flower and reaching the inner depths of the graveyard, a simplistic sentinel tower made out of stone soon entered my view . It looked like it would crumble at any moment, and it was currently being attacked by a dozen or so skeletal monsters . The mobs were literally hitting the tower with their bony swords while two Blood Dance Alliance undead soldiers tried to chase them away . The one on the ground was a warrior, and the one inside the tower was an archer firing arrow after arrow from above!

Pop pop . . .

Unfortunately, the archer didn’t have very good aim . His arrows kept sliding in-between the ribs of the skeletal soldiers and dealing absolutely no damage at all .

Meanwhile, the Night Creature’s skeletal soldiers howled and they swung their bony swords at the walls like crazy . Once their weapons were destroyed, they started swinging their arms, and once their arms were destroyed, they ramming with their heads . It was only after they cracked their own skulls that they finally stopped moving .

I felt like spitting blood as the battle continued .  NPC battles truly are as bizarre as they come!

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