Chapter 1158: Underground Level 2 (2) |
Chapter 1158: Chapter 472: Underground Level 2_2
Chapter 1158 -472 Underground Level 2_2
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Just around a second, the Mutated Red Flower lost nearly a hundred thousand HP!
“It has much weaker defensive power than the Trumpet Flower!”
But before Wang Tao could rejoice, he saw countless thorns suddenly flying up from the ground, immediately blocking the High-Temperature Rays. Although they died as many as came, they indeed blocked the attack.
Right when Wang Tao was considering whether to compete with the Mutated Flower using Awakening Energy, a sudden alarm rang out in his mind.
Wang Tao instantly jumped to the side, and a large net woven from thorns fell from the sky, landing where he had just been standing.
Sizzle
“Damn!”
After dodging the attack, more large nets appeared above Wang Tao’s head, seemingly determined to completely ensnare him.
Without the luxury of anger, Wang Tao dodged again. While avoiding attacks, he looked at the Mutated Red Flower. Just a few more seconds of looking and the Mutated Plant could be dead. But the gigantic Mutated Red Flower in the distance had vanished, and even Wang Tao’s spiritual power could not detect where it went.
“Gone?”
Looking at the continuously falling Thorns Webs from above, Wang Tao immediately shook his head. The Mutated Plant definitely hadn’t left; otherwise, it wouldn’t still be attacking him.
Facing an increasing number of large Thorns Webs, Wang Tao decided not to dodge anymore.
Whoosh
Flames suddenly engulfed his body, and those Thorns Webs that landed on him instantly melted.
But these Thorns Webs continued to fall on Wang Tao like moths drawn to a flame, including those on the ground which also attacked his position.
Wang Tao stood his ground, ignoring these attacks. He mobilized his spiritual power, carefully scanning the surroundings. He needed to find where the Mutated Red Flower was hiding.
“Hmm?”
Suddenly, Wang Tao looked up sharply, and two red High-Temperature Rays shot out from the fire, aimed at the second level’s ceiling!
Following the path of the High-Temperature Rays, a vibrant red flower finally came into Wang Tao’s view.
Sizzle
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The Mutated Red Flower was hit again for about a second, losing another hundred thousand HP.
It twisted its body rapidly, and Wang Tao saw it moving like a snake on the ceiling, tethered by a long root.
“Just like the Trumpet Flower
The Mutated Red Flower moved quite fast, and there were many sharp stalactites on the ceiling, providing cover for the Mutated Red Flower to dodge. Even with the rapid attack speed of Wang Tao’s [Scorching Eyes], it was not always possible to keep up.
So, Wang Tao decided not to attack the Mutated Flower, but to target the root that was attached to the ceiling!
Can you run away from the temple if you can run away from the monk?
Sizzle
The High-Temperature Ray immediately struck the root of the Mutated Flower.
Moments later, the thick root was finally severed by the ray.
“Damn! This thing is really tough to burn!”
The time it took for the ray to burn the root, if used on the Mutated Red Flower, it would have been enough to kill it several times over!
While Wang Tao was inwardly complaining, he faintly heard a piercing scream, and then saw a huge red flower falling from behind a massive stalactite on the ceiling.
Bang
The Mutated Red Flower hit the ground, its HP was not reduced, but the flower itself wilted significantly. Also, a [Weakness] status appeared below its HP bar.
Wang Tao charged towards the Mutated Red Flower, igniting large swathes of thorns along the way.
“Keep running, eh?”
Although the mutated red flower lacked facial features, Wang Tao could sense a hint of violence laced with fear from the blossom.
Without further ado, Wang Tao produced a sharp long knife and slashed at the mutated red flower.
The flower tried to counterattack, but in its weakened state, it was no match for Wang Tao. After a few strikes, its HP bar was wiped clean. The thorn webs that were still lunging towards Wang Tao instantly fell to the ground.
Phew—
Wang Tao quickly stowed away his Starfire Prairie.
He glanced at his Awakening Energy and immediately felt a twinge of heartache. Starfire Prairie was a major energy hog and even the energy consumption of Scorching Eyes wasn’t low. Together, they had just drained five hundred of his Awakening Energy!
Although Wang Tao possessed an upper limit of six thousand Awakening Energy, five hundred might not seem like much. However, the problem was that the automatic recovery rate of Awakening Energy was extremely slow, regenerating only a hundred in 24 hours… Without using an Awakening Crystal Core or an Energy Bead, it would take Wang Tao five days to replenish his energy. This was indeed a cause for stinginess.
Of course, after killing a Level 5 Lord, he would gain two hundred Awakening Energy, which was a small consolation for Wang Tao. If the mutated red flower dropped an Awakening Crystal Core along with an Awakening Energy Pearl, that would be perfect…
Wang Tao summoned Lightning to help keep watch.
Before checking his spoils of war, Wang Tao looked up at the ceiling.
He was unsure of the exact thickness between the second and first floors, but from his initial descent, the second floor had a very high ceiling, at least a dozen meters, though the ceiling itself seemed fairly thick, probably more than ten meters.
Not only was it thick, its defensive power was high—Wang Tao didn’t know how much he had used his High-Temperature Ray on the ceiling, but far from making a hole, the ray couldn’t penetrate deeply and left only a few marks.
“This thing is way too hard, much harder than the rocks in the Stone Forest
Wang Tao frowned.
If his High-Temperature Ray could only leave some marks, one could imagine the effectiveness of other people’s attacks. It seemed impossible to break through the ceiling by force, leaving only the option to find the correct entrance…
After checking again for any dangers in the vicinity, Wang Tao began to examine the spoils of war.
The mutated red flower exploded into four physical items.
They were a Red Crystal Core, a seed, a fist-sized object as red as an apple, and that big red flower.
[Received: Fifth-Order Crystal Core: Mental Defense x1]
[Received: Magical Seed x1]
[Received: Growth Fruit x1]
[Received: Crimson Flower x1]
No wonder his damage against this mutated red flower was much higher than against the mutated trumpet flower—it had Defence Abilities for mental defense, increasing mental fortitude but reducing other defenses.
As for the Magical Seed, Wang Tao was somewhat surprised.
He had obtained a Magical Seed before, and it was that seed that had granted his Hidden Ability of Plant Affinity. Although this Hidden Attribute had since been displaced by the Dark Attribute, Wang Tao was still moved to see it again.
[Magical Seed: When planted in the ground, it grows into an Intermediate Monster. When planted in the body, it grants a Hidden Ability]
Seeing the properties of the Magical Seed, Wang Tao suddenly felt the urge to plant it.
Based on his experience, Levels 1 through 3 were low level, and Levels 4 through 6 were Intermediate Level. The seed said it could grow an Intermediate Level monster, which meant whether a Level 4 or Level 5, it wouldn’t be an opponent for Wang Tao. If it could grow a Level 6…
Although Wang Tao had not fought a Level 6 enemy since his Ascension to Level 5, his experience of overcoming a Level 5 at Level 4 led him to believe that at Level 5 now, it would be plausible to overcome a Level 6 too, wouldn’t it?
However, Wang Tao was also somewhat uncertain. He put the Magical Seed away to be studied more carefully later.
Then, Wang Tao turned his attention to the next spoil of war.
[Growth Fruit: Upon consumption, there is a fifty percent chance of increased strength and a fifty percent chance of dying from poisoning]
Gazing at the tempting fruit, Wang Tao was somewhat speechless.
Was this thing somewhat insane? A fifty percent chance of being poisoned to death!
Forget a fifty percent chance; even a ten percent risk would probably deter most from gambling. After all, this wasn’t just simple poisoning—it was straight-up death.
As for this strength enhancement… If it were simply an increase in HP, it would be utterly unnecessary, but if it could trigger an Awakening, someone might be willing to take the risk.
Sadly, the description was too vague, and no one would dare to gamble.