"Shadow Hide!"
Søren's figure gradually became hazy in the darkness. He clenched his teeth and tore a piece of cloth from his tattered clothes. He then wrapped it around the wound on his leg to strangle it. This would temporarily suppress the injury on his body and slightly reduce the pain when he moved. However, this had to be done in a short period of time. Otherwise, it would worsen the injury.
"Allocate all the EXP to Rogue!"
Søren calmly pulled out his sword and began to allocate the EXP.
The Slaughter EXP was a type of soul energy, and was also the highest level of EXP. It could be used to level up any profession, including subclasses, class advancement, and so on. At the same time, it could also be used to perform sacrificial ceremonies, summoning ceremonies, and alchemy exchanges. Under normal circumstances, no one would casually use the Slaughter EXP, because there were simply too many things that could be used in the future. However, for the current Søren, if he didn't use all his trump cards, he might not have a future.
A row of text appeared in front of his eyes:
"Rogue has leveled up to level 4."
"Received 24 [DEX 20 + (INT 18-10) * 0.5] Skill Points, HP increased by 10 [Profession HP 6 + (CON 18-10) * 0.5]."
"Received 1 Free Attribute Point."
Søren's pale face regained some color. The 10 HP he received from leveling up his Rogue class reduced his injury from 'Heavily Injured' to 'Moderately Injured'. This meant that his reflexes weren't weakened, and his stamina consumption rate was also reduced by half. For the time being, his injury wouldn't worsen.
He allocated all his skill points to [Stealth], raising it to 102 points in one go.
His figure gradually faded in the darkness.
After reaching 100 points in Sneak, Soran's Shadow Hide had produced a spell-like effect similar to 'Blur' when he activated it.
Unless someone was paying close attention to him, they wouldn't be able to detect his presence.
As for the precious Free Attribute Point, Søren gritted his teeth and allocated it to Vitality. There wasn't much of a difference between 20 and 21 points in Dexterity, unless he increased it to 25 points in one go and awakened the legendary ability [Shadow Domain]. Otherwise, only by assigning this free attribute to his Vitality could he ensure his greatest survivability. An attribute that was close to Transcendent Constitution meant that his wounds would not be infected and would not continue to worsen. As long as he increased his Constitution a little more, he would have the special ability of [Regeneration].
This was a must-have ability for high-level adventurers!
Søren felt that he had recovered quite a bit of his stamina with the bonus point of Vitality. He carefully moved his feet and began to move towards the bend.
There could also be traps nearby.
Before he obtained the [Trap Sense] ability, he could no longer continue to take risks.
He had to kill that snake demon!
Only then would he have time to slowly recover from his injuries. Otherwise, with the recovery ability of Abyssal Demons, it was very likely that his situation would become more and more dangerous.
"There is no smell of gunpowder in the air!"
Søren moved forward bit by bit, using his past experience to analyze the situation. He gradually approached the tunnel after the explosion. "It's probably an explosion trap. It's using a magical device. It might be a Fireball Spell Formation."
Without the skill [Spell Identification], Søren could not sense the elemental energy in the air.
However, his experience was still very useful!
He saw the snake demon not far away. Its huge body was in a terrible state, and the ground was covered in blood and scales. The snake demon's body was more than 600 pounds, and there was no way for it to dodge in the tunnel. The explosion trap almost directly exploded next to its body. If the snake demon did not have the strong resistance of a demon, it would have been blown to pieces on the spot. However, it was not in a good condition either. White bones could be seen around its waist, and a section of its intestines had fallen to the ground. Its spine was almost completely shattered. If it was not for the special ability of a Transcendent, it would not have been able to survive until now.
"Hiss!"
The snake demon hissed. It instantly noticed Søren and looked at him with hatred.
Low-level snake demons did not have much ability to speak. Their species determined that only the females had higher intelligence. The four-armed snake demons and below could only speak the low-level demon language. Only spellcasters with sacrificial abilities could understand the common human language and other languages. It wanted to kill the murderer who summoned it to attack it and caused it to become like this. The murderous nature of the Abyss Demon made it ignore the injuries on its body. It actually forcibly twisted its long and narrow snake tail, wanting to get closer to Soran again.
Clang!
The snake demon's physical strength was severely reduced due to its severe injuries. It kept growling in pain as it moved its body.
Søren easily dodged the sword that was coming at him. He then stabbed the snake demon's chest, where many of its scales had already been blown off.
Splat!
A stream of hot blood spurted out.
Most snake demons were cold-blooded creatures, but there were many snake demons that lived in lava areas.
"Hiss!"
Some of the blood splashed onto Søren's body, and he soon felt a burning sensation.
His expression changed slightly, and he quickly distanced himself from the snake demon. "Acidic blood?"
The parts that were splashed by the blood already had slight scars, as if they had been stained with diluted sulfuric acid. This was the characteristic of the blood of demons and dragons.
The snake demon in front of him should be the descendant of a high-ranked demon!
The sword pierced the snake demon's chest, worsening its injuries. It attacked crazily, but it still could not hit the enemy in front of it. The exhaustion of its physical strength had reduced its strength, and the injuries on its body had seriously affected its agility. In its near-death state, it could only fight at less than thirty percent of its original strength.
"It's over!"
Søren once again dodged the snake demon's slash. He then took a deep breath and roared. He jumped up, holding the sword with both hands, and stabbed the snake demon's heart!
"Die!"
Søren's eyes were bloodshot.
The skull of a demon was abnormally strong. Unless it was holding a Rare-grade weapon, the head was not the most fatal weakness.
The snake demon's huge body stiffened for a moment!
When Søren pulled out the sword, the snake demon's 600-pound body fell to the ground. Blood gushed out and seeped into the nearby ground.
"Phew!"
Søren sat on the ground in a sorry state. The consequence of fighting forcefully was that the injury on his leg had worsened.
Berserk consumed a lot of stamina. Before one's Constitution reached 20 points, almost no creature could maintain a high-intensity battle for more than half an hour!
Even giants, demons, and dragons could not do it.
Clap, clap, clap. It's not a high-intensity battle. — — Stupa.
Only when one's Constitution reached 20 points and entered the Rare-grade realm could the consumption and recovery of stamina last for a long time.
Søren used his sword to cut open the strangling cloth, and then cut off the flesh that could not be healed. This was a very painful process, but it ensured his recovery speed.
A row of data appeared:
"Jump Slash successfully hit! … … "
"Additional 2 (12-10) Strength Damage Bonus! … Dealt 13 Piercing Damage to target! … … "
"Target killed."
"Successfully killed Snake Demon! … Extracted soul energy from target! … … "
"Received 1800 Slaughter EXP."
An indescribable heat flowed into Søren's body. This was the soul energy of the target he killed.
There was a rumor that the players' Hero Class Template was fixed with the 'Son of Slaughter' ability. They inherited a trace of the God of Slaughter's divine power, which was why they were able to level up much faster than the NPCs in the storyline. There was no way to confirm this theory, but Søren remembered that after mastering the Slaughter, Soul, and Death related abilities, the Slaughter EXP gained from killing an enemy would be increased by 10% -20%.
A short rest.
After recovering some of his stamina, Søren began to collect his loot.
Demons from the Abyss rarely carried money with them, but they could obtain some rare equipment, such as the snake demon's weapon. Søren picked up the two longswords immediately.
"Item Identification."
Soran looked at the long sword in his hand. It was about 1.5 meters long, and the blade was 10 centimeters wide. There were snake-like patterns on the hilt, and there was a strange rune on it. The body of the sword was faintly red, and when he touched it with his fingers, there seemed to be a trace of burning breath. The blade was very sharp, and its steel was better than normal military weapons. However, it was also much heavier than other weapons. It felt heavy in his hand.
A row of data appeared:
Item Type: Snake Demon Longsword + 1
Item Grade: [Rare (Grade 1)]
Item Description: A longsword forged with Abyssal Fire Rock. It has a strong slashing and piercing effect, and an additional 1 point of Fire Damage.
Equipment Requirement: 14 Strength or above.
Special Effect: Small to medium sized creatures are considered as [Greatsword] type. Strength requirement + 2.
Not enough Strength!
This was Søren's first thought when he picked up the longsword.
Since the longsword was made for Snake Demons, its size and weight were far beyond what a normal person could use.
Søren could pick up the longsword, but when he swung it around, he felt that its weight was a little too heavy, and it affected his combat effectiveness. It was like a normal person could lift an object weighing 50 kilograms, but they couldn't use a weapon that weighed 50 kilograms in battle. By the time they managed to lift it up, they would have been slashed countless times. If one's Strength didn't meet the weapon's requirements, it would consume a lot of Stamina in battle, and the speed and lethality of the weapon would decrease significantly.
The dagger left afterimages in Søren's hand.
However, when he swung the longsword, Søren's slashing speed was less than half of his usual speed.
"Damn it!"
"There's a Strength Penalty!"
Søren swung the longsword a dozen times, and his arms felt sore and numb. His Stamina was also greatly depleted.
"Clash of the Titans" was very demanding in certain aspects. A normal person could walk for 20 kilometers, jog for 10 kilometers, and sprint for less than one or two kilometers. These things were perfectly simulated in "Clash of the Titans", and for a period of time, many players cursed. Therefore, when Søren felt the numbness in his arms, he immediately knew that there would be a Strength Penalty when he wielded the longsword.
Although there was no data to show it.
Søren could calculate the Strength Penalty in his mind: Accuracy -4, Damage -4, Attack Speed -4, Stamina Consumption + 200%.
Originally, he could last for 10 minutes, but now, he estimated that he wouldn't even last 2 minutes.
He smiled bitterly.
Søren put down the Snake Demon Longsword with a bitter smile. After all, it was a weapon used by an enemy that weighed more than 600 pounds. It was almost as heavy as a greatsword used by humans. His current physique and stamina were good enough, but if he didn't have enough Strength, he might as well use a normal dagger.
A normal longsword weighed around 2 to 3 kilograms, but this longsword was at least 15 kilograms.
Two swords would weigh 30 kilograms.
If he added some Refined Iron, it would weigh as much as a young woman.
Without the template of a previous Hero class, Søren couldn't allocate more than 18 points of Strength. His current 12 points of Strength was only enough for him to wield normal weapons.
After all, under the Strength Penalty, he couldn't even use half of his strength!
"Looks like I'll have to think of a way to sell them."
Søren carried the Snake Demon Longswords on his back. The weight of 30 kilograms made him feel heavy, and he felt that his 12 points of Strength wasn't enough. However, he had to bring the longswords out. The market price of a grade 1 Rare-grade weapon was more than 100 Kindler coins. The Snake Demon Longsword was a greatsword, and its value would increase by 20 to 50%. In other words, these two grade 1 Rare-grade longswords were worth about 300 Kindler coins.
If he sold them, he would be able to live comfortably.
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