Bai Xiaowen smiled slightly. "We'll have to start with the natives of the Ashen Mire."
The group continued to explore the Ashen Mire. Along the way, they encountered two more waves of Giant Swamp Crabs and Giant Swamp Crocodiles. They were all led by an elite monster and a group of ordinary monsters.
Bai Xiaowen still did not take action. With so many people and him being a hero, if he took action and joined the battle, even if it was an elite monster's treasure chest, his battle score would be reduced. He just let Han Xu tank in the front while Li Shuyi joined in to attack the elite monsters.
As for Bai Xiaowen, when he met Chen Guowei and the others, he had already recalled the newly added Evil Ghost, Skeleton Warrior and other creatures. Aside from Fatty Suture, who was evolving and hibernating, and the four Skeleton Swordsmen responsible for carrying it, there was only one Wrath Claw left.
Li Shuyi's DPS was not to be trifled with. As soon as he took action, he shocked everyone and ranked first in terms of killing contribution. However, the addition of Li Shuyi also accelerated the team's progress. With enough monsters, Shi Haiyan and the others' actual gains would not decrease. Instead, they would increase.
One of the Giant Swamp Crocodiles had also dissected a piece of treasure meat that contained pure psionic particles. Everyone "divided and ate" the meat and obtained different effects. However, most of the effects were a temporary increase in HP recovery speed. Only two Awakened ones who had not eaten treasure meat before had their Physique increased by one point. They were very happy.
There was a limit to the permanent increase in attributes of treasure meat. At the Awakened stage, even if they collected all kinds of treasure meat and ate them, they could only increase their attributes by 10 points at most. Moreover, it was getting harder and harder to increase attributes. After reaching 5 or 6 points, it was very difficult to increase attributes by eating the meat of elite beasts. Only by eating the meat of commander beasts could they increase attributes.
After 10 points of attribute increase, eating treasure meat could only provide temporary buffs. It was impossible to rely on eating precious meat to become a great expert.
Of course, those rare and high quality meats were still very valuable. The additional temporary buffs would be very tyrannical, such as a large increase in critical rate, maximum health, movement speed, and so on. They were very useful when exploring the wilderness and treasure zones.
Treasure meat was not easy to store. The psionic particles contained in it would quickly dissipate with the passage of time, and the treasure meat would also "melt". Without this drawback, Awakened ones could bring the treasure meat to the spirit world and use it as a temporary buff type food. It would definitely be a powerful weapon.
After killing two waves of monsters blocking their way, Bai Xiaowen and the others finally encountered a wave of lobsters.
These lobsters were were humanoids and had a certain level of intelligence. What was even more amazing was that their mental strength was extremely low, which was perfect for Bai Xiaowen to use the Bewitching Charm to control them.
This time, Bai Xiaowen did not let the other awakened ones take action. He let Han Xu hold the big shield in front of him, only defending and not attacking. Bai Xiaowen, on the other hand, cast the spell on the lobster man.
With Bai Xiaowen's current 50 points of Spirit and over 120 points of total attributes, controlling ordinary lobsters was more than enough. Even the elite lobster warrior leading the group had a success rate of over 50%.
Every time he controlled a lobster man, Bai Xiaowen would flip through the memory fragments of the target. After confirming that he had gone through all the memory fragments and that the target lobster man had no value, he would release the control. After the 8 minutes and 30 seconds cooldown for switching spells, he would control the next lobster man.
The lobster men did not have many memory fragments of the Ashen Swamp. However, many a little makes a mickle. After controlling three lobster men in a row, Bai Xiaowen gradually understood the secrets of this swamp.
Bai Xiaowen tried to control the last elite swamp lobster man. Unfortunately, he encountered a failure rate. The next time he cast the Bewitching Talisman, the failure rate would increase exponentially. Bai Xiaowen did not force it. He gestured to Han Xu to kill the elite lobster man. Then, he closed his eyes and began to ponder, sorting out the memory fragments he had collected.
This was a very mentally exhausting task. If it were an ordinary person, after going through so many memory fragments from different lobster men, they would probably go insane.
The others followed Bai Xiaowen in silence, not daring to disturb his thoughts.
Soon, Bai Xiaowen opened his eyes.
"Follow me."
Bai Xiaowen turned around.
Everyone followed. Li Shuyi felt strange. She sent a private message to Bai Xiaowen through the team channel. "Did you find something? We're going back, sigh. "
Li Shuyi was very sensible. She did not question Bai Xiaowen in front of everyone. Instead, she asked him through a private message. She wanted to maintain Bai Xiaowen's position as the leader in front of everyone.
Bai Xiaowen replied through the team channel. "It's nothing. Going back is just your misconception. The ghost fog here seems to have the effect of confusing the senses. It's like a ghost going around a wall. If we continue walking in the same direction, we will keep going in circles. In the end, we will return to the starting point. "
After a pause, Bai Xiaowen continued. "Just now, when I checked the memories, I found out about the relationship between the snake-men and the lobster men. The lobster men are actually the servants of the snake-men tribe. Do you remember what I told you about the key to the Latent Shadow Labyrinth? I suspect that the Latent Shadow Labyrinth is under this swamp, and the snake-men tribe is hidden within the labyrinth. However, in order to find the snake-men tribe, we must first find the lobster men's settlement. "
As Bai Xiaowen walked, he silently counted his steps.
After walking for several kilometers, Bai Xiaowen turned around and walked back.
Behind him, the group of Awakened ones followed with confused expressions.
Chen Guowei and Han Xu were very confident in Bai Xiaowen. Without saying anything, they followed him. As for the few students from Shandong University, although they followed, they revealed a hesitant expression.
One of the students from Shandong University quietly asked Shi Haiyan. "What is the purpose of walking back and forth like this?"
Shi Haiyan had been frowning as he observed his surroundings. Gradually, a look of understanding appeared on his face.
"Shh, don't make a sound. Didn't you notice? Although we are walking back and forth, the scenery along the way is different. At the very least, we have never been to this swamp before. "Shi Haiyan whispered back. His eyes were filled with admiration as he looked at Bai Xiaowen.
Shi Haiyan was a quick-witted person. While many others were confused, he had already seen through the deeper meaning of Bai Xiaowen's' walking back and forth '. It was because he could see through it that he admired Bai Xiaowen. He could also recognize the gap between him and Bai Xiaowen.
Take Einstein's theory of relativity as an example. Those who could truly understand the theory of relativity were considered knowledgeable and amazing. However, compared to Einstein, the gap was like heaven and earth.
Shi Haiyan could not figure out how Bai Xiaowen found a way to solve this puzzle. Although it was a simple walk back and forth, at which point, how many steps did he take before turning back? This was all knowledge. It represented the gap between him and Bai Xiaowen in solving puzzles.
Of course, Bai Xiaowen had read some of the Lobster Man's memory fragments. He had first-hand information. This was also an important reason.
At this time, Bai Xiaowen was explaining the principle of walking back and forth to Li Shuyi.
"The principle of 'ghost going around the wall' is actually very simple. First, we have to figure out what 'ghost going around the wall' is."
"The so-called 'ghost going around the wall' is actually a phenomenon that occurs when people lose their sense of direction and become confused and disoriented when their senses are hazy."
"Regardless of whether it's a human or an animal, when they lose their vision, they will instinctively move forward. The final result is a circular movement, which is a large circle. This has a deep biological reason. The strength and length of a human's two legs and the strength and muscles of a bird's two wings have subtle differences. For example, if a person's left leg is slightly longer, even if the distance of his right leg is shorter by a minute or a centimeter, after walking a long enough distance, he will eventually turn in a large circle in a clockwise direction and return to the starting point. "
"When we have vision and a reference object, our brain will constantly collect feedback from our eyes and correct our direction. That's why we can walk in a straight line."
"At the bottom of the Ghoul Sinkhole, the thick ghost fog in the Pale Swamp further makes us lose our sense of direction and exacerbates the hazy state of our senses. That's why we walk in a large circle and return to the starting point. "
"After we walk for a certain distance, we choose to turn back the way we came. In fact, we don't actually go back the way we came. Instead, we walk a 'zigzag' path formed by arcs. Although it will waste some time, at least it will ensure that we won't go in circles. "
Li Shuyi thought carefully and finally understood.
"How did your brain grow? How can you be so smart?"
Bai Xiaowen smiled. Then, he stopped smiling and cast his gaze at the thick fog not far away.
Splat, splat … The sound of messy footsteps hitting the muddy water was heard.
"Prepare for battle. The number of enemies this time is not small." Bai Xiaowen glanced at Shi Haiyan and the others who were eager to fight. "With your strength, Han Xu and Chen Guowei, it shouldn't be a problem to deal with three mid-level elite monsters at the same time. At most, you can block five at the same time, right?"
Shi Haiyan was a little ashamed. "If it's five, the pressure will be greater. We can only delay them. It'll be difficult to kill them in a short time."
Bai Xiaowen nodded slightly. After reaching a consensus, his next deployment was much simpler.
It was a group of lobstermen. There were more than ten of them. Most of them were still normal, but there were seven or eight elite lobstermen. Their bodies were one size bigger than the other lobstermen, and the color of their shells was also darker.
Bai Xiaowen did not hesitate to use his Insight skill. Elite Lobstermen, other than Mud Shell and Solid Carapace, they also had an additional offensive skill.
[Giant Pincer Attack: The lobstermen attack the target with their giant pincers, causing moderate crushing damage (physical damage) to the target. The target must pass the Strength Test, or else they will be captured.]
"You guys take the three elite lobstermen on the left. Shuyi and I will deal with the rest," Bai Xiaowen commanded in a deep voice. "As for the normal lobstermen, kill as many as you can."
As Bai Xiaowen spoke, he raised his hand. The Wrath Claw had already pounced on the elite lobstermen on the right.
Han Xu carried his large shield and rushed over, blocking the three elite lobstermen that Bai Xiaowen had left behind. Shi Haiyan and the others excitedly took out their weapons and began to attack. The feeling of not having to worry about their own safety and killing the elite lobstermen was the most satisfying.
Li Shuyi pulled out both of his swords and entered the battlefield with Savage Charge. After accumulating the passive attack speed and critical damage from the first few strikes, her sword speed suddenly increased, and she was like a windmill. In less than ten seconds, she had stabbed an elite lobsterman.
The four skeletons with swords and shields gently placed Fatty on the ground, and raised their swords and shields to block the normal lobstermen and absorb the damage for Li Shuyi.
After obtaining the Dark Gold accessory, the Blood Essence Stone, Bai Xiaowen's individual damage output had also increased considerably. Especially when he activated the Desert Eagle's continuous shooting mode, he would occasionally trigger the passive effect "Bloodlust", which would forcefully reduce the enemy's maximum HP by 10%! Moreover, this was True Damage, which was not reduced by armor or magic resistance.
This skill was even more effective when used on high-level leaders with extremely high HP. Every time it was triggered, it would reduce the enemy's HP by almost 100. However, when used on the elite lobstermen, it would only cause 20 to 30 True Damage, which was not enough to fully display the power of the Dark Gold equipment.
Of course, the Blood Thirst and Mana Thirst skills were not just for show.
When the Wrath Claw was attacked and lost HP, Bai Xiaowen's Life Sharing would transfer a portion of his HP to the Wrath Claw to maintain the same HP. In other words, Bai Xiaowen's HP would also be reduced.
At this time, Bai Xiaowen could use the HP stored in the Blood Essence Stone to recover his HP. Even better, because of Life Sharing, the Wrath Claw's HP would also slowly recover.
"The Blood Thirst skill can basically be seen as a 'Lifesteal' effect. Although it's only 10% Lifesteal, it still increases my endurance."
Bai Xiaowen thought that he had to upgrade this Dark Gold accessory. It was already so strong before it was upgraded. Once it was upgraded to + 4 or + 7, he wondered what it would be like.
Soon, the group of lobstermen fell one after another. Among them were a few ordinary lobstermen. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, they panicked and tried to escape, but they were all stopped.
Shi Haiyan and the others worked together and beat the ordinary lobstermen until they only had one or two HP left. After they lost their ability to fight, they handed them over to Bai Xiaowen so that Bai Xiaowen could use the Charm of Confusion to control them.
Bai Xiaowen shook his head. "No need. These lobstermen appeared on their own initiative, which means that we are very close to the lobstermen's settlement. You can just kill these monsters. "
Shi Haiyan and the others were naturally very happy. No matter how small a mosquito was, it was still meat. Even a dozen Mana points was money, not to mention a chance to gamble on treasure chests. They all felt that following Bai Xiaowen was the right choice. If they had left in a fit of anger like Zhang Yubin, they would not have such a good time.
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