Opening up the map of the Forgotten Continent, Ling Chen saw that the Forest of Bones was a patch of white, and the area was quite vast. Even if there were no obstacles, with Ling Chen's current Movement Speed, it would take him at least 3 to 4 hours to reach the centre of the Forest of Bones. Even if he walked straight to the centre, it would take him about 2 hours to reach it. Moreover, the time limit for this Quest was only 3 hours. The Forest of Bones was filled with danger, and it was filled with bones, making it easy for people to lose their sense of direction. Not to mention whether or not they would be able to reach the centre of the Forest of Bones, just walking to the centre within 3 hours would be a huge challenge.
There was a short description of the Forest of Bones on the map:
[Forest of Bones]: 10,000 years ago, a "Shura's Devastation" caused the Forgotten Continent to be plunged into misery and suffering. 10% of the living creatures on the Forgotten Continent were massacred, and the ground was covered with blood and bones. After the Shura's death, in order to clear away the bones, the great Moon Deities used their godly powers to move most of the skeletons in the eastern part of the Forgotten Continent, and piled them up together, creating a "Forest of Bones" that would cause people's expressions to change. There were countless skeletons in the Forest of Bones, and the deathly Yin Qi that emanated from these countless skeletons caused everything within a hundred miles to turn barren. All living beings that stepped into this land of bones were buried within, turning into a corner of this ocean of bones.
Shura's Devastation … it was the Shura's Devastation again. Ling Chen closed the map, and looked forwards. The name "Shura" had long since been forgotten by humans. After all, it had been 10,000 years, but the impact he had left on the Forgotten Continent was still present.
The Forest of Bones was eerie, and it made it difficult for people to get lost in there. Ling Chen thought for a moment, then yelled, "Little Gray, lead the way … to the centre."
In terms of scouting abilities, Little Gray was much more sensitive than Ling Chen.
Without any awkward expression or movement, Little Gray briskly trotted forward and stopped in front of Ling Chen. Then, he led Ling Chen and Xi Ling forward. There were no paths in the Forest of Bones. Every step would require one to tread on a pile of bones. Countless skulls, ribs, and bone spikes intersected in front of them. It was definitely not comfortable to walk. Little Gray's body was petite and nimble, so it was easy for him to move around as if he was walking on flat ground. Ling Chen, on the other hand, did not have it easy. Under such circumstances, he could not summon Cloud-treading Colt at all. Otherwise, he would not be able to move an inch. The crisscrossing skeletons made his speed slow, and this speed made him frown inwardly … Was three hours enough for him to reach the center?
After advancing for less than a hundred meters, Little Gray suddenly stopped and let out a low growl. Ling Chen also stopped in his tracks. He quickly scanned the surrounding terrain and gripped his weapons tightly in his hands.
An eerie wind suddenly blew, accompanied by a creaking sound. At this moment, the empty eye sockets of the countless skulls on the ground around Ling Chen suddenly emitted a faint green light. Following that, all the skulls floated up in the green light. At the same time, piles of disorderly white bones also floated up. As they danced in the air, they quickly mixed together, and in the blink of an eye, they actually assembled into complete skeletons.
Ling Chen: "!!!!!"
[Skeleton Soldier]: Type: Undead, Level: 20, HP: 800. Skeletons controlled by an unknown mysterious power. They have no consciousness of their own, and will endlessly attack any living creatures that come near them. They have a hard body that is hard to destroy.
Innate Abilities: Very high Defence, 40% Darkness Damage Resistance
Attack Skills: [Lacerate]: Uses the claws of the skeleton to attack a single target. The attack speed is very slow, but the damage is very high.
In the blink of an eye, more than 30 skeletons appeared around Ling Chen in a way that he didn't expect. Then, with creaking sounds, they rushed towards him from different directions.
If it was a team of 12 players, it would be very difficult to escape from the sudden appearance of so many skeletons. However, Ling Chen obviously didn't care about these LV20 normal monsters. He glanced at the position of these skeleton soldiers, and his body moved to the side. Two consecutive "Ling Tian Breaks" cut towards the three skeleton soldiers closest to him.
Bang bang bang!!
-829，-818，-830。
The sound of the collision was like hitting a rock. The first Ling Tian Break didn't trigger a critical hit or a pierce hit, and the three skeleton soldiers were instantly killed. However, the damage numbers floating above their heads made Ling Chen stunned. With his current attack power, he could only deal around 800 damage to these skeleton soldiers. Just how high was the defense of these skeletons? If a LV10 player with bad equipment came here, he wouldn't even be able to break through their defense!
Ling Chen only had this one chance to attack, because a large ball of flames fell from the sky, forming a small sea of flames within 30 meters of Ling Chen. Within the flames, terrifying damage numbers floated up.
- 31878, - 31878, - 31878, - 31878, - 31878 …
The skeletons' bodies were very hard, and they had a very strong resistance to physical attacks. However, they had no resistance to magic other than the Dark Element, especially fire. Fire attacks were what these undead creatures feared the most. Xi Ling's flames all exploded on their bodies, causing double the damage. The damage numbers that exceeded 30,000 made Ling Chen jealous and dazzled. A Level-13 pet that could deal tens of thousands of damage … and it was the most basic attack method. Wasn't this a little too much of a bug?
With this pet around, he, the owner, had no sense of existence at all.
Under the effects of Wild Flames, all the Skeleton Soldiers were instantly annihilated, scattering into piles of broken bones that piled up on the ground, never to move again. However, other than a pile of bones, nothing else was dropped. Not even a copper coin was dropped. Little Gray couldn't even devour such a method of death.
The quest time was only three hours, so Ling Chen didn't stop. He let Little Gray lead the way as he continued towards the heart of the Forest of Bones. Along the way, waves of skeleton soldiers suddenly appeared around him, but were instantly destroyed by Xi Ling's flames. Ling Chen didn't even need to take out his weapon. At the current stage of the game, these Skeleton Soldiers were a terrifying obstacle for players in the Forest of Bones. There were not many teams that could escape unscathed from a single wave of Skeleton Soldiers. Even if it was Ling Chen alone, it would take him quite a bit of effort to get rid of them. However, with Xi Ling, he was able to completely ignore these Skeleton Soldiers.
Half an hour later, a system announcement sounded in Ling Chen's ears.
"Ding … you have entered the second region of the Forest of Bones. Please proceed with caution. "
The eerie white bones stared at him, and the atmosphere became even more sinister. However, what made Ling Chen surprised was that there were more bones here than before, and the path in front of him was much smoother. Ling Chen's footsteps paused for a moment, and after looking at the time, he quickly continued onwards. However, he hadn't even taken 10 steps when a strange feeling came from beneath his feet. He didn't even think about it, and his footsteps suddenly slanted, and his body leapt to the side. Cha!!!
The bones below him split open, and a metre-long bone spike shot out.
"Hehehehe …"
A ghastly laughter sounded out in Ling Chen's ears. In the air above him, floating figures appeared one after another. Each of them was covered in a white cloak, with only their skulls visible. In their hands, they held a giant sickle that was surrounded by a black light.
[Nether Skeleton]: Type: Undead, Level: 20, HP: 700. A terrifying undead that is born from the dark aura of death that adheres to the skeleton's body. It has the terrifying ability to take away the life of a living being in an instant.
Passive Abilities: 40% resistance to dark attacks, 1% chance of instant death when attacking.
Attack Skills: [Fatal Bone Spike]: Summons bone spikes to attack the enemy from any direction. Magic attack, 2% chance of instant death when hit.
The skeletons in the second area were also LV20 monsters, but they were obviously much scarier than the ones in the first area. Not to mention the instant death ability, just the fact that they could float was enough to give any player a headache.
"Hehehehe … hehehehe …"
The Nether Skeletons let out eerie laughter. As they swung their sickles down, 10 or so bone spikes simultaneously appeared around him, and then stabbed towards his body from different directions. Some came from the front, some from the back, some from the top … of course, there were also some that were hard to defend against, coming from the bottom of his feet.
Ling Chen's body flipped in 4 directions within a second, and only then did he dodge all of the bone spikes. He then called out in a low voice, "Xi Ling."
Just as he called out, Xi Ling's Wild Flames had already fallen. Wild Flames could not only burn the ground, but it could also burn the air indiscriminately. The attack range of more than 30 meters enveloped all the Nether Skeletons that had gathered, and they were all annihilated in an instant. The 10 or so Nether Skeletons instantly fell from the sky, and became piles of scattered bones. The sickles that were shrouded in black light also disappeared.
Just as Ling Chen let out a sigh of relief, he suddenly heard another burst of eerie laughter. Ling Chen suddenly raised his head, and in the sky, more than 20 shadows that looked exactly the same as before appeared in an instant. Moreover, the location where they appeared just happened to be near Xi Ling.
Compared to attack power, Xi Ling's defense and HP could only be described as weak. If a large group of monsters were to get close to her, it would be extremely dangerous for her. Usually, when facing monsters that couldn't fly or attack vertically, Ling Chen didn't need to worry at all. However, when facing these floating Nether Skeletons …
"Xi Ling, dodge immediately!"
As Ling Chen shouted, the Nether Scythes had already been raised, and they slashed towards Xi Ling's body. Xi Ling's body turned around, and with a long cry, a large mass of crimson flames spewed out from her body … Wild Flames had a cooldown of 5 seconds, and this was its most basic flame attack. However, it could still cover an area of 5 meters in front of her.
-15180，-15180，-15180。
The three Nether Skeletons that wanted to attack Xi Ling were instantly killed by Xi Ling's flame attack. The remaining Nether Skeletons seemed to know that Xi Ling was their most terrifying enemy, and they all sent bone spikes flying towards her. Xi Ling flapped her wings, and her body nimbly passed through the gaps between the bone spikes, not letting a single one land on her body. In a flash, the cooldown of 5 seconds was reset, and another Wild Flames was released from the sky, enveloping all the Nether Skeletons, killing them all in an instant.
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