"Ding … you have successfully killed the LV20 Lord Boss' Soul Reaper ', SP + 200, Fame + 200."
The strongest skill that Ling Chen currently had, as well as the skill that he relied on the most, was without a doubt "Soul Sacrifice". When Soul Sacrifice was used, it would force him into a desperate situation, and it would send powerful enemies into the abyss of death for a short period of time. The Soul Reaper's remaining 50,000 HP was instantly wiped out by Ling Chen under the effect of Soul Sacrifice, and it died. Following its death, the dark grey cloak that it was wearing also fell to the ground.
This was the first item that Ling Chen had obtained after entering the Forest of Bones. Ling Chen did not immediately advance, instead silently waiting for Soul Sacrifice's effects to end, before picking up the tattered cloak.
[Netherworld Cloak]: Type: Cloak, Grade: Silver, Equipment Requirements: Any profession above LV20. A cloak that has been dyed with death elements, and will occasionally release a dark aura. Stats: Defence + 20, HP + 100, Agility + 10. Darkness Resistance + 10%.
Cloaks were a common type of equipment, but they were much harder to find than other types of equipment. Even weapon shops didn't have White grade cloaks for sale. This was the first cloak that Ling Chen had obtained in the Mystic Moon world. With his current Item Manipulation Technique level, he only needed to level up one more time before he could equip this cloak.
After Soul Sacrifice's effects ended, Ling Chen's HP returned to full, and he looked at the time again. He then quickly walked into the depths of the Forest of Bones. Skeletons, either complete or broken, were trampled under his feet and left behind.
"Ding … you have entered the third region of the Forest of Bones, please proceed with caution."
An hour had passed. Ling Chen took out his map, and found that he was still about half the distance to the centre of the Forest of Bones. To be able to reach this point, he was the first player in all of China to do so. Evidently, the obstacles ahead would be even more difficult. The reason why he had been able to advance so smoothly in the first half of the journey was because of Xi Ling's abilities. Now that Xi Ling could not be summoned or fought, he could only rely on himself for the remaining half of the journey.
In front of him, the Forest of Bones was much more sparse than in the Second District, and the skeletons blocking his path were not as obvious. Ling Chen did not slow down, and used his fastest speed to pass through the skeletons … in such a dangerous environment, most people would choose to be extremely careful and slow. Little did they know that this was the most dangerous thing to do in the Forest of Bones. However, Ling Chen ran as fast as he could, completely disregarding the dangers around him. When the skeletons appeared, he would be able to quickly leave them behind. After all, this quest was to reach the centre of the Forest of Bones, and not to kill the skeletons here. As such, in order to challenge this quest, the most important thing was not a strong attack or defence, but movement speed!
After advancing for less than a minute in the third region, the first wave of skeletons finally appeared. In front of him, the scattered bones suddenly floated up, and under the cold wind, they quickly assembled into strange looking skeletons. Faced with the way these skeletons appeared, Ling Chen no longer felt anything new, nor did he wait for them to finish assembling. Without stopping, he rushed forward. By the time these skeletons had finished assembling, Ling Chen had already rushed to the front of the skeleton soldiers, and swept out with two "Ling Tian Slashes".
Peng peng peng peng …
Although these skeletons had strong defence, Ling Chen's attack power was extremely high. However, Ling Chen's attack power was very strong, and under Ling Tian Slashes, all of them were instantly killed. These newly formed skeleton soldiers did not even have the time to take a step forward, and had already turned into broken bones once again. At the same time, there were no more obstacles in front of Ling Chen, and he did not care about the other skeleton soldiers, and rushed forward in a straight line. With the Wind Chasing Stone and the Cloud Treading Boots, Ling Chen's movement speed without a mount was as high as 132, and ordinary skeleton soldiers could not even think of catching up to him. Coupled with his unbelievably agile body, those headache-inducing obstacles were always easily passed by him. Not long after, he had already left those skeleton soldiers far behind, all the way out of their aggro range.
With Little Gray leading the way in front, he did not have to worry about getting lost at all.
Using the same method, he managed to shake off the pincer attack of the four waves of skeleton soldiers. When he was halfway through the third region, specks of dark green light appeared in the forest of skeletons in front of him … Those were the eyes of wolf-shaped skeletons. It was as if they were deliberately waiting here for Ling Chen. His arrival caused all of the green eyes to focus on him, and then they all pounced towards him at an incomparably fast speed.
Ling Chen stopped in his tracks, and looked at these wolf-shaped skeletons.
[Skeleton Wolf]: Type: Undead, Level: LV20, HP: 800. A wolf skeleton controlled by a mysterious power. It has an agile body and a terrifying tearing ability, and its sharp claws can easily pierce through the body of a living creature.
Passive Abilities: Very high movement speed, 40% resistance to dark attacks.
Attack Skills: [Claw Stab]: Uses the skeleton wolf claws to stab the target's body, and can easily cause critical hits and pierce hits.
The speed at which these Skeleton Wolves pounced towards him let Ling Chen know that their movement speed was far greater than his. It was impossible to shake them off like how he had shaken off the skeleton soldiers, so he had to get rid of them all. Ling Chen took a step back, and looked around … there were exactly 20 of them.
Good!
Ling Chen held Soaring Cloud in his left hand, and Zephyr Blade in his right, and took the initiative to meet them. As he neared, he quickly swung out two Ling Tian Slashes, and two huge arcs of light, one white and one green, covered a distance of 5 metres, enveloping the nearest seven Skeleton Wolves.
Bang bang bang bang bang …
-908, -911, -913 … …
The range of one Ling Tian Slash was already overbearing enough, let alone two at the same time. In a burst of concentrated sounds of collision, the seven enveloped Skeleton Wolves were all swept away, and a large area in front of Ling Chen was instantly cleared out. In the next second, the Skeleton Wolves behind him also quickly pounced forward, closing the distance of 5 metres in an instant, directly closing in on Ling Chen. Ling Chen took a step back, and swung out his two weapons again. Two huge arcs of light once again enveloped his left and right, killing all the Skeleton Wolves within 5 metres. Otherwise, without waiting for the Skeleton Wolves to approach, he would have taken the initiative to meet them. It was still Ling Tian Slash, and the nearby Skeleton Wolves were killed one by one. With the Sagittarius Orb, all of his attacks were guaranteed to hit, and once they hit, they would be insta-killed.
Let alone being a threat to Ling Chen, the 20 Skeleton Wolves could not even slow him down. In the blink of an eye, these Skeleton Wolves were killed like tofu. Ling Chen did not even spare a glance at the ground littered with broken bones. Instead, he calculated the time and quickly advanced forward. The environment of the Forest of Bones, as well as the various types of skeletons that appeared here, were indeed frightening. It was not something that players at the current stage of the game could deal with. However, Ling Chen's strength could not be measured by the standards of ordinary players. Even without Xi Ling, Level 20 Common monsters could not pose any threat to him.
The skeletons in the third region were much more complicated. Not only were there Skeleton Soldiers, but there were also Skeleton Wolves, Skeleton Tigers, Skeleton Bears, and so on. However, all of them were Level 20. Aside from the complexity of their species, their levels did not increase as they ventured deeper into the Forest of Bones. Under Ling Chen's hands, Level 20 Common monsters could only be instantly killed. They could not pose any threat to him at all. Moreover, aside from the fastest Skeleton Wolves, Ling Chen could easily shake off the others. He could not be bothered to tangle with them at all.
Half an hour later, he safely passed through the third region.
"Ding … You have entered the fourth region of the Forest of Bones, please proceed with caution."
"Ding … If you continue forward, you will reach the heart of the Forest of Bones. The heart of the Forest of Bones contains unknown dangers, it is best not to approach. "
The Forest of Bones in the fourth region was even more sparse than before. From the moment he entered the Forest of Bones, the further in he went, the less concentrated the number of skeletons. Ling Chen looked at the time. There was still an hour or so before the time limit for the quest. If there were no major accidents, there would be enough time for him to reach the heart of the Forest of Bones and investigate what was hidden there.
Little Gray ran agilely in front of Ling Chen, leading the way. From start to finish, not a single skeleton attacked it. Its special property of not attracting any aggro had the same effect on both living and undead creatures. After advancing for a short distance in the fourth region, Little Gray stopped. Just as Ling Chen thought that another danger had appeared, it raised its nose, and the sharp horn on its forehead flickered with a hazy grey light. It then quickly turned around and ran towards the right.
It had discovered something … Ling Chen did not hesitate, and quickly followed. Little Gray's horn glowed, indicating that it had sensed the presence of some treasure. Could it be that there was some sort of treasure hidden in this land of death that was littered with skeletons?
Little Gray ran for a while, and stopped in front of a strangely shaped, 5-6 metre tall skeleton. It then wagged its tail, and stared at the huge skeleton. At the same time, it transmitted information about the skeleton to Ling Chen.
[Ancient Dragon's Skeleton]: The skeleton of a Void Dragon after its death. When a dragon dies, its corpse will be brought back to the Dragon Clan, and will not be tainted by other creatures. This Void Dragon's skeleton was not found by the Dragon Clan because it was mixed with thousands of other skeletons. Over the past ten thousand years, it has been contaminated by the dark aura of the Forest of Bones for a long time, and has become even tougher. A small piece of it is enough to pierce through steel, and is an unparalleled forging material.
This is … the skeleton of a dragon? Ling Chen looked up at the gigantic skeleton in front of him, his heart filled with shock.
Dragons stood at the pinnacle of the Beast Clan in the Forgotten Continent, and everyone knew how powerful they were. Any part of such a powerful beast … no matter if it was the dragon's blood, whiskers, scales, bones or flesh, they were all priceless treasures. However, with how powerful dragons were, who would have the ability or courage to hunt them? At the same time, after a dragon died, its corpse would be brought back by the Dragon Clan, and would not fall into the hands of other creatures.
And in front of him was an incomplete Ancient Dragon skeleton that was so big that he couldn't help but be excited.
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