Chapter 246 | Chapter 247 | Chapter 248
Chapter 246: The Growth of Others, Each Showing Their Abilities
A group of eight people appeared before a cave; this was one of the Lizardman nests discovered by Youyou.
“Is this the Lizardman nest? Are there many Lizardman monsters inside?” Jiang Nana asked Su Ning softly, her beautiful eyes fixed on him.
Su Ning nodded slightly.
“There are many Lizardmen inside. Everyone, please be careful.”
After all, everyone bore the task of a thousand kills. Even with full cooperation, they ultimately had to rely on themselves to resolve it.
After everyone stood ready, they resolutely stepped into the cave.
Jiang Nana softly instructed Little Fire Meow, “Meow Meow, give me a fireball to light the way!”
After she spoke, Little Fire Meow spat out a blazing fireball from its mouth, like a red sun, illuminating the entire cave.
The group was then able to see the situation inside clearly. Although it wasn’t packed to the brim, the number of Lizardmen was quite large.
Among the eight, except for the Ye Yunshuang sisters who appeared slightly nervous, everyone else was rubbing their hands and eager to try.
Zhang Li whipped out dozens of throwing knives from her space like a magic trick, and Zhao Fuqing immediately cast Metal Control to manipulate them.
The throwing knives, glinting with a metallic sheen, streaked past everyone’s eyes like meteors, accompanied by several “whoosh” sounds.
They collided with the Lizardmen’s iron-hard skin, producing crisp clangs.
The horn of battle had already sounded.
The Lizardmen inside the cave were completely enraged. They bared their fangs and claws, roaring as they lunged fiercely toward the group.
Seeing this, Su Ning shouted loudly, “Everyone, strike together!”
Jiang Weikun and the others also displayed their respective strengths.
Zhang Li’s talent was Body Enhancement, and with the assistance of Zhao Fuqing’s Metal Control, she was like a tiger with wings, fighting the Lizardmen with ease.
Zhao Fuqing could not only control the throwing knives to attack opponents like a torrential rain, but he could also use metal chains taken from Zhang Li’s space to lock down the Lizardmen’s movements, creating opportunities for Zhang Li to get close and finish them off.
On the other side, the cooperative combat between Jiang Nana and Kou Dingshan was also unique.
Jiang Nana possessed the talent to control the weight of objects. In close combat, her whip was like a spirit snake emerging from its hole; every swing could erupt with startling power. Even the Lizardmen’s hard skin found it difficult to withstand Jiang Nana’s storm-like whipping.
On the other side, although Kou Dingshan’s Talent was not combat-oriented, he possessed a Storage Pocket. He took out two handguns from it, and relying on his Eagle Eye Talent, he achieved the effect of One Hundred Shots, One Hundred Hits.
He stayed to one side, helping Jiang Nana attack targets she couldn’t reach.
What surprised Su Ning the most was the way Jiang Nana’s father fought. He was like an artist walking among the crowds of Lizardmen, seemingly able to foresee his opponents’ attacks and achieving a hundred percent evasion rate.
He then harvested the Lizardmen’s lives with a special weapon.
[Item: Blood-Severing Blade] (Split State)
Effects:
- Non-stop Bleeding: Wounds cut by this blade bleed incessantly; there is no instant healing capability, and the wounds will not close.
- Separation: Can differentiate into countless blood blades.
Seeing this weapon, Su Ning felt that it was practically tailor-made for someone with the [Avatar Talent].
In the avatar state, one would possess split weapon items.
Moreover, Jiang Weikun’s combat was extremely powerful, a literal art form that was pleasing to the eye.
“I didn’t expect combat could be like this. I’ve learned something.”
Su Ning learned the aesthetics of combat from Jiang Weikun.
“Sister Su, be careful!”
Just as Su Ning was observing everyone’s battle, a Lizardman crept up behind Su Ning, intending to launch a sneak attack.
Ye Yunshuang saw this and immediately shouted.
However, before Ye Yunshuang could even blink, Youyou looked back, and an Earth Spike suddenly shot up behind Su Ning. Like a sword from the earth, it directly killed the Lizardman that wanted to ambush him.
“Hiss—” Ye Yunshuang and Ye Yunwu both gasped in unison.
“Sister, they are all so strong.”
Ye Yunwu clenched her hands, somewhat envious of their strength.
“Yes, so we can’t drag them down. Since we’ve joined this temporary team, we must work harder to become stronger.”
Saying this, the two also joined the battle in cooperation.
Soon, the nest of several thousand Lizardmen was cleared by Su Ning’s group.
Of course, the majority were dealt with by Su Ning and Jiang Weikun.
“I’m exhausted. It’s only been half a day and we’ve only finished one-tenth of the first floor’s task. I can’t imagine how we’ll get through the next six floors.” Jiang Nana stroked Little Fire Meow’s head, telling it to behave.
As soon as Little Fire Meow saw Su Ning’s Youyou, it had the urge to compete with it.
Little Fire Meow: Hmph, I’m pretty good, right? One breath can burn a Lizardman to death.
Youyou: You call that good? If Master hadn’t stopped me, I could have used a single Earth Spike to turn these Lizardmen into kebabs.
The large and small feline monsters began to stare each other down.
Su Ning was collecting corpses into his scavenger backpack when Zhang Li noticed.
“Su Ning, why are you collecting these corpses?”
Su Ning naturally wouldn’t reveal that he could obtain the Lizardman’s Limb Regeneration skill.
He simply said, “They’re useful. These Lizardmen’s hides are so tough that after processing, they can definitely be used to make some equipment.”
“That’s true!” Zhang Li nodded, very much in agreement with Su Ning’s idea. She also followed Su Ning’s lead and put many corpses into her space, thinking about making a set of equipment for Xiao Qing and herself after they got out.
Jiang Weikun looked in other directions.
“It seems we need to find other locations. After resting for a bit, let’s leave this place.”
Su Ning also looked around and noticed that at some point, quite a few players had gathered in the vicinity.
Although Su Ning and the others were a temporary team, the group was predominantly female, with only two grown men.
Such a team would definitely attract the attention of certain ill-intentioned people.
However, seeing the pile of Lizardman corpses beneath Su Ning’s group, they understood that this team was not one to be trifled with.
“This mist is so irritating.”
During the continuous killing, everyone had also found the Lizardmen’s weakness: as long as they attacked the Lizardmen’s eyes, even with their powerful defense, the opponent would be heavily wounded.
“Youyou, have you found a larger nest?”
Youyou used Earth Tremor to search for targets.
Youyou looked up and gestured in one direction.
“Over there?” Everyone prepared to head toward the place Youyou indicated.
However, Youyou began to let out two low growls.
Su Ning asked, “What’s wrong? Is it very dangerous over there?”
Youyou nodded: The numbers are many times more than here.
And Jiang Weikun’s Danger Foresight Talent also gave him a warning.
If he walked toward the place Youyou indicated, the Danger Foresight Talent suggested he would likely die.
“It seems we should be careful; this direction is very dangerous.” Jiang Weikun had no intention of backing down.
Su Ning smiled.
With her father and husband by her side, Jiang Nana wasn’t worried at all.
“Let’s go!”
Ye Yunshuang and Ye Yunwu also exchanged a glance. Although they were tired, the two of them had improved their combat abilities quite a bit.
Chapter 247: In the Lake, A Treasure Chest!
Su Ning and the others followed Youyou to a new destination.
“It’s so cold here!” Zhao Fuqing instantly noticed the abnormal temperature around them.
Zhang Li looked around, her heart sinking: “The surrounding mist has also noticeably thinned out a lot. Even the scenery before us is now clearly visible to everyone, completely different from the previous foggy environment. The mist here is clearly much more sparse.”
Su Ning was surprised to see a lake, like a giant mirror, abruptly appear before the group.
“Lake water?” Jiang Weikun’s brow furrowed tightly. He thought that fighting in such an environment would undoubtedly be extremely disadvantageous for them.
“Whoosh!” Suddenly, a massive gust of wind, like the roar of a giant beast, swept through, rapidly dispersing the mist in the air.
“What’s going on?” Zhang Li looked towards the distance in shock. Not only had she noticed, but Youyou also keenly sensed that people were engaged in fierce combat in another direction. Moreover, the dissipating mist around them wasn’t disappearing naturally but was being scattered by this violent wind.
“Look! There are people fighting over there!” Ye Yunwu exclaimed in surprise, seeing many Lizardmen pouncing on two people like starving wolves.
And terrifying windstorms surrounded the ongoing battle.
Kou Dingshan, relying on his eagle-eyed talent, immediately identified the two people fighting.
“It’s actually Gu Chengan and Ma Feng!”
“The person in charge of the Fifth Shelter?” Jiang Nana looked on, her face full of unexpected curiosity.
The others also turned their gazes towards Gu Chengan, observing his combat prowess.
Gu Chengan’s movements were graceful and ethereal, like a wind spirit. With just a light wave of his hand, countless sharp wind blades instantly condensed around him, assaulting the surrounding Lizardmen like a storm.
The sharp wind blades left shocking wounds on the Lizardmen’s tough bodies.
Meanwhile, Ma Feng stood firm to the side like an indestructible steel fortress, guarding Gu Chengan.
Any monster attempting to get close was mercilessly blocked by him the moment they tried.
While everyone’s attention was drawn to Gu Chengan, their arrival also attracted the notice of many Lizardmen.
Su Ning’s eyes looked towards the lake before them.
Now, due to the appearance of Su Ning’s group, ripples stirred in the lake, and many Lizardmen emerged from the water.
“Let’s start fighting here too.”
Just as Su Ning had thought earlier, there were even more Lizardmen in the water.
In an instant, thousands of Lizardmen charged forward.
Seeing this scene, even Jiang Weikun, who possessed a clone Talent, felt a tingling scalp.
“We’re done for. There are too many!”
Kou Dingshan swapped out his dual pistols, pulling out a machine gun from his storage pouch and opening fire, but it was to no avail.
The monsters held the numerical advantage, and they were instantly at a disadvantage.
Seeing this, Su Ning also understood that if she didn’t intervene, there might be casualties in the temporary team.
Su Ning had Youyou enter her own shadow.
Then, she summoned Hong Hong.
Zhang Li saw Hong Hong beside Su Ning.
She immediately stopped fighting, pulled Zhao Fuqing, and retreated.
Jiang Nana also saw this terrifyingly powerful presence and immediately picked up Little Fire Meow to retreat.
Little Fire Meow: I could still take on ten more!
Jiang Nana: Stop causing trouble for me.
Because the surroundings were all water, and these Lizardmen had emerged from the lake, Su Ning directly had Hong Hong use Lightning Storm.
A single skill flashed.
The crackling sounds around them rose and fell in succession.
With that one attack finished, Su Ning’s kill task was directly completed.
Everyone stared dumbfounded at this scene.
“As expected of Su Ning, still so terrifyingly formidable. If Su Ning wanted to establish a Shelter alone, I would absolutely follow her. With such a powerful existence, how safe that shelter would be!” Jiang Nana said enviously.
An unusual light flickered in Jiang Weikun’s eyes.
Hearing his daughter’s muttering, he thought of a piece of information he held.
Jiang Weikun thought, “If Su Ning wants to establish her own shelter, I actually have some information I could sell to her.”
This was information one of his clones had obtained in the City of Sin. The City of Sin’s lord possessed an artifact that could establish a floating city, but he lacked sufficient energy sources to operate it, so it had been left idle.
Jiang Weikun thought that since Su Ning had a pet like Hong Hong that could generate electrical energy, she definitely had sufficient resources to support the energy consumption of a floating city.
“It’s just unknown whether Su Ning has any thoughts of establishing a shelter.”
Having completed her own task, Su Ning looked at the others who were still standing there dazed.
“What are you all standing around for? While these Lizardmen are paralyzed, hurry up and finish them off!”
Lightning Storm hadn’t killed all the monsters, of course. Su Ning naturally had to leave some for Zhang Li and the others to complete their tasks.
Hearing Su Ning’s words, the others also snapped out of their daze, seeing the Lizardmen that weren’t dead yet were now stiffened in place, electrocuted by the current.
Everyone immediately sprang into action.
And the commotion from their side also caught Gu Chengan’s attention.
Ma Feng: “Boss Gu, is that Su Ning? She actually has such a terrifying pet?” Ma Feng was very envious of Hong Hong, who possessed lightning abilities. He also wanted a powerful beast companion to assist in battle, but that required opportunity. Powerful beast companions weren’t something one could just obtain by wanting them.
Gu Chengan looked at Su Ning’s calm, aloof face, as if everything around her was incompatible with her.
Of course, the spectacle of Hong Hong’s Lightning Storm also attracted more people.
However, most players didn’t dare to approach Su Ning’s group.
Ye Yunwu was using her entrenching tool to kill the paralyzed Lizardmen.
After killing another monster and moving towards the next one, not watching her step, she tripped over a stone.
“Careful!”
Her older sister, Ye Yunshuang, immediately came over to help her sister up.
“Be careful, are you okay?”
“I’m fine? I just got tripped up.” Then, Ye Yunwu looked at what had tripped her. Looking back, she realized it wasn’t a stone at all, but a box half-exposed from the ground.
Ye Yunwu’s eyes widened!
“Sister, could this be… a treasure chest?”
Ye Yunshuang was also extremely shocked!
A treasure chest just appeared so blatantly before the two of them?
However, Ye Yunshuang didn’t immediately claim it for herself.
She looked at her younger sister. “We’re in a team with others right now, and we’ve been helped. This treasure chest doesn’t belong to just the two of us.”
Ye Yunwu nodded; of course, she understood that.
Then, she said to her sister, “Sister, whatever you decide to do, I’ll listen to you.”
Ye Yunshuang quickly went to Su Ning and the others.
“Sister Su, we found a treasure chest!”
“A treasure chest?”
Hearing that last word, not only was Su Ning taken aback, but the others were also surprised.
“Where’s the treasure chest?”
Jiang Nana’s eyes sparkled with golden light? As if she could see countless treasures from within the chest.
Jiang Weikun sighed helplessly.
Why was his daughter still like this? Had she been too well-protected?
The group arrived at the spot Ye Yunwu was guarding.
They all saw the half-buried treasure chest.
Zhang Li: “It really is a treasure chest. It’s my first time encountering one.”
Everyone looked at Su Ning.
Su Ning was taken aback. Why was everyone looking at her?
“Su Ning, hurry up and open it! We were able to pass this mission because of you. Besides you, who else here has the right to open the treasure chest?”
Chapter 248: The Second Floor, Giant Locusts!
[Ding! Congratulations, player! You have obtained the item – Beast Taming Talent Seed!]
[Ding! Congratulations, player! You have obtained the item – Pet Egg x 5!]
[Ding! Congratulations, player! You have obtained the item – Shockwave Skill!]
[Ding! Congratulations, player! You have obtained the item – Seven-Story Tower instance Monster Distribution Map!]
There were four types of things in total.
[Item: Beast Taming Talent Seed]
Ability: Allows the player to obtain the [Beast Taming] Talent!
[Monster: Rending Claw Wolf Pet Egg]
Description: Can hatch into a monster named [Rending Claw Wolf]!
[Skill: Shockwave]
Description: Can unleash a powerful shockwave!
[Item: Seven-Story Tower Monster Distribution Map]
Description: Allows observation of the monster distribution map for the Seven-Story Tower instance!
Su Ning gazed at the items obtained from the treasure chest. Apart from the Seven-Story Tower Monster Distribution Map, which resembled a mysterious scroll, nothing else truly caught her eye.
Even the [Beast Taming] Talent Seed failed to spark any interest in Su Ning. Her own Beast Taming skill was essentially the same as this Talent. However, she was somewhat curious about this novel method of acquiring a talent.
Of course, the reason Su Ning was so indifferent was because she knew she could still obtain a more precious treasure chest.
The treasure chest obtained from Boss Rabbit after completing the task of dealing with the violator.
Boss Rabbit had revealed that the items from this chest would be even more extravagant, so Su Ning naturally looked down on the items before her.
Naturally, the location of that chest was also on a higher floor.
“What kind of treasures are there?” Jiang Nana’s joy was impossible to hide.
“Come and take a look for yourselves, see what we have.” Su Ning informed everyone of the items’ effects.
A glint of indescribable light flashed in everyone’s eyes.
However, none of them made a move to take anything, as it wasn’t they who had discovered it. Su Ning also had no intention of snatching the credit from the Ye sisters.
She unhesitatingly let the Ye Yunshuang sisters choose first.
“Since you were the first to discover it, it’s only right you choose first.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Yunshuang jolted as if struck by electricity, looking up at everyone. She hastily waved her hands, repeatedly refusing, “No, no, we can’t take them. Being able to get the treasure chest was entirely thanks to everyone’s efforts. These items should be shared by all.”
Su Ning carefully examined the items from the chest. Although there were only four different types, there were as many as five monster pet eggs, perfectly enough for one each, a fitting distribution.
“One item per person is quite fair.”
Saying this, Su Ning glanced at the others. Zhang Li and Jiang Nana also agreed with this division.
Jiang Nana said with a smile, “You two choose first. After all, you and your sister found the chest first, so it’s only right you choose first. To be honest, we’re benefiting from your discovery.”
Ye Yunshuang looked at everyone, warmth rising in her heart. She glanced at her younger sister, Ye Yunwu.
The two exchanged a look. “In that case, we won’t stand on ceremony. My sister and I also want to become stronger, so we truly value this opportunity.”
Saying this, she and Ye Yunwu thought for a moment and finally each chose one item.
Ye Yunwu herself had no offensive abilities, so she chose the [Beast Taming Talent Seed], thinking she could rely on Beast Taming to enhance her strength in the future.
As for Ye Yunshuang, she directly took a monster egg, planning to strengthen herself and her sister once it hatched.
After the two had chosen, everyone looked at Su Ning.
Su Ning didn’t hesitate and directly took the monster distribution map.
Although the others were somewhat surprised, they didn’t say anything.
Both Zhang Li and Zhao Fuqing chose the [Rending Claw Wolf] monster eggs. They had previously wondered when they might get a monster companion to fight alongside, and now this opportunity had arisen. Naturally, they wouldn’t miss it.
Three items remained.
They were evenly divided among Jiang Nana’s family.
Kou Dingshan obtained the Shockwave skill. In future battles, he wouldn’t just rely on firearms.
The remaining two monster eggs were also taken by Kou Dingshan.
Jiang Weikun didn’t make a selection, giving the remaining items to his daughter.
Jiang Nana already had Little Fire Meow in her possession, so she directly gave the two monster eggs to Kou Dingshan.
They were family, after all. It made no difference who had them.
Everyone was very pleased after dividing the items from the chest.
But some people were thinking of spoiling it.
Due to Gu Chengan’s ability, the mist in this area was blown away, allowing other players to clearly see Su Ning’s group obtaining the treasure chest and dividing the loot.
“A treasure chest! I think I saw a lot of monster eggs. If we snatch them, we’ll have five monster underlings!”
Zhang Bing had just arrived when he saw Su Ning’s group dividing the chest’s contents. Seeing the group had more women than men, with only two adult males, he assumed their strength wasn’t great. Then he looked at the dozen or so brothers behind him.
He decided this venture was worth the risk.
He then approached Su Ning’s group.
Zhang Bing said arrogantly, “Hand over the things you got from the treasure chest, and we’ll be smart about this. We’re all from the Fifth Shelter; we don’t want to take things too far.”
Kou Dingshan had just learned the Shockwave skill when he heard Zhang Bing arriving with over a dozen men.
Gu Chengan and Ma Feng also saw this.
Seeing it was Zhang Bing, Ma Feng immediately said to Gu Chengan, “It’s Zhang Bing. He leads a small gang in the Fifth Shelter. During the previous riots, they took plenty of opportunities to raid Du Chenyi’s territory. Because they were somewhat useful to us, we didn’t clean them up in the end.”
Gu Chengan looked at Su Ning’s group.
“Don’t bother. If this guy wants to court death, we can’t stop him.”
It wasn’t that Gu Chengan wasn’t envious of Su Ning’s group finding a treasure chest, but he didn’t dare to try and snatch it directly.
He had certainly witnessed the terrifying Lightning Storm earlier and was very wary of Su Ning’s strength.
Soon, things unfolded just as Gu Chengan expected.
Zhang Bing and his men tried to make a move against Su Ning’s group, but the moment they acted, Youyou used Shadow Stomp to control them.
In the end, they were all dealt with, one by one.
Su Ning didn’t linger. “The monster-killing mission on the first floor is complete. Let’s quickly head to the second floor!”
Without saying much, everyone followed behind Su Ning.
Other players who had initially harbored thoughts similar to Zhang Bing’s didn’t dare to act, intimidated by Su Ning’s formidable presence.
They arrived at the previous small plaza and used the stone stele to reach the second floor.
Unlike the scene on the first floor, the second floor was entirely a stretch of yellow earth.
“What are the monsters here?”
Everyone observed their surroundings.
Kou Dingshan used Eagle Eye.
He immediately detected something flying in the sky.
He shouted, “In the sky!”
Su Ning looked up and saw the flying entities in the sky.
[Monster: Giant Locust!]
Talent: Sharp Teeth: Can easily bite through steel.
Skill: Gnaw.
Although the information seemed simple, the locusts didn’t appear one or two at a time, but in swarms!
“Watch out, locusts!” Kou Dingshan shouted directly.
Everyone quickly took cover.
