Chapter 180: The Forgotten Wooden Plaque
Chapter 180: The Forgotten Wooden Plaque
System Notification: Power of Annihilation effect activated!
Chen Mo equipped the Heinous Crime Title, and his damage output increased a bit. But before two minutes passed, another system notification appeared.
The previously stable Magic Barrier shook and instantly vanished!
“The Power of Annihilation could be used like this?”
Chen Mo’s eyes widened in disbelief. The Magic Barrier that should have lasted ten minutes was already broken!
When he put on the Heinous Crime Title, he only wanted to deal damage faster. He didn’t expect such a pleasant surprise.
Only three minutes had passed since he started attacking the Magic Barrier. He still had twenty-seven minutes left. If his damage output was higher later, he might even break the Magic Barriers of three Treasure Chests!
No! He definitely could open three Treasure Chests in the end!
Chen Mo thought of a method. He immediately wanted to go attack the next Treasure Chest. But before that, he needed to take out the Source of the Sea first.
After the Magic Barrier was broken, Chen Mo walked over, reached out his hand, and opened the Treasure Chest. Inside was a sky-blue Potion. Chen Mo picked it up and stored it in his backpack.
System Notification: You obtained the item “Source of the Sea”!
“Let’s go.”
After confirming, Chen Mo immediately summoned Sesshylow.
Sesshylow had been watching Chen Mo eagerly and quickly followed behind him.
Arriving at the black Treasure Chest that Sesshylow had her eye on, Chen Mo set up a Blasting Trap immediately.
The Blasting Trap exploded with a loud bang, dealing over two thousand Damage to the black Treasure Chest and another red Treasure Chest nearby.
Next to the black Treasure Chest was a red Treasure Chest. Chen Mo intended to use area-of-effect skills, mainly attacking the black Treasure Chest. When area skills were available, he would attack both Treasure Chests together. This would save a lot of time. Without any surprises, he was sure to break the Magic Barriers of three Treasure Chests in the end.
Without waiting for Chen Mo’s order, Sesshylow diligently attacked the black Treasure Chest.
Without any interference, the Magic Barrier on the black Treasure Chest seemed weaker than the previous blue one. After equipping the Heinous Crime Title, Chen Mo took less than nine minutes to break the black Treasure Chest’s Magic Barrier.
Sesshylow immediately looked at Chen Mo, urging him to open the black Treasure Chest.
Chen Mo was also curious about what was inside the black Treasure Chest. He walked over, reached out his hand, and opened it.
Inside the black Treasure Chest was a sleek black longbow.
System Notification: You obtained “Blackwater Dragon Bow”!
Blackwater Dragon Bow: Pet equipment. A lightweight bow made from the sinew of a Blackwater Dragon, yet it possesses formidable attack power!
Attributes:
Physical Attack Power +300
Magic Attack Power +300
Additional Skill: Water Dragon Arrow
— Water Dragon Arrow: Fires a massive Water Dragon Arrow, dealing huge Damage to surrounding enemies!
It was actually Pet equipment!
Chen Mo was astonished. When Sesshylow transformed into her Mermaid Form, she could equip bows and harps as Pet gear. He never knew where to find such items before. Now, unexpectedly, this trip to the Sea Clan was truly rewarding. At the very least, Sesshylow now had a weapon.
Although the Mermaid Form could only be used in aquatic environments, currently within the Sea Clan’s territory, Sesshylow with this Blackwater Dragon Bow would have significantly increased lethality. Especially since the Blackwater Dragon Bow came with an area skill.
Chen Mo handed the Blackwater Dragon Bow to Sesshylow, who happily stored it away immediately.
However, Chen Mo didn’t receive any system notification about an increase in Sesshylow’s Favorability. He felt slightly disappointed. It seemed that after Favorability reached a high level, improving it further was really difficult.
The nearby red Treasure Chest had already lost nearly one-third of its Magic Barrier. Not wanting to waste time, after obtaining the Blackwater Dragon Bow, Chen Mo immediately led Sesshylow to attack the red Treasure Chest.
Six minutes later, the Magic Barrier on the red Treasure Chest also vanished with a whoosh, broken by Chen Mo.
The black and red Treasure Chests took Chen Mo over fifteen minutes. He kept hoping for the Power of Annihilation to activate again, but unfortunately, it never did. It seemed the first time was just a lucky burst.
System Notification: You obtained a bottle of “Fire Dragon Blood”!
Fire Dragon Blood?
Chen Mo opened the red Treasure Chest and stared at the fiery red blood inside, stunned.
He possessed the Blood Refining Art. Using Fire Dragon Blood, he could concoct a Fire Dragon Potion!
Chen Mo had never seen a Fire Dragon before, but it was obvious—anything with “dragon” in its name was never weak, especially a Fire Dragon!
The power of a Fire Dragon was undeniable. If he could brew a Fire Dragon Potion, he couldn’t help but wonder what effects it would have once consumed. Just thinking about it made him eager.
Moreover, this bottle of Fire Dragon Blood was different from the Monster Blood he had collected before.
This was a large bottle of Fire Dragon Blood. If divided into the usual small bottles, it could make at least ten portions! That meant he obtained ten portions of Fire Dragon Blood at once. Even with his Novice Level Blood Refining Art, as long as his luck wasn’t terrible, he could produce at least one Fire Dragon Potion!
Holy cow, he really struck gold this time!
Even something like the Ape Potion had been very useful. If he successfully brewed the Fire Dragon Potion, it would definitely become one of his major trump cards!
He had already opened three Treasure Chests, with just over ten minutes left.
Chen Mo now roughly understood that each Treasure Chest’s Magic Barrier in the treasury had different durability. The more precious ones had higher durability. Ten minutes was only enough to break an ordinary Magic Barrier. For those with overly bright and dazzling colors, he definitely wouldn’t have enough time.
The Quest was completed, and he had gained quite a few benefits. Chen Mo didn’t want to risk losing big for small gains. He chose a plain cyan Treasure Chest and began attacking it with Sesshylow.
In a flash, five minutes passed, and the cyan Treasure Chest’s Magic Barrier had lost more than half of its durability.
Boom!
But at that moment, the treasury suddenly shook violently!
Chen Mo was startled. Then, with a grim expression, he saw a large group of NPCs rushing in, led by a female silver-armored swordsman.
“Capture the intruder!” Beckmilo looked at Chen Mo and shouted expressionlessly.
A large crowd of Sea Clan guards surrounded Chen Mo.
Darn it, he was tricked! Hai Ruoou’s intel was completely inaccurate!
It was only twenty-five minutes now, and the Sea Clan guards had already obtained authorization to storm in. That was a full five minutes short of the thirty-minute mark.
The Sea Clan guards completely blocked Chen Mo’s escape route. It was impossible for him to flee through the Secret Waterway.
Looking at the approaching Sea Clan guards, Chen Mo knew he probably couldn’t escape. Each of the Sea Clan guards’ weapons had a green Revealing Gem. Even if he used his Camouflage Skill, he couldn’t evade detection by the Revealing Gems.
Revealing Gems were the most powerful anti-stealth items at this stage. Players didn’t have them; they only appeared in NPC hands so far.
These Sea Clan guards lived up to being royal guards. Each of their weapons had a Revealing Gem, leaving enemies with nowhere to hide.
There was no other way. He had to sacrifice the pawn to save the king. He would store the Source of the Sea and other valuable items from his inventory into the warehouse. Even if he died, his losses would be minimized. Moreover, judging by these Sea Clan guards, he might not necessarily be killed—it was more likely he would be imprisoned.
He had escaped from the Land of Exile before. Even if he got locked up here, it wasn’t impossible to escape again.
Before the Sea Clan guards could approach and capture him, Chen Mo quickly used a Warehouse Storage Scroll and stored both the Source of the Sea and the Fire Dragon Blood into the warehouse.
Just as Chen Mo was about to take off his equipment and store it in the warehouse too, he suddenly spotted something in the corner of the warehouse.
It was an ancient black wooden plaque. He had extorted it from Enoch in the Starter Village and almost forgot about it after tossing it into the warehouse.
With a thought, Chen Mo took out the wooden plaque.
Enoch had said back then that this item required bloodline from her race to use. Logically, he absolutely shouldn’t be able to activate the plaque’s effect to summon the Divine Punishment Witch.
But now, inside this Sea Clan Treasury, there were twelve Divine Punishment Witches present!
Earlier, one of the Divine Punishment Witches had opened her eyes and glanced at him. Chen Mo guessed it was because he had once obtained this wooden plaque!
He wasn’t sure if that was the reason, but he could take a gamble. Even if it wasn’t, he could immediately put the plaque back into the warehouse. In the worst case, even if he died and dropped the plaque, Chen Mo wouldn’t feel too heartbroken—it was something he couldn’t use anyway.
But Chen Mo knew he had bet correctly. The moment he took the black wooden plaque out of the warehouse and placed it in his backpack, all twelve Divine Punishment Witches instantly sensed it. They all opened their eyes simultaneously and looked at Chen Mo.
“What’s going on?” Beckmilo’s ever-expressionless cold face changed. These Divine Punishment Witch Puppets had never moved once since the Sea Clan obtained them. Yet now, they were all taking action at the same time!
“Quick! Capture that intruder! Killing him is fine if necessary!” Beckmilo sensed something was wrong and immediately shouted.
“Stop them! Don’t let them get close!”
Chen Mo also shouted loudly. He didn’t know if he could command these Divine Punishment Witches, but given the situation, he had to try no matter what!
As Chen Mo yelled, the twelve Divine Punishment Witches all moved simultaneously. Their figures streaked across the treasury like shadows, instantly charging into the large group of Sea Clan guards.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The Divine Punishment Witches were incredibly powerful. These Sea Clan guards were no match for them at all.
In just one encounter, the Sea Clan guards suffered heavy casualties.
The attacks of the twelve Divine Punishment Witches were bizarre and formidable. In the dim treasury, they moved like phantoms, flashing before the Sea Clan guards. Before the guards could even react, the witches had already inflicted severe Damage.
“So strong!” Chen Mo was shocked.
These Divine Punishment Witches were much more powerful than what he had seen before!
Chen Mo realized that maybe it was because he had been too weak back then. The Divine Punishment Witches didn’t need to use their powerful moves to deal with him. Now, facing the strong Sea Clan guards, they were revealing their true strength.