Chapter 98: The Rewards for Pioneering Were a Bit Too Much
Chapter 98: The Rewards for Pioneering Were a Bit Too Much
Two doses of pet potion were obtained!
But this wasn’t all the gains from this trip to the Giant Wood Maze!
Chen Mo looked toward the still-burning Frenzied Treant.
The Frenzied Treant stood motionless on the Giant Wood Tray. Under normal circumstances, even if it didn’t move, Chen Mo had over a hundred vials of Blood of Curse, but he still couldn’t kill it.
But the situation was different now. Chen Mo had already tried attacking the Frenzied Treant and found that its attributes were greatly reduced.
The effect of the Blood of Curse was to lower all attributes of the Area Elite, especially the activation of skills. Without enough Blood of Curse, not only were the Area Elite’s attributes very strong, but its skills were also super overpowered. This made it very difficult to kill an Area Elite without a sufficient amount of Blood of Curse.
To kill one Area Elite, 200 vials of Blood of Curse were necessary. Having less than that number made it almost impossible. However, given the Frenzied Treant’s current condition, Chen Mo felt he could kill this Area Elite!
Just the thought of a single party killing an Area Elite and successfully pioneering an undeveloped area made Chen Mo feel a bit curious and excited.
At this stage of the game, all developed areas were pioneered successfully by various large and small guilds. No one knew what the rewards were for a party killing an Area Elite!
Time was short. The Frenzied Treant might return to normal at any moment. Chen Mo swiftly moved close to the burning Frenzied Treant and used all the Blood of Curse he had.
System Notification: You used the Blood of Curse. The attributes of the Area Elite “Frenzied Treant” have decreased!
As the system notification sounded, Chen Mo’s attacks also landed on the Frenzied Treant. Crossbow bolt attacks, various traps—every usable skill was employed by Chen Mo one after another.
The Frenzied Treant’s health pool wasn’t short; it was about 250,000. However, due to Cait’s potion, this guy completely ignored Chen Mo’s attacks, only constantly howling in agony within the raging flames. Chen Mo’s attacks were far less severe than the pain the flames inflicted upon it.
“The Trap skill really needs intensive, hard training.”
Attacking a target that didn’t fight back was boring. While attacking, Chen Mo reflected on the battles he had encountered over the past two days.
Back in the Starter Village, he didn’t feel it much, but now, after leaving the Starter Village and interacting more with other players, Chen Mo realized that being a solo Hunter wasn’t easy. Just looking at today’s encounters with the two guilds, Blood War and Four Seas Guild, even though he had chosen the Trap Mastery skill, he had hardly been able to use any traps in combat.
It wasn’t that Chen Mo didn’t want to use them, but in such intense battle conditions, there simply was no time to set up traps. Even though he could set traps while moving and throw them, the time required to set up a trap was too long, and the throwing distance and speed were limited. It was more convenient and quicker to just attack directly with his hand crossbow.
Chen Mo knew he had to find a way to make a breakthrough in trap deployment. Otherwise, even if he learned more powerful traps in the future, he could only use them against monsters; using them against players would still be difficult.
Although Chen Mo’s original target wasn’t players, in the two days since arriving in Shadow City, he had learned that often, whether he wanted to or not, he had to fight other players. To complete his quests smoothly, he must learn to use traps in combat against players. Only then would his combat power become stronger.
So how could he achieve a breakthrough with traps?
Chen Mo continued to ponder deeply, while the Frenzied Treant’s health points plummeted rapidly.
Chen Mo, equipped with the Heinous Crime Title, had attack power that was no ordinary level of overpowered.
However, the most powerful thing was still Cait’s potion. Every hit from Chen Mo dealt two to three times the normal damage!
Chen Mo couldn’t help but admire it. If all Undeveloped Areas had such potions, pioneering unknown areas would be way too simple.
Of course, Chen Mo knew that was just his wild fantasy.
System Notification: The effect of Power of Annihilation has activated!
While fighting, Chen Mo suddenly received a system notification.
Then, to his great surprise, Chen Mo discovered that the Frenzied Treant, which still had more than half of its health left, was suddenly enveloped by a violent black light. After letting out a mournful cry, it turned into a pile of ashes!
The special effect attached to the Heinous Crime Title, the Power of Annihilation!
It was terrifying!
Chen Mo had almost forgotten about the existence of this special effect. He never expected it to be so powerful that it could even kill an Area Elite!
Didn’t this mean that, as long as he was lucky enough, he could potentially go to other areas alone and kill Area Elites?
Chen Mo’s heart raced with excitement. This wasn’t impossible. As long as he could ensure he wasn’t killed by the Area Elite, with the Power of Annihilation present, spending more time fighting the Area Elite would eventually trigger the Power of Annihilation effect, instantly killing the Area Elite in one go.
But the risk of doing so was extremely high. If the Area Elite had some ultimate move that could kill him in one hit, he would be in trouble.
However, after equipping the Heinous Crime Title, it was unlikely that Area Elites in lower-level areas could kill him in one hit.
Good! Seeing the rewards like this, as long as the rewards aren’t too bad, even if it’s risky, it’s worth a try!
If he didn’t try now, later when players and monsters became more powerful, the effect of the Heinous Crime Title would weaken, and trying then would be even more dangerous!
Area Announcement: “This area has been successfully pioneered by the party led by player ‘Silence’. From now on, it will be in a developed state. The party led by player ‘Silence’ will receive rich pioneering rewards!”
Chen Mo was still thinking when an area announcement sounded.
Chen Mo was stunned.
Damn it, with the area announcement issued, it would be hard for him not to become famous now!
Sure enough, after the area announcement sounded in the Giant Wood Maze, the white mist that enveloped the entire Giant Wood Maze instantly dispersed. Players who heard the announcement were all shocked.
Most of those leveling up in the Giant Wood Maze knew that pioneering an Undeveloped Area could only be accomplished by a guild. Now, the Giant Wood Maze was successfully pioneered by just one player party?
“So strong! I wonder how they did it!”
“A guild gets so many rewards for successfully pioneering an area. Just one party, I wonder how generous the rewards are!”
After many players recovered from their surprise, they spoke with great envy.
“Luck! That guy must have stumbled upon incredible luck, like a blind cat finding a dead mouse!”
But there were also those who spoke jealously. However, these people’s words were somewhat close to the truth. Chen Mo’s ability to successfully pioneer the Giant Wood Maze did involve a bit of luck. If not for Cait’s potion, killing the Frenzied Treant would have been really difficult for him.
Not only within the Giant Wood Maze, but soon the news also spread to the forum.
However, the news didn’t cause as big a sensation as Chen Mo had imagined. Successfully pioneering an unknown area was no longer fresh news on the forum. Players who saw the post were curious, but most thought that this player named “Silence” and his party probably had a burst of luck, and then lamented that they themselves didn’t have such luck.
Of course, there was also a portion of people who remembered the name “Silence”.
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System Notification: The party you are in has successfully pioneered an unknown area. All members of the party have received generous rewards!
System Notification: All members of the party you are in have increased by 1 Level!
System Notification: All members of the party you are in have received 1 Honor Point!
System Notification: All members of the party you are in have increased their Human Race Reputation by 50 points!
System Notification: All members of the party you are in have received 5 Gold Coins!
System Notification: You have obtained the weapon “Frenzied Hand Crossbow”!
System Notification: You have obtained the Skill Book “Blasting Trap”!
System Notification: You have obtained the weapon “Frenzied Giant Bow”!
System Notification: You have obtained the Skill Book “Triple Shot”!
System Notification: You have obtained the weapon “Frenzied Staff”!
System Notification: You have obtained the Skill Book “Frenzied Fireball”!
System Notification: You have obtained the weapon “Withered Wood Staff”!
System Notification: You have obtained the Skill Book “Rejuvenation”!
After the area announcement, a series of system notifications sounded, making Chen Mo feel a bit dizzy.
Holy crap, the rewards seemed a bit too much!