N-A-A Chapter 81 Departure
Chapter 81 Departure
For Dark Iron Rank monsters with vision, the effect of [Terror Lv.3] is immediate.
The several burly demon wolves that were baring their teeth and growling suddenly froze, their limbs stiff and their eyes fixed on the ground.
The other wolves behind them also stopped moving one by one.
More than thirty gray beast bodies stood motionless in various poses.
Luo Lan stepped forward, but did not immediately draw her sword or launch an attack, lest she break the stunned state caused by the mental shock.
He circled around the area where the wolf pack was located, raised his left hand, palm down.
[Acid solution lv.5].
A pale green, transparent liquid seeped from the palm of his hand and dripped onto the ground between his fingers.
Like holding a highly poisonous paintbrush, Luo Lan poured acid as she walked, her steps steady, drawing an arc.
Upon landing, the acid immediately corroded the soil and mycelial carpet, emitting a pungent white fumes and etching a trench about half a meter wide into the ground.
The ravine stretched from the left to the right of the wolf pack, its arc perfectly aligning with their retreat, adding an acidic obstacle.
After finishing the last stroke, Luo Lan withdrew her left hand and shook off the remaining acid from her fingertips. She strolled leisurely to the very center of the wolf pack.
At this moment, the fragments of the Walking Mushroom inside Luo Lan's heavy armor had been completely digested into pure biomass energy through [Organic Absorption].
The energy reserves of the bio-battery have thus been greatly replenished.
The spine glowed crimson segment by segment. The light leaked out from the gaps in the armor, dazzling in the dim cavern.
【Red Lightning Storm lv.1】!
A raging crimson lightning serpent suddenly exploded out from the center of Luo Lan's body, radiating in all directions.
The electric snakes crackled and struck the nearest few standing, dumbfounded demon wolves.
The wolves' bodies convulsed violently from the electric current, and the smell of burnt fur instantly filled the air.
"Roar...woo..."
Just jolted awake from the shock of [Terror], the demon wolf didn't even have time to let out a complete howl before a few whimpers were cut short deep in its throat.
Five or six wolves in the center of the pack collapsed one after another, their limbs stiff, their skin torn open and their internal organs carbonized by the continuous high-voltage electric shock.
The massive thunderstorm startled the pack of demon wolves located on the outer edge of the lightning strike zone.
They had just recovered from the boundless fear of [Terror], and their minds were still a mess.
These wolves were completely bewildered by the situation before them, unsure whether to pounce on the human in the tin can that was crackling with electricity or to tuck their tails between their legs and turn to flee for their lives.
Several of the strong demon wolves, their minds consumed by ferocity, roared and pounced on Luo Lan.
The result was predictable. The beast's blind charge was like a moth drawn to a flame, and it was cleanly and decisively cleaved in two by Luo Lan's backhand slashes.
Meanwhile, the other half of the demon wolves, completely terrified by Luo Lan's lightning strike, fled frantically in the opposite direction from Luo Lan, disregarding everything else.
A ravine of acid runs across their retreat route.
Under normal circumstances, this small ditch, which is no more than half a meter wide, can be easily crossed by a wolf with its powerful jumping ability, simply by exerting a little force with its hind legs.
But at this moment, the pack of wolves was only concerned with escaping and had no extra energy to pay attention to the road conditions under their feet.
The first few demonic wolves rushed over and stepped into the smoke-filled tunnel.
The moment the front paws fell into the acidic ravine, the level 5 acid instantly burned through the pads of the paws.
"roar--"
The wolf let out a mournful howl, its front half plunging into the ditch. It struggled to climb out, but its companion behind it lost its footing and crashed into it.
Two, three... one after another stepped into the acid, their claws and legs corroded, and they collapsed in the ditch, blocking the way behind them.
The wolf, which had stopped in time, was stunned by its companions rolling and howling in the ravine.
He was stunned for a moment.
"Die!!"
A powerful shockwave, accompanied by a deafening explosion, crashed down from behind.
[Sonic Shock lv.2] followed in quick succession.
The high-frequency physical sound wave attack was like a heavy hammer, solidly shattering the internal organs and bones of the dire wolves crowding in front of the ravine.
In just a few minutes.
The once formidable pack of demonic wolves that had been crowding in front of the exit of the first level of the Rift Ruins was completely wiped out.
The gray corpses of demon wolves lay scattered haphazardly on the mycelial carpet. Some were charred by electricity, some were chopped off, some had half their legs dissolved in the acidic ravines, and some died of spasms after their eardrums shattered.
Luo Lan, sword in hand, strolled through the ravaged battlefield. Reaching the corpses, he ran his left hand over them one by one.
[Chaos Essence +3]
……
A demonic wolf, with a harvest of approximately three points of chaotic essence.
More than thirty bodies have been cleared.
[Chaos Essence +100]
[Current Chaotic Essence: 1444]
After absorbing all thirty-odd demonic wolves, he gained exactly 100 points of Chaos Essence.
Large swaths of charred and twisted wolf remains transformed into purplish-black particles as [Condensation] absorbed them.
Only a few mutated wolf bone spurs remained on the ground, which Luo Lan had deliberately left behind.
Luo Lan bent down and casually picked up the two thickest bone spurs.
[Condensation Casting - Melting Casting]
[Consumed Chaos Essence: 66]
[Current Chaotic Essence: 1278]
Under the influence of the purplish-black particles, the surface bone structure of the two hard bone spurs rapidly collapsed and disintegrated.
It then transformed into a pure black stream of light, which entered Luo Lan's body through his arm.
This black light directly adhered to Luo Lan's [Steel and Iron Bones] reinforced bones, adding a faint matte finish to the original metallic luster of the [Steel and Iron Bones].
[Melted and Forged: The Demon Wolf's Aberrant Bone Spurs]
[Tier: Iron+]
Specialty: Chaos Erosion
[Chaos Erosion: Absorbs the chaotic aura scattered in the environment to enchant physical attacks, inflicting Chaos Erosion on them. The enchantment effect depends on the concentration of chaotic aura in the environment.]
The Dark Iron tier feat, Chaos Corruption, is pretty self-explanatory.
Not just the Demon Wolf, but many carnivorous Chaos monsters that fight in the Rift for years possess this common feat after undergoing Chaos Anomaly.
Luo Lan tried it out. The remaining chaotic energy in the air of the Rift Ruins was drawn by the [Steel Bones] in his body and converged towards the blade of the broadsword, condensing into a thin layer of black film.
This effect looks like the exact opposite of the Pale Holy Light enchantment.
The difference is:
Holy Light Enchantment grants special attacks against Chaos Monsters. It requires burning one's own stamina as a price to generate Holy Light energy.
Chaos Erosion Special Attack Order Creatures. They do not consume any of the host's own resources, but depend on the concentration of chaotic aura in the external environment.
I acquired the two useful Black Iron-tier feats of the Walking Mushroom and the Dire Wolf from the first level of the Rift Ruins.
There is still a reserve of over a thousand Chaos Source Essence, which can be used for [condensation] later, or to unleash combat power by launching "Gundam" a few more times.
Luo Lan sheathed her sword and did not linger.
He strode through the purple light curtain at the first exit of the Rift Ruins.
After a brief moment of blurred vision, the view suddenly cleared.
After the core of the Rift was absorbed, the Rift Demon Tide dissipated, and the chaotic mist that had permeated the border mountains of the Holy Kingdom also dissipated.
The towering limestone mountains rise in layers in the field of vision, their ridges outlined with a golden-red edge by the setting sun.
The setting sun hung above the horizon, its orange-red afterglow pouring down from the gap in the mountain, painting half the hillside in warm hues, exuding a sense of tranquility.
We entered this underground city-type rift early in the morning.
The sun is about to set.
Facing the gentle breeze, Luo exhaled a breath of stale air.
In just one day, they cleared out an entire dungeon-type rift that was in the midst of a demonic tide.
If you were to mention this achievement in the tavern of Fallen Leaf Town, it would probably only elicit laughter that you're "just bragging while drunk."
The ragdoll kitten perched on Luo Lan's shoulder, gently tracing the tip of its paw across Luo Lan's neck guard, and pointed southeast:
"Path calculation complete... Once we cross the limestone canyon ahead, we will enter the edge of the Emerald Council's territory."
In that direction, the continuous mountain ranges along the border of the Holy Kingdom abruptly descend in the distance, transforming into a valley of gray rocks, which is then gradually replaced by a deep green forest.
The distant canyons and forests stood silent in the afterglow of the setting sun, awaiting Luo Lan's arrival.
Turning around and continuing on his way, Luo Lan walked towards the Gray Rock Canyon.