Chapter 54: Conquering the Rock Rat (please seek monthly recommendation votes)
Early the next morning, Zhou Ling left the camp.
Traveling quickly along yesterday’s route with ease.
More than an hour later, we arrived at the border of the inner mountain.
Along the way, I saw some early and mid-level first-order monsters from time to time.
With the help of [Crisis Response], Zhou Ling felt a hint of a monster nearby and immediately avoided it.
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As soon as he entered the inner mountain area, Zhou Ling slowed down.
Today, the weather is a bit gloomy, although it has passed.
But at this time, the fog in the sky has not dissipated, and in some places there are dense jungles and intertwined vines, making it dark and dull.
It seemed like there was some terrifying monster lurking inside, making people shudder inexplicably.
[There is a late-stage black-clawed bear ahead, crisis response +1]
Looking at the panel prompts, Zhou Ling hurriedly turned around and walked towards the hillside on the left.
As soon as you enter the inner mountain, the strength of the monsters you encounter has improved significantly, and they are basically at the mid-to-late stage of the first level.
He even avoided it.
As he continued to march, a flash of inspiration suddenly appeared in Zhou Ling's mind.
"Late first-order fire glow grass!"
He quickly discovered a late first-order fire glow grass in the grass a few feet away.
[Discover the fire cloud grass, search the mountain for treasure +1]
After confirming that there is no danger around, Zhou Ling wields the fire pattern sword, cuts off the surrounding vines, and picks the fire cloud grass.
The size of the fire glow grass in the late first stage is much larger, its branches and leaves are much larger than those in the middle stage, and its color is also more fiery red.
Carefully wipe off the soil on the roots, and Zhou Ling puts it into the storage bag.
Now, in this situation, Zhou Ling did not dare to speed up.
The fog has not completely dissipated yet, so it is necessary to identify the direction to avoid getting lost.
Anyway, he couldn't get much faster, so he simply walked while looking for the elixir.
Although the inner mountain is risky, the resources are indeed far richer than those in the outer mountain.
And if you are lucky, it is possible to find the Ning Yuan Grass, and you do not necessarily need to go to Nine Leaf Valley.
An hour later.
After picking the late-stage first-order fire cloud grass, Zhou Ling successively obtained several late-stage first-order elixirs with the help of [Searching for Treasures in the Mountain].
These six or seven first-level elixirs are all of good quality. Even if you can't find the Ning Yuan Grass, if you stay in the mountains for a few more days, the elixirs you can get will be enough to hire a second-level alchemist to refine the nourishing pulse. Damn.
Zhou Ling was also encouraged by such a harvest.
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In a forested canyon.
[Injured Stone Rock Rat in the middle of the first level ahead, crisis response +1]
[Discovered Jinyang Ginseng in the late first level, searching for treasures in the mountains +1]
"Golden Yang Ginseng!"
Looking at the prompts on the panel, Zhou Ling's eyes narrowed slightly. Golden Yang Ginseng is a great tonic. It is the main material for refining many first-level high-grade elixirs. The price is very high. Fei.
According to the prompts, this rock rat seems to be near Jinyang Ginseng.
"However, in the middle of the first level, I was injured again, and I am fully capable of dealing with it."
This time, after careful analysis, Zhou Ling decided to give it a try, a Golden Yang Ginseng , it’s still worth taking the risk.
Of course, with the help of [Sword Control] to attack, this rock rat may not be able to pose any threat to him.
Soon.
On the rock wall covered with vines, he saw a golden ginseng with some golden spots on its surface.
Under the rock wall, a rock rat, which is huge in appearance, almost like a house cat, and looks like gray rock, is struggling to climb up the rock wall.
If it wasn't constantly moving, it would look like a complete rock.
It's just that the speed seems extremely slow and the breathing is heavy.
As expected, it was an injured rock rat, preparing to devour the golden ginseng. Zhou Ling lurked carefully and gradually approached.
After approaching four or five feet, he immediately moved his mind and ran the Qinggang Sword Art. The mana in his body was injected into the fire pattern sword, and at the same time, his [Sword Controlling] talent was activated.
The fire pattern sword flew out from his hand.
As he continued to use his sword to kill monsters in the past two days, he was very confident in this sword attack.
I saw a stream of flames as fast as lightning, spanning a distance of four or five feet in an instant, and struck hard on the back of Shiyan Rat, erupting into a dazzling flame with astonishing power.
“I won!”
Zhou Ling was overjoyed.
With a thought, he took back the fire-patterned sword and walked forward, preparing to see if he could kill the Stone Rock Rat.
At this time, the rock rat that had been hit and fell to the ground suddenly jumped up and looked quickly at Zhou Ling. There was blood on its mouth, its fangs were exposed, and it made a hissing sound.
Pretend to attack.
But it did not initiate an attack.
Zhou Ling couldn't help but be stunned for a moment. The Fire Pattern Sword was a first-order low-grade magic sword. Combined with his own Qinggang Sword Technique, its power was no less than that of a first-order mid-grade magic sword.
But the lightning-fast blow just now only left a shallow scar on Shi Yanshu's back.
"The defensive power of this rock rat is actually so strong!"
Zhou Ling was surprised.
Two Thunder Fire Beads were held tightly in his hands.
The rock rat seemed to sense danger, turned around and wanted to run away.
Seeing Shi Yanshu take the initiative to escape, Zhou Ling breathed a sigh of relief. It would be great to capture this golden ginseng without any bloodshed.
But he still couldn't be careless, and immediately roared, "Where to escape!"
Hoar!
[Lion's Roar] and [Monster's Coercion] are activated at the same time.
The Shiyan Rat suddenly froze and lay prone on the spot.
Shivering all over.
[You suppress a stone rock rat, the monster's pressure +1, the stone rock rat condenses the spiritual imprint +1]
[You roar a stone rock rat, the lion's roar +1]
Looking at the shivering Shiyan Rat, Zhou Ling looked surprised. He didn't expect that [Monster Pressure] combined with [Lion's Roar] would have such an unexpected effect.
But the rock rat seems to be trying its best to get rid of the suppression of [the pressure of the monster].
I saw it hissing in its mouth and waving its limbs desperately, as if it wanted to escape from the hole.
Zhou Ling shouted again.
Anyway, there is no danger, so I should give it a try to see how effective this [monster pressure] is.
[You suppress a rock rat, the monster's pressure +1, the rock rat condenses the spiritual imprint +1]
[豼 roars a rock rat, the lion's roar +1]
This time, Shi Yanshu completely collapsed to the ground, his limbs no longer struggling, and he bowed his head towards Zhou Ling as if submissive.
Zhou Ling carefully observed the rock rat and felt that there seemed to be an inexplicable energy in his consciousness.
It is certain that this energy comes from the rock rat in front of me.
“Didn’t you expect to subdue this mid-level first-order rock rat so easily?”
Zhou Ling was still a little unbelievable.
[Monster Suppression] is so effective, so it would be unnecessary to be cautious all the way.
However, he quickly shook his head, probably because the rock rat was injured.
[Monster pressure] has such an effect.
If it were against an uninjured Rock Rat, it might be a different story.
Seeing that the Shiyan rat seemed to be injured, Zhou Ling put down the medicine basket, took out a blue and white flower from it, and threw it to it.
This blue and white flower is a first-order middle-grade elixir that can heal injuries and is effective against monsters or human monks.
"Chichi!"
The rock rat barked twice, then quickly grabbed the blue and white flowers on the ground with its front paws and started to eat them.
(End of this chapter)