Abnormal paradise

[Standard telescopic stick] (light/basic)

Weapon Quality: Excellent

Attack distance: very short/shorter

Attack level: weak

Equipment special effects: none

Inlay: Mimic's broken tooth (damage increased by 1-2 points)

Requirements: Strength Level 1

Introduction: This is a basic component of a heritage piece of equipment. After being properly repaired, it is not only stronger and more durable, but also regains its scalability. Its excellent quality can withstand further strengthening and improvement.

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The attack level of the standard telescopic stick has changed from "extremely weak" to "weak". Although it is not clear how much the value has been increased, from the battle feedback, the damage of the ember when attacking the Shadow Devouring Insect reached four to five points. Just enough to deal with the Shadow Eater with eight health points in two steady attacks.

Swish, brush, brush!

Not long after, it wasn't the sword fairy who defeated his opponent with a fierce attack. He looked at the embers that had stopped early and couldn't help but sigh: "No wonder the master said that the biggest winner in their test would be you. Originally, he could get it on the difficult difficulty level." The outstanding evaluation already surprised me, and it seems that your harvest will only surprise me even more."

Ember smiled slightly and did not answer, because at this time, the rescued tree was constantly calling the two players.

"thank you very much for your help!"

The sound of the big tree was not old, and the face exposed on the trunk was not old either. He looked at the two players in confusion: "Are you new gardeners? That came at the right time. There have been a lot of bugs in the forest recently. , almost tearing me apart, can you destroy the nearby insect nest? I will give you some reward."

[Tip: Do you accept the side quest - "The Request of the Strange Tree Guardian"? 】

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Mission name: [Request from the Strange Tree Guard]

Requirement: Clean the insect nest

Rewards: contribution points, credit points, equipment

Introduction: The duty of the Strange Tree Guard is to guard the order of the Shadow Forest, but the increasing proliferation of shadow-eating insects threatens its survival. Now, the Strange Tree Guard asks you to clean up the insect nest. After you complete the task, you can get certain rewards. .

[Tip: Completing side tasks will help players trigger the main plot. 】

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Main line?

Ember and Not the Sword Fairy looked at each other and immediately took on the side mission. Following the guidance of the strange tree guard, they walked into an intersection on the inside of the path and rushed to the insect nest. On the black soil, you can still see the traces left by the shadow-eating insects, and in the surrounding trees, you can also find branches and leaves that have not been chewed cleanly.

"It turns out that there is also a main mission in this assessment!" The one with a higher perception level was not the Sword Immortal, walking in front, following the traces on the road, "And the farmer said before, this assessment is not only about our fund. Those who know how, it seems that as the mission deepens, player confrontation is inevitable."

Ember agrees with the view that he is not a swordsman. The game has just started a few minutes now and the information they have obtained is very limited. If they can use this side mission to get some clues about the main mission, that would be a good result.

Not long after, Yi Yan and Not the Sword Immortal discovered the Shadow Eater's nest after passing through a bush.

A big tree fell to the ground. The trunk was hollow and had been chewed clean by the Shadow Eater Bugs. Several holes were chewed on the trunk. From time to time, the Shadow Eater Bugs could be seen coming out in groups. The embers probably figured it out. , I saw at least twenty larval Shadow Devouring Bugs, plus an enhanced juvenile Shadow Devouring Bug lying on a tree trunk, resting.

"It's a bit difficult. If we have to rush through it straight away, the two of us will probably have to deal with it here."

The Sword Immortal frowned. With a higher level of perception, he kept examining the environment and suddenly made a discovery: "This terrain is a bit strange. It is slightly sunken downwards with the tree trunk as the center. Perhaps part of the ground has been hollowed out, so the formation There is a valley, and there are three gaps around the valley. The groups of Shadow Eaters that just left have disappeared from the other two gaps. We may try to intercept them halfway and kill some monsters first."

After the previous battle, the two discovered that the hatred of the Shadow-Eating Insects was group-based. Therefore, in order to avoid being besieged, the two did not act rashly. They carefully walked around the edge of the valley and came to the vicinity of another exit. They happened to bump into a group of The Shadow Eater has just returned.

The battle is about to begin!

Six shadow-eating insects with red eyes immediately launched a desperate charge towards the two players.

"Be careful!"

It wasn't that the Sword Immortal reminded Yu Ember, then strode out with his long sword in his hand, directly drawing away half of the monsters.

Yi Yan flicked his wrist, and the telescopic staff immediately stretched out a section. He stood there, lowered his center of gravity, and watched the movements of the other three Shadow Eater Bugs with all his attention. The shadow-eating bugs that were dispatched in a swarm charged in a formation of one in front and two in the back. Ember changed his battle thinking this time and targeted the first one. He knocked it down with two sticks and killed it directly, and then He dodged the attack of a shadow-eating insect, swung out his short stick, and collided with the sharp wings of another shadow-eating insect.

The telescopic stick, which was an excellent weapon, was of course stronger than the Insect Wings. Ember himself was also stronger than the Shadow Eater, so in this collision, Ember won, knocking back the Shadow Eater by half a meter. Ember did not take advantage of the victory to pursue, but turned around to kill the shadow-eating insect that passed by him, and just hit the monster that was waiting for an opportunity to attack.

Three points of life level and two points of will level provide Ember with two extra points of physical strength. A total of twelve points of physical strength are enough for him to swing the telescopic stick six times. However, the only two remaining opponents can no longer threaten the one who has the upper hand. After leaving the embers, he took a step back slightly to let his physical strength fully recover. Then he went out again and successfully eliminated the remaining two shadow-eating insects.

But what surprised him was that this time, his speed was not much faster than that of the non-Sword Immortal, because the opponent actually had an attack skill that could swing the long sword to cause a wide range of attacks, and he could hit three shadow-eating insects at once. Moreover, the damage is not much lower than that of a normal attack, and the cooldown time is very short, but it requires more physical strength.

"I was lucky in the last assessment. I happened to get a sword weapon that was relatively easy to use. In addition, the difficulty was low and it was just simple, so I got a perfect rating. I also learned a range attack skill." It's not a sword fairy. There is a beautiful sword flower on his arm, and his movements are clean and unrestrained. Obviously, this person should be a good swordsman in reality.

This interception went very smoothly. Not only did it not take much time, but it also did not alarm the enemies in the insect nest. The two of them were not injured, and there was no need to consume precious healing potions.

The only pity is that the ten shadow-eating insects before and after did not show any trophies other than contribution points, but Yi Yan couldn't help but look at his own contribution bar, because he was about to level up again.

After completing the second phase of the challenge to strengthen the baby Mimics, Ember gained a large number of contribution points. Although the double contribution pool was about to bottom out, the contribution progress of the current level reached 90%, and five Shadow Eaters were solved. The Insect Queen has gained 5% more experience, and Ember estimates that the contribution pool has been exhausted, just enough for him to reach level four.

At that time, he felt that he could try to increase his perception level and have an extra field of vision, which would allow him to be more proactive when dealing with danger.

Afterwards, the two men cleaned up the battlefield a little, hiding the body of the Shadow Eater Bug in the bushes to avoid causing any accidents. They then walked half a circle along the edge of the pit and came to another entrance, where they continued to squat and wait. While waiting, Yan Yan simply put the telescopic stick into the special space in his waist bag, wanting to see the specific effect of the "slow" state.

It's just that the next battle was much later than expected, and even the telescopic staff was given a weaker "slow" state. Only then did they encounter six shadow-eating insects. Ember and Not Sword Fairy teamed up, plus " "Slowness" effect can make the already slow attack speed of the Shadow Eaters extremely slow, making the battle even more devastating. Then they repeated the same method again and returned to the previous intersection to wait for the next batch of Shadow Eater teams.

The two of them have already agreed to deal with one or two waves of Shadow Eaters before launching an attack on the nest, because by then, their junior pea shooters will have passed the growth stage and can provide a certain amount of combat effectiveness.

They both purchased a complete cultivation set for the Junior Pea Shooter, which used three batteries of sunlight, water and fertilizer, shortening the ten minutes of growth time to seven minutes. With extra help, even if the two of them faced ten shadow-eating bugs at the same time, All can be dealt with easily.

However, plans never keep up with changes.

When the next wave of Shadow Devouring Insects slowly emerged from the trees, Yi Yan and Not the Sword Immortal discovered at the same time that the number of this group of insects had reached seven...