SWDnovel Chapter 48 Abyss Sequence!
Chapter 48 Abyss Sequence!
South of Mugu City.
The Bloodaxe Demon Hunter team, having received their mission, walked out of the city gate.
Zheng Hao needed to recover from his injury, so only four people were on this mission.
Li Zitao was also carrying a rifle on his back.
Shi Lan bought it for 12,000 Alliance Coins, mainly for Shen Mo's use.
However, with a long sword, dagger, bow and arrow, and a rifle and more than two hundred bullets on his back, Shen Mo's load was too cumbersome.
Li Zitao then volunteered to help carry the gun and bullets...
"Do you feel anything?"
Has the magic concentration decreased?
After walking about six or seven kilometers, Shi Lan asked the others with some doubt.
Wei Dongming and Li Zitao didn't feel anything.
Shen Mo had noticed this earlier, and nodded in agreement:
"Indeed, it's a bit thinner than the previous three days."
Upon hearing this, Wei Dongming realized something and asked Shi Lan:
"Could it be that the abyss rift is about to close?"
"It should be."
Shi Lan clearly knew more, and said to everyone:
"That's just a Class D Blood Abyss, supposedly only one layer, and the serial number is only 9 digits."
It's normal for it to close so early.
Serial number?
Shen Mo was somewhat puzzled.
Before he could ask, Li Zitao instinctively inquired:
"Does the Abyss also have serial numbers?"
Shi Lan nodded and said:
"Yes, and this serial number is different from the Abyss Rift numbering system set by the Demon Hunter Association."
It's a string of... um... something you can understand as numbers.
The number of digits in the serial number represents the level of the Abyss Plane...
The specifics are difficult to explain.
You'll understand when you one day enter the abyss.
"Captain, have you been to the Abyss?" Shen Mo asked.
"Hmm." Upon hearing this, Shi Lan said with some pride, "Don't underestimate me just because I'm only a Bronze-level Demon Hunter. My combat strength is no less than that of some Silver-level Demon Hunters!"
Moreover, I am not far from my third sublimation.
Perhaps it won't be long before I'm able to apply for the Silver Trial!
Upon hearing this, Wei Dongming and Li Zitao looked surprised, their eyes filled with envy, after all, Shi Lan was actually not that old...
Only Shen Mo remained curious and asked:
"What is the abyss like?"
Seeing Shen Mo's calm expression, Shi Lan suddenly felt a little bored.
Although she was unaware that Shen Mo had already completed his second sublimation.
However, Shi Lan, who had seen countless people, still noticed that Shen Mo's strength had increased again.
Faced with such a rapid growth rate, she has no reason to be arrogant.
We still need to work harder!
Being overtaken and abandoned by your teammates is incredibly embarrassing!
Shi Lan silently encouraged herself, then composed herself, organized her thoughts, and said under the curious gazes of the three:
"I have only entered two abyssal rifts so far."
Moreover, they only operate in shallow planes, which are the lowest level abyssal planes in the 9-digit sequence.
Even within the same abyssal rift, different abyssal planes have completely different environments.
For example, planes 657893484 and 425816348 in the abyss fissure numbered MG-SE30-CP75.
One is a forest shrouded in mist, the other is a swamp filled with poisonous gas.
Therefore, witchers also call it the Misty Forest and the Poisonous Swamp...
According to Shi Lan, each abyssal plane is like an independent world.
Connected via a deep abyss passage.
There are far more monsters inside than outside, and many of them are intelligent monsters, making it extremely dangerous...
While they were talking, the group arrived at their first mission location – Pine Forest Fortress.
This is a fortified outpost located on the edge of a pine forest, whose main duty is to protect loggers and the logging site.
But after the outbreak of the demonic tide, a group of pintail rats first flooded into this pine forest, and later a group of spiny iguanas migrated there.
The garrison soldiers and loggers inside Songlin Fort were not only unable to go out to work, but their own safety was also threatened.
That's why we have this F-level mission with a bounty of 85,000!
"The mission objective is to kill as many of the two types of magical beasts as possible and drive them out of the pine forest."
The requirements for spiny iguanas are 1 adult male and 25 adult females.
The requirement is for at least 50 pintail mice...
After informing the people of Songlin Fort, Shi Lan checked the mission information with everyone and finally said:
"Together or apart?"
Although male spiny iguanas are Tier 1 elite monsters, they are on par with giant fangs.
However, all three members of the Blood Axe Demon Hunter team were capable of dealing with it.
Performing tasks separately is more efficient.
Besides.
Yesterday's task was initially conceived by Shi Lan as a nanny for the two of them.
Today, she wanted to see how well Wei Dongming and Shen Mo could handle side quests.
"separate!"
Having newly awakened the ability to see the big picture from small details, Shen Mo wanted to test its effectiveness.
"Let's enter the pine forest from here, there, and over there to carry out the mission."
Wei Dongming, being cautious by nature, observed the surroundings using the map and said:
"In this way, each of us will have the maximum coverage area for our hunts, and there will be no omissions."
Moreover, if anything unexpected happens, they can look out for each other.
Seeing this, Shi Lan pondered for a moment, and seeing that Shen Mo had no objections, said, "Let's do as Old Wei says!"
The three of them made their own preparations.
During this time, Li Zitao tried to give the gun to Shen Mo, but Shen Mo refused.
In complex environments, rifles are not necessarily better than bows and arrows.
The new talent ability will make it easier for Shen Mo to spot his prey.
Using a gun would be too noisy and could easily scare away other prey, which would be detrimental to his hunting.
And so, the four of them, having made their preparations, split into three groups and entered the pine forest.
Wei Dongming was on the east side, Shen Mo was on the west side, and Shi Lan was in the middle.
Not long after entering the pine forest, Shen Mo found a pintailed rat's tail needle among the fallen pine needles on the ground!
The pintail's tail needles are similar to pine needles in color, shape, and length.
But Shen Mo could spot the difference at a glance.
"This pin must have fallen off naturally..."
Shen Mo looked up and glanced at the needle, then held it to his nose and sniffed it.
Through his second transformation, he not only awakened new talents.
The five senses have also been enhanced.
Soon, Shen Mo discovered tiny claw marks on the tree trunk above his head and caught the scent of a pintail rat in the air.
"It's a shame I don't use this talent to become a detective..."
Shen Mo muttered to himself and continued on his way.
As they ventured deeper into the pine forest, Shen Mo discovered more and more traces of pintails.
Occasionally, traces left by spiny iguanas can still be found...
These pieces of information were constantly amplified, recalled, and connected in his mind.
Like a path, it traces the prey's trajectory, and... the destination!
Whoosh!
The arrow pierced through the dense pine branches and leaves, yet not a single leaf was touched.
A pintailed mouse, munching on a pine cone, was shot through the head before it could even react.
[The Tier 1 monster, the Needle-tailed Rat, has been added to your roster. Reward: 1 point of Constitution attribute enhancement!]
[You have hunted a total of 150 monsters. Reward: 1 point of Battle Skill Enhancement!]
[You have hunted 1 pintail rats. Reward: 1 skill enhancement point!]
......
boom!
With a muffled thud, the pintail rat's carcass fell to the ground.
Upon receiving the notification from "The Demon Hunter's Handbook," Shen Mo turned to the other side.
He has "seen" the direction of more monsters!