Chapter 19: The Foggy Swamp (2)
An hour had passed, and Zhao Dabao had gradually come to the depths of the 'Dense Fog Swamp'. The 'Rotting Walking Corpse' and 'Withered Dryad', which are more common on the periphery, are difficult to spot, and are replaced by two other monsters endemic to the Swamp. Scavenging terrain crows between levels 11 and 13, and swamp rhinos between levels 14 and 17.
The scavenging terrain crow has a body length of about 1 meter and a wingspan of about 1.5 meters. The coat is pale gray, very close to the dense fog in the swamp. Overall, it looks very similar to a crow, but has two short, stout, scaly-covered feet similar to that of a lizard.
Although they are scavengers, it does not mean that they are not actively aggressive. On the contrary, most of their food is placed after they are actively killed.
Their similar body color to the fog makes them even more difficult to spot when attacking. Their uniquely shaped feet give them the ability to walk like a fly in swamps. Although they are large, this does not affect their ability to fly and move. The wing roots and tail are their soft underbelly, the chest, neck, and eyes are their vital points, and the head is their Achilles heel.
The swamp giant rhinoceros is a large swamp creature with a body length of 3 meters and a height of nearly 2 meters. He was clad in solid clay armor, with a single horn more than half a meter long on his head, and his mouth was full of sharp teeth.
They live in groups of three or five, and their personalities are more violent. With the exception of the Scavenging Terrain Crow, any creature that appears in their territory will be targeted. The buttocks and abdomen are their soft underbelly, and the corners and eyes are their key points.
The leader of these two monsters is exactly the target of Zhao Dabao's swamp trip. Don't look at their ability to fight alone, it doesn't seem to be outstanding, but in fact, their difficult Cheng Dรน far exceeds Zhao Dabao's resemblance. Because these two monsters have a very unique way of survival, one by one to live in pairs. In other words, a 'swamp rhino' will inevitably be accompanied by a 'scavenging terrain crow'.
Once encountered, Zhao Dabao will face at least four enemies. This caused a lot of trouble for his kill. And since the Knives have been tainted by the 'Rotting Walking Corpses', there is nothing to be gained by killing them, except for a little experience.
Thankfully, the swamp rhino is relatively slow. This also gave Zhao Dabao the opportunity to break them one by one. Taking advantage of this, these two monsters were completely ignored by Zhao Dabao.
After clearing a group of four swamp rhinos again, Zhao Dabao rested against the corpse of a giant rhino. Looking at the corpses scattered around, Zhao Dabao's heart was a little sour.
Each of these corpses could bring him at least 40 copper coins. The Swamp Rhino's body will be worth a bit higher, more than 100 copper coins. If it weren't for his plan, he wouldn't have let them go.
Although I know in my heart that doing this by myself will bring more benefits to myself. But it was difficult for Zhao Dabao to bear the 500 copper coins he had repeatedly let go. He secretly decided in his mind that he would never bother to kill these targets again in the next operation unless necessary. Anyway, you can't take it away if you kill it, so it's better to simply not kill it, and come to a 'out of sight is clean', so as to save it from looking uncomfortable like this.
Seeing that his state had almost recovered, Zhao Dabao stood up from the corpse of the 'swamp giant rhinoceros' under him. Just as he was about to take a step forward, he suddenly noticed a strange thing.
At some point, about ten meters in front of him, an extra stone with a diameter of about half a meter appeared out of thin air. It's a muddy swamp, and it's impossible for a rock of this size to float on top of it so safely. What's more, Zhao Dabao can clearly remember that there was absolutely no existence of it there before.
With a slight turn of his mind, Zhao Dabao had a guess. There was a strange smile on his lips, and he threw a 'Insight Technique' onto the mud underneath the stone, followed by the chanting of the Headache Spell.
Quagmire Tiger (Special Elite): Level 18, 5800 health, 400 mana. A new species that was transformed from a giant tiger that strayed into a swamp under the influence of unknown conditions. With the exception of its head, its body has become one with the swamp, allowing it to move freely between the two at will. In swamp form, the Quagmire Tiger will reduce any physical damage by 90%. The eyes are its vital point, and the neck is its fatal part. Skill: Mud Bomb.
Mud Bomb: Consumes 40 mana to spit out a burst mud round bomb from the mouth of the 'Mire Tiger'. Deals 300 mana damage and has a chance to cause the target to enter a 'sluggish state' for 600 seconds, reducing movement speed by 30% and attack speed by 10%. Cooldown: 300 seconds.
Sure enough, as Zhao Dabao expected, the stone that appeared out of thin air was precisely because of the 'quagmire tiger'. This cunning 'quagmire tiger' blends its body with the swamp, leaving only its head outside. Leaning on the cover of the stones, he wanted to launch a sneak attack on him. If it weren't for the 'fluorescent stone' that could restore his vision that was deprived by the dense fog, Zhao Dabao dared to pack a ticket, he would definitely not have found this guy.
For the 'quagmire tiger', Zhao Dabao is actually no stranger. In his memory, he had fought this monster many times. He has very practical skills in dealing with this monster. But this is the first time he has seen such a cunning 'quagmire tiger'. If you keep ignoring it, I'm afraid it won't be long before a strange beast with the potential of a 'demon' like the 'Wild Wolf King' will appear. With its current wisdom, it's very close. It's a pity that he encountered such a variable as Zhao Dabao this time.
'Insight' is perceived by the released target. The cunning 'quagmire tiger' had already understood that it had been discovered at the same time that it had been hit by the 'Insight Technique'. Seeing that Zhao Dabao was chanting a mantra, it immediately seized this opportunity.
Only a mighty tiger roar was heard, and a black-brown figure with a head and tail three meters away came from under the stone (behind?). Jumped out. Its posture is so athletic, and every muscle is full of great strength. Although I can't see the word 'king' on the top of my head, as well as the stripes on that body. But it can still be recognized as a tiger. In the wide open mouth, a ball emitting an earthy yellow light was condensed. As the ball blurted out, the light on it also dissipated, revealing its true form as a 'mud bomb'.
Seeing that the 'quagmire tiger' spit out a 'mud bomb' at him, Zhao Dabao, who was still chanting a mantra, instinctively jumped sideways. Jumped away from the spot and moved sideways more than two meters away. The body gradually tilted, flattened, and tilted in mid-air, and finally landed on the ground with the left shoulder closest to the ground, trying to roll on the momentum and stand up again.
In fact, at the moment when he jumped, Zhao Dabao had already begun to regret it in his heart. It was a swampy area, very different from the flat land he had been in. The jumps, flips, and other movements that he often used on flat ground are greatly limited here. If it was really flat, Zhao Dabao had just jumped so hard, and he would have to jump out of a distance of more than three meters. But now in the swamp, the distance that can be vacated is not a small limit.
The moment Zhao Dabao jumped from the mire with his feet, he had already discovered this problem. The soles of the feet are soft, and you can't use them with all your might. But the fighting habit that has been developed a long time ago has become the instinct of his body, and it doesn't mean that he can stop if he wants to.
When the person was still in mid-air, Zhao Dabao knew very well that this was a big trouble. Sure enough, when he landed on his shoulders first and tried to complete that series of habitual movements, his body couldn't turn over. It was so straight and flat on top of the mire, slightly sinking, restrained by the swamp.
Thankfully, this didn't affect his use of the Headache Charm. This kind of spell casting on the move, Zhao Dabao has already become an instinctive behavior, just like the actions of rolling and jumping. No matter what kind of unexpected situation you encounter, it will not be affected.
Unlike Zhao Dabao, swamp creatures like the 'Quagmire Tiger', who have long been accustomed to life in the swampy area, are naturally not limited by the muddy swamp beneath their feet. The moment it hit the ground, its limbs had already turned into a 'quagmire', blending perfectly with the swamp beneath it.
Zhao Dabao's predicament is seen by it, and if he is as smart as it, how could he let go of such a good opportunity! Suddenly he jumped again, and flew towards Zhao Dabao, who was trapped in the swamp.
It's a pity that Zhao Dabao has already been on guard against it. The 'quagmire tiger' that jumped in mid-air was hit right by Zhao Dabao's 'headache curse'.
With a terrible cry of pain, the huge body of the quagmire tiger instantly lost control, and fell straight down, falling heavily on the quagmire.
Severe headache that prevents it from changing its body shape. is also like Zhao Dabao, trapped by the swamp under him. The difference is that Zhao Dabao did not have strenuous activities, so he did not sink quickly. But it was different, the severe headache made its body struggle uncontrollably. The huge body, at a speed visible to the naked eye, is sinking rapidly.
Taking advantage of the time when the 'quagmire tiger' was controlled by the 'headache curse', Zhao Dabao hurriedly broke free from the quagmire.
Activating the 'Curved Horn Stretch' skill carried by the 'Hexagonal Goat King's Curved Arm Shield', the three curved horns on the left arm quickly extended, turning into a long shield, so that the body no longer sinks, and at the same time, there is a point where you can borrow strength.
Zhao Dabao, who stood up again, was unusually wolf at this time, and half of his body was covered with slimy, wet mud. But at this time, he has no time to take care of these.
The quagmire tiger over there had recovered from the 'headache' and had reverted back to its quagmire form, leaving only a huge black-brown tiger head outside, glaring viciously at Zhao Dabao, who was slowly approaching it.
The biggest difficulty in killing the 'quagmire tiger' is its disgusting 'quagmire' appearance. Although its head cannot change together, it can be retracted into the mire for a short time. The current Zhao Dabao does not have a group attack skill that can cause damage in a large area. In the face of such a 'quagmire tiger', he will also have an embarrassment of not knowing what to do.
Although he can't take the initiative to attack, it doesn't mean that Zhao Dabao can't do anything about this 'quagmire tiger'. There will always be a time when you are not a 'quagmire', and at that time, it is Zhao Dabao's chance to launch a lore.
Stopping, Zhao Dabao tentatively released a 'Shadow Spell' to see how the 'Mire Tiger' reacted in the face of an attack.
Sure enough, seeing the black energy wave representing the 'Shadow Spell', the 'Mire Tiger' decisively shrank its head into the swamp and disappeared in front of Zhao Dabao's eyes.
Although he lost the trace of the 'quagmire tiger', Zhao Dabao not only did not show a little panicked, but had a kind of treacherous appearance. There was a mysterious smile on the corner of his mouth, as if he was waiting for something.
Zhao Dabao, who has a lot of combat experience with the 'quagmire tiger', is extremely familiar with the fighting methods of monsters like the 'quagmire tiger'. Although it will be in a difficult situation when it becomes a 'quagmire', once it does disappear in front of you, it is when the opportunity comes.
In this way, the 'quagmire tiger' will change its position and choose a new direction to launch a sneak attack. When it sneaks up, it will leave the swamp and regain its true form. This is the best time to kill it.
With a high perception attribute close to 200 points, Zhao Dabao had already discovered its traces at the first time when the 'quagmire tiger' moved. With his right hand, he tightly grasped the 'Elephant Trunk Thorn Pig King's Spiked Soft Whip', and was fully engrossed, ready to make all the preparations for the next counterattack.
When the 'quagmire tiger' suddenly jumped out from behind him, jumped high, and grabbed a pair of sharp tiger claws towards the back of his heart, Zhao Dabao finally made a move.
I saw him turn around suddenly, and at the same time that his right hand whipped towards the head of the 'Mire Tiger', the skill 'Roar of the Enemy', which was obtained from the 'Black Armor Dog Lizard King's Spirit Blood Helmet', was also activated at the same time.
With Zhao Dabao's angry shout, the 'quagmire tiger' in mid-air seemed to be frozen, lost its momentum in an instant, and fell on top of the quagmire all of a sudden. Motionless, a pair of tiger eyes are full of fear.
The spiky whip struck the 'quagmire tiger' on the head, and it was suddenly a blur of flesh and blood. The 'quagmire tiger', who had been completely shocked, didn't even blink his eyes, let alone cry out in pain.
The whip shook slightly, and Zhao Dabao used a soft whip to tightly wrap the neck of the Achilles heel of the 'quagmire tiger'. With a sudden force, the huge body of the quagmire tiger was thrown out.
While chanting the spell of the 'Headache Curse' in his mouth, he activated the mechanism on the 'Wolf King's Wolf Head Fist Sword' in his left hand, and released the five sharp claws.
With a flick of the whip, he tied up one of the front paws of the 'Quagmire Tiger', followed up violently, and his left hand quickly stabbed the left front side of the 'Quagmire Tiger''s neck close to the collarbone four times in a row.
Although it did not trigger the effect of 'One Hit Kill', this continuous attack has taken away more than 5,300 lives from the 'Mire Tiger'.
The 'quagmire tiger' who had recovered from the 'state of shock' couldn't stop letting out a painful wail, twisting his body violently, trying to break free from Zhao Dabao's soft whip bondage.
The dozen or so tiny blood holes in the neck kept spraying a large amount of blood outward. The 'quagmire tiger' was also struggling, and the more blood gushed out.
Zhao Dabao knew that even if he didn't do anything with his own life, it would be impossible for this quagmire tiger to survive after suffering so many injuries. But it is absolutely impossible for him to loosen the ties of this 'quagmire tiger'. In case he lets go and the 'quagmire tiger' re-immerses in the swamp and can't find the body, who does he cry to?
A pair of front paws were tied, and although Zhao Dabao was beside him, this 'quagmire tiger' could not launch any effective attack on him. This kind of fierce struggle has added some new colors to Zhao Dabao's body.
Don't want to waste time like this anymore! Zhao Dabao put the 'headache spell' that had already been chanted on the body of this 'quagmire tiger', and at the same time, the left hand holding the 'fluorescent stone' quickly made up another blow on its neck.
Before he had time to deeply experience the pain caused by the 'headache curse' again, this 'quagmire tiger' would no longer have to feel this.
Zhao Dabao's final blow completely ended the life of this cunning guy. At the same time that he was notified that he had gained experience from killing the target, Zhao Dabao also let go of the restraints on its corpse.
This seemingly simple duel once again reminded Zhao Dabao. The topography of the arena is an element that should never be ignored. Simply his opponent this time is the 'quagmire tiger', if it is replaced by those two king beasts, with the mistake he just made, maybe he has already buried his life.
In case of a conflict with the player in the future, or in some important tasks and dungeons, such a situation occurs, then Zhao Dabao's loss is not as simple as a life.
Without staying any longer, Zhao Dabao quickly put the corpse of the 'quagmire tiger' into the small mustard seed bag that Hu Zhuxiong had asked for before leaving the No. 6 village, and left in stride.
Judging from his experience, the 'quagmire tiger' just now was caused by the movement he made during the previous battle with the 'swamp rhino' and the 'scavenging terrain crow' and the smell of blood left after the battle.
Although Zhao Dabao is not afraid of any more opponents, he is afraid of trouble. I am even more afraid that after solving the trouble, I will face the heartache of being unable to collect the copper coins in one place.
Anyway, his current state hasn't lost too much, and he can continue to fight. So why stay where you are and face the visible troubles and heartaches?