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Chapter 1117 - Chapter 1117 Chapter 1119 Investigation_1

Chapter 1117: Chapter 1119 Investigation_1 Chapter 1117: Chapter 1119 Investigation_1 Song Jian had personally entered Abyssal Hell and had hunted quite a few Abyssal creatures, but he didn’t notice any difference in the drop rate between these creatures and others.

If the increase in drop rate wasn’t just a fluke, there could only be one explanation: plot-based benefits.

Soon, two more teams encountered Abyssal creatures. One was in a forest about three kilometers from the City of Hope, where a group of octopus-like Abyssal creatures was found. They were only of ordinary quality, level 46. Another team, about five kilometers to the southwest, came across a pack of Abyssal Raging Flame beasts that resembled lions with flames burning around their necks like manes. These beasts were level 48 and were extremely formidable. The team took them down, but not before five of their members were severely injured in the process, having completed exterminating all thirteen creatures.

“We hunted nineteen Abyssal tentacle monsters and obtained five pieces of gold-quality equipment, eight pieces of silver-quality equipment, and some materials of blue quality!”

“We hunted thirteen Abyssal Raging Flame beasts, five team members were severely injured, but we obtained nine pieces of gold-quality equipment, thirteen pieces of silver-quality equipment, and two blue-quality pet eggs!”

As soon as the news was released, all members of the guild were thrilled. This drop rate was almost like receiving free gifts!

“Let’s organize a bit,” Song Jian let out a breath and said, “Under the safest conditions, start hunting Abyssal creatures, and let the brothers upgrade their equipment as a group!”

Since players only had one life in the game, they were generally reluctant to hunt dangerous creatures, and many were equipped with eco-friendly gear, with blue-quality equipment being quite rare.

Now, with a chance to obtain silver and gold equipment, naturally, registration surged with enthusiasm.

Click, click~

Suddenly, Song Jian heard a series of delicate cracking noises by his ear, and a system prompt appeared before him:

System: Your mount, the Eight-Spear Ambusher, has been successfully resurrected. Please click on the pet egg to resurrect your mount!

“It’s resurrected?” Song Jian rejoiced internally. His spider mount, which had merged with a large amount of Evolution Essence, not only had its resurrection time shortened but also had its aptitude enhanced. It had finally come back to life.

After clicking on the pet egg, a dazzling light flashed, and a spider the size of a palm appeared on Song Jian’s shoulder. The spider’s eight legs clung tightly to Song Jian’s shoulder, and its compound eyes looked around curiously.

Song Jian glanced at the attributes of his spider mount and found that it had not only advanced to become an Elite Level BOSS but had also acquired two new skills.

Originally, the spider mount only had a basic jump skill, which could increase movement speed by 50% and leap over some higher obstacles.

Now, having evolved into an Elite Level BOSS, it had gained the Sand Lurker skill, allowing Song Jian to burrow into the ground with his mount and move beneath the surface, with the speed halved, and the skill could last for up to 30 seconds;

The other skill was Blade Dance, which allowed it to leap up and then whip around its spear-like spider legs, attacking enemies around it.

This skill was a combat technique, belonging to a kind of mounted combat. With it, the spider mount was no longer just a regular mount–Song Jian could ride it into battle.

The martial technique was actually best suited for a military officer class like Luo Tianyu, but even Luo Tianyu only had a warhorse with decent attributes and had no steed equipped with martial skills. If Luo Tianyu knew that Song Jian’s spider mount actually possessed martial skills, he’d probably turn green with envy.

Song Jian looked at the spider mount on his shoulder, feeling that the spiritual bond between them had become clearer than before. With a thought, the spider mount suddenly leaped from his shoulder toward the ground.

After leaving Song Jian’s shoulder, the spider mount rapidly swelled in size, and by the time it landed on the ground, it had transformed into a gigantic creature over a meter tall, with a diameter exceeding three meters.

On the back of the spider mount, there was a seat-like attachment, which all mounts came equipped with. Some mounts could evolve similar saddle parts on their own, while others required the attachment of such saddle equipment.

Song Jian jumped onto the spider mount, which let out a neigh and leaped toward the sky. With that leap, it flew up five or six meters high, caught the wall of the City Lord Mansion, and climbed swiftly upwards. Just before reaching the top of the wall, its eight legs sprang again, and it soared into the air. In the blink of an eye, Song Jian had left the City Lord Mansion.

“This is simply too powerful, scaling mountains and traversing rivers as if on flat land,” Song Jian laughed heartily. The spider mount was much more formidable than before, easily double its past prowess. Song Jian believed that even if faced with a large mountain, his spider mount could carry him over effortlessly.

“City Lord, where are you heading?” Wang Qi hurriedly shouted from behind.

“I’m going out to scout around!” Song Jian called back without turning his head.

Wang Qi shook his head as he watched Song Jian’s retreating figure, thinking that Song Jian, hearing how high the drop rate of Abyssal creatures was, felt an itch and wanted to go hunting some of them.

After leaving the walls of the City of Hope, a rolling black mist appeared before Song Jian. It was the Protective Black Mist shielding Doomsday City. After taking over the entire Doomsday City, the Protective Black Mist belonged to the City of Hope, becoming a special defense mechanism for the city.

Like the guardian beasts of Fengming City, this was a facility unique to the City of Hope; no matter how strongly other cities developed, they could not replicate the protective infrastructure of the Protective Black Mist.

Song Jian, riding his spider mount, charged into the black mist, which automatically parted to create a path for him. Riding his mount, he rapidly left the city, and after he was gone, the Protective Black Mist closed once again, as if controlled by someone.

“With so many Abyssal creatures appearing, there must be an Abyss Fortress nearby. I must find it quickly and destroy it. Otherwise, the longer the time drags on, the more nearby Abyssal creatures will emerge. If some big ones come out, it would be an absolute disaster for the City of Hope!” Song Jian quietly thought to himself.

It was known that the City of Hope had only been established recently and had not had enough time to develop. Not to mention Fengming City, even the City of Sin, the City of Light, and the City of Hymns had an advantage that the City of Hope could not match–its depth was simply too shallow.

While everyone else was thrilled by the high drop rate of the Abyssal creatures, a deep concern bubbled up in Song Jian’s heart. The game wouldn’t be dishing out such benefits to players for no reason. The most likely scenario was that this was a form of balance!

At this thought, Song Jian became eager to locate the Abyss Fortress!

Most of the players from the City of Hope had been sent out, both to hunt Abyssal creatures and to search for the potential existence of an Abyss Fortress. However, Song Jian knew that their attention would likely be on hunting the Abyssal creatures, given the surprise of such a high drop rate. The task of searching for the Abyss Fortress was something he had to undertake himself.

The spider mount sprinted swiftly across the ground, its eight legs moving at incredible speed, at least twice as fast as a motorcycle. In no time, Song Jian arrived in the area where the Abyssal hyenas were first found to start his search.

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