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Chapter 1208 - Chapter 1208 Chapter 1210 Purple Crystal Falls

Chapter 1208: Chapter 1210: Purple Crystal Falls Chapter 1208: Chapter 1210: Purple Crystal Falls Devouring specters could absorb Vitality Points and energy points from their targets during combat, and some could even suck in energy values similar to mana, magical power, and Sword Qi Value, causing considerable trouble for both melee and ranged characters, as well as for physical and magical vocations.

Moreover, these specters seldom appeared alone; they usually emerged in large groups, swarming their prey. Even Song Jian would find them quite troublesome.

“The goal now is to locate the Cage of Evil. It’s best to avoid the monsters here if possible,” Song Jian thought to himself, choosing another passage and sneaking along slowly.

The jail was teeming with monsters, and it didn’t take long before Song Jian encountered a group of Skeleton Soldiers. These soldiers glowed with multicolored light; three to five of them brandished long knives, followed by two to three archers, and one of the skeletons wielded a Bone Wand that flickered with red light.

“Warriors, archers, mages–it’s almost like a complete adventurer’s team…” Song Jian inwardly remarked. He had planned to circumvent this group of Skeleton Soldiers, but as he turned a corner, a green-tinged arrow struck his shoulder.

Instantly, a greenish glow enveloped Song Jian from head to toe, but within the blink of an eye, the light vanished.

“A toxin attack?” Song Jian’s brow furrowed slightly as he glanced toward the Skeleton Archer which radiated a green light.

Each of these Skeleton Soldiers had different attributes. Based on the light they emitted, they varied from poison, fire, wind, ice, and others, making them very troublesome since even their normal attacks carried these elemental effects.

Turning around, Song Jian saw the group of Skeleton Soldiers charging straight at him. The Skeleton Archers kept drawing their bows and aiming at him, while the Skeleton Mage with the Bone Wand was rolling a fireball in its hands, mentally locking onto Song Jian himself.

“They’re at least ten meters away from me, how did they detect me?” Song Jian wondered, yet his hands didn’t hesitate. With a thought, more than ten Spirit Swords materialized around him, flying towards the group of Skeleton Soldiers. At least two to three Spirit Swords danced up and down in front of each Skeleton Soldier, continuously slashing at them.

As Song Jian’s strength increased, his mastery of the Thousand Swords Art improved gradually. He could now simultaneously control over ten Spirit Swords with ease, though for now, he couldn’t yet command each sword to perform different sword techniques.

These Skeleton Soldiers were merely sixty-level elite bosses. They could be quite troublesome for ordinary players due to their perfect vocational combination, but for Song Jian, it was only a matter of spending a bit more time.

After several minutes, the fight ended, and the corridor’s floor was littered with shattered skeleton pieces. Each dead Skeleton Soldier burned with a flame of its unique color.

Ding ling dang lang~

A series of pleasant loot drop sounds rang out. Around the corpses of the Skeleton Soldiers, a variety of items burst forth. Song Jian stepped forward to take a closer look. Most were materials and level 50 to 60 equipment; except for one silver piece, the rest were white and green quality items.

For the current Song Jian, these items were at most worth a few hundred thousand Doomsday Coins and not worth his consideration. He casually picked up all the equipment.

However, as Song Jian picked up the last item, he suddenly froze and looked more closely at what was in his hand.

“Purple, Purple Crystal?” Song Jian’s face lit up with a surprised smile. To think that Purple Crystals would drop here directly was an unexpected delight.

Unexpectedly, Purple Crystals could also drop from monsters, which instantaneously piqued Song Jian’s interest in the prison’s creatures.

You have to understand that Purple Crystals are not only more precious than Doomsday Coins as a currency but also allow one to absorb their energy to gain combat experience and level up. Song Jian estimated that in the future, when players reach a certain level, leveling up by hunting monsters would become exceedingly painful, and using Purple Crystals to level up would become the preferred method for players to increase their levels.

However, Purple Crystals are extremely rare and hard to obtain, not much easier than hunting monsters.

“This place is not a prison, but a treasure trove!” Song Jian thought to himself, as he weighed the Purple Crystal in his hand. He immediately dismissed the idea of finding the Cage of Evil right away, deciding instead to go on a killing spree here to earn a fortune in Purple Crystals, then use them to increase his own level, and quickly meet the third-tier combat power assessment standards!

You have to understand that the levels of players had also risen by now, and most of them had completed the second-tier combat power assessment, just like him. Although in terms of strength, they were still far behind him, Song Jian always felt a sense of urgency. Now was the perfect opportunity to obtain a good amount of Purple Crystals to raise his own level.

With that thought, Song Jian immediately summoned his battle pet, the Stoneman Gulu, a level hundred-plus Lord-level BOSS. Although Gulu couldn’t sweep through enemies as he had in the Endless Road trials, it was still a very difficult task for the monsters here to kill Gulu.

The eight-meter-tall Gulu, once summoned, stood like a small mountain, and walking caused a thunderous “rumble,” which could be heard from afar in the silent prison.

Song Jian soon felt something converging towards him, and within no time, he saw a large, dense swarm of monsters rushing towards him.

The monsters looked just like ratmen, standing only as high as Song Jian’s thigh root, with a slender tail behind them like a long whip, covered in gray fur.

“Truly ugly!” Song Jian glanced at the monsters and immediately felt disgusted. Their faces were covered in large and small tumors, distorting their features. Some of the tumors were even oozing a milky white liquid, and a pungent, fishy smell hit him, making them seem as though they had suffered from radiation.

Song Jian leaped lightly upon Gulu’s shoulder, wielding the Sky-breaking Sword. With a thought, numerous Spirit Swords floated around him. Under his control, hundreds of Spirit Swords started to rotate slowly around the Stoneman Gulu, and shortly, a Sword Qi tornado formed around Gulu’s body.

Perspiration slowly beaded Song Jian’s forehead. Controlling so many Spirit Swords, his Mental Strength and Sword Qi Value drained rapidly like overflowing floodwaters. The Sword Qi Value decreased a bit more slowly due to its recovery speed, but his Mental Strength plummeted drastically.

The monsters ignored the Sword Qi tornado, flinging themselves at Gulu like moths to a flame, and were torn to shreds by the Sword Qi tornado.

The Sword Qi tornado acted like a defense; no matter how many monsters came, they couldn’t breach that thin layer of defense, and soon, a rich smell of blood spread in all directions.

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