Silt Monsters kept emerging from the swamp, and their number had increased to three to five hundred. They gathered from all directions and chased after the five people who had landed on the shore. Their movement speed was extremely slow, and they could only attack from a distance through acid bullets. However, the swamp monsters 'spirit was not high, and the target distance was a little far. Their accuracy became terrible, and most of the acid bullets were biased.
"Don't stop, hide in the jungle!"
Zhang Mu rushed into the jungle, but acid bullets kept whistling past his ears. Some hit trees, some hit the ground, and some fell into bushes, corroding holes and releasing pungent smoke and smell. The Silt Monster was moving too slowly and could not keep up with its pace. After the five of them entered the dense forest, the Silt Monsters completely lost their target. They stood in front of the forest and wandered for a while before finally dispersing.
Although they were temporarily out of danger, the five of them did not dare to be careless, so they ran for twenty minutes before stopping.
Zhang Mu panted slightly and said," This is far enough. Silt Monsters shouldn't be able to move around in the jungle. They won't be able to catch up."
Fatty was hit by two acid bullets one after another. A large piece of flesh was corroded off his thigh and chest, and blood kept flowing out. Zhang Mu and Sun Bing were hit by one each, causing considerable damage. As for Chen Ling and Leng Yun, they were affected somewhat, but their injuries were not serious.
Cold Rhyme had some remaining magic, so it couldn't recover HP, but it could heal wounds and relieve the pain caused by acid.
Fatty's injuries had just healed when he immediately laughed proudly." Hahahaha, I have to envy Brother Fatty's luck this time. I got a skill book!"
" Ordinary monsters drop skill books too?" Zhang Mu was stunned. The probability of a normal monster dropping a skill book was one in a thousand. It was almost like buying a lottery ticket. Fatty actually encountered it." Quick, take a look at what book it is."
Fatty took out his skill book and checked it again. F * ck, isn't this the Sludge Monster's skill?"
Zhang Mu nodded." What a coincidence. What you got is a Mage's skill book."
Acid Bullet was not an elemental spell. It could be learned by almost any mage: Elementalists, Necromancers, Priests, and even Summoners. This was an extremely versatile spell. Fatty could only hand over the book obediently and let Leng Yun learn.
[Acid Bullet LV1], F-rank skill, maximum level LV3, attack range 30 meters, deals 50% mental damage, sustained damage for 5 seconds, can cause corrosion or armor penetration effects, consumes 3 magic points, cooldown time 10 seconds.
The damage rating of spells was generally influenced by the fixed damage value of the spell itself, the spell attack power superimposed on the equipment, and one of the four attributes of the player,[Spirit].
Acid Bullet was a different type of skill. It was a fixed damage skill that was only affected by Spirit, regardless of the strength of the equipment. A mage with 50 Spirit had 25 Attack Power and 25 Spell Attack Power when he fired an acid bullet. It sounded like a lot at first glance, but it was actually very weak. 25 spell attacks did not necessarily deal 25 damage unless the target's spell defense was zero. In fact, monsters with zero spell defense almost did not exist.
Leng Yun's Spirit was less than 30 points. Under the same level situation, attacking normal monsters with acid bullets would cause at most 10 points of damage. Against elite monsters, it would be good to have 5.8 points. The attack power was less than one-third of Ice Arrow's. Although Acid Bullet dealt low damage, it was quite practical. This skill had a short cooldown and low mana consumption, so it could be used frequently. It could be used to corrode equipment and weaken the target's defense. It was extremely suitable and could provide powerful support to the party.
Fatty was a little unbalanced. He said gloomily," Bad luck. I thought I could hit something for myself!"
Zhang Mu said," There are close to twenty classes. Although some skills can be used universally, most of them have higher skill restrictions. It is impossible to drop skill books and equipment specifically for this class. That is why it is even more necessary to build a team. Let's go and find a place to spend the night."
Before it gets dark in less than an hour, make sure you find a place to spend the night.
The five of them shuttled through the forest for an hour and unexpectedly discovered a cave. The cave entrance was about three meters high, but it was relatively narrow and only allowed one person to enter. The outside was covered with a large number of vines. If one did not look carefully, they would definitely not be able to notice it.
Zhang Mu used his sword to jump away from the dense plants at the entrance of the cave. He observed and said," It seems that there are some years here. Let's stay in the cave tonight."
Chen Ling looked at the dark cave and felt a little scared: "Captain, are you sure there is nothing inside?"
" From the situation at the entrance, there are no signs of damage to the plants. The vines are growing very densely. No monsters have entered or left for at least one or two years." Zhang Mu took out a flashlight from his waist, turned it on, and shone it inside. He said,"We will know if there is anything in there after we go in and investigate. You guys follow!"
Zhang Mu entered the narrow cave. Although he had a flashlight, the cave was too dark, and the flashlight could not shine too far. According to Zhang Mu's idea, as long as the cave was a few square meters, it would be enough for five people. However, as he continued to enter the cave, the walls on both sides did not shrink. Instead, they became bigger and bigger. In the end, it was more than enough for two people to walk side by side.
"Be careful." Zhang Mu frowned slightly and whispered,"This hole seems a little complicated."
Everyone slowly walked forward for more than twenty meters. Suddenly, there was something pale under the stone in front of them, which made them feel a chill down their spines.
Chen Ling took a deep breath and her voice trembled." Captain…Captain, why are there skeletons?!"
Half lying in the cave was a skeleton. It was basically the same as a human, only wider. Probably because it had been alerted by someone, faint blue ghost flames lit up in the skull's eye sockets. With cracking sounds, it stood up from the ground.
[Skeleton Soldier](Black Iron Elite), Level 5, HP 200, MP 100. Description: Originally an elite soldier, due to the influence of the Underworld aura, he has become an undead warrior.
Chen Ling was so scared that she screamed.
Leng Yun stood behind Zhang Mu with a pale face. Sun Bing also felt his scalp tingle.
Only Fatty wasn't afraid. He smiled and said,"Haha, it's a Level 5 Black Iron Elite monster?" Why does it look so weak?"
The skeleton soldier raised his rusty sword and charged at the five without a word. Although it was skeletal, it was not slow at all. Fatty activated Brutal Charge and crashed into the Skeleton Soldier. One attack reduced the Skeleton Soldier's HP by 18%. However, as an undead, skeletons were immune to stun. They immediately reacted and slashed with their swords.
Fatty raised his greatsword and slashed at the skeleton's waist. The skeleton soldier's bones were unusually strong, and only a few ribs were broken. He staggered back a few steps. Fatty saw that the Elite monster was nothing more than this, so he could not help but feel a surge of confidence. He raised his greatsword and launched another attack.
"Kekeke!"
Skeleton suddenly struck out with his sword and stabbed Fatty in the chest. The blade penetrated his leather armor and dealt 23% HP damage. Fatty was injured, so he immediately retreated. A faint white light suddenly appeared on the Skeleton Soldier's sword, and a sword light swept over. Sun Bing suddenly stood up. The sword light was blocked by the shield. He hammered the skeleton's head, causing the skeleton to stagger backwards.
Zhang Mu quickly caught up with the skeleton and hit it with a series of smooth blows. The skeleton's health bar dropped to the bottom, and the joints all over its body shattered. The entire skeleton turned into a pile of broken bones and scattered on the ground.
Everyone's EXP bar increased by a notch. However, what made them depressed was that other than dropping two gold coins, the Skeleton Soldiers did not even drop a single hair.
"So it's a monster. I thought I saw a ghost." Leng Yun gently caressed her towering chest. Then she frowned and said," What a pity. There are no drops. Our luck doesn't seem to be good."
"No." Zhang Mu picked up the gold coin and said," This Elite monster is different from the Elite monsters that I killed before."
"What's different?"
Zhang Mu replied," Weak. It doesn't look like a lone Elite monster. It looks more like a group Elite monster."
Leng Yun's bright eyes lit up and she said,"Elite? Could it be that there are similar monsters in the cave?"
"Yeah, we'll know when we walk down. We might have accidentally entered an elite monster area."
Sun Bing scratched his head and said in surprise,"Elite strange area?" Does that mean that the area is full of elite monsters?"
"Exactly. Elite monsters have several times more EXP than normal monsters. If it is an elite monster area, then the value is very large, at least it can allow us to level up quickly. Even if it's an elite group type monster, the drop rate is many times higher than normal monsters. There's hope of getting more good things."
Their eyes burned.
If so, that would be great.
Although the Skeleton Soldier was a Level 5 Black Iron Elite, its strength was far inferior to Black Bear's, but the EXP it provided was not much inferior to Black Bear's. If they could kill more than ten or twenty Skeleton Soldiers, they would have a chance to level up to Level 6!
"F * ck, what are we waiting for?"
Fatty shouted as soon as his wound stopped bleeding.
Zhang Mu said," This cave must be very deep. We don't have enough flashlights. Let's retreat first and prepare some torches."
The five of them left the cave and chose some flammable pine wood to make more than ten torches before entering the cave again.
The cave was extremely dark. The torches could only illuminate things within a few meters. After about five to six minutes, they suddenly heard the sound of bones rubbing against each other. Three skeletons stood up in front of them…three Skeleton soldiers and three Level 5 Black Iron Elites.
This undoubtedly confirmed his conjecture!
An unremarkable cave, truly an elite monster zone!
From the perspective of elite monsters, skeleton soldiers were weaker, but compared to normal monsters, they were much stronger. Therefore, Zhang Mu could not be careless in dealing with them. Of course, two or three skeleton soldiers would not pose much of a threat to Zhang Mu. The five of them attacked together and ended the battle in four or five minutes, turning the skeletons into three piles of broken bones.
On average, out of ten normal monsters, only one dropped gold coins. Elite monsters basically dropped gold coins. Although it wasn't much, it was better than nothing. To everyone's surprise, the three Skeleton Soldiers not only dropped gold coins, but also dropped an equipment.
[White Bone Necklace](Normal Black Iron), Level 5, Physical Attack +4, Physical Defense +4, Durability 20, White Bone Accessory Set 1/3, No Set Effect.
Set!
The price of a normal set is several times that of a normal equipment, because the set has a set effect and has additional attribute bonuses.
Compared to equipment, accessories were much rarer and more precious.
Now, in front of him was an accessory set!
Zhang Mu couldn't remain calm anymore.
Although it was only a Level 5 Black Iron accessory set, if he could collect a complete set, its value would definitely double. It would definitely not be a problem for him to exchange for a FF popular skill book!
Of course, the most important thing was the practical value. If Zhang Mu could have a complete set of accessories, his ability would be upgraded to a higher level.