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Chapter 966: Chapter 967: Grinding Monsters_1

Chapter 966: Chapter 967: Grinding Monsters_1

Upon arriving at the edge of the Mystical Fog Forest, Song Jian discovered that the grey mist emanating from the forest contained no poison. It merely affected visibility and suppressed perception detection. Song Jian’s detection range originally exceeded fifteen meters, but upon entering the forest, he found that his field of vision was reduced to a mere one to two meters, and his perception detection was suppressed to within a five-meter radius;

“Even if a player’s level goes up, they probably wouldn’t like to level up by fighting monsters here!” Song Jian thought to himself. Being accustomed to long-range detection, the sudden suppression of his senses was a terrible feeling.

There were many trees in the Mystical Fog Forest, and they all seemed to have mutated. The majority of the trees were thick and appeared to be at least three hundred years old;

In this forest roamed monsters known as “Forest Wanderers,” a bit taller than an average adult, probably around two meters. They resembled walking trees with distinct features and limbs, looking somewhat dazed and adorable, but the sharp fangs in their mouths indicated that these creatures were anything but benevolent;

There were many such monsters in the forest, and within Song Jian’s five-meter perception range, there were already more than a dozen of them. These monsters were level fifty-five, with only over sixteen thousand Vitality Points. Their attack patterns were not yet clear, but their defense was certainly not weak. Song Jian noticed that their bodies were covered in mottled bark with a metallic sheen;

With a thought, Flame Light Wings appeared behind Song Jian. It was not a good idea to fly low in the forest, especially with such low visibility and perception. Even with Song Jian’s physique, flying in the Mystical Fog Forest would likely result in a bruised face.

But Song Jian intended to increase his speed, not to fly;

Summoning the Sky-breaking Sword, he fiercely cleaved into the Mystical Fog Forest. Countless Spirit Swords appeared around him. The seventh-level Thousand Swords Art could summon up to two hundred and twenty Spirit Swords, increasing his power three to four times than before. This time Song Jian didn’t channel all the Sword Qi to perform the Thousand Swords Art, thus not triggering the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Sword Formation.

Hundreds of Spirit Swords flew into the depths of the Mystical Fog Forest, where explosions and the angry howls and roars of monsters were heard;

Song Jian turned and ran, his body almost skimming the ground as he flew away. Soon, hordes of “Forest Wanderers” emerged from the Mystical Fog Forest, chasing after Song Jian with bared teeth and claws, in startling numbers;

Looking back, Song Jian saw a long line of densely packed monsters and frowned slightly. The monsters were spread out at different distances. Being alarmed and stretching out the line was actually not conducive to gathering the monsters.

He pulled out an icy scroll from his pack and tore it open, throwing it behind him;

These scrolls were the expensive “Ice Marsh Scrolls” Song Jian had purchased, created by a Scroll Mage who represented a peculiar offshoot of the Mage profession, considered a rare occupation;

They had no attack power of their own and could only attack enemies by using their crafted scrolls. Early-stage Scroll Mages often had a hard time making ends meet, but later on, those who could create extremely powerful scrolls became the strongest and wealthiest profession in the entire game;

A single powerful forbidden scroll often fetched tens of millions of Doomsday Coins, and while other Mages were still chanting their spells, the Scroll Mages’ magic attack scrolls had already obliterated all enemies;

The Frost Swamp Scroll had no attack power, but it could create a frost swamp with a diameter of over ten meters. Any enemy that entered suffered a “slowing” effect. Due to the combined effects of freezing and swamp terrain, the slowing effect of the frost swamp was extraordinary, causing a 60% reduction in speed;

Such a supportive scroll was highly targeted, and therefore, extremely expensive—one scroll sold for twenty thousand Doomsday Coins. Most players would buy one or two for self-defense, but Song Jian, intending to farm monsters, bought three hundred at once;

Watching the monsters struggle to move through the frost swamp, with more and more accumulating behind, a joyful smile emerged at the corner of Song Jian’s mouth. To him, this scroll was worth every penny;

With Sky-breaking Sword in hand, Sword Qi surged toward the blade, ready to unleash the Thousand Swords Art. Two hundred and twenty Spirit Sword silhouettes densely floated around Song Jian. Anyone with a fear of clusters would probably turn around and leave at such a sight;

Swinging the Sky-breaking Sword forward, the two hundred plus Spirit Swords flew past without a single collision, as if they each followed their own flight paths, not interfering with one another;

The sharp Sword Qi enveloped all the “Forest Wanderers” trapped in the frost swamp. A strong surge of energy spread out, rippling like waves on the surface of the water, sweeping across dozens of meters around the frost swamp, covering all the monsters within it;

Boom, boom, boom,

Intense explosions echoed among the monsters, and damage numbers exceeding two thousand peppered the air, densely packed and superimposed, making it impossible to discern the exact damage on each monster;

As the monsters collapsed like straw, Song Jian felt a thrill of satisfaction within. Indeed, the monsters here had very low fire resistance; normally, each Spirit Sword would only add a thousand points of fire damage, but when attacking these monsters, they could inflict up to fifteen or sixteen hundred points of fire damage;

Even before the Thousand Swords Art could form a Sword Formation, the monsters were falling in droves. When a huge red lotus blossomed among them, within seconds, no monster could stand. The Red Lotus Sword Array slowly faded, leaving behind traces of the frost swamp on the ground, with the bodies of the monsters scattered everywhere, and loot scattered all over;

The few hundred Forest Wanderers increased Song Jian’s Experience Points by 6%. Leveling up by farming monsters in this manner was incredibly fast. With the Thousand Swords Art, Song Jian might as well have been cheating.

Song Jian gathered all the loot dropped by the monsters. Most of them had dropped a fifth-tier material called “Sturdy Wood,” and thirty-seven pieces of equipment, all above level fifty. These pieces were mostly common blue and green gear, which was of little use to Song Jian. Even if put up for sale, nobody would buy them; they could only be dismantled for materials;

Beyond the equipment, the monsters also dropped one gold and one silver Skill Book, which pleasantly surprised Song Jian. After all, the chance of ordinary monsters dropping high-quality Skill Books was rare. The silver-quality Skill Book didn’t contribute much to the proficiency of the seventh-tier Thousand Swords Art, but the gold-quality Skill Book could still provide a significant boost in proficiency;

After absorbing the two Skill Books, Song Jian once again headed toward the Misty Forest. This time, he planned to lure even more monsters out. The power of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus Sword Formation had not been fully unleashed, not even reaching the second phase, let alone the third. Song Jian was looking forward to seeing what kind of power the third phase could unleash after the Thousand Swords Art had leveled up twice;

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