Global Coming: Farming with my sister-in-law in the end times

Chapter 825 Hidden Achievement: Discover the Golden Skullcrawler!

Cao Xing sighed inwardly, "Indeed, there is strength in numbers."

"With thousands of Bloodwing Riders searching, these Skrats had almost nowhere to hide."

Thinking of this, he quickly replied, "I understand. You wait here, I'll be right there."

"Yes, Lord Lord."

After hanging up the call, Cao Xing looked at the two beautiful figures beside him and said, "Let's go to the next location."

The two women nodded slightly.

The next moment, the three figures flashed again and disappeared into the snow-covered forest.

...

...

During their journey, many powerful lord squads discovered traces of the Skullcrawler.

Of course, the vast majority are Silver Skrats.

They excitedly rushed forward, but were quickly caught off guard by the formidable fighting power displayed by Skrod.

Many squads suffered casualties in a single encounter.

However, the survivors who have made it this far are no pushovers; they quickly adjusted.

They reassembled various formations to fight the boss, steadily depleting Skroo's health.

After the monster's health dropped below 30%, the Skrats once again entered the "run for cover" state and began to flee frantically.

Most teams fail at this point.

Only a small number of teams, either by setting traps beforehand or possessing powerful control skills, were able to ultimately eliminate these cunning and difficult-to-kill creatures.

When they picked up the Treasure Bag dropped by the Silver Skullcrawler, they were so shocked by the massive amount of rewards inside that they were speechless!
The whole team went wild!
Many survivors also posted these rewards on the forum, causing a huge uproar!

First floor: "Awesome! Two pieces of gold equipment dropped, plus so many secret potions and gems! Dude, you guys are rich!"

Second floor: "Yes, those thousand-plus gold coins alone could be exchanged for hundreds of thousands of crowns, enough to buy a few top-quality female slaves in the city!"

Third floor: "Brothers, I need help! I need a strategy guide!"

Fourth floor: "What's so special about that? Our team just took one down and got a gold accessory that's worth much more than theirs!"

Fifth floor: "This event is great! Just taking down one Skullcrusher is enough to make us a fortune!"

...

Just as Cao Xing had predicted, more and more survivors discovered the Skrats roaming nearby.

Furthermore, after the kill, they received a much larger reward than expected.

This attracted more survivors to join the rat-catching feast.

Many people even gave up exploring the Dream Fragments and focused on searching for Skrats' tracks near their territory.

In a short time, the figures of these survivors could be seen active in the wilderness, forests, and canyons of many countries throughout the Western Continent.

They formed hunting parties of all sizes, chasing after these moving treasures like sharks that had smelled blood!
...

...

"Shh-!"

A flash of crimson sword light appeared.

A gentle breeze stirred the frozen lake.

Ahead, a two-meter-tall rat-man with silver fur suddenly froze.

Its right leg, which was about to escape, was dangling in mid-air. It slowly lowered its head and looked at the line of blood on its waist.

Immediately afterwards, it suddenly felt dizzy and its upper body fell down.

Strangely, its lower body remained on the ice.

Malenina's sword strike once again resulted in dismemberment.

"Squeak...!"

After a scream, the Silver Skullcrawler's corpse fell onto the ice and vanished in a flash of white light.

[Your territory member, Marlena, successfully defeated the event monster: 'Silver Skril' lv80, gaining 1720 million experience points (Pale Guidance)]

Combat personnel gained 860 million experience points.

[Hidden Achievement: Ratcatcher Captain Progress Updated!]

[Current progress: 2/1000]

...

After the prompt ended, Cao Xing quickly stepped forward and picked up the sack on the ground.

[Obtained: Silver Skullcrawler's Treasure Bag *1]

...

Then, he skillfully emptied everything out of the container.

"Crash..."

The scene was once again one of spoils scattered all over the ground, a sight that dazzled the eyes.

Cao Xing waved his hand and put all the spoils into his backpack.

[Obtained: Giant Stone Hammer (Gold)]

[Obtained: The Broken Ring (Gold)]

[Obtained: Crystal Shield (Purple)]

[Received: 1302 Gold Coins]

[Obtained: Wind-Stealing Elixir (Gold) *16]

[Received: Thorn Honey Dew (Gold) *18]

[Obtained: 32 Potent Invigorating Potion (Purple)]

【get……】

...

When this series of system prompts ends.

Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction: "Not bad, this time we actually got two pieces of gold equipment and two new gold potions."

"The loot in this bag is even more valuable than the previous bag."

With delight, he examined the properties of the two new secret medicines.

[The Secret Medicine for Stealing Wind (Gold)]

[Quality: Rare]

[Potion Effect: After ingestion, you will enter a state of lightness, moving silently without triggering any pressure points or the sound of falling leaves.]

[Duration: 30 minutes]

[Cooling time: 120 minutes]

(Description: A secret potion made from wind elemental fragments and white bat wing powder; the user will feel the wind rushing past their ears...)
...

...

【Thorn Honey Dew (Gold)】

[Quality: Rare]

[Potion Effect: Upon ingestion, immediately restores 20% of your health, but will result in a loss of 10% of your health over the next 10 seconds.]

[Cooling time: 3 minutes]

(Note: Can be used in combination with other healing skills and elixirs.)
(Description: Hidden within the sweet honeydew are deadly thorns. The drinker will first experience a refreshing sweetness, followed by excruciating burning pain. As the wandering knights often say, "To gain life, one must first embrace death.")
...

...

After reviewing the properties of the two potions, Cao Xing nodded in satisfaction once again.

“Very good. This ‘Wind Stealing’ is also a status-type secret potion. Although the potion’s effects are not very useful to me, its advantage lies in being able to be enhanced by the ‘Eternal Power’.”

For him, as long as it's a status-enhancing drug without side effects, he doesn't care what it is; he'll just drink it all and be done with it.

Anyway, you can turn off the effect when you don't need it, and turn it on when you need it, which is quite convenient.

So Cao Xing gave one bottle each to Malenina and Isabelle.

After the secret medicine was ingested, a notification appeared indicating that the [Eternal Power] had taken effect.

Cao Xing patted his hands and casually said, "Let's go, to the next place."

The next moment, the three figures disappeared from the spot again.

...

...

Cao Xing then continued at the current pace.

Whenever he heard the message from the Bloodwing Knights that they had discovered 'Scott Rat' over the communicator, he would rush over immediately.

Then take out the target in a few seconds.

With a thousand highly mobile Bloodwing Knights conducting a thorough search, new discoveries were made almost every hour.

The reports from the knights kept coming to his ears.

"My lord, a Silver Sk Rat has been spotted near the coordinates ****, about seventy kilometers from our territory."

"My lord, I have discovered traces of ratmen deep within these mountains..."

"Lord..."

...

...

Half a day later, Cao Xing killed six more 'Silver Skrats' and successfully obtained six [Treasure Bags].

However, this time he didn't empty the contents of the bag, but planned to wait until he had accumulated a certain amount before opening it all at once.

It's like opening a can.

That scene must be spectacular!

Time flew by, and it was already past five in the afternoon.

The sky was already darkening; due to the extreme cold of this world, the sun always set very early. The world was about to be shrouded in darkness and cold.

Cao Xing was flying ten thousand meters in the air with Malenina and Isabel, silently waiting for the knights' report.

For them, the actual fighting time won't take long.

The main problem is that finding those skunk rats takes a lot of time.

Although he had a thousand-strong knightly order conducting a thorough search, they were scattered across the vast, windswept snowfields and even wider areas.

These thousand people seem insignificant.

While waiting, Cao Xing glanced at his haul in his backpack.

[Silver Skater's Treasure Bag *11]

...

"Not bad, we already have 11 treasure bags."

"Including the two Silver Skullcats we killed this morning, we've killed a total of 13, which averages out to one per hour."

Cao Xing secretly calculated: "If we calculate it this way, this event will last for 30 days."

"Even with my efficiency, it would be difficult to kill a thousand Skrats before the event ends and complete the [Rat-Catching Captain] achievement..."

Thinking of this, he frowned slightly, seemingly dissatisfied with the speed.

However, upon further reflection, Cao Xing felt relieved.

After all, one Skorpole per hour is already an incredibly high rate.

Of the other survivors, over 90% of the teams had worked hard all day but hadn't encountered a single 'Silver Skullcrawler'.

Of the remaining 10%, even if they encountered Skrats, the vast majority escaped thanks to these cunning creatures.

Only a very few lucky ones learned from their failures and developed a series of tactics.

Finally, they successfully defeated the Skullcrawler and obtained their treasure pouch.

Cao Xing quickly adjusted his mindset.

Even if he can't complete it, he won't force it. After all, it's just an achievement of a small activity and won't affect the overall development.

Moreover, his search efficiency will increase significantly after nightfall.

As nocturnal creatures, the Bloodwing Bats activate their special abilities after nightfall, significantly enhancing their mobility and eyesight.

Just as he was pondering this, a special communication message rang in his ears.

"My lord, I am Galon, the Bloodwing Knight. I have discovered a different kind of ratman in the coordinates **** area."

"Its fur is golden, and it carries a bag with gold trim!"

Upon hearing this, Cao Xing immediately perked up!
'Golden fur', 'a bag with gold trim'.

All these characteristics indicate that what the knight discovered was clearly the 'Golden Skrats', which only has a 5% spawn rate!

"Great! After searching all day, all the results are 'Silver Skrats'."

"I thought the system's 5% refresh rate was fake, but now I've finally run into a Golden Skullcrawler!"

Excitement gleamed in Cao Xing's eyes.

He suppressed his excitement and quickly replied, "Knight Galon, wait where you are until we arrive."

"Remember to keep a close eye on that Ska mouse, don't let it get away."

Upon hearing this, the Bloodwing Knight replied solemnly, "The Bloodwings will carry out your will, Your Excellency!"

After saying that, the two ended the communication.

Cao Xing wasted no time and immediately disappeared from the spot with the two legendary experts beside him.

...

...

"Huh...huh..."

The cold wind howled high in the night sky, carrying with it a biting chill and tiny ice crystals.

The three figures continued to advance at an incredible speed of several thousand meters per second!
Since their target this time was the even rarer Golden Skullcrawler, they quickened their pace.

Soon, the three arrived at an ancient, secluded valley.

This place was also covered with thick snow, which shimmered with a faint blue light under the moonlight.

Surrounded by mountains on all sides, only the moonlight overhead shines down, illuminating the entire valley in a hazy, dreamlike state.

On a nearby mountain, a blood-red figure was crawling behind a huge rock.

His gaze was fixed on the depths of the valley, and he even deliberately kept his breathing quiet.

Beside the knight, a massive black shadow floated silently.

It was the Bloodwing Bat mount from the territory.

Cao Xing and the others appeared silently beside the knight.

With the blessing of the [Wind-Stealing Elixir], they made no sound as they stepped on the snow and fallen leaves.

The knight only snapped back to his senses when three shadows appeared above his head.

He quickly turned around and was startled to see the three people who had suddenly appeared!

The knight instinctively gripped his bow and arrow, drawing the string at top speed, his muscles tensed to the limit!

However, when he saw the person's face clearly, the knight breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"It was the lord... You scared me to death..."

"I thought someone would sneak up on me without me even noticing..."

The knight wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and looked at the man before him with awe.

Clearly, the methods Cao Xing had just displayed were completely beyond his comprehension.

After all, the lord is a mage, not a professional assassin.

They were able to approach this distance so silently, without him even noticing.

In other words, if Cao Xing had attacked him just now, he would already be dead.

Cao Xing waved his hand and casually asked, "Garon, where is that Skullcrawler?"

The Bloodwing Knight gradually regained his composure and said, "It's in the cave in the valley below."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked in the direction he pointed.

Below, in the snow-covered valley, a burly rat-man with golden fur was sneaking around the cave entrance, carrying his gold-trimmed bag.

It was half a meter taller than the Silver Skullcrawler, and its muscular body gleamed with a metallic sheen under the moonlight.

A pair of eerie green eyes scanned its surroundings warily, and sharp claws occasionally dug at the snow, as if trying to bury something.

"It really is the Golden Skullcrawler!"

Cao Xing was overjoyed. Looking at the bag on its back, a glint of light flashed in his eyes.

To be honest, he hadn't seriously looked into the attributes of these Skrats, nor did he know what skills they possessed.

With a touch of curiosity, he opened the attribute panel of these monsters.

【Golden Skell Rat (Event Monster)】

[Race: Skullcrawler]

[Level: Level 90]

[Potential: Commander]

[HP: 2500/2500]

[Attack power: 45923~47823]

Armor: 7800~7800

Skill 1: Hero-level melee mastery.

Skill 2: Gold Coin Bomb (Takes a handful of gold coins from a sack and throws them at the enemy. The coins explode upon landing, dealing mixed damage equal to (Attack Power * 382%) to enemies within range.)
(Note: After using the 'Gold Coin Bomb', the Golden Squeak will squeak with heartache and enter the 'Miser' state: Armor +30%, Attack Power +30%)

...

Skill 3: Rolling Mouse: (Shrinks into a golden ball of fur and rolls at high speed to collide with enemies. Targets hit are knocked back and stunned for 1 second.)

During the rolling process, the Golden Skaarl is immune to all control skills, but will be stunned for 2 seconds if it hits a wall or obstacle.
(Note: "Squeak! I feel so dizzy!")
...

Skill 4: Lucky Draw (When receiving fatal damage, there is a 30% chance to trigger 'Lucky Evasion'. Instantly, a golden barrier covers the body, negating the attack.)
(Note: After successfully negating the effect, one item will drop from your Treasure Bag.)
...

Skill 5: Rat King Summon (Blow the golden whistle to summon 3 Silver Skrats as minions to assist the Golden Skrats in attacking, lasting 130 seconds.)
(Note: Each time a minion is killed, Golden Skagi gains 1 stack of the [Rage] status, increasing its attack power by 10% and reducing its armor by 5%.)

...

[Commander-level skill: Golden Radiance (The whole body bursts with dazzling golden light, blinding all players facing it for 3 seconds.)

During this time, the Golden Skaker will secretly steal one item (random) from the survivor's backpack.

After the [Blind] status ends, all enemies will take damage from a "Gold Bomb".

[Talent: Run for Your Life (When health drops below 30%, immediately enter the "Run for Your Life" state, increasing attack power by 30%, armor by 30%, and movement speed by 50% until you are out of danger.)]

...

After reviewing the Golden Skaarl's six skills and one powerful talent, Cao Xing narrowed his eyes again.

It has to be said that this guy's skills are all very powerful and practical.

It combines area-of-effect attacks, control, and summoning capabilities.

Most importantly, this golden skambhink is incredibly good at escaping.

When the [Run Away in Disarray] talent is activated, this monster's strength will be enhanced in all aspects.

Given the current strength of the survivors, it would probably take at least a legion of over a thousand men to take it down.

Moreover, the team must have at least five hero-level powerhouses, otherwise the opponent will still escape.

However... for Cao Xing, this Skullcrawler's skills were nothing to brag about.

He casually raised his staff and unleashed ten enhanced ice spikes in succession.

[Ding! You have successfully cast ten spells. Passive skill: Frostbite has been triggered. The damage of your next skill will be doubled!]

……

(End of this chapter)