Starting with the awakened Poison God: I choose the Master Thief.

A blue vortex gate suddenly appeared in front of Chu Ci.

"This is?"

"Go inside!"

boom!

Without giving the opponent a chance, Mayne kicked Chu Ci directly in from behind.

The vortex gate was thus closed.

"Young people these days are so indecisive."

Mayne made a comment, her expression gradually turning serious.

"I hope I haven't misjudged him."

In the secret realm, in a dark forest, Chu Ci covered his buttocks and kept complaining.

"Damn it, can't this old man just talk properly? It's so rude to resort to violence."

"If I weren't outmatched by you, I definitely wouldn't... um?"

hum~

A strange fluctuation suddenly appeared, and Chu Ci's expression immediately turned serious.

"Waaaaah..."

Through the dim light, three zombies covered in rotting flesh were charging towards him.

[The Fallen Teacher]

Rating: 10

Health: 5000

Physical attack: 200

Physical defense: 100

Magic Defense: 50

Speed: 30

Skill: Wound Worsens: When dealing damage, it triggers 50% physical bleeding and grievous wound effects, and when moving, it causes 70% physical bleeding.

The 50% severe injury effect is not particularly inexplicable; it simply reduces the healing effect by half.

As for the 50% physical bleeding, it means that half of the damage dealt to the attacker is deducted as health.

This monster has a physical attack of 200. Once it takes damage, it will lose 100 health per second. When it moves, this value will be as high as 140. Moreover, this damage will not be reduced by physical or magical defense.

Unless there is a way to purify it, it will continue to bleed.

How disgusting! That was Chu Ci's first thought.

But isn't this level of difficulty a bit too high? Right off the bat are three level 10 monsters that are comparable to brown bears.

Chu Ci did not let her guard down because of the opponent's low speed, and immediately chose to become invisible.

He's now playing it safe, having learned his lesson the hard way.

The zombies suddenly lost their target and began to wander around the area.

The master thief!

-50 -50 -50

[Ding! You have stolen a rudimentary map (1/3).]

Map? Is it a map of the secret realm?

While the zombies were losing blood, Chu Ci took out the map.

The map indicated his current location, as well as a village-like area about three kilometers away.

"Although this map only covers 1/3 of the area, wandering around in this godforsaken place isn't a good idea. Now that we have a clear goal, it's best to go and take a look. This should be a clue to finding our final destination."

[Ding! You have killed 3 Fallen Instructors and obtained 3 Soul Dust.]

Soul Dust? What is that?

Why do I keep coming up with things I don't understand? It makes me look so uncultured.

[Soul Dust: Randomly increases a base stat by one point upon use.]

Holy crap! This is amazing stuff! No wonder I didn't know about it; this kind of thing could never be available on the market, and it wouldn't be recorded in school textbooks.

In short, if you have access to it, you'll know sooner or later, so there's no need to learn it; if you don't have access to it, then there's even less need to learn it.

What are you waiting for? Use it!

[Ding! Your Agility attribute +3, current: 36 (+25)]

So, killing these zombies will get you Soul Dust? Is the reward in this secret realm really that good? Even the initial monsters give such a reward.

Things have changed! Kill the monster!

Outside, Chief Mayne still stood there, stroking his signature white beard.

"The ultimate goal of the first stage of the Fallen Church is to kill monsters to obtain a map and then head to the village near the church."

"This mission seems simple, but each of those zombie instructors has attributes comparable to a brown bear, and their mechanics are even more disgusting. Not only that, these monsters also act in groups, making the difficulty level hellish."

"I remember that killing them could drop a top reward called Soul Dust, but the drop rate is... well, I wonder if this brat will even get a piece if he kills them all. This stuff is all about luck."

While Mayne was still lamenting, little did she know that Chu Ci in the dark forest had already gone berserk.

[Ding! 6 Soul Dust obtained from the kill.]

[Ding! You have stolen 10 Soul Dust.]

[Ding! 20 Soul Dust obtained from the kill.]

"This place is simply paradise!"

Chu Ci stopped what he was doing and even searched the surrounding area for several kilometers, obtaining a total of 120 Soul Dust.

Some of them he stole, and some were dropped by monsters he killed.

In short, almost every Fallen Teacher can produce a portion of Soul Dust for him.

You have defeated all monsters in this area. Please proceed to the village as soon as possible.

"Huh? That's it? Only 120 servings? That's far too few!" Chu Ci couldn't help but complain.

"Never mind, it's good enough to have a reward. People should learn to be content."

If Mayne heard this, her blood pressure would skyrocket.

Mayne: Goodness, there's someone even more shameless than me.

"use!"

[Ding! You have gained a total of 50 points of Strength, 30 points of Constitution, 10 points each of Physical Resistance, Intelligence, Spirit, and Agility.]

【当前属性：力量：57（+1），体质：84（+10），物抗：23（+5），智力：18（+20），精神：16（+5），敏捷：46（+25）】

A true all-rounder!

This stat sheet is incredible; who would believe it belongs to a newbie player? Even a level 20 player would struggle to reach this level.

Unfortunately, most of the attributes were randomly assigned to Strength. It would be better if they could be allocated to Constitution or Agility.

As Chu Ci walked, he suddenly saw a faint light in the distance.

That's exactly where the village is marked on the map.

When he arrived in the village, apart from each household lighting an oil lamp at their door, there was not a sound at all.

This place is eerily quiet.

Where have all the people here gone?

Chu Ci was puzzled. In his invisible state, he looked around and tried to find some clues.

Although most of the houses in the village are made of wood, they show no signs of damage.

Standing in front of one of the wooden houses, Chu Ci wiped away the dust in front of the door and carefully touched it.

With this much dust accumulation, the house has been uninhabited for at least a month.

Looking at the other houses, they were all pretty much the same.

Or have they all disappeared? Where could these villagers have gone?

and many more?

Chu Ci recalled those zombies in his mind.

With over a hundred monsters, this village is large enough to easily accommodate over a hundred people. Could it be that the villagers were already killed?

Forget it, it's just a secret realm. He's just here to clear it, so there's no need to get too involved. But now that the whole village is deserted, how am I supposed to complete the second stage?

squeak! ! !

The silence was suddenly shattered by the harsh sound of a wooden door opening.