Kill one monster, stack one poison, and I alone will poison my way across the world!

"Corrosive Serpent Guard?"

Isn't this just a snake-planting stake?

Su Chen opened the skill details and examined them carefully.

Corrosive Serpent Guard

Mana cost: 10 points/root.

Cooldown: 15 seconds.

Summoning Mechanism: Summons up to [X] Corrupting Serpent Guards at a time (X = current maximum number of poison stacks). Each Serpent Guard has (Constitution * 0.2) health points and lasts for 30 seconds.

Attack Mode: The Serpent Guard is a fixed turret that automatically attacks a single enemy within a 15-meter range, prioritizing the target you have locked onto. It attacks once per second, dealing (Spirit * 0.8) points of poison damage.

Maximum Limit: The total number of snake guards summoned by this skill is permanently equal to your [Poison Stack Limit]. As this stack increases, the number of snake guards summoned per instance also increases.

……

"What a lousy day!!"

Su Chen immediately swore.

He stared intently at the last line of the skill details.

[Maximum Existence: Permanently equal to your maximum number of toxin stacks.]

Su Chen immediately glanced at his status panel.

[Current Toxin Level: 734]

In other words, he can now instantly plant 734 Corrosive Serpent Guards on the spot with just one press of the skill!

734 pieces!

In this world, a normal level 10 summoner, even if they spend all their money to buy mana potions, can at most maintain three fragile skeleton soldiers at the same time.

With a wave of his hand, he could command an entire reinforced battalion.

As a veteran gamer, Su Chen's brain began to calculate at lightning speed.

His current mental attribute is 63 points.

A single attack from a snake guard deals damage equal to (Spirit * 0.8), which is 50.4 points.

If 734 Serpent Guards simultaneously focus fire on a single target...

The theoretical damage per second is 36993 points!

Keep in mind, he's only level 10 right now!

Even a level 40 mage, after casting a powerful spell for ten seconds, might not be able to deal more than 10,000 damage to a single target.

Su Chen, on the other hand, only needs a 15-second cooldown and has no casting animation before deploying his spells, allowing him to instantly deploy his forces.

"etc……"

Su Chen suddenly realized an even more terrifying mechanism at play.

His class trait, "All Things Corrode," is described as "any form of attack you launch will forcibly inflict a poison status."

As his summoned creature, the Serpent Guard's attacks are definitely considered a source of damage for the player!

If the feature takes effect...

"Holy crap, that's insane!"

Su Chen felt a chill run down his spine.

If you plant snake stakes everywhere, wouldn't you be able to apply poison to more than 700 units every second?

Even more outrageous is that the skill's maximum potential is based on the number of poison stacks.

His poison stacks can be infinitely stacked through [Misfortune Drain].

Others upgrade by changing equipment and skills later on.

All he needs to do is mindlessly kill monsters.

One thousand floors, ten thousand floors, one hundred thousand floors...

At that time, even a god-level boss will be instantly overwhelmed by the venom spewed by 100,000 snake guards as soon as he enters his range.

"However, each snake stake requires 10 points of mana, and with my current mental strength, I'm afraid I can't summon many snake stakes."

Su Chen muttered to himself, keenly noticing the weakness.

Fortunately, I didn't allocate all points to Strength. It seems that for a mage like me, Spirit is still the most important attribute.

rustling... rustling...

Sudden.

The soft sound of footsteps on the fallen leaves broke the silence that had just subsided.

Su Chen's eyes sharpened, and he immediately closed all the panels.

Five figures emerged from the dense forest ahead, forming a fan shape that subtly surrounded Su Chen and the giant bronze pig king that had transformed into green water.

The leader was a bald, burly man wearing a set of chainmail stained with mud and blood, carrying a heavy two-handed greatsword.

Behind him were four other job changers, all similarly poorly equipped: a mage, two archers, and a rogue.

Zhang Gang, Level 13 Warrior

Li Peng, Level 11 Assassin

Wang Feng, Level 12 Mage

Zhang Tiangang, Level 12 Archer

Zhang Tianshun, Level 12 Archer

……

"Young man!"

The bald, burly man, Zhang Gang, suddenly flashed a warm smile, strode forward, and said eagerly, "We were grinding monsters nearby when we sensed the aura of a bronze-level boss, so we rushed over to help! Are you alright? Are you hurt?"

The gaunt mage Wang Feng, standing behind, chimed in with a sinister air, "Yeah, young student, this deep dark forest isn't a place for newly awakened rookies like you. Was that boss just instantly killed by a passing big shot? Where's that big shot now?"

They naturally assumed that this level 15 bronze BOSS must have been killed by a high-level expert.

As for this high school student in front of us?

They're most likely following their elders to gain experience, or they're just lucky to be passing by and snag a bargain.

Su Chen stood there, watching the clumsy acting, and was too lazy to even cooperate.

"No need for help." Su Chen dusted off his hands, his tone calm. "I've killed the BOSS and taken the loot. If you guys have nothing else to do, you can go farm somewhere else."

Upon hearing this, the air in the forest seemed to freeze for a second.

Zhang Gang's smile vanished instantly, replaced by a ferocious glint in his eyes.

"You killed him?"

As if he had heard the biggest joke in the world, he suddenly plunged his two-handed greatsword into the ground with a muffled clang.

"Kid, you're asking for trouble, aren't you?" Zhang Gang dropped the pretense and cut all pretense. "Look at your gear, you think you killed him? If you know what's good for you, hand over all the equipment and materials you just picked up. If I'm in a good mood, I might spare your life!"

The words fell.

The assassin named Li Peng had somehow circled around to Su Chen's side and behind, twirling two daggers between his fingers and emitting a cold laugh like a viper spitting its tongue.

Two archers had already drawn their bows, the arrows pointing directly at Su Chen's brow.

"You little brat, don't be ungrateful." A flame lit up at the tip of Wang Feng's staff. "There are five of us, all veterans above level 10. Five against one, what are you going to use to fight us? Just throw your backpack over here, don't force us to get it ourselves."

Five against one.

Five professionals with an average level of 12 are facing off against a newbie who doesn't seem to have broken through yet.

To a normal person, this is indeed a deadly predicament.

Upon hearing the words of the gaunt monk, Su Chen suddenly lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly.

"Ha...hahahaha..."

A low chuckle escaped from Su Chen's throat, then grew louder and louder, eventually turning into unrestrained, maniacal laughter.

It looks just like a Uchiha who is about to start dancing.

Zhang Gang was chilled to the bone by the laughter and roared, "What the hell are you laughing at?!"

"I'm laughing at you guys, you're not very good at math."

Su Chen suddenly raised his head, his eyes showing no fear, only mockery.

He lightly tapped the ground with the [Exploding Staff] in his hand.

"Come forth, Corrosive Serpent Guard."

Om-!

A pale green magic circle, centered on Su Chen, exploded violently on the pile of fallen leaves.

There are no lengthy spellcasting animations, and no flashy lighting effects.

puff!

puff!

puff!

Twenty-five thick, pale green wooden stakes suddenly emerged from the soil around the five people!

Each wooden stake is over a meter tall, and a venomous snake formed from highly concentrated venom is coiled around it.

They raised their heads high, their scarlet vertical pupils fixed on the five bounty hunters in the middle.

[Notification: 25 Corrupted Serpent Guards have been summoned.]

In this world, a summoner who can summon three creatures in the early stages of the game is already considered a genius.

Now, twenty-five snake guards, emanating terrifying poisonous gas, surrounded the five bounty hunters like a death forest.

"Now……"

Su Chen tilted his head, his smile turning icy cold. "Who's playing five against one?"

The bald, muscular man's face trembled violently as he looked at the dense swarm of venomous snakes around him, a chill running from his tailbone straight to the top of his head.

"Playing tricks! Just a few broken pieces of wood!"

Zhang Gang roared and activated the warrior's dash skill, [Charge Slash].

As a level 10 warrior, he had naturally already learned the skills.

With a whistling sound, he swung his greatsword fiercely at the nearest snake guard.

Click!

The greatsword struck the snake guard, shattering the snake stake in two.

But the 24 snake-shaped stakes around it are not just for show.

hiss--!

Twenty-four venomous snakes simultaneously opened their gaping maws.

puff!puff!puff!

Dense venom poured down like a torrential rain, instantly covering the five people.

-23!

-41!

-34!

...

The damage numbers were jumping wildly above their heads.

The five characters have different defensive capabilities, and therefore deal varying amounts of damage.

But this is just the beginning.

[Note: The trait 'All Things Corrode' has been triggered, and the target has been afflicted with the 'Very Poisonous' status.]

[Hint: The trait 'God of Poison' has been triggered, and the 'Poison' stacks are full.]

[Current target toxin level: 734!]

-46242

-46242

-46242

……

"Aaaaaaahh ...

A heart-wrenching scream instantly echoed throughout the dark forest.

The gaunt mage didn't even have time to activate his magic shield before his health bar was emptied in a fraction of a second.

His entire body melted away like a candle, turning into a pool of green water, skin and bones alike.

The stealthed man tried to use Shadowstep to escape, but he had barely taken two steps after becoming invisible when he collapsed to the ground, turning into a bubbling, sizzling corpse.

"No...no! Let me go! Boss, please let me go!"

Surprisingly, Zhang Gang survived for a full second.

He watched in horror as his prized chainmail dissolved like paper under the venom, and desperately reached out to Su Chen.

Su Chen looked at him expressionlessly.

"If you're going to commit murder and robbery, you should be prepared to lose your gold coins."

The second second.

The burly man's body collapsed with a crash.

[Current maximum number of toxin stacks: 739.]

The battle lasted no more than five seconds from start to finish.

The forest fell silent once more, with only the twenty-four snake guards swaying slightly and emitting a suffocating venomous gas.

Su Chen waved his hand, dispelling the summoning of the snake guards.

"My first murder didn't feel particularly special. Maybe it's because this world is too much like an online game. But, I didn't know murder could be layered."

Su Chen muttered a few words to himself, seemingly lost in thought.

"I have a bold idea... cough cough, but it's not exactly bold."

He shook his head and walked to the pools of green water.

Almost all of the five people's backpacks burst open, and their equipment was scattered on the ground as well.

Su Chen squatted down and began to search the corpse.

[Steel Boots: Level 10 Black Iron grade equipment, requires 15 Strength and 20 Stamina, with the additional attribute of +20 Physical Defense]

[Hyena Hide Armor: Level 8 Black Iron equipment, requires 13 Agility, with the additional attribute of +2% Attack Speed]

[Summoning Ring: Level 10 Black Iron equipment, +10 Spirit, requires more than 30 Spirit, additional attribute: +100 HP for summoned creatures]

……

The only valuable items the group had were three pieces of black iron-grade equipment, a large amount of low-level materials, and over 3000 gold coins.

Su Chen naturally looked down on ordinary-grade equipment; among the iron-grade equipment, only the Summoning Ring might be useful.

He wasn't sure if his snake stake counted as a summoned creature.

After putting on the ring, my spirit increased by ten points, reaching 73 points.

Su Chen summoned a snake stake.

The snake stake in front of them was noticeably thicker than before, and their health points increased by 100.

Given the current attributes of the snake stake, it will no longer be destroyed by a single skill from a warrior like Zhang Gang.

"Damn, that's shameless."

Su Chen hadn't expected that his skills would benefit from summoning-related bonuses.

The potential of this SSS-level profession far exceeded his imagination.

He put away his equipment and calmly looked at the few people on the ground who had turned into green liquid.

Although deaths are common outside the city, this place is not far from the city gate, and who knows if someone will discover it and call the police.

He took out the special grease he had bought from the professional merchants' guild from his backpack, intending to burn it to ashes.

Sudden.

The sound of tree branches being crushed came from all around, and Su Chen frowned slightly.

When will this ever end?