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

Without much interaction with the Assassin Academy student council, before they could even react, Su Chen had already left.

To the northeast of the Assassin's Academy lies the Forest of Dead Bones.

When Su Chen returned, the Poison Granny was sitting in a rocking chair in front of the wooden house, basking in the sun with her eyes closed, and playing with a purple clay teapot that was emitting green smoke in her hand.

"Grandma, I'm home."

Su Chen greeted them and casually placed the food container containing the Abyss Corrupting Heart Grass on the stone table next to him.

The old woman slightly raised her eyelids, her turbid gaze lingering on Su Chen's face for a few seconds before revealing an extremely confused expression.

Who are you?

Su Chen: "..."

He took a deep breath and said patiently, "Su Chen. Two hours ago, you poured me a cup of... amber-colored tea on this table, and then asked me to go to the Ten Thousand Poison Cave to pick a few herbs for you."

"Oh……"

The old woman drew out her words, as if trying hard to recall.

After a long while, she nodded as if suddenly realizing something. "It was Xiao Su! Who told you to pick this kind of grass? You can't go to that place."

Su Chen's lips twitched.

"You asked me to go."

"Yeah?"

The old woman stroked her withered chin, then waved her hand dismissively. "I'm getting old, my memory's failing. How come you're back so quickly? Couldn't you find the place?"

"Mission accomplished."

Su Chen pointed to the food container on the stone table, "The stuff is in there. But that dungeon is really tough, with its mana drain and healing reduction mechanics, it's disgusting."

Upon hearing this, the old woman simply let out a soft "Ah".

"Those little things inside... were pets I kept when I was young and had nothing better to do. Later, I left them in that hole and didn't care about them. I don't know how they merged with the rules of heaven and earth and became a dungeon."

Su Chen swallowed back the retort that was about to come out.

Are these all your pets?!

That golden-level Thousand Calamity Bone Mother Tree, and that swarm of neurotic moths, are they pets?!

You call that disgusting, deadly mechanism a "little thing"?!

Su Chen was shocked.

He originally thought this was just a naturally formed copy of the underworld, but it turns out the source was right here!

"Your hobbies when you were young, Grandma... were quite unique."

Su Chen managed to squeeze out a dry sentence.

"It's alright, I just keep it as a pet."

The old woman opened the food container, glanced at the Abyss Corrupting Heart Grass inside that was emitting a ghostly green light, and nodded in satisfaction. "Good child, the grass is well preserved; its spiritual essence has not been lost."

She tucked the food container into her wide sleeves, then picked up the purple clay teapot that was emitting green smoke and slowly took a sip.

then.

A long silence fell over the courtyard.

A minute passed.

The old woman put down the purple clay teapot and looked at Su Chen, who was still standing there, with some curiosity.

"Xiao Su, why aren't you leaving yet?"

Su Chen: "..."

He felt his blood pressure was a bit high.

"Grandma, I am your student."

Su Chen pointed to the school badge on his chest. "I'm running errands for you. Didn't you say you'd teach me something?"

"Oh, right, right, you need to learn something."

The old woman patted her forehead, seemingly finally remembering this.

She slowly straightened up.

In that very instant.

Su Chen felt an indescribable pressure enveloping the entire courtyard.

The old woman's gaze swept over Su Chen from top to bottom.

Her previously cloudy gaze became incredibly sharp at this moment, piercing directly through Su Chen's skin.

Just one glance.

Su Chen didn't even sense any magical fluctuations from any detection skills, but he had a horrifying feeling that his entire body had been stripped bare, and even his underwear had been seen through.

"A promising talent."

The old woman withdrew her gaze, her tone revealing a calmness that seemed to know everything.

"His mental attribute is abnormally high, far exceeding the limit of a normal level 20 mage, and he is even close to the threshold of a level 60 third-tier mage."

"His physical strength is terrible, and his power and agility are also awful."

As the old woman spoke, she stretched out her withered finger and pointed in the air.

"However, your skill set is quite interesting."

"That ability to inflict forced poison on all attacks is extremely powerful."

"Moreover, the toxins can be stacked infinitely, so you can become stronger by killing monsters."

"And that ability to instantly stack up to the maximum number of poison layers—it's practically made for slaughter."

"In all my years, I've never seen such a domineering way of using poison."

"..."

Cold sweat began to bead on Su Chen's forehead.

Holy crap... he really saw through it?

You can even spot the unique traits of the SSS-rank hidden class, such as "All Things Corrode" and "God of Poison," at a glance?!

"Your equipment combinations are quite innovative."

The old woman didn't notice Su Chen's stiffness and continued speaking.

"That robe you're wearing should have a fairly large shield, which makes up for your low stamina. Plus, it allows you to fly, so it can both protect you and enrich your combat system."

"That cloak inside... oh, it's from that old toad."

"And that ring on your hand, it's from the Time Tower, right? Two seconds of time freeze, a decent trump card for survival."

"The Abyss four-piece set... No wonder your stamina is so poor, the power of the Abyss is not easy to use."

"..."

At last.

The old woman's gaze fell on the necklace made of white bones around Su Chen's neck.

"The Thousand Calamities Bone Necklace's maximum single-hit damage is capped at 30%. You killed that old tree too?"

"..."

Su Chen didn't even have the energy to complain anymore.

"Truly worthy of being one of the world's top experts..."

He swallowed hard inwardly.

This world is indeed teeming with powerful individuals.

With just one glance, I saw through all his tricks.

"Alright, don't be nervous."

As the old woman looked at Su Chen's tense body, her own body hunched over again, and the oppressive feeling that had been like a thorn in her back vanished without a trace.

"Your system is indeed excellent at dealing damage. In terms of damage alone, even I, your mother-in-law, am humbled."

"But in my opinion, your overall career plan is still too rough."

"..."

"Rough?"

Su Chen was stunned for a moment.

He looked at the more than 20,000 layers of toxins on his panel, and the abnormal mechanism of [God of Poison] that directly stacked to the maximum, and it was hard to describe as "crude".

The old woman ignored Su Chen's question and made a vague gesture with her withered finger in mid-air.

"Your class traits, [All Things Corrupt], ​​[God of Poison], and [Doom Drain] which can permanently increase the cap, these belong to the core underlying rules of the class."

"This kind of thing can't be improved through conventional means; it can only be improved by playing special dungeons when changing jobs."

"When I say 'rough,' I mean your proactive skills."

"..."