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

After leaving, Su Chen stopped in a sheltered spot and started a campfire.

The night wind blew through the woods, and the campfire crackled softly.

Su Chen sat by the fire, holding a bottle of basic mana restoration potion in his hand, and tilted his head back to gulp it down.

[Note: Using a basic mana restoration potion will restore 50 mana points.]

The pale blue liquid flowed down my throat, dispelling some of the fatigue in my mind.

He waved his hand casually.

All around him stood countless dark purple totem poles—the Corrosive Serpent Guards.

The snake's head flicked its tongue, releasing a chilling venomous gas.

There were more than 120 in total.

Su Chen rubbed his temples, feeling a strong wave of dizziness wash over him. He felt completely drained, as if he had been playing games all night for three days and three nights and had even taken off more than ten times.

"This consumption is outrageous."

He glanced at his attribute panel.

With a mental strength of 73 points, it is definitely not low for its level.

However, summoning each [Corrupted Serpent Guard] costs 10 mana.

With his current mana cap and recovery speed, maintaining 140 snake guards simultaneously is already the limit of his limits.

The blue bar instantly emptied, leaving not a single drop.

They've been completely drained.

Su Chen silently complained to himself.

The skill is powerful, but who can withstand such a high mana consumption rate?

"It seems that in the next phase, I'll have to get some equipment with 'mana regeneration' or 'mana cost reduction' attributes."

Su Chen casually downed a bottle of blue potion, ate some dry rations, and began to make plans.

"The Serpent Guard benefits from summoning-based buffs. Or you could get a set of top-tier summoner gear to wear."

A poisoner trying to steal a summoner's equipment—this scenario is just bizarre.

However, in this world, as long as the stats on the character panel are good, it's reasonable to use a staff to hit someone on the head.

Su Chen leaned against the tree trunk and closed his eyes to rest.

A few hours later, the sky began to lighten with the first light of dawn.

Su Chen extinguished the campfire and, following the coordinates given by Song Xin, headed towards the hidden realm.

……

Two hours later.

Broken Wind Valley.

Su Chen stood on a high slope, looking at the scene below, and couldn't help but twitch his lips twice.

Is this supposed to be a hidden secret realm?

Looking around, the entire valley was packed with people, a dense mass of heads!

The area was filled with various off-road vehicles and supply trucks.

Vendors set up stalls and loudly hawked their recovery potions, repair hammers, and low-grade materials.

Dozens of burly men dressed in uniform guild attire even set up a long cordon at the entrance.

The bustling atmosphere is comparable to that of a highway service area during a holiday.

"What a hidden paradise."

Su Chen took a deep breath and laughed in exasperation.

He immediately understood what was going on.

That woman, Song Xin, used some common, readily available information to steal his spoils for free, and she might even want to see him die in the wild.

What a clever scheme to get something for nothing!

Sky Dome Academy, right? I'll get my money back, with interest, sooner or later.

Su Chen silently held a grudge against Song Xin.

really.

This world operates on the law of the jungle, where the strong prey on the weak, and no one can be trusted.

Instead of flying into a rage, he tidied his gear and followed the flow of people down the street.

These secret realms typically have several entrances, each creating an independent mirror image upon entry.

As soon as I entered the crowd, a noisy discussion arose.

"Damn! This lousy secret realm is practically inhuman!"

"Our team almost got wiped out within ten minutes of going in! The mage couldn't even scratch a single monster!"

"That monster's defense is insane! Not only is its physical resistance extremely high, but it also has magic damage reduction!"

"..."

Su Chen pricked up his ears to listen.

The more intelligence the better; there's never too much of it.

He cast a scout spell at the colorful portal in front of him.

【Silent Stone Sea】

[Secret Realm Rank: Difficult]

[Secret Realm Level: 10-15]

[Maximum number of players in the dungeon: 5]

[Dungeon Time Limit: Complete within 8 hours]

……

As expected, it was a difficult-level secret realm; Song Xin hadn't lied to him about it.

"Brother, what's going on in this secret realm? How come so many people are dead?" Su Chen approached a warrior with a pale and defeated face.

The warrior sighed, still shaken, and said, "Don't even mention it, it's full of stone golems! Their defense is ridiculously high, we can't break through their defenses at all, and they're using a monster swarm tactic, attacking in droves, the priests' healing can't keep up, we just can't hold on."

"High defense, monster hordes! This is a secret realm that even a human could conceive of."

"That's right, that's right."

Su Chen sighed on the surface, but he was secretly overjoyed.

High dual-antibody?

A strange sea?

Isn't this specifically designed to increase my poison levels?

His "True Damage" most favors these tough, clumsy guys.

No matter how high your defense is, what's the difference between you and a squishy character when faced with true damage?

"Make way! Make way, everyone! The Berserker Guild is forming a team!"

Suddenly, a rough roar came from ahead.

Several people dressed in Berserker Guild uniforms swaggered over.

The burly man leading the group shouted through a megaphone, "We need two tanky warriors, level 15, with priority given to those with Iron-tier gear! We also have a level 15 elite mage as our main DPS. Each person who clears the dungeon will receive 1000 gold!"

Su Chen clicked his tongue.

A difficult-level dungeon naturally offers extremely generous rewards.

They were much better; they only gave each person a thousand gold coins.

It's true what they say, no matter the world, the greed of capital is the same.

The burly man's gaze swept across the crowd before finally settling on Su Chen.

Su Chen's profession was clearly listed as "Poison Mage".

The burly man, unfamiliar with this profession, asked, "Hey kid, what skills do you have as a poison sorcerer?"

Su Chen said, "Oh, it's poison."

"Tch, get out of here."

The burly man immediately lost interest and continued recruiting the level 15 warriors.

Poisoning?

Laugh to death.

Those stone golems have incredibly high magic resistance, and the dungeon has a time limit; you have to clear it within 8 hours.

How long will it take to get rid of drugs?

Su Chen didn't pay any attention, but instead picked up his staff and stepped directly into the secret realm portal.

The people around were startled.

"Holy crap, did that kid go in by himself?"

"Le, you look very young, probably still a student?"

"The student has already achieved a great level of 10 today, but he thinks he can solo the dungeon at level 10?"

"He's so arrogant and ignorant. I bet he'll come back looking dejected in less than five minutes."

"..."