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

Upon hearing this...

The three men, Eagle, Grizzly, and Viper, who had been standing ramrod straight just moments before, all changed their expressions at once.

The muscles on Grizzly's fleshy face twitched, and suppressed sadness and anger welled up in his eyes.

Eagle gripped the rifle handle tightly, his knuckles turning white.

The atmosphere inside the tent instantly became heavy.

The fact that Falcon announced this mission at this time means that the entire Eagle Squad, which was sent to scout the outskirts of Takayama City, has been confirmed dead.

Recovering corpses?

Su Chen stood aside, watching the reactions of these military men, feeling slightly surprised.

In this enemy-occupied territory teeming with monsters, corpses are usually devoured long ago, so why risk retrieving them?

Could it be that they're afraid of leaking information?

Or perhaps they possess some special props or items?

Never mind, it's none of my business.

He didn't ask any more questions and stood quietly in place.

"Check your equipment. We'll be departing in three minutes."

The falcon gave the final command.

Three minutes later.

Two military off-road vehicles drove out of the temporary camp and sped off towards Takayama City.

The atmosphere inside the carriage was somewhat somber.

Falcon, sitting in the passenger seat, glanced back at the people in the back and broke the silence with his voice.

"Before entering the mission area, confirm the team configuration one last time."

She pointed to herself first, "Falcon, level 50, Shadow Assassin. Mainly responsible for front-line scouting and single-target burst damage."

then.

She pointed to the burly man with a towering build: "Grizzly, level 58, heavy shield warrior, responsible for holding the line."

"Eagle, level 59, magic archer, responsible for ranged physical damage output and firepower suppression."

"Serpent, Level 58, Shadow Priest, responsible for healing, dispelling, and weakening enemies."

After introducing his team members, Falcon's gaze fell on Su Chen.

The standard configuration of a military squad: Warrior, Mage, Priest, Assassin, and Marksman.

They are currently lacking a large-scale range of spellcasting damage output.

"Su Chen, Level 26, Poison Mage."

Su Chen leaned back in his chair and announced his profession.

Grizzly glanced back at Su Chen and said in a muffled voice, "Level 26? That's a bit low, but you're from Sky Dome Academy, so your stats shouldn't be bad. When we get to the village, stand behind me and don't get one-shotted by the monsters."

"OK."

Su Chen agreed readily.

He was happy to have some peace and quiet while someone else actively drew aggro and tanked the monsters.

After driving for more than half an hour on the bumpy dirt road, the off-road vehicle stopped in front of a broken stone tablet.

The three characters "Changniu Village" can be faintly seen on the stone tablet.

As soon as the group got out of the car, they were hit by a pungent, putrid stench.

The entire village was shrouded in a gray mist.

The fog was extremely unnatural, with visibility less than ten meters, and inhaling it would cause a slight stinging sensation in the throat.

[Warning: You have entered the special environment "Ashfall Zone".]

"Put on your gas masks and maintain formation!"

The falcon swiftly issued the order.

At the same time, she drew two gleaming daggers from her waist, and with a swift movement, entered stealth mode.

Everyone put on gas masks.

Although I don't know what the purpose of this ash fallout zone is, it's probably not a good thing.

Grizzly Bear raised a heavy tower shield, as tall as half a person, and placed it at the front.

Eagle stood guard with his rifle, while Viper waved his staff, casting a gray shield around everyone.

[Status acquired: Basic Shield, absorbs 500 points of damage.]

Su Chen looked at the thin layer of gray light on his body.

500 PM?

This milk supply... is nowhere near as good as Lin Wei's and Lin Shiqing's.

Well, at least it's a buff.

The team, in a sharp, spear-like formation, slowly entered the village shrouded in gray fog.

The surroundings were deathly silent, with only the sound of crunching dry branches and leaves underfoot.

The dilapidated houses were faintly visible in the gray fog.

There's movement around 11 o'clock.

A falcon's deep voice came through the communication channel.

As soon as he finished speaking, the gray fog in front of him suddenly churned.

"roar--!"

With a mournful roar, three enormous monsters burst forth from the thick fog.

They have bodies like cows, but four thick segmented limbs, and their backs are covered with fleshy growths similar to human arms.

【Abyssal Chimera Beast (Elite Monster)】

[Level: 25]

【Strength: 2400】

[Agility: 2600]

[Stamina: 3500]

【Spirit: 2200】

[Skills: Body Embedding, Fatal Strike]

……

"It's a Chimera Beast! And an elite one at that!"

The grizzly bear roared, and the tower shield slammed heavily onto the ground.

"Shield Wall! Eagle, focus fire on the one on the left!"

"receive!"

The eagle's rifle immediately unleashed a blue magical beam that struck the chimera's tough hide, sending sparks flying.

"-2110!"

"-1858!"

"-2052!"

"..."

A series of damage numbers appeared, but the Chimera Beast's health bar only dropped by a tiny bit.

"The defense is too high! We need to reduce it!"

The eagle fired while shouting.

The grizzly bear withstood the charge of a chimera beast, a -850 damage number floating above its head. Gritting its teeth, it roared, "Serpent, heal me! Su Chen, prepare your magic attack, I'll hold them off!"

Su Chen stood at the back of the group, looking at the three menacing chimeras, and frowned slightly.

These chimeras... are quite different from the ones we encountered in the selection tournament.

Their skills and attributes are similar, but their appearances are quite different.

Previously, the selection process involved encountering the heads of wolves, the torsos of bears, and the arthropods of spiders, but now it resembles a combination of a cow and a human.

Forget it.

Kill them first, then talk.

Su Chen suddenly swung his staff.

A streak of azure lightning struck the Chimera Beast at the very front.

It only lasted a moment.

The chimera, which was about to charge at the grizzly bear again, suddenly froze.

Followed by.

A massive damage number, so huge it made your heart skip a beat, slowly floated up from above its head.

"-176242100!"

[Successfully defeated the level 25 elite monster, Abyssal Chimera Beast, gaining 15000 experience points]

A muffled "bang" was heard.

The enormous chimera didn't even have time to let out a scream.

His entire body instantly turned into a puddle of foul-smelling green water.

Followed by.

Two smaller Chimera Beasts appeared.

But before they could land, Su Chen's attack arrived again.

Snapped!

A streak of azure lightning pulsed between the two chimeras.

For an instant.

They then transformed back into green water.

silence.

A deathly silence.

Apart from the other two Chimera Beasts still roaring mindlessly, all four members of the Falcon Squad were frozen in place.

Their mouths were agape.

Even the falcon, which had been in stealth mode, couldn't control its aura in the face of this outrageous damage, and its figure appeared in the gray mist.

What did they see?

170 million!

And it's instantaneous!

There wasn't even a proper wind-up!

Is this the kind of damage a level 26 mage can deal?!

Grizzly turned its head mechanically, looking at Su Chen who was slowly putting down his staff, its voice trembling: "No, this is damage a human could deal?"