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

Su Chen's eyes widened in disbelief.

This professional merchant guild truly lives up to its reputation as the largest merchant guild in China; in just a few minutes, it has already collected three level 10 life-saving equipment items.

He once again warned himself sternly: never be arrogant.

There are countless geniuses in this world. If a branch leader has such great power, wouldn't the scions of the great families in the capital be equipped with a full set of legendary equipment as soon as they change jobs?

Su Chen refocused his attention and began to analyze the three pieces of equipment in front of him.

They are all indeed related to saving lives, but the ways to save lives are different.

The Shadow Dancer Ring creates a clone that seems to inherit all of the character's attributes and forces enemies to taunt.

It not only saves lives but also has a control effect.

The Mirror Bracelet is simple and brutal; all damage dealt within the next 1.5 seconds is reflected back to the opponent.

The "immunity robe" is used to avoid being controlled.

Su Chen was a little annoyed.

Can't I have them all?

He looked at Zhang Ze, and was about to speak when Zhang Ze sneered, "Su Chen, if you want them all, of course you can, but now a level 10 gold-grade equipment costs several million gold coins, and this kind of life-saving equipment would cost tens of millions."

"..."

Su Chen was annoyed.

This old fox!

I actually predicted what he was going to say.

After hesitating for a moment, he decided to choose the Shadow Dancer Ring.

[Immunity Robe] First, it rules out immunity to control, but not immunity to damage. If you're going to die, you'll still die, right?

It doesn't have the same life-saving effect as the other two items.

While the [Mirror Bracelet] is powerful, its duration is too short.

It only takes 1.5 seconds.

The illusion of the Shadow Dancer Ring lasts for a full thirty seconds.

In other words, Su Chen could completely control the enemy for thirty seconds!

Those thirty seconds are enough for him to deal millions of damage!

Without saying a word, he took the Shadow Dancer Ring and put it on.

Each profession has two ring slots, and that's how you fill all your ring slots.

"Su Chen, I wish you great success!"

Zhang Ze stood up, his expression finally showing some sincerity: "The safety of Tianhe City is entrusted to you."

"Okay, don't worry."

Su Chen nodded and said, "There are still potion supplies, right? Give me some legendary potions."

"..."

Zhang Ze's lips twitched.

That brat, he really knows how to take advantage of any opportunity!

"A gold-grade potion is the most you can get. You wouldn't need any higher-grade potions anyway. One sip and you're fully healed; the effect is overflowing."

"All right."

Su Chen waved his hand in a very magnanimous manner.

Zhang Ze said speechlessly, "Manager Bai, go and get twenty bottles of gold-grade potions."

Soon, Su Chen found 40 bottles of potions in his backpack.

[Advanced Health Recovery Potion]: Gold grade, restores 5000 health points, 60-second cooldown.

[Advanced Mana Recovery Potion]: Gold grade, restores 5000 mana points, 60-second cooldown.

……

Gold-grade blue and red potions are extremely rare, and a single bottle can sell for thousands of dollars.

With everything prepared, Su Chen bid farewell to the two and left the Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

On the bus, he checked his attributes.

Su Chen

[Class: Poison Mage (SSS-Rank Unique Hidden)]

[Level: 13]

【Strength: 22】

[Agility: 40]

[Stamina: 137]

【Spirit: 200】

[Class-Specific Traits: All Things Corrode, God of Poison, Absorb Misfortune]

[Skills: Reconnaissance (Basic), Corrosive Serpent Guard]

[Current Toxin Level: 1275]

[Equipment: Bursting Staff (Black Iron), Heavy Black Iron Breastplate (Black Iron), Bloodthirsty Pigskin Leggings (Bronze), Summoning Ring (Black Iron), Tough Gargoyle Necklace (Silver), Shadow Dancer Ring (Gold)]

……

A gold-grade ring directly provides 100 points of spirit.

My mental strength has successfully reached 200 points.

This number is enough to make other students feel ashamed.

"I wonder how many levels I can reach in the Abyss dungeon."

Su Chen closed the panel, feeling a sense of anticipation.

……

East of Broken Wind Valley lies an abandoned mining area.

The once desolate mining area is now completely surrounded by professionals who have rushed there after hearing the news.

In the center of the mining area, a dark red vortex with a diameter of more than ten meters is slowly rotating.

Beside the whirlpool stood a makeshift warning sign from the military, with the following words written in bright red lettering:

[WARNING: Abyss-level dungeon ahead. Unauthorized personnel must not approach!]

Outside the blockade, stood spies from various guilds, school teachers, and many professionals who had come to watch the spectacle.

But at this moment, no one spoke, and the atmosphere was extremely oppressive.

Several high-ranking professionals in military uniforms frowned, their faces ashen.

Not far away, several medical staff were carrying stretchers covered with white sheets onto a military vehicle.

Dark red blood seeping from under the white cloth left a shocking trail on the ground in the early morning.

A commotion broke out in the crowd.

"Damn, those are elites from the Mad Lion Guild, and elite new recruits from the city defense army."

"They went in around midnight last night. In less than half an hour, not even a corpse came out; these are the remains that were spat out by the vortex."

"..."

In front of the dungeon portal.

"Failed again..."

A middle-aged officer in military uniform looked at the corpse that had been vomited up by the dungeon and closed his eyes in anguish.

"Captain Zhang, how many is this?" a lieutenant asked in a hoarse voice.

"That's the thirty-seventh one." Captain Zhang gritted his teeth, his eyes reddening. "They were all level 20, well-equipped combat professionals, and they didn't even last five minutes inside. The monsters in this abyss dungeon have attributes and mechanics that are completely beyond our comprehension."

Upon hearing this, the surrounding crowd stirred, and a sense of gloom and despair settled over everyone.

The restriction of only allowing one person to enter directly eliminates the possibility of overwhelming the enemy with sheer numbers.

At the same level, soloing an Abyss dungeon is almost an impossible task.

Just then, a soft footstep sound came from behind the crowd.

Captain Zhang looked up and saw a young student crossing the blockade and walking straight towards the black vortex.

"stop!"

The adjutant immediately stepped forward to stop them, "This is the entrance to the Abyss dungeon; unauthorized personnel are prohibited from approaching!"

Su Chen stopped, glanced at the adjutant, and casually pointed to the vortex: "I'm here to play a dungeon."

"you?"

Captain Zhang stepped forward, his gaze sweeping over Su Chen's young face, noticing the school badge of Tianhe No. 1 Middle School worn on his chest.

The level 52 second-job berserker stared intently at Su Chen, then let out a deep sigh.

That sigh was filled with an undisguised sense of frustration and helplessness.

"The rules of the Abyss restrict levels below 20."

Captain Zhang wiped his face, his eyes red-rimmed. "We old bones have all the rank and privileges, but we can only stand outside and watch. Now, we have to rely on a newly awakened high school student to go in and risk his life..."

Captain Zhang suddenly stood at attention and gave Su Chen a perfectly standard military salute.

"Zhang Tian, ​​a soldier of the Great Xia Dynasty, on behalf of the millions of people of Tianhe City, thanks you, young man! Regardless of victory or defeat, as long as you come out alive, the military owes you a favor!"

The officers around him also stood at attention and saluted.

Su Chen was taken aback by the scene.

He could feel the sincerity of these soldiers.

Su Chen coughed lightly and waved his hand, "Captain Zhang, you're too kind. As a member of Tianhe City, this is what I should do."

Be careful in everything you do.

Captain Zhang waved his hand, turned around, and couldn't bear to look anymore.

Su Chen, carrying the [Exploding Staff], didn't waste any more words and strode towards the vortex.

……

[Notification: You have entered the Wailing Caverns (Abyssal Transformation)!]

[WARNING: The current dungeon has been abyssalized. Monster attributes have been greatly increased, and the aggro range has been expanded by 300%. Please be careful!]

After a slight dizziness, the scenery in front of Su Chen changed drastically.

He was standing in a narrow mine tunnel.

The surrounding rock walls were no longer ordinary stones, but had a dark red, fleshy texture, resembling the intestines of some giant creature.

The rock walls were covered with shimmering, glowing ores, which cast a ghastly red glow over the mine tunnel.

The air was thick with the stench of blood and some kind of suffocating poisonous miasma.

"Hiss—hiss—"

A sickening grinding sound came from deep within the mine tunnel.

Su Chen narrowed his eyes and gripped his staff tightly.

A few seconds later, five enormous monsters covered in dark red bone spurs crawled out of the shadows.

They look like spiders pieced together from rocks and flesh, with eight long legs like sharp scythes that carve deep furrows in the ground.

Su Chen immediately cast a detection spell.

Abyssal Blood Spider

[Level: 15]

【Strength: 260】

[Agility: 300]

[Stamina: 400]

【Spirit: 200】

[Skills: Blood Rock Thrust, Venom Spray, Abyss Frenzy]

Su Chen gasped after looking at the panel.

I rub!

Is this a level 15 monster? 400 stamina? 260 strength?

This could be a mini-boss in a level 20 dungeon if it were outside!

And these are just ordinary monsters; it's hard to imagine how terrifying the attributes of elite monsters and bosses must be.

"Although the Malphite we encountered before had 500 points in Constitution, his other attributes were very low. The monsters here have ridiculously high stats in all aspects."

"This numerical inflation is so great that even the Ironclad would have to admit defeat."

What's even more frustrating is that five were swiped as soon as I entered?

There's also this hate mechanism that expands several times over; as soon as he landed, it attracted them from dozens of meters away.

No wonder the elite troops who came in earlier couldn't last more than a few minutes before they were all wiped out.

If an ordinary level 20 professional player came in, they would be torn to shreds by the monsters the moment they entered!

But despite his complaints, Su Chen's hands didn't stop moving.

No matter how high a monster's stats are, it's just a tanky training dummy in the face of his insane true damage.

"hiss!"

The lead Abyssal Blood Ore Spider let out a sharp screech, its eight scythe-like legs suddenly exerting force, its massive body transforming into a dark red afterimage as it lunged straight at Su Chen's face!

It was extremely fast, with a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Time to get out and work."

Su Chen stood still without moving, only tapping his staff lightly.

[Skill: Corrosive Serpent Guard] Activated!

"boom!"

The ground in front of Su Chen exploded instantly, and 10 thick, dark green snake guards burst out of the ground!

The dark mine passage was not spacious to begin with, and these dozen or so snake guards squeezed together, forming an impenetrable wall of flesh that firmly blocked Su Chen behind them.

The Abyssal Blood Ore Spider, which was pouncing in mid-air, didn't even have time to react before crashing headfirst into the swarm of snake guards.

"Bang!"

[Hint: The trait "All Things Corrode" has been triggered; the target has accumulated 1275 stacks of "Violent Poison".]

-255000!

A terrifying dark purple damage number floated above the Abyssal Blood Spider's head.

This abyss monster, with a stamina of 400, didn't even have time to let out a scream.

Its enormous body dissolved instantly in mid-air, turning into a pool of foul-smelling blood that fell to the ground with a thud.

Murder!

[Hint: Defeating the Abyss Blood Spider (Abyss Transformation) at a higher level grants 3000 experience points (including Abyss difficulty bonus and bonus for defeating higher-level enemies).]

[Hint: Triggered trait - Misfortune Absorption, current maximum toxin level +1.]

"Three thousand each?"

Su Chen's eyes lit up.

Those level 10 normal monsters outside only give a pitiful 100 experience points each.

The experience gain from this Abyss dungeon is absolutely outrageous!

Chain hatred, is it?

Great! I was finding it too troublesome to pull monsters one by one.

"Hiss—"

The remaining four Abyssal Blood Spiders, seeing their companion instantly killed, did not retreat. Instead, their berserk instincts were aroused by the abyssal aura.

Its eyes turned blood red, and it opened its mouth full of fangs, spitting out four streams of foul-smelling green venom.

[Venom Spray]!

"Holy crap, that's disgusting! How can someone be using drugs?"

Su Chen's eyelids twitched.

This giant spider has no sportsmanship; it actually uses poison!

-248

-269

...

Several damage numbers popped up on the Serpent Guard.

That damage is really significant; the Serpent Guard loses more than a third of its health every second.

In the blink of an eye, the health bars of the four snake stakes were emptied.

but.

The remaining six corrosive snakes simultaneously turned their spears and aimed at the remaining four spiders.

"Puff puff puff puff—"

A dense barrage of venomous projectiles poured out like a torrential downpour.

-255200!

-255400!

-255600!

-255800!

Four terrifying true damage numbers popped up in a row.

The four elite abyss monsters melted instantly.

[Hint: Defeating the Abyss Blood Spider (Abyss Monster), a monster of a higher level, grants 3000 experience points.]

[Hint: Triggered trait - Misfortune Absorption, current maximum toxin level +1.]

[Hint: Killed a character of a higher level...]

A series of system notification sounds bombarded Su Chen's ears.

The experience bar shot forward at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Several gold coins and pieces of material emitting a faint glow appeared on the ground.

Su Chen walked over and skillfully swept the spoils into his backpack.

[Obtained: Abyss Spider Egg *5 (Abyss Transformation Material)]

……

"100% drop rate? Awesome!"

Su Chen picked up five sets of materials and discovered that the drop rate was an astonishing percentage.

Materials that have been transformed into abyssal material will likely be extremely expensive.

He glanced at the deep mine tunnel, a slight smile playing on his lips.

For other ordinary professionals below level 20, they would probably already be blocked at the door and killed by five elite monsters.

But for him, this place was simply paradise.

Su Chen, carrying his staff, strode towards the depths of the mine tunnel.

"Stop hiding, all of you, come out here!"