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

Meanwhile, outside the blockade line.

The black abyss vortex continued to slowly rotate in mid-air, and the oppressive atmosphere made the surrounding trees appear withered and gray.

Captain Zhang Tian stared intently at the vortex, his hands unconsciously clenching into fists.

Su Chen had been inside for five minutes.

Due to the unique nature of the Abyss instance, the equipment that the military normally uses to monitor the vital signs of those who enter is completely ineffective in the face of this vortex.

No one knows whether the high school student who just switched jobs is alive or dead inside.

"Captain, stop looking." The adjutant sighed. "He's only a level 13 student, and that's an Abyss dungeon..."

Just then, the surface of the black vortex suddenly began to fluctuate violently!

"alert!"

Captain Zhang suddenly drew his long sword from his waist and roared.

The surrounding military personnel instantly loaded their guns, the mages began chanting, and everyone's nerves were on edge.

"Bang!"

A blood-covered figure was violently thrown out of the vortex, crashing heavily onto the muddy ground and rolling several times before coming to a stop.

"It's Lao Liu!" The adjutant, with his sharp eyes, immediately recognized the man and rushed forward.

This is one of the elite assassins who went in to scout ahead. He actually managed to escape from inside by using the assassin's unique survival skill, Shadow Stealth!

"Old Liu! What's going on inside?!" Captain Zhang rushed over, looking at the assassin who was covered in wounds and whose left arm had disappeared.

Old Liu was spitting out mouthfuls of black blood, his eyes filled with extreme fear.

He gripped Captain Zhang's collar tightly, his voice hoarse like a broken bellows:

"It's not...it's not an ordinary abyss..."

"Quickly...report to headquarters..."

"There are demons inside...!"

"..."

Upon hearing this, the entire room fell silent.

Zhang Tian's pupils suddenly contracted, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

Demons!

The demons... are humanity's greatest enemy at present.

They have occupied a large area in the north of Earth for many years, and humanity has fought against them for years, suffering heavy casualties.

It is rumored that they have a job-change system just like humans, and they hunt human professionals year after year.

"It's over..."

Zhang Tian collapsed to the ground, his face ashen.

If it were just ordinary abyss monsters, perhaps by sacrificing lives, we could gradually figure out the mechanics.

However, if the demons are involved, this is no longer a problem that the Tianhe City military can solve.

"Quickly! Contact the military region immediately! Request reinforcements!" Captain Zhang roared hoarsely.

The adjutant frantically reached for the communicator, but his hands were shaking so badly he couldn't even press the buttons accurately.

Everyone stared in despair at the black vortex.

Hopeless.

The entire city of Tianhe may be facing a catastrophe.

As for that high school student who just went in?

Nobody thought about him anymore.

That student would probably have turned to ashes the moment he encountered the powerful demon.

……

The wailing mine shafts, deep within the mine.

Su Chen strolled leisurely forward, stepping on the green pus.

[Hint: Successfully defeated the level 16 mutated mine worm (Abyss form), a victory against a higher level, gaining +4800 experience.]

[Note: Triggering the [Misfortune Drain] trait permanently increases your maximum number of poison stacks by 1.]

[Hint: Successfully defeated a level 17 Abyss Ghoul (Abyss Transformation), a victory against a higher-level opponent, gaining +5100 experience.]

[Note: Triggering the [Misfortune Drain] trait permanently increases your maximum number of poison stacks by 1.]

This journey has been nothing short of a one-sided massacre.

The monster density in the Abyss dungeon is extremely high, and their aggro range is extremely wide.

Su Chen didn't need to look for monsters at all. As long as he took two steps forward, hordes of elite monsters would emerge from the darkness.

then.

"Corrosive Serpent Guard".

The snake guard plunged into the ground, spraying venom wildly.

Whether it's the abyssal worm with ridiculously high magic resistance or the vampire bat with agility that's practically a blur, none of them can last a second against the true damage of the [Poison] status, which ignores resistance.

Su Chen glanced at his panel; his experience bar had already reached [Level 13 (85%)].

The upper limit of toxins has skyrocketed to 1435 levels.

"This leveling speed is shameless." Su Chen curled his lip.

Just as he was about to cross a narrow mine tunnel, a blinding red light suddenly popped up in the system notification.

[WARNING: You have entered the core area of ​​the Abyss!]

[Warning: You have been corrupted by abyssal demonic energy and have received a permanent debuff—[Abyssal Gaze]!]

Su Chen was stunned for a moment, then immediately opened the status bar.

[Status: Abyssal Gaze (Cannot be dispelled)]

[Effect: While in the core area of ​​the abyss, your physical and magical attack power decrease by 5% per minute, down to a minimum of 10% of your base value.]

After reading this line of text, Su Chen couldn't help but gasp.

Immediately afterwards, he cursed under his breath.

Holy crap, this debuff is insane!

A 5% reduction in both attack power per minute, a direct halving of damage after ten minutes, and a complete loss of damage after twenty minutes!

Even Master Ai doesn't shave like this!

And it's fucking undispellable!

In this world, physical and magical attacks are the foundation for all combat professions to survive.

Even a level 20 mage with full gold gear will find their attacks barely scratching monsters if this debuff is applied for twenty minutes.

No wonder the people who came in before couldn't get through.

This mechanism is just too weird!

Generally speaking, when faced with this kind of undispellable attack reduction debuff, the only option for a normal team is to speedrun.

However, the monsters in the Abyss dungeon have extremely high HP, making a speedrun a pipe dream.

but……

Su Chen looked at the [Poison Mage] class trait on his panel and a shameless smile curled at the corner of his mouth.

[Violent Poison]: Deals true damage equal to [Spirit Level 1] per second, ignoring armor and magic resistance.

True damage!

It is only linked to the spirit attribute and has nothing to do with the so-called "magic attack power" panel!

Even if his magic attack power is reduced to 0, his venom will still cause the monster to lose tens of thousands of health points as long as it is poisoned!

"This profession is so unbalanced!"

Su Chen shook his head and sighed, "Fortunately, this is the only profession, and only I can bear this kind of injustice. If other mages knew this, wouldn't they be so angry they'd burst their blood vessels on the spot?"

The terrifying debuff, 【Abyss Gaze】, which could wipe out the entire elite force of the Great Xia Empire, was no different from a meaningless icon when it was applied to Su Chen.

He didn't even bother to glance at the status bar and continued walking forward.