Outer Gods invade, stuff them all into your equipment inventory.

"Finally... out."

Sean let out a long, relieved breath.

Fortunately, he moved as close to the ground as possible when using his ability, otherwise he might not have been able to crawl out of the ground alive.

Sean hadn't expected that it would be so difficult to climb out after being completely buried underground.

If it weren't for his superhuman strength and the timely replenishment of his stamina potion, he might have truly been exhausted and trapped.

He slumped down by the pit, still shaken.

That was arguably the closest he had come to death in recent times.

With extremely high physical attributes, Sean's stamina recovery is quite astonishing.

His complexion changed rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye, and his breathing became steady.

Sean wasn't sure how far his Earthwalking spell had taken him across the rocky wilderness.

However, the surrounding scenery is quite different from before.

"The surrounding stone pillars are thicker and taller, and the soil on the ground is harder..."

After walking for so many days, the surrounding scenery has hardly changed at all.

But just one trip brought about so many changes.

"We must be deeper into the Rocky Wasteland..."

Sean muttered to himself.

He took out a compass, and the pointer trembled slightly, pointing unmistakably to the southeast.

I looked up at the sun in the sky again.

"My directional judgment was correct; the route I was traveling just now was correct."

Sean breathed a sigh of relief.

He wasn't sure how many more times he would have to travel before he could reach the Rusty Canyon.

However, as long as the direction is judged correctly, it doesn't matter.

Finding the rusted canyon is only a matter of time.

This area might be quite remote, but Sean has stayed here for so long and no Blade Demon has come to cause trouble.

Although the Blade Demon was no longer a threat to Sean.

But he was still very happy.

Even if these Blade Demons mean more experience points and loot.

"This is so tiring!"

"We need to stock up on plenty of stamina potions, and try to get some of the higher quality ones."

The stamina potion played an extremely important role in the process just now.

This was the first time he had ever experienced the pain of his body being completely hollowed out.

"I wonder if this stamina potion has any other special effects?"

Sean suddenly realized.

If so, it's no wonder that this potion is always a hot seller among male adventurers.

According to relevant data, male warriors consume 1.5 times more stamina potions than female warriors.

This time, Sean did not remove the Earthwalking Notebook, but left it in its equipped state.

"72 hours is only three days."

Despite its various drawbacks, the ability to move on land is still very useful.

In critical moments, it can even save lives.

Sean prepared to absorb all the memory fragments related to the Earthwalking Technique in one go.

"I've lost an equipment slot, but I still maintain the combat strength of a B-rank hero."

Even in a place like the Rocky Wilderness, he was able to maintain an overwhelming advantage.

"Besides, I'm only 3 levels away from level 20."

Once Sean's hero level reaches 20, he will be a D-rank hero.

Then his equipment slots will be able to increase by one.

The experience required for the three levels is not a small amount, but it's not a huge amount either.

"It will take another 24 hours for the Earthwalk spell to be available again."

Even if you can't level up 3 levels after 24 hours, it shouldn't be too difficult to level up one or two levels.

"After using the Earthwalking Technique once more, my hero rank will reach that of a D-rank hero."

"No need to rush, take your time..."

........................

After resting for about twenty minutes, Sean re-equipped himself with the Iron Devourer Armor.

He had temporarily put away his equipment to prevent soil from contaminating the Iron-Eroded Devourer Armor.

Sean's body was once again covered by full-body armor, which resembled holy clothing.

The armor plates shimmered with a cold, sharp luster in the dim light of the wilderness.

"What?! I'm still just as handsome."

Sean exclaimed in genuine admiration, "This body is too supermodel-like."

No wonder Sean is so arrogant; clothes make the man.

The Iron Devourer Armor looks cool, that's for sure, but the most important thing is that it has a good base.

With the addition of the Light spell, Sean looked like a bright, shining light bulb, standing out conspicuously in the misty, rocky wilderness.

This would undoubtedly expose his location, but that's exactly what he wanted.

Most monsters are very sensitive to light, and this is especially true of the Blade Demon, a short, blue-skinned creature with an innate and extremely strong sensitivity to light.

Instead of spending time searching for monsters, it's better to become a lighthouse and let the monsters come to you.

Once the Blade Demons spot him, the light will surely drive them to launch an attack, attempting to extinguish this "blinding" target.

In this way, Sean transformed from a "hunter who searches for monsters everywhere" into a "hunter who waits in the warm air."

He only needs to wait for the "moths" provoked by the light to come and fly into the fire. This is undoubtedly the most time-saving and energy-efficient method.

Of course, doing this is very dangerous. Most heroes would be throwing their lives away if they did this. If they attract too many Blade Demons, they could easily be overwhelmed and killed by the onslaught.

However, Sean doesn't need to worry about these things.

"I'm that strong!"

How could the car have overturned?

........................

"Rakanishu!"

Groups of Blade Demons roared and charged towards Sean, brandishing their weapons. But before Sean, they were like waves crashing against rocks.

It looked impressive, but it shattered into pieces the moment it collided with the object.

Sean didn't even have the desire to dodge the attacks.

"Hide? I should avoid his sharp edge?"

His own defensive capabilities were already extremely impressive, and this was further enhanced by the massive defensive protection provided by the Iron Devourer Armor.

【Name: Iron-Eroded Devourer Armor】

[Type: Heavy Armor/Chestplate]

[Quality: Blue (Excellent)]

Physical defense +85

Strength+7

Constitution +6

Maximum Health +10%

Reduces all physical damage taken by 10%.

In addition, there's the 15% physical damage reduction provided by the mutated Steel Slime Body and the physical buffering effect provided by the Slime racial skill.

In terms of defense against physical attacks, he has maximized the damage reduction effect.

Unfortunately, the vast majority of Blade Demons can only unleash physical attacks. Of the full force they apply to him, less than a third is actually effective, and that meager third, after deducting any defensive effects, is practically no different from a tickle.

Although the attacks received were minimal, the counterattacks were surprisingly effective.

[Defensive Skill: Iron Devourer]

When subjected to physical attacks, the special structure on the surface of the plate armor absorbs part of the impact force:

There is a 30% chance that the absorbed attack power will be released in the form of a shockwave.

Upon successful trigger, restores 10% of the damage dealt by this shockwave as health.

Skill cooldown: 12 seconds

This is one of the Iron Devourer's inherent skills.

This ability is especially effective when facing a large number of enemies.

At least one-third of the Blade Demons died from the shockwave's counterattack. The remaining two-thirds were casually killed by Sean.

"Knock to death" is not a modifier, but a simple description of the action.

The difference in strength between the two sides is too great. This is not an evenly matched battle, but a one-sided, highly efficient harvest of experience points.

Sean's experience points are steadily increasing at a visible rate.

The only factor affecting his experience gain speed is the number of Blade Demons in the surrounding area.