Legendary Son-in-Law: The Man with Poison Talismans

[MP: 74/102 → 44/102]

+1, +1...

The Woma Guardian glowed green, with -27, -27... appearing above its head. Its aggro shifted and locked onto Lin Mu in the distance, and it walked towards him step by step.

At this moment, Gu An was surrounded by several small monsters.

The Dark Warrior lurked in a corner, unleashing sneak attacks, while the Woma Warriors blocked her retreat. Most dangerous of all were the two Flame Woma, gathering their flames in preparation for their breath attack. Gu An, meanwhile, kept a safe distance from the Flame Woma, clearly deliberately avoiding their fiery attacks.

Lin Mu could tell that the young girl was quite careful about her hair, after all, burning it was no joke.

He quickly pulled out the gray powder and swiped it at a Flame Worm.

[MP: 46/102 → 16/102]

When he ran out of mana, Lin Mu reached to the far left of his waist, and the sun water on his animal skin belt flashed and appeared in his hand. Lin Mu quickly drank it.

[Sun Water: Instantly restores 50 health and 80 mana.]

[MP: 17/102 → 97/102]

With the slow recovery from the magic potion, my mana was fully restored in a few seconds.

Lin Mu quickly used the medicine, because once his condition was fully restored, the remaining amount of medicine would be reset to zero.

The green poison was then thrown at another Flame Worm.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Mu took out yellow powder and sprinkled a handful of red poison on the Dark Warrior and the Woma Warrior that had not yet been poisoned. The two monsters glowed red.

"Brother Cai, help your young master first! These monsters can't catch me!" Lin Mu shouted to Cai Ling, then reached for the magic potion (medium) on his belt, only to find it empty. He had already finished the bottle on his belt. Without thinking too much, he took out another bottle from his Qiankun bag, drank it, and ran away.

As for why some monsters were poisoned with green poison while others with red poison, Lin Mu knew perfectly well. He could just apply green poison to the monsters he was kiting, letting them slowly bleed away; there was no rush. Gu An and Cai Ling, on the other hand, applied red poison to the monsters they were fighting, doubling their damage and making them more efficient. The 27 points of damage from green poison over three seconds wasn't even enough for one hit from Gu An.

Chapter 65 The Stamp of Hatred (Bonus Chapter)

After drinking the potion, Lin Mu threw away the empty bottle and, while running, took out new Sun Water and Magic Potions (medium) from his Qiankun Bag, pinning them back to the empty leather buckle on his belt.

He sighed. After using the hotkey to drink the potion in the game, the potion in his inventory would automatically be replenished to the hotkey's location.

The belt's effect isn't quite as good as the in-game hotkeys. You still have to manually replenish potions while fighting monsters, which isn't convenient. If you get caught up in the action and forget to replenish your belt, it'll be awkward to reach in and find it empty.

The three monsters were still following behind, swaying and chasing. Lin Mu glanced back and saw that the three big men had blocked most of the passage. Afraid of being beaten if he turned back, he ran a few more steps and turned at the corner at the end of the passage.

At this point, he could no longer see Gu An and the others, but he could still hear the sound of lightning spells. He thought to himself that the two little monsters should be taken down soon. It was a pity they were a bit too far away, so he probably wouldn't get any experience points.

Just as I was thinking, a message notification suddenly appeared.

[Experience gained: 275]

[Experience gained: 410]

Lin Mu was puzzled. How could they have such high experience? Didn't the other two get any experience points?

Meanwhile, Gu An and the other two were also puzzled: "The monster is dead, but where is my experience?"

Suddenly, Lin Mu caught a glimpse of a firelight around another corner not far away, and several people carrying torches came out. He glanced at them and saw that they were wearing level 20+ clothes for all three professions, including robes, heavy armor, and soul armor, looking like seasoned veterans who had been playing in Woma for years.

As soon as the group emerged, they spotted the Woma Guards and two Flame Woma following behind Lin Mu. The leader's eyes widened, and he turned around excitedly, shouting, "Big Brother! Woma Guards! Big Brother! Woma Guards!"

As soon as he finished speaking, several more people emerged from around the corner, and the crowd grew larger and larger.

Lin Mu's heart tightened, and he turned and ran. He couldn't handle so many people. What if they wanted to kill him and steal the BOSS? He couldn't withstand a concentrated attack from them.

He quickened his pace, but he was running too fast, and the three monsters were blocking his way quite tightly. He managed to get past the Woma Guardians and dodge the fire breath of one of the Flame Woma, but he couldn't completely avoid another. A breath of fire came flying at him, and the edge of the flame grazed the top of Lin Mu's head.

"Hold!"

Lin Mu felt a burning sensation on his head; his straw hat had caught fire, flames leaping high and crackling loudly.

-1, -1, -1 burning damage appeared above his head. As he ran, he ripped off his straw hat and threw it on the ground, then took out a pot of water from his storage bag and poured it over his head. The water dripped down his hair, and although it was still a bit hot, the burning effect finally subsided.

He glanced back and saw that the group of people had all come out from around the corner, at least a dozen of them, and were heading this way.

The two Taoist priests at the front took out gray and yellow medicinal powders and sprinkled them onto the Woma Guardians, handful after handful. The green Woma Guardians turned red.

Logically, the Taoist's poison was the easiest to attract hatred, so the Woma Guard should have turned around and chased after the Taoist. But the Woma Guard was surprisingly determined, its direction unchanged, and it relentlessly pursued Lin Mu.

Several mages behind it also struck it with lightning spells, flashing white light and dealing considerable damage, but the Woma Guardian still didn't turn its head, fixated on Lin Mu, determined to catch up.

The group panicked. One of them shouted, "What's wrong with this monster? Why isn't it turning around?" Another voice chimed in, "No, we have to kill that kid first, then the monster's aggro will disappear!"

Just as Lin Mu was in a sorry state, Gu An and Cai Ling arrived at the corner.

"Run! There are too many of them, we can't afford to mess with them!" Lin Mu shouted at them.

Gu An ignored him, his gaze passing through Lin Mu and the monster to the group of people. He turned back and said something to Cai Ling, then without stopping, he quickly passed Lin Mu and the monsters that were locked on Lin Mu with unwavering hatred, and rushed to the group of people, where he stood still.

He pulled a token from his pocket, raised it high, and said in a low but authoritative voice, "The Gu family is handling official business; unauthorized persons shall stay away."

The group was intimidated by Gu An's imposing presence and fell silent. The torchlight shone on the token, its dark metallic sheen faintly glowing in the dimly lit passageway.

Someone muttered under their breath, "What Gu family? Never heard of them..."

"Just because you have a Judgment doesn't mean you're all that! Kill someone to steal their monster, then split the loot!"

Several people chimed in, but no one dared to step forward.

The warrior, who was the center of attention and called "Big Brother," held a massive axe and remained silent. He stared at Gu An for a few seconds, then looked at the token, frowned, stepped forward, took the token, and examined it closely.

Suddenly his expression changed.

"I was unaware of Young Master Gu's business; my apologies." He knelt on one knee, handing the token back to Gu An with both hands. His voice wasn't loud, but everyone behind him heard it. Then he stood up and waved his hand behind him, "Let's go!"

Some people, confused and hesitant, were grabbed by their teammates and dragged away. Whispers rippled through the group: "The Gu family... that's the Gu family of Prince An from Mengzhong, His Majesty's uncle... can you afford to offend them?"

"Hurry up and leave, hurry up and leave..."

The group arrived noisily but left quietly, disappearing around the corner in the blink of an eye.

Lin Mu stood behind, still leading the Woma Guardian and two Flame Woma, his mouth agape, watching this scene in shock.

Lin Mu overheard some of the whispers the group had just made.

As his own level and the level of his mental combat techniques increased, his perception became much stronger than before. He didn't feel it much normally, but in crucial moments, when his attention was highly focused, the enhanced perception became particularly noticeable.

Although the group lowered their voices, the words "Prince An," "Gu Mansion," and "unapproachable" still reached his ears.

Prince An? Gu An? Gu An is a prince? A princess?

Lin Mu pondered as he tethered the monster. The Bichon Emperor was an empress, so a female prince seemed quite plausible. He recalled Gu An's men's attire; no wonder…

Does the Empress also like to dress as a man, and is also flat-chested...?

However, since they didn't tell me on their own initiative, they must still want to contact me as an ordinary person, so I'll just pretend I don't know.

Just then, two sudden lightning spells pulled Lin Mu back to reality. Cai Ling hadn't gone with Gu An earlier; as Gu An had instructed, she had helped Lin Mu fight monsters first.

She stood not far away, striking the two Flame Worms one after another with lightning spells.

-103, -89...

The health bar is dropping neither quickly nor slowly.

Gu An also returned. She walked up to Lin Mu and saw his appearance: his hair was a mess from the fire, sticking up in clumps like a bird's nest, and his face was covered in ash. She couldn't help but laugh.

But she didn't delay anything. With a smile, she picked up the Staff of Judgment, turned around and charged towards the crimson-clad Woma Guardian. She slammed the staff down, unleashing her Fiery Sword Technique. With a boom, the Woma Guardian staggered to the side.

-289!

Then, looking at his judgment in surprise, he thought, "This shouldn't be happening. Why is the damage lower?"

Chapter 66 There are no top-quality items

Lin Mu glanced at the number and then realized that he hadn't been poisoned yet. He instinctively reached for the yellow powder at his waist, completely ignoring the fact that the Woma Guardian was still covered in someone else's poison.

Fortunately, Lan had almost returned by then.

He took out some yellow powder and first applied the red poison to the Woma Guardian. Then he sprinkled it on the Flame Woma that Cai Ling was electrifying.

At this point, I'm running out of mana again.

However, the damage inflicted on Gu An and Cai Ling increased exponentially.

Lin Mu took out another bottle of magic potion (medium) and drank it down, and the blue bar slowly rose.

+1, +1, +1...

He stared at the blue bar for a while, and when it reached 30 points, he quickly took out the yellow powder and sprinkled it on another Flame Worm.

At this moment, the first Flame Worm fell to the ground, and Cai Ling turned around to attack the newly turned red one.

Lin Mu stood to the side, hands in his pockets, waiting, occasionally glancing at the blue bar and occasionally at the monster's health.

Only then did he realize that the Woma Guardian had been poisoned by someone else, so he had wasted his mana. But seeing the -208, -208 damage from Gu An's Assassination Sword Technique...

It's obvious that my own red poison has an amplification effect. My own red poison has overridden the Taoist's poison. Wow! Is my poison that powerful that it can overridden someone else's poison?

But he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

This skill is way too mana-intensive. Mana potions only restore 1 point per second, that's too slow. He can't just drink a Sunflower every time he's low on mana, can he? He's not that rich. A bottle of Sunflower can be a lifesaver in a crucial moment, not be used to restore mana?

Lin Mu looked at the status bar: [Luck: 2]

When his luck points reach 9, the mana consumption... just thinking about it gives him a headache.

As Lin Mu kited the monster, he wondered why the Woma Guardian was still relentlessly pursuing him.

Damn it, those two were dealing way more damage to you than you could handle. One hit and you were staggering backwards, while I just applied some poison and didn't even scratch you, and you were still chasing me, staggering backwards. And those two beating you up didn't even glance at you. Are they brainwashed?

Gu An and Cai Ling also discovered it.

The Woma Guardian was relentlessly pursuing Lin Mu, completely unguarded against the two of them, with his back to them, not even bothering to swing his sword.

Gu An began to fight even more recklessly. When using the Fiery Sword Technique, he would deliberately circle around to the front of the Woma Guardian, face to face, and smash it on the forehead, making its head tilt back and forth.

Even so, the Woma Guardian didn't get angry, didn't even glance at Gu An, and kept his eyes fixed on Lin Mu in the distance, shuffling forward with faltering steps.

Gu An laughed and exclaimed, "This Woma Guardian is so silly, just like Lin Mu." As he spoke, he turned around and glanced at Lin Mu.

Lin Mu was deep in thought and didn't hear her saying bad things about him at all.

He recalled the monsters he had fought before.

Either Gu An and Cai Ling deal too much damage, and the monsters can't last more than a few seconds against them before they're killed before they can even see who the aggro is locked onto; or Gu An just gives up and doesn't fight, and when he and Cai Ling stand together, the monsters can't tell who they're chasing when they come over.