Chapter 34

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Looking at the basic introduction given by the System, Lin Xiu’s eyes immediately lit up.

“Good heavens, if one gram of this thing is so expensive, then there must be at least 100 grams of jade in these nests. Wouldn’t I be rich?”

Just thinking for a moment, Lin Xiu immediately had the idea of these jades in his heart.

Although he did not know what symbiotic relationship the Jade Guardian had with these jades, and if he dug them out, would it affect the large mantids?

However, Lin Xiu understood one thing: As long as a gentleman obtained money the right way, he could take as much as he wanted.

Moreover, the Lin Family needed a lot of money to maintain the basic operations of the family. The person he was harming was a monster that was hostile to humans.

It would be a waste not to accept nature’s gift!

Picking up the battle axe, Lin Xiu immediately crouched down and burrowed into one of the nests.

After a few minutes of digging, he successfully took out a portion of the jade.

Unfortunately, most of the jades in those nests were flawed. There were only a dozen grams of Flawless Jade.

Having tasted the sweetness, Lin Xiu immediately followed suit and invaded the other nests.

And the true masters of those nests were in a daze on the other side of the underground river, completely unaware that their nests had already been treated as money trees by Lin Xiu.

In the cold cave, other than the sound of flowing water, there was only the sound of Lin Xiu digging jade.

After more than ten minutes of hard work, he finally produced 107 grams of Flawless Jade.

The items in the backpack were worth 200,000R. It was faster than picking up money.

Thinking that his ten minutes of hard work had already surpassed the income of an ordinary person for most of their lifetime, Lin Xiu felt incomparably fortunate in his heart.

If he had not Awakened as a Class-holder yesterday, he would probably be working as a tool in a coal mine by now.

Throwing away the unrealistic thoughts in his mind, Lin Xiu looked at the remaining time of the adventure.

“Eight minutes left!”

“It shouldn’t be a problem to get rid of a few large mantids.”

Rolling up his sleeves, Lin Xiu planned to make full use of the time. However, before he could make a move, a gust of wind suddenly came from behind him!

The change came extremely quickly. Before this, Lin Xiu did not notice the existence of any sound at all.

He subconsciously dodged to the right. To be on the safe side, he even used a double jump to quickly increase his height.

However, even so, he still could not completely dodge the other party’s attack.

Lin Xiu, who was in mid-air, only felt a sharp pain suddenly coming from his right ankle. Before he could lower his head to check his injury, his entire person was dragged by an extremely great force and smashed onto the ground.

The violent collision made Lin Xiu’s mind go blank. However, the battle experience of these two hours still made him quickly stand up, waving his battle axe to chop behind him.

Clang! Slash!

The sound of metal clashing suddenly rang out. Lin Xiu was shocked numb by the strength transmitted from his hand. His ankle was even torn apart by a huge force, and fresh blood instantly gushed out.

After escaping the control of the enemy, Lin Xiu no longer foolishly checked his injuries. Instead, he used the force to roll to the side, avoiding the enemy’s next attack.

Enduring the pain, Lin Xiu climbed up from the ground and used the Blessing of Strength and Wound Healing buff on himself.

After realizing that the other party did not attack immediately, he panted and took out a small bottle of hemostatic powder from his backpack and sprinkled it on the wound that had already been opened.

Looking at the hideous wound on his ankle, Lin Xiu’s hands trembled from the pain.

In order to get rid of the negative effects of the pain, he immediately used the Warrior skill, Savage Roar.

Although the roar could only increase attack by a mere 10 percent, the effect of reducing pain was very important on the battlefield.

At the same time, this was also the fundamental reason why warriors could move forward bravely on the battlefield.

After releasing the Savage Roar skill, Lin Xiu very quickly noticed a strange feeling coming from all over his body. The originally heart-piercing pain in his ankle only faintly transmitted a sense of discomfort at this moment.

After treating the wounds on his body, Lin Xiu straightened up and sized up the monster that appeared in front of him.

What attacked him was a huge mantis with a brownish-yellow appearance.

At this moment, the huge mantis was crawling in front of him. Its two sharp front claws were still stained with his mottled blood.

[Hint: You have been viewed as prey by the Plague Mantis. You have automatically entered combat mode!]

[Note: The Plague Mantis is a Hidden Boss. It has the ability to lock onto the enemy’s aura. Therefore, you cannot leave this dungeon before you defeat or escape the enemy’s aggro!]

[Plague Mantis (Hidden Boss)]

[Type: Beast]

[Level: Level 10]

[HP: 600]

[Attributes: Attack 55, Physical Defense 12, Magic Defense 6, Agility 14, Spirit 6.]

[Active Skill: Level 2 Slash (wields a huge scythe and deals 1.4 times physical attack damage to the target. This damage ignores 40% of the enemy’s physical defense. Cooldown: 10 seconds)]

[Level 2 Raging Strike (Bite the target, dealing 1.7x physical attack damage, causing bleeding and speed reduction. Lasts for 5 seconds. Cooldown: 10 seconds)]

[Level 2 Earth Shaker (Smash the ground violently, stunning all enemies within 10 meters. Lasts for 2 seconds. Cooldown: 20 seconds)]

[Passive Skill: Level 2 Plague Source (Attacking the enemy will spread the plague, dealing 55 physical damage to the enemy after 30 seconds)]

[Level 2 Underground Bug King (Immune to all low-level negative statuses, immune to hard hit, immune to knockback!)

[Ability evaluation: The absolute king of the Frost Cave. With its super high movement speed, it can chase after any prey. If you are unlucky enough to encounter it, you should start praying that the other party had just eaten and is full. Otherwise, you can hold your identity card in your mouth so that others can effectively identify your corpse. That way, your family members can claim your body easily.]

The System panel that appeared in front of him displayed the information of the huge bug in front of Lin Xiu in detail.

However, even so, he was not happy at all.

The skills that the other party grasped were all very powerful. Moreover, after being injured, he was still unable to leave the instance dungeon on his own. This kind of pressure made Lin Xiu very afraid!

The enemy he was facing was the strongest monster of the entire Catacombs. He did not know if he was lucky or unlucky.

No wonder he could not dodge the opponent’s attack earlier. Lin Xiu did not expect the monster in front of him to have a terrifying 14 points of agility.

This speed was fatal to any Class below level 10.

If it was not for Lin Xiu’s speed reaching 18 points, and the fact that he used a double jump to avoid the vital points of his body, this attack would probably have been enough to rip him apart.

Waves of lingering fear arose in his heart. Lin Xiu took a deep breath and tried his best to calm himself down.

He had been hit earlier because it was a sneak attack, and the fact that he had let down his guard had also played a part.

If it was a direct battle, he was also confident that he could avoid the other party’s fatal attack.

At the same time, Lin Xiu was also extremely glad in his heart. Fortunately, this Plague Mantis’s HP was relatively low, and it was not as abnormal as the Sludge Monster Boss.

This also gave Lin Xiu hope of counterattacking.