Chapter 150: Battlefield No. 3, Distress Signal
The corpses were thrown high into the air, falling towards the Elemental Queen.
Skill: Corpse Explosion!
The corpses were detonated in mid-air.
The Elemental Queen’s screams rang out amid the explosions.
By now the battle had entered a white-hot state.
Over half the skeleton warriors were injured.
The Elemental Queen was also heavily wounded.
Both sides were fighting a life-for-life battle.
Lin Moyu’s sudden corpse explosion caught the Elemental Queen off guard, stunning her.
Then two more corpses flew over.
Two more booms.
The Elemental Queen was injured even more severely.
Three of her four arms were blasted off.
Of the four elemental star rings, only the wind element one remained.
It was a pity the knight had escaped earlier. With his corpse explosion added, they could have definitely killed the Elemental Queen.
Knights had the strongest vitality, so their corpse explosions were the most powerful.
Strike while the iron is hot.
Lin Moyu sent out all his skeleton warriors, along with all the skeleton mages.
He also used Soul Fire himself.
All in!
After the final round of attacks, the Elemental Queen fell with a reluctant boom.
[Killed Elemental Queen, Experience +2,340,000]
[Obtained Elemental Crystal x5]
[Elemental Crystal: Can be used to forge top-tier platinum equipment, enchant platinum equipment, or as material to upgrade cooldown talismans]
Getting 5 Elemental Crystals at once was quite lucky.
Usually it was only 3 to 4, 5 was rare.
Bai Yiyuan’s mission only required 1, so the other 4 could be kept for upgrading cooldown talismans.
As the Elemental Queen died, the secret realm quickly disappeared.
Lin Moyu and Ning Yiyi stepped onto the Elemental Plains again.
Ning Yiyi sighed in relief, "Finally done."
Lin Moyu nodded and recalled the skeletons.
After this battle, most of the skeletons were heavily injured and needed to return to the summoning space to recover.
"Oh no!"
Ning Yiyi suddenly exclaimed.
What’s wrong?
Lin Moyu turned to look, not knowing what had happened.
Ning Yiyi said, "We forgot to take the equipment from those people’s bodies earlier."
"Now that the secret realm has disappeared, their equipment is gone too."
Lin Moyu was surprised, "You’re not short on money."
Ning Yiyi said, "I’m not, but you are. You need to buy many skill scrolls, which requires a lot of money."
"But it’s okay, I’ll buy them for you later. My grandpa has money, I can ask him."
If Ning Tairan heard this, he’d probably spit out three liters of blood.
His precious granddaughter wasn’t even married yet, but was already favoring an outsider.
Lin Moyu smiled slightly, patting Ning Yiyi’s head, "Tired? Let’s rest a bit and eat something before we go."
"Okay, okay!"
Ning Yiyi’s little stomach growled cooperatively.
They started a campfire. Lin Moyu had learned to grill meat.
Shi Xing’an had taught him, including various seasonings.
The meat was beast meat bought from the exchange, of good quality.
Ning Yiyi ate the meat Lin Moyu grilled himself, her eyes narrowing into crescents.
"Will you grill meat for me to eat from now on?"
Lin Moyu chuckled softly, "Okay."
At this, Ning Yiyi smiled even more happily.
She lazily leaned against Lin Moyu, looking up at the starry sky.
On the Elemental Plains, without mist covering it, they could see a sky full of stars.
Compared to the brightly lit big cities, the starry sky here was even more clear and beautiful.
Just like Ning Yiyi’s heart at this moment, very beautiful.
...
At the edge of the Elemental Plains, the scene changed drastically.
The ground turned dark, with black mist constantly rising from below and dispersing into the air.
The air was filled with the smell of decay.
Abyss power spread here, trying to invade the Elemental Plains bit by bit.
Strange-looking Abyss monsters roamed here.
They stared covetously at the Elemental Plains, but couldn’t enter.
They seemed to fear the Elemental Plains.
Lin Moyu looked at the Abyss monsters, recalling the information he had seen in the library.
Abyss monsters were divided into two types.
One type was the Demon Kings and demons he had seen before.
They had intelligence and could think, similar to humans in this aspect.
The other type was the monsters before him now.
Like the wild monsters seen everywhere in the human world.
They had only weak intelligence, or even no intelligence at all.
These were called monsters.
In this land close to the Abyss, there were both monsters and demons.
Killing either demons or monsters earned military merits.
But demons gave more merits, while monsters gave fewer.
The Abyss Hellhounds Lin Moyu had killed before were a type of monster.
Killing one level 31 Abyss Hellhound only gave 1 military merit.
The level 35 Abyss monster before him now would also only give 1 merit if killed.
But killing a level 36 Abyss demon would give 100 military merits.
The difference was huge.
Bai Yiyuan’s mission was to kill Abyss demons, not just monsters.
Stepping out of the Elemental Plains, they entered the Elemental Battlefield territory again.
Because it was close to Fortress No. 3, this area was called Battlefield No. 3.
The area Lin Moyu had been to before was called Battlefield No. 1.
Mist enveloped them again, even thicker than at the gate of Fortress No. 1.
This was the power of the Abyss. The closer to the Abyss, the thicker the mist.
Ning Yiyi took off her elemental mask and took a couple breaths, "The smell of the Abyss, not pleasant!"
The smell had a decaying odor. She didn’t like it.
Lin Moyu didn’t like it either, but they couldn’t avoid it, only adapt.
Sooner or later, he would have to face the Abyss, even charge into it.
This was the responsibility of human career holders.
Lin Moyu and Ning Yiyi’s arrival attracted the attention of nearby monsters.
Several monsters immediately charged towards the two.
Skeleton warriors appeared to meet them.
[Abyss Man-Eater]
[Level: 35]
[Strength: 6000]
[Agility: 5000]
[Spirit: 3000]
[Constitution: 6000]
[Skill: Roar]
Named Abyss Man-Eater, it was a very common type of monster in the Abyss.
Its attributes were only slightly higher than Abyss Hellhounds, far inferior to level 36 Abyss Dog Demons.
These were bottom-tier monsters.
Such bottom-tier monsters were said to be endless in the Abyss, impossible to kill off completely.
The skeleton warriors overwhelmingly defeated them in two or three moves.
[Killed level 35 Abyss Man-Eater, Experience +175,000, Military Merit +1]
[Obtained Man-Eater’s Claw]
No surprises, just 1 military merit.
And it took killing two Man-Eaters to get 1 merit.
After all, half the military merits went to Ning Yiyi.
Ning Yiyi tilted her head back, exposing her white slender neck, joking, "Bringing me along as dead weight, not only splitting your experience but also your military merits. Do you regret it?"
Lin Moyu just patted her head without saying anything.
Everything was understood without words.
Here, Abyss Man-Eaters were plentiful, found everywhere.
Lin Moyu also saw many career holders hunting monsters here.
Although each monster only gave 1 military merit, it added up to a decent amount.
At least it was safe. As long as they didn’t go too deep, there was no danger.
Here, the most dangerous thing was encountering Abyss demons.
Abyss demons had the ability to command monsters.
At their orders, surrounding monsters would come to surround and attack human career holders.
Most human career holders chose to stay close to the Elemental Plains.
If there was danger, they could escape into the Elemental Plains.
Abyss demons and monsters didn’t dare enter. There was something in the Elemental Plains that they feared.
Only those fully confident in themselves, or small teams, would venture deep into Battlefield No. 3.
They would even specifically hunt for demons to earn military merits.
Such people were called demon hunters.
Lin Moyu summoned 5 skeleton warriors to clear the path ahead.
There weren’t many monsters on the way. They were all killed in two or three moves anyway, so 5 skeletons made no difference from 50.
His destination was the deepest part of Battlefield No. 3.
Where the mist was thickest, closest to the Abyss.
If demons appeared, it would be there.
Battlefield No. 3 was very large. The two walked for half a day before barely passing through the central area.
Past the central area, the number of Abyss monsters clearly increased.
At this point, Lin Moyu summoned another 5 skeleton warriors.
After passing the central area, the number of human career holders greatly decreased.
Those who could operate here were either in teams or demon hunters very confident in themselves.
Ning Yiyi said softly, "Wonder when we’ll encounter Abyss demons. Those guys hide deeper than rats."
Lin Moyu looked ahead, saying calmly, "We’ll encounter them."
Earning military merits bit by bit was too slow.
In half a day, the two had only earned about 50 merits.
That meant they had only killed about 100 Abyss monsters in total.
Lin Moyu’s gaze grew more serious. He sensed something was wrong up ahead.
Energy was fluctuating violently.
Suddenly, a ball of light exploded in the sky.
"A distress signal. Something’s happened up ahead!"