dmims Chapter 46 The Killing Is Underway
Chapter 46 The Killing Is Underway
As far as the eye could see, the entire Scorched Valley resembled a boiling lair of monsters, with a number definitely exceeding 20,000! Their average level was around Lv.20.
Looking at the overwhelming tide of abyssal monsters that could drive any ordinary player to despair, Lin Tian showed no fear whatsoever. Instead, his eyes blazed with uncontrollable ecstasy, and his lips curled into an excited smile.
"Hahahaha! I've struck gold! I've struck gold! These are all my precious growth points!!" He couldn't help but roar from the top of the rock, his voice filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest. "My darlings, your Papa Lin is here!!"
Before he finished speaking, Lin Tian, with a magic orb swirling around his left hand—his newly acquired off-hand equipment, the [Holy Light Magic Orb]—and his right hand wielding his staff, charged towards the abyssal monsters below.
"Summon the wolf pack!"
Twenty robust gray wolves with fierce eyes appeared instantly on the open ground below Lin Tian!
[Summoned Item: Gray Wolf]
Health: 10000
Attack: 450
Speed: 120
Defense: 200
As Lin Tian's intelligence attribute increased, the attributes of the summoned wolf pack also improved significantly.
The moment the wolf pack appeared, it immediately attracted the hatred of a large number of abyssal demons and demon bats nearby. They roared and pounced, their sharp claws tearing through the demons' fragile skin, leaving a trail of foul-smelling green blood! Although the wolf pack had the advantage in a one-on-one fight against the demons, their health was rapidly decreasing due to their overwhelming numbers.
"Now! Fire Rain!" A cold glint flashed in Lin Tian's eyes as he locked onto the center of the densely packed group of demons that had been attracted to the wolf pack!
Boom!
Above the Scorched Valley, the air suddenly became scorching and distorted! A crimson fire cloud, nearly 100 meters in diameter (50 meters in radius), materialized out of thin air, followed by a barrage of fist-sized meteorites burning with blazing white flames, crashing down like a torrential rain! Within the area covered by the fire rain, the temperature rose sharply, and the air crackled and popped!
-28816！-28816！-28816！-28816！-28816！......
"Squeak—!"
"roar--!"
A heart-wrenching scream instantly echoed throughout the valley! The abyssal demons and demon bats in the core area of the fire rain were like candles thrown into a furnace, their bodies carbonizing and disintegrating at a visible speed under the licking of the blazing white flames! In just one second, dozens of low-level demons were completely vaporized! The demons in the peripheral areas were also ignited, screaming and rolling around, their life points plummeting! A strong, strange smell, a mixture of burnt and sulfur, filled the air.
"Fireball!" Lin Tian waved his staff, locking onto a Lv.24 Abyss Demon that had managed to escape the edge of the fire rain and pounce on a gray wolf.
44464!
-17675! -17675! -17675! -17675! -17675!...... (Explosion damage)
boom!!!
The violent explosion instantly reduced the unfortunate demonic bat to ashes! The shockwave and intense fireballs sent seven or eight abyssal demons that had lunged at it flying, their bodies engulfed in flames, reduced to charred remains upon impact! The Fireball spell's 80% consecutive firing rate was triggered! Without pausing, the staff unleashed a second, equally terrifying fireball, roaring towards another, slightly denser group of monsters!
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
Lin Tian transformed into a human artillery turret, maximizing the cooldown reduction and mana cost reduction effects of [Holy Light Magic Orb]! Fireballs relentlessly bombarded the monster horde, each explosion clearing a small area and leaving behind a trail of damage numbers and monster debris! As soon as [Fire Rain]'s cooldown ended, it immediately covered new densely packed areas, creating a continuous sea of hellfire!
With Lin Tian's current magical attacks, he could instantly kill even a level 20+ abyssal monster.
The monsters, terrified by the slaughter, instinctively tried to flee this death zone. But Lin Tian's terrifying damage output and precise area control left them nowhere to run!
Occasionally, a faster demonic bat would break through the barrage of fire, or a hidden abyssal worm would suddenly leap from underground to launch a sneak attack, but Lin Tian's terrifying speed allowed him to easily dodge them. If there was truly no way to avoid it, or if he was briefly surrounded by a large number of demonic creatures—"Blink!"
Activate! Lin Tian's figure vanished from his spot in an instant, and the next moment, he appeared on another high ground a hundred meters away. With a wave of his staff, a new round of fire rain and fireballs poured down once again! Enveloping the pursuing demons in destructive flames once more! [Starlight Flow] restores 777.5 mana points per second, and combined with reduced mana consumption, his mana pool is like a bottomless ocean, supporting this never-ending magical storm!
The battle was a complete one-sided rout! Scorched Valley had become Lin Tian's personal slaughterhouse! Abyssal monsters fell in droves, becoming the rapidly increasing kill count and the most precious "upgrade points" on his attribute panel!
[Ding! Slayed a level 20 Abyss Lesser Demon (killing a higher-level enemy)! Gained 200 experience points!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 1 'Enhancement Points'!]
[Ding! Slayed a level 22 Abyss Demon Bat (killing a monster above its level)! Gained 300 experience points!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 1 'Enhancement Points'!]
[Ding! Killed a level 24 Abyss Worm (killing a higher-level enemy)! Gained 400 experience points!]
[Ding! Talent 'Enhancement' triggered! Gain 1 'Enhancement Points'!]
......
The notification sound was like the most beautiful music, frantically refreshing Lin Tian's mind! He stood on the charred rocks, bathed in the strange halo of the foul black aura emanating from the monster's death and the pure light emanating from the [Holy Light Magic Orb]. His robes fluttered in the wind, his eyes were sharp as knives, and a smug and ruthless smile played on his lips.
"Keep going! Don't stop! This is just the beginning!" he whispered, raising his staff once more, pointing to the next surging tide of monsters. The cleansing feast in Scorched Valley was reaching its climax!
Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.
[Ding! Congratulations on reaching level 11! All attributes +5! Free attribute points +10! Skill points +10!]
[Ding! Congratulations on reaching level 12! All attributes +5! Free attribute points +10! Skill points +10!]
After level 10, the attributes gained from leveling up and the number of free attribute points increase significantly.
Time flew by amidst Lin Tian's near-frenzied monster-slaying frenzy. For two whole hours, the core area of Scorched Valley felt like it had been thrown into a relentless meat grinder.
The blazing white rain of fire poured down repeatedly, scorching the filthy earth even more black; the roaring fireballs were like the howl of death, each explosion clearing out an area.
Rumble—!
The earth trembled violently! It was as if a slumbering behemoth had been awakened! The charred ground, gleaming from the intense heat of the lava, suddenly bulged upwards, like a giant tumor expanding! The hard rock layers crumbled and peeled away inch by inch, like fragile biscuits!