13: Chapter 13 The Abnormal Beast
The spider was about the same size as a modern SUV.
A giant venomous butterfly of similar size was struggling fiercely on the spiderweb, causing the leaves on the tree to rustle.
Tang Mo immediately cast two Scouting Techniques.
【 Human-Faced Spider 】
【 Level 17 】
【 Strength: 700 】
【 Agility: 420 】
【 Spirit: 600 】
【 Endurance: 5000 】
【 Skills: Silk Spitting (Lv10), Web Spinning (Lv10) 】
【 Big-Eyed Ghost Butterfly 】
【 Level: 14 】
【 Strength: 440 】
【 Agility: 360 】
【 Spirit: 520 】
【 Endurance: 3000 】
【 Skills: Illusion Powder (Lv10), Poison Powder (Lv8) 】
The stats of these two beasts were enough to crush any Professional of the same level; this was why so many Professionals formed teams to hunt beasts.
But to Tang Mo, these beasts did not seem capable of withstanding his poison damage.
He raised his hand and fired a Venomous Arrow at the two beasts.
After reaching level 10, Venomous Arrow could now fire 11 venom arrows simultaneously.
The 11 venom arrows cut off all paths of retreat for the Human-Faced Spider.
There was no need to worry about the Big-Eyed Ghost Butterfly since it was trapped in the spiderweb.
The suddenly appearing venom arrows left the Human-Faced Spider with no time to dodge, and it was pierced through the body.
The Human-Faced Spider fell straight to the ground, not even having time to struggle.
【 Killed Level 17 Human-Faced Spider, EXP + 450, Poison Damage + 2 】
【 Obtained Spider Gland * 1. 】
Another Venomous Arrow sent the Big-Eyed Ghost Butterfly away.
【 Killed Level 14 Big-Eyed Ghost Butterfly, EXP + 320, Poison Damage + 2, Endurance + 0.01 】
【 Obtained Pollen * 1. 】
The two beasts contributed over 700 EXP to Tang Mo; it had to be said that the wilderness was indeed a great place for leveling up.
Compared to the EXP gained in the beginner dungeon, it was simply much more.
Because it was in the jungle, Professionals rarely ventured here.
It would not be worth the risk if they encountered a siege by beasts.
Tang Mo simply expanded the range of his Poison Barrier to over twenty meters.
In the jungle, sunlight was scarce, and the dark green poison was not very noticeable.
The beasts near the outskirts of Jiangkou City were generally around levels 10 to 30.
In the beginner dungeon, Tang Mo's poison damage had already been boosted to over ten thousand.
Although these beasts had relatively higher resistance, once they touched Tang Mo's poison, they could not escape the fate of immediate death.
The number of beasts in the jungle was quite considerable, and Tang Mo's EXP began to rise rapidly again.
【 Killed Level 18 One-Horned Elk, EXP + 610, Poison Damage + 2, Endurance + 0.01 】
【 Obtained Velvet Antler * 1. 】
【 Killed Level 21 Saber-Toothed Tiger, EXP + 910, Poison Damage + 2, Endurance + 0.01 】
【 Obtained Tiger Tooth * 4. 】
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The kill notifications rang out incessantly again, making it so Tang Mo couldn't even hear the movements around him.
Fortunately, there was a Poison Barrier guarding the surroundings, and he could also elementalize to avoid damage, so Tang Mo was not too worried about being ambushed.
After level 10, the EXP required for leveling up increased significantly, and leveling would become slower.
But this was only for those ordinary Professionals.
Looking at the constantly rising EXP bar, Tang Mo estimated that in less than an hour, he would be able to level up.
Continuing at this speed, reaching level 20 before the unified exam might not be a difficult task.
The dark green Poison Barrier moved through the forest like a mobile abyss.
The beasts that were tainted by it were completely submerged before they could even let out a wail.
Their souls were devoured, their life essence was devoured, leaving only a body covered in lethal poison.
The Professional squads hunting beasts far from the jungle seemed to sense something.
"The beasts today don't seem very active. Usually, they would have charged over by now upon smelling our scent at this distance."
"Yeah, even the roars in the jungle have decreased quite a bit."
A Professional warrior gripped the sword in his hand and walked slowly toward the jungle.
The other companions were immediately anxious upon seeing this.
"Lü Hongyang, what are you doing! Come back! You're so close to the jungle, are you tired of living?!!"
The others also shouted for him to return.
"The jungle is very strange today; I want to go take a look.
Don't worry, I'm a level 23 Berserker; a beast won't be able to one-shot me.
Just watch, I want to see what exactly is happening in this jungle."
Seeing him so persistent, the others could only worry helplessly; they dared not approach the edge of the jungle.
Some timid female Professionals had even covered their eyes, not daring to look any further.
Tang Mo had already entered the depths of the jungle; the beasts here were higher level and provided more EXP.
Suddenly, in the jungle, a pillar of light shot out from a mass of dark green Poison Barrier; Tang Mo had leveled up again.
【 Name: Tang Mo 】
【 Class: Deadly Poison Master (Unique) 】
【 Level: 11 (0%) 】
【 Strength: 52 】
【 Agility: 36 】
【 Spirit: 73 】
【 Endurance: 131.31 】
【 Equipment: None 】
【 Skills: Venomous Arrow (Lv11), Poison Barrier (Lv11), Source Poison (Lv2), Soul Poison (Lv1), Embrace of Ten Thousand Poisons (Passive), Body of Poison (Passive) 】
【 Venomous Arrow (Lv11): Fires 12 arrows condensed from venom forward, dealing Poison-attribute damage. The specific damage depends on one's Spirit and skill level. 】
【 Poison Barrier (Lv11): Creates a poisonous miasma with a diameter of 110 meters centered on oneself, dealing Poison-attribute damage to enemies within it. The range, duration, and damage of the Poison Barrier depend on one's Spirit value and skill level. 】
【 Source Poison (Lv2): The poison can not only deal damage to enemies but also devour the life essence of living beings. For every life essence devoured, total Poison Damage increases by 1 point, and Endurance increases by 0.01. 】
【 Embrace of Ten Thousand Poisons (Passive): The poison can instantly heal your injuries and restore your Spirit value. 】
【 Body of Poison (Passive): Your body transforms into poison elements, allowing you to be immune to physical attacks and ordinary magic attacks. 】
【 Soul Poison (Lv1): The poison will directly deal damage to the enemy's soul and devour the opponent's soul. For every soul devoured, total Poison Damage + 1. 】
After level 10, the stats of Professionals would increase significantly.
Accumulating all the way here, Tang Mo's Endurance had actually increased directly to over 130 points.
Don't look at this 130+ Endurance as nothing compared to beasts, but it was absolutely enough to crush ordinary Professionals of the same level.
However, the only downside was that throughout his sweep, not a single useful piece of equipment had dropped.
This made Tang Mo feel a bit annoyed.
He knew the drop rate of weapons and equipment from wild beasts was low, but he hadn't expected it to be this low.