21: Chapter 21 Shrimp Soldiers and Crab Sticks

The Dragon Palace Dungeon wasn't actually underwater; it was just a palace-like structure.

It was named that because the dungeon's surroundings were filled with water.

Upon entering the dungeon, a fishy smell immediately wafted toward him.

What greeted Tang Mo's eyes was a somewhat dilapidated corridor.

Dozens of massive lobsters, as tall as adults and walking upright, were patrolling back and forth with spears in hand.

Tang Mo's sudden appearance immediately caught their attention.

They all raised their spears and charged at Tang Mo.

Once inside a dungeon, even without using the Scouting Technique, information about the monsters would automatically appear before a Professional's eyes.

[Shrimp Soldier (Elite Monster)]

[Level: 15]

[Strength: 5200]

[Agility: 3830]

[Spirit: 2720]

[Endurance: 23000]

[Skills: Headbutt (Lv15), Shrimp Bow Charge (Lv15), Ultimate Escape (Lv15), Shrimp Shell Guard (Lv15)]

As expected of elite monsters, not only did their attributes crush wild beasts of the same level, but they also had significantly more skills.

An ordinary Professional team probably wouldn't be able to withstand the attack of even a single Shrimp Soldier.

"Is this the difficulty of a purgatory difficulty dungeon? Elite monsters right at the start."

Tang Mo didn't idle either, immediately activating his Poison Barrier.

Inside the dungeon, Tang Mo didn't need to be so cautious; the Poison Barrier directly enveloped the entire corridor.

Tang Mo wasn't sure if the Poison Barrier would be effective against the Shrimp Soldiers.

After all, they were aquatic creatures; now that they had suddenly come onto land, no one knew if their way of breathing had changed.

However, this didn't stop the Poison Barrier from obstructing their vision.

Just as Tang Mo expected, the Shrimp Soldiers within the Poison Barrier lost their target and fell into a state of chaos.

Yet, the Shrimp Soldiers in the Poison Barrier continued to scurry around without any sign of being poisoned.

Tang Mo had observed and calculated that his poison damage was currently around 20,000 per second.

These Shrimp Soldiers should have died the moment they touched the Poison Barrier.

"Since they aren't dead yet, it can only mean these Shrimp Soldiers don't breathe through their mouths."

Despite the large range of Tang Mo's Poison Barrier, it had a fatal flaw.

If the target didn't breathe or didn't have obvious wounds, the Poison Barrier couldn't deal damage to it.

Then, with a wave of his hand, four massive vines surged toward the group of Shrimp Soldiers.

After Tang Mo reached Level 15, his Highly Toxic Vine skill had also leveled up to Level 2.

Now, Tang Mo could summon four Highly Poisonous Vines simultaneously to attack.

Moreover, the vines were massive; not only could they be used to bind enemies, but they also delivered a significant impact the moment they were generated.

Combined with the toxic thorns on the vines, they could easily pierce the flesh of low-level beasts.

However, this wave of attack was merely a probe by Tang Mo.

He wanted to see if the thorns of the Highly Poisonous Vines could break through the Shrimp Soldiers' shells.

The thick vines instantly knocked the Shrimp Soldiers in the Poison Barrier off balance.

However, the moment the vines struck, Tang Mo clearly saw a cyan light glow on the Shrimp Soldiers.

It was the Shrimp Soldiers' defensive skill, Shrimp Shell Guard.

Tang Mo was puzzled; these Shrimp Soldiers could actually activate their skills automatically even without vision.

Nevertheless, the Shrimp Shell Guard successfully blocked Tang Mo's offensive.

"It's fine, I have other skills."

"Poison Rain!"

As soon as Tang Mo spoke, a massive dark cloud covered the entire corridor.

Pea-sized black raindrops pitter-pattered across the corridor.

Upon feeling the raindrops, the Shrimp Soldiers within the Poison Barrier all straightened their backs.

The genes imprinted in their bodies awakened their natural affinity for rain.

By the time they opened their mouths to frantically welcome this gift from the heavens, the Grim Reaper had already arrived silently.

After swallowing the poisonous rainwater, every single Shrimp Soldier died without exception.

[Killed Level 15 Shrimp Soldier, EXP +3,410, Poison Damage +2, Endurance +0.01]

[Obtained Shrimp Shell *1]

Dozens of kill notifications echoed in succession in Tang Mo's mind.

Tang Mo sighed with emotion once again.

"The difficulty of a purgatory difficulty dungeon is high, but the rewards are truly excellent."

"The experience from one Level 15 monster is already comparable to a Level 20+ beast."

He gathered the Shrimp Shells dropped on the ground; these were high-quality materials for making armor and were worth quite a lot of money.

Wild dungeons were different from novice dungeons; the monsters here did not respawn over time.

Following the corridor, Tang Mo soon arrived at the next location in the dungeon.

It was still a corridor, with the decorations and architectural style identical to the previous one.

Tang Mo guessed that this might be the latter half of the corridor, or perhaps the middle section.

The ground was littered with massive white rocks that, at first glance, looked no different from ordinary stones.

Looking at these massive and extremely regular-shaped rocks, Tang Mo felt a bit suspicious.

He immediately cast a Scouting Technique on them.

[Rock Crab (Elite Monster)]

[Level: 17]

[Strength: 6200]

[Agility: 5830]

[Spirit: 4720]

[Endurance: 53000]

[Skills: Colossal Crab Pincer (Lv15), Rampage (Lv15), Corrosive Crab Roe (Lv15), Hard Shell (Lv15)]

Just as Tang Mo expected, these rocks were all dungeon monsters in disguise.

Since the Rock Crabs were disguised as rocks, their information had also been hidden.

Having gained experience from fighting the Shrimp Soldiers, Tang Mo directly unleashed the Poison Rain skill.

After the black rain hit the ground, these Rock Crabs, just like the Shrimp Soldiers, began to swallow the poisonous rainwater.

Soon, Tang Mo received more kill notifications.

[Killed Level 17 Rock Crab, EXP +5,210, Poison Damage +2, Endurance +0.01]

[Obtained Crab Stick *1]

The ground full of Rock Crabs soon turned into a ground full of Crab Sticks.

Tang Mo certainly wouldn't waste such delicious ingredients; he picked them all up and packed them away. Although they wouldn't sell for much,

they would make a very fine delicacy once cooked.

The twenty-odd Rock Crabs provided Tang Mo with another hundred thousand-plus experience points.

Including the Shrimp Soldiers from before, Tang Mo's experience bar had surged by half in just five or six minutes after entering the dungeon.

Continuing further into the dungeon, Tang Mo soon arrived at the first room.

He saw that the originally bright and beautiful palace-like room was now covered in stains everywhere.

A thick layer of sludge had accumulated on the floor, resembling a massive mire.

At the other end of the mire was the door leading to the next room.

To clear the dungeon, he would inevitably have to cross the mire.

However, this was a piece of cake for Tang Mo.

After gaining the Elementalization ability, Tang Mo had gradually mastered transforming into poison to fly.

Tang Mo even felt that he hadn't fully developed the potential of the Poison Body skill.