122: The stronger the monster, the weaker the monster

Gu Qinghan subconsciously glanced at the spider eggs scattered all over the square and felt his legs go soft.

Although he knew that not all of these spider eggs could hatch into Phantom Poison Spiders.

But even if it was only one in ten, or even one in a hundred, it would increase Gu Qinghan's pressure!

The monsters from this gate of calamity didn't have strong destructive power, but they had an extremely terrifying number and a despair-inducing setup.

A Commander Level Bear King meant Gu Qinghan didn't have to worry about any sneak attacks, and the two Commander Level Shielded Armor Spiders were even more self-explanatory.

With their protection, the Poison Spider Empress was almost invincible.

Should he leave?

Gu Qinghan didn't know; he glanced at the Poison Master at his feet, who was now a dazzling green.

He reached out and felt the opponent's hand, finding a storage ring.

Gu Qinghan suddenly remembered that Luo Mu had previously given this guy two magic crystals as payment for his help.

He wanted to buy that skill book from the mall to see how much vitality those two Shielded Armor Spiders had.

A few seconds later, Gu Qinghan took a few deep breaths and looked at the Shielded Armor Spiders and the Poison Spider Empress in the distance.

"One Shielded Armor Spider, nearly 200,000 vitality... Poison Spider Empress, 300,000..."

Gu Qinghan suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh; he was overwhelmed by a sense of powerlessness.

The endless stream of Poison Spiders prevented him from getting close at all. Even if his Skeletons could continuously grow stronger, could they really break through the defenses of those two Shielded Armor Spiders?

Moreover, the Poison Spider Empress definitely wouldn't have just this one trick.

Could this battle even end?

Mechanically, he reached out and released a Bone Spear, taking out a large group of Poison Spiders.

Then, he used Corpse Impact again, making these corpses fight for him.

Rubbing his face hard, Gu Qinghan immediately dispelled the negative emotions in his heart.

He looked at the fearless Skeletons; they were wearing the last gift Chen Yuting had left him.

And at this moment, Luo Mu was still gathering information for him, even dreaming of building a powerful force for him.

"Anyway, I can still level up, and these monsters can't. With this ebb and flow, I will only get stronger and stronger."

Gu Qinghan understood that at this moment, he was no longer fighting alone.

He cheered himself up and focused all his attention back on the battle.

But after a few hours, Gu Qinghan wanted to slap himself.

Because, with an ear-piercing shriek from the Poison Spider Empress, monsters crawled out of the spider eggs scattered across the square.

A very small proportion were Phantom Poison Spiders, but the vast majority were Plague Poison Spiders.

However, these Poison Spiders were all Level 11!

"It doesn't matter... The stronger the monsters, the more Necromantic Power they provide, which means I get stronger.

The stronger I am, the weaker the monsters are relatively... That's right, the stronger the monsters, the weaker the monsters!"

He kept muttering to himself, but immediately tightened the Skeletons' defensive line.

If anyone nearby had heard Gu Qinghan's words, they would definitely have thought he had gone mad.

However, Gu Qinghan was using this seemingly childish method to cheer himself up.

If he didn't, this despair, surging like a tide, would be far more terrifying than the monsters.

Monster attacks usually have a process.

But the collapse of a psychological defense line has always been instantaneous.

A few minutes later, Gu Qinghan summoned two more Skeletons to join the battlefield.

He had leveled up to 19.

The new soul fire effect only reduced the Bone Spear cooldown by one second, which didn't give Gu Qinghan much of a boost.

However, Gu Qinghan didn't show any disappointment, or rather, he directly suppressed any disappointment.

Little Black was also constantly being strengthened, but after all, it was only a Level 14 elite Mutated Creature and couldn't level up with Gu Qinghan like the Skeletons.

It quickly moved through the battlefield, killing an injured Phantom Poison Spider in just a few seconds.

Without any pause, it pounced towards another spot, tearing the Poison Spiders in its path into pieces.

But suddenly, a large net from the spider horde came flying towards Little Black, almost trapping it.

"Web-Casting Spider..."

Gu Qinghan immediately understood and used Corpse Impact to force back the Web-Casting Spider in the distance.

As a result, the situation, which had been slightly advantageous, became a stalemate again.

Gu Qinghan didn't speak; he continuously repeated the action of casting skills, preparing for a long war of attrition.

Five minutes, ten minutes... one hour... two hours... until night fell, Gu Qinghan actually reached Level 20 directly by relying on the massive amount of Necromantic Power!

"Level 20 now, I wonder if there will be another advancement trial?

Hmm? What is this... a new skill?"

Gu Qinghan immediately looked at his newly lit soul fire, which had given him a new skill:

[Crippling Curse: Designate a circular area ten meters in diameter, and cast a malicious curse within the range, causing all units within the range to take increased damage.

No cost, only one cursed area can exist on the field at a time.]

Gu Qinghan tried to designate the area where the Berserker Skeleton was entangled with the Phantom Poison Spiders, and the air seemed to twist slightly.

The next moment, a sharp leg tip of a Phantom Poison Spider pierced into the Berserker Skeleton's bone armor.

Gu Qinghan frowned. Did "all units" include his subordinates?

But then, Gu Qinghan's frown relaxed.

The injured Berserker Skeleton raised both hands and directly chopped off two of the Phantom Poison Spider's legs with an axe.

Then, this Skeleton swung its axe back, directly splitting a huge gash in the monster's body!

It should be known that in the previous half-minute, these Phantom Poison Spiders had not suffered much damage.

Similarly, Gu Qinghan's Skeletons had not suffered any fatal damage; both sides were almost slowly wearing down each other's vitality.

However, Gu Qinghan's Skeletons could have their injuries repaired by Necromantic Power!

Monsters were dying every second around them, and countless Necromantic Power surged in, restoring the Berserker Skeleton's injuries to their original state.

And the Phantom Poison Spider, with almost no means of recovery, was directly chopped into pieces in the next two clashes.

Gu Qinghan's eyes lit up; this was practically opening a death gladiator arena in the designated area.

But what was advantageous to him was that his Skeletons could continuously recover from injuries.

Ugh ah!

Suddenly, a hoarse cry sounded in the night, pulling Gu Qinghan's thoughts back to reality.

Gu Qinghan immediately looked up at the sky, only to see that in the distant sky, the silvery-white moonlight seemed to be obscured in one area.

At the same time, Gu Qinghan felt an extremely annoying aura.

Mutated Creature?

Ugh ah! Ugh ah!

The hoarse cries were like an unsettling alarm bell ringing in people's hearts, making them involuntarily irritable.

Gu Qinghan stared intently at the distant sky; those black shadows were rapidly growing larger.