63: Disgusting abnormality

You old bastard!

Just you wait, don't let me catch an opportunity!

Li Si exhaled a murky breath and began to observe the situation in the Trial Secret Realm.

Since he was here, he would make the best of it.

Could a mere Abyssal difficulty Trial Secret Realm be more powerful than the Seven Stars Mausoleum? Li Si didn't quite believe it.

In the Trial Secret Realm, a black sun hung in the sky, casting endless black light, making the entire realm dim and the visibility extremely blurry.

In this environment, a squishy archer losing their vision was like a tiger losing its teeth. If they couldn't see distant targets and couldn't utilize the archer's range advantage, wouldn't they just be waiting for death?

“Good thing I'm not a regular archer.”

Li Si checked his attribute panel: 21395 HP, over twenty thousand HP, making him more durable than a knight.

Bring it on!

He quickly ventured deeper along the path. After advancing about thirty meters, footsteps suddenly echoed around him. A dozen pitch-black insects rushed in from beyond his vision.

【Calamity Demon Insect】(Abyssal Difficulty Enhanced)

Level: 25

HP: 25400

Attack: 200 - 230

Armor: 20 (Physical damage taken reduced by 16.7%)

Magic Resist: 20 (Magic damage taken reduced by 16.7%)

Talent: 【Calamity Touch】

Skills: 【Bite】【Charge】

Description: Demon insects tainted by Calamity, extremely berserk and bloodthirsty.

“....Broken.”

Li Si couldn't help but sigh.

As expected of Abyssal difficulty, the attributes of a Level 25 mob were almost comparable to a Level 25 blue Boss. But thankfully, the Calamity Demon Insect didn't have Boss Power, so it lacked the 150% damage amplification, making it manageable.

In his opinion, these mobs posed no threat.

Li Si stood still, allowing the Calamity Demon Insects to attack.

“Hiss hiss hiss....”

The Calamity Demon Insects hissed as they charged and bit.

-0!

-0!

-0!

......

With damage below 1000, Li Si's HP bar remained completely still.

At this moment, the combat log updated—

【Ding!】

【Affected by the talent—Calamity Touch, you have fallen into the Calamity state, gaining six abnormal statuses: Poisoned, Burning, Plague, Frozen, Electrocuted, and Corroded. You take 30 Burning damage, 30 Poisoned damage, 30 Plague damage, 30 Frozen damage, 30 Electrocuted damage, and 30 Corroded damage per second. The Calamity effect lasts for 20 seconds.】

“These abnormal statuses are what Calamity means?”

Through the combat log, Li Si roughly understood the scope of the Calamity Knight's abilities.

-29! Frozen.

-29! Plague.

-29! Bleeding.

......

The 4% all damage reduction took effect, so the initial 30 points of abnormal damage became 28.8 points on Li Si.

Numerous damage numbers popped up. The accumulation of multiple abnormal damages was quite painful. Only because his HP limit was so high could he endure it; any other player would have been instantly killed by the abnormal statuses.

But even with over 20,000 HP, his HP bar was visibly decreasing.

However, Li Si didn't panic; instead, he waited for the Limiter to trigger.

Burning damage was already immune to 60 points, and the immunities for the other five abnormal statuses could also be triggered.

【Ding!】

【Heaven Rewards Diligence.】

【Frozen damage below 30 points is reduced by 100%.】

【Plague damage below 30 points is reduced by 100%.】

【Bleeding damage below 30 points is reduced by 100%.】

【Corroded damage below 30 points is reduced by 100%.】

【Poisoned damage below 30 points is reduced by 100%.】

【All damage reduction +1%.】

As system prompts flashed, Li Si gained corresponding damage reductions, and the abnormal damage from Calamity Touch became zero. And there was an unexpected bonus of all damage reduction.

Li Si quickly checked his attribute panel—

Current All Damage Reduction: 5%.

“Sorry, you're useless.”

Useless things should quietly die. Phantom Sword Dance—

“Swish swish swish…”

In an instant, 48 sword qi covered a 3x3 area in front.

Physical damage mixed with true damage, annihilating a dozen Calamity Demon Insects.

Then it was a straightforward sweep all the way through.

Before long, he encountered the final Boss of the Trial Secret Realm.

【Calamity Insect King】(Purple Lord - Abyssal Difficulty Enhanced)

Level: 25

HP: 500000

Attack: 370 - 380

Armor: 50 (Physical damage taken reduced by 33.3%)

Magic Resist: 50 (Magic damage taken reduced by 33.3%)

Talent: 【Calamity Touch】【Lord's Power】

Skills: 【Bite】【Charge】【Furious Lunge】

Description: The absolute monarch among Calamity Demon Insects, possessing terrifying abnormal damage effects. You'd best not provoke it lightly, or you might die from abnormal damage.

This was completely an enhanced version of the demon insect.

But Li Si had to tense his spirit, not because of the Boss's HP, nor because of the Boss's attack power, but only because of the Boss's Lord's Power.

After fighting various Lords, Li Si had already calculated the effect of Lord's Power: damage dealt increased by 400%. The effect was simple and overbearing, and combined with the Boss's other talent, it was definitely not a 1+1=2 effect, but far greater than 2.

Calamity Touch's 6 abnormal statuses, each dealing 150 damage per second, totaled 900 damage.

“My 20,000 HP limit can't last 30 seconds.”

“This is too much, isn't it?”

However, this was not absolute, because there was the Limiter.

If the Limiter triggered a few times during the process, casually immunizing a few abnormal statuses, reducing the abnormal damage to 300 points per second, or even 150 points per second, Li Si could last for a very long time.

With automatic recovery and potions, lasting a minute wouldn't be a problem.

“Hmph, maybe I shouldn't take risks.”

Li Si decided to play it safe and not try to trigger the Limiter. There would still be opportunities if the 150 points of abnormal damage were reduced, but the Mythic profession Calamity Knight, this was his only chance.

If he failed, he would miss it forever.

“Play it safe!”

Li Si held his bow and launched a ranged attack.

“Whoosh whoosh whoosh....”

Earthen yellow elemental arrows struck one after another, linking with Life Spirits Punishment, mercilessly depleting the Boss's life force.

85%... 2%... 34%....

Before long, the Boss's HP bar was less than 20%.

At this moment, the Boss shrieked and activated its Charge skill, its movement speed suddenly multiplying several times, rushing towards Li Si like a streak of light.

The speed was too fast.

Li Si estimated the Boss's charge speed was at least 80 meters per second.

Even with Ghostly Swift Steps activated, he wasn't as fast as the Boss's Charge.

“Flash!”

So he could only use his life-saving skill. Space rippled, Li Si's figure vanished from his original spot, easily dodging the Boss's charge.

But at this very moment, the Boss activated its final skill—

Furious Lunge!

This skill was still a displacement skill, and its speed was even faster than Charge.

Li Si was hit by the Boss without a doubt.

-2048!

The damage from Furious Lunge was very low.

But this Boss's main focus wasn't skill damage.

-143! Poisoned

-143! Bleeding

-143! Electrocuted

-143! Burning

-143! Plague

-143! Corroded

A row of six abnormal damage numbers popped up simultaneously.

Li Si's HP bar plummeted instantly.

“Damn it!”

A 20-second Calamity state, this wave was truly deadly.

Li Si was both shocked and enraged.

This situation was similar to—

The Boss was a shit-stained mop, and Li Si couldn't avoid it. Now that he had been touched by the mop, he decided to just go all out.

“Die for me!”

Regardless of how much 'shit' was on him, Li Si directly approached the Boss and unleashed Phantom Sword Dance.

About 10 seconds later, Li Si unleashed a second Phantom Sword Dance, successfully emptying the Boss's HP.

“Hiss—”

The Calamity Insect King wailed and fell dead.

At this point, Li Si's HP was already below 40%. Because the Limiter had not triggered, in another dozen seconds, his HP would be depleted by the abnormal damage.

“Disgusting.”

Li Si exhaled a hot breath and quickly stepped forward to pick up the Boss's drops, stuffing them all into his backpack space.

Then, without hesitation, he exited the Trial Secret Realm.

“Old man, I'm about to die. If I drop anything after I die, please hold onto it for me. I'll be back to get it soon.” Before his vision had even recovered, Li Si instructed the old man.

Other things didn't matter, but the Great Wilderness Sun-Shooting Bow could not be lost. If another player picked it up, he would suffer a massive loss.

Of course, equally important was the profession scroll dropped from the Trial Secret Realm.

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