The arrow of doom, Katia's regret!

"Hiss~"

Chen Ming sucked in a cold breath.

Although the Curse Arrow was only a Silver-tier skill, its effect was surprisingly powerful.

Killing an enemy had a 1% chance to permanently reduce the enemy's Luck Attribute by 1 point.

The importance of the Luck Attribute was self-evident.

If the Luck Attribute was too low, one could choke to death drinking water, or be struck down by Heavenly Justice while walking on the road.

It could be said that once a player's Luck Attribute was too low, all sorts of unfortunate things could happen.

Moreover, as a Hidden Attribute, the Luck Attribute was extremely difficult to raise and almost impossible to recover once lowered.

"Although this skill only has a 1% chance, I have a talent that allows me to strengthen enchantments."

Chen Ming decisively activated his talent on the [Curse Arrow Skill Scroll] in his hand.

"Buzz!!"

Eerie light bloomed from his hand, enveloping the [Curse Arrow Skill Scroll].

[Ding dong, you activated the Forbidden Talent on the target [Curse Arrow Skill Scroll], obtaining a Tier 3 Enhancement Upgrade.]

[Congratulations on obtaining the Skill Scroll—Arrow of Misfortune (Dark Gold-tier).]

[Ding dong, you activated the Forbidden Talent on the target [Curse Arrow Skill Scroll], successfully enchanting a Purple Affix: 100% Probability Trigger.]

"Snap!!"

Chen Ming squeezed hard, and the Skill Scroll in his hand immediately shattered.

[Ding dong, you have successfully learned the skill—Arrow of Misfortune (Dark Gold-tier).]

[Arrow of Misfortune: Passive Skill. After killing a player, there is a 10% chance to permanently reduce the enemy's random 1 to 5 points of Luck Attribute, and 50,000 points of Health/Mana Cap.]

[Additional Affix: 100% Probability Trigger (Purple): The trigger chance of this skill is increased to 100%, and the reduction value is fixed at the maximum.]

...Good heavens!

After reading the specific effects of the Arrow of Misfortune, Chen Ming's eyes lit up.

From now on, anyone killed by him even once would suffer greatly.

Luck Attribute -5 points.

Health/Mana Cap -50,000 points.

100% chance of triggering.

It should be known that the Luck Attribute of Ordinary Players is generally between 3 and 5 points.

Dying once would directly clear it out, possibly even making it a negative number.

"In the future, everyone who provokes me will have to consider whether they can bear the cost of death."

As he muttered softly, Chen Ming felt extremely pleased.

"Are you Calamity?"

Just then, a voice sounded not far away.

Immediately after, a tall young woman appeared at the edge of Chen Ming's vision.

The young woman was none other than Katiya.

Katiya, currently leading a group of Attendants and Servants, stared aggressively at Chen Ming.

"To be honest, you surprised me."

"The Elite Hunter Group of the Hell Guild was actually completely wiped out by you."

Katiya stared at Chen Ming with an arrogant expression: "I'll give you a chance. Accept my Initial Employment, become my servant. For you, this will be a great honor."

She had actually arrived earlier and personally witnessed the entire process of Chen Ming destroying the Hell Guild.

That terrifying damage and Output Ability made her heart flutter.

If she managed to make him her servant, her strength would undoubtedly increase significantly.

Chen Ming looked at Katiya in the distance, his face expressionless, merely raising the Bian in his hand lightly.

As for enemies.

He never liked talking nonsense.

"Whoosh whoosh!!"

As Chen Ming drew the bowstring.

A dense torrent of arrows whistled out like a rainstorm, instantly covering the sky.

"Hmph, seeking death!"

"I was thinking if you submitted willingly, you could avoid some physical suffering."

"It seems I thought too much."

"In the words of you humans, to subdue a wild horse like you, some means must be employed."

Katiya snorted coldly and actually charged quickly towards Chen Ming, enduring the dense barrage of arrows.

She was extremely confident in her own strength.

After all, under the effect of the talent [Lord of Blood], she could infinitely increase her Health Cap by killing enemies.

Currently, her Health Bar was astonishingly high at 1.2 million points.

Furthermore, her class, [Blood Scythe Emissary], was a top-tier hidden class among the Knight-type classes, possessing astonishing defense.

In her opinion, so what if Chen Ming single-handedly destroyed the Hell Guild's Mental Hunter Group?

He was just a squishy Ranger.

She could completely tank his damage, rush to his side, and then crush him like an insect.

But as the dense arrows rained down, Katiya's expression suddenly changed.

[You received Poison Damage: 226,548 points.]

[You received True Damage: 3,000 points.]

[You received Poison Damage: 226,548 points.]

...A dense stream of damage notifications popped up before her eyes.

In almost an instant, Katiya's 1.2 million Health Bar was more than half evaporated.

As for the attendants following her, they were instantly killed.

"Th-This... how is this possible!"

Katiya looked as if she had seen a ghost, completely stunned on the spot.

Hundreds of thousands of damage per second? Is this reasonable?

She knew that she possessed both an SSS-tier Talent and a Hidden Class.

She thought she was already monstrously powerful, but she never expected someone to be even more monstrous than her.

"She didn't die?"

Seeing that a single volley of arrows failed to instantly kill the opponent, a hint of surprise flashed in Chen Ming's eyes.

"Interesting!"

Chen Ming curved his lips slightly; it was truly rare for someone to withstand a volley of his arrows without dying.

However, it was only rare.

Chen Ming pulled an arrow from the Hunter's Quiver on his back.

"Let's see how you withstand this arrow!"

"Whoosh!!"

Flame Incineration World-Ending Arrow!

The scorching arrow shot out with a burst of firelight, splitting into five arrows in mid-air after passing through the effect of Fivefold Casting.

"Not good!"

Katiya, having regained her senses, felt a tremendous sense of crisis rising in her heart.

She subconsciously turned sideways, trying to dodge.

But under the effect of [Arrow of Destiny].

Her evasion was destined to be fruitless.

-78,750 points.

-36,254 points (Magic Damage).

-226,548 points (Poison Damage).

-47,250 points (True Damage)... A dense stream of damage numbers flew out from above Katiya's head.

Katiya hadn't even reacted before her Health bar was instantly emptied.

Her entire consciousness was enveloped by darkness.

By the time she came to her senses again, she was back in Undead City.

This was precisely the Resurrection Point for all Undead Faction Players.

"I was... instantly killed!"

Katiya looked dull, a hint of confusion in her eyes.

Until a notification popped up before her eyes.

[Notification: You have been killed by player [Calamity]. Arrow of Misfortune effect triggered.]

[Luck Attribute -5 points.]

[Health Cap: -50,000 points.]

[Mana Cap: -50,000 points.]

"What the hell!"

Looking at the notification before her, Katiya was completely bewildered.

Killing people and permanently reducing attributes?

Fifty thousand points of Health Cap and Mana Cap were nothing major.

But the problem was, what the heck was this -5 points of Luck Attribute?

Katiya rubbed her eyes, her large, bright eyes filled with regret.

She naturally knew the importance of the Luck Attribute.

"So, my current Luck Attribute is..."

Katiya looked at her Attribute Panel.

[Luck: -1 point.]

[Notification: Your Luck Attribute is negative, you have gained the debuff—Misfortune Entanglement.]

[Misfortune Entanglement Debuff]

[Effect One: Monster kill drop rate -80%.]

[Effect Two: Equipment enhancement success rate -90%.]

[Effect Three: Enchantment success rate -90%.]

[Effect Four: The probability of opening an empty chest is +50%.]

[Effect Five: Your chance of encountering life-threatening danger is +20%.]

[Duration: Permanent (This buff automatically dissipates when the Luck Attribute is positive)]

...Looking at the buff effects before her, Katiya felt her vision go dark.

Unwillingness... regret... pain... various emotions surged in her heart.

But all of this was already set in stone, and nothing could be changed.

Katiya walked out of the Resurrection Point blankly,

But just then, a blurry figure suddenly flashed across the sky above Undead City, followed immediately by a massive Meteorite descending from the heavens.

Katiya, who had just walked out of the Resurrection Point, felt a heat above her head.

When she looked up, the Meteorite had already smashed into her.

"What the actual hell..."

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