Survival in the Underground Palace: Get the instant kill skill at the beginning

56: Dynamics from all parties, new dataBoom!

”You punched a fine crack in the Tortoise Shell Rhinoceros’s skin, triggering the Second Kill skill. The Tortoise Shell Rhinoceros died.”

”Congratulations on killing the Tortoise Shell Rhinoceros. You have obtained wood x15, iron block x11, copper block x3, gold crystal stone x1, and Spiritual Energy x2.”

”No, no! These monsters are getting stronger and stronger. It’s really hard to fight without good weapons.”

Watching the level 20 Tortoise Shell Rhinoceros finally be taken down, Liu Yang collapsed to the ground, exhausted.

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and took out some water, gulping it down.

”Ah~~ So refreshing!”

Looking at the map, the surroundings were completely blank.

It was rare to have no Earth Palace Creatures around, so Liu Yang lay on the ground for a short rest.

He brought up the game interface and began to tally his gains from the journey.

”I got over 300 pieces of wood, a bit less Stone Material and iron blocks, and the drop rate for copper blocks is about the same as before. On the other hand, hay, which I just learned the use of, is even harder to get.”

”But the consumption along the way was also considerable; my Spiritual Energy is almost bottomed out.”

”Forget it, I won’t think too much. I’ll just kill a few more monsters after I recover some stamina, then I’ll rest.”

”Now, let me see how everyone else is doing, and then check if there’s anything good in the Auction House.”

As soon as he thought of it, Liu Yang brought up the game interface and entered the Auction House page.

”Mist collector for empty spirit stone? He’s copying me, damn it.”

”It seems this person is going to upgrade his Home to the excellent grade.”

”Mythril for empty spirit stone? Heh, he must be dreaming. Who would be that foolish?”

”Adult silicone simulation doll for excellent-grade weapon. A true Da Lao, to even drop such an item, too bad I don’t have one.”

”Huh? gold crystal stone for yu ling stone? Bought it!”

He browsed for a long time, finding all sorts of strange and wonderful things.

Besides dolls, there were also things like Spiritual EnergyXiaoyao Cup (Carefree Cup) and Spiritual EnergyVolatility Stick (Ripple Stick).

Liu Yang, for his part, exchanged yu ling stone for a gold crystal stone.

Then he switched to the chat area.

First, the number at the top caught his eye: 3865124561/3865124561.

Since the incident, in just a short time, nearly 700 million people had died.

The danger had not lessened; it had increased.

Liu Yang knew that he had a significant role in this.

Of course, he was just in the right place at the right time.

Without him, perhaps someone else would have done the same.

With billions of people, it would be unbelievable to say there were no formidable individuals.

”I thought coming to this place with mountains, water, flowers, and grass would mean no lack of food, but I was wrong. Just now, when I pulled up some grass to eat, it turned into light particles and disappeared.”

”No way!? I saw an Earth Palace Creature break off a tree branch, and it was fine afterward.”

”You don’t know, do you? Everything here, as long as you have the intention to take it away or eat it, will disappear for no reason. In other words, the food crisis has not been resolved; you can only get food by killing monsters.”

”Women are still better. As a new mother, I’ve been self-sufficient for a long time.”

”666666, Da Lao, I admire you.”

”Now, an advertisement: Under my leadership, a reliable team has been assembled, and we have successfully taken over a mountain. I have ordered my people to light wolf smoke periodically. Please, those in the vicinity who see it, come as quickly as possible. Finally, I want to say, Humanity will not perish, the fight will not cease; only through unity can we achieve victory.”

He didn’t know until he looked, and when he did, he was shocked.

How did this person gather a team?

How strong was he?

Did he also get some kind of cheat or advantage from the start, like him?

Liu Yang was puzzled, and various questions flooded his mind.

”It seems I need to be careful then. Who knows, I might run into an old schemer one day.”

”Also, that person said Humans can’t use this grass. I’m going to try it.”

So Liu Yang broke off a blade of grass, held it in his hand, and observed it carefully. Nothing happened.

But when he intended to take a bite, the grass immediately turned into faint light particles and dissipated.

”This...”

”Could it be that this grass isn’t real? Just a piece of data? Are we in a digitized world?”

”And there are various settings specifically for Humans?”

Liu Yang found that today was a tormenting day.

There was too much he didn’t know and wanted to know.

”Forget it, I won’t think so much. I need to use up my Spiritual Energy before nightfall to avoid wasting it.”

Having rested enough, Liu Yang stood up, dusted himself off, and got into his flying vehicle, flying straight ahead.

Before long, more Earth Palace Creatures appeared.

”Dragon Blood Vajra Warlord Lv25: A Vajra Ape Warlord containing a trace of thin Dragon Blood lineage. It has thick skin and flesh, agile movements, and is very difficult to deal with. Before provoking it, please gauge your own strength.”

”This must be a BOSS, right!?”

At the first sight of this monster, Liu Yang was excited.

He knew the monster in front of him was definitely a BOSS, but it probably wasn’t the final BOSS of the Secret Forest of Dense Trees.

His opponent was level 25, while his Second Kill skill was only level 24, giving him only an 80% chance of killing it.

”Not safe enough!”

Thinking that he still had unused free attribute points, Liu Yang decided it was time to add them.

He brought up the game interface and entered the status page.

”After a day of testing, my current stamina is not enough to sustain high-intensity combat all day, so my Spirit attribute must be increased.”

”Additionally, increasing Spirit will increase both combat duration and intensity. Based on my remaining Spiritual Energy, there will be a slight deficit in Spiritual Energy.”

”The most important thing is my current Strength. Fighting high-level creatures bare-handed will be very difficult. Without improvement, I can’t even break through the defenses of high-level Earth Palace Creatures.”

Having clarified the situation, Liu Yang began to act.

First, he put 10 points into Spirit.

A cool sensation surged in his mind.

In an instant.

His hearing became sharper; he could hear cicadas chirping from further away.

His vision was enhanced; he could see the veins on leaves from a greater distance.

Even his somewhat listless Spirit recovered significantly.

Then he added 20 points to Spiritual Energy.

His Spiritual Energy cap instantly surged, greatly increasing his endurance.

Finally, he started adding points to Constitution.

With his previous experience, Liu Yang was no longer reckless.

It wouldn’t be worth it if he added too many points at once, causing his body to explode and die.

Although he didn’t know if that would happen, it was better to be safe than sorry.

He added 5 points at a time.

Once. Twice. Thrice.

Until the fifth time, Liu Yang once again felt that overwhelming sense of power he had experienced before.

So, he stopped there.

At this point, his status page changed dramatically.

”Status”

”Name: Liu Yang.”

”Age: 24 years old.”

”Physical Condition: Mild fatigue.”

”Location: Dungeon Great World - Fairy Realm.”

”Occupation: Guardian.”

”Level: 1.”

”Free Attribute Points: 38.”

”Spirit: 30+ (Soul Strength, Professional Growth Aptitude 1:2)”

”Constitution: 136+ (Physical Quality, Professional Growth Aptitude 1:2)”

”Spiritual Energy: 160+ (Spiritual Energy 1:10, Professional Growth Aptitude 1:2)”

”Spiritual Energy: 160/1600.”

”Equipment Additional Attributes:”

”Monster Drop Rate +60%.”

”Ignore Target Defense +2%.”

”Attack Speed +2%.”

”Physical Defense +4.”