Monster collectors on the cross-platform

Only Junzi stood at the back, adjusting her glasses, without making any other move.

His teammates were killing faster than anyone else; before Huo could even kill a few, a whole horde of kobolds had been wiped out.

After a quick cleanup of the battlefield, the group left the excavation area and headed to the next region.

To the left of the excavation area is the storage room, which contains not only a large number of kobold soldiers but also a kobold warlock.

Orange went first as usual, and the copying subordinates created a soundproof barrier before entering the storage room.

As Huo Huan stepped in with his shield raised, all the kobolds in the storage room were alerted. Just as all the kobolds were focused on Huo Huan, Chengzi appeared behind the kobold warlock.

With a terrified scream from the kobold warlock, the gleaming dagger mercilessly slashed across the warlock's neck, and the kobold warlock died.

Without the spellcaster, the remaining kobold soldiers were easy prey and were quickly wiped out by the group.

"Has Jinli ever played the Purgatory difficulty before?" Junzi asked Huo Huan during a break from cleaning up the battlefield. After receiving Huo Huan's affirmative reply, Junzi continued, "Then Jinli, try to withstand the boss for a few minutes. Don't be afraid of dying. I have resurrection abilities, and the team can be reimbursed if your equipment is damaged."

After agreeing on a general strategy, Junzi began casting spells. Various magical lights emerged from Junzi's fingertips and settled on Huo Huan's body. Huo Huan felt a continuous surge of power, and his body felt as if it had been stretched to a whole size.

"Alright, you've been enhanced, hurry up and deliver it," Junzi jokingly patted Huo Huan on the shoulder.

Chapter 17 Settlement

"Come on, face me head-on!" Bathed in multicolored magical light, Huo had just stepped into the boss's lair when he roared at the dragon-blooded kobold warlock sitting on the throne, and then began to charge.

Huo naturally wanted to charge forward, but unfortunately he hadn't learned that skill yet.

Fortunately, the kobold minions on the side were very sensible and never interfered with their leader's battle, so they just let Huo rush up to the dragon vein kobolds.

As soon as they clashed, Huo realized that the boss in front of him was no less powerful than himself, even with the magical enhancement. Since they were about the same in terms of strength, it would depend on other aspects.

Using his shield to block the kobold boss's attack, Huo even managed to land an axe blow on the boss, only to find, embarrassingly, that his attack was completely ineffective. Well, not entirely ineffective, though, as it did leave a noticeable scratch on the kobold boss's scales.

The situation was similar on the Dragon Vein Kobolds' side; conventional attacks were completely unable to break through the armored man's defenses, and the scene reached a stalemate for a time.

The stalemate between the boss and their main tank was naturally a good thing for Huo Huan's teammates. After quickly killing two kobold warlocks, the copyist began chanting loudly, and the incantation, carrying a mysterious power, began to echo in the mine.

An uneasy feeling began to spread among the kobold soldiers. They wanted to raise their weapons to stop the damned mage from chanting, but were horrified to find that their weapons had become incredibly heavy.

Black spots appeared on the kobold soldiers' bodies, greedily draining their life force.

Within seconds, kobolds began to collapse, howling in pain. This howl triggered a chain reaction, with more kobolds falling to the ground, until silence descended.

In less than half a minute, all the kobold soldiers had turned into rotting corpses. The man who copied the book stopped chanting, his face pale, took out a bottle of potion from his backpack and swallowed it. After a while, a trace of color returned to his pale face.

With the minions dealt with, it's time to deal with the boss.

Orange's figure appeared behind the boss, and she slashed at the boss's neck with her dagger. Unfortunately, the boss's scales were too thick, and the attack only made a small cut.

Following closely behind were the sounds of air being torn apart, and silvery-white specks of light swirled in the air like swimming fish, specifically targeting the boss's weak points.

Surrounded by the crowd, the kobold boss panicked and began to unleash its ultimate move.

Ignoring the onlookers, the kobold boss took a deep breath.

Huo, who was facing the boss head-on, was not to be outdone. He said, "What you can do, I can do too," and took a deep breath as well.

The next moment, two identical dragon breaths spewed from their mouths, clashing, eroding, and annihilating each other. After a brief stalemate, both dragon breaths disappeared into the air, leaving behind only a pungent, sour smell.

With their last resort failing, the kobold boss, having run out of new tricks, quickly fell to the combined attack of the group.

[Dungeon clear conditions met, rewards being calculated]

The rewards you received from this dungeon are: 300 General Coins, 500 Universal Experience, and a Blue Dragon Vein Kobold's Private Chest.

"Wow, that's amazing! I didn't expect you to know dragon breath too!" Orange, who had just finished the battle, ran over in surprise and patted Huo Huan's armor.

"Not bad, just a little trick," Huo said modestly. After obtaining the consent of his team members, he contained the corpse of the kobold boss. Huo then sped up the process and spent some time containing all the remaining ordinary kobolds.

After defeating the boss, the next step is to divide the spoils.

Copying the book consumed one potion, which was counted as an expense in this dungeon run. The others didn't have any particular expenses.

In total, Huo received approximately 500 worth of ores and materials.

"Shall we continue?" Orange looked at everyone and asked, seemingly addressing everyone but actually referring to Huo Huan.

"Let's continue," Huo nodded in agreement.

Having collaborated once before, the second instance was much easier.

Having successfully completed the dungeon, the group agreed to continue the next day before bidding each other farewell.

Back at the gravedigger's hut, Huo began to tally up his earnings. His experience bar was already more than half full, and he was less than 700 points away from leveling up again.

I have over 1000 Zongwang coins on me, and selling the materials I have should get me over 2000.

The rest are the loot from the dungeon: a Dragonvein Kobold's Private Chest and a piece of blue leather armor.

Huo was already wearing full armor, so the newly made leather armor was naturally unnecessary.

Ignoring the leather armor that he couldn't use, Huo focused his attention on the treasure chest, rubbed his hands together, and gently opened the chest.

The treasure chest wasn't big, but it contained quite a lot of things.

Two fist-sized nuggets of gold, a candle as thick as a calf, five pure black dragon scales, and one kilogram of refined star copper ore.

The value was alright, but it wasn't very useful to Huo. He kept two gold nuggets and contacted Qiqi to sell the rest. He got a total of 2450 Zongwang coins, and his total assets instantly ballooned to 3685 Zongwang coins.

With money in hand, it's natural to spend it. I bought two attribute-boosting potions from Qiqi. Luckily, Qiqi is a certified merchant on the entire network, as attribute-boosting potions are a rare commodity that most players wouldn't easily buy.

Name: Strength Boosting Potion (Blue)

Type: Medicine

Weight: 100g

Effect: Permanently increases Strength by 1 point; only effective for those with a Strength level of 15 or less.

Description: Power potions developed by mages have been optimized over generations, significantly reducing costs and increasing production, but due to their excellent effects, they are still in short supply in the market.

One bottle contains a strength-enhancing potion, and the other contains a constitution-enhancing potion. Since these are not the same type of potion, they should not be taken multiple times in a short period of time. Huo would definitely choose to maximize his strength first.

Name: Huo Huan

Occupation: Monster Collector Lv3 (2040/2700)

Total Coins: 1680

Health: 100%

Collection value: 46/46

Strength: 13+2

Agility: 12

Physical condition: 13

Intelligence: 10

Charisma: 10

Perception: 10

Professional skills: containment, loading, polishing

Professional Item: Book of Collectors

General Skills:

Basic Energy Control: Lv3 (max)

Basic Melee: Lv1 (48/50)

Basic Meditation: Lv1 (2/50)

Unarmed Mastery: Lv1 (0/100)

equipment:

M500 Revolver (Gray)

Alloy Round Shield (White)

Shattering Hand Axe (White)

Kobold Warlock Staff (Blue)

Dark Steel Full Body Armor (Blue)

After taking stock of all his belongings, Huo took a short rest. Next up was the Undead Dungeon. The normal difficulty was manageable, but the hard difficulty might be a bit challenging for one person to solo.

With that in mind, Huo opened the chat channel for the Undead dungeon to see if anyone wanted to team up.

There were only a handful of people chatting in the chat channel, nothing like the lively Kobolds chat group.

After trying to send a team invitation but seeing no one respond for a long time, Huo had no choice but to give up on forming a team and try to find other ways.

Since you can't find teammates to form a group, you can only improve your own strength. The quickest way to do this is to prepare targeted items.

Especially disposable props, which are generally more powerful than regular props, have no other disadvantages except that they are more expensive.

The monsters in the Silent Town's Hustle and Bustle instance are all undead. As enemies that exist widely across many planes, there is never a shortage of items to deal with the undead.

Chapter 18 Taking a Shortcut

There are many items that can be used against undead creatures, but the town in the dungeon is too large, which is also a significant problem.

Huo carefully selected two items from the list of props sent by Qiqi.

One type is Soul-Attracting Incense, made from soul fragments mixed with some medicine. It has a deadly attraction to undead creatures and spreads widely. Everyone who has used it says it's good.

The second item is called the Holy Light Soul Annihilation Array, which is created by combining holy light with array formations. It is a magic array specifically designed to target undead creatures. Its advantage is its great power, but its disadvantage is that it needs to be set up in advance, cannot be moved, and only damages undead creatures.

Soul-Guiding Incense is cheap, costing only 10 Zongwang Coins, but the Holy Light Soul-Destroying Array is expensive. The array diagram costs 800 Zongwang Coins, and each time you set up the array, you also need to consume 200 Zongwang Coins worth of materials. Huo, who doesn't have much money, only dared to buy one to test the waters.

Selecting the "Hurry in a Quiet Town" difficulty level, Huo once again stepped through the pale blue portal to this perpetually dark and silent town.

Open the array diagram and place the main array diagram at the center of the array according to the instructions. Bury Holy Light Crystals at 8 different locations and distances. Use the light-blocking leaves to cover the fluctuations of the Holy Light Crystals. Then use obsidian powder to connect the Holy Light Crystals and the array diagram.

A simple Holy Light Soul-Destroying Array was set up in just over half an hour.

At the center of the formation, the soul-guiding incense was lit, and a strange fragrance entered Huo Huan's nostrils. Huo Huan rubbed his nose, turned around and hid in a dilapidated house. All he had to do now was wait.