Monster collectors on the cross-platform

Summon the Book of Collection to collect all the mosquito-bat corpses on the ground.

Race name: Mosquito Bat

Description: Created by a spellcaster using a polymorph spell on a swarm of mosquitoes and bats, they are bloodthirsty by nature and crave blood and bone marrow.

Trait: Mosquito and Bat Sensor

Mosquito-Bat Sense: The Mosquito-Bat Man can use a limited telepathic ability. Once equipped, players can command any mosquito or bat within 100 meters.

"A trash trait," Huo commented after reading the book of collections. "The mosquito bat is a very weak creature, and it doesn't exist in most areas."

However, having a new collectible item slightly increases the maximum value of the collectible.

Chapter 42 Specialization

After disposing of all the bodies, Huo followed the trail left by the red-turbaned pirates as they fled.

After walking less than 100 meters, a pirate's corpse appeared in front of Huo Huan, and the round package that had been in the pirate's hand was scattered.

Huo Huan carefully examined the items scattered on the ground. Apart from some ordinary items, only a crystal ball caught his attention.

Name: Heart of the Ocean (Blue)

Type: Weapon

Weight: 2.5 kg

Effects: Scouting, Spirit Arrow

Reconnaissance: Input any amount of energy to display all objects within a 1-kilometer radius, 1 energy/minute.

Arrow of Spirit: When infused with spiritual power, it can be condensed into an arrow that strikes the enemy with a mental attack. The stronger the spiritual power, the more powerful the arrow.

It looks like a weapon used by support personnel; it seems the pirates were chasing this crystal ball.

After carefully storing the crystal ball and burying the pirate's shriveled body on the spot, Huo began searching for the Mosquito Bat People's lair.

According to the general pattern of secret realms, these monster lairs often contain a treasure from the sea, just like the one Huo found in the fishman's lair last time, although the quality is uncertain.

After searching for a long time, Huo found traces of the mosquito-bat people's life on a tree. Following these traces, Huo quickly found the mosquito-bat people's nest.

The Mosquito Bat's nest was a large tree that wasn't very tall but was exceptionally thick. The tree was surrounded by stumps and dead branches, suggesting that the Mosquito Bat had deliberately cleared the surrounding trees to ensure the tree had ample nutrients and sunlight.

After dealing with the few mosquito-bats around the big tree, Huo went inside through the tree hole on the trunk where the mosquito-bats went in and out.

As soon as they entered the cave, they were hit by a stench that mixed together with the smells of blood, body odor, and excrement, which almost made Huo vomit up his breakfast.

Subconsciously fanning himself away from the stench lingering in front of his nose, Huo quickened his pace after realizing it was useless.

The passage inside the tree was quite large, large enough for Huo to walk around inside. It was unclear whether it was formed naturally or carved out by the Mosquito Bat People.

Huo Huan didn't care about this. Right now, Huo Huan just wanted to get the secret treasure as soon as possible and leave this stinking tree hole.

Fortunately, the tree hole wasn't too deep, and Huo quickly made his way to the innermost part.

Deep inside the tree hollow, countless insect eggs were piled together, emitting a faint red glow. Among the eggs, a fruit that resembled an insect egg but was slightly larger was mixed in.

If Huo hadn't been looking so closely, he would have completely overlooked it.

Huo walked over and reached out to pick the fruit.

Name: Blood-Veined Jade (Purple)

Type: Consumables

Weight: 50g

Effect: Bloodline Enhancement

Description: This fruit is nourished by a large amount of blood and life. After consumption, it can purify the blood in the body and permanently increase the constitution by 1. It is only effective for those with a constitution of 15 or less.

As Huo picked the fruit, the red glowing insect eggs around him suddenly dimmed, and the tree made a cracking sound as its fibers snapped.

Sensing something amiss, Huo quickly put the fruit back into his backpack, turned around, and left the tree hole.

When Huo ran outside the cave, he saw that all the leaves on the big tree had turned yellow and withered, and the whole tree was emitting a rotten smell.

With a cracking sound, a clear fissure appeared in the middle of the tree, and with a heavy thud, the tree, now split in two, crashed to the ground.

In just a few minutes, a tree that had lived for countless years was reduced to a pile of withered branches and rotten wood.

Huo then took out a blood grape and examined it in his hand; the blood-red patterns on the grape appeared even more eerie under the sunlight.

This tiny fruit alone has the effect of purifying bloodlines, and this single effect alone is enough to sell it for at least 1. As for strengthening one's physique, that's just an extra bonus in comparison.

Huo opened his attribute panel and removed the constitution attribute that had been increased by his traits. Huo's constitution attribute was exactly 15 points, which meant that the constitution-increasing effect of the Blood Pattern was effective for him.

If you take it yourself, you'll be wasting the greatest benefit of Blood Vein Extraction, which is to purify the blood vessels.

After thinking for a while, Huo finally decided to eat it himself. Selling it would certainly maximize profits, but what is the purpose of making money? Naturally, it is to enhance strength.

Instead of saving up Zongwang coins and then upgrading them on the Zongwang platform, it's better to upgrade them now. You might lose a little, but you can enjoy the benefits sooner you use them.

Having made his decision, Huo swallowed the blood-patterned pill whole, smacked his lips, and couldn't taste what it was.

Soon, the effects of the Blood Vein Elixir took hold, and a surge of heat appeared in the lower abdomen, slowly spreading throughout the body via the bloodstream.

"Hiss, it's so hot!" The heat spread throughout his body, and Huo Huan turned bright red, just like a boiled shrimp.

Unable to bear it any longer, Huo immediately took off his clothes, took out water from his spatial backpack, and kept pouring it over his head.

The anomaly lasted for several minutes. Once the anomaly disappeared, the integrated network indicated that it had arrived on time.

[Network notification: After consuming Blood Vein Extract, your body has been purified, and you have gained a new specialization: Robustness]

[Network notification: Your physique +1]

Robust: Your body is different from ordinary people. What would be fatal to ordinary people would only be a minor injury to you. Your endurance, resistance to blows, and vitality are greatly enhanced.

It was a pleasant surprise that I actually acquired a specialty.

Huo was pleasantly surprised to see the newly emerged specialty. He had thought that the Blood Pattern's effect of enhancing pure bloodlines was only useful for hybrid creatures. He hadn't expected it to have a special effect on him, a pure-blooded human. It truly lived up to its reputation as a purple-quality treasure.

"Hey friend, you're in good spirits, out walking your bird in broad daylight," a slightly teasing voice came from not far away.

Huo turned his head and saw a handsome blond man wearing leather armor and carrying a bow and arrow standing on a treetop not far away. Judging from his aura, he should also be a player of the online game.

“Every living being comes into the world naked and leaves naked, taking nothing with them. I’m just getting closer to nature.” Huo was not flustered at all when he was seen running naked, and began to talk nonsense without changing his expression.

"Are you a druid?" Upon hearing Huo Huan's words, the blond young man's teasing expression turned into respect, and he asked with a hint of doubt.

"Ahem, I wonder what brings this handsome gentleman to me?" Upon hearing the question, Huo casually began to change the subject, while his hands were busy putting on his clothes.

"Oh, it's like this, there's a large group of pirates gathered over there. I see my friend is alone, and I was wondering if anyone would be interested in forming a group to raid them. The spoils will be divided according to the contribution ratio of the network." Hearing that the other party was asking about serious business, the young man didn't press for details and quickly explained his purpose.

"Does the pirate crew have many extraordinary individuals?" Huo stroked his chin, feeling somewhat tempted.

"From what I've observed, if there are no other means of concealment, three of those pirates are superhumans, while the rest are just ordinary people."

"Only three? Then let's go take a look." Upon hearing that the other party didn't have many people, Huo immediately accepted the blond guy's invitation to cooperate.

Chapter 43 Pirate Crew

The blond guy's name is "Big Leaf Doesn't Like to Eat". He is a level 5 half-elf ranger. Because he has elven blood, he greatly respects the druids who protect nature.

Da Ye was on the tree trunk, while Huo was still on the ground. Both of them were fast walkers and soon arrived near the pirates' gathering place.

The large leaf that had been running on the tree stopped and made a gesture to Huo.

Huo understood and climbed up the tree as well, looking in the direction the big leaf was pointing.

A group of pirates formed a circle. Some were starting a fire to cook, some were keeping watch, and the rest were resting.

"How should we talk about it, and how should we fight it?" Da Ye looked at Huo Huan, asking for his thoughts.

"I'll lead the attack, you follow," Huo said, ending the discussion. He jumped down from the tree and charged at the pirate crew.

"Sigh," Da Ye sighed helplessly as he looked at his reckless teammates and raised his bow and arrow to cover Huo Huan's charge.

"Enemy attack!" Huo Huan's charge was quickly noticed by the pirates, who immediately shouted to warn their companions.

With their companions' reminder, the remaining pirates picked up their weapons.

Da Ye, who was behind, was not idle either. He kept firing arrows, and each arrow arrived on the battlefield faster than Huo.

"Thud thud thud," pirates kept being hit by arrows and falling to the ground, losing their breath.

"Lan, you hold that guy off, I'll deal with the archers," a pirate with a dagger jumped out of the shadows, parried a few arrows, and said to his companion beside him.

The next instant, the dagger pirate disappeared back into the shadows. Huo Huan, with his extraordinary perception, was able to sense the dagger pirate's location, but at that moment, another enemy blocked Huo Huan's path.

"Your opponent is me!" A swordsman in heavy armor blocked Huo Huan's path, his voice muffled by his mask.

A heavily armored swordsman is very rare among pirates. With that kind of equipment, he wouldn't even be able to float if he fell into the sea.

Seeing that he had failed to stop the assassin, Huo was not flustered. After all, Da Ye was a level 5 player in the online game and would not die so easily at the hands of a native assassin.

As long as I can stop the remaining two superhumans and prevent them from disturbing Da Ye, everything will be fine.

"Lan, stop talking nonsense and kill him quickly," a man dressed in black robes, holding a staff, and looking like a spellcaster said to the swordsman.

"I understand," a deep, muffled voice came from under the helmet. The swordsman gripped his sword with both hands, assuming an attack stance.

A spellcaster? Huo raised an eyebrow. A pirate crew actually had a spellcaster.

Huo turned around, intending to bypass the swordsman and deal with the spellcaster first.

Unexpectedly, the heavily armored swordsman, who seemed clumsy, was actually quite agile, blocking Huo Huan tightly and preventing him from threatening the spellcaster.

Seeing the other ordinary pirates blocking his way from the spellcaster, Huo knew that his plan to eliminate the spellcaster first had failed.

Reaching out to block the swordsman's slash, Huo was completely unconcerned about his bleeding left hand. He gathered energy in his right hand and unleashed a penetrating strike straight at the swordsman's abdomen.

The heavily armored swordsman showed no intention of dodging Huo Huan's counterattack, quite confident in the defense of his heavy armor, but was surprised that Huo Huan dared to catch the sword with his bare hands.

However, the next moment, a burst of energy exploded in the swordsman's lower abdomen. The swordsman felt a sharp pain in his lower abdomen and couldn't help but open his mouth to cry out in pain, but what came out was not a sound but blood.

A strong smell of blood emanated from inside the mask; with just one strike, the heavily armored swordsman suffered considerable damage.

Fortunately, the swordsman was not alone; the mage behind him had already completed his spell, and several colorless wind blades were mixed with the bullets from the musket and shot towards Huo Huan.

Huo Huan reached out and blocked a wind blade that was aimed at his eye. The wind blade struck Huo Huan's body, leaving some small cuts, but Huo Huan completely ignored the bullet.

The firearms in this world are too weak; they can't even pierce Huo Huan's skin.