PFC Chapter 60 Arrival at the Dragon Fortress
Chapter 60 Arrival at the Dragon Fortress
Taking advantage of the momentum of his improved physique, Huang Hong's internal energy burst forth, and he activated the Giant Transformation skill, causing his body to expand slightly.
Through the gap in his left arm's defense, you could see that his right arm, which was tucked into his waist, had already gathered its strength...
The fist turned bluish-black, a testament to the core power talent "Armor Shattering"; gentle breezes gathered, representing the advanced agility talent "Burst"; water and fire clashed in mid-air, symbolizing the core wisdom talent "Elemental Fusion".
The three forces converged at one point and burst forth with the Crushing Fist technique, carrying a whistling sound as it shattered the air, slamming into the silverback gorilla's waist.
The power of 'Armor Shatter' tore through the silverback gorilla's fur, the power of 'Explosion' pierced through the silverback gorilla's flesh, and the convergence of water and fire triggered an even more violent explosion.
With a single blow, a hole the size of a head was torn open in the silverback gorilla's waist, allowing a clear view of the broken spine and pulsating internal organs.
The silverback gorilla stared wide-eyed in disbelief, but its fatal wounds were rapidly robbing it of its strength. It collapsed to the ground, gradually losing its breath.
"Phew!"
Huang Hong exhaled a breath that seemed to spray out several feet away like a heat wave before slowly dissipating.
While crushing opponents with mechs is certainly appealing, the occasional hand-to-hand combat can be just as enjoyable.
Decompose the silverback gorilla's carcass to gain 240 source energy.
Compared to AFK farming, grinding monsters is a faster way to gain Source Energy. In just two days since entering the wasteland, Huang Hong has spent most of his time training and digesting the medicinal effects. Even so, he now has nearly 50,000 Source Energy, which is equivalent to more than 20,000 Source Energy every day.
Next, Huang Hong will focus more on killing monsters. By sweeping through them, the rate at which source energy grows will only accelerate.
Monster hunting in progress (*^▽^*)……
The steel armor transformed into a firepower turret, unleashing a barrage of fire on the goblin tribe. Large numbers of goblins were scattered and destroyed by the enhanced firepower, and even the more powerful goblin warriors and goblin wizards were targeted and eliminated.
Harvest: +1550 Source Energy, a mysterious notebook recording several basic spells, and a bag of shimmering crystals containing extraordinary power.
Monster hunting in progress (•́へ•́╬)……
Huang Hong moved swiftly across the rocks, with the rushing water beneath his feet. Piranhas lunged at him, but without exception, they were all torn to shreds by him. The piranha corpses fell into the river, filling the air with a bloody stench, attracting even more piranhas.
Harvest: Energy +2041, unexpectedly delicious grilled piranha
Monster hunting in progress ヾ(◍°∇°◍)ﾉﾞ……
Huang Hong, clad in steel armor, fought against dozens of trolls, enduring various forms of witchcraft to smash the troll shaman's head open. He then forced all the trolls to split up before finally killing them all.
Harvest: Energy +2654, a nearly dried-up small vein of sparkling crystals.
Mining in progress (－＂－)……
The crystals produced in the vein were the spoils obtained from the goblin tribe. Each one was about the size of a thumb and contained at least 10+ energy.
Seeing these glittering crystals, Huang Hong fell into deep thought. Did this mean that the monsters in the desolate land also communicated with each other, and that these crystals were their currency?
Harvest: Energy +45520, three pieces of unknown metal rich in fire element
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Ten days later, Huang Hong arrived at the edge of the desolate area. At this time, he had 30 units of source energy, as well as some miscellaneous extraordinary items and materials.
He directly dismantled items like the sparkling crystals, but other materials would be processed after their value was confirmed upon arrival at the Dragon Fortress.
To reiterate, for Huang Hong, dismantling is always the best way to preserve value, but it may not be the most profitable.
The energy acquisition speed is much higher than that of AFK farming in the Beast Plains, but Huang Hong is still not very satisfied.
In these ten days, the fastest way to obtain source energy was not by killing monsters, but by mining. The small mine he found after defeating the troll yielded tens of thousands of source energy in just half a day thanks to Huang Hong's violent mining, which gave him some other ideas.
After leaving the desolate area, we entered a rainforest swamp, where there are two main types of monsters.
One type is a creature resembling dwarves. They are bloodthirsty and brutal, skilled in using poison, and live in tribes. They love to skin their prey and hang the hides on the trees around their tribe.
Another type is the giant python that lives in swamps. It uses the swamp as cover to launch surprise attacks on its prey. Occasionally, when it sees a creature trapped in the swamp and unable to escape, it will wander around nearby, seemingly enjoying the despair of its prey before it dies.
In addition, the rainforest swamp is home to various poisonous insects and creatures, as well as some scattered monsters.
Huang Hong had little interest in these troublesome monsters that offered little reward; he only wanted to leave the area as soon as possible.
After undergoing a certain degree of deformation, the tires of an off-road vehicle can ensure that it can move freely in swamps.
Next, we drove at full speed, tearing apart all the monsters we encountered along the way with Metal Storm.
In this way, sparks flew and lightning streaked across the rainforest swamp region in just four days, during which time he collected 20,000 energy points.
Leaving the rainforest swamp, the next area is called the Principality of Hyde. It is much more peaceful than Huang Hong had expected. According to the information obtained from the Labyrinth Fortress, due to special rules, monsters do not spawn in this area, so many tribes that yearn for peace have settled here.
Blue sky and white clouds, lush grass.
The fields stretch out under the vast sky, with pale golden waves of grass undulating in the wind, accompanied by the fragrance of flowers.
Looking out from a high vantage point, you can see clusters of villages, with wisps of smoke rising into the sky, and the joyful laughter of children seemingly reaching the ends of the earth.
Compared to the previous carnage and madness, the Principality of Hyde was simply paradise. Huang Hong was somewhat captivated by it, and couldn't help but think that staying here might not be so bad.
However, Huang Hong quickly came to his senses. He silently got into the off-road vehicle and drove off into the distance.
Along the way, they would occasionally pass by some tribes. Some of them were humanoid, some resembled beastmen, and some were even non-human. But what they had in common was that, apart from curiosity and vigilance, they did not have much hostility toward Huang Hong's arrival.
Even when Huang Hong stopped to rest, some bold children would try to approach him, but this usually ended with their parents using loving parenting.
This peace and tranquility washed away much of the resentment Huang Hong had accumulated along the way, and inexplicably, his wisdom increased by 1 point.
Strength: 9, Agility: 9, Constitution: 11, Intelligence: 10
Although his physical condition is still at 11 points, Huang Hong feels that he has reached the critical point and is only one or two days away from 12 points.
In this peaceful atmosphere, three days passed in the blink of an eye.
"Beep beep beep!~"
A signal came from the server terminal on his wrist, indicating that he had connected to the nearby mechanical fortress. However, Huang Hong had no time to pay attention to this. He looked at the magnificent mechanical construct in the distance, a look of shock flashing in his eyes.
At the edge of the horizon, a continuous mountain range stretched out, and a mechanical fortress, seemingly surrounded by a giant dragon, bisected the mountain range.