A Level 6 Monster by the Road
One hour later.
In the depths of thick, inky darkness, in a Rotting Wetland.
A massive feline monster, over six meters long and nearly two and a half meters tall at the shoulder, lay silently in the filthy mud.
Its dark golden vertical pupils Lock-On on the enormous metallic object that was slowly passing through the sky, emanating unsettling Fire Element fluctuations.
Its intuition told it that this enormous creature, exuding a dangerous aura of Fire Element, was not to be trifled with.
What made it even more wary was that hundreds of stable incandescent orbs of light floated around the giant metal object, like a loyal guard, spreading a dangerous aura of fire everywhere.
When you're out there making a living, you also have a family to support.
It extended its barbed tongue and slowly licked its claws, which were stained with dark red blood.
Suddenly, a sharp, piercing sound Screech out.
Several fine, condensed lines of fire, almost tangible and blazing white, interspersed with several solidified Flame Spears trailing orange-red flames, seemed to have eyes, and precisely covered the muddy area where it was hiding.
Startled, it quickly activated its "Spineback" mode, with cyan Wind Elements frantically swirling around its body, and its form transformed into a blurry afterimage to dodge.
Its original hiding place was completely engulfed by the Berserk flames and explosions; the mud was instantly destroyed by the high temperature, leaving a charred crater.
It leaped to another safe area, its fur standing on end, and warily observed the Laboratory in the sky.
After waiting a moment and seeing that the other party had flown far away, it relaxed and returned to the "Non-Spineback" state.
A white fireball, no bigger than Fist but exceptionally bright and dazzling, drifted towards it, swaying gently.
It disdainfully turned its head away, preparing to dodge again with ease.
However, it suddenly noticed that behind that small fireball, three eerie rings, each only the size of Fist, with a core as black as ink and edges flowing with an ominous crimson hue, were silently following behind.
What is this...? Fire?
Boom!
The terrifying suction and destructive energy instantly engulfed it and its surrounding environment within a radius of several meters.
All that remained was a smooth, hemispherical crater and a few scattered, charred hairs.
[Madwind Tiger]
[Level: 6]
[Strength: 14]
[Spirit: 12]
[Constitution: 15]
[Skills: Invisibility, Dash, Berserk, Fake Blood,?]
Seeing the experience bar increase slightly, Su Luo moved her mind, and the Gold Chest that had just exploded below, shimmering with an alluring luster, was pulled up by an invisible force.
I was lucky; the first level 6 monster I killed dropped a chest.
[You opened a Gold Chest and obtained: 100 Water, 100 Steel, 1 Everbright Lamp Oil (Fine), [Appraisal (Blue)]]
"Hmm? Another blue Skill Book? Looks like I'm really lucky today."
Just as Su Luo was feeling relieved that her luck had finally turned around, a figure enveloped in dark red energy slowly flew up from the darkness in the distance and steadily entered the Laboratory.
"Consultant Su, you also got a box full of loot?"
"I think I'm pretty lucky. I just killed two level 6 monsters, and they both dropped chests containing Skill Books."
Su Luo looked up. "What skill?"
"A book on blue identification, a book on blue collection."
Su Luo: "..."
Is this luck unique to you, or does everyone else have it? If it's not unique to you, then you might as well not have this luck.
Su Luo, expressionless, unleashed her full power, crushing a level 6 monster that had followed Song Shige to its dominance. As expected, it dropped a Gold Chest containing a blue-quality Gathering.
Therefore, professionals need to kill two level 6 monsters to obtain the corresponding level of Gathering and Appraisal.
Su Luo wrote it down.
"That's easy, Consultant Su. Level 6 monsters aren't that hard to kill." Song Shige wiped the blood-stained, bruised Zhanmadao of his broadsword.
"It's alright. You and I feel relaxed because Class Change to Forbidden Class, with strength, growth potential, and skills far exceeding those of ordinary professions. But for ordinary professions, facing monsters of this strength would probably be a tough battle."
He quickly mentally calculated the combat data he had just recorded and found that the average Attribute strength of level 6 monsters was indeed generally higher than that of the Level 5 Elite monsters he had encountered outside.
It's worth noting that, historically, elite monsters have always been the ones that Elite defeat regular monsters that are one level higher.
"It seems that Level 5 is indeed a key threshold in the Survival System, both for monsters and for us."
"By the way, did you find anything?"
"Ahead, in this direction," Song Shige pointed to the dense darkness to the left, "There's the outline of what looks like a building, and... based on my observation, it shouldn't have been abandoned for long."
Su Luo put away the Skill Book, said no more, and drove the Laboratory to fly steadily in the direction indicated by Song Shige.
Before long, the dilapidated outline of a building was gradually revealed in the increasingly intense light of the illumination fireball.
It appeared to be a tower.
A dilapidated stone tower.
The orange-red flames danced on the mottled tower, creating an extremely incongruous and eerie atmosphere.
Su Luo cautiously cast a few [Appraisal] spells, but the feedback was even more perplexing.
The upper part of the tower, with its broken bricks and carvings, reveals an astonishingly ancient history, as if it had Corrosion over hundreds of years of wind and rain. You can even see some withered plant remains that have become one with the bricks.
However, the first and second floors of the tower have relatively new stone bricks and reinforced steel structures, which are out of place with the style of the upper part and clearly show signs of recent human intervention.
Su Luo waved her hand, and hundreds of fireballs, like Swarm under command, scattered and flew away, illuminating the ruined tower and its surrounding area as bright as day, ensuring there were no blind spots.
He looked at Song Shige.
Song Shige understood, nodded, and leaped off the platform. His heavy combat boots landed on the soft ground in front of the tower with a dull thud.
He gripped the Zhanmadao tightly, dark red energy swirling around him, and took the lead towards the half-collapsed tower gate.
We can't just let Su Luo in, can we? She's delicate and frail.
Su Luo stayed in the Laboratory reading, waiting for Song Shige to explore the information, and occasionally clearing away any curious, silly kids who came too close.
After waiting for about ten minutes, Su Luo's Personal Channel received several text messages and a few blurry photos from Song Shige.
By comparing the information about Sanctuary buildings on the Regional Forum, he basically determined that the first and second floors of the tower were an abandoned Level 3 Sanctuary.
A moment later, Song Shige came out, carrying a humanoid creature that was struggling and emitting sharp screams.
"I found this guy inside, Level 5 monster. This Sanctuary is no match for it."
"The Survivors inside died at its hands?"
"No..." Song Shige's expression turned somewhat strange, as if he didn't know how to describe it accurately.
"I can't explain it clearly, you... you should come and see for yourself. The scene is a bit... unusual."