Despicable Player

The tall Dungeon Guardian began to advance. With rhythmic, dull thuds, it took steps towards Xiao Yang. The tunnel wasn't wide enough, neither in terms of distance nor width.

This Dungeon Guardian wasn't like ordinary Skeletons, Skeleton Warriors, or even the Skeleton Warriors on the first floor of the Skeleton Dungeon. None of them could compare to this Dungeon Guardian in any aspect.

It was clearly just a reanimated skeleton, in an extremely poor state. Yet, as soon as it started to move, to advance, to approach you, it inexplicably carried a certain aura that made it hard to breathe!

Xiao Yang took a deep breath in the narrow corridor, in this dangerous situation.

But so what? I will defeat you!

This thought leaped into Xiao Yang's mind, instantly freeing him from the suffocating feeling.

He yanked the Unstable Life Essence Concoction from his waist and hurled it fiercely at the Dungeon Guardian before him. With a massive explosion, pink mist, a sweet yet indescribably foul-smelling mist, filled the corridor with the shockwave.

Yes, it was a difficult smell to describe. Like a corpse, and extremely concentrated Life Essence. When these highly compressed Life Essences were released all at once, they exhibited this state.

A sweet, corpse-like stench. But thankfully, at least in terms of effect, this extreme saturation and high compression hadn't turned these Life Essences into a vile poison.

Amidst the tremors, the saturated pink color granted Xiao Yang two rounds of recovery checks.

[Wind of Life is blowing, restoring a large amount of Health!]

[Wind of Life is blowing, restoring a large amount of Health!]

[Within the Life Field, Health is being restored by a small amount!]

Two rounds of massive recovery checks, and one continuously emerging small Health check!

For Xiao Yang, a living person, this sweet pink mist brought recovery and healing. But for the Dungeon Guardian, belonging to the Undead category, this Life mist became the most venomous poison.

Already slow, the Dungeon Guardian's steps, which now sounded with creaks, became even more sluggish. Its entire body was stained with a touch of peach.

But it didn't stop. It wasn't enough. One Unstable Life Concoction was insufficient to completely defeat this extremely weakened but powerful enemy.

Fortunately, Xiao Yang had prepared enough.

One after another, Unstable Life Essence Concoctions were thrown.

This was a despicable tactic, devoid of any glory. But Xiao Yang didn't mind being despicable. He was a Player. Players didn't care about glory or fairness. Whether it was a sneak attack, a targeted item, or even calling for reinforcements, using terrain, or any other method, as long as it defeated a powerful enemy, it was good.

Step by step, the weakened Dungeon Guardian ultimately couldn't reach Xiao Yang. It couldn't swing even a single attack at him. It frustratingly collapsed with a boom in the pervading pink mist, not far from Xiao Yang.

Everything wasn't as difficult as Xiao Yang had imagined. Or perhaps, Xiao Yang had been too ruthless, too unsportsmanlike.

Alright, it was time for the harvest. However, Xiao Yang wasn't as composed now. In this short time, he felt like he had been marinated in that sweet pink mist. Although the system panel didn't indicate that the Unstable Life Essence Concoction would cause damage to normal creatures.

He felt like this stuff, at this concentration, was almost a kind of toxic gas.

Not daring to linger, he didn't forget to loot. He reached out towards the remains of the Dungeon Guardian that had collapsed so frustratingly in the corridor. A purple light appeared in Xiao Yang's hand. Without taking a closer look, Xiao Yang shoved all these spoils into his personal backpack and then sprinted directly towards the end of the corridor.

It was at this moment, as Xiao Yang sprinted towards the end of the corridor, that a small figure suddenly darted out from his shadow. It reached out a small hand and scooped up the scattered remains of the Dungeon Guardian. A purple light appeared in its hand, which it clutched to its chest.

At the same time, a piercing sizzling sound began to emanate from this little creature. This concentration of Life Field was highly toxic to all Undead creatures. Fortunately, this little creature, unlike the unlucky Dungeon Guardian, could only endure it head-on. It instantly disappeared into the shadows again, vanishing from sight.

Huangzhu Village.

This was a small town nestled at the edge of a large mountain. At this moment, in a two-story building that had been quietly situated against a bamboo forest for a long time, some strange noises began to occur.

Xiao Yang rushed out of the basement, covering his nose, and collapsed onto the ground with a look of utter despair. At this moment, his entire being, from the inside out, was tinged with pink; he had been thoroughly marinated.

Silently, he made a decision. If possible, he would definitely use the Unstable Life Essence Concoction less in the future. There was no physical damage, but the mental damage was immense.

He raised his head and returned to his home once more, the yellowed ceiling above him.

Over the past month, Xiao Yang had often rested his head on hard, cold stone slabs and slept on the equally hard, cold ground. More than once, he had longed to return to his home and eat a bowl of steaming hot noodles. But now, with him truly back, he inexplicably felt a sense of unease.

He quickly raised his head and looked behind him. Behind him, the basement door was wide open, revealing the deep, cold corridor, and at the end of that corridor, the streak of pink created by his casual tossing of dangerous items.

The experiences of the past month were not a dream. He was now back in his old home, but the Skeleton Dungeon still existed there as quietly as ever, its entrance connected to his home's basement.

Alright, alright. Now I can relax. Xiao Yang nodded, then promptly collapsed onto the ground, completely still.

He had learned a lesson! He absolutely must not easily trust the system panel descriptions of the God Game!

Although, the God Game hadn't actually hidden anything. After all, Xiao Yang's current state wasn't really poisoning, but simply excessive healing. Or, to put it in a more understandable way, he had become intolerant to the high-intensity, over-the-top healing.

At this moment, his eyes were rolling back. If the Dungeon Guardian had fallen any later, Xiao Yang himself would have collapsed in that corridor from "healing sickness."

While this state was fundamentally not a form of damage, and could even be beneficial, if Xiao Yang were to evaluate it, he would definitely thank the God Game profusely!

[Gained Trait, Life Infusion.]

[Life Infusion: Health regeneration +1.]

Of course, Xiao Yang hadn't gained only this one trait. The situation when he arrived at the Myriad Worlds Trading Area repeated itself once more.

[Dungeon Delver is activating...]