The Most Terrifying Buff, Withered State!

Mark had been busy killing Witches these days.

A scene in Gu Yu's room had deeply affected him, after two consecutive days of killing Witches.

He finally regained some of his spirit.

"Disgusting things, all of you die!"

With a downward swing of his greatsword, Mark ended the life of the last Witch.

The death drop of experience and magic potions were all collected into his backpack.

Thanks to his explorations and kills, he had accumulated quite a few potions and resources like iron, gold, and food.

Only Diamond was missing.

"Mark, still no Diamond?"

Back in the Block, Jet was studying Obsidian.

"Yeah, I really don't know how the Samurai Nation found it!"

When the Twilight Forest permission was unlocked, it required materials such as Flowers, Water, and Diamond.

According to the reminder, Jet guessed it should be made in the shape of a door, similar to the Nether Portal.

They had Flowers and Water, but were missing Diamond.

"Since there's none in the resource area, why not look in the Nether!"

There were indeed no Diamond equipment, but there was a chance to re-organize Obsidian in treasure chests.

While Mark was chasing Witches, Jet only opened chests and found fourteen Obsidian.

"Great!"

The Nether had richer resources, and it would indeed be better to find Diamond there.

Flint and Steel ignited, and the portal to the Nether opened.

Stepping into it, the two were quite lucky.

There were no Ghasts or Endermen near their spawn point, making it very safe.

First, they used stones to surround the Obsidian, ensuring the entrance wouldn't disappear.

Only then did the two see the deep red building not far away.

"We're so lucky, we found such a big fortress as soon as we arrived in the Nether!"

Mark had never seen a Nether Fortress before, but he knew that the bigger the place, the more things it contained.

Walking straight towards it, several Blazes rose up.

"New monsters?"

Surprise flashed through him, replaced by eyes full of fighting spirit.

They were nothing like the useless Yamamoto Rokuko!

With a bow and arrow in hand, even before the Blazes had locked onto them, he shot an attack.

Attached with Warrior's Bloodline, the bow and arrow faintly glowed red, swoosh!

[-14!]

Drawing the bowstring to its fullest triggered a critical hit, and one arrow took away more than half of the Blaze's health!

Jet's arrow followed closely behind. Before he could even attack, the Blaze was taken down by their coordinated efforts.

"Brave, defeat them fiercely like this!"

"Feel our strength, even the Ghasts don't dare to come over!"

"What Blazes, instantly killed!"

"Much stronger than that trash Yamamoto Rokuko!"

"The Nether is nothing more than this!"

Compared to the Samurai Nation, their coordinated performance was spectacular, drawing cheers from the audience.

The Blazes were quickly cleared out, and the monster spawner was dug up.

Mark didn't know what Blaze Rods were used for, so he collected them for now, while Jet went to the treasure chest.

"Wow, there's actually Diamond!"

Looking at the sapphire-blue gems in the chest, Jet knew he had come to the right place.

The Nether really had Diamond!

After his joy, Mark's gaze shifted to the other side of the fortress.

Clearly, such a large place wouldn't only have Blazes as monsters.

"Black Skeletons? And they don't attack from range?"

This was a piece of cake!

Feeling confident after fighting Blazes, Mark charged forward without a second thought, not even using his bow and arrow.

He rushed in with his golden sword.

[-7]

[-4]

One was Mark dealing damage to the Wither Skeleton, the other was the Wither Skeleton dealing damage to Mark.

A nearly doubled difference!

"Look at these Skeletons, they can't deal any damage without a bow and arrow!"

There were three in total, and he finished them off with a few swings.

Then, Mark realized something was wrong.

All the monsters were dead, so why was he still losing health?

Half a heart every five seconds, as if something was ravaging him from the inside, and he was powerless to stop it!

He could only feel his life draining away, filling him with increasing dread!

"No, Jet, what's going on? I'm dying!"

Eating potatoes, carrots, or any food couldn't slow the effect.

Mark watched helplessly as he descended into the abyss!

"Is it because of those Skeletons? Are they poisonous?"

Sensing Mark's weakening life signs, Jet knew something was wrong and immediately stopped exploring.

"Back to the block, yes, maybe it'll disappear if we go back!"

He quickly chugged a few potions of healing and dragged Mark back to the block.

He thought this would help, but to everyone's surprise.

It didn't work at all!

Mark was still suffering from the Wither effect, his health slowly decreasing, and food couldn't replenish it!

"Even Ghasts and Iron Golems were no match for me, am I really going to die at the hands of a mere Skeleton?"

Lying on the Grass Block, Mark sighed to the heavens.

Fortunately, he had killed many Witches beforehand, and he managed to endure with potions of healing.

Just as he was about to run out of potions, the Wither effect finally ended.

"God bless you, Mark, you survived!"

"Oh my god!"

His vital signs gradually stabilized, and he recovered his health with food.

Mark could hardly believe he had survived.

"That place isn't the Nether, it's hell! A living hell!"

"To hell with Diamonds, whoever wants to go back to that godforsaken place can go!"

"I swear, I'd rather dig for a day and be whipped mercilessly from behind than go back to that hellhole!"

The Wither effect was more terrifying than death!

Death was at least a quick pain, but with the Wither effect, he had to slowly savor the feeling of dying!

It was too terrifying!

If it weren't for the potions of healing, he couldn't imagine how he would have survived!

The Nether, true to its name!

Even seeing the Obsidian gate made Mark tremble now.

He used his golden pickaxe to forcibly break the Obsidian, making the portal disappear.

Although he wasted an Obsidian and durability, he could finally breathe a sigh of relief.

"It's good to be alive!"

On the other side of the Nether.

Compared to Mark's psychological trauma, Gu Yu was much more relaxed.

They couldn't hit him through the blocks, but he could kill Wither Skeletons through the gaps.

"More Diamonds?"

Opening the fortress chest, he saw its contents.

Soul Sand, Nether Wart, Diamonds, a very harmonious and beautiful sight.

Similar to Blaze Rods, Nether Wart was also a basic material for various magic potions, and it was essential for mass-producing potions.

Only found in the Nether, he collected all the Nether Wart he saw.

A black figure quietly appeared nearby.

Snap!

[-0.5]

A bare-handed Wither Skeleton appeared and hit Gu Yu.

With the alloy set on his body, it couldn't deal much damage at all; it was no different than a tickle to Gu Yu.

He finished it off with two swords and continued to look for treasure chests on his own.

Yamamoto Rokuko, hiding in the shadows, laughed.

"He fell for it!"

The alloy set did indeed possess strong defense, capable of weakening many creatures' attacks.

The Wither Skeleton was indeed bare-handed and couldn't deal much damage.

But Yamamoto Rokuko knew very well that the most important thing about a Wither Skeleton was the Wither!

He blocked the attack, but could he block the negative buff!

"Where did this Wither Skeleton come from!"

"Damn it, I'm afflicted with the Wither effect!"

"Automatic HP drain, I'd call this the most disgusting buff there is, hands down!"

"The alloy set can't even block the Wither, and Gu Yu, the great god, isn't carrying any health potions!"

"The effect lasts a long time, could it be?"

Having just returned from Mark's perspective, the viewers all knew how terrifying the Wither was.

Now, that terror had come to Gu Yu!