Pill Toxin

System Notification: Congratulations Player [Night Dawn] on killing Anomaly [Power Body Anomaly]! Rewards: Control Power +8, Force Dissipation +8, Lifespan +1 day.

Finally, it's dead!

When he had first slashed the Anomaly down, everyone else had assumed it was dead.

But Fang Yue had killed Anomalies before; how could he make such a rookie mistake?

As long as the system notification didn't appear, he would beat it to death. He never neglected the good habit of finishing blows.

It wasn't until he saw the system notification ring out that Fang Yue's tightly strung nerves finally relaxed.

The next moment, Fang Yue felt like a deflated balloon, his limbs going limp as he slumped to the ground.

He felt so utterly exhausted that he didn't even want to move a muscle.

[Night's Breath] was indeed powerful, but its power was limited to [Injury Recovery] and [Rapid Qi and Blood Recovery]; it offered no increase to stamina.

Therefore, Fang Yue was now suffering from physical exhaustion. If he didn't rest for a while, he feared he wouldn't be able to get up.

However, a wide, foolish grin spread across his face.

The rewards for killing the [Power Body Anomaly] were simply too satisfying.

It could be said that, aside from the [Index Finger Ghoul], this was the Anomaly that gave the most generous rewards.

He tallied his gains.

+8 Control Power, +8 Force Dissipation, and 1 day of Lifespan.

Putting the Lifespan aside for now, with these 8 points added to both attributes, Fang Yue once again felt like he was invincible!

He didn't even need to doubt it; if he posted his stats on the forum, the entire forum would explode immediately.

Comments like "Brothers, spam 'invincible' on the screen!" "I declare you the strongest Player in Blue Sea!" and "Confirmed cheating, requesting account ban" would surely be spammed wildly.

Low-key, low-key! He suppressed the urge, choosing to quietly amass wealth.

At first glance, Fang Yue's strength seemed explosive.

But in reality, if not for the special effect of [Night's Breath] for rapid healing.

His strength was inferior to Captain-level, yet superior to Vice-Captain-level.

For this kind of strength, which was not good enough to be top-tier but better than average, Fang Yue had coined a name for himself—Pseudo-Captain Level!

Putting titles aside for now, Fang Yue's outwardly powerful strength actually hid a huge hidden danger.

That was... [Night's Breath].

It was both his greatest asset and his greatest weakness.

[Night's Breath] only strengthened his attributes at night; during the day, it weakened them.

There were gains and losses; Fang Yue understood and fully accepted the value of this Human Rank Talent.

The problem was, before killing the [Power Body Anomaly], his own attributes were not dragged down by the [Curse], reaching a maximum of only 37 points.

This included 17 base attributes and +20 from [Night's Breath].

Once it became daytime, this attribute value would be reversed, weakening by -20 points. 17 - 20 would result in a mere 1 attribute point.

This was only thanks to the system's mercy that his dignity was preserved.

Otherwise, with negative attributes, Fang Yue didn't know how he would manage daily life.

Simply put, during the day, Fang Yue was a blank slate, vulnerable to anyone! He could only show off at night.

No matter how strong he was at night, if someone came to kill him during the day, he would have no chance to resist, practically handing himself over.

Therefore, before his base attributes exceeded 20 points, Fang Yue always felt a sense of caution, living his life with his tail tucked between his legs.

But now, everything was different.

With the addition of 8 attribute points, his base attributes had reached 25 points in both categories!

This way, he would have 5 points in both attributes even during the day.

Taking a Player like Niu Niu, who had received a Lucky Gift Pack and possessed Innate Divine Strength, as an example, Fang Yue would still be superior.

However, Niu Niu was just a normal Player, so it wasn't a fair comparison. He needed to see how much the top Players' normal attribute growth was throughout the day.

Fang Yue lacked intel and couldn't accurately estimate their progress, but he figured that 5 attribute points during the day would be enough to place him in the top-tier Player echelon.

Thinking of this, Fang Yue casually opened his attribute list. The next moment, his eyes widened, and he was stunned on the spot.

[Name: Night Dawn]
[Realm: Postnatal Third-rate]
[Status: Curse [Right Hand], Pill Toxin, Exhaustion]
[Health: 200/200]
[Internal Force Value: 25/25]
[Control Power: 42 [+20-3][25]]

"Force Dissipation: 42 [+20-3][25]."

"Talent: Night's Breath (Human Grade High Rank)."

"Skills: Analysis Pupil (Human-grade Low-tier), Spark Saber Technique Level 1 (Postnatal Third-rate), Spark Heart Method Level 1 (Postnatal Third-rate)."

"Lifespan: 8 days 8 hours."

Status bar? What happened to you, status bar? Blink twice if you've been kidnapped! So many statuses, are you hoarding them for me like a kill-stealing book!

And your lifespan, you've learned bad habits from the status bar. Why did you consume so much all at once? It hasn't even been a full night. Good heavens, 13 days plus a 1-day lifespan reward, totaling 14 days of lifespan, and you've eaten through it down to 8 days?

Fang Yue's scalp tingled.

The good mood from just killing the [Force-Driven Anomaly] vanished by more than half.

Is this body of mine going to be tormented to death?

Consuming so much lifespan to kill an Anomaly. In the end, after getting the reward, the net result was a loss. How am I supposed to play this game!

Ranting aside, the problem still needed to be solved.

Fang Yue stared at the status bar with a grim expression.

"Name: Pill Toxin."

"Effect 1: [Medicinal Toxin] Continuous reduction of Qi and Blood."

"Effect 2: [Lifespan Depletion] Increases the efficiency of any form of lifespan reduction."

"Description: The toxin of a pill has entered the body, and the accumulated toxin is difficult to eliminate. Depending on the pill consumed, the effects of the Pill Toxin vary greatly. They typically include the toxin corroding the body, depleting Qi and Blood, and reducing lifespan."

"Remarks: Pill-popping dog, keep popping! If you take more pills, you'll ascend on the spot! Explode spirally! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"

I... thank Captain Lin's entire family!

Fang Yue only glanced at the description of the Pill Toxin before immediately understanding the origin of this damn status.

It was horrifyingly caused by taking the Scum Yuan Pill.

As the saying goes, popping pills is good, and the whole family...

Fang Yue never expected that one day he would also be labeled a pill-popping dog, and with severe consequences at that.

However, Fang Yue didn't feel the first effect of the Pill Toxin, [Medicinal Toxin], which caused blood loss at all.

For this reason, he stared intently at his Health for a long time, but saw no blood loss.

Just as he was about to lose patience, his Health suddenly dropped by 1, and a blood loss notification popped up above his head simultaneously.

But in less than the blink of an eye, his Health was restored by [Night's Breath].

Huh?

This?

This is Pill Toxin? Just one word, I want to howl!

As I said before, Fang Yue isn't afraid of heavy rain, so why would he be afraid of the old man's blood-loss tactics?

Of course, if he's going to lose blood during the day, he'll give it some respect.

For now, this so-called [Medicinal Toxin] was completely ignored by Fang Yue.

On the other hand, the second effect of the Pill Toxin, [Lifespan Depletion], was what truly made Fang Yue's scalp numb.

Clearly, the significant loss of lifespan was absolutely its doing.

"Good heavens, I'll find Lord Han for help later and make sure to kill this [Pill Toxin]."

Just as Fang Yue thought this, his spirit suddenly lifted, and he felt much lighter.

Immediately after, the system notification sounded.

"System Notification: [Pill Toxin] status has been removed."

Fang Yue: ...

You could at least have persisted, is it that you're just quick and short? A heartless poison removal?