Goblin Nest
Now.
Su Mu walked westward along the gravel path surrounding the Land of Buried Bones, his pace neither hurried nor slow.
After walking about a kilometer, he had a thought, and a gray-white stream of light surged from the depths of his soul in the Dungeon Space, condensing into a shape three meters in front of him.
The White Bone Spirit appeared before him.
She was in human form, dressed in plain clothes, with a bone whip wrapped around her waist. The gray-white whip, like a sleeping snake, lay quietly against her side.
After landing, she tilted her head slightly, her deep black eyes sweeping over the surrounding gray wasteland, before quietly standing beside Su Mu.
Su Mu chose to summon the White Bone Spirit instead of Little Drill Wind for two reasons.
First, although Shen Qingwan discovered those who were chasing her, Su Mu didn't want her enemies to discover him as well.
Secondly, Little Drill Wind has been seen by many people outside the entrance to the Land of Buried Bones. If those pursuers are still active nearby, they can easily track him down by Little Drill Wind aura. On the other hand, the White Bone Spirit has never appeared in the outside world and is a completely unfamiliar face.
Third, the strength of Little Drill Wind and White Bone Spirit's summoned forms is currently similar. Little Drill Wind is now A-rank after being suppressed to the third tier, while White Bone Spirit is SS-rank but has been suppressed to B-rank. However, after acquiring the Bone Whip, White Bone Spirit is more inclined towards ranged area-of-effect attacks, and her attributes are similar to Little Drill Wind's.
Fourth, its monster-killing efficiency is actually faster than Little Drill Wind. Little Drill Wind kills one monster with a single strike, while White Bone Spirit wipes out a whole group with a single whip strike; it's obvious which is more convenient.
Su Mu glanced at the White Bone Spirit's summoning panel.
[Name: Corpse Demon White Bone Spirit (Summoned Form)]
[Rank: SS → B (Suppressing Rank 3: SS → S → A → b)]
[Level: 11]
[Blood: 290400/290400 → 36300/36300]
[Attack: 25520 → 3190]
[Defense: 14960 → 1870]
[Agility: 22880 → 2860]
[Combat Index: 241600 → 30200]
With a combat index of just over 30,000, it's enough to crush any wild monster below level 15.
Moreover, the White Bone Spirit's attack method is a large-scale fire curtain, which is extremely efficient at clearing out those scattered Goblin Skirmisher.
Su Mu started walking and headed in a slightly northwest direction.
His route was not aimless.
The nearest monster lair is the Goblin Camp, which is only level 10, and the normal difficulty level is no longer effective against it.
But that nest was the closest to his current location, and the monster density along the way was much higher than on the outskirts of the Land of Buried Bones.
The monsters in the wild are too scattered, making them Momentum Points to kill and slow to gain momentum.
What he needs is the density of wave after wave in a nest.
The Normal Lair level 10 Goblin Nest nests are indeed not enough, but the monster levels in the Hard Lair will exceed 14 after the fifth wave, and the nightmare nests will jump to 18 or higher.
Moreover, the number of monsters in the lair is large and they respawn quickly, wave after wave, Momentum Points to gain momentum than searching for them one by one in the wild.
More importantly, it should only take four or five hours to get from our current location to the Goblin Nest. If we go to other higher-level lairs, it will take more than ten hours to get there, and by the time we return, the cooldown of the Land of Buried Bones will have long passed, which would be a waste of time and money.
Su Mu calculated the time.
It's a little past 2 AM now. We'll reach the Goblin Nest around 5 AM, grind for two or three hours, and head back around 8 AM. We should be back in the Land of Buried Bones before noon. By then, the cooldown will be over, so nothing will be delayed.
The White Bone Spirit followed beside him, her steps light and graceful.
Her presence was extremely subtle; her greyish-white figure almost blended into the darkness of the wasteland in the night.
Occasionally, Goblin Skirmisher would peek out from the bushes in the distance, but before they could even see what was happening, a gray-white whip-like shadow would silently sweep past, shattering their bones.
Su Mu doesn't need to give orders. The White Bone Spirit's fighting instincts are anchored by concepts from the Journey to the Journey to the West world; she was born knowing how to kill.
Heading west.
The monsters along the way gradually changed from Goblin Skirmisher to Goblin Warriors, and their levels climbed from level ten to level thirteen and fourteen.
The White Bone Spirit's bone whip flickered in and out of the night, each swing claiming the lives of a group of monsters. Kill notifications continuously flooded into Su Mu's Soul Space, his experience bar slowly but steadily rose, and his Momentum Points also accumulated steadily.
But Su Mu's brows furrowed even more deeply.
The monster density is still too low.
Monsters in the wild are scattered across the vast wasteland, with perhaps only two or three wandering units per square kilometer.
The White Bone Spirit ran back and forth, and although her killing efficiency was not low, she spent most of her time traveling. After an hour, she had killed less than thirty monsters.
Too slow.
He needs denser monsters, wave after wave of bone tides, and that high-intensity rhythm where one wave is killed and the next immediately surges out.
Su Mu quickened his pace.
Time passed.
The night gradually changed from deep black to dark gray, and then from dark gray to light gray.
A sliver of dark red light appeared on the horizon, a unique "morning glow" after the Source Calamity, carrying a rusty, fishy smell.
A little after five in the morning, Su Mu stood in front of a gray-green hill.
At the foot of the hills, a huge dark green light curtain was embedded in the ground. Dark green ripples constantly surged on the surface of the light curtain, emitting a damp and fishy smell.
Several thick wooden stakes stood on either side of the light screen, with dried animal hides and bone strings hanging from them, swaying gently in the morning breeze.
Goblin Nest.
To Su Mu's surprise, there were far more people here than he had imagined.
Outside the light curtain, dozens of tents were densely packed together on the open ground, with campfires burning one after another, illuminating the entire open space.
Dungeon raiders, dressed in various gear, gathered in small groups around the campfire. Some were organizing their cards, some were discussing tactics in hushed tones, and others, covered in blood, were leaning against their tents, panting.
Su Mu glanced at them briefly and counted at least two hundred people.
And most of them are young people.
Seventeen or eighteen-year-old faces were everywhere, and several were even clearly wearing the school uniform of Rongcheng No. 1 High School, with the school's emblem embroidered on the cuffs.
Some of them were eating dry rations, some were flipping through electronic manuals, and others were gathered around a boy who looked like the team leader, listening to him explain the dungeon mechanics.
Su Mu suddenly realized.
Today is the third day of awakening.
At the normal pace, the top awakened individuals should have already reached level 10 to 11, and the middle and upper-level students should be around level 8 or 9.
The school's Trial Nests no longer offer much help in leveling up; the experience gained from Normal Lair is negligible; Hard Lair only offer one attempt per day; and nightmare dungeons require considerable strength to even attempt. If you want to continue leveling up, you have to go to the wilderness.
Goblin Nests are only level 10. Normal Lair are of moderate difficulty for newly awakened students, and Hard Lair can be managed with difficulty.
This place is not far from the city gate, and the monsters are of moderate strength, making it the most suitable leveling spot for novice dungeon players.
Su Mu's appearance here did not attract much attention.
He was wearing the most ordinary outdoor gear, and his badge concealed his level and core card information. To those around him, he was just an ordinary low-level dungeon runner, no different from the students who came to farm Goblin Nests.
He was happy to have some free time, so he walked towards the light screen to check the dungeon information.
Just then, a figure blocked his way.
Su Mu looked up.
Ye Qingxue.