When an alligator snapping turtle is injured, a dark purple progress bar appears above its head.

[Vital poison in progress: 35%...]

The poisoning continued to worsen.

When the progress bar for the venomous attack reaches its maximum value, a snapping turtle's health bar suddenly drops by a significant amount!

-！！

The burst of toxins instantly reduced the spiky alligator snapping turtle's health by 30%!

Su Bai was not surprised by this.

Conventional poisoning effects fall into two categories:

Strong poison, mild poison.

The slow-acting poison was the one he used before, which caused continuous blood loss and is a relatively common type.

The other type is potent poison.

The deadly poison accumulates over time, and once it reaches a certain level, it causes a one-time burst of damage.

This burst damage is usually calculated based on the target's maximum health.

The most potent poison can even cause damage equal to 100% of the target's maximum health.

Instantly kill the target.

Compared to other types, this bottle of viper venom is relatively mild...

However, the drawbacks of potent poisons are also very obvious compared to milder poisons.

Before the toxins erupt, the target can easily avoid damage by using antidotes or other purification methods to clear the corrosion level.

Another common tablet he obtained in the Lost City:

Antidote.

This can significantly reduce the threat of potent poisons.

In short, potent poisons are unlikely to be effective against intelligent players, but they are incredibly useful against monsters with high health who don't use potions.

Percentage-based damage is the bane of all boss-type monsters.

After the attack.

The giant tortoise's health dropped to half.

Su Bai's shield was also deflected by more than 2,000, but he could still withstand one more attack.

They did the same thing again.

He smeared all the remaining venom of the viper onto the second arrow.

Whoosh!

The arrow pierced the cracks in the tortoise shell, dealing massive damage instantly with a critical hit and double the damage to the weak point.

-6991!

Poisonous!

The reflected damage nearly shattered the shield on Su Bai's body.

However, the venom effect has been applied again, and combined with the damage from other slow-acting toxins, death is the only thing waiting for this monster.

Bang!

A huge purple firework exploded above the giant tortoise's head, blasting a bloody hole through its incredibly hard shell.

[Gained: 1750 Experience!]

[Gained: 1750 Experience!]

[Gained: 1750 Experience!]

Congratulations on leveling up!

...

Whoosh!

The moment the giant tortoise was killed, a dazzling golden light surrounded Su Bai's head.

Level 20.

He was finally able to learn the second active skill of the Radiant Saint branch.

No rush.

Pick up the fallen items first.

Su Bai wanted to see what good things this troublesome tortoise could drop for him.

After all, it cost more than a gold coin just to kill it, so it would be a huge loss if the returns didn't cover the investment.

We arrived at the giant tortoise's corpse.

Su Bai first used the Harvesting Technique to dismantle its corpse, which was the size of a house.

[Received: Alligator snapping turtle meat +86!]

[Gained: Alligator Snapping Turtle Blood +32!]

[Obtained: Spiked Tortoise Shell +55!]

[Received: Siren Core +1!]

...

They gave us a whole bunch of turtle meat and blood, and the spiky shell on its back was smashed into palm-sized pieces.

Tortoise shells can be sewn together by tailors to make the plates used to forge armor.

It's a good product.

Moreover, the monster drops spiked armor plates, so the equipment crafted from them will likely have a damage reflection function.

Secondly, there is a high-quality crystal core.

[Sea Serpent Crystal Core]

【Material】

[Level: Excellent]

[Note: This energy core, imbued with the power of the deep sea, can be used to craft magical equipment.]

...

The energy cores dropped by these monsters can be used to craft equipment and can also replace energy crystals of the same level.

This crystal nucleus is equivalent to a Green Source Crystal.

We've broken even.

Su Bai nodded in satisfaction.

Not only did he break even, he even made a profit; the giant tortoise also dropped two pieces of equipment, which he just picked up.

【Firm Ring】

【jewelry】

[Level: Excellent]

[Level: 20]

[Constitution: +5]

[Strength: +2]

Agility: -2

[Trait: +15% bonus defense when standing still]

[Note: If the enemy doesn't move, I don't move; if the enemy moves... I still don't move!]

...

【Guardian Shield】

【arms】

[Level: Excellent]

[Level: 20]

[Block: +67%]

Physical Defense: +55

[Magic Resistance: +61]

[Special Feature: Upon successful parry, there is a 15% chance to trigger a perfect parry, granting complete immunity to the damage.]

[Durability: 240/240]

[Note: This shield is large enough to hide a person.]

[Requirement: Strength 15]

...

"Whoa!"

Su Bai struggled to lift a cyan tower shield that was a meter long and nearly half a meter wide.

The shield is a type of off-hand weapon.

However, some special shields, such as this one, are two-handed shields that can also occupy the position of the main weapon.

The defensive effect of a two-handed shield is often quite amazing.

This shield, for example, boasts a block rate as high as 67%!

The parry attribute is usually exclusive to shields.

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