"Hey, come here right now." Linda said coldly, "The mouthparts and magic core of the blood-sucking mosquito are valuable items. Dig them out completely for me."
Kaphni was taken aback, then said angrily, "Why should I listen to you? Shouldn't the hero do this dirty and tiring work? My willingness to descend to the mortal realm to assist the hero is an act of immense kindness."
"You don't want to do it, huh? Fine."
"Venom Orb, go!"
Linda shot a deep purple ball, which landed between Kafni's legs.
The nearby weeds instantly melted into juice.
Kaphni's face turned deathly pale.
If you move the ball slightly higher, that's her O.
"Will you do it or not?" Lin asked with a smile.
"Damn it." Kaphni gritted her teeth.
She stood up reluctantly, covered her nose, took the dagger from Linda's hand, and under Linda's command, performed a 'dissection' on the blood-sucking mosquito, barely managing to remove its mouthparts.
While searching for the magic core inside the bloodsucking mosquito's head, the sticky stuff made Kafni almost vomit. She looked to Linda for help several times with a pained expression, but Linda rejected her with a cold gaze.
"Let's just find another hero, sigh!"
Kaphni grumbled and complained as she used her dagger to pry a grayish, pit-like crystal out of the bloodsucking mosquito's head.
"The Bloodsucking Mosquito, a poison-type magic core, is slightly more valuable than a normal-type one."
Linda took the magic core, rolled it in the soil, wiped off the unidentified objects on it, and put it in her pocket.
The level 3 water-type slime magic core I obtained earlier could be sold for about 3 silver coins, while this level 4 poison-type bloodsucking mosquito magic core is worth about 1 gold.
If a commoner works in the city, their monthly income is only one gold coin.
This shows that adventurers really do make money very quickly.
After dealing with the bloodsucking mosquitoes, Linda and Kaphni continued their search for monsters.
They found four black-armored scorpions, each about 20 centimeters long, in a cave on a small hillside.
The black-armored scorpions raised their large pincers and the gleaming stingers on their tails, lining up in a row like advancing cavalrymen raising their spears!
It charged toward the two of them with an overwhelming pressure!
Linda remained calm as the black-armored scorpion charged towards him at breakneck speed. His experience as a level 15 healer had made him accustomed to combat; when faced with a charging monster, the more nervous the adventurer, the more likely they were to perish.
He communicated with the source core through spiritual means, and two stars in the night sky suddenly lit up, transmitting magic into his body.
Linda's magic circuits activated, and as she stretched out her right hand, a small purple magic circle formed in the blink of an eye.
As a transmigrator with mediocre cultivation skills, Linda seems to have put all her talent points into chanting speed.
His speed in casting spells was comparable to that of Echo, who came from the Church of Holy Light.
"Venom erupts!"
Sizzle!
Purple fan-shaped water jets shot out from the magic circle!
The cave was extremely narrow, and the black-armored scorpion had nowhere to hide, getting hit squarely by the spray of venom.
"Hiss hiss hiss!"
Suddenly, a -71 aura appeared on the black-armored scorpion's head.
Their shells are corroded, making them move very slowly.
A -20 health bar appeared on my body every second, and it happened three times, resulting in a total health loss of 60.
Adding to the previous 71, each black-armored scorpion suffered an average of about 130 damage.
That's equivalent to a venom eruption, dealing a total of 520 damage!
Its average damage is slightly lower than that of the Venom Orb, but it has a larger area of effect, making it effective at clearing out weaker monsters.
Linda quickly calculated in her mind that these black-armored scorpions were level 4, with an estimated health of 400 to 500, and that a single venom spray would be insufficient to kill them.
So he blocked the entrance to the cave, and just as the five black-armored scorpions regrouped and were about to rush towards him, the purple magic circle lit up again: "Venom Eruption!"
Under the powerful impact, the black-armored scorpions were as if they had been hit by a giant object, and rolled back to the deepest part of the cave.
Wherever the venom erupted, nothing grew, and the rock walls corroded, as if they had been splashed with sulfuric acid—a truly horrific sight!
Although the Black Armored Scorpion was severely injured, it did not flee. This monster was known for its violent nature and would attack any adventurer it saw.
After gaining a foothold on the ground, they launched a coordinated attack on Linda.
"Venom erupts!"
Linda immediately switched to repeat mode!
The third venom eruption corroded the black scorpion's carapace beyond recognition, and its large pincers fell to the ground.
-20, -21, -19...
With accumulated damage exceeding 400, the black-armored scorpions lost all their health. Their corroded white flesh turned charred black, and they froze on the spot, becoming corpses.
[Defeat 4 level 4 Black Armored Scorpions to gain 80 Mystery Points]
Linda glanced at the system message bar and a smirk appeared on her lips.
The three venom eruptions left him somewhat exhausted, but in return, he gained enough experience points to advance to the next level.
After killing the black-armored scorpion, he sat down to add points and recover his mana.
The task of extracting the magic core was given to Kaphni.
Although Kaphni was nine-tenths or even ten-tenths unwilling, he couldn't possibly bring along a god who was completely useless.
"Since we can't extract the magic core, you can stay inside."
Linda stood guard at the entrance of the cave, supervising Kaphni as she worked.
Ignoring the other party's cries of distress, Linda took out the poisonous magic core of the blood-sucking mosquito from her pocket, crushed it, held it in her palm, and slowly absorbed the magic power inside.
Poison-type magic cores are a great tonic for him, as they are easier for him to absorb magic power from than fire-type or water-type magic cores.
The Venom Spray skill is described as 'consuming mana', and this spell can be used 5-6 times in succession when cast at full power.
Linda used her venom spray three times in a row to kill the black-armored scorpion, which depleted half of her magic power, and she needs to replenish it as soon as possible.
As the magic power within the Bloodsucking Mosquito Demon Core continued to flow into her body, Linda comfortably squinted her eyes.
Using magic cores to restore magic power is slower than using potions to restore a significant amount of magic power, but the former is cheaper.
A system message popped up: [Restore magic power, hone your skills, and gain 1 experience point]
Linda spent another 49 Mystery Points to accumulate 50 experience points.
Suddenly, a golden light descended upon them.
It's been upgraded.
His depleted magic power was replenished considerably, and the muscles in his arms became even more powerful.
In the night sky of the spiritual world, a third star also lit up, capable of storing even more magic power.
System prompt:
You have reached level 3.
Strength +13, Magic Power +13, Defense +3, Magic Defense +2, Agility +1, Health +200
[Next level experience points: 0/100]
At this point, Linda's total attributes had reached a very high level for her level, especially her health, which was 800 points. With the 80 increase from the leather armor, she had a total of 880 health points.
The HP of a normal monster of the same level is around 300.
Linda not only has high HP, but she can also use healing spells to restore her HP.
The difficulty of defeating him as a monster is about the same as defeating a boss.
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