[Witcher Skill - Binding Spikes (LV: 1)]
bite!
The dagger pierced his shoulder blade, pinning him to the ground with tremendous force.
Instantly, incantation-like patterns appeared on the dagger, manifesting on the ground and coalescing into a magic circle.
This is a control skill that forcibly pins the enemy to the ground.
Once pinned down, it will have an extremely strong binding effect, making it impossible to move or break free.
With a single strike, Lu Cang successfully subdued it and pinned it to the ground.
"I've been waiting for you for a long time."
After Lu Cang finished doing this, he did not continue to deliver the final blow.
"Squeak!"
"ah!"
"Ah!" The monkey-like creature was pinned to the ground and struggled repeatedly, letting out a piercing scream. Its convulsions were so fast that they left afterimages!
Unfortunately, no matter how much they struggled, they couldn't escape the effects of this skill.
The cost of this skill is the temporary inability to use weapons, which has this negative effect, but its main function is also terrifyingly powerful.
Brave Warrior and White Deer swallowed hard.
Honestly, they had no idea what had happened; in the blink of an eye, a black monkey was pinned to the ground.
Their dynamic vision could barely catch the flickering of the sky and the shadows, and they had no idea how the two were clashing.
If the monkey wasn't targeting Lu Cang, but rather them, wouldn't they have fallen into its trap?
Lu Cang seemed to have noticed their concerns and said calmly, "It has no eyes and relies purely on its senses to determine the location of its prey, so it won't attack you."
Bai Lu has finished the Tower of Confusion and secured second place.
All three possess the reward from the Tower of Bewilderment—the Crystal of Bewilderment, which can conceal their aura and prevent them from being detected.
Only Lu Cang and Zu Ya lacked the Crystal of Confusion, so the monkey's target was either Lu Cang or Zu Ya.
Who would dare to attack a hard rock? If you have to choose a target, you'll naturally pick the easy one.
Lu Cang said casually, "Besides, even if his target is you, nothing will happen to you, because Zuya is here."
Zuya also stayed with the group, sharing the damage for everyone.
Furthermore, everyone was protected by a thick shield with 1.3 million HP, which accounted for one-third of their HP.
Although the monkey is fast, it is far from being able to cause thirteen million damage in an instant.
"Boss, so what exactly is it? A monster? Or a player?" the fearless warrior asked.
"This is the legend of the Blood Forest, the rare and swift black monkey, which is extremely fast and will run away as soon as it realizes it can't win."
"The Illusionary Realm not only contains powerful bosses, but also some rare monsters with special abilities. Killing these monsters will likely yield good rewards. Of course, these monsters may not be easier to deal with than the bosses."
“Like this Swift Black Monkey, it has the characteristic of concealing its aura, making it impossible to detect its existence or glean any information about it.”
"To catch it, you usually need to set up traps and bait in advance. However, it is extremely vigilant. If it discovers that it is a trap, it will not attack. So it is very likely that setting up traps will be a waste of effort." Lu Cang explained slowly. Understanding the monster's mechanics and enriching one's knowledge will allow one to apply what one has learned to similar situations in the future. This is very useful in the Illusionary Realm.
Hearing Lu Cang's explanation, everyone understood even more how outrageous it was that Lu Cang had caught him so easily without any prior planning.
After all, that speed was truly too fast to react to.
Even Leng Qingying couldn't keep her Zero Sense active all the time; by the time she realized what was happening, she would already be infected.
"So hard to catch? Boss, you're still the best!"
"What are the benefits of catching it?" The fearless warrior already knew the mechanics of the Illusionary Realm well—high difficulty, high reward.
"Its meat can permanently increase speed after consumption, with an additional 7% permanent base speed bonus."
Upon hearing this bonus, Leng Qingying touched her dagger, almost wanting to kill the monkey immediately and eat its flesh.
A 7% permanent base bonus is already quite high; this is a base speed attribute, and every point is precious.
But she calmed down the next moment. Lu Cang had already seen Leng Qingying's reaction and laughed, "What's the rush? Such a rare monster, just kill it and it's gone, right?"
Lu Cang took out a bottle of medicine from his backpack, opened it, and poured the liquid directly onto the monkey's head. Then he took out a large cage from his backpack.
This action surprised Leng Qingying and the others.
Why would the chairman have something like this in his backpack?
He always has a cage ready? Who carries a cage in their backpack all the time?
Well, if you only know in advance what you'll need, bringing a cage doesn't seem so strange.
But this made Leng Qingying curious: what other strange and unusual items were in his backpack? He even had a cage, so... a whip, candles, and a collar?
Pah! What are you thinking, Leng Qingying?!
The monkeys, which had been doused with the drug, gradually became sluggish and soon fell asleep.
This is a potent sleeping potion. Once it takes effect, the drowsiness can last up to 24 hours if the person is not disturbed.
It also applies to players, but the actual effect depends on the player's corresponding resistance.
Lu Cang put the sleeping monkey into the cage and then into his backpack.
Lu Cang explained, "Fighting monsters is only part of the game; it also has the functions of raising livestock and planting crops."
"When encountering such rare monsters, if you can capture them, killing them may not be the best course of action. If you capture them and raise their offspring, you can produce an endless amount of Speed Meat."
"Some functions in the fantasy world may seem useless, but in reality, if you explore them carefully, the benefits you gain can multiply."
"Therefore, we must have a logistics support system."
Leng Qingying and Bai Lu, the two veteran players, both blinked upon hearing Lu Cang's explanation.
Is this even a way to play? They've been playing in the fantasy world for two years, and this is the first time they've heard that rare monsters can be bred.
I've heard of people raising ordinary monsters and selling them to hunters as pets.
However, the cultivation of rare monsters is truly unheard of.
I heard that all the experiments on the market that tried to breed rare monsters have failed, and the final conclusion is that this kind of monster cannot be bred or raised, and can only be killed when encountered.
"Cold Wind Express, go back to the guild base and give this to Yun Qing."
"Let Yunqing be in charge of nurturing them."
Lu Cang initiated a transaction request with Leng Qingying.
Leng Qingying's lips twitched slightly.
"I'm not called Lengfeng Express, and why do I always have to run errands?"
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After six hours of relentless effort, the players in the other three cities finally completed the damn teleportation quest.
The teleportation arrays leading to other starting cities were unlocked, causing a massive influx of players from other cities into Maple City, making it overcrowded again.
If things proceed normally, the four initial human cities should develop at an even pace, with little chance of any one side becoming unbalanced.
Unless a city is conquered by a foreign race, the players in that city will be homeless and will have to wander to the other three cities.
However, the current situation is that no other race is attacking the human race, but apart from Maple City, the other three cities are completely deserted, with only a small number of tourists remaining.
After these tourists finish exploring the sights, they'll probably come to Maple Leaf City.
As a result, it seems that the human race is left with only one initial city—Maple City.
Meanwhile, within the human race, a new guild is rising in power; this guild is called [Cloud Dome].
It was a guild established by Yun Qing, and was also recognized by Lu Cang as a branch of the God Killing Guild.
Yun Qing's strength is ultimately limited.
She needs to have enough manpower to manage the huge business that Lu Cang has built.
As the Godslayer Guild travels further and further, the guild reaps more and more rewards, and now it only has two cities.
Later, three, four... and even other races became vassals of the Azure Sky. As the assets owned by the Godslayer Guild grew larger and larger, it was no longer something that Yun Qing could manage alone.
Thus, the Cloud Dome Guild was born.
The first thing the Cloud Dome Guild did after its founding was to recruit the Tree Spirit Clan.
When Lu Cang learned that the Withered Ancestral Tree had ambushed them, he had already given instructions to Yun Qing, asking her to send people to the territory of the Tree Spirit Clan. After they killed the Withered Ancestral Tree, they were to recruit the Tree Spirit Clan.
As it has developed to this point, the Cloud Dome Guild has accumulated quite a few experts.
There are 1000 players with A-level talent and two players with S-level talent.
These two players with S-level talents were born with S-level talent; they weren't activated by talent codes.
The entire guild, including Yun Qing herself, has only 1003 members.
It's not that Cloud Dome Guild can only recruit this many people. In fact, if Yun Qing is willing, the entire guild could easily be filled with players of A-level talent.
We have enough people for now.
These players are mainly responsible for miscellaneous tasks such as intelligence gathering, errand running, material purchasing, material collection, item crafting, and trading in the auction house.
The main responsibility of the Cloud Dome Guild is not to grow or expand.
It merely serves as a support function for the heavens.
Thanks to Lu Cang for compiling a guide to all the dungeons he had cleared and posting it in the human community, he gained the utmost respect from human players.
This also allowed the Cloud Dome Guild to benefit from the reputation of the God Slaughter Guild, making it much easier for them to conduct business in the Illusionary Realm. Whenever human players saw Cloud Dome Guild members needing assistance, they would always offer them help and give them special consideration.
At the same time, although there are few things that require fighting, the equipment obtained by the Godslayer Guild, as well as the equipment that is discarded, will be given priority to the Cloud Dome Guild.
Thanks to this, although the Cloud Dome Guild is not responsible for combat, in terms of strength, it still ranks among the top level of the human race, with almost all members equipped with gold-quality gear.
The number of guild members is basically replenished based on the amount of equipment discarded by the Godslayer Guild.
Currently, new employees are assigned a complete set of gold-quality equipment, but if more people are recruited, the problem of uneven distribution will arise rather than scarcity.
These 1,000-plus people were selected according to Lu Cang's arrangement, and the effects of their talents covered all aspects.
Only after this generation has been properly trained will the second wave of expansion begin. Although Yun Qing has been promoted to housekeeper, housekeepers rarely manage tens of thousands of people.
Yunqing now prefers fewer people to avoid making mistakes. The experience she gained from training tells her that too many people will inevitably lead to all sorts of problems, especially before a sound system is established.
Currently, the Cloud Dome Guild is ranked on par with the Star Gate Guild, which has a large number of members.
Many players within the Star Gate Guild speculate that their guild might be another branch of the Godslayer Guild under a different name...
It's not elite at all; it's a large branch specifically for doing odd jobs, and its members are considered low-level laborers.
There are many players in the human community who make jokes about it.
The top three guilds are all God-Slaying Guilds.
The Godslayer Main Body, the Godslayer Branch, and the Star Gate Guild, an outsourced guild that the Godslayer Guild uses for dirty work and cannot obtain official recognition.
Yun Qing received a message from Lu Cang.
"Build a breeding facility, find hunters in the open mountains and forests to capture swift monkeys, and breed this swift black monkey with other swift monkeys. Breeding requirements..."
Seeing the densely packed list of requirements, Yun Qing couldn't help but feel a bit overwhelmed.
This job is definitely not easy.
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