When Liu Nian woke up again, she was already in the instance.
Lying on the ground, surrounded by complete darkness.
Darkness and dampness were Liu Nian's first impressions. Not knowing where he was, the pitch-black environment made him somewhat uneasy.
While waiting for his eyes to adjust, Liu Nian wasn't idle. He was searching for the Star Summoning Staff, intending to restore the lighting before making any other plans.
Just as he was searching for the Star Summoning Staff, a sudden sense of unease welled up inside him, as if something was rapidly approaching from the darkness.
He dared not underestimate this feeling, a feeling that had saved him from danger several times.
Suppressing his unease for the moment, his right hand reached for the Star Summoning Staff at his waist. Just as he drew the staff to cast a spell to summon stars, an attack silently arrived from the darkness.
Even though there was nothing around, no monsters were approaching, and no magical energy was flowing, a tremendous force slammed directly into the magical breastplate.
Liu Nian staggered and sat on the ground after being hit. At the same time as he was injured, the protective ability of the magical breastplate activated, and a pale yellow shield opened up around Liu Nian.
Fortunately, he held onto the Star Summoning Staff tightly, preventing it from slipping out of his hand.
Before he could catch his breath, the unease returned. This time, Liu Nian didn't let his guard down and decisively used a spell. A star appeared out of thin air, instantly illuminating the surroundings.
The unease vanished instantly, but what chilled Liu Nian to the bone was that there were no signs of any demons around, and he had no idea who had launched the attack.
As her unease subsided, Liu Nian used the starlight to survey her surroundings, trying to figure out where she was.
To his surprise, he found himself on the edge of a cliff, surrounded on three sides by a bottomless dark abyss, with only a path naturally paved with rocks in front of him.
The sky and the ground were also pitch black, stretching as far as the eye could see. Liu Nian tried picking up a small stone and throwing it into the darkness, but after dozens of seconds, there was no echo. This made him feel a chill, as if he had entered a kingdom of eternal night.
Since the star couldn't move, Liu Nian sat down next to it, took out his own belongings, and considered a plan before leaving.
This instance still prohibits the use of space-related items, which means Liu Nian must be very careful with his resources.
I only have this one torch, which is about half-used and I don't know when it will go out. Luckily, I have a lighter and a pack of cigarettes with me, and I have enough food and water for about three days in my travel bag, as well as a card dropped by the crocodile at the entrance. That's all.
The Star Summoning Staff is a last resort and should not be used unless absolutely necessary.
Thinking of this, Liu Nian secretly regretted not bringing more with him.
The invisible attack he had just experienced left him feeling lingering fear; even with his high magic power, he couldn't withstand such an ordeal.
With his goal clear, Liu Nian lit the torch by the starlight, thankfully he had brought it with him.
His primary task at present is to constantly search for light sources to maintain the lighting.
At the same time, he recalled in his mind how many seconds had passed from the moment he woke up to the attack from the shadows.
Fighting against darkness is a battle that can't be solved by summoning creatures; he must calculate all the rules to successfully complete the level.
Not knowing where this cave ultimately leads, Liu Nian summoned his summoned creatures and explored along the edge of the abyss.
During this time, in order to figure out the rules, he deliberately hid the skeleton warrior in the darkness.
Sure enough, the unsettling power reappeared, and after three consecutive attacks, the skeleton warrior was completely shattered by this power in the darkness.
The attack interval of that force was about three seconds. Time was frozen in the dungeon, and the watch was completely useless. Liu Nian could only calculate the time by feeling.
However, this crisis can be averted by stepping into the light before this force attacks.
With limited light sources and a limited range of illumination, Liu Nian had no choice but to summon vampires to replace the skeleton warriors.
At least a more pleasing appearance can reduce the drop in sanity.
After traveling along the edge of the abyss for some time, he finally encountered the first living creature in the cave. It was still in this rocky area when several dark shadows descended from the sky above the cave.
Only after the vampire engaged it in combat did Liu Nian realize that these dark figures were actually cave bats.
Although they were level 32, they had no skills and were no match for Liu Nian's flying units. After being shot down, they all fell to the ground.
[Bat Flesh Wings] (Supply Card)
Effect: After simple baking, it can restore a little bit of satiety.
[Torn Fur] (Supply Card)
Note: The fur is completely useless; it can only be exchanged for a few crowns. Perhaps it would be a good use for leatherworking professionals to practice their skills.
It looked like a mining area, with various types of mineral deposits exposed on the surface. Liu Nian even encountered a giant rock pillar that towered into the darkness.
Unfortunately, Liu Nian didn't have a manuscript. Well, even if he did, he wouldn't waste his energy collecting ore, since he wasn't short of money.
The further Liu Nian walked, the damper the ground became. There was a water source nearby, and with that thought, he quickened his pace and ran forward.
The presence of water meant the existence of living things. The place was extremely oppressive, and he felt his sanity was about to drop to zero. He always felt that there were unknown shadow monsters staring at him from the shadows around him.
Sure enough, after going a little further, the rocky ground turned into soft mud, and Liu Nian's feet sank in.
However, there is a plant here called fluorescent grass. They are about two meters tall, growing in layers, with 2-3 fluorescent fruits on each cluster.
The glowing fruits illuminated the surroundings like streetlights. With them in this area, Liu Nian could safely extinguish his torches without worrying about being attacked.
The raven was summoned again to determine the size of the area and to collect as many fluorescent fruits as possible.
Before Liu Nian's plan could be realized, the skeleton warrior in front of him was attacked by an unknown monster from the bottom of the swamp.
A tentacle covered in barbs emerged from the mud, and once fully extended, it swung its body towards the surrounding skeleton warriors.
Caught off guard, the skeleton warrior was struck on the head by a tentacle, instantly losing 100 health points.
Fortunately, the tentacles waving around were not area-of-effect attacks. Seeing their companions suffering, the skeleton warriors around the tentacles raised their weapons and slashed at the tentacles.
[Abyssal Tentacle] (Level 33 Elite Unit)
Attack power: 65
Defense: 10-12
Health Points: 8000
Its stats are nothing special, but its constant attack power rendered Liu Nian's curse ineffective.
However, while the summoned army besieged it, only a few skeleton warriors could attack it because of its small size.
This resulted in more and more summoned creatures being left helplessly watching from the outside of the tentacles. Some of the summoned creatures would accidentally step on the tentacles hidden underground, and the tentacles would burst out of the ground and fight with Liu Nian's summoned creatures.
Perhaps not feeling there was enough excitement, after Liu Nian's summoned creature accidentally stepped on a spider web in the corner, three pitch-black spiders poked their heads out from the spider nest in the center of the web.
The sticky spider webs did not slow them down; on the contrary, they made them run very fast. They took three steps at a time and launched an attack around the unfortunate guy.
After the summoned creature was attacked, the summoned creatures next to it got angry. "How dare you hit my brother?" They also joined the attack on the group of spiders.
After the spider was attacked, all the spiders in the swamp were furious. "How dare you hit my brother?"
Ravens were sounding warnings from all directions, and then a large swarm of dark brown spiders rushed towards them.
Apart from a few spiders that stepped into the tentacle traps and were held back, the rest of the dark mass surged toward the group of summoned creatures.
Liu Nian stared in disbelief at what he was seeing, then his face lit up with joy. Although he preferred quiet, he didn't dislike watching a spectacle.
The shadow energy in his hand began to gather, and soon the power of the death ripples began to sweep across the entire swamp.
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