Spiked Beast
After confirming that there were no pursuers behind, Jiang Han, riding the Blue Scale Beast alone, traversed the wilderness. Occasionally, he encountered low-level minions, effortlessly dispatching them.
"Ding! ~"
System prompt: Do you wish to use the S-class item [Rare Treasure Map]?
"Yes!"
Jiang Han agreed to use it. Although his main objective was to utilize the divination skills of the fortune teller to ascertain the whereabouts of the dwarf clan, he recognized the need to give the Deadly Rose some time to recover after the recent battle. Moreover, reclaiming the Evil Dragon Town was on his agenda. This way, he could also communicate with the opposing party in Evil Dragon Town.
Staying and waiting in the town would be a waste of time, and it might convey the message that "the divination of the dwarf clan's whereabouts is so crucial that Jiang Han is willing to wait tirelessly." This was not the result Jiang Han desired. Besides, the treasure map had to be used before leaving the Merai Region, as it was obtained through theft from an NPC in the Merai Region and not a system reward.
"Ding! ~"
System prompt: You have used the S-class item [Rare Treasure Map]. The treasure's location is [White Star Ridge], coordinates (7584, 8848). The treasure at this location will disappear within three days. Please make good use of your time!
White Star Ridge? Jiang Han opened the map sent by Wei Qiang and, after enlarging it, spent more than twenty seconds to locate the specific coordinates. It's worth noting that he did have a map given by the system, but many areas remained unexplored, shrouded in darkness without corresponding location names.
Without hesitation, Jiang Han set off for White Star Ridge. Unlike the previous rare treasure map, this time the system gave no warnings, indicating that the danger level was not particularly high.
Crossing mountains and hills for about two hours, Jiang Han finally reached his destination.
"Ding! ~"
System prompt: You have entered the map [White Star Ridge]!
Looking into the distance under the radiant red sunset, he spotted creatures resembling hedgehogs, moving among lush green trees. They had sharp spikes on their backs, were entirely black, and were quite large, reaching an adult's chest even when bending over—
[Thorn Beast] (Ghost Fiend Level)
Level: 100
Life: 6,500,000
Attack: 26,000-26,700
Defense: 18,000-18,800
Skills: [Counterattack], [Thorn Assault]
Introduction: The overlord of White Star Ridge, possessing strength surpassing elite monsters. Whether in attack or defense, it is not an opponent that ordinary adventurers can face. Young adventurers, do not provoke it; you will be shot into a hedgehog...
Ghost Fiend Level! This was another level above elite monsters, even though its level was only 100, it was much more formidable than the 102-level elite five-star monster, Blaze Butterfly, in various aspects.
Wielding the Bloodthirsty Sword, Jiang Han approached, launching an attack without hesitation on one of the Thorn Beasts. The sword gleamed with golden light, and the Destruction Slash, with a bonus of 500% from Shattered Stars, struck its head, causing the skin to crack open, and blood to spill.
-1,176,492!
With a 400% damage bonus from Destruction Slash, a 500% increase from Shattered Stars, it totaled a burst damage of 900%, instantly reducing the Thorn Beast's health by around one-fifth.
"Ding! ~"
System prompt: Due to the Thorn Beast's [Counterattack] ability, 25% of the damage you dealt has been rebounded. You have lost 294,123 health points!
For players, counterattacks were quite troublesome, but fortunately, the Bloodthirsty Sword had a 15% lifesteal, coupled with Jiang Han's ability to heal himself. He could attack without worrying too much.
"Squeak!"
Being attacked, the Thorn Beast emitted a harsh and grating sound, attracting nearby Thorn Beasts. Simultaneously, with its back facing Jiang Han, it shot out spikes like hidden weapons.
Seeing this, Jiang Han swiftly dodged all attacks using War Stomp, then reached the Thorn Beast and stomped on it, dealing nearly a million damage. This pushed back the approaching Thorn Beasts, creating a suppressive effect. Jiang Han continued to unleash a series of skills, causing the creature's health to plummet, leaving it on the brink of death in a matter of seconds.
"Boom!"
The body fell to the ground.
With various powerful skills, Jiang Han successfully killed the Thorn Beast in just over ten seconds.
"Ding! ~"
System prompt: Congratulations on killing the [Thorn Beast]. You have received a reward: Experience +1.5%!
Tsk! Glancing at the system information, Jiang Han decided to level up the Thorn Beasts first and raise his level a bit more.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
At the same time, a large number of Thorn Beasts swarmed in. Jiang Han used Destructive Armor and the Light Protection skill to increase defense, silently grinding monsters.
However, skills had cooldowns, and without the damage boost from skills, the killing speed was much slower. On average, it took about two or three minutes to kill one.
As a wild monster of Ghost Fiend Level, Thorn Beasts still posed a threat to Jiang Han. Originally, he dared to pull a few hundred together for casual grinding, but facing Thorn Beasts, mass grinding was difficult. Their attacks could pierce through his defense, and with long-range attacks, counterattacks, and the sheer quantity of Thorn Beasts, using War Stomp in every encounter would deplete his health significantly.
As the sun set, night quietly arrived.
The atmosphere in the forest was quiet, with inconspicuous insects playing a melody. Moonlight poured down on the earth, as if draping it in a light, ethereal veil.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
Midway through, Jiang Han went offline to fill his stomach and came back online to grind monsters, disrupting the tranquility.
During the process of dealing with Thorn Beasts, he gradually explored towards White Star Ridge, eventually reaching the coordinates indicated after using the rare treasure map.
"Swoosh!"
Golden light scattered, and Jiang Han reached level 83.
At midnight, he successfully reached the coordinates and, using his sword as a shovel, began digging.
One meter... two meters...
It seemed that the treasure indicated by the rare treasure map was buried very deep. Until Jiang Han dug a hole of about five meters deep, a "Ding" sound echoed, accompanied by the clashing sound of metal, indicating the discovery of the treasure.
Carefully brushing away the soil and tree roots, Jiang Han took out a black box about the size of a fist.
"This is a rare treasure map!" Jiang Han took a deep breath, feeling quite excited.
Last time, the rare treasure map yielded an immortal-grade ore. This time, it couldn't be worse than the previous one, right?
"Sister System, love me once more!"
Jiang Han slowly opened the box, and a sparkling white light spilled out from the edges.
The next second, he opened the box in one breath, and a gleaming bead appeared in front of him. The bead was about the size of a table tennis ball, and there was a star-like material shining inside. It looked absolutely extraordinary——
"Ding!~"
System prompt: Congratulations on obtaining the S-level prop [Lucky Orb]!
[Lucky Orb](S level)
Introduction: As the name suggests, this is a magical bead that can bring you luck.
Effect: Extra +5 luck points
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"Lucky Orb?"
Jiang Han touched his chin, thoughtfully.
He specifically read on the official forum that someone had studied that luck can make probability props more likely to have rare and small-probability events, and it also seems to have a certain impact on critical hits, monster killing explosion rates, skill trigger rates, etc.
But in general, the concept of lucky points is a bit illusory, but it is very difficult to obtain, so it should be very precious.
"Um?"
Suddenly, Jiang Han's keen eyes discovered that apart from the beads, the box was not empty. There was also a simple piece of parchment underneath.
Taking it out immediately, Jiang Han heard the pleasant system ringtone again——
"Ding!~"
System prompt: Congratulations on obtaining an additional S-level prop [Rare Treasure Map]!
Jiang Han: "..."
A rare treasure map inside a rare treasure map?
Good guy!
The power of luck is so terrifying!