Chapter 29: Horror Attribute, Old Man of Blood Desert

The first kind of lord's blood was in hand. The next targets were the Silver Elephant and Bronze Bear, but they were located far apart.

"I need to act quickly to avoid having these monsters killed by other professionals," Lin Kong told himself, restraining his emotions and following his plan step by step.

"I'll get the blood of the silver elephant first," Lin Kong decided, heading toward its location. At that moment, the system prompt sounded.

[System prompt: 2-star hunter "Y0049" coordinates (185, 433).]

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"Here we go again," Lin Kong muttered, feeling a bit helpless. To achieve an SSS-level evaluation, he couldn't give up his hunter status.

"System, how many contestants are left in the current dungeon world, including the aborigines?" he asked.

[Number of survivors in this game: 6235]

[Professionals: 2709]

[Aborigines: 3526]

"It seems the battle was fierce. In just over an hour, nearly 4,000 people died," Lin Kong analyzed. "And based on the data, the average root bone should be around 5 points for surviving professionals."

With this thought, he moved toward the silver elephant's location. For the next 30 seconds, the system continued to report his coordinates.

"Hi! Is this 'Y0049' really so arrogant?"

"How dare he advance to a 2-star hunter? Killing him will earn 500 points!"

Many teams with S-tier talents headed towards Lin Kong's area.

Lin Kong began his killing spree.

With 1.5w HP, very few players could exceed this value. Their attacks on him were equivalent to slow suicide, and in the end, it was they who died.

A large group of enemies attacked.

Boo, Boo, Boo!

Lin Kong took the damage and raised his magic bone crossbow to shoot the enemy.

10 kills! 20 kills! 30 kills! ...80 kills!

His head count soared to 108.

[Because the number of kills reaches 50, you get a reward: 5 free attribute points.]

[Because the number of kills reaches 100, you get a reward: 10 free attribute points.]

He achieved the second stage kill achievement in one fell swoop.

With fewer professionals in this round, 100 kills could get him a 100 kill score. He added points in the method of 10 force and 5 min, glancing at his panel.

[Root bone: 926 points (temporary 925)]

A large part of the root bones came from aborigines. Now, Lin Kong could gain a proficiency increase of +926% with each arrow, a full 9 times increase!

After a long battle, precision shooting finally rose to LV3.

"Damn it, it's the undead devil No. 49!"

"Retreat!! Let's retreat quickly!"

A team appeared in the distance. Seeing Lin Kong, they turned pale and ran. His reputation as an immortal shooter was well known, making many professionals avoid him.

In each battle, no matter how the enemy attacked, Lin Kong would resurrect after death, and his companions would suddenly die. Such a bizarre scene made no one dare to touch Lin Kong.

He easily killed the silver elephant and the copper bear, obtaining the other two kinds of blood. Hidden treasures were now close at hand!

Looking at the harvested elixirs, Lin Kong's eyes sparkled with joy. "The harvest is too rich!"

He had 35 Blood Pills, 6 Essence Bone Forging Pills, and 6 Jinyang Pills. He began to swallow the pills.

[You trigger the Heaven and Earth Medicine Body, the medicine effect is +150%!]

[You trigger the Heaven and Earth Medicine Body, the medicine effect is +300%!]

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Each pill triggered an increase from the "Heaven and Earth Medicine Body," and his attributes soared.

HP: 53470

Physical Attack: 1119

Physical Defense: 1453

Magic Defense: 1151

Just looking at the high attribute numbers was exhilarating.

"This wave is called invincible!"

Although the attributes were temporary, they were enough to secure victory in this round. Lin Kong headed directly to the hidden treasure location.

In the depths of the woods, he found a dilapidated thatched house and a ground covered with bluestone engraved with dense patterns—a formation called "Three Talents Sealing Formation." Lin Kong placed the blood of the golden leopard, silver elephant, and copper bear in the corresponding positions.

Without his dream memory, even with the three kinds of blood, he couldn't have unlocked the treasure. The bluestone array moved, lighting up with a bluish-white halo that condensed into the figure of an old man.

[Blood Desolate Old Man]

The information appeared as Lin Kong probed.

"Little friend, can you tell the old man what year this is?" the old man asked kindly.

"1528," Lin Kong retold the information from his dream.

"Oh... it turns out a hundred years have passed." The old man's pupils shrank, then he sighed deeply. "Which sect is controlling the island now?"

"Ku Xuanzong."

"What's your surname?"

"Zhou."

"Why did you come here?"

"To participate in the selection of the disciples of Ku Xuanzong," Lin Kong said truthfully.

With careful observation, this information could be gleaned from NPC conversations on the wooden boat.

"Very good. Since you can activate the formation, it proves your strength is not bad," the old man nodded in satisfaction. "Joining Ku Xuanzong shouldn't be a problem. I can safely hand over the underground treasure to you."

With a wave of his arm, the bluestone formation cracked, revealing a dark entrance. The surrounding walls lit up with lights.

"The most precious treasure of Ku Xuanzong is hidden below. From now on, the treasure belongs to you!" The figure of the bloody old man gradually disappeared.

[Hint: Discover 2 sources of crisis.]

Lin Kong turned to see three figures approaching—his teammates.

"Haha, Brother Yong Ye, you are so lucky to find a hidden treasure!" There was astonishing greed in the eyes of Void Zero and Wang Hui.

Void Zero and Wang Hui looked at each other, making a decision.

"Brother Yongye, hand over the treasure to us. As a reward, we will take you through the main quest," Wang Hui said quietly, implying that if Lin Kong didn't comply, they wouldn't let him complete the main quest.

With their SSS talents, they weren't afraid of Lin Kong, but they didn't know that Lin Kong's core talent wasn't SSS level—it broke the rules.

"Haha," Lin Kong sneered coldly, taking out his crossbow. He had long wanted to kill his teammates. At worst, he'd be penalized a few points—an insignificant punishment.