The Bloodscale Abyss Python struck and missed, its jaws slamming into the ground. Grass, soil, and stones burst into the air as its fangs tore through the earth.
Zayen instantly rolled under the belly of the Bloods ale Abyss Python, coming into contact with its icy dark snake skin.
Swoosh
Just then, he drew Crimson Eclipse upward and struck with all his might!
Crack!
A sharp, bone-splitting sound rang out.
The sword directly pierced deep into the python's soft underbelly, ripping its scales apart as dark blood sprayed violently into the air. The Bloodscale Abyss Python let out a shrill, agonized hiss as its massive body convulsed uncontrollably.
HISSSSS—!!!
Overwhelmed by pain, the Bloodscale Abyss Python thrashed wildly, smashing its tail into the ground, shattering the stone and crystal in the cave.
Zayen didn't hesitate.
[Divine Manifestation]
In an instant, searing pain suddenly erupted within the python's body. It let out an even more desperate hiss as a golden light burst from the wound, surging upward like a pillar.
The glowing beam shot straight into the sky, slamming into the cave ceiling with explosive force.
[Congratulations, Host. You have killed a Level 3 Rare Magic Beast: Bloodscale Abyss Python.
Experience +30.]
[System Notification]: Congratulations, Player! You have killed a rare magic beast: the Bloodscale Abyss Python.
You have obtained 1 Silver Treasure Box.
The system notifications continued to appear before Zayen's eyes as the mass of the Bloodscale Abyss python's body finally collapsed on the ground.
Seeing the system notification in front of him, Zayen leaned back on the ground, panting heavily.
At the same time, a treasure chest appeared floating above him.
Just like the previous one he got after killing the Snowveil Spirit Rabbit. This treasure chest was also silver in color, gradually condensing from its virtual state.
In just a few seconds, the light dissipated, and the silver treasure chest landed on the ground beside him.
Looking at the silver treasure chest beside him, Zayen pushed himself up and sat upright. He then reached out and opened the chest.
Inside the treasure chest, there were only two items.
One of the items was a potion.
It was stored in a crystal-clear glass bottle, filled with a swirling crimson liquid. Even without opening it, Zayen could feel a gentle healing aura radiating from it.
As for the other item in the treasure chest, it was a red card.
At the same time, system notifications appeared before Zayen's eyes.
[Name]: Elixir of Vitality
[Grade]: Silver-Grade
[Type]: Healing Potion
[Effect]: A single drop of this potion eradicates all disease afflicting the drinker, restoring the body to a state of perfect health.
[System Remained]: This potion has no effect on constructs, golems, or beings without true life.
Without hesitation, Zayen uncorked the bottle.
A faint, life-filled fragrance spread into the air the instant the stopper was removed. Carefully, he let one single drop fall onto his tongue.
The effect was incredible.
Buzz!
Zayen's entire body was bathed in a brilliant white light.
In the next second, a warm surge flowed through him, spreading from his chest to every limb. The burning, corrosive pain in his arms vanished, and all the minor injuries he had accumulated from fighting magic beasts recovered swiftly.
After a moment, the white light faded away. His body had fully recovered, his skin had become smooth and healthy with a radiant glow, and all the minor injuries had completely healed, no longer causing any dull pain. What's more, his entire body became even stronger, and he even grew one centimeter taller.
It was as if his body had been reset to its peak condition.
Looking at the remaining potion in the bottle, Zayen was amazed by its effect. Tightening his grip on the bottle, Zayen carefully sealed it and stored it away.
The red card felt warm the moment it touched Zayen's fingers.
The surface of the card was smooth like a polished crystal, yet faint, shifting runes were glowing beneath it, as if molten light were sealed inside. At the center of the card was a strange spatial symbol that slowly rotated.
Zayen narrowed his eyes and activated the system identification function.
[System Item Information]
[Name]: Teleportation Card
[Grade]: Silver-Grade
[Type]: Single-Use Teleportation Item
[Effect]:
After activation, randomly teleports the user to any location within a five-hundred-meter radius.
[System Reminder]:
This card is a one-time item and will disappear after use.
"Any location within five hundred meters?"
Zayen's eyes lit up.
This was practically a divine artifact for escaping.
While five hundred meters wasn't an incredible distance, in a dense jungle with severely limited visibility like this, it was more than enough to shake off any pursuers. After all, the enemy would have no way of knowing where he had been teleported to.
Zayen carefully stored the card away, his mood noticeably lighter.
With this in hand, his chances of survival in the Endless Forest had risen once again.
After carefully storing the teleportation card, Zayen turned his gaze toward the high platform and lightly stepped and leaped onto the high platform and looked towards the red crystal coffin.
The result of this look immediately shocked him again.
The lid of the red crystal coffin's surface was actually a thin layer of crystal.
Therefore, it was clearly visible inside the coffin.
In the coffins was a mummified corpse with a single horn in the middle of its head and a long white hair. His clothing was strange, alien, and unlike anything Zayen had ever seen.
What was truly shocking was the fist-sized transparent hole in its chest, exposing the long-dried innards.
The key was his chest was even slightly rising and falling.
He couldn't be associated with a dead person at all.
Seeing this scene, a chill immediately ran down Zayen's spine.
He immediately had the thought of retreating.
What a joke!
The mummified corpse in the red crystal coffin was clearly still alive, so this wasn't a tomb. He had just hidden here for some unknown reason, or perhaps because of the injury in his chest.
And he had unintentionally trespassed. Wasn't this asking for trouble?
He absolutely had to leave quickly.
However, before he could retreat, the mummified corpse in the coffin suddenly opened his eyes, and the two looked at each other in midair.
Zayen froze instantly.
There was only one incredibly shocking thought in his mind: What kind of eyes were those?
How could a person's eyes be so terrifying?
It was as if they were an endless void of death, with countless shadows swirling and striking along unpredictable paths within.
Just one glance could drain the courage from a warrior's heart and freeze all life in the world.
And at this moment—
Crack!
The mummified corpse raised a hand and lightly tapped the coffin lid. Instantly, the coffin lid shattered silently, turning completely into fine powder in an instant.
As the coffin lid disappeared.
A terrifying aura, or rather, a suffocating malevolence, was released from the mummified corpse.
Zayen was already extremely nervous, yet ever since the mummified corpse opened his eyes, he was as if fixed in place, unable to move even an inch.
Just as he was thinking.
The mummified corpse suddenly floated horizontally, rising more than three meters high, then turned and lightly descended.
He glanced at Zayen with cold and indifferent eyes, making Li Yun feel as if he was being treated like dirt or an ant.
Zayen's mind stirred and activated the system identification function.
[Name]: Unknown
[Race]: Demon
[Level]: 57 (Sealed)
[Talent]: ???
[Attack]: ???
[Defense]: ???
[Speed]: ???
[Health Status]: Severely Injured. Currently able to display the strength of a Level 3 being. Using more power may result in death.
Hiss~! This reanimated corpse is actually a level 57.
What's even more frightening is that it awakened a talent.
It's good that it is already heavily injured and can only display the strength of a level 3, being the same level as the Bloodscale Abyss Python.