Free Web NovelChapter 1088: Chapter 267: Hidden Entrance to the Forbidden Zone (Part 2)
"Don’t worry, don’t worry," Audrey said with a cheerful smile. "Such a strong spiritual reaction, I feel I can’t imitate it at all, not to mention there’s Prince Wutong to testify. I think even a monster couldn’t mimic Prince Wutong so naturally."
Lin Rui nodded, then turned back to business and asked, "What’s going on here? What did you encounter?"
Audrey immediately explained, "At first, it was quite normal. There were hundreds of mining team members in the pit, and I chased them all the way in here, then found the materials [Other Shore Flower] and [Furious Red Lotus] at the edge of the pit."
As she spoke, she displayed the effect of [Furious Red Lotus] in front of Lin Rui. fгee𝑤ebɳoveɭ.cøm
[Mythical Material: Red Fury Fire Lotus: Flower of Fury, Soul of Battle. A mysterious fire lotus from the Heart of Flames, each lotus leaf contains violent flame power. Its color is fiery red, seemingly a blend of the passion of battle and fury. These fire lotuses have been legendary as the Warrior’s Soul, symbolizing indomitable battle will and strength. Holding them, one can feel the fervor of flames and the roar of the warrior.] ƒreewebɳovel.com
[Basic Trait 1: Flame Amplification: Possessing the Red Fury Fire Lotus can amplify the power of fire attribute skills. Fire attribute skill damage +40%, and there’s a 30% chance to add a [Burning] effect during attacks, causing the target to suffer continuous flame damage for 5 seconds and suppress 50% of the target’s life recovery and healing effects.]
[Basic Trait 2: Anger Warrior: The Red Fury Fire Lotus exudes a violent aura, able to inspire the holder’s battle will. In combat, whenever your Life Value is below 50%, the [Anger Warrior] effect is triggered, reducing your Defense by 20%, increasing Attack Speed by 40%, and adding 80% Divine Damage, lasting 30 seconds. (Activates once per battle)]
[Basic Trait 3: Flame Vision: By possessing the Red Fury Fire Lotus, you gain Flame Vision, observing all dynamics on the battlefield. Upon activating Flame Vision, within 75 seconds your dynamic vision increases by 30%, allowing more precise capturing of enemy movements and weaknesses, Critical Strike Rate +50%, Critical Strike Damage +350%, and attacks cannot be Blocked or Evaded. Cooldown time 600 seconds.]
[Basic Trait 4: Flame Resonance: Red Fury Fire Lotus can resonate with Flame Elemental Creatures, borrowing their strength. In combat, you can gain Flame Resonance by killing targets, summoning a Flame Soul to empower yourself, increasing your attack range by 10% and causing area damage. Flame Soul lasts 6 seconds.]
[Basic Trait 5: Rage Burst: When the Red Fury Fire Lotus senses strong battle will, Rage Burst is triggered, causing massive Fire Attribute Damage to surrounding enemies. When your Life Value is below 30%, the [Fury of Fury] is triggered, causing 15% of surrounding enemies’ life value as Fire Attribute Damage and increasing your Defense by 150%, lasting 10 seconds. (This trait requires a 6-hour cooldown after each use)]
[Basic Trait 6: Flame Rebirth: When the Red Fury Fire Lotus is consumed in one go, the power of Flame Rebirth can be activated, immediately restoring 30% of your Life Value and Spiritual Energy Value, and gaining a brief invincible state, lasting 5 seconds.]
This [Furious Red Lotus] is practically a superb item for Hepanse; if her subordinates all wore this mythical material, a 200% increase in output capability would be no problem at all.
Lin Rui was slightly amazed and asked, "There are two types of mythical materials in this forbidden zone?"
"Forbidden zone? We entered a forbidden zone?" Audrey was very surprised. "I thought it was just my luck exploding, picking up such good materials."
That’s not just good luck; it’s over-the-top good luck!
What kind of luck could it be to casually pick up hundreds of mythical materials?
At this point, Audrey had already taken out more than seventy [Other Shore Flowers] and more than thirty [Red Fury Fire Lotuses] from her storage space.
These are mythical materials after all, and just one loop yielded over 100 units.
Even if the forbidden zone had such yields, it would attract countless explorers to venture in succession to take risks.
Lin Rui turned to Velen and asked, "Do you know which forbidden zone we accidentally entered?"
Velen replied solemnly, "If it’s just [Other Shore Flower], a few forbidden zones have it; as far as I know, there are three forbidden zones that produce [Other Shore Flowers]. But if it has both [Other Shore Flower] and [Red Fury Fire Lotus], then it is most likely the Haunted Forest. Because there have always been rumors that the Haunted Forest actually connects to a Realm of the Dead."
"It’s just that no one has found this realm’s Path of Fire, could it be that this is the Path of Fire?"
Lin Rui furrowed his brow and said, "If this is considered the Path of Fire, then there are too few [Other Shore Flowers]. I’ve seen the true mythical existence of the World Tree, where the World Tree Leaves cover the sky, numbering in the billions—not comparable to these scattered [Other Shore Flowers]."
Velen nodded, agreeing with Lin Rui’s opinion, saying, "If we consider this to be the Path of Fire, then it’s deliberately imitated. I think there should be a larger amount of [Other Shore Flowers] ahead, because even in imitation, you couldn’t just use such a small amount of [Other Shore Flowers]."
Audrey’s eyes lit up, and she asked, "Do you mean we can continue forward and rake in some benefits?"
The mythical material Red Fury Fire Lotus isn’t quite suitable for her battle system, but the [Other Shore Flower] fits her army extremely well.
She wishes every one of her soldiers could be equipped with a [Other Shore Flower].
Previously she drank potions to expand her army size in order to obtain more Spiritual Gems, but now growing her army is purely for sustaining her life.
By then, however many Undead Monsters she controls equals as many lives she has.
Therefore, she is highly motivated to acquire more [Other Shore Flowers].
Velen stroked his beard and said, "Exploring the unknown is certainly our favorite thing as Prophets. But this is a forbidden zone; if we go too deep, it might be difficult to ensure safety."
Lin Rui curiously asked, "Are you sure this is the Haunted Forest? Aren’t the locations of forbidden zones fixed?"
Velen shook his head, "Some forbidden zones are fixed, some move randomly, and even with fixed zones, there’s no guarantee against finding a hidden entrance."
Hearing this, Lin Rui looked toward the deeper part of the pit, "Are you saying this might be a passage under the Haunted Forest?"
Velen nodded, saying, "It’s very possible."
Lin Rui turned to Wutong and asked, "Do you think we have a chance to go in?"
Wutong thought for a moment, then said, "I think we can give it a try. At worst, I’ll forcefully activate Reversal of Mountains and Rivers and reverse everyone back to this moment."
Reversing Mountains and Rivers gives ordinary people the impression of merely being a resurrection.
But it’s not; resurrection is just the most basic expression of this decree.
Reversing Mountains and Rivers reverses the entire timeline, which Wutong can control.
Whether near or far, the cost of consumption doesn’t vary much.
Therefore, hearing Wutong say this, Lin Rui also thought they could give it a try.
At this time, Violet had also returned and said to Lin Rui, "Lord, it’s strange, we killed the monsters disguised as Audrey, but they were like air that couldn’t be cut, getting dispersed and re-formed again and again. We couldn’t completely resolve them, nor achieve victory."
Lin Rui didn’t believe there were monsters that couldn’t be killed. The air you couldn’t cut here is due to a larger space continually flowing in behind.
Lin Rui asked, "Are they still here?"
Violet shook her head and replied, "They’re no longer here; they’re retracting into the deeper parts of the pit."
"Then let’s go in and see! See what’s really going on inside this forbidden zone." Lin Rui waved his hand and decisively decided to continue searching inside; since they’re already here, it might be an opportunity.
