nownovels Chapter 86 The Remains of the Steel Jungle!
Chapter 86 The Remains of the Steel Jungle!
Chapter 86 The Remains of the Steel Jungle!
Whoosh!
The arrow pierced through the lush foliage.
A monster lurking among them fell from the tree without even letting out a scream.
The Tier 1 monster "Ferocious Monkey" has been added to your roster, rewarding you with 1 point of Constitution enhancement!
[You have hunted down 1 ferocious monkey. Reward: 1 skill enhancement point!]
The Demon Hunter's Notebook popped up with a notification that it had been included in the game.
This is the 34th monster that Shen Mo has killed!
Because when Shen Mo first entered the Demon Realm, he even shot and killed a forest deer...
rustling sound—
Shen Mo nocked an arrow, drew his bow, and without even looking, casually shot the arrow.
squeak--
Amidst the wailing, yet another ferocious monkey hiding in the treetops was shot down by Shen Mo with an arrow.
It struggled for a couple of moments, then became still.
[You have hunted a total of 480 monsters. Reward: 1 point of Battle Skill Enhancement!]
Squeak!
These two arrows were like stirring up a hornet's nest.
The cries of the ferocious monkeys began to converge on Shen Mo's direction.
Shen Mo calmly drew his bow and shot the first ferocious monkey to leap out, killing it instantly.
Seeing that there were quite a few ferocious monkeys, he drew his knife.
唰一
He twirled his knife and casually killed the ferocious monkey that had ambushed him from behind.
Shen Mo then charged toward the onrushing ferocious monkeys.
With his long sword, he chopped down one after another, as easily as cutting melons and vegetables.
Without using a single combat technique, he swiftly and decisively killed 17 ferocious monkeys in just a few breaths!
[You have hunted a total of 495 monsters. Reward: 1 point of Battle Skill Enhancement!]
A notification popped up from "The Demon Hunter's Notebook," but Shen Mo paid it no heed.
He looked up into the distance, a look of surprise on his face.
Just a few dozen meters away in a tree, there was a monkey-like monster that was two meters tall, with teeth three inches long and claws half a foot long.
It was swinging like a swing, rushing towards him.
This is a ferocious ape, a second-order mutant of the ferocious monkey!
However, the joy on Shen Mo's face froze the next moment.
Upon seeing the corpse beside him, the ferocious ape let out a howl.
With a leap and a 180-degree turn, his body swung backward and he miraculously turned back.
Its shout also signaled to the other ferocious monkeys to retreat.
Shen Mo was speechless upon seeing this.
Was it because he killed too brutally? It even made the ferocious ape restrain its ferocious nature and choose to run away.
But then I thought, in a place like the Demon Realm where the survival pressure is extremely high, how could someone without brains possibly survive long?
only----
"Now that you've caught my eye, do you think you can escape?"
Seeing this, Shen Mo sheathed his sword, took out a Demon Fang Arrow, nocked it, and drew the string. At the same time, he used the "Demon Hunter's Handbook" to upgrade [Piercing Arrow 0/5 (Mastery)].
Using 10 points of combat skill enhancement, the novice Piercing Arrow skill was directly upgraded to the proficiency level.
He stopped in his tracks, aimed at the ferocious ape, and released the bowstring!
Piercing Arrow!
call out!
Arrows shot out.
While fleeing, it kept an eye on the silent, ferocious ape, and immediately dodged when it saw it.
Little did it know that what Shenmo was aiming at was its hand that was about to grasp the tree trunk.
Thump! Thump!
With a muffled thud, the arrow pierced through his palm and then embedded itself deep into the tree trunk.
呜—
The ferocious ape let out a painful howl.
He then slipped and fell from the tree trunk, but was caught in mid-air by the piercing arrow shot by Shen Mo.
Before it could even regain its footing, a second arrow shot out with a sharp whistle.
Unable to dodge, the ferocious ape reached out with a ferocious expression to grab him.
However, the arrow was extremely fast.
It flew past the ferocious ape by the slightest margin.
puff!
The ferocious ape slowly lowered its head, looked at the demonic fang arrow that had pierced its chest, and spat out a mouthful of blood.
The hand that had reached for the arrow fell limply to its side.
The Tier 2 monster "Ferocious Ape" has been added to the Ferocious Monkey page, and rewards you with 2 points of Constitution attribute enhancement!
thump!
Accompanied by information prompts from "The Demon Hunter's Handbook".
The ferocious ape's corpse slowly slid off the arrow shaft.
"Bronze Trial 2/10!"
Putting away his bow and arrows, Shen Mo smiled, drew his dagger, and walked towards the ferocious ape, beginning to collect materials from its body.
After a flurry of activity, Shen Mo didn't rush to leave.
Instead, it hid to the side, hoping to see if the ferocious monkey's corpse could attract second-tier monsters.
But after a while, only the ferocious monkey that had just escaped returned.
They gathered around the carcass of the ferocious ape, fighting over the corpse of the former leader of their tribe.
Shen Mo felt nauseous at the sight, so he casually shot two ferocious monkeys, scattering the gathered troop, and continued on his way to the desolate city.
About half an hour later, Shen Mo checked the map and confirmed that he had arrived at the desolate city of Mugu.
After hundreds of years, the once-immortal forest of steel and concrete has almost completely lost its original appearance, leaving only the remnants of natural decay and decomposition.
The mountain, considered one of the landmarks, is said to have once been a building hundreds of meters tall.
It collapsed many years ago and is now just a low hill covered with soil and greenery.
In this place, which is called a deserted city, it has actually returned to its original ecological state.
There are still some remnants of the civilized era.
Sometimes you can see concrete foundations that are half-buried in the ground.
In some recently cracked cement blocks, severely corroded steel bars can be seen protruding like burrs.
This disappointed Shen Mo somewhat.
He had expected to see the ruins of the city, but all he saw were wreckage.
But upon closer examination, according to the Shenzhou Alliance, the abyss has been over six hundred years since then.
Even a steel jungle cannot withstand the triple erosion of magic, time, and monsters.
After wandering around for a while, Shen Mo completely lost interest and started to get down to business.
Scent, hair, footprints...
Shen Mo moved silently through the woods, searching for traces of second-tier monsters.
In this area, which is right next to the edge of the abyss.
Second-tier monsters are not uncommon, if not everywhere.
Shen Mo searched for a short while and, following the hoof prints and the pungent smell, found a steelback warthog.
This monster, just like its name suggests, has skin as tough as steel.
It stands nearly two meters tall at the shoulder, with fangs resembling two curved blades, and long hair on its neck and back gleaming with a metallic sheen like steel wire.
Shen Mo drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and as the steelbacked warthog lowered its head to gnaw on the roots of the demon thistle, the arrow suddenly flew from the bowstring!
Piercing Arrow!
*Pfft*
Ow! ! !
Amidst a pig-like scream, Shen Mo shot the steelback warthog in the eye.
The piercing magic tooth arrow had penetrated a large section of the shaft, causing the steelback warthog to let out a mournful roar and roll around on the ground in pain!
Good luck!
Shen Mo admitted that there was an element of luck involved in that arrow shot.
He originally just wanted to test how tough the skin of the steelback warthog was.
But by sheer coincidence, it hit his eye.
But soon, Shen Mo realized that this might not be a good thing.
After he fired his second piercing arrow, which pierced the neck of the steelback warthog.
The steelback warthog, enduring the pain as it got up, also discovered the culprit.
roar-
Let out an angry growl.
The steelback warthog charged at Shen Mo with all four hooves out, furious and frenzied.
The heavy footsteps seemed to shake the ground!
"You have such a temper!"
Seeing that arrows couldn't deal with the Steelback Warthog, Shen Mo drew his longsword and charged forward.
He could even cut through a third-tier Scaled Ape, let alone a mere second-tier one.