The turbulence of the water suddenly intensified as Chun was floating at the bottom, and hundreds of red names suddenly appeared in the sewer.
Chun felt a sudden tension in his heart, this must be a large team coming! Although they obviously couldn't swim either, their team coordination was completely overpowering these ordinary players, leaving little time for himself. Even if he had to dig with his hands underwater, he had to dig out a few bricks to bury the stuff.
At that moment:
——System prompt: The water flow in the sewer has shown unusual fluctuations, you hear strange sounds.
Boss? With a Boss, fortune or misfortune is hard to predict, all depends on this Sacred Artifact's performance.
A red light flashed in front of Chun's eyes:
——System prompt: You have initiated the sewer poison bait event and are carrying a special item, triggering the hidden Boss "Corpse-eating Fish King" in the sewer!
——Black Iron Pioneer City Announcement: Player "Chun" has triggered the city's hidden Boss "Corpse-eating Fish King"! Rushing to kill the Corpse-eating Fish King will yield rich rewards.
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Holy shit, it was broadcasted! What special item am I carrying?
The next moment, a huge black shadow appeared.
——System prompt: Warning! Your Purification skill has detected a strong filthy thing, Suppression Aura activated, your attack priority downgraded.
At this point, the players in the water were struggling in terror to climb ashore, those who couldn't make it instantly got slaughtered in droves, leaving a channel full of gray corpses.
Soon, only Chun was left in the water, others could escape ashore, but going ashore was nothing but a dead end for him too, he could only gamble that it would let him go and eat the Dog King's corpse!
A red light flashed in front of Chun's eyes: ——System prompt: Warning! You have been locked for attack by the Corpse-eating Fish King!
Chun's heart chilled...
The black shadow let out a bizarre wailing sound and lunged forward, Chun could even see its gaping mouth!
Chun instantly thought of the Dog King's big mouth, back then he had medicine to give, now... only a headbang in its mouth could deliver, so give it your head, live or die!
Chun aimed directly at its throat and performed a fish leap charge — everything went black! The sound of bone cracking echoed in his ears.
——System prompt: Your neck suffered a biting attack from the "Corpse-eating Fish King", Dog King's piercing ring is immune to damage! Triggered 4.6 times melee reflection damage, delivering a piercing deadly strike to the Fish King's brain!
——System prompt: Congratulations! You have solo killed the "Corpse-eating Fish King", speed kill record 12 seconds, kill rating SSS-level! Obtained S-level pet "Fish King Pet Egg", you achieved "Black Iron Brave Citizen Vip2", you can collect a reward of 2000 Mining Coins at the City Lord's Mansion.
——System prompt: Congratulations! You leveled up to 8, Attack +8, Life +8, Physical Strength +8, Load +8.
——Black Iron Pioneer City Announcement: Congratulations! Player Chun, a level 4 player, solo killed the city's hidden Boss "Corpse-eating Fish King", speed kill record 12 seconds, kill rating SSS-level! Obtained S-level "Fish King Pet Egg", achieved "Black Iron Royal City Honorary Citizen Vip2"!
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Holy shit, it actually works like this, one-shotting a Boss and getting an S-level pet!!
Chun was laughing wildly over his comeback, but after all, a pet is like equipment and must be insured, otherwise, it may blow up into an egg and drop. In the current full-death red name situation, he can only summon the pet, live by fighting, fight to the death—
But just then, a bizarre wailing came again from the Fish King's corpse, a red light flashed again in front of Chun's eyes:
——System prompt: Warning! You have killed the Corpse-eating Fish King, releasing the evil spirit confined and devoured by the Fish King, your spirit immunity has failed, you are possessed by an evil spirit, you cannot control your body, you have obtained the possession skill "Dance of Evil Spirits".
Dance of Evil Spirits: A dance that causes various discomforts.
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Such a reversal left Chun dumbfounded instantly, there was actually an evil spirit inside the fish belly? As the Astrology Old Lady said, I'm possessed!
At this moment, Chun's gaming device seemed hit by lightning, the screen went all over the place, couldn't see clearly, and all he could hear was the wailing of the evil spirit!
Calm down!
Chun could tell the wailing was a female voice! Seeing this Dance of Evil Spirits, and the special item prompt earlier— Chun suddenly realized, it's just the dance dress and diary, right, could it be that this evil spirit is the owner of the deceased diary? So the Count dealt with the dead dancer by dumping her in the sewer to be eaten by the Corpse-eater fish! She appeared because I carried her relic!
Having guessed her identity, Chun immediately tried to console her: "Calm down, think about your mother, and your sister, you are the family's hope! I came specifically to save you!"
The wailing did not cease!
Chun became anxious, what was her sister's name? Amy!
"Think about Amy! Amy!! I can still save your whole family!"
Still no use! Being an evil spirit, perhaps love couldn't move her, only revenge?
Chun decided to risk it all: "I can still avenge you, for that Count Ramir Khan who caused your death—"
The wailing instantly stopped, a cold female voice questioned: "Avenge me?"
Success! But this meant opposing the Count...
Chun was extremely helpless: "Yes! So let's cooperate, don't control and harm me, alright."
The female voice sneered: "Men like you, I've seen plenty! Saying any promises at whim, why would I trust you?"
Chun immediately tried to establish a connection: "No, I have someone I care about who might've also taken this kind of medicine, I still have to save her! Her name is Vivian, she's a well-known dancer in the city, do you know her?"
The female voice sneered disdainfully, "That bitch trying to claw her way into high society?"
Holy shit!
——System Notification: Warning! You have been holding your breath for too long and are about to drown. Please take a breath.
Chun was panicking, so he tried to flatter her again, "You're doing it for the family, your level of compassion is obviously beyond hers!"
The Evil Spirit continued to sneer, "You're going to drown!"
Chun had only one humble trick left, "You're at a higher level, please spare me!"
The Evil Spirit burst into laughter, "I can spare you, but remember everything you said!"
——System Notification: Warning! The Evil Spirit Aileen requests to bind a Soul Contract with you. You must complete Aileen's tasks regularly to lift the Evil Spirit Possession. Once the contract is established, you can gain Aileen's ability boost, and it will be difficult to use the Exorcism ritual to expel Aileen. Please choose carefully!
So, they're trying to control me!
Usually, a player dying is just a part of the game, but I can't die, especially not in front of the big consortium—Agree!
——System Notification: You and the Evil Spirit Aileen have formed a Soul Contract. You regain control of your body, and your death weakness status is starting to recover to normal.
So, I needed the Evil Spirit Possession to fill my empty body and recover from death weakness, it was worth it!
At this point, the game device quickly flashed through some images of mansions and courtyards until everything fully recovered to normal, and Chun burst out from underwater with full force!
——System Notification: Congratulations! You set a new record for holding your breath underwater, and your muscle memory successfully recalled the basics of Basic Swimming Level 1. You receive an achievement reward: Talent Skill Diving Mastery, Life +1.
Diving Mastery: Talent Skill, your time holding your breath while diving is enhanced, allowing you to further improve Swimming Proficiency.
Holy shit, I actually unlocked a talent!
Looking at the stupefied players around him, Chun could imagine how shocked they must be! Continuing with the previously interrupted operation.
——System Notification: You use the Fish King Pet Egg to obtain a Level 1 Fish King Pet. You can name your pet for free once. By acquiring your first pet, you receive achievement rewards: Life +10, Physical Strength +10. Unlock a Level 1 Pet Equipment Slot and Pet Storage Space. The Level 1 Pet Equipment Slot can only deploy one pet; it can be upgraded to Level 2 once the player reaches Level 10.
Level 1 Fish King Pet: Attack 50, Defense 10, Life 500, Attack Speed 5, Water Movement Speed 10, Land Movement Speed 3, Physical Strength 200. Hunger 0. Combat Skills: Tearing and Bleeding. Passive Skills: Fish King's Mighty. Production Skills: Automatic Foraging. S-level Skill: Evolution.
——System Notification: Congratulations! You have acquired your first S-level pet and received achievement rewards: Life +50, Physical Strength +50. Pets can level up through combat or by training at the Main City's Pet Training Center. S-level pets can evolve. Pets cannot exceed the player's level.
——System Notification: Please monitor your pet's hunger level and feed it accordingly. If the hunger level exceeds 50, there will be a decrease in Attributes. Summoning or recalling a pet will have a few seconds of loading time; make sure to prepare before the battle.
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Chun was overjoyed, it's actually an amphibious little croc! It even has an aura, making it truly worthy of a 3S reward!
The key point is that I was running low on Physical Strength, just the two achievement rewards alone added 60! Not to mention this pet has a Defense of 10, meaning it is immune to Level 1 novice melee attacks, let alone the reduced attack of drowning novices. As long as I hide under the Fish King without dying, this Level 1 Fish King Pet is an invincible meat shield!
It's all set!
But in the next moment, the team became aware and surrounded him again both from the water and the shore to attack.
Too happy, too soon, they have the numbers to continuously drain the pet's Physical Strength and Hunger level! A Sacred Artifact and an S-level pet are enough to drive the entire city mad!
Fortunately, recalling Level 1 swimming skills means my foot injuries are barely a hindrance now.
Chun asked Aileen, "Aileen, do you know any hidden spots in the sewers where I can hide?"
Aileen replied, "I don't know, I've only been dead for a few days, not familiar yet."
Holy shit, not even a hint of a way out? Chun asked again, "Didn't you say there would be an empowerment after signing the contract?"
Aileen chuckled, "I see you're in quite a mess now, do you really want the empowerment?"
No kidding! Chun was anxious, "It's precisely because of the mess that I want it!"
Aileen sneered, "The contract is mutual, so complete my first task first, destroy Count Ramir Khan's Mansion, you have three days, the more destruction, the better!"
——System Notification: You receive the Evil Spirit Contract Quest "Destroy Count Ramir Khan's Mansion"…
Holy shit! Chun was frustrated, "Look at me now, how can that be possible in three days?"
Aileen said coldly, "You asked for this, my hatred can't wait for three days! When the time comes, you'll bear my wrath!"
Chun was heartbroken, this game truly wants to bury players in shit!
But stay calm, isn't this also a reflection of high freedom?
Chun remembered something, "The destruction I cause alone is limited, what if I get many people to sack and burn the Count's Mansion?"
Aileen laughed softly, "You can even get divine powers to strike lightning and set fires, as long as I'm pleased, that's all that matters."
Could it be an event-based task, where it doesn't matter if I do it personally, as long as the event occurs? At this point, it's time to divert the troubles!
Chun immediately surfaced and shouted to the surrounding players, "Stop chasing me, there are a ton of treasures in the Count's Mansion, I can't possibly take them all, the defenses are weak, there are so many of you, go sack and burn the Count's Mansion, it's about to get dark..."
Not actually expecting this trick to work, but with some ordinary players who haven't been wiped out, they might spread the message, and perhaps some madman will give it a try?