Chapter 359: Unexpected Gain, the Flying Lightning Wings

Amid the thunderclouds and lightning sea, dense bolts of lightning struck Jiang Chen's body.

Electric light flickered outside the Bone Armor, and his entire body was suffused with blue electric light.

The lightning attacks were extremely fierce, especially after the Instance was upgraded to Hell Difficulty, becoming even more violent.

Through the Bone Armor's reaction, Jiang Chen could basically gauge the intensity of the lightning strikes.

Jiang Chen now had a clear understanding of every class.

A Level 50 Knight, needing to hold up Limit Defense with at least two healers, could only possibly retrieve the orb from the center of the lightning sea.

Walking to the center of the lightning sea, Jiang Chen reached out and grasped the orb.

The moment he grasped the orb, the lightning sea immediately fell into chaos.

Countless bolts of lightning surged in from all directions, burrowing into the orb.

In an instant, the lightning sea vanished, and the orb emitted a brilliant blue glow.

Lightning light leaped within the orb, looking very beautiful.

"Lightning Gem: Permanently immune to 50% of Electric Element damage, with a chance to obtain one Lightning Element skill."

Jiang Chen took a deep breath and activated the Lightning Gem.

His entire body once again became a spectacle of electric light overflowing, with large amounts of lightning striking the ground around him, blasting out one small pit after another.

As for Lightning Element skills, Jiang Chen didn't have high expectations; being able to increase Electric Element immunity by 50% was already quite good.

One minute later, the electric light surrounding Jiang Chen did not weaken but instead grew stronger and stronger.

Immediately after, all the lightning gathered behind Jiang Chen, forming a pair of enormous wings.

"Skill acquired: Lightning Wings."

"Lightning Wings: Grants the ability to fly for 1 minute, cooldown time 10 minutes."

After the lightning light disappeared, a look of delighted surprise appeared on Jiang Chen's face.

He hadn't expected to actually master this new skill: Lightning Wings.

It sounded pretty good; although it only allowed flight for 1 minute, at least he could finally soar.

"I wonder what the speed is like!" With a thought, Jiang Chen activated this new skill.

Accompanied by a crackling sound of electric current, a pair of lightning wings over five meters wide appeared behind Jiang Chen.

Then, without any visible flapping of the wings, Jiang Chen shot forward.

He looked at the already shrunken earth below, along with the traces left by the collapsed valley.

A thousand meters in an instant, just like teleportation.

Fast, too fast!

A thousand-meter distance in less than a second.

At this speed, Jiang Chen felt he could attack whenever he wanted and flee whenever he wanted.

With a duration of 1 minute, it was enough for him to cover a hundred or so kilometers.

Another harvest-filled session.

With delighted surprise, Jiang Chen rode the Lightning Wings, racing through the air, enjoying the thrill of high-speed flight.

In the Instance, thunderclouds gathered densely and lightning roared, as Jiang Chen shuttled back and forth among the thunderclouds.

The Lightning Wings behind him crackled with electric current and shone brightly.

At this moment, Jiang Chen was like the Thunder God descending upon the world, awe-inspiring.

One minute later, the skill vanished, and Jiang Chen descended from the air.

The Lightning Wings also disappeared with a whoosh, leaving no trace.

For some reason, the Perfect Amplification talent did not have a boosting effect on Lightning Wings.

It still only allowed flight for one minute.

Based on past experience, the Perfect Amplification talent boosted the vast majority of skills, with only a few skills not receiving the boost.

For example, the Strong Soldier skill formed by the Original Rune, and the Light Blessing brought by the Light Gem, neither received a corresponding Amplify.

If it was because this skill came from an extra gem and thus couldn't be amplified...

Yet the Poisonous Gem did receive an Amplify.

Very strange.

As for the reason, Jiang Chen racked his brains but couldn't figure it out.

In the end, he could only stop thinking about it and let things take their course.

Before him lay a marsh.

Lightning Marsh!

Patches of marsh, like ponds of varying sizes, were densely distributed before his eyes.

Between the marshes, winding, zigzagging paths were formed.

Lightning light crisscrossed within the marsh, splashing mud and mire.

Whether on the paths or in the marsh, a large number of monsters were scattered about.

"Thunder Marsh Lizard (Hell Difficulty Elite Monster)"

"Level: 47"

"Strength: 40000"

"Agility: 20000"

"Spirit: 40000"

"Constitution: 50000"

"Skill: Lightning Attack"

"Traits: Electric Element damage reduced by 50%, physical damage reduced by 50%, speed enhancement."

They were no longer purely electric element monsters, nor were they completely immune to physical damage.

For Jiang Chen, the Skeleton Berserkers and Skeleton Sharpshooters could still be useful.

As for these attributes of the monsters, they weren't all that strong in Jiang Chen's eyes.

The Undead Legion charged into the Thunder Swamp, with the Berserkers sweeping up all the monsters along the path.

The Great Mages and Sharpshooters dealt with the monsters in the swamp.

This swamp was about ten kilometers deep; earlier, when he was in the air, he could have flown straight over it.

However, Jiang Chen didn't do that—if he flew directly over, he would inevitably miss something.

Past experience told him that, aside from Thunder Gems, this Electric Element Instance also contained

a key, as well as an item that could awaken the Thunder Spirit.

As for the crystallized fragments of the Thunder Element, he only needed to kill the final boss to obtain them; there was no need to search deliberately.

Jiang Chen's mind was clear as a mirror—especially the key and the awakening item for the Thunder Spirit, both could only be obtained once.

He wasn't one hundred percent sure he would get both items on his first try.

That was why he made this request: before he had his fill of clearing, no one else was allowed in.

Following the paths between the swamps, Jiang Chen advanced while his eyes also searched the surroundings.

He didn't let any detail slip by.

Soon, the Undead Legion fought its way to the center of the swamp.

There was a huge Thunder Marsh here, larger than all the other small swamps.

In the center of the Thunder Marsh, thunderclouds gathered densely, and lightning continuously struck a certain point in the middle.

Through the lightning, Jiang Chen spotted a blade of grass.

Looking more closely, Jiang Chen realized it wasn't that the grass was being struck by lightning.

Rather, the grass itself was releasing lightning, forming the thunderclouds.

The moment he saw it, Jiang Chen thought of the Fire God Flower in the "Fire God Temple" Instance.

"Found it."

His heart stirred, and the Lightning Wings, whose cooldown had already ended, instantly unfurled.

A pair of wings crackling with lightning appeared on his back, carrying Jiang Chen as he rushed toward the grass.

In the blink of an eye, Jiang Chen was above the grass, reaching out to grab it.

Terrifying lightning light surged skyward, and a giant palm thrust out from the radiance, slamming heavily onto Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen had long anticipated this—it was only natural for a monster to guard the grass.

The giant palm came smashing in with lightning light; Jiang Chen's Lightning Wings trembled slightly, and his speed abruptly increased as he dodged.

Then, midair, he rapidly shifted his position, circled around the giant palm, and grabbed the grass with one hand.

The grass in his hand flickered with terrifying lightning, crackling and popping.

The Bone Armor gleamed brightly; even through the Bone Armor, Jiang Chen could feel the power of the lightning.

Even a Knight would likely be severely injured on the spot.

But then again, other parties probably wouldn't even think of doing this—they'd definitely kill the guardian of the grass first before taking it.

The moment Jiang Chen pulled up the grass, the Thunder Marsh erupted.

Jiang Chen held the grass tightly and shot swiftly into the sky.

Countless bolts of lightning surged out of the Thunder Marsh along with mud, also rushing into the sky.

A giant palm thrust out from the mud, reaching for Jiang Chen.

The giant palm was wreathed in lightning, moving at incredible speed.

The Lightning Wings vibrated rapidly as Jiang Chen accelerated again.

The giant palm missed a second time, failing to catch Jiang Chen; then a giant beast burst forth.

The monster looked much like a gorilla, over ten meters tall, enormous.

Its arms in particular were very long, and during attacks they could extend even further, longer than its body.

After dodging two attacks, Jiang Chen halted in midair.

The lightning on the grass in his hand was rapidly fading; in an instant, the lightning disappeared completely, turning it into an ordinary-looking blade of grass.

"Electric Grass: Can be used to awaken the Thunder God"

"Not bad, just the key left."

Jiang Chen smiled inwardly, pocketed the Electric Grass, and looked at the monster that had leaped out of the Thunder Marsh.

Detection Technique swept over it like a gentle breeze.

"Lightning Ape (Hell-level Boss)"

"Level: 48"

"Strength: 60000"

"Agility: 40000"

"Spirit: 10000"

"Constitution: 60000"

"Skills: Lightning Wings, Thunder Giant Palm"

"Traits: Electric Element damage reduced by 50%, physical damage reduced by 50%, speed enhancement, vitality enhancement."

"He has Lightning Wings too." Jiang Chen let out a soft exclamation of surprise, but then dismissed it from his mind.

The Lightning Ape's total attributes were only 170,000.

Every single aspect was far inferior to the Skeleton Berserker.

However, Jiang Chen knew that if a Skeleton Berserker were to duel it one-on-one, the one who would ultimately lose would be the Skeleton Berserker.

As a Hell-level boss, its vitality was too strong.

Although its offense and defense were both inferior to the Skeleton Berserker, its powerful vitality allowed it to hold out much longer.

The Lightning Ape glared at Jiang Chen and let out a furious roar.

Amid the angry roar, a pair of wings appeared on the Lightning Ape's back.

The next second, it shot straight into the sky, instantly appearing beside Jiang Chen, its massive lightning-wreathed palm slashing down at his head.

The Lightning Wings trembled slightly as Jiang Chen swiftly dodged. Although the Bone Armor was enough to spare him from harm, Jiang Chen had no intention of taking the hit head-on.

No longer as passive as before, no longer accustomed to tanking damage.

Jiang Chen's combat style had become quite proactive and flexible.

While he dodged, the Skeletons had already begun their counterattack.

The Great Mage's Elemental Explosion and the Sharpshooter's sharp arrows all struck the Lightning Ape.

Jiang Chen pointed a finger — Skill: Curse of Aging!

At the same time, flames flickered in his palm — Skill: Soul Burn!

The Lightning Ape screamed as it fell from the air.

The fully unleashed Soul Burn inflicted pain upon it that was unbearable.

The Skeleton Berserker was already on the ground, watching eagerly; before it even landed, it had already leaped up.

The Giant Axe in its hand glowed with Red Light as it chopped down fiercely!