Chapter 1652: Meeting a BOSS when going out

Su Xiao could be certain that if he fought this Demon old woman, it wouldn't take long before he would also be left without a corpse. This thing didn't seem to be a creature but some unknown thing.

Soon, the Demon old woman came to Su Xiao's side. Su Xiao took out a black envelope that had been half-burned and threw it into the wooden basket.

The Demon old woman picked up the black envelope in the wooden basket and stuffed it directly into her mouth to chew. After a while, she walked away.

After about half an hour, the train stopped slowly. Because there were no windows, Su Xiao couldn't see the situation outside the train, and no one on the train spoke.

Steam surged, and the doors on both sides of the train opened. Su Xiao looked toward the train door, and what came into view was a black grassland.

The passengers on the train got off one after another. Su Xiao didn't move. After the train stopped and started four times, he was the only one left on the train.

Puchi, the train stopped. Just as the door opened, the sound of whimpering wind came. Outside was a Gobi desert.

Walking out of the train, Su Xiao felt a spatial distortion when passing through the train door. When he turned to look at the train behind him, the Demon train had already driven hundreds of meters away.

【The Hunter has arrived at the shallow layer of the Black Abyss.】

Su Xiao arrived at the Black Abyss in a daze. Thinking about it, the Demon Race didn't know how much money they had made from the Black Abyss entrance. They certainly wouldn't let outsiders see the technology and entrance for entering the Black Abyss, and they even arranged an extremely terrifying thing on the train to collect tickets. Not to mention Su Xiao, even Tier 6 or Tier 7 Qiyuezhe who didn't buy a ticket would be eaten until not even slag was left.

【Because the Hunter is in the Black Abyss, all attributes will be suppressed by the Black Abyss.】

【Real Strength attribute has been exempted, Real Agility attribute has been exempted... Charm attribute has been suppressed, reduced by 3 points. Luck attribute is a special attribute and is not suppressed by the Black Abyss.】

【Promotion task activated, checking...】

【Because the promotion task is being executed, the Hunter has a chance to obtain a treasure chest (Black Abyss exclusive treasure chest) after killing enemies. World Source cannot be obtained in the Black Abyss.】

【The Hunter has chosen to break through the 99-point barrier of four real attributes simultaneously. The difficulty of the promotion task has risen significantly (increased to 400%).】

【Promotion Task: Bud of Ashes】

Difficulty Level: Lv. 42–46 (Tier 5 difficulty)

Task Introduction: Find the Bud of Ashes and bring it back to Reincarnation Paradise.

Task Information: The Bud of Ashes is located at "Atoner Heights" (the specific location needs to be found by the Hunter himself).

Task Deadline: 20 natural days (task difficulty significantly exceeds the Hunter's level; an additional 3 natural days have been added).

Task Reward: Four main attributes break through the 99-point barrier.

Task Penalty: Strength, Agility, Stamina, and Intelligence attributes permanently reduced by 5 points.

Su Xiao had no reaction when seeing the task difficulty, and was also very calm when seeing the task content. Only when he saw the task penalty did his face become increasingly ugly.

It wasn't that the penalty was too harsh, but that the penalty was too light—only a 5-point reduction in the four attributes. As long as Su Xiao experienced two or three more derived worlds, he could make up for the deducted attribute points and then impact the 99-point attribute barrier again. Although each person could only try at most three times, this penalty was simply too low.

This seemingly beautiful penalty intensity actually explained one thing: under a 400% difficulty promotion task, it would be very difficult for Su Xiao even to survive, which was why the task penalty was low.

The only good news was that killing enemies in the Black Abyss had a chance to obtain treasure chests, and they were Black Abyss exclusive treasure chests.

In this Black Abyss trip, if Amu and Bernie were not transmitted directly to the Black Abyss, they might not be able to reach the Black Abyss. Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang didn't need to worry; that idiot could mix in no matter what.

Compared to meeting up with Xiang Ignoring Bubu Wang, Su Xiao was more curious about where he was.

On the Gobi desert, yellow sand swept. Su Xiao blocked his face with one arm. In the gale, fine sand rolled, blowing and rattling against his ears.

Su Xiao's supplies consisted only of one bottle of water and three pieces of high-calorie compressed food. From the perspective of survival, water was the priority, followed by shelter, and finally food.

Su Xiao didn't need shelter; he still needed to find the location of Atoner Heights. This task was different from the Dark Crow world; the location of the task target was very clear, and he didn't need to search the world for clues.

First find a water source, then find an intelligent being to ask for the location of Atoner Heights. First, negotiate amicably; if the effect was not good, change to physical negotiation.

While Su Xiao was thinking, a black shadow flew over from above. Su Xiao looked up and saw that it was a... sub-dragon with a pitch-black body and fleshy wings?

Su Xiao had indeed never seen a creature like a dragon, but he had a feeling that this thing in the sky looked fierce, but in fact, it was not very good, and this thing should taste good roasted.

"Roar~"

The black dragon's roar spread far away. It circled in the air. Those vertical beast pupils had long noticed Su Xiao, but Su Xiao vaguely gave it a sense of crisis, but it was also food.

Discovering the black dragon circling overhead, Su Xiao pulled out the Zhan Long Shan at his waist and lowered his body. He had just drawn his sword when the black dragon's fleshy wings in the sky spread, and it dived straight down.

Bang!

The black dragon broke through a wave of air, the sonic boom being exceptionally harsh.

Seeing this scene, the corner of Su Xiao's eye twitched. He always felt something was wrong. Judging from the scene before him, this black dragon should be an extremely powerful creature. Alas, he always felt this thing was a weakling.

With a swish, the black dragon rushed into Su Xiao's direct perception range. This time, all the hair on Su Xiao's body stood on end, and the previous inexplicable "illusion" disappeared.

Almost instantly, the black dragon pounced in front of Su Xiao, those two sharp hind claws grabbing at Su Xiao.

With a sizzle, Zhan Long Shan slashed across the black dragon's claws. Sparks splashed on the dragon scales, and blood could vaguely be seen. The black dragon's defense was extremely perverted; even Zhan Long Shan couldn't slash through it.

While Su Xiao slashed, the black dragon's huge fleshy wings had already swung down, dragging a blur and appearing beside Su Xiao's face.

With a crisp sound, the 500-point strength energy shield shattered like glass, unable to block the black dragon's attack at all. Although this was a sub-dragon species, it was still a dragon. Dragons in the Black Abyss were not to be trifled with; otherwise, they would have long been treated as delicacies.

When the fleshy wing slashed Su Xiao's neck, he had already disappeared from the spot.

"Roar!"

Suddenly, the black dragon rolled on the ground as if crazy, its fleshy wings flapping wildly, its claws digging up the mud and flying everywhere.

"Roar!!"

This time, the sound the black dragon made was no longer a hiss but a miserable roar. Blood could vaguely be seen in its mouth.

This black dragon, nearly fifteen meters long, flopped on the ground for 10 minutes before it finally lay limp on the ground, blood gushing from its mouth and nose.

The sound of flesh rubbing came. A blood-stained arm probed out from the black dragon's mouth, grabbing a dragon tooth.

Su Xiao grabbed the dragon tooth with one arm and dragged his body out of the black dragon's mouth. With a thud, he fell to the ground, the numbness all over his body becoming increasingly intense.

If Su Xiao fought the black dragon head-on, even if he opened the Hunter Moment, he might not be able to beat this overlord of the sky. After all, the other party could fly. You must know, the black dragon was a very strong existence in the shallow layer of the Black Abyss.

The reason Su Xiao felt the black dragon was spicy chicken was entirely because of the inheritance of the Law-Exterminator. This was a habitual cognition passed down to him by the Law-Exterminators, not a memory. After all, in the eyes of some Law-Exterminators, this kind of sub-dragon = spicy chicken = dinner = tastes good.

Su Xiao could win because he discovered that he was no match for the black dragon, so he immediately chose to fight it to the death. Risking the loss of his limbs, or even his head, when penetrating space, he entered the black dragon's stomach. Only there was it large enough to prevent Su Xiao's body tissues from merging with the black dragon's due to spatial squeezing.

The result was obvious. Su Xiao moved to a precise location, entering the black dragon's stomach without injury. After that, it was simple. Dragon scales were hard, but the internal organs couldn't withstand Zhan Long Shan.

Alas, the black dragon's stomach acid had strong paralyzing and corrosive properties. The corrosiveness was fine; Su Xiao's armor could withstand it for a long time. The paralyzing property was the most troublesome thing; otherwise, the black dragon wouldn't have been able to persist for ten minutes.

Numbness filled his whole body. Su Xiao lay on his back on the ground, his mood not very good. Encountering such a powerful enemy just after entering the Black Abyss was clearly a bit unlucky.

【You have killed the Black Abyss Sub-Dragon.】

【You obtained Treasure Chest·Epic (5%).】

The Gobi desert fell into dead silence. Not long after, the roar of an engine broke this dead silence, and a heavy armored truck drove toward Su Xiao's location.

Black Abyss, outside the perimeter of "Atoner Heights," in a tavern filled with all kinds of inferior tobacco smells.

Ding-a-ling, the waist-high wooden door was pushed open, and a girl wearing a gray hood and carrying a shoulder strap walked into the tavern. Smooth golden hair slipped from her temples.

The girl came to the counter. Inside the counter, a toad the size of a bullfrog was teasing the bartender. The bartender was actually a female Elf, which could truly be called a toad wanting to eat swan meat.

"The things you want."

The girl took out a pure blue fruit from her bosom and placed it in front of the toad.

"Hmm, not bad. The little cutie from back then can already work independently in the Black Abyss. It's gratifying."

After the toad finished speaking, it let out a mocking laugh. The girl ignored the toad. She took a bottle of wine from the counter, pulled the cork, and drank it up. She hadn't replenished water for at least 9 days.

The girl's action of drinking wine caused the hood on her head to slip, and a beautiful face was exposed to the air, golden hair scattering.

The tavern gradually quieted down. Most of the drinkers here were humans; other races didn't dare to come to this tavern much.

"Haven't seen... such clear eyes for a long time."

A thin man with a scarred face stood up, red light flickering in his eyes. People who came to this tavern had one common characteristic: they lived today without tomorrow, desperadoes among desperadoes. Moreover, the state of these people was a bit wrong.

Crack, the wine bottle in the golden-haired girl's hand fell to the ground. She drew a knight sword from the sword bag behind her. When the girl lowered her head, she sighed inadvertently.

"Hahaha..."

The toad in the counter looked up and laughed. The situation before them was, of course, deliberately arranged by it. ===== CHAPTER 1653 =====