CHAPTER 468: CHAPTER 164: DEATH RECOVERY, DARK RACE TRAP

But the player’s advantage lies in expanding from three regions.

There’s no issue of being restricted by hostile forces in any one region and unable to expand.

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Colorful Mist Coast, east of the dense forest region.

After browsing the forum’s discussions on the update content for a while, Lu Xing closed the forum interface and stuffed the nearly finished pastry into his mouth, chewing and swallowing it.

The hunting reward increase area outlined in the update is precisely the region he is exploring and expanding now.

"Let’s go."

Ever since arriving in the Colorful Mist Coast region, he’s completely free.

It’s like suddenly leaping out of a bottomless mire, his body feels light all of a sudden, shedding a burden weighing a thousand pounds.

The air here is filled with the taste of freedom, like a long-lost breeze blowing away the heavy haze over his heart.

The reason being, there is no coward butterfly here.

Since the Colorful Mist Coast region opened, he hasn’t gone to the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region anymore.

That place disgusts him.

In the blink of an eye, a little mouse scurried swiftly over from not far away, climbed up his pant leg, and settled on his right shoulder.

Squeak!

Taking out a crushed biscuit from the space bag to feed the Treasure Hunting Mouse, Lu Xing continued exploring eastward.

The spirit plants, monsters encountered along the way... are all part of his journey records.

Meanwhile, he opened the live stream, and the comment section was like a riotous crowd of demons.

Since the live stream linked with the real Monster World website, a large number of visitors have flooded in, with barrage and comments popping up at a rate of several hundred per second.

Visitor: Why doesn’t the streamer cultivate the growth pet "Fat Peach"? Investment products are the real truth, I don’t understand how you play the game.

Visitor: I like your live stream the most, following you to enjoy the scenery of the Monster World is particularly interesting, when I get Monster World qualifications, I’ll definitely reward you with sacrificial power.

Visitor: Stupid Human Clan streamer not hunting monsters, what’s the point of running around, boring, switching streams.

Visitor: The streamer is absolutely a refreshing breeze on the popularity charts, besides the group fights of the Liver Emperor Group, I love watching your streams, it’s particularly appetizing, quite engaging.

Normal players besides being cooped up in the small black room watching streams, spend other times exploring and hunting in Monster World, so barrage and comments mostly are sent by visitors..

The lively atmosphere of the live stream made him feel accompanied on the journey.

The only issue was the too many questions being asked by visitors, which he couldn’t possibly answer one by one.

So he simply chose not to answer any.

The joyous journey continues.

The canopy overhead interwoven into a green sky, sunlight filtering through gaps casts mottled patterns, the air here filled with the aroma of earth and the fragrance of vegetation, occasionally catching the faint scent of wildflowers.

Such an environment makes Lu Xing exceptionally enjoy himself.

The ground underfoot is soft and moist, each step echoed by the soft crackling of fallen leaves and twigs beneath his feet.

Nearby vines droop from tree trunks like natural curtains, gently brushing past his shoulders, accompanied occasionally by insect buzzing and bird calls.

Occasionally, a breeze sweeps by, leaves rustling, as if nature is whispering.

Arriving before a stream, the babbling water sounds clear and pleasant.

He crouched by the stream, drinking heartily, the water surface clear to the bottom, revealing a few small fish swimming, stirring ripples.

Continuing onward, through a dense thicket.

Tall trees gradually thinning, replaced by a spacious clearing in the forest.

Sunlight poured down unimpeded, ahead wildflowers bloomed, colorful insects danced among the flowers.

Taking a deep breath filled with the rich fragrance, a look of intoxication appeared on Lu Xing’s face.

At this moment, he wanted to recite a poem.

But lacking the cultural prowess, he could only give up.

Just then, a shadow suddenly swept across the sky, startling Lu Xing to look up sharply.

Realizing it’s a large bird, and not targeting him, Lu Xing breathed a sigh of relief, then glanced at the live stream comments annoyed:

"Are you nuts, how could Qi Die possibly come here."

Bang!

The sound of bones breaking instantly drew Lu Xing’s attention.

Looking up, the bird seemed to have collided with an invisible wall, its wings twisted instantly, feathers flying everywhere.

Blood gushed out from its beak and eyes, coloring the surrounding air.

Its body suspended in air, held fast by an invisible force.

The wall that had already been stained red with blood wriggled, opening slowly like some living creature.

The bird’s flesh and feathers were gradually absorbed inwards, as if swallowed into an unseen vortex, leaving only a faint blood mist lingering in the air, which was eventually fully absorbed by the invisible barrier.

The air was filled with a faint scent of blood, but soon even this scent vanished without a trace, as if nothing had happened.

"Hiss~"

Witnessing such a bizarre scene, Lu Xing sucked in a breath of cold air.

Attempting to activate analysis ability to scan, a plethora of information instantly flooded into his mind.

[Blood Soul Barrier]:

Target analysis: A blood ritual trap set up by the descending force of the Dark Race, within it lies a weakened Dark Race monarch in slumber, the sole survivor of a tragic racial war, holding the key to unlocking Dark Race resources and wealth, at life’s last moment it set up the trap in this area, trying to harvest life through the Blood Soul Barrier, devour blood energy to complete life reshaping.

(Recovery required: 22374/3902485)

Having reviewed the analysis information, Lu Xing immediately understood what had occurred.

This is an invisible trap set by a powerful life form, utilizing those who inadvertently enter to harvest blood energy, ultimately completing recovery.