DipNovel Chapter 8 Paralyzing Smokestones and Bristly Rats
Chapter 8 Paralyzing Smokestones and Bristly Rats
The surrounding trees were not sparse, and the waist-high weeds were enough to shield some potential dangers.
But Jiang Ming discovered that the students who went forward to explore were clearly unaware of this problem.
Driven by passion, they used their bodies as a guide to advance into the jungle ahead.
However, there are still some clever people.
Jiang Ming saw two or three students carrying wooden planks leading the way, followed by a group of companions.
There were seven people in this group, and they were clearly aware of the problem.
"Oh dear, how could I forget that Old Wang also has a little electric scooter!"
Li Bin, who was standing next to him, slapped his forehead, as if he had suddenly thought of something important.
"Old Jiang, wait here, I'll go back to the dorm and get the key from Old Wang."
As Li Bin spoke, he tried to run back to his dormitory.
But Jiang Ming grabbed him and said, "We're not in a hurry to use the car, are we?"
"That's still better than leaving it there," Li Bin thought for a moment and said, "What if some bastard pulls the battery out?"
"Hiss, that makes sense."
"You wander around around here, I'll be right back."
"it is good."
……
Jiang Ming watched Li Bin run towards the dormitory. He didn't stay there either, but started wandering around the area.
He didn't rush to get closer to those people, but instead lingered on the edge of the area outside the school gate known as the "Glimmering Woodland".
The surroundings were eerily quiet; the city's usual hustle and bustle had been replaced by a heavy, deathly stillness, with only the rustling of leaves in the wind.
He stared at the gray stone half-buried in the ground in front of him, and the blue panel on his retina flickered again.
Limestone
These are the most basic materials, and Jiang Ming found them readily available everywhere nearby.
What truly stopped him in his tracks was a plant with strange purple fruit growing at the base of a nearby bush.
The fruit is long and narrow, with its skin covered in fine hairs and its tip slightly curled, resembling a tongue sticking out.
The formulas on the panel were completed instantly.
[Gray Rock] + [Purple Tongue Fruit] = [? ? ?]
Without needing any further prompting, Jiang Ming's brain was working at lightning speed.
Just now, inside the school gate, all I could see were question marks. Now, after crossing the gate and touching the actual object, the formula immediately became half clear.
He carefully parted the thorny brambles and tentatively touched the purple fruit with the tip of his knife.
[Materials found: Purple Tongue Fruit]
[Description: Fruits of a plant commonly found on the periphery of dimly lit woodlands; the sap of this plant has a strong numbing effect and should not be eaten directly.]
"Parasitic..." Jiang Ming repeated the word in a low voice.
Since it has a paralysis attribute, what would it be if combined with a stone?
Throwing weapons with paralysis properties?
Or is it some kind of prop?
Without further hesitation, he quickly cut off the purple tongue fruit and dug the gray rock out of the ground.
"synthesis."
There were no dazzling light effects, nor any earth-shattering sounds.
The two items instantly decomposed into countless tiny particles of light in his hands, and then quickly reassembled.
In just two seconds, the stone and fruit disappeared, replaced by a sphere the size of a baby's fist with dark purple patterns on its surface.
[Item Obtained: Paralyzing Smoke Stone (Consumable)]
[Effect: Upon throwing, it shatters, releasing a paralyzing smoke field with a radius of 3 meters. Those inhaling it will be paralyzed for 3-5 seconds. Duration depends on the target's constitution.]
Jiang Ming held the heavy, round ball in his hand, his heart pounding in his chest.
Control skills!
In this godforsaken place full of unknown dangers, a head-on confrontation is suicide; the best way to save your life is to immobilize your enemy.
This thing is practically tailor-made for him right now.
"If only we could make more of these..."
He immediately looked up, his eyes frantically searching through the surrounding bushes.
Fortunately, the Purple Tongue Fruit is not too rare; he found three more plants within a radius of twenty meters.
Just as he finished picking the fruits of the three plants and synthesizing three [Paralysis Smoke Stones], the bushes on his left were violently parted, and a boy wearing a basketball jersey stumbled out.
He was covered in blood, his face filled with terror, and the moment he saw Jiang Ming, it was like seeing a lifeline.
"Run! Run!"
The boy screamed, stumbled and fell to the ground, crawling towards the school gate on all fours, yelling, "There are dogs behind me!"
Before he could finish speaking, a stench swept over them.
The bushes burst open again, and a creature the size of a Tibetan Mastiff pounced out.
Its body was covered with grayish-brown stiff fur, and its limbs were thick and powerful. The most terrifying thing was the huge mouth on the rat's head that split to the roots of its ears, with bits of flesh and blood hanging on the two rows of serrated fangs.
【Hard-haired Giant Rat (Lv.1)】
[Danger Level: Low]
Even though the panel indicated "low," the visual impact still sent chills down Jiang Ming's spine.
This isn't a rat, it's a bloodthirsty beast!
The giant rat clearly didn't take the boy crawling on the ground seriously. With a kick of its hind legs, it bypassed the boy and pounced on Jiang Ming with its gaping maw.
That's incredibly fast!
There's no escaping it!
Driven by his survival instincts, Jiang Ming did not retreat. Instead, he stepped forward to face the onrushing giant rat, pulled a dark purple [Paralysis Stone] from his pocket with his left hand, and swung it out fiercely.
"Try this!"
The dark purple [Paralysis Stone] flew out of his hand and landed precisely on the ground in front of the giant rat.
"Bang!"
The sphere shattered, and a thick purple smoke exploded out, enveloping the entire giant rat.
The giant rat, which had been pouncing fiercely, suddenly froze, as if someone had pressed the pause button.
It remained in the jumping posture and crashed heavily to the ground, its limbs twitching stiffly, making strange "clucking" sounds in its throat, but it couldn't get up no matter what.
efficient!
Jiang Ming gasped for breath, staring intently at the wisp of purple smoke.
Only 3 to 5 seconds!
The thought flashed through his mind, and before he could think too much, he gripped the fruit knife and charged forward.
Taking advantage of the rat's momentary stiffness, he aimed at the beast's neck—where there was a sparsely haired area—and plunged it in hard.
"Pfft!"
The sound of a blade piercing flesh is enough to make your teeth ache.
Blood gushed out, splattering all over Jiang Ming's face.
The scalding heat sent a shiver down his spine, but he dared not let go. He pressed his hands firmly against the hilt of the knife, twisting it violently, then pulled it out and repeated this action several times.
The giant rat convulsed violently twice, its originally fierce eyes quickly dimmed, and finally it remained completely still.
You have successfully killed the spiky giant rat (Lv.1)!
[Experience Points Gained: 10!]
[Daily rating improved!]
You have successfully reached level 1!
[Gain 1 free attribute point to allocate!]
Jiang Ming pulled out the fruit knife, sat down heavily on the ground, his chest heaving violently.
This was the first time he had ever killed a living being, and it was a creature he had never seen before.
Disgust, fear, excitement...
A mix of emotions caused his hand holding the knife to tremble slightly.
"Brother...brother..."
The boy in the basketball jersey on the ground finally came to his senses. Looking at Jiang Ming, whose face was covered in blood, his voice trembled, "You...killed it?"
Jiang Ming wiped the blood off his face, ignored him, and quickly walked to the giant rat's carcass.
[Collectible materials detected: rat meat, rat skin, rat teeth. Collect?]