Chapter 71: Chapter 71: A Night of Misery
In the blink of an eye, Wang Wu finished off an entire deer leg.
It wasn’t too bad, aside from the unpleasant texture and a slightly foul taste, though not of the rotten variety.
An entire deer leg surprisingly provided Wang Wu with 200 points of satiety and 30 points of spiritual qi.
But just when he thought everything was fine, a sudden sharp pain hit his stomach, so intense that he rolled on the ground uncontrollably, his vision blurred, his eyes saw stars, followed by intense nausea, weakness, and finally foaming at the mouth, bleeding from all orifices, convulsing all over...
Finally, the desired outcome.
"You carelessly ingested a highly toxic substance. Your body suffered 200 points of toxin erosion, but due to your 3 points of Water Demon Toxin Resistance, you evaded 9 points of toxin erosion, ultimately enduring 191 points of poison damage."
"Your Level 10 Healing Talent has been activated, consuming 400 points of satiety. Your bodily system recorded the characteristics and changes of the related toxic substance, granting you notable toxin resistance."
"You gained two points of Water Demon Toxin Resistance, now at (5/25)"
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Although Wang Wu’s life value was fully restored a minute later, it did not mean his suffering ended. His stomach continued to churn and spasm at 1080 degrees, alongside dizziness, weakness, vomiting, and diarrhea followed by foaming at the mouth. It took nearly half an hour before he finally returned to normal.
"Hehehe!"
Lying on the ground, Wang Wu couldn’t help but think of something funny. If that Gray Fox passed by and sniffed the fresh taste, even sampled a bit, hahaha!
After laughing enough, Wang Wu dug a pit and buried the messy aftermath.
You never know, right?
He wouldn’t mind playing a trick on that fox.
Then he glanced at the attribute bar; 200 points of satiety remained.
Such a great undertaking must naturally continue.
So he grabbed another deer leg and started wolfing it down.
Surprisingly, as he continued eating, the taste suddenly became somewhat authentic.
After finishing it in one go, he gained another 200 points of satiety and 30 points of spiritual qi, even though the Plum Deer was not a Ninth-Grade Demon, it still provided a considerable amount of spiritual qi.
Then Wang Wu waited a full ten minutes before the stomach pain struck again, though this time its intensity was noticeably reduced by a level.
Despite there being information prompts, the toxin erosion damage was halved.
Ultimately, Wang Wu acquired only one point of Water Demon Toxin Resistance.
This gave him a sense of unease.
As expected, when he tried the same trick again by eating another deer leg, there was no information prompt.
Yes, his stomach still hurt, but he no longer foamed at the mouth or bled from all orifices and didn’t have diarrhea either.
In the end, the amount of Water Demon Poison in the deer leg was no longer enough to pose a severe threat to Wang Wu.
Faced with this helpless fact, his response was simple: increase the dosage!
If one deer leg doesn’t work, then two will do!
With Level 10 Self-Healing and satiety in hand, what do I have to fear?
So in the silent night, Wang Wu went on tormenting himself...
By the time dawn broke and the sun was about to rise, the corpses of the Plum Deer and the Cyan Wolf Cub had disappeared, leaving only a messy scene to tell the story of last night’s happenings.
Sigh, past events are hard to look back on.
As for Wang Wu, he had submerged himself in the creek, soaking in the water with only his nose above the surface.
The night had exhausted him, an indescribable weariness enveloped him, the entire attribute bar turning a bleak green.
Several temporary attributes were added.
[Due to ingesting a large amount of toxic substances in a short time, your Level 10 Healing Talent has become somewhat sluggish, and your body is in an extremely weakened state, expected to last 12 hours]
[Your Stealth Talent temporarily weakened to Level 7, lasting 6 hours]
[Your Danger Perception Talent temporarily weakened to Level 5, lasting 5 hours]
[Your Physical Strength will remain at 0 for 12 hours]
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Appalling!
But Wang Wu did not regret it.
Because last night, by consuming the Plum Deer and the Cyan Wolf Cub, he acquired a total of 510 points of spiritual qi. Adding the previous 70 points, he had a total of 580 points.
He kept 80 points for reserve, and used up the remaining 500 points for upgrades.
Increasing life value to 350 points, elevating the Passive Concealment Talent to the current max of Level 10, and boosting the Danger Perception Talent to Level 8.
Unfortunately, due to the weakened state, it was currently of no use.
Moreover, most importantly, he forcibly increased his Water Demon Toxin Resistance to (12/25) through such an unbearable, crude, and disgusting method.
Such a massive improvement; how long would it take to accumulate these during combat?
Last time, he encountered a lone Water Demon; he had enough satiety, enough time to recover. Can such luck be replicated next time?
What to do if he encounters two Water Demons? Three?
This level of poison sprayed on him three or four times would incinerate him on the spot.
So, he finally forced himself to nibble on the partially corroded deer head and wolf head.
Because only by being ruthless to himself can one survive in this crazy, non-stop Cultivation Realm.
The sun rose, signaling another clear day.
Wang Wu at this moment, tried adjusting his body to move with the creek’s flow, not aiming to drift too far, but just enough to leave last night’s scene would suffice.
Last night, no Demons of the Osprey’s caliber came investigating, doesn’t guarantee today’s safety.
If it’s discovered those ’corpses’ were consumed by something, that would be amusing.
Wang Wu even prepared himself; if discovered, he’d join in as a Mountain Patrol Demon Soldier, though he knew it was wishful thinking, but what else could he do?
Because regardless of whether he devoured the Plum Deer and Cyan Wolf Cub’s bodies last night, as long as today he isn’t among those ’corpses,’ the result remains the same.
By the time Zijin, gold, and silver’s nine-minute phases ended, Wang Wu had successfully drifted several hundred meters downstream along the creek, then got ’stuck’ at a slow-flowing section.
Although his Passive Concealment Talent temporarily dropped to Level 7, it still retained its stealth effect in water.
If, indeed, an osprey came to investigate, the chances of being discovered would be minimal.
Thus, Wang Wu remained soaked in the creek, waiting for the situation to unfold.
As time ticked by, the air above the valley remained undisturbed, just as usual.
Wang Wu would occasionally feel restless, uneasy, as this unknown anxiety was terrifying.
But he quickly tried to relax, using it as an opportunity to hone his mental toughness.
By noon, when Wang Wu’s Passive Concealment and Danger Perception Talents had returned to normal, and still no osprey had flown over, he finally relaxed, as it showed this was a trivial matter.
Three old wandering demons trying to cross the border encountered six Mountain Patrol Demon Soldiers; after a bloody battle, killed two, one fled, and two of their side died, while an unidentified migrating Little Demon got caught in the crossfire.
What a trivial matter!
Moreover, this incident involved the South Mountain King and North Mountain King factions, who would bother investigating?
Even stepping back, if those three ’corpses’ were eaten by an unknown migrating Little Demon, which then dropped dead elsewhere, it still made logical sense.
Who would investigate?
Unless in the future, if the Mountain Lion, Little Wild Boar, Black Bear, and Night Owl encountered Wang Wu who was alive and kicking, then there might be a bit of trouble.