Chapter 54
Chloe wasn’t sure what Corrosion meant in this game, but she instinctively fea unitary about s
As she moved along, she scooped up a handful of soil whenever her hand brushed the ground Anything Rate or above bes straight into her backpack, and whenever she spotted something Epic, she stopped to harves in property
She looked like a scavenger who had never seen decent loot before, snatching up every bit of scrap and treasure
Chloe knew exactly what she was doing
Still, every time she dug into the soil, something about it felt wrong on an instinctive level
Ground this rich with rotting leaves should have been packed with microbes and crawling with insects
But there wasn’t even an ant in sight.
t was as if the entire forest held only plants, and no animals at all.
The more she noticed, the more a chill crept over her.
Chloe was definitely interested in the treasures scattered all over this forest, but she wasn’t the kind of person who
lind her.
She was new to the game right now.
And if she died, none of those resources would mean a thing.
So Chloe kept retreating through the forest at her own pace, steady and methodical
But the moment she spotted a swaying flower ahead, she stopped
Dream Lily: A lily that blooms in every color imaginable, forever growing in silence wherever blood has ques
Rarity: Epic.]
Traits: Supreme Toxicity, Magical Alchemy Ingredient, Dream Energy Medium Magical Construction Materal Kor Material, Bloodthirsty, Corruption Concentration.]
If you spot this flower, chances are you’re not really in the real world anymare !
Chloe broke out in a cold sweat as she read the description of the Dream Lily fear pencil
She swallowed hard.
Knife in hand, Chloe stared at the flow: r’s traits and hesitated in the dead sience of the forest the chose Sphere.
Instead, she took out the Crystal of Knowledge Its silver white glow his up the small patch of grace and
The moment that light spilled out, it felt as it cool ripples had washed through Chloe and Neithe and the vague, hazy feeling hanging over her disappeared
Only then with the Flora Whisperer’s Cap still on her head did Chive realize she had lost ther
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She had been leaving marks the whole time while tracking and collecting Vitality Fuel
ucher
Not only that, she had marked her route on the way back too. Chloe clearly remembered following those signs the entire
time.
But now…
Now she realized she was deep inside the pitch black Forbidden Forest, completely alone, and there wasn’t a single marker anywhere nearby.
She had been led astray.
Her breathing faltered for a moment, but fear was useless here. Instead, she went unnaturally calm.
She immediately checked her backpack, along with her Energy and Health.
Her Energy had only dropped a little, but at some point, her Health had been cut in half.
And yet the Active Vitality Fuel, the Epic Fleece-Grass, the Fire-Leech Moss, and all the Herbs she had collected were still
‘eal.
t was only the materials and soil she had picked up on the way back that turned out to be illusions.
Chloe’s gaze settled on the swaying multicolored lily in front of her.
So this flower is behind it all, she thought.
She checked her status again. She wasn’t poisoned.
she’d been extra cautious when entering the forest, wearing all kinds of protective gear, especially her Magic Protective Mask, ensuring every breath was filtered.
The toxicity must have been weakened by that.
Chloe slowly moved closer and tossed out a Pyro Sphere no bigger than a ping-pong ball, aiming it at the multicolored ly
The flower just swayed in the fire, as if nothing had happened.
Chloe thought it over. As long as this flower stayed here, she would keep getting lost.
So without another second of hesitation, she pulled out the most time-tested weapon in five thousand years of history a
itarter’s hoe.
Chloe gripped the hoe and started digging right at the base of the flower.
It didn’t matter what kind of plant it was. Even a magical one would lose halt its life once its roots got dug up
With one clean strike, Chloe dug up the entire multicolored lily in one piece, roots and soil and all
It was only then, with her Flora Whisperer’s Cap on, did Chloe finally notice the text boxes floating beside the lily
[Hungry.]
[Wants blood.]
[Lakes humans.]
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Korrupton!
Chloe’s expression didn’t change. Hoe in hand, she dug up the multicolored lily, roots and all, and stuffed at traght chor system backpack
Every Player had a limited number of slots in their system backpack, and Chloe had deliberately kept some emper
actly this kind of situation.
Fortunately, the multicolored lily actually went in
The real threat of the lily lay in its deadly toxicity and hallucinogenic properties.
At this moment. Chloe was just glad she had scored that Epic Wish Chest earlier.
Sher let out a slow breath and forced herself to look around calmly.
Night had fallen completely
Without her realizing it, six whole hours had slipped by. It was almost six in the evening.
Now Chloe had some real experience under her belt.
If she ever used another Resource Card, she should start around four in the morning.
Because as things stood, she was going to be stuck gathering resources in the dark for quite a while.
Chloe nook a deep breath
lite swung her hoe into the ground and found the soil strangely soft, like there was something hidden underneath
Chine glanced down
There was a Durt Pit. limered with bones of all sorts.
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