[You have obtained “Low-Level Tough Life (elite level)”.
Specialty effect: Additional HP converted from Stamina; current ratio is 1:20.]
“I actually got this!” Firefly was pleasantly surprised.
This was a fairly versatile, jack-of-all-trades specialty.
No one would complain about having too much HP, especially Firefly, who suffered from the entropy loss syndrome debuff and lived constantly in the shadow of death.
However, even though she had equipped the specialty, her HP on the system panel remained at 1,800 points.
It seemed the Sam Armor could not update its attributes in real-time.
She would have to take off the armor and transform again for the stats to refresh.
But the prison was currently fraught with danger.
Firefly didn’t dare take off her armor here.
Elite-level Corpse Demons had already appeared—who knew if some old schemer was hiding in a corner waiting to ambush her?
To be safe, Firefly planned to take off the armor after leaving the prison.
Besides, 1,800 HP was enough for now.
Thinking this, Firefly lowered the drawbridge.
Peering out from the window, she could see the exit of this sea prison.
A massive wooden bridge was slowly descending, connecting with the bridge extending from the shore.
“I can finally leave this place…” Having eaten nothing but the raw vegetables prepared by the orcs for the past few days, Firefly felt like her mouth was about to rot.
The hard plank beds here were also uncomfortable, leaving her body aching all over.
At the thought of never having to live like this again, her mood brightened, and her pace quickened significantly.
“Sigh, it’s a pity the outside world has no phones, no internet, no cola and fries, and no Golden Arches.
Life doesn’t seem like it’ll be much better than it is now.” Firefly couldn’t help but sigh again at the thought.
Back when apocalypse was just a game, Firefly wanted nothing more than to soak in the gaming pod twenty-four hours a day.
But now that it had become reality, she actually missed her tiny little house.
She had just finished paying off her mortgage by playing games and was planning to buy a car…
Lost in thought, Firefly bypassed many obstacles and approached the main prison gate.
Suddenly, she noticed that although the two main gates were wide open, a massive black shadow was crouching there.
Nearby were scattered corpses—some were human, some had clearly turned into undead creatures like Husks, and others were figures shrouded in black robes.
“That is…?” Firefly did not rush forward but watched from a distance.
She didn’t have an active skill like ‘Appraisal’ and could only trigger an opponent’s status panel during combat.
In other words, if she wanted to know the opponent’s attributes, she had to go over and punch the guy first.
“I’ll try to lure it out.” Firefly thought, intending to walk over.
However, at that moment, a system prompt suddenly appeared before her eyes:
[Nearby Hero Level individual detected.
Combat mission triggered: Battle the Hero Level individual for thirty minutes, or kill it.
Upon completion, you may choose two out of five random specialties or skills from the target.
If the individual is killed, you will receive one Character Descent Card.]
Firefly’s footsteps halted.
She had only one thought in her mind right now:
Tatsumi, screw you!!!
Didn’t you say no Hero Level would stop me from breaking out within two hours?!
What exactly have you been guarding, Tatsumi!
Firefly suddenly felt that the food in this prison was actually quite good, the hard plank beds were comfortable, and everyone in the prison was a talent who spoke very politely.
she loved it here so much that staying to live her life here seemed fine.
She definitely wasn’t chickening out because of that Hero Level.
Even though she was only elite level, even though she was only Inner Guard Level in her past life, and even though her true body was just a low-tier grunt, she would absolutely not back down from this Hero Level.
Don’t ask why; it was just the mysterious confidence of a player.
She just truly felt this prison was very nice.
If it weren’t for the lack of a rating system, she would definitely give it a five-star review to encourage the prison officials.
Enough talk, she was going back to sleep on the floor.
She didn’t know if the orcs would rebuild her cell, and she wondered if the few intact tables and chairs in the cafeteria that belonged to her were damaged.
Firefly didn’t want to have to squat while eating in the future.
Just as she was wondering what today’s lunch would be, Firefly suddenly saw several black-robed men jump out, commanding Corpse Demons to charge forward.
Firefly admired their courage.
One must know that in this game, the further one progressed, the larger the gap between ranks became.
An elite level required dozens of grunt-level players to kill, an Inner Guard Level required hundreds of elite level players to overwhelm, and for a Hero Level, it would take at least thousands of Inner Guard Level players to stand a chance.
This was assuming the players were immortal and undying.
Usually, when fighting such a boss, the time consumed was measured in days.
To grind a Hero Level boss to death, those thousands of players would have to fight for seven days and seven nights straight without eating or drinking.
If it weren’t for the gaming pods automatically supplying nutrient solution to the players, some might have actually died in the real world while fighting.
Now, some followers of the Soul Sect were actually daring to start a group fight with just a few elite level Corpse Demons.
Firefly didn’t know whether to call it stupidity or bravery.
Are you cultists all this brave?
Firefly shook her head, not intending to get involved.
However, the scene unfolding before her eyes made her jaw drop.
The shadow identified by the system as a “Hero Level individual” did not instant-kill the Corpse Demons.
Instead, it fought for quite a while before barely managing to cut down the elite level Corpse Demons and the black-robed men.
“What’s…
going on?” Firefly turned back, hiding behind the ruins to peek at the fellow.
That Hero Level individual was a tall orc, about four meters tall, which was considered tall even among orcs who averaged three meters.
He wore a hide coat and a battle skirt, holding a battle axe.
Half of his body was covered in pitch-black, ominous matter that writhed as if it were corroding his body.
The Hero Level orc crouched in place, letting out heavy gasps, his forehead drenched in sweat.
It—it was injured!!
And it was a curse, the most difficult type of injury to heal!
Firefly didn’t dwell on the pointless question of who had injured the guy.
The only thing she cared about right now was one thing: she had a chance to kill it!!
Killing a Hero Level while still at the low-tier grunt stage!
This would undoubtedly bring immense benefits to Firefly’s growth and future plans.
Not to mention, the system would reward her with a Character Descent Card.
A Character Descent Card wasn’t particularly rare, but a “Hero Level Character Descent Card” was definitely a treasure.
It could be sold online for a high price of hundreds of thousands of yuan!
If used well, this thing could allow a player to fight above their rank and be invincible!
Firefly’s heart began to burn with excitement.
It seems…
there’s a chance?
Should I go for it?