There was no time to hesitate.
The gale still howled in her ears, and Shen Chi had said it would take only one minute and forty seconds to reach Tianhe Village.
So, Chu Fu directly chose the ra piece of equipment on her person.
The badge!
This badge was a special reward, a quest item.
It couldn't be enhanced by Shen Chi's skills. Her cloak was also rare, but later on, she could use other equipment as materials to upgrade it.
Thus, Chu Fu selected this badge for enhancement.
In an instant, the badge was infused with the Abyssal substance, transforming from silver into a black-gold hue, taking on a more ancient and textured appearance.
[Beastheart Badge (Gold Tier):
When equipped, all stats +10.
Damage dealt to beast-type monsters increased by 20%, critical hit rate +2%. Simultaneously, beast-type monsters' aggro toward you increased by 20%.]
The stats had improved by five points, and an additional critical hit rate modifier had been added.
Not bad at all.
Next, Chu Fu opened the remaining two gold treasure chests.
[You obtained: Poisonwood Window (Gold Tier)]
[You obtained: Spirit Plant Satchel (Gold Tier)]
What were any of these?
Chu Fu immediately checked her inventory.
Poisonwood Window turned out to be a sugar-cube-shaped emerald ear accessory!
Accessories were exceedingly rare—rings, bracelets/bangles, and necklaces were common types.
But forehead ornaments, earrings, and waist pendants were uncommon finds, unless specially custom-made.
She hadn't expected to pull a stud earring.
[You obtained: Poisonwood Window (Gold Tier):
Physical and magical attack power +65.
Spirit +40.
Trait 1: Wood-element attack power +100.
Trait 2: Poison-element attack power +100.]
Once equipped, her attack power surged by over 200 points instantly.
The only pity was that the traits didn't increase by a percentage—otherwise, Chu Fu would never need to swap out equipment again.
Chu Fu selected the Poisonwood Window in her inventory and chose to equip it.
In that moment, she felt a sharp sting in her ear as the accessory was forcibly worn.
She didn't have pierced ears.
But that was trivial—it only cost her two health points.
There was one last piece of equipment.
Chu Fu’s gaze settled on it.
[Spirit Plant Satchel (Gold Tier):
Special equipment: Spatial backpack.
Trait 1: Can infinitely store seeds and plant-type items.
Trait 2: Contains a 50x50x50 planting space with inherent soil. Planted crops yield +20%, maturation time -20%, and have a 3% chance to improve quality.]
This was exactly what she needed.
Not only that—Chu Fu read the words "infinitely store" carefully, mentally calculating.
If this truly allowed unlimited storage, wouldn't she have an endless supply of water-bomb melons?
She promptly placed her dandelion seeds, cleaver vine seeds, and water-bomb melon seeds into the Spirit Plant Satchel.
From now on, she could plant crops inside first, then summon them during battle—striking unexpectedly while also saving time.
It was absolutely perfect.
Chu Fu was about to plant some water-bomb melons when Shen Chi's voice echoed in her ear.
"We're here. Get ready to drop!"
The surrounding speed came to an abrupt halt.
A black-gold mechanical arm extended horizontally, its palm opening slowly, allowing Chu Fu to see the light again.
Chu Fu immediately activated her flight wings, lifted herself into the air, and gazed down below.
The entire Tianhe Village lay in full view.
Buildings were damaged, and countless wild wolves and boars rampage everywhere.
Some were even gnawing at corpses.
Suddenly, the Suture Saint spoke up: "Can these corpses be revived?"
Chu Fu’s eyes lit up.
“I don’t know, but it’s worth a try. What if it works? Save the NPCs first!”
Of course, she had to clear out the monsters first.
Chu Fu raised her staff and slammed down a Plague Spread onto the beast horde below.
In an instant, her mana dropped by 80%.
It startled her.
The enhanced skill was indeed powerful, but consuming that much mana was not ideal.
It would be useless in battle if she couldn’t cast it properly.
She quickly drank a potion.
At that moment, Plague Spread erupted fully.
A cloud of pink mist rose from the ground beneath her feet.
Previously, the rat plague spread in pink, but now a tinge of scarlet had joined it.
The red radiance expanded, and every monster caught within it fell, struck down one after another.
But that wasn’t all. Beyond the 80-meter range, more monsters were affected, and the plague continued to spread.
Like a drop of water falling onto a calm lake, it rippled outward in circles.
90 meters, 100 meters, 110 meters…
It extended infinitely.
How far the Plague Spread would reach depended on how many monsters there were.
The terrifying pink fog expanded, even spreading into the forest outside the village. In an instant, every monster was wiped out.
Shen Chi and the others almost dropped their jaws in shock.
“This! Did your skill mutate?” Suture Saint exclaimed in amazement.
They were familiar with Chu Fu and knew all her skills. This was clearly an expanded version of Rat Plague Spread.
Shen Chi stood frozen inside his mech: “So I’m just a driver?”
He had been ready to go on a killing spree.
But Chu Fu had cleared the entire map.
“I get it now! It’s the Enhancement Stone! Collect the contribution points!” Jiao Jiao Bu Jiao wanted to use her money power again.
At that moment, the shock was even greater in Lin Hao Wan’s livestream.
Countless messages exploded across the screen.
“A forbidden spell!! If this isn’t a forbidden spell, I’ll eat my own poop! My God, how did she do that?”
“Are we even playing the same game?”
“Mom, why am I kneeling while watching my phone?”
“In short, just one line!”
“The comatose girl is freaking amazing!!!” ×9999!
The barrage was so dense it almost blocked the stream.
…
Inside Tianhe Village.
Chu Fu canceled the expansion of Plague Spread. The pink mist stopped, and without magical support, the plague gradually dissipated without harming the NPCs.
At that moment,
the ground was covered with white equipment, beast flesh, hides, bones, and other materials.
Only one spot was different.
One minute earlier,
inside a courtyard, several black wolves had been excitedly clawing at a cellar entrance.
They let out short, beast-like calls that other creatures couldn’t understand, but the black wolves themselves could.
“There are NPC kids down here! Come help!”
“The players all ran away, only the little NPCs are left. I’ll help you dig, but I get one each!”
“Hurry up. Who knows how long this power will last? The master, Zhu Ye, has already gone far. We need to follow him to the level-20 map.”
The wolves worked together, frantically digging at the cellar entrance, nearly collapsing it.
Just then, a cloud of pink mist appeared.
The black wolves froze.
“What is this?”
The next moment, they felt their bodies ache and their muscles weaken. Their eyes turned bloodshot, their lymph nodes swelled, and their defense and movement speed dropped.
“Ugh!” One black wolf coughed up blood as its health plummeted.
[System Notification: You have been attacked by "Who Wants to Be a Vegetable." Since you are a red-name player, killing you does not increase the attacker's malice value.]
[Beast God Notification: You are poisoned. Elite template resistance has increased. Your defense and movement speed are reduced by 10% (originally 50%).]
"Who's attacking us? Are there even any other players here?"
"Wait, 'Who Wants to Be a Vegetable'—isn't that a player from Zone 030? How did they get over to our side?"
"Damn, why is my health dropping so fast? I've got 100,000 HP!"
"The fog is toxic. Run first, get out of here."
