The black mist looming at the horizon seemed far away at first, but in the next moment, it surged forward like a massive army approaching, making it feel as if the black mist was right in front of him!
Before the black mist arrived, a chilling cold permeated the air. Xiao Hua felt a sudden chill, and then the sky, which had just started to darken, turned pitch black in an instant, plunging the world into darkness!
A thick wave of black mist roared from the distance like a tsunami, and Xiao Hua was stunned by the destructive aura it exuded!
What shocked Xiao Hua even more was that the green goblins, originally only two meters tall, suddenly grew to more than twice their size the moment they were touched by the black mist. Their bodies turned as black as ink, and their eyes glowed bright red—a clear sign of berserk transformation!
The black mist approached rapidly. By the time Xiao Hua saw the goblins complete their transformation, the black mist had already rolled up and swallowed him whole!
"Damn!" Xiao Hua was standing outside the hate range of three goblins, but the moment the black mist arrived, these three goblins, now twice their original size and blackened, turned their heads, eyes blood-red, and charged menacingly towards him!
Looking at the dense horde of monsters surging towards Blackmist City, Xiao Hua didn't resist and resigned himself to his fate. Even if he managed to escape the immediate threat of the three goblins, there was no way he could avoid the overwhelming numbers.
But at this moment, he received several system prompts!
**System Prompt:** The Dark Flower is stimulated by special dark energy and is absorbing energy. Current absorption progress: 1%, all character attributes increased by 1%!
**System Prompt:** The Dark Flower is stimulated by special dark energy and is absorbing energy. Current absorption progress: 1%, all character attributes increased by 1%!
**System Prompt:** The Dark Flower is stimulated by special dark energy and is absorbing energy. Current absorption progress: 1%, all character attributes increased by 1%!
These three system prompts appeared simultaneously. Seeing them, Xiao Hua was initially startled but then overjoyed. Checking his attributes, he found that all his character attributes had increased by 3%!
It turned out that the three Dark Flowers were each absorbing dark energy from the black mist, boosting his attributes!
"Haha! There's hope!" With the help of the three Dark Flowers, if he could hold out until their absorption progress reached 100%, his attributes would be quadrupled! Monsters were enhanced by three times, but he would be enhanced by four times. Even against monsters ten levels higher than him, he wouldn't need to fear them!
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And what exactly would quadrupled attributes mean?
Just the thought of it made Xiao Hua's blood boil!
Seeing a chance to survive, Xiao Hua naturally wouldn't wait to be slaughtered!
Stealth!
Even though the goblins had gone berserk, they still couldn't break through stealth. Losing their target, the three goblins turned and rushed towards Blackmist City.
Xiao Hua also ran towards Blackmist City. Behind him, a massive horde of monsters surged forward. Under the impact of the monster horde, even stealth wouldn't allow him to evade the trampling of so many monsters. He could only run with the horde, trying to keep the monster tide from catching up too quickly, buying time for the Dark Flowers to absorb energy!
While running, Xiao Hua kept an eye on the system prompts. Every time a prompt appeared, it meant the Dark Flower's energy absorption progress had increased by 1%.
At first, the system prompts came slowly, but after a while, Xiao Hua noticed that they were appearing much faster!
What was happening?
Xiao Hua was puzzled. The concentration of the black mist hadn't changed, so why was the absorption progress increasing so much faster?
Curious, he glanced at his left wrist and suddenly noticed numerous black patterns forming there!
The Dark Flowers were growing under the nourishment of the black mist! On his wrist, black vines and leaves had sprouted, connecting to the three Dark Flowers!
"Damn, what if these vines and leaves don't disappear?"
Looking at the vines and leaves covering both wrists, Xiao Hua was a bit worried. Although he couldn't see his own face, he imagined it would be similarly covered.
With the three Dark Flowers, every system prompt increased his attributes by 1%. Gradually, Xiao Hua felt his speed increasing. Initially chased by the monsters, he was now able to keep pace with them. His body felt increasingly powerful, reminiscent of using the Super Boss Card!
Amidst the dark, sky-obscuring mist, countless black-bodied, red-eyed monsters galloped across a vast plain. Among them, a tiny figure dodged attacks, becoming a barely visible gray shadow.
The 25-minute Stealth duration quickly passed, revealing Xiao Hua's figure and drawing attacks from nearby monsters.
The absorption progress of the three Dark Flowers had reached 62%. Given the accelerating absorption rate, Xiao Hua estimated that within fifteen minutes, the Dark Flowers would reach 100% absorption!
Now, Xiao Hua's attributes were nearly tripled. Facing one or two triple-attribute monsters wouldn't be a problem, but surrounded by five or six monsters, he could only dodge as best he could. Any attempt to fight back would risk getting trapped!
"Damn! The cooldown hasn't ended yet?" A punch from a Level 40 monster knocked off a third of his HP, making Xiao Hua break out in a cold sweat. Even with triple attributes, his HP was still only a little over 5,000. Against triple-attribute monsters, the damage was hard to withstand.
Quickly swallowing a potion, Xiao Hua raced forward. His agility had reached a terrifying 988, making his movements lightning-fast. If facing one or two, even three or four monsters, he felt confident in defeating them, but being surrounded by six or seven giant monsters left him with no space to dodge, no matter how fast he moved.
Stealth!
Dodging a massive fist, Xiao Hua slipped under a giant stone golem and entered Stealth again!
Xiao Hua wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. This was too intense! If he couldn't use Stealth, he would be overwhelmed by these Level 40 giant stone golems!