Healing to Kill

Black Mist Canyon.

Jiang Chen stood at the edge of the cliff, gazing at the Fantasy Fairy nestled in the crevice above, ready to tame it.

There are generally two ways to tame pets and mounts.

One is to use special items to capture them, and the other is to rely on combat power or skill, completing challenges to tame them.

Each type of pet has different challenges.

Compared to combat-type pets, the challenges for messenger-type pets test one's skills more.

"Xiaoyao, if any wild monsters spawn near me or if any players approach, remember to leave the party and attack me."

Jiang Chen suddenly said.

Tao Xiaoyao looked puzzled but still nodded somewhat confusedly, "Okay."

Qing Ying also looked at Jiang Chen with a face full of confusion.

Then, Jiang Chen cast a Healing Spell on the Fantasy Fairy.

Buzz~

A dizzying hum echoed in his mind.

Immediately after.

Hundreds of Fantasy Fairies appeared in mid-air, flying and swirling around.

And the entire Black Mist Canyon was left with only Jiang Chen.

His skills and staff had disappeared, replaced by a spear in his hand.

At the same time, Jiang Chen's health was decreasing at a rate of 1% per second.

In other words, his health would be depleted in a hundred seconds.

This sudden change would leave most people at a loss.

But Jiang Chen knew these were illusions, or rather, an illusionary realm challenge.

From Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao's perspective.

After Jiang Chen cast a skill on the Fantasy Fairy, it disappeared instantly.

And Jiang Chen stood there with his eyes closed, motionless, as if he had fallen asleep.

At this moment, he was already trapped in the Fantasy Fairy's illusionary realm challenge.

There was only one way to wake him up from the outside, and that was to inflict damage on him.

Otherwise, they could only wait for him to succeed in the challenge, or for his health to be depleted in the illusionary realm, which would bring him out.

Of course, the latter meant failure.

So to ensure his safety, Jiang Chen had asked Tao Xiaoyao to attack him if any monsters or players approached, forcibly waking him up.

In the illusionary realm.

Jiang Chen gripped the spear, looking at the countless Fantasy Fairies flying in the sky.

He knew these were illusions.

He needed to find the real one among them.

And he only had a hundred seconds, before his health ran out.

As long as he found the real one and attacked it with the spear, the challenge would be considered successful!

For other players, this was extremely difficult.

Because all the Fantasy Fairies looked almost identical, finding the real one one by one was impossible.

But Jiang Chen was different.

He had a strategy.

These Fantasy Fairies seemed to be flying everywhere.

In fact, all the illusions were flying within a fixed range.

And the real one would fly around randomly, almost covering every corner.

However, there were so many illusions that even knowing the real one would fly around randomly, finding it was not easy.

But the wisdom of players is boundless.

"Find a conspicuous blank area and keep an eye on it. If a Fantasy Fairy intrudes, that's the real one!"

This was the simplest trick summarized by many strategy masters in his previous life, with a success rate of 90%!

Jiang Chen locked his gaze on a blank area, patiently waiting.

After a full minute.

Among the hundreds of Fantasy Fairies, one finally appeared in the area, caught by Jiang Chen's sight.

"Finally found you!"

Jiang Chen breathed a sigh of relief.

Locking onto it, he threw the spear in his hand, hitting the target.

【Congratulations, you have tamed the pet "Fantasy Fairy (Beginner)".】

Accompanied by a dizzying sensation, Jiang Chen left the illusionary realm.

"He's awake!"

Qing Ying's voice came.

Jiang Chen saw Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao looking at him with surprise and confusion.

Qing Ying: "Brother Mortal World, what happened just now? You seemed to have fallen asleep?"

"Taming a pet involves entering an illusionary realm. I was just in the illusionary realm challenge."

Jiang Chen answered briefly.

"Did you succeed?"

Qing Ying's face was full of curiosity.

"Yes."

Jiang Chen nodded.

At the same time, a small figure condensed in the air.

A palm-sized Fantasy Fairy with transparent wings flapped around Jiang Chen twice before sitting on his shoulder.

"Wow, so cute!"

Qing Ying's eyes were full of envy.

Tao Xiaoyao also widened her eyes, curiously staring at the "little person" with a girl's figure and appearance.

It seemed that girls couldn't resist such beautiful and delicate "little people."

But Jiang Chen was most concerned about the Fantasy Fairy's talent ability—Blink!

【Blink (Beginner): Instantly teleport to any location within a 5-meter radius. Cooldown time 5 minutes, no cost.】

【Note: Can be used on the player when possessed.】

"Possess!"

Jiang Chen murmured.

The Fantasy Fairy on his shoulder immediately turned into a stream of light and entered his forehead.

A glowing blue crescent-shaped rune appeared on Jiang Chen's forehead, tinting his eyes light blue.

Then, the glowing rune gradually faded.

This scene looked very magical.

Especially with Jiang Chen's appearance, it inexplicably seemed a bit enchanting.

The two girls were stunned.

At this moment, Jiang Chen's attention was entirely on his skill bar.

A talent skill that didn't occupy a slot had been added.

【Blink (Beginner): Instantly teleport to any location within a 5-meter radius. Cooldown time 2 minutes 30 seconds, no cost.】

"Nice!"

Looking at the skill description, Jiang Chen couldn't help but feel delighted.

Initially, seeing the 5-minute cooldown, he thought Venus' Blessing had no effect on pet talent skills.

Unexpectedly, after possession, the Blink cooldown was also reduced by 50%!

"Now the Fantasy Fairy is just at the beginner level. As it grows, the Blink level can still improve!"

Jiang Chen thought excitedly.

At the same time, he saw Qing Ying and Tao Xiaoyao staring at him in a daze.

"Why are you both staring at me? Can't you farm mobs? Go level up, there's no experience on my face."

Saying this, Jiang Chen walked towards the wild monsters in the distance.

The two girls snapped back to reality.

"So handsome..."

Looking at Jiang Chen's back, Qing Ying couldn't help but murmur.

"Yeah..."

Tao Xiaoyao nodded, her cheeks slightly red.

Qing Ying: "It's a pity he's bent..."

Tao Xiaoyao: ???!!!

Then, the two girls started farming mobs while privately discussing "how to straighten him."

...

More than ten minutes later.

"Finally got something!"

Jiang Chen looked at the faint glow under the wild monster's corpse, almost moved to tears.

He quickly picked up the loot.

【You have obtained the Bone Longbow (Bronze Level).】

【Bone Longbow (Bronze Level): Attack Power +16. Additional: Agility +7. Required Level: 7. Suitable for Archers.】

"Unfortunately, it's not for me. It should sell for forty or fifty gold."

Jiang Chen was still thinking.

Suddenly.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw a giant zombie with a red glow, holding a chain sickle, slowly walking towards him from a distance.

【Decayed Soul Hooker (Silver Level Boss): LV9】

"It's a Silver Level boss!"

"If I kill it, it will definitely be the first kill!"

"Guaranteed to drop two Silver Level items, with loot quality +1, that's two Gold Level items!"

Jiang Chen stared at the boss, his heartbeat quickening!