Chapter 38 Perfumer, Sleepy Fragrance, Sweet Fragrance
Chapter 38 Perfumer, Sleepy Fragrance, Sweet Fragrance
The eerie red sky outside made everyone very uneasy.
Upon closer inspection, the surrounding environment was also dilapidated.
The windows of the room where everyone was located were already shattered. Through the broken window frames, the sky outside could be seen to be a sickly red, as if it had been stained with diluted blood.
In the distance, the outlines of several leaning high-rise buildings can be vaguely seen.
The interior of the house was in complete disarray.
Things were overturned, and glass shattered into shiny fragments that made a teeth-grinding "crunch" sound when stepped on.
If it gets quiet, you can hear various rustling sounds outside.
It sounded like some kind of multi-legged creature crawling.
"The sky outside is so red! Is this the dungeon world in the game 'Catastrophe'?"
The tall, thin Li Zhiming leaned closer to the window and, without any hesitation, stuck his head out of the broken pane. "It doesn't seem that dangerous!"
He turned around excitedly, and suddenly a faint blue light emanated from his right hand.
They are using their innate abilities.
A bottle not far away floated up out of thin air, drew an arc in the air, and landed steadily in his palm.
"See that? My [Psychic] talent!" Li Zhiming proudly showed it to everyone. "Haha, becoming a player gives you the chance to gain superpowers, haha, I never thought I'd have that opportunity too."
However, Li Zhiming was completely oblivious to the danger behind him.
"Idiot!!" the man in black hissed, but it was too late.
The red light from outside the window shone on Li Zhiming, making his excited expression look like that of a demon.
Just as he turned around, the man in black noticed something fall from above the window frame.
It was a thin, transparent thread, with a fist-sized, purplish-black spider hanging from its end.
The spider's eight compound eyes turned simultaneously, locking onto Li Zhiming's exposed nape.
But the tall, thin Li Zhiming was completely oblivious, still immersed in the joy of gaining superpowers, thinking that surviving in this instance for three days shouldn't be a big problem.
"I think we can team up. My telekinesis can..."
"Squat down!" The man in black rushed forward, grabbed Li Zhiming by the collar, and pulled him down.
At the same time, a silver light flashed from one of his hands—that was his ability to metallize.
It can make the body metallic.
At that moment, he metaled his fingers, making them extremely sharp.
With a soft "snap," the spider was precisely cleaved in two, its green slime splattering onto the windowsill and immediately corroding several small holes that emitted white smoke.
Li Zhiming collapsed to the ground, his face deathly pale: "Th-what was that...?"
"Shut up, do you want to attract more bugs?" The man in black quickly scanned his surroundings, and only relaxed slightly after confirming that there were no other threats for the time being. "Keep yelling if you want to die."
The man in black was very unhappy.
Everyone on the other side also quieted down.
Su Jinjin looked up at the abnormally red sky outside, the color of which seemed to be painted with diluted blood, and even the passing clouds had a sickly pink hue.
She withdrew her gaze and quickly scanned the other people in the room:
Li Zhiming was still slumped on the ground, staring blankly at the hole corroded by the spider.
The female student was nervously biting her nails.
Although the professional man appeared calm, the beads of sweat constantly sliding down his forehead betrayed his fear.
The couple had already huddled in the corner, like frightened rabbits.
"A bunch of burdens," Su Jinjin thought to herself.
She quickly decided that it would be better to go into the instance alone this time.
Although this main quest only requires three days of survival, Su Jinjin felt that this time the survival difficulty would be more dangerous than the previous two.
If you have someone like Li Zhiming around who shouts and yells and has no sense of crisis, dragging you down, you're bound to end up badly.
"The scourge of mad insects is a terrifying prospect."
Su Jinjin muttered to herself, holding a thin silver needle in her hand, ready to strike swiftly should danger arise.
Thinking about the mission in this instance, the biggest threat in this instance is probably the various insects.
But there are many kinds of insects.
The spider that was just the size of a palm was probably just an appetizer.
Ignoring the horrified or bewildered looks from others, she quickly focused her mind and activated her "working class" talent.
She is preparing to awaken her [Class] within this instance.
In my mind, I silently chanted, "Activate my working-class talent!"
[Working Person Talent Unlocked...Awakening in Progress! Ding! Awakening Successful!]
[Congratulations to player - Working Class Talent - for awakening the Perfumer skill amidst the 'Crazy Insect Plague'!]
Perfumer Profession
Ability 1: Sleepy Fragrance
Effect: It emits a sleep-inducing fragrance!
Ability 2: Sweet and fragrant
Effect: Blow out a captivating fragrance that attracts others!
Looking at her awakened class in this dungeon, Su Jinjin was already prepared and not particularly disappointed.
Su Jinjin opened her eyes and felt a warm current surge up from deep in her throat, her mouth suddenly filled with a sweet fragrance.
She exhaled softly, and a wisp of pale pink smoke seeped out from the edge of her mask. However, fearing that it would attract the attention of others, Su Jinjin quickly deactivated her ability.
"Not bad." Su Jinjin calmly assessed the new ability.
The skills of this Perfumer class are even more practical than the two skills of the previous Tailor class.
Although Su Jinjin couldn't understand why the awakened perfumer profession didn't have the ability to create perfumes.
But now, Su Jinjin is very satisfied with the effects of the two items she has obtained: [Sleep-inducing Fragrance] can put people to sleep, and [Sweet Fragrance] can control others.
Especially for Sweet Fragrance, if this skill could also control insects, her chances of survival in this dungeon would be even higher.
Su Jinjin had just figured out her class in this dungeon.
On the other side, another unexpected event occurred.
A piercing "squeak" came from the ventilation duct.
Everyone looked up.
Su Jinjin looked up abruptly and saw that the wire mesh of the ventilation vent was vibrating violently, as if something was trying to squeeze out from inside.
"Ah! What the hell is that?!" Li Zhiming suddenly screamed.
A cockroach, about the size of a house cat, was seen poking half its body out of the vent. Its glossy carapace was covered with strange red patterns, and its two antennae were whipping the air like whips.
The female student and the girl in the couple simultaneously let out a hysterical scream, as if the sound was a signal.
In an instant, the walls of the entire laboratory began to "wriggle".
Countless insects poured out from every crevice: ants the size of fists, centipedes with venomous stingers, moths with metallic wings...
"Don't come any closer! Don't come any closer!" A scalpel suddenly materialized in the female student's hand, which she waved wildly, but instead of harming the insect, she cut her own arm.
The smell of blood seemed to further stimulate the swarm of insects, causing them to move at a noticeably faster pace.