I Have a Sailing Game-Chapter 186 - 154: Blackthorn Spellbook
[Finally, after severely injuring two Forest Guardians, your clone's shell shattered.]
Seeing this, Rogel did not choose to reload immediately, but instead opted for manual control to continue the battle.
[Despite suffering great losses, your agile movements, combined with the attrition tactics using the White Rose Potion, led to your ultimate victory.]
[You slew the Forest Guardian and gained combat experience.]
[You slew the staff-wielding Forest Guardian and gained combat experience; level up.]
[You obtained Thorn Hammer ×1.]
[You obtained Thorn Staff ×1.]
[…]
[Using the Talent of Hei's Soul, you controlled the shell of the Forest Guardian.]
[You acquired a new shell—Forest Guardian.]
After defeating three Forest Guardians, Rogel's level rose again, reaching level eighteen, and he allocated two attributes evenly between Body and Spirit.
After collecting the loot, Rogel approached the soul of the Wraith General.
This soul was not the soul of the Wraith General, but Rogel's Sub-Soul, which he used to control the shell.
Once the shell was destroyed, Rogel's Sub-Soul, like those other Dead Abandoned who lost their shells, could only exist in a soul state.
However, Rogel did not fall into the same painful state as Dead Abandoned souls; he only needed to recall the Sub-Soul.
[You obtained Shell Remains - Wraith General.]
After glancing at the Shell Remains of the Wraith General, Rogel did not examine its Shell's Will.
The strength of the Wraith General's clone was impressive, still able to severely wound two Forest Guardians even when surrounded by four.
But it wasn't quite useful to Rogel at this moment.
Rogel had strong Attack Power himself; what he needed was a frontline tank.
Although the quality of the Wraith General was high, its level wasn't sufficient for Rogel's needs.
Even using it as his own Shell Remains would yield just a shell, as the Wraith General's talents and capabilities overlapped and weren't suitable for current Shell Remains.
In comparison, the Dead Abandoned Heavy Cavalry would be more useful in enhancing his Defense, while the clone, the Forest Guard, was more practical.
"Let's keep it as a souvenir."
Rogel sighed and stored it away.
Then he began reviewing the loot that dropped earlier.
The Thorn Hammer was of no use; Rogel had little possibility of using it, so it would gather dust in storage.
The Thorn Staff, however, was of green quality; while its attributes weren't as good as the Skeleton Spirit Staff, it did increase skill power when using Thorn Magic.
The rest were some Extraordinary Materials, essentially yielding no significant gains.
But Rogel didn't mind.
The four Forest Guardians were not the main focus; the real show was still ahead.
A Treasure Chest!
Rogel rubbed his hands in anticipation.
[You discovered a Golden Treasure Chest!]
[But it is tightly locked.]
[You need to find the appropriate key to open it, though you could also attempt a brute force approach.]
Faced with this, Rogel felt a wave of disappointment.
He hadn't seen any key among the Forest Guardians' drops.
Where could the key be?
[You meticulously searched around the altar but found nothing.]
[With no other choice, you decided to remove the scroll from the Wooden Hand.]
[As soon as you removed the scroll, an abnormal change occurred.]
[A mysterious force penetrated your body.]
[You suffered the Withering Curse, falling into a withered state, losing ten percent of your maximum Life Value per hour until you became completely withered.]
Trap!
Rogel's face darkened; he originally thought the scroll might be a skillbook but hadn't expected it to trigger a curse.
Moreover, the curse's effect was quite strong.
This left Rogel feeling a bit helpless.
Just as he was about to reload, a new line of text made him pause.
[You received guidance from the scroll.]
[Following the guidance might lead to ways to lift the curse and offer some important hints or even additional rewards.]
This made Rogel ponder.
It seemed this curse wasn't entirely negative.
However, after thinking for a moment, Rogel decided to reload to before the curse was triggered.
He'd leave the curse for later, as now he needed to search for the key to the Golden Treasure Chest.
If he couldn't find it, he'd follow the guidance.
Rogel flipped through the text, thought for a moment, and found some possible information.
The index finger of the Wooden Hand pointed in one direction; perhaps there were some clues there.
[You examined the direction that the Wooden Hand's index finger pointed to and decided to proceed that way.]
[Following the direction indicated by the Wooden Hand's index finger, you encountered some werewolf monsters and easily dispatched them.]
[Further on, you found a cave; inside, a sleeping monster had a shiny object hanging around its neck!]
[Withered Sleeping Werewolf]
[Type: Monster]
[Quality: Boss]
[Level: 20]
[Tier: Extraordinary]
[Explanation: A werewolf trapped in a withered state, unafraid of pain, with its dried-up body making it faster!]
Impressive strength. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞
But you have bones, right?
Rogel grinned.
He also decided not to use this werewolf as a clone; the tank-like Forest Guardian was working well for now.
[From the shadows, you unleashed the full power of the Skeleton Stripping Technique; the Withered Sleeping Werewolf could only roar helplessly as it died.]
[You slew the Withered Sleeping Werewolf and gained combat experience!]
