164: Chapter 164 Climbing the Tower
The scene shifted before his eyes, and Tang Mo appeared on the first floor of the Coiling Dragon Pagoda.
Don't be fooled by the modest size of the Coiling Dragon Pagoda's exterior; its interior held a world of its own.
The first floor of the Coiling Dragon Pagoda was a dark, damp place, much like a sewer.
As far as the eye could see, it was already dozens of times the size of the pagoda's external footprint.
The air was thick with a foul stench, and the sound of gurgling, viscous slime flowing could be heard from time to time in the distance.
In the middle of a stinking pool sat a giant rock.
A giant beast, covered in scabs and with matted fur, lay prone upon it.
Its body was as large as an adult elephant, and a tail as thick as a trunk dangled from the rock into the pool.
The moment Tang Mo entered, it immediately stood up, revealing its thick limbs and sharp claws and teeth.
Unlike in a dungeon, monster attributes were not directly revealed to you here.
Tang Mo could only cast a Scouting Technique on it.
【Ruin Rat King】
【Level: 450】
【Talent: Unyielding】
【Strength: 530 Million】
【Agility: 490 Million】
【Spirit: 480 Million】
【Endurance: 560 Million】
【Skills: Five-Consecutive Slashes (Lv110), Plague Spray (Lv110), Gnaw (Lv110), Hair Impact (Lv110), Life Return (Lv110), Rat Oil (Lv110), Toxin Immunity (Passive), Devour (Lv110), Summon Rat Slaves (Lv110), Berserk (Lv110), Rapid Healing (Lv110)...】
Upon seeing Tang Mo, the Ruin Rat King lunged at him in a direct sprint.
Its sharp claws and teeth glinted with a cold light, and its pitch-black eyes betrayed an endless ferocity.
Tang Mo neither dodged nor avoided it, simply standing there and letting the Ruin Rat King pass right through his body.
A hint of confusion appeared in the Rat King's dark eyes.
It had clearly struck this human just now, so why did the sensation of contact feel completely different? Moreover, the human before it seemed completely unfazed, not worried about getting hurt at all.
The reason Tang Mo didn't dodge was that none of the Ruin Rat King's skills could actually harm him.
"With such a huge frame, only its speed is somewhat decent."
As he spoke, Tang Mo flipped his palm, and a miniature doll was tossed out.
The miniature doll instantly appeared beside the Ruin Rat King. In the next second, a massive explosion rang out, and the Ruin Rat King was blown into fragments.
"That's it? Doesn't seem all that difficult."
Just as Tang Mo turned to look for the passage to the next floor, the shredded meat of the Ruin Rat King on the ground began to slowly converge toward a single spot.
"Hmm? Not dead even like this? I think your Talent should just be renamed 'Cockroach'."
Immediately, Tang Mo reached out with his right hand.
In an instant, the entire area was enveloped in a dark green Poison Barrier.
Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle...
The chunks of meat began to sizzle upon contact with the Corrosive Poison Barrier, as if being fried in a pan. The foul, fishy stench in the air grew even more intense.
Suffering secondary damage, the Ruin Rat King's meat fragments stopped moving and rolled around on the ground, attempting to shake off the toxins.
However, once the toxins took hold, they seeped into the very marrow, and there was simply no way to remove them.
Soon, under the erosion of the Corrosive Poison Barrier, the scattered meat of the Ruin Rat King was completely corroded away, and all movement ceased.
【Congratulations on clearing the first floor of the Coiling Dragon Pagoda. Experience +10,000. Obtained diamond-grade Rat Oil Boots, diamond-grade Rat King Kneepads, diamond-grade Claw Gloves, Supreme-grade Summoning Ring, and Rat King Badge.】
【Killed Level 450 Ruin Rat King. Toxin Damage +6, Endurance +5, Spirit +1.】
Three pieces of diamond-grade equipment, one supreme-grade piece, and a Rat King Badge—this drop rate was quite good.
Of course, this was all thanks to the effect of the Golden Toad Badge; otherwise, there was no way so much equipment would have dropped.
Tang Mo stepped forward and directly recycled the diamond-grade equipment, then picked up the badge to examine it closely.
【Rat King Badge: Recovery speed +100%, grants immunity to death damage three times.】
"A recovery-type badge, but that death immunity is quite useful."
With that, Tang Mo equipped the Rat King Badge.
Then, a set of stairs descended from above, the other end connecting to the next floor of the pagoda.
Tang Mo walked up quickly and arrived at the second floor of the Coiling Dragon Pagoda.
Roar!
Before Tang Mo could even steady himself, a massive roar rang out, followed by a giant figure lunging at him. It was so fast that Tang Mo almost didn't have time to react.
At the critical moment, Tang Mo directly activated the spatial teleportation skill of the Pawn's Boots and dodged the attack.
Then, he casually unleashed a Poison Burst Spider.
After reaching max level, the Poison Burst Spider's size had also increased. Its long legs dragged a massive, round poison sac behind it as it scurried forward at high speed.
The beast seemed to be of a lion-tiger variety. Seeing the Poison Burst Spider approaching, it raised a paw and swiped at it.
With another loud explosion, the beast was flipped over and fell to the ground, motionless.
Immediately, Tang Mo received the notification for clearing the floor.
【Congratulations on clearing the second floor of the Coiling Dragon Pagoda. Experience +100,000. Obtained diamond-grade Petrified Breastplate, diamond-grade Snake-Tail Bracers, Supreme-grade Lion King Gloves, and Supreme-grade Medusa Helmet.】
【Killed Level 480 Lion-bodied Snake-tailed Beast. Toxin Damage +6, Endurance +5, Spirit +1.】
【Source Poison plunder successful. Obtained legendary-grade skill: Petrifaction Ray.】
Tang Mo was grinning ear to ear; he hadn't expected to get such a pleasant surprise on top of the equipment.
Since Source Poison could plunder the opponent's skills, could the poison god banner also refine it?
Thinking of this, Tang Mo unhesitatingly released the poison god banner.
A mass of dark clouds churned in the air, and a small banner as black as ink revealed itself.
After the poison god banner appeared, under Tang Mo's command, two streaks of dark green gas quickly bored into the body of the Lion-bodied Snake-tailed Beast, repairing its blown-apart remains.
After the Poison Burst Spider was promoted to an Epic-grade skill, its power had surged. The Lion-bodied Snake-tailed Beast had almost suffered the same fate as the Ruin Rat King.
The two streaks of gas were repairing it too slowly, so Tang Mo had to continue commanding the poison god banner to release more gas to fix the beast.
As more gas was released, the damaged body of the Lion-bodied Snake-tailed Beast was quickly restored.
Although there were still some imperfections, it didn't affect its strength.
After the poison god banner had completely refined the Lion-bodied Snake-tailed Beast, Tang Mo directly stored it inside the banner and then stepped onto the stairs to the next floor.
...
Time passed minute by minute, and more and more people gathered outside the Coiling Dragon Pagoda. Everyone's expression gradually shifted from amusement to astonishment.
"He's been in there for so long; I wonder what floor that Tang Mo guy has reached."
Seeing that Tang Mo hadn't emerged from the Coiling Dragon Pagoda after so long, the surrounding crowd began to whisper among themselves.
Because they understood that as long as he remained inside the Coiling Dragon Pagoda, he was definitely still continuing his climb.