From Ant to Abyssal Demon - Chapter 18

Chapter 18: Intermediate Fire Resistance!

“It really is a spellcaster!”

Just as this thought flashed through his mind, the red fireball struck Su Bai.

A large explosion of flames enveloped him.

Engulfed in the red flames, Su Bai felt as if he had fallen into a furnace. Intense pain surged from all over his body, and even his carapace seemed about to melt.

Through the pain, he quickly checked his attribute panel.

【Status】: Health 89, Mana 110

The red fireball’s blast took away 10 points of his health and continued to burn his health at a rate of 1 point per second.

“Something’s not right…

“If this is all the power it has, why is this goblin spellcaster’s level higher than the goblin thrower?”

Even now, Su Bai would be seriously injured if hit by the goblin thrower’s【Savage Throw】. In his experience, the goblin spellcaster should be far more dangerous than the goblin thrower.

“Maybe it’s because of the【Tough Carapace】passive skill?”

Su Bai pondered and felt relieved.

Since the goblin spellcaster could only deal this much damage to him, there was no reason to be tense. Even if he had to endure a few more fireballs, he could definitely get close to the goblin spellcaster and kill it.

“Wait!” Su Bai’s eyes caught a system notification.

[Ding! Your carapace has been scorched by flames. The【Adaptability】talent has been activated, and you have gained a skill fragment.]

On his second panel, a new skill fragment had appeared!

【Skill Fragment】: Fire Resistance 1/10

“An unexpected surprise!”

Seeing his health drop to 85 points, Su Bai did not continue to charge at the goblin spellcaster. Instead, he turned around and rushed into the forest.

He wasn’t afraid of the goblin spellcaster. He had a new plan.

He not only wanted the goblin spellcaster’s attribute template but also this newly emerged passive skill, Fire Resistance!

Resistance-type skills were rare. With the【Fire Resistance】passive skill, he would significantly reduce damage from fire-based spellcasters in the future.

In terms of value, the【Fire Resistance】passive skill was far more precious than the goblin spellcaster’s attribute template.

Once in the forest, the burning effect lasted another five seconds. When his health dropped to 80 points, it stopped.

At this point, his carapace showed large charred areas, with many places cracked open.

However, Su Bai was not worried.

He approached a goblin hunter’s corpse, and with swift bites, devoured chunks of goblin flesh. The system’s clear notifications indicated that the flesh was absorbed by the【Limb Regeneration】skill, rapidly healing his injuries.

In just a few minutes, Su Bai’s injuries were fully healed, and his health was back to full.

Then, Su Bai charged out again.

[Ding! Your carapace has been scorched by flames. The【Adaptability】talent has been activated, and you have gained a skill fragment.]

With the second skill fragment in hand, Su Bai returned to the forest to devour goblin corpses and heal his injuries.

Once fully healed, he charged out a third time.

[Ding! Your carapace has been scorched by flames. The【Adaptability】talent has been activated, and you have gained a skill fragment.]

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In the previous goblin camps, Su Bai had ended the battles within minutes.

But in this camp with only four goblins left, the fight dragged on for several hours.

The reason being, the goblin spellcaster’s mana was limited.

After casting【Minor Fireball】seven times in a row, the goblin spellcaster’s mana was exhausted. Su Bai had to patiently wait for it to recover its mana.

Finally, after several hours, the last skill fragment was obtained.

[Ding! You have acquired ten skill fragments. Do you wish to fuse them into a skill?]

“Fuse!”

With the clear system notification, a new skill appeared on Su Bai’s attribute panel.

【Fire Resistance】: Passive skill, basic. Through prolonged exposure to flames, your【Adaptability】talent has granted you resistance to fire. With this skill, you can significantly reduce damage from basic fire skills, moderately reduce damage from intermediate fire skills, and slightly reduce damage from advanced fire skills.

When the skill was generated, Su Bai unhesitatingly added one point to【Fire Resistance】, upgrading it to intermediate fire resistance.

【Fire Resistance】: Passive skill, intermediate. The infusion of mysterious power has greatly enhanced your resistance to fire damage. With this skill, you can completely negate damage from basic fire skills, significantly reduce damage from intermediate fire skills, slightly reduce damage from advanced fire skills, and minimally reduce damage from top-tier fire skills.

“Haha, it worked!”

Just by looking at the description of【Intermediate Fire Resistance】, Su Bai knew how powerful this skill was.

Unfortunately,【Intermediate Fire Resistance】was the current limit. Otherwise, he would have upgraded it to the top level in one go.

Su Bai then upgraded【Basic Poison Resistance】to【Intermediate Poison Resistance】, significantly reducing the damage from poison spells.

After completing this, Su Bai emerged from the forest once again.

In the camp, the small goblin spellcaster was in despair.

After several hours and countless attacks, releasing over a dozen【Minor Fireball】spells had drained not only its mana but also its spirit. It couldn’t even flee, forced to accumulate mana repeatedly, only to cast another futile【Minor Fireball】.

When Su Bai’s figure appeared in the camp again, the goblin spellcaster roared in fury.

“￥%#@#￥%￥#!”

“Die, demon! 【Minor Fireball】!” [Goblin language]

Ignoring the red fireball striking him, Su Bai only felt a warmth wash over him as he appeared unscathed in front of the small goblin.

In the next moment, his sharp sickle pierced through the goblin spellcaster’s head.