Chapter 9: Cave Demon Shadow

Gao Fei couldn't figure it out for a while, so he asked Basaka to drag the dead black bear into the cave, first cleared a safe camping site, and then peeled the bear skin and made a fire to roast meat.

The space inside the cave was more open than expected, and the environment was relatively clean, which was very suitable as a temporary residence for adventurers.

Gao Fei looked at the environment inside the cave from a God's perspective, and soon found that the end of the cave was blocked by a cluster of stalagmites.

There was a torn cloth hanging on the tip of one of the stalagmites, which seemed to be torn from the clothes, which aroused his curiosity.

Could it be that this cave was inhabited by humans who were stranded on a deserted island before it was occupied by the black bear?

Gao Fei guessed that the main plot should be in the narrow and dark tunnel behind the stalagmites. He couldn't help getting excited and hurriedly called Basaka to come and explore.

The gaps between the stalagmites were too narrow for the bear to pass through, but Basaka could squeeze through sideways.

For safety reasons, Gao Fei first bought a torch soaked in whale oil from the system store, then took out the flint seized from the orc jailer and lit the torch to illuminate.

Gao Fei was worried that Basaka would make the same old reckless and impulsive mistake, so he personally went into battle, switched to the first-person perspective, picked up a handful of gravel on the spot, took two steps, and threw a stone into the depths of the tunnel to explore the way, startling the bats and mice hiding in the dark, who screamed and fled, and no other dangerous creatures were found.

Holding the torch, he carefully walked more than ten meters into the depths of the tunnel. Just as he was about to reach the end, a gust of cold wind suddenly blew over his head, and then a black shadow fell from the sky, completely blocking Gao Fei's vision.

In addition to the endless darkness, what made him even more horrified was that a soft and flexible thing pounced on him under the cover of darkness, wrapping his head tightly like a sack. He felt a pricking pain from the top of his head to his neck, and breathing became more and more difficult.

Gao Fei hurriedly threw away the torch, freed his hands and tried to tear the monster wrapped around his head.

Although he couldn't see with his eyes, the prompts from the star disk were clearly transmitted to his mind, telling him that he must pass a DC15 strength test to get rid of the "Dark Curtain Beast".

Basaka is currently in a state of exhaustion at level 1, with a disadvantage in the strength test, and the low double dice, which invisibly increases the difficulty of breaking free.

This time Gao Fei's dice luck was really bad. He failed to break free for two consecutive rounds and was finally strangled by the Dark Curtain Beast...

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Returning to the game interface again, Gao Fei was still in shock, both afraid and regretful.

If I had known that there was such a despicable killer hidden deep in the cave, I should have spent a star disk energy to investigate the situation inside the cave in advance.

However, I suddenly thought that the monster just now was pitch black and could not be distinguished from the rock. Even if the fog of war was dispelled in advance, it would most likely be attacked by surprise.

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It was already past 5 o'clock in the morning. Gao Fei hung up first, went to the kitchen to boil a pot of hot water, and made a cup of coffee.

There was also discounted bread bought in the supermarket the day before in the refrigerator. He took out two slices of toast and put them in a frying pan to toast them. With fried eggs and coffee, he quickly finished this simple breakfast and returned to the game.

Gao Fei was not in a hurry to read the file. He opened the star disk database and checked the newly included monster illustrations. What came into view was a creature that looked like a giant squid.

This guy was the culprit who assassinated him just now, the "Dark Curtain Monster". It was more than 1 meter long from the end of the tentacles to the top of the head and weighed about 15 kilograms. When the body was fully opened, it looked like a gray umbrella.

The Dark Curtain Beast has 22 HP, and its Challenge Level is 1/2, the same as the Black Bear. Its six attributes are:

Strength 16, Agility 12, Constitution 13, Intelligence 2, Perception 10, Charisma 5.

If Basaka is at full HP, he will win in a head-on duel with the Dark Curtain Beast. Unfortunately, he is injured, and the cunning monster is good at sneak attacks, so he will not give him a fair chance.

The Dark Curtain Beast is used to hiding in dark and narrow attics or cave domes, hanging upside down on the ceiling like a bat, with its film-like body folded up, like a natural stalactite.

This monster is also good at mimicry, changing its skin color according to the color of the surrounding rocks, completely blending into the environment, and it is difficult to distinguish its disguise even if you observe it closely.

In addition, the Dark Curtain Beast also has a talent called "Dark Aura", which once activated will make the prey blind, and even with dark vision, it cannot see through this supernatural dark barrier.

The opponents that Gao Fei had encountered since he entered the game, including orcs, venomous snakes and cave bears, did not have magic or supernatural abilities and could win by melee.

The Dark Mantle Beast was different. This guy was the first "magic beast" he had encountered. Its innate ability "Dark Aura" was similar to the 2nd level magic "Darkness". Natural light sources such as torches could not dispel the dark aura. The Dark Mantle Beast also had the ability of blindness and could echolocate like a bat. Fighting it in the dark was equivalent to destroying one's eyes.

Gao Fei held the star disk and racked his brains to think about how to kill the Dark Mantle Beast entrenched in the depths of the cave.

Today, Basaka had already taken a short rest. A level 1 character only had one life dice, and continuing to take a short rest would not restore blood.

However, after thinking about it, Gao Fei felt that it would be better to take a short rest first. At least it could eliminate the level 1 exhaustion, avoid the disadvantage of strength check, and also prepare for launching "Rage".

But what should I do after the short rest?

Gao Fei was depressed to find that he seemed to have reached the end of his rope.

It is obviously not a wise move to break into the cave directly.

Basaka only has 4 health points left. If he is attacked by the Dark Curtain Monster, he will die. Forcing through is basically a dead end.

Is it necessary to use the krypton gold method again and buy alchemical props from the system store?

This seems to be the only way, but Gao Fei has not much gold coins left, and this game does not support recharge. Unless he has no choice, he does not want to spend money to solve the problem.

Just when he was hesitant, Gao Fei accidentally glanced at Basaka's status bar, and his eyes lit up and found a blind spot!

Basaka has three skills, "sports", "taming" and "intimidation". Among them, the skill of "taming" can be used to appease livestock and wild animals. If you can pass the taming test, you can even get the favor of wild animals, just like training a wolf into a dog.

Basaka's taming skill has a +4 correction, which is good for a level 1 character. If you can pass the taming test to subdue the cave-dwelling black bear, wouldn't you get a powerful thug?

Bringing the black bear to fight the dark beast, it will be easy to deal with it!

This idea is a bit fanciful, but Gao Fei thinks it is worth a try, and immediately goes back to the time before hunting the black bear.

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