Chapter 3: Azure Winged Snake

  Having recovered a bit of physical strength, Lin Wu was about to get up and leave the forest, but as soon as he moved, he felt a wave of weakness throughout his body. After all, this body had been weakened by the long-term erosion of the ghost's power, and coupled with the intense consumption earlier, Lin Wu felt a severe hunger pangs, which made him unable to even stand up now.

  He patted his chest and took out the most memorable item from his memory, a handkerchief wrapped around two steamed buns. "Want to eat?" Lin Wu hesitated for a moment. He had not only accepted the boy's body but also his memories, so their memories could be said to have merged, with Lin Wu's occupying absolute dominance, and the boy's memories becoming one of Lin Wu's recollections.

  Finally, Lin Wu carefully opened the handkerchief and picked up a steamed bun that had been bitten into. Because it had been left for a long time, the steamed bun was somewhat hard, although it didn't have any flavor, and although it was hard to swallow, Lin Wu felt a strange sense of emotion in his heart. After finishing the two steamed buns, Lin Wu carefully folded up the handkerchief with the golden rose embroidery and put it into his bosom.

  At this moment, Lin Wu suddenly felt that there was a small green shadow flashing in front of his eyes, and then he felt a pain on his shoulder.

  "Snake!" Lin Wu suddenly turned his head in pain, and saw a small green snake with a pair of wings like cicada wings. At this moment, the snake's mouth was biting on Lin Wu's shoulder. Lin Wu stretched out his hand to grab the snake, but as soon as his hand reached out, the snake instantly transformed into a green light and disappeared from Lin Wu's shoulder.

  In an instant, Lin Wu felt his shoulders start to go numb and itch. Lin Wu's heart was shocked, "It's poisonous!"

  Still reeling from the shock, Lin Wu knew he had to quickly kill the small snake, otherwise his life would be in danger. From his memories as a youth, Lin Wu recalled that the venom of this world's snakes could only be countered by high-level antidotes or the gallbladder of this very snake. At this moment, Lin Wu didn't have any antidotes on hand, so he had no choice but to kill the snake and obtain its gallbladder.

  But that little green snake was too fast, so fast that Lin Wu could only see a green shadow, and the snake was obviously waiting for Lin Wu to make a move, so it didn't get close to him.

  Since it didn't come close, Lin Wu took the initiative to attack, picking up a wooden stick beside him. Lin Wu waited for the right moment and swung at the small green snake, but before he could even swing, the little green snake had already disappeared without a trace.

  "It can't be a demon beast." Seeing this abnormal speed, Lin Wu couldn't help but think of the demon beasts he had seen in that boy's memories. It was said that wind-type demon beasts were extremely fast, but this little snake seemed to be even faster than the wind-type demon beast in the boy's memories.

  As time passed, Lin Wu felt that his body was no longer listening to him, and the snake venom had begun to invade his body. "No way, if I don't think of a solution, I'll really die here. I don't want to come to this world just to kick the bucket immediately, and I still have unfinished business." Lin Wu struggled to control his body.

  At this time, maybe the little green snake also found out that Lin Wu was in a hurry, so it began to approach Lin Wu.

  As he saw the small snake approaching, Lin Wu's consciousness was a bit fuzzy, and he suddenly felt that his whole body was in a very strange state, as if the speed of the snake was not so fast anymore. Then, Lin Wu straightened up and thrust out the wooden stick in his hand.

  "Consecutive thrusts!!"

  Lin Wu subconsciously used a skill he had just learned, but a miracle happened, and the swift little snake was actually hit by Lin Wu's wooden stick.

  "What a great opportunity!!" The small snake that was about to be hit suddenly paused, seeing Lin Wu burst out with all his potential at this critical moment. The wooden stick in his hand suddenly thrust upwards, and the uppercut skill sent the small snake flying up a short distance.

  Right after that, Lin Wu didn't hesitate, using all his strength to jump up fiercely. Along with Lin Wu's jump, his right arm suddenly transformed into a blood-red ghost hand.

  "Oni Kiru!!"

  Lin Wu let out a loud roar, and the wooden stick in his hand brought a dark shadow that slashed towards the small green snake. The small green snake was suddenly stiffened by Lin Wu's ghostly slash, and then it fell straight down. The power of the ghost god instantly cut off the vitality of this little snake.

  Lin Wu saw the death of the green snake and, suppressing the intense discomfort in his body, came to where the green snake had fallen. However, he did not see the green snake's corpse. In the place where the snake had fallen, only a lump of green, gel-like substance remained.

  Feeling his consciousness gradually becoming blurred, Lin Wu knew it was too late. He took the cyan-colored gel-like substance and stuffed it into his mouth, then Lin Wu fell to the ground.

  ……

  In the quiet forest, a gentle breeze suddenly blew up, but that breeze did not come from the sky, it came from a young man lying in the forest, an unconscious young man.

  The gentle breeze gradually dissipated, as if it had never appeared at all. The young man lying in the woods also slowly opened his eyes, and a smile immediately appeared on his face: "Ah, I didn't expect that green thing to actually work as an antidote." Lin Wu couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief in his heart, after all, not everyone liked this back-and-forth walk at the gates of hell.

  "Huh?" Lin Wu suddenly let out a soft exclamation, because he now felt his whole body was light and airy. As he stood up, Lin Wu lightly jumped up, and to his surprise, he easily cleared nearly one person's height. His movements also became exceptionally agile, and many actions that were previously impossible for him to complete, he could now accomplish with ease. Moreover, the hidden injuries left behind by the Ghost God's power had vanished, and Lin Wu felt a sense of comfort throughout his entire body.

  "What's going on?" Lin Wu wondered secretly, "Could it be that lump of greenish glue-like substance?" The only thing Lin Wu could think of was that mysterious thing.

  Opening up the skill tree, Lin Wu now felt that these skills were even more important. If it weren't for these few skills, he would have been done for a long time ago.

  "Ah!" Lin Wu suddenly let out a cry of surprise, because on the skill tree of the Swordsmanship Department, two new icons had appeared, which also meant that Lin Wu could learn two new skills.

  Block: Blocks a certain amount of physical and magical damage from the front. Physical attack block: 15%, Magical attack block: 10%.

  Triple Slash: Slide while sending 3 consecutive slashes to the enemy. Each slash increases in power by 20% compared to the previous one.

  "Actually able to learn Triple Slash." Lin Wu saw these two skills and couldn't help but excitedly say.

  Three-Section Slash is definitely a great skill, Lin Wu has been using this Three-Section Slash to dodge and move around in the game, with super strong flexibility and mobility. He has an inexplicable fondness for this skill.

  That gear is also good, with skills that can absorb damage, and it's a lifesaver in this crisis-ridden other world.

  He lightly clicked on the two icons, and the usage methods of these two skills also appeared in Lin Wu's mind. Next, he needed to practice hard to perfectly master them.

  "Huh? 3rd rank?" Lin Wu was taken aback for a moment, and then his face broke out in a smile once again.

  (Regarding the skill attributes in the book, I made some changes, so it's impossible to completely follow the attributes in the game.)