Chapter 149: It Wasn’t Supposed To Be This Difficult (1)
"Finally, it’s done," Adrian mumbled, standing atop a Troll’s corpse.
The following challenges were easy to deal with. There were no sudden surprises, and all Adrian did was use [Blood Poison] to deal with the Ogres and the Trolls. But there was something weird.
Unlike the last time he fought and defeated the Trolls, this time, despite having a more potent poison, it took him longer to beat them. It almost felt as if they had somehow gained poison resistance.
"I should probably watch out for the anomalies," Adrian wondered while storing the rewards inside his inventory and absorbing the essences.
He benefitted from the trials as his defence increased by five points after absorbing the Ogre’s essence. Similarly, he levelled up his [Resurgance] skill while defeating the trolls.
The only downside was that he didn’t gain any experience from defeating these foes. It wasn’t surprising as those creatures were more like the system’s recreation within his mind. Still, it would’ve been nice to gain a bit more.
Still, his mind returned to the anomalies he had experienced during the trials. First, the slime monster turned from a single slime to a massive monster.
Then came the ogres; while Adrian didn’t kill the creatures whose organs Dr. Victor had transplanted into him, he knew Ogres were supposed to be slow creatures and not as agile as monkeys.
Lastly, there were the trolls with their poison resistance. Adrian hoped he was imagining things, but the creatures inside him seemed to be trying to eliminate their weakness and evolve strangely.