Chapter 221: Title: Dreadful Upright Ape

Chapter 221: Chapter 221: Title: Dreadful Upright Ape

"What... what in the world happened?! How did you get so injured?!"

Sean Chandler rushed forward, his voice filled with shock.

He never imagined that Seraphina Sullivan, who had always had smooth runs in dungeons, would end this one in such a miserable state.

At this moment, Seraphina Sullivan barely had the strength to speak.

The intense pain and mental exhaustion made her vision swim with black spots.

She didn’t answer Sean Chandler’s question immediately.

Instead, she tremblingly reached out and retrieved the [Medical Treasure Box] item from her Space.

Sean Chandler instantly understood what she needed and immediately took the box to open it.

First, he took out a bottle of antiseptic solution and twisted off the cap.

Then he began pouring it over the gruesome wound on Seraphina Sullivan’s left calf!

"HISSS—!"

The antiseptic, enhanced by the Medical Treasure Box, had an effect that was incredibly sharp for Seraphina Sullivan.

The searing pain made her suck in a sharp breath.

A fine sheen of cold sweat instantly broke out on her forehead, but Seraphina Sullivan clenched her jaw and managed not to cry out.

Next, she took out the [Healing Grass], hastily chewed it into a pulp, and applied it to the wound before struggling to wrap it with a clean bandage.

After all that, she slid down to the floor, her back against the cold Wall, and let out a shaky, foul breath.

The relief of having survived and the lingering fear washed over her like a tide, making her nose tingle.

She had the urge to burst into tears, but in the end, it all dissolved into a choked whisper:

"I’m finally... alive..."

Sean Chandler said nothing more.

The Control from the Spirit Mutation Spider Silk made him instinctively protective of Seraphina Sullivan.

After the intense pain and the shock of her narrow escape began to subside, Seraphina Sullivan’s thoughts gradually cleared.

Only then did she remember the system prompts that had flashed by her ears upon her return.

Mustering her remaining spirit, she began to inspect the... "gains" from this near-fatal dungeon run.

First was the fixed Effect of her [Worker] Talent.

For any Profession awakened in a dungeon, she could permanently keep one of its Skills.

Between the two Skills from the [Cleaner] Profession she had awakened this time, [Clean Bubble] and [Disinfection Bubble], she chose the former without hesitation.

Not only was [Clean Bubble] extremely useful in daily life, but it had also shown remarkable efficacy against specific types of monsters in this dungeon, like the Garbage Sludge Monster.

Its rule-based power to "wash away all stains" clearly had greater potential.

’It might prove to have miraculous effects in other apocalyptic dungeons in the future.’

Next, she sank her consciousness into the system Space to check the final reward for the [Junkheap Ruins] side quest: [Subjugate the Junk Monsters].

She had expected it to be a random Treasure Chest containing equipment, items, or a Skill Book.

After all, in her previous monster subjugations, the rewards based on the number of monsters killed had always been some type of Treasure Chest.

However, what appeared before her was not a Treasure Chest, but a virtual Title that radiated a dark red glow, seeming to carry a bloody and frenzied Aura.

[Dreadful Upright Ape]!

"Dreadful... Upright Ape?"

Seraphina Sullivan stared at the bizarre and somewhat baffling Title.

She recalled how she had spent the last three hours frantically fleeing through one desperate situation after another, turning the tables to kill ordinary Junk Monsters.

It did bear some resemblance to the Title’s Name. A series of question marks appeared over her head. ’Don’t tell me this is how I got this Title?’

Filled with doubt, she tapped open the Title’s detailed description.

Title: [Dreadful Upright Ape]

Effect: When a Player is in the "Injured" state, this Title’s Effect will automatically trigger. During the trigger period, all of the Player’s attributes—including but not limited to Power, speed, reflexes, spiritual power intensity, recovery speed, Skill Effects, etc.—will receive a tenfold boost! (Note: The activation threshold is extremely low. Any degree of physical damage, including but not limited to scrapes, cuts, bruises, and other minor injuries, can trigger it. The Effect lasts until the injury is fully healed. No known side effects.)

"HISSS—!"

The moment she finished reading the Title’s Effect, Seraphina Sullivan gasped. The movement even tugged at the wound on her leg, sending a jolt of pain through it, but that pain only made her eyes shine with astonishing brilliance!

A tenfold boost!

To all attributes!

And the only trigger condition is being "injured"?

It even says a minor injury is enough?

With no side effects?!

Seraphina Sullivan, who just moments ago had found the Title’s name baffling and even a bit ridiculous, now felt as though the words "Dreadful Upright Ape" were Holy terms shimmering with golden light!

"This Title... what’s so strange about it? This Title is amazing!"

Seraphina Sullivan couldn’t help but exclaim in a low voice, her heart swelling with ecstasy.

This meant that in the future, as long as she was injured—even if it was just a scraped knee—her strength would instantly skyrocket tenfold!

This was undoubtedly an extremely powerful trump card. In a desperate situation, it was practically a game-changing Divine Artifact!

"Finally... I guess this is a huge consolation," Seraphina Sullivan murmured, touching her still-aching wounds with a mix of bitterness and relief.

Thinking back on this Special Dungeon Card run, her losses had indeed been significant.

Setting aside her gains, the destruction of her equipment alone made her ache with regret.

Her [Poisonous Python Black Whip], a weapon that had been a joy to use and was a pretty top-tier item, was completely destroyed.

Her [Parasitic Windbreaker], a piece of equipment with a unique function, had also exhausted its self-healing ability while shielding her from multiple fatal corrosion splashes during the final three hours of her desperate escape. It was now riddled with holes and essentially useless.

’Sigh, I’d better not use these Special Dungeon Cards of unknown origin so recklessly in the future... That was just too brutal!’

She warned herself, her heart still pounding with fear.

The level of danger in this dungeon had completely exceeded her expectations.

Then, her thoughts turned to the culprit who had caused the dungeon to collapse.

The Player, Yana Yates.

She noticed that she hadn’t received the system prompt for "randomly draw one of the opponent’s items," which she had gotten after causing the death of that higher-level Player in [The Insect Frenzy] dungeon.

This was proof enough that Yana Yates had not died; he had successfully resisted or evaded the system’s obliteration penalty.

At this thought, Seraphina Sullivan’s mood grew heavy again, and a faint chill ran down her spine.

’I have to be much more careful from now on... A Player who can invoke Divine Power and cause an entire dungeon to collapse has unfathomable strength and methods. I know of his existence and some of his Abilities now. If we ever meet again...’

She firmly carved the name "Yana Yates" at the very top of her mental watchlist.

Having such a dangerous enemy lurking in the shadows added an indescribable pressure to the challenges of future dungeons.

And thus, Seraphina Sullivan had obtained the [Dreadful Upright Ape] Title.

At this moment, she could already feel her body changing.

’Is this what tenfold recovery speed feels like?’

Seraphina Sullivan could clearly feel the difference in her body.

The wound was starting to itch.

After returning from the dungeon, Seraphina Sullivan had just been lying down.

She hadn’t been resting for long, however, when a commotion suddenly erupted outside the RV.

Seraphina Sullivan opened her eyes, only then remembering that she had already entered the safe zone of Vorlag City.