Mist curls like phantom serpents around the Verdure Bridge, where the air hums with unseen perils and whispered legends. Here, amid the toxic embrace of Webbed Hollow, the Elder Amourworm slumbers within its cocoon-throne – not merely a foe to conquer, but a riddle wrapped in chitinous mystery. The Destined One feels the weight of ancient eyes upon them as poison-dappled leaves brush against armor, a primal tension coiling in their chest where excitement and dread perform their eternal dance. This creature, ancient as the rotting roots beneath the shrine, offers more than battle; it promises transformation. And in that promise, one senses the delicate balance between predator and prey that defines this venom-drenched chapter of enlightenment.

🌿 Verdure Bridge's Whispering Paths

From the safety of the shrine, two trails beckon like forked tongues – one guarded by spectral webbing, the other promising golden secrets. Choosing the leftward arch feels like stepping into a dragon's maw, especially when a Sister's spectral warning slices through the silence: "Danger festers beyond." Yet what waits isn't immediate violence, but temptation. Five unguarded treasure chests gleam in the half-light, their lids creaking open to reveal artifacts that glow with stolen moonlight. The momentary thrill of plunder fades when the archway's exit reveals the truth – a cliffside arena suspended above oblivion, where the Elder Amourworm stirs. That sickly-sweet aroma of decaying silk? That's the scent of destiny calling.

Preparation Essentials	Why It Matters
Poison Resistance	Survive Foul Spray's lingering venom-pools
Full Mana Reserve	Fuel spell combos for rapid dominance
Cloud Step Mastery	Dance across toxic battlegrounds

⚔️ The Deceptive Dance of Fangs and Venom

Don't be fooled by that bloated health bar pulsating like a rotten fruit – beneath its grotesque grandeur lies predictable patterns. Having slaughtered lesser worms, the Destined One recognizes the lunges, the burrows, the shuddering tremors... until Foul Spray erupts. It's a vomitous cascade of emerald death that paints the earth in burning puddles, each bubble popping with the promise of agony. Here’s where strategy transcends brutality:

1. Freeze the Fury : Paralyze it mid-roar, stealing its momentum

2. Multiply the Pain : Clone your wrath upon its immobilized form

3. Burn, Don't Poison : Crimson flames counter its toxic nature

4. Spectral Finale : Unleash lingering spirits for the coup de grâce

When the killing blow lands, it’s almost anticlimactic – a shudder, a collapse, but no spirit emerges. Only the Proto-Amourworm glistens in the gore, cold and enigmatic. Victory tastes oddly hollow.

🐛 Chen Loong's Living Legacy

Zodiac Village welcomes you with incense and unease. Chen Loong , the dragon-touched gardener, accepts the Proto-Amourworm with inscrutable eyes. "Planting seeds often yields strange harvests," he murmurs cryptically. Rest brings no clarity – until discovery strikes near the sprouting fields: a basket cradling a writhing infant worm. Feeding it Rice Cocoons (plundered earlier from Hollow’s silk-nests) feels perversely tender. Three offerings later, after another shrine-slumber, the truth awakens: The Elder Amourworm Spirit pulses in your palm. Its power – critical strikes amidst poison – turns the Webbed Hollow’s greatest threat into your sharpest weapon. Irony hangs thick as jungle mist.

Poison becomes power. Secrets become strength. The Verdure Bridge’s lessons linger long after the chitin cracks fade from memory. But in this world where gods and monsters blur, where a worm’s death begets new life… what other metamorphoses await the Destined One in the shadows?

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