There was only one hour left in the game, and he had more than 130 drops of Cursed Blood in his bag. It was even more than the last time he was in the Great Wood Maze.
However, Chen Mo knew that this amount of Cursed Blood was far from enough under normal circumstances. One of the reasons why no guild had successfully explored the second floor of the mine was because the Region Elites here were very strong. They were the type that required a lot of Cursed Blood. Under normal circumstances, they would need at least 300 drops of Cursed Blood.
The more people there were, the more Cursed Blood they could get. They needed to go deeper into the second floor, where there were mostly Level 17 Ore Rats and Level 18 Ore Giants.
Chen Mo fought a Level 17 Ore Rat once. Big Fat was attacked several times by it, and its attack speed was greatly reduced. After Chen Mo knew how powerful it was, he stopped fighting it.
Chen Mo had Big Fat and the title "Heinous Crime", but he still needed so much time to kill one. It would be even more difficult for the other guilds.
However, if he didn't use it, it would be a waste. Even if the chances were small, Chen Mo still wanted to try.
"Roar!"
As he approached the sealing circle and released the Region Elites, a familiar roar sounded.
The system notification that he had chosen to use Cursed Blood appeared. Chen Mo used the Cursed Blood and retreated before the Region Elite pounced on him.
The Region Elite Ore Giant was a typical monster with high HP and high defense, but slow speed. Chen Mo was faster than most, so he didn't have to worry about being caught by it.
Chen Mo had also killed all the monsters in the hall. There were no other monsters around to disturb Chen Mo. Chen Mo could freely kite and attack. The only thing he was worried about was the Region Elite's AoE attack.
The Ore Giant only had one AoE attack. After it was activated, it would cause the ground within 20 meters to tremble. Players who were hit by it wouldn't receive much damage, but their movement speed would be reduced by 50%. They would move like a snail for 10 seconds.
After being hit by this attack, players could only block the Ore Giant's attack head-on. They couldn't dodge it.
The Ore Giant chased Chen Mo for a while, but it couldn't catch up. It angrily roared and hammered the ground with its strong arms!
The Ore Giant's attack would cause the ground to tremble several times. It wasn't something that could be dodged by jumping up. Almost all melee players would be hit.
However, Chen Mo wasn't afraid. He had seen a similar skill when he fought with Bude in the Beginner's village.
Chen Mo was able to jump up to 5 meters................................................................................
The Ore Giant leader was even more enraged when its AoE attack failed to hit Chen Mo. It began to take out pieces of ore and hurl them at Chen Mo.
. "Chen Mo's heart trembled. As expected, he didn't use enough Cursed Blood. Area Elites were too scary.
The official forums didn't have any information about the Ore Giant, but before he entered the game during the day, he tried to search for information about the Ore Giant on the traditional forums. Surprisingly, he found some information on a small private forum.
The Ore Giant's AoE attack was something that Chen Mo had seen on the forums. Otherwise, if the Ore Giant suddenly used that skill, he would have been hit by it if he wasn't prepared for it.
The Ore Giant's AoE attack was also mentioned on the private forum. However, no matter if it was the Ore Giant's HP or the Ore Giant's HP was reduced by 20%.
Chen Mo hadn't even reduced the Ore Giant's HP yet, and the Ore Giant had already used these two skills. This was clearly due to the difference in the amount of Cursed Blood he had.
Relying on his extremely fast Movement Speed and the fact that he was prepared, Chen Mo was able to nimbly dodge the flying ores.
"This guy's skin is too thick!"
While dodging, Chen Mo also attacked. If he didn't attack, the Power of Destruction wouldn't have any effect.
However, Chen Mo discovered that when his attacks landed on the Ore Giant, they didn't even take out 100 HP.
The Ore Giant Leader's HP wasn't insanely high compared to the other Regional Elites, but it still had 400,000 HP. In addition, it could absorb ores to continuously recover its HP, so its HP recovery rate was astonishing. It was said that the lower its HP, the faster its HP recovery rate. This was the reason why the various large guilds didn't bother with it. Without enough DPS, it was simply unkillable on the second floor of the mine.
Even an entire guild couldn't kill it. Chen Mo alone didn't have enough Cursed Blood. Even if it just stood there and let Chen Mo kill it, Chen Mo still wouldn't be able to kill it.
The only thing Chen Mo could rely on was the Power of Destruction.
However, Chen Mo never thought that he could kill an Area Elite by himself. Those large and small guilds had already proven that without enough Cursed Blood, it was impossible to kill an Area Elite under normal circumstances.
In the blink of an eye, ten minutes had passed. The Ore Giant couldn't hit Chen Mo, but Chen Mo couldn't do anything to it either.
His attacks landed on the Ore Giant again and again, but the Power of Destruction's effects were nowhere to be seen.
"Not good!
The monsters are starting to respawn! "
The Ore Giants were very strong, and their respawn speed was very slow. However, after ten minutes, the Ore Giants in the hall started to respawn one after another according to the order in which they were killed by Chen Mo.
This was also because there were Area Elites around, which slowed down the respawn speed of the surrounding monsters.
After being attacked by the Ore Giant, Chen Mo didn't dare to provoke the normal Ore Giants. If he was surrounded by three or four Ore Giants, he would be killed if he wasn't careful.
Chen Mo could only kite the Ore Giant in areas where the monsters hadn't respawned yet.
Another ten minutes passed, and the surrounding monsters started to respawn. In a few more minutes, all the monsters in the hall would respawn. Although there was still half an hour left, Chen Mo didn't have the time to deal with the Ore Giant.
Shaking his head, Chen Mo decided to give up.
Although he had some expectations, he didn't really think that he would be able to kill the Ore Giant in his first direct confrontation.
Even against normal monsters of the same level, the Power of Destruction's effects wouldn't even appear once an hour, let alone the Ore Giant that was three levels higher than him.
For someone who had spent half a month in the Beginner's Village to complete a quest, Chen Mo wasn't in a hurry at all. After knowing that he couldn't win, he decisively gave up and retreated.
With thirty minutes left, Chen Mo found a place to kill monsters and level up.
Chen Mo had spent the whole day killing monsters on the second floor of the mining area. Although he didn't manage to kill an Area Elite, the experience he gained from killing monsters above his level had increased. At this rate, he would be able to reach level 16 in two days, which was an unexpected gain.
After noon on the second day, Chen Mo went online again.
Before going online, Chen Mo made a summary of yesterday's events.
After summarizing, Chen Mo confirmed that if he wanted to use the Power of Destruction to kill the Ore Giant, he would have to greatly increase his killing speed and obtain more Cursed Blood. If he just repeated what he did yesterday, he might not be able to kill the Ore Giant even after ten days.
But how could he increase his killing speed?
Chen Mo had learned the Blast Trap. The range of the Blast Trap was enemies within a one-meter radius. At most, it could attack three or four monsters at the same time. With the buff from Sailor's Gloves, the damage was quite impressive.
However, if three or four monsters were to be killed at the same time, Big Fat would be the first to fall. The cooldown of the Blast Trap was 30 seconds. Even if he used the Skill System, the cooldown wouldn't be able to keep up. It was only an area of effect skill, so it wouldn't be able to greatly increase Chen Mo's killing speed.
However, it wasn't completely impossible. Chen Mo thought of the old man Belvicente.
Belvicente had lived on the second floor of the mining area for so long, so it wasn't strange that he had some special methods.
Didn't he need crystal ores?
Chen Mo had some on him. In the past four days, he had obtained three black crystal ores and eight normal crystal ores.
If Belvicente had some special methods, he would use normal crystal ores to exchange for them.
The crystal ores might have other uses, but the most important thing right now was to kill the Ore Giant and obtain the exploration reward.
The exploration reward would definitely not be bad, and Chen Mo didn't know the specific use of the crystal ores. It was easy to choose.
"Young man, what business do you have with me? Could it be that you want to use the crystal ores to exchange for something?"
Belvicente was still sitting in front of his wooden house. When he saw Chen Mo, he smiled and asked.
"Yes, Mr. Belvicente. I have the crystal ores you need, but I don't want anything else. I just want to obtain some tools that will allow me to kill the Ore Giant faster," Chen Mo said straightforwardly.
"Tools to kill the Ore Giant faster?
Hehe, you've really found the right person, "Belvicente chuckled. With a wave of his hand, an item appeared in front of Chen Mo.
Rock Corroding Potion: Advanced Rare Potion. Grants attacks with corrosive properties. When attacking a rock-type monster, it ignores the monster's defense and deals massive damage.
The potion's effects last for 30 minutes.
"How do I exchange?" Chen Mo saw the item and knew that he had found the right person. This old man really did have some skills!
"One crystal ore for two bottles," Belvicente said leisurely.
"Two bottles is too little. It won't help me.
One crystal ore for four bottles. If you're willing, I can use five crystal ores to exchange! "Chen Mo said firmly.
"One crystal for four bottles, five crystals … Alright, if it were someone else, I wouldn't want to do this kind of business. But young man, you have a bright future. I'll take the loss." Belvicente thought about it and agreed to Chen Mo's offer.
Taking out five crystal ores, Chen Mo and Belvicente exchanged them for 20 bottles of Rock Corroding Potion.
There wasn't much time left. After exchanging the potions, Chen Mo turned around and left.
"Young man, remember to look for me when you're Level 18."
Belvicente's voice came from behind Chen Mo.
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Second update!