Ling Xue turned around and shot out an accurate Profound Ice Sword Qi, directly killing the two assassins who were chasing after her, while the other assassin raised his dagger.
Boom!
A fireball exploded on his shoulder, and the Level 67 assassin lost half of his health. Before he could turn and run, he saw Zi Yue flash by. In the next moment, the light of Cold Blood appeared, and the remaining half of the assassin's health was emptied. Zi Yue's attack speed was very fast. She swung her dagger and sent the Level 67 assassin out of Headwind Plains with a basic attack.
I sighed. Qin Yun was safe. The last assassin was killed by Zi Yue. How humiliating.
I turned around and saw that only Devouring the Heavens and his three trash brothers were left.
The sword in Devouring the Heavens's hand seemed to tremble. He said hatefully, "How did this happen... How did Old Six and the others die so quickly? They were all Gold-grade!"
Ling Xue came forward and waved her Thunderclap Sword. She said with a smile, "Gold-grade equipment is outdated. Do you dare to come out without a full set of Dark Gold – grade equipment?"
Devouring the Heavens's gaze turned cold, and he immediately raised his sword and charged.
I faced him head-on, my Ice Sword drawing a line around me. A gust of wind rose, the prelude to Whirlwind Slash causing the grass on the ground to dance.
"Pa!"
Devouring the Heavens crashed into Whirlwind Slash and was sent flying, losing 3400 HP at the same time.
Looking at the remaining one-third of his health, Devouring the Heavens gritted his teeth. "Brothers, fight!"
At this moment, killing intent came from my crotch. Only then did the three of them remember to attack. Immediately, three [Ice Arrows] landed on my body. Unfortunately, each of them only dealt around 500 damage. Qin Yun's [Heal] immediately filled me back to full.
Devouring the Heavens's expression was filled with despair. Ling Yue's Fireball sent him flying.
The remaining three with murderous intent at their crotches looked at each other. In the end, they all ran away!
I sneered. Killing one was killing, killing two was also killing. I immediately chased after them and finished them off with one slash. The third ran too far, so I used Flame Dragon Soar to kill him!
Instantly, my name turned blood-red.
Xun Meng said, "Scholar's name is red. What should we do?"
I smiled. "Kill a few mobs here for a few hours, it's fine."
Ling Yue frowned and said, "These people will probably come again. How troublesome. Should I get Jian Huo to arrange for a few people to stand guard at the teleportation formation outside and kill them the moment they come?"
I shook my head, "That's even worse. If Heaven and Earth Calamity joins forces with Bloodthirsty Pride and sends a large number of troops to kill us, then Sword Fire's people won't be safe. Let nature take its course. Only the assassin is a threat. We just need to be careful and grind."
"Yes."
And so, we threw the matter of the World's Calamity to the back of our minds and continued to grind. At the same time, Qin Yun paid extra attention to the resurrection prophecy effect on everyone, especially the other two priests. Although Ling Yue was a mage, her equipment was very good, and she had Ice Armor as her defense. Basically, even if she was ambushed by three assassins, she wouldn't die. Mages weren't priests, so after being ambushed by melee attackers, she could just blink away and survive.
We grinded until it was past 2 am, and most of the mobs on the Headwind Plains had been killed by us. A flash of golden light later, I reached Level 78 and was only two levels away from Level 80!
The mobs on the Headwind Plains were all elite, so it was a lot of fun to grind. Even I had leveled up, so the girls had leveled up as well. Little Qiao of Jiangnan had leveled up twice, and Beauty Quest had leveled up thrice. Forget the quest rewards, just the leveling speed alone was enough to make the girls smile from ear to ear.
Half an hour later, we arrived at a small hill. Suddenly, we heard a loud roar in front of us. Ling Xue immediately pricked up her ears and said with a smile, "This sound is a little different. It has to be a boss!"
I didn't believe her, so I raised my sword and climbed up the hill. Then, to my shock, Ling Xue was right. A fierce tiger had appeared in front of me!
Its red fur was like a raging inferno. This ferocious tiger was extremely hot, and its sharp claws were covered in flames. When it stepped on the grass, the grass was immediately burnt black. The tiger's huge head was like a huge fireball, and its eyes were filled with a cold light. When it opened its huge mouth, a gust of fishy wind blew out – 【Flaming Tiger King】 (Dark Gold Rank Boss)
Level: 115
Magic Attack: 1440 ~ 1750
Defense: 800
HP: 1800000
Skills: [Blazing Fireball], [Blazing Tiger Roar], [Blazing Rain of Fire]
Passive: King of Tigers, has the ability to control fire magic
… …
I let out a secret sigh of relief. Thank goodness it was a Dark Gold Rank boss. This should be a lot easier to deal with. If it was a Level 115 Earth Rank boss, our party would've been annihilated for sure after killing 4 bosses in a row.
Ling Yue shot me an inquisitive look. "Scholar, how should we kill this boss?"
"I'll go pull the aggro. You guys wait for reinforcements."
I glanced at the girls and said, "Zi Yue, don't go, or else you'll be instantly killed. Bing Cha, wait for an opportunity to attack. Don't attract too much aggro. Ling Yue, use your earth magic. Yes, use [Meteor]. This way, it'll be faster to deal with the boss. The three priests, pay attention to the distance between you and the boss. Don't attract too much aggro. Alright, that's it, I'm going!"
After saying that, I raised my sword and rushed forward, aiming straight for the Blazing Tiger King's head. My Ice Sword flashed, and the Blazing Tiger King lost more than 5000 HP.
"Roar!"
The enraged Blazing Tiger King let out an angry roar. It opened its mouth and spat out a [Blazing Fireball]. With a "Puchi" sound, the fireball splashed onto my chest. After feeling a burning pain, I lost 3204 HP!
Slightly startled, I hurriedly drank a health potion. At the same time, I turned around and lured the Blazing Tiger King into the middle of the team. Qin Yun quickly used a healing spell to restore my HP back to full. When the Blazing Tiger King discovered our long-range attackers, it immediately let out a long roar and raised its head, as if it was summoning something.
I was slightly startled, and hurriedly used [Total Annihilation] to break its spell!
“miss！”
Following the three damage numbers, the effect of [Total Annihilation] was directly missed. Bing Cha and Ling Xue quickly took over the position, and each used [Total Annihilation]. In the end, they were still unable to break the Blazing Tiger King's spell!
At this moment, a red light suddenly appeared in the sky. Suddenly, a large number of scorching meteors fell from the sky. The area they covered was relatively wide, and the three beauties, Qin Yun, Ling Yue, and Xiao Qiao, were all enveloped in the attack!
The three beauties simultaneously received more than 1000 damage. Luckily, their reaction speed was extremely fast. In the next second, they had already moved away from the Blazing Tiger King's [Flame Rain]. As a result, the Blazing Tiger King continued to cast its skill, which lasted for half a minute. Ling Yue, Bing Cha, and I took the opportunity to give it a good beating!
Qin Yun and Xiao Qiao quickly recovered their health back to full. Ling Yue began to chant a spell. Three seconds later, a huge meteor fell from the sky. [Advanced Meteor] directly smashed into the Tiger King's head. The light dimmed, and the Blazing Tiger King received a super high magic damage of 9437!
Damn, Ling Yue's magic attack is really strong!
I exclaimed in surprise, and immediately began to attack with all my strength. I used my maximum firepower to attract the boss's aggro. This was the only way for me to be relatively safe. Ling Xue and Bing Cha's Magic Defense wasn't as high as mine. In a situation where I had [Dragon Armor], I was the best candidate to tank the boss.
After the Blazing Tiger King finished casting [Flame Rain], it immediately waved its sharp claws. In an instant, two fireballs shot out. As a result, the two fireballs exploded on my body at the same time, and I lost 2000 HP!
Ling Xue and Bing Cha were dumbstruck. Ling Xue stuck out her tongue and laughed, "Sister Bing Cha, it's a good thing we weren't the ones attracting the aggro. Otherwise, we might have already died …"
Bing Cha still had lingering fears. He laughed, "Yeah, yeah. I'm thinking about whether or not I should take a break …"
Behind me, the few Clerics cast their heals on me, and I was back to full health in just two hits. The feeling of being the focus of attention really was a little blissful!
Just like that, the ten-man team cautiously killed the Blazing Tiger King. Flames flickered on the plains, and waves after waves of [Flame Rain] fell, accompanied by the graceful figures of the girls. Under this kind of tacit cooperation, the Blazing Tiger King could only wait to be killed.
After a quarter of an hour, the Blazing Tiger King finally let out an unyielding roar and fell, dropping a pile of gold and a few pieces of equipment.
After I gave a look, Ling Xue immediately walked up and picked up the gold and equipment. Afterwards, everyone went up to collect their share of the Blazing Tiger King's head.
The quest could be said to have been completed by a quarter. There were still three more bosses to kill. The girls were all excited beyond belief. Jiang Nan Qiao laughed, "This boss was so surprising. My experience increased by 25% in one go!"
I glanced at it and discovered that the experience that the Blazing Tiger King gave me wasn't even 10% of the experience needed to reach Lv 78.
Ling Xue displayed the three pieces of equipment that the boss dropped in the party chat — —
【Blazing Leather Boots】 (Dark Gold Tier – Leather Armor)
Defense: 65
Agility: + 28
Endurance: + 25
Intelligence: + 15
Additional: Increases the user's ranged attack power by 10%
Level Requirement: 75
(Unappraised)
【Blazing Chest Armor】 (Dark Gold Tier – Leather Armor)
Defense: 75
Agility: + 30
Endurance: + 25
Intelligence: + 15
Additional: Increases the user's ranged attack power by 10%
Level Requirement: 75
(Unappraised)
【Blazing Longbow】 (Dark Gold Tier)
Attack: 380-520
Agility: + 32
Endurance: + 25
Intelligence: + 20
Additional: Increases the user's fire skill attack power by 25%
Level Requirement: 75
(Unappraised)
… …
Everyone's eyes widened. No one would have thought that the boss that we easily killed would drop three Dark Gold Tier equipment, and they were all from the same series!
Ling Xue's gaze swept across my body, and when it brushed past my shoulder, I heard her whisper in my ear, "Blazing Longbow, do you want it?
If not, then give it to Silent Rain... "
I shook my head. "Silent Rain has been dealing damage all this time, and it's not easy for her to do so. Among our workshop members, Silent Rain's equipment is the worst. In the past, we gave all the leather armor we obtained to Purple Moon. Since these three Dark Gold – grade items are all archer equipment, let's give them to Silent Rain. Let's make her the ace archer of Snow Moon!"
Ling Xue smiled and nodded.
Everyone heard my last words. Ling Yue agreed. "Yes, Silent Rain is Level 71 right now, and will reach Level 75 soon. She needs these Dark Gold – grade items, so of course we'll give them to her.
What about you guys? Do you have any objections? "
Qin Yun nodded with a smile. "Distribute according to need. Of course we have no objections. Also, Silent Rain has never washed water."
The other girls nodded. Jiangnan Little Qiao and Xun Meng nodded without saying anything. This was their first time joining this party, and they knew that it was best for them to remain silent.
As a result, everyone reached an astonishing consensus.
When the three Dark Gold – grade items were delivered to Silent Rain, the usually quiet girl suddenly burst into tears. Wiping away her tears, she said, "Thank you, everyone. Thank you so much … I didn't think I'd receive such attention …"
Ling Yue couldn't help but smile. "Silly girl, what are you saying?
We've treated you as one of us since the first day you joined Xue Yue Studio. Hehe, don't say such silly things. Put the equipment away, we still need to find the next boss! "
Silent Rain wiped her tears and nodded strongly. Then, she put the three items into her bag. This way, Silent Rain would undergo a metamorphosis after reaching Level 75. At that time, White Cloud City would have a brand-new top-tier archer!
There were still a lot of mobs on the Headwind Plains, and Heavenly Calamity's ten-man party had definitely failed their quest. The mobs here were all elites, and it would take at least a week for them to respawn. Dark Gold Rank bosses, on the other hand, took even longer to respawn. They probably wouldn't respawn for at least half a month.
As a result, I led the way and cleared out the remaining elite tigers on the plains. At the same time, I paid attention to the whereabouts of the other three bosses.
Another two hours passed in the blink of an eye, and most of the mobs on the Headwind Plains had been killed. When we stepped into a small valley made of rocks, we heard a shocking tiger roar in front of us!
I immediately turned around and said with a smile, "We finally found the boss!"
I entered between the giant rocks, sword in hand, and was shocked by what I saw. There were three tiger bosses in the same place. This meant that we might have to kill all three of them at the same time...
I sucked in a deep breath and turned around to ask Ling Xue, "Beauty Xue, what do we do?"
Ling Xue blinked once before saying in high spirits, "Just wait and see. Of course I have an ultimate move!"
I was startled. What ultimate move did she have this time?
Ling Xue said with a smile, "Dummy, use your archers to attack the blue tiger on the left. You don't need to worry about anything else. I'll count to three, and then we'll attack together!
The rest of you, stay outside and wait for us to kill the boss! "
"Mn, okay!
Be careful, you two! "Ling Yue urged.
"Got it, sis!"
Ling Xue smiled like a silver bell before pulling me to the front. Then, she summoned the Wind Spirit Beast and had Xixi fly forward. At the same time, she started counting — "1!"
“2！”
“3！”
"Pa!" I shot an Armor Piercing Arrow, and the leftmost Blue Tiger BOSS was immediately attracted over.
At the same time, Wind Spirit Beast Xixi flapped her wings and started casting a spell. A beam of purple light fell on the golden tiger boss!
Ding ~!
Combat Log: Player "Windy Snow"'s pet "Wind Spirit Beast" used the skill "Charm". The Adamantine Tiger King has lost control and entered a berserk state. The effect lasts for 5 seconds!