Ling Er's reaction was even faster than mine. Just as I finished speaking, she had already transformed into a small demon fox. With a light cry, the BOSS stood there motionlessly with his long sword in his hand for 30 seconds!
I hurriedly recovered my HP and tossed two stacks of Health Potions on Ling'er. I told her, "Use Health Potions when your HP is below 8000!"
What surprised me the most was that Ling 'er could actually use potions. She already had over 10000 HP, so if she drank a potion, she would be a super meatshield. Even if we were to tank the boss, we would probably be able to hold on for a few more minutes!
Half a minute later, I used two super Health Potions that restored 1500 HP and recovered some of my HP. Then, I declared war on the boss once more!
Boom!
In the distance, an [Afterimage Strike] broke the temporary silence. General Feng was on the verge of collapsing under the tyrannical impact. Ling 'er rushed forward and swung her longsword. The light from her sword rose sharply, and another fierce Sword Slash was cast in all directions. After using the skill, she transformed into a Frost Wolf and fiercely smashed the Boss' chest with Frozen Fang.
General Feng flew into a rage and raised his saber high into the air. Wind and rain howled as an incredibly heavy aura spread from the blade!
Ding ~!
Combat Log: General Feng Zhang Han used Mountain Splitter!
"Hong!" Even with Ling 'er's Defense, she was still forced back. She lost more than 4000 HP. This move was really strong. If it was me, I would have lost at least 7000 HP.
Ling 'er took a step back, but I was already there. Whirlwind Slash + Shield Breaker Slash, two powerful skills that could pierce through a person's defense. Soul Demise glowed brightly, and General Zhang Han was sent stumbling backward. His HP dropped by nearly 30000!
… …
The battle continued, and after about half an hour, the boss's HP finally dropped below half. This made things even easier because I could use Waning Moon Slash. The Waning Moon Slash greatly limited the boss's damage. One Waning Moon Slash restricted the boss's movement by half. Ling'er and I could easily attack from the front and back. No matter what kind of General Wind he was, he would still die on the spot!
In the team channel, Ling Xue asked, "Scholar?
According to the party display, your HP has been fluctuating for the past few minutes. You're not fighting normal monsters, are you? "
I parried the boss's blade with my sword and smiled. "Of course!
I'm soloing a Level 130 Earth Rank boss! "
"Wow!
Amazing ~ We just killed a level 125 Earth-rank Boss, and it took us a total of 10 minutes … "
"You're here to look down on me …"
"Hehe, the Boss dropped a Level 95 Earth-grade bracer. Hehe, it just so happens that I can use it now."
"Congratulations!
Hopefully, this Boss will drop something that I can use! "
"Yes."
I then reminded, "Ling Xue, Ling Yue, when you two are about to reach Level 100, stop leveling immediately. Come with me to grind mobs and see if you have a chance to learn Affection!"
"Yeah, I know. When we were about to level up, we went offline to sleep."
"Okay!"
It wasn't long before Ling Er and I tortured General Wind, Zhang Han to the brink of death. When he was down to his last sliver of HP, he struggled to unleash two Mountain Splits. Unfortunately for me and Ling Er, they weren't one-shot at all. In fact, when the boss used Mountain Splits to attack me, I dodged it and dodged it!
Seeing that the boss's HP was almost empty, it was time to end him!
I raised the Soul Demise Sword and thrust it forward. Golden light shone from the blade as I used Shield Breaker Slash!
Puchi!
Debris flew everywhere, and General Wind finally let out a sad cry as his giant body collapsed to the ground!
"Crash!"
There were also three shiny pieces of equipment in the pile of gold. I was quick to grab them before they even hit the ground. There were more than twenty thousand gold in the pile. A Level 130 Earth Rank boss was actually quite generous.
Looking at the equipment, there was a pair of black armor bracers, a pair of cloth armor boots that glowed with a golden light, and a shiny ring!
First, I looked at the metal armor bracers. This was the one I could use — [Black Iron Bracers] (Bronze-grade — Metal Armor)
Defense: 180
Strength: + 14
Level Requirement: 100
(Unappraised)
Damn, it dropped a Bronze-grade item!
Speechless, I threw the Black Iron Bracers into my bag. I could sell them to the shop later and earn a few gold.
Next, I looked at the shining cloth boots — [Flame Boots] (Gold-grade — Metal Armor)
Defense: 110
Intelligence: + 16
Stamina: + 10
Level Requirement: 100
(Unappraised)
I was still a bit disappointed. Gold-grade items were commonplace right now, and they couldn't attract my attention at all. I could only place my hopes on the glowing ring. I clicked the ring and its stats appeared in front of me — [Startling Rainbow Ring] (Earth-grade)
Strength: + 60
Stamina: + 50
Agility: + 50
Passive: Increases user's lifesteal by 7%. Stackable
Level Requirement: 100
(Unappraised)
Hmm, finally something I could use. The Startling Rainbow Ring's stats were pretty good, and I estimated that it would give around 10% lifesteal. Stackable with the Bloodfiend Necklace's 12% lifesteal, I could recover 50% of my HP in melee combat!
However, I didn't equip the ring yet, so I tossed it into my bag first!
I looked at the time. It was 3: 30 in the morning, and there was still some time before I logged off at 7 AM. I could go to the second floor of the Ancient Qin Barren Tomb to take a look. At this time, my experience had already risen to 82% of Lv 100. I reckoned that reaching Lv 101 today wouldn't be a problem!
Standing at the gloomy entrance to the second floor, I entered Shadowmeld. I wanted to sneak in and see the situation first. I didn't dare to recklessly enter this unexplored map. After all, my level was high, and leveling up was difficult. It wouldn't be worth it if I dropped a level.
"Hu!"
A cold wind blew, and I was already walking down the stairs. When I stood on the ground of the second floor, I understood. As I had imagined, the second floor was still filled with terracotta soldiers. However, they weren't Barren Tomb Blade Soldiers. This time, I was going to face a type of terracotta soldier with a long spear. They were called "Barren Tomb Spear Soldiers"!
I had Ling Er aggro one. After the surface of the Spear Soldier cracked, there was still a mummy-like monster inside. It raised its spear and began to stab Ling Er. I threw out an [Eye of the Stars] to see what it was — [Barren Tomb Spear Soldier] (Elite Monster)
Level: 135
Attack: 2700 ~ 3050
Defense: 1500
Health: 180000
Skills: [Sudden Stab], [Back Thrust], [Chain Battle Formation]
Passive: [Barren Tomb Spear Soldier], a mid-level guardian of Ancient Qin's Barren Tomb. It wields a long spear and has a sharp weapon. After forming a battle formation, it can sweep away its enemies. Tens of thousands of years ago, it was these valiant warriors who swept across the Spirit of Grief Continent, causing all living beings to tremble and submit to them …
I was slightly startled. The stats of the Spear Soldier were a level higher than the Blade Soldier. It was 5 levels higher, but it also meant that the experience I would gain from killing these elite monsters would be even higher!
The spear soldier's attack was abnormally sharp. Ling 'er, who had transformed into a frost wolf, moved to the back of the spear soldier, but she didn't expect the spear soldier to suddenly turn around and stab with its spear like a conditioned reflex. "Keng!" Although it didn't break through the spear's defense, the power of the spear still forced Ling' er back!
I dashed forward and stabbed with Soul Demise. The Shield Break Slash pierced through the Spear Soldier's chest armor. Immediately, the Spear Soldier's body swayed. Ling Er took the opportunity to fiercely slap her frosty claws. Under the combined attack of the master and servant, the Spear Soldier had no chance to fight back. It was almost directly tortured to death.
"The Earth General is mighty! You will definitely sweep away the rebels and take revenge for us!"
The Spear Soldier raised its arms and shouted before it died. Fortunately, it wasn't "Faith in Brother Spring". Otherwise, I would have no way of dealing with it if it revived on the spot with full health.
The Level 135 elite monster was quite generous. It dropped over 100 gold coins and a black helmet. It was the Iron Armor set. It looked like all the monsters here dropped this kind of set. At this time, I had 27 pieces of this Iron Armor set in my bag. When I combined them, the set effect appeared — [Iron Armor Wristguards] (Gold-grade)
Defense: 200
Strength: + 24
Stamina: + 12
Passive: Increases user's physical Defense by 2%
Level Requirement: 100
Set Properties: Increases user's Defense by 35% and causes a 20% knockback effect.
(Unappraised)
… …
Clearly, the effect was very useful. This equipment set's price was definitely not lower than the Bone Eroding Set. Last time when I fought Soul Demise, I basically gave away all the equipment it dropped. Right now, I didn't plan to sell Heaven or Earth Rank equipment for money, so I could use this Gold-grade set to make money.
After that, Ling 'er went to aggro almost a hundred monsters again. Then, the master and servant went on a killing spree in a corner. When it was past 6 am, my experience finally rose to 99.9% of Level 100. I decided to stop leveling and wait until tomorrow when Ling Xue and Ling Yue leveled up together. I wanted to see if I could learn the legendary Emotion Skill.
I took off my helmet and fought through the night. Then, I drank a glass of water and went to sleep.
… …
The next day, I woke up around noon. However, the workshop was completely silent. The girls hadn't woken up even after staying up all night.
After I washed up, Ling Xue's room finally opened. The little beauty rubbed her eyes and came to my room. She asked, "Do you have water?
I forgot to boil some water over there … "
I nodded and poured her a glass. When I looked up, I saw that Ling Xue was lying lazily on the sofa. Her hair flowed down her shoulders like water as she leaned against the back and looked at me with a smile.
"Ling Xue, let's go online and grind together. Let's kill Corrosive Infantry outside the territory and see if we can learn Body Fusion …"
"Mn, okay. Also, it's Emotion Skill."
"Hehe, it's about time."
I sat next to Ling Xue and gave her the hot water. "Our Affinity is high enough. I wonder what determines the probability of learning it. Affection?"
Ling Xue immediately blushed and said in annoyance, "Affection?
What's that? I've never heard of it! "
I laughed and hugged Ling Xue's delicate shoulders. I whispered, "There's no one else here …"
"And?" The little beauty continued to smile at me.
"Cough cough, can you not be so calm …"
Ling Xue burst into laughter and leaned into my arms. She looked up at me, blinked and said with a smile, "Do you know what the greatest happiness in life is now?"
I was a bit confused, but after a few seconds, I calmly smiled and said, "I don't know what the greatest happiness is, but I feel that being together with Ling Xue is enough to make me so happy that I can't breathe?"
"Hoho, isn't it hard for you?"
"No, it's just … what is the greatest happiness in life?"
Ling Xue smiled faintly and said word by word, "The greatest happiness in life is to find out that the person you love also loves you …"
I was stunned. A moment later, I asked, "Then are you happy right now?"
Ling Xue shook her head and smiled softly. "I don't know. What about you?"
I didn't say anything and opened my arms to embrace Ling Xue. The little beauty lied in my arms and blinked. She didn't refuse, but she didn't admit anything either.
I was so nervous I lowered my head and pressed my lips against Ling Xue's. Her lips were only 0.01 centimeters away!
"Mn, you …"
Before Ling Xue could say anything, I made up my mind and kissed her. A warm sensation spread. Ling Xue was clearly nervous, and her face turned red after a moan. I had already forced her teeth open. Ling Xue responded awkwardly. Her little tongue was sweet, and Ling Xue's body was trembling slightly.
My mind was blank, and I felt like there were only two people left in the world.
After a long time, Ling Xue suddenly pushed me away.
I was a bit surprised. I thought she was angry, but the little beauty's face turned red and she said, "Let me breathe …"
"Haha …"
I held Ling Xue's hand and wrapped my other hand around her slender waist. The softness of a young girl's body was intoxicating.
"Ling Xue?"
"Mn?"
"Be my girlfriend!"
When I said this, Ling Xue's body clearly shook. She looked straight at me, and after a while, she said with certainty, "No!"
"Why?" My heart sank.
"Because … mom said that students shouldn't fall in love …"
"Don't!"
"Hehe, alright then, let's change the reason.
Because … oh, our affection isn't enough! "
I stilled. "Affection?
How … how is it enough? "
"When we comprehend the Affection Skill …"
I couldn't calm down anymore. "But Xiao Xue, Bing Cha said that the chance of comprehending the Affection Skill is very low. If we can't comprehend it even after we reach Level 255, won't we … live in total darkness!"
Ling Xue burst into laughter. "What do you mean live in total darkness?
Haven't I been with you all this time?
Just now … what else do you want? "
My heart shook and I couldn't help but laugh. "But you didn't stick out your tongue just now …"
"I clearly did!" The little beauty puffed out her chest proudly and argued with a red face.
I said, "But your kissing skills are too lousy …"
Ling Xue felt wronged. "But it's my first time, and I have no experience. Why are you looking at me like this?"
I started to grimace. "Then, let's do it again?
Let's practice more? "
"No!" Ling Xue dodged with a red face. "You … you'll take a mile after taking an inch!"
… …
At this time, Ling Yue's voice came from the next door. "Snow, wake up. I brought you a hot drink. Open the door?"
Immediately, Ling Xue turned to look at me and said angrily, "It's all your fault. What do we do now?"