Ding ~!
System Notice: You have entered an unexplored map — Undersea City?
Atlantis!
… …
Immediately afterward, another bell rang. Ding ~!
System Notice: You have found Atlantis and entered the second phase of the quest. Do you accept?
Of course I accepted. I pointed —
Ding ~!
System Notice: Your party has accepted the quest [Eternal Oblivion]!
(Current Quest Difficulty: 5500)
Description: Atlantis, an ancient empire that sank into the depths of the sea.
In the year 221 of the Eternal Moon Calendar, the main city of Silvermoon was destroyed many times before it was finally rebuilt into the largest main city of the human race, White Cloud City. The young Paladin of White Cloud City, Annie, brought her personal guards to Atlantis. In this sea, Annie went through many twists and turns and finally found the King Holy Sword, but she also lost all her guards. Her guard captain, Lynk, died tragically in the fourth layer of Atlantis and turned into a monster. Please go to the fourth layer of Atlantis and find Lynk's soul. However, the prerequisite is that you have to purge all the tyrannical creatures in Undersea City!
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Whoa!
The quest entered the second phase. It was still the same difficulty, but the quest curve was clearer.
Swhoosh swhoosh swhoosh...
Ripples appeared behind me. Ling Xue, Ling Yue, and the other girls had also come in. They had also received the quest notification.
"Queen Anne..." Ling Yue was a bit moved. "Isn't she the founder of White Cloud City?
I heard she was the strongest female Holy Knight in Spirit of Grief! "
I said, "Yes, Queen Anne obtained the Holy Sword of Kings here and became the queen of White Cloud City. However, it seems that Queen Anne died in Undead Castle in the end."
Ling Yue said with a smile, "Anne obtained the Holy Sword of Kings when she explored Atlantis last time. What about us this time?
Will we get a king set or something like that? It should be a divine weapon! "
I laughed. "It's not even dark yet. You're dreaming again..."
"Hehe, it's always good to have dreams!"
… …
After I took a few steps, I discovered that there was no seawater inside the barrier. It was as if I was walking on flat ground. I even summoned a Blazing Warhorse. Magic light soared into the sky, and in the next moment, a flaming warhorse appeared!
"Hehe, our combat power has recovered to 100%!" Ling Xue also happily summoned her Fire Cloud Leopard.
Bing Cha summoned his Cloudmane Horse as well. At this time, Qin Yun said, "It seems like Atlantis is divided into seven layers of sea. We are still outside, so let's hurry and kill our way in. Let's try to kill all the monsters in the first layer by today. Mm, this mission is going to be a long one!"
"The longer it takes, the faster we level up, right?"
"Haha, you're absolutely right ~"
Thus, everyone quickly entered a combat-ready state while I took Ling'er with me to scout ahead.
Amidst the ruins, the empire of the past was just a pile of broken walls. However, looking at the barrier outside the underwater city, there must be some powerful existence at the bottom of the sea. This wasn't a dead city.
There were no monsters in the city on the surface, only wreckage. The golden helmet had lost its former glory and was covered in a thick layer of dust. Millions of years ago, the brave human warriors had slumbered at the bottom of the sea. Today, they welcomed us visitors from the future. Anne should be the first person to come here in ten thousand years. However, Anne had already died in battle. She could be considered a legendary existence, so to us, this underwater city was still covered in layers of mystery, waiting for us to uncover it.
"Wait... I see the entrance!"
Ling Xue stopped and pointed to the right. "There's a dark passageway there. Could the entrance be there?"
My heart sank. It was very likely.
I immediately brought Ling'er over. Qin Yun repeatedly cast the resurrection prophecy effect on me.
When we came to the passageway, I saw a rugged, ancient stone staircase winding down. I couldn't see the end, but there was a sinister aura coming from below.
After a few steps, I received a message — System Notice: You have entered the first level of Atlantis!
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"It's here. Everyone, come in!"
It wasn't long before the girls entered one after another. I continued to lead the way with Ling 'er. The stone steps were narrow, and there was a bottomless abyss on either side. No one knew what was at the bottom, so we had no choice but to proceed cautiously.
After walking for around ten minutes or so, the area in front of us lit up. Countless magic lamps automatically lit up the moment we arrived. This was an abandoned city passageway. The roofs of the houses had long since been torn off, leaving only bare walls. The commoners had long since died and turned into white bones, replaced by spear-wielding murloc guards clad in armor!
"Hiss hiss..."
The murlocs had snake heads, and they kept flicking their tongues in and out. They glared at me with disgusting eyes.
"Wow, so many..." Ling Xue exclaimed softly. Admittedly, this underwater city was so big that there was no end to it. It would probably take us at least a day to kill all these monsters. Also, if there were no surprises, we would have to search for the entrance to the next level after we were done. This crazy maze map was enough to drive anyone crazy!
Thankfully, my party had Snow Moon's Yun Bing and the other girls. So, this maze map wouldn't be a headache for me.
I threw an Eye of Star at it and the stats of a Fishman Guard immediately appeared in the party — —
[Murloc Guard] (Elite)
Level: 165
Attack: 5200 ~ 8700
Defense: 5000
HP: 280000
Skills: [Sudden Stab], [Flurry], [Smash]
Passive: Guardian of the first level of Atlantis, has powerful close combat abilities.
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"Wow, its attack limit is 8700!" Summer's mouth was wide open.
Ling Xue smiled. "This is just the lowest level monster. 8700 is already so shocking. If it reaches the seventh floor, won't we have to surrender?"
Summer stuck out her tongue and said, "My wind wolf shouldn't be able to attack. 8700 Attack is too terrifying. My wind wolf can't block it at all."
I said, "Although, let out the slug and keep using magic to deal damage!"
"Yes, okay!"
I took out my Ice and Fire Bow and used a Tranquilizing Arrow to attract the attention of a Fishman Guard. This bastard ran very quickly and appeared in front of me in the blink of an eye. Its sharp spear suddenly landed on my chest armor!
Clang!
Sparks flew, and a damage number floated up — 1804!
"Hehe, Scholar's Defense isn't bad!" Ling Xue said.
"Of course! It's been a while since I reached Level 120, and many of my skills have reached the Grandmaster rank. Dragon Armor is already at the Grandmaster rank. It increases my Defense by a whopping 55%. Hmm, with my Defense, I should be able to stop a Level 165 Elite from breaking through!"
Bing Cha happily went forward and used Total Annihilation. However, the Murloc Guard immediately turned around and counterattacked. It directly hit Bing Cha's shoulder with a Heavy Strike!
“7042！”
"Wah!" Bing Cha exclaimed and retreated. She pointed at me and said, "Scholar, you're so sick!"
I was speechless. "The monster hit you, why are you calling me sick …"
"Wuwu, your Defense, isn't it sick?"
I smiled. "Qin Yun should focus on healing Bing Cha and Ling Xue. I'm going to go out and attract monsters!"
"Okay!"
As a result, the girls found a broken corner to hide in while I spurred my Blazing Warhorse forward. In just a few minutes, I had circled the deserted streets of the city and returned with a flood of Murloc Guards charging at me!
"Prepare for battle!"
I raised my longsword and stood next to Ling Xue. The Blaze Warhorse's chassis was relatively large, so it took up three slots. This was a good way to block the monsters. Ling Xue and Bing Cha stood on my left and right, protecting Qin Yun, Chrysanthemum Daohana, and Ling Yue. Ling Yue had also summoned her Dark Dragon.
The Level 110 Dark Dragon charged toward the Murloc Guards like a tyrant and spat dragon breath at them. Damage numbers immediately rose above their heads, and the Murloc Guards looked like they could die of embarrassment. They couldn't do anything to the dragon because melee attacks couldn't hit an airborne unit. Therefore, a large group of monsters charged toward the Dark Dragon and bared their fangs.
"Ling Er, stand 50 yards in front of us and kill all the monsters around you!" I gave a simple order to my pet.
Ling Er obediently raised her sword and turned into a ray of silver light. She arrived at the designated position in the blink of an eye and swung her sword with Sword Slash Four Directions!
Crack crack crack!
Countless sword auras scattered in all directions, and in the midst of the attacks, damage numbers of over 20,000 flew up one after another. Most of the damage numbers exceeded 40,000. If it was a critical hit, the damage would be close to 100,000!
Moreover, when Ling Er swung her Illusory Spirit Sword, she would often create a giant whirlwind that swept away all the monsters around her. This was the passive skill, Tempest Flurry. This skill was even stronger than the others, and not a single monster that was hit by it took less than 100k damage!
The way she cut through the mobs was refreshing. In less than a minute, Ling Er had cleared out an empty space around her. Many Murloc Guards immediately rushed in to replace her position, and Ling Er started slaughtering again!
If Ling Yue's Dark Dragon could be considered OP, then Ling Er's Divine Rank pet was absolutely OP. Level 165 elite mobs were no different from tofu under her sword. If a video of this leveling scene was uploaded to the forums, who knew how many people would vomit blood!
Of course, I wasn't stupid enough to let the enemy see through my current strength so easily. It was a very irrational thing to do.
However, Ling Er's OP damage couldn't be questioned. In fact, Bing Cha looked at me speechlessly. "Scholar, your character is OP, but your pet is ten times more OP than you!"
I smiled. "Beauty, you praise me too much …"
"..."
I looked at the map and saw that it was covered in red dots. I had no idea how many mobs there were, but it was probably enough for me to level up a level or two. Now that I was killing mobs 35 levels above me, my experience was skyrocketing. The rest of the girls were grinning from ear to ear. Summer and Zi Yue, the lowest-leveled girls, were grinning like flowers. There was nothing better in the world than slacking off with a top-tier monster party.
"Everyone, save your potions!"
I turned around and said, "We may have to stay here for seven or eight days or even a month, so let's try to use as few Blue Potions as possible. Xiangxiang, you can slack off. Soul Star Shower's attack power is high, but it consumes too many potions …"
Chrysanthemum Daohana nodded indifferently. "Yes, I understand. I'll use Soul Shock then …"
"Mn, that works too."
Ling Xue said, "Scholar, you can ride your Blaze Warhorse back to buy potions by yourself …"
"But the only ship at the seaport is destroyed. You can't possibly want me to swim over from Endless Village, right?"
Ling Xue smiled faintly. "It will take about 10 hours to swim over. However, the premise is that there are no aggressive monsters in the sea ahead, such as whales, tiger sharks, and so on …"
I said, "You don't cherish me at all …"
The little beauty immediately revealed a wronged expression. "I clearly do …"
Bing Cha's face was expressionless. "Ahem, there are still a lot of people here …"
Chrysanthemum Daohana and Ling Yue only smiled and didn't say anything.
In order to conserve mana, Ling Yue threw one spell after another into the World of Ice and Snow. She didn't use any spells that used up a bit of mana, such as [Fire Dragon Spell]. It was even more convenient for me. I took out my Bow of Ice and Fire and just kept using [Thousand Ren Arrows]. [Thousand Ren Arrows] didn't consume much mana, and my top-tier equipment added quite a bit of mana. My Blazing Warhorse's 1000 Intelligence made me a player with high Intelligence in one go. My Dragon Speaker's Intelligence growth was at least 8 stars. This way, my mana recovery speed was almost enough to support my [Thousand Ren Arrows].
The Dark Dragon and Ling Er were happily killing monsters in front of us, but the players in the inner circle were also killing quickly. Ling Xue's Crisscrossing Sword was always so powerful when it came to killing monsters in groups. My Ice and Fire Bow's Meteor Arrow was also incomparably fierce. In the blink of an eye, a Meteor Arrow flew across the map, piercing through countless walls and leaving a shallow mark on the map. The monsters that encountered it howled in pain.
At this time, Dragon Soul spoke in the guild channel, "Scholar, guild leader?
Where are you grinding today? How come I can't see you? "
I immediately said, "I'm doing a quest with Snow Moon and the others at the Endless Sea. Send me a message if there's anything!"
"Oh?
That's so far. It's fine, I'm just asking. If something really happens, can you guys make it back in time? "
"Just go back to the city!
For the next few days, please take care of the guild matters. "
"Yes, okay!"
Ling Xue glanced at me and asked, "Why do you say we'll go back to the city if something really happens?
Are we really going to give up on this quest if something big happens... "
I smiled. "Little girl, I'm just bluffing. Everyone can see what we say in the guild channel. Can you guarantee that there's no traitor in Snow Moon?
I'm only saying this to warn those who have designs on Snow Moon that we can go back at any time. If you want to attack Snow Moon, it's the same as digging your own grave! "
Ling Xue smiled sweetly. "So that's how it is. I thought you were hot-headed!"
"Hmph hmph, with my intelligence, you should at least have this bit of trust!"
"Of course, of course ~"
Not long after, the mobs I lured over all fell to the ground. The ground was covered in gold, equipment, and potions. In the past, we wouldn't pick up potions because the potions dropped by the mobs weren't high level. They were only mid-level potions. But this time, we had to go back to the warehouse and use the potions dropped by the mobs to make up for our losses.
"Ah... Gold-grade!"
Zi Yue held a metal boots in her hands and shouted excitedly.