For nearly half an hour, I charged back and forth on my Flame Warhorse. I had practically traveled to every corner of this floor. At least 70% of the monsters on the second floor of Atlantis had been mobilized. From the map, I could see countless densely packed dots surging forward like a tidal wave. I was standing on the tip of the wave, controlling the fluctuations of the tide.
Cha cha cha!
I slashed my sword several times in a row, opening up a path in front of me. Fortunately, the Marlin Throwers weren't very fast, or I would have been surrounded.
In a corner near the center, Ling Xue and Bing Cha were struggling to hold on. Summer's Ice Slime King had also turned into a hardened form, but even so, it had been blasted into a hedgehog with less than half of its HP remaining. Slimes were only Level 110, so there was no way they could fight a Level 168 elite mob!
"Scholar, you're finally back!"
Bing Cha swung a Sword of Destruction and hurriedly retreated, losing more than ten thousand HP in an instant.
I immediately opened my hand and a blue screen of light appeared in front of Bing Cha. It was the protective effect of my Domain Shield.
"Ling Yue, come here!
Affection! "
When I unmounted, Ling Yue squeezed out of the crowd. Under Ling Xue and Bing Cha's cover, the two of us stood together and activated the Affection button at the same time!
Swhoosh!
A golden light shone from the Soul Demise Sword, and a powerful force surged into my body. It was far stronger than Rising Dragon Strike, and it was enough to destroy the world!
Swhoosh!
Ling Yue's dress and long hair danced in the wind. Her entire body was enveloped in green light, and countless ice elements danced around her. In an instant, the temperature around us plummeted!
If we hadn't used party attack mode, Ling Xue and Bing Cha might not have been able to escape.
Finally, after a few seconds, the Affection skill's long channeling time was over, and it exploded!
"Bang!"
The first giant sword of ice fell into the crowd of mobs like a judge, immediately triggering an icy blue shockwave that swept away the surrounding mobs. Then, the second wave, the third wave, and finally, the sky was filled with an icy rain. All the mobs within 200 yards of us wailed in pain as their HP dropped like crazy. Even though they were Level 168 mobs, they still turned into white light and died under the ravages of this powerful Emotion Skill.
Swhoosh swhoosh swhoosh...
Several beams of golden light fell from the sky, and as expected, the apocalyptic skill killed countless mobs in an instant. The players in the party leveled up, and the girls weren't the only ones who leveled up. Even my experience bar was filled to the brim with light, and I leveled up again! I leveled up again! My EXP bar was filled to the brim, and I leveled up again!
Half a minute later, the Ice Rain stopped. There were less than a hundred monsters left in the large area around us, and all of them were at critical health. In the distance, the Spear Throwers that hadn't been affected by the Ice Rain were still wandering aimlessly.
"Heavens, I leveled up by three?!" Xia Zhi looked at her own level in disbelief.
Obviously, this was very normal. Even I leveled up by two, let alone her. However, Ling Yue and I were the main players of the skill, so we got the majority of the experience. As a result, I leveled up by two, and Ling Yue leveled up by four. She was now Level 127. In just a few days, she had returned to the Top 10 of the Heavenly Ranking!
Ling Xue looked at her own level and said with a smile, "I'm already Level 130. I still have 20 more levels before I can equip the Atlantis set..."
I smiled and said, "It's only Level 20. Even if we can't reach Level 150 by the time we finish the seventh floor of Atlantis, you'll at least reach Level 140."
"Yes, there are still some that slipped through the net. Should we kill them all?"
"First, clean up the battlefield. Be careful, don't get tricked by the boss!"
"Got it!"
Because the range of Affection was too wide, everyone cleaned up the battlefield together. This time, Ling Yue kept adding potions. She had almost 20000 MP right now, and one Affection skill used up all her MP. It was indeed troublesome to add them all up.
Around 5 pm, we finally cleared out all the mobs on the second floor. At this time, we still hadn't found the boss of this floor. If we couldn't find it, it would mean that my speculation was wrong, and the Atlantis set might not exist anymore.
I was a bit worried, but Ling Xue smiled considerately. "It's fine, we got the experience anyway. Our levels are so high now, aren't they?"
"There should be a boss..."
I frowned and urged my Blazing Warhorse to step onto the altar at the center of the map. Magic runes floated around me, and rays of light rippled into the surroundings.
Ding ~!
System Notice: Do you want to activate the magic formation to summon the guardian of this map?
Activating the magic formation will cost 10000 Reputation. Otherwise, the entrance to the next floor will not be opened!
… …
"Fuck!
Isn't this a scoundrel way of deducting Reputation? "
Fortunately, my Reputation had reached more than 500k, so I didn't care about losing 10000. I stepped forward and confirmed the activation of the magic formation. At the same time, I shouted in the party channel, "Come over, the boss is about to appear!"
When the girls arrived, the magic formation on the altar finally shone brightly. The next moment, the boss of the second floor appeared with an angry roar. It was covered in spikes, and it looked like a porcupine that had curled into a ball!
"Wah!
What is this? "Summer exclaimed.
Ling Xue said with a smile, "It's not a hedgehog, is it?"
Ling Yue corrected her with a smile. "It's not a hedgehog. According to my common sense, it's — a sea urchin!"
I threw Eye of Stars at it. I don't care what kind of boss you are, you'd better submit!
I couldn't hide the boss's level under Eye of Stars, and its stats immediately appeared in front of the party —
[Dark Sea Urchin King] (Ghost Rank Boss)
Level: 173
Attack: 8800 ~ 12050
Defense: 8000
Health: 4500000
Skills: [Armor Piercing Spike], [Earth Spear Stab], [Sky Needle Rain]
Passive: Dark type attack, deals additional 50% damage to living beings.
Passive: HP recovery speed + 100%
Passive: Cannot be attacked in close combat
Introduction: The guardian of the second floor of Atlantis. Covered in spikes, it can easily kill enemies. This loyal servant of darkness views it as a mortal enemy, and has killed countless human heroes...
Ling Xue's beautiful eyes turned and she said in shock, "Can't be attacked in close combat? What's going on?"
I pointed. "The spikes on the boss's body are at least three meters long. We can't get close at all. How can we attack in close combat?"
"Wuwu, that makes sense!"
Ling Yue took a few steps back and said, "Be careful of this boss's attack, it might be a ranged attack!"
Everyone was startled. But right at this time, as if to confirm Ling Yue's words, the Sea Urchin King made his move. He rolled in the air like a big iron ball, and with a clanging sound, several steel needles shot out like lightning!
"Pu pu!"
With two consecutive sounds, Ling Yue and Chrysanthemum Daohana were hit at the same time. Two spikes almost pierced through their chests. This [Armor Piercing Spike] skill completely ignored defense!
“18042！”
“19304！”
With a flash of white light, Ling Yue bore the brunt of the attack and died. Inao Hana Fragrance still had half of her health left. While Ling Yue's body was reforming, Ling Xue had already rushed over with her sword in hand. With a light shout, her figure streaked in a semicircle, and she slashed out with her blade, directly using the Profound Ice Sword Qi to kill the Sea Urchin King!
"Peng!"
Icicles danced in the air. The [Ice Sword Qi]'s sharp attack caused the boss to howl in pain, and its health dropped by more than ten thousand.
At the same time, I took out my Ice Fire Bow and shot a [Corrosive Arrow]. At the same time, I shouted, "Ling'Er, go block the Sea Urchin King. Use everything you have!"
"Okay!"
Ling'Er flew over. In the darkness, her Immortal-grade armor glowed with a bright light. The Immortal-grade Illusionary Spirit Sword emitted a sky-high sword energy that directly landed on the Sea Urchin King's body. The Sea Urchin King was actually a ball of iron needles, and it was impossible to tell its head from its tail.
Ling Yue had already died once, so I said, "Ling Yue, go to the back and avoid the battle. My Darkness Dragon will be fine!"
"Understood."
Ling Yue obediently retreated, leaving behind a Darkness Dragon that spat fire at the Sea Urchin King.
But I was still worried, so I activated the skill of Soul Demise. In the next moment, the Undead Swordsman Soul Demise appeared out of nowhere, and directly pounced on the boss with a [Four Directions Swing].
"Hmph hmph, we're safe now, right?"
I chuckled. I was a long-range attacker when I was riding a horse, so I directly got close and used my sword energy to quickly reduce the boss's HP. Ling Xue and Bing Cha did the same. This mount was really useful!
Chrysanthemum Daohana raised her scepter and used Soul Seal!
“miss！”
Soul Chains again!
Success!
Instantly, hundreds of thousands of damage values flew up from the boss's head. This Soul Chains was very effective against bosses!
However, the Sea Urchin King clearly wasn't going to sit and wait for death. After being provoked by the Soul Chains, the boss suddenly leaped into the air, its body glowing with white light. Countless bolts of lightning danced around it, and the next moment, the Sea Urchin King instantly exploded into countless iron needles, dealing damage in all directions!
Crack crack crack crack crack...
After a few sounds, I felt a pain in my chest and lost 7042 HP. Ling Xue and Bing Cha beside me lost over ten thousand HP, and the others were all one-shot!
Combat Log: Dark Sea Urchin King used [Sky Needle Rain], dealing 20493 damage to player Zi Yue. Player Zi Yue has died.
Combat Log: Dark Sea Urchin King used [Sky Needle Rain], dealing 28042 damage to player Zi Yun 'er. Player Zi Yun' er has died.
Combat Log: Dark Sea Urchin King used [Sky Needle Rain], dealing 30283 damage to player Summer Last Year. Player Zi Yun 'er has died.
… …
Luckily, the attentive Qin Yun made sure that everyone had the Resurrection Prophecy effect, so we were able to survive. However, we had lost a lot of people on the battlefield!
I loudly ordered, "Qin Yun, Xia Tian, Zi Yue, Xiang Xiang, Luo Yu, all of you retreat from the battle. Immediately, go to where Ling Yue is …"
Qin Yun said, "What will you do if I leave?
How are you going to kill this boss? "
"The boss's DPS is too high. I'll stay, don't worry about me. Dark Dragon, Slug, stay too!"
I flew over and knocked the Sea Urchin King away. Then, I said to the two beautiful warriors beside me, "Ling Xue, Bing Cha, you two go back as well. Without lifesteal equipment, you won't be able to hold on. Give me 30 minutes, I'll be able to kill this boss!"
Ling Xue was very confident in my strength. She smiled and said, "Alright, be careful ~"
"Mn."
And so, Ling Xue and Bing Cha retreated. Qin Yun didn't insist. After all, we had only reached the second floor. If we lost people now, we wouldn't be able to fight until the end...
Of course, I wasn't fighting alone. Ling 'er, Obsidian Dragon, Snot, and Soul Demise were all surrounding the boss and killing it!
I rushed forward and used Divine Dragon Slash. The boss lost 22043 HP in a flash of sword light, but I healed it for 5000 HP in one go. I then drank a health potion to restore its HP back to almost full. My long-range attacks couldn't heal it, so it was a pity that they couldn't do so.
At this point, the boss could focus all of its attention on me. It used Armor-Piercing Spikes, Earth Spears, and Needle Rain. However, I kept circling the boss on my Blazing Warhorse. Almost half of the boss's attacks would miss, especially the slow Earth Spears. They took 3 seconds to channel, and by the time the spikes burst out of the ground, I was already dozens of yards away from the boss!
Just like that, after countless Needle Rain and Earth Spear Pierce, I was still able to maintain more than half of my HP. However, Summer's Slug had already died, and the Dark Dragon Fruit had also lost half of its HP. Soul Demise only had a sliver of HP left. The strongest of them all was Ling'Er. Against a Ghost Rank boss like this, Ling'Er's Defense exceeded her Attack. She only dealt less than 2000 damage to Ling'Er, so she could just rely on her HP to recover.
In the party channel, Ling Yue said with a smile, "Scholar, how much HP does the boss have left?
The dinner we ordered should have already been delivered. If it's done within 10 minutes, we can still have a hot meal … "
I looked at the boss's HP. It was down to the last sliver, so I said with a smile, "Soon, two minutes!"
"Crack!"
The Sea Urchin King used another Armor-Piercing Awl to kill Soul Demise, while Ling'er used Whirlwind Flurry to blow away the last bit of the boss' Health Points.
The Sea Urchin King wailed —
Ding ~!
System Notice: You have killed the Ghost Rank Boss Dark Sea Urchin King. You have gained 20,000,000 EXP, 10000 gold, and 20000 Reputation.
… …
Not bad, not bad. I made up for my lost Reputation!
"Hualala!"
After the Sea Urchin King died, a pile of gold and a few pieces of equipment dropped.
I immediately called out, "The boss is dead. Are you all out?"
I turned around and looked. Damn, these guys are hiding so far away. I'm afraid that even a nuclear bomb wouldn't reach them!
I walked up and kicked the Sea Urchin King's corpse away. The long spike still gave Ling Yue and Qin Yun a lingering fear. The mages could only watch from afar.
I flipped through the loot. There was a glittering ring, a blue cloak that glowed with a dark light, and the last item that caught my attention was a pair of silver-white war boots. The light was exactly the same as the Atlantis Wristguards!