A Level 200 Immortal Rank boss was a bit of a stretch for a party of three without a priest, but thanks to my Holy Healing, all our problems were solved.
"Scholar, you and Ling'er tank the boss. I'll deal damage from afar. Be careful of the Ice Whirlpool!"
Ling Xue said. Then she turned to me and said, "Once the boss uses [Ice Vortex], we'll use [Army Obliteration] to interrupt it. To be safe, we'll use Ling 'er and Xixi's [Hypnosis] as well."
"Okay!"
I answered, raising my sword and galloping away on my horse.
Whoosh whoosh whoosh...
The fierce wind howled. The Storm Guardian was like a physical entity formed by a hurricane. Maybe its attack had some wind attribute, but it didn't matter. As long as it was a physical attack, it wouldn't be a problem. I had Domain Shield and Dragon Armor, so the physical attack of a Level 200 boss couldn't kill me at all.
He took out his Icefire Bow and hit the stun arrow with a "pa" sound!
I followed up with a Corrosive Arrow and covered the boss in a layer of light. Still not satisfied, I fired another Tranquilizing Arrow!
“24905！”
As expected of an archer's ultimate skill. Its attack power was comparable to that of the Blazing Soul Sword!
Seeing that the boss was about to wake up, I followed up with Wild Charge!
Whoosh!
I appeared in front of the boss and swapped out the Blazing Soul Sword. Then, I used a Shield Breaking Slash + Total Annihilation combo —
“49802！”
“22042！”
“21748！”
“20484！”
“21637！”
Mn, the damage output of a high-grade Immortal-grade sword was still pleasing to the eye...
Ling 'er also rushed over, her sharp sword glowing with the light of lightning. She slashed at the BOSS's body, and the electric current caused the BOSS to be electrocuted to death. In the distance, Ling Yue began to cast her Ice Snow Vortex, and the huge snow-white vortex almost covered the entire area.
Finally, the Boss regained its senses and raised its arm, ready to strike down!
I knew that dodging was useless, so I raised my shield and took the hit head-on!
"Bang!"
His entire body trembled, and he lost more than 4000 HP, but it wasn't fatal.
But then, the boss began to move its arms, and the surrounding wind began to dance wildly. Soon, a hurricane was formed!
"It's its first small skill, Hurricane!"
Ling Xue kept retreating. Although she was equipped with a full set of pseudo-immortal equipment, she wasn't arrogant enough to personally experience the BOSS's magic.
Since there was no one to attract the firepower, I was worried that Ling Yue would be killed. Thus, I didn't retreat. I swung my sword and released a [Domain Shield] to protect myself!
"Crack crack crack …"
The tornado struck the Domain Shield, causing cracks to appear and widen at a speed visible to the naked eye. In the blink of an eye, the Domain Shield shattered, but the boss's tornado skill didn't deal any damage to me!
Ling Xue exclaimed in shock, "What a OP guy, he actually went head to head with the boss …"
As I spoke, I waved my sword and the Dark Ice Sword Qi fell. The Boss roared and lost a small chunk of its HP.
Ling Yue said with a smile, "A physical attack type boss is so much easier to kill!"
"Of course!"
Right after I said that, the boss moved once more. It raised its arms and threads of milky white ice energy descended from the sky and gathered between its arms!
This move was too obvious, it was an Ice Snow Whirlpool!
I hurriedly used [Army Sweep] to interrupt it, but unfortunately, it failed!
A huge MISS made me feel despair.
"Ling'Er, use Hypnosis!"
The Phantom girl hurriedly threw a Hypnosis skill, but unfortunately, it was still a MISS!
At this moment, Ling Xue's body flashed and brushed past the boss. Snowflakes fluttered in the air. Ice Snow Slash had been thrown out, but the owner of the skill didn't look back. He didn't care whether the skill was effective or not, and directly rode the Snowy Feather Pegasus away. In short, he couldn't die.
I couldn't help but laugh. I looked up and saw that the Boss's huge body was sealed in ice. The energy of the Ice Snow Whirlpool in its palm also disappeared. This skill was obviously useless.
The Storm Guardian was furious and instantly broke out of the ice. It raised its huge palm and slapped down!
But what welcomed it was a huge cyan dragon. I had already used [Rising Dragon Strike], a skill with a two hour cooldown. If I didn't use it now, when would I?
"Hong!"
The gigantic dragon wreaked havoc, wrapping itself around the Storm Guardian's gigantic arm. Deafening booms rang out as the dragon passed through the Storm Guardian's body. A series of damage numbers popped up above the Storm Guardian's head, each dealing at least 100,000 damage. After this round of attacks, the Storm Guardian had lost nearly 1,000,000 HP.
I was gratified. No matter what, [Rising Dragon Strike] was worthy of being my first killing move!
Alright, let's use another one. Second killing move — Blade Storm!
When the storm rose, the Storm Guardian cried out in pain. Countless blades pierced through the Boss's body, cutting the physical hurricane into many small pieces. They actually turned into small wind blades that wreaked havoc everywhere.
"Ling Yue, back off!"
I activated my Domain Shield again. These small wind blades were also quite powerful. The black dragon in the air had already lost a large chunk of its health. Ling 'er raised her Illusory Spirit Shield to defend herself.
Ling Yue's eyes were sharp and her hands were fast. She instantly used [Blink] to teleport far away. The wind blades that filled the sky slammed into my [Domain Shield], but they were like eggs hitting a rock. They were unable to break through my [Domain Shield]'s barrier.
After releasing the Bladestorm, Ling Xue had already arrived, accompanied by another Azure Dragon. Clearly, she had already used the Azure Dragon Soars skill.
Before the cyan dragon's energy disappeared, Ling Xue's first killing move arrived, Phoenix Dance of the Nine Heavens!
The Phoenix Soars, stirring up a rain of fire!
This Storm Guardian was unlucky. It was actually beaten by four big moves in a row. Its long health bar instantly dropped by half. What a tragedy!
Ling Yue turned back and sighed speechlessly. "You two are too inhumane …"
"We just want to go to bed early …"
Both Ling Xue and I were unusually arrogant in front of this physical attack type boss. In fact, we had the right to be arrogant. We had Immortal Rank mounts, top-tier equipment, and a series of powerful skills. These were enough to make the two of us boss killers. This was especially true when it came to physical attacks. It was pure torture!
Next, to ensure that we didn't lose levels, we fought carefully. After half an hour of careful killing, the Storm Guardian's huge body finally went limp after a painful howl. Countless gold coins rained down from the sky, along with some equipment and items.
"Oh?
This boss is very generous. It dropped a lot of things! "Ling Xue exclaimed in pleasant surprise.
I said, "Ling Xue, go pick them up!"
"Okay."
In the blink of an eye, Ling Xue had returned with several items in her hands. One of them was a pair of glowing war boots, which was obviously part of the Oracle Equipment Set. Other than that, there was also a cloth wristguard, a silver-white ring, three exquisite stones, and a stack of tokens!
A stack of tokens!?
Yes, that's right, I saw it clearly. There was an 80% to 90% chance that these were honor tokens. I could use them to exchange for good items for White Cloud City's Swift Wind Cavalry!
I took the war boots from Ling Xue. As expected, they were part of the Oracle set —
[Oracle War Boots] (Middle-grade Immortal-grade armor)
Defense: 1650
Magic Resist: 1200
Strength: + 420
Stamina: + 400
Agility: + 375
Passive: Increases user's movement speed by 100%, critical rate by 7%
Passive: Resist ice and fire attribute damage by 120%
Introduction: Legend has it that the power of darkness brought a calamity to the continent. The Ice Goddess shed tears for it and traveled all over the continent to gather rare materials. Finally, after a thousand years of benevolence and justice, she created this item. Level Requirement: 165
Gender Requirement: Male
Reputation Requirement: 1000000
Set Stats:???
Additional Requirement: Quest Item, Cannot be equipped
(Unidentified)
… …
After salivating for a while, I threw it into my bag. This thing could only satisfy my cravings.
Seeing my conflicted expression, Ling Yue pursed her lips into a smile and said, "Scholar, do you think this Oracle set is just a quest item?"
I nodded. "Yes, it says Additional Requirement: Quest Item, Cannot be equipped."
Ling Yue shook her head before replying with a smile, "You're wrong. My guess is that you can equip this set of equipment. Otherwise, there wouldn't be an 'unidentified' mark on it. Just wait and see. I'm 80% sure that you'll be wearing a Level 165 Immortal-grade armor set in three days!"
I smiled knowingly. "Alright, I'll count on your auspicious words!"
"It's not auspicious words, it's a very accurate prophecy!"
"Is there a difference?"
"No. Let's look at the rest of the equipment. It's getting late, it's time to sleep …"
"Mn."
I looked at the cloth wristguards —
[Wind Prophecy Wristguards] (Immortal-grade cloth armor)
Defense: 550
Magic Resist: 240
Intelligence: + 175
Stamina: + 200
Agility: + 190
Passive: Increases user's critical rate by 15%
Passive: Increases user's wind magic attack by 40%
Additional Skill: [Prophecy Wind Shield]
Level Requirement: 170
(Unidentified)
… …
For a time, Ling Yue's beautiful eyes didn't even blink. After a while, she smiled in pleasant surprise. "Scholar, is this true?
It's an Immortal-grade item, isn't it? "
I nodded with a smile. "Mn mn, it's a top-tier Immortal-grade cloth armor. It adds 15% critical rate to magic, and after I appraise it, it's at least 20% critical rate.
This is amazing! There's also a Prophecy Wind Shield skill. It seems to be a passive defensive skill, so it's definitely useful! "
Ling Xue smiled. "Congratulations, sister, your Fate has increased by 20%!"
Ling Yue smiled. "Fate?
Snow really knows how to describe it ~ "
Ling Yue took the Wind Prophecy Wristguards from me. She fondled them for a long time before she was willing to put them into her bag.
I took the stack of tokens from Ling Xue's hands, and sure enough, they were Honor Tokens. There were a total of 12 of them, and I could exchange them for another 240 Swift Wind Cavalrymen. The defense of the King's Capital would become even more perfect!
As for the three stones, they were legendary gems. Also, since the Immortal Rank boss dropped them, they must have been strengthened. Otherwise, they wouldn't be here —
[Blaze Gem LV-6] (Strengthened): Can be socketed into weapon slots. Level 1 Strengthened Blaze Gem can increase weapon attack by 200!
[Exquisite Gem LV-7] (Strengthened): Can be socketed into chestplate slots. Level 1 Strengthened Exquisite Gem can increase chestplate slots by 200!
[Snow Melting Gem LV-5] (Strengthened): Can be socketed into weapon slots. Level 1 Strengthened Snow Melting Gem can increase weapon attack by 200!
… …
Wow!
Three high-level Strengthened Gems at once. This Immortal Rank boss was too generous!
I said regretfully, "It's a pity that we were too harsh on it. This Storm Guardian looks really cute. We were too inhumane just now …"
Ling Xue said, "Maybe it was because we were too harsh that it was willing to bleed?"
"That makes sense …"
I handed the Level 5 Strengthened Snow Melting Gem to Ling Yue and said, "Keep it for now. You can use it when you have a top-tier Immortal-grade staff in the future!"
Ling Yue blinked. "But I only have Level 5 gems. I don't even have Level 1 to 4 gems …"
"This …" I thought for a moment. "Forget it. When we get out, I'll help you forge Level 1 to 4 Snow Melting Gems. Strengthening Gems are too precious, so I won't use them for now. I'll use them when I have an Immortal-grade staff. Although the Destructive Ice Staff is good, it's still a Ghost-grade weapon. It's a pity to use it."
Ling Yue nodded with a smile. "Okay, I'll listen to you!"
As for the Linglong Gem, I handed it to Ling Xue. "Here, this is for you. I can use a Level 6 Blaze Gem, so I'll take it."
Ling Xue glared at me and said, "I don't have a single Linglong Gem, and you're giving me a Level 7 one? Are you trying to mock me?"
"No way!
I'm just worried that you'll be upset. "
Ling Xue smiled. "I'll leave it with you for now. You're my storage, and I'm yours. What's the difference?"
"You really know how to talk!" I glanced at Ling Xue and smiled. "Xiao Xue's mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter …"
Ling Xue knew what I meant. She immediately blushed and said, "Stop talking nonsense!
Let's go offline and sleep! "
"Wait, there's still a ring you haven't seen. Otherwise, I'll take it myself!"
"Then let's hurry up and see …"
A ring glowing with silver light lay in my palm. With a thought, the ring's stats appeared in the party channel —
【Saint's Ring】 (Ghost-grade)
Stamina: + 150
Strength: + 145
Agility: + 140
Passive: Increases user's physical evasion by 35%
Passive: Increases user's ice resistance by 150%
Passive: Increases user's healing by 45%
Level Requirement: 170
(Unidentified)
… …
"It's a priest's ring …" I threw the Saint's Ring into my bag and said, "I'll give it to Qin Yun later. You two don't have any objections, right?"
"Of course not."
Ling Yue smiled softly and asked, "Scholar, what do you think of Sister Qin Yun?
Tell us the truth, we don't want to be half-hearted. "
"Qin Yun?"
I frowned and said, "She's a good girl. If I hadn't met Ling Xue first, she might have already been my girlfriend …"
Ling Xue pouted and said, "Good man!
You dare to say something like that in front of me? "
I smiled, "I know this is a big taboo, you're the one who wants to hear the truth. But Ling Xue, you don't have to worry. I'm very good to every girl in the studio, but I'm different to you and Ling Yue …"
"What's the difference?" The two girls looked at me with hopeful eyes.
I thought for a moment. "Because I love my girlfriend more, and I care more for the girls in the workshop. The two are not the same."
"Heh …"
Ling Yue looked at me deeply and said, "We're all sorry to Sister Qin Yun, aren't we?"
… …
After I went offline, I went to the hall to find something to eat as usual. If there wasn't anything, I would cook some noodles.
But when I came to the hall, I saw a beautiful figure sitting on the sofa with a book in her hand. Howling Heights.
"Qin Yun, why aren't you asleep yet?" I was surprised.
Qin Yun hurriedly got up and looked at me in panic. She whispered, "Scholar, there's something I want to talk to you about …"