Swhoosh!
When I returned to the resurrection point, Ling Yue and Ling Xue looked at me helplessly. "What do we do now?"
I let out a sigh. "We can only poison it to death. However, we'll definitely lose a lot of levels. This quest is practically OP for us … Maybe when we reach max Level 255 and have a full set of divine equipment, we'll be able to kill this boss without any casualties …"
"That'll take 16 hours …" Ling Xue looked at me and said, "Also, you'll need to replenish your poison every 10 minutes. Are you sure you can do it?"
I sucked in a deep breath and said, "I'll do my best!"
Ling Xue grabbed my hand and looked me in the eye. She said, "We won't give up. Let's try again, okay?
Your Dragon Bind didn't work just now. "
"Mn, I was too nervous and forgot."
And so, seven or eight minutes later, I decided to test this arrogant thunder dragon again.
"Roar!"
The thunder dragon had already landed on the ground. It probably didn't want to waste its stamina by staying in the air for too long. More importantly, it might have been affected by the Wind Dragon Poison Potion.
I entered Shadowmeld and snuck toward it. I knew that this skill wouldn't escape the thunder dragon's eyes. At the very least, the thunder dragon would be able to detect me from afar.
Just as I expected, the thunder dragon saw through my invisibility when it was 70 yards away from me. It immediately flapped its wings and prepared to take off!
But it was too late. I urged my mount to run. Fortunately, the Blazing Warhorse was fast, and I was within 40 yards of the skill in the blink of an eye.
Wild Charge!
Whoosh!
A shadow flew past me. This time, it miraculously succeeded. The thunder dragon was temporarily stunned!
I raised the Burning Soul Sword and swung it at Total Annihilation. Hilariously, a line of numbers popped up —
“42！”
“38”
“29045！”
“31！”
A very high damage number popped up in the middle of the screen. Clearly, the Burning Soul Sword's Defense Ignore effect had appeared. Fuck, the data showed that it could ignore 70% of my Defense. Actually, it would be pretty good if it could even ignore 30%. I don't know if my karma has dropped or not.
A snow-white figure flew past the thunder dragon, and snowflakes flew everywhere. In the next moment, it was as if the thunder dragon had entered a glacier. The miraculous Icebound Slash was able to freeze even a powerful boss like the thunder dragon. We were probably just a little too lucky this time!
Ling Xue snickered, "Idiot, hurry up and use Dragon Bind ~!"
I hurriedly activated a skill. With a wave of my hand, the image of a giant dragon broke out of the ground and wrapped itself around the thunder dragon's body. Sure enough, it was a success. During this precious 45 seconds, the thunder dragon definitely wouldn't attack me.
"Great!"
Ling Xue was pleasantly surprised. "Hurry up, use all your high-cooldown skills at once to speed up the process of this boss' death!"
"Mn!"
While we were talking, a giant cyan dragon rose into the air and selflessly offered Rising Dragon Strike to the thunder dragon. Although the thunder dragon itself was very strong, it couldn't withstand the power of Rising Dragon Strike with just one hand. Its HP dropped rapidly, and in the next 10 seconds, it dealt around 200k damage. Although it was greatly reduced, I was still very satisfied.
Again, Blade Storm!
When the sky was filled with sword rain, a phoenix's cry shook the heavens and earth. Ling Xue also used Phoenix Dances at the Heavens, followed by Azure Dragon Soar!
In just 30 seconds, the thunder dragon had lost almost 10% of its HP. It wasn't a lot, but it was still very valuable.
I felt a bit regretful. If only Chrysanthemum Daohana was here. Her Soul Chains could take out almost 26% of the boss's HP. It was much more effective.
That being said, the hit rate of Soul Chains wasn't very high. Against a legendary boss like this, 99% of the time, it would only get a "miss".
Seeing that there were only 10 seconds left of Dragon Bind, I immediately withdrew my sword and said with a smile, "Let's go!"
I left the three pets behind and pulled the beautiful mage into my arms. Our first priority was to escape!
Behind us, Ling Xue and the Obsidian Dragon continued to attack, buying time for us to escape. This boss's rank was just too high, and it would take at least 500 yards to remove its aggro.
After we ran far away, Ling Xue said with a pained expression, "Xixi died once …"
Ling Yue also smiled helplessly. "Guo Guo died too. I think the thunder dragon broke his neck in the end …"
I was speechless. "Ling Xue is fine. I put her into my pet space, so she didn't die …"
"You …"
And so, the first shocking ambush was a success. Ling Xue said with a smile, "That's it. We attack once every 10 minutes. No matter how strong this boss is, as long as we have a few Ignore Defense, I'm sure we can finish it in 4 hours!"
"Yes, the heavens protect us!"
Finally seeing hope of killing the thunder dragon, the two girls were very happy. Ling Yue sighed. "Let's try to get a divine item. That way, we'll be happier when we go abroad tomorrow …"
I glanced at her and asked, "Aren't you happy that you can see Uncle Ling after you go to America?"
Ling Yue's face turned slightly red. "I can see my father, but I can't see a certain guy."
I stilled and said with a smile, "You two, come back soon."
"Mn."
A few minutes later, the poison effect of the thunder dragon was about to wear off. Our second operation began.
I urged Shadow Escape to where the boss was. As expected, the thunder dragon was still arrogantly crouching on the ground. Its head was on the ground as if it was taking a nap. Too arrogant!
"Scholar, wait!" Ling Yue called out softly.
I turned around and asked, "What is it?"
Ling Yue said with a smile, "We're so stupid. Why would we let you risk your life after using Shadow Escape?
Pets are going to die anyway, so I had Guoguo harass the boss first. You Charge, poison it, and then use Dragon Bind. "
I immediately came to a realization. Yes, I was so impulsive that I was about to lose my mind after seeing such an amazing boss.
Under Ling Yue's command, Guoguo didn't fly. Instead, it spread its legs and ran on the ground like a dinosaur. Ling Yue was very smart. This way, the thunder dragon wouldn't fly. Only then would we have a chance to approach it.
"Roar!
You damned worm, scum of the Obsidian Dragons! "
The thunder dragon glared at Guoguo with bloodshot eyes and roared disdainfully. Guoguo, on the other hand, didn't care. It opened its mouth and bit the thunder dragon's thigh. Although it didn't hurt, it made the thunder dragon even angrier!
Slap!
Guoguo's powerful wings slapped down and almost fainted. This thunder dragon's attack power was too strong!
I hurriedly rushed forward and used Wild Charge!
I successfully stunned it!
Another slash and the poison was successfully applied!
Ling Xue also floated over. Snowflakes flew past her as she used Icebound Slash!
“miss！”
The boss used its own stats to defend its Legendary-tier pride, causing Ling Xue's attack to miss. Not only that, my [Dragon Bind] also missed!
The thunder dragon glared at us as if it was laughing at us.
"Ling'Er, Hypnosis!"
"Xixi, Charm!"
“miss！”
“miss！”
Another two misses. This time, we finally believed in the difference between us. This boss was like a god to us!
"Crack!"
A bolt of lightning fell and Ling Xue turned into a white light and reborn. It was another Lightning Formation. Even if Ling Yue blinked away, she wouldn't be able to escape death. I died!
As for me, the boss gave me the strangest way to die!
The Thunder Dragon opened its bloody maw and swallowed me and my horse whole. Then, it gave me a "goodbye kiss" and ground its teeth together. I felt like my armor was about to shatter and my HP skyrocketed. Both I and my horse were bitten to pieces by the Thunder Dragon in an instant!
Swhoosh!
A white light flew back to the resurrection point and I heard Ling Xue say, "Yeah, I told you. Even if the Scholar is an unkillable cockroach, he'll still die in front of a thunder dragon …"
I turned to look at her. "You sound like dying is as normal as eating a meal …"
Ling Xue smiled faintly. "In this super perverted quest, you'd better treat dying as a normal occurrence. If you feel distressed because you dropped a level, you'd probably die from heartache …"
I was speechless. I pointed at my head and said, "But did you see that? My Azure Dragon Helmet dropped …"
Ling Xue said with a smile, "Didn't I drop two bundles of super health potions?"
"Damn, that's a top-grade Heaven-grade item. How can it compare …"
Ling Yue spread her hands. "You two, did you see that? My Destructive Ice Staff dropped …"
I said, "It's just a Ghost Armament. It doesn't matter if it drops …"
"You sure are generous. That's the top weapon on the Magic Staff Ranking …" Ling Yue pouted. She looked like she was in pain.
Ling Xue comforted me with a smile. "Don't worry, sis. It'll take almost two hours for the equipment to refresh. We'll have plenty of chances to pick it up!"
"Mn!"
Time flew by quickly, and soon, the third trial of passion was about to begin.
This time, everyone summoned their pets. Ling'er attacked from the ground, so they could only rely on the Illusory Spirit Sword's Ignore Defense effect. As for the Meteor Storm, it was useless against the Thunder Dragon.
"Get ready, let's begin!"
The moment Ling 'er came into contact with the Thunder Dragon, I activated [Wild Charge]. My entire body turned into a blur as I launched a surprise attack. A huge "Miss" flew up as usual.
I grabbed the Azure Dragon Helmet and stuck it on my head. The Destructive Ice Staff glowed faintly under the boss. At this stage of the game, this Ghost Armament staff was a godly weapon. It was also the reason why Ling Yue felt sorry for it.
The thunder dragon flew into a rage and raised its giant claws to attack me. I saw it coming and controlled my Blazing Warhorse to move in a semicircle, perfectly dodging the thunder dragon's attack. At the same time, I threw the Destructive Ice Staff into my bag.
Let's begin!
I raised my sword and used Divine Dragon Slash!
Boom!
“38904！”
The Ignore Defense effect appeared. Poison successfully applied!
I raised my hand and used Dragon Bind!
Another success. The shadow of a giant dragon flew up and quickly wrapped around the thunder dragon. No matter how much the thunder dragon struggled, it couldn't break free. What a joke. Even the elders of the dragon race might not be able to break free from the Dragon Speaker's special skill, let alone a traitorous dragon. Of course, this thunder dragon could also be an elder of the thunder dragon race. Who knew?
After a few more Ice Whirlpools were dodged, Ling Yue was speechless. She said pitifully, "This is nothing. I can't help at all …"
I couldn't help but smile. "Ling Yue, go back first. Snow Moon's first rank will depend on you from now on. Just leave the Dark Dragon behind."
"But, I can't …" Ling Yue wanted to say something.
I immediately said, "Don't say anymore. Listen to me!"
As expected, Ling Yue nodded and said, "Be careful."
I swaggered off!
I was slightly surprised. Even my beautiful boss was so obedient. This felt like an illusion.
Dragon Bind's effect was about to end. After I swung my sword one last time, I said to Ling Xue, "10 seconds left. Leave immediately!"
"Okay!"
Ling Xue smiled and rode the Immortal Rank mount with me, leaving a trail of dust behind us!
Who would have thought that the thunder dragon would quickly break free from Dragon Bind. It flew over and landed two clean lightning bolts, executing the two strongest executioners on the spot!
Whoosh whoosh!
We flew back to the revival point. Ling Yue's beautiful eyes widened. "You … how did you die again?"
Ling Xue was speechless. "I'm probably used to it …"
I said, "We didn't control it well this time. Next time, we have to run when Dragon Bind is only 15 seconds away. Pets can't hold its aggro at all. This thunder dragon only wants to kill us."
"Mn!"
I looked at my equipment. My wrist was empty. "Ahem, I think I dropped my top-tier wristguards, the Level 115 Heaven-grade Shadow Wristguards …"
Ling Xue looked a bit regretful. "Is that so?
What a pity. A Level 115 Heaven-grade weapon really is a top-tier item … "
Ling Yue covered her mouth and chuckled. "Scholar should have changed his wristguards a long time ago. He's actually wearing a Level 115 Heaven-grade weapon. If Seven-Star Lamp and Dark Shadow Follower were to find out about this, they would definitely laugh their heads off …"
"Mn. After this quest is over, even if I don't have the Oracle set, I'll get a full set of Ancient equipment. A Level 150 Ghost-grade set is much stronger than the one I'm wearing now."
Then, I sighed. "Unfortunately, there are 10 sets of Ancient equipment. If I wore them, I wouldn't be able to stand out …"
Ling Xue smiled. "Mn. I hope the Oracle set will become your new equipment. When it's fully equipped with Rank 5 Strengthening Stones, it'll be very, very cool!"
"Of course!"
I thought for a moment and said, "Actually, Ancient equipment isn't bad. If the Oracle set hadn't appeared, Ancient equipment would probably be the best equipment for melee players right now. This map is too generous. I still can't believe a Ghost-grade set dropped."
"Wait till you put on the Oracle Set before you say that you can't believe it …"
Ling Xue smiled. "But if you really put on the Oracle set, I'm afraid my sister and I will be in America by then."
"It's the same there. Spirit of Grief has swept the online gaming world a long time ago. You can find a game interface there …"
"Mn."
… …
Next, the fourth wave of attacks arrived!
Of course, the most important thing this time was to pick up my top-tier Shadow Wristguards!
Also, dying and losing levels probably wouldn't be an exception. God bless me, I would stay above Level 120 after this quest. Otherwise, I would be a real noob when I returned to White Cloud City...