It was actually a shield. Ever since I entered the game, I had never seen this kind of equipment!
Normally, only swordsmen could equip a shield and use it to defend. This greatly increased a swordsman's defense, making it an absolute barrier in large scale battles. One of the requirements to equip a shield was that the swordsman had to be at least Lv 40 and become a proper class.
Ling Xue quickly posted the shield's stats in the party chat — —
【Flame Shield】 (Silver Tier – Shield)
Defense: 200
Strength: + 12
Stamina: + 9
Additional: Increases the user's defense by 2%
Level Requirement: 44
(Unappraised)
… …
Everyone was shocked. This shield hadn't even been appraised yet, but its defense had already reached 200. Once it was appraised, it would definitely surpass 250. Just this shield's defense alone had already surpassed my Scarlet Flame Set Archer's.
Archers really weren't a class that could tank. Even though they leveled up a little faster, every time I saw these ridiculously high defense equipment, I couldn't help but drool.
If one day, an archer like me could also equip high defense equipment, then that would be great.
The Flame Shield had a faint red magic pattern on it. It was very beautiful. Ling Xue immediately fell in love with it. She raised her head and smiled at us, "You can give this shield to me?"
Everyone smiled and nodded. This was the rule of the world. Besides, we were all on the same side, so no one would care about such things.
Next, we had to see what the two skill books were. Ling Xue held one in each hand. The book in her right hand glowed with a faint blue light, while the skill book in her left hand glowed with a faint red light — — 【Ice Armor】 (Skill Book): Uses water magic to form an indestructible armor around the user. It can greatly increase the user's defense, and when attacked, it can reduce the opponent's movement speed and attack speed. Level Requirement: 45.
Damn, it really was a good item!
Ling Yue's beautiful eyes immediately showed a hopeful expression. Ling Xue giggled and offered it with both hands, "Sister, let us see after you learn it!"
Ling Yue accepted it with a smile. With a flash, she had already learned the skill. I saw Ling Yue lightly wave her Flame Staff, and an indistinct ice blue shield suddenly formed around her. At the same time, Ling Yue's defense suddenly increased by 200!
I was speechless. This way, Ling Yue's defense had completely surpassed a leather armored archer like me. In this world, the experts were really abnormal!
After obtaining this Ice Armor Technique, Ling Yue's survivability would greatly improve. This was especially true when PvP with melee players. Ice Armor Technique was a Skill that could turn the tide of a battle. Once the opponent's Movement Speed was reduced, with Ling Yue's control, she could easily kill any melee player.
At this time, Ling Xue held a red skill book and shared its stats with the party — —
[Fire Dragon] (Skill Book): Uses fire magic to summon a magic fire dragon. Deals great damage to all enemies around the target. The duration of the magic is related to the skill's level. Level Requirement: 45.
Everyone cried out in surprise. Today, Ling Yue had really hit the jackpot. The last few times she came here, she didn't get any benefits. Today, it seemed like the heavens were purposely compensating her by giving her two skill books at the same time!
Ling Yue quickly learned the Fire Dragon Spell. Then, she lightly waved her staff. After a dragon's roar, a blazing fire dragon appeared in front of us out of nowhere. It galloped endlessly in front of us. It had the power to swallow everything. One could imagine that if there was a player in that area, even if they didn't die, they would be crippled.
After the loot was divided, Ling Yue's confidence increased. She looked in the direction of the sixth floor and said with a smile, "Tonight, why don't we clear the sixth floor as well!"
The girls immediately nodded in agreement.
Ling Yue had risen to Level 46 and I had reached Level 44. We had returned to the Top 3 of the China server ranking. Ling Xue was still at Level 42, and Bing Cha and Zi Yun 'er were at Level 41.
However, our current party was unprecedentedly strong. It would be hard to find a party with such high average skill level in the entire world. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to reach the fifth floor and kill that boss. That being said, it was quite interesting when I thought back to how badly we had been beaten by the Demonized Commander just now.
The sixth floor of the Ancient Ghost Temple was the last guardian of the ancient general who had been imprisoned. If we went any higher, the first floor of the Ancient Ghost Temple would be the true general's tomb. We would be able to disturb the slumbering general and converse with him.
I glanced at the dark entrance to the sixth floor and said worriedly, "There's probably a very powerful monster up there. Should I go up and take a look?"
Ling Xue shook her head and said with a smile, "No need, I'll do it myself!"
After that, Ling Xue's beautiful figure disappeared through the entrance. However, a few seconds later, I felt a soft body fall from above just as I took two steps forward. It was Ling Xue!
When I looked again, Ling Xue's HP was empty, and her armor was covered in burn marks. She looked like a mess.
"Hmm?
What happened? "I helped Ling Xue up and asked in surprise.
Ling Xue's face was pale with fright. She pointed at the ceiling and said, "The system is too despicable!
There was a group of high-level mages guarding the entrance! I was almost one-shot!
Thank goodness I was quick-witted … "
Ling Xue didn't forget to show off her pride at the end. I couldn't help but laugh. "Look at the combat log. How much HP did you lose in one hit?"
"400, but there were a lot of monsters. There were about ten of them. If I hadn't dodged fast enough, I might have been one-shot …" Ling Xue said with a blink.
I let out a sigh. Here comes another problem. I knew it wouldn't be easy to reach the final floor of the Ancient Ghost Temple.
I turned around and slowly walked up the stone stairs. Ling Yue asked in surprise, "Scholar, what are you doing? Are you tired of living?"
I smiled. "Don't worry, I'll be fine …"
After I said that, I reached the sixth floor and saw a bright light around me. The dozen or so mages around me were chanting spells in unison. In the blink of an eye, balls of fire flew out!
I immediately shrunk my neck and quickly retreated to the fifth floor. I could feel the fireballs whizzing past my head. If I was half a second slower, I would have been roasted into charcoal.
"How is it? How is it?" Bing Cha asked.
I said in a low voice, "There are thirteen mages. I can't see their levels, but they're probably above Level 50. Their cast time is about 1.5 seconds, that's all."
Bing Cha couldn't help but ask with a smile, "What's the use of this information?"
I smiled and looked at Ling Yue and Ling Xue. The two girls were smart, so they immediately smiled knowingly. Ling Yue said confidently, "My Sea of Scarlet Flames has a cast time of one second. I believe it will be useful in this place!"
I nodded. "Yeah, be careful!"
Ling Yue pursed her lips into a smile and slowly stepped onto the stone steps. In an instant, she had already reached the sixth floor. However, a second later, she had already returned. Her face was slightly red, and it was clear that she was a bit nervous. However, she still smiled at us and said, "15 seconds. I wonder if Scarlet Flame Sea's continuous damage can kill them …"
In less than a few seconds, our experience started to rise. As expected, Ling Yue's Sea of Scarlet Flames could kill the monsters on the sixth floor!
The monsters on the sixth floor couldn't reach the fifth floor. This meant that we could use this small bug to clear out the monsters guarding the sixth floor one by one.
In less than ten minutes, Ling Yue gave us an OK sign, and we finally entered the sixth floor of the Ancient Ghost Temple with great fanfare.