Two hits later, the Level 255 Warsong Rank mobs lost more than half of their HP. The Scarlet Heaven Sword was so domineering that every hit could deal at least 250,000 damage. Without transformation, my overall strength was inferior to Ling Xue's, but in terms of attack power alone, I was far stronger than her.
Thus, I was duty-bound to take on the role of the main attacking force.
Crack!
After a basic attack, the barbarian let out a low growl and died. He dropped a pile of gold and a pair of metal armor bracers. What surprised me even more was that my experience bar lit up a little. Although it wasn't a lot, I was worried that killing this monster would give me experience!
I was overjoyed. This meant that this mob was part of my quest, so killing it would give me experience, although not much.
Hehe, in that case, there was nothing more to say. Leveling here was definitely better than grinding in a dungeon. There were so many Level 255 Warsong Rank mobs that I couldn't find anywhere!
I picked up the barbarian's dropped wristguards. They were called Barbarian Wristguards, Level 240 Dark Gold – grade metal armor. The stats were above average, and they sold for around 10 RMB. Of course, if I gathered a full set, I might even be able to eat a Family Bucket...
It wasn't that the equipment was too expensive, but that these monsters were simply too powerful. Even Ling Xue couldn't tank three of these monsters at once. If an ordinary player encountered these Barbarians, they could only cry and retreat in defeat. With 170,000 Attack Power, even an ordinary five-man team wouldn't be able to tank these Barbarians. A Warrior who played the role of an MT would be lucky if he didn't die within two moves.
After killing the first barbarian warrior, I immediately caught up and bound another with Dragon Bind. When I was three yards away from the mob, I took out my longbow and fired a Stun Arrow!
Three seconds of stun!
I rushed forward and used Total Annihilation + Ice Wind Thrust to greatly reduce the mob's movement speed. Then, I quickly retreated. When the barbarians caught up, I turned around and used Divine Dragon Slash + Shield Breaker Slash.
Not far away, Qin Yun and Xiangxiang were a little speechless. Qin Yun said, "Gosh, this fellow Scholar's attack power is too OP. We haven't even finished killing one and he has already finished two."
Chrysanthemum Daohana smiled and said, "Sister Qin Yun, Big Brother is holding a National Artifact level Divine Weapon in his hand. The attack power of Scarlet Heaven Sword is so high, it's normal for him to kill faster than us!"
Qin Yun nodded and continued to kill. The barbarian still had half of his HP left, so she could take it slow.
Ling Yue kited the mobs with her Dark Dragon. She had the Lunar Eclipse Scepter after all, and her Waning Moon Arrows had extraordinary attack power. It didn't take long for her to kill a barbarian. Her speed was slightly faster than Qin Yun and Chrysanthemum Daohana's.
After a moment of confusion, they finally managed to take down more than twenty barbarians one by one. When there were only a few left, Ling Xue turned around and counterattacked. Countless icicles shot out of her Snow Domain Blade, riddling the barbarians with holes.
At least half of the twenty or so barbarians had died by my hands, and the experience I got was bountiful. I looked at my experience bar and saw that I had reached 5% of Level 130. If I grinded here for the rest of the day, I could reach Level 150 and reincarnate sooner or later!
Even with my speed, Ling Xue and the others were gaining experience even faster. A golden light enveloped me, and I leveled up. Unfortunately, the number didn't change. I was still Level 255, unable to break through the bottleneck of the Holy Domain.
… …
"Let's continue. There are still a few hundred of them out there. How about we catch up and kill them all?" Ling Xue asked with a smile.
At first, I didn't agree to the idea, but now that I realized that killing non-boss questing mobs like this also gave me experience, why wouldn't I? I was leveling up all the same!
As a result, we tailed behind the Revered One's scouting party. These mobs weren't very fast, so after we caught up to them, we immediately started killing them from the back. We pulled around 7 mobs in one go. Ling Xue took on two mobs by herself, I took on two mobs by myself, Ling Yue took on one, and Qin Yun and Daohua Xiang took on two as well. This way, we were killing mobs in an orderly fashion, and our experience was naturally rising.
Moreover, the Level 255 Warsong Rank mobs dropped a lot of top-tier equipment such as Heaven-grade, Earth-grade, Dark Gold – grade, and so on. In just half a day, we had picked up more than half of our bags. If it wasn't top-tier, we didn't pick it up. Equipment that was only worth two or three RMB was a waste of space, so we had to plan accordingly.
At around 7 am, three scouting parties came out of the Revered One's camp, and we killed all of them. Not a single one of them survived. It looked like news of our success wouldn't reach the Army of Darkness's camp.
The rest of us had gained a lot, especially me. I had reached Holy Domain Level 133, and although my equipment hadn't improved much, levels were more important to me now. Now that I was Level 150 and equipped the Holy Domain Glacial Barrier, my Defense would surpass Ling Xue's, and I could hold my own.
Qin Yun looked at her bag and said with a smile, "We're rich. There are so many top-grade items. Why don't we return to the city first and sell the items before coming back. My bag is filled with top-grade items. I'm almost out of potions. Otherwise, I won't be able to store it all."
"OMG, you're throwing potions and picking up equipment?
You really value money more than your life … "
"Hehe, let's go back to the city and sell our equipment at the ranking shop. After that, we'll eat something and go to sleep. We'll come back in the afternoon, okay?"
I nodded. "Yeah, let's do that!"
The other girls didn't object either. In fact, the Revered One's camp's mobs had a very high drop rate, and we had killed at least two thousand of them. It would be a waste if we didn't deal with the loot they dropped. Moreover, Ling Xue's Ice Bones set's durability had dropped to less than a third because she had been fighting mobs for too long. The barbarian's Attack was just too high, and it was a huge blow to my equipment. As for me, my Heaven-grade Tranquility War Helmet, Ghost-grade Blue Sea Cloak, and Dark Gold – grade Bloody Wristguards were all running out of durability. It would be a disgrace to run around the streets naked like this.
A couple of white lights later, all of us returned to the city and went straight to the equipment repair shop. We spent 70,000 gold to repair the Scarlet Heaven Sword, but it was still as expensive as ever.
Thankfully, our harvest was bountiful. We would definitely be able to recoup all the money we spent after selling these top-tier equipment. Not only that, we would also make a huge profit!
I sold 47 Ghost-grade equipment to the auction house and the remaining several hundred Heaven-grade and Earth-grade equipment to Scholar's Little Store. Warsong mobs weren't bosses, so the best equipment they could drop was probably Ghost-grade. If we wanted Immortal-grade equipment or above, we would have to fight bosses. Unfortunately, bosses were both rare and difficult to fight.
Originally, they could farm the Bosses in Dungeons to level up, but who knew that after the Holy Domain version appeared, the difficulty of the Bosses would increase drastically? The Ancient Sword Pool and the other Bosses from S1-S7 were even more ridiculously powerful. After wiping multiple times, repairing equipment and consuming potions would require a large sum of money.
Ling Xue and the other girls were pretty strong, so they could level up and loot at Ancient Sword Pond. However, they insisted on going to the Revered One's encampment with me. There were a lot of restrictions on the equipment dropped by bosses in dungeons, and if you really wanted top-tier equipment like the Ancient Sword Scarlet Heaven, you had to kill wild bosses. That was undeniably true.
After we finished dealing with the equipment, we logged off and went to the opposite street to eat breakfast. Then, we returned to our rooms to rest.
… …
When I woke up in the afternoon, I saw a message on my phone: "Scholar, do you want to register for the battlefield together after you log on?
Soul Battle Robes took the spots last time, so it's time for us to grab a spot on Snow Moon as well. We can't let others take the opportunity to level up! "
It was a message from Dragon Soul. That's not wrong. We've been busy with our own things and haven't participated in a battlefield for a long time.
After I got out of bed and washed up, I turned on my computer. This week, China's opponent was the French server. Enemies never meet unless they're enemies!
This is a good opportunity for me to see just how powerful Brave Heart is after reaching the Holy Domain!
Inside the living room, Qin Yun personally cooked a couple of side dishes for everyone to eat.
I said, "Let's register for the battlefield this afternoon. We're going to fight for a spot in the battlefield."
Ling Yue smiled. "I was thinking the same thing. Plus, if we win the battlefield, we'll get half a level of experience. It's much easier than killing mobs on our own."
"Mn!"
I chuckled. Since all the forces of White Cloud City were competing against each other, the chances of us running into Seven-star Lamp on Snow Moon were very high. Right now, Seven-star Lamp should be over Level 50, right?
Even if he gathered some Holy Domain equipment, he would still be worth a beating!
I couldn't help but laugh when I thought about how Melancholy killed Seven-star Lamp multiple times in a row. Seven-star Lamp must've wanted to die at the time. However, considering Melancholy's skill and equipment, Seven-star Lamp's defeat wasn't unjust. Before he gathered a full set of top-tier Holy Domain equipment, he probably wouldn't be a match for Melancholy even if he transformed.
After eating and drinking our fill, we logged back into the game and continued grinding.
Inside the game, Bing Cha sent me a message around 9 am: "OMG, I came online at a bad time, but you guys weren't here. Never mind, I'll log off, sigh …"
Bing Cha's "sigh" touched me. The girl must be very lonely abroad. She can't even play the game often. She must be bored to death.
Forget it, I'll try to convince Bing Cha to come back next month. If she's still "attached" to some blonde handsome guy, then I have nothing to say.
… …
I went online and sent a message to Dragon Soul. Soon, all the first-rate experts of Snow Moon gathered at White Cloud City Plaza. Other than the few people from Xue Yue Studio, the rest were handpicked by Dragon Soul. Shadow Follower, Melancholy, Magic Cube of Fate, Bing Zhiyi, Fleeting Time, Sword Fire Ghostflame, Guardian Of Swordfire, Great Swordmaster, Flying Fire, Spring And Autumn Dance, and so on. This was the true gathering of Snow Moon's elites. With such a gorgeous lineup, even if they went to the World Cup, their chances of winning the championship were over 90%!
After the number of people was gathered, Dragon Soul politely passed the position of party leader to Ling Yue. The beautiful guild leader went to apply, and Snow Moon's name appeared in the list of teams. I was shocked when I saw the details. There were more than ten thousand teams participating in the preliminaries in China, and everyone was very enthusiastic!
"Alright, it's done!"
Ling Yue turned around with a smile. "Go do your own things, everyone. Make sure everyone is present at around 1 pm tomorrow. We have Saint Domain experts, so we have to get a spot for this battlefield no matter what!"
Everyone laughed, and the beasts scattered.
I was about to leave when Dragon Soul suddenly called out to me. "Scholar …"
"Hmm?
Is there anything else, Dragon Soul? "
"Er, that …"
Dragon Soul smiled. "Although we've taken Clear Breeze City, we shouldn't be satisfied with just this, right?
I think it's time for us to take the next step. What do you think? "
I smiled knowingly. "Wait a few days. When I reach Holy Domain Level 150, I'll definitely pay back all the debts they owe me!"
Dragon Soul laughed loudly. "Then I can rest easy. I'll start organizing, and Snow Moon will prepare for the fourth Nation War at any time!
Hmph hmph, it's time to teach some main cities a lesson. "
"Heh!"
Dragon Soul's eyes flashed coldly, and his killing intent grew. Clearly, he was holding a grudge!
I nodded and chuckled softly.
Of course I had to pay back this debt. I wouldn't attack people if they didn't attack me, but if they did, then I would make them regret it until they died!
… …
After gathering the party, Ling Xue, Ling Yue, Qin Yun, and Chrysanthemum Daohana were already waiting outside the city. Ling Xue was wearing a battle robe, and her hand was on the edge of her sword. The beautiful lines of her armor outlined the beautiful figure of the little beauty. Ling Yue and Qin Yun were dressed in mage attire, and they looked incomparably elegant. Chrysanthemum Daohana had a calm expression on her face, and she held her staff.
The girls became a beautiful scenery when they stood on the side of the road, causing the passersby to forget about leveling and drool all over themselves as they watched from afar.
Everyone was here, and it was time to depart!
Our destination, the Revered One's camp!
It took us more than two hours to reach the Revered One's camp, and along the way, we saw countless noobs being chased by Warsong monsters. We even saw a five-man party with an average of Level 240 being chased by a Level 245 Warsong monster. It couldn't be helped. The best equipment in the party was the Ice Bone Wristguards, and the rest of their equipment was just Ghost-grade equipment. Their Defense was so low that they couldn't tank the monster's attacks at all.
When we arrived at the Revered One's camp, we noticed that the mobs here were all Level 250 and above. It was said to be a land of riches, but no one dared to come here even if they knew it was. The mobs here had 170,000 Attack, which was higher than most bosses. Most people couldn't withstand them at all.
Of course, our party was an exception.
… …
After we took out a couple of scout parties yesterday, the Revered One's camp seemed to have received a warning and stopped sending scouts.
The five of us stood at the foot of the city. Ling Xue looked up at the city walls and said, "Why don't we fight our way in?"
I almost spat blood. "You mean, the five of us are going to attack an iron fortress made of who knows how many mobs there are?"
"What else can we do?"
I thought for a moment, but I couldn't think of a solution.
Ling Yue narrowed her eyes and said with a smile, "Why don't we go around the mountain path and enter the camp? We'll start from the inside."
"Sounds good!"
And so, we cut our way through the brambles on the mountain, and just as Ling Yue predicted, we actually managed to enter the camp!
Standing halfway up the mountain, I saw that the entire valley in front of me was made of straw sheds. The camp stretched for more than ten kilometers, and there were about five to ten beastman warriors around each shed.
I sucked in a deep breath. "There are so many of them …"
Chiang!
Next to me, Ling Xue pulled out her sword and said with a smile, "Students, let's go down the mountain and sweep the Revered One's camp!"