I thought for a moment as I ran back into the dungeon. Then, I said, "Actually, it's not impossible to kill the shaman. There's a way, but it's a little cruel …"
"Speak!" Lin Yixin and He Yi looked at me in unison.
I spread my hands and said, "Sister Mingyue, heal me well. I'm going to use Summon the Wind, Summon the Rain, and Soaring Dragon Suppression to break the Earth Hydralisks' invisibility and drag them out of the ground. Once they're all aggroed by me, we'll use our ultimate skills in 1 second. Then, Beiming Xue will use Well of the Abyss to pull me and the hydralisks into the Abyss. Eve and Yiyi, pull the boss's aggro. Once Well of the Abyss is over, we'll use the same AoE skill again. I'll sacrifice 1 or 2 levels to revive myself with Resurrection Art. Once Well of the Abyss is off cooldown, we'll use Well of the Abyss 3 or 4 times to kill all 12 Hydralisks. What do you think?
What do you think? "Murong Mingyue said indifferently," It really is a cruel tactic … "
Lin Yixin's lips twitched as she stared at me with her beautiful eyes. "But I feel bad for you …"
He Yi: "Fuck …"
I said, "Pooh! I have no problem with you luring the Hydralisks, Yiyi. You have 900k HP anyway …"
"No way! How can you let me die like this!" Lin Yixin glared at me with her Cute Fire Blade.
"Fuck, I'll do it …" I admitted defeat.
… …
And so, the group returned to the second map of the dungeon. In the distance, shaman Kayman's HP had recovered to 77%. The 12 Earth Hydralisks were hidden in the mud. Damn it, let's start the massacre. Fans of the novel loved to watch:
After I buffed myself, I reactivated Resurrection Art and charged forward. I gripped my longsword and urged the Ancient Divine Dragon to charge forward. Activating Dark Pupils, I immediately revealed the positions of the twelve Hydralisks. I immediately used [Steal Mount] and [Summon the Wind and Summon the Rain], enveloping the positions of the Hydralisks. Unfortunately, I only dealt some damage. My lightning and ice blades were unable to pull the Evil Spirit Hydralisks out of the ground. Left with no other choice, I suddenly lowered my body and covered the ground with my left palm!
"Ding …"
1000 gold left me. Soaring Dragon Suppression!
"Hong, hong, hong …"
Countless Gigantic Earth Dragons roared as they surged out of the ground. As they wreaked havoc, they brought with them a large amount of soil. At the same time, they uprooted the Hydralisks that were hidden beneath the ground. "Jie Jie!" 12 Hydralisks howled in agony as they were slaughtered by the [Subduing Dragon]. Then, they swung their tails and charged towards me, their scythes clanging against my shield and armor.
I calmly moved and surrounded the Hydralisks. Then, I bellowed, "Now!"
As my HP plummeted, I raised my sword and used Burning Blade Slash + War Crush. At the same time, I used Myriad Absolute Swords + Ancient Seal, two long-range skills that didn't require any combo points. Thud! Thud! Thud! I killed a group of Hydralisks.
Lin Yixin and He Yi moved swiftly as they unleashed God's Slash and God's Tear. The Ice Dragon Kris was also spitting dragon breath at me. Just as I was about to die, I shouted, "Beiming!"
Beiming Xue reacted quickly and stopped using Skypiercer. Well of the Abyss descended on me and the 12 Hydralisks. I only had 100k + HP right now, so I didn't mind losing 50% of my HP. The Hydralisks, on the other hand, would definitely lose a lot of HP if they were hit by Well of the Abyss. Even though it wouldn't be as ridiculous as 50%, it was still enough to deal with them.
… …
The Ice Dragon was the one who took over the job of aggroing the shaman for the next 12 seconds. Murong Mingyue was the one who healed the poor Ice Dragon with her Heal.
"Get ready, Mingyue!" He Yi's eyes were as wide as saucers.
"Mn!"
Murong Mingyue waved her scepter and casted Greater Heal + Instant Heal + Healing Flash at the same time I and the Hydralisks were teleported out of Well of the Abyss. The healing buffs were delightful to say the least — 390202!
“142291！”
“152298！”
Great! Greater Heal had a 3-second channeling time, but it was a critical hit. The 3-second channeling time was well worth it!
Thanks to my Tenacity of the Dead, I recovered more than half of my HP in an instant. My entire body felt refreshed as I activated War Crush + Burning Blade Slash, Ten Thousand Absolute Swords and other skills one after another. A horde of Hydralisks roared and swung their scythes at me in a frenzy.
Thud thud...
My chest felt like it was being torn apart. I died again and activated Resurrection Art, increasing my attack power by 20%. At the same time, my experience bar returned to 4% of Level 214. Thankfully, as long as I killed the final boss, I would be able to recover all of this experience in an instant.
… …
I was the only one who had lost a level. The 12 Hydralisks' HP dropped like crazy, but their HP was far higher than I had expected. I had to use Well of the Abyss 9 times in a row before I was able to whittle away all of their HP. I died three times in a row during this time, but I only lost a level once. The other two times, I was lucky enough to trigger Immortality and revive myself with full HP and full HP for free.
"Get ready to end this, you shameless worms …"
I laughed heartily and pressed my index and middle fingers together. Energy swirled around my body as I activated Million Absolute Sword. Countless blades pierced through the mobs, and screams of agony filled the air as 9 Hydralisks were killed in one go. A column of golden light descended from the sky as I returned to Level 215. At the same time, the other three Hydralisks were killed by He Yi, Lin Yixin, and Beiming Xue. The experience I had lost was quickly replenished.
The ground was littered with equipment, but we weren't in the mood to pick them up. I raised my sword and charged the Shaman who was bound by my God Binding Art. The mage had already used his summoning skill, so he wouldn't be able to summon again anytime soon. Hmph hmph, this is the perfect opportunity to finish him off while he's down!
I swung my fist and used Magic Piercing Punch to shatter the mage's Flame Blast. I injected Purple Frost Infusion into the old shaman's flesh again, and Lin Yixin used Extreme Break to delete a huge chunk of the boss's HP. The Phantom Wolf King, the Ironwing Dragon and the other super unlucky pets were summoned as well. They surrounded the boss and tore at it, but they didn't last more than a few rounds before being killed by a Galaxy Storm. The little cyan snake coiled on He Yi's shoulder, however, was quickly gaining levels. It was almost 100 now.
… …
The battle went on for a full 30 minutes. The savage shaman wasn't just a super OP summoner, his HP was also ridiculously high. He was holding his own against the attacks of several experts.
"Back off, sis! Let Lu Chen deal the final blow!" Lin Yixin said as she pulled He Yi backward.
I swung my sword horizontally and triggered the 7-second stun from Cruel Blade before they could get too far away. At the same time, I triggered the Purple Ying Sword's 7x damage buff and Pardon, dealing over a million damage and taking away the last of the Psychic's HP in an instant.
"Oh, young ones. Perhaps I was wrong, but you are all very strong. May you survive the dean's sword …"
The Great Shaman slowly fell to his knees and gave us his sincere blessings one last time.
… …
I was exhausted. This boss was way too exhausting to kill.
I sat down on a pile of rubble next to the boss's corpse and stabbed the ground with the Purple Ying Sword. I gritted my teeth and said, "The second boss was already so difficult, and the third one was a Sword Saint. I think … we'll have to wipe at least three times before we can defeat it …"
He Yi nodded with a smile. "Mn. It's good that we can defeat it. Let's see what the boss drops."
"Mn!"
I looked at the loot the boss dropped. Unsurprisingly, there was a pair of fiery red boots and a pair of fiery red legguards. They were both S3 equipment. My 78 points of Luck were just too amazing.
I passed the two S3 equipment sets to He Yi and said, "Alright, it's a four-piece set now. Put it on, Eve!"
"Mn!"
After that, there were two more pieces of S3 leather armor. One was a pair of wristguards, and the other was a pair of leather boots. I gave them to Beiming Xue. If we were lucky, we might be able to get a full set of leather armor and a full set of metal armor. The fifth piece of equipment was a pair of S3 mage wristguards. I gave them to Murong Mingyue. It didn't suit her, but it was a consolation gift...
… …
It didn't take long for He Yi to change into her new equipment. It was a four-piece S3 equipment set, and she was only missing the breastplate. She stood in the middle of the ruins and twirled her body in a circle, her cape fluttering in the wind. Her snow-white body looked extremely alluring under the exquisite armor. Her tall and straight figure was practically on the verge of bursting out of her skin. Her slender waist was adorned with battle armor patterns, and she looked like a fiery red war goddess. One could only imagine how beautiful and heroic she would be once she completed the S3 equipment set.
"Sister Eve, why don't you take a look at the S3 equipment set's effects?" Lin Yixin asked while holding He Yi's shoulder.
"Mn."
He Yi waved her hand, and the set's effects appeared in front of everyone — Martial God Armor Set Stats:
[1] [None] [2] [Increases user's attack power by 70% (triggered)] [3] [Increases user's physical attack power by 50% and attack speed by 40% (triggered)] [4] [Increases user's defence by 125% and max HP by 110,000 (triggered)] [5] [Activates the full set of effects — War God Transformation. Enters War God Transformation for 120 seconds. Increases user's attack power by 120% and ignores 45% of target's defence. All attacks have 75% splash effect and 35% chance to dodge physical attacks (untriggered)]
Everyone's eyes were green with envy. As expected of the S3 God Equipment. The stats of this set of equipment were probably on par with my current equipment. Book fans also liked to read: "God Equipment".
"Eve's HP should be over 1 million right now, right?" I asked.
"Yeah!" He Yi nodded with a smile. "After adding the card and Royal Road, her max HP is 1.18 million."
Lin Yixin giggled. "This way, we'll have a higher chance of killing the third boss!"
"Yeah, Rough Hair, kill, cripple, get pregnant …" I said excitedly while pointing at the Sword Saint Academy area.
… …
The girls stared at me in unison. "What the hell are you excited about?"
Murong Mingyue curled her lips. "Get pregnant?
Are you sure you're brave enough to do that? "
I grinned. "Well, that depends on who it's with …"
Murong Mingyue looked at the two girls in front of her. Lin Yixin and He Yi immediately glared at her in unison. "What are you looking at!"
Murong Mingyue shuddered. "Let's go kill the last boss!"
… …
Finally, the last part of S3's journey had begun.