Rustle rustle...
The leaves rustled in the air. He's here!
At the last 5 seconds, Assassin's Creed reappeared in my Dark Pupils' vision. He was charging toward the city gate with a dozen or so assassins in tow. It looked like he wanted to sneak in and cause some trouble for us while he was inside the castle.
Carrying the Coldness of the Nine States on my shoulder, I stood there leisurely. Purplish-red maple leaves floated past my eyes and landed on my shoulder. Then, they slowly slid down my blood-red cloak. I looked very relaxed and at ease. Perhaps I could see a smile on Assassin's Creed's face when I glanced at him. As expected, he had been tricked by me. He thought that I had been careless and that my Dark Pupils had failed to see through his stealth.
Swhoosh!
In that instant, my Ghost Shadow War Boots took a small step, and it was this small step that allowed me to successfully appear in Assassin's Creed's movement path.
"Fuck!"
Assassin's Creed swung his arms. He was about to force his way out of the encirclement. Bloody light surrounded his body as he activated the assassin's Dance of Death. His speed skyrocketed, and his arms instantly slashed toward my neck.
The corner of my lips curled up. When I smiled, Assassin's Creed's heart chilled even more!
Swhoosh!
A trace of blood suddenly appeared on the ground and clamped down on Assassin's Creed's legs. Four divine weapons fell from the sky and formed a Demon Trapping Formation. It was a modified version of the God Binding Art. It could be used in advance, and its channeling time was extended. Assassin's Creed probably never thought that this would happen.
Taking advantage of his stunned reaction time, I used Coldness of the Nine States and Burning Blade Slash to penetrate Assassin's body!
“398284！”
“442747！”
“492100！”
“612872！”
Assassin's Creed's HP was 1.94 million. Even with the buff, he only had 1.4 million HP. He was instantly killed. His mouth fell open like a dried fish on dry land. His eyes were filled with endless anger and unwillingness.
"I said I would kill you!"
Chuckling, I kicked Assassin Creed away and retreated into the castle. At the same time, there was a clang as the two doors slammed shut. Outside, a dozen or so Blood Alliance assassins broke out of stealth and stared blankly at me. Autumn Leaf lowered her dagger and stared at me with a pretty face. She murmured, "He killed the boss in an instant. Lu Chen, is he … is he even human?"
…
I felt a chill run down my spine. Shivering, I wrapped my robe tighter around myself and turned around to look at the girls. "Is everyone here?
Let's go. Since we've entered the castle, there's only one goal left. That is to find the Bloodthirsty Messenger, slaughter him, and bring his head back to Frederick's daughter, Serena. Then, this SSS Rank Main Mission will be considered completed. "
Murong Mingyue's palm glowed with holy light. "Don't be in such a hurry. Let's heal your HP first!"
Beiming Xue pursed her lips into a smile and said, "The seven of us were able to defeat the allied army of the Dark Mercenaries and the Blood Alliance. Hehe, those two baddies, Amber Eyes and Now and Forever, must be pissed to death. This battle was so satisfying ~"
He Yi asked, "Lu Chen, did you kill Assassin Creed before you came in?"
I nodded. "Yes, I did."
Lin Yixin asked, "How strong is Assassin Creed compared to Farewell Song?"
I looked at the sky above Bloodthirsty Castle and thought for a moment. Then, I said, "About 90% of Farewell Song's strength. He's a top-tier assassin, and the strongest assassin I've ever seen besides Farewell Song and Moonkiss."
Moon Dew said, "Someone on the forums said that Farewell Song defeated you and Moonkiss during the battle at Golden City, Lu Chen."
Beiming Xue smiled. "I don't think big bro really fought Farewell Song during the battle at Golden City. If Farewell Song's goal was to kill big bro and not steal the City Lord Token, he would've died a long time ago."
I said, "Forget it, let's not talk about Golden City. Farewell Song is an assassin who can threaten any one of us, and he also has an IMBA item like the Ghost Lake Mirror. Let's be careful. Candlelight Shadow only has a 55% chance of winning against Farewell Song at most, and I don't think my chances of winning against Farewell Song are high either. It all depends on my condition. For example, during the battle at Golden City, I was distracted by the Cyan Qilin Cavalry that appeared out of nowhere, and that was the biggest reason I lost. PvP in a game depends on one's condition and mentality, and no one can guarantee that they will never lose.
"I almost forgot that I have to log off and rest. But in another hour, the people from Blood Alliance and Dark Mercenaries might come in …"
"Then let's rest for 20 minutes!"
I said nonchalantly. "Let's log off to pee, drink some water, and eat some bread. Let's finish this SSS Rank quest tonight. Let's hope that we get a divine weapon or Seventy-two Ghostarmes or something. At least our trip won't be in vain..."
Lin Yixin pursed her lips. "I despise you, your words are so vulgar..."
"Vulgar words, but they're not vulgar..."
"Pooh..."
… …
It only took him 20 minutes to go offline. He peed, drank water, and ate a piece of bread. As expected, he was done. The toilet was slightly clogged. As expected, he needed to move to a detached villa. Having two or three bathrooms on each floor was the way to go!
When the time limit was up, I logged back into the game!
Swhoosh!
I crawled out of the tent in a flash of white light. The girls also logged back into the game, buffed themselves, and began to grind Bloodthirsty Castle.
I opened the map and saw the 3D coordinates. There were four floors, and the lowest floor was a blood pool. The corpses of animals, humans, elves, and succubi were soaking in it. Countless souls were wailing from the corpses. This was the power of death, and also the source of the undead faction's power.
As for the boss, if I was right, the Bloodthirsty Envoy would be at the top of the fourth floor. We just needed to grind all the way there.
Carrying Coldness of the Nine States and buffed myself with Battle Energy Astral Wind, I walked at the front and said to the girls behind me, "Use Blood Cards. This map is so red that it's almost black. The levels of the monsters must be much higher than ours, so be careful. Survivability is far more important than damage."
"Mn!"
They all took out their Blood Knight Cards and added 80 HP. I put away the Undying Berserker Card and waited until the last floor to use it. It would be a waste to use it earlier.
Thud...
I stepped into the blood pool with my war boots, creating ripples of stinking blood. I frowned. There were some undead creatures that looked like thick maggots floating in the blood pool, but they didn't attack on their own, so I didn't need to worry about them. The girls were frowning in pain, and it looked like they were about to throw up. We couldn't stay in a place like this for too long.
I sprinted forward for nearly a hundred meters and stepped onto a flight of stone stairs. The stench of blood immediately hit my face. On the spacious stairs, I saw many strong, blood-red Corpse Eaters gnawing on rotting corpses. These Corpse Eaters were all mutated, and their bodies were abnormally strong. They were 5 to 7 times the size of normal Corpse Eaters, and they were much taller than me when they stood up. Their sharp claws glinted with a cold light, and with Dark Pupils, their stats were equally shocking —
Bloodthirsty Corpse Eater (Demon Spirit)
Level: 303
Attack: 46000 ~ 54000
Defense: 55000
HP: 4800000
Skills: Bloody Bite, Undead Toxin, Bloodthirst
Introduction: Ghouls of the Beastmen race. These ghouls were originally giant beasts, but after their souls were stolen, they became puppets that only knew how to eat. They were summoned to the castle by the Bloodthirsty Emissary and became low-level guardians of Bloodthirsty Castle. However, with their sharp claws and fangs, they cannot be underestimated. Their bloodthirsty souls can greatly increase their combat power, so be careful when facing them.
… …
"Get ready!" I said.
Murong Mingyue gave me a heal. "Go, my little hero …"
Me: "..."
I locked onto the nearest Corpse Eater and activated Charge!
Swhoosh!
I stunned the Corpse Eater and used Burning Blade Slash. At the same time, I used Purple Frost Infusion to lower its Defense. Corpse Eaters with 55000 Defense were quite rare, so it was easier to kill them after their Defense was lowered.
Melee and ranged players worked well together. The Corpse Eater was in pain, but all it could do was hit my Azure Dragon Shield with its sharp claws. Each hit dealt less than 100k damage, so it wasn't a problem at all.
However, when the Corpse Eater's HP was close to 30, it finally unleashed its might and roared, "The power of the great Beast God is about to descend upon us! Die, you lowly adventurers …"
A bloody light descended, and the Corpse Eater's body grew even taller. It looked like a giant elephant, and Bloodthirst had activated. Both its Attack and attack speed were increased by more than 40%. This is bad!
"Bang!"
The Corpse Eater's sharp claws slammed into my Azure Dragon Shield, causing me to shudder and lose more than 370k HP. Fuck, a 40% increase in Attack was a whole new level of damage. This Corpse Eater's Attack was on par with Candlelight Shadow's, but it was a little uglier...
"Heal me! Don't let it get a critical hit!"
I shouted as I continued to attack to grab the aggro of the Corpse Eater.
After I killed the first Bloodthirsty Corpse Eater with much difficulty, I wiped the sweat off my forehead and said, "Fuck, the first mob is already so hard to kill. The Bloodthirsty Envoys are going to make us kneel before them."
Lin Yixin gave me a dimpled smile. "It's because we didn't arrange our strategy properly, right?
The Bloodthirsty Corpse Eater will activate Bloodthirst when it has 30 HP left, so we need to conserve the cooldowns of your Burning Blade Slash and War Crush. Sister Eve and I need to conserve our Extreme Break and Storm Pierce. When the Corpse Eater has 35 HP left, I'll use Extreme Break and everyone will one-shot it. That way, there won't be any pressure. "
He Yi nodded. "Mn, Yiyi's right."
… …
The second Corpse Eater was much easier to deal with according to Lin Yixin's strategy. After activating Bloodthirst, the Corpse Eater could only swing its claws once before it was killed by our high-damage skills. Moreover, it dropped a card, and it was a very good card —
Bloodthirsty Corpse Eater Card: Increases user's Attack by 30 and max HP by 60. When attacking a target, there is a 3% chance to activate Bloodthirst, increasing user's attack speed and attack power by 40. Duration: 7 seconds. Level Requirement: 220. Luck Requirement: 20. Duration: 180 minutes.
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Lin Yixin giggled as she looked at the card. "Yo, what a powerful leveling card! Use it, Little Cheat!"
"Mn!"
I nodded and used the card. The Bloodthirsty Corpse Eater Card above my head immediately turned into the Bloodthirsty Corpse Eater Card. My Attack increased by 30 and max HP decreased by 20. It wasn't a bad trade, but the Bloodthirsty Corpse Eater Card had the effect of triggering Bloodthirst.