"A Level 70 monster with a maximum attack of 550 points. Everyone else, watch as normal:!"
My heart turned cold as I turned around and said, "Mages and Priests, pay attention. This kind of attack is more than enough to instantly kill you. Keep your shields up and be careful. Fans like to read:!"
Murong Mingyue and Moonlight Stone nodded. He Yi said, "Lu Chen, pull the mobs. Let's go!"
"Alright!"
Together with the Dark Wasp, he used Charge and locked onto the Myriad Poison Sandworm. Then, he turned into a bolt of lightning and flew toward the sandworm!
"Whoosh!"
The stun was a success. As expected, my Level 67 strength came in handy. At the very least, the chances of my skills missing against high-level mobs wouldn't be too high.
Ice Ray!
Slayer Edge!
“875！”
“904！”
The Myriad Poisons Sandworm's HP dropped by a large chunk. On the other side, the Dark Wasp arrived and followed up with a Flurry, dealing four critical hits!
“703！”
“696！”
“721！”
“742！”
I had to admit that the Dark Wasp with its combo skill was like a divine weapon to me!
Moonlight Stone summoned an Ice Dragon Howl, and Beiming Xue dashed toward the Myriad Poison Sandworm. Eight Evil Spirit Volleys exploded, and five of the arrows found their mark. The Myriad Poison Sandworm's HP hit rock bottom in an instant!
Murong Mingyue's mouth fell open. "Wow, isn't his DPS terrifying?"
It was at this moment the Myriad Poison Sandworm woke up from its stun state. It swiped its front claws across my chest armor.
“398！”
Tsk tsk, the attack power is really not bad!
But in the next moment, the ferocious insect suddenly opened its mouth, and a green venom shot out like an arrow, hitting my head. Instantly, my body went numb. I was actually poisoned!
"Di!"
Combat Log: You have been attacked by Myriad Poison Sandworm's poison. You will lose 10% of your current HP for 6 seconds!
…
Damn, 10% in 6 seconds?
This poison was much stronger than the Dark Wasp's venom attack, but the duration was shorter. It was equivalent to a quick kill!
"Beiming Xue, heal Lu Chen. Oh wait, Moonlight Stone, heal Lu Chen. Wait, wait, Mingyue, heal Lu Chen …" He Yi called out.
Murong Mingyue almost reflexively cast an instant heal on me. The words "+ 578" flew up and instantly filled my HP back to full. I had to admit that Murong Mingyue's healing ability was one of the best in Floating Ice City. It was a pleasure to grind with such a beautiful priest. She had plenty of milk, both abstract and concrete.
"Whoosh!"
Beiming Xue's Devil Piercing Arrow tore through the air and hit the Myriad Poison Sandworm squarely in the head. The first Myriad Poison Sandworm let out a series of painful hisses as it collapsed to the ground. It had finally died!
"Pa da!"
Two round Big Magic Stones fell to the ground, and a short dagger with a green luster dropped as well. My luck is pretty good. I'm off to a good start! My first Common monster has already dropped an item!
He Yi looked around and smiled. "Lu Chen, you're the party leader. You're the party leader. Everyone else, just watch as normal."
"Oh …"
I walked up and picked up the dagger. Then, I waved my hand and caused a string of data to appear in the air for all the girls to see — [Poison Blade] (Dark Steel – grade) Attack: 65 ~ 120, Agility + 24, Passive: Increases user's Agility by 11. Level Requirement: 60...
Tsk tsk, it's a pretty good dagger!
I turned around and asked with a smile, "It's a Dark Steel – grade weapon with a max Attack of 120, and its stats are pretty good. It's worth around 500 RMB on the market. How should we split it?"
He Yi pursed her lips. "We don't have any assassins here. Why don't we sell it to the guild after we're done leveling it?"
I nodded. "Agreed!"
Although this dagger wasn't a top-tier item and was far inferior to the Silver-grade dagger in Lin Yixin's hands, it could at least strengthen an ordinary Assassin. Not only would selling it in the guild improve the guild's overall strength, but it would also improve the guild's overall strength. Why not?
Murong Mingyue said, "We'll split the money we earn from the sale into five equal shares. That's fair."
Moonlight Stone and Beiming Xue didn't have much of an opinion after I said that. Moonlight Stone was my subordinate, and Beiming Xue had always followed my lead. There was no way she would do anything too extreme.
Therefore, I tossed the dagger into my bag. If I wasn't mistaken, this trip to Myriad Poison Cave definitely yielded more than one piece of equipment. None of us were nobodies, and Beiming Xue and I were in the same party. It would be ridiculous if we didn't drop some top-tier equipment since we had to grind a map that was a little difficult for us to clear.
The ground was covered in poisonous grasses, and the air was thick with poisonous gas. Everyone in the area was poisoned, losing 10 HP every second. This was all thanks to Murong Mingyue's healing skills. She had practically never stopped healing, and she was constantly using small healing skills. She was probably the one who had the hardest time grinding in this kind of map.
"This isn't good. I'm afraid I won't have enough Magic Consumables at this rate …" Murong Mingyue said worriedly. She looked at He Yi and asked, "Eve, how many Magic Consumables did you bring?"
He Yi checked her bag and said, "I brought 10 stacks of Rank 5 Magic Consumables. I don't know if they'll be enough …"
"It'll be difficult …" Murong Mingyue pouted. "What should we do? It'll take hours to go back and restock, and it'll be too late by the time we come back …"
I walked up to her with a smile and took out a stack of Rank 6 Magic Consumables, Stone Wok Fish. "Sis, eat as much as you want. It's fine, I have more than enough!"
"Ah?!"
Murong Mingyue's eyes suddenly lit up. "Heavens, Rank 6 Magic Consumables?
How did you get them, Lu Chen? "
I couldn't help but laugh. "Are you kidding me? Didn't you hear my nickname before? Back in the day, everyone called me the Capital's Food God. Rank 6 Magic Consumables are nothing to me. I brought 40 stacks of Rank 6 Magic Consumables with me. Eat as much as you want!"
He Yi smiled and asked, "Hey, what are you planning to do with so many Magic Consumables?"
I explained, "I was planning to bring 5 stacks for Beiming Xue, but after some thought, I decided to bring more. There are mages and priests who need to buy Magic Consumables when they're grinding in the wild, and I can raise the price by 50% to 150%. It'll be a huge profit …"
He Yi and Murong Mingyue were dumbfounded. They said in unison, "I despise you, Lu Chen!"
"Hahaha …" I clapped my hands and laughed.
Beiming Xue put a hand to her forehead. "Sigh, I've met the wrong person. My future is ruined ~ ~"
Moonlight Stone giggled and quickly blended into our group.
… …
We continued forward. The first floor of Myriad Poison Cave was full of Myriad Poison Sandworms. At first, they appeared in groups of two or three, and we could kill them by aggroing them or something. But the further we went, the denser the sandworms became. Finally, we reached an open area and saw hundreds of sandworms in front of us. Everyone fell silent.
"What do we do?"
He Yi said seriously, "Either we fight them to the death, or we return to the city and wait for our deaths. Make your choice, everyone!"
Murong Mingyue said expressionlessly, "Let's let Lu Chen go …"
I exclaimed in shock, "Don't! There are so many sandworms! One poison from each of them is enough to kill me …"
It was at this moment Beiming Xue said, "In that case, why don't we aggro the mobs and find a choke point to one-shot them with an AoE skill? Boss can use Thousand Mirage Slash, I have Evil Spirit Volley, and Sister Moonlight Stone should have her Rank 30 AoE skill, Arctic Rain, right?
This way, we should be able to kill them very quickly and increase our grinding efficiency by leaps and bounds! "
Murong Mingyue thought for a moment. "Makes sense. But who's going to aggro the mobs?
And where should we set the choke point? "
"Lu Chen should be very good at this, right?" He Yi smiled at me. Her beautiful eyes were filled with hope and trust.
I nodded. "It's at the corner we just passed. There's a Stone Clock RU blocking the way and providing us with a lot of protection. Then, arrange one to three people to set up a few choke points. I'll be the main tank, and Sister Mingyue will heal me. Beiming Xue and Moonlight Stone, you guys should be able to deal as much damage as you can."
"How are we going to aggro the mobs?"
"It's simple. We'll use flying pets and fly higher. The Myriad Poison Sandworms won't attack airborne targets, so we'll be able to aggro them without losing any damage. Leave it to me."
He Yi nodded with a smile. "Alright, it's settled then. Let's go check out the choke point first and see if it's a good idea. Fans like to read:!"
I smiled back. "Don't worry, I've observed it carefully just now. It's fine …"
"..."
Our party returned to the corner and discovered the trick at the corner of the map. Normally speaking, a game would design a path that was similar to a bug. Even if it wasn't intentionally designed, players would still discover it. Even a wise man could make mistakes, and a game designer wasn't a god. No matter how many closed beta players there were, there were still bugs in the game. It was just a matter of whether you could find them or not.
I was the one who arranged the positions. The Stone Clock RU was surrounded by poisonous vines and looked a little creepy, but I still pointed inside and said, "Sister Mingyue, Beiming Xue and Moonlight Stone, stand inside. Eve, stand here …"
"Oh, okay!"
The girls were squeezed together, and Murong Mingyue and He Yi were practically glued to each other. Their bodies were so breathtaking that it was a magnificent sight to behold. He Yi looked down at the coordinates and said, "I think there are two more coordinates that are empty?"
I said, "That's right. One is the Dark Wasp's, and the other is mine!"
He Yi smiled. "Mn. Go!"
… …
I quickly returned to the spot where the mobs were densely packed and discovered that there were at least 400 Myriad Poison Sandworms. Hmph hmph, I'm going to kill them all! My level is going to shoot up like crazy!
The Dark Wasp flapped its wings and buzzed as it flew. Under my control, it hovered about 4 yards above the ground, neither too high nor too low. It was a good way to aggro the mobs and avoid being attacked!
The Dark Wasp flew for half a minute before it attracted the aggro of hundreds of Myriad Poison Sandworms in the passageway. They let out a cacophony of "jiejie" as they swarmed toward us. It felt like an alien invasion!