Midnight, Myriad Poison Cave's second floor.
The winding cave path was covered in the corpses of Twin-headed Venomous Snakes and Poison Beauty Butterflies. We had been grinding for five or six hours, and no one knew how many of these elite mobs we had killed. In any case, our levels had increased by leaps and bounds!
As the highest DPS player in the party, I was Level 67 with 81% EXP when I entered the dungeon. Now, I was Level 69 with 17% EXP. Everyone knew that leveling was difficult in the later stages of the game, so this kind of leveling speed was truly impressive!
Swhoosh!
Golden light enveloped He Yi's graceful figure. She had reached Level 60, and as the lowest-leveled player in the party, she had finally reached the third-promotion requirement!
Whoosh...
Light flickered, and in the next moment, He Yi had already changed into the Azure Wolf Wristguards. The wristguards had traces of flames dancing around them, greatly increasing He Yi's overall defense. She had taken a big step in the direction of a high-defense Knight!
Murong Mingyue laughed. "Tch, it's already past 1 am. Are we going to pull an all-nighter to finish the quest?"
He Yi nodded with a smile. "Of course, it's a rare opportunity to level up. If we don't pull an all-nighter, how can we be worthy of Lu Chen's great quest?"
"But staying up late will cause hormonal imbalance …"
"It's fine. It's only a temporary imbalance," I comforted.
Murong Mingyue curled her lips. "Mn, let's keep going!"
… …
"Hiss hiss..."
A Twin-headed Venomous Snake fell to the ground. I opened my palm and shouted, activating Death Plunder. In the next moment, three brown snake scales appeared in my palm — "Ding ~, other readers, please read as normal:!"
System Notice: Congratulations, you have found Python Venom Scale -3!
Taking a look, Shi Feng discovered that it was a Level 6 Armorsmithing Material. After adding it, the Leather Armor would gain an additional 5% Poison Resistance. This was not bad. With a 5% Poison Resistance, the Leather Armor would have an additional HP. After being poisoned by an Assassin player, the Leather Armor would also recover faster. In short, once the Poison Resistance accumulated, the Leather Armor would become invincible under the heavens.
He Yi looked around and asked with a smile, "Are these scales useful?"
I nodded. "Mn. I've collected almost a thousand of them, so I should be able to make a lot of leather armor with poison resistance."
He Yi smiled. "Mn!"
We were almost at the end of the map. Beiming Xue let out a yawn and said in a disappointed tone, "It looks like there aren't any bosses on the second floor of Myriad Poison Cave."
I glanced around and saw a faint red dot not far from our coordinates on the minimap.
Hey, the Boss has appeared!
I pointed to the south and said, "Everyone, get back to full health and prepare to fight the boss!"
"Oh?"
The girls were surprised, but they did as I said and drank their potions and ate their Magic Consumables. I had proven my gaming knowledge and prediction skills many times along the way. In a way, my experience and skills as a veteran player had won them over. Of course, I had only won over their minds.
I cautiously moved forward with the Ghost Ice Soul and the Dark Wasp by my side. When I turned a corner, I saw a huge creature crouching on the ground. It was about 50 yards away from us, so it didn't aggro me immediately. Moreover, it couldn't find me because I was hiding in a bunch of poisonous weeds and wildflowers.
Behind me, I felt something soft and warm. He Yi was grabbing my arm and leaning against me. She stuck her head out to look like a beautiful little thief as she listened to me.
"Ah, it's so big …" He Yi sighed.
I nodded. "Yeah, it's so big ~ ~"
Then, Murong Mingyue, Beiming Xue and Moonlight Stone poked their heads out as well. Now, all five of our heads were gathered around the corner. I couldn't help but feel amused. "If our enemies are here, we can probably kill them all with one slash! One stone, five birds!"
He Yi burst into laughter and patted my shoulder. "Go, we'll cheer for you!"
I raised the Ghost Ice Soul and stepped forward. It's just a boss, the symbol of wealth and divine weapons. Come, a new challenge!
When I was about 30 yards away from the boss, my legs felt like jelly.
F * ck, this was actually a giant scorpion. It was about three meters tall, and its two steel-like pincers looked sturdy and powerful. Its entire body seemed to be covered in iron armor, and it had a glossy green luster. The most terrifying part was the venomous stinger on its tail. It shone with a dark green light, and it was very sharp. Who knew how it would feel to be stung by it!
[Thousand Poison Scorpion King] (Gold Rank Boss) Level: 72 Attack: 550-750 Defence: 620 Health: 100000 Skills: [Cleave], [Poison Sting], [Heavenly Poison Needles] Characteristics: 100% Poison Resistance, 45% Magic Resistance, 25% Physical Resistance Description: In the Thousand Poison Cave, which is filled with poisonous gas, the Scorpion King gathers poisonous gas and becomes a terrifying existence in the Thousand Poison Cave. It is said that after killing the Thousand Poison Scorpion King, one can obtain a powerful armor and a poisonous blade … …
Overjoyed, I shared the Scorpion King's stats in the party channel. At the same time, I said with a smile, "It looks like this boss will definitely drop armor and weapons. Do your best and get ready, everyone!"
Murong Mingyue said, "Lu Chen, this Myriad Poison Scorpion King's Attack is so high. I bet it's on par with you, so you have to be careful. Everyone else, just watch as normal:!"
"Yeah, it's not just on par with me, it's definitely on par with me!"
I raised my longsword and said with a smile, "Everyone, come out. Beiming Xue, use Evil Spirit Volley to lure the boss over. I'll use Charge to grab aggro midway. Sister Mingyue, focus your healing on me. This time, it won't be as easy as the last boss, so be prepared to sacrifice yourselves!"
"Mn!"
The girls stopped hiding and walked to the open ground. Beiming Xue stepped forward and drew her longbow abruptly. Eight iron arrows flew into the air, the tips of the arrowheads entwined with countless ghosts. The screams of agony were enough to make a person's scalp go numb. Be it the power or the effect of this Evil Spirit Volley, it was absolutely terrifying!
Thud thud thud...
A series of arrows flew out with the Flick of the Bow. Flick of the Bow was a great skill that tested the player's reaction speed and judgment. Evil Spirit Volley was one of the branches of Volley. Every arrow would choose a random direction without the control of the owner. At this time, the player had to adjust the direction of the bow and control the direction of the arrows. The entire process of Volley was completed in two seconds. There were a total of eight arrows, so one could imagine the difficulty of controlling them!
However, Beiming Xue was a powerful control-type girl, so swinging a bow was a piece of cake for her. Normal people couldn't hit 20% of their arrows, but Beiming Xue could raise her accuracy to over 50%!
Evil Spirit Volley flew out like rain and exploded several times in a row. Six arrows actually hit the boss at the same time, causing rings of purple flames to explode around the Scorpion King like miniature bombs. Energy surged, and a couple of damage numbers rose above the boss' head. All of them were between 200 and 300 damage!
Damn, the Scorpion King's Defense is really high!
"Roar!"
With a loud roar, the Gold-tier boss unleashed its might. Kicking its numerous legs, it rushed over in a hurry. Its two large pincers in front of it made a "clang clang clang" sound as it clamped down on the air, as if it was performing a deadly scissor hand.
"Everyone, watch out!"
Beiming Xue took a few steps back and fired a Devil Piercing Arrow. The girl's control and positioning were pretty good, and she already had the demeanor of a master archer!
… …
Seeing the Scorpion King charging toward me, I immediately activated Charge and cut off its aggro. Otherwise, everyone would be dead!
Swhoosh!
The stun succeeded, and I slashed my sword at the area around the big scorpion's head. The carapace here wasn't very thick, so it was definitely a weak spot!
Ice Ray!
Slayer Slash!
“784！”
“822！”
Just as I expected, it could pierce through a lot of the Scorpion King's Defense. Although my attack was greatly weakened by the enemy's armor, it was still a one-hit kill!
Icicles appeared around the Scorpion King's body. Ice Ray's deceleration effect played an important role. Although it wasn't able to pull the aggro to me, it was able to greatly reduce the Scorpion King's movement speed. I rushed forward and attacked with a couple of basic attacks. The Scorpion King finally stopped chasing Beiming Xue and raised its pincers at me.
Very good. If I had chosen Blaze at Level 50, I would've been in danger. Reality proved that for control players, Ice Ray was definitely the first choice for melee and control-type skills!
Whoosh!
The boss's pincers tore through the air and slashed at my shoulder with a [Slash] skill!
Clang!
Sparks flew everywhere, and I shuddered all over. A burning pain came from my shoulder. God only knew how powerful this Scorpion King's attack was.
“1237！”
A four-digit damage number flew above my head!
He Yi's mouth fell open in shock. "Heavens, it can deal four-digit damage to Lu Chen? This … this boss is unreliable. Kill it, kill it!"
Beiming Xue fired arrow after arrow, and Moonlight Stone's Ice Dragon Howls kept raining down on the boss. Unfortunately, the damage they dealt was fairly limited. This boss was immune to magic damage by 50%, and Moonlight Stone's damage was reduced by half. Basically, it was up to Beiming Xue and I to kill this boss!
The Dark Wasp hit the boss four times in a row and also dealt about 2000 damage. Its Attack was pretty good, far higher than Beiming Xue's!
Swhoosh swhoosh swhoosh...
Holy light flashed as Murong Mingyue did her best to keep me alive.
However, the boss's attacks were too fierce. Its pincers kept hitting me, and each hit dealt 500 to 1000 damage. If it was a critical hit, then it would be very dangerous!
"Lu Chen, Lu Chen, I can't heal you anymore …" Murong Mingyue shouted.
I hurriedly turned around and had the Dark Wasp block the attack. Then, I chugged down a Rank 6 health potion!
“+1500！”
Tsk tsk, super health potions are amazing. My HP is full in an instant!
He Yi didn't dare to go up and help me. The boss could one-shot her, so she could only take on the role of a commentator. Watching the battlefield, her mouth fell open in shock. "Heavens, even Lu Chen is drinking potions and fighting like his life depends on it. This boss is really strong …"