"Gulp..."
I gulped and stared at the tauren's chest hair.
Lin Yixin looked at me and then at the tauren. She said, "It seems that only men can deal with these bull-headed creatures. Lu Chen, you go!"
I was shocked. "There is only one man in China, you think too highly of me!"
Clear Perfume looked at the tauren and said, "Is this monster very strong?"
"Yes!"
I nodded and shared the tauren's stats in the party channel — [Tauren Warrior] (Elite Mob) Level: 75 Attack: 550 ~ 675 Defense: 700 HP: 15000 Skills: Splash, Crush, Crush. Introduction: Outstanding warriors of the beastman race, taurens have unusually strong bodies and Defense. Their skin has been dyed with a thick layer of rosin in the forest, creating an impenetrable exterior defense. Also, they wield a totem pestle and can crush anything with a swing of their weapons. In ancient legends, taurens are the protectors of the Beast God and are the most elite branch of the beastman race...
Clear Perfume pouted and said with a smile, "Their Attack and Defense are a bit stronger, but it doesn't seem like much. Why are Yiyi and Lu Chen so afraid?
Don't forget, you two are the top three experts of Floating Ice City! "
Lin Yixin turned her head and looked at the green forest swaying in the spring breeze.
I said, "Qingqing, if it's just their Attack and Defense, we can kill them one by one. There's no pressure with a priest around. But did you notice that the Tauren's skill, Crush, has a high chance of ignoring Defense? Crush is a skill that suppresses all stats, and splash is even more deadly. If seven or eight Taurens were to use splash at the same time, even Yiyi and I would be one-shot!"
"Ah?"
Clear Perfume looked at the taurens in the valley and stuck out her tongue in shock. She said with a smile, "These taurens are so strong?"
Lin Yixin smiled softly. "Alright, there is no other way. Qingqing, use the archers to lure them one by one. Lu Chen will be the tank, and I will provide support."
"Yes!"
I nodded heavily and warned, "Qingqing, you have to be careful. Aggro one at a time. Don't think that killing them is slow. Safety first. At most, aggro three at a time. Any more and you'll die, got it?"
"Alright!"
Clear Perfume walked forward with her Archer, nocked an arrow, and said with a smile, "Get ready!"
"En!"
"Shua!" The sharp arrow pierced through the air and struck a Tauren Warrior in the chest. The impact of the Devil Piercing Arrow caused the Tauren Warrior's fiery red chest hair to ripple!
Immediately, the bull-headed beast lifted the totem pole and let out a beast-like roar as it charged forward!
Lin Yixin gripped her sword tightly and said with a smile, "I thought cows only moo, moo, moo. This cow's moo is so unpleasant to hear …"
"Humph ~ ~"
I activated Charge and dashed forward, stunning the tauren instantly. Then, I followed up with a Pardon. My longsword glowed with a deep blood-red color as it slashed down like a thunderbolt!
“MISS！”
"2984, other readers read as normal:!"
Very good, 700 Defense was nothing in front of the Rank 6 Pardon skill!
The minotaur roared angrily, he raised the totem pole and struck, there was no way to dodge!
"Bang!"
My shoulder shook. Fuck, it hurts. I almost knelt on one knee. I stepped on the ground with the Ghost Ice Soul and barely managed to block the attack.
The Dark Wasp and Fire Blade flew over and attacked together!
The minotaur's eyes were bloodshot as it swung the totem pole again and again!
“342！”
This was the damage I received. But at the same time, the Dark Wasp and Fire Blade around me were also attacked. Two numbers flew up — 248!
“441！”
Lin Yixin raised her sword and charged forward. Her dagger flew up and stabbed into the Tauren's neck. Taking advantage of the momentum, she dealt over 2,000 damage to the Elite monster.
"What a high splash effect …"
Lin Yixin stuck out her tongue and said with a smile, "At least 40%, or the pets wouldn't have been beaten so badly!"
I nodded and hit the minotaur's weakness with the Ghost Ice Soul. Every time I hit it, I dealt more than 1000 damage.
In the game, the location of a weakness was easy to determine. For example, the minotaur was covered in rosin and other oily substances. It was smooth and tough, and any weapon that hit it would miss more than 20% of the damage. But when it raised its arms, its armpits would reveal an opening. There was no defensive layer there, so it was easy to kill it.
As for PvP between players, cloth armor and leather armor basically ignored weak points. To me, their entire body was a weak point, and this was especially true for heavy armor classes. The gaps between their armor, their necks, their waists, and the gaps in their legguards could all be used as weak points. If I hit them accurately, my damage would be increased by at least 20%, and some would even be increased by 50%. This also gave players more room to maneuver in PvP. A true expert would always rely on movement and evasion to hide their weak points well. In the many times I clashed with Candlelight Shadow, I was always unable to hit his weak points, and neither was he able to hit mine. It was just like this until he died of exhaustion. Fans of the book loved to read this story: The Battle of the Heavens: The Battle of the Heavens
… …
Rustle rustle...
Lin Yixin's footwork was very unique. After two consecutive attacks, she floated away, her beautiful voice facing me. She didn't leave me a view of her back, but an unbelievably beautiful front.
In the distance, Clear Perfume fired her arrows again and again. Although she wasn't able to break through the Tauren's Defense, she was still doing a good job. It was at this moment that Shadow Chanel showed her might. This girl with super high Magic Attack used Ice Dragon Howls, dealing over -1500 damage to the heavily-armored Tauren every time. She had become an indispensable DPS player on the battlefield!
I had to admit that Lin Yixin was very resourceful. She actually managed to recruit experts like Shadow Chanel and Purple Marquis. These two people would become the absolute core of Snowy Cathaya in the future, and they might even become the strongest generals of Snowy Cathaya when it came to sieges!
It was easy to raise an army of a thousand, but it was hard to find a good general. It was the same in the game. The cohesiveness of a famous expert was unimaginable. Right now, Floating Ice City was filled with countless factions. The Fruit Knife faction was Lin Yixin's followers, and they were mostly Lin Yixin's followers. They had collected a lot of Lin Yixin's PvP recordings on the forums, and it was like they were chasing after a celebrity. These people were an invisible force, and if Lin Yixin called for them one day, how could they not serve her to the death?
Other than that, Floating Ice City also had the Undying War God faction, Dominating Heaven Blade faction, Gui Guzi faction, Purple Marquis faction, Beiming Xue faction, and so on. Everyone had a top-tier expert they liked. If a guild could recruit more than 10 top-tier experts like Lin Yixin, then once they decided to expand their influence, they would definitely attract a lot of players with great potential!
In the game, top-tier experts were god-like existences, and other readers would only see them as normal:!
Heavenly King experts like Lin Fan and Frivolous Scholar were gods among gods. If they were willing to come out of seclusion, they only needed to post a post on the forums with their verified identities, and it wouldn't be a problem for them to instantly attract a million players!
As for me, fine, I wasn't actually a Heavenly King expert. At the very least, I couldn't compare to Lin Fan and Frivolous Scholar in terms of achievements. But it didn't matter. I swore to myself: Heavenblessed will be my peak!
… …
"Roar roar …"
Accompanied by a scream, the tauren's giant body collapsed to the ground, and a round stone fell to the ground. It was a Phantasmal Magic Stone, an existence stronger than a Big Magic Stone. A max quality Phantasmal Magic Stone could be exchanged for 1 gold, yes, 1 RMB...
The value of gold was depreciating too quickly. As players' levels increased, more and more magic stones could be obtained. Recently, the repair fees, learning fees, potion fees and so on at the NPCs had been quietly rising. This was the game company's strategy to stabilize the value of gold. In the future, 1 gold would be exchanged for 1 RMB.
I picked up the Phantasmal Magic Stone and tossed it to Lin Yixin. "Here, your gold …"
Lin Yixin: "Oh …"
We continued to aggro the monsters, and the tauren warriors fell to our feet one by one. Since they were the best of the beastmen, there weren't many of them. There were only about a hundred of them, and with my, Clear Perfume's and Chanel's attack power, we were able to kill one in a minute.
An hour or so later, only a few taurens were left in front of us. They stubbornly guarded the back of the camp. There was a stone fort glowing with red light there. It looked like a central tent, and a halberd stood outside the tent. The tip of the halberd was impaled with a naked human head, and a red war flag hung at the center. It was the beastmen tribe's flag!
Lin Yixin stared at the central tent and smiled. "Yes, the final boss should be inside that house. Once we kill it, the quest will be complete!"
I raised my sword and said, "No problem. Prepare to kill!"
But at this time, Clear Perfume said, "Wait!"
"What is it?"
"Wait …"
Clear Perfume's pointed ears perked up as she looked outside the valley. Suddenly, she said, "I can feel it. A lot of people are quickly approaching us!"
Lin Yixin gave an "oh" and looked to the outside with her purple eyes. She said, "Who are they?"
"They'll appear soon!"
I asked, "Qingqing's talent is Perception?"
"Yes!"
"..."
Soon, just as Sun Qingqing said, a group of people appeared outside the valley. Lin Yixin looked around and said softly, "Let's hide for a bit!"
The group quickly rushed into the nearby forest. Under cover, they peeked out their eyes to observe the situation outside.
Rustle rustle rustle...
The group stepped on the gravel of the valley and quickly rushed in. The player at the front looked very familiar. It was the current second on Floating Ice City's Heavenly Ranking, Dominating Heaven Blade. He was a Level 70 warrior, clad in armor and wielding a sharp blade. His eyes were cold.
Behind Dominating Heaven Blade, the main force of Gods of Destruction had arrived. Dominating Warrior God, Dominating Mage God and other Heavenly Ranking players were among them. There were also more than twenty third-promotion players, and they were all first-rate experts. It looked like Gods of Destruction had come out in full force this time!