Beep!
It was a message from Legendary Brave. "Heh, not bad, vice leader. I didn't expect you to learn such a powerful Famous General Skill. Tsk tsk, 40% Attack boost! Let's grind together when we're free!"
I smiled. Not long ago, Legendary Brave was grinding on an ice cliff, but he ended up fighting Gods of Destruction and Hegemon Palace because of me and Lin Yixin. In the end, he managed to kill the super expert Little Piglet, but he himself was outnumbered and died. Heroes like him needed to be united, so I asked, "Brave, how did it feel to fight Little Piglet just now?"
Legendary Brave was silent for about ten seconds before replying, "He's very strong, very strong. Wind Fantasy took him down to 65% HP, and I couldn't kill him even with a sneak attack. However, Little Piglet's teammates are just too weak. He couldn't even block my second attack. I guess I'm just lucky, haha!!"
I knew that Li Chengfeng was slightly stronger than Little Piglet. Moreover, according to Lin Yixin's description, Li Chengfeng's skills, equipment and level were in no way inferior to Little Piglet's. Moreover, he was brave enough to face the enemy head-on despite facing so many enemies head-on. It was a rare sight to see a peak expert with both strength and courage. Fans of the novel loved to read the novel: Li Chengfeng.
… …
We chatted for a bit longer before Li Chengfeng went off to grind. Meanwhile, Lin Yixin and I had arrived at the second floor of the Arctic Temple and were grinding again. The second floor was where the final boss of the Arctic Temple was located. The Ice Fox had been sealed, so the boss on the second floor shouldn't be weak. Without a priest, it would be very difficult to kill it.
It was at this moment Murong Mingyue sent me a congratulatory message. "Wow wow, Martial God is so strong! Lu Chen, you're a Famous General now! You have to grind with me and Lil Beiming after your fourth promotion! Also, everyone in the guild is talking about you, so come out and say something!!"
"Ohh!"
I replied and opened the guild chat. It was as lively as I expected — Gui Guzi: "Hahaha, Boss Broken Halberd learned Martial God! What a powerful 40% boost! Let's see who dares to challenge Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls in Sky City now!"
Xu Yang: "Hehe, next time there's a guild war, Lu Chen will form a 10-man party with his main force and activate Martial God. Let's see who can stop him then!"
High Fighting Spirits shouted, "Remember to take me with you if you're going to PvP! I want to see what it feels like to have a vice leader with a 40% Attack boost!"
Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun: "Of course, of course. There will always be a chance. Right now, everyone's level is quite high. Once we reach a higher level and our class ranks increase, high-level players will be able to form more parties. I heard that fourth-promotion players can form a 20-man party, and fifth-promotion players can form a 50-man party. Tsk tsk, 50 high-level players with Einherjar Einherjar at the frontlines is truly terrifying!"
Chaos Moon: "I know, right? Lu Chen's OP this time is a little scary …"
Beiming Xue giggled. "Of course. Big bro is super strong. Everyone else, just watch!"
I jumped out and smiled. "Work hard, everyone. Every time you level up, you'll have a chance to become a Famous General. The buff from a Famous General Skill is several times stronger than a normal stratagem, so let's all work together and make Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls a mainstay of the China server!"
Legendary Brave: "Haha, that's right! Let's follow our vice leader and create a king of guilds!"
High Fighting Spirits: "Haha, even the legendary Legendary Brave has appeared. Today is a good day!"
Legendary Brave: "Heh, let's keep chatting. I need to do a quest!"
Pure Love: "Vice leader GG …"
Me: "What's up?"
Pure Love: "Dating …"
Me: "You guys talk, I'm leaving …"
Xu Yang, Beiming Xue, Gui Guzi, High Fighting Spirits, and everyone else: "..."
… …
My lively chat was one-shot by Wind and Rain. There was nothing I could do about this high-level bard. Speaking of which, Wind and Rain was a good-looking, charming, high-rank girl. There were a lot of male players in the guild who tried to woo her, but she didn't seem to be interested in any of them. Her obsession with me hurt me a lot.
"Hey, what are you doing with that perverted smile of yours?" Lin Yixin suddenly turned around and looked at me.
I couldn't help but shiver. "N-nothing … the second floor of the Arctic Temple is so cold, I'm freezing to death. Why the hell is it so cold?"
"It's probably … probably because of the Arctic Temple …" Lin Yixin said incoherently as she hugged the little fox in her arms. She looked like she couldn't bear to let go of it. The little fox was covered in soft indigo fur, and its eyes were as bright as stars. It blinked at its beautiful master, and its small ears were drooping. In fact, it was even wagging its fluffy tail a little. Such a cute pet was absolutely lethal to female players. No wonder Lin Yixin's attention toward me had plummeted to zero after she obtained the Ice Fox. Fans still like to read:).
Rustle rustle...
My Shadow War Boots stepped on the ice on the stairs as I cautiously walked at the front. The little wolf followed closely behind me, and Lin Yixin walked at the back with the little fox in her arms. The only reason she was afraid that the Level 1 little fox would be one-shot. Well, it wasn't a big deal. There was no such thing as a pet that wouldn't die. My Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf was acting as both a meat shield and a meat cushion, but it was still living a happy life. It wagged its tail like crazy and fawned over the beauty.
"Be careful, the mobs on the second floor won't be low-level …" Lin Yixin warned me.
I nodded. "Don't worry, they can't one-shot me!"
It was at this moment our vision brightened. We had finally stepped into the map of the Arctic Temple's second floor. Not far away from us, there was a long icy tunnel that stretched into the distance. I couldn't see it clearly because it was about ten meters wide, and there were many high-level mobs whose names I couldn't make out.
They were lions with white fur, and the fact that they were able to survive in this freezing environment proved that they were no ordinary creatures. Growling, I and the Greedy Wolf approached one of the lions and finally saw its stats — [Blood Maddened Lion] (Shadow Rank Mob) Level: 128 Attack: 1350 ~ 1540 Defense: 1250 HP: 70000 Skills: [Mad Strike LV-10], [Desperate Gambit LV-10], [Barbaric Rend LV-10] Introduction: The guardians of the frozen canyon, these Blood Maddened Lions possess incredible Attack and Defense. After guarding the canyon for so many years, they have become incredibly violent, and they only care about tearing apart any adventurer that comes their way...
I couldn't help but suck in a breath of cold air before saying, "These shadow-rank mobs have a max Attack of 1540. These mobs are way too OP, so let's kill them one by one. AoE mobs will one-shot us. Tsk tsk, Desperate Gambit at Rank 10 boosts its Attack by around 75% or so, so it's like it's attacking us with over 2000 Attack …"
Lin Yixin smiled. "Let's lure one over and test the waters. Fans like to read:!"
"Mn."
I slowly approached the mobs and abruptly raised the Purgatory Sword. A majestic power surged from the blade, and a draconic roar resounded in the air. The Dragon Slaying Slash cut through the air and hit the nearest Blood Maddened Lion in the head!
“3780！”
Very good. My Attack was still as powerful as ever against a Level 128 shadow-rank mob. Outstanding Dark Gold – grade equipment at the lower half of my body really was awesome!
Dragon Slaying Slash had a 2-second channeling and a 1-second cooldown. Moreover, it wasn't lock-on, so I had to rely on my own judgment to attack the target. If a normal player used the Dragon Slaying Slash, there was at least a 75% chance that the skill would miss a moving target. However, with my current brain delay and prediction abilities, I could basically hit 100% of the time, especially against mobs. This was the strength of a person in a game, and it was something that couldn't be missed. Every famous expert in the game was a skilled player.
Bang bang!
I used Quick Retreat to kite the Blood Maddened Lion and fired two more Dragon Slaying Slashes before it could reach me. This was the advantage of being a dual-class warrior. When I was less than 10 yards away from the target, I gave up on the Dragon Slaying Slash and used Thunderous Charge!
Swhoosh!
Thunder rumbled faintly as I nailed the Bloodthirsty Mad Lion, stunning it for five seconds. Without hesitation, I followed up with a combo of Pardon, Desperate Gambit, and a basic attack.
“MISS！”
“5345！”
“2984！”
As expected, without Extreme Break to lower its Defense, its Attack wasn't strong enough.
Lin Yixin dashed forward and used Extreme Break. After using the Combo, she quickly retreated five yards away from the Blood Mad Lion. The instant the Blood Mad Lion woke up, she used Charge again, stunning it once more. Book fans also loved to read:
I was very pleased. It was a pleasure to grind with such a smart and beautiful player.
Finally, the Blood Maddened Lion woke up thanks to its high HP. It swung its claws and smashed Lin Yixin's shoulder with a Rank 10 Mad Strike!
“2983！”
The Fruit Knife Goddess screamed in pain and lost more than half of her HP in one hit. Lin Yixin swiftly retreated while I filled in the gaps and pulled the aggro!
Swhoosh!
Blood-red light shone brightly as I activated Desperate Gambit!
I had no intention of retreating. Come, let me endure a Rank 10 Desperate Gambit!
"Bang!"
I felt a tearing pain on my shoulder and a burning sensation. My HP dropped by a huge chunk — 4229!
As expected, a Level 128 shadow-rank mob was way above us in terms of rank and level. Fighting it head-on wasn't going to work. Even if Lin Yixin and I teamed up, we still wouldn't be able to grind here. It would've been great if we could've brought Murong Mingyue along. Unfortunately, Murong Mingyue was being summoned by a couple of high-level warriors to grind, and she blushed when they stared at her.
Lin Yixin reminded me, "Desperate Gambit has about 0.5 seconds to cast, and the attack range is 1 yard. You can dodge it if you want, so you just need to focus …"
I nodded. "Mn. I just want to see how much pain this Level 128 shadow-rank mob's claws can deal …"
Lin Yixin's gaze turned strange. She looked like she was questioning why I was being so shameless.