Gui Guzi craned his neck to take a look. "Fuck, the second floor scrolls have already dropped?
We … we haven't even seen the boss yet, and they're already throwing us to the second floor? "
Xu Yang also asked, "What should we do, Lu Chen? Should we stay on the first floor or go to the second floor?"
I thought for a moment before saying, "The competition on the first floor is going to be fierce, so I suggest that we go to the second floor after we get three or more teleportation scrolls. That way, we'll be able to bring at least three hundred people with us. We'll have a chance even if it's an Earth Rank boss. It's too irrational to fight against thousands of enemies on the first floor."
Xu Yang asked, "So we don't want the boss on the first floor?"
"Yes!"
I said confidently, "But we need to know when to give up. There's a quest item in the Nine Lost Dragon Domains called the Dragon Scale. It's a quest item that will drop upon death, and it can't be stored in the warehouse. It can only be carried around, so no matter who gets the Wood Dragon Domain's Dragon Scale, we'll be able to kill them once we get to the second floor!"
"Mn!"
He Yi nodded with a smile and said, "Let's do our best and get as many B2 scrolls as possible. If we don't have enough people, we won't be able to kill the boss. We'll have to see if we can beat Candle Dragon and Warsky Alliance as well. Candle Dragon just won't give up on us …"
Everyone smiled. They knew that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls and Candle Dragon were irreconcilable enemies, and there could only be one king. There could never be two kings.
… …
An hour or so passed by in the blink of an eye. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' party had almost searched the entire valley, and we were lucky enough to get four B2 teleportation scrolls.
Another piece of news came from another direction. Warsky Alliance, Gods of Destruction, and Candle Dragon had discovered the boss of the Wood Dragon Domain. However, the boss was surrounded by AoE Wood Porcupines, and they needed to clear out several hundred of them before they could start fighting the boss. Therefore, all three guilds were racking their brains for a way to deal with the boss. Book fans loved to read:
Snowy Cathaya, The Monarch Descends, and Blazing Hot Lips were also trying to get a piece of the pie. It seemed that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls was the only guild that had thought of going to the next floor first.
I, He Yi, Gui Guzi, and Li Chengfeng each formed a party of 100 players each. We included all the high-level players in the guild, including Beiming Xue, High Fighting Spirits, Chaos Moon, and Xu Yang. We would first send 400 players to the second floor of the Nine Lost Dragon Domains to scout out the situation and find the boss.
I held a teleportation scroll in my hand and said to the players in the party, "Get closer. I don't know if this scroll has a range restriction …"
Beiming Xue, Chaos Moon and Pure Love immediately moved closer to me. My face immediately turned green as I glared at Pure Love and said, "I only asked you to move closer, I didn't ask you to hug me …"
Pure Love's face was flushed red, and she looked very conflicted as she held her staff.
Chaos Moon sighed helplessly. "What a love-struck girl. She's using her body to express her feelings …"
Beiming Xue: "Big bro …"
In order to break this awkward situation, I quickly crushed a teleportation scroll and summoned a gigantic magic formation beneath our feet. In the next moment, a powerful magical energy tore at our bodies and dragged us to the second underground floor of the Nine Lost Dragon Domains before we could react!
Swhoosh ~!
There was a flash of light as we entered the second floor. Our surroundings were incredibly dark and damp. We were now in a huge, damp forest, and the air was thick with the stench of death. Everything had withered, and a cold wind blew past us, causing us to shiver.
I brought up the minimap and discovered that it was completely gray. The map of the second floor was no longer displayed, and it looked like it was meant for players to explore this place slowly.
I glanced at the group of players behind me. Yeah, there were warriors, mages, archers, and all kinds of other classes. In general, Martial God was the most useful Famous General Skill, especially in a high-level leveling map like this. Everyone else looked at it normally.
Beep!
He Yi sent me a message: "Where are you guys, Lu Chen?"
I replied, "I can't see the details of the map, but I can see the coordinates (0288,1093). Where are you guys? I'll meet up with you."
"Mn. Let's meet up at the coordinates (1000,1000). What do you think?"
“OK！”
It was necessary for everyone to stick together in a map like the Nine Lost Dragon Domains. If we were attacked by mobs or enemy guilds, we could be wiped out one by one at a time. Of course, our current situation was relatively safe. Candle Dragon, Snowy Cathaya, The Monarch Descends, Purple Lily, and other super guilds were fighting the dragon boss called "Giant Dragon of Life" on the first floor, and the Wood Porcupines were blocking their way. They wouldn't be able to come up for a while.
"Come with me. Beauty Love, give us a buff!"
"Okay!"
Swhoosh swhoosh swhoosh! A burst of light later, the fifth-promotion bard cast all kinds of buffs on me. All of them were special buffs that increased all stats by 40%. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that a fifth-promotion bard could completely transform a combat player into a completely different person. Moreover, a fifth-promotion bard could learn Holy Light Spell. Her healing was about half the damage of a priest of the same level, but it was already incredibly powerful. A class that could cast both buffs and heal was just too useful.
Thud … thud …
My war boots made unpleasant sounds as I walked on the muddy ground. High Fighting Spirits, Chaos Moon and I walked at the very front of the party. We were the strongest warriors in the party, and Xu Yang was with He Yi. Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun was with Gui Guzi. Our frontline had been split up, so we had to be careful. Everyone else was just watching as normal.
Suddenly, I heard the roar of a beast from the distance. My heart skipped a beat as I said, "Be careful, everyone …"
"Mn!"
Chaos Moon nodded strongly before asking, "Are the mobs on the second floor stronger than the ones on the first floor?"
"They should be, but I don't think there will be any monsters like the Wood Porcupines."
"Yeah, the Wood Porcupines are purely used to annoy people. There are no Level 150 shadow-rank mobs like them in the world. They're so shameless. They're designed to keep people from entering the Wood Dragon Domain."
I nodded and checked the map. The second floor was called Golden Dragon Domain, so it should be where the "One-horned Golden Dragon" boss was, right?
Even if I couldn't get a boss on the first floor, I could at least get a boss on the second floor. Otherwise, this trip would've been a waste!
I looked up and saw a flash of golden light in the middle of the black plains. Soon, a ferocious beast leaped onto a small hill and glared at us. It was a golden-furred tiger about two meters tall, and its eyes were cruel. It bared its fangs and bent its hind legs slightly. It looked like it was going to pounce on us at any moment!
"Fuck, what the hell is this?
It's such a handsome tiger … "Chaos Moon commented with a smile.
I walked up to the tiger and scanned it. Its stats appeared in the shared party list — [Golden Arrow Tiger] (Shadow Rank) Level: 155 Attack: 1800 ~ 2050 Defense: 2000 HP: 180000 Skills: Tear, Claw Sweep, Golden Arrow Burst. Introduction: The guardians of the Golden Dragon Domain, these Golden Arrow Tigers are incredibly powerful and strike fear into the hearts of all enemies near and far...
"What a powerful tiger …" Chaos Moon's jaw nearly hit the floor.
I activated Charge and killed the Golden Arrow Tiger first. The truth was clear now, and the only way to get to the third floor was to kill these Golden Arrow Tigers. Killing mobs and bosses was the way to go. Everyone else, please don't be surprised.
Swhoosh!
I activated Thunderous Charge, and the Golden Arrow Tiger let out a roar before it froze. In fact, the Golden Arrow Tiger's Defense was even lower than the Wood Porcupine's, so it wasn't that difficult to kill. Universe Break + Burning Blade Slash combo later, the tiger had lost around 40% of its HP. Enraged, the beast swung its claws at me, and I felt a sharp pain in my chest when it hit my Dragonscale Armor. A damage number rose above my head — 3872!
As expected, 2050 Attack was still a bit too much for me. The Golden Arrow Tiger was a shadow-rank mob, and its level was so much higher than mine that its true Attack was at least three times 2050. That being said, it was insane. If I didn't have Ghost Deity Armor and other skills to protect me, I would've been crying tears of joy by now.
Shi Feng swept his sword horizontally with a basic attack, followed by a stab. Six seconds later, he followed up with a Universe Break. The skill's six-second cooldown was simply too useful.
It was at this moment that three more Golden Arrow Tigers appeared around me. The first Golden Arrow Tiger raised its head and unleashed Wild Roar. It was at least twice as powerful as my Wild Bear Roar, and the three Golden Arrow Tigers' murderous intent skyrocketed. Fuck, these animals know how to buff themselves!
"Watch out, big bro!" Beiming Xue suddenly shouted.
I froze for a moment when I noticed that the two Golden Arrow Tigers were about 10 yards away from me. Their hair stood on end, and the bones and muscles on their backs bulged. Then, a golden arrow appeared and flew toward me. Fuck, it's that Golden Arrow Burst?!
I didn't use Defense, and that meant that everyone else would take damage. I had to endure it with my body!
Bang bang!
“6983！”
“7024！”
Holy shit, I actually lost so much HP. Thankfully, Pure Love's fifth-promotion skill had a "Physique" buff that increased a player's max HP by 40%. Right now, my max HP was 30000, and I could endure at least one more round of damage like this.
"Be careful, everyone! Charge!"
Chaos Moon and High Fighting Spirits locked onto a new Golden Arrow Tiger each, and Beiming Xue and the other archers started firing Volleys and Spiraling Arrow Blades. Moonlight Stone was also casting Galaxy Storms. Fortunately, I had managed to drag all of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' strongest archers, mages, and bards with me.
"Watch out for the boss' aggro!" I shouted.
Unfortunately for us, the mobs here were too high-level. All three Golden Arrow Tigers flew into a rage at the same time, and their hair stood on end. They were about to unleash their Golden Arrow Burst, and all of them were targeting our ranged players!
Whoosh!
A bloody cyclone appeared around my left fist, and I abruptly punched the Golden Arrow Tiger in front of me to shatter its skill. However, the other two Golden Arrow Burst missed its target!
Thud!
The archer at the very edge of the group slowly fell to his knees. He was dead!
No, there was still one more arrow!
I turned around and saw that Beiming Xue had been hit by an arrow. She raised the Blazing Shadow Bow in front of her chest and used Guard, but the arrow still tore a long gash across her shoulder and deleted over 12000 HP. Thankfully, Beiming Xue was a powerful archer with over 15000 HP, or she wouldn't have survived the Golden Arrow Tiger's attack. Moreover, the level and Strength gap between them was too big, so Beiming Xue's Defense was greatly reduced. She would be lucky if she could reduce the damage taken by 25%.
… …
"Fuck, these monsters are so scary …" High Fighting Spirits gritted his teeth.