The Ghost Valley was eerie and terrifying. Everyone else looked at it normally.
I walked at the front with my sword in hand. The Dark Wasp buzzed around me. The Dark Wasp was very smart. It attacked silently, but normally, it sounded like a small motor.
Murong Mingyue followed me and suddenly asked, "Sinks into Sand, did you sell that Blood Skeleton?"
I nodded.
Murong Mingyue laughed softly. "It's just a bit too expensive. I was going to buy it as a pet for a friend of mine. She just joined the game not long ago."
I knew that her friend was He Yi, so I said, "There's no need. A pet in the early stages of the game needs to focus on attack. The Blood Skeleton has high HP and Defense, but its attack speed is slow. It's better to get a trash Wasp than a Blood Skeleton. Plus, a Blood Skeleton sells for 1000 gold, and a Wasp is less than 10 gold. Hmph hmph, only an idiot would show off his money and buy a pet with terrible DPS."
Murong Mingyue burst into laughter. "Yeah, yeah ~"
At this time, Li Le's expression was very strange.
A few seconds later, a Level 34 mage rushed out of the forest and caught up to us. It was none other than Life of Luxury, the guy who had bought my Blood Skull!
Life of Luxury waved the Creature Holding Stone around excitedly and shouted at Li Le, "Hahaha, Young Master Le, it's done! I've bought this Blood Skeleton! Fans like it even more:!"
Life of Luxury stilled and looked at me. "Oh?
Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand, you're here too? "
I nodded and glanced at Li Le. His face was as red as a pig's liver.
… …
Murong Mingyue's smile grew wider when she saw this. She desperately tried to suppress the urge to laugh out loud, but it was very painful. Her whole body trembled, and the pair of bouncing breasts on her chest made people's imaginations run wild.
Life of Luxury left after giving me the Creature Holding Stone. Li Le put the Creature Holding Stone into his bag. This guy sure has guts. He actually dared to wander around with a Creature Holding Stone worth almost 100k RMB at Level 21. If he died and dropped it, it would be a huge loss.
A thought flashed through his mind. In reality, Bloody Mercenaries could kill Li Le here and have him drop the Creature Holding Stone. That would be another 500 Gold.
Unfortunately, on second thought, there were things that a gentleman should do and not do. Forget it. Bloody Mercenaries is a team that uses blood to prove its worth. We won't do evil things.
We circled around the Rotten Corpses and Zombies and headed straight for the Blood Skeletons and Cyan Skeletons' leveling area. The mobs were all Level 45 and above.
In the distance, groups of Blood Skeletons could be seen pacing back and forth on the grassland.
Murong Mingyue was a little shocked. "Are we … killing these Level 46 and 47 monsters?"
"Yeah!"
I nodded and pulled out the Weeping Fire Blade with a clang, my eyes filled with confidence.
"But …" Murong Mingyue hesitated. "Sinks into Sand, your highest level is only 39, and Gui Guzi is 37. The rest of us are at least 10 levels lower than the mobs. How are we supposed to fight them?"
I turned around and said solemnly, "It's simple. The Dark Wasp and I will form an attack team. It should be enough to block one or two Blood Skeletons. The rest of us will form another team. Gui Guzi will be the MT and DPS, and Beauty Murong, you just need to heal. Fans like to read 'Blood Skeletons'."
Murong Mingyue's eyes widened. In the end, she could only nod. "Then … let's give it a try. If we really can't beat them, we'll just lure them one by one. It's just that our grinding speed will be slower."
"Mn."
I walked up with my sword. The Dark Wasp quickly lured a Blood Skeleton. The skeleton roared and dragged its bronze sword over. It slashed down from the sky!
Crack!
The bronze sword brushed past my armor, and with a hum, a mighty black light appeared on the surface of my body. Then, it disappeared without a trace. It was the Rank 3 Ghost Deity Armor. This powerful defensive skill could already reduce a lot of damage. It was also one of the reasons why I dared to challenge the Level 47 Blood Skeleton alone.
“187！”
A damage number that wasn't very high jumped above my head.
Murong Mingyue's beautiful eyes widened. She said in astonishment, "Wow, your Defense is so high. A Level 47 monster can only deal so little damage to you. You must have at least 800 HP. A warrior with so much HP is really sick …"
I couldn't help but smile. Then, an even more shocking scene occurred. I raised my sword and used Pardon + Slayer Slash to take away 197 HP from the Blood Skeleton. The Dark Wasp pounced forward. Swhoosh swhoosh swhoosh. It used Flurry three times in an instant, and one of them was a critical hit!
“689！”
“701！”
“1674！”
The Blood Skeleton howled in pain. It was instantly killed!
Murong Mingyue was almost petrified. Clearly, she had been grinding with Xu Yang, who could only be considered first-rate, but not top-tier, players for too long. Seeing my top-tier damage, she couldn't accept it.
On the other side, Gui Guzi also came forward. He thrust his spear and used Flame Thrust to take away 400 HP from a Blood Skeleton. Although his damage was far inferior to mine, Undead Knights were a class that focused on HP and Defense. Attack power wasn't his forte. In the next moment, this characteristic was completely revealed.
The Blood Skeleton swung its bronze sword and roared, giving Gui Guzi a fierce blow. Gui Guzi didn't dodge. A black shield of light appeared around him. It was his ultimate gatekeeping skill — Undying Shield!
Puchi!
The bronze sword sank into the Undying Shield, but two numbers appeared — "312!"
“+47！”
I lost 312 HP, but recovered 47 HP. I knew that this was the secret of Undying Shield. It absorbed a portion of the damage and converted it into its own HP!
At Rank 3, Undying Shield could absorb 15% of the damage and convert it into HP. This wasn't very overpowered. Once Undying Shield reached Rank 10, it could absorb 50% of the damage and convert it into HP. Then, killing an undead knight like Gui Guzi would be as difficult as reaching the sky!
Gui Guzi's strength was outstanding. His attack power was in the Top 100 of Floating Ice City, and his survivability was in the Top 3 of Floating Ice City!
Murong Mingyue was even more shocked. Her mouth fell open as she murmured, "Bloody Mercenaries, why are they all so overpowered..."
Du Thirteen laughed softly. "No matter, compared to them, I am still normal."
With that, Du Thirteen let out a loud shout and brandished his sword at the monster, launching a sudden attack!
“74！”
Damage numbers flew up. Murong Mingyue's beautiful eyes swept over and she smiled faintly. "You are not normal, you are much worse than normal..."
Du Thirteen wanted to cry but no tears came out. The other readers looked normally:.
Li Le stood not too far away, watching coldly. Originally, he wanted to strike up a conversation with Murong Mingyue and try to woo this high-class domineering lady. Who knew that Murong Mingyue was also someone who had experienced great winds and great waves. With a single glance, she saw through Li Le, this hedonistic son of a rich family. Li Le said more than a dozen words to Murong Mingyue, but she refused to reply. She didn't even look at him.
Li Le could only tactfully stand at a distance and quietly eat experience. Due to the presence of me and Gui Guzi, two DPS, we killed quickly. Murong Mingyue even summoned a Wasp to train. The Wasp was a pet with 4.5-star Attack growth, worthy of being the king of offensive pets in the early stages of the game. Murong Mingyue was a priest who lacked Attack, so a Wasp was the best choice.
… …
At noon, I went offline to eat lunch and rest for an hour. Then, I went back online and continued.
Around 3 pm, accompanied by a ray of golden light, Li Le successfully reached Level 27. We had leveled up 6 times. We had completed the mission.
"Come, the gold that belongs to us."
I turned around and said coldly to Li Le. He hesitated for a moment, then traded 100 gold to me. Murong Mingyue had also reached Level 36, Gui Guzi had reached Level 38, and I had reached Level 40. I had finally broken through the barrier!
I opened Floating Ice City's Heavenly Ranking and was a bit shocked. Half a day had passed, but my ranking hadn't risen. The other experts on the Heavenly Ranking must be training very efficiently — 1. Wind Fantasy Level 42 Class: Light Wanderer 2. Dominating Heaven Blade Level 41 Class: Warrior 3. Dominating Mage God Level 41 Class: Mage 4. Inconstant Level 40 Class: Magic Knight 5. Iron Pardon Level 40 Class: Warrior 6. Dominating Archer God Level 40 Class: Archer 7. Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand Level 40 Class: Undead Swordsman 8. Dominating Warrior God Level 39 Class: Warrior 9. Clear Perfume Level 39 Class: Archer 10. Gui Guzi Level 38 Class: Undead Knight...
I had fallen to 7th place. It seemed that I was fated with 7. Since the start of the server, I was likely the person who had occupied the 7th place for the longest time.
Lin Yixin was close to Level 41 yesterday, and after today's hard work, she reached Level 42. She continued to lead by a wide margin, and Dominating Heaven Blade was right behind her. Overall, the Domination Clan took up nearly half of Floating Ice City's Heavenly Ranking. Lin Yixin and Clear Perfume were in the same group, and Gui Guzi and I were in Bloody Mercenaries. For a gaming workshop that wasn't at the top, this level ranking was quite high.
Murong Mingyue took out a return scroll and said with a smile, "Remember to message me next time if you need anything ~"
I nodded slightly. Sister Mingyue even forgot to ask for 10 gold before returning to the city.
I exchanged a smile with Gui Guzi and Du Thirteen. "Let's prepare to return. Let's go drink dinner!"
Li Le snorted coldly. "Tch!"
As he spoke, our Young Master Le arrogantly strode into the nearby forest. Gui Guzi shouted, "Hey, Le, don't run around. We won't be responsible if you die!"
Li Le said disdainfully, "I'm going to pick some herbs. You guys go, I don't need your protection!"
Du Thirteen laughed. "Don't f * cking step on poop. Wild bears often poop in the forest …"
Li Le's disdain grew. "Pooh, how vulgar!"
At this time, Li Le suddenly froze in place. A blood-red dagger slashed across Li Le's neck, bringing out a terrible red damage number — 371!
Ambush!
A Level 20 skill unique to assassins. It stunned the target for 1 second!
When the ambusher shook his arm a second time, Li Le's health bar was gone. His eyes were wide open, but then they dimmed. He collapsed into the grass and dropped a bunch of items. There were a couple of low-rank Iron-grade items, and … and the Creature Holding Stone that sealed the Blood Skeleton!