"Good card …"
I couldn't help but exclaim in admiration. Adding attack, defense, and health together was just too domineering. This Bronze Beast was an iron-like monster, so its defense was above average. That was why the card directly added 40% of its total defense. This was much better than any Spirit or Earth Tier card. After all, even if it was an Earth Tier card, there were very few that could add 40% defense in one go. On top of that, this card also added 20% health and 15% attack power. What a reliable card!
I tossed the Bronze Beast Card to Du Thirteen and said with a smile, "Thirteen, use this card. It increases your HP and Defense. Don't get eaten again."
"Mn."
Du Thirteen used the card and increased his Defense by 40%. This way, I wouldn't have to protect him all the time. It was too tiring.
Then, I looked at the dark blue helmet in my hand and waved my hand. Its stats appeared in the air and attracted everyone's attention. "What an OP helmet!"
[Cyanblade Helmet] (Spirit-grade, Outstanding ★ ★ ★)
Defense: 800 Defense: 720 Strength: + 115 Stamina: + 125 Passive: Increases user's Defense by 25% and Attack by 10%. Outstanding Property: Reflect, has a 1% chance to reflect all damage to the target. Property: Cyanblade Equipment Set?
Helmet Requirement: 155...
"Hmm?
Cyanblade Equipment Set … "I pondered for a moment." Nine Tigers Soul Suppressing Tower drops metal armor sets?
Who's seen the database … "
Pure Love said, "Lu Chen, there is. I just looked through the database. The first three floors of Nine Tigers Soul Suppressing Tower drop this Cyanblade Equipment Set. I don't know what will drop on the fourth and sixth floors, but the seventh and ninth floors will drop higher-grade equipment sets …"
I licked my lips. "Damn, this Cyanblade Equipment Set's stats are amazing. It's even better than the Dragonblade Equipment Set that some of you are wearing. No wonder they say Land of Soul Suppression is full of gold. Spirit-grade equipment sets! It really doesn't disappoint. Everyone, do your best and try to get as many Cyanblade Equipment Sets as you can!"
"Mn, do your best!"
With the equipment as motivation, everyone's fighting spirit soared. This Cyanblade Equipment Set was high level and had amazing stats. It was a priceless item. Heavenblessed didn't drop many sets to begin with, and high-grade equipment sets were even more priceless. Moreover, this Level 155 equipment set was perfect for high-level players at the current stage of the game. Its value was indescribable.
…
The corridor in front of us slowly widened until it looked like a large hall. He Yi, Gui Guzi, and Chaos Moon's party advanced alongside us. We needed to kill all the Bronze Beasts in this place before we could reach the final boss.
In the guild channel, I asked, "Chengfeng, how is the situation on your side?"
Li Chengfeng said, "There's a damned trap formation that only a hundred or so people managed to pass through. The rest of us didn't want to give it a try. Hall of Immortality and Rose of the Holy Domain's players caught up to us, so I sent them out to kill the Scavenger Imps in Land of Soul Suppression. They're quite profitable there. Lu Chen, how's the situation on your side?"
"We've been tricked by the Mechanical Circle. Only 190 + people have made it here. Right now, we're killing the Bronze Beasts. Everyone, hurry up and try to gather at the Boss location!"
"Alright!"
…
Moving forward, there were eight forks in the road ahead. However, each fork led to the Boss, so it didn't matter which path they took.
He Yi said, "Let's split up. Each party will take one path."
"Yeah, let's kill them separately. This way, we'll level up faster."
"Let's go!"
The four parties split up, and we chose the rightmost path. The path was about 30 meters wide, and it was packed with Bronze Beasts. Their roars filled the air, and everyone was very excited. These Bronze Beasts meant a lot of experience and equipment, and the Cyanblade set was something many people would drool over. Fans loved to read the Cyanblade set.
We cleared the path and stepped over the corpses of the Bronze Beasts. Thanks to our previous experience, Beiming Xue lured around eight Bronze Beasts at a time. I used Icy Cyclone Domain, Du Thirteen used Water God to imprison the mobs, and then AoE the mobs. It took us less than two minutes to finish off all the mobs, and our experience skyrocketed. Even the players who were slacking off were grinning from ear to ear. This leveling speed was just too fast.
"Pa da!"
A pair of dark cyan war boots fell to the ground along with a Phantasmal Magic Stone. I picked them up, and sure enough, they were the Cyanblade War Boots we had been dreaming of. With this, I now had two pieces of the set in my bag.
Almost two hours of grinding later, my experience skyrocketed. I had already leveled up to Level 158, but I still hadn't entered the Heavenly Ranking of Sky City. God dammit, everyone was leveling up like crazy these days. It was going to be hard to catch up to them. I didn't know what to do next.
… …
While we were grinding, a voice suddenly came from behind us. Cute Little Naughty suddenly disappeared with a dagger in her hand, and a voice came from the air. "Vice leader big bro, I'm going to scout. Someone's coming!"
"Mn."
There were four assassins in our party, and Cute Little Naughty was one of them. With an assassin accompanying us, we would have a much better chance of winning in the wild.
We continued to grind levels while Cute Little Naughty went to scout. The Bronze Beasts gave us so much experience that we didn't feel tired at all even though our faces were flushed red with excitement.
A few minutes later, Cute Little Naughty's voice came from the party channel. "Vice leader big bro, someone's coming!
They're from Candle Dragon, and there's … about a hundred of them! "
"Fuck, Candle Dragon sent that many people?
Who's leading this party? "I asked.
"Purple Dawn. They're from Candle Dragon's first subguild. Fans of the book also love to read: Purple Dawn!"
"Got it. Follow them closely, Naughty."
"What should we do, vice leader big bro?"
"Let's stop grinding and kill these Candle Dragon first subguild first. We can't allow enemies to appear behind us while we're grinding here. Hmph, I can't believe that Purple Dawn chose the same path as us. There was a way to heaven, but he chose hell instead. Everyone, stop grinding and prepare for battle!"
A couple of Dragonlight Cavalrymen got on their mounts at my command. Beiming Xue and the other ranged players also got ready.
… …
The noise was getting closer and closer.
I quickly entered Earth Escape and said with a smile, "Thirteen, hold the front with the Dragonlight Cavalry and don't attack. Cute Little Naughty and I will hide behind them and wait for an opportunity to ambush them. Let's pincer them and kill them all!"
"Got it!"
Earth Escape was slow, but I still moved forward slowly.
The noise was getting clearer and clearer. Under the dim light of the passageway, I could see almost 70 Viper Dragoons at the front. Behind them, Purple Dawn was wearing a set of refined leather armor and wielding a dark blue longbow. His expression was cautious as he led a large group of players from Candle Dragon's first subguild toward us.
… …
Purple Dawn frowned as he stared at the Bronze Beast's corpse on the ground. He said, "Someone has already killed the monster. It looks like the intel was right. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls did indeed take this path. Everyone, be on your guard and prepare for battle!"
Beside him, a Level 155 magic knight, Red Dust, said, "Don't worry, our intel is reliable. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls didn't send too many people into the trap formation, so they didn't fight as hard as we did. Less than 200 people made it into the inner area. We don't have to be afraid. Everyone else, just watch: Purple Dawn."
Purple Dawn's lips curled into a smile. "Hmph, less than 100 of our 1000 + Viper Dragoons made it through. We paid a hefty price, and now that so many of them are here, it's time to teach Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls a lesson for underestimating us. Do they think they can survive in Nine Tigers Soul Suppressing Tower with just 200 people?
Dream on! Tell the brothers at the back to catch up! Let's see how Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls can take down 500 of Candle Dragon's elites! "
Red Dust stared at the darkness in front of him and said, "Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls has split up to grind. I don't know who's leading the team, but I hope it's From Water. Let's kill their guild leader and give Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls a good beating!"
Beside him, an assassin said, "Guild leader, I remember Candlelight Shadow saying that we shouldn't provoke Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls while we're inside Nine Tigers Soul Suppressing Tower. The Northern Alliance is watching us right now, and if we attack Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls of our own accord, we'll incur their wrath …"
A trace of jealousy flashed across Purple Dawn's face. He said, "Candlelight Shadow is a bit weak. The Nation War has thrown him into confusion. Hmph, is Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls really that scary?
We'll kill them anyway. What's the big deal? Have the brothers at the back caught up? Organize a group of people and continue to attack the mechanism formations. Even if only 5% of our players make it through, our first subguild has 30k players, and 1500 of them will make it through. What's there to be afraid of? "
"Mn, guild leader is wise!"
… …
I was dumbfounded. This Purple Dawn was really cold-blooded. He actually ordered his own people to force their way through the mechanism formations. One could only imagine the losses they would suffer if they were lucky, fast, and healed from afar by a priest. Fuck, this guy really doesn't treat the members of his guild as his brothers. Cruel, extremely cruel!
Moreover, Candle Dragon's first subguild had sent 500 players, and our party only had 50. It looked like we had to fight faster. Otherwise, we would be at a disadvantage in numbers, and we would be at a disadvantage if we fought them head-on.
"Vice leader big bro …"
Hidden in the shadows, Cute Little Naughty crouched like a beautiful kitten preparing to hunt. She looked at me with a smile and said, "Do you want to attack with me?"
"Yeah, fans like to read: Dragon Slayer."
I nodded and said, "I'll use an AoE skill to lock onto that group of Viper Dragoons. You wait for an opportunity to stun Purple Dawn and help me kill that bastard!
Listen to my command and attack together. "
"Mn, got it."
… …
The moment Purple Dawn's group passed through my area, they began to move!
"Go!"
I shouted in the party channel and transformed into several rays of blood-colored light. I summoned my apparition and the Phantom Wolf King. Then, I ordered my apparition to unleash a Purple Dragon Howl at a group of enemies. The Phantom Wolf King raised its head and unleashed a Purgatory Storm at a dense group of enemies.
"Shit, we're being ambushed! It's Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand's party!" Purple Dawn turned pale with fright.
Before he could react, Cute Little Naughty's Ambush had succeeded and stunned Purple Dawn. Immediately after, Cute Little Naughty activated Swift Charge and circled around him in a beautiful arc. She swung her dagger three times in a row and sliced away at Purple Dawn's HP!
I locked onto Purple Dawn with a Thunderous Charge. I didn't give him a chance to wake up and thrust my sword forward. Burning Blade Slash engulfed Purple Dawn's body!
Boom boom boom!
The players of Candle Dragon's first subguild were scared out of their wits. The Purple Dragon Howl + Purgatory Storm AoE skills had dropped a bunch of Viper Dragoons to around 40% HP. Du Thirteen and a couple of Dragonlight Cavalrymen charged out of the dark corridor in front of us. I didn't know how many Dragonlight Cavalrymen there were, but the players of Candle Dragon's first subguild felt their hearts turn cold when they saw the beautiful dark archer.
Red Dust's heart was like dead ashes. He stared at the front and shouted angrily, "Fuck, we're surrounded by enemies! We're done for! Guild leader, you underestimated us too much! Fuck!"