Hundreds of pieces of equipment appeared in front of us. As expected, the Heaven-stealing Tiger's stomach was filled to the brim. It was a delightful sight to behold.
Everyone was excited. He Yi maintained her usual calm and asked the two vice leaders, "Lu Chen, Mingyue, how do you think we should split the loot?"
"Anything …" Murong Mingyue was a very casual person.
I picked up a Black Tiger Soul Essence from the Heaven-stealing Tiger's corpse and put it in my bag. I smiled and said, "Simple. Have everyone come over and pick. If there's equipment that's better than yours, swap it out. If there's nothing else, don't do anything. We'll optimize our equipment so that our chances of winning will be higher. The rest of the equipment that no one wants will be thrown into the guild warehouse. That's settled!"
He Yi nodded happily. "Good idea. Let's do that. Everyone, come over and pick!"
And so, a group of people swarmed over and picked equipment that satisfied them. I didn't even look at them. At a time like this, I didn't want to fight with everyone else. I had the triple advantage in Attack, Defense, and HP, and I also had Tenacity of the Dead and Regeneration of the Undead. I was the one with the best chance to solo the boss.
… …
Ten minutes later, everything was done.
Chaos Moon entered the Fierce Tiger's Cage and pointed at a flashing magic array, saying, "The Heaven-stealing Tiger is the first floor's guardian Boss. Once the Heaven-stealing Tiger dies, this teleportation array will respawn. However, if you want to teleport to the second floor, you'll be teleported anywhere. You won't know which coordinates you'll be teleported to on the second floor, so you'll have to fight solo. Be prepared. Don't get killed as soon as you teleport …"
Li Chengfeng nodded cautiously. "Mages and priests have to activate their shields to teleport. Assassins should be able to teleport with stealth. Melee classes should be able to teleport if there aren't many monsters around. If they teleport, then kill them. They probably won't be able to escape."
Gui Guzi raised his spear. "Let me open the path first!"
"Whatever. Let's hurry. The other forces are also eyeing this teleportation formation …" I looked into the distance. Hall of Immortality, Rose of the Holy Domain, and the other guilds were all looking at us. Moreover, a lot of Northern Alliance players were pouring into the boss hall. If we didn't leave now, another bloody battle would ensue!
Swhoosh!
Gui Guzi's figure disappeared into the teleportation formation. I was the second one to enter the teleportation formation. The Armored Ice Qilin Horse let out a soft neigh as we were dragged out of the first floor of Nine Tigers Soul Suppressing Tower by the power of the teleportation formation.
Zhang Xuan's eyes lit up. As expected, it was still the same map of iron walls and stone pavement. However, it was dark and dry. The map had changed to the second floor of Nine Tigers Soul Suppressing Tower.
"Roar …"
The Phantom Wolf King let out a shrill howl. Not far away from us was a giant wolf covered in thick, jagged armor. It was about 1.5 meters tall, and its body was so muscular that it looked like a warhorse. It bared its fangs as it glared at me and the Phantom Wolf King, our uninvited guests. Every time it moved its armored forelegs, the sound of mechanical springs would ring out in the air. There was no doubt that this was another undead technological monster similar to the Bronze Beasts. The rest of the readers looked at it normally.
[Bronze Armor Wolf] (dread-rank mob) Level: 156 Attack: 6400 ~ 7750 Defense: 6700 HP: 550000 Skills: [Cruel Bite], [Bloodthirsty Attack], [Battle Roar] Introduction: The Bronze Armor Wolf was originally a ferocious wolf species. These ferocious beasts used to be the kings of the forest, but an undead shaman forged them into a bronze shell and granted them eternal life. They became even more cruel, bloodthirsty, and merciless. These Bronze Armor Wolves guard the first three floors of Nine Tigers Soul Suppressing Tower, and they are the nightmares of adventurers from afar. For the past ten thousand years, countless human warriors have fallen to the claws of these Bronze Armor Wolves...
Mn, it was also a dread-rank mob, but it was only one level higher than the Bronze Beast. Their strength wasn't too different, but their Attack was slightly higher, their Defense and HP were slightly lower, and they didn't have any AoE skills. However, they still couldn't be underestimated. Based on my experience in Eternal Moon City, undead attacks could ignore 25% of a target's Defense, and wolf-type attacks could increase their attack speed by 25%. Their DPS was ridiculously high, and it was possible that this Bronze Armor Wolf was even scarier than the Bronze Beast.
"Let's go, little wolf!"
After summoning my apparition, I locked onto the Bronze Armor Wolf with a Thunderous Charge and stunned it. Then, I followed up with a Burning Blade Slash + War Crush combo. My apparition immediately followed up with a Charge and a two-hit combo as well. The Bronze Armor Wolf's HP dropped by almost 40%, and the Phantom Wolf King's DPS helped us kill the Bronze Armor Wolf in no time at all. My Famous General Skill, Martial God, was the perfect solo skill for me!
"Roar roar!"
The Bronze Armor Wolf let out a howl and abruptly raised its claws, leaving a deep gash on my chest. A burning pain shot through my body, and a huge damage number appeared above my head — 11824!
Fuck, it really is powerful, and it didn't take more than a second for the Bronze Armor Wolf to reach me. The only way to fight a dread-rank mob like this was to fight it as quickly as possible, or I would die sooner or later without a priest to heal me.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The Cyan Netherworld Sword shook the Bronze Armor Wolf's armor and cut through it repeatedly. Around 12 seconds later, the Bronze Armor Wolf's final HP was gone, and I myself had lost 50k HP by the time the Bronze Armor Wolf fell to the ground. Regeneration of the Undead quickly healed me back to full, and the Rank 10 Enhanced Regeneration of the Undead really helped me a lot when I was grinding solo.
Thud! The Bronze Armor Wolf dropped a cyan card, and when I picked it up, I was overjoyed to find that my 54 Luck was amazing. It was the first Bronze Armor Wolf I killed, and it dropped a card — [Bronze Armor Wolf Card]: Increases user's attack speed by 65% and attack power by 20% for 120 seconds. Level Requirement: 150.
… …
It was a very good card. Increasing attack speed by 65% and attack power by 20% basically doubled the user's DPS. Where else could I find such an OP card?
Swhoosh!
The card flew into the air and condensed into a ray of light above my head. The buff was a success, and a warm feeling spread across my body. The 65% increase in attack speed was absolutely OP, and the faster I swung my sword, the more frequent my attacks became. This meant that I would be able to kill the Bronze Armor Wolves even faster than before.
I looked ahead and saw a dozen or so Bronze Armor Wolves loitering around the corridor. They weren't too close to each other, but they weren't too far away either. I had to lure them one by one and kill them all.
I swung my sword and fired a Dragon Slaying Slash at the head of the nearest Bronze Armor Wolf. Just as the Bronze Armor Wolf was about to pounce on me, I activated Charge and activated my apparition. When I appeared in front of the Bronze Armor Wolf, I slashed at it with my sword. My attack speed was incredible, and it took less than 6 seconds for the mob's HP to drop below 50%. At the eighth second, I unleashed a second round of skills and basic attacks, and the second Bronze Armor Wolf collapsed to the ground.
"Pa da!"
My luck was off the charts, and it actually dropped a card and a pair of boots. I picked them up, and as expected, it was a pair of Cyanblade War Boots. It was one of the set parts we were collecting, and it was one of the most popular books in the world.
… …
At the same time, I paid attention to my surroundings. The two Bronze Armor Wolves had boosted my experience bar by almost 2%, meaning that each wolf was worth 1%. Nine Tigers Soul Suppressing Tower was definitely a great place for me to solo and catch up to the Heavenly Ranking!
Moreover, luring the Bronze Armor Wolves one by one was one of my advantages. God Binding Art could imprison mobs, so killing them wasn't a problem. The only downside was that it was a bit slow, and I had 10% lifesteal, so it wasn't a problem for me to kill them all.
That was why I continued to fight my way through the corridor.
… …
Everyone was discussing fervently in the guild channel. Li Chengfeng: "Where is everyone?
I'm near the center, and I should be able to reach the boss in 30 minutes or so … "
Xu Yang laughed. "Li Chengfeng, go kill the boss!"
"I don't want to die just yet …" Li Chengfeng replied.
Chaos Moon: "I'm pretty far away, so I was teleported to a corner. There's a player from Hot Sand City in front of me. Hmm, I'll kill him after I kill this Bronze Armor Wolf. Uuuu, these Bronze Armor Wolves are so powerful that I can barely beat them. It takes me two minutes to recover after I kill one …"
Pure Wind: "It's still better than me. I can't even move a muscle, and there are Bronze Armor Wolves in front of me and behind me. I'll be done for if I attract their attention …"
Lu Buyi laughed. "Just give me a promise already, Beauty Wind. Promise me that you'll marry the person who saves you!"
Pure Wind: "No way! Their target is Lu Chen!"
Me: "..."
The girls let out a knowing chuckle, and the rest of us looked at her normally: "..."
He Yi said, "Everyone, report your coordinates and slowly gather together. I'm at coordinates (5782,19981). Everyone nearby, come over and form a party. We'll check our coordinates and walk together."
"Mn."
… …
Everyone started forming their own parties. I wandered around in the middle of the party, and to my dismay, I discovered that there wasn't even a single orange dot within a few hundred yards of me. I really was the bane of my existence. I was the only player in this area, and there were no other players from my guild. Of course, there were still some Northern Alliance players around.
Rustle rustle...
I heard the sound of footsteps and energy fluctuations. I could sense that something was amiss.
Swhoosh!
My eyes glowed with a dark light as I activated Dark Pupils. Everything I could see became clearer, and I saw a shadowy figure walking along the edge of the wall. His body was hunched over, and he held two daggers in his hands. His face was covered by a mask, and he stared at me with a pair of cold eyes.
His ID was blood red, and he was a Level 157 assassin from Burning City, Korea's main city!
… …
Without batting an eyelid, I raised my arm and used God Binding Art to imprison a Bronze Armor Wolf in the distance. The Phantom Wolf King also charged toward it.
At the same time, I spurred the Armored Ice Qilin Horse toward him.
The Assassin's eyes lit up with joy. He slowly walked forward, his dagger glowing brightly. It looked like he was about to use his Ambush skill. Once the Ambush succeeded, a series of stunning skills would follow. If his stun skill had a 100% success rate, it was very likely that I would be stunned to death. Control-type Assassins were scarier than anything else in PvP.