Translated by: Vk, Totokk and GGP
Edited by: Hendricksen-sama, Zephir
[Blade Storm]: The Shadow of the Wind Dragon spits out a wind-imbued axe to attack in a straight line. Its attack power is immense, not to mention it also deals magical damage. Only Wan Er and I could withstand such a powerful attack. If it was anyone else, he would certainly be insta-killed.
âKengâ¦â
Sparks flew as my sword slashed at its dragonscale armor. I kept pinpointing my attack towards the dragonâs neck where the scales were forcefully removed from its hide bit by bit. Eventually, blood finally spilled from its neck. Because of this, I could see that each of my attacks dealt an additional 40% damage. The speed of killing the boss improved greatly!
âXiao Yao, be careful! The bossâ last skill⦠â said Dong Cheng Yue as she used a [Thunderbolt Finger] and retreated to avoid the [Blade Storm]âs trajectory, âIt wouldnât be weird if that [Galing Cyclones] was an AOE skill. Later when the boss uses the skill, Xiao Yao, you should use a [Combo] to stall it for a few seconds. Wan Er and Qing Qian will try to interrupt the skill by using [Gouge]. [Gouge]âs stun rate is not bad and this bossâ level isnât that high too, so we should be able to interrupt the skill.â
Wan Er nodded. âAlright⦠â
At the back of the dragon, Wan Er and Yue Qing Qian danced around with their daggers. âPa pa pa!â They knocked away chunks and chunks of the dragonâs health. A high leveled Assassinâs attack speed is not something to be made fun of. With a full set of decent equipment, an Assassin would easily be able to break the bossâ defense and with their quick attacks, their overall damage output would not lose out to a 10-point attack heavy armor class like me.
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âBoom!â
The enormous dragonâs head raised as it released another [Blade Storm] !
I saw the signs and quickly dashed aside to divert the bossâ trajectory. Having 70% of the aggro, the bossâ target would certainly be me. My body felt a tearing pain. That wind-imbued axe pierced through my body and landed on a big rock behind me, shattering it into a million pieces.
âNice dodge⦠â Dong Cheng Yue giggled.
As her laughter echoed, the boss started raising its neck to give out a loud roar. Flapping its wings that were spread wide, gusts of wind started forming in our surroundings. I felt a chill down my spine and shouted, âIs this it? Intercept it before he casts the skill!â
A white glow appeared under my feet. I activated [Strength of a Thousand Men] to attack at the bossâ thigh but it wasnât enough to break the casting!
Behind the dragon, Yue Qing Qian and Wan Er rushed over with their daggers. âShua Shua!â They thrusted at the dragonâs head, the both of them using [Gouge] at the same time!
MISS!
1279!
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Yue Qing Qianâs attack missed but Wan Erâs [Gouge] hit right on target. The boss was stunned and [Galing Cyclones] was, as a result, successfully nullified before it could be cast!
Dong Cheng Yue chuckled. âNice one Wan Er. It really can be stunned!â
Wan Er waved her dagger. Seeing an opportunity, she attacked once more and fell back in a blink. Smilingly, she said âI was just lucky today!â
Yue Qing Qian pouted, âBig Sis Cang Tongâs weapon is the Scarlet Edge, an Emperor Tier dagger. Of course the hit rate would be higher. Boo hoo⦠My dagger is only Purple Tier. Iâm in disdainâ¦
Far away behind me, Yuzi Chengshuo healed me while saying, âBehind the luxurious gates of the rich residences, meat goes to waste while people freeze to death on the road. One of you has an Emperor Tier and another with a Purple Tier, yet you still complain that your equipments arenât good⦠You bastards should know how many players still use Silver Tier and Bronze Tier weapons, not even Gold Tier! Someone using a Purple Tier alone is treated as a god in battle. Wan Erâs Emperor Tier Scarlet Edge is simply too luxuriousâ¦â
Wan Er couldnât help but laugh. â Big Sis Chengshuo, you have a Lv 51 Purple Tier healing staff. You donât have the right to judge⦠â
Yuzi Chengshuo giggled. â Aiyo, this little rascal learnt to counter me. Alright, Xiao Yao Zi Zai is here to back you up so youâre getting audacious huh? â¦Forget it, I have no comments. Iâd rather not be treated cruelly by you guys⦠However, our group now is really strong, especially Xiao Yao Zi Zai, Wan Er, Yue Qing Qian, and Cang Yue. This teamâs control skills and tanking ability are at the pinnacle of its mastery in the entire serverâ¦â
Wan Erâs dagger grazed the bossâ right leg and immediately moved back to dodge [Blade Storm]. She exaggeratedly laughed, puffing up her chest, âHehe, if our skills were not first class, why would we have accepted this SSS ranked quest in the first place?â
Yuzi Chengshuo nodded. âGood luck wrecking the boss! I have a premonition that the next boss will be an Emperor Tier. Wuu wuuu⦠You guys⦠are just so loyal to me. To call me again for these kinds of maps, I love you all! If it were not for the fact I owe a lot to [Emerald Porcelain]âs Guild Leaderâs gratitude and favors, I would surely have joined [Zhan Long] to be a part of Xiao Yaoâs guildâ¦â
Swinging my sword to push away the dragonâs claw, I said, âJust come. [Zhan Long] will always welcome Big Sis Chengshuoâ¦â
Wan Er smiled. âForget about that, Big Sis Chengshuo and [Emerald Porcelain]âs Guild Leader have been lovers for 7 years. Thereâs no way for her to leave [Emerald Porcelain]â¦â
âOkayâ¦â I laughed. âOur [Zhan Long]âs Number One Healer is still Darling Duck thenâ¦â
Darling Duck pouted and said, âIf Big Sis Chengshuo came, then I would become a mere substitute, wouldnât I, Guild Leader?n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
âNo way. There is no point comparing Healers. In fighting bosses and group fights, who wouldnât rely on Healers?
âYou have a point. Heheâ¦â
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Not even 3 minutes passed when the boss let out another roar. It was another [Galing Cyclones] !
I hastily launched another [Combo]. Unfortunately after the barrage of attacks, the skill needed a cooldown of 4 seconds!
âWan Er! Qing Qian! Hurry up!â I hastily bellowed.
Both girls hurried as much as they could. They consecutively used [Gouge] but unfortunately two misses elegantly traversed above the bossâ head. Our interruption had failed!
âThis is bad!â Matcha hastily rushed forwards with her spear and shouted, âEveryone get back!â
âHong!â
The surroundings started to dim as a huge cyclone formed. The galing winds that were like sharpened knives started raging upon us. A bone-grinding pain could be felt as I took 3 separate hits. It was extremely scaryâ
1717!
1637!
1736!
I nimbly drank a Healing Potion; I was severely injured but I didnât die. Wan Er fell back and opened her umbrella. âPa pa paâ Within the three successive hits, I managed to slip in a [Heal] and so she barely managed to survive. An Assassin with a body full of high tiered armor and nearly 2500 health points, Wan Erâs stats were one of a kind.
On the other hand, Matcha rushed forwards with her shield as well and pulled Yue Qing Qian into her embrace. Hugging one another, they kneeled on the ground. She readied her shield as she closed her eyes and started to chant her skill, [Phantom Holy Shield]! Three golden shields orbited around her, giving protection to Yue Qing Qian who was within the range of protection. Fortunately with this, they didnât get blown away by the [Galing Cyclones]. After the skill dissipated, she raised her head and looked at Yue Qing Qian. Unable to hold a chuckle, âLuckily I made itâ¦â
Yue Qing Qian was scared purple, âBig Sis Matcha⦠Thank god you were there!â
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âHong!â
The gigantic dragon raised its head once again. Itâs another [Blade Storm]! This bossâ tempo was just too terrifying!
In the distance, those who werenât doing close-combat all dodged to the side. Their timing was adequate. Yuzi Chengshuo expected an attack as such and swiftly rushed a bit closer to heal meâ
+1574!
This healing is just too powerful. With another heal my health returned to above 2000 points. I could take the [Blade Storm] head on!
âBang!â
The wind-imbued axe went through my body and hit onto the rocks behind me. But ignoring it, I continued attacking!
The whole boss-killing pace had slowly stabilized; the last few [Galing Cyclones]s were all intercepted. The battle proceeded smoothly. In a short 12 minutes, the bossâ health was obviously critically low!
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âLetâs try to guess. What kind of treasures will he drop?â Said Yue Qing Qian as she stabbed the boss behind his neck with her dagger and leaped backwards.
âA Purple Tier item will certainly drop.â I thought for a second, then said, âIn this SSS rank map, the drop rate from bosses will probably increase.â
Wan Er replied. âYeah. I hope it drops an S rank skillbook or something. S rank skillbooks are worth so much more than equipments. In a way, thatâs logical since skills will stay forever with a player but equipments will just come and go. Any equipment that is lower than Lv 100 will be replaced with something stronger sooner or later.â
âYup. Oh, itâs at the last 4% HP. Pay attention.â
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Slashing my sword horizontally, I cut deep into the bossâ neck. The Shadow of the Wind Dragon was merely a clone of the real thing, if it were the true Wind Dragon, one of the Four Saint Dragons, I think we would have been finished off in the first round!
This time, we didnât decide on whoâs the one to kill the boss, so all of us did as much damage as we could to kill it quickly!
Finally, after letting out a miserable howl, the Shadow of the Wind Dragonâs suddenly
exploded into millions of pieces. Countless pieces of glittering dust fell toward the ground as a pile of loot dropped!
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âShua!â
Fox and Whoâs Blue both leveled up. I then held my sword tightly and walked towards the loot. Looking at the equipments dropped, I said âIâm the leader, so Iâll go through the loot. Are you okay with that?â
Matcha and Wan Er lightly nodded. âItâs all yours to decide. Hurry upâ¦â
Bending over, I grabbed the loot. There was a total of 3 equipments. It really is impossible to drop anything above Purple Tierâ
ãHurricane Staffã: Lv 58 Purple Tier Staff. Magic attack 740-875, Magic attack +8%, Endurance+38, Magic +39
ãChain of Mercyã: Lv 58 Purple Tier Necklace, Endurance +40, Magic +37, Healing Effect +128
ãInferno Daggerã: Lv 58 Gold Tier Dagger, Attack power 540-750, Endurance+35, Agility +34
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As usual, we rolled to decide who gets which item. The results were that the [Hurricane Staff] was taken by Dong Cheng Yue without question, as she was the only person who needed a staff that added magic attack. The [Chain of Mercy] necklace was rolled by Yuzi Chengshuo. Whoâs Blueâs level was a bit short of the requirement, so giving it to her was obvious. As for the Lv 58 Gold Tier Dagger, everyone decided to give it to the one who was most beaten up by the boss. So, I put it into my inventory. After returning back to the city, Iâll be able to sell it for a few hundred RMB. No matter how small it was, there was value in it.
What was a little disappointing is that the boss didnât drop any skillbooks. Not even Soul Stones! It only dropped a few Pardon Cards. We couldnât help but sigh.
â¦â¦
A few minutes later, standing at the border of the layer, I looked into the distance. A metal chain transversed across the starry cosmos, connecting to the second layer. This time we would have to slide for a very long time to reach the next level.
Inhaling deeply, I said with a smile, âLetâs go. Onwards to the second floor! I want to level up!â
Everyone else nodded at the same time. âYup!â