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TL: Most likely last chapter of the day.
Our group of 200 passes through forests, and after about an hour, we finally reach a blood-red area on the map. But what made me light up is that I had been to this area before. This is to the east of The Dragon City, an extremely vast area with high-level monsters - Fire Stone Canyon!
According to official sources, the Fire Stone Canyon has monsters from Level 39 to Level 90, and the deeper you venture, the higher the monster"s level is. This will be the number one leveling area for players from Ba Huang City in 2 to 3 months. This vast area can accommodate 100,000 players leveling since the monsters have a fast respawn rate at about 20 minutes per respawn, so the players won"t run out of monsters to kill.
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Standing at the edge of the Fire Stone Canyon, I muse to myself.
Beside me, Jian Feng Han carries his blade and smiles: "Hey, Xiao Yao does this area feel familiar?"
I nod: "Of course, I was PK-ed by you here before."
Jian Feng Han: "I got killed by you too......"
General Li Mu holding onto his longsword says: "Both of you can stop the reminiscing, let us know where the Boss is, I"m sure you can tell us now?"
Jian Feng Han: "Yeah, the Boss"s location was found by our assassin. The Level 55 Purple Rank Boss is just up ahead after we pass over a small hill. It"s in a place called "Valley of the Everlasting Wind", and the Boss is called "General of the Everlasting Wind". It"s said to be the spirit of an ancient general. As long as we can kill him, our chances of getting the Guild Creation Tablet are at least 25%!"
General Li Mu trembles and with confusion in his eyes: "Jian Feng Han, when you told me that we"re going to kill a Boss, I thought it was a Gold Rank one, you... you actually choose to fight against a Purple Rank Boss. Are you trying to lead 200 people to their death?"
Jian Feng Han chuckles with a domineering look in his eyes: "Hero Mound"s Q Sword has chosen to fight a Level 55 Gold Rank Boss. As such, I, Jian Feng Han, will take on an even stronger Boss. I believe that if we all work together, even a Purple Rank Boss can be killed. What"s more, a Purple Rank Boss can drop extremely rare Purple Tier equipment that surpasses Gold Tier equipment. Don"t you all think that this is a huge opportunity? Relax, if there are weapon loots, swords belong to Xiao Yao, axes to Bai Qi, you and Wang Jian get priority on spears, and longbows go to Lian Po. What do you think?"
Li Mu takes a deep breath and with a deep hunger for war in his eyes, he says: "Alright, let"s do it......"
Jian Feng Han draws his blade, and points straight and true towards Fire Stone Canyon: "Brothers, forward! We will reach the Boss in 10 minutes!"
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As the mass of players swarm over the hill, a Level 45 monster gets in the way and is focus-killed by a group of mages and musketeers. Flying above in groups, there are at least 30 Wind Elves who are mages, archers and musketeers. Even a Level 55 Purple Rank Boss shouldn"t stand for long if all of us attack it together.
"Rustle......"
My Silver Locked Battle Boots tread lightly on the sandy ground as I reach the top edge of the valley first. Leaning over, I see a valley about 50 metres deep; it"s the Valley of Everlasting Wind. All around, there are many soldiers carrying long halberds; Level 49 monsters with pretty normal attack and defense. Looks like we will have to clear these monsters before we can approach the Boss!
"Healers, add buffs to Xiao Yao Zi Zai !" Jian Feng Han commands.
Immediately, a ray of white light descends, it"s Level 4 [Encourage], and it raises my attack by 4%. Jian Feng Han looks at me and chuckles: "Xiao Yao will you go ahead and kill one Level 49 Soldier of the Everlasting Wind first? Show us the power of your DPS and defense!"
"Sure!"
I lift my sword and rush down the slope. A golden hexagram appears underneath my boots as rocks concurrently explode due to my speed down the slope. Three consecutive strikes leap from the edge of my blade as I launch a Level 4 Combo and loudly strike the shoulder of a Soldier of the Everlasting Wind, bringing out a string of damage numbers -
"398!"
"377!"
"802!"
The third hit was a critical strike. Next, as my blade flashes, an aura surges out from under my feet before I land on the ground. Without waiting for the monster to regain his strength, [Strength of a Thousand Men] gives off a repeated thrashing as it connects with the monster"s rotten face. A stream of damage numbers jump out and [Wind Blade] abruptly hacks it"s arm off, releasing a damage number of 700+. Baby Bobo does a combo and the Soldier of the Everlasting Wind falls to the ground. All settled within 1.5 seconds!
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On the hillside, a group of [Vanguard] players are dumbstruck. Jian Feng Han clenches his teeth: "Damn...his firepower......"
Jian Feng Han looks closely at me and says softly: "This Xiao Yao Zi Zai is indeed not a simple person, a pity he isn"t willing to join my [Vanguard]......"
Li Mu grips his longsword tightly, in a low voice: "This guy, his strength has grown so much since the last time we met, it"s scary!"
Wang Jian raises an eyebrow: "Hmph, I"d like to duel with him!"
Lian Po runs his hand down his beard: "Don"t bother, your current equipment is a level below his and he has a combo. You definitely aren"t a match for him. But the most important thing is...... Xiao Yao Zi Zai"s moves are really exquisite, his movements are exceptional even though his gaming skills are only 70 points max. He must be a rare expert in real life!"
Wang Jian: "......"
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20 minutes later, we kill our way into the depths of Valley of the Everlasting Wind.
In the distance, 12 antique totem pillars stand proudly at the heart of the valley. Every totem is linked at the top by a thick metal chain. The 12 glowing chains are all tied to the center, where a heavily armored war general with disheveled hair kneels, holding the shaft of a long blade. The chains penetrate his chest, as black blood drips along them.
"We have reached the Boss......"
Jian Feng Han raises an arm: "Let"s not be anxious to start attacking the Boss, take a look at his skills and attributes before we make a move......"
I take a step forward and realize that my level is too low to see the Boss"s attributes. It"s same for the rest of the players. For a Level 55 Purple Rank Boss, it"s reasonable to say that a minimum of Level 49 is needed to see its stats. The current information is hardly complete, and though we can see the tip of the iceberg, all we can gather is that this Boss won"t be easy to kill -
[General of the Everlasting Wind] (Purple Rank Boss)
Level: 55
Attack: ???
Defense: ???
HP: ???
Skills: ???
Introduction: General of the Everlasting Wind was a general in a distant empire about 2000 years ago. Disagreeing with the cruel and atrocious emperor, he betrayed his country. Later, he was chased by the Imperial army to the East Coast where he used his long blade to massacre a thousand soldiers. In the end, he was imprisoned by a crafty black magician. His soul was broken into pieces and his body imprisoned within the Valley of the Everlasting Wind. After being imprisoned for such a long time, his natural temperament has changed and has been reduced to that of a murderous devil.
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I smile: "We can"t see his attributes and skills, only that he is a Level 55 Purple Rank Boss. How do we fight him?"
Li Mu ponders aloud: "Kill him with brute force? We can use Monks to surround the Boss, then kill him using ranged attacks, this tactic should be feasible and may reduce our losses."
Everyone looks at Jian Feng Han. After all, he is the Guildmaster of [Vanguard] and also the man behind the plan to take down this Boss.
Jian Feng Han appears to understand what everyone is thinking. He sticks his longsword into the ground and looks towards the Boss: "I think that we should split into 3 squads. Squad 1 will be Xiao Yao Zi Zai, with the General Family assisting him, as well as 20 Healers to focus on keeping their HP up. If Xiao Yao Zi Zai cannot hold up and it leads to Squad 1 to be exterminated, Squad 2 will engage the Boss. Squad 2 will be led by Fushen Moren and assisted by sufficient DPS and Healers. If Squad 2 cannot hold up as well, then Squad 3, led by myself, will attack the Boss. If Squad 3 also perishes, then that means we have failed."
I frown but do not say anything.
General Li Mu narrows his eyes: "Bad idea?"
Wang Jian grips his longsword: "Yeah, not smart."
Jian Feng Han looks surprised: "Why not? Is there anything that you all disagree with?"
Li Mu nods: "Doesn"t it seem a bit inappropriate that you invited the 4 of us from the General Family and Xiao Yao to assist and are now placing us in the main battle force; Asking us to engage the boss first? After all, we have no idea what the Boss"s skills, HP, attacks and defense are at the moment. To attack hastily would mean an easy death. I think we should be Squad 2, while you can form Squad 1 and attack the Boss first to test out it"s skills."
Jian Feng Han licks his lips and raises the corner of his mouth: "Alright, Brother Li Mu has a point. Let"s do as he suggested! [Vanguard] will organize a squad to attack first, to test the Boss"s skills and stats. Who"s willing to go first?"
Fushen Moren raises his staff and shield: "I will!"
Jian Feng Han shakes his head: "No, you are [Vanguard]"s main tank, you shouldn"t be in the advanced party. How about...... Monk, why don"t you go first?"
From the crowd, a Level 39 Monk from [Vanguard] steps forward. In his right hand, he holds an iron rod, in this left, a shield. His bald head shines as he grins: "No blood relations means being relegated to cannon fodder. Just joined the guild and I"m already given a nice errand......"
ID: Goodbye Tears Level 39 Monk
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Goodbye Tears quickly chooses 7 healers, more than a dozen mages, archers and musketeers, as well as 2 assassins as the main DPS dealers.