373 Poochie Advances (1/2)
The longer he spent in flight, the more Qin Ruo came to appreciate the benefits of having these Angelic Wings.
No matter what kind of monsters they encountered along the way, there was no need to face them when he could just fly past them overhead. When he did feel like a fight, he would just descend to within thirty meters of his prey.
Now, Qin Ruo thought that he understood how Death Jesus had felt!
It was the feeling of being in complete control over the battlefield, an absolute sense of superiority. No wonder that guy had even dared to challenge six Tier 5 Supreme Champions at once.
One soared through the sky, while the rest could only crawl along the ground. It was literally a difference as great as heaven's height!
Particularly when one was up against opponents who could only fight in close-combat, air superiority provided an insurmountable advantage—it was basically bullying.
After playing around for a bit, Qin Ruo found that he had soon lost the taste for picking on the helpless Skeleton Warriors and Zombies. It was like hitting somebody who was already tied up, helpless to fight back. All they could do was stand there while he pelted them with Compressed Frost Bullets, or shear their heads off with Frostrazors. After a while, it just felt like there wasn't any point to it.
While some of the higher-level Skeletons and Zombies did have ranged-attack capabilities, they were only Tier 4 at best, and therefore posed no threat whatsoever to Qin Ruo.
It was the same with the Hellhounds.
At last, Qin Ruo simply flew off, leaving the puny stragglers to Poochie and the Amethyst Orc! He himself flew around in an expansive circle, drawing all the Undead in the area into one place.
Once they had been tightly concentrated in this way, Qin Ruo descended from above.
”Million Arrow Sleet!” Taking on a few piddling ranged attacks from the monsters, he maintained the freezing blizzard for a few moments, and the XP began to pour in.
By the time he'd had his fill of Experience Points, the floor was littered with scattered bones and still corpses. Along with a bit of Mana Drain during the process to keep his MP topped up, he was ready to keep moving forward!
Splitting things up between himself and his Pet, they were progressing much faster than an entire ten-man party could have done. Even back in the Aricus Ruins, they hadn't picked up XP at such an astonishing rate.
After wiping out just a few groups of Undead, a System Notification chimed in:
Congratulations! Poochie has gained a level!
Poochie has reached Level 40 and learned new skills: 'Clone Shadow Strike,''Vanish.'
Poochie had attained the next Tier!
Qin Ruo slowed to a hover in mid-air, looking down to watch as Poochie darted this way and that, squealing with excitement the whole time. His heart full to bursting, he summoned up the Pet Interface.
”'Clone Shadow Strike?' You're finally able to do it!”
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Level 40 Shadowfox: Poochie
Physical Attack 230-235, Growth Rate 5 (with each level-up, along with other ability improvements, the Pet also increases Attack and Resistances directly)
Physical Resistance 180-180, Growth Rate 4
Magical Attack (N/A)
Magical Resistance 90-90, Growth Rate 2
HP: 4500/4500; Growth Rate 100
MP: 250/250; Growth Rate 5
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Shadow Dash (Innate Talent): Move as fast as lightning. 50% improved chance to dodge incoming attacks, duration 10 seconds, costs 1 MP; no cooldown time.
Shadow Strike (Innate Talent): Can only be performed while Shadow Dash is active. 50% chance to Stun target, costs 1 MP.
Shadow Razors: Fully Mastered. Extend claws, raising Physical Attack by 25%. Attacks apply Laceration effect, dealing 50 damage per second, duration 10 seconds. Costs 2 MP, cooldown time 3 seconds.
Shadow Execution: Fully Mastered. Increases attack speed, perform three attacks at once. 30% chance of partially ignoring target's Resistance, performing a Fatal Blow. Costs 3 MP, cooldown time 6 seconds.
Shadow Break: Dispels magic. Costs 3 MP, cooldown time 6 seconds.
Shadowswipe: Novice Mastery Level 487/1,000. Attack target with tail, Physical Attack increased by 15%. Costs 3 MP, cooldown time 6 seconds.
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Clone Shadow Strike: Novice Mastery Level 0/1,000. When attacking an enemy, briefly summon three Shadowfox Clones, which will all perform the skill 'Shadow Strike' simultaneously. Shadowfox Clones do 60% of base attack damage. Stun effect can stack, to a maximum duration of 6 seconds. Costs 5 MP, cooldown time 15 seconds.
Shadow Form: Novice Mastery Level 0/1,000. Increases Physical Resistance by 15% and Magical Resistance by 10%, duration 30 seconds. Costs 5 MP, cooldown time 10 seconds.