Chapter 80: Nichang (1/2)
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The moon looked like a sickle in the sky, the calm of the night disrupted by animalistic howls in the distance. We blitzed through the center of Violet Forest, heading toward a battle that would shake the entire map.
Gripping the Weeping Fire Blade, I took the lead thanks to the Stormy War Boots adding 0.5% to my movement speed. My Dark Wasp sat atop my shoulder as silent as a northern goshawk that was scouting its prey, but even the lack of activity couldn't hide the huge sting at the end of its posterior. Although Lin Yixin really wanted to pet it, its intimidating appearance was ultimately too much for her to handle.
Black aura surrounded Gui Guzi as he gripped his spear with a stern look on his face. It was his unique skill ”Undying s.h.i.+eld”, an ability that could make even me jealous. Of course, potential-wise, my Ghost Deity Armor was in no way inferior. A skill that could boost Defense by 35% would be incredibly overpowered in the late game.
Gui Guzi's Undying s.h.i.+eld was an unkillable meatball, whereas my Ghost Deity Armor was an impenetrable block of steel. On the second thought, I liked the Ghost Deity Armor more than the Undying s.h.i.+eld if I had to choose between the two. The mere imagination of my enemies' expression when they hit me for single digits was fulfilling.
Behind Lin Yixin, her subordinates emerged from the forest in succession. Clear Perfume leaped and landed perfectly on a tree branch. Her long, elvish ears raised attentively. She turned around and whispered, ”Yiyi, they're right in front of us. It… doesn't sound like they've started yet!”
White cape fluttering behind her back, Lin Yixin strode forward and put a hand over her sword handle. She stared into the dark and mysterious forest in front of her before laughing softly. ”Don't worry, this operation is secure. Our numbers are small, and no one here is a stranger. Also, Roaming Dragon doesn't know that we're gunning for him, right?”
Clear Perfume nodded. ”Yes, that should be the case. But… Yiyi, what do we do if we are discovered?”
”What else can we do?”
Lin Yixin pulled out her sword a little and smiled. ”We charge and kill them all. That is the only way!”
It was at this moment Zi Chuanyu walked up to Lin Yixin and whispered, ”Lin Yixin, about these… b.l.o.o.d.y Mercenaries. Are they really reliable?”
At the front, Gui Guzi was lying on the ground, watching the Mad Dragon guild's players closely. His figure blended perfectly with his surroundings and made him look like a stealth expert.
Du Thirteen and I were standing together. Thirteen said, ”s.h.i.+t, I swear I'm gonna smash the stall of the guy who sold us our boxed meals if he shows up again. The order was Pepper Steak, but it was 99% green bell pepper, 0% steak and 1 G.o.dd.a.m.ned caterpillar that had me fooled for a second!”
I stared at him. ”Be appreciative, man. The fact that there was a caterpillar means that the bell pepper was 100% natural. These days vegetables this good are practically non-existent. Ask the dude where he gets his bell peppers the next time you see him. We can buy directly from the source and enrich our instant noodles a bit.”
……
”Er…”
Lin Yixin didn't know what to say to Zi Chuanyu. In the end, she smiled. ”Well one and a half of them are reliable, so you don't need to worry too much.”
I heard everything, dammit. I can't believe she called me a half!
Lin Yixin walked up to me and asked, ”When do you think we should act, Lu Chen? If we act too soon, the boss may have too much HP for us to handle. If we're too late, we might miss the opportunity to steal the boss.”
I replied. ”Hold. We can decide after they've begun. Look closely. There's a party surrounding the boss now, but they haven't made a move yet.”
”Oh, really?”
Lin Yixin stood on her toes to get a better look, unintentionally revealing a flawless, pale neck in front of me. It was a color that could drive a man insane.
”Careful, they might see us. You're stretching your neck like a penguin…” I teased her.
Lin Yixin rolled her eyes at me before countering. ”If I look like a penguin, then you look like a seal who failed to get a mate during winter…”
”f.u.c.k!”
Lin Yixin smiled vibrantly. ”You still have a long way to go to beat me…”
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A noise suddenly broke out from the front.
Rustle rustle...
A venomous spike suddenly appeared from the ground and cut a deep, straight line through the gra.s.s. The ground started rumbling and as if something was trying to burst through the ground. The venomous spike looked like the fin of a shark, and it made the creature crawling to appear to the surface looked even more intimidating!
”The boss has appeared!” Lin Yixin said softly before crouching and hiding behind a dark bush.
I remained where I was, standing tall amidst the trees with my cape aflutter. My attire was dark-colored, so it would take a very, very discerning eye to spot me in the middle of the night. My hidden racial ability as a Night Creature might also be at work.
The players on the ground looked a lot more alert when the giant beneath their feet started ”swimming” around. A 17-man party was surrounding the boss's ”fin” when it took action. They belonged to a different clan, and their IDs were ”Friends.h.i.+p of Heavens”, ”Friends.h.i.+p of Kings”, ”Friends.h.i.+p of Devils” so on and so on. They were only around Level 35, so there was nothing they could do against the Level 70 boss.
Friends.h.i.+p of Heavens stared frigidly at the Giant Cave Monster's fin as he shouted, ”Watch out, brothers! The boss is about to emerge! Dammit, where did these people come from?”
The crowd behind the Friends.h.i.+p Clan was none other than Mad Dragon's thousand-man party. They were everywhere, and they looked incredibly menacing.
Wielding a spear, Roaming Dragon walked at the front of the group. He was accompanied by the s.e.xy Coldmoon Rose and the so-called Gemini Stars of Mad Dragon, Inconstant and Iron Pardon. They were high-level fighters and they were one of our key targets. If they were gone, there was basically no one else in the Mad Dragon guild who could threaten us.
Roaming Dragon lifted his spear and shouted at the Friends.h.i.+p Clan. ”This is a Mad Dragon guild event. All unrelated people should leave immediately!”
Friends.h.i.+p of Heavens turned around and said angrily, ”What do you mean? Our clan has waited 10 hours for the boss to sp.a.w.n! Are you going to rob us of our opportunity?”
Roaming Dragon's face turned chilly. ”Rob you? I'm being polite here. Ask yourself if the likes of you can even leave a scratch on the boss.”
Startled, Friends.h.i.+p of Heavens uttered through clenched teeth, ”f.u.c.k you, you think you're something just because you have great numbers?”