Chapter 84: Ice Ray (2/2)
It was just that my DPS was a bit low!
Right. Level 55 Violet Undead Knights had approximately 5000 HP but my basic attacks only dealt 250~350 damage. The Weeping Fire Blade's attack power was not enough for my level anymore. It was imperative for me to swap to the Gold-grade Ghost Ice Soul!
Moreover, my main combat skills were only Pardon and Slayer Slash. I didn't have any other active attack skills other than those two. This caused my overall DPS to be low. Compared to Lin Yixin who had Killer Wind Swordplay, my damage output would be considered great if it was even 75% of hers!
I had to get to Level 50 quick. Every cla.s.s could learn new skills from their trainer once they reached Level 50. I have to grind to Level 50 by tonight or I'm not going to sleep!
Determining my plan, I continued to grind. Even though my damage output was low, my Dark Wasp's attack power was still thankfully significant. My Dark Wasp was already Level 47. Its Attack, Defense, and HP stats had increased substantially and its DPS had long surpa.s.sed mine. With an ace pet helping me fight, the difficulty of me reaching 50 had greatly decreased!
As I was leveling, I heard a beep. It was a message from Lin Yixin: ”Still not sleeping?”
”Nope, I'm rus.h.i.+ng Level 50 tonight!”
”Hoho~~ Good luck, then. I'm going to sleep, so tired~~”
”Mn, go ahead!”
Her name went dark. In our united a.s.sault against Mad Dragon, Lin Yixin's att.i.tude toward me seemed to have gotten much better. She didn't act like I owed her a ton of money anymore.
The night was endless. I didn't know how many people were crazily leveling like me.
The reason why I picked Violet Forest as my place to grind was because the undead mobs here gave high enough experience and their loot table wasn't too bad either. The other reason was that the place yielded a great number of Soul Sparks of the Undead. I had to quickly reach the level of Bone General or Asura. Only then would I dare show myself to the world. I've been hiding under that hood for far too long.
Du Thirteen and Gui Guzi had not logged off yet. They were probably also hoping to get to Level 50 as fast as they could so the b.l.o.o.d.y Mercenaries could quickly rise.
I grinded all the way to 8 in the morning. I couldn't remember how many skeleton knights I had killed but I successfully leveled to 50 in a golden streak of light and could finally learn new skills!
I returned to Frost Mound and approached Undead Swordsman Suren with large strides.
”Young Night Creature, your growth is astonis.h.i.+ng!”
Suren laughed heartily. ”It appears that you are already strong enough, so let me teach you some unique skills!”
Swhoos.h.!.+
An interface window opened, displaying the few skills I could learn—
Ice Ray: Deals an additional 15% ice damage and lowers target's movement speed by 50%. Lasts for 10 seconds.
Energy Amplification: Increases the user's Magic Resist.
Blaze: An all-out attack that deals additional 20% fire damage.
Ice Ray and Blaze were both trademark skills of Level 50 melee players. I had long seen them in the officially-released data. I could only learn one out of the two skills because they mutually conflicted with each other. Ice Ray's attack power was a bit lower but it had a movement speed reduction effect. Blaze had no effect but it was very strong and was a one-shot type of skill.
After thinking over and over again, I chose Ice Ray. Compared to a one-shot skill, I liked a crowd control skill like Ice Ray better. As long as my mechanics were good enough, Ice Ray was the superior choice. In a duel between two experts, a one-shot wasn't very likely to happen but a skill that lowered an opponent's speed like Ice Ray would make them wish to die!
The other important reason was the fact that my destined weapon at Level 50 was the Ghost Ice Soul. It enhanced ice attacks by 7%, so it had good synergy with Ice Ray. It was pretty much a G.o.dly weapon created for that skill!
Every skill cost 10 gold. It was a tad overpriced but it was still acceptable!
Ding~!
System Notice: You have learned Ice Ray I!
Ding~!
System Notice: You have learned Energy Amplification I!
Two Rank 1 skills acquired, I swung my Weeping Fire Blade, icy sheen concentrated on my sword. An icy arrow condensed at the tip of my sword and shot forward. It cut through the air and stabbed a large hole through the wooden stake, leaving an icy streak in its wake. It was too strong. If anyone were to get hit by that, it'd be weird if they didn't become a block of ice!
Energy Amplification was a pa.s.sive skill that could greatly increase the user's magic resistance. It was a necessary skill to learn because I would die a miserable death if I were to encounter a mage later in the game. I'd already experienced Fire Dragon Spell and Fire Dragon Roar previously. They really made people want to cry!
Mn, time to go to Floating Ice City's warehouse to retrieve the Ghost Ice Soul!
A Gold-grade Level 50 longsword with a max attack of 150. My blood boiled at the mere thought. Oh how it made me wait in antic.i.p.ation all these days!