Chapter 540 (1/2)
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When we entered the B4 floor—the Fire Dragon Domain—we were separated yet again. Chaos Moon and High Fighting Spirits were still in my hundred-man party, but Beiming Xue had opted to make her own almost hundred-man archer party instead of following me this time. It was so that we could both make full use of our Famous General Skills, Martial G.o.d and Bow G.o.d. I had no idea where she was currently.
We appeared in a hot, rocky region. At the distance, I saw a beautiful woman clad in elegant armor and gripping a dagger that looked like a milky crescent moon climbing onto the Frostscythe Warhorse and disappearing from our sights. Mn, Lin Yixin must be leaving to find Purple Marquis and the rest of Snowy Cathaya.
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Beep!
He Yi sent me a message: ”Are we going to compete against the other guilds for the boss of this floor? According to the latest intel, Candle Dragon is clearing out the mobs surrounding the boss. They'll probably fight the boss in ten minutes' time. However, Candle Dragon isn't the only guild who discovered the boss. Hegemon Palace and Warsky Alliance had spotted it at the same time and are currently camping outside the boss's zone, waiting for an opportunity to present itself.”
I thought for a moment before replying, ”Let's not. With Warsky Alliance and Hegemon Palace around we might not succeed, and let's remember that our final goal is to upgrade our equipment and levels as quickly as we are able, not to gather all nine dragon scales!”
”Got it, we'll leave for the Earth Dragon Domain as soon as we have all the teleportation scrolls we need!”
”That's right, we grind the scrolls, teleport to the next floor and find the boss as soon as possible!”
”Okay~”
He Yi was clearly feeling very good today. The fact that even Candlelight Shadow was wary of our strength proved just how far Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had come.
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I spotted a group of huge, fiery giants a long way in front of me. It was none other than the Level 155 shadow-rank mob, the Spitfire Balrog. The Spitfire Balrog was a giant, shadowy creature wreathed in a s.h.i.+eld of flames. It could launch flame attacks at its enemy!
”Prepare for battle!”
I ran forward with Chaos Moon right by my side. After equipping the Bone Scythe set, her HP, Defense, and Attack weren't far behind mine anymore. She wasn't lacking in determination either because she was one of the most important players of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls.
I shortened the distance between myself and a Spitfire Balrog before executing Universe Break. The skill instantly removed almost 20k HP from its health pool. However, its Blazing s.h.i.+eld also burned me for almost 1000 HP, and Chaos Moon for almost 1500 HP. As a metal armor cla.s.s, mage-type mobs were always a threat even with our advantage.
Luckily, our party had 17 priests including Moon Dew. It was almost impossible for Chaos Moon and me to die with her around.
”We only have one objective, and that is to grind B5 floor teleportation scrolls and leave for the Earth Dragon Domain immediately!” I said to everyone.
Chaos Moon nodded in agreement. ”Yes, not clas.h.i.+ng against Candle Dragon on this floor is a wise and tactical decision, hehe.”
”But of course, did you forget who's the one coming up with all these strategies?”
”Hmph. Be careful not to boast too much!”
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With me, Chaos Moon and High Fighting Spirits as the focal point, our hundred-man party ravaged the Spitfire Balrogs at a rocky area. We only fought three mobs at a time, so we were never in danger of dying. Moreover, Martial G.o.d boosted everyone's Attack by 140%, so even our mages and priests were able to kick a.s.s from time to time, to say nothing of the three of us. The Spitfire Balrogs were almost no challenge at all.
Meanwhile, everyone was chatting inside the guild channel—
Xu Yang: ”G.o.d d.a.m.n, Candle Dragon just started the boss, and their numbers are huge! There are almost 3000 of them in Fire Dragon Domain, and they sent 2000 players to intercept Warsky Alliance, Hegemon Palace, and G.o.ds of Destruction, and yet they still have 1000 players and Candlelight Shadow to send for the boss... hahaha, interesting! Apparently Candlelight Shadow marked Dominating Heaven Blade with Ghost G.o.d Prophecy not long ago, and the poor guy only has two minutes left to live now. The entire G.o.ds of Destruction are charging Candle Dragon like mad, but I doubt they'll be able to do anything…”
Li Chengfeng: ”Phew. Now that you mention it, I'm surprised Candlelight Shadow didn't wreck us with his Ghost G.o.d Prophecy when we fought him earlier…”
Chaos Moon: ”You think he didn't want to? I heard that Candlelight Shadow already used Ghost G.o.d Prophecy when he was on the B2 floor. His target was Wei-Jin North-South Dynasties, the guild leader of one of the Top 10 guilds of Vanished G.o.d City, Hunting Moon Dynasty. Apparently, Candlelight Shadow claimed that he would only use Ghost G.o.d Prophecy on guild leaders and vice leaders, meaning that the only reason you're still alive is because you're not worthy of the skill…”
Li Chengfeng: ”I'm not worthy? d.a.m.n, that hurts…”
Gui Guzi: ”Heh, I just received news that Luo River G.o.d of the Capital and Purple Lily had made an appearance. They might attack Candle Dragon and s.n.a.t.c.h the boss at any moment. This sure is a lively floor. I don't know if Snowy Cathaya is planning to join them, but if they do, then this truly will be the meeting of heroes.”
He Yi: ”Oh? Beauty Luo is there too?”
Gui Guzi: ”Yep. Luo River G.o.d of the Capital is such an amazing expert. Not only is her arena ranking ridiculously high, she is supported by a powerful and gorgeous a.s.sa.s.sin, Moonkiss. Tsk tsk, the legend of Purple Lily is practically writing itself in my head…”