Chapter 693: Killing Bears (2/2)
He Yi and I stayed close to Moonlight Stone while she dug her ores. She was a mage, so there was almost no chance she could survive if she was caught alone with a mob.
Two minutes later, Moonlight Stone finally finished her work and rose to her feet. Her face was rosy with excitement, ”Hoho, I got 3 stacks of Thorium in total! That’s 1500 RMB! What a jackpot!”
I replied with a joke. ”I demand a dividend!”
He Yi shot me a scornful glance. ”You have no shame…”
Murong Mingyue pointed her scepter to the front and said, ”Do you guys mind looking to the front before you talk about loot distribution? I think we pissed off the bear clan. Oh? There’s even a super large bear in the middle of the pack. Is it the boss?”
I glanced to the direction she was pointing, and true enough, an entire horde of bears had appeared on the open plain right outside the forest. They were all Level 170 to 172 ancient mobs, and at the very back, standing atop a big rock, was an exceptionally huge bear with cyan-colored fur and narrow eyes. It definitely looks like the king of the pack alright.
I activated Dark Pupils and performed a super long-range inspection. Yep, it was definitely the boss of the group, and its name was “Cyanlight Bear King”. Once again, we were made to realize just how valuable this map was. It was incredible how soon we ran into a boss already. In Heavenblessed, the best equipment basically dropped from bosses, and our party was strong enough to challenge even Heaven Rank bosses. Therefore, most bosses were just walking bags of wealth and experience to us!
”God damn, it sure has a lot of lackeys…”
I gripped the Cyan Netherworld Sword and said leisurely, ”Girls, it looks like we have to clear out the small fries first. Trust me, you do not want to get obstructed by the mobs while we fight against the boss.”
He Yi nodded in agreement and said, ”Lu Chen, your mount is faster, so you should be the one to aggro the mobs. Then we… actually, let’s find a choke point first. We’ll die if we get swarmed by the mobs…”
I laughed. ”No need, we have a bigger party this time. There’s you, me, the Ironwing Dragon, the Phantom Wolf King, my apparition and Beiming Xue’s Purgatory Thunder Beast. The six of us can easily surround sis, Beiming and Moonlight Stone and create a solid half-circle near the edge of the map. While I aggro the mobs, find a spot where the mountain is behind us and get into position. Also, stay alert. These are Level 172 ancient mobs. It’ll be embarrassing to get party-wiped here, right?”
He Yi chuckled. ”We know, so get going already. We’re not that noob…”
”Alright. See you in a jiffy!”
I spurred the Armored Ice Qilin Horse and galloped away. When I entered the mobs’ aggro range, they raised their heads and looked at me. Then, they started swiping at me with their big paws.
Thud thud thud...
My mount left behind deep marks on the ground as it galloped in between the trees and the rocks. We were able to zigzag away from their attacks and aggro them to maximum effect. It wasn’t long before an entire sea of bears started chasing after me, but they were so slow that they were unable to catch up to me at all. It was all they could do not to lose track of me.
Less than three minutes later, I returned to He Yi’s side and took my position. At the same time, I ordered my apparition to stand in front of Beiming Xue. For some reason, the dark archer wore a blissful look on her face as she leaned on the back of her fake big brother. Then, she drew her Dragonbone String and fired a devastating twelve-arrow Evil Spirit Volley at the incoming horde!
Boom boom boom!
The Evil Spirit Volley was imbued with a splash effect, so it detonated like missiles and dealt a ton of damage when it hit the mobs. I immediately followed up the attack with Burning Blade Slash where the crowd was the thickest, rocking their bodies and causing their HP to drop even further. In fact, the third strike of my Burning Blade Slash dealt close to 40k damage, a feat that was possible only when Martial God was active.
He Yi wore a serious look on her face as she launched five sword auras in front of her. Every hit of Purgatory of Ice and Magma dealt 18k damage or more, for a total of 100k damage by the time the animation ended. Moreover, her weapon had a splash effect, so the bears on the left side of our half-circle dropped from 100 to 0 just like that! They’ve actually been one-shot!
”Wow…”
Moonlight Stone’s mouth fell open. ”Sister He Yi is so amazing… she one-shot the mobs…”
Even I couldn’t help but feel a bit of envy. He Yi’s Purgatory of Ice and Magma was even stronger than my Burning Blade Slash!
Meanwhile, the Ironwing Dragon opened its mouth and fired a draconic breath, setting at least a dozen bears on fire. It was a gladdening sight. The Ironwing Dragon had finally picked up an AoE skill, adding much to Murong Mingyue’s DPS.
My Phantom Wolf King was even more impressive, of course. Purgatory Storm was deadly enough, but it also triggered Claw of the Storm non-stop and wreaked havoc in the ranks of Spiked Ironback Bears. I would be sad for the bears if I was on their side.
Moonlight Stone was also a major contributor of our firepower. Galaxy Storm and mages in general were just way too powerful, and with repeated casts, her DPS wasn’t too far behind Beiming Xue’s!
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Less than ten minutes later, almost 500 bears dropped dead. Everyone was bursting with happiness as our experience bars filled up considerably.
While we were sweeping the battlefield, Beiming Xue suddenly let out a scream, ”Wow, look at this!”
”What’s wrong, Beiming?”
I walked over and saw Beiming Xue holding up a ring with a dazed expression on her face.