Chapter 93 - Manticore (1/2)

Chapter 93 - Manticore

Nie Yan and the others walked along the trail that cut through the marsh and advanced south As dusk encroached, the scenery around therew darker They encountered few players enroute to the dungeon, so much of the journey was uneventful and even somewhat bleak

After several minutes, Nie Yan and company arrived at a checkpoint in the middle of the trail Just ahead were tatchtowers, one erected on each side of the path, and stationed in each of theuard

“Beyond this point is the King Manticore’s territory This is a forbidden area, so please turn back,” one of the guards called out

“We’re adventures ish to proceed to Ag Manticore and retrieve its eye in order to treat Mayor Monda’s poison,” Nie Yan replied in a tone that was standard for advancing the quest

“So it was like this… Brave adventures, the King Manticore is a dangerous and vile creature I advise you to bring iteuard “The mayor’s life is at stake, so I hope your uards allowed Nie Yan and the rest of the team to pass

As soon as he stepped past the watchtowers, the entire team was transported inside the instance

On arrival, an intense stench of blood and decay assaulted their noses as it freely per; so only skeletal remains behind The te the atlooeon was noticeably different frons of death could be seen everywhere across this long stretch of marsh

Ahead of Nie Yan and the teaathered in prides, so their dens often contained ten to several dozen individuals So prey, and others stayed behind to rear the young Prides were headed by an Alpha Manticore, a Leader-class monster, while the rest of the pride consisted of fe the head and body of a lion and a scorpion's poisonous tail If struck by the stinger at the end of their tails, the player would become poisoned and lose a certain amount of health each second Furthermore, there was also a chance of paralysis Therefore, if the player didn’t bring Anti-Paralysis Potions, they would end up ful effect

For the hters made sure to cure their paralysis as soon they were inflicted with it, no problems should arise

“How many Manticores do you think are in that den?”

“I already investigated They number around sixteen,” Nie Yan replied Since he was already at the front of the group, he had taken the initiative to survey their surroundings

“Sixteen!? Oh my God!”

“When we ran it on Easy or Norroup of five or six…”

All of the team h health, were notoriously difficult to deal with This held even truer for the Alpha Manticore as several times more powerful than their normal counterparts Even on lower difficulties, they often faced great peril whenever they encountered a group of five or six Manticores If they were careless for even a moment, their team would end up surrounded and killed

Yet that den had sixteen of them! Even if they had received a ten percent stat boost, it was still impossible for them to deal with so ht to examine the pride

Alpha Manticore (Leader): Level 3

Health: 1830/1830