Chapter 181 – A Good Moun (1/2)
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“What do you want then?” MarchingSledgehammer asked helplessly. Surrounded by this terrifying herd of people, the members of his squad had quickly lost all will to fight. They tried to avoid fighting as much as possible because, at this point, every level was hard to gain.
“Answer our questions, and we’ll let you go,” Fatty said as he approached them. “How long have you been here?”
“A week.”
“This is your first time?”
“Second time. Our group was massacred by a boss the first time.”
“What have you found?”
“Nothing.”
“Have you met other people?”
“Yes. We encountered two random squads. Their levels weren’t high, so we killed them.”
Fatty threw out a string of rapid questions, giving MarchingSledgehammer no time to think; and, he replied in a clear-cut manner. Evidently, he wasn’t lying.
Exchanging glances with his comrades, Fatty nodded. “You guys are free to go.”
All the members of Heavy Hammer heaved a sigh of relief, “Whew!” While they could respawn after death, no one liked losing a level for no reason. They quickly used Recall Scrolls to retreat while the two unlucky guys who were pulling the monsters’ aggro immediately died for a free return trip.
With Purple Bell as the party’s highest level at 39 and Fatty as their lowest at 36 already, the Gold bosses wouldn't pose a threat to their party. “Let’s take care of these two first.”
Skeletal Dragon
Gold Boss
Level: 50
Attack: 130 – 155
Defense: 140
Skills: Tear, Tailwhip, Jolt
Notes: After death, the Earth Dragon’s corpse became a Skeletal Dragon. With high defense, robust HP, and sharp attacks, its only shortcoming is the inability to use magic. Nonetheless, its magic defense is quite high.
Skeletal Mammoth
Gold Boss
Level: 50
Attack: 135 – 155
Defense: 135
Skills: Trample, Crash, Collide
Notes: After death, the Mammoth’s corpse became a Skeletal Mammoth. With a massive body and dense, hard bones, it’s a very ferocious monster. Although it cannot use magic, its magic defense is quite high.
Despite the “dragon” in the Skeletal Dragon’s name, its power was only a bit higher than a boss monster of the same rank. The creature’s only strengths were its high defense and high max health. It had no magic attack, and its physical attack was only about mid-level.
The Skeletal Mammoth wasn’t any smaller than its friend. Its two tusks were about five to six meters long, appearing ferocious indeed.
One movement from either of these two was enough to set the earth trembling for a long while.
The Fat Squad quickly split into two small teams, each to deal with a monster. Of course, only experts like them would dare do it this way when faced with Gold-tier bosses. “Let’s see which team is quicker. The losers treat the winners to a meal!” Fatty shouted and flung himself toward the Skeletal Dragon.
All of the players dealing with the dragon were rogues. While their fighting technique wasn’t as beautiful as that of the other team (who released all kinds of colorful skills), all fourteen rogues attacking at once still had an imposing and solemn air.
“All together now! Deadly Poison!” The fourteen rogues didn’t vary much in strength, but each had their own approach to attacking: Some directly charged in; some flanked around back; yet others even leaped into the battle, hoping to ride the creature’s back.
“This would make a good mount.” Seeing HeadofGod sliding along the Skeletal Dragon’s spine, Fatty’s eyes shone. He caressed the Brutal Saddle in his inventory.
To the massive Skeletal Dragon, the attacks of fourteen rogues were the same as fourteen mice toying with a cat. The result was a cat furious from all this teasing.
Bang! Bang! Bang! After fourteen Deadly Poisons, someone’s luck seemed to explode as the poison finally took hold. The toxin dyed the dragon’s bones green. In a few seconds, its health dropped by 10%.
“Hah! I knew it! I’m the one with the best personality here!” bragged TheFugitive as he’d been the lucky one to successfully poison the creature.
Roaaah! The dragon opened its mouth and bellowed soundlessly, then wheeled around. The over five-meter-long tail swept out, creating chaos in its wake and razing the ground flat.
HeadofGod was quite unlucky. He’d previously fallen from the dragon’s back and hadn’t steadied himself when the boss nearly trampled him when it turned. “Ouch!” Having no time to run, he hunched up and slid through a gap between the ribs. Once there, he simply stayed and drummed at the bones.
Roargh… Roargh… The Skeletal Dragon shook its body with all its might, wanting to fling the guy off. However, HeadofGod had settled in tightly and refused to budge.
“Haha, come join in, everybody!” LeftHandofGod crouched and slipped inside as well.