Chapter 78 EXP Gem (2/2)
Lin Jie wielded both swords as if firing accurately from the best fire gun. Every attack landed spot-on on the soft heart of the Son of Solar Flare!
It was a risk for a Berserker to use combo attacks—one careless mistake, and they would die. However, the gains to be made from combo attacks were huge. In just a short span of three seconds, Lin Jie's Attack Power increased by 100 points! He felt awesome when the huge damage points kept appearing on top of the monster's head.
”Die!”
With a shout, the health bar of the Son of Solar Flare was finally depleted.
The Son of Solar Flare dropped down to the ground, and its body turned to ashes… Nothing was spawned.
Lin Jie creased his forehead. Though he understood that the probability of getting the EXP Gem was minor, it still felt unpleasant to see nothing being spawned out by a monster when it died.
Following the death of the Son of Solar Flare, the Light Elements lost their source of life and also vanished into dust.
The System Column began to refresh itself, and every Light Element brought down awarded the players with 1 EXP point…
They left the dungeon and waited for it to reset again. The three of them also received a notification: 'Congratulations on the first clear of The Dark Side of the Sun dungeon. You are rewarded with the City of Light Reputation 10 points, 5 silver coins, and 1,500 EXP points.'
The first clear rewards of a non-worldwide dungeon were just so-so.
”Continue,” said Lin Jie. When the dungeon was refreshed again, the trio entered it for the second time.
This time round, they were more efficient. Xiao Li Vibrator set up all Snake Traps inside the dungeon. When about 400 plus Light Elements were produced, 200 plus poisonous snakes crawled out fervently from the traps and attack them—in fact, their attacks were even higher than Lin Jie who activated Death Rage and used combo attacks.
They farmed The Dark Side of the Sun dungeon for the subsequent three hours.
Lin Jie was getting more used to dealing with combo attacks, yet the maximum combo he could do was just at 5! This was because when a critical point was hit, the critical point of the target would change to another location. For example, if one stabbed into his target's eyes, once the target was blinded, he would have no use for his eyes anymore. As such, attacking the eyes area would be a waste of time—one should focus on attacking the lower body of the target now instead.
This logic could be applied to Elemental Creatures. It would be harder to find the changed critical points if it was a human or another animal.
After three hours of attacking the dungeon, the trio was tired beyond words.
”I can't stand it anymore…” grumbled Xiao Li Vibrator in a low voice. ”I need to go back to the city to replenish some poisonous snakes, or else I won't be able to set up the traps.”
Bu Yi drank some water, and asked, ”Do we continue then?”
Lin Jie shook his head. ”Forget it, let's stop.”
'The attack strategy given by the fellow in my previous life must have gone wrong somewhere! Definitely! Or else… could it be that I was really that unlucky?'
After determinedly eliminating the latter option which he believed was totally not true at all, Lin Jie was only left with one option—the attack strategy provided by Messy Afterimages was wrong!
The Son of Solar Flare was the spot on the Sun, and it could produce Light Elements… coupled with the name 'The Dark Side of the Sun'…
Lin Jie felt he was close to the answer.
”Fu Sheng, I am leaving first. Just call me if you need me.” Bu Yi waved her hands politely and tore the returning scroll.
He was now left with the last 30 Lizard's Eyes.
'Last try!'
Xiao Li Vibrator could not help but exclaim in amazement when he saw Lin Jie re-enter the dungeon. 'This Bro's stamina is pro… it's a pity it was not used for that purpose, heh…'
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Lin Jie stood with his weapons in front of the Son of Solar Flare after he entered the dungeon again.
After one minute, the first Light Element was produced. He sliced it effortlessly.
If one took the Son of Solar Flare as an NPC, the Light Elements which could give off light would be its nemesis. Since then, what would happen if one killed off all the Light Elements?
The attack strategy provided by Messy Afterimages In Lin Jie's previous life had led players to a perception: the target to be killed in The Dark Side of the Sun was the Son of Solar Flare. To be honest, it made sense for players to direct their attacks at this Boss, as it could produce offsprings infinitely if not killed too.
The first Light Element did not spawn any item.
The second Light Element did not spawn any item.
The third… the fourth…
Lin Jie killed the Light Elements patiently, while he thought of another important manner, 'It's definitely not enough to take on the dungeon War of Light just with Netherblue's team. A stronger team needs to be built.'
A five-person team was definitely not enough. It would require at least 10, or even 20 people!
At the current stage of the game, many of the experts in his previous life were still not as powerful yet. Those that had shown their abilities were poached by the various guilds. If he wanted to build a dagger squad, he would need to make a breakthrough somehow!
Time passed silently. With the death of the 100th Light Element, a smooth and rounded stone was left behind after its body dissipated into the air. Light radiated off from the stone's smooth surface, but its attributes seemed to be hidden.
”Could it be…?” Lin Jie began to feel excited.
He picked up the gem in anticipation. The EXP Gem gleamed slightly and showed off some sparks. It was sealed!
”Requires Light Elements' Souls: 0/1000.
Requires Son of Solar Flare's soul: 0/1.”
'So, this is the reason!' Lin Jie was elated! He quickly stored the sealed EXP Gem away in his backpack and started wielding Broken Blade more enthusiastically.
With the death of every Light Element, the rounded gem seemed to change a bit, and the size of the Son of Solar Flare got smaller. Following the death of the 1,000th Light Element, the Son of Solar Flare gave off a soft cry and transformed itself into light rays, which was absorbed by the gem.
EXP Gem: Special item. It will take effect the moment you put it in your backpack. It increases 15% of the EXP points you received.
'15%!' Lin Jie's eyes widened in surprise. Would all Exp Gem provide such high increases?
'No, the one Messy Afterimages got only added on 8% of the EXP points he got. The one that I am holding now has double the effect!'
'In my previous life, I remembered that Messy Afterimages hoarded the Grade Level board for years as he had the stone. Now, it's my turn!'