Chapter 76 - Reaching the City - 2 (2/2)
Requirement: Endurance:15;
Strength +6;
Set effects: Set contains 4 pieces, helm, gloves, boots and chest armor.
2 piece set effect: Endurance +12%;
4 piece set effect: Intimidating roar: A shout which puts all enemies in range of 5 meters in a state of fear for 4 seconds; Cooldown: 3 minutes;
Durability: 25/25;
[Lion's pride boots] (BlackIron boots)
Level 8;
Requirement: Endurance: 15;
Strength +5;
Set effects: Set contains 4 pieces, helm, gloves, boots and chest armor.
2 piece set effect: Endurance +12%;
4 piece set effect: Intimidating roar: A shout which puts all enemies in range of 5 meters in a state of fear for 4 seconds; Cooldown: 3 minutes;
Durability: 25/25;
[Leopard skin armor] (BlackIron armor)
Level 8;
Requirement: Endurance: 10;
Strength +5; Vitality +2;
Set effects: Set contains 4 pieces, helm, gloves, boots and chest armor.
2 piece set effect: Endurance +12%;
4 piece set effect: Intimidating roar: A shout which puts all enemies in range of 5 meters in a state of fear for 4 seconds; Cooldown: 3 minutes;
Durability: 25/25;
With over 20 lionesses dead, they had managed to get multiple pieces of the set except for the helm. Shadow heard a rumor that the headgear of the set would only drop from lions, but he didn't actually know if it was true or not. It was a minor thing and would be revealed in a few moments, so he really didn't care.
”The lions are out, and it might change the difficulty of the fight. I will try to lure them again, but if the lions follow me, I will take the lion away from you. After that it is your responsibility to clear any lionesses that are behind me,” said Shadow as he went to lure a few more monsters.
This time instead of attacking a lioness or a cub, he went behind a lion in stealth used cheap shot on it. Due to the level-difference between them, the lion stumbled back a few feet and would definitely be stunned for more than 4 seconds.
Seeing its companion attacked the other lion immediately ran after Shadow. A few of the lionesses also followed. Shadow controlled his speed so that he was fast enough for the lion to follow but the lionesses would lose him. The other lion was stunned and didn't follow him.
Shadow soon led the lion to the team where the entire team started to attack a single lion. Even though it is an elite level 9 monster, it couldn't escape nor put up a fight against 12 players and was easily killed in 15 seconds.
With over 20 lioness and a lion dead, the remaining weren't much of a challenge. Moreover, they needed to only take down the lion. Without the leader of the lionesses, these monsters wouldn't come as reinforcements at the entrance of the city.
So, Shadow went into stealth and used cheap shot against the lion which was the signal for the others to attack. As the rest of the team attacked Shadow began to beat up the lionesses to get their aggro onto him. With most of their focus of the 11 players on the lion, it didn't have much of a chance to escape and succ.u.mbed to their damage within the minute.
It was during the fight they realized that the rate of damage Shadow dealt was a lot above them. It wasn't just the high attribute and level-difference, he had the technique to injure and inflict high damage by striking vital points and causing bleed effect.
As the lion fell down, the rest of the lionesses immediately scattered away from the cave. It was the same behavior as the monkeys in response to their leader's death. If not for Shadow already telling his team that this would probably happen, and they would need to block a few lionesses before they scattered, they would have lost the experience provided by the monsters deaths.
The lion also gave out the Lion's pride set headgear finally completing the set. It was decided that Tetsujin would be wearing that temporarily and later they can sell it. Rudra being a berserker could also use the strength increase from the set, but leather armor would have low defence and he didn't want to sacrifice his defence for strength completely. He also didn't like the headgear which had a mane like that of a lion.
After they killed all the monsters, they could a few cubs remained, but no one could actually use tame skill on them. Without the option, they just marked the location to see if they would still be there after they reached the city. There was a high chance that they could get the tame skill in the city market. Shadow already knew that once the reached level 10, the city would have pet shops where they would sell the skill. A lion cub if grown properly would be a great pet.
With the lions cleared, they only had to reach the city and kill the boss monster which would always be a different species. One could only guess. It was always different for different groups even in the same village. But it wouldn't be above level 10, and it could be killed by them if they properly coordinate.
But there was another problem. Though he was at level 12 and he hardly received any experience. He selected equal allocation for all the 12 members of the group, but they were still at level 9. He couldn't really promote them to level 10 if he directly moved towards the city.
Moreover, he had only an hour left. So, he decided to let them kill a few more beasts in the forest before they walked along the path to the city. He also messaged Robert to inform Lucius that he is in a business activity and might be delayed by 15 to 20 minutes. This was true as the workshop could actually be considered his business. This would gain him another hour in the game.
But Robert's reply was much more confusing to him. ”Lucius already told me that you have a meeting with the Patriarch,” replied Robert. ”Lucius know about it. Don't worry, take your time with it. If Winston has a meeting with you, Lucius wouldn't hold it against you.”
”Grandpa has a meeting with me?” thought Balthazar in shock. He immediately checked his email from the console and found that Winston indeed scheduled a meeting with him and sent a mail to approve it. Apart from that, he found that he received another mail from Sophia.
This one was much more confusing. Sophia told him in the mail that she was appointed as the Colonel at the PK-170-B base. The confusing part was she also told that it was decided that Brixton would continue as the Brigadier General and from her contacts in the military headquarters, she heard that Balthazar would be a colonel of a special unit directly under Lieutenant General Xander Drake. It was also confirmed by Rodrigo Banderas according to her.
Xander Drake was one of Rodrigo's friends. He was the one that took over Rodrigo's position after his retirement. He had the reputation of being an exceeding aggressive in his plans for the military. His fame was so high that some higher authorities frequently thought that they should have let Rodrigo continue as his successor was much tougher to deal with.