Chapter 105 - Caves of Lukriag - 4 (2/2)
”I always attack at vital points. So, even if such a thing was there, I wouldn't have enough data to even make any such kind of deductions,” said Shadow. It was a simple excuse which Merlin would have no reason to not believe as he had already given them a demonstration.
”Well, you are a freak and don't spend much time playing. So, you probably didn't realize, but any player at our level would sooner or later realize this. Just keep this to yourself. Even if you don't most would find it very hard to attack only vital points to use it. For the same reason, unless someone is interested in farming with the least effort, it wouldn't be easy to realize this,” explained Merlin.
”So, you are saying that me using the dynamites is causing us losses?” asked Shadow as if he didn't already know about it.
”It is a highly possible scenario. We can try a few more times and make sure if my hypothesis is right or wrong,” replied Merlin as he started walking towards the goblin's chest in the cage.
”If that is true that is going to cause a lot of problems, especially for mage players whose basic attacks are long distance,” said Grenadier Mage as he realized that it was going to be an extremely horrible thing for him.
For elementalists, a large number of their spells cause extra damage to the monsters. Burn damage, frost damage and all the rest would reduce the loot that they receive, if Merlin's hypothesis was true. Apart from that, many of the large-scale attacks would prove to be very inefficient in collecting resources. This would become real headache in taking down field bosses.
”That is partly true. But mage classes always had the advantage of being able to attack from a safe distance compared to others. It was the reason that a large number of players who had strong long-distance attacks are taken by guilds to defeat field bosses. Now, it became a bit harder, stress would be, put on accuracy and precision of our attacks. Moreover, you need to understand that in a game like this such precise attacks are also very hard for physical attacks. If one spends a second or two more to get a better attack, he might be seriously injured,” explained Merlin.
”I agree. A high amount of speed is required in real life for close combat. Else, one could be overwhelmed by the opponent's attacks,” said Shadow nodding his head.
”He is right. Except for freaks like him and other real-life experts in body training, the challenge is a bit too hard. If my hypothesis is true, we need to have a special kind of practice to hone our skills. It would be too hard to be successful in this game otherwise,” added Merlin.
”Let us first test the hypothesis. We can go to a lower leveled region like the BlackRock Town to check it out. Based on that we can have a further discussion later,” said Mob nodding at Merlin.
”I thought that we could make another attempt at the dungeon after this. Maybe the hell mode?” suggested Merlin as he considered the rewards for first clear much more valuable.
”We can check it first. If we are sure that it is true, we can make sure we get decent loot from the boss the next time,” suggested Mob.
”That is not..” started Merlin.
”Please. Even now, I am not at level 12 and would find it hard to make such precise attacks on the troll boss. It is not going to be an easy task, even if the hypothesis is true. I would rather repeat the dungeon and get more experience,” said Shadow.
”How about we first check the goblin's chest,” said Bitter Beast pointing at Merlin who was inserting the three keys in the keyholes of the chest in the cage. ”Please, let it be something useful.”
Merlin quickly opened the rectangular chest and there were three items in it. A crown, a sword and a potion recipe were visible in the chest. ”The crown goes to Mob, the sword, we can sell, the recipe is for a lesser potion of heightened perception.”
[Spirit Wreath] (Bronze Crown)
Level 10;
Requirement: Intelligence: 30;
Defence +5;
Intelligence +5;
Special Effect: Spirit Mode: Puts a person in a state of being able to perceive spirits faster. In this state, one would be able to cast all spirit skills including summons at double the speed. Duration: 10 seconds; Cooldown: 10 minutes;
Durability: 30/30;
[Bastard Sword] (Silver two-handed sword)
Level 10;
Attack Power +25;
Requirement: Strength 20; Endurance: 20;
Strength +4;
Special Effect: Heavy Strike: Grants a strong push back effect and double damage; Cooldown: 5 minutes.
Durability :30/30;
[Lesser Potion of Heightened Perception]
Increases the perception of a player enabling one to detect beings in stealth for a duration of 30 seconds.
Materials Required: Violet Poppies x 2, Horns of White Horn Deer x 2;