Chapter 63: Mainland Farming (1/2)
”See how easy it is? You only need 5 seconds to kill it. When you immobilize it, you just need to strike it at its weak point to kill it on the spot,” Avi explained casually as if it was nothing.
”Yeah… So easy…” Liu Ye muttered with a sigh, realizing how long his journey will be. The Abilities she just used were only available at the higher levels so even if he had the Elemental Point, he couldn't master any of those.
”You should master the Ice Pillar, Ice Spike, and all the throwing Abilities,” Avi advised as she walked back to him. ”With those small ass shards, you will only tickle your enemies.”
”Alright, I will try my best,” Liu Ye nodded and opened his profile. ”Give me one second.”
Now that he thought about it, the loss of experience wasn't that bad as at least he learned how the farming worked in the Mainland. It was actually split between the players depending on how much damage they did to the target. Maybe the game wanted to eliminate boosting entirely and force everyone to contribute but it wasn't really fair to the weakest players.
He was yet to discover if there was Party Bonus or even the Kill Steal Bonus but that wasn't hard to test.
”Avi, would you mind weakening the next Ice Bear and let me kill it this time?” Liu Ye suggested as he searched the field for another target yet he forgot about the incoming sarcastic comments though.
”Oh my, did I hurt your ego by killing it?” Avi asked while covering her smile with her palm. ”Come baby, I will help you get your first kill.”
”...”
He couldn't make it better no matter what he said so Liu Ye ignored it as he learned the Phase Change. He was tempted to Master higher damage ability first but he needed access to water in such an environment.
[Ding! You unlocked Phase Change.]
[Phase Change]
[Description: Ability to manipulate different phases of water. Player can for example transform water into ice or water vapor at will. Player can also manipulate every phase of water in the surroundings.]
[Cost: 1 MP per second]
”Are you okay? You are spacing out,” Avi questioned curiously as she waved her hand in front of his face. ”I was just teasing you. Don't be upset.”
”Don't worry, I'm not,” Liu Ye assured, forgetting the NPCs didn't see his profile. ”I was just having an enlightenment.”
He crouched and touched the snow to test his new ability. Sure enough, the snow melted instantly, creating a big puddle of water. He could do the same with his foot which turned out to be more convenient.
”Oh, wow, you learned the Phase Change so fast?” Avi questioned with her eyes widened and grabbed his cheek with a frown. ”Were you just playing with me earlier?”
”No, I told you. I was just enlightened and learned it,” Liu Ye explained as he escaped her and rushed towards the next Ice Bear. ”Let's go, we already wasted enough time.”
[Time Left: 16:30:35]
Liu Ye only had a bit over sixteen hours of grinding left. He had to make the best use of it and get ahead of others so they don't ever catch up to him. The last time he checked the rankings, many players were already nearing the level 15 barrier.
Avi swiftly caught up to him and suddenly stopped in front of him. ”Let's fly then!”
Her proposal was so unexpected but before he could do anything, Avi hugged him under his shoulders and stomped.
”Hold me tight!”
Her voice was the last thing he heard before a giant Ice Pillar catapulted them in the air. He wrapped his arms around her head just in time for her feet to burst with flames and prolong their flight.
”We are going to crash!” Liu Ye warned as he saw the hard ice getting closer but Avi simply burst with even more flames to slow them down.
They both crashed with a loud thud and slid on the ground with each other in their arms. She was underneath him so her soft body took the whole impact.
”Ouch, I didn't expect you to be so heavy…” Avi replied surprised before smiling as she hugged his head into her chest. ”But we landed in a nice position, don't you think?”
Roar!