Chapter 224: Golden-armored Devil Beetle (1/2)
Crack!
The Purgatory Sword cut through the head of a Devil Beetle. Beside me, little skeleton Xinran was paralyzed, standing still. Suddenly, my arm felt cold as my Outstanding weapon skill procced!
Whoosh!
A bloody sword energy exploded, ignoring my cooldowns and dealing another powerful attack right after !
3764!
Accompanied by hissing screams, the Devil Beetle fell down, dropping a 71 Quality Big Magic Stone. I didn’t pick it up of course, it wasn’t worth much.
I looked at the time. More than an hour had passed, and there were innumerable Devil Beetles who had fallen under my Purgatory Sword.
I continued to advance. There were hidden doors everywhere in the dim Devil Sealing Tower. All of them had paper seals stuck to them. Under the night wind, the paper seals would sway slightly. The scene was quiet, but terrifyingly foreboding.
Whoosh whoosh...
A different sound suddenly came from ahead. I looked closely and found a shadow-like ghost, with bloody eyes and lowly wailing.
I was shocked. Is this the second monster of the Devil Sealing Tower?
Soul of Vengeance (Elite)
Level: 75
Magic Attack: 620~700
Defense: 500
HP: 12000
Skill: Ghost Fireball, Fearful Wail
Properties: 25% immunity to all damage
Introduction: A soul of vengeance, once an elite human fighter. These brave knights had fallen here. Since their king didn’t acknowledge their honor, their souls couldn’t pass to the other side, unreconciled, wailing in sorrow. Eventually, they turned into devils themselves, and became the guardians of this floor of the Devil Sealing Tower.
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Magic monster. It had 700 Magic Attack. Not low by any means, even more so against an armored class like me. Currently, I had nothing to fear from physical monsters, as they could rarely break through my Defense provided they were at a similar level. However, Magic Attack was different. Since magic was 100% more effective versus heavy armor, its damage would be doubled, and have no problem piercing my Magic Resist!
On the battlefield, melee players were the main frontliners, leading the charge, ferocious and invincible. Mages however were their bane. Under the onslaught of several high-level mages, trapped within a chaotic world of fire and ice, those who survived would join the annals of history as heroes. Others would be forgotten, with nothing but bones left!
I looked around. There was only one Soul of Vengeance. It could be killed!
I locked on and started a Charge!
Whoosh!
I immediately reached the Soul of Vengeance and swept with the Purgatory Sword. I used a Pardon + Desperate Gambit combo to start!
MISS!
5728!
However, I still thought the damage was strangely low. After thinking about it, I found the reason!
I roared into the air. The Wild Roar skill activated. The buff icon of Wild Roar flashed again. No wonder Pardon + Desperate Gambit could only deal 5000+ damage. My super 15% buff had expired.
Having buffed myself, I charged again, this time a basic attack shaving off 3000 HP from the Soul of Vengeance. So sharp!
Half of my equipment was already of the Dark Gold grade, and I had an Outstanding weapon. My attack power was extraordinary as expected. If it was so against Level 75 elite monsters like the Soul of Vengeance, it would be the same against mages. I guessed that even top-tier casters like Dominating Mage God would crumble under one blow of my Purgatory Sword, and die in the second!
At this stage of the game, I was at an advantage. Presently, mages did not have life-saving skills like Blink and Freeze. Thus, when warriors fought mages, they had an advantage. Of course, 99.99% of melee class players did not have the Charge skill and would have a difficult time fighting mages. Mages with good mechanics would not allow you to get close, and use a string of ice spells to freeze you to death!
At this time, the little skeleton charged forward and thrust its blood-red spear. The weapon’s tip flashing, it burrowed into the Soul of Vengeance, decisively putting an end to his battle!
”My king, this vassal is dead, honor is my life!” the Soul of Vengeance shouted and slowly fell down.
The shadowy figure faded into a human knight's body. However, it was extremely rotten. Strictly speaking, this was the body of an undead knight.
I thought back to the monster's words. Honor is my life. I suddenly thought of myself. In my case, gold was my life! In this fickle era, one had to stay true to their heart. I had to guard precious things around me, and then push Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls onto the throne. Then, I could start my revenge campaign against Candle Dragon!
I smiled faintly. In the China server, there were many people who swore to overthrow the Candle Dragon Guild. However, who had more confidence than me?
Never mind. I'll let Candlelight Shadow live a few more months in Dawn City. When the super cities open up in the future, the show will be on!
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I killed Souls of Vengeance along the way, working together with the little skeleton and the Dark Wasp. That basically didn’t leave any chances for the unreconciled souls to vent. Of course, their attack power was formidable. A Ghost Fireball could take 500 of my HP. Fortunately, the little skeleton's Soul Devouring Spear could disrupt casts. After a few engages, it learned, and would only act when the hostile Soul of Vengeance started to gather a fireball. It made the grind much easier, and me much safer.
Half an hour later, I had killed countless Souls of Vengeance. I opened the small map, and saw that I was in the last section of the Devil Sealing Tower’s first floor. Just a bit more and I would enter the second floor. As I reached that thought, what I had expected appeared in front of me. A boss monster!
This was a large golden insect covered in a golden carapace. Its wings vibrated like steel. It was curved slightly, and there was an enormous stinger coming out of its posterior. It looked extremely vicious. It looked like a stronger and gilded version of the Dark Wasp!
Golden-armored Devil Beetle (Gold Rank Boss)
Level: 75
Attack: 720~920
Defense: 700