Chapter 224: Golden-armored Devil Beetle (2/2)
HP: 150000
Skills: Paralysis Attack, Poison Spit
Properties: 100% immunity to magic damage
Properties: Defense +40%
Introduction: A poisonous insect that is born and lives in the dark. After millions of years of evolution, they eventually developed frightening offensive power, as well as venomous properties. The apex of their kind is the Golden-armored Devil Beetle. To prevent further evolution, court mages caught all the Devil Beetles and locked them in the Devil Sealing Tower. As the leader of its kind, the Golden-armored Devil Beetle became the ultimate ruler of the Devil Sealing Tower’s first floor. The insects ultimately became the guardians of the tower’s first floor.
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I looked at the boss's stats and was shocked inside. Fortunately, my class was a melee one. This boss was completely immune to magic! 100% immunity. If a mage had come instead, they would likely be crying. Also, it had a bonus of 40% Defense. All in all, its Defense was 980. In reality, only five people in the entire Floating Ice City could break through its Defense, and I was one of them!
Let’s begin!
I gazed at the little skeleton behind me and said, ”Xinran, I’m going first, you follow. Once the boss casts its paralyzing attack, you use the Soul Devouring Spear to disrupt the cast, okay?”
As I spoke, I patted the little skeleton's shoulder. ”Xinran, work hard~~”
The little skeleton looked up at me. All I could see under the helmet were her bloody eyes, riddled with confusion.
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I locked onto the boss and started a Charge!
Whoosh!
I immediately arrived at the target, my sword already risen high. I initiated with my strongest combo—Pardon + Desperate Gambit!
MISS!
3750!
As expected, the boss’s high stats diminished my damage by a lot. Fortunately, I could still break through its Defense. Thus, killing this Golden-armored Devil Beetle would not be a problem.
Though truth be told, it was just a Gold Rank Boss. I shouldn’t have any problems dealing with it on my own.
The Golden-armored Devil Beetle gave a sharp scream, its wings buzzing, its body curled and flying at me, trying to impale me with its stinger. The attack created a spray of sparks as it hit the Purgatory War Armor. I felt a slight pain but not much damage!
321!
As expected, the level disparity was not high, so even a Gold Rank Boss couldn’t damage me greatly!
I started a fierce barrage after this initial attack. The Purgatory Sword sliced the Golden-armored Devil Beetle's HP. The little skeleton chaotically ran around it, poking many holes in its body.
“Gulp!”
After killing for about a minute, I drank a health potion. The boss had lost about 25% HP. It appeared that I would be able to kill it in less than 5 minutes. I concluded that my stats were truly too high. I only used five Rank 6 Health Potions to defeat a Gold Rank boss, relying on my passive healing and Tenacity of the Dead to recover the rest. It saved me a lot of money!
A few more minutes passed. My killing blow pierced through the Golden-armored Devil Beetle, taking away the last thread of its HP. Done!
“Kee kee…”
The Golden-armored Devil Beetle died with a scream and dropped a huge pile of spoils!
I smiled. Very good. The battle was comfortable, no one could steal the items from me, and I didn’t have to worry about nearby assassins trying to ambush me. All of them would have been stung to death at the entrance. With 3 yards between the gate and the horde of Devil Beetle, I didn’t need to fear any assassin in Floating Ice City making it through. Not a single assassin had the ability to sneak past Level 75 Devil Beetles yet!
I flipped through the spoils. I threw the high-quality Phantasmal Magic Stones into my bag. There were also some items. I glanced at them, but they weren’t particularly impressive—
Venom Wristguards: Level 70 Silver-grade, Defense 100. Increases poison resistance by 1%
Gold Leather Hat: Level 70 Dark Steel-grade, Defense 55. Increases agility by 0.6%
Forest Dagger: Level 70 Silver-grade, Attack 75~90. Increases attack power by 1%.
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In conclusion, all three were trash items. If they were put at a stall, they would be a gem, but shameful if sent to the auction house. I felt extremely conflicted.
I was disappointed as I touched the boss's body again. Suddenly, my eyes lit up, and a dark gold ring appeared!
I’ve struck gold!
From the color, this was clearly Dark Gold–grade item. Theoretically, a Gold Rank boss should not drop Dark Gold–grade items but there were exceptions, about a 1% chance. High-level Dark Gold Rank bosses would also have a chance of dropping Gold-grade items. This time, I was just lucky!
I held the ring in my hand, and touched it. Immediately, my heart jumped, it was a dark gold equipment—
Paralysis Ring (Dark Gold–grade)
Strength: +50
Stamina: +45
Passive: Increases user's melee attack power by 7%
Properties: In melee combat, there is a 5% chance of paralyzing the enemy for 3 seconds
Level Requirement: 70
Class Requirement: Warrio