Chapter 226: Ghost Formation (1/2)
A few more dead Gargoyles later, I noticed that the huge statue at the end of the second floor seemed to be an armored warrior holding a really long weapon sealed in stone. I wondered what kind of weapon it was. I knew one thing for sure though. No matter what it was, this boss was in no way inferior to the first floor’s Golden-armored Devil Beetle!
The cogs in my head turned. If I wanted to see the boss’s level and stats, I would have to lure it over. But to do that, I’d have to break open the stone layer on its body. The moment the boss broke out, it would undoubtedly use its attack skill. It’d be ugly if I got instantly one-shot.
I had to leave things like that to a cannon fodder!
My mind made up, I immediately looked behind me. The little skeleton instantly turned away while the Dark Wasp flapped its wings. It looked at me excitedly, like a dog wagging its tail.
I pointed a finger. “You, then. Go, Little White Rabbit!”
My Dark Wasp took off, buzzing, and jabbed the huge stone statue three times with its stinger. Three huge misses flew up. These stupid things were immune to attacks when they were still stone.
Due to the Dark Wasp’s attack, the boss was instantly aggroed. The floor in the hall started trembling and dust fell from overhead. The layer of stone on the boss began to crack and fall off, exposing its pitch-black metal armor. The boss moved its hand, crushing the stone on his weapon into fine powder. It was actually a blood-red hooked spear!
This kind of weapon was cooler than most. It had to have huge attack power, and the hooked part brought along additional utility to it, making it an ace weapon for knight-type classes!
I tightened my grip on the Purgatory Sword but remained calm. If that weapon drops after I kill him, I’ll be rich!
I locked my gaze on the boss, its stats appearing before me 3 seconds later—
Gargoyle King (Dark Gold Rank Boss)
Level: 78
Attack: 850~975
Defense: 800
HP: 165000
Skills: Petrifying Attack, Ironclad Armor, Ghost Formation
Properties: Critical rate increased by 20%
Introduction: The Gargoyle King was once the prince of a small duchy on the Heavenblessed Continent. After experiencing the mayhem of the Night Creatures, the duchy was enslaved. Its brave warriors were killed, refined into stone statues while its pitiful prince was enslaved by an evil undead mage, eventually becoming the Gargoyle King. He, whose soul has been consumed by anger and thoughts of revenge, had become a powerful existence in the Devil Sealing Tower.
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As expected, his stats really were much higher than the Golden-armored Devil Beetle’s. Especially those skills, each sounded cooler than the last! He even had a 20% critical rate boost. I had to be careful when fighting this boss. Even a single moment of carelessness could spell my doom!
The Gargoyle King had a mighty presence. When he saw the light of day again, he waved his hooked spear and yelled, “Damned humans, you dare trespass on my territory? You seek death!”
The spear suddenly shot out and stabbed onto the Dark Wasp’s head with a two hit combo!
1784!
1428!
My poor Dark Wasp only had 2650 HP so it was doomed. I could only hear its cry as it got one-shot!
I raised my Purgatory Sword and growled, “Let’s go, Xinran!”
Ding!
System Notice: “Deterrence” has successfully activated, lowering Gargoyle King’s stats by 15%!
Tsk tsk. Deterrence activated! Very good. The chances of me killing this boss have increased. I love undead monsters!
Swhoosh!
As soon as I buffed myself with Wild Roar I activated Charge, instantly arriving before the Gargoyle King. My stun succeeded, and I began executing my Ice Ray + Slayer Slash combo!
Deterrence’s aura was visible beneath my feet. A dense frost aura formed on the tip of the Purgatory Sword as it heavily struck the boss on the head. The Purgatory Sword then glowed green as a Rank 7 Slayer Slash sliced down! There was almost no pause between my attacks.
2458!
2109!
Fuck, what a letdown! I checked out the boss again and saw that he glowed with a steel sheen. It was actually that Ironclad Armor skill. It could increase its Defense by 17%. No wonder I only deal this little damage even with my spectacular Purgatory Sword. This boss’s Defense was way higher than the Golden-armored Devil Beetle!
But it was still fine since I had broken through its Defense anyway. What tragedy would it be if I dealt double-digit damage, or see just a single digit!
Frost completely covered the Gargoyle King’s body. Its movement speed had been reduced by Icy Ray. Instantly enraged, its spear swept over with the miserable wails of ghosts concentrated on its head. An attack skill!
I reflexively raised my left arm to block it and bent backward like a bow stretched taut, going into the Guard stance!
Ding!
The defensive blue light barrier formed around my body and my Guard was a success!
372!
Not bad, considering the fact that I would've taken at least 1000 damage otherwise.
Before I even had time to feel happy about it, I suddenly realized that I couldn't move my body. Cracking sounds came from my legs as a layer of stone covered them. Petrification?!
Beep!
Combat Log: Gargoyle King used “Petrifying Attack”, dealing 372 damage. You have been petrified, Defense increased by 100% and cannot move for 5 seconds!
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Fuck, I got petrified. So OP!