Chapter 340: Windchaser (2/2)
The Windchaser stopped the cursing and fell dispiritedly to the grass.
……
This was my chance!
I stepped decisively out of the forest in front of this NPC adventurer team and said, ”Everyone, I am an adventurer from Sky City, and once stayed in Floating Ice City. How can I help you?”
I immediately showed my title—Purgatory Thunder. This amazing title should be able to deter them slightly?
Jon the Windchaser's eyes lit up. He said, ”You are a warrior from Sky City? Haha, great, with your help, we should be able to complete this quest...”
”Oh, what quest?”
The Windchaser's expression dimmed. He said, ”In Floating Ice City, there is an important noble with nearly 20% of the country's land. He possesses his own army. He is called Lord Arthas, and he is Princess Karinshan's distant cousin. After Princess Karinshan took the regency, Arthas has been blocking her with all kinds of excuses and requested Princess Karinshan to give him Fort Iron Bull. Her Highness could only keep pushing it off…”
The assassin was furious and said, ”Her Highness Karinshan is only wary of Arthas’s army. He commands too many corps. If not for the army, Her Highness would have cut off Arthas’s head for treason and hung it on Floating Ice City's gates.”
The Windchaser nodded. ”Pity, Her Highness Karinshan cannot act by herself. She would fall into a trap and be criticized.”
I took a deep breath and said, ”Let's speak of the present. How can I help you?”
The Windchaser said, ”Her Highness Karinshan has given a call to fight traitors. She plans to attack the Night Creature army near Fort Iron Bull. But Arthas, despite his strong military influence, lied that he has fallen ill and cannot participate. He said he can only heal with 100 Armored Rhino Hearts. So, as Her Highness's subordinates, we could only come here and fight with those terrifying Armored Rhinos ...”
The assassin wore a terrified look. ”The Armored Rhinos are so strong that we cannot win. The monsters of Dragonbone Mountain have grown stronger. I fear even Her Highness hasn't thought that this place would have developed so much...”
I immediately realized. These NPCs were only normal elite NPCs, and the strongest was Level 95. The Armored Rhinos were Level 112 elites. One against five was not too hard, especially with skills like Charge and War Stampede. It may be possible to kill these Level 95 NPCs instantly.
So I nodded. ”Leave this to me. I’ll gather the hearts for you!”
”Oh! Thank you very much, young warrior!”
The Windchaser looked at me, admiration clear within his eyes. ”Sky City truly is the east’s fortress. Even their young warriors are so amazing!!”
Ding~!
System Notice: You accepted the quest [Hearts of the Armored Rhinos]! (Current Quest Rank: S-)
Description: Gather 100 Armored Rhino Hearts to give to Jon the Windchaser. You will be generously rewarded. But be careful. The Armored Rhinos are very strong, and have become a nightmare for adventurers!
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Okay, time to get to work. I’d killed Armored Rhinos before. They were nightmares to the NPCs, but for me, they were just a beautiful dream that let me farm EXP, quest reward, and skins for Yamete. What a boon to find a quest here!
I summoned the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf to keep making the lives of the Armored Rhinos miserable. This time, I changed the attack order. I would first use the Dragon Slaying Slash from a distance. After three Dragon Slaying Slashes, the Armored Rhino would charge me. I would then use Thunderous Charge for a 5-second stun, and swing my sword around before retreating and using another Dragon Slaying Slash. I could basically kill it without taking any damage. The maneuver would use about 30% of my MP, so every 3 monsters I would have to use a Rank 6 Magic Consumable. It was nothing. With its cooldown, it could keep me full at all times.
”Argh argh...”
Another Armored Rhino fell to the ground, dead. I charged forward and rolled the corpse. No quest item had dropped. I used the Purgatory Sword to cut open the rhino’s chest. Immediately, all kinds of organs surged out, and the smell of grass assaulted my nostrils. In the chest, I found a heart that just stopped beating and plucked it out. As expected, this was the heart of the Armored Rhino, the quest item I needed!
I threw it into my bag and continued to kill. I had so many more to kill!
No matter, I’ll kill until six at night, finish the quest, and then go eat!
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Time slowly passed, and the Armored Rhinos kept dying under my Purgatory Sword. With my mechanics and speed, I faced no pressure even if I lured 2 or 3 rhinos at a time. Dragon Slaying Slash proved to be a powerful long-range skill. Being able to attack from a distance while moving made me feel the advantage mages and archers enjoyed while grinding.
I fought for more than two hours until it was nearly six. I had long gotten the necessary number of quest items. I’d gathered 600 Armored Rhino Hearts, much more than the quest entailed!
Whoosh!