Chapter 368: Demon-eyed Wolf (2/2)
The Barbaric War Boots of Heaven boosted my movement speed by 15%, so I was faster than all of the girls. Unfortunately, that meant having to run a short distance before stopping again and again to wait so that the girls could catch up to me. Painful 45 minutes later, we finally got out of Sky Forest and entered a fertile field. Nature was everywhere, and there were a lot less players in this area.
There were penta-colored butterflies flying across the field. They were Level 110 elite mobs with incredible attack power and a skill that charmed its target. It was no wonder that no one was grinding at this place. Not everyone could battle a Level 110 elite mob, and in this case it would probably take at least a 5-man party of Level 90 players to grind here safely.
Of course, we didn’t bother with the penta-colored butterflies because fighting them would just be a waste of time. We simply circled around the area and continued toward Fire Desert.
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A few minutes later, our surroundings grew more and more desolate. Finally, a heat wave blew against our faces, and a desert of seemingly infinite span appeared directly in front of us. The afternoon sunlight was murderously hot, and the sand could probably burn our skin if we touched it. I was more heat resistant than the others, so I wasn’t too bothered by the terrain. However, He Yi and Murong Mingyue—especially Murong Mingyue, since a priest’s robes had a lot of fabric—were so uncomfortable that they were sticking out their tongues and pulling up their skirts to avoid being cooked alive, unwittingly treating me to a show of their legs. Not everyone was as lucky as I was.
We continued moving forward until we got close to a bright red zone on the map. It was a high-level mob zone!
”Did you guys notice something?” He Yi said suddenly as if she just noticed something.
I turned around and asked, ”What’s wrong, Eve?”
”Our Satiety is dropping faster ever since we entered the Fire Desert. I was at 95% Satiety just a short while ago, and it’s 92% already. Even with full Satiety I don’t think we can last more than 3 hours or so...”
I nodded. ”Mn, I noticed it as well. But don’t worry, I bought a lot of Beef Patty before we came here. It should be enough to last us the whole grind.”
Murong Mingyue also echoed in agreement, ”I brought a lot of food with me as well.”
”You never drop the ball when it’s something that’s related to food!” He Yi huffed.
Suddenly, Beiming Xue pointed toward the front and said, ”Look, there are mobs right in front of us. It looks like a… wolf? But how can there be wolves in the desert?”
I walked closer to the mobs and confirmed Beiming Xue’s suspicion. It was a wolf-like creature with purple fur, and it growled lowly with its head dipped as it walked across the sand.
We went even closer, and its stats screen popped into our vision—
Demon-eyed Wolf (Elite)
Level: 115
Attack: 1140~1320
Defense: 900
HP: 28500
Skills: Bite, Demonic Gaze, Wild Roar
Introduction: The wandering spirits of the Fire Desert. The Demon-eyed Wolves are so powerful that no human adventurer had dared to venture into Fire Desert for almost a century.
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”A Level 115 elite mob, huh. It shouldn’t be too hard to kill.”
I smiled and raised my Heaven-stealing Sword. ”Wait here while I test the waters.”
”Got it.”
The girls didn’t even bother telling me to be careful because they knew that Level 115 elite mobs were just small fries to me now. Every time a player was promoted, they experienced a hidden stat boost. Although the numbers were hidden from the eyes of the players, there was a clear difference in power between a Level 99 third-promotion player and a Level 100 fourth-promotion player, something like a 20% difference in attack power at least. It was more than enough to tip the scales in favor of the fourth-promotion player most of the time.
I ran toward the mobs and zigzagged a couple of times through them. A while later, a dozen or so Demon-eyed Wolves were chasing after me. After glancing behind me and noting that the wolves were clumped up together, I turned around and fired a Thousand Ice Slash I!
Boom!
The Demon-eyed Wolves howled in pain as sand flew everywhere. Three of them were even frozen in ice for 5 seconds. Mn, Thousand Ice Slash really is an amazing skill!
That one hit dealt around 8000 damage or so to each Demon-eyed Wolf, and the ones at the center were almost dead thanks to the splash damage. I abruptly ran toward them and used War Crush!
”Roar roar roar…”
Seven or eight Demon-eyed Wolves died just like that.
Suddenly, I noticed that one of the Demon-eyed Wolves was glaring at me angrily with lightning in its eyes, literally. The next moment, I found myself paralyzed like I was being electrocuted!
Beep!
Combat Log: Demon-eyed Wolf used ”Demonic Gaze”. You have been stunned for 3 seconds!
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Interesting. I wasn’t expecting this skill to stun me this easily…
Inside the party channel, I said, ”Don’t look at their eyes for longer than 2 seconds, everyone. They’ll stun you with their ‘Demonic Gaze’ otherwise.”
”Mn, got it!”
The girls were already running to my aid. Beiming Xue fired an Evil Spirit Volley into the wolves and dealt around 6000 damage or so to each mob. When she noticed how much damage she was doing, her face immediately turned red in happiness, ”Wooow, my attack power! I’ve never dealt so much damage in my life…”