Chapter 369: Tempest Tiger (2/2)
I shook my head. ”It’s fine. High Fighting Spirits, Chaos Moon, and the others are grinding at Hot Wind Harbor, aren’t they? I don’t want to disturb them. I have boss, sis, and Lil Beiming by my side, so we’ll be fine as long as we don’t fight them head-on.”
”Got it. Contact me if you need anything!”
”Mn!”
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I turned off the communicator and explained what was going on briefly. Then, we all looked to He Yi for directions. She was the guild leader, and her word was our command.
He Yi smiled and declared, ”Let’s kill some Desert Giants at the heart of Fire Desert…”
We all supported the decision without question. Honestly, everyone here was a troublemaker, and Warsky Alliance was the one who taunted us anyway. It would be a shame not to reciprocate their ”good” will. I also hadn’t forgotten that they were the ones who nearly drove me and Lin Yixin to a dead end just two days ago. It’s payback time.
We took off to the heart of the desert. It wasn’t long before we entered a fiery red zone that looked like the desert itself was on fire. In fact, there were literally chains of fire hanging in the sky and heating up the temperature to insane levels.
Ding~!
System Notice: You have entered the zone ”Chained Sea of Blaze”. You will lose 100 HP per second until you leave this zone!
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100 HP per second? That was no problem to me at all. My Regeneration of the Undead was Rank 5 now, meaning that I recovered 1.5% of my HP, or 123 HP, per second. I could take a nap in this zone and be perfectly healthy the next day. And even without HP regeneration, I could last two whole minutes with my current HP.
The girls were the ones who were in trouble, especially Beiming Xue and Murong Mingyue.
”Lead the way, Lu Chen. We’re going in!” He Yi smiled before looking toward the distance. ”There’s no skipping this zone because it surrounds the Desert Giant’s zone completely. The good news is that it should take us around 3 minutes only to pass through this zone, so make sure to keep everyone healthy, Murong!”
”Mn!”
The Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf and I entered the zone first as she ordered, and my skin turned red immediately as if it had caught on fire. I continued forward despite the DoT effect!
Behind me, the girls were catching up as well. However, two fearsome tigers with fiery red fur that looked like fire suddenly appeared ahead of me. Their expressions were savage, and their fangs were fully bared. They were staring at us with clear hostility!
Tempest Tiger (Shadow)
Level: 120
Attack: 1240~1470
Defense: 1200
HP: 70000
Skills: Bite, Blaze Attack, Fire Cyclone
Introduction: The wandering spirits of the Fire Desert. These Tempest Tiger are so powerful that no human adventurer had dared to venture into the Fire Desert for almost a century.
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Shit, I wasn’t expecting to run into two shadow-rank mobs. I need to kill them ASAP, or the girls will be under a lot of pressure!
I ordered the Sky Obsidian Greedy Wolf to tackle one tiger while I deal with the other one. My pet was currently at Level 100, and it should be able to stall the Level 120 shadow-rank mob long enough for me to kill my opponent and help it.
Swhoosh!
I stunned the Tempest Tiger with a Thunderous Charge before following up with my usual triple-hit combo: Pardon + Desperate Gambit + basic attack!
MISS!
7904!
3785!
Very good, my attack power was nothing like it was before. Even a Level 120 shadow-rank mob was as flimsy as wet tissue before my power.
The Tempest Tiger glared at me hatefully before letting out a roar. Then, he swung a burning paw at me!
Pop!
I lost 2248 HP amid the pain. It was Blaze Attack!
It wasn’t over yet. The Tempest Tiger immediately followed up with a fiery cyclone that engulfed me completely. I winced in pain again as I took another 2458 damage!
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Shit, this shadow-rank mob was no small fry at all. The Fire Cyclone it just unleashed was an AoE attack, meaning that it was a dual cultivator just like I was! It was even stronger than the Level 128 shadow-rank mobs I had fought at the Arctic Temple!
Ice Ray! Dragon Slaying Slash!
Four numbers appeared in succession—
5409!
+757!
4986!
+698!
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