Chapter 377: Burning Cave (2/2)
”Yeah!”
Everyone was in high spirits, and it was all due to that exciting duel from earlier. This was why every guild needed to have a spiritual leader who people could look up to; a reason to fear nothing and meet any challenge with courage.
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When we finally returned to the front—or was it the back?—we saw Warsky Alliance being destroyed by our troops and forced to retreat again and again.
It was at this moment Legendary Brave walked up to us with a smile. ”What happened over there? It was so loud I thought you were having a temple fair or something. What did I miss?”
Chaos Moon replied, ”Hegemon Palace challenged us to a duel just now, and Lu Chen beat Little Piglet, Shangguan Wan’er, and Farewell Song singlehandedly!”
Legendary Brave’s eyes turned as wide as saucers. ”Holy shit, that’s incredible. Please send me the video later, I must admire Vice Leader Lu’s PvP secrets with my own eyes…”
Xu Yang laughed. ”Don’t worry, you should see it on the forums in just a couple of minutes at most!”
I smiled. Every expert in the world started off as a noob, and the first step to becoming an expert was to observe other people and absorb their strong points. For example, our mighty dragon warrior was still learning from others despite being better than most people around him. This was the kind of person with an unlimited future ahead of them!
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When we officially returned to the frontlines, Warsky Alliance’s defense line grew even more fragile than before. A round of attacks later, Warsky finally gave the order, ”Brothers, the enemy’s firepower is too much for us to handle right now! Let us withdraw to Burning Cave for now! Victory is ours if we can keep Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls out of the map until the boss is killed!”
”Burning Cave?” He Yi shot me a surprised look.
I answered, ”It’s probably a map within a map; the boss zone of that Level 140 Spirit Rank Desert Giant King. Well, it makes sense if you think about it. A high-rank boss like that wouldn’t want to stay in the open and expose itself to the sun like some commoner, right? It would want to collect a bunch of lackeys, occupy a lair and enjoy the pleasures of life like the boss it is.”
He Yi smiled. ”Is that so? Do you want to occupy a lair and enjoy the pleasures of life as well?”
I smiled back. ”All I want is for you to come back…”
”Mn.”
He Yi nodded slightly before giving out the order. ”Everyone, Warsky Alliance only has less than 1500 players left! We are the ones who have the advantage, so let’s use it and break into Burning Cave now!”
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Everyone’s spirits rose even higher when our beautiful guild leader gave the order to attack. The moment our players hit their battle line, what was a tactical retreat immediately turned into a rout!
After we got close, we noticed that the sand looked hot enough to catch on fire. There was a tall, craggy mountain at the center of the desert, and beneath it was a cave entrance about ten meters wide and two meters tall. I could see a bit of red light peeking out of the cave as well. It was none other than the Desert Giant King’s lair—the Burning Cave!
The players of Warsky Alliance had entered the cave completely. We didn’t follow them inside because it was entirely possible that the enemy had laid a trap or two for us. It would be foolish to enter carelessly.
Beep!
System Notice: You have entered the map ”Burning Cave”!
Map Introduction: This map used to be a forest that was full of life, but it was turned into a desert after the Night Creatures invaded. However, the hatred of the mountain ran deep, and it was said that the mouth of a slumbering volcano lies at the bottom of Burning Cave. The cave is full of danger, and no adventurer had ever come out of this cave alive.
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Xu Yang asked seriously, ”What should we do, boss?”
He Yi said, ”Let’s send in a couple of assassins and see what the enemy is doing first. We should also leave some people outside the cave so that no other guild can come in. This seems to be the only entrance to Burning Cave, so there should be no way for Warsky Alliance to get any supply or reinforcements anymore. Let’s see if they’re good enough to handle all the high-level mobs that are lurking inside this map!”
I nodded with a smile. ”Correct. Let’s be patient and stay our hand for now. Someone—or something—will deal with Warsky Alliance for us. All we need to do is wait for the boss to show itself.”
Xu Yang nodded. ”Got it. Assassins, get in there and tell me what the enemy is doing!”
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Suddenly, an idea popped into my mind. ”Eve, why don’t you let me scout out the map instead? I have Earth Escape. Our assassins’ levels are too low, and it would be embarrassing if they got one-shot the moment they got in.”
”Okay. Be careful.”
”No problem!”
I turned around, dissolved into several rays of bloody light and entered the ground. As I entered the Burning Cave, I felt a stifling wave of heat washing over my body even though I was technically under the ground. The Burning Cave definitely deserved its name!
After I entered the cave, I immediately saw a large group of Warsky Alliance players fighting a desperate battle at the distance. I couldn’t help but laugh. There were fiery red stone giants all over the map, and they were Level 135 shadow-rank mobs! These mobs were at least as powerful as Level 110 Dark Gold Rank bosses, and they almost always killed someone with just a single attack!
It was chaos inside the cave. Warsky looked like he wanted to vomit blood as he shouted angrily, ”Look to the right! Another dozen or so Fire Giants are heading our way! Hold your ground! Dammit, why are these mobs so powerful…”
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It was an amusing sight. Warsky Alliance had kicked a hornet’s nest, and they were paying a heavy price for their mistake!
Next to Warsky, the CGL Hall of Famer and super archer October Rain was shooting at the mobs. From where I was lurking, the view of her long, pale legs was… pleasing to say the least.