Chapter 544: Chaos Moon is a WMD (1/2)
Currently, it was impossible to move up the floors and return to the surface, so only 8 hundred-man parties—assuming that they were all led by Famous Generals—could enter the ninth floor for the next seven days.
He Yi, Gui Guzi and Beiming Xue’s parties were at the B7 floor. October Rain had taken out the boss of the B6 floor, and Lin Yixin the boss of the B7 floor. Therefore, the Great Earth Dragon before our eyes was probably the last boss Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls could kill on Nine Lost Dragon Domains. Technically, there was still a boss at the B8 floor, but Candle Dragon, Warsky Alliance, Purple Lily and the top ten guilds of Vanished God City were all there. The boss would definitely die in the ensuing chaos, but there was no telling whose hands the dragon scale would fall into. It was all up to luck at that point.
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Bang!
I felt my anxiety growing as I threw another cyan sword energy at the Great Earth Dragon’s head. I had been attacking the boss for over an hour, but the tenacious bastard still refused to die. If we didn’t get to the B8 floor as soon as possible, Candle Dragon would enter the final floor first and seize the initiative and the upper hand completely.
I suddenly saw a light coming from behind me. Before I could wonder what it was, Chaos Moon abruptly screamed, “Wah! We can’t go any further! Save me, Lu Chen…”
“What’s wrong?”
I turned around and was shocked just as badly as Chaos Moon. As it turned out, the Earth Pangodragons’ lair was hollow on the inside. Very hollow. The passage we were in stopped dead at a steep cliff, and to go any further was to plunge into a seemingly bottomless abyss. Long story short, our retreat was cut off completely.
I felt a chill crawling behind my back. If Moon Dew hadn’t given me the Blaze Beast card, if I had decided to fight the boss at a more relaxed pace, this would’ve been a one-way trip to a bottomless and pitch black abyss!
Pa!
I grabbed Chaos Moon’s arm and pulled her toward me before she tipped over to the other side. There was only enough space to fit two people comfortably, so it was a tight fit to say the least. Worse, the boss still had 4% HP or so. There’s no choice. It’s do or die!
“Hang on! I’m going to use my ultimate skill…”
“Roar roar…”
The Great Earth Dragon raised its head and roared in terrible pain. Purple Dragon Howl was a most deadly skill, especially since it was the only target of the skill. By the time Purple Dragon Howl was done, the boss’ HP had dropped to just 1%. It only had a sliver of HP left now!
Puchi!
I tossed out one last Universe Break at the boss before withdrawing to Chaos Moon’s side, grabbed her back and forcefully switched places with her, “Chaos Moon, use your Rock Crush on the boss now! Quickly, it only has a sliver of health left!”
“Oh?! But…”
Chaos Moon hesitated a bit, but she quickly succumbed under my verbal threats and attacked the boss with Rock Crush. Just as I had predicted earlier, the skill dealt just enough HP to delete its last bit of HP, make it scream and collapse heavily on the ground.
Ding~!
System Announcement: Player “Chaos Moon (Sky City)” has successfully defeated the Earth Rank Boss, Oraki the Great Earth Dragon, and reached Level 127. They have also met the criteria to become a Famous General and become the twenty fifth Famous General of China! They have gained Luck +1, Tactics +1, and the exclusive Famous General Skill, ”Plunder”!
Plunder: Attack power of all party members is increased by 20%, drop rate increased by 40%, and enemy player drops at least 1 equipment if killed. Drop rate is tied to Tactics. Skill exclusive to player “Chaos Moon”.
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I was overjoyed. I had my suspicions, but Chaos Moon’s ascension to Famous General status confirmed that, the higher the rank of a boss, the greater the chance the player who killed it to learn a Famous General Skill. With this, Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had gained yet another Famous General!
“Plunder, 20% increase to attack power, increased drop rate, and any player killed by you will always drop one equipment at least…” I couldn’t help but laugh when I read the skill description. “Chaos Moon, you’re a walking WMD from now on. Starting now, your only job is to land the last hit on mobs and players from Candle Dragon or Warsky Alliance, hahaha…”
But Chaos Moon didn’t give me a reply. She was sitting motionlessly on the ground and staring blankly into the air. Just when I thought that her brain had short-circuited, she abruptly jumped into my lap, punched me in the chest repeatedly and stared at me with a myriad of complex emotions. “Lu Chen, you bastard, how could you treat me like this?”
“WTF? Without context it almost sounds like I wronged you or something…”
Moon Dew giggled a little before explaining, “Vice leader Lu, are you really that thick, or are you just faking it? Don’t you understand that you’re making Chaos Moon fall in love with you with all these incredible gestures?”
Caught off guard, I stuttered, “I… I just wanted to increase the number of Famous Generals in Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, I… please don’t misunderstand, Chaos Moon…”
Chaos Moon shot me an aggrieved look. “Alright, alright, I haven’t actually fallen in love with you, so stop giving me that nervous look, jeez. Also, you already have guild leader Eve and beauty Lin, and I’m not nearly ignorant enough to think that I stand a chance against those two. You’ll never be someone in my life, and I accept that, not to mention that there’s always Gui Guzi to make fun of…”
I let out a sorrowful sigh sorrowfully on behalf of Gui Guzi; that poor bastard. To quote Du Thirteen: “If Lu Chen’s EQ failed to pass the exam, then Little Gui’s EQ is a big fat zero. It’s also why many girls find him adorable. They love cute idiots like him who silently forges ahead no matter what kind of situation he’s in…”