Chapter 686: Hundred Beasts (2/2)
”What the hell, I’m but the messenger here. I demand better treatment…” Sun Qingqing stomped her foot in mock anger. A while later, she brought up the territory window, waved me goodbye and teleported away.
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Alright, my gift delivery for the day was complete!
I checked my level and noted that it was Level 153, 97%; just a short grind away from reaching Level 154. In fact, I’m going to do that right now. Although I didn’t kill many mobs during my trip to Ice Dragon Ridge, I still managed to accumulate a generous amount of experience. It really was a great map.
I repaired my equipment and summoned the Armored Ice Qilin Horse and the Phantom Wolf King. The moment I got atop my mount’s back, I immediately filled a surge of strength filling every inch of my body. After embedding the Qilin Stone, the Armored Ice Qilin Horse’s new stats were positively OP. Even without any buff, my stat screen looked incredibly impressive—
ID: Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand (Title: Purgatory Thunder)
Class: Undead Swordsman (Great Earth Swordsman)
Level: 153
HP: 71190
Attack: 3672~4350
Defense: 4565
Magic Resist: 4110
Reputation: 228900
Tactics: 420 (+344)
Luck: 43
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My max HP was now over 70k, and it was a terrifying number to say the least. At the current stage of the game, only a magic knight who pumped all their stats into Stamina could reach this level of hit points. Moreover, if I buffed myself with a Blood Knight Card, a high-rank Physique and Lu Buyi’s Purple Dragon which gave 80% to all stats, that would be a whopping 160% boost to my HP, or 180k+ HP in total. Add that to my Defense and my Ghost Deity Armor, and my survivability would be completely off the charts!
Just as I had predicted before, a fighter that reached Level 150 and entered the Earthfire Realm was completely OP. A warrior might not be able to beat a magic knight in terms of Defense and HP, but their DPS was the complete opposite. Moreover, warriors could learn a ton of offensive skills such as Blaze, Ice Ray, Double Slash, Triple Slash, and so on. Their DPS was especially scary after they acquired a mount.
Full of ambition, I teleported to Dark Moon City and spent a minute checking the buildings. He Yi and Murong Mingyue were the ones managing the city for the past couple days, and they did an excellent job as I expected them to. After that, I rode out of the territory and entered the Black Coast. I wasn’t particularly concerned about what I was going to grind to get the last 3% of my experience, so I made a snap decision to kill high-level sea turtles. Who knows, maybe I could gather some top-tier turtle shells and send them to Yamete for armorsmithing.
It was at this moment I heard a system announcement—
System Announcement: Player ”Eternal Totem (Vanished God City)” has successfully defeated the Earth Rank Boss, Floater, and reached Level 149. They have also met the criteria to become a Famous General and become the forty-third Famous General of China! They have gained Luck +1, Tactics +1, and an exclusive Famous General Skill, ”Hundred Beasts”!
Hundred Beasts: The stats of all pets are increased by 40%, and the pet summon limit is increased by one for all party members. Skill effectiveness depends on the user’s Tactics. Skill exclusive to player ”Eternal Totem.”
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I was surprised by the announcement. The heck? There are 43 Famous Generals in China already? I hadn’t checked in on the Famous General Rankings because I was busy grinding or PvPing for the past couple days, and suddenly Famous Generals weren’t a rare commodity anymore.
Beep!
Li Chengfeng had sent me a message: ”You saw that? Eternal Totem is a member of Blazing Hot Lips, and he just picked up a Tamer-exclusive Famous General Skill. It looks like they’re going to get a lot stronger the next time we meet them.”
”Oh. Does Blazing Hot Lips have a lot of Famous Generals?”
”Of course!” Li Chengfeng turned on the communicator to speak with me face to face, ”Check out the Famous General Rankings. Stranger of Three Lifetimes learned Repel a while ago, Eternal Totem learned Hundred Beasts just now, and last night, another one of her subordinates, King of Huainan, learned a Famous General Skill called ‘Mandate of Heaven’. It increases all stats by 15% and mob item drop rate by 40% for all party members. It’s amazing…”
Somewhat speechless, I asked, ”How about our own guild? Did we gain any new Famous General?”
”Sure! There were three players in the main guild that became Famous Generals in the past three days, and they are Beauty Hymn of the Apocalypse—you know, the girl who’s been sticking around Lil Beiming since the beginning? Guess she’ll stick around for now. As for the remaining two—Yama Slayer and A Lazy Cat. They both learned Soul of the Foot, which is an okay Famous General Skill I suppose…”
I smiled. ”Looks like our army is growing stronger day by day…”
Li Chengfeng laughed heartily. ”True! Still, we’d best be prepared for the future. Candle Dragon also has new Famous Generals, and I have a feeling that Candlelight Shadow will return for his vengeance very soon. Here, I’ll send you a list!”
”Okay!”
Very soon, Li Chengfeng sent me a couple of messages. They were all Candle Dragon players who became a Famous General recently—
Eagle-eyed: Physical attack power is increased by 10%, and attack range is increased by 50% for all party members. Max 200% attack range and 40% physical attack power. Skill exclusive to Autumn Carrot.
Execution: When the target is below 20% HP, the user gains 10% chance to execute the target. Max 25% execution chance. Skill exclusive to Dancing Spear in Pear Blossom.
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I fell silent for a moment. Both Famous General Skills were incredibly threatening!