Chapter 278: The Second Magma Lance
After nearly an hour of fighting, the fourth wave of Centipedes finally fell to our formation. Phantom Tier monsters dropped not only Gold Tier equipment but also generous amounts of Devil Tokens. Whether they were turned in for experience or sold for gold, the rare Devil Tokens were always good. For the most part, the Devil Tokens and equipment dropped were quickly split within the small groups; there was no need to hand them over to the guild. This way, each person would be more motivated to continue fighting.
The Centipede Card was able to ignore 10% of the target’s defense. Though it was inferior to the Dark Raider Card, many players that lacked high-tier cards were more than happy to make use of it. Musketeers and Archers in particular; ignoring 10% of a target’s defense would raise their damage output to a whole new level!
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“Keng!”
With the Emperor Qin’s Sword propped on the ground, I laughed while looking at the the rest of the centipedes in the distance, “Heavens bless us, please let the fourth wave’s BOSS come to where we are, or else it would be too embarrassing!”
Lifting her spear, Matcha soared in the sky and smiled, “Boss, you can basically give up. I just got the news that the fourth wave’s Boss is a Dark Beetle, a Lv 69 Emperor Tier BOSS. It refreshed nearby the South Gate. Jian Feng Han and a bunch of [Vanguard] members are guarding there, so we don’t have much of a chance…… ”
“The South Gate?” I mused. “I think Han Bei Song’s [Blood Contract] is also defending there. I don’t know if there will be a conflict between them and [Vanguard], but if there is a conflict, [Blood Contract] will suffer……”
Li Mu held his sword and said, “Emperor Tier BOSSes are not that easy to kill. Even if [Vanguard] has many members, it will still take them 10-15 minutes to defeat the BOSS. Should we bring players to the South Gate?”
I pondered and then shook my head, “No, guard our own position; it’s just the fourth wave. Let’s be patient; the best stuff will be at the end. Starting from the seventh wave, if there’s an opportunity, we will try and take the four remaining BOSSes!”
“Ah, alright!”
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As predicted, after a short 15 minutes, the system bell tolled——
“Ding!”
System Announcement: Congratulations! Player Simple successfully killed the fourth BOSS of the [City of the Ancients] (Ba Huang City), and has earned +4 Charm and 30% experience, as well as the S-rank skill book: [Magma Lance]!
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“Damn. [Magma Lance]!” I said as I clenched my fist.
“Guild Master, what’s wrong? What’s so special about [Magma Lance]? Is it unique, or what……” Asked Dancing Forest.
I gritted my teeth and replied, “Dong Cheng Yue——Cang Yue also learned this [Magma Lance] S-rank skill. It has a fierce attack power. Simple will definitely take the time to master it and become even harder to deal with. She will become a top tier heavy firepower Mage in group battles, and she won’t be causing just a little damage to us. If Jian Feng Han properly utilizes this firepower and gives Simple extra protection, [Vanguard]’s group battle power will be extremely terrifying.”
Dancing Forest pressed her red lips together and laughed, “Here if we face the group that Simple is in, we will target her area with [Scatter Shot], and then Guild Master can just dash in and kill. No matter how strong they are, their health is limited. After the shield is broken, death is a Mage’s final destination. This fact will never change.”
I nodded, “Yup, I hope so! Prepare yourselves to greet the fifth wave. I hope the fifth wave’s BOSS will spawn at our location, or at the very least, be near us!”
Li Mu smiled and asked, “Guild Master, I feel that… Although this [City of Ancients] final reward, [God of Commerce Badge], is very precious, every BOSS will drop a S-rank AOE skill; these skills are just as important. In such dire times, we must also fight for the BOSSes. Such skills can make or break a player. Our [Zhan Long] may never be able to compete numbers wise with guilds like [Vanguard] or [Prague], so we can only search for new ways to transcend. Aren’t the [City of the Ancients] BOSSes’ skill books the answer?”
I took a deep breath and smiled. “Li Mu, I know what you mean…… Alright. Li Mu, you choose a squad of Knights and Monks with high defense and health. Yue Qing Qian, Yue Wei Liang, Matcha, Dancing Forest, and I will help and together we will form a BOSS assault party. Once a BOSS appears, we will immediately go and seize it while there is still a chance. True, enemies are all around us, but taking S-rank skill books from their hands is what we should do. When it’s time to be tough, [Zhan Long] will never be gentle.”
“Yeah, that’s what I’m talking about! As long as you approve, Valiant Bravery camp will attack at any time!”
“Okay! ”
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“Long, long, long……..”
The iron gates slowly opened, and the fifth wave bounced out. This time the monsters were relatively unique. It was actually a group of Jiangshi with sigils marked on their faces and clothed in Qing Dynasty era robes and officials’ boots. “Pa, pa, pa,” they skipped out. Their arms were rotten, and the skin on their fingers was peeling until the bones underneath were visible. Plus, their dark black fingernails were extremely sharp, and had blood dripping from the tips.
(TL note: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jiangshi)
(Jiangshi are known to jump around to travel)
“Oh boy…..” Old K grinned. “This is just like those Jiangshi movies. Only…we aren’t sure how to attack them yet….”
Wolf laughed lightly, “Everyone, hold your breath so that the Jiangshi won’t know where you are……”
Matcha actually froze and stood still holding her breath until a breath bar appeared over her head, indicating imminent suffocation.
“Pa…..”