“Bang!”
Behind me was a scorching piece of ground that was at the very least 2 meters in diameter. The meteor’s impact had completely blew away our previous footholds. The surrounding 100 meters were slanted downwards and even the grass nearby was burned into ashes.
I stood up while Dong Cheng and Yue Qing Qian looked on with fear, “What…what was that…”
Wan Er looked up to the skies, “So that’s how it is…”
Together, we all looked up into the sky and saw meteorites dropping in groups of 2 or 3 from the heavens, wreaking havoc onto the earth below. This had meant that not only do we have to pay close attention to the monsters and bosses on this map but we also had to keep track of the sky patterns and the meteorites.
“F**k…”
Fox clenched his rifle reluctantly, “This map is crazy isn’t it? It looks like we’ve triggered the meteorological mechanism, making clearing this map a whole lot more difficult for us.”
Dong Cheng Yue asked, “What do we do then? We can’t just stay here and kill while keeping track of the sky can we?”
I thought for a few seconds, “Well…we can have someone keep track of the sky, Fox can do that since his damage output isn’t that strong yet. He’ll play the experience baby and keep us updated on the circumstances of the sky. You’ll have to alert everyone when the time comes….”
Fox nodded as he stared at the clouds, “I think…after this map is cleared, my cervical spondylosis will be cured….”
TL: Cervical spondylosis is medical term for an age related wear and tear of the neck.
Naturally, I didn’t bother to comment on that.
……
“Boss…”, Matcha looked at the sky, warning me with a confident voice.
“What’s wrong, Matcha?” I asked.
Matcha smiled, “Haven’t you seen it yet? The trajectory of these meteors head south at 45 degrees, so that means we have a way to avoid these meteorites completely…”
“Oh? What method is that?”
“Look over there…” Matcha pointed some distance away, “There’s the mountain peak, we can stay under the mountain base and kill monsters there. This way, we won’t be hit by any of the meteorites, because that’s where the blind spots are for the meteorite’s path. Not only that, some weird ruins are over there; all sorts of exotic terrain should be there as well. We can use the terrain to our advantage and kill the monsters that are bottlenecked at that spot. Boss already has [Seven Star Fragments Slash] and combined with Dong Cheng’s [Chain Lightning] and [Pillars of Ice & Fire], we’ll be killing the monsters quickly. Wan Er can take on the Thunder Blade Guards that are below 10% health so that they won’t be able to use [Thunderous Rage]. This way of doing things should make life easier, right?”
I nodded happily, “Yeah, lets go with Matcha’s strategy. Does anyone else want to chip in?”
The females all nodded their heads in agreement, “No, let’s go with this strategy… Another meteorite is already on the way…”
We rushed down the hill and leaned against the cliff, and as expected we could hear sounds of meteorites exploding above us but no meteors actually reached us.
“Right here…” Matcha pointed her finger at a triangular rock formation. It was not a bad place to hide behind as well as a perfect spot to lure monsters to.
I nodded and raised my sword, “Wan Er and I will be on the outside core with two Tigermen. Matcha will come with us and help attract the monsters. Matcha, you’ll fly on out first and attract monsters, do you feel ready for this? When the Thunder Blade Guards reach 10%, they’ll release their final killing skill, you should be fine if you stay far away.”
Matcha stuck out her chest and with a voice that showed her insightfulness in her answer, she said, “No problem, attracting monsters is my specialty. Give me a position and my Lv 6 [Phantom Ray Slash] will be there. It’s not that weak, so it’ll be put to good use…”
“Yea… remember to bring 100 monsters to us at a time, otherwise we won’t have time to heal and fail the quest.”
“I got it, I’ll act accordingly!”
……
The Mage, Healer, and Musketeer were left within the core of the group while Wan Er, me and our 2 pets headed on outwards. Yue Qing Qian’s Ice Rat was perched on her shoulder while grumbling away. It was a Lv 57 Ice Rat with a strong magical power and with Matcha’s Illusionary Butterfly’s magical prowess, our group’s physical and magical might could not be questioned at all.
A few minutes later on the map, Matcha was leading a bunch of orange dots back to us. Holding the Glass Spear of the Dragon’s Soul in one hand and a shield in the other, she flew on over, “Be careful, a bunch of monsters are coming!”
I hurried on over, “Matcha, get into position!”
“Got it!”
“Hua”, flying on over, Matcha didn’t aim her trajectory well enough and crashed into Yue Qing Qian. I hastily grabbed onto her waist and forcibly pulled her into an upright position, “Matcha, the monster’s aggro is on you, so when they all approach, be prepared to use your [Phantom Holy Shield] and Healers, remember to heal us well…”
Matcha immediately turned around, with three golden shields surrounding her.