"Ah!"
BOOM—
As the boss charged, Shore’s pupils shrank. He didn’t even have time to react before he was smashed to smithereens. His body turned to Wax Ash, and his Wandering Soul stared blankly ahead.
"What the fuck...****"
After a moment of stunned silence, Shore let loose a torrent of curses, a string of bleeped-out profanities.
"One second it’s crawling like a snail, the next it turns into a high-speed dump truck? Seriously?!"
"What kind of bullshit monsters are in this damn cave? Were they specifically designed to screw over Mages? The game designers are fucking... *****"
Shore was red in the face with anger. As a Wandering Soul, he pointed and cursed at Fire Ignition Lakemod, but the boss didn’t react at all, slowly retreating back into its pit...
He had gone through so much trouble to clear the earlier mobs by pulling them and making them fight each other.
For the sake of a speedrun, he’d even skipped several side paths, just hoping the boss would be an easy fight so he could clear the dungeon and come back later.
But he never expected... the boss was easy enough at first, but then it suddenly turned into a dump truck and ran him flat!
Besides, this wasn’t the first time Shore had been run over... Otherwise, he wouldn’t be this frustrated.
After cursing for a while, he sighed heavily. "Forget it. I’m almost out of Wax Oil. I’ll try one last time. If I still can’t beat it, I’m done for now..."
Shore had no choice but to make this miserable decision.
After all, for a Mage in this dungeon, the Living Bone required extra hits, the Screaming Sea Anemones had a Remote Attack, and he himself was squishy. A single moment of carelessness could get him killed by a trash mob...
At this point, he could only give up for now. Otherwise, his Wax Oil reserves would run completely dry.
...This dungeon is just pure evil for Mages!
...
Compared to other players, Niuniu’s approach was completely unsportsmanlike.
When Fire Ignition Lakemod first appeared, it needed a moment to assemble its body.
Most players would probably treat this as a cutscene and just watch.
But Niuniu clearly wasn’t one to follow the beaten path.
After testing and finding his movements weren’t restricted, his eyes lit up. He raised his sword and launched a series of sneak attacks, only reluctantly backing off when the boss’s body was fully formed.
Next, he tried to pull mobs and make them fight each other.
However, this move turned into a complete disaster.
Because neither the Living Bone nor the Screaming Sea Anemones would attack Fire Ignition Lakemod; they completely ignored it.
This meant that while being relentlessly chased by the boss, Niuniu also pulled the aggro of many other monsters.
"What the hell! Why aren’t they hitting it!"
Niuniu, who had been so proud just a moment ago, was now on the verge of tears.
Pursued by a horde of monsters, he found himself cornered. In the end, Fire Ignition Lakemod finished him off with a Knight Charge, smashing him against the stone wall...
In contrast, Brother Mangzi, who had also entered the cave to explore, was thoroughly enjoying his battle.
He was currently trading furious blows with a group of Living Bone, his club swinging. Bone fragments flew everywhere amidst the incessant CLANG of colliding skeletons.
Pulling mobs? Tactics? Retreat?
None of those words were in Brother Mangzi’s dictionary.
Back on Candle Island, Li Miao and Faraway could still rein him in, convincing him to adopt a more rational combat style.
And Brother Mangzi was willing to cooperate with them. After all, being stubborn in a team would affect everyone else.
But things were different now.
Entering a solo dungeon, Brother Mangzi felt like he had arrived in heaven!
’Tactics? To hell with tactics!’
’My only tactic is brute force!’
’There’s no monster in this world that can’t be bludgeoned to death. If one club strike isn’t enough, then hit it again, and again, until it’s dead!’
"Battle!"
Brother Mangzi let out a roar that echoed throughout the cave. He had completely unleashed his true nature... Besides, no one was around to see it.
Fighting the Living Bone was fine; it was just a lot of CLANK! CLANK! sounds.
But when he fought the Screaming Sea Anemones, that’s when things got truly chaotic.
When injured, a Screaming Sea Anemone would howl nonstop. It would also spit gastric juices, and its bloated belly was filled with vast amounts of intestinal fluids...
"Die!"
BANG! BANG! BANG!
"ROAR-GACK..."
SPLAT!
With his flurry of blows, the Screaming Sea Anemone turned into a fountain, spraying a mixture of fluids, guts, and gastric juices everywhere. The scene was utterly gruesome...
...
While some players were still suffering, Li Miao had already regrouped with Faraway by the entrance of the Near-Sea Cave.
When Li Miao came out, he saw Faraway already waiting quietly.
He felt a little embarrassed by this... ’A pro is a pro, after all.’
His clear time was fast by any measure, but Faraway was even faster and looked like he had been waiting for quite some time.
The two quickly exchanged notes about the Near-Sea Cave, summarizing their findings.
It was only from Faraway that Li Miao learned that the white aura on the Living Bone could resist Magic.
"This new dungeon isn’t difficult for melee players. As long as you have basic combat skills, it won’t be too hard."
"However, for a Mage using a Wooden Staff... it will be trickier."
Faraway summarized.
Hearing this, Li Miao couldn’t help but laugh. "Brother Wei must be having a rough time right now..."
The corners of Li Miao’s mouth curled up uncontrollably at the thought of Shore—who was always showing off in front of him—currently getting bullied by a bunch of mobs inside the cave...
...
The veteran players’ exploration of the new dungeon was in full swing.
Meanwhile, Luo Ge’s work hadn’t stopped either.
He planned to release another 50 player slots. Including the complimentary slots, the player cap would reach 90.
Although this might be a bit crowded for Candle Island, Luo Ge wasn’t worried about overpopulation. He figured that most players, once they became skilled fighters, would head out to sea, and the new players would be joining gradually.
And today, after accumulating enough Wax Oil, Luo Ge summoned three players at once.
However, these three players seemed a bit...
After the usual bout of shouting and shock, the three players involuntarily turned their gazes toward each other.
"’This Venerable One Subdues All Foes?’ Hiss... Your ID looks really familiar..."
A player with the ID "Storyteller" rubbed his chin, frowning at the player next to him.
"It’s that troll from the forums!"
The remaining player, with the ID "Ah Zheng Can’t Speak," went straight for the kill, pointing him out without hesitation.
"..." Luo Ge.
Luo Ge, who was watching from the sidelines, almost lost his composure. He remembered this kid too and couldn’t believe he’d actually summoned him.
But Luo Ge wasn’t worried. As the Candlekeeper... his power was absolute!
’If they cause trouble, I can just kick them.’
However, just as he was preparing to do so, he suddenly realized the situation was not what he had expected.
"Heh heh..."
"This Venerable One," who had customized his face to look like a pretty-boy influencer, suddenly lowered his head and let out a cold laugh.
This reaction stunned Storyteller and Ah Zheng.
Luo Ge also raised an eyebrow. ’If this kid dares to start a fight in front of me, I can kick him out right now.’
But who would have thought that after covering his face and chuckling coldly a couple of times, this fellow would throw his head back, look to the sky, and begin to laugh uncontrollably.
"Heh... HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
"I’m in! I’m fucking finally in! The heavens have eyes! The heavens have eyes! HAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
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