NOVEL NEXT Chapter 58, What mechanism directly kills _1
A gigantic Fire Dragon was lying at the mouth of the volcano, sleeping. As if sensing Jiang Chen's arrival, it opened its massive eyes. The Fire Dragon exhaled, releasing dense flames. The Fire Dragon stood up and gazed outside the cave. Jiang Chen watched the Fire Dragon. It was nearly ten meters long, its entire body a fiery red, with flames billowing all over it as it walked straight towards him.
Jiang Chen stood at the entrance of the cave, with three hundred Sword Qi floating behind him. With a thought, the Sword Qi moved with the wind, shooting straight towards the Fire Dragon. 390,000 HP—an exceptionally high amount. Its defensive power and offensive power have also increased considerably. The entire swarm of Sword Qi rushed out like a long dragon, piercing towards the Fire Dragon.
-2,000...
Its defense is really high. However, under the assault of three hundred Sword Qi, death is still the inevitable outcome. Three hundred Sword Qi—that's 600,000 HP! A Silver-grade boss, completely unable to withstand it.
[Heart of the Fire Dragon]
[King's Crown Heavy Armor (Diamond)]
[Level: 40]
[Wearable by: Knight, Warrior]
[Physical Defense Power: 100-150]
[Magical Defense Power: 100-150]
[Constitution +30]
[Strength +20]
[King's Crown Heavy Armor Set (1/6): Collect all six pieces to activate the following abilities.]
[Set Bonuses: Physical Defense Power +220, Magical Defense Power +220, Physical Attack Power +240, Magic Attack Power +140, Constitution +100, Strength +100, Spirit +10, Agility +10]
[Passive Skill: Armor Guard – Absorbs 30% of damage taken and reflects 20% of damage.]
[Active Skill: King's Domination Slash – Deals 900% damage. Cooldown: Three minutes.]
Jiang Chen looked at the set Attributes. Holy crap... It truly lives up to its name as a Set! This Heavy Armor Set increases both Physical Defense Power and Magical Defense Power, and its Physical Attack Power is incredibly high. The most important parts are the skills—one passive and one active. Even the Passive Skill is incredibly potent, absorbing 30% of damage. Not only that, but it also reflects 20% of damage!
Jiang Chen thought of Black Phoenix. That woman is probably searching for Heavy Armor Sets as well. Her Talent is wound healing, so if she had this Set, she'd be able to absorb 30% of damage, drastically enhancing her survivability. And there's the reflected damage, too. She could probably just stand there, and any monsters striking her would die from the reflected damage.
Although this was only one piece, the online price for this Set was not low at all, having been driven up to tens of millions. It was a situation of 'price but no market'—even with money, such equipment was hard to come by.
The only downside is that it's not equipment he can wear. It's Heavy Armor, not a robe.
The first boss is dealt with. That leaves two minor bosses: one is a Wizard, and the other is a Demonic Tree Monster. I'll take care of the Demonic Tree Monster first.
After emerging, Jiang Chen walked towards another area.
[Demonic Tree Monster (Elite)]
[Level: 30]
[HP: 150,000/150,000]
[Physical Attack: 500-900]
[Physical Defense Power: 750-900]
[Magical Defense Power: 300-350]
Looking at its HP, it's not much different from the Demonic Tree Monster in the Tower of Trial. Jiang Chen remembered that the Demonic Tree Monster in the Tower of Trial was also Level 30, with 200,000 HP. The difference is only around fifty thousand. If it were a normal Tree Demon, its HP would be around 60,000. But on Hell-level difficulty, it has increased by two to three times.
Jiang Chen did not plan to instantly kill the Demonic Tree Monster. Instead, he approached the Demonic Tree Monster. With his Passive Skill, Perception, Jiang Chen wanted to see if he could dodge the Demonic Tree Monster's vine whip attacks. The Principal once told him that Bai Yun easily evaded the Demonic Tree Monster's attacks using his adept movement technique. Jiang Chen wanted to try it too, relying on his movement technique to dodge and see where he still had shortcomings.
Jiang Chen took a deep breath and entered the Demonic Tree Monster's attack range. At that moment, the Demonic Tree Monster's vine whips activated, three of them lashing out from different directions. Jiang Chen smirked. He could feel the speed of the three vine whips. Tilting his head to the left, he easily dodged the first attack. After obtaining the Passive Skill: Perception, his sensory perception was amplified a hundredfold. Jiang Chen was now aware of every slight stir in his surroundings.
「One minute later...」
Jiang Chen looked down at the Demonic Tree Monster at his feet. This is quite simple!
[Demonic Tree Monster (Silver Level Boss)]
[Level: 38]
[HP: 390,000/390,000]
[Physical Attack: 1,200-2,200]
[Physical Defense Power: 1,200-2,200]
[Magical Defense Power: 1,100-2,200]
This Demonic Tree Monster was several times larger than ordinary ones, reaching an impressive height of thirty meters. Its trunk was as massive as a small hut, and it brandished dozens of vine whips. Moreover, its attack range was even greater, extending a full thirty-five meters.
As Jiang Chen entered its alert range, he felt the vine whips squirm and rapidly strike towards him. He coolly dodged the attacks. Tree Demon, let's dance!
A rather comical scene unfolded. Jiang Chen danced within the Demonic Tree Monster's reach, his movements proficient. Not even dozens of vine whips could touch him; he cleverly avoided every lash.
「Ten minutes later...」
Jiang Chen unleashed Dragon in the Sky, and three hundred Sword Qi instantly killed the Level 38 Demonic Tree Monster, a Silver-grade boss. Jiang Chen's Blood Colored Shield had also reached a terrifying thirty million HP.
He moved on to the next BOSS.
[Headless Witch] – Instantly killed...
[Headless Guard] – Instantly killed...
[Witch Queen (Silver Level Boss)]
[Level: 39]
[HP: 450,000/450,000]
[Magical Attack: 1,200-2,500]
[Physical Defense Power: 1,200-2,400]
[Magical Defense Power: 1,100-2,400]
With a single thought, Jiang Chen sent three hundred Sword Qi soaring towards the Witch Queen like a long dragon, or comets streaking across the sky. At that moment, the Witch Queen sensed danger. A Shield appeared in front of the Witch Queen.
CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!...
-99...
-99...
-99...
Huh... This defensive power seems a bit ridiculous. Jiang Chen thought about it. It seems the Witch Queen has no special mechanics to exploit, at least none were mentioned in the strategy guides... Wait, no. There actually is such a mechanic. Somewhere else in the Witch's Cave, there's a small altar with a witch statue on it. This witch statue respawns every five minutes, and each time, a Witch's Guard appears to protect it. The mechanic can only be broken by destroying the statue. Jiang Chen had forgotten about that. Game mechanics at play again. Damn it, what's with all these mechanics? I'll just force the kill... 450,000 HP. With three hundred Sword Qi, each attack volley deals nearly 30,000 damage (300 * 99 = 29,700). Fifteen volleys and it's done. Besides, my attack range is a hundred meters. No matter how powerful the Witch Queen is, she can't touch me. I'll even let you run 99 meters...