Chapter 16: Treika
“Zhi’er——zi——”
Hearing this sound, Zane immediately reacted after being hit twice.
“It’s a sonic attack! Quickly… uh”
It felt like his brain had taken a heavy blow, his thoughts slowing down, and not just him, the three of them present were at a loss, weakly covering their heads.
Gathering his spirits, Starry noticed that the massive Blood Bat had already begun to feast.
-80
+80
-80
+80
This is bad. Even with most of his attribute points invested in stamina, he currently had a high health of 510 points, but couldn’t withstand such a high frequency of blood-sucking attacks!
-78
Even with Starry’s high attack power of 73-78, he could only deal less than 100 damage, and… the numbers that popped up were not blue, indicating that the head was no longer a weak point for this big guy!
-80
The bat that was hit on the head merely shook slightly, indifferent, continuing to savor the blood, quickly recovering the health it had lost.
In contrast, Zane’s health had already dropped by a whole half!
“Take this hammer!”
Accompanied by the sound of wind, the Shattering Hammer struck heavily at the Blood Bat’s abdomen.
-75
Although the damage was similar to Starry’s, it produced a knockback effect, causing the Blood Bat to leave Zane’s side and vanish into the darkness.
Unbeknownst to them, the torch had been extinguished in the chaos.
“Did you see the boss’s attributes?” Endless Sea asked.
Zane remained silent, having already seen the boss’s attributes from Starry’s perspective and shared the boss’s panel within the team.
King of Blood Bats (Leader level Boss)
Rarity: Black Iron grade
Level: 10
Health: 2000
Attack: 65-80
Defense: 35
Skills: Bloodsucking, Sonic Attack
Description: The source of frenzy, the king of Blood Bats, having greatly enhanced abilities after mistakenly consuming the Heartless Grass, and possesses an infection ability.
“…” Endless Sea was momentarily at a loss for words.
This was the first time he encountered a Black Iron grade monster, and he didn’t expect to come across it on the first day of the server’s launch, let alone a leader level boss, which guaranteed its over-the-top attributes. An attack of 65-80… against players with only double-digit defense, coupled with level suppression, could easily exceed 200 damage, and its defense was 25 points higher than that of an ordinary Blood Bat; no wonder they could only deal less than 100 damage earlier.
With a staggering 2000 health combined with group sonic attacks and an enhanced bloodsucking ability, it was virtually invincible.
If their output couldn’t keep up, even with a larger number of players, it would be in vain under such high bloodsucking.
“What should we do now, keep moving forward or go back?”
“Let’s press on.” Zane said, having come this far, going back might lead to getting ambushed by the boss, while moving forward might uncover something useful.
…
After walking for a while, the boss did not reappear.
After disengaging from battle, Zane’s health was slowly recovering at a rate of 1 point per second.
“What’s going on? It seems the smell of blood isn’t as strong anymore?” Endless Sea asked curiously.
“It’s true… be careful, there might be something extraordinary waiting for us ahead.” Zane took a deep breath and said.
The path gradually widened, and faint fluorescence was spotted up ahead.
As they got closer, they realized it was a fluorescent mine.
Unfortunately, without a secondary profession, they couldn’t gather the ores. They had to set it aside for now; the quest took precedence.
As they proceeded, the fluorescent mines became more abundant, illuminating much of the path.
“My God, so many ores! After leaving the Beginner Village, I have to become a miner and hollow this place out!” Endless Sea exclaimed.
“If we really could hollow it out, it would probably cover our expenses for years…”
In such games, ores were often extremely important resources, and generally, mining veins were occupied by large guilds or NPC factions, making it nearly impossible for solo players to monopolize a vein.
However, whether they could walk out of here alive was still uncertain.
Just when they were daydreaming, a clear female voice echoed from ahead.
“Stop!”
Is there someone else? It should be an NPC; who knows whether it’s good or bad, let’s test the waters first.
“We are adventurers sent by the Village Chief to explore the caves, who are you?”
No response came, so Zane continued, “If you don’t speak, we’ll just move past!”
“Don’t come over!” The female voice grew panicked.
“Miss, don’t be afraid, we are the embodiment of justice! No matter what difficulties you face, we can help you solve them.” Endless Sea started to hype up.
“Don’t… come over—!” Clearly, the person inside became even more agitated upon hearing this.
“Hey, you really suck at flirting.” Zane couldn’t help but comment.
Although Endless Sea wanted to retort, he thought about how Starry, who was good at the game and beautiful, was actually with this guy, so he had to swallow his frustration. The heart of a baby was bitter!
Starry stepped forward, “Miss, have you encountered any trouble? We won’t harm you, don’t worry!”
The girl clearly paused for a moment, “A girl? Then… only you can come over.”
Only let Starry pass? That’s fine; he was controlling her after all.
“Damn, could it be a reward? Should we sneak over to take a look too?” Endless Sea said excitedly.
“Look at a ghost, I’m a proper gentleman.” Zane replied sternly.
In reality, Starry’s breathing had already become a bit rapid. Just thinking about the scenes that might unfold made her excited; even though she had no feelings for herself, it didn’t affect her enjoyment of seeing other girls!
After turning the corner, a closed space several meters wide appeared before them!
Under the illumination of the fluorescent ores, the layout of the entire space could barely be discerned, with a figure curled up in the corner, her face obscured.
This space was unexpectedly clean and tidy, even more so than his own little nook, and there was a faint fragrance in the air, dissipating the oppressive feeling brought about by the previous blood scent.
“Do… do you have any spare clothes?” The figure in the corner lifted her head, revealing large emerald-green eyes.
At that moment, Starry noticed that she was completely naked!
Ugh, not suitable for children!
Considering this person might be key to the quest, she didn’t dare to delay; she had previously obtained a set of standard armor, so Starry threw it over.
“Thank you,” the figure in the corner politely said, then dragged the armor with her foot, moving behind a stone pillar, and the sound of rustling could be heard.
At this moment, Zane’s mind was in great torment; there was actually a girl changing clothes right under his nose! For an unmarried guy of twenty years, this was simply too stimulating. Just as he was torn on whether to take advantage of Starry’s identity to sneak a peek, the figure had already come out.
Holy crap, that was a lightning-fast change!
As the figure approached, her information also appeared.
Light Chaser · Treika
Rarity: ???
Level: ???
Description: ???
A string of question marks, knowing nothing except her name.
“Your companions can come over now,” Treika, dressed in standard armor, said.
…
“This girl is pretty cute, and there’s nothing beneath…” Endless Sea whispered in Zane’s ear.
“…” Of course he knew this; it was the clothes he provided!
“Sea brother, that’s enough; I’m a serious person.”
“Tch, a full man doesn’t know a hungry man’s plight.”
“Can you tell us what’s going on?” Starry asked.
