Chapter 252: Ice Lock Formation
On that day, everyone turned into light.
The moment Mo Jue stepped onto the Bone Dragon, the terrifying swing shook everyone down.
Wencheng, Insidious Watermelon, Fenghua, Starry, Kurei, Huachen, Gal, none were spared, all fell like dumplings one after another.
Not only that, but two enormous creatures followed closely behind; even if they weren’t crushed to death, they would surely be squashed!
Huachen felt the wild wind slapping against her, her face pale; it was just a spur-of-the-moment decision!
What to do, what to do!? Should she use the Gentle Feather? (Exchanged with Wencheng for Sacred Healing for tower climbing)
The problem was that thing was on Starry, it was a single-use consumable, even if used, it could only save Starry.
If it were just a player dying, it wouldn’t matter, but if Kurei or Gal died, it would be true death!
Suddenly, a purple disc unfolded in mid-air, turning into a barrier with a radius of 50 yards!
Upon closer inspection, there was a small black dot above the barrier—it’s the Shadow Lord!!
He created a foothold to save himself!
If one were to summarize the Shadow Lord’s feelings in one sentence, it would be—such good fortune!?
Due to the short distance of the fall, the deviation from the barrier wasn’t too far.
This could work!
…
At the moment the Shadow Lord looked up, his heart was shattered.
A massive shadow obscured the moonlight; not to mention the fallen humans,
what the heck was that fairy on the Bone Dragon???
Was he going to die under his own replicated giant dragon?
“Ah… was it not controlled well?” he sighed self-deprecatingly.
Honestly, once the Shadow Lord learned there was an ancient giant dragon buried beneath Huawucheng, he began preparing for an assault. The city lord of Huawucheng never expected that the main source of the Fiery Blaze Stone would actually be the Dark Key Silk!
Few people knew about this matter, even among his subordinates there were hardly any who were aware.
Most of the preparation materials were handed to that new adventurer to collect; Wanjian Buxian was efficient and reliable.
Reviving a giant dragon was not easy; the biggest problem was the dragon’s pressure, and secondly, to control the dragon race, even if it was a dead dragon, its remaining soul had to be extinguished first; otherwise, it would bring about terrible consequences.
This step was completed quite smoothly, or at least it was during the experiments.
After multiple rounds of weakening, the Bone Dragon was reduced to Platinum Grade, it was only at this rarity level that it would obediently listen, even be… replicated.
But… why did it turn out this way?
Why!?
The essence of the Bone Dragon didn’t make a mistake; how could the replica go wrong? Which step went awry?
“Lord!” A call from below interrupted his wild thoughts.
Was it that new kid? Did he not leave? How nice.
Right, it was just one wrong step, just one, there was no need for tears; a redo was all that was needed. The one who fell was just the replica; the priority now was to leave this shadow of death!
After calming down, his previous panic seemed somewhat ridiculous.
He was the Shadow Lord!
Seizing the right moment, he summoned his shadow clone and flew out through the obliterated shadow—quicker, even quicker! The body of the Bone Dragon was about to hit him!!
Shadow Transformation!!!
At a critical moment, he swapped places with the clone, escaping the attack range before the giant dragon crashed through the barrier and hit the ground, only a bit of dust wafted over.
“Lord! This way! I found an alchemy workshop in the city, there are many leftover materials and potions inside; they should help you!” Wanjian Buxian’s head was hidden under his hood, making it hard to see his true expression.
“Alchemy workshop?”
“Yes, it’s a place I discovered while wandering before, in case of emergencies, I didn’t expect it would come in handy now.”
“Okay… then lead the way! Once these troublesome guys are dealt with, I won’t short you on what you deserve.”
“Is… is that so? That’s great, my lord, follow me this way!” Wanjian Buxian seemed excited, quickening his walking pace a lot.
Navigating through hidden alleys, avoiding incoming players, they finally reached their destination, clearly, Wanjian Buxian was very familiar with this area.
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Suddenly, the Shadow Lord weakened, almost collapsing onto the ground.
Wanjian Buxian quickly supported him, “What’s happening!?”
“Chalagas… its essence has been destroyed.”
“…A bit slow, huh?” Wanjian Buxian didn’t dare look down, his eyes filled with strong sarcasm.
“What?”
“I mean… those people are too slow at killing, right? Clearly, I made many arrangements, yet it still took them this long; how pathetic.”
With things said to this extent, if the Shadow Lord still didn’t understand, he wouldn’t have made it to his current position.
Some earlier issues now also seemed to make sense.
“Wh… why?” Looking at the frost spreading up his arm, the Shadow Lord was puzzled. As long as he successfully replicated the giant dragon, it wouldn’t be long before he could forge a Bone Dragon army! At that time… even a king would have to give him some face.
“Hum, back when you were in the Dark Fortress, you were forcefully killed by two people and ended up severely injured; what reason do I have to let go of a super high-level boss?” Wanjian Buxian said coldly, pushing against the door heavily.
The windows, walls, and even the back of the door were covered in ice layers.
The temperature in the air had already dropped to below zero.
“Ding!”
System Notification: Ice Lock Formation activated successfully!
“This is the Ice Lock Formation my master gave me; although it can only be used once… but if it can deal with you, it’ll be worth it.”
Ice Lock Formation!? The Shadow Lord’s expression changed drastically; just as he wanted to move, he was completely frozen in ice.
-2000
-2000
…
In just one second, five damage numbers popped up over his head.
“Luckily, it worked on him.” Wanjian Buxian let out a sigh of relief; despite looking confident earlier, the uncertainty was too great, and it took courage to take a gamble.
The formed Ice Lock Formation would freeze all hostile units within its range and continuously drain their health.
The specific damage varied with the range.
In a situation like this, with only one room, it would deal about five segments per second, with each hit causing 0.1% of maximum health damage.
It truly was a weapon for killing bosses!
To be honest, if not for the Shadow Lord being severely injured and low on mana, plus the uncontrollable Bone Dragon, one couldn’t say who would fall.
As for now… all that was left was to wait for the fruits of victory.
64%
51%
It’s getting close; deducting health recovery, it would only take about 50 seconds or so!
Hehe!!
At that moment, there was a sudden knock on the door.
No matter who it was, both the door and window were temporarily locked by ice, making it nearly impossible to enter.
Bang bang bang!
Bang bang bang!
What’s going on? Do they think they can force their way in without opening the door?
Wanjian Buxian quietly pressed against the window and barely saw a little dwarf standing at the door through the translucent ice layer.
Light blue magic robes, deep purple pointed hat, holding a black book in hand, with the ID… “Leaf Grass”， Yes, that’s right, those four characters.
Is he a player who enjoys exploring maps? Forget it, no matter who that person is, once the Shadow Lord dies, he’s going to run away!
Just as Wanjian Buxian was about to step back, he saw the pages of the book in the little dwarf’s hand flipping, and the blue bar sank down a notch.
Damn it, does he want to open the door? The resilience of the Ice Lock Formation shouldn’t be that fragile; I doubt even a hundred fireballs from an ordinary mage could break it.
However, no magic appeared before the person outside.
What’s going on? A buff skill?
Something seems off.
Instinctively glancing at above, he noticed the entire ceiling had sunk down at some point, barely held together by the ice, while the resilience of the Ice Lock Formation was now only 37%.
“What… what the hell??” Wanjian Buxian almost suffocated.
