Chapter 271: Ice Flower Burial
The multiplier for the Ice Snow Storm attack isn’t very high; the maximum damage a single person can receive is 300%.
After all, the main function of this skill is control.
However… under the deliberate control of Zane and Butterfly Dance, all attack trajectories of this skill changed and were forcibly concentrated in the center.
“Ding!”
System Notification: Special conditions met, unlocking combo skill — Ice Flower Burial.
Ice Flower Burial: Ice Snow Storm, Storm Domain, Gale Breath; triggering the three within half a second gathers countless ice flowers, dealing 50%*10 damage per second to the target unit, with each attack carrying a 20% freezing probability that lasts for 3 seconds (exact damage depends on the caster’s average attack power).
Combo… skill?
As described, the Lord of Contamination’s health plummeted:
-3496
-3577
-7001
-3482
…
Ten segments of damage each second, with each segment reaching as high as 3.5k, and occasional critical hits having a power up to 7k.
In other words, a total damage of approximately 45k per second.
Multiply that by 5, and it results in a terrifying total output of 225k!
Goodness, this skill is more ferocious than Starry Marks!
Although the casting conditions are somewhat harsh — needing Butterfly Dance, Alu, and oneself present at the same time, and the ultimate skill’s release interval must not exceed half a second to succeed.
But in the current scenario, it’s undoubtedly a timely aid.
Taking advantage of the boss being controlled, Zane continuously executed the Magic Sword Technique, wishing he could unleash a hundred sword strikes on him.
The skill time of Ice Flower Burial lasts for 5 seconds, with the freezing effect lasting for 3 seconds.
In other words, the total control time reaches over 7 seconds, close to 8 seconds.
By the way, the control effect of the combo skill seems unable to be bypassed by level and rarity differences.
In other words, this is a genuine 3 seconds of control.
During this period, Zane’s Magic Sword Technique and Sin Ring have nearly depleted his health and mana.
The result of this is — the Lord of Contamination is left with 50% health.
Didn’t expect to achieve this.
Suddenly, a pitch-black arm broke through the ice block and slapped Zane’s back.
“Are you done…?” The cold voice of the Lord of Contamination came from within.
The control time was up, and the boss naturally broke free from the ice.
“Cough…” Zane’s face turned pale; he wanted to cough but couldn’t.
Didn’t expect that greed for one last attack would lead to this.
However, even if he had run in the last second, the result would have been the same.
Shimmering still on cooldown, and having used the Elemental Horn’s Storm Domain once while dealing with the Unyielding Sword, using it again just now left him unable to use Shimmering for a third time!
Next time, definitely prepare some drinks, this is Zane’s realization before death.
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The anticipated death didn’t come; on the contrary, the Lord of Contamination suddenly loosened his grip, and Zane held his back, coughing painfully.
What’s going on?
Looking up, he saw Walwa covered in a layer of dark color.
It looked like… a shadow?
“Hedy!!! What have you done!? Come out!” The boss shouted, but unlike before, he couldn’t pinpoint Hedy’s location at a glance, instead looking around, trying to find her.
He even began shooting contaminated projectiles into the empty ground.
Finding her would be a miracle; Hedy should be in the trial ground.
What is wrong with the Lord of Contamination now?
Suddenly, Zane felt a lightness in his feet, his entire body losing balance!
“What the heck!!!” Zane exclaimed, and he saw two barren hills, swaying back and forth with the sound of a ferocious breath.
Looking up again, Butterfly Dance’s charming face had a hint of redness; carrying someone while flying seemed to consume much stamina.
“Big Brother, are you okay?” Little Butterfly fluttered her wings, slowly landing on the ground.
Zane rubbed his forehead, his left hand opened, signaling he was fine. “Just… a bit dizzy from flying.”
“Flying… what does that mean?”
“Nothing, kids shouldn’t learn bad habits. Speaking of which… how’s the Lord of Contamination?”
“He… seems a bit abnormal.” Butterfly Dance said as she let Zane down.
“Abnormal?” Zane turned around and saw that the Lord of Contamination was shrouded in shadows, and the remaining contaminated creatures on the other side were the same.
Even from Starry’s perspective, the pursuing dark contaminated creatures were also covered in black.
What was that? Could it be the Shadow Lord has arrived?
Of course, that was just a baseless guess; the Shadow Lord had long since fallen, so it was impossible for him to appear now.
Then, judging from the boss’s words, it must be Hedy’s doing.
Furrowing his brow at the mission progress.
Not looking wouldn’t hurt, but seeing was shocking!
The progress bar was still dominated by red, 75:13:12.
There’s still time, fortunately… just kidding! How did another faction pop up?
From the previous red and green struggle, it now turned into red, green, and black progress.
Otherwise, the progress bar transformed from a linear to a pie chart.
It roughly presented this trend: black eats red, black eats green, red eats green.
What is this, a Three Kingdoms battle!?
In a moment of distraction, the progress changed again, now 74:9:17!
Correspondingly, another portion of contaminated creatures had stained with black shadows.
“Hedy!!!” The Lord of Contamination’s expression turned lewd, and countless contaminants began to surge from his body.
“Everyone stay away from him!” Zane roared urgently.
At this time, to dare go outputting would be an act of wanting to die; being hit by contamination is no joke. The erosion that prohibits recovery is something no one present can withstand.
……
Since getting close isn’t an option, the only choice left is to spectate.
“Alu, come up and join us, don’t be shy.” Zane beckoned to the goblin below.
“…Alright, then I’ll humbly accept!” he nodded and climbed onto Mo Se’s back.
Now in the audience seats were Starry, Zane, Butterfly Dance, and the Snow Feather Goblin Clan Leader Alu.
The others stood by in the back.
“Want some?” Zane pulled out a few slices of watermelon and handed them to them.
“Thank you, Big Brother!” Butterfly Dance took a slice, munching happily with juice spilling out.
I heard butterflies enjoy the juice of fruits, and it seems to be true.
Alu declined, saying, “…No need, I’ll just rest for a bit.”
“Alright.” Zane shared a piece with Starry and began to enjoy himself.
The green side has been completely defeated, with the remaining red and black ratio at 40:60, and it won’t be long before the outcome emerges.
The Lord of Contamination roared Hedy’s name from over 100 yards away, like a beast.
And the shadows on his body became more pronounced, with contaminants continuously shooting out.
The situation is already set.
Though Zane didn’t know how Hedy was doing, the current situation indicated she must have learned some skills.
Summoner of the Void… a class left behind by the Shadow Lord; who knew it would be so powerful, actually becoming Hedy’s trump card for a comeback.
