Chapter 55: Holyflower Village
Oh no! Just as Yuhua Wuhen began to have second thoughts, the Qiu Yue Sword slashed towards her.
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In one hit, she lost half her health!
Stumbling back a few steps, her face pale, she shouted, “Forget about those people, kill the shaking Starry! Whoever lands the final hit gets 10,000!”
The other assassins, hearing this, turned back enviously and abandoned the other four.
“Damn it, the female hero is in danger!” Endless Sea cursed.
Taunt!
Come back to me!
One assassin foolishly ran back and thrust his blade at Endless Sea’s shield.
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With Endless Sea’s 3000+ health, he could ignore such an attack; he was clearly unsatisfied with just holding one assassin back.
The Shattering Hammer crashed into another fleeing assassin, sending him flying!
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The difference in strength was too great!
“Nice!” Brother Shiu couldn’t help but exclaim.
Fireblast!
Magical Impact!
The strongest double strike from the mage at this stage.
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One hit reduced an assassin to critical health.
Zane controlled his main body to deliver a hit.
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Got him!
“Contract Summon—Lord Xisi!” Lord Xisi appeared from the magic circle.
“Please, defeat them!” Youyoufen said.
Lord Xisi looked around and quickly understood the situation.
“Got it.”
Swift Steps!
The already agile goblin moved even faster, quickly catching up with the retreating assassin, drawing his giant stick for a heavy blow!
“Huh?” The assassin in front clearly didn’t expect the goblin to act so swiftly and had no time to react before suffering a high damage hit.
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And became dazed.
Lord Xisi casually picked up a stone from the ground and threw it!
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After three consecutive throws, this assassin was sent back to Yunshui City.
“Damn, this goblin just got smarter?” one witnessing assassin remarked.
He had seen Goblin Summoners before; those goblins’ attributes would drastically decrease after becoming player pets, making them less of a threat, but this damage… was insane!
“Stop looking! It’s coming towards you!”
“Damn, getting killed by a goblin will be laughable. I’m outta here!”
Endless Sea said speechlessly, “This guy is stronger than us combined.”
Brother Shiu was also stunned; Summoners were this powerful?
Meanwhile, Yuhua Wuhen heartbrokenly chugged down an advanced HP Potion.
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The health she lost was almost restored.
After witnessing Starry’s high damage, he dared not carry on; he changed to a delaying tactic, waiting for reinforcements to arrive before engaging again!
However, he was running low on potions, yet still, no one came to assist.
“What are you all doing???” he roared, only to see a nimble goblin chasing after two assassins, throwing stones that dealt over 200 damage, finishing off what little health the two assassins had left.
“…” Before he could utter another word, the Qiu Yue Sword pierced through his chest.
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Yuhua Wuhen was down.
After cleaning up the battlefield, a total of 16 assassins had participated; many had not even made a move before being defeated, so only a few had turned red.
In total, there was one piece of Black Iron Equipment, two pieces of blue equipment, and nothing else; it was unclear if the drop rate was low or if they were just this unlucky.
Energy Headband:
Rarity: Black Iron Equipment
Required Level: 15
Magical Attack Power: 20
Defense: 5
Intelligence: 20
Spirit: 12
Description: Abundant energy.
An exceptional mage helmet that boosts both intelligence and spirit, usable by Mages, Summoners, Priests, and even Bards.
This helmet was dropped by Yuhua Wuhen; his strength could be considered above average among players and he was somewhat of a minor expert in Yuhua, but unfortunately, he hadn’t expected to give the enemy a Black Iron artifact on his first outing, estimated to be worth at least 3000 RMB. He probably wanted to cry.
The remaining two pieces of blue equipment had mediocre attributes and were distributed to Youyoufen, as she had the weakest gear of those present.
“Let’s get out of here. All the battles just turned red name; we should go over there and grind for a bit to reduce our red names,” Zane suggested.
By the way, attacking other players outside the city would turn one into a red name, accumulating corresponding points; the higher the points, the higher the drop rate. Generally, accumulating over 20 red name points meant that upon death, all gear would drop, including what one was wearing.
In red name status, every player killed would increase one’s red name points, whereas remaining in combat with wild monsters for an hour could reduce it by one. So now they needed to avoid places with many players temporarily; otherwise, not only would they attract Yuhua’s people, but regular players also had little goodwill towards red names.
Additionally, Youyoufen had the highest red name points, reaching 7 since her pet’s kills counted as the owner’s.
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Alna mentioned that after crossing Grey Ridge Plain, there was a creek, and on the other side once stood a prosperous village.
Unfortunately, in recent years, the Light Faction had been retreating repeatedly, its defenses shrinking, and the flames of war had reached this village. As a result, the village had been occupied by ghouls over six months ago.
For some unknown reason, the Dark Faction had not made any significant moves in the past six months, while every time humans tried to send scouts for information, none returned.
This village was called Holyflower Village, and its name seemed a bit mismatched with the word village, but no one mocked them.
Because, near Holyflower Village, there was a spring—Fountain of Life.
The villagers referred to the spring as Holy Essence Water because it was exceptionally clear and claimed to cure all ailments!
Of course, that was an exaggerated claim, but long-term consumption of this spring water could help prevent minor illnesses and prolong life; and another point was that wine brewed with Holy Essence Water was extremely delicious! Everyone who had tasted it praised it endlessly.
Relying on the Fountain of Life, Holyflower Village became prosperous, but alas, this good fortune was short-lived; it had now become a paradise for the undead and ghouls.
It seemed the Fountain of Life had also been polluted, but regardless, one had to go see it to know for sure.
Alna mentioned that if wine brewed with Holy Essence Water was used, it might just draw out that mad sword.
“This creek’s water is black…” Brother Shiu leaned closer to take a look. “It looks like oil.”
“If it were really oil, we’d be rich.” Zane laughed. “This creek’s probably been polluted by those undead creatures.”
Indeed, at a glance, the earth showed signs of scorched colors, trees had almost completely vanished, and even the few plants left exuded a thick ominous aura, likely having turned into monsters.
“Gulp…” Youyoufen swallowed nervously and said, “Are we really going to train in a place like this?”
“Yes, there’s really nothing to be afraid of; just think of it as exploring a magical map,” Zane replied.
“Undead creatures; that sounds much more advanced than goblins! We’ll have a killing spree today!” Endless Sea was eager with the Shattering Hammer in hand.
“Hmph! Foolish humans, undead creatures are certainly not as clever as goblins!” Lord Xisi coldly remarked.
“So this is what exploring a map is like? If I were alone, I definitely wouldn’t dare to come. I’d probably still be grinding gray wolves,” Brother Shiu’s eyes also sparkled with anticipation.
