Chapter 398
Translator: Halcyon Translations Editor: Halcyon Translations
Lu Li celebrated a bit too early . He had no idea that Nightmare Herod in Berserk mode would be this crazy .
"He truly is a berserker" was how Moonlight described it .
Herod swung his axe and sent Azure Sea Breeze flying into the wall, which rendered him unable to stand up for a while .
To make the game slightly more realistic, when players received heavy damage, they would be paralysed and debuffed for a short while .
The second swing of his axe instantly killed Sakura Memories as Herod began hunting down each player individually . No one could withstand more than two swings from his powerful axe and the only way of surviving was to run away .
Herod was on less than 10,000HP, yet the tables had been completely turned around .
"Use defence scrolls and stay alive . If the boss aggros onto you, then run away as quickly as possible to buy time for everyone else . "
Fortunately, Lu Li had gathered and distributed some defence scrolls before the fight and it was finally time to use them .
Although they only provided a mere 10% increase in physical defence, they were very useful in key situations like these .
Herod’s attacks were all physical damage and the scrolls allowed the players to stay alive for that much longer .
With the defence scrolls, even Lu Li could withstand two to three hits from Herod . He was ready to use his actives on his chest piece and Gale Steps if he got into a sticky situation .
"Remain calm and output damage whenever possible!" Lu Li yelled as he followed closely behind Herod, stabbing him in the back .
His auto-attacks dealt around 100 points of damage while his skills dealt around 200 to 300 HP . All they could do was continue dealing damage and hope for the best .
10,000 HP would take them around a minute to finish .
The last minute of the fight would be the difference between life and death .
One after another, the members of Xin Xin Mercenary Group were killed by Herod . Lu Li zoned out for a second and his HP bar became empty . Herod was now left with a few thousand HP .
"Who do you guys think the boss will aim for last?" Azure Sea Breeze had pretty much given up and began joking around . As the main tank, he was almost always the first to go down . He was sick and tired of fighting boss battles and not receiving the EXP because he was dead .
"Hachi Chan, revive me . NOW!" Lu Li ordered .
"What?! Lu Li, you’re so selfish . Why not save the revive for me instead?" Azure Sea Breeze yelled back .
"You don’t deal enough damage," Lu Li replied .
"Money! I’ll revive whoever pays me money," Hachi Chan said proudly .
Only Xin Xin Mercenary would joke around in a dire situation like this .
The combination of the silly Hachi Chan, the air-headed Remnant Dream and the overly-confident Azure Sea was entertaining enough that they could probably start their own reality show .
Lu Li rose from the dead just as Azure Sea Breeze received an axe to the face . Instead of being healed, his healer was busy reviving Lu Li . "Hachi Chan, come and save me before I… Goddammit, I hate you Lu Li . "
Although Lu Li would always joke around with his teammates, when it came to serious situations and boss fights, he would always put in the most effort .
The only surviving players were him, Hachi Chan, Remnant Dream and Sesame Rice Ball . Even March Rain, their main healer, had been killed .
Surprisingly, Remnant Dream was still alive . Usually, she was one of the first to go down .
"Hachi Chan, go and distract the boss," Lu Li said worriedly .
Lu Li hated situations like these, when the boss as about to die but almost the entire team had been wiped out . One more mistake and they would probably fail the entire run .
"Why me?" The little girl was scared .
She was still a kid and thought that she could stay behind Lu Li and heal him .
"Remember to use all your special effects; the boss won’t be able to kill you," Lu Li comforted .
"Liar! I’m smart enough to know that I’m bait . " Hachi Chan was angry . Even a three-year-old knew that she wouldn’t be able to withstand more than one swing of Herod’s axe .
Lu Li sighed and realised that he had to do this on his own .
Besides Hachi Chan, the only other person that could tank the boss was himself . Even though Thieves had very low defence, he had numerous actives and escape skills available to help him escape .
Lu Li had to rely completely on his own reaction time and mechanics .
Since Herod was already on critical HP, the four of them barely managed to defeat the boss without losing any more members .
System: Ruling Sword members Azure Sea Breeze, March Rain, Lonesome Flower, Sesame Rice Balls… . have completed the First Clear for the Scarlet Arsenal on Nightmare level under Lu Li’s leadership .
The surviving four players received exceptional EXP for finishing off the boss .
Lu Li had finally levelled up to level 31, becoming the first level 31 player on the level rankings .
The most important things were the loot and rewards .
As the final boss in a level 30 Nightmare Instance Dungeon, Herod proved to be very difficult to defeat .
"Mine! Haha, mine!" Azure Sea Breeze was mad for not receiving his share of EXP since he died . However, as soon as he picked up a golden two-handed axe called "The Destructor", his anger completely disappeared .
The second piece was the Berserker’s Helmet which was a Gold grade equipment for Warriors and Paladins . Wandering willingly decided to give it to Moonlight .
The third piece was a rare material called Berserk Fragment which was used as a crafting material for various warrior weapons and gear .
Next was a Warrior skill booked called "Berserker Rage", which was similar to the Troll’s race skill .
The last item was a Fortified Stone .
Lu Li had about 10 or so of these and had obtained most of them from his Job Advancement quests . He had also bought some from the markets but had never used them before .
Even in his past life, Lu Li never had the luxury to use a Fortified Stone because they were ludicrously expensive . Each costed about $10,000 in real money and you needed at least 10 to enhance an equipment .
A few hundred thousand dollars just to enhance a piece of equipment was something that only the rich could afford .
Besides, enhancing gear wasn’t worth it because each successful upgrade only enhanced the stats by 3% . Each enhancement required three stones, so you were essentially paying a stone for an 1% stat increase .
What was even more outrageous was that the amount of Fortified Stones required increased with each successful enhancement . For example, from +1 to +3, you needed 3 stones per enhancement, but for anything past that, you needed 6 stones per enhancement .
For the first 3 upgrades, if the enhancement failed then you’d lose all the enhancement materials . At anything past +3, you would risk a chance of blowing up your weapon if the enhancement failed .
There were only a few rich players or star players that would spend thousands to enhance an equip . However, when a casual player obtained a Fortified Stone, they would generally sell it on the market to earn some pocket money for the next few months .
Obviously, these stones were very hard to come by . They only had a few in the Xin Xin Mercenary storage space .
Breaking the record time for dungeons rewarded an item to the entire team . However, if it was a first clear, then each individual player received an award .
The best reward was a bonus SP, however, no one was lucky enough to be rewarded an SP this time .
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