Chapter 24 - 21 Skeleton Captain
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Yeah! It was anemones, all over the bottom level of the ship were these glowing red fleshy tentacles anemones! I thought anemones were hidden creatures that only showed up at low tide, who knew they'd be in the ship's hold too? Is this an anemone farm or what? Anemones are great! I love them!
Now Da Fei had 9 attack, and with 5-7 damage dealing with 0 defense 15 HP anemones meant a clean 7-10 damage, basically taking them down with two shots each.
This meant these were also monsters that Blood Sea Wave would have to face too, but how was he going to fight anemones with just close-range weapons? Did he need to grab that Magic Book? That book seemed like it could summon skeleton zombies, which were immune to poison.
Since that Magic Book was so awesome, there's no way I was letting him get his hands on it. If this mission turned out nothing, I'd just hang back and wait for that Magic Book boss.
While clearing monsters, the system suddenly sent an alert!
—System Prompt: Reconnaissance Skill Warning! A powerful enemy lurked nearby, stay alert!
Da Fei jerked back in shock. A boss!
At this moment, Da Fei's minimap flashed red ahead, just like when he encountered the Anemone King! A lurking type enemy? A Water Ghost? Or was there another Anemone King?
If it was a ghost boss, that would be too tough for a newbie. Even with a master-level crossbow, it might not go down. But no matter what boss it was, it had to be dealt with! Since he was there, he had to figure out what kind of boss it was.
Da Fei nervously took a step forward, and the red flash on the minimap became more intense! No, this wasn't going to work! An ambush type enemy would strike like a flash of lightning, remnants of an attack avoided by a hairbreadth last time thanks to the Anemone King's low hit rate on its bouncing attack, but if this was a different kind of boss, preparing in advance was still perilous.
Da Fei turned around and started crouching, moving backward. Since there was a Reconnaissance Skill alert, he wouldn't have to spin around to run for his life if the enemy appeared. Turning his back was a rookie mistake in battle!
Da Fei took another step forward!
—System Prompt: Warning! Reconnaissance Skill detected a hidden enemy about to appear!
Run!!! Da Fei mimicked Blood Sea Wave's diving header! In that moment, a familiar foul wind brushed past the back of his head!
—Missed! Oh yeah!!!
Da Fei turned, rolling and crawling, overjoyed! It really was an anemone farm! Old buddy, we meet again!
At this moment, on the side of the hold that leaned against the wall, a massive red fleshy mass waved a few nearly ten-meter-long huge tentacles, it was the Anemone King!
Hahaha! I knew it, even in a god-level hero trial, the system wouldn't design an impossible level for players. Yet isn't it a bit much to have a boss appear twice in a scene? Anyway, in front of crossbow cannons, this kind of boss was just a giveaway!
Without another word, Da Fei immediately started assembling the crossbow cannon. Now Da Fei's intermediate crossbow cannon had a total damage of 27-36, and with 15 attack, blasted a 2 defense anemone with 44-59 damage, even if it had 600 HP, it would be a matter of six or seven shots. It was nothing like that all-night battle Da Fei had once waged.
Thank you for being wise and mighty for preserving the crossbow cannon, after all, there was no cover here.
It was then that Da Fei realized this Anemone King boss was actually outside the ship, at the breach of the sunken hull, meaning to repair and patch the hole, the boss had to be killed. So there it was! I'll back you up!
Finally, Da Fei assembled the crossbow cannon. Loaded it with triumph, and then two bangs sounded, "47!" "50!" Green liquid splattered! Hahaha! Refreshing!
Another shot fired out! The echo of the crossbow cannon and Da Fei's laughter resonated in the hold!
Da Fei suddenly froze!
Wait! How did Blood Sea Wave come down so coincidentally earlier? It must have been attracted by the sound of my firing the cannon in the ship, right? Now firing the cannon here, with the wreck hole, the sound was even louder, if he was on the deck outside, how could he not hear it?
Da Fei's brow twitched! If it were me, dying twice would be infuriating, I'd take advantage of the situation for sure! Based on this kid's character, would he really swallow his grievance?
Intercept him midway! Da Fei immediately climbed the stairs, dashing to the first-level cargo hold. The best place for an ambush was surely among all those zombies in the supply cabin. After taking down the Artillery Commander boss, he hadn't dealt with those zombies, now they'd be of great use.
What if he didn't show up? If not, it'd be a bit troubling, waiting for the other shoe to drop. So hopefully, he would come, not fearing a thousand things, just that one. I wouldn't be at ease otherwise!
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At that moment, Blood Sea Wave was killing zombies on the deck angrily. But regardless of his anger or unwillingness, dying twice made him feel uneasy.
Unintentionally, the boom sound from the bottom of the ship came again! In this silent night, it was extraordinarily piercing!
Blood Sea Wave's brow twitched, the trash was firing the cannon again! It must be a boss worth using a crossbow cannon against! If not now, when to strike? Revenge and smash the crossbow cannon to kill the boss! Even if he couldn't snatch it, he had to destroy the cannon! This time, there was no way the guy could level up to heal again, right? Just kill this red-named player once and loot his gear, then trap him at the resurrection point!
Actions were quicker than thoughts, Blood Sea Wave hacked and slashed through the blocking zombies straight to the bottom hold. The reason for cutting through instead of just charging through the zombie attacks was, of course, because he realized he didn't have a decisive advantage, especially since the opponent was at level 10 with a system reward of 1 point of damage, so he needed to enter the battle at full health.
Skill was the language between strong players, and the fact that he was cutting through gave Da Fei the time to set up his ambush.
Blood Sea Wave jumped down to the first-level bottom hold, and as the zombies on the ground started to rise, he ignored them, running past.
Just as he entered the gun cabin, a sly, vicious cross rib gun flew beside him!
—System Prompt: You have been maliciously attacked by player Da Fei, you can defend yourself!
—System Prompt: You have been attacked with paralyzing speed, your movement is halted!
Blood Sea Wave's eyes turned red as he roared: "You son of a...!!!"
Da Fei sneered, "Loser!"
Being too obvious with your malevolence led nowhere, it was all cheap tricks from back in the day. Ultimately, people should be kind! Even though they should be kind, Da Fei didn't stop his hands, and the zombies behind Blood Sea Wave kept coming!
Yep! Zombies were of great use!
As Blood Sea Wave cursed and was sent flying once more, Da Fei quickly ran downstairs, evading the zombie pursuit.
Finally, the world was peaceful, and it cost 50 reputation points for this peace, ensuring no one would disturb Da Fei from defeating the boss.
With the final two cannon shots, the obstructing Anemone King exploded in fragments.
—System Prompt: You killed the Demonized Poisonous Anemone King! You gained 6000 experience points! You received the spoils of war, Heart of Demonized Poisonous Anemone King!
—System Prompt: Your 'Lonely Hero 10 Consecutive Victories' achievement completion progress was at 9/10.
Whoa! Another Anemone Heart! I definitely had to use this wisely, absolutely sell it for a high price! Whoever used it would know its effect! Why not sell it to this Blood Sea Wave? He knew the effect best; surely, as a god-level hero, he wasn't short on money, right? Hahaha!
Now there was only one last boss left for the achievement, but with no cards left to play when facing a boss, I had to return to the guest cabin to take down that Magic Book boss again.
Da Fei packed up the crossbow cannon, cleared a few obstructing small anemones, and reached the end of the bottom hold, where a large skeleton was soaking in water.
Ultimate boss? Da Fei stood ready. Sure enough, blue cold flames ignited in the skeleton's eye sockets! Da Fei, tense, immediately stepped back.
At that moment, a golden exclamation mark started appearing on the minimap! Da Fei was overjoyed! Every gamer knew, this meant encountering a quest NPC! This deserted island actually had NPCs after all! Meeting such a person rather than a boss at the end felt great! Even though he wasn't alive!
—"Finally, someone found their way here..." The skeleton propped itself up with a long sword, slowly climbing up with a hoarse voice echoing in the hold, "I am Renior, captain of the Saint Anthony, we are cursed, trapped in a curse space, our souls unable to be free. I've remained asleep, preserving the remnant of my soul power until someone came, and adventurer, you are the one I've been waiting for, I need to destroy the curse space so that all crew souls can find peace. I hope you assist me in fighting to the very end!"
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—System Prompt: You received the trial mission to 'Assist the Captain in Battle', you will be teleported to the trial space when ready. Are you prepared?
Trial mission! Finally received the graduation mission for a newbie! Nothing much to say, I wasn't about to chicken out, ready!
The eye sockets of the Skeleton Captain flared with cold flames, and with a swing of his longsword, a twisted Space Gate appeared.
"Let's move!"
Da Fei immediately followed, the scene shifted. Under a dim, cloudy sky and an endless gray and black ocean, Da Fei and the captain appeared on a small desolate island, quite like Miracle Island, absent the wreck and coconut trees.
Facing this black-and-white world, Da Fei said in awe, "Where is this?"
"The back of the world, the world of the dead, the barrier sealing us is on this little island!"
—System Prompt: You have now entered Heroic Legion mode, you became a vice hero under Renior's command.
—Newbie Tip: Heroes can command regular soldiers as well as vice heroes. The main hero's strategic attack and defense and skills affect the whole team but do not stack with the vice hero's strategic attack, defense, and skills. When a vice hero's strategic attack or defense attribute is higher than the main hero, the higher attribute prevails, and it only applies to the troops led by the vice hero. For a detailed introduction, please refer to the official website.
Da Fei's spirit lifted, Heroic Legion! A player's dream!
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