Chapter 356 - 332: Slime Monster’s Life Core
Corrosion Channel, on the walls, the ceiling, and all around the water channel, slime bubbles ceaselessly emerged, surrounding Da Fei’s troops. Da Fei’s heavy artillery didn’t give them much chance to attack, blasting them into pieces before they could fully form. For a moment, firelight and corrosive fog intertwined.
In the acid fog, Da Fei’s troops took 3-4 points of damage per second, but with Invincible Luck’s 100% lifesteal effect from items, the Slime Monsters not only failed to cause lethal damage to Da Fei’s troops but significantly replenished the Banshee’s health!
It was a timely gift of firewood! But Da Fei immediately snapped out of this unexpected delight. Though the Slime Monsters couldn’t kill effectively for the moment, it didn’t mean they weren’t a threat. After all, battle consumes the troops’ stamina, and now the problem was that Da Fei’s stamina couldn’t recover—used a little, lost a little!
Thus, Da Fei’s troops fought and moved along the corridor, sweeping through.
Ahead, the water channel had dried up, filled with thick green slime swiftly forming even larger Slime Monsters. At the same time, the damage from the dripping corrosive liquid from the ceiling had reached 5 points! But still, this level was no match for Da Fei’s heavy artillery, and it failed to stop Da Fei’s advance!
Giant roars were still heard far in front of the channel, and Da Fei’s troops’ stamina had already fallen to 25%. How much longer was this path? Even if they reached the end, would they still have the stamina to fight the final boss? Da Fei was growing increasingly uneasy.
If not for defeating that bat, if not for Invincible Luck, how would normal people ever get through here? Well, considering normal people’s issues as an abnormal person was indeed thinking too much! At this moment, Da Fei saw a rapidly growing red dot on the radar chasing after him!
Da Fei turned back and his eyelids twitched with shock! It was the recently cleared Slime Monster fragments recombining, merging into a far bigger Slime Monster, effectively blocking the entire channel! It was the BOSS!
Perfect timing! What I kill is the BOSS! Surely you’d drop some Divine Wand to solve my difficulties!
Da Fei’s troops immediately turned around, and a surge of firepower blasted out! Amidst a sea of fire and arrow rain, the giant jelly-like monster burst explosively, filling the channel with poison fog again!
Taken down in one round? Other than poison fog, nothing dropped? Damn! And you call yourself a BOSS? While the recently blasted BOSS pieces began to wriggle, seemingly merging together again!
Oh, crap! Resurrection should not be this obvious, right?! Regular monsters reviving is one thing, but the BOSS resurrecting too? What’s the point in playing anymore? Nothing much to say, you resurrect and brother here will annihilate you!
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Corrosion Channel entrance, Japanese player Haidao Yigong has tracked to this point.
"Da Fei entered the channel, should we pursue?" This question left the entire Mitsubishi Command Center conflicted.
Of course, anyone with eyes could see the trickiness of this channel, including amateur players like Da Fei; professional players and teams should be aware.
Igarashi asked, "What does Captain Tsukamoto think?"
Tsukamoto paused for a moment before replying somberly, "I believe that an unassured adventure is unwise, and this terrain is typical of a Slime Monster map, not something Mr. Gao Chang’s 1st, 2nd, 3rd level troops should engage with. I suggest not pursuing."
Igarashi looked at the small map icon on the large screen featuring Haidao Yigong and spoke gravely, "But Da Fei not only entered but has ventured deep, almost beyond the range Mr. Gao Chang can track!"
Tsukamoto frowned, "Amateur players are usually very blindly obedient; perhaps he’s gotten too carried away by his victories."
"I think, after the earlier MVP mishap, I can rightfully inquire with our friends over in the United States now!" Igarashi took out his phone and dialed the international hotline again.
"Hey there! Hey there! Thank you so much! I appreciate the guidance!" Soon, Igarashi received a satisfying response, hanging up with a smile, then reassuringly patting the expectant Tsukamoto, "Mr. Tsukamoto! You truly are prudent and seasoned! Our friends in the United States said that place is the ultimate hidden scene accessible only to level 50+ players with high-level troops, not suitable for current stage players! They even thanked us for pointing out the insufficiency in difficulty tips!"
Tsukamoto humbly replied, "Hey there! All credit to the president!"
Igarashi sighed deeply, "It seems like Da Fei is digging his own grave; it’s a pity he didn’t die by the hands of our Japanese warriors—too cheap for him."
Tsukamoto replied joyously, "President, an amateur player relying on luck won’t go far, not worth our major effort. So, do we proceed with developing the sewer as planned?" Honestly, this amateur player who casually killed Lee Minhao with a Divine Artifact digging his own grave was more than satisfactory, greatly relieving Tsukamoto.
Igarashi nodded, "Indeed, proceed as planned. Gunno Yosai, General Sword Saint, meet at the sewer immediately!"
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Corrosion Channel, under the barrage of three rounds of firepower, Da Fei killed the pursuing Slime Monster BOSS for the fourth time! This BOSS resurrected three times! And from the wriggling of the fragments, it obviously was going to resurrect again!
Initially, Da Fei thought every time the BOSS died, it would weaken after resurrection, but that wasn’t the case at all! The resurrected BOSS not only wasn’t weaker but had even more health and endurance, growing from being defeated by one round of firepower at the start to now withstanding three rounds! Not only that, the speed of the BOSS’s pursuit was getting faster! At this rate, his troops definitely couldn’t outrun this giant blob of jelly, and would be completely devoured!
Why is this happening? Even if the Slime Monster is an Undying Creature, undying creatures aren’t literally immortal! Even if it is an Elemental Life, at most a level 8 unit like the Phoenix just resurrects once perfunctorily, so how could this one resurrect continuously four times? Right, it’s said that a Phoenix becomes stronger after resurrection; could it be the same for this Slime Monster? Could it possibly be a Phoenix in a slime form?
— System Prompt: Warning! Your troop’s Stamina is below 20%, your troop’s Damage Value, Attack Speed, and Move Speed will start to decline, once your Stamina reaches 0, your troops will lose combat ability and mobility.
It’s over! I’ve really messed up this time! Staring at the rapidly reddening Stamina of his troops, Da Fei couldn’t help but look up to the sky and sigh!
Da Fei finally understood why the system added a parenthesis warning on top of the regular warning—it turned out this channel was extremely difficult! Even if not wiped out by the monsters, they would still be worn down alive! Especially with this acid, that drops 5 health points per second, this place is clearly not for low-level troops, even a level 4 unit like the Banshee with 30 health finds it hard to survive here! Not to mention bearing the burden of three large mounds of triple plague!
What does this imply? Either I’ve missed a critical BOSS item, or I am ahead of myself!
Accept it, just like a high stake bet, the chips I won before are all lost in this round, right? It doesn’t matter, this is just a contest server, I can afford it! Besides, I’ve gained many rare resources, and even killed an MVP earning an incredible S-class accessory! I’ve still made a huge profit! Not to mention, I’ve killed so many people from Korea and Asan, it’s a glory for the country; I have no regrets about this trip!
Just then, Selvia suddenly spoke, "Commander, from what I know, even a being like a Slime Monster has a Life Core, we can only deliver a Lethal Strike if we find its Life Core!"
Da Fei’s eyebrows twitched! Selvia, who rarely speaks, spoke? Is this the hero’s intelligence? Or is it triggering a plot scenario, switching to her to give hints to the player as a narrator? But no matter what, as long as the NPC says it’s feasible, then it is feasible! Indeed, all Elemental Life possess a Life Core!
Da Fei hurriedly asked, "Where is its Life Core?"
Selvia frowned, "It’s certainly inside its body; we need to observe closely to find it!"
What the hell! Isn’t that obvious, if it’s not in its body, where else could it be?
Wait! In that instant, Da Fei suddenly realized! Such a simple truth and I had overlooked it! Its Life Core is what? The Phoenix can only resurrect once in a short time; this guy seems to resurrect infinitely, hence its Life Core must be many times more advanced than the Phoenix’s Life Core! While Phoenix’s Life Core is just a material, something many times superior than a material must surely be a treasure!
Correct, a treasure indeed! Of course, it’s the treasure that drops after killing it! Such a powerful and specifically prompted by system parenthesis warning BOSS, how can it not drop treasures? And treasures, are exactly what my Treasure Appraiser skill could detect! The reason I haven’t discovered it must be that I was too busy to look back at it while fighting and running at the same time!
Alright! This time I won’t run! I’ll keep my eyes wide open, observing how you combine, how you are defeated, to see where you hide your core!
Once the Slime Monster reassembled successfully, only then did Da Fei notice its color had changed from the initial green to about deep blue now, of course, now is not the time to focus on its color, fight!
Fire Chain Arrow Rain poured down again, and the entire corridor turned back into a sea of fire! When the BOSS shattered once more, Da Fei didn’t even see any treasure gleam on the BOSS’s body, nor did the Treasure Radar give any prompts!
After this battle, the troop’s Stamina was left with only 10% completely in the red! Now, Da Fei only had the stamina for one last battle! Even if the last battle could defeat the BOSS, if the BOSS didn’t drop an item that replenishes Stamina, Da Fei would be stopped here due to the torment of the triple plague!
Da Fei sternly decided! Why can’t the core be found? Either it’s hidden deeply or my Treasure Appraiser level isn’t high enough! In such circumstances, as I was far behind my troops, the chances of discovering it are even less likely, right?
This time, I will be at the forefront, I will be the main tank, let you devour me first, I refuse to believe that being so close and swallowed by you, I still can’t discover it, succeed or die trying!
The BOSS resurrected once again, and Da Fei drew his long-unused Rusty Wooden Spear, ready for the frontline!
"Attack!"
As the huge jelly meat mountain pressured down with an incredibly intimidating force backed by the full firepower of the troops, Da Fei took a deep breath and decisively charged into the jelly. As his life sharply declined, his vision also instantly blurred. And in this moment, a flash of light in the darkness! A golden gleam on the radar!
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