Chapter 398 - 370: The Next Target, Giant Crocodile!
Little Fei’s advancement brought Da Fei immense joy, and at this moment, the swamp’s detestable, gloomy hue transformed into a dazzling, vibrant spectacle in Da Fei’s eyes. This place was nothing short of a treasure trove!
And slaying the King Giant Lizard filled Da Fei with boundless confidence. If such impressive gains could be achieved from just one King Giant Lizard, what about the two before him? And the one rumored to have been asleep for a thousand years? Haha, wahahaha! The bro would never be satisfied! Strive, struggle, as long as life exists, the struggle never stops, this is life, this is positive energy!
An even crazier idea surged in Da Fei’s mind—could Little Fei also kill the two before him?
Indeed, although Little Fei had become a BOSS, Da Fei was still unsatisfied with its attributes. Da Fei’s goal was not merely to deal with a flock of birds or bugs; now he had higher expectations, which was for Little Fei to possess the ability to decapitate enemy heroes and independently defeat strong enemies, even when far from him, achieving the same effect as level 8 necromancer dragons in the competition!
Of course, this was difficult, since the Blood Eagle started as a small creature and was not on the same starting line as beings like the Banshee, which began as high-level soldiers. Achieving its current state was already no small feat, but the harder it was, the more meaningful it was to strive for it!
Only this way could he justify spending so much life, make it worthy of the World Tree Fruit, and justify the investment of something like the Petrified Heart worth hundreds of thousands! Speaking of which, he had already invested a total life value of 550 points! Without such a massive investment, he would have effectively become a tank capable of sweeping through many high-end instances, yielding unlimited profits!
In short, Little Fei had to earn back what Da Fei had invested! Of course, it’s not that Little Fei must kill these two BOSSes now, but instead, Da Fei would strive in that direction.
Now, Little Fei was already on its way back, while Da Fei’s attention was fully focused on the two battling giant beasts in the arena.
This fierce battle had already been ongoing for more than a minute. To be honest, the Snake-necked Dragon’s spirit surprised Da Fei very much. When it first entered the arena, it felt cowardly to Da Fei, but it grew braver when forced into a fight! This indicated that the Snake-necked Dragon had correctly assessed the giant crocodile’s strength!
If this was a true fight of equals, the most ideal situation would be both sides exhausting themselves, and then the player’s God-level critical strike could take out two birds with one stone. But considering the retreat of both the King Giant Lizard and this Snake-necked Dragon, this wasn’t likely to happen. The weaker side would inevitably escape while retaining a substantial amount of life and stamina!
If they fled, everything would be ruined. After all, the situation where the King Giant Lizard was torn apart was too much of a surprise caused by the raven’s corpse and shouldn’t happen again.
What should Da Fei do?
Without a surprise, it should be left to him to create a surprise! So, to whom should he create this surprise?
To the giant crocodile? Indeed! This was a rare opportunity to severely injure or even kill a Quasi DemiGod-level BOSS. Once this opportunity was missed, it would be hard to replicate the same scene next time. Moreover, the giant crocodile was a quest monster for the Hobbits, and once killed, the Hobbits might just kneel! Whether it’s the reward from killing the BOSS itself or the strategic impact on the swamp’s situation, it’s clear! But the difficulty is also obvious, for it’s hard to ensure that the Snake-necked Dragon doesn’t capitalize on his misfortune with a special move, and the giant crocodile’s blood defense is on a different scale from the King Giant Lizard’s, so even if it retreats defeated, Little Fei could hardly pose a substantial threat to it.
Then, create trouble for the Snake-necked Dragon? Indeed, it is much more reliable to handle it than the giant crocodile! Its strength was inherently weaker than the giant crocodile’s. If Da Fei attacked it, the giant crocodile would take the chance to strike, and it would likely meet the same fate as the King Giant Lizard, having a large chunk of flesh torn off, and being pursued and air-raid killed by Little Fei during escape. Then Da Fei could earn gains no less than from the King Giant Lizard! Killing two BOSSs, 1+1=2, what a huge profit!
Would it be more secure to deal with the Snake-necked Dragon then?
At this moment, Little Fei’s nimble figure appeared in Da Fei’s vision, and a layer of mist arose in Da Fei’s eyes; it was the deep and strategic light — oh, alright, it was the reflection of the swamp’s water light as Da Fei looked up at the sky.
In any case, Da Fei’s vision became broader now, as broad as Little Fei’s view! Da Fei was overlooking the swamp!
The puny Snake-necked Dragon no longer caught Da Fei’s eye, not because he became arrogant with greed, but because the battlefield had evolved at this point! Just like in chess, a pawn’s value before and after the opening cannot be compared. Before the game, one would protect it at all costs, but after it started, it could be discarded at any time!
In other words, even if the Snake-necked Dragon’s loot were the same as the King Giant Lizard’s, it was no longer on the same level! In short, the Snake-necked Dragon was not worth Da Fei killing! But the giant crocodile was different; even if killing it failed, it would provide a buffer period for the Hobbits’ development!
Da Fei’s mind was made up, aiming at the target—the giant crocodile! With such a massive body, the attack was bound to hit!
Now, Da Fei patiently waited for what he deemed the perfect opportunity—
Finally, the moment appeared, the giant crocodile took a deep breath, seemingly preparing to unleash a powerful move! You want to take a deep breath, right? I’m going to deflate your big move! Fire!!
—Boom! Boom!! Boom!!! Three sneaky cold arrows broke through the water surface with a whistle!
—Bang! Bang!! Bang!!! Deflected damage "-113" "-118" "-114"!
Ah heck! Such high defense! It reduced the crossbow cannon’s damage by 90%! Da Fei was shocked on the spot, roughly estimating the giant crocodile’s defensive power! Between 100 and 300!
Whether it was 100 or 300, it didn’t need complicated calculations, just remembered a few critical damage reduction numbers from the damage formula.
A Master-level Crossbow Cannon has an attack of 35 and does not receive hero attack and defense bonuses. The basic damage is 7-8. The Crossbow Cannon’s final damage is the hero’s total basic attribute points without equipment multiplied by the Crossbow Cannon’s basic damage. Da Fei’s basic attribute point was 170. So the total damage was 1190-1360!
And when the attack was less than the opponent’s defense, the final damage equaled the basic killing divided by (1+ attack-defense difference × 5%); Da Fei’s actual damage was reduced by over 90%, meaning the attack-defense difference between both sides was 200 points!
But whether it was 100 or 300 didn’t make much difference. According to the damage formula, an attack-defense difference of 100 reduced damage by 83%, a difference of 200 by 90%, 300 by 93%, and 500 by 96%. In any case, the role of Defense Value greatly diminished in later stages.
But it was not to say that high defense in later stages was useless, rather it was more useful! When in later stages, various armor-piercing skills can easily lower 50% of defenses, then one knows the effect! A city wall’s defense of 500, reduced by 50%, still had 250, reducing over 90% damage! Hardly any effect of the armor-piercing could be seen.
Hence, that’s why city walls had to be so thick; there was a reason. (PS: In light of some readers not knowing about Crossbow Cannons and attack-defense calculations, Yangang offers a refresher, considering this is a very meticulous, highly technical, and advanced data-stream, tech-stream novel, cough!)
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Meanwhile, after Da Fei blasted the giant crocodile with three shots, it indeed got tilted, and its long-charged massive bite ended up with a grand "miss"!
The Snake-necked Dragon seized this rare opportunity, leveraging its height advantage while the giant crocodile missed, landing a massive sit!
—Boom!!! The lake water shot to the sky, an astonishing force!
Da Fei was suddenly overjoyed! This Snake-necked Dragon indeed had a hidden big move!
Just then, a huge roar shook the lake, a wave of blood shot to the sky, and the Snake-necked Dragon’s freshly sat-upon flesh soared into the air like a submarine-launched missile trailing a long trace of blood!
Da Fei’s eyes narrowed in shock! To knock such a huge Snake-necked Dragon into the air, what a sensational power this was!
At that moment, a giant wave pushed Da Fei, swaying him suddenly. The giant crocodile, glimmering with blinding blood light, lunged toward him!
Crap! The giant crocodile went berserk! Did I screw up!? (To be continued. If you like this work, you’re welcome to encourage with recommendation tickets, monthly tickets at Qidian [qidian.com]. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)