Chapter 24: Skeleton Captain
Editor: Atlas Studios
That's right! It was a sea anemone. The bottom-most cabin was full of gleaming meaty tentacled sea anemone! Da Fei thought that sea anemones were hidden creatures that only appeared during low tide. Was this a sea anemone farm? Sea anemones were great! He loved it!
Now, Da Fei's Attack was 9 and Damage 5-7. Against a 0 Defense 15 HP sea anemone, it would lose 7-10 HP from one strike. Killing it would take about two strikes.
That meant that Raging Sea of Blood would have to face these creatures as well. The problem was, how would he take them down in close combat with a short weapon? Was it necessary for him to get the Magic Book first? The book seemed to allow him to summon Skeleton Zombies, and Skeleton Zombies were not afraid of poison.
Since the Magic Book was so powerful, Da Fei must stop Raging Sea of Blood from getting it. If he returned without any achievement this time, he would go guard the Magic Book Boss.
As he was killing the monsters, the System suddenly sounded a warning!
—System message: Reconnaissance Skill warning! There are powerful enemies hiding nearby, please remain alert!
Da Fei was shocked! Boss!
At this point, the red frame in front of Da Fei's map flashed, which was what happened when he encountered the Sea Anemone King! Latent enemies? Water Ghost? Or was there a Sea Anemone King here as well?
If it was a Ghost Boss, that would be too tough on beginners. Even a Master-level Ballista might not take it down. However, no matter what type of Boss it was, there was no other way! Since he was here, he had to find out what Boss it was.
Da Fei stepped forward nervously. The red frame flashed even more rapidly on the small map! No, no. This wouldn't do! It was okay if latent enemies did not make a move. But once they did, it was bound to be fast as lightning. He managed to escape the last time due to the low hit rate of the Sea Anemone King's Catapult attack. If this was a different Boss, even if he was well-prepared in advance, it would not be of any use.
Da Fei turned to face the Boss and crouched down. After all, there was the Reconnaissance Skill alert. There was no need for him to turn around to escape. It was taboo to have his back face the enemy!
Da Fei took another step forward!
—System Message: Warning! The Reconnaissance Skill has scouted that the hidden enemy is about to appear!
Run!!! Da Fei imitated Raging Sea of Blood's actions, similar to a star footballer avoiding the goalkeeper and scoring a ball with his head! Right at that moment, he smelled a familiar fishy odor.
—Miss! Yeah!!!
Dafei rolled and crawled as he glanced behind. He was overjoyed! It was really a Sea Anemone farm! Old friend, we meet again!
At this moment, on the side of the cabin near the wall, a large gleaming red meatball waved its nearly ten meters long giant tentacles. Sea Anemone King!
Wahahaha! Like I said, even if it's a trial for the Godly Hero, the System would not design a level that players can't beat. However, isn't it too much for a Boss to appear twice in a scene? Anyway, with the Ballista, this Boss is like a free pass!
Without saying anything else, Da Fei quickly assembled the Ballista. The total Damage of Da Fei's Intermediate Ballista was 27-36, Attack 15. Against the Sea Anemone King that had Defense 2, it would be 44-59 Damage. Even if it had 600 HP, it would just take six to seven hits. It was completely different from the time when Da Fei had to fight through all night.
This was all thanks to his wiseness that he managed to keep the Ballista. After all, there were no bunkers here.
At this moment, Da Fei realized that the Sea Anemone King was not in the ship, but outside. Its location was the hole of the sunken ship. If he wanted to mend the hole, he would need to kill this Boss. So this is how it is! I will cooperate with you!
Finally, Da Fei finished assembling the Ballista. He loaded it smugly, then fired twice. "47!" "50!" Green liquid splattered everywhere! Wahahaha! Great!
Another shot! The echo of the Ballista and Da Fei's laughter reverberated in the cabin!
Then, Da Fei was stunned!
Wait! How did Raging Sea of Blood come down at such an appropriate timing? He must have heard the sound from the Ballista, right? Now that he was firing here, it must be louder with the hole. There was no reason for him not to hear it on the deck, right?
Da Fei's brows' twitched! If it was him, he would have blown his top from dying twice in a row. He would definitely try to profit from his misfortune! Was Raging Sea of Blood really so calm?
Da Fei would intercept him! He immediately went up the stairs to the level 1 cabin. The best place to intercept was, of course, the ground filled with Zombies in the materials cargo. There were some Zombies that he ignored after killing the Artillery Chief Boss. Now they had come to use.
What if he did not come? He would be at a loss, then. It would be waiting in vain. Hence, Da Fei hoped that he would come. One could never be too careful. He felt uneasy with the uncertainty!
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At this moment, Raging Sea of Blood was killing Zombies resentfully on the deck. No matter how upset, angry, and unwilling he was to accept it, to die twice consecutively made Raging Sea of Blood feel desolate.
Inadvertently, he heard the sounds of fighting at the bottom of the ship again. On this quiet night, it was extremely ear-piercing!
Raging Sea of Blood frowned. The idiot was firing his Ballista again! It must be a Boss that was worth his effort! This was the right time to take action! He must take revenge, snatch the Ballista, and kill the Boss! Even if he couldn't get the Ballista, he would destroy it! The time, he would definitely not be able to restore his HP with a level up, right? Once he killed him once, he would destroy his equipment. Then, he'd wait at the resurrection point and kill him till he dropped to Level 0.
Action spoke louder than words. Raging Sea of Blood charged through the Zombies who were in the way and dashed to the bottom cabin. The reason why he killed the Zombies instead of charging through while avoiding the attacks was that he found that with his level, it was not advantageous. Especially when his opponent had risen to Level 10 and received +1 Damage from the System. He needed to rise to the challenge.
Strength was the language between the strong. And because he took time to kill the Zombies, that gave Da Fei the time to ambush him.
Raging Sea of Blood jumped down to the bottom cabin. The ground was filled with Zombies. Raging Sea of Blood ignored them and rushed straight through.
Just as he entered the Artillery Cabin, a pike flew out from the side of the door!
—System Message: You were attacked by player Da Fei's hostile attack. You may counterattack!
—System Message: Your Speed is paralyzed by the attack. Your movement is stopped!
Raging Sea of Blood's eyes turned red as he howled wildly. "Motherf**ker!!!"
Da Fei sneered. "Stupid!"
There was no way out when evil was done too obviously. After all, people should be kind! Although they should be kind, it did not stop Da Fei. The group of Zombies behind Raging Sea of Blood was nearing!
That was right! The Zombies were too useful!
As Raging Sea of Blood scolded and jumped again, Da Fei jumped down the stairs to escape from the Zombies.
It was finally peaceful. He had sacrificed 50 Reputation in exchange for this peace. He could finally fight the Boss without disruption.
Two more blasts and the Sea Anemone King that was in the way exploded.
—System Message: You have killed the Demonized Venom Sea Anemone King! You obtained 6,000 EXP points! You obtained the heart of the Demonized Venom Sea Anemone King!
—System Message: Your "Lonely Hero 10 Straight Wins" progressed to 9/10.
Oh! I got another Sea Anemone heart! I must use it well this time. It can definitely sell for a good price! Whoever suffered from it will know its effect! How about I sell this to Raging Sea of Blood? He knows it best. His Godly Hero should not be short of money, right? Wahahaha!
There was only one Boss left. However, if he had encountered another Boss, he would be out of tricks. He would have to return to the cabin to defeat the Magic Book Boss first.
Da Fei packed up his Ballista, cleared a few Sea Anemones that were in the way, and reached the end of the bottom cabin. A giant Skeleton was soaked in water.
Final Boss? Da Fei kept a sharp lookout. Indeed, blue, cold flame filled the Skeleton's hollow eye sockets! Da Fei retreated nervously.
At this moment, a golden exclamation mark appeared on the map! Da Fei was surprised! Anyone who played this game knew that that was the Quest NPC! So, there was an NPC on this uninhabited island! It felt good to encounter a living person instead of a Boss at this moment! Even though he was not a living person!
"Finally, someone found me…" The skeleton propped up its body slowly with the long sword in its hand, and its hoarse voice resounded through the cabin. "I'm Captain Renoir of the St. Anthony. We were cursed and our souls could not leave. I have been sleeping in order to preserve my Soul Strength until someone finds me. Adventurer, you're the one I've been waiting for. I want to break the curse and set the souls of all the seafarers free. I hope you can join me in the fight to the last moment!"
—System Message: You received Trial Mission "Assist the Captain in Battle". You will be teleported to the Trial Space once you are ready. Are you ready?
Trial Mission! He finally received the graduation task for beginners! There was no need to hesitate. He was ready!
The cold flame in the Skeleton Captain's eye sockets burned vigorously. He waved his long sword and a distorted portal appeared.
"Set off!"
Da Fei quickly followed behind. The scene changed. Under an overcast, dark sky, an endless gray and black ocean, Da Fei and the Captain appeared on a small deserted island that resembled the Island of Miracles. But, there were no shipwrecks and coconut trees.
Looking at the black and white world, Da Fei exclaimed. "Where is this?"
"The back of the World, the World of the Dead. The seal of our enchantment is on this small island!"
—System Message: You are now in the Legion of Heroes mode. You became a sub-hero under Renoir.
—Novice Guide: Heroes can command ordinary soldiers or sub-heroes. The main hero's Strategy Attack, Defense, and Skills will apply for the entire regiment, but they do not stack with the sub-hero's Strategy Attack, Defense, and Skills. When a certain Attack and Defense attribute of the sub-hero is higher than the Hero, the higher attribute will take effect. The attribute can only take effect on the regiment led by the sub-hero. For a more detailed introduction, please refer to the official website.
Da Fei's spirit was lifted. Legion of Heroes! A player's dream!
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