Kapitel 26: Hardcore Mode, First Clear!
Redakteur: EndlessFantasy Translation
The crowd’s eyes radiated simultaneously after having heard what Zhang Yang said!
Although they mentioned that they were willing to give up their intent of clearing the dungeon, but if there was a slight possibility of clearing it, each and every one of them would naturally tag along given the chance! As long as they could defeat this boss, they would obtain the ‘First Clear’ server announcement for Bangar Crypt. Having the entire server channel flooded with red messages about you, wouldn’t that be the greatest glory any player could ever receive?
Zhang Yang said, “Look over there, can you see a crack in the wall? After I initiate the battle, I need all of you to continue with the original strategy and clear the 2 minions. All ranged characters including the healers will then hide inside the crack while I defend the frontlines! I tried it just now and found out that the position where the crack is would not have any <Lava Pit>s and the boss’ <Flamethrower> would only hit me alone. Healers, just focus your healing on me!”
“How about us?” Phantom Day, Crimson Fire and Snowy Death awkwardly said.
“As for you all… Every man for himself!” Zhang Yang said casually.
“Big brother, that’s cold-blooded!” Snowy Death complained deliberately.
“Zhan Yu, you are despicable! You do realize my weapon attack is better, how could you just ditch me aside. Wuu wuu wuu, Silky Snow, please allow me to enter and be mine!” Phantom Day cried out.
Zhang Yang did some calculations. He found out that the base damage of <Flamethrower> is 500 and with the Guardian passive skill deducting 20% receiving damage, he would only receive 400 damage from the skill. Currently his HP was 520 points, and as long as the healers did their job to ensure his HP was always in its best condition, this boss would be as good as being in the bag.
“Let’s give it a try!” Zhang Yang unsheathed his sword and marked 2 Royal Guards with the star and sun icons.
“Here I go!” Zhang Yang stepped forward.
<Charge!>
When <Horizontal Sweep> was activated and Zhang Yang managed to establish the aggro, he cried out, signaling the initiative to attack like a war horn.
After a brief moment, the two minions were defeated.
“Good job! Now, ranged attackers and healers! Quickly enter the hole!” Zhang Yang shouted.
“Hehe. Quickly enter the hole! I like that very much!” Fatty Han smiled depravedly while the other male players joined in to let out a perverted giggle.
The comment was treated as a mere passing joke and the team quickly headed into the crack one by one.
Zhang Yang relocated his character to the front of crack and shielded the players behind him. Fatty Han laughed and said, “To the 3 guys out there, may God bless you!”
“Healers! Keep your heals focused only on me. The people inside will take no damage and you can ignore the other 3 outside! My HP will be dropping very quickly because I can only use <Block> to gain attack immunity. Healers, pay attention to the timing and drink blue pots. We will be wiped if your blue pots ran out before the boss dies!” Zhang Yang paused for a while and said, “Silky, do not cast <Holy Shield> and only use it when I tell you to!”
“Ok!” Silky Snow promised.
“Alright. Ranged attackers, deal as much damage as you can! As for the 3 players outside, try to contribute a little before you die by dishing out as much damage as you possibly can!” Zhang Yang twirled his sword and slashed the boss. Because Zhang Yang needed to remain in front of the crack, he could not evade much due to the limited space, fully utilizing the only defensive skill he had, <Block>. Even though he had 31 points of Defense, it was not enough to withstand the boss’ 200 Attack, so he had to absorb them all, resulting in his health dropping like a waterfall.
It was fortunate that the healers listened to his instructions and did not heal the others, only focusing on restoring Zhang Yang’s depleting HP. There was nothing to fear if the healers did not heal excessively.
‘Ding! Dadarerda had used <Lava Pit>, lasts for 120 seconds!’
Fortunately, there was only one pit on the boss’ left side, while the rest spawned far from the melee attackers. As long as the melee attackers remained vigilant, they would not be damaged.
“Silky! Shield now!” Zhang Yang commanded instantly when he noticed the boss pause his attacks while a progress bar appeared over its head.
Immediately, Silky Snow waved her tiny hands and a semi-transparent barrier covered Zhang Yang. <Holy Shield> was an instantaneous spell and there was no delay in casting!
‘Hong!’ Dadarerda opened its mouth wide and spat out a trail of flame.
‘-320!’ A huge, red text floated over Zhang Yang’s head indicating that he received damage. His initial HP of 389 immediately dropped to 69 HP. <Flamethrower>’s base damage was 500 points. The damage reduced to 320 points. 20% was deducted by Zhang Yang’s passive skill and 80 damage was absorbed by <Holy Shield>.
With Zhang Yang acting as the barrier in the front, the rest of the party was safe and sound. However, things were completely different for the other 3 outside.
The boss was leaning against the wall and since the game did not have a function that allowed one to phase through the walls, the 3 of them were pushed against the wall. With nowhere else to run, they had to receive the brunt of the boss’s attack head on.
‘Ding! Player Snowy Death had died!’
‘Ding! Player Crimson Fire had died!’
‘Ding! Player Phantom Day had died!’
“Wuu wuu wuu, how miserable!” Phantom Day cried in the party, “Silky Snow, please soothe me!”
Silky Snow merely replied with a smiling emoticon in the party channel.
Zhang Yang smiled wryly. This ‘flirtatious’ exchanges between Phantom Day and Silky Snow probably had a hidden motives. It was as though they were intentionally attempting to invoke Zhang Yang’s feelings of superiority so that he would try and wrestle for Silky Snow’s attention. Zhang Yang pondered about this while his hands showed no sign of slowing down. His sword waved relentlessly and the boss’ HP was plummeting!
Due to the terrain bug, the initially impossible boss fight had become extremely simple. Although the room was filled with <Lava Pit>, no one got hurt in the crack. Fatty Han and the others only needed to mindlessly attack, attack and only attack!
80%, 70%... the boss HP fell swiftly.
Zhang Yang checked the MP of Ocean Despair and Silky Snow, and his heart calmed. It should be enough to hold on until the boss was defeated.
60%, 50%… 10%, there was hope!
“Brother Zhan Yu, let’s make a deal. After the boss is defeated, is it possible to use the name ‘Lost Paradise’ for the party name in the announcement? Of course, it wouldn’t be for naught. We will transfer 100 thousand to your account as payment, how about it?” Crimson Fire sent a private message to Zhang Yang.
Using 100 thousand dollars to buy a server announcement sounded ridiculous. But if Zhang Yang agreed, Crimson Fire would be the one profiting.
At that time, ‘God’s Miracle’ had over 4 million online users, and out of that, 2 million users were solely based in China. That was no small amount. A server announcement would be a great advertisement for Lost Paradise. Just think of how many members they would be able to recruit after such an advertisement?
Additionally, the guild was a sponsored one. There would definitely be a reward waiting for them if they could get themselves a server announcement, and the amount would definitely exceed 1 million!
Who else but Crimson Fire could have thought of such a profitable trade?
Zhang Yang thought and said, “I don’t want money. I want ten thousand gold pieces!”
Currently, there was no exchange service between gold pieces and real life currency. However, there were private in-game currency traders! As the players’ level were still relatively low and the in-game currency generation is even lower, one gold piece was valued at 10 to 13 dollars. Which means 10 thousand gold pieces would be worth about 100,000 dollars.
Crimson Fire did not hesitate and replied, “Deal! But currently the gold piece production is very low. I would need several days to collect 10 thousand gold pieces!”
“Okay, deal!” Zhang Yang accepted and assigned the party leader to Crimson Fire. The battle was near its climax and the crowd heard the system notifications but did not respond.
Even though Zhang Yang agreed to the deal, he did have a few considerations to think off before he could accept it. First, the dungeon’s first completion was not all that fair. Second, he wanted to lay low and not attract too much attention. Third, he needed to collect a large amount of gold pieces to start stockpiling for his future plans!
Crimson Fire was surprised at Zhang Yang’s instant reaction. He said, “You were quick at passing the leader to me. Aren’t you afraid of me cheating you?”
“Keh keh, I can trust you!” Zhang Yang only said things that others would like to hear. In fact, he believed that a smart person like Crimson Fire would not want to make an enemy out of him for just 10 thousand gold pieces.
5%, 4%, 3%, 2%, 1%!
Hundred Shots fired his last attack and Dadarerda let out its last loud growl before falling.
‘Ding! You and your party have killed Dadarerda! Obtained 12,050 EXP (50 points Party Bonus)!’
‘Ding! Congratulations, you have obtained the First Clear of the Bangar Crypt (Hardcore Mode)!’
‘Ding! As a party leader, please name your party to be enlisted in the List of Hardcore Dungeon First Clear!’
An input box appeared in Crimson Fire’s interface. Naturally, he did not hesitate to key in ‘Lost Paradise’. Immediately, red notifications began to flood the server’s chat channel.
“Server Announcement: The party ‘Lost Paradise’ has successfully conquered the Bangar Crypt (Hardcore Mode), obtaining the First Clear server announcement (China Server)! Their names will be eternally etched in the Hardcore Mode First Clear Achievement Board!”
“Server Announcement: Player Crimson Fire (Party Leader) has obtained the reward for being the first to clear (China Server) Bangar Crypt (Hardcore Mode)! Obtained system reward of 10 gold pieces, 1 Skill Point, and all races’ reputation points increased by 500 points!
“Server Announcement: Player Zhan Yu (Party Member) has obtained the reward for being the first to clear (China Server) Bangar Crypt (Hardcore Mode)! Obtained system reward of 10 gold pieces, 1 Skill Point, and all races’ reputation points increased by 500 points!
“Server announcement…”
A huge uproar was triggered when the server’s chat channel was filled with the announcements.
“Seriously? I haven’t even passed Normal Mode and now someone even claimed the First Clear for Hardcore Mode?”
“I haven’t even left the beginner village!”
“Where did these strong players come from? This is only the second day and the First Clear of Hardcore Mode had already been taken!”
“Lost Paradise. Anyone heard of them before?”
“Haha, Lost Paradise is our guild! Our guild has experience in management and posseses proper reward and punishment regulation. All of you had just witnessed the strength of our guild, and right now we are still recruiting players! A Level 1 guild can only hold 10 thousand players. Slots were limited so it’s on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please do not miss this opportunity!”
“Request for babysitting!”
“Request for carrying!”
“Request for hugging!”
Under Crimson Fire’s management, his guild members traveled all over the place since the server announcement, taking advantage of this moment to scour everywhere in hopes of recruiting more skilled players.
Kapitel 27: Analyze
Redakteur: EndlessFantasy Translation
‘Ding! You and your party have killed Black Claw. Obtained 24,050 EXP (50 points Party Bonus)!’
“Wah, its finally over!” Screams of joy filled the air, Sky Shaman smiled proudly as he saw 9 of his party members celebrating after defeating the first boss. Sky Shaman then switched to the guild channel and announced, “Hardcore Mode. First boss, Black Claw. Defeated!”
“Oh yeah!” the guild channel was filled with cheering.
“As expected of the master! The official China’s number 1 tank! It hasn’t even been a day and you have already conquered the first boss of Hardcore Mode!”
“Haha. Our guild Sky High is really the strongest!”
“Those guys from The Dominators must be crying by now!”
“Guildmaster bro, bring me along when you enter Hard Mode please! I’m still wearing a lot of White-Wood equipment!”
“…”
Everyone in the guild was discussing and chatting passionately, and Sky Shaman could not help but smile proudly. He asked casually, “How are The Dominators doing over that side?”
“Their elite team was wiped not longer than 5 minutes ago according to their members. They are still stuck at the first boss!” said a Hunter with a longbow hanging on his back. A tag on his head stating, ‘World Pursuer, Sky High’.
“Very well, we’re one step ahead of them!” Sky Shaman let out a smile. “However, we mustn’t let our guard down just yet! The Dominators has always been our archrival, which means they are strong! We must never stop improving ourselves! We must get the second and last boss to obtain the global announcement for our First Clear achievement and let everyone know that our guild, Sky High, is the strongest in every single game there is!”
“We will get the First Clear server announcement for the China server! But we will not stop there! We must also get the World’s Top 8 server announcement too!”
“We are the strongest!”
“Hurrah!”
4 of the team members were touched by Sky Shaman’s speech, their faces flushed with excitement!
“Server Announcement: The party ‘Lost Paradise’ has successfully conquered the Bangar Crypt (Hardcore Mode), obtaining the First Clear server announcement (China Server)! Their names will be eternally etched in the Hardcore Mode First Clear Achievement Board!”
“Server Announcement: Player Crimson Fire (Party Leader) has obtained the reward for being the first to clear (China Server) Bangar Crypt (Hardcore Mode)! Obtained system reward of 10 gold pieces, 1 Skill Point, and all races’ reputation points increased by 500 points!
“Server Announcement: Player Zhan Yu (Party Member) has obtained the reward for being the first to clear (China Server) Bangar Crypt (Hardcore Mode)! Obtained system reward of 10 gold pieces, 1 Skill Point, and all races’ reputation points increased by 500 points!
“Server announcement…….”
The server announcement channel began to flood with announcements.
“What!? Impossible!” Sky Shaman’s faced changed instantly. His legs went limp, almost to the point where he could fall down at any time.
In his face! Right in his red, shameful face!
At that moment, the entire guild channel turned dead silent.
Once the Achievement Board was open, Lost Paradise’s party name could be clearly seen.
[Hardcore Mode First Clear Achievement] (China Server)
1. Bangar Crypt
First Clear Party: Lost Paradise.
Party Leader: Crimson Fire, Bandit, Lost Paradise.
Party Members: Zhan Yu, Guardian, No Affiliation.
Ocean Despair, Sacred Knight, No Affiliation.
Phantom Day, Berserker, Lost Paradise.
Defiant Monk, Sniper, Lone Desert Smoke
Hundred Shots, Beastmaster, No Affiliation.
Slim and Handsome, Beastmaster, No Affiliation.
Snowy Death, Bandit, No Affiliation.
Flame Emperor, Pyromancer, Lost Paradise.
Silky Snow, Priest, Lost Paradise.
“Guildmaster…” The 9 party member’s face turned bitter as they looked at Sky Shaman. The First Clear achievement for Hardcore Mode had been claimed and therefore all of them lost their will to continue.
As a guildmaster of a top-tier guild, Sky Shaman had a natural ability to judge and analyze a situation calmly. He began his analysis and said, “This party has 4 members from Lost Paradise. Even their party name is Lost Paradise. However, they have 5 non-affiliated members and a Hunter that belongs to another guild. If I guessed it right, this should be a pub party!”
“Pub party? Master, can pubs even raid Hardcore Mode?” asked the party members. If party that was comprised mostly of pubs could successfully conquer the Hardcore Mode, then what were the top-tier guilds’ elite teams doing?”
“Look at the composition of the party. There is only one tank!” Sky Shaman narrowed his sight, revealing a surprised and disbelieving expression.
“It’s real! There is only one Guardian. The other Warriors are of the Berserker and Sacred Knight specializations!”
Sky Shaman took a deep breath and exhaled. He was a Guardian himself. He knew the boss’ difficulty in the Hardcore Mode better than anyone else. Even the most recent Black Claw that they had just defeated could only be done because he and the other tank had been cooperating in other games, forming an unspoken bond between them. Only then were they able to solve the issue of the <Death Stare> stacking that would normally cause entire parties to fail.
But that party only had one Guardian. How did he endure the <Death Stare> throughout the battle and survived?
“If I’m not wrong, the secret to their success lies in that party’s tank! Pursuer, try your best to obtain information on each member of this party, especially the Guardian, Zhan Yu!” Sky Shaman’s expression cleared and said, “Disband the party. We have lost Bangar Crypt, but in the next dungeon, we will fight to regain our honor! In these coming days, I want all of you to keep to a strict training schedule! Even if you were able to, you are not to allow your names to be listed in the Level Ranking Board. I’m giving all of you 7 days. After 7 days, all of you must reach Level 20. We will be the first guild to claim Marzerway’s Lair!”
Somewhere else - The Dominators’ raiding team.
“Boss, our brother in Sky High said that their elite team has defeated the first boss!” said Circular Piglet hurriedly. It was not a strange thing, as both Sky High and The Dominators were rivals. They had always been at each other’s throats in almost any other MMOs. They had always been fighting endlessly to be China’s best guild. And now, their skirmishes had also brought them to ‘God’s Miracle”.
Humble Gentleman was calm. He said, “Don’t be so agitated. Being one step ahead doesn’t assure a guaranteed victory. It’s still going to be a battle to determine who would have the last laugh!”
“Hey, hey!” Circular Piglet shyly scratched his head, “It is still not a good feeling to lose to them!”
“If you don’t feel good losing to them, then get your sh*t together, you stupid swine! If it wasn’t because of your careless mistake, we wouldn’t have been completed wiped in the last fight now, would we?” lectured Humbly Gentleman as he laughed.
“Aw, come on boss. Don’t remind me of my past mistakes. I’d already apologized for that a hundred times. I thought there was an earthquake, and that’s why I disconnected!” explained Circular Piglet.
“And? Was it really an earthquake?”
“No… it was my pet cat. It jumped on top of my head!”
“You stupid little pig. Remember! You’re our tank. You’re the wall that protects us! Before you are allowed to fall, you must always prevent the boss from attacking us at all costs! Understood?!”
“Understood!”
“Hm. If there really was an earthquake, you better stay strong. Do not worry about a tiny earthquake. If push comes to shove, I’ll personally dig you out from your house!”
Everyone was laughing at Humble Gentleman’s joke. The atmosphere lightened up and no one felt depressed for losing the fight.
“Server Announcement: The party ‘Lost Paradise’ has successfully conquered the Bangar Crypt (Hardcore Mode), obtaining the First Clear server announcement (China Server)! Their names will be eternally etched in the Hardcore Mode First Clear Achievement Board!”
“Server announcement…”
The atmosphere turned silent!
“F*ck, who are these people? They actually managed to conquer Hardcore Mode!?”
“Is it Sky High?”
“No. These people do not belong to Sky High’s elite team. Just look at the Achievement Board… Holy cow! Lost Paradise? From which hole did this low-tier guild dig out of?”
“Since when was a low-tier guild this strong?”
The Dominators guild channel was suddenly bursting with talks and discussion.
“Boss…” Circular Piglet showed a bitter face. As if they had lost something that they did not even know, the members shared the same bitter expression. They were full of desire, trying to get their hands on the First Clear server announcement. But just when they were about to start their battle, the announcement was taken away from them. What else could they feel? To make matters worse, they lost to an unknown, low-tier guild!
Shame! Such a huge shame!
Humble Gentleman took a deep breath, laughing as he said, “Well, at least it wasn’t anyone from Sky High right? Think about it from their perspective. They thought they had the upper hand against us. Who knew they were only scooping water with a straw basket! They’re surely feeling much more despair!”
Circular Piglet and the rest of them laughed, some of them sounded forced but at least it was better than the worst case scenario.
“Do a little background check on those people. Especially that warrior called Zhan Yu. To be able to endure Hardcore Mode bosses is no easy feat. He must be a pro among pros! Heh. To think that a person like this remains unaffiliated with any guild! Zhang Lan, go and make contact with him! Get him into our guild! Oh yeah, try and get the rest of the unaffiliated players from that party to join us as well. If they could survive that mode, they would naturally prove to be quite extraordinary themselves.”
Similar reactions and conversations occurred simultaneously amongst the top-tier guilds throughout the entire China server.
Meanwhile, Zhang Yang and the rest of the party were indulging in their own version of excitement.
‘Ding! You have obtained the title, Crypt Slaughterer!’
The titles themselves were useless, as they do not possess any addition to the Attributes nor provide any special effects. However, to have a rare title hanging over your head could attract quite some attention. The Crypt Slaughterer title could only be obtained by players who obtained the First Clear achievement. Naturally, it is extremely rare!
Zhang Yang turned off and disabled the friend request and stranger private messaging function to avoid being disturbed endlessly. After the excitement wore off, he would turn it back on again.
“We really did it!” If the ever-calm Crimson Fire was filled with excitement, the others were already bursting from it.
Zhang Yang ran over to the back of Dadarerda’s throne. He took out the pickaxe and started mining a glowing golden vein.
‘Ding! You have used <Mining> on Plain Copper Vein. You have obtained Plain Copper Ore x3, Moonstone x2. Your Mining skill has increased by 2 points!”
This Plain Copper Vein will only spawn here in Hardcore Mode, after the death of Dadarerda!
Zhang Yang eyes glowed. Plain Copper Ore itself was already a rare vein and the Moonstone was part of the possible loot from mining the Plain Copper Vein. This is a rarity among rarities. Truly priceless!
“Wah Zhan Yu bro. You’re too mean. You could have at least left me one of those veins to mine! At least I could increase my <Mining> skills!” said Phantom Days as he walked over, laughing as he spoke. Fortunately, he did not see the items Zhang Yang had excavated, otherwise there would be a hard time for Zhang Yang to talk his way out.
Zhang Yang laughed and shifted his attention to Fatty Han. “Fatty, time to loot the corpse and get our equipment!”
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