Chapter 1351
1351 Lucifron
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Besides the T0 set part, there were also other T0 . 5 and T0 set items that could be obtained through quest levelling .
These class sets and other parts that provided fire resistance attributes were a necessity for exploring the Molten Core . For example, the Mage set had a special effect that reduced the aggression for dealing spell damage .
After all, it was too easy for Mages to take aggro in the Molten Core and they were on alert the entire time while dealing damage .
Although there was a small chance for set parts to drop and Nightmare mode didn't contribute anything to the drop rate, there were so many monsters in the dungeon . As long as they were willing to spend time here, there was bound to be some sort of reward .
Quite a lot of rare materials dropped as well . Earth's Core was a common material used for Plated gear and shields . It increased Armor and if you got lucky, it would give your equipment an Earth Guard effect . The Earth Essence was similar, but it had a better drop rate, so price-wise, it was less valuable .
Other useful rare materials that dropped included Fire Essence and Elemental Fire . These rare materials were all suitable for crafting fire resistance equipment and were all in-demand on the current market .
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If they were fortunate enough to get a Fiery Core then it would be even better since it was worth more . This was the kind of material that was suitable for everything . It could be used to replace Fire Essence and Elemental Fire, while providing special effects .
All the way, Lu Li had already collected quite a bit of rare material .
If Lava Annihilators were described as fast movers, Lu Li wasn't sure how he should describe these Lava Surgers .
Lava Surgers were a type of Golem with fast movement speed . Wherever these Golems stepped, a pillar of dust and smoke would rise . From the dust and smoke, a monster formed of broken rocks would reveal its true form . These would appear to be like a complete Lava Surger, except that they only had the top half of the body and no feet . When they moved forward, the ground was pulled towards them, as if they were on a treadmill of rock and rubble . Whenever rocks fell off from their bodies, other pieces would replace them so that their bodies would always maintain their form .
By the time you could see it clearly, it would already be in front of you .
This was a very interesting monster because it had an interesting way of attacking . You could see this monster slide very fast ahead to attack and it didn't just target the Main Tank . Sometimes it would ignore aggression and slide to other targets . Anyone who was attacked would be knocked away .
The good news was that this monster could be banished . Banish was a type of control spell that was used by Warlocks .
Lu Li's shoulder piece had a similar effect called Exile, but because Lu Li wasn't a Warlock, this meant that his special effect wasn't useful on this Golem monster .
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As such, Warlocks were valued higher than Mages in Molten Core .
Golems couldn't be Polymorphed, and because of the fire in the area, ice-type magic was also weakened .
There was also another kind of monster which moved a little slower – the Ancient Core Hound . This was a type of slow and stupid monster that wandered around in the Molten Core . It seemed slow because of its body size, and it looked like a lumbering tortoise .
However, it was actually one of the most difficult monsters to deal with at the start of Molten Core . It refreshed very quickly in the dungeon and would often reappear when you were dealing with other monsters . The worst thing was that this monster also had a huge aggression range .
It would attack all players within 180 degrees in front of it . As such, Main Tanks had to pull them so that their backs were faced against the rest of the team .
However, when it began to spit fire, the Main Tank be able to hold it back anymore .
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It would start spinning in a random direction, spewing out fire that would damage the players . This attack would also stun players for a brief period, reduce fire resistance by 20%, and reduce cast and attack speed by 50% . It could also cause momentary confusion, 30% total mana reduction etc . . .
Fortunately, these effects weren't applied on the players all at once, or else it would simply be easier to just forfeit the game .
Their team wiped twice fighting this monster . The first time was because they had no clue what it was, and the next was because they accidentally lured other monsters . Lu Li didn't say much about it . There was no way that people would never make mistakes, so he saw it as a fee for their learning .
After they killed this monster, Lu Li had Sakura Memories come over to skin it .
She had an exquisite skinning knife and could even remove the skin of a Boss, not to mention an average monster . She easily peeled away a layer of hide from this Ancient Core Hound .
Lu Li packed the skin away carefully . Although this monster was hard to kill, at least the reward was valuable .
First, there was the skin . Money alone wasn't enough to describe its value . Even though it wasn't a rare material, it was just as valuable . Secondly, there was the Experience . Just killing one was enough to give everyone's Experience bars a noticeable boost . Finally, there was the legendary Ancient Core Hound pet and mount .
Lu Li was sceptical of this last drop to say the least .
In his previous life, Lu Li had seen both the Ancient Core Hound pet and mount . The first was kept for fun, mostly for visual purposes . If a Hunter class looked after it well, they might be able to turn it into a battle pet through some quests . However, there were also plenty of Hunters who refused to complete these kinds of quests . A Core Hound before the quest transformation didn't look aggressive at all; it was actually quite the opposite . The Core Hound pet was famous for its cuteness and was popular amongst ladies who liked dogs .
As for the Ancient Core Hound mount, it was one of the fanciest mounts of all time and had an incredibly low drop rate . Lu Li had barely encountered any in his life .
The reason why Lu Li was sceptical was because he didn't believe that an average monster would drop pets and mounts . There was probably a better chance of obtaining this loot at the second Boss . People were probably just imagining things because they wanted the pet and mount so much .
They pushed all the way in and quickly arrived before the first boss, Lucifron .
Lucifron was a monster that had a similar appearance to Naga . He had a snake-like tail but no fins and gills, and his colour was different too . Lucifron was the standard lava rock color, and was clearly a fire-type of monster . Layers of sharp needles protruded from his skin, each standing tall and looking threatening on his gigantic body .
Everyone felt tired after they arrived, considering that they all refused to properly rest before . Lu Li announced resting time on the spot .
It had already been 2-3 hours since they entered, and it had taken them a long time to reach the Boss . This dungeon would have been too hard to imagine for the team back in the past .