Chapter 1573: 1573
The battle quickly entered into the second stage . When Venoxis still had about 40% HP, he could change into a snake .
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The troll changed into a big snake as he cried out in anger . His ferocious eyes stared directly at Lu Li sending a shiver down his spine . Even though the team mentally prepared themselves, they were still shocked at the transformation .
Whole teams had died at this stage – frightened to death by the boss . Someone had once said that it was one of the most stupid ways in which a whole team died . The designer was probably a horror or disaster enthusiast . “Hey, aren’t you all afraid?” Lu Li asked with puzzlement at the calm girls . Shouldn’t they be screaming now? The only way to tell if they were scared in the game was if they were frantically screaming .
“You’re so stupid . Isn’t it cute?” Hachi Chan stared at Lu Li disdainfully .
“This big snake is so cute . I really want to take it home,” Remnant Dream said, staring at the giant, ferocious snake . Lu Li and the others quickly refocused and continued the battle .
“Flower, Flower! Run to the left, run to where there’s no one . ” Venoxis spat at Lonesome Flower, and his body was instantly shrouded in a green cloud which continued to spread .
Lonesome Flower wasn’t that good at PVPing, so his reaction time was slow . However, along with the increase of activities in the game, he had now been playing for over half a year now . He had long passed the initial stage of his immature youth of dying avoidable deaths . Now, when he encountered a normal attack out in the wild, he could finish off them off in just two or three slashes .
Classes had been nerfed or buffed throughout the game, but this old mage had never been weakened . Lonesome Flower ran into a corner where he could avoid spreading the poison to other players . Apart from the poisonous fog, the boss also sent out toxic clouds in different open areas . The range of these clouds were a little further, and it did more damage to those close to him . Basically, don’t stand in the poison clouds .
They were able to react to the toxic clouds without Lu Li telling them . At this stage, Azure Sea Breeze’s work was more difficult . He had to keep the boss from engaging with the rest of the team while pulling the boss away from the poison clouds .
“Why do I keep feeling like there’s something biting at me,” Fat Monkey frowned . “It’s a little snake,” Lu Li commented, having already seen it much earlier .
“We should deal with them,”
“No need . It’s a waste of time . Their damage is just dreadfully low,” Lu Li said, shaking his head . He couldn’t be bothered about the little snakes crawling out of the poison clouds . Of course, it wasn’t that they couldn’t deal with these small snakes .
“There shouldn’t be any problems this time . There’s only about 10% HP left?” Wandering asked .
“As long as the backline doesn’t take too much damage, there should be no problems,” Lu Li said, while using Resurrect on Deadly Green Orange who had just died . They were at the final stage .
“The Boss’s Aggro is a bit messed up,” Azure Sea Breeze reminded, “Stop healing me for a bit . ”
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“Breezy, as the number one Main Tank, speaking like that makes you sound like a chicken,” Fat Monkey had listened to Azure but still made fun of him .
“Haven’t you been called the second Sorrowless?” Azure Sea Breeze mocked, not letting himself get beaten . He continued, “If you can, go deal with Sorrowless, then you can be called the number one mage . However, I heard that you met Unforgetful Maple last week and were defeated?”
“You’re the one who has lost . What I did was called respecting the elders and caring for the young . It was just because he’s so old that I let him win,” Fat Monkey laughed, “But you, isn’t Elevenless hunting down Wandering? How come both his attacks led to your defeat?”
“Damn it Wandering, you’re a stupid idiot! You screwed me over, Elevenless was looking for you, and you lured me out to him,” Azure Sea Breeze spat maliciously .
“Cut off your ties with him,” Fat Monkey said, not able to resist sympathising with the guy .
“Memories, a new restaurant opened on the other street . Heard it’s really good . ” Azure Sea Breeze suggested .
“Are you flirting with me?” Sakura Memories asked .
“I wouldn’t dare, wouldn’t dare,” Azure Sea Breeze laughed .
“Am I that scary? That you wouldn’t even dare to flirt with me?” Sakura Memories growled .
“Um, little miss, what’s it going to take to let this pass,” Azure Sea Breeze grovelled . He thought that Sakura Memories was even scarier than the hideous High Priest Venoxis .
“If you want me to, it’s actually really simple . Just let me have four dishes at the Rich Blessings Palace and everything will be fine,” Sakura Memories demanded fiercely .
“Hah! Rich Blessings Palace? Four dishes?” It was like receiving a heavy strike from a boss . Azure Sea Breeze spat helplessly right at the boss’s face . Then the boss began to get fierce .
The green poison cloud suddenly spread across the whole field, and everyone’s HP began to drop .
“Stop this idle talk! You’re fighting a boss here . Do you think you’re out shopping or something?” Lu Li ended their little performance . Everyone’s attention was drawn to the boss again . Even if this boss was weak, when it got violent it could kill the whole team .
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The healers immediately used their abilities to protect everyone . Hachi Chan’s Enhanced Tranquillity again had a massive effect . At this stage, no one needed to save up their defensive abilities anymore .
“My death, it is insignificant,” High Priest Venoxis sighed . The big snake returned to his human form . Finally, he threw himself onto his knees and he stayed there without moving .
“Dream, loot the equipment . The others should keep moving forward,” Lu Li barked .
“Lu Li, don’t overdo it . You need to let us take a breather,” Jaweika sat down . No one had gotten any rest the whole day .
“If you’ve got time to talk about your feelings, how tired can you be? Think about the mounts, think about the First Clear!”
“Suddenly I don’t feel tired anymore, GO! GO! GO!” Jaweika jumped up . The mount he had was still a basic one . He had been wanting a nice flashy special mount for a long time .
Statistically, having a flashy mount was more effective than having the best equipment when chasing after girls .
Just imagine, when everyone in factions would be riding on the basic mounts on the streets of Stormwind City, you would be riding a fancy mount . You’d stand out like the proverbial crane standing among a flock of chickens . Even guys, not just girls, would be attracted by this .
There was a playboy in the Elite group that always changed girlfriends, each one prettier than the last . The reason that he was able to find pretty girlfriends every single time, apart from the fact that the guy was good-looking, was because he had rare mounts and rare equipment .
If a mount came through this time, he might not be able to get it . However, according to the rules that Lu Li set out, if you have a special mount, you couldn’t enter the competition . The next time a rare mount was auctioned, he would have one less competitor .
“Damn, turns out it was a spider,” Wandering mumbled to himself in a low voice .
“The Deadwood trolls followed the Spider God, Shadra . Didn’t you do any research beforehand?” Lu Li asked .
The Deadwood Tribe had split and come out of the Amani empire after the troll war . They returned to live in their ancestral home – that is, today’s Hinterlands and the Arathi Highlands . Like the other forest trolls, during the second war, the Deadwood trolls under the leadership of the Amani Empire’s famous hero Zul’jin, joined the Horde . However, with the Horde suffering a crushing defeat, Zul’jin laid low and the forest trolls gave up on their alliance with the Orcs .
The Deadwood trolls living in the Hinterlands continuously clashed with the Revantusk trolls . However, the power of the dwarves on Eagle Nest Mountain was certainly threatening . At this time, the Deadwood trolls living in the Arathi Highlands lived in unfavourable circumstances . So, they formed an alliance with the Boulderfist Ogres . Together, they attacked a mutual enemy – Hammerfall, part of the Horde forces .
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In the background story of Zul’Gurub, Deadwood was one of the major tribes .
High Priest Marlokk represented the Deadwood trolls stationed in the spider area . Here were the Deadwood troll warriors, with their spider underlings that they’d summoned .
“Hehe, because the little animal that anyone would be afraid of are spiders, once I put a fake spider on his bed and he was so scared he cried,” Azure Sea Breeze laughed, carelessly making fun of Wandering . He’d always suffered under Wandering’s wit and intelligence . The fake spider was one of his ways to get revenge .
“Ho ho, you’re itching for a fight, aren’t you? I don’t mind loosening up your muscles and bones for you,” Wandering said with a disgusted look .
“You damn-” Azure Sea Breeze stopped firmly . In actuality, he had never been a match for Wandering . It was because Wandering was too pretty when he was young, and so, his parents were worried that he’d get bullied . As such, they sent him to learn taekwondo, judo, Chinese martial arts and many more .
“How about, you go and await your orders,” Lu Li suggested .
“Sure, wait till the mount gets dropped by the boss, then I’ll come back in?” Wandering said, reluctant to leave .
“Just leave,” Lu Li commanded, making no effort to be polite . Although he had a better relationship with Wandering, for the purposes of keeping things fair, he couldn’t just let World’s Best Friend do it alone . That would be a complete waste of their Instance Dungeon CD .
“Uh, well then I won’t go after all, it’s just spiders,” Wandering stuttered, immediately going back on what he said .
“Ah, I’ve got a bellyache . I’ve got to get some rest, let the backup Tank go first,” Azure Sea Breeze said, taking advantage of the situation . His troubled heart was so obvious; it was obvious that he wanted to resist Wandering .
Lu Li couldn’t be bothered dealing with them . As long as there was someone going to tank the monster, it was fine .
As Remnant Dream looted equipment, the Strengthening Stones were taken first, and the Synthetic Gems were given to whoever that wanted them . If more than two people wanted something, then they rolled dice to determine it . After all, the loot were relatively average, so those who got equipment didn’t get DKP deducted for it . All the Gold equipment was given to the secondary mages to be broken down, while the Dark Gold equipment was kept in the guild’s storehouse .
“Runed Bloodstained Hauberk, Epic Chain Mail Armour clothing,” Remnant Dream listed the attributes . Although she used the Chain Mail Armour, she didn’t show much interest in this piece of equipment . The attributes increased strength and intellect, but she preferred equipment that increased agility .
“This equipment is actually alright . Increases fatal attacks— that’s not all that common . Memories, do you want it?” Lu Li asked .
“No, I’m waiting for a T2 set equipment component,” Sakura Memories rejected firmly .
“Alright, we’ll pass that then,” Lu Li sighed . They could only throw the equipment into the guild storehouse . A lot of ordinary, unaffiliated players would guess that a big guild’s storehouse would have plenty of extra unused Epic equipment . It was like when a poor person imagined an emperor that ate meat buns at night or used a gold toilet .
Right now, Ruling Sword’s storehouse wasn’t lacking in Epic equipment . Most of it were equipment for minor roles like Shamans and Druids, waiting for them to accumulate enough points to exchange for that equipment .
It was especially the case for Shaman roles . There were relatively few Shamans in the game and getting equipment with low points was completely normal . Passing over Shaman equipment at an auction was pretty normal for Ruling Sword now . Lu Li was planning to look for a new Shaman to enter the team, mainly so that the healing Chain Mail Armour could be used . As long as the equipment was good and the skills were strong, healing Shamans could still get participate in an Instance Dungeon .
As the saying goes, another batch of updates, another batch of gods . No one knew when Shamans would improve as a role . Dawn has never had overly powerful roles (apart from the old mages); Dawn was not like the games who set up a wide range of roles with only one or two of them being viable roles . That would result in all the players basically playing the same role .
Sakura Memories moved around, sometimes going down to the Instance Dungeon, sometimes participating in competitions and sometimes going to the arena for some brawls .
She was wearing a complete set of Epic equipment . From head to toe, it was all Epic equipment . What was more, most of it was top level since very few could compete with her .
Lu Li had a look at the group’s DKP . If mounts came out, it was very possible it’d be hers . After all, she had heaps of DKP . If players with low points constantly traded for equipment, then she’d be the only one left dominating in terms of points .
“Primal Hakkari Bindings, something for Paladins, Hunters and Mages,” Remnant Dream said, looting a piece of Epic equipment .
“Who wants it? If no one wants it…” Lu Li was really speechless . Is this going to be passed too? They couldn’t keep going like this; he wanted to force people to auction for equipment . As the commander, he was the one in charge of distributing equipment . It was only right for people to use up their DKP .
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