"Psst! Psst! Psst! Psst! Buzz!"
Powered-Up Arrows flew from every direction, taking down multiple rows of players at a time .
Meanwhile, Li Yi was quickly flying about . The combination of Camouflage and Invisibility Potion enabled him to dart into every nook and cranny like a wandering spirit .
"Split up, everyone . Don't stand together!"
Not Gray Wolf finally realized the issue . With over three hundred of them running about, Li Yi could not make his move .
Apart from setting the various traps, the only AoE skill he had was Powered-Up Arrow . Now that they were scattered, he could not take down multiple targets in one shot . Of course, his movements also similarly restricted by their chaotic fleeing . Invisibility Potion did not have the same effect as Camouflage, if the opposing party were to initiate Sensory, then he would immediately be exposed .
After spotting the change of strategy, Li Yi did not hesitate and instantly consumed an Invisibility Potion before heading straight into the Instance Dungeon .
He would let them wait outside . If he had not initially seen them coming over, then Li Yi would have already been happily farming monsters in the dungeon by now .
The number of Ice Cores in his backpack dropped by 200 . This was the price to enter the Instance Dungeon .
System Notification: [You have entered Ice Crystal Crown Instance Dungeon . . . ]
The scenery changed before his eyes . Li Yi now stood in the midst of a snowy world . In his character's status pane, it showed that there was a 12-hour limit in this dungeon .
Ice Crystal Crown was a time-restricted dungeon . Once the 12 hours were up, it wouldn't matter where you were, you would be forcefully teleported out .
The monsters in the dungeon were the same as on the outside, they were all ice elemental beings . The only difference was that these monsters were all of Elite-level .
There was no normal mode for the Level 40, 10-man Ice Crystal Crown dungeon, only Heroic mode .
Ten Moderate Ice Elves stood in a row in front of him . Li Yi smiled and summoned Violent Bear King to Mislead . Then, he fired a shot before dropping to the ground in Pseudocide .
An Ice Elf ran towards Violent Bear King while the other nine remained in place, not moving a muscle .
Pseudocide was a mandatory skill for any Archer wishing to go solo in a dungeon .
It was a breeze for Violent Bear King to take on one Moderate Ice Elf at a time, but to go against ten? It would not be able to hold out for more than a few seconds .
Violent Bear King was solid at pulling aggro as Li Yi calmly fired off shots from behind . Thus, a Level-40 Moderate Ice Elf with 100,000 HP collapsed to the ground in no time at all .
After this, Li Yi walked out and extended his arm . Seconds later, he looted two pieces of Frost Fragments .
However, Frost Fragments could not be preserved, so Li Yi immediately crafted a Beginner-Level Frost Arrow .
He continued on to Mislead and use Pseudocide while farming monsters solo . With this, it was not long before Li Yi managed to take down all ten of the Moderate Ice Elves .
Ice Cores were guaranteed drops whilst a total of 5 Frost Fragments were looted . Additionally, he also got a piece of blue-colored equipment .
What a huge gain!
Li Yi looked at the time and saw that it had only been a little over ten minutes . He could still stay in the dungeon for some time .
He cleared a path as he went deeper into the dungeon . Once the kill count read 30 Moderate Ice Elves, Li Yi watched as a large Superior Ice Elf appeared before his eyes . Towering above him at five meters tall, its body was angular in shape, making it look remarkably different from the regular Ice Elves .
This was the first mini-boss of Ice Crystal Crown dungeon, known as Iceladia . It was a living being created by the hands of Frost Goddess and was held in very high regard .
Ice Crystal Crown dungeon had an interesting background story . An upright Paladin was engaged in some archeological studies when he dug up a crown carved from ice crystals . When his teacher ordered him to discard the evil crown, the upright Paladin was upset and decided not to heed his teacher's advice . Although he agreed to do it, he secretly kept the Ice Crystal Crown .
Nobody else knew about the Paladin's act . But it just so happened his fiancé inadvertently discovered the crown while tidying up the room . Out of curiosity, she put it on . It was then that tragedy struck . She became possessed by the evil powers that came from within the Ice Crystal Crown . She killed the upright Paladin and later escaped to this canyon in order to avoid the pursuit of the Paladin's teacher .
And so, Blade Frost Canyon that originally had a favorable climate all-year round became a snowy and desolate tundra due to the evil powers of the Ice Crystal Crown .
Superior Ice Elf, Iceladia, actually bore no relations with the Ice Crystal Crown . It kept watch here merely because it coveted the powerful energy released by the Ice Crystal Crown . It wanted to take it for itself but obviously was unable to . Thus, Iceladia shamelessly loitered around the area, with no clear purpose in mind .
Iceladia was a Level 42 Chief Elite with HP of 2,000,000 . It remained to be seen whether or not Li Yi could take it down .
When he previously played as a Thief in his past life, he had once come to this dungeon when he was Level 90 . He had easily squished the boss then . However, to challenge this dungeon when he was at a similar level as the boss was quite nerve-wracking .
Violent Bear King rushed ahead with an Enhanced Charge . Iceladia furiously howled and unleashed a torrent of Cold Breeze from its mouth at Violent Bear King .
After getting hit by Cold Breeze, Violent Bear King immediately turned into a popsicle . Iceladia then moved closer and smashed it with its large fists . With this, Violent Bear King was crushed to the sound of shattering ice .
It was over in the blink of an eye .
"Crap!"
Seeing Iceladia moving toward him, Li Yi immediately activated Camouflage and managed to break away from the battle before Iceladia closed the distance between them .
This thing was simply too savage . It did not matter how high your HP was, once you were frozen, it would crush you with its bare knuckles, spelling instant death . Li Yi's Thief had only been able to take her down in the past life due to his Death Cape and other accessories that could dispel all abnormal states .
Ah, he felt a migraine coming . . .
Iceladia was Ice Crystal Crown dungeon's main boss . It was impossible to move forward without defeating it .
To battle or to retreat and re-enter later?
The creases on Li Yi's forehead deepened as he fell deep into thought .
After resurrecting Violent Bear King, Li Yi ordered it to charge ahead once more .
Immediately after, Iceladia blew another mouthful of Cold Breeze, quickly turning Violent Bear King into another frozen popsicle .
This time, Li Yi changed his strategy . He did not try to shoot at Iceladia . Instead, he turned slightly and started shooting at Violent Bear King .
"Pfft! Pfft!"
The burning Flame Arrow that had been fired at Violent Bear King began to melt the ice that coated its surface .
It worked!
Li Yi was overjoyed .
Under normal circumstance, the party would need to have two Fire Wizards tag along . They would be positioned on opposite sides of the party so that they could counter Iceladia's Cold Breeze once it was used .
The only difference in the way they played would be that the target of their flames would not be a player in an abnormal state but rather, the ice surface on their party members .
Iceladia clenched its fists to crush Violent Bear King, but without the ice buff, its fists were no threat to Violent Bear King . Dealing only 300 HP, Violent Bear King who stood proudly with 5,000 HP took the damage like a champ .
Once Archers reached Level 45, more skills became available . Apart from an enhanced version of Freezing Trap, there was also a practical pet archery skill called Sharing the Love .
[Sharing the Love: When the master and pet coexist, both master and pet can enjoy HP and mana recovery in battle . This is a passive skill . ]
Although the HP recovery was very slight, with a rate of less than 10 HP every 5 seconds, as the players level increased, so would its effect .
With this, Li Yi healed Violent Bear King while simultaneously firing shots . For safety purposes, He stood a bit far away, such that he always remained at least 40 yards away except when he approached Violent Bear King to heal him .
Iceladia's Cold Breeze had no aggro . It hit anyone in its range . This meant that survival could be guaranteed as long as one were to stay out of its range .
Apart from its troublesome Cold Breeze, Iceladia was basically a dummy boss . Killing it only took a matter of time .
Finally, after twenty minutes, Li Yi successfully took out Iceladia and obtained 40,000 EXP .
However, the first kill was not in the picture . Windcloud Clan had already cleared this dungeon and earned first kill half a month ago .
This obviously did not matter as Li Yi did not come here for the first kill . He was quite content with leaving with just the Frost Fragments .
Extending his arm out, Li Yi's face darkened, and he became glum .
His Trash Hand had shown itself again as he looted a piece of white-colored equipment . . .
F*ck me! This Level 40 boss in striking gold font could have at least drop some blue-colored equipment!
Li Yi helplessly sighed and continued to march ahead .
All the Moderate Ice Elves he met on the way were wiped out . After taking out three batches of 30 Moderate Ice Elves, he only looted one Frost Fragment .
Another boss appeared before him, but it was different from Iceladia . This boss did not even have a name . The name displayed on top of its head read Superior Mutated Ice Elf whilst its HP was a disgusting 3,000,000 .
"Go, Violent Bear King!"
This time, Li Yi did not hesitate to summon Violent Bear King as this boss was only a dummy . With enough DEF, anyone could solo it .
[-600]
[-554]
[-321]
[-210]
Superior Mutated Ice Elf's attacks posed no threat to Violent Bear King, especially with the effects of multiple Earth-wards on it . Violent Bear King's HP was barely scratched as it pounded away at its foe .
Indeed, the best time to practice techniques was when battling with dummy bosses . He had Violent Bear King to tank, as it was a meat bag of a boss that would not pursue him, Li Yi was left with sufficient time to test out his skills .
"Crippling Shot!"
[-1789]
Critical Hit!
"Chain Arrow Skill!"
[-2101]
[-2135]
Yet another two Critical Hits, earning him a Skill Activation Point . Activate! Crippling Shot . . .
"Wham! Wham! Wham!"
A chain of exaggerated figures appeared above Mutated Ice Elf . Normally, damage dealt would be shown in small white fonts, while combos of impressive hits would be displayed in large golden fonts . However, the way Li Yi was going at, his hits were shown in bright red .
White fonts were bland and boring, but explosive red fonts were quite the motivator!
He leaped and rotated his body to fire a Chain Arrow Skill before flipping forward and firing another shot . He then somersaulted to the side before shooting at his opponent's head . Li Yi was excited and began to perform many moves that he had previously thought about but had never put into practice .
Now, with his blood pumping, every action was attempted with full confidence .
Once he defeated the Superior Mutated Ice Elf, he stood there in a daze . Then, he shook his head and sighed, lamenting about how the death of the boss came too quickly . . .
"Trash Hand or God Hand, it all comes down to this . "
Li Yi rubbed his hands together and walked toward the Superior Mutated Ice Elf .
"This is a blessing from Little Elf of the Magical Realm . . . "
Li Yi received a shock when he bent over to look at the loot . . .
. . .
Chapter end
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