Chapter 10: Massacre · Hellfire Dragon
the hidden quest never sent him a private message!One hundred thousand dollars can't even buy a single mission. Could it be that the one who distributes missions is also a wealthy tycoon who doesn't...The flesh-eating insects found throughout this factory are not of high rank, mostly ranging from levels 3 to 4. After all, the difficulty coefficient for the "Vengeance of Parricide" quest is only 20 there.
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Level: 4
Talent: Erosion Damage (The Worm's attack can permeate its venom into the enemy, causing an erosion effect that will drain 5 HP per second for 3 seconds.)
Physical Attack: 18
Physical Defense: 9
Magic Defense: 7
Health: 180
Description: A creature originally living underground that mutated due to environmental pollution. It preys on humans. If you don't want to be eaten, it's best not to get close...
A level 4 monster, though 2 levels higher than Zhang Yi, was nothing to him. With the legendary 25 Big Iron Hammer in his hands, Zhang Yi didn't even look at it.
The task requires killing 100 cannibals, pure brute strength.
Then, locking onto the nearest level 4 Flesh Eater nearby, Zhang Yi, clutching his heavy iron hammer, approached it.
"Roar!"
As Zhang Yi approached, the cannibalistic creature that was tearing apart a worker's corpse discovered him and swiftly crawled over.
Zhang Yi approached nonchalantly, until the man-eating insect charged right in front of him.
"Bang!" A hammer blow landed on his head.
-47!
For a new player, the Flesh Worm's 9 points of defense is already quite high. Without a decent weapon, or at least a player who has reached level 4 and maxed out their power stat, challenging a Flesh Worm with only a starter sword would be suicide.
But for Zhang Yi, this was just an experience monster.
As a novice monster, the Man-Eater's attack speed was very slow. Before it could even retaliate, Zhang Yi's second hammer blow landed, dealing another 47 points of damage.
One light dodge bypassed the manticore's attack, then two hammer blows effortlessly ended the creature.
Gained 12 experience points, plus 2 copper coins. The "Father's Revenge" quest progress reached 1/100.
Zhang Yi, who had slain the man-eating bug without a scratch, didn't need to recover. Wielding his heavy iron hammer, he locked onto his next target.
Boom boom boom!
The entire factory echoed with the clang of hammers striking the chitinous shells of the man-eating bugs, mingled with their agonizing screeches.
After killing several more flesh-eating worms, just as Zhang Yi swung his hammer to finish off the eighth one, a sudden "rumbling" sound came from above.
Even Zhang Yi, who was originally peacefully farming monsters, was taken aback. He looked up and was stunned to see a huge purple rift in time and space appearing above the factory, as if it had torn open the sky.
With a deafening roar, a giant fire dragon with flames engulfing its body leaped out of the fissure. Its maw gaped open, unleashing a torrent of searing dragonflame towards the ground!
Wow!
Zhang Yi, with his hands instinctively raised to block the attack, became the center of a swirling dragon flame that instantly engulfed an area with a radius of 100 meters. The flames consumed all the flesh-eating worms within this vast region surrounding Zhang Yi.
With a cacophony of “crackling” sounds, a large horde of Man-Eaters around had white wounds flash on their heads —
-69!
Then, every second, the damaged man-eating worms' heads would jump up again with -40 points of continuous burning damage. Their health bars depleted at an incredibly fast rate. Within a few seconds, dozens of man-eating worms within a 100-meter radius around Zhang Yi had all been burned to death!
The giant dragon and the rift disappeared into thin air. Zhang Yi stared blankly at the countless charred corpses of man-eating bugs around him, listening to the constant battle prompts ringing in his ears —
"Ding~ You killed a level 3 [Man-Eating Bug], experience 6!"
"Ding~ You killed a level 4 [Man Eater], experience gained: 12!"
……
Whoosh!
A beam of golden light descended, and Zhang Yi directly rose from Level 2, 80% to Level 3, 57%!
It wasn't until Zhang Yi opened the battle log that he realized it was his just-now normal attack that triggered the Dragon Bloodline's special skill, Hellfire Dragonflame!
A golden Lv1 Hellfire Dragon Flame, triggered with a one in a thousand chance, can deal 150% of the attacker's attack power as true damage to all enemy targets within a radius of 100 meters around Zhang Yi. It also inflicts a persistent 30% attack power burning damage that cannot be removed for 5 seconds.
With Zhang Yi's 26 attack power, coupled with the 30 point damage bonus of [Severe Injury], a single Hellfire Dragon Flame instantly wiped out all the 3-4 level Man-Eating Worms in the surrounding area!
After a long silence, Zhang Yi finally managed to utter a single sentence: "The Dragon Clan's bloodline is awesome..."
You know, this is only level 1 effect. When Hell Dragon Flame reaches level 10 later, it will be simply annihilating everything!
In the eyes of other new players, killing a level 3 monster was already a fantasy, while Zhang Yi had already done this among a group of players who were brushing level 4 cannibalistic insects...
Upon opening the mission interface, the mission progress jumped directly from 8/100 to 55/100. Just now, that dragonflame attack wiped out 47 cannibals!
Looking at the spoils scattered around him, Zhang Yi's eyes lit up.
It took 3 minutes to collect all the things that the 47 mantises exploded, a total of 70 copper coins, 5 level 1 enhancement stones, and a [One-Star Treasure Chest].
The drop rate of monster equipment in Tianqi, was criticized by countless players in his previous life. So it's no surprise that 40 monsters didn't yield a single piece of equipment, as Zhang Yi had predicted. The drop rate for enhancement stones is 10%. On the other hand, that one-star treasure chest was an unexpected bonus.
As everyone knows, treasure chests are even harder to obtain than equipment. They're practically a burst of luck...
If you are opening equipment, a one-star treasure chest guarantees a one-star piece of equipment and has a small chance of dropping a two-star piece of equipment.
Open a one-star treasure chest, no key required.
Perhaps Zhang Yi's luck had run out after the previous treasure chest, as opening this one, he received 10 level 1 enhancement stones and a one-star piece of armor.
Man-Eating Boot >
Quality: 1 star
Physical defense: 8
Magic Defense: 6
Occupation restriction: None
Level requirement: 4
Description: These leather boots are made with the tough carapace and soft belly of the flesh-eater worm, combining strength and flexibility. They will protect your feet from harm while providing unparalleled comfort...
Although it's a 1-star quality, this level 4 boot is way better than the level 1 novice boot Zhang Yi currently wears with an additional 2 defense rating.
This is just the base attribute, and the higher the base attribute, the greater the bonus from enhancement.
Thus, Zhang Yi unhesitatingly took out the 25 level-one enhancement stones he had accumulated from his bag and smashed them all onto the new shoes in one go.
Ding....
Ding…
Ding...
"Ding~ Enhancement successful, congratulations on enhancing your equipment [Man-Eating Insect Boots] to 25, unlocking the exclusive talent [Infinite Dodge]!"ew gold coins to extract it isn't necessary.Zhang Yi, currently at level 13, has 4 skill slots, which can perfectly accommodate two green-quality skills: Intermediate Fireball and Lightning Chain.Inte...