Chapter 112: Spearfish

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Players could be seen at every corner of Frost Forest . As the biggest forest region inside Floating Ice City’s domain, Frost Forest had all kinds of monsters . It was a great place for players to grind, gather herbs, forage, and procure pelts . It was paradise for Level 30–70 players in the early stage of the game .

The enormous number of Chinese players was world famous . Half a month after the game’s release, Heavenblessed boasted 180 million registered players . That number had been divided into nine tier 2 cities, 20 million each . This was why the low-leveling areas were currently jam-packed with people . A trailblazer like me couldn’t find a grinding zone without walking for at least an hour or two .

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My trek through the Frost Forest felt like it would never end . It took me 30 entire minutes to finally arrive at the sea region on the map .

Whoos.h.!.+

The forest parted and the scene in front of me brightened . The sea breeze brushed over as a notification came .

System Notice: You have entered a neutral zone—Silverscale Coast!

Far away was a boundless azure ocean and the extensive coast I was standing on was like a belt that encircled Frost Forest . Monsters of all sizes were crawling above the sea coast, waiting for a traveling adventurer to kill them!

I was looking for Fish Meat, so I naturally had to find some shallow waters .

A few steps later, I suddenly discovered a dark red region on the map . It wasn’t too big, but it made my heart jump .  A temporary NPC camp?

If so, I shouldn’t act too hasty in killing the mobs . Provisions had to be prepared in advance before an army moved out . I had to check out that temporary camp . It wasn’t too late to get a few quests before going to grind some levels .

My b.l.o.o.d.y cloak fluttered in the wind, my Ghost Ice Soul tightly in my grasp . I was br.i.m.m.i.n.g with a cold aura as I strode past the grove of trees . My eyes brightened . A simple and crude NPC camp had appeared in the open s.p.a.ce of the forest . They weren’t Night Creatures, nor were they humans . They were fully-armored dark-type NPC soldiers and the leading NPC wielded a sharp sword . He had blue skin and his eyes were blood red .

Blood Dance Legion!

Too similar . There wasn’t much of a difference between Shadow Dancer Xue Wei and this guy . Even though the Blood Dance Legion’s high-level warriors were considered undead, their bodies were intact, especially their eyes . That b.l.o.o.d.y color contained deeply-harbored grief . A single glance was all it took for others to fall in!

The head NPC was at least a high-level Blood Dance Legion member . A row of lines floated above his head—

Wandering Blade Dakara (Bronze Rank Boss)

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Level: 65

Introduction: Scout Captain of the Blood Dance Legion’s 4th Corps 7th Squad . Originally a powerful human warrior, after his death Dakara became a member of the Blood Dance Alliance . He possesses extraordinary combat power and intelligence .

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I walked up to him . Before I even got a word in, Scout Captain Dakara had already hoisted his longsword and angrily denounced, “Who dares trespa.s.s into the Blood Dance Alliance’s territory?”

“I am an adventurer from Frost Mound!” I drew my longsword, ready to battle .

I didn’t expect Dakara’s att.i.tude to suddenly change . He withdrew his sword and smiled . “I’ve heard of you . Young warrior, you’ve saved Lord Shadow Dancer Xue Wei in an ancient ruin before, haven’t you? She has mentioned you many times!”

I was slightly shocked .  My luck’s not bad, I met a friend of a friend!

As such, I approached the group . “Yes . ”

“Lord Xue Wei has already retreated deep into the mountain range with her troops in defense . Those d.a.m.n Night Creatures tried to eradicate every one of us . Utterly detestable! I was sent to patrol this beach by Lord Xue Wei but I never imagined that I would encounter a group of mutated creatures . So troublesome…”

Dakara put on a worried frown . That was my cue . “Is there anything I can help you with?”

“Oh, it’ll be great if you can help me out!”

Dakara broke into laughter . “The depths of the sea have recently been churning with a strange power, causing many creatures to grow in strength . Look, you see all those golden crabs on the beach? Those crabs are extremely violent . Help me kill some of them!”

Ding~!

System Notice: Do you want to accept the quest [Crystal Crab]? (Current Quest Rank: B)

Yes!

Ding~!

System Notice: You have accepted the quest [Crystal Crab]!

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Description: A large number of golden crabs has appeared near the sea area of the Silverscale Coast . Please be careful and kill 1000 Crystal Crabs . Find Wandering Blade after completing your quest for a generous reward!

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Alright, quest received!

I turned around and left the Blood Dance Alliance camp . At the same time, I now had a clear understanding of the factions in this world . Heavenblessed had three major forces . Humans, barbarians, dwarves, elves, succubi, and many other races formed the Silver Moon Alliance and represented the power of light . Masters hidden in the darkness commanded the Night Creatures and represented the power of darkness . The Blood Dance Alliance led by Blood Dance Magnificence Sophia was the third force . It was a branch separated from the Night Creatures that only sought survival, and could be considered a neutral faction in the battle between the Silver Moon Alliance and the Night Creatures .

This was the path I would be treading . Joining the Blood Dance Alliance, but also taking quests of the other two factions . Three birds with one stone, that is the king’s way!

I summoned the Dark Wasp and set foot near the coast . Not too far away was a golden crab . It was about one-third the size of a human and held its pincers up high . The crab’s entire body was bright and transparent, like crystal, clearly the reason for its name! I was already Level 58 so I had no problem seeing its stats—

Crystal Crab

Level: 65

Attack: 375~420

Defense: 350

HP: 5850

Skills: Flurry, Rend

Introduction: Silverscale Coast’s mutated species, possesses strong attack power and fast recovery .

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As a Level 65 monster, the Crystal Crab’s attack and defense was normal . At least it was something I and my Dark Wasp could handle with ease .

I rushed up to make the first move—Pardon+Desperate Gambit!

MISS!

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2011!

Desperate Gambit’s blood red light struck the Crystal Crab right on its head, bringing out a high damage number with one strike . The crab launched a decisive counterattack . It raised its enormous pincers that began to glow gold and swiftly attacked me 4 times .  Flurry!

My Rank 5 Ghost Deity Armor hummed when I was struck . The crab’s attack power wasn’t low as 4 damage numbers appeared above my head—

245!

228!

232!

229!

s.h.i.+t, almost 1000 HP gone in a flas.h.!.+

Scared out of my mind, I speedily retreated . I noticed that the Crystal Crab’s Flurry skill was at Rank 6 which meant that it could instantly attack 4 times .  No wonder my soul almost flew out!

My Dark Wasp advanced and hit it 3 times, shaving off almost 2000 HP . I pounced over right after!

“Jiejie…”

The Crystal Crab died with a screech . This thing’s DPS was nice but its Defense and HP could only be considered ordinary . The Crystal Crab’s attack power should also be ordinary, but its Flurry VI was nuts . Just this one skill completely transformed this mob’s DPS!

After chugging down a potion, I drank a smaller dose to slowly recover my HP . At the same time, the scene of the previous battle appeared in my mind . The Crystal Crab’s Flurry was instantaneous but there was about half a second charge-up . Even though it was very short, it didn’t escape my eyes . In that case, I could rely on my skill to dodge the initial hit . Otherwise, I would need to drink a potion after each crab, and I couldn’t bear this kind of expenditure!

I’ll test it out first!

I plundered the crab but it didn’t even give me a single hair!

I went searching for my next target . Not far away from me were two Crystal Crabs, walking left and right on the beach!

I dashed over and lifted my hands into Pardon’s stance, skill activation alone aggroing the mobs!

Just when it was time for me to attack, I quickly took two steps back and cancelled my cast . The Crystal Crab that had already moved swung four times in the air, causing four beautiful MISSes to pop up .

Haha, success! Even with its strong DPS I can still force it to miss!

I was super excited . Now that I cheated the Crystal Crab out of its Flurry skill, it couldn’t threaten me anymore . If I attacked together with my Dark Wasp, we could finish off a Level 65 Crystal Crab in about 10 seconds . Adding the time it took to find a mob, I could kill like 2–3 in under a minute . Not only would this complete my quest fairly fast, my leveling speed would soar! I might even reach Level 60 and undergo my third promotion within the next 2 days!

Several hours pa.s.sed in the blink of an eye . My Dark Wasp was now the same level as me, Level 58 . It couldn’t gain experience anymore because in Heavenblessed, a pet’s level could not surpa.s.s its owner’s . This way, Level 10 players couldn’t spend RMB to buy a Level 100 pet to act cool .

Whoos.h.!.+

The Ghost Ice Soul separated into two sword auras and struck down, jolting the Crystal Crab!

557!

Tsk tsk . A Rank 1 Thousand Mirage Slash’s attack wasn’t that great . Its attack range was also only 1 yard so I had to focus on increasing its rank . It was bound to become much better later on .

However, using Thousand Mirage Slash even once consumed 50 MP . The current cost was devastating . Thankfully, I was a chef that could make his own Magic Consumables, else I wouldn’t even be able to afford increasing this skill’s proficiency!

I continuously slaughtered my way through, forgetting the time until I heard a notification .

Ding~!

System Notice: Congratulations, your skill Thousand Mirage Slash has reached Rank 2!

Haha, proficiency needed for Rank 2 wasn’t much, it ranked up so quickly!

I looked at Thousand Mirage Slash’s tooltip again . Rank 2 boosted its attack power to 80% but it was still two sword auras . However, the range was increased to 2 yards, so it could no longer be considered merely a melee skill

So exciting . Continue!

I grinded all the way until noon . Killing 1000 Crystal Crabs was a rather huge request, it was literally manual labor . At this time, I had unwittingly reached the seawater . The shallow water beach still had Crystal Crabs but there was now an extra creature that loved water—Spearfis.h.!.+

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