Chapter 348

Snow was falling from the sky as I entered the Icy Forest Graveyard, a cold, barren wasteland . Feathery flakes of snow landed on my armor and even descended upon my eyelashes . Following like a docile kitty, the Flaming Tiger God emitted a deep growl by my side . Of course, even though it seemed quite demure, my Flaming Tiger God would no longer be so docile once it starts attacking .

Nearby, a slender snow white feline stepped forward . The Snow Cat was a Lv 75 Phantom Tier monster with extremely high physical damage and attack speed to top it off . “That’s why no one was willing to come in this Icy Forest Graveyard . The difficulty of grinding for levels here is too high . Once you die, you’d have wasted the entire day of training . Obviously no one wanted to come here,” I mused .

The Snow Cat purred softly, and an icy figure appeared above . Its sharp claws came down as I dashed directly forward . “Keng! Keng!” I drew my swords and struck before the Snow Cat could attack . A majestic aura enveloped both swords as they lashed out in four consecutive strikes . The Snow Cat howled in pain as it was knocked backwards . Simultaneously, four damage numbers appeared——

“2873！”

“2422！”

“2839！”

“2238！”

It was clear that the Emperor Qin’s Sword in my right hand caused higher damage . At the same time, a thought came to me, and I activated the skill——[Combo]LV-8!

I launched five extremely fast successive strikes with my sword . It was a lot swifter than the strikes made by the [Combo] I had used before; the five blows landed in an instant . The Snow Cat let out a yelp before collapsing to the ground . In reality, it was only able to launch one hit before getting instantly killed by me .

I stood silently in the snow and gazed at the swords in my grasp . Resting in my right hand, the light of the [Wind Blade] shook the Emperor Qin’s Sword; in my left, the glow of [Fierce Ice Sword] entombed the Deep Sea Cold Iron Sword . Tsk . Tsk . As expected, so long as my [Yi Hai] remains calm enough, I can utilize two different skills at the same time, thus allowing me to greatly reduce the delay between activating two skills simultaneously . Such an ability would be especially useful against expert opponents like Q-Sword and Jian Feng Han . If I could activate two skills at the same time, the chance of my opponent dodging or blocking two consecutive attacks is much lower .

I felt a rush of excitement as I aimed at my next target . Not too far away there was another Snow Cat . With a wave of my arms, my left sword sent out an [Ice Blade] while my right sword slashed with a [Wind Blade]!

“3628！”

“4129！”

I followed up with a chain of normal attacks, making the Snow Cat wail as it died . Hehe, the damage is just too terrifying . Even my Flaming Tiger God didn’t have the chance to attack .

After picking up the silver coins that dropped, I threw them into my bag as I continued walking while carefully observing my surroundings . As I had expected, these small silver flowers that gave off a touching sense of reflection were the Eye-Catching Grass, a Lv 8 herb . Not letting this chance pass up, I dug up each and every one of them . This way, I was able to grind my harvesting skills, or else I’d have no way of harvesting Lv 10 herbs .

Not far ahead, I suddenly discovered a line of graves . Although they were covered by heavy snow, the outlines of each grave was clear . As I strode forward, I could hear a low growl come from the graves . In the next moment,”BANG!” a bloody hand broke through the snow, followed by an almost completely decayed head . The sinister face would make anyone throw up . Just like that, it rose up from its grave and charged right at me .

“Wah… . . ”

I quickly shut my mouth and began gathering strength in both of my arms . The two blades began intertwining as they created multiple afterimages . The Zombie cried out as it flung its arms in the air and jumped at me . At that moment my left arm reflexively lifted my Deep Sea Cold Iron Sword, “Pa!” I easily blocked the attack . Just as I expected, the probability of a successful block from my secondary sword arm was extremely high . Along with a player’s own maneuvering the probability of success would further increase . On top of that, I was already an expert in swordsmanship in reality . The Twin Sword Style was also very capable in the art of blocking . Thanks to this, my maneuverability had greatly improved .

After cutting down that Zombie, I picked the Eye-Catching Grass on top of its grave and continued forward . That Spirit Recovering Grass must be deeper in the Ice Forest Graveyard .

In the end, I was able to grind my harvesting skills while casually picking up these herbs . After around two hours, I heard a “Ding . ” My Harvesting skill was now Lv 9, and my bag had a bunch of Eye-Catching Grass . As I continued further, I noticed that the graves were becoming more and more dense . I was aggroing 3-5 different Lv 75 zombies at the same time . On the bright side, I had my little tiger to support me . Along with my 10% lifesteal effect, I could solo 8-10 zombies at once without a problem .

I hacked and slashed a bloody path through the mass of monsters, leaving a trail of black blood splattered across the white snow . I walked for about 10 minutes and as I had expected, a great valley appeared in front of me . In reality, it was just a big graveyard where huge crowds of zombies covered the entire map . At the other end of the valley there was an entrance to a cave dripping with shiny, crimson blood . On top of that, the entire map was dyed blood-red . The fact that it was crimson was basically telling me that the area was extremely dangerous . For a map to be dangerous for someone at my level meant that there was a high level BOSS hiding . Yup, it’s possible that there are even Lv 9 herbs in there!

After scanning the map, I determined the course of my attack; I cleared out a path for myself from the canyon of the valley . That way I could save some time, since Fan Shu City and Jiu Li City have similar maps, it was possible that I wasn’t the only one looking for Spirit Recovering Grass . Whoever is the first to find Spirit Recovering Grass, will be the one to obtain the charm for being the first to create a Lv 9 pill . The reward for doing so definitely wouldn’t be too small .

“Sha sha… . . ”

After slicing my Emperor Qin’s Sword into the canyon, and using my Deep Sea Cold Iron Sword to maintain my balance, I pushed myself and slid down the icy canyon . My little tiger roared and closely followed me . After sliding down 100 meters, I regained my balance at the bottom of the canyon . By then, 11 zombies had already come roaring in my direction . I quickly retreated a step and opened one hand, activating [Black Tortoise Realm] and forming the [Soul Army] . Then, with a raise of my arm, I cast [Seven Star Fragment Slash] right into the crowd .

Using my primary arm to cut, I was able to have a higher attack . My secondary hand gripped the Deep Sea Cold Iron Sword as it made a sweeping slice and knocked away the first zombie . Taking a step forward, I smoothly advanced and let my swords dance as I swiftly cut down the first zombie into a gory pile of meat and bones . By the time it died, it looked as though someone had cut all of its meat off its bones and all that was left was its bony frame . Even I couldn’t help but take in a deep breath of cold air . F*ck, I never thought that the Twin Sword Style would be this powerful .

In addition to my attacks, Flaming Tiger God activated [Burstfire Raid] . With a sorrowful cry, the zombies dropped one by one . I lost almost half my health under the barrage from the zombies . I was able to use [Heal] and 10% lifesteal to pull my health back up . Even though I could see the blood from the zombies turn into my own strength, it made me feel sick as I watched my body absorb the blood from these disgusting zombies . But then again, it made me feel better knowing it was just a game… .

……

I slowly cleared the monsters as I walked around the border of the valley to the other end . At the same time, I noticed that the respawn rate of the monsters were really fast . It only took around 60 minutes for them to respawn . This wasn’t a bad thing for me . Even if someone comes after me, they won’t be able to clear the mobs easily . Theses Level 75 Phantom Tier monsters were no joke . Normal players could definitely not beat them . Of course, if Fan Ge Que or Q-Sword or even Jian Feng Han brings a squad over, then I won’t do anything but extend my arms, closes my eyes and say, “Brothers, come kill me . I’ve done wrong . The BOSS is yours……”

After killing for around 2 hours, I finally reached the cave entrance . Even after killing so much, I only received 7% of my experience bar . Leveling up after Lv 70 is so hard . Unless it was a SS Class server mission or a massive event, there was no way I could quickly level up .

……

After clearing out the zombies at the entrance, I healed myself up and entered the cave with my Flaming Tiger God . When I stepped into the cave, I began shivering . It was really cold! If the outside was like a refrigerator, then the cave would be a freezer!

“Ding!”

[System Notice]: You have entered a Sinister Map – Cave of the Dead King

Layers of frost appeared on my brows . I waved my sword around, using the flames on its blade to melt the ice . After walking a little further with Flaming Tiger God, I noticed a golden flower growing on the walls . After looking carefully, I realized that it was the Spirit Returning Grass that I’ve been looking for . I’ve finally found the Lv 9 alchemy ingredient!

Even if the Dead King is here, I’ll just harvest these for now!

I took out my medicine shovel and started digging——

“Ding!”

System Notice: Congratulations . You have obtained [Spirit Recovering Grass] x4 . Herb Gathering Proficiency +9!

……

Continuing on, I dug out the remaining dozens of Spirit Recovering Grass from the wall . After that, I stood in the Dead King Cave and started to refine the pills . After using up six alchemy furnaces, I’d finally completed the first Lv 9 Medicine Pill .

“Ding!”

System Notice: Congratulations . You have obtained [Spirit Recovering Pill] x2!

After that, another bell resounded . This was the sound that I was waiting for .

“Ding!”

System Notice: Congratulations . You are the first player to refine the [Spirit Recovering Pill] . Reward: Charm +7

……

Hehe . Charm +7 . It seems like I didn’t come here for nothing .

After venturing deeper and killing the small mobs on the side, my bag became filled with Spirit Recovering Grass . I had collected around 2000 strands already! However, I felt that something was off . Since entering the cave, I hadn’t felt even the slightest movement from the BOSS . As I continued, I found a fresh pair of bones at the end of the cave . God damnit! Who killed the boss before me… . ?

Opening the forums, I searched for Dead King Cave and felt relieved . There was a stickied post about guild activities .

[Activity] Jiu Li City’s [Legend] guild will enter the Icy Forest Graveyard this afternoon . The target, Dead King Cave’s Dead King!

……

This was a post from 4 days ago . This meant that they’ve searched the map already . The Spirit Recovering Grass was only a recent addition to the system so the [Legend] players who killed the BOSS did not find them . However, I missed out on the BOSS after finding the Spirit Recovering Grass . Talk about fate… . .

At the same time, Old K sent a message in the guild chat, “Is there anyone near Icy Forest Graveyard?”

I quickly replied, “I’m here . What’s the matter?”

Old K said, “Our First Division has 20 people leveling in the Icy Forest Graveyard and they were attacked by members of [Mass Burial] . They have around 100 people . We’re planning to send a group over to teach them a lesson .

I couldn’t help but smile and looked towards the cave entrance, “No need to send a group . I’ll go over!”

Old K laughed, “Okay . Based on your abilities, it shouldn’t be a problem . I’ll let Wang Jian bring a group of 100 over to explore the map while they’re at it . You should be careful . These [Mass Burial] members are all the elites of their guild .

“Don’t Worry!”

I held my sword and walked towards the cave’s entrance . After struggling to climb back out, I looked towards the direction of the snowy valley . That was the place that Qing Qian mentioned . It’s not too far from me . It’ll probably take me ten minutes to get there .

Share this:

TwitterFacebookRedditGoogle

Like this:

Like Loading . . .