Chapter 684

Chapter 684 Battle of Magma Falls

Cutting through the Magic Dragon’s Nest, 5000+ of [Zhan Long]’s elite players climbed the volcano while it was still dormant and passed through the Zi Wu Mountains . Wan Er and I were the first to reach the peak . I looked towards the east . In the distance lay our old home, Ba Huang City . There were green forests as far as the eye could see . Immortal’s Path Forest was once a most highly contested grinding map for Ba Huang City’s guilds .

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I lead my horse down the mountain . After Tian Ling City had opened up, almost all of the maps in the game had respawned . Immortal’s Path was one of them . Originally, the Immortals Path Forest only had monsters that were level 100 or so . Now, it was covered with Level 120 Thunder Tier Mobs . There were Poison Wasps, Blue Mantis and Flame Mantis, the three types of mobs . It just so happens that these three give off the most Level 1 babies . On top of that, once a player catches one of these three monsters as a pet, it was very easy to level up its stats . No matter if it was used as support for grinding or killing other players, it was a great addition . And so, even no, the Immortal’s Path Forest was an unforgettable map for top tier players . Besides grinding levels, many of them go there to catch pets to earn some money . Quite a few solo players call it their own little heaven .

The Poison Wasp and Blue Mantis both had a six star increase in their strength and a superiority rating between 30% and 80% . They were normally sold at around 10G-100G with a slight deviation . However, if any players caught a pet with a superiority rating above 90%, then it would at least be priced at 800G . And so, quite a few people go there to grind levels . There was at least the chance of meeting one or two Level 1 Babies in a day . Catching one with a superiority over 90% was enough to feed a person for half a month .

My Flying Scythe War Horse snorted flames and galloped forward . My Ancient Heavenly Tiger ran by my side while Yao Yan, Old K, and Dong Cheng Lei followed behind . We grandly marched across the Immortal’s Path Forest and did not bother the players that were grinding in the map . The Immortal’s Path Forest was not our target . There were already a large amount of players that had taken up territories here so there wasn’t much left to conquer . Comparatively, however, most of the secrets of the Magma Falls Mountain Range map had yet to be scouted out . It was far more worth it if we were to scout out the rest of it .

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“Grrr… . ”

My Ancient Heavenly Tiger roared . We charged out of the Immortal’s Path Forest . Further ahead, a mountain wrapped with flames suddenly appeared before us . That was our target——Magma Falls Mountain Range!

Magma Falls Mountain Range’s map was similar to Zi Wu Mountain . They were both volcanos . There were flames all over the mountain and rivers of magma that slithered down the slopes . In addition, there were some fire type plants that grew sparsely along the center of the mountain . These allowed monsters that weren’t afraid of the flames to survive . They would eat up all of their favorite plants . Our mission this time was to kill these high level flame monsters to grind levels and smelt equipment . Of course, more importantly was to help Wang Jian and Li Mu gain a foothold in this map .

We weren’t here to bully others but we would never allow others to bully us!

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“Brother Xiao Yao!”

In the distance, Wang Jian rode on a black war horse . He was waving his blade in the air as he smiled, “We’re over here”!

Li Mu was close behind him . 100 of the top level players of the [Valiant Bravery] camp were all there . No one had died . Most likely, those who had died in battle had been revived and were waiting for us to come over .

Wan Er’s face turned red and she wiggled around in my lap . She then leapt off the horse and raised her dagger . Her cloak fluttered in the wind as she smiled, “Li Mu, how are the mobs here? Do they give a lot of experience?”

Li Mu nodded, “Yup, they’re all Level 125 Monsters . There’s one type called the Magma Ox and it has extremely explosive charging power . There’s another called the Flame Tailed Scorpion . It’s another Level 125 Thunder Tier monster . Of course, there’s no need to mention its experience . They’re both suitable mobs for [Zhan Long]’s players . On top of that, their drop rates are pretty nice . Wang Jian and I have been grinding here for less than half an hour and we’ve already gotten two OP equipments . Unfortunately, we were chased out by Thunder Swift’s men . D*mm*t, they’re just relying on the fact that they have more people . They aren’t respecting the hundred men that we have here . ”

I raised my eyebrow and said, “[Hous of Prestige] only has 2000 players, how could they be so arrogant?”

Li Mu wryly smiled, “Compared to our hundred man team, his 2000 man team is like an army . Plus, why wouldn’t Swift Thunder be so arrogant?”

I pulled out my Dragon Reservoir Sword and looked up at the Magma Falls Mountain Range . I smiled, “Let’s go, why don’t we go and check out those Magma Oxen and Flame Tailed Scorpions . If we must, then we’ll meet with Swift Thunder and see whether the elites of [House of Prestige] have improved at all!”

Everyone nodded . Most of the people we brought with us were knight types . There were at least 1000 players that had mounts . Furthermore, we had some monks, knights, and berserkers who still hadn’t gotten their mounts yet . They were enough to make our foot soldiers able to defend our ranged players . There was no other way . The game had been open for too long and there were less and less mount type Level 1 pets . Let’s not talk about getting some amazing godly horse, most people are praying just to get a mount .

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1000+ [Zhan Long] knights all entered into Magma Falls Mountain Range . Li Mu, Wang Jian and I were leading the party .

Boulders rolled down the mountain . One after another, hot streams of magma slowly rolled down the mountain . On top of that, some plants grew along the cliffs . Seeing them couldn’t’ help but make people wonder, that plants could actually survive under thousand degree temperature . To top it off, it had a peach like fruit hanging off its stems . Under the firelight it looked shiny and extremely enticing .

Li Mu smiled, “Those are Magma Fruits . They only grow under high temperatures and around magma . They’re also the Magma Ox’s favorite food . ”

“Ok… . ”

I urged my horse forward . The Magma Fall’s Mountain wasn’t very precipitous and so the mounted players could move around without a problem . The only problem was that our movement speed decreased by 40% or so . But that was fine, we were here to kill monsters, not to run .

Moving forward, the ground began to flatten out . We had entered the first plateau of the mountain . In the distance, the magma river formed a long ribbon that cut between the mountains . Stems of Lava Fruit flourished on the ground . We could even see oxen mooing in the distance . They stood in the rivers of lava and were slowly making their way to the land . It opened its mouth and chomped onto the Magma Fruit . It pulled off both the leaves and the fruit . It happily closed its eyes as chewed in satisfaction . These were the Magma Ox, Level 125 Thunder Tier Monsters!

“Ha… . ” I raised my Dragon Reservoir Sword and said, “Nobody advance any more . I will solo it first . I want to see just how strong these monsters are on this Magma Falls Mountains to make Swift Thunder drive [Zhan Long]’s players out like this . ”

“Ok . ” Wang Jian smiled and nodded .

My horse lunged forward and I raised my Dragon Reservoir Sword . I threw a [Wind Blade] . I rushed forward with my horse . That one attack’s damage was terrifying . It cut into the Magma Ox’s butt, drawing blood . “Moo mooo” it cried out . It turned around and pointed its sharp horns at me . “Pa pa” it dealt two ramming attacks .

I quickly used my Brilliant Fire Emperor to parry the attack . For someone like me, who practices the Twin Blade Swordplay Style, my left hand weapon was much more useful as a parrying and defense tool that would support my right hand’s Dragon Reservoir attack . You could say it was both attack and defense . However, once the opponent loses the strength to counterattack, then that would be the moment that I attack with both swords . [Sword Tempest]’s dense attacks made the opponents lose their will to fight .

This Magma Ox had already lost its will to live . Practically each attack I dealt created 10,000 damage and my critical hits dealt 30,000 damage . Add on the little tiger’s attacks, I had killed the monster in 12 seconds, dealing 20,000 dps .

“Moooooo… . . ”

The Magma Ox fell to the ground and actually dropped 1G and 12 Silver . I reached out to pick them up . I couldn’t help but sigh, “No wonder Swift Thunder has been protecting this map like it was a treasure chest . Killing one monster actually earns a dollar . D*mn, this place is like a mine . Wouldn’t I be getting a couple hundred in a day?”

Li Mu smiled, “Exactly . Why else do you think that Swift Thunder would try and seize this map? [House of Prestige] was built from scratch . Rumor has it that Bai Li Ruo Feng isn’t a board member of any corporation either and so they place a lot of importance on recruiting people in the game . It’s pretty similar to our [Zhan Long] . We’re all guilds that rely fundamentally on the game . ”

I raised my sword and said, “No need to say anymore . Let’s go and continue upward . There are too few monsters here . Besides, it looks like it’s already been cleaned out once . ”

Li Mu nodded, “Yup that’s right . Bai Li Ruo Feng and the others have already cleaned out this floor . These ox had probably just spawned . If we go 2000 yards up, then we’ll reach a more fertile area of the Magma Falls Mountain . The monsters there spawn faster . That’s where Bai Li Ruo Feng drove me out of . ”

“Ok let’s go!”

We continued pressing forward . More and more Magma Fruit were appearing in the mountains, as well as Magma Ox and Flame Tailed Scorpions . The Flame Tailed Scorpions were just a large Scorpion . It was a whole three meters long when it reached out its head and tail . On top of that, the poison needle on its tail was engulfed with flames . You could just see how strong its flame element was . However, there were just too many of us . We had to practically squeeze through . One or two Flame Tailed Scorpions did not pose any threat .

“Brother Xiao Yao, look over there!”

Qing Qian picked up her dagger and excitedly pointed at the forest like area in the distance . She smiled, “There looks like a lot of Magma Ox here! There’s at least a hundred! I’ll take some men over… . . ”

I couldn’t help but smile, “Go, go!”

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Qing Qian immediately brought over several hundred players . It’s hard to see so many monsters collected in one spot . The beautiful girl was practically drooling . Our main goal this time was to PK, but as normal players, we’re constantly finding ways to improve . Plus, this was a guild activity . Besides the team that Matcha took out to kill the Greed Wolf Brigade, the rest of the elites were all gathered here .

A group of cavalry charged down at the Magma Ox . The Knights used [Holy Provoke] to grab the mobs aggro while the archers and musketeers focused their fire onto the mob . The killing rate was extremely fast and steady . The Magma Ox would summon a Flame Shield that burned everything around a certain target and so our healers would add a [Anti-Magic Shield] around the knights . The entire process was incredibly safe .

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After killing the twentieth ox, suddenly, we could hear a shriek coming from the mountains, peaking my curiosity . That was the sound of an arrow . Then, in the next moment, all of the knights that Qing Qian brought with her took a hit . One of them had a chest buried with arrows . He was then instantly killed by an [Indigo Sea Arrow] and a [Flame Bullet] .

“Defend, we’ve been ambushed!”

The rest of the knights raised their shields while healers gave health . Bearing the hits we built up our defense .

“Charge!”

I cracked my reins and lead Li Mu, Wang Jian and the others in a charge down the mountain side . In front of us, Swift Thunder raised his battle axe and he coldly looked at us, “Hmph, Li Xiao Yao is here too . Looks like today is destined to be a fierce battle!”