Chapter 148: Fire Cloud Bead!
Hearing Li Xiang's words, the BOSS was enraged.
Large amounts of lava rained down from the sky.
Ordinary Lava Stone Men can only summon one stream of lava, but this BOSS can summon multiple streams.
It was difficult to dodge, and... Li Xiang didn't need to dodge anyway.
Dismounting and putting away his steed, Li Xiang calmly endured the baptism of lava.
The attacks of ordinary Lava Stone Men couldn't break Li Xiang's defense.
The BOSS's attacks could.
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In just the blink of an eye, Li Xiang's health bar dropped by nearly a tenth!
Check attributes!!!
【LV47. Lava Stone Man Leader】
Quality: Gold BOSS
Health: 2228590
Physical Attack: 14345~14429
Magic Attack: 16277~16362
Physical Defense: 8599
Magic Defense: 13372
Skills: Lava Hurl, Lava Charge, Turn into Lava, Lava Descent, Summon Lava Monsters
【Comment: The leader among the Lava Stone Men, possessing extremely strong fire attack capabilities, is the embodiment of lava. Its strength is immense; if You encounter it... You won't get away.】
A Level 47 Gold BOSS, just like the Twisted Treant King, it was two levels higher than stated in the quest description.
Its health of over two million two hundred thousand was befitting of its Level 47 Gold BOSS status.
"Such strong attributes, no wonder it hits so hard."
As soon as Li Xiang finished speaking, the BOSS's attack landed once again.
This time, it wasn't lava descending from the sky, but large amounts of burning stone slabs.
Lava Hurl!
Differing from the Lava Stone Man's Lava Throw by only one character, the skill's casting method and attack showed a world of difference.
The BOSS's hands were like shovels, digging up large chunks of burning boulders from the ground.
It dug incredibly fast, producing over ten chunks in almost the blink of an eye.
Looking at the ten-plus flaming boulders, Li Xiang silently cast a Magic War Shield on himself!!!
A double health shield appeared, instantly raising Li Xiang's total health to three million three hundred thousand!!!
One million higher than the BOSS's health!!!
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Large amounts of damage values appeared on Li Xiang.
Li Xiang's shield was slowly depleting.
Compared to the rate at which Li Xiang's shield was dropping, the BOSS's health was dropping even faster.
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Large amounts of Counter Damage were triggered, drastically depleting the BOSS's health with an extremely fierce momentum.
In almost two or three seconds, the BOSS's health dropped to just over one million.
With half its health gone, the BOSS's attack abruptly stopped. Just as Li Xiang wondered what trick the BOSS was up to, it directly turned into a pool of lava, clinging to the surface of the volcano.
Li Xiang stared in a daze.
This is...
Liquefaction?!
What's the use?
The next moment, Li Xiang knew what this BOSS skill was for.
After turning into lava, the BOSS directly charged towards Li Xiang.
And the instant it charged before Li Xiang, it directly enveloped Li Xiang completely in lava.
In an instant, dense damage numbers appeared.
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Large areas of fixed 5000 damage appeared on Li Xiang.
However, only a few breaths after the damage appeared, a kill notification popped up.
【Ding! You have killed the Gold BOSS 'Lava Stone Man Leader' above your level, gaining Experience x7617960, BOSS Points x8】
The lava on Li Xiang's body turned into hard chunks the moment the health bar was cleared, clattering onto the ground.
Li Xiang shook his head with a chuckle.
"Should've used this skill earlier, You could have died faster..."
After turning into lava and enveloping Li Xiang, the dense damage values that appeared undoubtedly gave Counter Damage numerous opportunities to trigger.
And so... the BOSS was Counter Blood to death just moments later...
As a Level 47 Gold BOSS, the Lava Stone Man Leader was very generous.
It dropped as many as three hundred crystal coins, and additionally, over two hundred gold coins.
There were 4 pieces of Level 45 Gold equipment, each with good attributes, but none suitable for Li Xiang.
Several materials were dropped, many of which were needed for Guild quests.
While looking through the drops, one item caught Li Xiang's attention.
【Fire Cloud Bead: Worn on the body, it can reduce stamina consumption in harsh environments (scorching heat).】
"This... effect..."
Li Xiang narrowed his eyes and walked to the volcano crater.
According to the current game settings, this should be an inactive volcano.
Looking down into the crater, it was pitch black and bottomless.
If You fell down, You would undoubtedly be sent straight back to town.
Suddenly, Li Xiang vaguely saw a spark flicker within the pitch-black crater.
Afterward, a wave of heat surged up from the crater, almost pulling Li Xiang, who was on the edge, into the crater.
But after only an instant, the spark disappeared, and the heat wave also vanished.
"This is... an Easter egg?"
Li Xiang pondered for a moment and thought it was very possible.
Or perhaps it was a hidden map that might later become a real volcano and erupt, triggering a series of events.
Thinking about it, Li Xiang felt it was very likely.
But given the current development of the World background, this volcano should still be in an 'inactive' state.
Remounting his steed, Li Xiang quickly headed towards the next map.
The next map was an old one.
...
Water Demon Wharf.
When Li Xiang appeared here riding his steed.
Both the Pier Master and the Captain NPC Wang Si warmly welcomed him.
"Royal Guard, why have You found the time to come here?"
"Long time no see, Royal Guard, You've become much more imposing again!"
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After happily chatting with the two NPCs for a bit, Li Xiang rented a boat and headed towards the coordinates specified in the quest.
It was Wang Si who was steering the boat, chatting with Li Xiang as he sailed.
Li Xiang looked at Wang Si and felt that his AI level seemed to have improved since the last time he saw him; they could now have a back-and-forth conversation with questions and answers.
It also conveniently passed the time for Li Xiang during his journey.
Thinking it was just casual chat, Li Xiang unexpectedly received information about a new mount during his conversation with Wang Si!!!
Pufferfish Mount!!!
"Royal Guard, let me tell You, this He豚 Mount is incredible. After inflating and then deflating, it can travel at extreme speed for a short time; even the fastest swordfish in the water can't catch up!"
Li Xiang immediately pressed for details.
By the end of his questioning, Li Xiang was astonished to discover that the place NPC Wang Si mentioned was exactly where the Level 50 BOSS he needed to fight was located.
"Isn't this a coincidence?"
Li Xiang's lips curved into an arc.
"Captain Wang, I request to speed up!"
"Alright, Royal Guard!!!"
The ship's sailing speed suddenly increased!!!