Chapter 51: Strange Strength Swamp Crocodile King!
【Ding! Killed a normal Monster, 'Magic Treant', gained 8044 EXP】
【Ding! Congratulations, You have leveled up. Current level: 21.】
【Ding! Level up reward, Free Attribute Points +5】
As the level up notifications appeared.
Li Xiang glanced at the kill notifications.
He had only killed 7 Magic Treants.
Continue!
His staff swung non-stop.
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Shadow Ambush triggered.
-6500
Normal attack became area damage.
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-12300!
Critical hit triggered, Rage ability activated, critical hit rate increased.
-12984!
Another critical hit!
Large areas of damage continuously erupted among the Magic Treant group.
Appearing alongside it were a large number of kill notifications.
【Ding! Killed a normal Monster, 'Magic Treant', gained 6443 EXP】
【Ding! Killed a normal Monster, 'Magic Treant', gained 6443 EXP】
...
Two minutes later, more than twenty Magic Treants were all taken down by Li Xiang.
Drops were all over the ground.
Picked them all up.
74 silver coins, three Level 20 white-grade equipment.
Putting them into his backpack, Li Xiang continued to allocate all 5 Free Attribute Points gained from leveling up into Strength.
"He leveled up, now he is Level 21. Killing Magic Treants won't count towards the quest anymore."
"He has to keep moving forward."
The quest requirement was to kill Physical and Magic Monsters no lower than his own level.
The number of Physical Monsters was already met; now he only needed the number of Magic Monsters.
After advancing a few hundred meters, there was no path left.
Ahead was a swamp.
A system notification appeared.
【Ding! You have entered 'Crocodile Mud Swamp'.】
"Crocodile Mud Swamp? A new map!"
Looking around, Li Xiang didn't see any Monsters.
"Where are the Monsters?"
"In the swamp?"
"Go into the swamp to fight Monsters?"
Putting aside whether it was reliable or not, if he got stuck in the swamp, he could suffocate and die.
Li Xiang came to the edge of the swamp and carefully observed it.
He then discovered that there were many 'floating' sticks in the swamp.
These sticks were Monsters!
【LV25. Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile】
Quality: Normal
HP: 17700
Physical Attack: 1002~1050
Magic Attack: 1173~1219
Physical Defense: 751
Magic Defense: 1042
Skills: Rolling Choke, Monstrous Strength Pounce, Swamp Bomb
【Commentary: Hidden in the swamp, quietly approaching the target, finally pouncing out directly for a fatal blow!】
"Such strong stats!"
"It has both Magic and Physical Attack! He wondered if killing them would count towards the quest objective."
As soon as Li Xiang finished speaking, the nearest Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile instantly surged out of the swamp, opened its huge mouth, and bit towards Li Xiang.
From Li Xiang's perspective, the Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile's gaping maw was almost half his height, which was quite unnerving.
But this was a game.
Li Xiang naturally wasn't afraid.
Guardian Shield was cast.
His staff directly struck it.
The gaping maw bit Li Xiang.
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The staff landed on the Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile's head.
-11920!
Critical hit triggered.
The Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile's HP instantly dropped by a large chunk.
Li Xiang's staff fell again.
-11930!
Another critical hit.
【Ding! Killed a normal Monster 'Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile' by over-leveling, gained 21933 EXP】
The Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile only bit Li Xiang once, dealing zero damage, then it went limp on the ground and was taken down.
"The quest objective increased by 1, this Monster can be fought."
"The EXP gain is really good!"
"He still needs to kill Monsters above his level."
"Leveling up requires 6.4 million EXP, killing just over 280 of them will be enough to level up..."
"Hiss..."
Li Xiang felt the difficulty of leveling up.
He was Level 21, fighting Level 25 Monsters above his level, and still needed to kill nearly three hundred of them to level up.
Normal players could only fight Monsters of the same level, perhaps 1 or 2 levels higher if they had good equipment. The EXP bonus wouldn't be this high, so they'd probably need to kill over a thousand to level up.
While he was thinking, another Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile targeted Li Xiang.
Swamp Bomb!
A mud ball directly hit Li Xiang.
Splat!
-687
Li Xiang's shield value dropped by a small amount.
"The Magic damage is quite painful!"
The next second, the Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile that released the Swamp Bomb rushed out of the swamp and pounced on Li Xiang.
However, encountering Li Xiang, coming ashore was its most mistaken choice!!!
One strike!
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Shadow Ambush triggered.
-6000
The Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile's HP was only 5700 left.
Another strike!
-12000!
The Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile fell before its pounce reached him.
【Ding! Killed a normal Monster 'Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile' by over-leveling, gained 21933 EXP】
Plop.
An item dropped.
"It actually dropped a skill book!"
【Swamp Bomb】
Effect: Condenses power, releases a Swamp Bomb, dealing 125% Magic damage to the target, and has a low chance to slow the target.
Cooldown: 1min
Cost: 175
【Commentary: A decent Mage skill.】
He was envious.
Unfortunately, he couldn't learn it.
Putting away the skill book, Li Xiang looked at the vast swamp.
"There must be at least a hundred of them just showing their heads on the surface of the swamp."
"Killing them one by one like this is too slow..."
Li Xiang's gaze continuously scanned the swamp. Soon, he discovered what looked like a land path opened up in the middle of the swamp.
The path was very narrow, only wide enough for one person at most.
Walking on it, he couldn't make any large movements at all.
Li Xiang's eyes lit up, and he immediately walked onto it.
The feeling from his feet was solid, not soft mud!
"This is it!!!"
The land path extended all the way to the center of the swamp.
Li Xiang immediately walked towards the central area.
On both sides, as Li Xiang walked by, he attracted the aggro of a pile of Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodiles, who released various skills to attack Li Xiang.
Because the path was very narrow, he couldn't be hit by the Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodiles' skills, otherwise, the impact would carry him and make him fall into the swamp.
"Almost there..."
Shining Radiance, activate!!!
A huge circular magic array with a range of up to 225 square meters appeared.
1 second.
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-7172
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Within the magic array, countless dense damage values popped up.
"The damage per second is 7172, it can kill a Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile in 5 seconds!"
After 4 seconds.
Dense kill notifications sounded.
【Ding! Killed a normal Monster 'Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile' by over-leveling, gained 21933 EXP】
【Ding! Killed a normal Monster 'Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile' by over-leveling, gained 21933 EXP】
...
In one go, he killed over forty Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodiles.
Shining Radiance lasts for 5 minutes, and only 5 seconds had passed!!!
Li Xiang immediately ran back and forth along the land path repeatedly, from the starting point to the end point, and then from the end point back to the starting point.
One minute later.
Tens more Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodiles were killed.
His EXP had already reached 2 million!!!
Shining Radiance was still active, but there were very few Monsters left in the entire swamp, and they were far away.
"Are there no Monsters left?"
Li Xiang wasn't satisfied yet, still wanting more.
Suddenly, a roar appeared.
A crocodile much larger than the other Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodiles appeared.
"It's a BOSS!!!"
Check stats!
【LV25. Strange Strength Swamp Crocodile King】
Quality: Silver BOSS
HP: 336340
Physical Attack: 4021~4068
Magic Attack: 5427~5474
Physical Defense: 2839
Magic Defense: 3858
Skills: Swamp Crocodile Choke, Great Strength Pounce, Huge Swamp Bomb, Mud Spray, Summon Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodile Group
【Commentary: The king among Monstrous Strength Swamp Crocodiles, possessing extremely strong attack power. Do not provoke it, otherwise...】
"It's actually a Silver BOSS!!!"
Li Xiang became even more excited!
The place where this BOSS spawned was exactly within the range of Shining Radiance!
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-5978
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The BOSS, continuously attacked by Shining Radiance, charged towards Li Xiang!