Chapter 273: Chapter 273: Saving the Water Elemental Viscount (Added chapters for 700 monthly tickets)
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Li Yao wandered amongst the long-distance skeletons, and the melee skeletons began to scout ahead with a clattering noise.
The creatures here were disturbingly Satyrs, who appeared to be involved in some kind of special ceremony, each standing over a small rune array.
There were Satyr patrols in stealth mode in the vicinity, but they were generally overpowered by Li Yao’s army.
Despite the Satyr’s small but formidable squads, many of Li Yao’s Fishman Skeletons were killed. However, Li Yao’s silver elite skeletons quickly turned into Satyr skeletons.
As the silver elite skeletons were gradually replaced, the overall combat power around Li Yao elevated to another level.
Quickly, Li Yao discovered a broad spiraling staircase. Looking up, he could see some fragmented architectural traces at the top.
It took Li Yao and his silver elites some time to fight their way up, where they then clearly saw the current situation. In a large hall, there was a massive pool.
In the center of the pool was a Water Elemental Viscount, seemingly trapped within an ice barrier. In the water, Li Yao could see a dense mass of eggs; energy was being drawn from the Water Elemental’s body and nourishing the eggs in the pool.
On the edge of the pool, a large Long-Necked Dragon ejected a long magic ray from its mouth, which was the source restraining the Water Elemental. There were also numerous Satyrs standing on Rune Arrays on the side of the pool, all casting spells.
Upon Li Yao’s arrival, the Water Elemental Viscount gradually broke free of its seal. It shouted, “My elemental friend, come to my aid! These vile entities seek to contaminate this sea region for their own use, incubating endless Long-Necked Dragons. They plan to extract the power of the Moon God by using my power, to bless the Dragon Eggs in hopes of overturning this sea region.”
Rescue the Water Elemental Viscount
Quest Description: The Water Elemental Viscount was the tide master of this sea region. With millennia of tidal changes, the temple could no longer conceal itself, leading to its discovery by malevolent forces. The Water Elemental Viscount discovered the anomalies here too late, failing to realize it was a trap. The Viscount had long been targeted by the Shadow Council and the Satyrs as a power source to nourish the Long-Necked Dragon eggs.
Quest Objective: Rescue the Water Elemental Viscount and purify this sea region.
Quest Reward: 25% experience, favor of the Water Elemental Viscount, unlocking Tidemaster reputation.
“System: The Water Elemental Viscount has issued you a quest. Do you accept?”
“I accept,” Li Yao said cheerfully.
Originally killing bosses was a high-reward activity, not even considering the equipment gains, even the experience was immensely rewarding. Now getting such a vast amount of experience was a real surprise and unexpected gain.
What truly delighted Li Yao was the second reward, the favorability of the Water Elemental Viscount, and the unveiling of the Tidemaster’s reputation.
Tidemaster is actually a title.
The Ancient God World has four Elemental Lords, who were once the most trusted minions of the Ancient Gods. However, they ended up causing repulsion and internal warfare, inadvertently assisting the Titans in sealing the Ancient Gods.
The four Elemental Lords are the Fire Elemental Lord, Wind Elemental Lord, Earth Elemental Lord, and Water Elemental Lord.
Each element has its elemental plane, a separate kingdom established after they became demigods.
Most of them live in the main plane of The Ancient God World, and the Water Elemental Lord is known as the Tidemaster.
The ocean is the territory of the Tidemaster, and where there’s water, there are water elements.
In recent decades, the Naga and Fishmen of the deep sea were expanding rapidly and abruptly under the Water Elemental Lord’s watch, whether it’s in the deep sea or the coastal areas.
Even the lord of the great sea, the Water Elemental Lord, had not anticipated that these two races would swell so suddenly in his territory.
By the time he realized what was happening, it was already too late. The sealed ancient gods had corrupted far too many powerful marine creatures, the Naga and Fishman were just two of them. He felt helpless.
The Tidemaster Organization was established under such circumstances, aiming to regain maritime dominance.
Li Yao was also well aware that the Water Elemental Lord had reached a secret agreement with the rulers of the three major camps.
The mighty demigod dropped his dignity. Because of this secret agreement, the ships of the three major camps seldom encounter storms, allowing them to travel safely between two continents.
Since then, the Elemental Lords have taken diverging paths.
The Fire Elemental Lord was sealed in the Domain of Fire, while the Wind Elemental Lord reclused himself in his Throne of the Wind God. Earth Elemental Lord disappeared from the world, silently accumulating his strength in earth’s elemental plane, the Earth’s Core.
Long-Necked Dragon
Rank: 16-level boss
Life: 180000
Armor: 389
Skills: Toxic Breath, Bite, Giant Snake Bind, Deadly Poison Bullet, Call of Offspring
Li Yao also saw the boss’s attributes and figured it wasn’t overwhelmingly powerful. Although the Long-Necked Dragon had “dragon” in its name, it was not from the Dragon Clan.
The Long-Necked Dragons were said to be a new species born from a strong individual capturing a Giant Dragon and a snake. After ten thousand years of breeding, they’ve become a new species, with the Dragon Clan bloodline enormously diluted.
Looking at the enemy’s attributes, Li Yao decided not to let all the melee skeletons get too close. Instead, he had the shadow patrol spread out, with only a handful of melee skeletons moving in for close-range attacks.
In a blink, the battle commenced. Three melee skeletons rushed forward, and the long-distance skeletons began to pour out their damage.
After a round of attacks, numerous Satyrs were killed instantly, and the Long-Necked Dragon started to spit poison darts.
Deadly Poison Bullet!
Three deadly poison magic bullets each hit a skeleton, immediately corroding them into a pile of ashes.
However, three more skeletons charged forward, and at the same time, Li Yao’s Death Black Arrow resurrected the killed elite into a skeleton, filling up the ranks.
“Do these damned crawlers think they can stop me?”
The Long-Necked Dragon suddenly exhaled a massive amount of poison fog…
Toxic Breath!
Damn it,” Li Yao was shocked. He was already standing very far away, but the dragon’s breath could still reach him.
The skeletons that stood in front of him fell one after another, corroded by the breath. Li Yao jumped back and exited the hall, his body plummeting swiftly. Magic Spider Silk!
Li Yao used Magic Spider Silk to reach the spiral staircase, meanwhile, he had commanded all the melee skeletons up the staircase.
The Satyr elites were instantly eliminated by the long-distance skeletons, but due to the Long-Necked Dragon’s breath, Li Yao’s skeletons were reduced by one-third.
This was the result of Li Yao spreading out his units after discerning the boss’s skills. If the skeletons were assembled in a concentrated formation, just this one attack would have wiped out Li Yao’s army.
The skeletons spread out even more and began to attack the Long-Necked Dragon.
Li Yao rushed to the entrance of the spiral staircase and the hall, hid in the corner, and fired his attack. Three Arrow Towers were placed in their positions and started bombarding the dragon.
Meanwhile, the Long-Necked Dragon bit violently, one bite killed one silver elate skeleton of Li Yao.
Li Yao was speechless to see this, but he thought to himself, it’s no wonder this level-16 side dungeon wasn’t developed until years later in his previous life. Without this being an open area where one could summon so many silver elites, it would be impossible to get past this place…