Killing a Lord-class BOSS and getting two extra green-grade pieces of equipment for free—this deal was pretty worthwhile.
Thinking this, Xiao Wen smiled faintly and walked forward step by step, stopping a hundred meters away from the Golden Rhino.
This spot happened to form a straight line with the canyon passage, allowing him to see the siblings inside the canyon.
Xiao Wen raised a hand, waved at them, and shouted, "I'll remember you two. Don't forget what you promised me."
The shout reached the siblings' ears. Yang Cheng's face darkened, and he really wanted to rub this show-off brat into the ground.
"Rest assured. I, Yang Lu, have always kept my word. As long as you can deal with this Lord-class BOSS, you'll get everything that's owed to you," the female archer, Yang Lu, replied.
"Alright, beautiful. I heard your promise." Xiao Wen smiled as he responded, already calculating how many Jiuzhou credits he should trade these green-grade items for.
Unlike the first day after the server opened, as more time passed, player levels rose, and the chances of obtaining high-quality equipment increased accordingly.
Yesterday, a green-grade item might have sold for around a hundred thousand. Today, it was probably worth only ten thousand.
Of course, that did not mean those who bought equipment yesterday had suffered a huge loss. After all, anything was possible in the game "Phantom God."
The stat boosts from a good piece of equipment might help someone kill an elite monster. If their luck doubled and they obtained good equipment, what they had lost would be repaid with interest.
Xiao Wen's arrival caught the Rhino Lord's attention. Two streams of milky-white vapor blew from its nostrils and struck the ground.
Moo!
With a low roar, the remaining low-health Ironback Rhino at its side charged out at the lord's command. It lowered its head, exposing its sharp horn as it barreled straight toward him.
"←_←" Xiao Wen glanced sideways, feeling somewhat annoyed.
How much does this thing have to look down on me to send a mere lackey after me? Am I really that weak?
He held a card in one hand without summoning anything. At the same time, he shifted his feet. The instant the Ironback Rhino approached, he stepped back and evaded its attack. Then he raised his fist, clenched it, and drove an uppercut into the Ironback Rhino's waist.
Critical Hit!
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330!
A bright red damage number floated up. The Ironback Rhino's remaining health bar was instantly emptied, and it collapsed to the ground.
Not far away, Yang Cheng and Yang Lu stared wide-eyed in shock at Xiao Wen's raised fist.
"Th-three hundred and thirty? Holy shit! Sis, did this guy find some system bug or something? How the hell did he deal three hundred and thirty damage? I saw it just now—the Ironback Rhino's defense had reached five hundred under the Rhino Lord's enhancement. That means that hit had to deal at least eight hundred and thirty damage! Even after removing the critical-hit multiplier, he still had to have four hundred and fifteen attack!"
After doing the calculations in his head, Yang Cheng's mouth twitched and his face turned pale. He could not bring himself to continue.
Yang Lu said nothing. Her eyes remained incredibly calm as she stared at the glowing Rhino Lord in the distance.
Xiao Wen was strong, but could he really take down the Rhino Lord with only 475 attack?
"Fatty, stop thinking about that nonsense. Just take care of yourself. I don't know why his burst damage was so high just now, but don't forget that Phantom God has rare potions capable of greatly boosting stats for a short time. The stronger he is, the more beneficial it is for us. Seize the opportunity and be ready to retreat at any time," Yang Lu said.
After dealing with the low-health Ironback Rhino, Xiao Wen lifted his gaze to the Rhino Lord. "Hey, big idiot. Now that I've dealt with the little one, it's time for you, the big one."
The instant Xiao Wen finished speaking, the Rhino Lord turned its enormous eyes toward him. Its fist-sized eyeballs glared at Xiao Wen, bloodshot with rage.
Moo!
The Rhino Lord let out an angry roar, its eyes filled with hatred. Clearly, it hated the man before it to the extreme for daring to kill one of its kind right in front of it.
"Nothing but impotent rage. I'd better finish you quickly so I can get a server announcement too."
He flipped the card in his hand. In an instant, the sky above darkened with a whoosh. Fierce winds swirled, and bolts of blazing white lightning flashed among layers of dark clouds.
Boom!
"The clash of blue and white, the flash of white light streaking across the sky—reveal your majestic form."
"Come forth! Blue-Eyes White Dragon!"
A dragon's roar came from the sky and drilled into Xiao Wen's soul. A line of dialogue spilled from his lips as though it had come to him instinctively.
Beneath the layers of dark clouds, a flash of blazing white light illuminated the massive figure of a blue-and-white dragon.
Roar!
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon raised its head and roared into the sky. A terrifying dragon's might radiated from it, and the Rhino Lord, which had seemed so formidable just moments ago, instantly collapsed to the ground.
It was not just the Rhino Lord. Yang Lu and Yang Cheng, inside the canyon, were equally stunned by the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's power.
"S-sis... can you inspect the information on the monster that guy summoned?" Yang Cheng asked in a trembling voice.
Yang Lu shook her head, her face pale.
Just now, she had tried to inspect the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's information, but all she got was a string of unknown question marks.
"That shouldn't be possible. It absolutely shouldn't be possible. Such a powerful summon shouldn't appear in Novice Village. C-could he..."
For a moment, Yang Lu seemed to have thought of a possibility.
Warning: The player's level is too low to support the summoning of a high-level monster. The player will suffer backlash from the monster. This summon will last only fifteen seconds. After fifteen seconds, the monster will disappear from the deck. To obtain it again, please unseal it anew in Duel City. Warning: Remaining summon time: thirteen seconds... twelve seconds...
"Holy shit? You can actually play it like this? I thought it was a normal card draw, but it was just a lucky burst?"
Don't panic, I haven't finished showing off yet...
Forget it. No more showing off...
Seeing that the countdown was about to end, Xiao Wen pointed forward. "Blue-Eyes White Dragon, attack!"
"Destructive Burst Stream of White Light!"
The Blue-Eyes White Dragon raised its head as blazing white light gathered in its mouth. In that instant, wildly violent energy converged within its jaws. A white Light Pillar erupted from its mouth and crashed down upon the Rhino Lord. The beast had no ability to resist and was reduced to dust beneath the blazing white Light Pillar, leaving equipment scattered all over the ground.
At the same time, the final second ended, and the Blue-Eyes White Dragon's figure gradually faded away.
Whether intentionally or not, at the instant the Blue-Eyes White Dragon vanished, Xiao Wen saw it turn its head back. Its pale white eyes met his own.
"D-disappeared?"
After the Blue-Eyes White Dragon disappeared, Xiao Wen suddenly felt empty inside, as though he had lost something.
Ding! Congratulations to player Halfway Through the Mortal World for killing a Lord-class BOSS. Experience +30000. Ding! Congratulations to player Halfway Through the Mortal World for reaching Level 5.
The notifications sounded. Before Xiao Wen could even celebrate, an intense feeling of weakness swept over him. His legs buckled, and he fell to one knee.
"My HP is down to only 20 points. Is this the backlash?" Xiao Wen muttered.
Ding! Jiuzhou Server Announcement: Congratulations to player Halfway Through the Mortal World for killing a Level 7 Lord BOSS. Reward: one purple-grade accessory.
The system announcement rang throughout the entire server, snapping the stunned Yang Lu and Yang Cheng awake in the canyon.
"Purple-grade accessory?"
A strange glint flashed in Yang Lu's eyes. She raised her longbow, nocked an arrow, and aimed at the critically wounded Xiao Wen.
The arrow flew!
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