Bamboo Viper Snake King

About ten minutes later, Yan Hua Yi Leng's communicator began beeping. It was clearly a message from Sister Feng. She hurriedly answered it, then alternated between shaking and nodding her head, her smooth, jade-like brows furrowing from time to time.

Seeing her reaction, Ye Luo knew there was probably still no progress. He could not help but smile bitterly.

Before long, Yan Hua Yi Leng ended the call and looked at Ye Luo. "Sister Feng asked around. Yi Nian Cheng Yao and the others all have quest prompts, or at least a vague direction. So those people won't be of any help in completing your quest."

Ye Luo had already expected this. Although he had mentally prepared himself, he still felt somewhat disappointed.

"But there is one rather interesting piece of information. Do you want to hear it?" Yan Hua Yi Leng suddenly asked. Seeing Ye Luo's eyes light up, she continued, "Among those four, after Ru Ying Sui Xing accepted the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission, his four basic attributes were all 2 points, just like mine. The others all had 3 points."

"What does that prove?" Ye Luo froze for a moment, then seemed to realize something. His eyes lit up. "Yan Hua, are you saying that after accepting the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission, having only 3 points in all four basic attributes means one can take up a Hidden Profession after completing it?"

"Yes, at least that was the case for these people." Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded, her tone quite certain. "If they were below 3 points, then completing the mission would definitely allow them to take up a Hidden Profession, or obtain equipment of equivalent value. If it was 1 point, the reward would probably be even greater. They might even take up a Unique Hidden Profession."

"A Unique Hidden Profession?" Ye Luo was stunned and blurted out, "Aren't Hidden Professions unique?"

"Of course not. At the very least, many Hidden Professions aren't." Yan Hua Yi Leng gave an example. "Take Yi Nian Cheng Yao's Holy Knight. Based on my past experience, there will be at least eight or ten of that Hidden Profession by the late game. My Ice Spirit Archer and Ru Ying Sui Xing's Phantom Assassin are probably not unique either."

"Could it be that a Unique Hidden Profession is stronger than an ordinary Hidden Profession?"

"It should be much stronger. After all, it is unique and has exclusive traits." Yan Hua Yi Leng stared at Ye Luo. "That also means that if you can complete the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission, the profession you take up will be very powerful—perhaps even stronger than my Ice Spirit Archer."

Hearing this, Ye Luo felt somewhat excited. Then he remembered something and smiled bitterly. "What good is being powerful? It won't matter if I can't complete it. Besides, I don't even know how to trigger this mission."

"Sister Feng and I analyzed it as well. A quest with no prompts at all is strange and troublesome, but it is also the easiest to deal with." Yan Hua Yi Leng explained. Seeing Ye Luo's puzzled look, she continued, "You don't need to deliberately worry about it. Just wait for it to trigger naturally. It might be triggered when you meet a certain person or kill a certain monster."

After thinking it over, Ye Luo realized Yan Hua Yi Leng was right. He relaxed slightly. "So, in short, I should just let nature take its course?"

"Yes, but you should still make preparations. At the very least, become stronger. That way, when the mission comes, you'll have a much greater chance of completing it."

Ye Luo nodded, his mindset finally completely relaxed. He laughed at himself and muttered, "So many people suddenly completed the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission. My mindset became unstable. It looks like I've been too eager for quick success lately."

"In a game with nearly a billion players, only a few have taken up Hidden Professions. Is that really a lot?"

"Uh, when you put it that way, it really isn't. But four people completing the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission and taking up Hidden Professions in less than half an hour is still quite a lot, isn't it?"

"Not necessarily. According to Sister Feng's statistics, it would already be quite good if one out of every thousand people who accepted the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission managed to complete it. Among those in Misty Pavilion who accepted this mission, no one besides me has completed it."

"May I ask how many players Misty Pavilion has?"

"Conservatively speaking, there are several hundred thousand official members. There are even more peripheral players."

"Uh, that many?!" Ye Luo was astonished, but when he thought of the number of gamers in China, he nodded. "With nearly a billion players, several hundred thousand in Misty Pavilion really isn't that much."

The two chatted while killing monsters, and their efficiency was quite high. After two or three hours, they had leveled up once and reached Level 18. Killing those Level 20 Bamboo Vipers became even easier.

After killing monsters for so long, Ye Luo had long since completed his quest to collect snake gallbladders. He had also obtained four or five hundred portions of Bamboo Viper venom, which should be enough for them to use for a long time. Naturally, they had also picked up quite a bit of money.

Other than that, some equipment had dropped as well. However, it was all ordinary equipment. Although the level was higher and some attributes were slightly better than what Ye Luo and his group wore, it still fell short of their full sets, so they did not replace anything.

While killing monsters, Ye Luo also came across quite a few herbs. He did not stand on ceremony and stuffed them all into his inventory. Fortunately, he had equipped a Medium Satchel that added 100 slots, so he did not need to worry about insufficient inventory space.

Although gathering herbs while fighting slowed Ye Luo's killing efficiency considerably, Yan Hua Yi Leng knew how important those herbs were. Moreover, the two consumed a great deal of medicine, so she did not say anything.

Just as they were killing monsters, Yan Hua Yi Leng's delicate body suddenly trembled slightly. She grabbed Ye Luo, who was about to step forward. Seeing his confusion, she pointed toward a snake more than ten meters away.

When he saw that snake, far thicker and more robust than the others, Ye Luo's eyes lit up. He thought to himself that they had finally found a boss, then hurriedly inspected it with his scanner:

Bamboo Viper Snake King (Bronze Grade Boss)

Level: 20

Physical Attack: 140–150

Defense: 250

Health: 100000

Skills: Enhanced Snake Venom Assault, Snake Fang Strike, Sweep the Army

Description: The Bamboo Viper Snake King outside the West Gate of Novice Village is a boss-class monster. It is exceedingly cunning and vicious by nature, excels at poison attacks, and is far stronger than ordinary Bamboo Vipers, making it quite difficult to deal with.

Enhanced Snake Venom Assault (Passive): The Bamboo Viper Snake King contains potent venom and excels at advanced Poisonous Invasion. Its attacks carry an additional 50 points of poison damage and increase its poison resistance by 50%.

Snake Fang Strike: The Bamboo Viper Snake King's venomous fangs are incomparably sharp and can easily pierce ordinary armor, dealing 150% damage to a target and inflicting a bleeding state that causes the target to lose 50 Health per second for 10 seconds. Skill cooldown: 3 minutes.

Sweep the Army: The Bamboo Viper Snake King possesses tremendous strength. Its tail sweep carries overwhelming force, causing all targets within a 10-meter radius to suffer 150% damage. It can also knock targets back five meters and stun them for 2 seconds. Skill cooldown: 5 minutes.

After seeing the Bamboo Viper Snake King's attributes, Ye Luo sucked in a cold breath. This Snake King's attributes were terrifying. Its base attack power of 140–150 would deal more than 120 damage to Ye Luo normally, not to mention the venom damage attached to its attacks.

Enhanced Poisonous Invasion was advanced venom, while the Detoxification Pills Ye Luo had refined could only ignore Venomous Assault of intermediate grade and below. They could not grant complete immunity against the Bamboo Viper Snake King.

The latter two skills were also terrifying. Snake Fang Strike had a very high damage bonus and could inflict bleeding, causing 50 Health loss per second for 10 seconds. More than 500 damage was nearly half of Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng's Health.

As for the final skill, it was just as outrageous. Not only was it a large-area attack skill, but it could also knock targets back and stun them. Though the stun lasted only two seconds, two seconds were enough to do many things.

"Yan Hua, what do you think? Do the two of us have a chance of killing this Snake King?" Ye Luo looked at Yan Hua Yi Leng, faint anticipation in his voice.

It was rare to encounter a boss, especially one of such a high level. Naturally, Ye Luo did not want to let it slip away for nothing.

Yan Hua Yi Leng could see Ye Luo was eager to try. After pondering briefly, she analyzed, "The Detoxification Pills can't completely negate this Snake King's venom. I estimate that when it attacks us, we'll lose an extra twenty-odd Health. That's not too serious, since both of us have over a thousand Health. But I'm worried the Snake King might cast Snake Fang Strike and Sweep the Army consecutively. Our Health would plummet, and if we were unlucky enough to suffer a critical hit, we'd be in danger."

"Also, the mutated Rotten Skin Powder isn't very effective against it either. After all, it has 50% poison resistance. That means the Venomous Assault attached to our Rotten Skin Powder and Jade Poison Bead will only have half its usual effect. We won't be able to reduce its Health Recovery Speed to zero. That's the most troublesome part, since bosses recover Health at a terrifying rate."

"Of course, it isn't as though we have no chance of defeating it. If we can interrupt either of its two Active Skills, our lives won't be in danger. Killing it won't be impossible." Yan Hua Yi Leng spoke as she glanced at Ye Luo. "The two of us have two control skills, and your Soul Shocking Slash has reached the advanced level. It can stun a target for 3 seconds. That is our opportunity."

"That's right. If we coordinate properly, killing it won't be a problem at all." Ye Luo nodded, somewhat impatient. "All right, let's go. If we kill it, we'll get Level 20 equipment. At the very least, it should be Bronze Grade."

"Mm." Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded, then swept her gaze around the area. "Let's kill all the small snakes nearby first. That will reduce some of the trouble."

For Yan Hua Yi Leng's near-computer-like mind, luring away the smaller snakes without drawing the Snake King's aggro was no problem at all. A few minutes later, they had killed all the ordinary Bamboo Vipers and prepared to make their move against the Bamboo Viper Snake King.

Without hesitation, they swallowed mutated Gale Pills, mutated Strength Pills, and roast chicken. They also applied mutated Rotten Skin Powder to their weapons. It could be said that Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng had reached their strongest state.

As usual, Yan Hua Yi Leng launched the first attack, intending to use her powerful damage to draw the Bamboo Viper Snake King's aggro. She would also use Ice Spirit Power to slow it down, allowing Ye Luo to chase after it and attack.

The idea was good, but things often did not go as expected. For instance, the Bamboo Viper Snake King refused to play by the rules. The instant it attacked, it used Sweep the Army.

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