Bamboo Viper Snake King

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

Seeing her reaction, Ye Luo knew that things likely hadn't progressed much and couldn't help but give a wry smile.

Shortly after, Yan Hua Yi Leng ended the communication and looked at Ye Luo. "Sister Feng asked. Yi Nian Cheng Yao and the others received quest prompts, giving them at least a vague direction. So, these people won't be much help for you to complete your mission."

Ye Luo had already guessed this would be the case. Although he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but feel a bit disappointed.

"However, there's one piece of interesting news. Do you want to hear it?" Yan Hua Yi Leng suddenly said. Seeing Ye Luo's eyes light up, she continued, "These four people, Ru Ying Sui Xing, after accepting the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission, their four basic attributes were all 2 points, the same as mine. Everyone else's was 3 points."

"What does that prove?" Ye Luo was slightly taken aback, then thought of something and his eyes brightened. "Yan Hua, are you saying that after accepting the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission, having just 3 points in the four basic attributes allows one to take on a Hidden Profession?"

"Yes, that's right. At least, that's how it was for these people." Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded lightly, her tone quite certain. "If it's less than 3 points, you'll definitely be able to take on a Hidden Profession after completing the mission, or perhaps obtain equipment equivalent in value to a Hidden Profession. For 1 point, the benefits will likely be even greater. Perhaps you'll be able to take on a Unique Hidden Profession."

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

"Naturally not. At least, many Hidden Professions aren't," Yan Hua Yi Leng said, then gave an example. "For instance, Yi Nian Cheng Yao's Paladin. Based on my past experience, there will be at least eight to ten Paladins in the late game. And my Ice Spirit Archer and Ru Ying Sui Xing's Phantom Assassin are likely not unique either."

"Are Unique Hidden Professions more powerful than ordinary Hidden Professions?"

"They should be much stronger. After all, they are unique and have exclusive attributes," Yan Hua Yi Leng said, looking at Ye Luo. "This also means that if you can complete the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission, the profession you take on will be very powerful, even more powerful than my Ice Spirit Archer."

Hearing this, Ye Luo felt a surge of excitement. Then, remembering something, he gave a wry smile. "No matter how powerful it is, it's useless if I can't complete it. Besides, I don't even know how to trigger this mission right now."

"We've also analyzed it with Sister Feng. A mission with no prompts is very strange and troublesome, but it's also the easiest to handle," Yan Hua Yi Leng said. Seeing Ye Luo's confused look, she continued, "Then you don't need to deliberately worry about this mission. Just wait for it to trigger naturally. Perhaps it will trigger when you meet someone or kill a certain monster."

After a moment's thought, Ye Luo knew Yan Hua Yi Leng was right. He felt slightly relieved. "In other words, let nature take its course?"

"Yes, but you also need to prepare yourself. At the very least, you need to become stronger. That way, when the mission arrives, your chances of completing it will be much higher."

Nodding, Ye Luo's mindset completely relaxed. He gave a self-deprecating laugh and muttered to himself, "Suddenly, so many people have completed the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission. My mindset has become a bit unstable. It seems I've been too eager for quick success lately."

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

"Uh, it doesn't seem like much. But to have four people complete the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission and take on Hidden Professions in just over ten minutes, less than half an hour, that seems like quite a few."

"Not necessarily. According to Sister Feng and the others' statistics, if one out of a thousand people who accept the Heavenly Tribulation Trial Mission can complete it, that's already very good. Among those in the Misty Pavilion who accepted this mission, no one has completed it yet besides me."

"How many players are there in your Misty Pavilion?"

"Conservatively speaking, there are hundreds of thousands of official members. The number of peripheral players would be even higher."

"Uh, so many?!" Ye Luo was astonished. But thinking about the players in China, he nodded. "With nearly a billion players, only hundreds of thousands in the Misty Pavilion isn't that many."

As they chatted and killed monsters, their efficiency was quite good. In two to three hours, they leveled up once, reaching level 18. Killing the level 20 Bamboo Vipers became even easier.

After killing monsters for so long, Ye Luo had long since completed his snake gall bladder collection quest. They had also obtained four to five hundred portions of Bamboo Viper venom, which should be enough for them for a long time. As for money, they had picked up quite a bit.

Besides these, some equipment had also dropped. However, these were all ordinary equipment. Although their levels were higher and their attributes were slightly better than what Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng were currently using, they were still lacking compared to their overall sets, so they didn't switch.

While killing monsters, Ye Luo encountered quite a few herbs. He didn't hesitate to collect them all. Fortunately, he had equipped a Medium Satchel that added 100 slots, so he didn't have to worry about running out of inventory space.

Although Ye Luo's monster-killing efficiency slowed down a bit due to collecting herbs, he knew the importance of these herbs. Moreover, their consumption of pills was very high, so Yan Hua Yi Leng didn't say anything.

While they were still killing monsters, Yan Hua Yi Leng's body suddenly trembled. She stopped Ye Luo, who was about to charge forward. Seeing his confusion, she pointed to a snake about ten meters away.

Seeing the snake, which was much thicker than the others, Ye Luo's eyes lit up. He thought to himself that they had finally found a boss. He quickly used his detection device to scan it:

[Bamboo Viper Snake King] (Bronze-grade boss)

Level: 20

Physical Attack: 140—150

Defense: 250

HP: 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. A boss-level monster, cunning and extremely venomous. It excels at poison attacks and is much stronger than other Bamboo Vipers, making it quite troublesome.

[Enhanced Snake Venom Assault] (Passive): The Bamboo Viper Snake King is filled with potent venom and excels at advanced venomous assaults. Its attacks carry an additional 50 points of poison damage and increase its own poison resistance by 50%.

[Snake Fang Strike]: The Bamboo Viper Snake King's fangs are incredibly sharp, easily piercing ordinary armor. It deals 150% damage to the target and inflicts a bleeding status, causing the target to lose 50 HP per second for 10 seconds. Skill cooldown: 3 minutes.

[Sweep the Army]: The Bamboo Viper Snake King possesses immense strength. Its tail sweep carries the force of a thousand jun, dealing 150% damage to all targets within a 10-meter radius. It also knocks back targets by five meters and stuns them for 2 seconds. Skill cooldown: 5 minutes.

After looking at the Bamboo Viper Snake King's stats, Ye Luo gasped. This snake king's attributes were terrifying. Its base attack power of 140-150 would deal over 120 damage to Ye Luo normally, not to mention the added poison damage from its attacks.

[Enhanced Snake Venom Assault] was a high-level venom. The Detoxification Pills Ye Luo refined could only negate intermediate and lower-level venomous assaults. Against this Bamboo Viper Snake King, they couldn't provide complete immunity.

The other two skills were also frightening. [Snake Fang Strike] had a high damage bonus and could also inflict a bleeding status, causing the target to lose 50 HP per second for 10 seconds. Over 500 damage was almost half of Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng's total HP.

As for the last skill, it was also exaggerated. Not only was it a large-area attack skill, but it could also knock back and stun targets. Although the stun only lasted for two seconds, those two seconds were enough to do a lot.

"Yan Hua, what do you think? Do we have a chance to kill this snake king between the two of us?" Ye Luo looked at Yan Hua Yi Leng, a hint of anticipation in his voice.

It was rare to encounter a boss, especially such a high-level one, and Ye Luo didn't want to miss this opportunity.

Seeing Ye Luo's eagerness, Yan Hua Yi Leng pondered for a moment and analyzed, "The Detoxification Pills can't completely negate this snake king's venom. I estimate that being attacked by it will cause us an additional 20-plus HP loss. That's not too much, as both of our HP are over a thousand. However, I'm worried the snake king might consecutively use [Snake Fang Strike] and [Sweep the Army]. If that happens, our HP will drop drastically. If we're unlucky and it crits, we'll be in danger."

"Furthermore, the mutated Rotten Skin Powder isn't very effective against it either. After all, it has 50% poison resistance. This means our Rotten Skin Powder and Jade Poison Bead's venomous assaults will only have half their effect, and won't be able to bring its HP regeneration to zero. This is the most troublesome part, as bosses usually have terrifying HP regeneration."

"Of course, it's not like we have no chance of defeating it. If we can interrupt either of its two active skills, we won't be in mortal danger, and killing it won't be impossible," Yan Hua Yi Leng said, glancing at Ye Luo. "You and I both have two control skills. Your [Soul Shocking Slash] has also been upgraded to advanced, allowing you to stun a target for 3 seconds. This is our chance."

"That's right. With good coordination, we can definitely kill it," Ye Luo nodded, getting impatient. "Alright, let's go. Killing it will drop level 20 equipment, at least Bronze-grade, right?"

"Mm," Yan Hua Yi Leng nodded, then scanned their surroundings. "Let's kill the surrounding small snakes first. This will reduce some trouble."

For Yan Hua Yi Leng's computer-like brain, luring the other small snakes away without provoking the Snake King's hatred was no problem. A few minutes later, they killed all the regular Bamboo Vipers and prepared to engage the Bamboo Viper Snake King.

Without hesitation, Ye Luo consumed a mutated Gale Pill, a mutated Strength Pill, and roast chicken. He also applied the mutated Rotten Skin Powder to his weapon. It could be said that Ye Luo and Yan Hua Yi Leng were now at their strongest.

Following the usual routine, Yan Hua Yi Leng initiated the attack, intending to draw the Bamboo Viper Snake King's aggro with her powerful damage output. She would also use Ice Spirit Power to slow it down, allowing Ye Luo to pursue and attack it.

The idea was sound, but things rarely went as planned. Just like now, the Bamboo Viper Snake King didn't play by the rules. As soon as it attacked, it unleashed the [Sweep the Army] skill.

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