Cold Star Piercing Bone
Be careful!
As I fired continuously, I said in a deep voice, "None of the second-tier insects are easy to deal with. The scorpion insects are gray, with high attack and potent poison. The exploding insects are bright green; once they get close to a player, they self-destruct, and even a miracle won't save you unless you're a tank who can withstand tons of damage. Then there are the Bloodthirsty Bug, which are red with blood-red patterns on their surface. They like to attach themselves to rock walls, and once you get close, they'll burrow under the player's skin and devour flesh—quite terrifying. And then there are the hydralisks..."
"Um."
The fat man looked like he was being taught a lesson. "Tell me slowly, I've got it all in mind."
I gave him a look that suggested he was teachable.
As long as they're willing to learn, that's fine. What I'm afraid of is someone who's both incompetent and stubborn.
Night had fallen in the blink of an eye.
Although what we were facing was just a small insect nest, there were many monsters, and we were playing cautiously, so our progress was slow. It wasn't until around 8 p. m. that we finally reached the depths of the insect nest.
"Hiss~~~"
A winged insect crouched in the center of the nest, its eyes grayish-brown and its body glowing purple. It had finally met the final boss of this insect nest!
Be careful.
I slowly approached with my Explosive Gun, and soon I took in the BOSS's attributes and created a map of it, which I then shared in the Team Channel.
[Mutated King Bug] (Purple BOSS)
Level: 30
Attack: 1000-1350
Defense: 500
Qi and Blood: 450,000
Skills: [Bite Lv8] [Scythe Lv8] [Bloodlust Lv8] [Hard Shell Lv8]
Details: This is a successfully mutated queen beetle, evolved from a mutated Nest Bug. It has become the overlord of this nest due to its powerful strength. It has extremely sharp teeth and scythes, so please be careful if you encounter it!
"Third-order Mutated King Bug."
Cai Cai took a deep breath. "The attack power is a bit high. With 1350 attack points plus the Hidden Bonus the Purple BOSS, it's bound to hurt a lot when it hits. And the armor isn't low either, 500 points of BOSS -SS-rank armor. I'm afraid our firepower won't be able to do much damage."
"It's okay, I can fight."
I looked around and said, "Fatty, Kou Mei, you two stay in ranged combat and whatever you do, don't get close to the King Worm. Its attacks are too powerful; it might kill you instantly!"
Then, looking at Zhang Ruolin, he said, "Ruolin, you hold off the BOSS. Cai Cai and I will deal damage. If necessary, I will also use Explosive Charge to hold it off. In short, everyone be careful."
"Um!"
Zhang Ruolin nodded gently.
"Um, I was saying..."
The fat man trembled all over. "Brothers, do we really have to fight this boss? It's a level 30 Purple BOSS! If we can't handle it, we can just give up. It doesn't have any deep-seated grudge against us..."
He completely chickened out.
"Fatty."
Cai Cai laughed and said, "What's a mere level 30 Purple BOSS? Back in Creek City, our leader led us to fight a level 40 Purple BOSS. Don't you know that?"
"What?"
The fat man looked at me in disbelief.
He was truly a complete novice, utterly ignorant of the outside world.
"Stop talking, prepare to attack!"
I raised my hand and replaced the fragmentation magazine with a magazine full of Armor-piercing Round- piercing rounds, then gave the order to the mini-robots in the Dimensional Storage Space to replace all the bullets in all the magazines with Armor-piercing Round.
"Yes, Commander!"
The little robot bowed in the storage space, then got to work frantically.
With it, my battery life is truly worlds apart from what it used to be!
"Fire!"
Aiming at the King Worm's head, which was about the size of a basketball, I raised my hand and imbued it with the power of the Tian Gong Kai Wu. Just as the golden patterns began to spread, I pulled the trigger. Instantly, the bullets from the Explosive Gun seemed to be guided by lasers, exploding continuously on the King Worm's head, with damage numbers flying up in dense array!
"924!"
"1026!"
"2072!"
"912!"
"900!"
Wow, the armor is really strong!
My Hellfire Explosive Gun should have dealt around 550 base damage, but against the opponent's armor, it only dealt around 300 damage, a reduction of nearly half, and this was even with Armor-piercing Rounds!
However, even so, the damage is still considerable; it's enough to kill!
After emptying one magazine in an instant, it dealt approximately 40,000+ damage in total. This means that even if I were the only one dealing damage, I could kill this Mutated King Bug after emptying 11 magazines!
Of course, teammates are also very important; without everyone's restraint, there would be no such good space for output!
"Boom!"
The next second, the giant scythe of the King Worm struck Zhang Ruolin's heavy shield. The shield made a loud bang, and Zhang Ruolin's health bar dropped by 14% instantly. Her face turned slightly pale, and she was completely suppressed by her opponent in terms of strength!
"Hiss~~~"
The Mutated King Bug went berserk, its claws snapping open to lock the shield in place. Then, with a powerful hurl, Zhang Ruolin's body slammed against a nearby rock.
"Let go, Explosive Charge!"
I quickly shouted, and then took the opportunity to switch magazines.
Zhang Ruolin quickly released her grip, her body rolling off the ground before she turned and unleashed an Explosive Charge pierced through the BOSS's body.
I fired head-on, the Explosive Gun spitting fire continuously with "bang bang bang," bullets piercing the Mutated King Bug's head, with dark red blood gushing out!
Meanwhile, Cai Cai's output was also quite impressive, reaching about 20% of mine.
The fat guy's output is quite average, almost negligible.
Kou Mei raised her hand, her eyes glowing, and directly used her spiritual energy skill. Instantly, waves of Mental Power struck the BOSS, causing damage that was no less than that of Cai Cai!
In the squad's battle statistics, the ranking of individual contributions instantly changed to me taking first place, Cai Cai second, Kou Mei third, Ruolin's contribution in terms of damage absorption and control conversion fourth, and Fatty fifth!
"Pick up the shield!"
I typed and shouted at the same time.
Just as Zhang Ruolin picked up the shield, the King Worm turned and pounced, moving with incredible speed. Its scythe struck down like lightning. I couldn't do anything else but activate the Annihilation Rock Armor, and a sharp pain shot through my chest.
"1522!"
"1413!"
"1501!"
Even with its Annihilation Rock Armor, it can still attack so much health; this Mutated King Bug's attack is truly monstrous!
"Boom!"
He charged forward abruptly, then switched magazines, unleashing another burst of bullets that struck the King Worm's head.
After using adrenaline, Zhang Ruolin charged again, shield in Left Hand and blue Monomolecular Sword in right. With a few quick, sharp strikes, she rendered the King Worm barely scratching him.
"Keep the output going, don't panic!"
While the king beetle opened its terrifying, blood-red maw, I pulled out a grenade and threw it into its mouth!
"Boom~~~"
Amidst the explosions, flesh and blood flew everywhere, followed by a barrage of Explosive Gun from the grenades, continuously blasting the opponent's head apart. At such close range, the chance of Headshot was already 100%. As for the chance of a critical hit, that was entirely up to luck!
And so, Zhang Ruolin and I took turns providing cover and absorbing the BOSS's damage. Coupled with our terrifying output, in less than a minute, the Mutated King Bug's health bar was already empty!
"Holy crap, that's awesome..."
Cai Cai kept firing her Submachine Gun, her face full of excitement.
His excitement was not without reason. In this battle, we perfectly suppressed the Mutated King Bug with our tactics, firepower, and teamwork, giving it very few opportunities and reducing it to low health in one fell swoop. This shows that our team's strength is enough to deal with a level 30 Purple BOSS, which is extremely rare in the current stage of <Star Abyss>!
Even a guild like the Crimson Firmament Alliance, hailed as a top-tier (T1) guild, probably wouldn't dare Gun Like a Dragon that a five-person team could definitely defeat a level 30 Purple BOSS.
"Keep going, hold on!"
I switched to the seventh magazine!
Then, with the Explosive Gun spitting out flames and unleashing a barrage of fire, the Mutated King Bug's head finally exploded like a watermelon with a "bang," a true Headshot!
[Congratulations! You have defeated the Mutated King Bug (Purple BOSS) and obtained the item: BOSS Ability Crystal x1!]
[Battle Notification: You have defeated the Mutated King Bug (Purple BOSS), gaining 420,000 character experience points. The Essence Furnace extracted 210,000 Experience Points!]
"Nailed it!"
Cai Cai wiped the sweat from her face and laughed, "Boss, have we wiped out all the small insect nests?"
"Calculate."
"Five people cleared the entire insect nest, that's amazing..." Zhang Ruolin also expressed her approval.
The fat man chuckled, and a golden rain of light descended upon him. He had already reached level 20 and was ready to advance to the second tier, but now was not the time.
"Let's see what the superpowered crystals can yield!"
Cai Cai plopped down on a rock and started opening the box.
I also took out the BOSS Ability Crystal, opened it casually, and golden light immediately rose before my eyes.
[Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the item: [Cold Star Piercing Bone] (S-rank Skill Tome)!]
S-rank, Skill Tome?!
I opened my eyes wide, almost in disbelief. This wasn't a common skill; I'd never even heard of it before!
He hurriedly opened his Dimensional Storage Space, and there, on the Skill Tome, text was slowly appearing—
[Cold Star Piercing Bone] (S-rank Skill Tome): Unleashes internal Yuan Power, transforming it into Cosmic Frost to deal a 250% critical hit to the target and freeze them for 1.5 seconds. Cooldown: 25 seconds. Consumes 10 Essence Points. Required Class: Super Weapon Master, Required Level: 25.
'Holy shit...'
Looking at the skill, I couldn't help but exclaim in my heart, "Awesome!" It's a skill that can freeze the opponent for 1.5 seconds! This is a god-tier skill for controlling the rhythm and getting kills!
Especially against squishy classes like Psionicist, Star Speaker, and Shadow Assassin, if they dare to resist, just freeze them with a single Cold Star Piercing Bone and then finish them off with a combo!
Melee classes are finally thriving!
With a simple gesture, you learn the skill and level up to 10, gaining 6 points of strength!
"What did you spend? Let me see." Kou Mei said, "I only spent some Star Coins."
"I'm alright, a green Tier 2 Axe."
Cai Cai said, "It seems the drops from Purple BOSS are also quite average."
"It's better than me giving up experience points," Zhang Ruolin said with a bitter face.
The fat man said, "I'm experienced too, not bad. What I need most is experience."
"Ding Han, what did you choose?" Ruolin asked.
I shared the illustration of the Cold Star Piercing Bone directly with everyone, raised the Legion Blade, and with a slight shake of my arm, 10 points of Essence Points were converted into skill power. Instantly, my entire right arm became chillingly cold, and then wisps of deep blue frozen star images swirled around the Legion Blade. The next strike would freeze the opponent!
"Holy crap, that's amazing..." Cai Cai exclaimed in disbelief.