Monsoon Traveler's Boots
When the Thermobaric Round came into contact with the Joint Lubricant, it was like dry wood meeting a raging fire. In just an instant, the joint of the Spinal Butcher's right leg crackled and popped, and the entire leg was almost completely ruined!
This will greatly affect its ability to act.
"Boss..."
Cai Cai exclaimed excitedly, "Awesome... Shall we come and reinforce them now?"
"Don't show up, and don't be greedy!"
As I relentlessly fired armor -Armor-piercing Round from my Explosive Gun at the Spinal Butcher's left leg joint, I said in a low voice, "The biggest characteristic of this Spinal Butcher variant is its sheer monstrosity. Who knows what other bizarre moves it might have? You guys just keep firing from a distance and don't come any closer. Getting instantly killed would be a huge loss!"
"Um!"
The next second, the Spinal Butcher, enduring excruciating pain, suddenly flipped over, using the six spinal tentacles on its back as legs, and charged forward in a monstrous way, its tailbone sweeping through the air!
Lord's Shield!
Annihilation Rock Armor!
Just as I raised my shield, the opponent's tailbone lashed out, followed by another flip, and its two longest spinal tendrils split into two, striking my left and right armpits!
This feeling... it's like my body is being torn apart, it's so intense!
"9881!"
"10023!"
"10984!"
[Battle Notification: You are now lightly Lightly Injured!]
Good heavens, that's absolutely insane!
Just as the Spinal Butcher was about to deliver the final blow, I suddenly rolled off the ground and used a Medical Box to instantly restore my health to over 60%!
"Watch out!"
Hidden inside the rest pod, Fey Courtier used his magic through the gaps to slightly delay the Spinal Butcher's attack.
Meanwhile, Shen Jin, Jī Méng Kěkě, and others also pulled out pistols and fired a few shots as the Spinal Butcher passed by. In the setting of <Star Abyss>, as long as you deal damage to the BOSS, you can obtain the final Ability Crystal Chest. However, if you want to First Kill, you must join the kill team, otherwise you will not be able to get it.
It seems that Shen Jin was too ashamed to join the team, so he could only get a free Orange Treasure Chest.
"Damn, that's pretty ruthless!"
I was out of breath, and a few seconds later I used another First Aid Kit to almost full health, before I used the Explosive Gun again, still targeting the Spinal Butcher's legs!
After Armor-piercing Round three magazines of armor-piercing rounds, with a "crack," the opponent's left leg joint was blown apart. The next second, a Thermobaric Round magazine was switched to, and after firing a burst, the Spinal Butcher's left leg also burst into flames!
Amidst the crackling and scorching heat, the health bar plummeted!
"10000!"
"10000!"
"10000!"
"10000!"
That's awesome! It burns 10,000 health points every second, and if both legs burn at the same time, that's 20,000!
In the blink of an eye, the Spinal Butcher's health bar was down to 42%, but I still managed to keep him occupied. Then I used another combo of Tian Gong Kai Wu and Overpowering Momentum to ignite his right arm joint as well, and his health bar dropped even faster!
Just then, a voice Gun Like a Dragon rang out from the star map. "We'll be there in three minutes. The Initiator is there too. How's the situation on your side? Can you hold on?"
"We can hold on."
Fey Courtier said, "It's just that the Spinal Butcher is starting to feel the strain..."
"Ha?"
Gun Like a Dragon: He was completely dumbfounded.
Soon after, lights shone from afar, and several off-road vehicles came into view. The headlights of the vehicles illuminated the wilderness, and on the second vehicle stood a person completely wrapped in a cloak.
The Initiator —even he came!
However, although the Spinal Butcher activated its healing skill, its health bar dropped too quickly with all three joints burning fiercely, and the healing skill couldn't bring it back up. Just over ten seconds later, with a mournful howl from the Spinal Butcher, it finally came to the end of its confused and sinful life, and a series of ding-dong sounds rang in the air!
[Congratulations! Your team has defeated the "Spinal Butcher" (Orange BOSS), achieving the First Kill of Orange BOSS in <Star Abyss>. Rewards: Achievement +6, Charm Value +2! Additional reward: "Resurrection Sacred Canon" (S-rank recovery item)!]
[Battle Notification: Your squad has defeated the "Spinal Butcher" (Orange BOSS), gaining 2,400,000 character experience points. The Essence Furnace extracted 1,200,000 Experience Points!]
[Congratulations! Your team has defeated the Spinal Butcher (Orange BOSS) and obtained the item: 1 BOSS Ability Crystal!]
Cool!
3 achievement points, plus 2 Charm Value points, and an extra Resurrection Sacred Canon as a reward!
That fat guy's lucky; he even got the Resurrection Sacred Canon!
"Rustle..."
Amidst the sound of footsteps, Cai Cai, Ruolin, Fatty, and Kou Mei rushed over, while Fey Courtier also emerged from the rest cabin.
"Congratulations, Shadow Chaser!"
Fey Courtier looked relieved. "I was too arrogant before. I thought I could outlast the Spinal Butcher by using my movement skills. I didn't expect this BOSS to have so many shameless attack methods. If you hadn't intervened in time, I would probably be dead here."
"You're too kind. I was just helping someone in need!"
I grinned and said, "It's good that everyone's alright!"
"Yes, it's good that everyone is alright!" He nodded emphatically.
At this moment, five players from the Ember Domain, including Shen Jin and Jī Méng Kěkě, also came out. Although each of them received an Orange Treasure Chest, their damage output was too low, so it was estimated that they would mostly get Experience Points, and orange equipment was out of the question.
"Ding Han, Xie Xie..."
Shen Jin said something.
As the leader of the alliance, he was reluctant to say many things, but saying Xie Xie was already quite kind of him.
"You're welcome, it was nothing."
I nodded.
Cai Cai said, "How about we open the box first?"
"Yes, yes, yes."
Fey Courtier said with a smile, "Let's see what we can get."
In the distance, lights flashed, Gun Like a Dragon, the Initiator, and others had gotten out of their vehicles and were walking over.
Without thinking twice, I took out the Orange Treasure Chest from my Dimensional Storage Space and opened it!
[Congratulations! You have successfully opened your [BOSS Ability Crystal] and obtained the item: [Monsoon Traveler's Boots] (Quality: Orange)!]
"Buzz~~~"
For a split second, my mind went blank. It really is an orange-tier item! Star Abyss is really giving me way too much credit!
He hurriedly opened his Dimensional Storage Space, where a pair of shimmering orange combat boots lay quietly in the corner. His gaze lingered on them briefly, and their attributes floated out, utterly captivating.
[Monsoon Traveler's Boots] (Quality: Orange)
Rank: Tier 3
Defense: 180
Strength: +40
Agility: +38
Blessing: Mighty Strength - II, increases attack power by 280 points.
Blessing: Wind Walk, movement speed +60%
Blessing: Resilience, increases own health by 3500 points.
Burst Skill: [Move with the Wind], summons the power of wind, increasing own movement speed by 100% for 12 seconds, consumes 30 Essence Points, cooldown is 120 seconds.
Requires Agility: 350
'Holy shit...'
Looking at the stats of these orange boots, I was stunned again. They're ridiculously powerful!
As an orange-tier item, it adds a whopping 180 points to base armor, which is quite outrageous. In addition, the combined strength and agility bonus of 78 points is already quite extreme.
The most outrageous thing is the appearance of the term "Mighty Force - II", and the Mighty Force - II of the orange tier 3 equipment directly increases attack power by 280 points, which is indeed a bit too much!
Keep in mind that melee players' attack power is generally between 600 and 1000 at this stage, and this "Mighty Force - II" increases it by 280 points, which is really unfair.
In addition, Wind Walk's passive ability increases movement speed by 60%. In Star Abyss, even slightly higher-end boots will definitely come with the "Wind Walk" blessing, since boots are supposed to increase movement speed!
With a 60% movement speed, it already far surpasses the speed of other players at this stage.
However, these orange boots also come with a "Move with the Wind" Burst Skill! It increases movement speed by 100% for 12 seconds. If you stack Wind Walk on top of that, then when I activate Move with the Wind, my movement speed reaches 2.6 times the base speed, which is quite terrifying!
As long as Move with the Wind" skill, I'll be Dai Zong, the legendary dashing swordsman and Dean Dai from " Star Abyss "!!!
Holding the boots in both hands, he was overjoyed!
However, these Monsoon Traveler's Boots are actually quite overpowered. What's overpowered is that they require 350 points of Agility to wear! To be frank, at this stage, no melee player of the third tier besides myself should be able to meet that requirement!
Even with the SS-rank Essence Furnace and all my agility-boosting skills maxed out, I only have a meager 364 agility points. These boots must be made specifically for the Shadow Assassin, right?
His scheme was shameless and despicable, full of cunning and deceit, but unfortunately, he ran into me.
"Snap!"
With a wave of his hand, he put on the Monsoon Traveler's Boots. Instantly, a faint orange glow emanated from his feet, and he felt a surge of power, making his body feel much lighter and giving him the sensation of flying.
What did you offer?
"I got a Purple Leggings," said Fey Courtier. "Not bad, I thought it would be experience points..."
"After all, it's the first Orange BOSS, the rewards won't be too bad."
Cai Cai said, "I got a purple sniper rifle."
Ruolin said, "I got a purple breastplate, which greatly increased my defense and health. This is a huge win."
The fat man said sullenly, "I only got one Blue Equipment."
"Me too..." Kou Mei chimed in.
Shen Jin, Jī Méng Kěkě, and the others remained silent, presumably because the results they drew were not good.
"It doesn't matter."
Fey Courtier said, "At least 3 achievement points and 1 Charm Point have been gained, so this is still a huge profit."
"Ah?"
I was surprised. "How come I only have 6 achievement points and 2 Charm Value points? You all have 3 achievement points and 1 charm point?"
"Um."
Everyone nodded in unison.
It seems that because I dealt so much damage to the BOSS, the system gave me the highest First Kill achievement reward during the evaluation, which makes sense.
If those who slack off receive the same rewards as those who actively participate, it only shows that the game design is flawed.
"Alliance Leader of the Shen Jin, Ding Han, Fa Ye..."
Just then, Gun Like a Dragon finally arrived, hurriedly leading a group of people carrying guns, and asked, "Where's the Spinal Butcher?"
"Here..."
Cai Cai pouted.
Not far away, the Spinal Butcher's enormous body lay there in a "T" shape, its limbs still burning fiercely.