Thunderbolt Flying Blade
"Oh wow!!!"
A group of believers who had stripped themselves of their flesh and blood shouted in unison. They could no longer be called human, their bodies almost entirely composed of bare bones, surrounded by a chaotic aura, with blue light shooting from the eye sockets of their skulls.
The Lost Ones, Level 70, Cyan BOSS.
In the upper right corner of the map's mission panel, the remaining number of Lost Ones pops up: 2018!
Excellent! 2000+ Cyan BOSS represent a massive amount of Experience Points and Points. Not only will it significantly boost my level, but it will also provide a considerable number of Points for the SSS-rank quests in the Lost Land. Reaching the top spot in the entire server shouldn't be a problem.
So, I started diligently grinding for Lost Ones.
Basically, a decapitation can be completed in three to five sword strikes. The speed of the battle is very fast, and the Experience Points are massive. For a time, I couldn't help but immerse myself in the joy of killing monsters.
It was around 11 p. m. at night.
Opening the Lost Land Points, I saw that my Points was far ahead, about 30% ahead of Bai Yuekui in second place. In addition, with a large number of kills, the Cyan Treasure Chest in my storage space had piled up like mountains.
"Drop!"
A message came from Jian Jia: "Ding Han, where are you grinding monsters? You're so strong... Wow, your Points is way ahead, even Boss Bai is far behind."
"I accepted an S-rank quest, entered a hidden map, and there are tons of monsters..."
"Envious..."
She smiled slightly, "However, be careful venturing deep into the Lost Land. Our National Server is playing it safe, so not too many players have ventured into the Lost Land area. But the foreign servers are more reckless. I heard that Moon Soil, Blood and Sand, and Elizabeth's group have brought quite a few people into the core area of Lost Land. Be careful, and avoid getting caught."
"Okay, I remember. You too, be careful."
Turn off the communicator and continue hacking and slashing, cutting down the last few Lost Ones in the Lost Temple.
In an instant, the temple was littered with corpses and skeletons. As the chaotic energy dissipated, these skeletons turned charred black and soon scattered with the wind, turning into ashes!
Don't rush out, open the box first!
Quickly open the Dimensional Storage Space and begin opening treasure chests in bulk.
The bell kept ringing in my ears, but I didn't have high expectations. After version 4.0, the drop rate of the Cyan Treasure Chest was bound to be lowered, and even if the items that came out were good, they wouldn't be anything special.
In the end, just as expected.
2018 Cyan Treasure Chest yielded a total of 25 cyan equipment items, along with a bunch of orange and purple equipment. However, none of the three special items —Resurrection Sacred Canon, Storm Core, and Phase Teleportation Core— were obtained.
If nothing unexpected happens, these three items have been removed from the Cyan Treasure Chest pool; it's just that they weren't mentioned in the detailed system update information.
In the gaming industry, this kind of behavior has a term: "Stealth modification".
Fortunately, the 2018 Cyan Treasure Chest yielded a considerable amount of Expansion Crystal, as well as Experience Points and Reputation Value.
Actually, all of these things are useful. The Expansion Crystal can make my storage space bigger, making it easier to put a Gundam inside in the future.
Experience Points are exactly what we need right now.
As for Reputation Value, these are also very important. The higher the Reputation Level, the higher the player's status in the faction, and the more benefits they enjoy. These are all things that can be seen with the naked eye.
[Congratulations! You have completed the Lost Temple map walkthrough and obtained the final reward: Chaos Flying Blade (Quality: Cataclysm Tier, S8, Gold)!]
[The map is about to close; you will be teleported out of the map!]
Now that I'm here, I knew it! They can't just teleport me into this brutal map without giving me any reward, can they?
The moment my body was teleported out of the hidden map, my gaze fell into the storage space. There, I saw a golden throwing knife with chaotic lightning flowing inside, lying there quietly. Although it was short, it was very powerful and looked extremely menacing!
[Chaos Flying Blade] (Quality: Cataclysm Tier, S8, Gold)
Rank: Sixth
Type: Energy Blade
How to use: Throw
Attack: 6500-8000
Specialty: Deals massive damage upon hitting a target and inflicts a lightning paralysis effect that lasts for several seconds.
Charging time: 9 seconds
Biography: A throwing knife from the warp, exceptionally sharp, once a hidden weapon of a powerful warp being.
Strength required: 1000
Required Agility: 1000
"Depend on..."
The properties of the Chaos Flying Blade are astonishing... It's actually the same as my previous Thunderbolt Flying Blade —a throwing-type Energy Blade!
But the Chaos Flying Blade's attributes are clearly more explosive!
The Thunderbolt Flying Blade is an orange-tier item with an attack cap of only 1050, while the Chaos Flying Blade has a cap of 8000. In addition, its charging time is 9 seconds, which is much shorter than that of the Thunderbolt Flying Blade.
During the Battle of Shadow City, I threw Thunderbolt Flying Blade at Number 17, but after Number 17 ran away, I couldn't retrieve it, leaving me without any throwing knives to use. Now, I've finally filled that gap.
Moreover, the Chaos Flying Blade is a golden Energy Blade. As we all know, the higher the grade of equipment in Star Abyss, the higher its energy level. Therefore, the energy level of the Chaos Flying Blade is much higher than that of the Thunderbolt Flying Blade!
Previously, Thunderbolt Flying Blade could no longer paralyze many targets, but Chaos Flying Blade will change that.
In short, if Thunderbolt Flying Blade can't stun a target, Chaos Flying Blade can stun it just as well!
Without further ado, it was directly equipped in the empty slot for throwable weapons.
To be fair, the requirements for using throwing-type Energy Blade are truly insane. Not only do they require 1000 points of strength, but they also require 1000 points of agility. Looking across the entire server, how many people can actually achieve that?
Fortunately, my attributes are relatively strong, with 1554 Strength and 1070 Agility, which is enough to barely wield this thing.
"Whoosh--"
A flash of light, and I left the Lost Temple, reappearing at the coordinates I had come from.
The old monk had long since vanished, and a biting wind was blowing outside.
"Sizzle~~"
In just three seconds, frost began to form around the outside of my armor!
It's so cold!
The temperature difference between day and night is ridiculously large. The outside temperature has dropped rapidly to around -40 degrees Celsius, and even eyebrows and hair are starting to frost quickly.
Holy crap, nobody told me the nights in the Lost Land were this cold!
He hurriedly pulled out his phone from his storage space and sent a message to Lin Qingying: "Qingying, I'm camping in the wild tonight and won't be going back. You should go to sleep early and remember to lock the door."
"Um!"
Lin Qingying replied, "I've been waiting for your text. I'm going to sleep now. Be careful."
"Don't worry, go to sleep."
At that moment, I really didn't dare show her the pictures of the surrounding scenery. Lin Qingying would definitely worry that I might get frostbite or even freeze to death in such harsh conditions...
But I'm a player, so things like frostbite don't exist for me. As long as my health bar is healthy, nothing can go wrong.
"Sizzle~~"
Frost quickly spread across the phone screen, the battery level fluctuated, and a warning appeared that the temperature was too low and the phone would shut down soon.
'Holy crap, it's so cold...'
After putting my phone into the storage space, I walked shakily through the wilderness, my arms crossed.
At this moment, the health bar is constantly decreasing, at about 1% per second. Although it is not too fatal and can be maintained at a healthy level with the help of First Aid Kit, it is not a good solution in the long run.
No, we need to find somewhere to escape the cold!
I opened the squad chat and asked, "How are you guys doing? It's so cold in the Lost Land at night, I'm freezing..."
"We withdrew because it was too cold."
Ruolin said, "Ding Han, quickly find a warm place to start a fire to keep warm. Don't worry about us. We've already retreated to the outskirts of the Lost Land and will camp there. We'll go back into the map tomorrow at dawn."
"That's fine, I'll go find a place."
"Um!"
He turned off the chat, put his hands in his pockets, and walked hunched over in the wilderness.
It's so cold!
12:30 AM.
The temperature in the Lost Land has plummeted to around minus seventy degrees Celsius, a temperature severely unsuitable for human habitation.
"Buzzing~~~"
The SS-rank Essence Furnace inside my body was operating wildly, like a small furnace providing precious heat to my body. To soothe the Essence Furnace, I peeled off a piece of Dove chocolate, threw it into my mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it.
At this time, the rate of blood loss is even faster due to the biting cold!
My health was dropping by 3% per second, so I had to use a First Aid Kit as soon as my healing items were off cooldown to stay alive!
I wonder how other players survive in this kind of weather. They've probably already gone to hide in caves, unlike me, who rushed out of the hidden map and encountered such harsh weather.
"Hiss..."
Just then, it seemed like there was a figure ahead.
"Help me... help me..."
He stood on the hillside, still in a walking posture, but his whole body was completely immobilized. Frost was spreading across his body, and in the blink of an eye, even his face, mouth, and nose were frozen.
He is a Shadow Assassin from Donghai City.
It's beyond saving.
At this point, I was already in a precarious situation, barely able to save myself.
"Whoosh~~~"
The moment the Shadow Assassin froze to death, his body transformed into a golden stream of light, instantly returning to the city to resurrect.
Continue.
While making our way forward with difficulty, we kept a close eye on the mini-map, not missing a single detail.
Suddenly, my gaze fell on a narrow, light-colored area in the mountainous terrain on the minimap. It looked like a cave. Here it comes! The life-saving terrain has finally arrived!
He quickly used a First Aid Kit, turned right, and started walking down the hillside.
Sure enough, a narrow and cramped cave appeared before them.
Stepping inside, I found myself in an uninhabited cave, about ten meters long, with a C-shaped passage that offered some shelter from the cold wind.
But that's not enough.
He took out some spare charcoal from his storage space, lit a fire at the end of the cave, then took out his Power Sword and cut neat pieces of stone from the rock wall. He then used these stones to build a windproof wall, took out mineral water to wet the soil, and covered the leaky areas of the stone with the soil.
After everything was settled, the cave finally warmed up.
By the firelight, he took out a bowl of pickled fish and ate it with steamed buns, then took out a cot and placed it not far from the fire.
I must fall asleep as soon as possible. The extremely low temperature just now has depleted my physical and mental energy, and I desperately need rest.
After closing my eyes, I quickly drifted off to sleep.
In my dream, a figure appeared vaguely.
He wore a black cloak, obscuring his face, and held a Blood-red Scythe. A dense, chaotic aura swirled around him. He looked at me with sinister eyes and laughed, "Let's have a one-on-one duel! This duel will determine who is superior and who lives!"