Ancient Mummy

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The Rogue is actually a profession where it's easy to get cheat codes.

While the warriors possess various abnormal methods and are incredibly resilient, the Warrior, Rogue are naturally proficient in multiple skills and have mastered the most basic abilities, also have their share of seemingly superhuman feats. For example, they might kill monsters more than 10 CR, infiltrate dungeons of Challenge Rating 12 or higher to steal treasures, or use their high agility and item combinations to pull off some astonishing acrobatic stunts, single-handedly dragging down an entire raid group of professional players.

This kind of thing is not uncommon.

The Rogue is a profession system that makes it easy for people to utilize their strengths.

He possesses Stealth, can ambush, assassinate, dig Lockpicking, pick locks, Alchemy, practice alchemy, make poisons, is quite knowledgeable, has good acting skills, excellent Listen, and can easily rise up in the wild.

In terms of overall basic skills, no class is more versatile than the Rogue. (The Rogue has the most core skills.)

So, after bypassing the ancient Mummy and obtaining what he wanted, Soren had a new idea. He decided to kill this Legendary Tier ancient Mummy, because the Slaughter Experience it gave wouldn't be much less than that of a fully grown White Dragon. Soren only had less than two hundred thousand Slaughter Experience left to reach Legendary. With the ' Anti-Detection Cloak,' even if he encountered a powerful enemy, as long as he didn't have [True Seeing], he could leave whenever he wanted, and no one could stop him.

Ancient Mummy are not easy to deal with!

Its most troublesome aspects are twofold. First, as Superior Undead, it is incredibly resilient, a tank-like Undead species. Second, it possesses Spell-like Ability called ' Ghoul Touch,' which allows it to inflict Negative Energy Erosion during normal attacks. This can instantly freeze those with insufficient Saving Throw Resistance throws, and may even steal some of its attributes through Negative Energy Erosion.

"Ghoul Touch [2nd-level Spell]: Upon hitting a target, it triggers a mandatory Fortitude Save throw. Targets that cannot pass through it will be Paralysis. It emits a foul odor upon activation, causing nearby enemies to feel nauseous and be slightly affected. The difficulty of the Saving Throw for Ghoul Touch is affected by the Spellcaster's spellcasting level or CR."

Vampiric Touch, Ghoul Touch.

Both of these Spell are low-level but very useful abilities. The most annoying thing about the Ancient Mummy is that its normal attacks automatically come with ' Ghoul Touch '.

Soren wasn't particularly afraid of this Spell.

After all, his Constitution is very strong, comparable to many Warrior. Of the people he brought today, apart from the Eastern Dancer whose strength is relatively low, the others have a high chance of being Saving Throw.

Slurp!

Soren did not approach the ancient Mummy; instead, he drew his Elven War Bow, created distance, and fired an arrow.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh.

A strange sound came from behind. After being attacked, the ancient Mummy instantly located Soren and then rushed over at an astonishing speed.

"Prepare for battle!"

Soren sheathed his Elven War Bow, instantly switching his Battle Master's Gloves to the Scimitar Icetail. As he emerged from the shadows, a monster completely wrapped in bandages appeared behind him. Unlike other Mummy, the ancient Mummy's bandages were almost integrated into its body, the dry skin and bandages stuck together. It was as if its entire body had an extra layer of skin.

A foul stench filled the air.

The Eastern Dancer involuntarily wrinkled her nose, but the others seemed unaffected.

"It's an ancient Mummy!"

The desert warrior knew quite a bit about Mummy. Upon seeing the monster behind him, his expression immediately changed drastically. "Be careful not to get touched by it! Its attacks can Paralysis!"

He was still a bit too slow in speaking.

Seeing the ancient Mummy chasing after Soren, the Dwarf heavy-duty defender, being a qualified Shield Warrior, immediately raised his shield and charged forward.

"Shield Charge!"

Bang!

The ancient Mummy's figure was abruptly blocked; the short Dwarf Warrior stood like a wall, forcefully pushing it back a step.

--"Shield Bash!"

The two clashed in an instant. The Dwarf Heavy Warrior trembled for a fleeting moment, as if shivering, upon contact with the ancient Mummy, but quickly recovered, swinging his heavy battle axe down and roaring, "Damn Undead! What the hell is this thing!"

Saving Throw granted.

Of everyone present, the Dwarf Heavy Warrior was undoubtedly the most resilient.

Seeing this, the desert warrior breathed a sigh of relief and immediately brandished his Scimitar to join the battle. Soren, who had been watching the movements behind him, felt reassured after discovering that the Dwarf Heavy Warrior could withstand the Saving Throw throw, and turned to join the fray. As long as the tank was immune to the ' Ghoul Touch ' effect, taking down the ancient Mummy would be much easier.

--"Shadow Assassination!"

--"Sword Momentum: Decapitation!"

Soren leaped up from the left and instantly slashed at the ancient Mummy's head. The enemy's body was exceptionally tough, feeling as if he had struck dry Ironwood. At the same time, the moment he made contact with it, a chilling sensation seemed to strike him—this was the Negative Energy field emanating from the mummy.

--"Gale Slash!"

The main damage dealers were still Soren and the Eastern Ronin. The Desert Warrior remained the second tank; if the Dwarf Heavy Warrior couldn't withstand the Saving Throw and was Paralysis, he would temporarily act as the primary tank. The only one who dared not get too close was the Eastern Dancer. Whether it was psychological or her low resilience, the woman's face turned pale after being touched by the Ancient Mummy even slightly.

Having only hit the enemy once, the Eastern Dancer switched to harassing attacks, seemingly afraid to get too close.

But it was precisely her actions that made the ancient Mummy, who possessed a certain level of intelligence, target her first, because she seemed to be the easiest to break through among them all.

--"Necrotic Touch!"

Under Soren's relentless onslaught, the ancient Mummy suddenly abandoned its defenses. Its entire body shrank abruptly, and then the bandages on its body shot out like venomous snakes!

In an instant.

No one had time to Dodge. Both Soren and the Eastern Ronin were blocked from all escape routes by the flying bandages.

A row of documents instantly appeared before Soren's eyes:

"Attacked by an ancient Mummy!"

"You have been attacked by the ancient Mummy's Spell-like Ability [Necrotic Touch]!... You are severely affected by Negative Energy Erosion!... Fortitude Save throw failed!... You have taken 42 points of Negative Energy Erosion damage!... You have had 2 points of Strength and 2 points of Constitution temporarily drained!..."

Damn it!

It is Spell-like Ability absorbs attributes.

All four Melee Class present were hit, each losing four points of their attributes, causing their combat power to drop significantly.

However, the ancient Mummy did not continue attacking them, but instead turned its gaze to the wandering Eastern Dancer. In an instant, it pounced on her, its bandages Constrict around her like whips.

--"Blur Dance!"

The Eastern Dancer's face turned pale, and her body transformed into three afterimages as she frantically retreated.

But it was too late. All the Illusion she had created were hit by the bandages, and then she froze in place as if she had been frozen in place.

Really!

Her toughness did not Saving Throw the effects of ' Ghoul Touch '.

A sense of despair crept in.

As the ancient Mummy lunged at her, the Eastern Dancer froze completely, unable to move, and couldn't even close her eyes.

Legendary monsters always possess abilities that allow them to crush enemies below the Legendary!

The shadow of death has fallen.

Just when it was too late for the others to rescue her, and they thought the Eastern Dancer would die at the hands of the ancient Mummy, Soren's figure suddenly disappeared from the spot.

--"Hide from Gaze!"

--"Shadow Shift!"

At this point, there was no way to hide their strength. Although Soren and she were mutually exploiting each other, he didn't want her to die like this.

Bang!

In the instant the Eastern Dancer was in despair, Soren's figure suddenly appeared from behind her shadow, then smashed through her body, gritting his teeth and taking the hit of the ancient Mummy.

--"Stoneskin!"

A chilling, bone-chilling Negative Energy surged forth, accompanied by a foul stench. Soren, whose attributes had been reduced by a full four points, couldn't withstand the Fortitude Save and stood frozen in place.

Bang bang bang!

A barrage of attacks rained down on him like a storm.

It would obviously take some time for the others to come to the rescue. In this situation, Soren's only way to survive was to rely on ' Stoneskin ' to tough it out.

After just two attacks, the Stoneskin gradually collapsed.

Every touch of the ancient Mummy inflicts Negative Energy on Soren, causing any of its attacks to inflict an additional 10 points of Negative Energy Erosion damage.

Even with Soren's Hit Points of over two hundred points, he was instantly plunged into Heavy Injury Condition!

After all, they weren't teammates for the long term.

The others were noticeably slower to respond, especially the Eastern Dancer who had been knocked aside by Soren. She seemed completely unprepared for Soren's intervention and stood there dumbfounded for a second.

What a foolish woman!

A surge of rage rose within Soren. Paralysis by the ' Ghoul Touch,' the chances of his teammates saving him were less than 30%.

The Paralysis effect won't disappear quickly!

If he doesn't reveal his trump card, he's very likely to die at the hands of the ancient Mummy.

Finally!

Soren decided to no longer conceal his strength.

His pupils instantly filled with bloodshot veins, and his previously stiff body crackled and popped. A violent aura emanated from him, and at the same time, he forcibly released the Paralysis effect of ' Ghoul Touch '.

--"Slayer Form!"

I guess I shouldn't be too soft-hearted. I've actually forced myself into Change Shape Slayer. (To be continued~^~)