Water Corpses

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Looking at the coffin, Li Wei showed a very curious expression, because it was a stone coffin that floated on the water like a reed without sinking.

The tomb chamber is surrounded by gray rocks, carved with many patterns that resemble the lives of ancient people. The pool in the center is like a swimming pool, parallel to the ground, and the stone coffin floats on it.

At the other end of the tomb chamber was an exit passage, but it was now sealed off by a stone door.

Just as Li Wei was about to approach and investigate, footsteps came from the passage behind him.

Li Wei was taken aback, but then turned around to look.

The fat man came running up, sweating profusely. Upon seeing Li Wei, he gasped, "Brother Li, slow down! I almost missed my chance!"

He seemed completely at ease, and indeed, no other reincarnators followed behind the fat man.

"Why did you follow me here?" Li Wei was genuinely surprised by the fat man's appearance.

The fat man wiped the sweat from his face and chuckled, "To be honest, we hit it off pretty well. You're really not being fair, you're clearly an S-level expert, but you didn't tell me... I've thought it over, following you is more profitable than doing that deal, so I'm giving all 50,000 points to that bastard Wang. From now on, I'll follow you."

"This is blatant forced buying and selling!" Li Wei rolled his eyes. He really couldn't do anything about the fat man.

"You should be able to guess that I have another purpose for coming here," Li Wei said slowly after a long silence.

"I saw it coming long ago. While the Mage's Tomb has many good items, and the 'Mage Set' is certainly not bad, it's definitely not worth the attention of an S-rank master like you. I bet you're after those mid-level and below all-elemental spellbooks, aren't you?"

The fat man wasn't stupid. The reason the Mage's Tomb was so famous was because it was a place every mage-type reincarnator visited. It contained Skill Book that could quickly elevate a novice mage to the level of an intermediate mage.

Li Wei nodded, and the fat man continued, "Brother Li, you entered this water-based tomb without looking back, you probably wanted to get the basic, beginner, and intermediate water magic Skill Book, am I right?"

"Alright, Fatty, your analysis is quite insightful. But as you said, this Mage's Tomb poses no threat to A-level reincarnators. I can clear this place by myself, so I don't need a follower like you, do I?"

Li Wei wanted to know what else the fat man would say.

The fat man chuckled and said, "There's a lot I can help you with. Take this tomb chamber, for example. To open the stone door on the other side, you need to move a mechanism under this pool. Since it's your first time here, it'll take you quite a while to get through these mechanisms smoothly. Of course, with me here, things will be much easier."

As he spoke, the fat man rolled up his trousers, intending to jump into the pool. At that moment, Li Wei grabbed him and pulled him back.

"If you don't want to live, then jump in," Li Wei said solemnly, his eyes fixed on the pool in front of him.

Just seconds ago, he felt five fluctuations coming from the pool, four in the pool and one in the stone coffin. The fat man who was being pulled away wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the sound of water.

Then, a series of bubbles began to rise from the water in the pool, as if something was stirring at the bottom of the pool.

"How could this be? This didn't happen when we came here last time." The fat man approached and looked closely at the water, only to see a human face facing him in the water.

"Oh my god!" The fat man jumped back, clearly terrified.

Several plumes of water mist immediately burst from the pool, and several rotting arms emerged from the water, followed by four corpses dressed in rotting robes.

The fat man swallowed hard. If Li Wei hadn't held him back, he would probably be a piece of meat in the mouths of those four water corpses by now.

Compared to the fat man's panic, Li Wei's reaction was remarkably calm; his Eye of Perception immediately detected the information about the four corpses.

"Water Corpse Guard, C2 level, proficient in water magic, 800 HP."

In the dungeon, monsters display their health points. Unlike the quest world, this is more like a game world specifically designed for reincarnators. The amount of health points represents the strength of the opponent; when health points reach zero, it means death.

With a Finger Thunder his finger, Li Wei unleashed a bolt of lightning that struck the Water Corpse Guard charging at the forefront, dealing -120 damage.

Seeing Li Wei make a move, the fat man also shouted and charged towards the other Water Corpse Guard.

The fat man used the "back throw" technique quickly, grabbing the Water Corpse Guard's arm, then turning his body and forcefully throwing the water corpse off his back onto the ground.

With a 'snap', the water corpse's health decreased by 72.

After the two attacked, the Water Corpse Guard also chanted incantations and unleashed their attacks.

Wisps of water mist descended from the sky, and two visible clouds of mist enveloped Li Wei and the fat man.

"This... this is Weakness." Li Wei could tell at a glance. He had recruited Dragon Fly in the Heroes of Might and Magic world before, and was quite familiar with this special ability of Dragon Fly.

"That's strange, why do I feel so weak?" The fat man swayed and almost fell over.

Li Wei glanced at the fat man, utterly speechless. He claimed to be familiar with the place, yet he didn't even know there were five water corpses here. But this wasn't the time to talk about that.

As the two were Weakness, the stone coffin creaked and opened, revealing a water corpse dressed in a magnificent light blue robe and holding Crystal Staff.

"Holy crap, a big boss has appeared!" the fat man exclaimed.

Li Wei didn't have time to pay attention to him, because at this moment, the four Water Corpse Guards had already released their second spell.

"Thunderous Ice"

As the chilling, magical energy surged toward him and the fat man, Li Wei felt a chill run down his spine.

This magic was no low-level skill; if hit head-on, even he would be in serious trouble. So he quickly channeled his inner energy and unleashed a 'Shockwave Fist'.

Bang

The air around Li Wei and the fat man shattered abruptly under the impact of the fist, like a large piece of broken mirror. The shattered air could not conduct any attacks, which was equivalent to a special defensive barrier. Moreover, the area that could be covered by the level 9 Shockwave Fist was much larger than before.

The Thunderous Ice was halted as soon as it struck, its progress halted by the shattered air. Soon, the magic could not be maintained for long, and the Thunderous Ice effect dissipated into the air.

Only then did Li Wei have time to look at the guy who crawled out of the stone coffin.

The four Water Corpse Guards were clearly there to protect this guy, so naturally, the monster's combat power must be far greater than that of the four Water Corpse Guards.

After a quick glance, Li Wei got a clear look at the monster.

"Drowned Archmage, B2 rank, specializing in water magic, with 4000 HP."

He really is a boss.

Li Wei didn't have much experience dealing with magical monsters; he relied solely on his experience to attack the archmage. With the Beast Soul Sword, Li Wei unleashed a three-meter-wide blade of light.

Mages rely on magic for both attack and defense. High-level mages can cast spells just as fast as martial arts practitioners. The Drowned Archmage only uttered a single note, which quickly gathered a large cloud of water mist around its body. In addition, a magical rune appeared on its light blue robe, shimmering with blue light.

The sword beam unleashed by an S1-level combatant was undoubtedly powerful, but its strength was greatly reduced after striking the water mist surrounding the Drowned Archmage's body. When the weak sword beam finally struck the light blue robe, it shattered completely, like an egg hitting an iron wall.

Li Wei's eyes widened in disbelief. His full-force attack had only caused this little bit of damage. He was certain that the light blue robe his opponent wore was no ordinary item.

After all, its four underlings were rotting, both in flesh and clothing, and even its own flesh was white and bloodless from being soaked in water. But its light blue robe was as good as new, without even a single wrinkle.

"Brother Li, that outfit on that monster is definitely a treasure. You should put away your greatsword to avoid damaging it..." The fat man, engrossed in a fight with a Water Corpse Guard, still had time to say something like that.

"You should worry about yourself first," Li Wei rolled his eyes at the other person, then focused his attention back on the enemy in front of him.

However, Li Wei still put away the Beast Soul, as he was genuinely afraid that he might accidentally damage the robe.

"Since that's the case, then let's try this." Li Wei directly unleashed a palm strike, which was the Cloud Piercing Palm, a technique he hadn't used in a long time.

A massive palm print slammed out, knocking the opponent out of the stone coffin. However, the robe neutralized most of the force of the Cloud Piercing Cloud Piercing Palm, and the Drowned Archmage suffered no real harm. Nevertheless, this palm strike clearly caused significantly more damage than the previous one.

Li Wei wanted to attack again, but his opponent raised his Crystal Staff and spat out another musical note.

Buzz

A phantom golden holy grail appeared above the heads of the four Water Corpse Guards. Then, the holy grail poured out a ball of light, which flowed into the bodies of the four water corpses.

"Divine Blessing, Magic, increases the target's damage..."

It was support magic! Li Wei immediately remembered that most water magic was support magic of an enhancing nature.

"Fatty, watch out! This monster has boosted the water zombies' attack power..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Wei heard the fat man scream. Li Wei quickly turned around and saw the fat man fall to the ground groaning after being punched in the nose by the water corpse.

However, this fat man was no pushover either. As he fell to the ground, he grabbed the water corpse's legs with both hands and then used a grappling technique.

He pulled hard, and the water corpse fell to the ground out of control. The fat man, however, flipped over and straddled the water corpse.

"Damn it, I'll teach you to hit me!" The fat man, with blood streaming from his nose and a ferocious expression, rained punches down on the water corpse's face. The fat man was known for his strength, so each punch took away a significant amount of blood from the water corpse.