Sane Is Handing Out Perks Again
News of the explosion on the second floor quickly reached the first floor.
By the time the adventurers who were camping the Crystallized Old Man's resurrection point learned of this, they had already killed the Crystallized Old Man once again.
That's right, the efficiency is that fast!
As the organizer, Lu Lu Wo discovered something during these two battles that left her unsure whether to be happy or sad: the Crystallized Old Man seemed to have become their "prisoner."
This doesn't mean they actually captured the Crystallized Old Man, but rather that they mastered the fighting style, or what we call the strategy.
If we follow the traditional approach (the approach used when conquering Sein) and fight with an adventurer team of no more than ten people, then the Crystallized Old Man, who is good at running away, changing the terrain, and attacking from a distance, is undoubtedly a nightmare.
But new areas bring new strategies. As the number of players increased, especially with the Bubble Shield's endurance improving, coupled with Lu Lu Wo's improved command after gaining experience from the previous battle, something amazing happened.
The second battle took half the time of the first!
Although the adventurers' teamwork was still chaotic and disorganized, everyone had learned the details from the returning members of the previous battle, so they naturally came up with solutions. They were less panicked when attacked and were able to listen to commands.
The Crystallized Old Man's two biggest killer moves: the Laser Bug is countered by the Bubble Shield, and the Crystal Field cannot be activated until a certain time has passed.
When the adventurers were evenly distributed across the field, the vast landscape suddenly seemed less expansive. No matter where the Crystallized Old Man teleported, there would always be adventurers within fifty meters of him.
What else can adventurers do? Only kill.
Lu Lu Wo was very happy to have mastered the Crystallized Old Man's fighting style, but something sad followed.
Because she just published a strategy guide a couple of days ago, in which she described the Crystallized Old Man as an extremely powerful enemy, praising him to the skies and reassuring people to wait for her to research a way to defeat him.
Before the new strategy guide had even sold many copies, she was suddenly told that the Crystallized Old Man had become the Crystal Elder Deng, and that as long as she learned the Bubble Shield and stacked up the number of people, she could beat him.
Isn't this a slap in the face for her own face?
In fact, Gong Qiying never really made the Crystallized Old Man that strong. A closer look reveals that all of the opponent's offensive methods come from the Laser Bug and the Crystal Field.
As for his attack power? It's basically halved, all of it has been put into speed.
This is already a gatekeeper monster, why does it need to be so powerful?
For Lu Lu Wo, something even more unbelievable happened: she discovered that she hadn't received a reward after the second battle; everyone else had dice appear in front of them, but she had none.
"What's going on? Does this mean I won't be able to get rewards anymore, or is there a time interval limit for each reward?"
She quickly made a deduction, but the more she thought about it, the stranger it seemed. Surely she couldn't possibly be denied even the slightest reward? Except for the soul.
"You'll know if you look at the Student ID." A familiar voice came from behind her. She looked up and saw it was Da Er.
By the way, since we're already here, Da Er decided to lead the Farron Guard in a long-distance running exercise, chasing the Crystallized Old Man on giant wolves, which would be a good opportunity to improve the coordination between the people and the wolf pack.
What's so interesting about Student ID?
Lu Lu Wo took out her Student ID and suddenly her eyes widened.
"Ah!"
The people around her were drawn to her commotion and asked what was going on. For a moment, the room was filled with repeating voices, and they might even be able to summon Kamen Rider Jeanne d'Arc.
"The star on your Student ID has brightened a little!"
She suddenly realized something and exclaimed softly, "My God!"
As everyone knows, the Student ID card you receive from the Sorting Hat is covered with stars, each star representing a kind of magic from your assigned mentor.
The more you master this magic, the more colors and brighter the stars will be. Once a star is completely filled, you will have mastered the magic completely, and even if you leave the dungeon, the memory of this magic will not disappear from your mind.
Lu Lu Wo's magic is called "Servant of Blood," which allows her to Living Dead to fight, and as she becomes stronger, the revived corpses also become stronger.
The mentor's name is [Harkon], and according to the Sorting Hat, he is a noble vampire lord.
Lu Lu Wo is not a necromancer, nor is she used to manipulating corpses. Moreover, she only has Bat Bloodline and is not a vampire, so she doesn't care much about this magic. In addition, she often goes in and out of dungeons. Although she always remembers to get a Student ID, her star is basically dim.
But now, after defeating the Crystallized Old Man for the second time, her first star has actually brightened by one-tenth!
This is equivalent to her staying in the dungeon for almost a week, because the stronger the magic, the longer she needs to stay in the dungeon, Servant of Blood happens to be a powerful magic.
"Defeating the boss allows me to quickly learn magic?" She looked at Da Er, who shook his head and said:
"Perhaps there are limitations. It's impossible for Saine to let you fully master a spell in a single day. We all know the habits here, don't we?"
"That's true," Lu Lu Wo laughed. "Every time Sain gives out benefits, he's very stingy. Girls definitely won't like that."
Da Er shrugged and smiled.
"But we can't refuse, can we?"
Lu Lu Wo wholeheartedly agreed. Even if it only made the stars shine once more in a day, no, even if it only took three days, she would still be willing to come here, as it would save a lot of time.
They even forced people who urgently needed to leave the underground city to fight the leader.
"I'm suddenly very curious about who your mentor is and what kind of magic you study?" she asked abruptly.
Upon hearing this, Da Er looked puzzled, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "[Normal Attack Magic]".
"What?" Lu Lu Wo was stunned.
"That's the name of the Normal Attack Magic," he sighed, seemingly embarrassed to say it because he felt the name was a bit shabby. "My mentor's name is Frieren, and I don't know why her spell name is so plain and unadorned."
"Pfft, hahaha—"
Lu Lu Wo's loud laughter filled the air.
The Skyrim Strategy Team and the Farron Guard remained in front of the Crystallized Old Man, intending to fight again to test whether they could continue to brighten the stars.
Some adventurers left, while others, having heard the commotion on the second floor, ran up to watch the excitement—just to see what was going on, without any real danger.
Because Magic Professor Miriam was being chased around by the all-out Wei En Ma, the tried-and-true spell "Miriam's Disappearance" became somewhat ineffective in the face of her furious aunt. Fortunately, she was able to use her familiarity with the terrain to maneuver and avoid being killed.
As for Wei En Ma, she was truly angry and deliberately cast a series of enhancement spells on herself, including Berserk, Demon Berserk, Violent Berserk, High-Level Physique Enhancement, and Flowing Water Vision, relentlessly pursuing Mi Li An.
No one can get involved in this battle.
As a result, the adventurers who had been killed earlier were resurrected and ran up to the second floor to watch the excitement with the healed wounded.
When the audience is really enjoying themselves, especially when Wei En Ma is about to catch up with Mi Li An or when Mi Li An manages to escape a desperate situation, the crowd erupts in cheers and applause to encourage both of them.
No, um, are we watching some kind of running race?
A question mark appeared above Si Telan's head. She couldn't understand where everyone's relaxed feeling came from. They had just been blown up by Mi Li An, so why were they cheering for her now?
Perhaps it's because people are used to dying, but the stronger the monster, the more they like it. The Farron Undead Legion, who have killed countless people, have become big stars.
Si Telan was getting a little fed up with everyone staring at her and was thinking about whether to bring Aunt Wei En Ma back when she suddenly saw her compatriots doing something abstract again.
"Hey bro, wanna bet? How about we guess which side will win? The odds are higher for Mi Li An right now."
Mei Erjia carried a tray and asked each adventurer if they wanted to gamble on the match in front of them. Surprisingly, the tray was piled high with copper and silver coins, and quite a few people placed bets!
A few elves pulled out snacks and beer from somewhere and started selling food there.
Si Telan's body and pupils trembled as if it were a magnitude 50 earthquake. What the hell is this guy doing?!
What genius came up with this betting idea? And when did you guys buy these snacks and drinks? Why are you still carrying them with you?!
She suddenly woke up, instinctively covering her face and pulling her hair to hide her pointed ears. She thought to herself that once she got out, she would dye her hair a different color and get some breast augmentation to try and make herself look less like an elf.
Me, I'm already a bitch.
That day, she was utterly exhausted, more so than when she was cut in half at the waist by the Crucible Knight.
Therefore, she missed the next two days of exploring Raya Lucaria and stayed completely at home in a perfectly good house in the Academy Gate Town.
You asked her why she didn't go out?
The answer is simple: they couldn't bear to part with the soul within them and their progress in learning magic.
The feeling of living here is not much different from the outside world. When I'm hungry, I go to Ka Lie to buy some dried meat. When I'm free, I help Andre sweep the floor. When I'm craving something, I go to the Rogue to buy Cooked Shrimp.
In the evenings, I can listen to the adventurers who return and tell me about their adventures that day. Overall, life is pretty good.
It doesn't matter where you live, since adventurers are basically unburdened and free. Even the Attack on Titan aren't as free as them.
However, on the third day, she heard something interesting from a new group of adventurers.
An elf named "Ku Li Pa" discovered a purple item in the Gourmet Area —a kitchen knife called the "Eternal Spirit Blade," which is said to have some kind of mysterious power.
Ku Li Pa? Isn't that the Elf Race gourmet who ran away halfway through his journey? That old man was quite lucky.
Si Telan was thinking, she suddenly heard someone else say:
"I heard that Ku Li Pa led a fight between the Gourmet Area's supporters and the Chef Union, and they're even going to hold a food competition!"
What is that?
A deep sense of doubt crept onto her face once again.
During the halftime break of an adventure, let's write something fun.