Ice Dog and the Huge Chest Ahead

Generally speaking, where do you find elite or boss monsters with names?

It can't possibly be an ordinary scene with nothing there; there must be something special about this area.

Leon immediately looked around, but found nothing except the end of the road and the downward staircase behind Irithyll of the Boreal Valley Dorupo.

Could it be that the road behind Irithyll of the Boreal Valley Dorupo leads to some extraordinary place?

"Fog Gate... I don't think there's one nearby?"

This was their first time fighting Elite Monsters on an open road. When they realized there were no Fog Gate around, Leon turned his attention to the alleys that Duo Er Bo, with his size, could never enter.

"Hey."

A brilliant idea formed in my mind.

He immediately shook his head, lamenting how his way of thinking had become so similar to Lu Lu Wo's; the method he had just used was something his former self could never have come up with.

I can no longer read Skyrim Strategy Team guides; they'll just lead me astray.

But if there's no Fog Gate, does that mean we can skip Duo Er Bo and run directly to the road behind him?

Forget it, we can't do that kind of thing, it's not like we can't beat them.

Despite thinking for a long time, only a few seconds actually passed. In those few seconds, Irithyll of the Boreal Valley Dorupo roared and used the Dragon Chariot on the people!

His massive size, coupled with his rampage along an almost straight road, was essentially forcing people into the surrounding alleyways.

[Irithyll of the Boreal Valley Dorupo] is a reused monster based on materials by Gong Qiying, only the name of the original Bordeaux is reversed, and almost nothing else is changed.

The changes are nothing more than shortening the forward and backward movement of the dragon charge to be closer to that of the Female Fire Dragon, increasing stamina and vitality, and increasing the desire to attack, etc., which are all minor modifications.

These changes aren't too hard to accept compared to the rewards you can get after defeating him. After all, his weapon, commonly known as the Ice Dog Hammer, is a beginner's dream Divine Artifact.

Although Duo Er Bo's charge was sudden, it wasn't so sudden that people couldn't react in time. People quickly dodged to the sides, and even the most robust Te Er wouldn't think of going head-to-head with this behemoth.

Duo Er Bo crashed straight into a house on one side, causing the ground to shake and the house to collapse.

Leon winked at everyone, and they started running away from the open end of the street, taking advantage of Duo Er Bo adjusting his direction to run towards the center of the street, which was relatively narrower.

"Flash!"

Leon shouted, and at the last second, everyone jumped into the convenient alley. The next second, Duo Er Bo's figure swept past. If they had been a second later, they would have been crushed into mincemeat.

Even in Irithyll, where snow was falling heavily, the cold air emanating from Duo Er Bo caused frost to freeze on the ground, even extending into the alleyways.

Leon gave Malu a few hand gestures, which she immediately understood. The small figure jumped out and shouted to attract Duo Er Bo's attention.

Meanwhile, Leon and Te Er simultaneously chewed on a piece of [Hero Meat Chunk], picked up their weapons, and waited for their opportunity.

As the heavy footsteps drew closer, and Duo Er Bo peeked out, the two made their move—

Giant Hammer Lion Slash!

Great Carian, full of power!

The brilliance of magic and pure brute force struck Duo Er Bo simultaneously at that moment. Before they hit, Delu even tried to use magic to weaken the hardness of Duo Er Bo's armor.

"Roar!"

Duo Er Bo roared, but the immense force of the Lion Slash sent him tumbling to the side, finally falling to the ground. This allowed the Great Carian Slash to strike his neck, which was relatively unprotected by armor.

Although people in this world cannot see things like health bars or damage numbers, they can sense from their own feelings that this attack has already caused considerable damage to the enemy.

Without giving Leon a chance to continue the pursuit, Duo Er Bo suddenly slammed his hammer down on the nearest Te Er, who had been struggling on the ground just a second ago, and then suddenly went into overdrive!

A strong desire to attack, isn't that amazing?

"Ugh!"

Te Er screamed and kicked Delu away from behind before raising his giant hammer to defend himself. The air pressure generated by the clash of the two hammers shattered the windows of the surrounding houses.

"Not good!"

The ground around Te Er instantly cracked, his feet were smashed into the ground, his body was trembling, and blood was seeping from his pores. It was clear that Duo Er Bo's immense strength exceeded the limit he could withstand.

But if it were only this bad, he could recover on his own after resting for a while, instead of being so panicked and unable to move.

The chill emanating from Duo Er Bo's hammer had coated his entire body with a layer of shimmering ice crystals!

Just one more blow and he'll shatter into ice shards on the spot!

His companions weren't going to stand idly by. Leon threw Dung Pie to attract the other's attention, but the Dung Pie froze into ice as it flew near the other, without even exploding.

Completely unapproachable, the chill emanating from Duo Er Bo was as if it possessed its own magic, the [Ice Mist]!

Fortunately, Leon's stone-throwing behavior attracted Duo Er Bo's attention, and he suddenly swung his hammer down like a madman, almost catching Leon off guard.

As Delu dragged Te Er into the alley, Leon looked relieved. With a burst of strength, he leaped onto the roof of a building along the street and looked down at Duo Er Bo.

This is a "decisive" method mentioned by Lu Lu Wo in a strategy guide produced by the Skyrim Strategy Team —finding an altitude difference.

Standing on the rooftop, three or four stories above the ground, Duo Er Bo shouldn't be able to hit us now, right?

Upon realizing the Ice Mist surrounding Duo Er Bo, close combat was no longer an option.

Leon drew his magic staff from his back. Despite his frequent close combat, he had also learned magic during his time in Lake Liurnia!

Malu, Delu, and Te Er, who had just thawed, also climbed onto the roof and took out their magic wands!

Lake Liurnia changed the strategy of the Strategy Team.

Apart from Delu, a formally trained mage who can use a wide variety of spells, the others are limited to one or two spells, which are not very useful in actual combat.

Looking at it this way, Professor Tu Erqi's theory seems to have some merit.

Leon unleashed Magic Glintblade, Delu unleashed Great Fireball, and the other two all used Glintstone Pebble.

Duo Er Bo's massive body was exceptionally agile, leaping left and right as if on command Glintstone Pebble couldn't hit him at all; only the Magic Glintblade could strike.

It doesn't matter if the hit rate is low, they have plenty of magic potions.

As long as you're standing on the rooftop, which is absolutely safe, it's worth it if you can kill Duo Er Bo by spending a little more time!

Just when everyone thought this would be a boring day of skipping class, a huge dark shadow suddenly enveloped them.

Leon's smile froze, because Duo Er Bo suddenly jumped up! He jumped onto Leon's head!

The sledgehammer, radiating coldness, slammed down mercilessly, violently destroying the spot where Leon had been standing. Houses collapsed one after another, and frost-covered wood chips flew everywhere.

Such destructive power!

If Leon had been even a second too late... no, he was already too late!

"Hiss"

He was in so much pain he could barely bear it. From his knees down, both of his calves had been turned into a bloody pulp by the attack, completely mixed with wood chips.

Is this the price of skipping class?

I never imagined that Duo Er Bo could jump up from that prone position!

Leon quickly gulped down the Element Bottle, drinking about seven or eight mouthfuls, and his legs finally returned to normal.

But with no leg armor left, leaving bare calves in the cold wind is something even people living in the far north wouldn't do.

There was no time to think about these things, because Duo Er Bo below was frantically destroying the houses along the street, forcing everyone to do parkour on the rooftops.

Did Lu Lu Wo not consider the possibility of a monster jumping up and smashing down with a flying hammer when she made the strategy guide?!

"Dong, dong," the Clock Tower along the street swayed constantly because of the fighting, and the sound of the bells added to the people's irritability.

But soon the clock stopped ringing because it was frozen.

Faced with the fleeing crowd, Duo Er Bo transformed into a mage, wielding his hammer and unleashing streaks of icy Ice Mist upon them.

This performance was incredibly fierce. Luckily, Gong Qiying hadn't equipped him with [Frost Stomp], otherwise it would have been even more impossible to fight him.

As Leon ran, he pondered how to fight. Given Duo Er Bo's performance, he figured they'd need a team of fire-skilled mages to take him down.

However, the only one in their team who can currently deal effective fire damage is Delu.

"Shouldn't we consider hiring someone?"

However, people are not that fragile, and Bordeaux is not that unsolvable.

After smashing everything in a frenzy, turning half the street into ice and snow, he fell into a state of exhaustion, panting heavily with his hands on the ground, and the Ice Mist on his body also subsided considerably.

Leon had been waiting for this moment. Everyone jumped off the roof and started fighting, seizing every second to deal damage.

Unfortunately, Ice Dog's exhaustion lasted only a few seconds. He rallied and roared, and a blizzard erupted around him, forcing people back.

"Continue to hide and wait for him to weaken."

Facing Duo Er Bo, Leon opted for the most conservative approach.

What followed was nothing but a non-exciting chase and a "strike while the iron is hot" style of fighting. Even Lu Lu Wo would have to give this a thumbs up.

They didn't know how much time had passed, but Leon and his companions had almost finished using up all the Warm Grass Fruit and hot drinks in their backpacks before it was finally time for Duo Er Bo to come to an end.

"Thump!"

The Clock Tower collapsed, and the falling bell dealt the final blow to Duo Er Bo, whose imposing body turned to ashes and vanished.

The Soul of Irithyll of the Boreal Valley Dorupo appeared before everyone, but looking at this reward, everyone's face went numb.

The cold air had frozen me so much that I couldn't make any facial expressions.

Not only that, they even drank all the Element Bottle. Even with the most conservative tactics, they still managed to crash. In the most dangerous incident, Malu's lower body was smashed to pieces.

"The monsters here are way too strong."

Leon felt like his body was about to fall apart. The last time he felt this tired was when he fought against Overlord Wolnir.

"Let's go and see what this big guy is guarding."

The group walked towards the end of the street, where a building with a unique appearance stood taller and more exquisite, exuding a sacred aura.

It doesn't have the atmosphere of a church; it feels more like a place inhabited by someone of high status, which imbues the house with an air of nobility.

Could this be Pontiff Sulyvahn's residence?

"That can't be right."

Leon shook his head and went inside with the others. The entrance was actually a floating "elevator" that led upwards.

When they arrived on the second floor in the elevator, they were suddenly shocked and touched their bodies.

"It's so warm here."

"Even the sound of wind and snow can't be heard."

Passing the screen, what appeared before everyone was a quiet and tidy room, with simple yet exquisite furnishings and a floor so clean it reflected light, as if someone had lived there not long ago.

A sacred aura permeated the area, making one instinctively want to soften even the sound of footsteps.

What interested Leon most were the paintings on the wall; they were a bit hard to see from the second floor, but...

Malu suddenly noticed something, pointed to the first floor, and was about to shout, "Black Knight— "

Leon quickly covered her mouth, signaling her to be quiet.

That one on the first floor isn't the Black Knight; it's clearly Silver Knight with similar armor but a completely different color.

Unaware of the adventurers' presence, the other party turned their back to them, gazing intently at the largest painting on the wall.

Leon became interested and took out his binoculars to look over, then his body trembled!

"What did you see?" Malu asked in a low voice.

To her surprise, Leon handed her the binoculars directly, his face turning slightly red.

What? Did you see something stimulating?

Malu took the binoculars and looked over, her little mouth involuntarily opening wide.

She didn't want to be too rude, but the painting was really, really...

Well, her limited cultural knowledge left her speechless, but she just wanted to keep watching!

At the same time, she understood why the Silver Knight was so mesmerized. If a stunningly beautiful portrait, comparable to that of a goddess, were hanging in front of you, you wouldn't be able to look away.

Moreover, that goddess's demeanor was simply too...

In the words of Soul 5:

A giant treasure chest is ahead!