Under the scorching Scorching Sun, Sun Fei and the Valkyrie Elena appeared on a huge statue that had collapsed in the Shamo. This statue, at least a hundred meters tall, was of unknown age and was weathered and broken. Two-thirds of it had been buried in the yellow sand, and the upper half of the stone statue that was exposed on the ground was incomplete, with only half of its face remaining.
Sun Fei raised his hand to shade his eyes and saw a Dashi appear in the distance of the canyon.
The yellowish-brown stone Rock are carved into the canyon walls, with all sorts of strange, Human Clan statues guarding the four sides. Ancient patterns and totem runes of unknown meaning are engraved on the Rock. The huge stone gate is like the gaping maw of a giant beast, swallowing the scorching light outside and extending into the canyon.
This is Sun Fei's target this time—[ The Claw Viper Temple ].
During this period, Sun Fei had already completed the first act of the Diablo World on Hell Difficulty, the Rogue Encampment, and entered the second act's Shamo city of Lut Gholein. He then killed the demon Radament in the city's sewers, completing the first quest, Radament's Lair.
At this point, only the final steps remain for the second quest in Act II's world map, [ The Horadric Staff ].
If you enter the [ Claw Viper Temple] today, defeat the demon boss ' Fangskin ', and successfully obtain the upper half of the staff, you can combine it with the other parts of the staff you found earlier to complete the entire [ Horadric Staff ]. You can also complete the third quest [ The Tainted Sun ] at the same time, and jump directly to the fourth quest.
Slashing through the monsters charging out of the canyon, Sun Fei and Elena rapidly approached the stone gate of the temple.
It has to be admitted that once the world's difficulty level was raised to Hell, it became much more terrifying.
Nowadays, if you wander through the wilderness and encounter even a random "monster," it's a demon with the strength of Great Sun-Rank Venerable. In the Diablo World, you can't use the Great Sun Phenomenon, so you can only tough it out.
Moreover, it's not just the monsters that have become stronger.
Upon reaching Hell Difficulty, Sun Fei discovered that the entire Diablo World seemed to instantly transform into a real Hell. All the demons and monsters, even the lowest-level ones, displayed astonishing combat intelligence, knowing how to assess the strength of their opponents, how to escape or surround them, how to control the rhythm, and even how to lure enemies and set traps...
Sun Fei felt that they had completely developed their own souls and thoughts, becoming extremely terrifying.
This is why Sun Fei's leveling speed slowed down after entering Hell Difficulty.
It took him nearly a month and a half to clear the [ Rogue Encampment ], and nearly twenty days to complete the first two quests in [ Lut Gholein ].
During the monster-slaying process, Sun Fei began to feel immense pressure he had never experienced before, especially when facing final boss-level monsters like Andariel. Unlike the first two difficulty levels, he no longer had the upper hand and was left in a sorry state, consuming large amounts of various potions. The battle lasted for a full ten hours, and in the end, Sun Fei was seriously injured and almost experienced the feeling of dying in the Diablo World. He was nearly forced to run back to his corpse before he barely managed to kill the intelligent Andariel.
What disappointed Sun Fei even more was that although he had been killing monsters and leveling up quite well these past few days, he hadn't obtained any other components of the [ Immortal King Set ], as if all his good luck had been used up.
The world of Hell Difficulty is fraught with danger. One wrong move and you could really die. The pain after being injured is incredibly clear, and you don't know if you can really revive like in the computer games of your previous life. So Sun Fei has to be extremely careful and take it seriously.
The Temple of the Clawed Viper is a notoriously dangerous place on the Act 2 map. Sun Fei made thorough preparations before arriving there with the Valkyrie Elena.
"According to Uncle Cain, the temple has two levels. The first level is relatively easy to deal with, but the second level is truly fraught with danger and hidden dangers. Once inside, don't try to charge in. Even if it takes a little longer, safety is the top priority, understand?"
While giving instructions to his Valkyrie, Sun Fei Summon his protective armor and stepped into the shadows of the stone gate.
After the grand wedding, His Majesty the King found himself becoming much more verbose. Of course, another reason was that, for some reason, the Valkyrie had become far more ferocious during the recent monster-slaying and leveling process. She was aggressive and uncompromising, often refusing to back down and determined to fight to the death, which greatly increased the frequency of her injuries, leaving Sun Fei with a constant sense of unease.
The Claw Viper Temple truly lives up to its name; it is an extremely terrifying place.
It took Sun Fei and Elena more than four hours to barely clear out the demons and monsters on the first floor of the temple and find the entrance to the underground passage leading to the second floor. However, by this time, they had run out of all their potions and had to stop temporarily. They used the [ Scroll of Town Portal ] to return to the city of [ Lut Gholein ] to resupply before entering the second floor of the temple.
Another four hours passed.
Just as they were about to reach the daily game time limit, the two finally managed to kill the boss demon ' Fangskin ' who guarded the bottom of the temple after paying a huge price, and eliminated all the monsters on the second floor.
Sun Fei was covered in blood, one of his arms was almost severed, and his body was covered with dense wounds. Elena had been shot in the abdomen and was also seriously injured.
To Sun Fei's disappointment, he still didn't get any decent high-level equipment.
However, the [ Barbarian Mode ] was upgraded again, reaching Hell Difficulty level 22, while Elena also gained enough experience points to reach Hell Difficulty level 13.
As the upgrade arrived, a golden pillar of light descended from the sky, enveloping the two of them. Their injuries were quickly healed, and their spirits were greatly restored, finally making up for the losses in this battle.
After a quick cleanup of the battlefield, the sampan section of the [ Horadric Staff ], hidden in an abandoned altar on the second floor of the [ Claw Viper Temple ], was found, and the quest was finally completed.
Since we just killed the final boss of the second level of the temple, the demon, we essentially completed the third quest, [ The Tainted Sun ], in the process. This killed two birds with one stone and greatly accelerated our quest progress!
The daily game time limit has been reached.
After inquiring about the current situation in Chambord City and learning that the city's reconstruction was progressing smoothly and that the Dortmund people had not come to retaliate, Sun Fei spent some time with the Valkyrie before leaving the world of the Dark God.
Night had already fallen when I stepped out of the cabin.
Second update.