Advanced Boss

"There's no need to stall. We're leaving right away. Just do me one more favor, and your job for today will be done." Xiao Yu tossed the Seed of Elements over to her. "Take this out with you and send it to my system warehouse later."

"Huh, what's this?" Moonmark?Shadow Chaser caught it and took a look.

[Seed of Elements: Quest item. Use-to trigger a quest.] A corresponding description followed.

She was startled. She clearly knew her stuff, and a look of surprise immediately appeared on her face. "This is good stuff."

At the same time, a system notification sounded in her ear.

System notification: Quest triggered-Recover the Seed of Elements. Seed of Elements: deliver it to the Cenarion Circle in Darnassus to receive a reward.

"Of course it's good stuff. That's why I'm asking you to take it out. You're a night elf, so you should have accepted the previous quest automatically by default. That's why you can carry this thing without worrying about someone snatching it from you."

An amused smile suddenly appeared on Moonmark?Shadow Chaser's face. "Aren't you afraid I'll pocket it?"

Xiao Yu said without a change in expression, "If you think this thing is worth ten thousand yuan, go ahead and pocket it. I'll consider it sold to you." Xiao Yu spoke without a change in expression. To be honest, he really was a little worried. The item's value was hard to determine, mainly because he had never heard of anything like it before. It really could be quite valuable; if he found the right buyer, it might even sell for tens of thousands of yuan. For example, back when his Flame Demon Lord character still existed, he would definitely have been willing to pay tens of thousands for it. The problem was that players with elemental lord-level monster templates could be counted on one hand in the entire game, and no one but elemental creatures could use it, so finding a buyer wouldn't be easy.

He was betting that Moonmark?Shadow Chaser wouldn't pay a ten-thousand-yuan breach-of-contract penalty for something of uncertain value.

Sure enough, after hearing Xiao Yu's words, Moonmark?Shadow Chaser shrugged. "Forget it, then. This thing looks pretty nice, but who knows what the hell it might mutate into? Besides, someone has to be willing to buy it."

She put the Seed of Elements away. "I'm leaving, then. If you die, don't blame me."

"Don't worry. I have a way to escape." Watching Moonmark?Shadow Chaser vanish again, Xiao Yu breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the Seed of Elements was safe, that was enough. Now he wasn't afraid even if he died. Of course, if he could avoid dying, that would be better, so he might as well put up a fight.

Still thinking, he turned and headed toward the Nightwhisper Temple.

When Xiao Yu reached the temple plaza, he arrived just in time to see the archdruid **** and fall to the ground under the siege.

Most?Moonwalker (archdruid): "Though I die, the will of the spirits of nature shall live on forever-ah!"

With a scream, the giant bear collapsed to the ground and died.

[System notification: In the year 1375 of the Firmament Era, Eric the goblin, Derek the gnoll, the beast Deathclaw, Beowulf, and Teddy broke through the Nightwhisper Temple and jointly killed the archdruid Most?Moonwalker and Nightwhisper Village. The night elves' power on the continent of Azeroth suffered a heavy blow. This event has been recorded in the Firmament Chronicle.]

[System notification: Participated in killing the archdruid Most?Moonwalker. Gained 73 reputation points.]

[System notification: Participated in completing the story event-Nightwhisper Village Crisis. Based on your performance in the story event, you have gained 235 reputation points.]

[System notification: Your relationship with the Alliance has deteriorated. Your relationship with the night elves has changed from hostile to mortal enemies.]

[System notification: Your reputation has reached the required threshold. Your template level has advanced to boss template (elementary). Health bonus: 500%. Damage dealt increased by 30%. Damage received reduced by 30%.

You have unlocked the Dungeon Creation System. From now on, you can join someone else's dungeon or create your own.

You have unlocked the boss Skill System. You can now advance your skills into boss skills.]

A string of system notifications sounded one after another, and it took Xiao Yu quite a while to digest the information. A hint of delight appeared on his face. He had thought he was sure to die tonight, but now he had some chance of surviving.

"Haha, awesome! I finally advanced to an elite template!" Derek shouted excitedly.

"Me too!" Teddy and Beowulf were also very excited. Both had successfully advanced to elite, greatly increasing their strength.

Deathclaw, on the other hand, was rather depressed. He had been only a few dozen points away from advancing to a boss template, but his reputation had fallen just short of the requirement.

The boss template was a dividing line. Once someone advanced to a boss template, it meant they had the ability to fight a party of players single-handedly. Even the lowest tier was beyond what elite and rare elite monsters could match. Not only were its template damage and damage reduction bonuses higher, but its health also instantly multiplied several times over. On top of that, it granted access to dungeon creation and boss skills.

Xiao Yu had no immediate use for the Dungeon Creation System. Creating a dungeon was no simple matter, but the boss Skill System was crucial.

As a boss, he could advance skills he already possessed into boss skills. Once a skill was advanced into a boss skill, even a useless trash skill could instantly become several times more powerful. The effect was similar to a lord skill or a hero skill: not only was it immensely powerful, but it also couldn't be stopped by interrupt skills.

Although Xiao Yu was currently only an elementary boss and could advance only one boss skill, it was still extremely useful.

Although Xiao Yu had quite a few skills, only two were truly worth advancing: Flame Missiles and Summon Fire Elemental.

Considering his current situation, Xiao Yu decisively chose to advance Flame Missiles into a boss skill.

System notification: Your Flame Missiles have been successfully advanced. Please choose the advancement path for your skill.

Advanced skill 1: Advance Flame Missiles into Flame Bomb Storm! The number of Flame Missiles you condense is greatly increased. Condense dozens of Flame Missiles at once to attack surrounding enemies at random.

Advanced skill 2: Advance Flame Missiles into Flame Explosive Bomb! The power of the Flame Missiles you condense is greatly increased. Each Flame Missile can deal 50 points of fire damage and half that damage to surrounding targets.

The first advancement increased the number of Flame Missiles, allowing him to fire dozens at once, and they also had a tracking effect. Against a small number of adventurers, it would definitely kill them instantly. But if there were too many adventurers, the damage could easily be spread out, and it might not kill a single one.

The second advancement improved the quality of Flame Missiles. Not only was the damage increased to 50 points, but it also gained a splash effect, making it perfect against groups of players. The splash effect could stack, so if he fired one into a tightly packed group of adventurers, just imagining the scene was almost too beautiful.

So which path should he choose?

P.S. I don't know why this didn't go out yesterday. Sorry.