novelODS Chapter 8: Does this game have hidden dungeons?
Chapter 8: Does this game have hidden dungeons?
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Bai Jie then sat down and started brushing his fingers with peace of mind.
This time, he farmed the Warrior-level Thunder Ruins.
The reason for farming Warrior-level gear.
It's not that he complained about how tiring it was to grind for the King rank.
It's because this allows you to exploit a small bug.
Normally, players would want to experience a dungeon with a difficulty level equivalent to "King".
You must progress from Normal to Adventure, then to Warrior, and finally to King.
You need to run the dungeon at least three times.
But if you join other people to do a Warrior-level run...
And if the requirements for unlocking the King rank are met.
That would allow you to skip the Normal and Adventure levels and go straight to the Master level difficulty!
Completed the Warrior-level Thunder Ruins.
Bai Jie successfully obtained the royal map of the Thunder Ruins.
After playing Thunder King a few more times.
Two dazzling beams of light erupted one after the other.
Bai Jie successfully advanced to level eight.
New levels also bring corresponding new dungeons.
At GSD.
Bai Jie received a new main quest.
Task Name: Poisonous Incense
Quest Requirements: Go to the [Poisonous Thunder Ruins] in Grand Forest and find the [Poison Cat King's Poison Pouch] from the lord Poison Cat King, then give it to GSD.
Poison Cat King?
Bai Jie's expression became unusually serious.
He knew he had encountered a difficult situation.
As its name suggests, the Poison Cat King, like the Dark Curse Cat Demon, is a cat-shaped monster.
However, the Poison Cat King is at least two or three times more difficult than the Dark Curse Cat Demon.
If we say that the Dark Curse Cat Demon is a regular version of a cat-shaped monster...
That Poison Cat King is the ultimate version, the ProMax version of a cat-shaped monster.
This old bastard not only possesses the same super-fast speed as the Dark Curse Cat Demon.
Furthermore, it would occasionally release poisonous gas into the surrounding area.
Once attacked by poison gas.
That will immediately cause you to enter a state of poisoning and continuously lose blood.
If your health drops below half, you'll die instantly!
Thinking about the terrifying mechanism of the Poison Cat King, Bai Jie went to Kanina without hesitation and bought some antidotes for 90 gold coins each.
He was confident.
But he is not arrogant.
The Poison Cat King released its poison gas without any warning.
He can't guarantee he won't be attacked even once.
After purchasing the medicine.
Then fill up all the tasks.
Bai Jie said, "Let's go, bro, let's get into the map!"
"No problem!" Yang Wei hesitated for a moment before continuing, "But boss, could we change how we address each other? Always calling each other 'Boss, Brother' feels a bit too formal!"
"Sure, what do you want to call me?" Bai Jie asked nonchalantly.
"My name is Yang Wei, you can just call me Awei! As for what I call you... how about I call you by your game name, 'Leather Shoes Bro'?"
Bai Jie pursed his lips.
Thank goodness he wasn't Belt Guy.
Otherwise, it would be too unlucky.
"Okay! Ah Wei, let's get to the picture!"
"Oh my god, leather shoes guy!"
Enter the Venomous Thunder Ruins instance.
Unlike the brightly lit copies mentioned earlier.
The entire Ruins of Venomous Thunder were shrouded in a gloomy and gray hue.
It gives people a feeling of oppression.
Not only that.
There were also patches of purple on the floor of the room.
These areas feature a unique terrain characteristic of the Venomous Thunder Ruins.
It's called the "Drug Zone".
If the player touches it accidentally.
That would directly lead to a state of slowed-down poisoning.
Absolutely disgusting!
Just as Bai Jie was pondering.
Yang Wei, as a teammate, had already rushed up to attack.
Normally, he, an eleventh-level Ghost Swordsman, would be fighting the normal-level monsters in the Venomous Thunder Ruins.
There shouldn't be any problems.
However, he was fighting the monster while standing on venom.
This leads to...
The monster wasn't dead yet, but his health had already dropped significantly.
Bai Jie: "..."
Bai Jie was somewhat speechless.
However, he also knew that this was quite normal in the early stages of version 60.
Nowadays, most players are newbies and don't like to study guides.
Naturally, they will do all sorts of stupid things.
"Wei, don't stand in the purple area to fight. Those areas will keep you poisoned and slowed down!" Bai Jie reminded him.
"Huh? I knew I was losing health all the time! Turns out I was standing in the poison zone!" Yang Wei complained first, then said with a look of relief, "Brother Leather Shoes, thank goodness for you, otherwise I'd probably be stuck in jail in this dungeon again!"
"Okay, then you can follow my instructions from now on!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
While chatting, the two began attacking the monster together.
One of them is of a higher rank.
One is well-equipped.
Fighting ordinary monsters is naturally not a big problem.
Soon, they reached the final boss room.
This room can be described as a genuine Hajime's Paradise.
It contains all sorts of cat demons and monsters.
Cat demon, Kuro cat demon, fickle cat demon, glowing cat demon...
And the Poison Cat King, which was blackish-purple all over and much larger.
"Hey, Leather Shoes Bro, how do we fight this?" Yang Wei was clearly flustered when he suddenly saw so many speed-type monsters.
"Just like before, you deal with the mobs, and I'll deal with the boss. When you're dealing with the mobs, try to kill the Fluorescent Cat Demon first, otherwise it will heal all the monsters around it after it crouches down to charge up!" Bai Jie instructed.
"Is that even possible? No wonder the monsters kept inexplicably healing when I was soloing earlier. I thought it was just a monster mechanic, but it turns out there's a healer in the game!" Yang Wei sighed, "Sigh, why didn't I meet you sooner, Leather Shoes Bro? If I had met you sooner, I wouldn't have gone through so much pain!"
"Damn, if you're going to express your feelings, just say so, but don't be so ambiguous about it, okay? People who don't know better might think we have some kind of inappropriate relationship!" Bai Jie said speechlessly.
"It's not impossible!"
"???"
Arrange the battle plan.
Bai Jie charged towards the Poison Cat King.
Ghost slaying!
Pick it up!
……
The Poison Cat King's attack method is actually similar to that of the Dark Curse Cat Demon.
They all crouched down, pounced, and bit.
This posed absolutely no threat to Bai Jie, who had already mastered the Earth Shattering Wave Sword technique.
Whenever I see the Poison Cat King crouching down.
He will then remotely unleash a ground-shattering wave sword.
This way, you can not only interrupt the Poison Cat King's attack, but also avoid being countered by the Poison Cat King's shockwave when it gets up.
Attack while interrupting.
Soon, the Poison Cat King's health bar was reduced by more than one bar.
Just then, a cloud of poisonous fog suddenly appeared.
Bai Jie, who was in the middle of it, suddenly turned purple and began to drop rapidly.
It dropped by about one-fifth in the blink of an eye.
Antidote!
Bai Jie quickly pressed the button for the medicine he had prepared beforehand.
The poisoning has been successfully neutralized.
The attack continued.
Earth-Shattering Wave Sword!
Pick it up!
……
The attack of the poisonous fog has been lost.
The Poison Cat King was no longer a threat.
A short while later.
He was killed on the spot by Bai Jie.
Successfully cleared the Venomous Thunder Ruins!
"Brother Leather Shoes is awesome! Playing with you is such a pleasure. This is the first time I've ever played a new dungeon so easily!" Yang Wei couldn't help but praise.
"It's alright, as long as you understand the monster's mechanics and have a little bit of skill, you can be just like me!" Bai Jie said modestly as usual.
"Me too? Really?"
"you guess?"
They chatted idly.
While accepting new tasks, continue to enter the map and start grinding.
Although the level of subsequent dungeons has increased.
However, Bai Jie was simply too strong.
So the two of them completed all the missions related to the Venomous Thunder Ruins without any pressure.
A bright white beam of light erupted.
Bai Jie successfully advanced to level nine.
"Hey, Leather Shoes Bro, should we keep grinding here, or do you want to come with me to grind in Gracka?" Yang Wei, who had just reached level twelve and received the corresponding main quest, asked.
"I'm not using any of those!"
"Huh? What should I brush then?" Yang Wei asked, bewildered.
"Raid the level 9 hidden dungeon!"
Yang Wei: "???"