novelraw Chapter 74 - Necromancer
Chapter 74 - Necromancer
Chapter 74: Necromancer
“Whoosh!”
A giant skeletal energy hand reached out. Jiang Chen’s hair stood on end, and he instinctively activated his boots’ special skill [Cloudstep Fire-Walk], dashing to the side in an instant.
Miss!
A large “dodge” indicator appeared in the air.
“That was close!”
Jiang Chen, hiding in the distance, was still shaken.
The necromancer’s skill had an extremely wide area of effect—if he had hesitated even a few milliseconds, he might’ve been intercepted mid-dash and met his end.
Additional Effect: [Cloudstep Fire-Walk]: Active skill. Upon activation, grants 3 charges of dash movement toward a designated location. Range: 100 yards (10 meters). Skill interval: 10 seconds. Cooldown: 20 minutes.
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That’s right—three charges. Naturally, Jiang Chen wouldn’t let them go to waste.
In the next moment, he dashed again to the vicinity of the bronze coffin and raised his hand to summon the BOSS’s stat panel.
[Necromancer]
Quality: Gold-grade BOSS
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Description: A Necromancer who has delved deeply into the study of dark magic and possesses the means to summon the dead—he is one of the most reviled beings on the continent.
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The attribute levels were all hidden, meaning this [Necromancer] was at least level 35 or higher.
No wonder his skills were so terrifying.
The Necromancer wore a black mage robe and held a staff, murmuring in an incantation-like voice.
A spatial magic array composed of black mist unfurled beneath him, with powerful energy billowing inside it.
-1951!
-1869!
-1933!
Jiang Chen fired several arrows at the Necromancer. The damage was heavily suppressed, with only around 5000 total DPS per second, while the BOSS’s HP easily exceeded two million…
However, the Necromancer didn’t retaliate. Instead, he focused entirely on the necromantic ritual.
The mist over the magic array grew denser. Jiang Chen realized the ritual was nearly complete—he absolutely couldn’t allow it to succeed!
He quickly drew his longbow to continue his assault.
Boom!
Just then, the bronze ancient coffin let out a loud tremor.
At the same time, a system prompt rang out in Jiang Chen’s ear.
“Ding! Special hidden quest triggered: ‘Resurrection of the Undead General’. Interrupt the Necromancer’s ritual to receive corresponding quest rewards!”
A hidden quest?!
Hearing this, Jiang Chen became visibly excited.
In Hope World, besides ordinary NPC-assigned tasks, there were side quests, main quests, and hidden quests.
Hidden quests had bizarre triggers. For example, Jiang Chen’s class advancement quest back in the starter village was also one type of hidden quest.
Some players triggered them by helping beggars or old men by the roadside—it all came down to luck.
This time, it was likely because the Silver Dragon General was incredibly powerful that such a hidden quest appeared.
Jiang Chen quickly opened the quest details.
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Quest: Resurrection of the Undead General
Quest Description: The evil entity known as the Necromancer is attempting to revive the fallen Silver Dragon General, adding a formidable force to the dark side.
Quest Objective: Stop the resurrection ritual.
Quest Rewards: EXP, items.
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The appearance of a hidden quest further proved how formidable the Silver Dragon General was.
If Jiang Chen could complete this quest, the rewards would definitely be generous.
But now wasn’t the time to daydream—the resurrection ritual was nearing its end. He had to act fast!
“Concussive Arrow!”
Jiang Chen tried to interrupt the ritual with a control skill, but it only resulted in a huge “IMMUNE” popup.
Seeing the BOSS immobilized at such a crucial moment, Jiang Chen smirked. If you can’t move, then just obediently take your punishment!
“Flame Infusion!”
“Bloodthirsty Fury!”
Jiang Chen immediately went all out, unleashing all his strongest damage-boosting skills. In an instant, blazing flames surged onto his arrows, and crimson light burst forth from the Painted Sparrow Phantom Bow…
In this state, Jiang Chen gained a 100% increase in attack speed, and a 20% boost to attack damage.
Yes—that’s the kind of broken attack speed and damage he was aiming for!
“Swish, swish, swish…”
A barrage of arrows rained down. With the BOSS as a stationary target, Jiang Chen could simply stand still and unleash nonstop damage, achieving seven arrows per second.
Jiang Chen felt himself entering a strange state. His arrow-firing speed was frightening—almost like an illusion.
Critical Hit!
Phantom Strike!
Thanks to his insane attack speed, the chance to trigger Phantom Strike and critical hits was greatly amplified.
-11323!
-24348!
-11397!
-25472!
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In a flash, huge damage numbers floated continuously above the Necromancer’s head.
Even though his damage was reduced by nearly 40% due to level suppression, the overall output remained terrifying—because attack speed wasn’t nerfed.
At this moment, the BOSS was as thin as a sheet of paper. His health bars were dropping rapidly, one after another.
Jiang Chen’s unrestrained burst was brutal—his basic attack damage per second was nearly 15,000, and with Phantom Strikes it became even more horrifying.
10 seconds: BOSS HP remaining 88%!
20 seconds: BOSS HP remaining 76%!
30 seconds: BOSS HP remaining 65%!
In just half a minute, he had shaved off 35% of a level 35+ Gold BOSS’s HP. Such monstrous DPS—if other players saw it, their eyeballs would probably pop out in disbelief…
Even the BOSS staggered slightly, clearly shocked at how fast his health was dropping.
How could such a weak adventurer unleash such devastating power?
It’s almost unimaginable.
But the ritual is nearing completion. I don’t want to give up now—not when I am so close. Just a bit longer…
“Swish, swish, swish, swish…”
Jiang Chen couldn’t hear the BOSS’s frustrated thoughts. He continued firing wildly at the stationary target, perfectly timing each cast of [Volley Shot] to maximize output.
40 seconds: BOSS HP remaining 54%!
50 seconds: BOSS HP remaining 41%!
Another 20 seconds passed. For the first time, Jiang Chen pulled out a level 3 [Magic Potion – Supreme]. The current rate of output was too intense—normal potions simply couldn’t replenish the mana draining like a waterfall.
At this point, the BOSS’s HP was down to 40%.
Jiang Chen’s [Bloodthirsty Fury] was also nearing its final moments.
“Damn it! Looks like the ritual really is almost complete…”
Jiang Chen clenched his teeth. The black mist array beneath the bronze coffin was starting to contract. He had a faint feeling—once the array fully vanished, it would mark the revival of the Silver Dragon General.