novelraw Chapter 82 - Giant Rock Monster!
Chapter 82 - Giant Rock Monster!
Chapter 82: Giant Rock Monster!
Catching pets was originally the job of the special class, Beastmasters, but of course, other players could also capture pets using sealing cards— just that their success rate was only 30% of a Beastmaster’s.
But in Jiang Chen’s hands, the success rate of sealing pets always seemed friendly.
In less than ten minutes, he had already subdued two Rock Snakes— enough to make a Beastmaster feel like he was just a pet keeper, while Jiang Chen was the real Beastmaster.
Following the marked area on the map, he made a round— all the Rock Snakes along the way turned into experience points, but there was still no sign of Star-pattern Steel.
Jiang Chen stood at the mouth of a pitch-black cave, feeling a vague sense of loss. He didn’t want today’s trip to end here.
“This is the only cave left unexplored.”
At this point, there was no other choice but to go in and see for himself.
Creak… creak…
After just a few steps in, he felt like he heard something— a very faint sound. Jiang Chen immediately equipped the [Luminous Pearl], cautiously venturing deeper into the cave.
Suddenly, a stone in the cave moved— then transformed into a humanoid monster.
[Rock Monster] (Elite-level Monster)
Level: ???
HP: ???
Description: A special monster formed from underground rocks that gained intelligence.
Legend has it they are special creatures enlightened by the Mountain God, and share the same origin as the Rock Giants.
“Rock Giant?” Jiang Chen exclaimed in surprise.
Wasn’t this the guy he was looking for?
It was a material that could be combined with the Lava King.
[Pet Synthesis Guide]
Lava King (BOSS) + Rock Giant (BOSS) = Lava Titan (BOSS)
Jiang Chen had long been on the lookout for the Rock Giant’s whereabouts, but having found nothing, he’d temporarily given up.
Now seeing the words “Rock Giant” again—how could he not get excited?
However, the monster in front of him was just a Rock Monster, far inferior to a Rock Giant.
-3313!
-3495!
-10290!
-3371!
The Rock Monster’s defense was decent— in fact, rock-type monsters were known for good defense— but to a high-attack, high-agility player like Jiang Chen, it was completely useless.
Given his attack power and speed, he could basically kill it in about three to four seconds.
At this moment, more and more Rock Monsters began to gather, at least twenty of them forming a group.
[Lightning Infusion]!
[Triple Arrow Rain]!
The cave echoed with the sound of lightning, and the air filled with floating damage numbers.
Half a minute later, Jiang Chen stepped over piles of corpses, heading deeper into the cave…
The cave seemed endless, continuously descending, and the space was getting larger.
The number of Rock Monsters also increased along the way, but to Jiang Chen, they posed no threat at all.
Finally— after traveling for more than half an hour, he seemed to have reached the end of the cave.
This was a massive underground cavern, with an enormous rock standing in the center…
“Rock Giant?!”
Its massive form truly lived up to the name ‘giant’, and since its body was made of rock, Jiang Chen’s assumption was quite reasonable.
But something seemed off— it looked more like an enlarged Rock Monster…
With doubt in his heart, he approached to inspect its stats.
[Giant Rock Monster]
Rank: Silver-tier BOSS
Level: ???
As expected, finding a real Rock Giant isn’t easy.
This is just an oversized Rock Monster.
Boom…
Sensing the intruder, the BOSS Rock Monster stretched out its massive body— five meters tall—and let out a thunderous roar at Jiang Chen.
A mere Silver-tier BOSS dared roar at me like that?
Utterly unaware of death!
Jiang Chen immediately activated [Wind Infusion].
Against tank-type monsters like this, armor-piercing effects brought excellent results.
-2890!
-2908!
-2926!
-2944!
…
Each arrow under Wind Infusion carried 1% armor penetration, stackable up to 20 times.
Jiang Chen’s attack damage grew with every shot, soon rising above 3000 again.
The main reason his damage wasn’t overwhelming was due to the level gap— level suppression was too significant.
Fortunately, Jiang Chen’s attack power was still high.
With his high agility, he kept moving and shooting— his output remained terrifying.
The BOSS’s HP dropped quickly.
Soon, it couldn’t hold back and started using its skills.
It let out a low roar, then stomped violently.
The next moment, Jiang Chen felt intense tremors, and a damage effect appeared above his head.
-699!
-837!
The damage was considerable— but compared to Jiang Chen’s 18,000 HP, it was no different than a scratch.
Keep shooting—shoot right through it!
It wasn’t that the BOSS had low damage, but that Jiang Chen’s defense was monstrous.
With 1035 defense still taking 800+ damage, the BOSS’s strength was evident— and that was double damage!
Ordinary ranged classes wouldn’t survive that output…
The BOSS likely had over a million HP, with terrifying defense—at least over 1000 points— but under Jiang Chen’s high-frequency assault, its HP plummeted rapidly.
The Painted Sparrow Phantom Bow twanged endlessly, each arrow striking the Giant Rock Monster, making it howl miserably.
Soon, two minutes passed.
After being ravaged by Wind Arrows, the BOSS went berserk—yet still couldn’t escape being soloed.
Buzz—
At that moment, the Painted Sparrow Phantom Bow began to radiate— Jiang Chen felt a surge of immense power, and another arrow shot out!
-35982!
Phantom Strike + Critical Hit triggered— delivering a staggering amount of damage.
Roarrrrr…
The Giant Rock Monster’s body began to crack, wailing as it slowly collapsed, its massive rocky body turning into a pile of rubble.
“Ding!”
“Congratulations! You’ve slain the Giant Rock Monster. Gained 270,000 EXP.
Due to a special effect on your equipment, the final EXP gained: 1,350,000!”
As the monster fell, the system prompt rang out.
Sure enough, higher-level monsters gave more EXP.
Jiang Chen reached out and touched the rubble, curious what loot the monster had left him.
“Ding! Congratulations, you’ve received the loot…”