novelraw #469 - Chapter 468: For the Glory of District 1
#469 - Chapter 468: For the Glory of District 1
“Tan Zuoyin, let’s go! We’re going to take down the level 40 BOSS. Emperor Yan has already gathered ten people. We can totally finish the battle in half an hour and beat Prince Youle.”
Qi Jing and Tan Zuoyin had just gathered in the guild hall on the 39th floor when he excitedly dragged her towards the BOSS’s location.
Tan Zuoyin stretched lazily:
“So what if he's good? What does it matter if he holds the record for a day?”
“Of course it matters! It’s fine if he’s ahead of me, but I can’t let someone from District Six get to level 41 before someone from our District One.”
The map system in SAO meant that whichever district defeated the floor BOSS first would gain access to the next level.
The higher the map level, the more efficient the monster grinding and the better the game items that dropped.
A step ahead meant being ahead in every way.
They had already left the people from District Two three levels behind. They never expected to be surpassed by a lone wolf player from District Six. That was absolutely unacceptable.
For the glory of District One!
“Besides, today is the last day of the year! We can’t let the title of District One of the Year fall into the hands of District Six. That damned Prince Youle, he’s stealing the rankings while we aren’t looking! He’s inhuman!”
Tan Zuoyin looked at Qi Jing, who had become serious, and rubbed her forehead.
This lazy guy was lazy about everything, but he was very enthusiastic when it came to playing games.
“Okay, okay, we’ll go smash the level 40 BOSS.”
“Don’t be so nervous. Since Prince Youle can take it down solo, it shouldn’t be a problem for a dozen of us. It’s just that there’s only an hour left until the New Year, so time is a bit tight.”
Qi Jing had also tried to solo the level 40 BOSS. To be precise, he would try to solo every floor's BOSS once.
Although this BOSS didn't have a lot of health, it had a powerful healing ability and three lives.
If Qi Jing wanted to solo this BOSS, he would need to bring that sword with high life-steal, but its level was too low and its attack power wasn't high enough. It would take more than ten hours to defeat it. So, after testing out a few of its skills, Qi Jing gave up, thinking of gathering more people to take it down next time.
He never expected Prince Youle to secretly grind it to death today. What a beast.
Tan Zuoyin sighed:
“I wonder who this Prince Youle is. He’s so good at playing games. He must be very strong in real life too.”
Qi Jing, who was checking his equipment, nodded in agreement:
“Definitely. It’s said that his class is a Wanderer, which means he doesn’t have a class. To be so strong without the extra class attribute bonuses, his understanding of the game and his combat ability must be very strong.”
Tan Zuoyin raised her fist and bumped it against Qi Jing's chest:
“Beat him! Let him see the power of the Newbie King!”
“That’s right. When I find him in real life, I’ll give him a shocking electric eye.”
“Be careful he doesn’t beat you down instead.”
“Impossible! If I can’t beat him, I can still run.”
“That’s not for sure.”
As they talked, they soon arrived outside the BOSS hall's passage.
Emperor Yan, wearing a priest's robe, was waiting for them there.
“Emperor Yan, how many people are here?”
“Not many, about a dozen, but that’s enough. We’re just waiting for you two.”
While Emperor Yan was speaking, a girl with a short ponytail and a large sniper rifle appeared from behind him.
When Tan Zuoyin saw the person, she greeted her:
“Sister Wen, you’re here too.”
“Of course. You two students actually hid from your teacher to fight the BOSS.”
As she spoke, Wen Jing slowly walked to Tan Zuoyin's side and suddenly jumped up from behind and hugged her:
“You call me to level up, but you don’t call me to fight the BOSS. Do you think I’m old?”
“How could we? We were just afraid of delaying your New Year’s Eve dinner.”
Tan Zuoyin reached back and put her arm around Wen Jing, who was pressing down on her back, trying to pull her down:
“Sister Wen, your gun is too heavy.”
“I don’t even have a boyfriend at my age. If I don’t want to eat New Year’s Eve dinner, I don’t want to eat it. Let's go, carry me in and charge!”
“Sister Wen, don’t press down!”
Under Wen Jing's unladylike actions, the four of them noisily passed through the passage and arrived in front of the BOSS hall.
She jumped off Tan Zuoyin's back and said to the crowd waiting there:
“It’s the New Year today, so let’s not split into two teams. Let’s just go for it! Open the door!”
“Charge!”
Emperor Yan echoed:
“For the glory of District One!”
Looking at the only priest in the team being so unsteady, Dragon Lord next to him rolled his eyes:
“Can you not act like an elementary school student? How old are you? You’re a junior, not a third grader.”
“Who says juniors aren’t third graders? This is called childlike innocence. Playing games is about doing whatever you want. Look, Fei Peng hasn’t said anything.”
Emperor Yan turned his head and pointed to the captain, who was always silent.
The greatsword-wielding Fei Peng expressionlessly spat out six words:
“Go to the back and heal.”
“Okay, Captain, I’ll listen to you.”
Emperor Yan silently stood on the edge of the field, standing with Wen Jing, who was holding a sniper rifle.
“Start the battle!”
As Wen Jing fired a bullet at the statue in the center, a long red health bar appeared in their vision.
Below it was a line of small text:
Extreme Evil Gargoyle - First Form - 100%
“Charge!”
Qi Jing shouted and used a big move on it first, Holy Sword Sanction.
A huge golden sword of light fell from the sky, pierced the gargoyle's body, dealt massive damage, and then dissipated.
99%
“Everyone, hurry up, don’t let it petrify and recover!”
In an instant, various chaotic attack effects flew everywhere in the field. Before the gargoyle could even move, it lost ten percent of its health.
Ah… Ugh…
The gargoyle roared angrily, opened the wings on its back, and jumped into the air.
Seeing it fly up, Qi Jing stopped his movements.
Melee warriors had a hard time hitting airborne units and could only wait for it to land before attacking again. This was also the main reason why it took Qi Jing so long to solo it.
Especially since the gargoyle would only land on the ground when it used certain skills and petrified to heal, which was very troublesome.
Fortunately, this wasn't a solo fight.
“Ranged, keep attacking! Don’t save your mana potions!”
The mage Dragon Lord used his elemental magic to bombard it, and every bullet from Wen Jing's sniper rifle could take away a lot of its health. Even Emperor Yan was using his Holy Light magic to attack it with elemental counters.
But although it didn't have a lot of health, it would turn into a stone statue every time it took a certain amount of damage to quickly recover health, and it would also greatly increase its defense during this time. It took them a long time to reduce its health to 1%.
However, it didn't die, but entered a locked-health evolution stage.
“Recover your status as soon as possible!”
For it, it was evolution, but for the players, it was a valuable halftime break.
When the thirty seconds were up, its stone skin exploded, dealing a slight amount of damage to all players and inflicting a slow debuff that lasted for ten minutes, revealing its second form, a fleshy egg.
Extreme Evil Fleshy Egg - Second Form - 100%
“I really wish my abnormal status immunity could be used in the game.”
Qi Jing dragged his body, which had a 30% reduction in speed, and charged towards the motionless fleshy egg.
While it couldn't move in its second form, it could release super-large-range magic, dealing high damage to everyone.
However, everyone present was a skilled player, and they easily dodged it, taking it to its third form in a very short time.