novelReturning to the Underworld, Like Moth to a Flame
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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
For Qin Ruo, the Frost Shaman's Rage was essentially a Legendary item of the highest grade tailored to his measures. Every aspect including its level, attack and attributes were a class above the Water Dragon's Staff. The attack magic that it came with was several times stronger than Tidal Roar too!
Although his Magic Attack dropped from 50 points to 40, the threefold damage cast by Qin Ruo would inflict almost three times the harm upon one or multiple targets!
Still, Qin Ruo's return gift for Violet Orchid was certainly not cheap either: Augusta's Radiant Chest Plate, Bracers, and Helm—three items that assembles into Augusta's Armor Set that did not lose out to Black Rock's Galbis's Despair Armor Set, having the skills of Divine Aria, Healing Hand, and Halo Guard respectively.
If not for those skills and the label behind stating "limited to Radiant Priests"', Qin Ruo would have thought that it was Radiant Swordmaster items...
Divine Aria, the first skill and the lesser version of a spell was most suitable against the Undead, while Healing hand could be used for continuous close-range restoration. Meanwhile, Halo Guard was a defensive spell similar to Elementalist's, but since it did not have Endurance and could keep one immune from debuffs of magical and physical attacks, the three skills were commendable.
Violet Orchid was certainly showering praise over the three items and accepted them unabashedly, before indicating that she would be swapping them and giving her present items to Violetmoon Devilite.
Aware of Violet Orchid's protectiveness towards Devilite, Qin Ruo did not mind.
Leaving behind attribute buff potions and delegating certain matters to Violet Orchid and Xiaoxiao, Qin Ruo entered the Underworld in the form of a Tier 5-winged warrior through the Tower of Hades.
As the one player who entered the Underworld in recent times, he stirred waves in the official forum.
***
In the instant he stepped into the Underworld from the Tower of Hades, Qin Ruo assumed Combat Status, prepared to face any conflict coming his way. But unexpectedly, he felt a slight warmth around him, and as his vision cleared, he saw a small camp and a blazing bonfire.
It was a familiar encampment, familiar tents...
And a familiar face.
"Captain Edgar?"
Realizing that the person before him was Captain Edgar, Qin Ruo was startled, his apprehensive mood alleviating as he looked around in disbelief...
His second entry into the Underworld was not random; he directly reached the last camp he stayed.
At present, Edgar was strolling around right beside him, and studied him over a good few measures before starting a little speechlessly, "Welcome back to the Underworld."
"... Should I be saying 'thank you'?"
"You're welcome."
Captain Edgar plonked his rump down beside the bonfire."Huh. Never thought that you'd come back to this hellhole."
"And I thought you'd miss me."
As his nerves eased, Qin Ruo did not mind engaging his brother the NPC in some banter.
"Tell me. Could you have set your sights upon Yaegar's potion brewing abilities? Let me warn you: those things are for the Underworld Warriors' use in our fight against the Undead... Mana Cores of any other elements apart from Spectral Mana Cores would not get you Yaegar's potions."
Edgar's cold tone left Qin Ruo startled. He had indeed held such intentions before reentering the Underworld, attempting to exchange Yaegar's potions with thirteen Tier 4 monster Mana Cores which was worth ten thousand or more gold coins. One Grade 4 magic potion could certainly be sold at twenty thousand gold coins, a trade that would earn him considerable currency.
However, since someone did not want to waste time, he threw away the idea...
Still, cold sweat appeared all over Qin Ruo's body when Edgar suddenly mentioned the matter. He muttered under his breath, finding it fortunate that he did not trouble himself to put that many Mana Cores into the Ring of Honor, or he would have been found out with solid evidence!
Breathing a sigh, Qin Ruo rolled his eyes at Edgar.
"I'm not so bored as you're saying... Delia the Mercenary Guild Leader had asked me to return here and destroy the portal linked to the Buried City."
Edgar's eyes sparkled at those words, recognizing the bottle of golden liquid Qin Ruo drew out from his backpack."The Sap of the Seven Elements! Heavens! That's something only seven Divine champions could concoct..."
"Heh. As expected of you, Captain Edgar—good eye."
Qin Ruo's words were rather toxic, prompting a glare from Edgar."Nonsense. When we fought the Demon Faction all those years ago, it was with this object that we took their city."
"Eh."
Qin Ruo paused, before his eyes turned searing as he stared at the bottle of golden liquid!
How silly!
He had such treasure at his fingertips, and yet he never thought about that! If it was effective against portals, it naturally would have the same function against every portal on the Mythical Continent.
While there might be a penalty for destroying the portal of the Angel Faction, but when it came to letting the Demon Faction have a taste... it would be so interesting in a siege!
Hehe!
"Hey. Could you not smile so despicably?" Edgar said, staring at him in disdain."Do you think the Buried City portal is so easily destroyed? Don't forget that two Liches are guarding it... Even if you have the Ring of Honor, do you think they would let you off easily once the portal is destroyed?"
"I can Cloak. They won't attack me."
"That's because you haven't destroyed the portal yet. Once the Liches realized that its down and when every Undead gathering around it could not come out, do you think you could flee?"
"Uh..."
Qin Ruo had intended to reply that Liches were not that intelligent. However, when he thought about how all Undead would be immobilized and the Vampires would be flying everywhere, it could be... a little obvious.
Moreover...
Since the issue was being raised by Edgar, it would most likely become fact: NPC never say random things.
Qin Ruo could not help but hesitate at the thought.
If that was the case, he obviously should not be using Cloak to slip into the mountain chains and destroy the portal. Even if it meant gaining ten Reputation Points and one thousand Honor Points, sacrificing an entire level was not too cost-effective.
To destroy the portal and safely escape the base of the Undead, he had to get rid of the Liches guarding it before the fact!
Still, there were two of them. Someone had to help split them apart before he used Yaegar's Divine Cleansing Potion made from the Volcanic Essence to get rid of both Liches!
As for the one to lure the monsters...
Qin Ruo grinned and turned, and glance with Edgar at the Bandit riding the Firewing Panther, crossing the field barrier haggardly and looking at them with an expression that was at once startled and delighted—Windy Groan.
"It's going to be you!"
***
Two hours later, Qin Ruo and Windy Groan swiftly arrived at the skies a hundred meters away from the central camp of Undead.
"Windy Groan. Remember what I told you?"
Qin Ruo asked as he soared beside the Bandit.
"Relax. I got it."
Windy Groan replied, clenching the potion bottle in his hand."Accelerate and maintain a fixed distance from the Lich and do my best not to die—I know."
"Good!"
Qin Ruo glanced at the valley filled with caverns and Undead, and turned to Windy Groan again.
"Let's go!"
"Yeah!"
Side by side, the pair swiftly flew hundreds of meters toward the mountains!
When they reached a distance of less than two hundred meters away, two Liches darted as swift as lightning out of the same cavity like phantoms. Like Qin Ruo imagined, they intercepted them each from left and right, with innumerable Vampires and Bone Dragons following right behind them.
The gap between them swiftly closed from two hundred meters to a hundred and twenty meters.
"Run!" Qin Ruo rapidly turned.
Windy Groan was not slow either, and swiftly downed a Movement Speed Potion down Firewing Panther's mouth—the Liches would definitely catch up to it otherwise since the Pet was carrying someone on its back.
With a 30% increase in speed, the Firewing Panther kept the Liches over a hundred meters away—as Qin Ruo had asked, Windy Groan controlled his Pet's speed well, drawing the Liches towards the distance!
In comparison, Qin Ruo was much more relaxed.
Aqua Wings moved much quicker in the air even without Movement Speed Potion down, making controlling his distance from the Lich chasing him easy as he moved at a completely different direction from Windy Groan.
Much slower than Liches, the Bone Dragon and Vampires were all returning to their lairs, gradually accomplishing Qin Ruo's intentions.
Then, when he successfully lured the Lich a mile away from the Spectral Mountains, Qin Ruo stopped running and slowly descended, finally landing.
He downed a Divine Cleansing Potion.
+10% increase of Light elemental affinity,
+15% increase of Fire elemental affinity,
Adds Purifying effect in all attacks,
Adds Burn effect in all attacks (Aquamancers excluded),
Attack increased by 100 points,
Lasts 180 minutes!
For safety reasons, Qin Ruo also drank a Movement Speed Potion and a Darkfrost Potion to raise his speed and Magical Attack to its limit! (With the Purifying Effect, Undead have virtually zero resistance—grants great chance and greater effect for Frozen and Burn)
"Frostbarrier!"
"Darkfrost Shield"
With two defensive spells successfully cast, Qin Ruo swiftly conjured three shots of Compressed Frost Bullets and stopped, turning towards the Lich that was draped in a large cloak, arching itself as it dashed within a fifty-meters range...
Beneath the black, exquisite cloak and magical robes, the Lich's expression was indiscernible. Holding a crystal orb that flickered in warped dark radiance in each hand, it lunged at him, its form and presence utterly resembling an emissary of death.
However, to Qin Ruo, who had encountered many Liches...
It was simply a moth, ignoring all else as it lunged toward the raging bonfire.
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