Chapter 303 Gamble (1/2)
Swoosh!
—'Congratulations on leveling up to Level 32! You have received 5 Free Stat Points and 2 Fixed Stat Points.'
For two hours, Lin Jie and Wantless had been in the midst of mad demon farming. Lin Jie's Bone Membrane Armor had immunity to Blood Toxin, coupled with Enchanted Scaly Armor, the Bloody Skeletons could only deal double-digits damage to him. After obtaining the Bloody Demonic Ring, Lin Jie could absorb back the entirety of the health points he had previously lost, allowing him to slay as many Demons as possible.
Wantless, on the other hand, was releasing Dark Venom with a sulk. When his damage output was unable to beat Lin Jie's, despite him using up his bag full of Dark Powder, Wantless finally acknowledged the power of this Warrior that stood in front of him.
However, despite the presence of the two nature-defying experts, it still took them more than 2 hours to farm the thousands of Bloody Skeletons.
It was notable, though, to mention that because Wantless' mission was to assassinate the 3 Raid Commanders, he did not obtain the Runestone of the Undead Language. All the Bloody Skeletons farmed were counted under Lin Jie, and the Runestone of the Undead Language count had reached 2408! This number was simply astounding. Even a guild that had been mingling in Midolhaar for some time could barely reach the last digit of Lin Jie's count.
Wantless glanced at Lin Jie's level-up glimmer before anxiously opening up the Rankings Board to ensure that he was still first. He then turned to Lin Jie and asked, ”What's your level now?”
”32, I am close to the first rank on the rankings board,” replied Lin Jie meaningfully.
”Close? Hmph, leveling up is harder than you think! You…” Wantless was about to safeguard his dignity as the number 1 ranked on the board, but he suddenly grew silent. Lin Jie's Defense was insanely high, with a formidable AOE skill. He might really surpass him if he farmed continuously for several days.
”Oh? Shall we make a bet?”
”Bet? What do you want to bet?”
”It's really easy! If I can surpass your grade within one week, then you will join my guild and aid me in one dungeon battle. As to which dungeon exactly, you won't have to know,” said Lin Jie.
Wantless answered in a blink, ”Deal! However, if you lose, you will be the cannon fodder and help me with the next map!”
”Deal!”
”Deal!”
The two looked at each other and smiled; confidence shone in both their eyes.
Wantless' confidence originated from his powerful skill and uncomparable map developing skills. In his previous life, Ophadi had announced that there had been hundreds of training maps, with all of them being popular maps. Being the founder of the tabs, how could he not have kept a few authentic divine maps for himself? Moreover, the Wand that Wantless held, was [The Song of Opadi], just looking at the basic Stats, it might not be any different from Normal Dark Gold Shards. However, in Ophadi's hands, they possessed a frightening 15% increase in all attributes.
Furthermore, Wantless' Dark Venom, was the diving skill for map farming! Dark Venom's damage might be average, however, it could be used continuously for up till a minute, with the coverage spanning far and wide. Just by purchasing some skills to reduce the cooldown period of previous equipment with gold coins, Dark Venom's coverage could easily span across an average-sized cave.
Lin Jie's confidence, on the other hand, came from—the Runestone of the Undead Language. The Runestone's value had reached 2,408. With the value fully converted to experience points, it would probably be sufficient for him to reach Level 34! If he slew Blood Wizard Larek, it might even be possible for him to reach Level 35! Making such a bet, hehe, Wantless would be bound to break down when it was the mission deadline!
If he could get Wantless to join for the next Main Plot dungeon, it would make the process so much easier!
Lin Jie said, ”The monsters are more or less gone, let's prepare to head to the temple. There aren't any stairs here, how are you planning to head up?”
Wantless glanced at the temple that was 200 yards above them and frowned. ”It will be rather difficult as the temple is higher than I thought, and my Arcane Imitation will not provide me enough boost to reach. I heard that the most direct method to enter the temple was to kill the Potioneer, who is one of the three Raid Commanders. He is also the Boss that created the Flesh Beast. However, he can gather all 5 Flesh Beasts in his Enrage mode. Hence, in order to kill him, we would have to slay an additional 5 Flesh Beasts. This will take up too much time.”
Lin Jie pondered for a moment and said, ”I have a solution, but I will need your cooperation…” In order to reach the highly situated temple, it was to either kill the Potioneer or… the other method would require some special techniques.
Upon listening to Lin Jie's plan, Wantless had a tragic look on his face before finally agreeing to it.
”Okay, strip!”
Lin Jie and Wantless, two grown men, started stripping calmly while being in Blood Swamp, which was filled with skeletons. Of course, the Silver-Feathered Eagle was not kept in the bag as it had great use. While the two men were undressing, the Silver-Feathered Eagle surveilled the surroundings, preventing any assaults.
”You…” Lin Jie glanced at Wantless.
”Preference, preference.”
”You can't be gay, right?”
”It is just a preference! I just fancy pink, pink represents purity, no?”
They glared at each other until Lin Jie could not bear to look anymore and turned his head, leaving a fuming Wantless clad in a pink shirt and pink tights.
Wantless was not gay. He just happened to have a genuine liking to such a 'pure' pink color. However, as a male, he definitely could not showcase such behavior. Hence, he had changed his inner clothing colors to pink, to display his pursuit for purity.
Of course, as a reborn person, Lin Jie knew of this. However, causing an expert like Ophadi to be awkward was also a pleasant thing to do.
”Get ready!” said Lin Jie seriously and activated the Feather Drop skill. Then, Broken Blade burst out with Blade Aura on the ground, using the resultant opposing force to boost him high up into the air. ”Wantless!”
”Okay! Arcane Imitation, Tornado!”
Wantless scuttled and appeared in midair. He pointed his wand, and a powerful blast of wind exploded from it! His Arcane Imitation had not reached perfection. Thus, its low skill damage. However, the momentum and explosion that it emitted were still very powerful.
After activating the Feather Drop skill, Lin Jie's body mass was many times lighter than Wantless, and he flew up in a Whoosh! Wantless' speed of rising was comparatively slower, so he summoned an Arcane Chain that hooked on Lin Jie's body!
Lin Jie was about 30 yards away from the temple! The Feather Drop skill diminished, and his body weight returned, which was about to cause him to start falling!