214: Chapter 214 Your Fallen Land
"Gold equipment dropped!"
Li Shaopeng quickly killed the two elite monsters in front of him, and a piece of equipment flashing with golden light appeared before his eyes.
"It's boots, but I can't wear them yet!"
Li Shaopeng picked up the Gold equipment boots and didn't even look at the Silver Equipment next to them, showing no interest at all.
"The drop rate is decent, but why are there no BOSSes?"
Li Shaopeng looked up at the snow mountain. There seemed to be a faint, wispy black mist on the silent peaks. He frowned; the atmosphere here felt somewhat gloomy.
However, the entire Abyss was very gloomy, so Li Shaopeng didn't sense anything particularly wrong.
"Just Gold equipment isn't enough. At the very least, my accessories and weapons need to be Dark Gold Equipment. A BOSS, I need a BOSS!"
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"Why are there so few monsters here!"
After finishing off two elite monsters, Yun Ge's group of five continued up the snow mountain, but the further they went, the fewer common monsters they encountered.
By this point, not just Yun Ge, but everyone basically knew that there must be someone ahead!
Otherwise, with the buff from Prophecy, it would be impossible for there to be so few monsters!
"Brother, there's equipment on the ground over there!"
He Xin was sharp-eyed; after crossing a ridge, the ground was suddenly covered with Silver Coins and several pieces of silver-glinting equipment.
"It really is equipment!"
Ma Sai dashed over and picked them up; they were several pieces of Level 80 Silver Equipment.
"What's going on?"
"Someone is hunting monsters here and didn't even pick up the Silver Equipment!"
This was excessive. Although one could wear Dark Gold Equipment at Level 80, you had to actually have it first. It wasn't easy for most Level 80 teams to even gather a full set of Gold equipment of varying levels, let alone this Level 80 Silver Equipment, whose attributes were no worse than Level 50 Gold equipment.
"Level 80 Silver Equipment is worth over a thousand gold coins each. This person is truly rolling in wealth!"
Common monsters wouldn't drop Silver Equipment; an elite monster must have spawned here just now.
"No wonder there are so few monsters for us; someone is ahead."
"Come on, let's catch up and see which senior is being so extravagant!"
Leaving behind equipment worth thousands of gold coins, Yun Ge estimated that this Awakened should be at least Level 80 and likely from a wealthy family to not care about money. Furthermore, it might not be just one person; the possibility of it being a team like theirs was very high.
This time, Yun Ge only focused on clearing the monsters blocking the path. The Awakened ahead wasn't far; the Silver Coins on the ground hadn't even despawned yet, so they should catch up quickly.
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"Star Burst!"
The monsters in front of Li Shaopeng were instantly killed. After finishing the fight, Li Shaopeng stood still, the unease in his heart growing stronger.
His intuition told him that this snow mountain was dangerous!
"I have Time Rewind. What kind of existence could make me feel danger?"
Li Shaopeng was very puzzled. As long as a typical BOSS didn't spam high-damage ultimate moves, he wasn't afraid at all. But the closer he got to the summit, the more severe his unease became.
I can't go up any further.
Regardless of where this feeling came from, Li Shaopeng chose to be cautious. Elite monsters would also spawn on the mountainside; he would familiarize himself with the surroundings first.
In a place Li Shaopeng couldn't sense, above the pitch-black sky, a pair of crimson eyes watched him through layers of dark mist. However, Li Shaopeng was completely unaware of its presence.
Li Shaopeng sat on the ground to recover mana. In the sky, countless wisps of black mist quietly slipped down from the clouds, flowing onto the snow mountain like smoke. It quickly accumulated into the shape of a massive monster. Those crimson eyes remained fixed on Li Shaopeng, who had his back turned while recovering mana.
"Little human, today, this place shall be the site of your fall!"
A hoarse, grating voice abruptly sounded behind Li Shaopeng. Simultaneously, a portion of the black mist separated and struck Li Shaopeng almost instantly!
"Time Rewind!"
In a thousandth of a second, Li Shaopeng felt the danger from behind. Time Rewind was successfully cast; Li Shaopeng reappeared in his original state, followed by a flash of starlight as he repositioned himself a hundred meters away.
"A BOSS!"
"No, how can a BOSS speak!"
Li Shaopeng had heard that voice clearly. It contained an aura of terror and death that made his skin crawl!
"Yun Ge, we should be catching up soon. The monster corpses here haven't even despawned!"
"Brother, be careful when you meet the senior later. This is the Abyss; even if we're all humans, we still have to be on guard."
"I understand."
The sounds of conversation drifted up from the mountainside, breaking the silence. Yun Ge seemed to sense something and suddenly looked up!
Li Shaopeng!
It was Li Shaopeng farming monsters here!
That explained it, but...
"What is that!"
To Yun Ge, Li Shaopeng looked very strange. He seemed to be under immense pressure; his whole body appeared to be shaking!
Li Shaopeng has an SSS talent, how could this be!
"???, HP ???, Level ???"
"It's a BOSS, it's huge!"
"He Xin, heal!"
Almost instantly, everyone noticed that massive patch of black mist. They had originally thought it was just a feature of the Abyss, but Ma Sai saw two enormous eyes within the mist!
They had finally encountered the BOSS of the snow mountain!
"Charge!"
"Shield Bash!"
"Yun Ge, be careful! The BOSS is very powerful!"
"Elemental Protection!"
"Elemental Shield!"
Yun Ge didn't dare be careless and immediately cast Elemental Protection on himself. Ma Sai had already charged into the black mist, but after several skills, he only managed to deal a forced 1 point of damage!
"What kind of BOSS is this!"
A sense of despair welled up in Ma Sai's heart. He turned and ran back without looking, just in time to see a golden light fly from the crystal ball in Xiao Xue's hand and land on the black mist, only for two large words to appear: IMMUNE!
"Run, run fast!"
Ma Sai roared as he reached He Xin's side. He Xin scooped up Xiao Xue, and the three of them bolted down the mountain like crazy!
"Mana Bomb!"
Yun Ge's skill had already struck the BOSS. The BOSS's body swayed, and a blood-red number popped up over its head.
"-83,474,852,734,513!"
"What on earth is this thing!!!"
Yun Ge was so shocked he felt dazed. How high was that number?
Even the Soul Spring didn't have that much HP!
The mountain fell into a deathly silence. A chilling aura of death surged from the top of Yun Ge's head down to his feet. He couldn't even see the BOSS's name, so its level must be extremely high, yet the Mana Bomb had blasted out that much health!
What did that mean?
It meant the BOSS's own health pool was practically infinite!
"Hmm, another interesting little fellow."
Within the black mist, the crimson eyes turned toward Yun Ge. Before Yun Ge could react, a wisp of black mist landed accurately on his body.
Silently, Yun Ge's mana fluctuated violently, but his health was unaffected. Those crimson eyes immediately filled with curiosity.
"Interesting..."