251: Chapter 251 Thank you for the fate that brought us together

"It's okay, no one could have predicted that so much would happen afterward."

Ye Zi comforted Su Lei. In truth, everyone in the team had left at one point or another, as they all had their own families to consider; even Ye Zi had the Orphanage to take care of. Overall, however, the outcome was good. Now, everyone was gathered together again, and they were countless times stronger than before.

"But it's fine now, I'm free of burdens. Ye Zi, I'm just like you now—all alone."

"Look at the four of them; at least they're brothers and sisters. As for the two of us, we're just lonely souls."

“Tch, Su Lei, have you forgotten when we first awakened? We could only afford to gnaw on flatbread while you were over there eating giant braised pork hocks. You were a total rich second-generation kid.”

"That was then, this is now. Besides, I shared some with you guys, didn't I?"

"Well, no one is short on gold coins anymore. Thinking back to those times, though it was hard work, there was still more happiness than anything."

"Yeah, I'm thankful that fate brought us together."

“...”

While Su Lei, Ye Zi, and He Xin were getting sentimental in the back, Yun Ge was killing monsters up front. Ma Sai didn't join their conversation, staying at the very rear to maintain vigilance. Generally speaking, BOSSes might be hard to come by in the Abyss, but there were still plenty of Elite Monsters.

Boom!

A loud roar suddenly erupted from underground, and the earth beneath everyone's feet began to tremble violently!

"Everyone, fall back!"

Ma Sai let out a sharp roar, raising his shield to protect everyone.

The ground cracked, and a massive arm covered in rock armor burst through the soil, followed by a ten-meter-tall gargantuan body that suddenly appeared!

"Earth Erosion Golem, HP: 2,700,000, Level 180."

"It's an Elite Monster!"

An Elite Monster with 2.7 million health had suddenly emerged from the ground. Its level was slightly higher than the surrounding mobs, at Level 180.

"Level 180."

Yun Ge muttered to himself, making a rough judgment of the level suppression. It wasn't a big problem.

During the previous monster siege, the team had encountered many Elite Monsters around Level 200 and had basically killed them with ease. Here, they just needed to be careful not to let the monster ambush the weakest members, Ye Zi and Xiao Xue.

Of course, Xiao Xue and Ye Zi were also mostly equipped in full sets of Level 80-90 Dark Gold Equipment now; it would be difficult for an average Elite Monster to kill them.

"Mass Mana Burn."

"Mass Mana Bomb."

Yun Ge went straight into an AoE rotation, pulling the Elite Monster and the regular mobs together to kill them. However, the Elite Monster's level was a bit high, so the Mana Burn effect was diminished, and it began to repeatedly cast skills.

"Come to grandpa!"

Ma Sai used Charge to close in, following up with a Taunt, Shield Bash, and Armor Break triple combo to firmly hold the Elite Monster's aggro. By this time, Yun Ge had already quickly depleted half of the Elite Monster's health.

"Ye Zi, any problems?"

"Perfectly safe."

Ye Zi steadily kept everyone's health above the safety line. A Level 180 Elite Monster's AoE damage was still quite significant, but the talents and equipment of those present were excellent. Ma Sai, in particular, would only take a forced 1 point of damage, while Yun Ge had the pendant of the fountain of life, causing his health to constantly regenerate automatically.

"Watch me."

Su Lei rushed forward and finished a full Invincible Slash, but the health the Elite Monster lost was less than what one of Yun Ge's Mana Bombs would do.

"Haha, Su Lei, just be a good little experience baby. Your level is too low."

"That won't do. You guys are only 10 levels higher than me, how can I not even scratch it?"

Su Lei was indignant. Although there was indeed a gap between Level 80 and Level 90, the Elite Monster was Level 180. What difference did Level 80 or 90 make in front of it?

"Your weapon is no good. Look at mine."

Ma Sai shared the stats of his Level 90 Dark Gold weapon. The attributes were incredibly cool, and the attack power was very high.

"See that? Mine is a Level 90 Dark Gold weapon, and Yun Ge's is a divine artifact. You're only Level 80; how much attack power can a Level 80 weapon have?"

"He Xin, show Su Lei yours."

"Here, look."

He Xin also shared the stats of her Level 90 Dark Gold lightsaber. The attributes were so impressive that Su Lei's eyes turned red with envy.

Since rejoining the team, Su Lei had only helped defend the city; he hadn't come to the Abyss to grind or run any Dungeons. The Level 80 Dark Gold weapon in his hand had originally been something many people envied, but now, it was completely overshadowed.

"He's mad, he's getting mad."

Ma Sai laughed loudly while tanking the Elite Monster:

"Su Lei, why are your eyes red? What are you so worked up for? You've got a Legendary Weapon sitting in your bag. Right now, just focus on leveling up. Once you hit Level 100, everything will be easy."

"Oh, Ma Sai, stop talking. The more you talk, the more I regret leaving Yun Ge."

Su Lei stopped attacking the monster and slapped his thigh in regret. This set of Level 80 Dark Gold Equipment on him had almost exhausted all the resources his family gave him. Now that he was alone, he was actually far worse off than if he had spent those two years with Yun Ge.

Looking at the full sets of Dark Gold Equipment on Ma Sai and the others, just how many BOSSes must they have killed!

"To be honest, the equipment we're wearing isn't Yun Ge's limit. You have to realize that Level 80-90 BOSSes are quite rare; we mostly fought Level 100 BOSSes. We've prepared plenty of Level 100 Dark Gold Equipment, but unfortunately, it's useless for now."

"Don't worry. Once we all reach Level 100, we'll put on full sets of Legendary equipment first, and then follow Yun Ge to track down divine artifacts!"

"Go to hell!"

Ma Sai slammed his hammer down heavily, landing a critical hit. The Elite Monster's remaining health was instantly emptied, exploding into a pile of potions on the ground.

"An item dropped."

"Abyss monsters are so considerate."

Ma Sai picked up the piece of Gold equipment at his feet, looked at its attributes, and felt a bit of disdain.

The fact that Elite Monsters could only drop Gold equipment at most was very annoying. They were already Level 100; who would still wear Gold equipment?

"Throw it in the Trading House; it won't sell for much anyway."

"Better than nothing."

Yun Ge replied casually. He glanced around; after the Elite Monster appeared, the surrounding mobs had changed. The territory of the Shield Demons had been left behind, and the monsters ahead were Level 160 Winged Demons.

"The monsters ahead have changed. It looks like they can fly. I don't know if they're fast, so everyone be careful."

"They can fly? Yun Ge, how can you tell?"

"Are you stupid, Su Lei? Didn't you see that these monsters have wings?"

“...”

He Xin clutched her stomach and laughed loudly. The usually elegant Ye Zi also smiled faintly, while Xiao Xue blinked her large eyes, looking at them curiously.

"Level 160, their health has increased by another 30,000."

"Meteor Shower."

When dealing with flying monsters, one method is to use ice skills to effectively control their speed. Another is fire skills, like the sea of flames left on the ground by Meteor Shower. These Winged Demons would take damage for every bit of distance they flew.

"Come on, come on. The faster you fly, the faster you die!"