Chapter 8: The Two Who Encounter the BOSS

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After a day of fierce struggle, the tumultuous sea surged towards the Level 5 target for its final push. As night fell, the number of skeletons in the sunken ship began to increase once more. This is excellent!

I am not afraid of your reductions! The multitude of spells from the BOSS has left me at a loss amidst the tumultuous sea of blood!

Damn! Even if I am filled with dark magic, I still have 30 health points left. I will fight to the death against you, a weakling with only 16 health points! The sea of blood surges as I strike down again, "-3!"

It is truly infuriating to be filled with the black magic of continuous gameplay for an entire day! Other things do not matter; at worst, I can just consider it as returning to level 1. The key issue is that this delay is extremely frustrating! I am slower than the skeletons, which means I am destined to take hits first! Resting to recover health will also waste a significant amount of time, which is quite disheartening

The Blood Sea is in turmoil, and a shock has struck! The attack has decreased by 6! This means that I can no longer break through the defense of the Skeleton Warrior! This difference of 6 points in attack and defense can only deal 85% of the damage, which is between 3.4 and 4.2! Even with the subsequent 40% bonus from expert offensive techniques, it may not even reach 5!

In a moment of astonishment, the sea of blood surged as a blade swiftly eliminated another skeleton that stood in the way

But the blood-soaked chaos will no longer be monotonously killing skeletons; it is now time to delve into the ship's hold and uncover the secrets within. Various signs indicate that there must be a necromancer or something similar in the hold continuously summoning skeletons. Therefore, let us eliminate it first

Walking along the narrow and dimly lit corridor of the ship, amidst a sea of blood and raging waves of slaughter, I finally reached my target: a dark room from which skeletal warriors continuously emerged!

What is going on? Is it because they are still unable to engage in combat that they cannot ascertain the damage information of the opponent? It seems to be the case, after all, one can never truly understand the pain of a punch without having been hit.

Hahaha, it truly is the result of deep accumulation leading to a sudden outburst! Continue! Da Fei has killed dozens more, yet there is not a single sound.

Biological Type: Small Plant

Newbie Tip: Incomplete information cards make it difficult to obtain sufficient rewards from NPCs. Please continue to engage in battles to gather more detailed intelligence

Indeed, it is a sea anemone! So this is its name! Truly impressive! Da Fei excitedly hurried to check the information card.

How about giving it a try?

The raging sea of blood erupts in curses: "Damn it! Are you done yet!"

Experience Points: 10

Facing the continuous surge of skeletons emerging from the cabin, the Blood Sea's raging waves exploit the advantage of having an attack speed 2 points higher than that of the skeletons, swiftly eliminating them with a single strike, while sustaining no further damage! How exhilarating! Now there is no need to rest and recover health! The improvement in effectiveness is not merely doubled; reaching level 5 truly marks a watershed moment!

However, feeling frustrated is actually a good thing! The more one experiences frustration, the more it indicates the value of this dark magic book! I must get my hands on it!

Harm

No, no, that's not possible! I'm just full and have nothing to do! Although, in terms of health and experience, this sea anemone is only at the level of a secondary unit, the bizarre nature of plant monsters cannot be measured by common sense. Not to mention, its name even includes the words "highly toxic"! How can a fragile gunner like me withstand that?

At least with my own movement speed here, the skeletons will definitely not be able to catch up if I choose to escape. The ghosts can certainly catch up, but as long as they dare to leave the skeletons behind, I can still withstand a couple of hits with my 4 health points. I still have a chance to take it down!

This time you surely cannot escape! There are still 13 points of health left! The sea of blood is raging, and the battle intent is overwhelming!

Then the BOSS black light flashes

In a frenzy of blood and tumult, he swung his knife at the ghost— "Missed!"

System alert: Reconnaissance techniques have detected powerful hidden enemies lurking nearby, please remain vigilant

The base damage of Blood Sea Frenzy has now reached 4 - 7, and the attack has finally offset the monster's high defense of 6 points. With a 40% damage bonus from Expert Offensive Technique, it is guaranteed to achieve a one-hit kill on the Skeleton Warrior with 5 points of health! Previously, the damage was insufficient to kill the monster in one hit, necessitating follow-up strikes. The difference between one hit and two hits is the distinction between doubling the leveling efficiency!

Dropped items

The legendary hidden BOSS! Da Fei was astonished on the spot! The effect of this intermediate reconnaissance skill is truly remarkable and immediate

If, if I team up with that trash, then it would definitely be a sure win, right? This thought lingered in Blood Sea's mind for merely half a second before he shook his head to dispel it. Everything on the ship—experience, equipment, treasures—belongs entirely to me; outsiders should not even think about touching a single bit! It doesn't matter if I can't win now; leveling up once more will be sufficient. I will just continue to slay skeletons on the deck. Everything on the ship—experience, equipment, treasures—belongs entirely to me; outsiders should not even think about touching a single bit! It doesn't matter if I can't win now; leveling up once more will be sufficient. I will just continue to slay skeletons on the deck.

Thus, Da Fei continued to fight valiantly, and finally, with a flash of golden light, he leveled up

Intermediate Reconnaissance Technique: Your vision increases by 40%, allowing you to observe the number of enemies, their morale, and supply intelligence. There is a certain probability of discovering hidden enemies within your line of sight, and you can provide early warnings of attacks from already discovered hidden enemies, increasing the player's chance to evade attacks

Life : 11

Blood Sea Madness charged forward with a great shield and a sword in hand, when suddenly, a flash of black light appeared from the BOSS, and a beam of black light descended from the sky onto Blood Sea Madness!

System prompt: You have been struck by the dark spell "Weaken Curse" of the Phantom Mage, maximum damage -2, duration one day

Moreover, I have accumulated 2000 experience points in my studies, and I am about to reach level 4. I must not let my guard down. After all, there is no rush for information; leveling up is the key. Furthermore, if the main skill level of reconnaissance is low, the effects of the sub-skills will also be limited. It is better to wait until I level up to intermediate reconnaissance before proceeding.

The sea of blood and raging waves suddenly became clear! How could a small BOSS in a novice village possess so many dark spells? This magic book is the key! As long as we defeat this BOSS, this magic book will most likely drop! The magic book itself is a being with immense magical power! In fact, the magic book itself is alive! The magic book allows a person with no magical foundation to cast the spells recorded within it! How could such a treasure appear in the novice trial village?

System prompt: You have received an incomplete information card for the enchanted poisonous sea anemone

At that moment

Attack

I have been looking for you, kill!

Of course, you have to search for it! How can you know if there is an opportunity without looking? Just like Da Fei often buys lottery tickets; although he has never won, as long as you buy a ticket, you have a one in several million chance to change your fate. However, if you do not buy, you will never have the opportunity to change your fate

Special skills

Ah, the blood sea is surging wildly!

BOSS Blacklight is flashing again

Attack speed: very slow

The current question is, what to do? Facing a hidden BOSS, what can a weak and insignificant gunner like myself do? However, this question lingered in Da Fei's mind for only half a second before he shook his head and dispelled it

At this moment, the attack speed of the Blood Sea's raging waves dropped from 12 to 8, making it slower than the skeleton's strike! With a clang, a skeleton swung its sword and dealt 1 point of damage to itself!

At this moment, a large red frame on the mini-map of Da Fei is flashing continuously, indicating that a threat is present in that area! Indeed, the world as seen through the eyes of a reconnaissance skill player is different from that of an ordinary player

Desolate island beach

System prompt: You have been struck by the dark spell "Armor Break Weakening" of the Phantom Mage, your defense has decreased by 4 points! Duration: one day

After landing, Da Fei found the nearest sea anemone puddle, and the first shot resulted in a great success

Of course, for an extraordinary hero like Laozi, it would not be surprising at all if a divine artifact were to appear directly

At this moment, Blood Sea Madness finally realized that this BOSS was actually a ghost holding a shimmering black magic book! The attributes of this ghost are that of an ordinary ghost! It is the standard form of a level 3 undead unit!

At this moment, two skeletons surged out of the teleportation array, fiercely attacking the sea of blood, while the sea of blood, enduring the assaults of several skeletons, focused on striking the ghost fiercely! -4! Missed! Missed!... -3!... ...

System prompt: You have been struck by the dark spell "Delay Magic" of the Phantom Mage, your attack speed has decreased by 30%! Duration: one day

The Blood Sea Madness once again eliminated the skeleton before it and charged into the room, with the BOSS just within reach

Defense: 0

Demonized Toxic Sea Anemone

The ghost's health continued to dwindle, and the Blood Sea Surge had very little health left as well. When yet another skeleton warrior emerged from the summoning circle, and the crucial strike that Blood Sea Surge had pinned high hopes on missed once again, with only 4 points of health remaining, Blood Sea Surge realized that there was no hope left. In a fit of anger, it cursed loudly and had no choice but to turn and flee

Ghost: Attack 4, Defense 4, Health 16, Damage 2 - 4, Attack Speed: Normal Speed 8, Movement Speed 15, Special Abilities: Ethereal Body, Flying Unit, Undead.

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System prompt: You have been struck by the dark spell "Torment" of the Phantom Mage, Attack -6, Duration one day

Newbie Tip: The Phantom possesses the special ability of an incorporeal body, granting a 50% chance to evade physical and magical attacks! If the first two attacks miss, the third attack is guaranteed to hit

Just a little bit more! Just a little bit more! On the escape route, the sea of blood and raging waves make me burp all over!

There is nothing to say, upgrade reconnaissance techniques

The Blood Sea's raging waves suddenly startled! The maximum damage has decreased! My damage has turned into 4 - 5! It's fine, even if it's 4 - 4, I can still take down monsters in an instant! The Blood Sea once again swung a blade and swiftly killed another skeleton, charging forward resolutely!

In the tumultuous sea of blood, maintain your confidence and charge forward! As long as the minimum damage is not dealt, it is still possible to eliminate the skeletons in an instant!

Indeed, there is a humanoid monster enveloped in white mist in the room, continuously reciting incantations, as skeletons emerge one after another from the summoning circle beneath it BOSS

System Notification: Congratulations! You have advanced to Level 4. Your life increases by 2, you gain 1 strategic attribute point, you gain 1 skill point, and your leadership increases by 1

With a flash of golden light, the Blood Sea's raging waves finally reached level 5, thus welcoming the precious reward of +1 to base damage! The system is quite stingy when it comes to increasing base damage, granting players an additional point only after every 5 levels. Nevertheless, with the enhancements from various equipment, players' lethality remains terrifying in the later stages, truly deserving of the title of hero

But in the end, hope was still shattered, as the ghostly mage did not pursue beyond the door

Deserted island shipwreck

System prompt: You have used 1 skill point and learned Intermediate Reconnaissance Technique