Voodoo Alchemist Norton was a Spirit type Boss. His Strength and Dexterity were relatively low, but his highest Spirit was 80 points, which was shockingly high.
In addition, his 53 points of Constitution were not to be underestimated. Among the Spirit type Magic type Bosses, he was one of the best. For a Boss, each point of Constitution meant one point of Defense and Magic Resistance. Moreover, as a high-level Boss, Norton had an additional 400 points of Health Points. In this way, he was a powerful Boss with 930 points of Health Points and over 50 points of Defense Points. It would be very difficult to kill him quickly.
Bai Xiaowen quickly analyzed Norton's skills. The first skill was Poison Throw and the third skill was Super Antibodies. One was an offensive skill, while the other was a defensive skill. It was quite normal. The second skill was Mutation Potion. It could actually mutate itself and reconfigure its attributes! It was Bai Xiaowen's first time seeing a Boss with this ability.
These thoughts flashed through Bai Xiaowen's mind. He raised his hand and quickly summoned his summoned creatures.
At this time, Alchemist Norton was still chattering away, "This Zombie Monster of yours is also very special. It doesn't look like a normal Zombie Monster of the Undead Species. Instead, it looks like it's from the Voodoo Sect's Alchemy … If you're willing to give this Zombie Monster to me for research … Well, I won't let you go either. After you die, your things will all be mine."
Norton asked and answered his own question. "Then what should I do first … Hmm, I'll kill you first and use this Zombie Monster as my research material."
Bai Xiaowen did not say much. The six Skeleton Swordsmen, the Wrath Claw, and Li Shuyi all rushed forward.
Norton took out a bottle from under his dirty robe, shook it a few times, and threw it out with a whoosh.
Crack!
With a loud explosion, the bottle exploded and a cloud of white mist spread out. Li Shuyi and his summoned creatures, who were charging forward, all stopped in their tracks.
"Your summoned creatures have been affected by Poison Throw – Frost Poison. Movement and Attack Speed have been reduced by 50%. The effect will dissipate after leaving the Frost Poison area for 5 seconds. "
At this moment, the power of the Dash skill could be seen. Li Shuyi immediately activated Barbaric Charge, her speed increasing as she rammed into Norton, leaving the Frost Poison's area of effect. She then brandished her two swords, aiming at Norton with a fierce slash.
The Wrath Claw, Skeleton Swordsman, and other summoned creatures were having a hard time. They moved forward slowly as if they were shackled.
Norton took two of Li Shuyi's sword strikes. He let out a strange cry and took out another bottle.
At the same time, the Skeleton Warrior brandished its greatsword and activated its skill [Whirlwind Slash]. The Skeleton Warrior dashed straight through the Frost Poison area and knocked Norton back, causing the potion bottle to fall to the ground.
The Skeleton Warrior was the same as Li Shuyi. It had the Whirlwind Slash, which allowed it to break free from the Frost Poison's slow. However, Bai Xiaowen didn't use it immediately because of the knockback effect of the Whirlwind Slash. Norton's Strength was lower than the Skeleton Warrior's, so it was within the knockback range of the Whirlwind Slash.
However, Bai Xiaowen had missed out on one thing, which was the uniqueness of Norton's "Poison Throw" skill.
Norton's skill was interrupted, and the potion bottle in his hand fell to the ground. The bottle shattered with a crack, and a strange green mist spread out from under Norton's feet.
"Your summoned creatures have been affected by Poison Throw – Asphyxiation Poison. They will suffer 25 points of poison damage every 3 seconds. The effect will dissipate after leaving the Asphyxiation area for 5 seconds. "
"F * ck …"
The special thing about Poison Toss was that the poisons that Norton tossed out were all concocted in advance. The Skeleton Warrior's Whirlwind Slash only interrupted Norton's casting action, so Norton couldn't throw the poison out.
However, the concocted poison would only fall to the ground after leaving the hand, forming a poison area on the spot!
Of course, this bottle of poison wasn't a normal spell. The poisonous cloud formed didn't differentiate between friend and foe, and Norton would also suffer damage if he was caught in it. However … Norton had 75% poison damage reduction!
He didn't feel uncomfortable at all when the Asphyxiation Poison enveloped him. Instead, he took a deep breath and closed his eyes, intoxicated. The poison damage he suffered was reduced to about 4 or 5 points every 3 seconds (Magic Resistance was calculated first, followed by the poison damage reduction). It was negligible.
Norton, who was often immersed in voodoo experiments, wasn't affected much, but Li Shuyi and his summoned creatures were different. Their magic resistance wasn't as good as Norton's, and they didn't have any damage reduction skills. They could withstand the Asphyxiation Poison for a short period of time, but they wouldn't be able to withstand it for long.
"Shuyi, leave the poison area!"
Bai Xiaowen withdrew his summoned creatures as he spoke to Li Shuyi.
"Haha … You stupid, lowly mortals, why are you running away?" Norton laughed proudly. He purposely stood in the Asphyxiation Poison area and took out a new bottle of poison.
Although Norton was chuunibyou, he was a leader with high battle intelligence. Since the enemies were all melee types and were afraid of the Asphyxiation Poison, his best choice was to stand in the poison area. Although he had to suffer about 5 points of poison damage every 3 seconds, it was much more cost-effective than taking the enemy's melee attacks head-on.
Bai Xiaowen took a deep breath and put away the Spellbook of Ravings. He held his gun with both hands and fired a shot.
The first shot was a 100% critical hit, and it had a penetrating effect that ignored armor. It also had a headshot effect. It directly pierced Norton's eye socket, causing blood to splatter out! This shot alone took away 131 of Norton's HP!
The moment the bullet was fired, Bai Xiaowen's Dark Gold accessory, Absolon's Blood Essence Stone, heated up slightly, and a rough Orc shadow pounced out. The Blood Essence Stone's Bloodlust skill was triggered, causing True Damage equivalent to 10% of Norton's maximum HP!
Right after the "-131" number, another "-93" number appeared.
This terrifying shot directly blinded one of Norton's eyes, causing him to lose his sight forever! Of course, Norton still had another eye that he could use. It was only a partial blindness, not a complete loss of vision.
Norton let out a painful roar, and the potion in his hand flew out. It landed on the ground two to three meters in front of him and exploded. This time, it was a black poisonous cloud. It was impossible to tell what type of poison it was. Unless Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures walked into it and were poisoned, Bai Xiaowen would receive a notification from the Spiritual Realm.
Of course, Bai Xiaowen did not intend to let his summoned creatures test the poison. After he fired the first shot, he immediately switched to continuous shooting mode. Although his attack power had decreased by 20%, his attack speed had doubled, and bullets whistled through the air.
"Damn bastard, maggot, rat!" Norton covered his eyes and cursed. "I'll make you into a specimen! Come out, my servant, and tear these damn bastards apart! "
Heavy footsteps sounded. The modified giant corpses that were standing against the wall slowly opened their turbid eyes at Norton's call. Step by step, they walked out stiffly and mechanically, mumbling, "Obey … Master's will …"
The Spiritual Realm's notification message:
"Norton's skill: Modified Giant Corpse Summoning has been activated! Based on your Insight talent, you will receive the following battle information. "
[Modified Giant Corpse: Norton uses voodoo alchemy to modify the corpse of the dead and command it to fight. The modified giant corpse has the skills Bloat and Poisonous Cloud.]
Bai Xiaowen used his Insight on the modified giant corpse.
"Sick …"
Bai Xiaowen squeezed out two words from between his teeth. He was shocked to find that although these modified giant corpses only had two passive skills, their vitality was shockingly high, and their HP bars were extremely long. They were not inferior to Norton at all! As for the Poisonous Cloud skill, he had already encountered it. It would cause continuous poison damage to nearby melee targets.
There were a total of three modified giant corpses like this. In other words, there were three mobile Poisonous Gas Dischargers in this underground research institute. Coupled with Norton's Poisonous Gas Discharger skill, the already narrow battlefield became even more crowded, greatly reducing the space for Bai Xiaowen, Li Shuyi, and the summoned creatures to stand.
The three modified giant corpses slowly approached Bai Xiaowen.
"Shuyi, lure the three modified giant corpses to the corner!" Bai Xiaowen said. According to his experience, these modified giant corpses did not have any combat intelligence.
Li Shuyi agreed and rushed towards one of the modified giant corpses. Despite the pungent poisonous gas on the giant corpse's body, he stabbed with his sword.
However, the modified giant corpse actually raised its arm in a very human-like manner, trying to block Li Shuyi's attack while approaching Bai Xiaowen. It was not distracted by Li Shuyi at all, and its target was Bai Xiaowen.
Norton's eyes were still bleeding, but his face was flushed red, as if he had gone mad. "This is my masterpiece! With my efforts, these zombies have gained a preliminary consciousness and the ability to think. They can even use weapons effectively … Just watch, I will soon have an army of intelligent zombies! I will conquer the entire Darktide Continent and make everyone kneel at the feet of this new God, praising the light of this new God … "
"And you, the one who dares to hurt God, I swear I will use the cruelest means to kill you, and then make your corpse into a specimen. I will let everyone know the consequences of offending God!"
While roaring, Norton was still throwing out potion bottles, reducing the space for Bai Xiaowen and the others to move.
"Late stage chuunibyou …"
Bai Xiaowen muttered, shooting as he retreated. During this time, he triggered the Bloodlust skill of the Blood Essence Stone. Norton's HP had been reduced by more than 400 points in just a few seconds. It was enough to show that Bai Xiaowen, who had the Dark Gold Blood Essence Stone, was able to unleash a terrifying amount of damage with his pistol.
When his HP was reduced to 465 points, which was 50%, Norton made a new move. He took out a transparent potion bottle, gritted his teeth and said, "Damn it, this is the result of my latest research …"
Bai Xiaowen received a notification from the Spiritual Realm's Precepts.
"Based on your Insight talent, you have received the following battle information."
"Norton's skill: Potion Distortion activated …"
At this time, Bai Xiaowen had been forced into a corner by the three giant zombies, completely blocking his shooting angle.
"Now's the time …" Bai Xiaowen breathed a sigh of relief, and suddenly activated the Glide skill that came with his Gold equipment. He turned around and stepped on the wall for two steps, then with a powerful kick, he rushed towards Norton like a rocket!
This kick was so powerful that spiderweb-like cracks appeared on the stone wall. Of course, this was mainly because the Glide skill doubled the damage of the kick.
Bai Xiaowen used this reaction force to jump over the heads of the three giant zombies. He was now about three meters above the ground. Fortunately, the dome of the underground research institute was high enough to allow Bai Xiaowen to do this. Otherwise, he would not have been able to jump.
Of course, there was a reason why the dome was so high. It was obvious from the size of the giant zombies. In any case, Norton was only using the giant zombies to excavate the underground research institute. He did not need to do anything, he only needed to supervise the work. The giant zombies would not resist, so of course, he could dig with all his might.
Bai Xiaowen flew forward for about ten meters in the air before he gradually began to fall. He immediately activated the Glide skill that came with his cloak, reducing his falling speed so that he could glide further.
Of course, the speed of gliding was about the same as running on the ground. However, Bai Xiaowen's gliding was not an unnecessary move. The ground was currently filled with poisonous mist. If Bai Xiaowen were to run after landing, he would inevitably step into areas that would slow him down, such as frost poison, and he would not be able to quickly approach Norton.
At the same time that Bai Xiaowen activated Glide, the Skeletal Evil Arcane Master also made his move. He threw out a Lightning Strike.
The Skeletal Evil Arcane Master was not the main force in this battle. The main reason was that Norton was not an undead or demon type creature. Furthermore, Norton had the passive skill [Super Antibodies] that reduced magic damage by 30%. Therefore, the Skeletal Evil Arcane Master was not able to activate Lightning Strike and his damage was reduced by 30%.
The Skeletal Evil Arcane Master used Lightning Strike to temporarily stun Norton and interrupt his [Potion Distortion].
Bai Xiaowen would definitely not allow Norton to transform.
For Bai Xiaowen who had the Insight skill, the spirit-type boss Norton was not scary at all. This was because spirit-type bosses were known for their strange and unpredictable magic effects. Bai Xiaowen's Insight skill happened to counter this.
In Bai Xiaowen's plan, the initial long-range attacks were only a means to whittle down the boss's HP. It would be good if they could whittle down the boss's HP. However, with the appearance of the three giant zombies, it would not be so easy. In the end, they would still have to rely on close combat to end the battle. Even with the Asphyxiation Poison that dealt 25 poison damage every three seconds, it would not be a problem for a short period of time.
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