Ye Ci took a look at all the skills she had, and finally found a few that were suitable for her. The best way to deal with these high-level monsters was to inflict all sorts of damage over time. Although the damage over time wasn't much, it ignored levels. Skills that dealt higher damage would be limited by the level penalty. They would either miss or have their damage reduced. Then, it wouldn't be difficult to grind the level 75 Lava Monster to death.
Ye Ci had set up a Frost Trap on the path that the Lava Monster would definitely pass by. The Frost Trap was a trap that could effectively control a monster's movement speed. Hunters were not a class that had many control skills. Therefore, every control skill was precious. As long as they were used well, they could cause indelible damage to the enemy.
After setting up the trap, Ye Ci cast Enhanced Falcon's Protection on herself. Enhanced Falcon's Protection effectively increased ranged damage. It was a skill that Hunters must use when attacking. Combined with Enhanced Hunter's Mark, the damage dealt would be doubled. Ye Ci threw an Enhanced Hunter's Mark on the head of the Magma Monster. The red Enhanced Hunter's Mark stood out in the dark cave filled with the strong smell of sulfur.
After finishing her preparations, Ye Ci combined the skills she had chosen earlier into a chain attack and fired it at the Lava Monster. Viper Stinger, Blood Stinger, and Shadow Arrow. These three skills didn't have high Level Requirement and had very short cooldowns. Moreover, these three skills dealt continuous damage over time. Each of them lasted for more than ten seconds. They were the most suitable skills to deal with high-level monsters. Next up was Shock Arrow. Shock Arrow was a crowd control skill that reduced the target's movement speed. Ye Ci's current Shock Arrow was Rank 5. It could reduce a monster's movement speed by 50% for eight seconds. However, if the target that was stunned by the Concussion Arrow received other attacks at this time, they would immediately wake up and recover their movement speed. Therefore, Ye Ci stopped attacking and waited for the Lava Monster to step into the Frost Trap before continuing her attack.
The Lava Monster was strolling around its territory leisurely. It didn't notice anything even though it had Enhanced Hunter's Mark on it. However, when Ye Ci's first arrow hit its body, it was enraged. It looked around and saw Ye Ci not far away. It roared and dashed towards Ye Ci. However, the Shock Arrow that followed forced it to slow down. It slowly moved towards Ye Ci.
Meanwhile, damage values rose above his head one after another. It was a comforting sight.
Attacking the Magma Monsters required a lot of skill. For example, this type of monster was immune to fire magic. Therefore, when attacking this type of monster, Fire Mages were relatively weak. On the other hand, Ice Mages, Holy Mages, and Dark Mages were more popular. Especially Warlocks, they had more control skills. When fighting this type of monster, they could easily kill it with a few control skills. Melee classes would have to spend a lot of money to deal with this monster, unless they learned the general skill "Stony Skin", which would reduce the fire damage. Otherwise, they would have to consume some Fire Resistance Potions. As for Hunters and Rangers, these long-ranged classes that mainly relied on physical attacks, they would have to pay more attention to this monster. After all, they did not have many crowd control skills. Moreover, their arrows were easily destroyed. If the arrow landed on the lava, the attack would be in vain.
Magma Monsters were very common in maps after Level 60. It did not mean that Lava Monsters were easy to find. Instead, it meant that Lava Monsters that were made up of two or more types of elements were more likely to appear.
Take the Lava Monster as an example. It was made of rocks and magma, so the gamers had to be careful when attacking it. Firstly, the gamers couldn't attack the magma directly because the temperature was extremely high and the magma would corrode the weapons, which would greatly increase the repair cost. More importantly, attacking the magma wouldn't cause too much damage to the Lava Monster. Therefore, when attacking the Magma Monster, it was best to choose the location of the attack. It was best to choose the fatal joints, such as the neck, waist, knee, and so on. These places not only brought additional damage, but also greatly increased the hit rate. Sometimes, there was even a fatality rate.
Ye Ci usually chose the waist and knees of the Lava Monster to attack. It was not because she did not know that the neck was more likely to deal more damage, but because the neck joint was very dangerous. Lava was gushing out of the Lava Monster's head and shoulders. If the arrow pierced the neck, it would be easily burned and would not deal continuous damage to the Lava Monster.
The Shock Arrow slowed down the Lava Monster significantly. Before long, the Viper Stinger and Bleeding Stinger were off cooldown. By then, the Lava Monster had reached the edge of the Frost Trap. Although the Shock Arrow still had 2 seconds left, Ye Ci didn't hesitate to use the Viper Stinger and Bleeding Stinger on the Lava Monster. The Lava Monster was jolted awake. It roared and charged towards Ye Ci, but it stepped into the Frost Trap set up by Ye Ci. With a loud bang, a thin layer of ice with a diameter of 18 meters appeared on the ground. It was full of sharp icicles. Snowflakes fell from the ice. This was the effect of the Frost Trap.
Although the Frost Trap would melt very quickly in such a hot environment, the slowing effect was enough. Ye Ci looked at the Lava Monster's health bar. It had already lost one-third of its health. As long as the rest of her skills didn't miss, she should be able to kill the Lava Monster before it reached her.
Dreams were always beautiful, but reality was always cruel.
Ye Ci kept on unleashing skills that dealt high damage, but the hit rate was so low that Ye Ci wanted to bang her head against a wall. The Lava Monster soon walked out of the Frost Trap and was able to move freely. It roared and charged towards Ye Ci. Ye Ci had no choice but to move quickly. She wanted to kite this huge and stupid monster to death, but this place was too small for her to kite it. Not to mention, there were two Lava Monsters snoring nearby.
Ye Ci could only dodge the Lava Monster's attacks and try her best to keep a distance of more than eight yards from it. The Lava Monster was tall and bulky, so it was a little cumbersome. Moreover, it was made of stone, so it was very difficult for it to catch up with Agile Hunters. Its spinning speed couldn't catch up with Ye Ci at all. There were a few times when it thought it was about to catch up with her, but she slipped away from it. This made the Lava Monster very angry. It raised its two huge stone fists and roared angrily. The lava on its body began to boil rapidly, making 'puchi puchi' sounds. This was a unique skill of the Lava Monster – Boiling Lava. Normally, the skill would only appear when the Lava Monster was still alive after being attacked for three minutes or when the Lava Monster had less than 10% of its HP remaining. The appearance of this skill meant that the lava on the Lava Monster's body would splash indiscriminately in all directions. This was basically a 360-degree splash without any blind spots, causing a lot of fire damage.
This skill could be interrupted, but Ye Ci did not have an effective skill that could interrupt the channeling of this skill. If this skill appeared, Ye Ci would either have to dodge it quickly, or take the attack head-on.
Ye Ci wanted to jump back to avoid the attack's range of damage, but to her surprise, there was a blind spot behind her. Her heart sank. It seemed like she had no choice but to take the attack head-on. Ye Ci took out a bottle of [Intermediate Fire Resistance Potion] and drank it. Although the [Intermediate Fire Resistance Potion] was not very effective against a level 75 monster, it was better than nothing.
Just as Ye Ci was about to take the attack head-on, she suddenly heard 'sizzling' sounds coming from nearby. The Lava Monster that was about to cast [Boiling Lava] suddenly lowered its head. Ye Ci was stunned. Although she did not know what was going on, she saw a 'paralyzed' status in the Lava Monster's status bar. She quickly jumped away and fired her skills while widening the distance between her and the Lava Monster.
Soon, the Lava Monster let out a blood-curdling scream and turned into countless black rocks that fell to the ground. Ye Ci let out a long sigh of relief. She looked around, trying to figure out what had happened. Soon, she saw a few totems sticking out of the Lava Monster's feet. The totems were emitting 'sizzling' sounds. These were the Shaman's Lightning Totems. Other than dealing lightning damage to the opponent, they could also paralyze the opponent. It was the Shaman's best skill for killing and arson.
But where are the Shamans around here? Could it be a player? Ye Ci denied the thought. It was already difficult enough for her to reach the island. How could other players find her way to the island? Even if they found this island, they might not be able to find the Doro Tribe. Even if they found the Doro Tribe, they might not be able to reach this dark cave. Even if they could reach the dark cave, they might not be willing to help. If it was not a player, then what was it?
Ye Ci looked around the cave, but she could not find the person who cast the skill.
However, she soon heard a 'crack' sound. Some small rocks fell from the entrance. Ye Ci squinted her eyes and looked over. She saw a cowering figure hiding in the corner. She did not know who it was. She asked softly, "Who is it?"
The figure did not speak.
Ye Ci's voice became stern, "Who is it? Come out! Or I won't be polite! "
The figure hesitated for a moment, then slowly walked out. Ye Ci looked at the figure and smiled. Wasn't this Arauna who she ordered to guard outside the cave? Why did he come in?
"It's me, White Elf." Arauna looked at Ye Ci nervously. He seemed to be uneasy about disobeying his employer's orders, "Please don't tell Norber that I disobeyed your orders. Otherwise, he will deduct my salary."
"Didn't I order you to stay outside? Why are you here? " Ye Ci smiled and walked to Arauna. She patted his head and said in a gentle voice, "It's dangerous here."
"I know it's dangerous, but, but …" Arauna looked up at Ye Ci. His eyes were bright. Even in this dark cave, Ye Ci could see the light in his eyes. "But I don't think I can be afraid. If I'm afraid, I won't be able to fight anymore."
Ye Ci didn't say anything. She just looked at Arauna quietly.
Arauna saw that Ye Ci didn't say anything, so he quickly said, "I think I should learn from you. I shouldn't be so timid. I need to be brave. That's why I want to help you. Although I might only bring you trouble, I promise that I will do my best to help you. Even if I can only help you a little, I will be satisfied … "
Arauna nervously explained something. It seemed that he wanted to fight Ye Ci in the dark cave. Ye Ci's silence made him think that Ye Ci wanted to reject him, so he kept trying to convince Ye Ci that he could change her mind. Little did he know that Ye Ci was thinking about something else.
"You're a Shaman?" Ye Ci finally spoke up just when Araunar was about to give up all hope.
Her words immediately interrupted Arauna's chatter. He switched the wooden stick from his right hand to his left and wiped his right hand on the beast skin. He was clearly nervous. He even lowered his head and didn't dare to look at Ye Ci. After a while, he shook his head, "I'm not. I'm a Warrior."
"If you're not a Shaman, then who cast that Totem?" This was what Ye Ci was curious about.
"It was me." Arauna's voice was very soft, as if he had committed a heinous crime.
"A Warrior who can cast Totem?" Ye Ci's voice was filled with disbelief, "I don't think Warriors can cast Totem. How can Warriors from Doro cast Totem?"
"No, it's not like that." Arauna shook his head at Ye Ci's question. He bit his lower lip as if there was something difficult that he couldn't say. Even though Ye Ci was not a very curious person, she still had the habit of getting to the bottom of things in the game. After all, these small details were sometimes the deciding factor of success or failure.
"You can trust me. If you choose to tell me, I'll keep it a secret for you. Of course, if you choose not to tell me, I won't be biased against you. " Ye Ci patted Arauna's head. Even though it seemed like she was giving Arauna a very good choice, her words were actually very misleading. If Arauna was a slightly less cautious person, he or she would have revealed all of his or her difficulties.
Of course, such a choice would not work on an NPC with a high IQ like Darufal. After all, he was older and would not fall for such a small trick. However, Arauna was different. It was not that Arauna's IQ was low, but Fate had set all NPCs in the game to be the same as in real life. In other words, an NPC of his age would have the analytical ability of an NPC of his age. That was why he was easily hooked by Ye Ci's word game.
As expected, after a slight hesitation, Arauna chose to reveal his secret to Ye Ci, "White Elf, can you keep it a secret for me?"
"Of course." Ye Ci nodded. She had always kept the secrets of NPCs close to her. That was the rule of the game, wasn't it?
"I'm just a Warrior, but my body is very weak. My results in battle are always the worst. However, I'm very interested in controlling Mana. I would often peek at Lord Darufal practicing his magic in the dead of the night. I learned the Totem Pole from Lord Darufal." Arauna's face flushed red. It seemed that he was still embarrassed about the fact that he had learned Mana from Lord Darufal.
"That's a good thing. Why do you have to keep it a secret?" Ye Ci looked at Arauna's small body and felt that he would be better off learning Mana than learning Melee Combat. She had seen strong Mages before, but she had never seen such a skinny Warrior. How could a Warrior who could even be blown away by the wind use his body to tank monsters? You're kidding me.
Arauna shook his head vigorously after hearing Ye Ci's words. "No, no, no. Absolutely not."
"Why?"
"Among us Doro people, those who can learn shamanism are all talented people. These people are either the children of officials or the children of nobles. I've never heard of a pauper like me being able to learn shamanism." This time, Araunah even began to wave his hands.
"Does your Talent have anything to do with your status?" As the Doro Tribe was very isolated, Ye Ci did not know if the Doro Tribe was the same as the outside world. She could not use the logic of the outside world to deduce what was going on in the Doro Tribe.
"Of course it has something to do with it. Those with high status are usually more talented than us paupers." Arauna was not good with words. He could not come up with a proper explanation after mumbling for a long time. In the end, he could only conclude his explanation half-heartedly.
Ye Ci chuckled. It seemed that Arauna did not understand the relationship between his status and his Talent. In the Doro Tribe, Shamans were considered powerful people, so Arauna simply thought that only those with power and status could become Shamans. Ye Ci did not want to persuade Arauna. After all, it was his own idea. However, she wanted to persuade him to explore the dark cave with her. Of course, the prerequisite was that he had to use the Shaman Skill.
"Do you want to explore the cave with me?" Ye Ci changed the topic and successfully diverted Arauna's attention.
Arauna looked at the two sleeping Lava Monsters not far away, then at Ye Ci. He seemed to have made a decision.
Ye Ci saw his hesitation and said, "I heard that the Lava Monsters have a lot of loot. I'm not a Doro Tribesman, so the loot belongs to me. If you participate, you will get a share too. I think your family will need these spoils of war very much. " Ye Ci always felt that she was not a good person, especially when she met naive people or NPCs. This feeling lingered in Ye Ci's mind. She was tricking people into working for her for free again. How evil was that?
Arauna was indeed very concerned about his family. After hearing Ye Ci's words, Arauna's body trembled. He looked up at Ye Ci with an intense struggle in his eyes. It was obvious that bringing back some loot for his mother was a huge and strong temptation for Arauna.
"But I'm a Doro Tribesman. I have to hand over the loot in the dark cave …"
"Ah, you seem to be mistaken. I said that I'm not a Doro Tribesman, so I'm not bound by your rules. So, all the loot belongs to me. As for you, you're just my mercenary. As long as you satisfy me, I can reward you with something as a reward for your work. This is called tipping in my country. "
"Huh?" It was apparent that the naive Araunar did not know about the concept of tips. He was young, and had lived in a secluded place. He could not understand the intricacies of Ye Ci's words, but he felt that the White Elf's words made sense. He scratched his head and thought for a while before saying, "Alright, White Elf. I want to explore the cave with you."
"Of course, that's not a problem. One more person means one more hope for victory." Ye Ci smiled like a fox that had just received a benefit. She was just short of wagging her tail, "But, Arauna, do you want to fight with me as a Warrior or as a Shaman?"
"Of course I want to be a Warrior …" Arauna might be naive, but there were some things that he insisted on. He did not think too deeply into Ye Ci's question and answered Ye Ci directly.
Ye Ci was obviously dissatisfied with his answer. A Warrior with such a small body … He was even weaker than Ol 'Three …
"No, Arauna, I don't need a Warrior. You know that the Lava Monsters are very harmful to Warriors, and I don't have that much money to buy healing potions for you. So, if you want to explore the dark cave with me, you have to use the identity of a Shaman.
"No way! I'm a Warrior! I'm not a noble Shaman! "Arauna rejected Ye Ci's suggestion.
Ye Ci could not help but roll her eyes. This kid is so inflexible. What a nerd. Ye Ci sighed and compromised, "Alright, you're a Warrior. But can you, as a Warrior, help me plant a few totem poles when I'm fighting the Lava Monsters?"
"Erm …"
"I'll keep it a secret."
"Alright, that's not a problem." Arauna was happy to see Ye Ci's approval of his totem poles. He did not refuse to use the Shaman's ability.
Ye Ci rolled her eyes even harder. That's just a different way of saying it, and it's fine? What the hell is going on … She walked towards the corpse of the Lava Monster and reminded Arauna, "You don't have to attack me in melee. Just stay by my side and attack from a distance."
"Alright." Since the White Elf had already agreed to his request, Arauna did not care about the details. He was just a mercenary. All he had to do was to follow his employer's orders.
The income of the Magma Men was obviously much higher than mining outside. Not only would they drop gold coins, Primordial Ores, and Skill Books. Ye Ci stared at the skill book in her hand. It was the Intermediate Shaman skill, Chain Lightning. Chain Lightning was a very common skill book. Even if she brought it back, she might not be able to sell it. Ye Ci straightened her back and handed the skill book to Arauna, "Here, take this."
"What's this?" Arauna obviously did not know the common language. He flipped through the book and even held the skill book upside down. Fortunately, the skill books in Fate did not require a player to understand them. As long as the player was of the right class, the skill book would be automatically learned. However, Ye Ci did not know if NPCs could learn the skill books of players. She handed the Chain Lightning skill book to Arauna as an experiment.
Ye Ci straightened the skill book in Arauna's hand and let him read it. Arauna did not suspect anything and began reading the skill book. Chain Lightning turned into a ray of white light and disappeared. Arauna was stunned for a moment before he recovered from his shock, "Heavens! That's a skill book for Chain Lightning!"
Ye Ci nodded. It seemed that NPCs were able to learn the skills of players. If that was the case, she would be able to obtain some skill books for NPCs when she unlocked the Servant System in the future. As long as she nurtured them well, they would be able to become powerful helpers.
"Let's go." Ye Ci did not continue talking to Arauna. She charged towards the next target.
Although Araunar had stolen the skills from Darufal, his every move was very precise. After all, he was an NPC and was completely programmed by the computer. Even if his skills were not as powerful as Darufal's, the accuracy of his skills and his grasp of the situation were much more accurate than the average Shaman. Ye Ci could see that Arauna was becoming more and more familiar with his skills and techniques. If he was given a new set of equipment and leveled up, he would be much stronger than most of the Expert Shamans out there. It was a pity that Arauna could not be brought out of the map. He would be able to be trained slowly.
Arauna fully cooperated with Ye Ci in the battle. He did not know what was going on in Ye Ci's mind, but he was happy to be able to use the skills of a Shaman without any worries.
Ye Ci cast Detection on Arauna when she heard the system notification that their relationship had reached Intimate. This time, she was able to see Arauna's stats. Despite his young age, he was at the same level as her! Oh my, no wonder she was wondering why those Lava Monsters were in so much pain. Ye Ci checked Arauna's stats as she attacked the Lava Monsters with Arauna. The first thing she saw was the class of the child: Shaman. He was not a Warrior as Arauna insisted on being a Shaman. It was a class recognized by the system. But there was still a way to make him admit that he was a Shaman.
Arauna's stats were not very high, probably due to the fact that he was not wearing any equipment. However, his growth was very good, even better than the average player. There were two words written in his social category: Mercenary Slave.
Ye Ci's heart skipped a beat.
This child is a Mercenary Slave!
Both the Mercenary System and the Servant System were modes that had yet to be explored by players in Fate. There was a fundamental difference between the two modes. The Mercenary System, as the name suggested, was to hire an NPC with combat capabilities as an assistant in battle. However, the NPC had to pay a certain amount of money to the Mercenary Association, and the NPC could be revived after death. However, there was no such thing as loyalty between the NPC and the NPC. The NPC would only passively carry out the orders of the NPC. The NPC had no other purpose other than to fight.
Servants, on the other hand, were different.
The scope of a servant was much wider than that of a mercenary. Generally, there were two methods to obtain a slave. The most common method was to purchase an NPC from a slave market for a certain amount of money. The other method was to encounter an NPC in the fields who willingly became a slave.
These NPCs had their own stats, but the player could only see them when their intimacy with the NPC had reached a certain level. If the player was lucky enough to encounter a slave with high intelligence and the ability to learn, the owner would be rich. Not only would the owner be able to turn the slave into a Life Skill Master, the slave would also be able to do things for the owner that the player could not or did not have the time to do. Of course, if the player was lucky enough to encounter a battle-type NPC, the owner would be extremely lucky. This was because combat slaves were too rare. Not only did they have high intelligence, but they could also learn various life skills and participate in battles. They were simply all-rounders. The most important thing was that you only needed to pay them a not too expensive salary to maintain your loyalty. You didn't need to pay a lot of money like mercenaries.
But even so, players were still willing to use mercenaries instead of slaves. First of all, slaves were very expensive. Moreover, buying a slave was like gambling. You never knew what the potential attributes of the slave you bought would be. If you spent a lot of money and time to cultivate a trash attribute, then it would be a double loss. The gains would not make up for the losses. Of course, the player could see the stats of NPCs who were willing to become slaves in the wild. However, these NPCs were extremely rare. You would never know when you would encounter one.
Arauna's social status indicated that the child could be a mercenary or a slave. It all depended on the relationship between the player and the child. Ye Ci couldn't help but drool. If she could cultivate a loyal relationship with Arauna before she left this place, then she might be able to take him away.
A Shaman slave with a high growth rate … and a battle-type one at that. Ye Ci was extremely excited at the thought of it. However, she couldn't let Arauna discover her thoughts. If Arauna discovered her thoughts, he would be on guard, and it would be difficult for him to become a slave.
Since Ye Ci was interested in Arauna, she wouldn't be stingy with him. She passed all the Shaman Skill Books and equipment to Arauna. Although he could only wear them in the cave, Arauna was still very excited.
As Arauna's equipment had been upgraded, his attack power and crowd control had also increased. The two of them worked together to kill the monsters at a faster speed. After killing two more Lava Monsters, Ye Ci discovered a cluster of glittering stones in the corner of the cave. They were as bright as crystals.
Ye Ci pointed at the stones and asked Arauna, "What's that?"
"Magic Crystal. It's used to provide energy. If you install it on an arrow tower or a defensive structure, it can increase its attack power and defense. It can also be installed on a totem pole. The totem poles in our tribe have them too. "Arauna seemed to be very familiar with the stones.
"You seem to be very familiar with them." Ye Ci was puzzled by Arauna's familiarity. The Magic Crystal was hidden deep in the dark cave. It was definitely not easy for an ordinary person to find it. It was Arauna's first time in the dark cave, but he seemed to be very familiar with the stones. It was very strange. The Magic Crystal was very precious. Logically speaking, how could a poor person at the bottom of the Horde know about it? Where did he see it?
"It's a kind of supplementary material. It's often used in construction," Arauna explained. Arauna didn't seem to find it strange. "My mother was an architect. Although no one in the tribe believed that a woman could be an excellent architect, in my heart, my mother was the best architect there was. She often uses these things, so I've seen them since I was young. "
Ye Ci almost drooled when she heard Arauna's words. Heavens! Should she buy a lottery ticket? Why did her thoughts come true? Ye Ci tried her best to control the gleam in her eyes. She appeared very calm. "Your mother must be very good."
"Of course!" Arauna was still a child. He was very happy to hear someone praising his mother.
Magic Crystal … Ye Ci looked at the pile of crystals. Why did it sound so familiar? Had she heard it somewhere before? Why couldn't she remember?
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