"This Boss dropped a lot of loot!"
"This is definitely a jackpot!"
"What?! This is the first time I've seen a jackpot since I started playing God's Domain!"
"Look! There are weapons and equipment among the loot! "
"If Cold Wind City's two large Guilds knew about this, they'd die of envy!"
…
Everyone's jaws dropped as they looked at the candy rain of loot. Although they had already been surprised by the Three-headed Frost Wolf's death, they were even more shocked now.
In God's Domain, monsters' drop-rates decreased once they reached Level 50. Even the monsters in the Snow Rift's forbidden land did not drop many items, usually four or five. Most of the items were materials. Even the Level 60 Grand Lord they had killed had only dropped a dozen or so items.
Now, however, there were over a hundred items. Why wouldn't they be surprised?
"Everyone, recover for now. We'll enter the cave later," Shifeng said, chuckling as he shook his head at his excited teammates.
A Level 67 Grand Lord had even dropped weapons and equipment. To these players, the loot was no less tempting than a Level 45 Dark-Gold Set Equipment.
It was common knowledge that Level 50-plus monsters rarely dropped good weapons and equipment. This was especially true in the Ice Crystal World. Although the Guiding Forging System also had Level 50 forging designs, they were much more expensive than Level 45 forging designs. Most importantly, the forging success rate had decreased significantly. Crafting Level 50 Fine-Gold Weapons and Equipment was already more difficult than crafting Level 45 Dark-Gold Weapons and Equipment, much less Level 50-plus Dark-Gold Weapons and Equipment.
Of the over a hundred items, over 60% were main materials for crafting Level 50-plus weapons and equipment. There were also five Tier 2 Magic Scrolls and two Tier 3 Magic Scrolls, one of which was a Tier 3 Group Instantaneous Movement Scroll, and the other was a Tier 3 Defensive Magic Scroll. There were also over a dozen Master Mana Recovery Potions and Master Recovery Potions, and over a dozen Attribute Gemstones.
The Boss had even dropped five pieces of Level 60 Fine-Gold Equipment and two pieces of Level 60 Dark-Gold Equipment.
However, among the loot, Shifeng's attention was focused on a thick, gold-inlaid book.
Shifeng looked at the book inlaid with gold. He didn't notice anything on the surface, but he was ecstatic.
"Who would've thought that the First Kill of a gatekeeper Boss would actually drop such an item? This trip to the Ice Crystal World has really hit the jackpot." Shifeng's eyes glowed as he held the gold-inlaid book.
Although this book wasn't a design, recipe, treasure map, or special item, it was just a Skill Book. However, its value far exceeded those super-rare Berserk Skill Books. They were collectively known as Combination Skill Books.
A Combination Skill Book was even more valuable than an Epic item.
In the past, Shifeng had tried to bid for a Combination Skill Book. In the end, however, a first-rate Guild had won it for 50,000 Magic Crystals. Back then, Shadow hadn't even had 30,000 Magic Crystals on hand …
He never thought that he would be able to obtain one by killing the Three-headed Frost Wolf.
Meanwhile, Combination Skill Books allowed multiple players to learn the Skill. Two players could learn the Skill, while three to five players could learn the Skill. When using the Skill, as long as the required number of players used the Skill together, the Skill would exhibit frightening destructive power. This was also the main method many large Guilds used to deal with powerful Bosses.
After all, many Bosses were simply too powerful. Even if they used magic arrays to suppress these Bosses, they still weren't a match for these Bosses.
However, Combination Skills varied in strength, and their effects differed. For example, Combination Skill Books that could be sold for tens of thousands of Magic Crystals usually required four to five players to use the Skill. These Combination Skills could even allow Tier 1 players to heavily injure Mythic monsters. They were even more powerful than Tier 3 Magic Scrolls. Hence, it was normal for them to be expensive.
However, normally, Combination Skill Books could only be obtained from Mythic monsters or Dark-Gold Treasure Chests in Level 60-plus maps. He had never thought that he could obtain one from a Grand Lord.
Following which, Shifeng inspected the Combination Skill Book.
[Triple Frostmoon] (Combination Skill) Requires three melee classes to use.
A single-target Skill for three players? Shifeng grew even more excited when he read the Combination Skill's introduction.
Normally, when two Tier 1 players used a Combination Skill, it would only increase the Skill's power by one tier. However, when three Tier 1 players used a Combination Skill, they could even heavily injure a Grand Lord. If sold on the market, such a Combination Skill could easily fetch over 20,000 Magic Crystals.
Unlike Magic Scrolls, Combination Skills were not Consumable items. Once their Cooldown ended, they could be used again. Meanwhile, when three Tier 1 players used a Combination Skill, it would have the power of a Tier 3 Spell. Moreover, they could use the Combination Skill multiple times during a Boss battle.
However, Shifeng had no intention of learning the Combination Skill. Instead, he handed the Combination Skill to Lifeless Thorn, Solitary Nine, and Dark Madness and instructed them to learn it.
"Commander, if you want the three of us to learn this Skill, what about you?" Solitary Nine asked after reading the Combination Skill's introduction. He knew just how powerful it was. It was the equivalent of giving Tier 1 players an unlimited number of Tier 3 Skills. If Shifeng took the lead in using the Combination Skill, they could exhibit even more power.
"I have a Tier 3 Demon. Moreover, I can't raid Dungeons and Bosses with you all often. However, if the three of you learn the Combination Skill, the team will grow stronger. It's better if you three learn it," Shifeng explained.
Three players were required to use the Combination Skill. Since Shi Feng often went solo, he couldn't bring out the full potential of the Combination Skill. Naturally, he couldn't learn it.
Lifeless Thorn and the others were already very strong. Only, their weapons and equipment weren't as good as those on the continent of God's Domain, and they lacked combat experience. However, after listening to Shi Feng's explanations and demonstrations over the past few days, Lifeless Thorn and the others had improved significantly. Their combat standards had also improved.
Now, in terms of combat standards, Lifeless Thorn most likely rivaled Shiuse Qiangwei and Gentle Snow. If he included the Combination Skill, he might even be able to raid Dungeons.
When Solitary Nine and the others heard Shi Feng's explanation, they found it reasonable. A single Tier 3 Demon could easily crush them. The Combination Skill the three of them used was unnecessary against Shifeng.
…
Once everyone had rested enough, Shifeng led the team into the cave. They then followed the map's markings to the Ancient Shrine.
The Ancient Shrine's location was very well hidden. Although it was marked inside the cave, the terrain inside was very complex. It was like a natural maze. If not for the map's markings, Shifeng wouldn't have been able to find the secret passage that led to the Ancient Shrine.
Once the team entered the secret passage, the monsters along the way charged at them as if they were on steroids. They even encountered Grand Lords from time to time. Although these Grand Lords weren't as powerful as the Three-headed Frost Wolf, they still weren't easy to deal with. The team had no choice but to whittle away at the Boss's HP.
After grinding for over a dozen hours and killing eight Level 65 Grand Lords and countless Chieftains and Lords, Shifeng and the others finally arrived at a dark cave. The monsters here provided as much EXP as the Three-headed Frost Wolf did, and Lifeless Thorn and the others reached Level 50. As for Shifeng, he was only a step away from reaching Level 59. His leveling speed was even faster than riding a rocket.
However, this was also due to the First Kill. Unfortunately, the loot wasn't as good as the Three-headed Frost Wolf's. Most of the loot was Level 60 Secret-Silver or Fine-Gold Weapons and Equipment. Combined, they weren't even as valuable as the Three-headed Frost Wolf's loot.
A towering, purple-gold temple stood in the center of the dark cave, radiating a sacred aura. Just looking at it made one feel reverent.
Before Shifeng and the others were within 500 yards of the temple, the sound of a system notification reached their ears.
System: You have discovered the Ancient Shrine.
As soon as the system notification reached their ears, a magic array appeared on the ground, illuminating the entire cave. A moment later, a humanoid machine over a dozen meters tall appeared before everyone.
The instant this humanoid machine appeared, everyone, including Shifeng, felt a suffocating pressure. Even an expert like Lifeless Thorn paled. The others nearly lost their footing.
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