Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
[ Fireball ]’s casting time was reduced by half to 1 second!
Its cooldown time was reduced by half to 1.5 seconds!
In addition to the 10% cooldown reduction granted by Su Chen’s green rank [ Jade Spirit Necklace ], the cooldown time of his [ Fireball ] was now 1.3 seconds!
This was extremely important to Su Chen, who only had two combat skills at the moment!
Despite having high burst damage, a long period of inactivity would always follow after Su Chen’s attacks. Since other players would have at least three skills at their disposal, there was little to no downtime between their attacks.
However, with his new upgrades, Su Chen could also accomplish the same feats now!
Better yet, his [ Fireball ]s were now imbued with the Melt effect as well!
“DIE!”
As countless thoughts rushed through Su Chen’s mind, Xiao Feng continued to press the attack. He was displaying the full might of his spear techniques.
He exerted strength from his waist and lunged forward!
The spear in Xiao Feng’s hand was like a venomous snake, hissing viciously as it lunged towards Su Chen!
Su Chen’s HP had already fallen to around 300 points. Should this spear land on him, he might very well perish on the spot.
However, Su Chen, who had just received his skill upgrades, seemed to have calmed himself down. There was no trace of panic in his expression.
His body had even seemed to relax a lot.
He then used his body’s inertia and leisurely tilted his head!
Hiss!
A hole had now formed on the hood of Su Chen’s magic robe!
However, Su Chen had not been struck! Xiao Feng’s attack was a miss!
Xiao Feng’s pupils suddenly contracted. The thought of someone avoiding his attacks twice in a single battle had never occurred to him before this!
Su Chen had been waiting for this moment. Once Xiao Feng had closed the distance between the two of them, flames started to converge at the tip of Su Chen’s staff.
However, most of the flames this time were blue flames, and unlike before, they were not just a thin layer on the outside. The flames were entirely blue, and the high temperatures that it radiated had unnerved Xiao Feng slightly.
Therefore, Xiao Feng gave up on attacking and decided to pull back momentarily. Taking advantage of his Agility stat, Xiao Feng tried his best to avoid the imminent attack.
Unfortunately, since [ Fireball ] was a starter skill which would lock onto its target, it struck Xiao Feng’s chest plate dead-on!
713!
More than 700 points of damage had been inflicted onto Xiao Feng. At the same time, Xiao Feng was forced to take a step back as a result of the projectile’s intensity!
Obviously, now that Su Chen’s [ Fireball ] was at level 20, the knockback effect of the ability had also received an upgrade.
Xiao Feng’s HP had dropped to 7,500+ !
100!
Su Chen’s followed up his [ Fireball ] with a [ Lifesteal ].
Xiao Feng’s expression turned grave for the first time throughout this battle. For some reason, he had a vague feeling that Su Chen’s latest Fireball had received more than just an increase in Firepower.
Xiao Feng tightened his grip on his spear and unleashed a flurry of attacks. His arms shook violently as he unleashed his spear techniques at a breakneck speed! A mirage of spear strikes could be seen, and it was difficult to determine which was the real spear!
298!
Su Chen was swept by the spear, forcing him to take a few steps back.
Su Chen’s Agility was higher than Xiao Feng’s, but Xiao Feng’s spear was three meters long, completely nullifying the distance between them.
However, now that the downtime of his Fireball had decreased from 4.7 seconds to 2.3 seconds, Su Chen was able to use his Fireball to retaliate this blow!
731!
Su Chen raised his hand and cast the [ Fireball ] skill once more, interrupting Xiao Feng’s advance.
At the same time, he used the opening created by his Fireball to put some distance between himself and Xiao Feng. While retreating, Su Chen gulped down another bottle of HP potion and MP potion.
Xiao Feng leaped forward to give chase. He had grown wary of Su Chen, and thus, he continued unleashing a flurry of spear strikes to hinder Su Chen’s ability to dodge!
267!
The spear brushed past Su Chen’s shoulder, dealing a bit of damage.
Su Chen took a step back and prepared to cast another Fireball.
At this moment, however, Xiao Feng used his second skill for the first time in this battle. He took a step back and turned around!
[ Retractable Spear ] !
The attack range of his spear was once again extended.
349!
Su Chen’s expression changed drastically!
He had taken the full brunt of this new attack!
At this moment, despite having just fully recover his HP, the moment he took on the new attack, his HP was immediately halved once again.
His casting was also interrupted, and thus, he had to recast his [ Fireball ].
Although Xiao Feng’s [ Retractable Spear ] had hit much harder than his other attacks, it took time for him to retract and unleash his spear’s power again. Taking advantage of this downtime, Su Chen launched yet another ball of blue flames at Xiao Feng!
742!
Upon noticing the damage instance, Su Chen seemed to have realized something, and a hint of joy flashed across his eyes.
This was because he realized that ever since his skill had leveled up, the damage value of his Fireball had been steadily increasing.
However, it was clear that this was not a result of having more skill points allocated to it. As such, Su Chen believed that it was due to the newly added Melt enhancement instead!
The source of the increase in damage had come not from an increase in sheer firepower, but rather, due to a deterioration of his opponent’s defenses!
As an effect of the Melt enhancement, Su Chen’s Fireball was now capable of eating away at his opponents’ equipment!
Their defenses would gradually decrease!
Su Chen believed that two more hits was all that it would take to finally hit his true [ Fireball ] damage.
“You b*stard! You’ll pay with your life!”
Xiao Feng lowered his head by chance, and to his surprise, he noticed that spots were suddenly forming on his breastplate. His defense was gradually decreasing, and he was feeling a faint burning sensation as well.
[ Burst Strike ]!
The merciless flash of Xiao Feng’s spear could be seen once again as strong gusts of wind were produced from Xiao Feng’s rapid strike!
However, for someone like Su Chen who was adept at dodging, this attack posed little threat to him!
Miss!
Su Chen had dodged by a hair’s breadth once again!
At the same time, he activated [ Lifesteal ] and recovered 100 HP.
Xiao Feng’s HP was now below 6,000 and encroaching the 5,800 range!
Xiao Feng’s face revealed a hint of anger. His eyes glowed slightly red, and he turned around to ready another [ Retractable Spear ] attack once more!
However, after experiencing the attack once, Su Chen would not fall for the same trick again.
No matter how high the damage of the spear was, it was still just a cheap trick that relied on its sudden increase in length.
Miss!
At the same time, a blue Fireball had converged at the tip of Su Chen’s Wooden Spirit Staff.
It struck Xiao Feng dead on!
751!
The damage value continued to rise!
At the same time.
13!
9!
11!
A minor amount of continuous damage was starting to pop out from Xiao Feng’s body.
Since the Fireballs had fully melted Xiao Feng’s breastplate, they had now inflicted the Burn status on him instead!
Although their value was small, it was a condition that would last for quite some time.
[ Lifesteal ] !
Xiao Feng’s HP finally fell below the 5,000 threshold!
At this moment…
Xiao Feng’s eyes suddenly turned crimson red. His face was filled with rage, and it looked as if he had fallen into a state of madness.
[ Boss: HP has decreased below 50%. Attack power has risen to 400-450. Intelligence has been reduced. ]
A system notification appeared in Su Chen’s field of vision.
Xiao Feng’s Attack power had suddenly increased by 200 points!
Fortunately, as he was only a level 20 boss, so he did not have an increase in all of his stats. In order to balance out his power level, his Intelligence was forced to take a hit.
Nevertheless, Su Chen’s room for error had decreased even further now. Should Su Chen take two consecutive hits from Xiao Feng while he was in this state, Su Chen would undoubtedly perish.
“HAND ME YOUR LIFE!”
Xiao Feng let out an angry roar that was as booming as a thunderclap!
Seeing the now shadowy spear, Su Chen had no intentions of taking it head-on.
Su Chen’s figure turned blurry as he retreated.
“Seeking Plums in the Midst of Snow”!