Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
“Now that would not be too easy to deal with,” Chu Ge looked at the Kobold Boss. He had a feeling that he was in trouble.
The Kobold didn’t look very scary, but the problem was, the only magic Chu Ge had ever encountered before was all in video games. He had never experienced it in real life. Chu Ge had no way of knowing or predicting how powerful or devastating the force of the spell would be. However, he was still able to deduce the ability of the Boss in front of him. Most likely, it had some low-level skills like fireball or firebomb. After all, the Instance Dungeon’s difficulty was set at Noob level. It was impossible that he would encounter skills like pyroblast or judgment day. Besides, the Kobolds were creatures of low intelligence. There was no way that the mage of such a species could be overwhelmingly strong.
Based on Chu Ge’s gaming experience, there was a greater than 90% probability that the Kobold Firescryer would throw a small fireball. There was only a 10% chance that the Boss would use a magic skill similar to fire spray.
But there was yet another problem. How powerful would the Kobold mage’s fireball attack be?
Chu Ge imagined having a ball of fire flying in his direction. He felt that if there were no explosion, the chance that the attack would be lethal was very slim. He could even withstand and block the attack with his bomb shield.
However, he did not intend to experience it for himself.
He had a moment of hesitation. Then, Chu Ge had a sudden burst of inspiration. An idea just came to him. Layering on armor wouldn’t help deal with the damage of the fire. He needed something fire-resistant.
He carefully and silently retraced his step back to where he came from and left the game. Then, after returning to his living room, the first thing he did was go online to purchase a large-sized fire-resistant suit.
The fire-resistant suit was not expensive. The cheapest could be bought for just a few dozen dollars. Of course, Chu Ge was not going to be thrifty, especially since he had so much treasure. He didn’t want to risk his life with something cheap. He chose a better quality suit and spent over $500 like what firefighters wore.
Then, he also went to the gas station and purchased a small barrel of gasoline. After patiently waiting, the fire-resistant suit arrived the afternoon of the second day, and he rushed into the Instance Dungeon excitedly with the gas and the protective suit. First, he poured a bit of gasoline on the floor. After lighting it up, he put on the bomb suit. And on the outside, he layered on the fire-resistant suit. After that, he placed his elbow over the fire for quite a while.
It wasn’t too bad. The fire-resistant effect was rather effective. Even after placing his elbow over the fire for a few seconds, he didn’t feel much heat. Only after 15 seconds did he gradually start to feel the area heating up. Even so, it would still take at least 20–30 seconds or more to cause a burn.
Although the fire he lit wasn’t very strong, Chu Ge felt that the fire magic of the Kobold Firescryer wouldn’t be much stronger.
Wearing the bomb suit with the fire-resistant suit layered over it, Chu Ge ventured into the depths of the Instance Dungeon once again. The Kobold Firescryer was still patrolling. Faced with a half-empty quarry cave, it appeared to be ignorant of any anomalies.
Chu Ge did not press in deeper. Instead, he waited patiently for a while. He waited until the Boss had left the Kobold miner’s section of the cave before he started his attack.
His first shot was not aimed at the Kobold Firescryer. Although it was small in size and did not look strong, it was still a Boss. Its HP would be significantly higher. If he didn’t manage to kill it, he would have to go one against three.
Therefore, he decided to deal with the two Kobold soldiers first, then face the Boss alone.
Drawing the bow, he aimed and released the arrow. With a twang, as the sound of the bow echoed in the area, the arrow hit a Kobold soldier’s abdomen. The next instant, the Kobold soldier’s HP dropped down by half.
But unfortunately, the events had alerted the Kobold Boss.
“Intruder, curses! There was actually an intruder! You fiend! Be awed by the power of my magic!” the Kobold Firescryer raised his staff, and a fireball started gathering at the tip of the staff. At the same time, the two Kobold soldiers also charged toward Chu Ge.
However, Chu Ge was not nervous. He had already simulated the battle sequence in his mind. Drawing the compound bow once again, he aimed at the injured Kobold soldier. With a swoosh, the arrow hit its mark again. The Kobold soldier screamed a painful cry and fell to the ground, then it twitched twice and stopped moving.
At the same time, a fireball came flying at Chu Ge from the opposite direction.
Chu Ge did not dodge. He was wearing both the bomb suit and the fire-resistant suit, so he was a little bulky. Besides, he had just shot at the Kobold soldier and had little time to react and duck. The only thing he could do was raise his arms to block his face.
Bang! The bowl-sized fireball exploded in front of his chest. Sparks and splatters of fire embers flew through the air. At that moment, Chu Ge felt his chest becoming heavy. It was as if a heavyweight wrestler had punched him in the chest, and he had to take a step backward. Now it was apparent that, besides being able to burn, the fireball was also capable of causing an explosion. However, because he was wearing a bomb suit, the effects of the blast were minimized, and he wasn’t harmed too severely. As for the burning effects of the fire, Chu Ge was shielded by the fire-resistant suit.
“Haha!” as expected, he was protected! Chu Ge rejoiced with glee to himself. By now, the second Kobold soldier had reached Chu Ge, and he kept the compound bow, switching it for the bomb shield and the Tang sword.
Just as the Kobold soldier was about to thrust his short spear, Chu Ge raised the bomb shield in his hands hurriedly.
Screech!
The pig iron spearhead immediately scratched the shiny surface of the bomb shield, leaving a light scratch. Chu Ge did not dally, instantly swinging his sword out. The sword landed on the neck of the Kobold soldier, and Chu Ge, using a bit of force, swiftly chopped the Kobold soldier’s head off.
Chu Ge had no time to congratulate himself for his improvement in his sword technique, the second wave of fireballs from the Kobold Firescryer came flying over.
Chu Ge held the bomb shield in front of himself. There was a sudden bang, and Chu Ge felt his arms shaking. The flames had left a charred mark on the bomb shield.
Chu Ge felt his arms becoming heavy, but also felt a sense of relief. But in that case, Chu Ge thought silently, “I might as well shield myself with the bomb shield and get closer to the Boss.” As if it knew it was in danger, the flame in Felag’s hand suddenly burned furiously. At the same time, it shouted, “Witness the power of the flames, intruder!”
With a violent wave of its staff, a trail of licking flames shot toward Chu Ge.
Chu Ge was quite taken aback. The attack looked similar to a flamethrower, and it looked rather frightening. As he raised the bomb shield to cover his face, he started retreating backward. The flames split the moment it reached the bomb shield and flew off the two sides of the shield. In the process, it had also burnt a few strands of Chu Ge’s hair.
Chu Ge retreated backward in a hurry and finally got out of the Boss’ fire magic range. He raised his hand to pat the fire embers on his hair, silently telling himself that it was so close.
Seeing that he did not manage to burn Chu Ge, Felag could only summon another fireball.
After the close call and being frightened, Chu Ge put his idea of engaging the Kobold Boss in close combat to rest. Then, he switched to the compound bow and shot at the Boss from a safe distance.
The first arrow hit the Kobold Firescryer right smack on the chest, and it lost a quarter of its HP.
The Kobold’s fireball landed on Chu Ge’s body. The force was a little painful, but Chu Ge wasn’t injured.
The second arrow Chu Ge shot landed on the Kobold Firescryer’s leg.
The Kobold returned the attack with another fireball, which landed on Chu Ge’s body again, and Chu Ge remained unharmed.
With the third arrow, Chu Ge got lucky. With that one arrow, he hit the Kobold Firescryer in the neck, and its HP instantly dropped down to a critical low.
The Kobold Firescryer got anxious, and it charged over while waving the staff on its hands.
Chu Ge had no intention of allowing the enemy to spray him with a flame from such a close distance, so he shot the Kobold Firescryer in the chest and depleted the remaining silver of HP it had left.
The Kobold Firescryer gave a devastated cry, “No, it’s impossible! I can’t die like that! Ahhh!” With the shrilling scream, the Kobold Firescryer grasped its chest and collapsed, dying a bitter death.
Phew! It was finally over.
Chu Ge put down the compound bow and immediately felt his whole being covered in sweat. He didn’t know it was because he was exhausted, or was it from the heat.
However, having a high resistance was awesome. The damage from the fireball, when landed on his body, it was like being tickled. He looked down at the fire-resistant suit he was wearing. The few charred markings from the explosion of the fireball remained. However, besides the charred remnants of the attack, he did not seem to have been injured.