Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Chu Ge suddenly thought of a snap trap, because it was a common item in some games, and it was an excellent tool for capturing beasts.
As a go-getter, Chu Ge immediately went online to purchase the item.
Ah, the convenience that the internet brought! Early the next day, 20 snap traps had been delivered to Chu Ge’s house.
Opening the wooden boxes, Chu Ge looked at the snap traps that were bubble-wrapped and thought with glee, “Now, I don’t have to be afraid.”
Picking up a snap trap, Chu Ge checked it over carefully. It was made of steel and was very tight and powerful. If it weren’t for Chu Ge’s training the past few days, he would not be able to pull the trap open.
However, it was still not easy for Chu Ge. He had to use all his strength to stretch the snap trap open to its fullest, and there was a clicking sound as the trap became set to trap mode. Chu Ge found a mop and hit it against the trigger point.
With a snapping sound, the two steel teeth edges clenched together and broke the plastic pole of the mop into two.
My word! If the snap trap had caught an arm, the person would probably end up with broken bones! Chu Ge’s eyes lit up at the thought. Even if the bear’s arm wasn’t broken, at least it would hinder and trap the bear in place.
After moving a whole box of snap traps into the Instance Dungeon, Chu Ge prepared a formation of snap traps at the cave entrance. He blocked the door with ten snap traps placed across the floor, one after the other.
It was not easy to open and set the snap traps because it wasn’t set by just placing them on the ground. According to the instruction manual, the snap trap had to be affixed to the ground to ensure that the beast would not run away with the snap trap hanging on it. There were two methods to fix the snap trap in place. One way was to nail the base of the trap into the ground. The other method was to use a rope or a chain to fix the snap trap to an anchor point. That way, the beast would not be able to run away while dragging the snap trap along.
Because Chu Ge was unable to damage the floor of the Instance Dungeon, he ignored the first method and went straight for the second one. There were many stalagmites around the cave entrance, and they were perfect for an anchor point. Chu Ge tied each chain to the stalagmites and connected the chains to their respective snap traps.
“Heh, let’s see if you survive that,” Chu Ge thought.
If it were a humanoid Boss, Chu Ge would be a little worried over whether the monster would fall for the trap. But since the monster was a beast and an undead beast Boss, at that, then he was confident that the monster would not be able to avoid the traps.
With his preparation completed, Chu Ge jumped gingerly between the gaps of the snap traps he had placed, thinking to himself that it would not be funny if he were to get caught in the trap himself.
He stopped at over 30 meters away from Blackie. Typically, Chu Ge would aggravate the monsters and start the battle about 25 meters away, because that was the best distance to ensure that the attacks would hit the target. However, considering the bear’s enormous size, even 35 meters was alright.
Drawing the compound bow, and although he did not have too many expectations that an arrow would cause much damage, Chu Ge still harbored hopes of doing as much damage as possible. So, he immediately drew the bow and released the arrow.
Swish and squelch! The arrow planted itself on Blackie’s shoulders, and the arrowhead had embedded itself into Blackie’s flesh. However, just as Chu Ge had expected, the HP bar moved an inch and appeared to reduce by only a little bit. It probably didn’t even cut the HP by 3%.
Gee, it was a sturdy and powerful Boss. Chu Ge did not dally or hesitate and turned around to leave. At the same time, Blackie roared angrily and started charging towards Chu Ge. Although the attack did not severely harm it, it had triggered and aggravated the Boss thoroughly.
Chu Ge did not dare to go against the bear head-on, and he turned and broke into a run. When he arrived at the snap trap formation, he slowed down and made his way carefully through the formation and outside the danger zone by stepping on the gaps between the traps. Without stopping, Chu Ge ran towards somewhere near the Instance Dungeon entrance. Then, he finally stopped and turned around. If the snap traps did not work, Chu Ge would immediately exit the Instance Dungeon.
However, he had worried too much over the issue. The grey bear rushed headlong into the snap trap formation without much fuss, and the next moment, there was a snapping sound, and its left paw was trapped. The large steel teeth of the snap trap had clenched the bear’s paw tightly. However, because it was undead, it did not feel pain, so it wasn’t bothered by the trapping of its paw and continued forward. Yet another snapping sound rang out, and its right paw got trapped as well.
But it did not stop moving and continued crawling forward while dragging the snap trap. Crack, crack, and crack! In one shot, it had triggered six or seven snap traps. Some had clamped onto its limbs, and some had clamped onto its fur. The chains attached to the snap traps had tightened to a straight line because of the grey bear. At long last, the Boss, Blackie, finally stopped in its tracks. It laid on the ground horizontally, entangled with quite a few chains that were attached to the snap traps. Despite how it continued to struggle, it could no longer move and could only lay straight on the ground.
Success! Looking at the Boss that was trapped in its place, Chu Ge heaved a sigh of relief.
In his heart, he thought, “No matter how strong your HP is, you are now at my mercy, and I can kill you slowly. Isn’t that right?”
Now, it was time to have a deal with the Boss without fear, and Chu Ge started by shooting arrows.
One arrow, two arrows, three arrows, Chu Ge shot out five to six arrows in one sitting. However, the damage done was minimal, and the decrease in HP was only about ten percent.
Then, Chu Ge started to gather a fireball in his hands. The damage inflicted by the Flame Missile was higher than a bow and arrow. It seemed like creatures, such as the undead, were still quite vulnerable against fire.
However, even after sending four fireballs at the bear, the HP drop was only ten percent. If he wanted to rely on using the fireball to defeat the Boss, his brain would explode before he succeeded.
Without any other choice, Chu Ge equipped himself with the zanbato and walked towards the Boss. First, he practiced aiming at the head area twice. Then, he gathered his strength and chopped down hard.
The zanbato did not fail to live up to its name. The hack split the monster’s head open, and the wound became a bloody mess of flesh and blood.
The HP bar instantly dropped by 30%. With another slash, the bear’s brain juices went splattering outwards. As Chu Ge looked at the endlessly struggling grey bear, his heart tingled and went numb. Poised to Strike! His body was encased in a white glow, and strength gathered in his hands. Hurry and… die!
With a sharp crack, the zanbato landed on a wound that previously had been sliced open, and the bear’s head was chopped off. Now, the Boss was finally killed.
Chu Ge lamented as he looked at the corpse of the Boss, “The Boss battle was too easy, and Blackie was too lousy.”
Although he had expended quite a bit of energy and strength, the real battle was unexpectedly simple.
It seemed like he had overestimated the strength of the undead. If he planned well and used his brain, it wouldn’t be too hard to deal with these dumb monsters that lacked intelligence.
After having spent quite a bit of effort in dealing with the Boss on guard duty, Chu Ge let out a long sigh of relief. Since he was able to kill the first one, he would be able to kill the second one. With that reassurance, he decided to search for loot.
But Chu Ge’s good mood instantly vanished the moment he touched the corpse as he looked for treasure.
“Black Fur Coat (Hide Armor/Breastplate)
Body Defense +24
Endurance +1
Item Introduction: A hide armor made from black bear fur that emits a nauseating stench.”
Although it came with an Endurance point, Chu Ge felt that the armor’s defense ability could not compare to the bomb suit that he wore. Besides, it was too smelly.
Then, he continued searching for loot.
“Black Fur Leg Armor (Hide Armor/Leg Armor)
Leg Defense +12
Endurance +1
Item Introduction: A hide armor made from black bear fur that emits a nauseating stench.”
It was yet another piece of trash!
Chu Ge couldn’t help but feel helpless with the loot situation. He had finally faced the fact that the equipment dropped in the Noob-level Instance Dungeons would mostly be garbage. They could not compare to the armor and weapons that he had ordered from the artisans in real life. However, it was understandable, because the reason why Chu Ge was able to challenge the Instance Dungeons as an average person successfully, was because he was well equipped. It was like using a level 20 equipment to challenge a level ten Instance Dungeon. So, he should not have too much expectation that the equipment drops would be of any use. The most critical items were still practical things, such as skill books, accessories, backpacks, and HP/MP replenishing supplies.