11 - Han Bing Xue Field (6)

Translated by rabbitrisu

Most instance maps in Oracle of the Gods had one or more hidden instances.

The probability of a hidden instance being triggered was relatively low. Usually, if there isn’t a hidden instance triggered, there would be some good props at the end of the small fork in the road to help restrain the Xue Lang boss along the main route. Supplies must be provided before going to war; that kind of routine.

But triggering the hidden instance, that was another matter.’

Xiao Ran looked back and saw that the small fork in the road had turned into a cliff. It was absolutely impossible for them to go back and fight the Xue Lang.

Liang Xia’s cried with a sad face: “I just said it casually, why did the Xuenu really appear.”

The other people’s faces weren’t so nice.

As the bosses of the hidden instance, Xuenu and Xue Lang weren’t formidable opponents at all. 1 More importantly, in the storyline of the hidden instance, the little boy’s amazing hunter father would have his spirit inhaled and manipulated by the Xuenu, turning him into her accomplice. In other words, it was a double boss battle.

After the random team cleared away their bad moods, they tragically walked forward along the path.

Whatever path they chose, they had to finish walking, even if they had to kneel.

There would be three waves of mobs blocking their path before they reached Xuenu Cave, all of which were men whose spirits had been inhaled by the Xuenu before. They would be withered men with sunken eyes, wandering throughout the snow in despair.

What’s interesting is that when the blood volume of these men hits the lowest point, they wouldn’t disappear and drop coins or equipment or anything like normal mobs. Instead, they would spit up a mouthful of black blood while clutching their chests, and then their consciousness would return to normal. After thanking them all very much, they would take many small steps and head straight home.

So what should he do if a child stuffed himself full of snacks and refused to go home and eat rice?

Beat a meal into them, ah! Two meals if one meal isn’t enough, ah!

Seeing these men be deteriorated before being beaten, then running away after being beaten, Xigua Jingling couldn’t help but tremble: “Oh my god, that old Xuenu is too fierce. I don’t want to be her male pet anymore.”

“So you have actually thought about this problem seriously, ah!” Naozhong Ni Bie Nao couldn’t help but complain.

There was no equipment dropped, but none of them were unhappy. According to the Master Brain’s shitty nature, the fewer mobs that burst, the more good things the boss will have on them, ah!

Of course, that also meant you had to encourage others to go forward well enough.

Xuenu Cave was right in front of them.

A football goal-sized hole opened into the side of a rugged snowy cliff, and the channel beyond the cave was at a downward slant. Xiao Ran stood at the entrance of the cave with the wind and snow to his back and looked down. The dark cave was like a writhing black whirlpool with spirits flashing constantly, showing a miserable and treacherous atmosphere.

Everyone shivered simultaneously.

Naozhong Ni Bie Nao: “Xiao Ma-ge, how should we beat this boss next?”

The others also naturally looked to Xiao Ran, as if it was time for him to step up and create a battle plan.

Xiao Ran didn’t live up to the trust his teammates had in him. He said: “All of you should remember the little boy from before we entered this instance, ba? The instance mission is for us to rescue the hunter, so the key to this double boss game lies with the hunter. There are two bosses. One of them, you can’t kill. Otherwise, you won’t be able to hand in the mission.”

Liang Xia: “But if we don’t beat him up, he will definitely come to beat us up. I’ve seen other players complaining on the forum about this instance before. The hunter’s blood volume is low. He’ll kneel after being hit after less than three minutes. If he doesn’t die, it will trigger a nasty combo skill with Xuenu when their blood volumes are both below 30%. At the same time, Xuenu will also suck the hunter’s blood, and then her blood volume will be full. But then the hunter will die at the same time, so all of our work will be in vain.”

Xigua Jingling was appalled: “This hidden boss is too wicked, ba!”

The others all agreed, but Xiao Ran remained cool and collected.

Liang Xia said: “Don’t start mourning too early, Xiao Ma-ge must have a way.”

Xiao Ran: “I don’t have any special methods. It’s the same old ways. These two bosses can’t be allowed to stay together. Someone has to take the hunter to fly a kite, but this time, you have to fly the kite from start to end while also ensuring that the hunter’s blood volume doesn’t drop to 30%. Naozhong, the pressure on you won’t be small, ah.”

Naozhong waved his hand quickly: “Not possible, not possible. It’s possible for me to take the boss to fly kites for two or three minutes, but I can’t handle it for 20 or 30 minutes. I’ll be beaten up by the hunter when you guys turn to the Xuenu.”

Liang Xia: “I seem to have heard something terrible just now?”

Naozhong Ni Bie Nao: “No, you Heard it wrong =_=”

Xiao Ran sighed: “Then I can only do it by myself.”

Xigua Jingling was shocked, and rushed to say: “If you go to the hunter, then how are we going to beat the Xuenu?”

Without Xiao Ran present, his teammates always had the feeling that their heads were tied to their waistbands. 2

Xiao Ran didn’t know whether to laugh or cry: “You can beat her however you want. Just as Liang Xia said, having the hunter be like that is already very wicked. There isn’t any reason why the system would make a Level 40 instance so difficult. The Xuenu herself isn’t difficult to defeat. Liang Xiao should pay attention to Gonglu and cast her heart cleansing spell to eliminate the mental confusion debuff. There shouldn’t be anything else to be too wary of. The key to the entire instance is how long we can keep the hunter away. If we can keep him away until the end, we should basically have a free pass. The blizzard also won’t be triggered while inside the cave, so please don’t worry about staying on the ground.”

When he said that, his teammates felt truly relieved for a while. It seemed like Xuenu was nothing out of the ordinary, but if they wanted to switch him with another person, they absolutely didn’t dare to say that they could kite the hunter for half an hour.

After their tactics were figured out, Xiao Ran took the lead and rushed into the cave with his brush.

Inside the cave, the sconces on the stone walls to either side automatically ignited, banishing all of the flashing ghosts and simultaneously illuminating the cave’s intricate interior structure.

Unlike the narrow opening, the inside of the cave was much larger. There were many natural stalactites hanging down from the ceiling and connecting with the ground. They were like half mountains growing upside down, dividing the giant cave into several different spaces. The complex terrain that these natural barriers formed affirmed Xiao Ran’s earlier considerations. It was absolutely feasible to complete their mission by kiting the hunter.

Everyone moved forward smoothly according to the directions on the map. After a detour around the 18 th bend in the mountain path, all of the team members finally met up with the boss.

It was a very large cave room with some ordinary furniture and feminine décor. Compared to the other extremely crude ‘rooms’ in the cave, this level of luxury was, emmmmmm…….. it may be more appropriate to describe it as a princess’s room.

A young woman in her twenties was sitting on the single large bed in the room. She was wearing a white dress and had a graceful posture and exquisite temperament. The curtains hanging from the top of the bed fluttered automatically without wind. Looming shadows drifted along the woman’s lovely eyebrows, stunning all of the straight men present.

Ha. Men.

Liang Xia sneered. She was even more disgusted by the green tea boss who was dressed as a white lotus. 3 Her nausea rose sharply, then she stepped forward and pointed to the hunter who fell asleep on the bed and said, “Xuenu! Release that man!”

The instant she saw Liang Xia, the Xuenu’s delicate expression was immediately replaced with fury. “Why are you commanding me? Go to hell, woman!”

Xiao Ran: “The boss looks like she doesn’t want to see this sister, ah.”

Xigua Jingling: “She’s afraid of losing her stolen men, so she’s determined to kill the world’s pretty girls in such a bad and antiquated setting, ba?”

Naozhong Ni Bie Nao: “Is it okay for you to make such arrogant claims in front of the boss, ma? I think she’s going to get angry soon ah ah ah—”

Before Naozhong finished speaking, the Xuenu shook her palm slightly. A snowball quickly condensed and slammed directly toward him. Naozhong tried to dodge, but a fist-sized dark circle appeared unexpectedly on his right eye, and a string of high damage values also appeared above his head.

Naozhong cried tearlessly – what did I do wrong? The ones ignoring you are those two guys over there, a-jie!

As the boss started to work, the sleeping hunter on the bed slowly awoke. His face was similar to the other male pets. Oh no – he was as sluggish as the other victims. He rose, slowly and stiffly, from the bed, revealing his entire physique. It also let everyone see the weapon in his hand; an old-fashioned hatchet that looked somewhat worn.

Everyone: “……”

If you use that weapon to defend yourself, it’s no surprise you would either be captured by the Xue Lang or sucked dry by the Xuenu, a-ge!

The hunter raised his arms, then fiercely threw his weapon at them in anger.

It’s still long-range, ah!

Regardless of how many pits there were in everyone’s hearts, the hatchet that was thrown still followed the game settings. After one turn, he still held it firmly in his hand.

The hunter’s warm-up period was short, and his mobility was great enough to make most players cry for their daddy.

Knowing that trait, Xiao Ran decisively chose to stand up at that time, holding his brush to ‘Criticize’ the hunter in front of him. 4

The sour smell of the well-read nobles 5 successfully attracted the hunter’s hatred, and the hunter raised his hand holding the twirling hatchet.

Xiao Ran ducked to avoid him, then fled the room with a twist of his body. The hunter rushed to chase him, and the other team members rushed toward the Xuenu at the same time.

Xiao Ran kited the hunter through the underground caves. He was experiences and witty, and was very good at using his geographical location to pull the hunter, who had a low AI, around the terrain.

The hunter released a roar from his throat, applied an acceleration skill to himself, then rushed to catch up. Xiao Ran used his Reed Painting technique to restrain the target so he wouldn’t be chased so easily.

But there will always be a time when an old horse stumbles.

As time passed by, perhaps because the light in the underground cave was very bad, or perhaps because Xiao Ran’s spirit was exhausted after flying a kite for so long, he glanced up and saw a light flashing along a turn near the corner, like a treasure chest!

He didn’t realize until the moment he reached the turn in the path, but it was a dead end!

Xiao Ran obviously wasn’t stupid enough to touch the treasure chest with valuables hanging behind it, but in such a dark underground cave, the strange light was like a lamp. He naturally ran in the direction of the light, and by the time he returned to his senses, it was too late.

The turn was relatively narrow and could only allow one person to pass. Just as Xiao Ran walked through it, the hunter had already followed him through. Xiao Ran promptly continued running inside. The place where the treasure chest was located was an enclosed stone cavern that was relatively large. Xiao Ran ran around the corner. The hunter took advantage of Xiao Ran’s slightly stunned pause and followed closely behind him. The sound of the hatchet soaring through the air was like the call of death, but his Reed Painting technique was still on cooldown. If the hunter caught up to him at that time, he would need to use offensive skills!

When faced with this boss, it was best not to fight unless it was a last resort. Xiao Ran had a headache, but his race against time didn’t allow him to think too deeply. When the hunter’s hatchet soared toward the back of his head again, Xiao Ran had already made a full circle and entered the side path again.

Ding!

The heavy hatchet sliced off a small portion of Xiao Ran’s hair. At the same time, it got stuck at the opposite end of the already narrow path. 6

-23.

A small damage value appeared above Xiao Ran’s head. He finally ran out of the path and was about to turn around and toss a Lotus skill 7 at him, when a dramatic scene occurred–

The long hatchet that was accidentally inserted into the side of the path firmly obstructed the hunter’s route. The Xuenu had drained the hunter. Unaware, the low-AI man tried to rush to the side of the path, but was steadfastly blocked by the hatchet. He never realized that he could bend down and go under the hatchet. He just slammed into it for several minutes, but instead of entering, he just inserted the hatchet further into the crack in the stone!

This unlucky kid got himself stuck in a terrain bug and couldn’t get out!

When Xiao Ran saw that, he was immediately cheerful.

He decided to retract his decision to beat him twice if one meal failed. 8

What should he do if a child stuffed himself full of snacks and refused to go home and eat rice?

Of course he would choose to forgive him, ah! Hehehe!

Footnotes

ah, raws say the Xue Lang is also a boss of a hidden instance here. I don’t think that’s right, but I’ll keep this here for now. they were too stupid to function Green tea refers to someone who pretends to be innocent and sweet (usually to manipulate people). White lotus is someone who is actually innocent and sweet, unless its being used ironically. if you don’t remember, Criticize is the taunt spell for Shen Bi. ah, the sweet smell of arrogant mansplainers the hatchet got stuck, Xiao Ran can keep moving. I think this is referring to the skill ‘Draw a Living Lotus’ which was mentioned in ch3. It raises mana regen and physical defense. meal means beating in this case.