Chapter 95

The mansion is a standard Roman-style building, a world apart from the architectural style outside. The moment one arrives here, it feels as if they have traveled through time.

However, the mansion has lost its original appearance. The building materials, originally white, have turned black, covered with dark green aquatic plants and various gray and black debris. Only at the collapsed edges can one see the original color.

Following the stairs upwards, one reaches a flat area that resembles a square. This is the outer archway of the mansion, but unfortunately, it has collapsed and is unrecognizable. In the center of the square is a flower bed, an extremely large one. The flowers have been replaced by aquatic plants and algae, making it a paradise for them. In the middle of the flower bed is a main path, connected by the stairs. Looking ahead along the main path, the eerie mansion stands in front, with rippling green waves. Through the lake water, the mansion appears to twist and turn, creating an eerie sensation.

Beyond the flower bed lies a vast pile of rubble, as if it had been bombed, in a state of utter ruin. It’s impossible to tell what it was used for originally.

The loach is behind this pile of rubble, surrounded, marking its territory. There’s no way to go around it.

"Let's go. Pay attention to the duration of your underwater breathing potion. Don't suffocate yourself while fighting," Sakura Rain reminded.

Previously, Yang Ye had been unaware that the effect of the water-soluble NC100 had worn off, and only when his vision started to darken did he realize he needed to drink another bottle to clear his head and come back to life.

Otherwise, after suffocating, no potions can be used; one can only be dragged to the shore. The problem is that in the Deep Freeze Pond instance, the closer one gets to the mansion, the deeper into the water one goes. At Yang Ye's position, it would be extremely difficult to surface.

After rechecking and confirming that the remaining time was sufficient, the group stepped into the flower bed—

[**System: You have entered the territory of Babu at the bottom of the Deep Freeze Pond. You have angered it. The giant tadpole, Babu, is approaching!**]

The giant tadpole, Babu, is the first elite monster in the Deep Freeze Pond, or rather, an experience monster. Everyone calls it that. Despite its large size and unappealing appearance, it is actually quite cute.

The group stood in the flower bed for about ten seconds, and then they heard a dull sound, the sound of Babu breaking through the water.

"The tadpole will charge at you when it arrives, but it's very slow, so don't worry," Sakura Rain reminded. She had dealt with Babu several times and, while she disliked all the tadpoles in the Deep Freeze Pond, she couldn't dislike Babu.

After another ten seconds, a huge figure suddenly emerged from the intertwined water plants in the flower bed. It was completely black, with two small eyes symmetrically placed on either side of its body. Its skin was somewhat transparent, revealing its internal organs. On its back were aquatic plants swaying left and right, and several small fish swam around it. Its tail moved slowly, but because of its massive size, each movement only propelled it a short distance. Its mouth was small, located near the bottom of its head, and it was hard to imagine how such a small mouth could sustain such a large body.

Babu is really huge!

It's like a whale, not the largest, but as a tadpole that has grown into a whale, it left Yang Ye speechless.

"Damn, is this a tadpole? I don't play many games, but don't the game developers take me for a fool?" Yang Ye laughed in surprise.

"Right, it's strange. Lotus, it's targeting you. Find a time to dodge," Sakura Rain laughed and said to Lotus Rain.

"Okay, wait a bit, there's still time," Lotus Rain replied.

...

This conversation made Yang Ye feel sorry for the giant tadpole. How miserable must it be to have a skill that players ignore...

Yang Ye sighed, but he was also happy to face such a monster. The fight might take a long time, but it would be easy. The miner's helmet showed the health bar, which almost made Yang Ye drop his sword—

**Super Carrier Tadpole - Babu (Elite Monster - Gold Level)**

**Level: 35**

**Health: 1,500,000 / 1,500,000**

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**Skills:**

**Babu Charge: Babu... Carrier Charge!! Babu uses its massive body to charge at the target, instantly killing it. However, because the carrier is powered by conventional engines, Babu is very slow.**

**Babu Feeding: The taste of aquatic plants is great! Babu is always eating due to its large size and conventional power, which consumes a lot of energy. After eating, Babu regenerates 3% of its health per minute for 3 minutes.**

**(Drops: Hidden: Time Poison Armor (Silver Level, Level 35), Heavy Cruiser Giant Bow (Silver Level, Level 35))**

Babu, with only two skills, had already used one, the slow-moving charge...

"Poor thing..." Yang Ye sighed, sliding his longsword across Babu's body, dealing some damage.

As Yang Ye attacked, the others had already started, continuously casting skills at the slow-moving Babu. Babu, in pain, had tears streaming from its small eyes, which disappeared with the waves. Its mouth moved, and a somewhat sharp voice came out—

"Babu Babu..."

Well, it can't even speak properly.

This boss mainly depends on damage output. The more damage, the faster the fight. Since there's no need to avoid any attacks, Babu has only one attack skill, and it's very slow. Standing in front of it, it would take a long time for it to reach you. With Sakura Rain's team, consisting of a tank, a healer, and the rest being damage dealers, the fight was quite fast.

Babu's health, though high, had low defense. As long as the damage was sufficient, even if Babu ate a lot of aquatic plants, it wouldn't help. So, after a little over an hour, Babu let out a painful cry, flipped over, and died.

Sakura Rain picked up the two pieces of dropped equipment, to be sold and distributed later. Although the amount wasn't much, it was a formality that had to be followed.

After defeating Babu, the group continued along the main path of the flower bed.

Without Babu, the next section was taken over by the loach minions, serving as cannon fodder and experience. Along the way, numerous loach minions surged forward, biting and licking, though not causing much trouble, they increased the consumption of potions.

This section, though short, was very dangerous, even more so than the stairs. It took them several minutes to finally reach the vast pile of rubble, marking the end of this part of the flower bed.

"Check your underwater breathing potions," Sakura Rain stopped and reminded. In this instance, she had been constantly reminding everyone, a role that required a lot of effort.

Yang Ye didn't know much about Sakura Rain. After helping with the outdoor boss, he had learned a bit about her, but her real information was not available online, only some details about her guild.

The Summer Palace Guild, established for several years, had only had two presidents. The previous one stepped down three years ago, and the current Sakura Rain had been diligent, working hard for the guild, being more approachable than other presidents, possibly due to her gender. The Summer Palace Guild was a special existence, being a female-dominated guild. They rarely fought for territory, even delaying the establishment of a formal guild. In battles, they often fled, and everyone fled together, making it a rather amusing guild.

However, this guild managed to stand among the top ten guilds in the game, which speaks to the leadership skills of Sakura Rain and the previous president.

But how could a woman compete with a group of men?

"Promise, did you drink your potion?" Sakura Rain suddenly smiled at Yang Ye, pulling him back to reality.

Yang Ye checked the remaining time on his potion, which was two minutes. After some thought, he took out another bottle and drank it.

Seeing Yang Ye's action, Sakura Rain smiled, "I knew you hadn't drunk it. What if you drowned halfway through the fight?"

Yang Ye smiled at her.

After a short rest and restoring everyone's health, the group entered a cave under the pile of rubble. This cave was formed by the intersection of large rocks, leading to the loach's lair.

After passing through the cave, a funnel-shaped map similar to an ancient Roman arena appeared. However, the surroundings were not audience seats but a chaotic pile of rocks. The only audience was a group of disgusting tadpoles and loaches, along with a few unknown small fish.

The funnel was neither too large nor too small, about 40 steps in diameter, enough for a five-person team to fight the boss. Looking up, a beam of light shone from above, illuminating the funnel, allowing one to see the other end of the cave.

The cave on the other side was the next path, but it was currently blocked by a giant loach.

This giant loach was the one that had been giving players a hard time. The cave it was in was a small, narrow passage. The giant loach was quite timid, initially coming out to show off and attack a few times before retreating with a cowardly remark, refusing to come out again, leaving players helpless. As their potions ran out, they had to retreat, causing most teams to fail here.

The giant loach was in the cave, its whiskers moving with the water, its black eyes fixed on Yang Ye and the others.

"Is this it?" Yang Ye asked.

"Yes, it's very troublesome. Why don't you try your skills?" Sakura Rain sighed, looking at Yang Ye with hope.

"Alright... I'll try. Don't blame me if it doesn't work."

Yang Ye walked towards the giant loach...

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