Chapter 14

Apart from the Doraemon farthest away, the remaining five people were all frozen solid by the suddenly appearing ice ring. Although it only lasted for a mere 3 seconds, the few people in the Shenxian Jiao group felt a wave of despair. Because Boss Bo only took a few steps to reach the unprepared priest and delivered a punch to the head. The Doraemon far away, even if he wanted to come to the rescue, it was too late.

After being hit by Boss Bo's punch, the health points immediately hit the bottom. Banzhuan subconsciously healed himself, but had already given up resistance in his heart. With his death, Shenxian Jiao would definitely not be able to hold on.

The enraged dog-headed man raised his fist again, ready to strike down. However, Banzhuan noticed a figure suddenly rising from behind Boss Bo, and two daggers were firmly nailed into the dog-headed man's long head.

Kiri Zao Bi, with his head split open, let out a chilling scream that made everyone's hearts shudder. He "thumped" to the ground, kneeling, and entered a brief state of unconsciousness. Only then did the shouts of Shenxian Jiao and the Ice Rabbit standing behind Boss Bo reach everyone's ears, "What the hell!" "What's going on!"

The one who rose was Fang Yi. However, Fang Yi didn't have time to explain and quickly called on the teammates who had recovered to beat the fallen dog-headed man. After all, it was Boss Bo, and being stabbed in the head with two holes only made him faint for less than two seconds. But the few people who had their hearts racing from the frost ring were already filled with anger and determination, and they surrounded Boss Bo with red eyes.

With some experience, Fang Yi immediately arranged the two healers behind the mage and ranger, giving them the task to protect the healers at all costs. However, the dog-headed man, after using his ultimate skill, looked extremely exhausted, as if he had fought dozens of times. Until he fell, he only groaned and didn't make any other sounds.

The six people were all exhausted, panting and feeling their limbs sore. They sat on the ground, looking at each other and burst into a hearty laugh.

Shenxian Jiao's previous gaming experience was relatively rich, but the people in his group were all casual players who didn't have the time or strength to explore new areas. Even though it was just the most basic dungeon, and just a level 8 mini-boss, the few people in Shenxian Jiao's group felt a real sense of achievement and the joy of hard work.

"Fang Kuai, how could you move just now? Did you resist the spell?" Banzhuan panted a few times and asked. The other few people also looked at Fang Yi curiously, clearly very interested.

"Fang Kuai, don't tell me, let me guess," Shenxian Jiao, who was closest to Fang Yi, said with a smile, "You didn't open the skill panel when Boss Bo rushed out, and then find the escape skill among hundreds of skills, activate it, and use it, did you?" (Escape: A public skill that allows the user to escape from current movement restrictions such as slow or immobilize. Cooldown: 1 hour. The success rate is affected by factors such as skill level, the user's agility, the enemy's casting attributes like the mage's intelligence or the warlock's charisma, and the level difference between the two parties.)

Everyone looked at Fang Yi nodding, and suddenly felt a strange feeling. It was too simple, right? But... why didn't I think of it? Banzhuan took more than ten seconds to find the escape skill in the skill panel, and that was under normal circumstances. At that time, it was a matter of life and death.

Seeing everyone in a daze, Fang Yi quickly urged them to check the loot. This mini-boss's health wasn't particularly high, but its skills were too devious. The difficulty of the open map had indeed increased.

Fusion Magic Ring (Excellent Ring)

Finger

Equipment Level: Intelligence, Charisma, or Perception ≥ 16

+1 Healing Spell Effect

Additional Mana Regeneration +0.3/5 seconds

The hardest things to find in the game were magic weapons, magic rings, and attribute brooches, especially the latter two. During the beta test, many powerful characters were fully equipped with magic gear except for their chests and fingers, for this very reason. When Grounding found the ring, he saw Fang Kuai staring at him, and suddenly felt a chill.

The ring was given to Banzhuan, who had the heavier healing task. The 1.8-meter-tall Banzhuan, wearing a light white priest robe and a pearl-shaped ring, made everyone feel a bit amused.

Fang Yi casually looked at his status. After killing this mini-boss, he had leveled up to level 6, and his original buff had changed.

Gift of the Grassland: Toxin resistance increased by 25 points, movement speed increased by 8%, effect lasts until leaving the dungeon. The effect does not disappear after death.

"Adventurer, allow me to remind you again: The Lion Plain changes every day, but today is different from the past. The ruler of the Lion Plain has changed many times, but the one before you is the most brutal.

He uses absolute power to enslave the creatures on the plain, and uses terrifying poisons to eliminate his competitors, sitting in his current position—Green Fiance Langsco. The moment you stepped onto the plain, he was watching you.

Although the will of a hero is not diminished by any difficulty, I still suggest you seek out the distant traveler in the Lion Plain, find him, and persuade him! Only by uniting can you have a chance of victory!"

Fang Yi looked down at the mission description and frowned. The only mission in the Lion Plain was this one—Ranger's Legend. The mission description only briefly mentioned the first two mini-bosses, but went on at length about the third one, essentially telling players to find help in the dungeon.

The group decided to find the mini-boss and investigate first. In the dungeon, only the vast grassland in the north, waist-deep, had not been explored. They searched the grassland back and forth several times but saw no sign of the mini-boss. They even carefully examined the areas of the previous two mini-bosses, but still found nothing! This made them feel a bit suspicious, and they all looked at a small area in the lower left corner of the map, the Sandy Riverbank.

The Sandy Riverbank was surrounded by dense reeds. A small river flowed into the map from the southwest corner, then turned sharply west and flowed out of the map, revealing this sandy beach. The group followed Fang Yi and cautiously stepped onto the riverbank. There were no obstacles by the river, only various-sized pebbles and light yellow sand. Beyond that was the edge of the dungeon, where only nothingness could be seen.

"There's nothing here~" Doraemon muttered in the team chat, "Did this mini-boss run into the river?"

Fang Yi took light steps and slowly moved forward. Indeed, it looked like there was nothing here, but it was also possible that something was hiding their eyes.

The sun was high in the sky in the dungeon. Fang Yi stealthily walked to the river, and a cool breeze hit his face. He scanned the surroundings, and his gaze inadvertently fell on the river surface, making him jump three feet in the air. "What the—!"

Fang Yi turned around like lightning and stared intently at a large pebble half-submerged in the river. "Little one, that's just my illusion, but your observation skills are quite sharp~"

A moment later, the six people in the group heard a gentle female voice: "Adventurers, this place is too dangerous for you~" As the voice faded, a beautiful figure appeared on the opposite riverbank, dispelling her invisibility.

Fang Yi, startled by the strange reflection in the river, shook his head and turned around. It was a beautiful female elf with shoulder-length golden hair casually tied back, wearing the leather armor commonly worn by rangers, with a long sword at her waist and a green gemstone necklace that sparkled in the sunlight. She was frowning as she looked at the stunned group.