Chapter 46

The team from the "World Domination" guild had also entered the instance and began exploring the Emerald Forest. However, what made Qi Tanshanhe quite annoyed was that someone had leaked this news on the forum. At least three other teams had entered the instance alongside them, adding many more competitors. On the day when the one-time instances across the entire Faerun continent were refreshed, a section called "Sandakor's Moon Gate" (Sandakor is the god of travel and exploration) appeared on the "Miracle" forum. This section was specifically set up by the game developers for random events such as one-time instances and instant refresh hidden quests.

At this moment, the entire section was already bursting with activity. Some lucky players who had discovered and cleared the instance first posted their adventure stories on the forum. Among them, there were quite a few show-offs displaying the rare equipment they had just obtained, making the vast majority of players, who were still struggling to get a set of green equipment, envious. The news of the Emerald Forest instance appearing near the Greenwind Canyon was also prominently featured.

Qi Tanshanhe was indeed a bit resentful, but fortunately, the people he had gathered first were all elite members of the guild. They had at least three to four pieces of blue equipment, giving them a significant advantage over the wild players. Moreover, the unfortunate ranger mentioned that the first team to enter the instance only had five people. Wasn't the first kill of the Emerald Forest already in his pocket?

Qi Tanshanhe's estimation was correct. At the same level, the "World Domination" team might have surpassed the "Golden Right Hand" team's progress. However, they only regarded the thief named Fangkuai as an ordinary expert and never considered him to be a top-tier professional player.

In reality, with one less person, the "Golden Right Hand" team was actually faster than Qi Tanshanhe's. Apart from Fangyi's exceptional damage-dealing ability, his seamless cooperation with his teammates, maximizing their roles, was also one of the reasons why top players were called gods.

Without any special skills, the Carapace Beast's massive pincers swung directly at the face of the "Golden Right Hand." The "Golden Right Hand" barely dodged the first attack but had to face the second pincer's follow-up strike. The Carapace Beast's body, driven by inertia, swept across with agility that belied its massive size. The two thieves who dodged the sweeping tail attack were almost suffocated by the dust kicked up.

The combat instinct of the "Golden Right Hand" did not allow him to try to dodge this clearly faster attack. Instead, he shifted his center of gravity backward, slightly raising his bright wooden shield with his left hand to block the pincer, which was larger than his head. With a "bang," the already battered shield was smashed to the ground, flying several feet away.

The monster in front of him had no impressive skills, which also meant it had no obvious weaknesses. The group used a very strict strategy and fought the Carapace Beast for nearly twenty minutes, reducing its health to below 30%. After finally witnessing the Carapace Beast's frenzy skill, even Fangyi felt a bit frustrated: this thing actually cast a Strength Boost on itself! And it could stack!

The Carapace Beast's strength, which was at least 20 points, instantly increased to at least 22 points. After two minutes, it stacked again to 24 points. The "Golden Right Hand" could no longer withstand this brute, and his weapon was knocked away each time they clashed. If not for the mages and bards continuously casting acceleration spells on the knight and slowing spells on the Carapace Beast, the paladin would have died many times.

Relying on the acceleration spell, Fangyi leaped out of the Carapace Beast's attack range but heard the "Golden Right Hand" complaining with a bitter face: "Damn, my shield's durability is gone..."

The boss still had 10% health left, but the five people were almost exhausted. Even the bard, who usually conserved the most energy, was panting from constantly moving around. Fangyi watched as the Carapace Beast gradually recovered from the slowing effect, steeled his resolve, and shouted to the bard, "Buff me!" before charging at the boss.

The "Golden Right Hand" switched to a two-handed weapon to replace Fangyi's position, while Fangyi and Xiaomujiang relied on their high agility to withstand the Carapace Beast's attacks. Once the boss's pincers hit them, they would be sent flying.

"Come on! 6% left!"

"5%!"

With a "snap," Xiaomujiang was accidentally hit by the boss's pincer on his waist and flew several feet away, unable to get up, clearly in a near-death state. The mage and bard's spells were all on cooldown and could no longer assist Fangyi.

The final 5%! Fangyi darted to the Carapace Beast's large head and activated the Cloak's Magic Thirst skill. He was immediately enveloped in a fiery red magical glow, and the red light on his scimitar and dagger intensified, turning the Carapace Beast's yellow face and tentacles red.

At this moment, Fangyi did not avoid the Carapace Beast's pincers and tentacles, aiming his attacks at the creature's jaw.

To the others, Fangyi had transformed into a flame war god, engaging in close combat with the Carapace Beast. With incredible reaction speed and unimaginable angles, he dodged the boss's attacks, his arms moving like propellers, stirring the Carapace Beast's flower-like mouth. Soon, he was covered in the creature's emerald green blood, turning him into a red and green figure.

As expected, he was hit by a paralyzing attack, but Fangyi almost immediately used the skill on his Bright Wristguard, not believing that the paralyzing attack's cooldown could be shorter than six seconds. The others were puzzled why Fangkuai was not afraid of the tentacle attacks and did not notice the brief white light when the thief used his skill.

In less than six seconds, Fangyi dealt over 800 points of damage, and the Carapace Beast finally let out a mournful cry and collapsed in front of him. Fangyi's stamina was also at its limit, and his legs could no longer support his body. With a "thud," he fell to the ground. The golden light of leveling up enveloped him, turning him into a colorful figure.

The exhausted group saw the system messages flooding their screens, feeling their pores expand, and an indescribable sense of exhilaration seemed to lift them to the clouds. They rushed to Fangyi, bombarding the lying thief with human bombs.

"Haha! Hahaha~" The bard was just laughing foolishly.

"First in Faerun, hehehe~ I, the Golden Right Hand, am back!" The arrogant voice was, of course, the team leader, Golden Right Hand.

The joyful cheers filled the battlefield, and when the players still fighting the Carapace Beast in the Emerald Forest saw the world announcement, they naturally felt deflated.

Now, even if they killed the Carapace Beast, they would only gain a little experience. Perhaps they felt a bit relieved: they no longer had to risk their lives with this disgusting thing. However, they also could not experience the sense of achievement from defeating the boss, as it belonged only to the victors.

World Announcement: Congratulations to the team led by the player Golden Right Hand for being the only team to clear the one-time instance "Emerald Forest" in Faerun. The team members have earned the unique title of Verdant Ranger. The team members Golden Right Hand, Fangkuai, Xiaomujiang... will be forever recorded in the legendary history of Faerun.

As a member of the team, Fangyi also received an additional system message:

System Message:

You have defeated the elite boss Carapace Beast in the Emerald Forest, gaining 275 experience points.

Congratulations on being the first to clear the "Emerald Forest" instance in the world, gaining 1100 + 300 experience points.

Your reputation with the Druid Tribe "Bull's Horn" in Greenwind Canyon has increased by 75 points.

Your reputation with the Druid Tribe "Bull's Horn" in Greenwind Canyon has reached Friendly.

After the group had their fill of joy, the team leader Golden Right Hand, trying not to laugh too much, stepped forward to touch the boss's corpse. This boss was at least level 16, and if the reward for clearing this unique instance was only this much experience and some ordinary blue equipment, the group would definitely head to the Global Media headquarters.

Firestone Staff (Fine Staff)

Two-handed

Level Requirement: 16

Durability: 20

Weight: 17

Damage: 9

Mana Maximum +7

2nd Level Spell Slot +1

"An inscription in Common on the dark brown oak handle reads: The secrets hidden in the deep mines are far less terrifying than the truth behind the rumors!"

Dirty Tail Shield (Rare Shield)

Off-hand

Level Requirement: 18

Durability: 91

Weight: 46

Armor: 57 + 64

+1 Strength

+4 Poison Resistance

Durable: Reduces durability loss by 5% when the shield is hit

Tenacity (Passive): Whenever you successfully dodge, parry, or block, you gain the Tenacity effect, increasing your maximum health by 1.5 and your armor by 1. If triggered again within 7 seconds, the effect stacks. When Tenacity stacks to 10 layers, you gain an additional 25 maximum health and 11 armor for 30 seconds. Any successful dodge, parry, or block within the next 30 seconds will refresh the duration, otherwise, the stack will reset to 0.

"The shield emits a smell of dead rats and chimera saliva, ugh..."

Seeing the bright purple text representing the rare equipment, Golden Right Hand's eyes could not leave the shield shaped like the Carapace Beast's tail. The orange-yellow carapace was covered with inch-high protrusions, and the shield's menacing skin now glowed with a yellow light, indicating the powerful magic it contained.

Fangyi was also stunned by the shield's attributes. What excellent armor and effects! The added strength seemed almost insignificant in comparison. Was it because they were a five-person team that the equipment's attributes were enhanced?

If a skilled player like Golden Right Hand had such a shield, how long would it take to defeat him? Shaking his head to clear his mind, Fangyi saw that Golden Right Hand was still immersed in the shield's attributes and decided to take the ignored small amulet from the knight.

Deep Earth Walker Amulet (Fine Curio)

Deep Earth Walker: You can move and breathe through natural earth and rock. Effect equivalent to the 6th-level Transmutation spell "Stone Walk"

Mana Cost: 6 points/second, Cooldown: 1 hour.

It's you! One of the most powerful curios during the beta test. I was worried it would be nerfed in the official release, but it seems the game designers couldn't bear to weaken such a treasure. Hehehe~

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