Chapter 8

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As the petrified giant Shueros was suddenly hit, even though the damage caused by Stone Peak was negligible, it still woke him up abruptly.

Being suddenly awakened from sleep, anyone would be furious.

"Tiny human, I will crush you!" Shueros roared, causing the entire cave to shake. He then stood up and took large steps toward Stone Peak.

Stone Peak naturally wouldn't give Shueros any chance. He immediately took out the Burst Pulp Fruit and threw it on Shueros' path.

The speed of the rock giant has always been a weakness, and even a special elite wouldn't be an exception. Compared to ordinary rock giants, Shueros was larger, had stronger attacks, and more means, with slightly faster movement and attack speeds. However, after the slowdown effect of the Burst Pulp Fruit, he was as slow as a turtle.

With 16 agility, Stone Peak's movement and attack speeds were very fast. He directly circled around to Shueros' back and launched a fierce attack.

A series of damage numbers appeared above Shueros' head.

-2, -2, -2, -2...

Then came a slash, causing 6 points of damage.

It must be said that Shueros' defense was astonishing. Even with the damage increase from Wind Lightning Flash, a level 2 slash only caused 6 points of damage. If it were a level 1 slash, it would probably only cause 4 points of damage.

After a series of attacks, Shueros turned around, lifted his massive foot like a small mountain, and stomped heavily toward Stone Peak.

As a reborn player who had experienced countless battles in the Divine Realm, Stone Peak didn't panic at all when facing Shueros. He moved his feet and swiftly dodged to Shueros' back, avoiding Shueros' slow attack, and then started a frenzied assault.

After 5 seconds, Shueros' health recovered by 18 points, leaving him with 886 health points, rendering Stone Peak's efforts in vain.

Compared to ordinary monsters, elite monsters and above have a recovery rate of 2% every 5 seconds. Shueros, with 900 health points, would recover 18 points every 5 seconds, completely exceeding the damage Stone Peak could deal in one round.

Despite this, Stone Peak calmly swung his sword, continuously reducing Shueros' health.

If an ordinary player saw such health and recovery capabilities, they would probably have given up. However, Stone Peak wouldn't. With 16 agility, he could easily dodge attacks, and his attack speed was very fast, causing damage that could offset the health recovery. It just took a lot of time to eliminate Shueros.

Not only did he have to constantly dodge, but he also had to attack fiercely, which could be very tedious and mentally draining, causing fatigue.

Time passed second by second, and Shueros' health continuously decreased.

After 15 seconds of attacks, the damage increase effect of Wind Lightning Flash wore off, and the damage Stone Peak could deal drastically decreased. Each sword strike only caused 1 point of damage, and a slash could only take away 4 health points, plunging Stone Peak into a tough battle.

After another 5 seconds, Shueros recovered 18 health points.

In those 5 seconds, Stone Peak only caused 17 points of damage, which was slower than Shueros' recovery.

Stone Peak's brows furrowed. Shueros was indeed difficult to kill. Without sufficient damage, it was just a waste of effort.

Should he give up?

Just as Stone Peak was thinking this,

"I will crush you!" Shueros roared and stomped his foot.

Instantly, the cave shook, and sharp stalactites fell from the ceiling, covering the entire cave.

"Do all bosses have such devastating skills?"

Seeing the situation was not good, Stone Peak retreated from Shueros and dodged the falling stalactites.

The falling stalactites were numerous and fast. If a team were in this narrow space, they would have no chance to dodge and would surely be wiped out. If it weren't for Stone Peak's agility and the spacious area, he would have found it difficult to avoid the falling rocks.

After Shueros' skill ended, he appeared fatigued. Stone Peak's eyes lit up, and he charged forward.

Wind Lightning Flash!

Slash!

Instantly, -4, -5, -6, -10 points of terrifying damage appeared.

In a fatigued state, some small bosses become weaker in attack and defense after using a major skill.

With Shueros in a fatigued state, Stone Peak saw hope in killing him.

Taking this opportunity, his attacks became even more frenzied.

-4, -4, -4...

Taking advantage of the weakened state and the damage increase, each sword strike could take away 4 health points.

In a weakened state, Shueros' health recovery rate dropped to 1%.

With this, after one round of the weakened state, Stone Peak took away 15% of Shueros' health.

The next battle was about persistence, continuously attacking to offset Shueros' recovery. Every 30 seconds, he used Wind Lightning Flash for another burst, followed by waiting for Shueros' major skill. This major skill was undoubtedly terrifying for a team but was an opportunity for Stone Peak.

Sure enough, Shueros would use his major skill at regular intervals. Stone Peak took the opportunity to take away another 16% of Shueros' health.

Time passed bit by bit.

He used 5 Burst Pulp Fruits, and Shueros still had 32% health.

When Shueros used his major skill again, Stone Peak took away another 16% of his health, leaving Shueros with only 16% health.

When Shueros' health dropped to 15%, he began to change.

His massive body shrank, his attack power decreased, and his defense dropped, but his attack and movement speeds increased. This change was very disadvantageous for Stone Peak.

Although the effect of the Burst Pulp Fruit was still in place, Shueros' attacks were getting faster, almost hitting Stone Peak.

Even with reduced attack power, a level 2 Stone Peak couldn't withstand a single hit. If he were hit, everything would end, and his level would drop to 1, with a significant decrease in skill proficiency. This was definitely not what Stone Peak wanted.

"Go for it!" Stone Peak's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he activated Gravity Liberation, making dodging much easier.

For a special elite with only 15% health left, he would never give up easily.

Stone Peak continuously circled around Shueros, attacking fiercely.

Each strike took away 3 points of damage, slowly reducing Shueros' health.

14%... 10%... 9%... 8%... 5%...

The duration of Gravity Liberation was getting shorter, and it was down to 7 seconds, while Shueros still had 5% health. Once Gravity Liberation ended, he would definitely be killed by Shueros.

Faster! Faster! Faster!

Stone Peak's eyes were bloodshot, and his sword speed increased.

Seeing Shueros with only 10 health points left, but Gravity Liberation had ended...

Stone Peak's speed drastically decreased, and Shueros, with a human-like sneer, swung his massive fist.

"Die!" The cooldown of Wind Lightning Flash ended.

Wind Lightning Flash!

In an instant, Stone Peak swung three lightning strikes, piercing through Shueros' body.

-4, -5, -6.

Taking away the last 10 health points of Shueros.

With a loud boom, Shueros turned into a pile of rubble.

System: Killed the special elite Shueros, 4 levels above your level, gaining 400% experience, earning 940 experience points.

Instantly, Stone Peak's experience bar increased by 27%, bringing him much closer to level 3.

After killing Shueros, Stone Peak searched through the pile of rubble.

The drop rate of special elites exceeded that of ordinary elites, and he obtained a piece of equipment, a skill book, and 16 copper coins.

"Killing a higher-level elite, the drops are great. I actually got a Bronze Great Shield, which can definitely be sold for a high price. If I could farm this more often, it would be great." Stone Peak looked at the blue cross shield in his hand, imagining how many guilds would be willing to pay a high price for this shield.

Rock Iron Great Shield, Bronze level, requires 8 strength, equipment level 5, +21 defense, 23% defense rate, +2 strength, +4 endurance, +30 health.

Such attributes could be considered a small masterpiece. Wearing it would significantly increase defense, and the health boost of 110 would be like adding a third of the health for a level 5 warrior, making it more than enough to tank bosses in level 5 dungeons, and even usable in level 8 dungeons.

As for the skill book, it was also good, a melee universal skill 'Parry', requiring a melee weapon, which could block a single frontal attack, with a 30-second cooldown.

Parry was a popular skill for any melee class and an essential skill for warrior classes. It was in high demand in the market but had an extremely low drop rate, almost never for sale. After all, it was a life-saving skill that could block an attack at a critical moment, potentially turning the tide, especially when fighting bosses when healers couldn't keep up with the healing.

Stone Peak looked at the Parry skill and ultimately chose to learn it. Although the shield and this skill book could fetch a better price, he wouldn't do something that would harm his future.

After killing Shueros, Stone Peak continued climbing.

The Bronze Shield was just a small amount of money, while the Mithril Treasure Chest was the real treasure for getting rich.

With less than a third of the distance to the mountaintop, rest points were easy to encounter monsters, but with 4 Burst Pulp Fruits left, Stone Peak had to carefully choose his path.

After half an hour.

Cautiously advancing, he finally reached the mountaintop, where a thick white mist reduced visibility to only 20 yards.

On the way, Stone Peak had already used 4 Burst Pulp Fruits to kill rock giants. If he encountered another monster, he would have to give up and start over.

Just as Stone Peak took a few steps,

He could vaguely see a few blurry figures ahead.

At this moment, the system issued an urgent notification: A player discovered the Lost Land, initiating the hidden quest "Past Glory." All external communications are temporarily disabled, and the player cannot leave until the quest is completed.

"Damn, those assassins lied," Stone Peak cursed. The assassins definitely withheld some information.

The situation on the mountaintop was completely different from what the assassins reported.