No Tara Under The Horizon
Chapter 11's
“Aha, young skeleton, you are finally back!”
Guardian Leader Fark swung his skinny arm and said in a silly voice, “Thanks to you killing so many Skeleton Warriors yesterday, the Undead Master hiding in the darkness finally showed himself. Right now he is gathering a group of skeletons in the cemetery to mock us, so go over there, kill 200 Cyan Skeletons and collect 20 Cyan Skeleton Fingers for me. You will be rewarded very expensively! ”
I quickly clicked on “Receive” while rejoicing at the fact that I am the only player in Frost Mound right now. There was no way a profitable quest like this would fall into my hands otherwise.
Ding~!
System Notification: You have received the [Cyan Skeleton] quest! (Quest Rank: F+)
Description: Go to the necropolis next to Frost Mound, kill 200 Cyan Skeletons and collect 20 Cyan Skeleton Fingers. But be careful, a powerful Undead Lord has appeared there, and you are no match for him. Escape quickly if you meet him.
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I am very proud of my recent success. 200 Cyan Skeletons? Hmph! I guess I'll be stuck completing this quest for a while. Therefore, it was time to see how Du Thirteen was doing. My noob brother should be finished with the village early on by the time I complete this quest.
I stopped in front of Suren Life Corpse Coach to check if there were any new skills to learn. Unfortunately, there's nothing. Suren looked at me before laughing. “Small frame, you may feel hungry after some time, but don't worry, there is a lot of rotten meat in the cemetery to satisfy your hunger. Of course, you are free to look for something fresher to eat. After all there were two human cities close to Frost Mound, hahaha!”
The starving?
Suddenly I remembered two pools of blood outside the Frost Mound. So it was the dining room of the undead!
Fuck those! My stomach was convulsing unconsciously. That's too disgusting. I'd rather die than eat a corpse!
I checked my stat screen and found a satiety meter as instructed. Right now, my satiety is at 71 points. It should be enough to keep me going for a while. However, my stats would drop drastically after my satiety dropped below 20. I had to find something to eat then!
Uh, I can think about it later. At least I can't starve to death, right? Back to leveling!
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I got out of the Frost Mound and ran straight to the cemetery. A new mass had reappeared, but instead of the Level 12 Broken Skeleton Warriors I had met the day before, they were now all Level 15 Cyan Skulls! They were medium-level undead whose bodies were surrounded by cyan light.
Level 15 hordes? Not bad! Normally, I wouldn't be able to challenge them at my current level, but with 3 pieces of Iron— level equipmentShining Chest Light, Black Bracer, and more, and the Impossible Forest—hal Green Blade is now possible!
I watched my surroundings for a moment. Hmm, there are fewer enemies in the south. It's perfect for solo leveling.
I secretly sneaked into the Cyan Skeleton before ambushing it like lightning!
“Killer Freedom!”
I screamed softly and activated my skill. A greenish glow surrounded my sword before hitting the Cyan Skeleton right on the shoulder!
157!
Notably, my attack power is as impressive as ever!
After my initial success, I immediately followed up with two basic attacks. They do deal less damage than Slayer Slash, but they are still pretty good.
“Grr!”
The Cyan Skeleton growled in response. Since it was a high-level monster, it launched a counterattack without hesitation!
Pu's!
His thin green sword pierced through my chest. Unfortunately for you, all I have is a rib! You can't penetrate my heart because I don't have it!
94!
However, my composure soon dimmed when I saw a huge number pop up above my head. Despite being at Level 11, I only have 230 HP. This means that the Cyan Skeleton can kill me in just 3 strokes. The good news was that the skeleton had great attack power, but poor movement and attack speed. It was the perfect horde for my ultimate tactic—stripping my enemies at superior speed!
rustling rustling rustling!
I zigzagged around the Cyan Skeleton. Although it roared again and again, it was unable to turn around fast enough to face me. By the time it moved to one side, I had already moved to the other. Overall, I avoided at least 75% of his attacks.
From start to finish, the Cyan Skeleton had only managed to attack me twice before I killed him after seven strikes!
“Abrow!”
The Cyan skeleton died and increased my experience bar. Moreover, it is good enough to give me 98 Qualified Little Magic Stones and Cyan Skeleton Fingers to put me on a good start!
I took a nice gift and threw it in my bag. Then, I went to look for my next Cyan Skeleton.
I continued to train casually while checking the Floating Ice City level rankings. It was then that I realized my ranking dropped to 127th place. Wow, these guys must have been grinding all night while I was sleeping. What a crazy efficiency!
The player with the previous highest level, Wind Fantasy had dropped to 5th position; currently at Level 14, players might have come out to rest. The previous runner-up, Gui Guzi, had claimed the spot instead. These undead knights were now Level 16! What a crazy man!
A smile on my face. Well, relax. Level means nothing. It's not like I'm leveling myself up slowly. By the time I finish with this quest, I may have reached Level 14 or 15 . Levels are important at the beginning of the game, but so are the equipment. A high-level player with no suitable equipment was merely an empty shell.
In addition, I also found a familiar ID in rank; a hot sun. It was Xu Yang, the strongest of the four elders of the Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls guild.
Xu Yang and I received the invitation at almost the same time when He Yi made the Ancient Dream Sword Soul a year ago. Together with two beautiful women, the four of us are collectively known as “Sunmoon Stardust”. The first word of the title, “Sun” was taken from Xu Yang ID, and the last word, “Debu” was taken from my previous ID.
The years passed, and after a series of ups and downs, the Ancient Sword Dream Soul guild was slaughtered by the Martial God guild, “Dragon Wax” until there were only five people left: we are four elders and the boss, we are the only ones in the world, He Yi's. It was an unforgettable period to say the least.
I don't think that Xu Yang will reappear in Floating Ice City as the 21st player on the ranking list. Unless there was an accident, he would probably serve the Ancient Sword Dreaming Soul like before!
An indescribable feeling filled my heart completely. A laugh came out of my lips as I recalled He Yi's beautiful face. “Bos, my delay is only 0.7 seconds now. Just wait, I'll support the corner of our sky!”
I decided to become someone who stood out in Floating Ice City. Once I succeed, I will return to the Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls and create a new history page with He Yi!
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I killed another Cyan Skeleton, absorbing its undead sparks and replenishing my spirit. Suddenly, a thought entered my mind. Oh yeah, I haven't used the “Death Plunder” skill, have I?
It was a skill that allowed users to plunder corpses. This might give me some unexpected rewards.
I crouched on the ground and spread my hands. A green circle emerged from my palm and surrounded the remnants of the Cyan Skeleton. A ding later, I obtained a new loot!
Coarse cotton
Quality: Horrible
Effect: None
Fuck those! Truly useless stuff! I dumped Ragged Cotton and searched for my next target.
After that, I used Death Plunder on every mob I killed. However, the Cyan Skeleton provided poor loot despite having an incredible experience. 95% of the drops were Ragged Cotton, and the remaining 5% were none at all.
After more than an hour, nearly a hundred Cyan Skulls died under my sword. I have also reached Level 13, my experience bar is filled at 47%. So far, this leveling speed is impressive!
The crack!
Once again, I absorbed the Cyan Skeleton spark and used the Death Plunder after killing him.
ding!
My eyes widen. An item fell!
The Great Magic Stone
Quality: 41
Fuck, magic stone?!
I can't stop grinning. The magic stone is money, and money is the fountain of all life. Once the game is opened to a certain point, the magic stone will become the lifeblood of many game workshops!
A Great Magic Stone takes about 1 to 20 silvers, and at this stage silver is a hot commodity. On the forums, it was rumored that many beginners who reached the city were unable to learn any class skills because their total wealth was only 1 or 2 silver! They must go and farm the magic stones!
Clearly, the fall rate of the magic stone is very bad considering I only obtained two magic stones after killing over a hundred skeletons. Therefore, the fact that Death Plunder can produce magic stones undoubtedly gives me an economical advantage over other players!
The spark of excitement continued with more grinding!
I snuck closer to the nearby Cyan Skeleton and was about to attack him when a chill suddenly gripped my heart!
There's something in there!
Puchis!
I felt a stinging pain in the back of my head and checked my HP. 207 points are gone!? I almost got one shot!
I reacted quickly and rolled to safety. After I got back up and started running, I looked back and felt a surge of terror. Lord Undead, at least two meters away, was standing right at my place just a moment ago. The level is hidden to me. Clearly, it was far, far higher than mine, I was almost a single shot even though the two pieces of iron-class armor were proof of his extremely high attack power. Someone else must have been taken out.
“Desis hissis..”
The Lord of the Undead let out a low lament and was furious, clearly unhappy with the intruder was me. Right now, this is his territory.
No wonder the description of the quest was said to run if I were to meet the Life Corpse Master, it was definitely not something I could challenge at my current level. It was probably a minimal Level 20 high-level boss, the kind that could slaughter anyone and everyone if it had been released in the early village.
I trembled in fear but continued to kill more Cyan Skulls. Currently, there was nothing more important than leveling and cultivating magic stones.
Another hour passed in the blink of an eye, and I was now at Level 14 and 58%. I should be able to reach Level 15 by the time I submit my quest. Look, I know that my leveling speed is pretty good!
I counted the number of Cyan Skeleton Fingers I had. 19. I still need one more.
I looked up and found a solution to my problem, the stupid Cyan Skeleton who wandered aimlessly in front of me.
I laughed and jumped at him. Suddenly, I stopped in midair and rolled into a nearby bush.
A figure emerged from the forest ahead. It was an undead wearing brown-yellow armor and wielding a pale blue spear. His skeleton face looks very creepy, and there is a line of text on top of his head—
Gui Guzi LV-18 Life Knight
Fuck those! He was the highest leveled player in Floating Ice City!
My gaze turned several degrees colder as my killing intent emerged. It is clear that this newcomer was not well-meaning.
Gui Guzi looked around him calmly before facing my hiding place. “Go from there, Son!”
