Chapter 12 First Clear of the Game Dungeon, A Withered Tree Springing to Life Again
Alan wouldn't underestimate the boss just because it only had one skill. The simpler the boss looked, the harder it was to deal with.
Alan made the first move.
[-785.]
There was no critical hit, but the damage was decent. However, in the next moment, Alan realized the terror of the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress.
[-1355.]
[-1355.]
Two consecutive vines lashed at him, taking away more than two thousand of his health points. This was truly outrageous!
Moreover, Alan discovered a problem: the vines of the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress seemed to encompass the entire stage. In other words, he couldn't dodge the boss's normal attacks by maneuvering.
This was very tricky!
The Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress attacked with two vines each time. With his current health of just over thirty thousand, he could only withstand a dozen or so attacks.
While thinking, Alan's hands didn't stop moving. He continuously attacked the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress.
The vines of the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress lashed out again, and Alan immediately rolled to dodge.
"I've dodged it."
Alan's eyes lit up. As he had expected, the vine attacks could be dodged.
Since he could dodge, killing the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress was just a matter of time. However, to be safe, Alan switched to the Longbow from the Forest.
The Longbow from the Forest could increase his health and had a life-stealing attribute. It was hard for him to fully recover his health using just the healing skill effects. Therefore, the life-stealing attribute became crucial.
After all, the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress had too many vines, and each regular attack was executed by a different vine.
Although he could dodge with his reflexes, achieving a 100% dodge rate was somewhat unrealistic.
After all, he hadn't invested any points in movement speed.
[+50.]
[+16.]
[+16.]
Alan's health began to recover slowly, and he also started looking for the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress's weak points. Every monster had weakness. Attacking its weakness increased the chance of a critical hit.
Even though his critical hit rate was only 1% with the Boots of the Savage after switching weapons, as long as his weak point strikes were precise enough, he could still land consecutive critical hits.
"Found it."
In his previous life, Alan didn't actually know about the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress. At that time, he was diligently collecting in-game currency and went to Central City on the second day. Later, when this game dungeon was unlocked, some players attempted the Hell difficulty, but no one in the newbie village could clear it.
As the game progressed, with level 15 and level 20 dungeons appearing, players lost interest in the beginner village dungeon. Therefore, this was Alan's first time hearing about the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress.
Another arrow flew, and Alan continued to maneuver. He was dodging even the normal attacks to the extreme!
"Found it."
Alan's eyes lit up again. Behind the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress, he saw nine blood-red vines, each of which had a dark red head. At this moment, one of the heads was giving Alan a sinister smile.
Critical hit!
[-1574.]
A bright red critical hit damage number appeared, making Alan a bit excited. Now that he had found its weakness, his attacks would become much easier.
The sound of arrows piercing through the air was incessant. The blood-red vines tried to dodge by swaying their heads, but Alan's experience was vast. To him, this kind of dodging was just for show.
Critical hit!
Critical hit!
Another critical hit!
This was the absurdity of weak point attacks. Even with a 1% critical hit rate, he could deal massive critical damage.
Alan's lips curled into a smile. Not only did critical hits deal high damage, but they also increased his lifesteal amount.
After finding the way to counter it, Alan started depleting the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress's health at a rate of two arrows per second.
Finally, the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress's health dropped to 10%. It was about to enter the execution phase.
But in the next moment, the Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress emitted a green light, and its health instantly recovered from 10% to full.
Alan felt both shocked and puzzled. He was a bit frustrated. This wasn't his fault.
'What kind of skill is this? It's so outrageous! This is the newbie village. Not some level 200 world boss, this is just a level 10 bronze boss. It shouldn't be like this!'
Although Alan was frustrated, he didn't plan to give up and chose to continue attacking. With the previous experience, Alan was now very familiar with the process.
Fifteen minutes later.
[You have killed the bronze-level Nine-Headed Serpent Cypress, experience points +31280.]
[You have completed the first clear of the Twisted Jungle dungeon. A server-wide announcement will be made. Do you wish to hide your name?]
"No," Alan replied.
[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player Ice King for completing the first clear of Twisted Jungle. This is a special announcement encouraging all players to keep up the good work.]
[Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to player Ice King for completing the first clear of Twisted Jungle. This is a special announcement encouraging all players to keep up the good work.]
This sudden server-wide announcement left many players still battling in the dungeon dumbfounded.
"It's that Ice King again. Did he solo to clear the dungeon? Impossible."
"Soloing the boss and the dungeon? Did this guy awaken his talent in the newbie village?"
"I think it might be some hidden class. Even with talent, no one's 1-star talent can be so powerful."
Many players were discussing, and quite a few guild players were regretting in frustration. The rewards for the first clear of a dungeon were undoubtedly significant.
[You have completed the first clear of the hell-level Twisted Jungle. Rewards are being calculated...]
[You have received the black iron-level Treefolk Set +1.]
[You have received skill books +13.]
[You have received the item Heart of the Treant +4.]
[You have received elite-level equipment +35.]
[You have received gold coins +350.]
[You have received free attribute points +50.]
[You have received a quest scroll +1.]
[...]
A series of system notifications made Alan's head spin. The rewards were truly generous.
The black iron-level Treefolk Set, except for the main weapon, could be used by Alan. Especially since he was the first to clear it, there were no level restrictions, and he could use it directly.
However, this set was most suitable for defensive warriors, making it somewhat unsuitable for him. The 32 pieces of elite-level equipment and three pieces of bronze-level equipment were mostly for defensive warriors. Wearing them would be better than nothing for Alan.
When his eyes fell on the skill books, Alan became interested. He saw the skill—A Withered Tree Springing to Life Again!
[A Withered Tree Springing to Life Again (Passive Skill): 1-star.]
[Effect: When your health drops to 10%, you will immediately recover 10% of your health.]
[Cooldown: 24 hours.]
[Cost: None.]
[Proficiency: 0/10 (Proficiency is gained by sacrificing skill books. Each sacrificed skill book grants 1 point of proficiency. Certain special skills can grant multiple points of proficiency.)]
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