PFC Chapter 20 World Boss
Chapter 20 World Boss
At the foot of Lion Rock, on the beach.
A tortoise, slightly larger than a tank, was strolling leisurely. Its head was held high, its eyes were squinted, and it took a few slow, deliberate steps, leaving deep, pit-like footprints on the beach with each step.
This giant tortoise is the wandering BOSS that Zhang Jiaqiang discovered, named [Prince Tortoise]!
[Prince Turtle: LV10 World Boss, HP 50000, Attack 200, Speed 40, Resilience 40, Defense 100. Description: Prince Turtle ranks third on the Great Sword Sect's list of ferocious beasts. Currently severely injured, its level has dropped to LV10. Entering its 50-meter range will automatically grant you a hunt quest. Completing the quest will reward you with generous rewards!]
Zhang Jiaqiang wasn't the only player to discover this giant tortoise.
When Zhang Jiaqiang returned to Tianmingtai, two people emerged from the bushes behind the beach. One of them, dressed in a cool sailor dress, was Zhao Weike.
Zhao Weike observed the Prince Turtle from afar and said, "Sure enough, this Prince Turtle will appear early the next morning!"
Zhang Defa stared at the Prince Turtle, exclaiming, "My God, 50,000 lives! Zhao Weike, you're not thinking of fighting this BOSS, are you? Don't be ridiculous, go die if you want, don't drag me down with you!"
He followed Zhao Weike to Lion Cliff and learned that there was indeed a cliff-jumping mission. Afterwards, he followed Zhao Weike to hunt special monsters all over the mountains and fields. So far, he has killed two [mischievous toads], three [clever fat rats], and two [jumping frogs with amazing jumping ability], and has also collected some rare items.
Those items are all one-time special consumables. Placing them in your storage space can increase the chance of surviving a cliff jump. But so far, even if you accumulate all the effects of those items, you can only barely increase the chance of surviving a cliff jump and entering the Linlang Cave to 30%. Jumping off a cliff rashly is still very risky.
"Of course not!" Zhao Weike said, "Our target is the [Mischievous Clam Spirit]. After killing it, we can get the Mischievous Clam Shell, which increases the chance of surviving a cliff jump by 20%. There should be some here on the beach. Let's look for them together. After we get the shell, we can try jumping off the cliff."
"Oh!" Zhang Defa nodded, then looked at the [Prince Turtle] and said, "How come this Prince Turtle's attributes are so high?"
"World BOSS, one of the three major challenges in the beginner village, of course its attributes are high!" Zhao Weike glanced at Zhang Defa with what seemed like disdain.
Zhang Defa scratched his head and asked, "What is a World Boss? What are the Three Great Difficulties?"
"There are three world bosses in the starting village, which we beta testers call the Three Great Challenges: this Prince Turtle, the Tengu of Dogtooth Mountain, and Ye Longxing of Greatsword Breaking Void Mountain!"
Zhao Weike, seemingly wanting to show off, continued, "Let me put it this way, there's one of these Prince Tortoises in every newbie village. If you kill it, you'll get a cultivation gift pack. If you're the first to kill it, that's even better—it'll be announced in the world chat, and all the players in the village will benefit!"
"First kill? Competing with other newbie villages?"
"Of course!"
"Do we have a chance for a first kill?"
"What chance do you have?!"
Zhao Weike spat, "Stop daydreaming. Let me tell you, this boss can't be killed right now. We'll have to wait until the Sword Tournament quest is over, when we're over level 10, and when our gear is mostly worn out, before we can team up to fight it! Don't even think about taking it down in at least ten days!"
"I see." Zhang Defa looked enlightened and asked, "What about the other two major challenges? Are they set up in the same way?"
"The other two major challenges are that while the Heavenly Dog might be killed, Ye Longxing is invincible. He's the ultimate boss of Tianxing Island. According to the starting village storyline, he'll destroy the entire island, kill all the NPCs of the Great Sword Sect, and then we players, if we're lucky enough to survive, will drift out to sea, thus ending the starting village storyline! Damn it, why are you arguing with me? Hurry up and find the naughty clam spirit!"
Zhao Weike shook his head, thinking to himself that if he hadn't encountered Lu Chaoding, his script would have unfolded smoothly, and he might have actually had a chance to win the first kill of the Prince Turtle. But now, it was destined to be impossible.
Frustrated, he began searching for the "Mischievous Clam Spirit." After a while, still without finding it, he suddenly saw Lu Chaoding, Zhang Jiaqiang, and the four female players approaching together.
At this moment, Lu Chaoding had the Heavenly Power Ring behind him and the Earthly Deity Ring under his feet. He was dressed as the [Marshal Pig], carried the Ghost Face Axe, and was followed by 17 Fiery Longswords as he walked, making him extremely eye-catching.
Zhang Jiaqiang and Xiao Ning, among others, were like his lackeys.
"Where is the BOSS?"
Lu Chao shouted.
Having obtained the Heavenly Power Star and the combat skill [Sword Echo], he was full of confidence in his strength and was thinking of finding a BOSS to test his skills.
It is worth mentioning that Lu Chaoding has now used his cultivation points to upgrade [Sword Echo] to LV2, which increases the main weapon damage of the two attacks after using the combat skill from 60% to 80%.
In addition, he used the Blood of the Fat Rat to refine the Ruffian Sword to +3, and now the Ruffian Sword can provide 90 attack points.
Unfortunately, the one-star [Sword Echo], like [Heavy Strike], only needs to be upgraded once to reach its maximum potential, and the two-star [Commoner's Sword], when refined to +3, has also reached its limit and cannot be refined any further!
"There it is! Look, Brother Ding, that's the big turtle!" Zhang Jiaqiang pointed to the road. "Once you enter within 50 meters of it, you can trigger the subjugation mission."
Lu Chao looked in the direction Zhang Jiaqiang pointed and his eyes lit up.
That turtle is huge!
He does look like the BOSS.
But when he saw the attribute information of the [Prince Turtle], Lu Chao's face darkened.
"World Boss, 50000 HP! Damn, that's giving me way too much credit."
Lu Chao turned around and wanted to leave.
Are you kidding me!
Even though I'm very strong, I still can't beat this kind of monster.
The attributes are too different.
"Hey bro, let's team up, take me with you!"
Zhang Jiaqiang urged him on and even sent a team-up request to Lu Chaoding.
Lu Chao glanced at him and thought to himself, "Brother, you're really brave. Fighting a world boss with 50,000 HP, where does your confidence come from? Isn't that just suicide?"
Xiao Ning, Wang Yingluo, Gu Xiaoxiao, and Xiao Panpan saw the [Prince Turtle] and exclaimed in surprise, clearly also amazed by the [Prince Turtle]'s extremely high attributes.
At this moment, Zhao Weike stopped looking for the clam spirit. He lifted the hem of his skirt and approached, smiling broadly, saying, "Oh my, isn't this the Great Sword Immortal Lu? Wow, your equipment is really luxurious, all upgraded to level 10! Are you here to fight the Prince Turtle? Then don't just stand there, come on, kill this Prince Turtle, get the first kill, and we'll all benefit from it!"
Lu Chao, unable to withstand the provocation, turned and walked away, but after taking two steps, he came back and actually moved closer to the [Prince Turtle].
He originally intended to leave without saying a word, but suddenly remembered that Zhang Jiaqiang seemed to have mentioned a punitive mission, so he decided to see what it was all about.
Lu Chao quickly entered within fifty meters of the [Prince Turtle], and a system notification sounded in his mind: "Ding, you have discovered the Prince Turtle, ranked third on the Great Sword Sect's ferocious beast list, triggering a quest to kill the ferocious beast Prince Turtle. Upon completion of the quest, you will be rewarded with +1 lottery ticket and +1 deluxe cultivation gift pack!"
"Ding! The Occasionally Unreliable System has activated, updating the tracking mission with altered content: Killed by the ferocious beast Prince Turtle. Rewards upon completion: +1 Unreliable Lottery Ticket and a Deluxe Cultivation Gift Pack!"
"Um?"
Lu Chao's mind raced. Should he accept this mission?