With Leiu's Agility, crossing the small distance separating them was done in just a couple of seconds.
The reason these Blobs didn't seem him from afar was because the cave was filled with boulders and broken stone-walls. It was rather easy to hide if you have good visibility like Leiu.
While charging at the group of four Blobs, Leiu didn't use [Dark Empowerment]. He had enough confidence to deal enough damage even without that buff, moreover, that skill was for emergencies since it significantly increased damage reduction.
As he closed in on the Haunting Blobs, an the icicle whooshed in the air and hit its designated target. Thereafter, Leiu used [Invisible Strike], stabbing the wounded Blobs twice, thereby reducing its Health to 30%.
It was then that the other enemies reacted: They let out extremely unpleasant shrieks, more annoying than the Crazy Apes, as they charged at him and swung their clubs.
Leiu kicked the Blob he had just hit, making it stagger and fall, then he swiftly backed away. Two blobs came from the left and right, but he didn't retreat for a second time, instead, he chose to focus on one of them. When he saw the club coming at him, he moved his blade with an even faster speed than it, slashing at the Blob and making it scream in pain as a fresh bloody wound appeared on its body.
Unfortunately, Leiu wasn't able to dodge the other Blob, which hit him in the back. Consequently, he sustained a bit of damage, but he wasn't inflicted with any debilitating debuffs.
Seeing the same Blob about to hit him again, Leiu spun and parried with White Edge before shooting another icicle. The ice projectile traveled a very short distance before penetrating through the Blob's head. Critical and fatal damage was dealt, ending the monster's life.
After that, Leiu clumsily rolled out of the range of two other Blobs before quickly rushing at the back of one of them.
[Carving Shot]
The creature was stunned, prompting Leiu to swing at its neck, hoping to decapitate. Alas, the damage dealt wasn't enough, though the sword was cut the skin and make the Blob hold its fresh wound and desperately swing its weapon.
Leiu didn't give it the time to recover, his white sword was thrust forward, digging into the Blob's back and emptying what little left of its Health.
Two Blobs were killed and the other two had been injured, resulting in quite an anticlimactic ending to this brief battle. Admittedly, the Blobs were more resilient than what he anticipated, but they were still manageable even when in small groups like this.
+29 Silver
Level up! +1 to all stats.
Hunt (Passive Lv2 => 3) : When hunting monsters, you gain 10% chance to deal critical damage and 15% bonus experience.
You can level up this skill if you kill enough monsters : 0/300
Leiu was overjoyed when he saw how much money he looted, It way better than farming outside, moreover, the experience he got was even better, he got a bit more than 10% for each kill!
If he continued killing them for one hour or more, he would level up like crazy.
With that thought in mind, Leiu rested for a bit to restore his Stamina and then resumed hunting Haunting Blobs.
With his great vision in this darkness and his high stats, coupled with his skill in fighting, Leiu stayed in the first floor of the Dungeon for nearly two hours.
Level up! +1 to all stats.
Invisible Strike (Rare Lv4=>6) : You can slash a second time with a fast speed: The attack would deal 170% the damage of the first strike.
Cost : 7 Mana
Cooldown : 14 seconds.
Dark Empowerment(Basic Lv3=>4) : For 30 seconds, you gain 29% physical and magical damage reduction and deal 19% more damage
Cost : 15 Mana
Cooldown : 9 minutes 10 seconds.
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Darkness (Passive Lv3=>4) : At night, you deal 22% more damage.
Dark Sword Mastery(Basic Lv5=>6) : When wielding a one-handed or two-handed sword ; you deal 20% more damage.
Carving Shot'(Normal); Basic Lv4=>5: You can heavily swing you weapon horizontally dealing 155% damage, there is 13% chance of causing the enemy to be stunned for 3 seconds.
Hitting an enemy from the rear will guarantee a stun.
Cost : 10 Mana
Cooldown : 30 Second
After spending 2 hours hunting the Blobs on the first floor, Leiu managed to level up a few times, and if he continued farming, it would not be hard to reach Lv30 tonight.
He was getting better and better at fighting groups of monsters alone. The feeling of battling opponents and emerging victorious was exhilarating, to say the least. Leiu found himself somewhat immersed, unwilling to let go of this sensation.
In addition to the generous amount of money looted, the gear wasn't bad either. In fact, Leiu got himself a good pair of boots.
Boots of Feather (Normal) : +8 Agility / +2 Strength / +5 Dexterity
They were only 'Normal', but the Stat Bonus was very much welcomed.
'It's almost 8PM, I don't have much time left.' Leiu, who sat in a dark corner and recovered Stamina, let out a sigh. He felt jealous of the rich people that could play all day long without worrying about money and expenses.
With not much time left, and the scarcity of Blobs due to the presence of many groups of Players that stayed at the same spot to level up, Leiu had to spent a lot of time wandering. Still, he was determined to, at least, reach Lv29 before logging off.
As he was searching for prey, his eyes landed on a crude-looking chest at an inconspicuous corner. It didn't look alluring, but Leiu knew that, in Dungeons, there would be treasure chests and there was a high probability that they would contain rare items.
Only when he stopped in front of the chest without triggering any potentially unseen traps did Leiu breathe a sigh of relief. As he eagerly leaned forward, about to open the chest, Leiu felt a slight movement from it that made him instinctively jerk his body backward.
'Mimic'
He realized what the danger was, but his body was too slow to react. The 'chest' leapt at him, opening up and revealing a horrifying maw made of rows upon rows of pointy long teeth.
The mimic, equipped with disproportionately long thin limbs, reached Leiu in an instant and bit down.
[Icicle]
The teeth did dug into Leiu's torso and left arm, but only for a second as the icicle struck the mimic, making it pull back and momentarily twitch.
Seeing blood gush out from his wound, Leiu knew he received the [Bleeding] Debuff, which couldn't be negated with simple Healing Potions.
[Dark Empowerment]
The mimic was fast, incredibly fast. Its attacks were simple, and even a little predictable, but they weren't easily evadable. Leiu wasn't prepared to face against an opponent that was much faster than him. He got hit twice by the mimic's arms, the first one made him stagger and the second blew him backwards.
He gulped down a Health Potion and swiftly jumped to his feet, his hand already slashing toward the grotesque creature rushing at him.
White Edge released a beam of light, one that hit the mimic's open maw, destroying some of its teeth and putting a stop to its mad charge. A chunk of its health was gone, but even then, it merely paused for half a beat before swiping its arms at Leiu.
[Icicle]
Leiu shot his last icicle, which stopped one of the arms. As for the other one, he slashed at it with his sword, successfully blocking it and even inflicting damage.
It was then that the mimic bent its long legs and then kicked the ground, launching its whole 'body' into Leiu.
'Shit!'
[Invisible Strike]
Seeing no way out of this, Leiu desperately used his remaining active skill: White Edge, moving at lightning-fast speed, was aimed at the open mouth of the mimic, going deeper and hitting a solid spot deep within. The second strike of the skill, more potent, hit something squishy and disgusting.
At that instant, the mimic's body instantly grew still and fell down, much to Leiu's surprise.
Mimic Killed: You obtained the skill [Counter]
Counter(Active Lv1) : You can counter any incoming physical attack and return 90% of the damage.
Cost : 1 Stamina
Cooldown : 30 seconds.