Chapter 710 â Kong King
A line-up of 13 Masters was a formidable force.
Nie Yan thought back to the Lava Titan in the Kiln Fire Woods. The memory of the incident still remained fresh in his mind. It had slaughtered untold numbers of players, leaving mountains of corpses in its wake. If Asskickers United produced some more Masters, they could probably try challenging it.
After making their preparations, they got on their flying mounts and set off.
The 13 flying mounts soared through the skies.
Nie Yan glanced around him. For a Master not to have a high rank flying mount was a shameful thing. So, during this short time, Bladelight and the others had all gotten themselves some suitable partners.
Nie Yan had the Rank 7 Darkwing Dragon. It was definitely the strongest among the flying mounts here. Next were two Rank 6 flying mounts, both of which had only recently hatched. One was Xie Yaoâs Phoenix, while the other was Smoke Stubâs Azure Dragon.
The Azure Dragon received its name from the azure scales on its body, which glistened brilliantly under the sunlight.
Apart from these two, the rest were all Rank 5 flying mounts like Royal Griffons and Wyverns.
Masters were strong to begin with. They naturally had ways of obtaining high rank flying mounts.
âI still have a dragon egg in my personal storage. If any of you are interested, I can give it to you to hatch.â Nie Yan shared the dragon eggâs info. Hatching it would require the completion of a high difficulty quest. He estimated only Masters could take it on. That was why he hadnât brought it up before.
Everyone examined the dragon egg.
âIt looks like the quest is more suitable for a Warrior.â
âBladelight, do you want it?â Smoke Stub asked.
Bladelight shook his head. âIâm working on a quest thatâll reward me a Rank 6 flying mount. I donât need this dragon egg. Give it to someone else.â
Among the Warriors, Bladelight didnât want it, and Smoke Stub already had his Azure Dragon. Only Lei Su was left.
âLei Su can have it then,â Nie Yan said.
No one had any qualms about Nie Yanâs decision.
âR-really? Is that fine?â Lei Su asked in a daze. He was still a newbie in Asskickers United.
âIâve added you to the dragon eggâs withdrawal permissions. You can go collect it when weâre back in town,â Nie Yan said. Even though Lei Su was a new member, he already treated Lei Su as one of his own.
âThanks,â Lei Su said in a grateful tone. He could feel the trust Nie Yan and the others had in him.
13 flying mounts flew through the sky. The Darkwing Dragon, Phoenix, and Azure Dragon at the lead were especially eye catching. They cast immense shadows on the ground. Players interrupted during their levelling all raised their heads to look, following Nie Yan and the others as they disappeared over the horizon.
Before long, all the major powers knew about the movement of Nie Yanâs group. However, none of them dared to do anything. With no Masters of their own, it was pointless to send any players; lest they were eager for a one-sided bloodbath.
âEveryone, spread out and search. If you discover the Kong King, report it in voice chat,â Nie Yan said.
âUnderstood!â
The 13 of them split up in different directions and started scanning the ground below for traces of the Kong King. Since they were in a great open plain, the target would be fairly easy to spot.
ăI discovered the Kong King,ăBlack Hell said several minutes later.ăBut it seems like some people beat us to the punch.ă
ăWhat are the coordinates?ă
ă3829.2385.2880.ă
ăAlright, weâll head over right away.ă
Everyone gathered at the coordinates Black Hell provided.
Nie Yan gazed up ahead. In the far distance stood an enormous beast with countless small dots surrounding it.
This was the monster the NPCs in Okoron mentioned, a Kong King. It was an enormous beast the size of a small hill. A group of about 1,000 players had surrounded it.
Nie Yan was surprised. The Abernathy Great Grasslands, as an unregulated border zone, was a fairly desolate place. For there to be a thousand-man expedition team here of all places was definitely strange.
Since he was so far away, Nie Yan couldnât clearly see the appearances of these players. All he could tell was that three people were taking on the Kong Kingâs attacks as it smashed down with its enormous fists.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! Nie Yan could even hear the sounds from such a great distance.
The three figures danced around the Kong Kingâs body, nimbly evading its attacks.
âThese guys are pretty skilled,â Black Hell remarked. He usually maintained his silence, only occasionally giving a word or two. However, no one would ever overlook his existence. Ever since Nie Yan fulfilled his side of the promise and destroyed Dark Heroes, Black Hell stuck with Asskickers United. He was an enigma to most guild members. However, they still highly revered him.
âJust what hole did these people crawl out from? Logically speaking, ordinary players shouldnât be able to deal any damage to a Kong King. Arenât they just wasting their time?â Undying Scoundrel muttered.
âNot necessarily. Conviction has also sorts of special items. Iâve seen an item before called the Armour Break Scroll. It allows all the players in a team to deal true damage within a short timeframe. This kind of insane burst damage is especially useful for dealing with Lords,â Lustboy said.
âLustboy is right. If a team is determined enough to want to deal with a Lord, as long as the leader is clever enough, theyâll always think of a way,â Bladelight said. He frequently led expedition teams in hunting bosses. So, he was speaking from a place of experience.
âLetâs go down and take a look,â Nie Yan said.
Nie Yanâs group landed in an area 1,000 meters away from the Kong King. If they came any closer, the other side might think they were trying to snatch the boss away.
The 13 of them headed over to a distant hill. The battle was already reaching its climax.
The Kong King howled and roared. However, it appeared to be bound by something. It couldnât charge out of a 10-meter wide space. There were 16 Great Mages standing in a circle around it. They had their staffs raised in the air and were chanting out incantations. They were locking the Kong King down in a mysterious magic formation! Two Warriors and one Paladin were standing in front of the Kong King, hacking and slashing away at it.
âDamn, this boss really is tanky. Weâve only shaved away 12% of its health after such a long time. At this rate, itâll take us forever to kill it!â the Paladin gloomily cursed. She raised her sword and struck the Kong King in the waist with a Holy Smite, dealing 700 damage.
A shower of spells rained down on the Kong King, dealing 50â60 damage each. Though the damage was minimal, with at least 700 Mages attacking together, it quickly stacked up.
âThankfully we have this Sanction Magic Formation, or else the 1,600 of us would be nowhere near enough to deal with this monster. It really has high defense,â the Fighter remarked. Letting out a grunt, he leaped into the air and struck the Ape King with a Shield Bash, forcing it to stagger back.
The expedition team looked quite coordinated. They were clearly skilled. While they were focused on dealing with the boss, one of the players said in the voice chat,ăBoss! We have company. A group of 10 or so players are making their way towards us. Theyâre about a thousand meters northeast of us.ă
ăDid you recognize any of them?ăasked a female Paladin. She was clad in silver white armour with her hair tied behind the back of her head. She appeared cool and relaxed with a tall and curvaceous figure. The leader of this group was actually this beauty.
ăYeah, Asskickers Unitedâs Nirvana Flame!ăcame the response. He had spotted the Darkwing Dragon earlier.
ăItâs him!?ăNetherluna knitted her brows. This definitely wasnât good news. If it was anyone else, they could easily handle the situation. However, since it was Nirvana Flame, that made things a lot more difficult.
Their group belonged to Dark Recital. Netherluna was their guild leader. They were only a small guild with around 2,000 players. Among them Netherluna and several dozen other pillars of the guild belonged to the Dark Retical gaming organization. This organization had a bit of fame domestically.
ăNirvana Flame is the new lord of the Abernathy Great Grasslands. If we want to stay here, we canât afford to offend him.ăthe Paladin tanking the Kong King chimed in. Clad in silver ashen armour, he had the appearance of a man in his mid twenties with a sturdy build. He was the vice guild leader, Canon.
Netherluna pondered for a moment. She had no choice but to admit that Canonâs words were reasonable. They really couldnât afford to offend Nirvana Flame.
ăEven though Nirvana Flame is the lord of the Abernathy Great Grasslands, with so many NPC tribes along with the several dozen small guilds operating here, controlling the entire territory wonât be that simple. As long as we donât stand out too much, weâll be fine,ăNetherluna said.
ăWhat if he tries to snatch the Kong King away from us? Are we supposed to give up on it just like that?ăthe Warrior tanking at the front asked.
ăIf Nirvana Flame really wants to steal this Kong King away from us, thereâs nothing we can do. However, based on the way he acts, he probably wonât try to directly take it away. After all, he wouldnât want bad rumours spreading around, right?ăNetherlunaâs lips curved into a crafty smile.
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