Chapter 15: Crossbow Cannon Bombards Zombies

"Ten minutes past the death revival weakness time, Blood Sea Wave brandished his new battle saber and once again boarded the sunken ship's deck.

Facing the zombies that appeared before him, Blood Sea Wave laughed loudly, a single strike dealing -12 damage! This damage was more than enough to kill it!

"Die!" Another slash, and the zombie collapsed thunderously to the ground, indeed failing to deliver that disgusting final blow before its death!

This slight difference of 1 point in attack speed really makes a world of difference! This time I can finally fight the BOSS at full health without any injuries, killing the BOSS is no longer a problem! Blood Sea Wave laughed heartily as he wielded his saber and advanced into the cabin.

This time, victory is a must!

Blood Sea Wave, once again bearing the full curse of his body, fought his way back to the BOSS's room.

In the face of overwhelming power, curses are nothing but a difference of one more or less strike; how dare this game upset me, you've got some nerve! But the more frustrating it is, the more exhilarating it is to defeat it! As for those zombies appearing from the summoning array, ignore them!

A flash of the blade! Venting all the fury and satisfaction of Blood Sea Wave!

"-6"!!!

A great start! Blood Sea Wave burst into wild laughter! The damage was indeed vastly different! Let's see how many times you can dodge or heal?

Bang! -2! A zombie clawed at Blood Sea Wave's large shield, splashing green fluid!

—System Prompt: You've been hit by the plague zombie's special skill, Plague Attack. Your attack -1, defense -1, as long as you keep getting attacked by the plague zombie, your attack and defense will continuously decrease to 0. The plague effect disappears after the battle.

Blood Sea Wave was suddenly shocked! It's the advanced form of the zombie, the Plague Zombie! Have the summons leveled up again?

—Plague Zombie: Attack 2, Defense 2, Damage 2-3, Life 17, Attack Speed: Very Slow 6, Move Speed: 4, Experience 16, Command Value 1, Special Skills: Intermediate Defense Skill, Plague Attack.

Only then did Blood Sea Wave notice that the BOSS in the darkness was no longer a Resentful Spirit, but an unknown Undead Creature! Though it looked similar to a ghost, its entire body emanated a much denser aura of death!

The sudden turn of events left Blood Sea Wave staggered!

What exactly is this? There's no such type of ghost mentioned in the official data! Is this a leveled-up form of the BOSS? Why do I get downgraded when I die but the BOSS levels up? Does that mean the BOSS doesn't grow with the player's growth and that it levels up every time you fight it? But even if it levels up, it should evolve into an Evil Spirit! Could it be that me forcibly charging in earlier counts as a battle and provoked it to level up?

In the midst of his shock, a bright light flashed on the unknown BOSS, and a big +3 popped up! Self-healing!

Bang! Another Plague Zombie joined the assault team, splashing green fluid took another 2 points of life from Blood Sea Wave, as well as one point each from attack and defense! Blood Sea Wave's defense was already reduced by 4 points due to the spell curse, letting the zombie take away another 2 points really washed away any advantage of high defense!

"Damn it, I'm going all out!" Blood Sea Wave in rage and desperation, madly chopped at the BOSS!

-6! Miss! +4! -5! Miss! +3! -4!

Blood Sea Wave's attacks grew progressively weaker, and his health increasingly lower, when a Plague Zombie dealt -3 damage, Blood Sea Wave was on the verge of death, while the BOSS still had six or seven points of life left! Blood Sea Wave finally soberly realized the futility!

Retreat! Blood Sea Wave, filled with resentment, escaped from the cabin and fled back to the island!

Another failure! Blood Sea Wave felt a strong urge to smash the machine! But just as he clenched his fist, a strong wave of hunger and weakness swept through his body!

It turned out dinner time had passed, who would have thought that a few days in the game could make one forget the existence of real time. Blood Sea Wave took off his helmet and shook his head, it's better to eat. After all, the trials of a Divine-level Hero can't be so simple to wish success into reality.

Blood Sea Wave made a call for food delivery: "Golden Prosper Hotel? Send me a medium-rare Texas beef steak, and after 12 midnight send me a medium-well Texas beef steak."

"Okay, sir! May I ask what type of alcohol would sir like?"

"No alcohol."

"Okay, sir."

Blood Sea Wave was planning to stay up all night, of course, he wouldn't drink. His love for steaks is often ridiculed by people in his circle as low-class, to hell with that! I'm a carnivore, not a herbivore!

Blood Sea Wave walked to the window and opened it, overlooking the brilliant night scene of the city, while letting the cold evening breeze sober up his mind.

Does this BOSS level up every time you fight it?

I heard that players in the United States have also encountered similar situations, except it was with an instance. If they fail a challenge, the difficulty of the next instance increases. So you can only succeed, not fail. However, that player failed five or six times before finally finding the knack and cleared the increasingly difficult instance, and the rewards were also far beyond expectations.

I guess my trial BOSS is probably something similar. So my next step is to fully level up without provoking the BOSS. From the second challenge where skeletons suddenly turned into zombies, it seems that not rushing into the cabin means not provoking the BOSS.

Then just kill Plague Zombies on the deck, level up to level 10, and fully master all the public skills of Attack Skill. Although Plague Zombie's special skill is disgusting, fundamentally it's not different from regular zombies. It only takes two slashes to kill them, and they don't even retaliate, plus they give more experience.

However, if the situation is not as I imagined, what if it doesn't work out even if I train to level 10?

Blood Sea Wave frowned tightly, suddenly remembering the weakling named Da Fei that the system assigned together! Could it be that the system's intent is that two people must team up to pass? Every time I'm just a bit short of handling it, but with another person's help, it would have been settled long ago!

Damn it, like hell I'll team up! If that asshole dares to log on, I'll chop him to death!

If all else fails, I'll have to ask for my brothers' help. I wonder how Shaodong and the others are preparing? Shaodong is extraordinarily energetic, often pulling all-nighters, it'd really be a waste not to use such talent for gaming.

Blood Sea Wave then rang up Shaodong: "Shaodong, how are preparations going?"

Over the phone Shaodong laughed heartily: "Just bidding online for accounts with Brother Tian and Little Ma! We'll tackle it together tomorrow!"

Blood Sea Wave couldn't help but be pleased: "My brother knows the way, huh?""

Shaodong laughed, "You and I are retiring from the underworld to start a business in the game, how could we not use Divine-level accounts to make it sound plausible?"

Blood Sea Wave burst out laughing, "To hell with the tiny underworld! The game has not only the underworld but also the vast ocean!"

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In the gun cabin below the deck, Da Fei cautiously and quietly dismantled the first crossbow cannon in the dark, unsure if the noise might startle the zombie at the door.

Just then, heavy footsteps came from above. Da Fei's heart tightened! It was Blood Sea Wave! He has finished resting and is back to hunt the boss! You can't beat him, can't beat him!

While cursing under his breath, hurried footsteps sounded again from above, followed by a splash - someone diving into water. Oh yeah! Does that mean he failed fighting the boss again? Hahaha, awesome!

It makes sense, too. How could such a tricky boss be soloed so easily? At least you have to level up, get on par with the boss, fight it out, and then sneak a shot from behind!

Now that Da Fei's mind was clear and his mood elated, he continued dismantling the useless cannon without distraction.

— System Prompt: You have successfully dismantled a crossbow cannon and obtained a broken crossbow limb!

— System Prompt: You have successfully dismantled a crossbow cannon and obtained a deformed trigger!

— System Prompt: You have successfully dismantled a crossbow cannon and obtained a damaged mount!

— System Prompt: You have successfully dismantled a crossbow cannon and obtained an intact crossbow tool!

Haha, finally got a complete part! Continue! After ten more minutes, all parts were dismantled!

— System Prompt: You have successfully dismantled a crossbow cannon, earning +560 experience!

Geez! Dismantling for experience, too? And it's quite a lot! Da Fei was overjoyed! Right, it must give experience! After all, this stuff is even covered in Lanxiang and New Oriental's teaching materials, not giving experience for self-practice would be outrageous! Actually, isn't this what normal mechanical players do as apprentices in workshops to earn experience?

Haha, let's keep going!

Time passed quickly in the game, and as the night neared its end, Da Fei became increasingly skilled and efficient. When he successfully dismantled the eleventh crossbow cannon, a flash of golden light crowned his head!

— System Prompt: Congratulations! You have leveled up to level 7, earning 1 strategic attribute point, 1 skill point, +2 life, and +1 command power.

— System Prompt: You have obtained all the intact parts of the crossbow cannon. You can now assemble a new crossbow cannon!

Hahaha! Double happiness! Assemble it!

The sky gradually brightened, light peered through the cracks of the gun cabin, and the cabin brightened, accelerating Da Fei's assembly work.

— System Prompt: Reconnaissance Skill Alert! Strong enemies nearby, please be cautious!

Da Fei was suddenly shocked. The strong enemy nearby must be the zombie boss blocking the door, right? It means it couldn't see me at night, but I'll be spotted during the day? I thought hiding behind it would keep me safe, seems like a fight with this boss is inevitable.

Let's go for it! Da Fei started assembling as fast as he could!

— System Prompt: Reconnaissance Skill Alert! Strong enemies are near, you are about to enter their alert range!

Da Fei broke into a sweat! Stay calm at the final moment! It's time to test if I am really skilled!

— System Prompt: Alert! You have been spotted by the enemy! Prepare for battle!

Clang! A crisp sound, the final piece of the crossbow cannon, the bowstring, was put into place!

— System Prompt: You have successfully assembled a crossbow cannon, earning +1000 experience!

At that moment, the zombie boss at the entrance turned around, and seated at the crossbow mount, Da Fei kicked the trigger and drew the bowstring, loading the first crossbow arrow!

Fire!!!

— Boom! The crossbow cannon trembled slightly, and the crossbow arrow turned into a streak of cold light shooting towards the cabin door!

— Bang! -13! It hit the zombie boss right in the torso!

— System Prompt: You have obtained incomplete information on Rapid Zombie!

Damn it! It didn't knock it back! What the heck is a Rapid Zombie! I've never heard of it! But I don't have time to check the info! Da Fei kicked the bowstring again, continuing to load!

The zombie boss tensed up and leaped forcefully, using the same move it did last night when attacking Blood Sea Wave!

In Da Fei's astonished eyes, the boss traced a twenty-meter arc through the cabin air, then—Boom!!! It slammed like a meat bomb onto the crossbow mount, causing a huge shock with a big -58!

— System Prompt: You have further completed the information on Rapid Zombie!

Damn!!! That's the damage level of a level 7 troop! Looking at the ghastly faced zombie up close