Chapter 13: Cunning Timmy
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**[Ice Lance]** (Level B) lvmax
- Casting time: Instant
- Cost: 800 mana
- Description: Shoots an ice lance at the enemy, causing 4000 points of frost damage and reducing its movement speed by 40% for 8 seconds. If the target has been slowed down, it will cause five times the damage and there is no cooldown time.
Although the damage of the B-level skill Ice Lance is a bit low, it has the advantage of slowing down the target. The key is that it's an instant skill. If it is upgraded to an A-level skill, it might lose its instant status, leaving Alex quite conflicted.
While pondering, Alex suddenly remembered that he was cursed when he opened the treasure box. Checking his own panel, Alex found that he had a negative status called Mana Loss.
**[Curse]: Mana Loss**
- Effect: You lose 2% of mana every second for 5 minutes.
Alex breathed a sigh of relief, "Huh, luckily I didn't lose any health points."
The effect of Alex's S-level skill Magic Heart is to restore 10% of mana per second. This curse only causes a 2% loss and has no impact on Alex at all.
After opening the treasure chest, Tom noticed that Alex had been in a daze. However, Tom knew Alex must be thinking about something, so he didn't disturb him and instead kept a vigilant eye on their surroundings.
Once Alex was no longer in a daze, Tom asked, "Alex, where are we going?"
Two paths lay ahead: one leading to the palace and the other to the backyard. Alex thought for a moment, pointed to the path to the backyard, and said, "The boss should be in the palace. Let's check if there are any monsters in the backyard."
Tom had no objections to Alex's decision.
The two walked through the corridor and arrived in the backyard. Strangely, there were no monsters, only a dry pool.
As Alex and Tom approached the pool, Tom suddenly screamed, "Ah!" Alex looked back to find Tom had stepped on a trap and was now hanging in the air, swinging back and forth.
"Don't worry, I'll save you," Alex said, looking around and finding that the rope was not far away. He walked toward the rope.
Halfway there, a thin black shadow suddenly appeared behind Alex. The shadow held two daggers gleaming with a green light, aiming to stab Alex in the back of the heart.
**[Cunning Timmy]** (Elite) lv10
- HP: 15000
- Attack power: 800
- Stealth: Hide and remain undetected until the stealth state is canceled.
- Backstab: Deals 300% damage. Must be used behind the target.
- Cunning: Timmy will only attack when he is sure he has the advantage.
With a startling glance, Alex saw the monster's exaggerated attributes.
-4000
A terrifying number appeared in front of Alex. "Damn it! It's a critical hit!"
Timmy's skill hit Alex. Without the shield, Alex would have become a cold corpse.
Reacting quickly, Alex released an Ice Lance at the monster.
-400
Cutting down 90% of the damage, Ice Lance could only deal a little damage to the monster. Seeing the low damage, Alex was not discouraged. His goal had been achieved. A bit of frost appeared on the monster's body, slowing its movement. Alex seized the opportunity and quickly distanced himself from the monster.
In the process of retreating, Alex continued to use the Ice Lance technique.
-2000
-2000
-4000
The Ice Lance technique produced five times the damage when it hit a slowed enemy. Three consecutive Ice Lances hit the monster, and the last one was a critical hit, directly knocking out one-third of the monster's health.
After widening the distance, it became the monster's nightmare. It couldn't get close, and it couldn't escape.
Alex was running and fighting, well-versed in the essence of guerrilla warfare. After four rounds of Ice Lance skills, the monster fell to the ground.
[You killed the elite monster Cunning Timmy and gained 500 experience]
After the kill prompt appeared, Alex ran to the rope and put Tom down. Once Tom was on the ground, he had a lingering look of fear on his face.
"Fortunately, I stepped on the trap, or I would've been killed instantly!"
Tom had watched the entire battle. The damage from the first blow after the monster broke out of hiding had scared him. That was 4,000 points of damage. As a shield fighter with an emphasis on all qualities, Tom had only 3,200 points of health. A hit like that would have left him cold.
After rescuing Tom, Alex didn't forget to check the monster's body.
[You picked up Timmy's Scimitar]
[You picked up the skill book Stealth]
Neither of them could learn the skill book, but the weapon was just right for Tom.
**[Timmy's Scimitar]** (Silver)
- Wearing conditions: Level 5
- Attributes: Attack +100, Strength +10, Agility +10
- Effect: Increases damage by 10% when attacking from behind.
He handed the weapon to Tom. "I'll give this to you."
Facing the weapon offered by Alex, Tom hesitated. "This is too valuable. I haven't been much help here. You might as well sell it for money."
Hearing Tom's words, Alex directly put the weapon into his hand. "Why be polite with me?"
Seeing Alex still being the same as before, Tom chuckled and said, "Then I won't be polite."
After equipping the weapon, Tom stroked it with a look of intoxication.
"Go ahead," Alex smiled and teased upon seeing Tom's expression.
With the elite monster defeated, Alex and Tom thoroughly searched the backyard, adhering to the principle of not missing out, but the results were not ideal. The entire backyard was dilapidated, with nothing of value.
The two returned to the corridor and arrived at the palace entrance.
After some thought, Alex decided to upgrade his Ice Lance technique.
After spending 500 skill points, the B-level skill Ice Lance became the A-level skill Ice Ray.
**[Ice Ray]** (A level) lv1
- Cost: 1500 mana
- Casting time: Instant
- Effect: Shoots an icy ray at the enemy, causing 5000 points of frost damage and reducing its movement speed by 50% for 10 seconds. There is a chance of freezing the target in place for 3 seconds.
After the skills were upgraded, the skill remained instant, and there was a probability of freezing the target in place in addition to the deceleration. If Alex was lucky and the trigger frequency was high, the monster might be frozen in place and unable to move.
After maxing out his skills, Alex stepped up the steps.
Before Alex could get close to the palace, the door opened automatically.
A majestic voice came from the palace, "Welcome to the realm of rage!"
Then, a violent figure over three meters tall appeared before Alex.
**[Incarnation of Anger—Samael Projection]** (Hero) lv12
- HP: 150000
- Attack power: 2000
- Sin of Rage: When the health value is lower than 50% or affected by control debuffs, the furious state will be automatically triggered.
- (Rage: Attack power increased by 100%, attack speed increased by 100%.)
- Destruction Blow: Strikes enemies within 10 meters in front of you twice, causing 100% damage each time. When in a furious state, there is a 50% chance of using this skill again for a combo after each release of the skill.
- Angry: When the health value drops to 10%, the anger in the body will be detonated, and 10% of health will be restored every second, lasting for 10 seconds, with a cooldown time of 5 minutes.