Chapter 1 The Rock Giant's Fury

The sleeping Rock Giant Shulos was suddenly hit. Even though the damage dealt by the stone peaks was negligible, it still jolted Shulos awake.

Anyone would be furious at being abruptly awakened from sleep.

"Insignificant human, I will crush you!" Shulos roared, causing the entire cave to shake. He then stood up and strode towards Shi Feng.

Naturally, Shi Feng wouldn't give Shulos any chance. He immediately took out a Burst Berry and threw it onto the path ahead of Shulos.

The Rock Giant's speed had always been a weakness, and even a Special Elite was no exception. It was just that compared to ordinary Rock Giants, Shulos was larger, stronger, and had more tricks up its sleeve. Its movement and attack speed were slightly faster, but after being slowed down by the Burst Berry, it was still as sluggish as a turtle.

With 16 points of Agility, Shi Feng's movement and attack speed were very high. He directly circled around to Shulos's back and launched a fierce attack.

A series of damage numbers popped up above Shulos's head.

-2, -2, -2, -2...

Then came a Slash, dealing 6 points of damage.

It had to be said that Shulos's defense was amazing. Even after the damage amplification from Wind Lightning Flash and a Slash that had been upgraded to Level 2, it only dealt 6 points of damage. If it were a Level 1 Slash, it would probably only deal 4 points of damage.

After a series of attacks, Shulos finally turned around and raised its foot, which was as big as a small mountain, and stomped heavily towards Shi Feng.

As a reborn person, Shi Feng had experienced countless battles in God's Domain. He wasn't flustered in the slightest when facing Shulos. He moved his feet and quickly dodged behind Shulos, avoiding its slow attack, and then launched a flurry of attacks.

When 5 seconds had passed, Shulos's health had recovered by 18 points, leaving it with 886 points of health. This instantly nullified half a day's worth of Shi Feng's efforts.

Compared to ordinary monsters, Elite-level monsters and above recover 2% of their health every 5 seconds. Shulos had 900 health points, so 5 seconds meant 18 health points, completely exceeding the normal damage Shi Feng could deal in a round.

Even so, Shi Feng calmly swung his sword, constantly whittling away at Shulos's health.

If ordinary players saw such health and recovery ability, they would probably have given up already. However, Shi Feng wouldn't. 16 points of Agility allowed Shi Feng to easily dodge attacks, and at the same time, his attack speed was very high. The damage he dealt completely offset the health recovery. It was just that killing Shulos would be very time-consuming.

Not only did he have to constantly dodge, but he also had to attack like crazy. It would make people feel very bored, and the high-intensity attacks were also very taxing on the mind, causing fatigue.

Time passed minute by minute, and Shulos's health continued to decrease.

Until 15 seconds of attacks had passed.

The damage amplification effect of Wind Lightning Flash was gone. The damage Shi Feng could deal plummeted. Each sword strike only dealt 1 point of damage, and Slash could only take away 4 points of health, directly plunging Shi Feng into a bitter battle.

After another 5 seconds, Shulos recovered 18 health points again.

And Shi Feng had only dealt 17 points of damage in these 5 seconds, not even as fast as Shulos's recovery.

Shi Feng frowned slightly. Shulos was indeed difficult to kill. Without a certain amount of damage, it was just a waste of effort.

Give up?

Just as Shi Feng was thinking this.

"I will crush you!" Shulos roared and suddenly stomped its foot.

Instantly, the cave shook violently, and sharp stalactites fell from the sky, covering the entire cave.

"It even has a party-wipe skill?"

Seeing that the situation was not good, Shi Feng first retreated from Shulos's side, dodging the falling stalactites.

The number of stalactites falling continuously was extremely large and their speed was extremely fast. If a team came over, they wouldn't be able to dodge at all in this narrow space and would definitely be wiped out. If it weren't for Shi Feng's agility and the relatively spacious area, it would have been difficult to avoid these falling rocks.

After Shulos's skill was activated, it showed some fatigue. Shi Feng's eyes lit up, and he directly charged forward.

Wind Lightning Flash!

Slash!

Instantly dealing terrifying damage of -4, -5, -6, -10 points.

The fatigued state was a period of weakness after some mini-bosses used powerful skills. Not only was their attack power weakened, but their defense was also greatly reduced.

With the fatigued state, Shi Feng saw hope of killing Shulos.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, the attacks became even more frantic.

-4, -4, -4...

Taking advantage of the weakened state and the damage amplification, each sword strike could take away 4 health points.

Shulos was in a weakened state, and its health recovery speed also dropped to 1%.

With the ebb and flow of power, the end of a round of weakness allowed Shi Feng to take away 15% of Shulos's health.

The following battle was about persistence, constantly attacking to offset Shulos's recovery. Every 30 seconds, Wind Lightning Flash was another burst of damage, followed by waiting for Shulos's ultimate move. This ultimate move was undoubtedly terrifying for a team, but for Shi Feng, it was an opportunity.

Sure enough, every once in a while, Shulos would unleash its ultimate move, and Shi Feng took the opportunity to take away another 16% of its health.

Time passed bit by bit.

Five Burst Berries had been used, and Shulos's health was still at 32%.

When Shulos launched its ultimate move again, Shi Feng took away 16% of its health, leaving Shulos with only 16% of its health left.

Just as Shulos's health dropped to 15%, Shulos changed.

Its huge body continued to shrink, its attack power decreased, its defense decreased, but its attack speed and movement speed were increasing. This change was very unfavorable to Shi Feng.

Although the effect of the Burst Berry was still there, Shulos's attacks were getting faster and faster, almost hitting Shi Feng.

Even if Shulos's attack power was reduced, Shi Feng at Level 2 would definitely not be able to withstand a single blow. As long as he was hit, everything would be over. By the way, his level would drop to Level 1, and his skill proficiency would also decrease significantly. This was definitely not what Shi Feng wanted to see.

"I'll risk it!" Shi Feng's eyes flashed with cold light, and he activated Gravitational Liberation, making dodging much easier.

It was impossible to easily give up on a Special Elite with 15% health remaining.

Shi Feng constantly circled around Shulos, hacking and slashing like crazy.

Each attack dealt 3 points of damage, allowing Shulos's health to slowly decrease.

14%... 10%... 9%... 8%... 5%...

The duration of Gravitational Liberation was getting shorter and shorter. Seeing that there were only 7 seconds left, while Shulos still had 5% of its health left, as soon as Gravitational Liberation ended, he would definitely be killed by Shulos in one hit.

Fast! Fast! Fast!

Shi Feng's eyes were bloodshot, and the speed of his sword strikes was getting faster and faster.

Seeing that Shulos only had 10 health points left, but Gravitational Liberation had already ended...

Shi Feng's speed dropped sharply. Shulos, with a human-like sneer, swung its giant stone-like fist down.

"Die!" The Wind Lightning Flash cooldown, which Shi Feng had been timing in his mind, ended.

Wind Lightning Flash!

In an instant, Shi Feng swung three lightning bolts, instantly piercing through Shulos's body.

-4, -5, -6.

Taking away the last 10 health points of Shulos.

With a bang, Shulos turned into a pile of rubble.

System: Leveled up 4 levels to kill Special Elite Shulos, gaining a 400% experience bonus, gaining 940 experience points.

Instantly, Shi Feng's experience bar increased by 27%, taking a big step closer to Level 3.

After killing Shulos, Shi Feng searched through the rubble.

The drops from Special Elites exceeded those of ordinary Elites. He immediately obtained a piece of equipment, a skill book, and 16 copper coins.

"Leveled-up challenge, the drops are good. It even dropped a Bronze Greatshield. It can definitely sell for a high price. I wish I could farm it a few more times." Shi Feng looked at the blue cross shield in his hand and could already imagine that many guilds would be willing to pay a high price to buy this shield.

Rock Iron Greatshield, Bronze rank, equipment requirement 8 Strength, equipment level 5, Defense +21, Defense Rate 23%, Strength +2, Endurance +4, Health Points +30.

Such attributes can be said to be top-grade. After equipping it, defense is greatly increased, and health points are increased by 110. For a Level 5 Warrior-type class, it is equivalent to one-third more health. It is more than enough to tank bosses in a Level 5 dungeon, and can even be used to challenge Level 8 dungeons.

As for the skill book, it is also good. It is a melee general skill 'Parry', which requires a melee weapon, can resist one damage from the front, and has a cooldown time of 30 seconds.

Parry is a popular skill for any melee class, and it is a necessary skill for Warrior-type classes. It is in short supply in the market, but the drop rate is extremely low. After all, it is a life-saving skill that can withstand an attack at a critical moment. Maybe it can survive the crisis, especially when fighting a boss, when the healer can't heal in time, blocking it will allow the healer to heal in time.

Shi Feng looked at the Parry skill and finally chose to learn it. Although the shield plus this skill book can be sold for a better price, he would not do things that kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.

After killing Shulos, Shi Feng continued to climb up.

The Bronze Shield was just small money, and the Mithril Treasure Chest was the treasure to get rich.

The distance to the top of the mountain was not even a third of the way. It was easy to encounter monsters at the resting point, but there were still 4 Burst Berries left, forcing Shi Feng to carefully choose his route.

Half an hour later.

After moving forward cautiously all the way, he finally climbed to the top of the mountain. The white mist was hazy, the visibility was very low, and he could only see a distance of 20 yards around.

Along the way, Shi Feng had already used 4 Burst Berries to kill Rock Giants. If another monster came, Shi Feng would have to give up and leave, starting all over again.

Just as Shi Feng took a few steps forward.

Several blurry figures could be vaguely seen in the front.

At this time, the system also issued an emergency prompt, the player has discovered the Lost Land, activated the hidden quest "Past Glory", temporarily closed all external contacts for the player, unable to leave this place until the quest is completed.

"Damn, those assassins lied." Shi Feng couldn't help but curse inwardly, those assassins definitely hid some information.

The situation at the top of the mountain was completely different from what those assassins reported.