BXBX NOVEL Chapter 78 - 64 Public BOSS_1
Chapter 78 - 64 Public BOSS_1
"My guild is calling me, I\'m not eating anymore."
At the moment, the restaurant was in an uproar, and Lu Ran and his friends frowned.
The next instant, Lu Bing\'s expression changed as he said, "Brother Lu Yi sent a message saying that in the Public Secret Realm·Thousand Mountain Range, a low-level leader of the Dragon Blood species appeared, the Red Rock Dragon Tail Scorpion, and he\'s calling us to take a look."
"Dragon Tail Scorpion?" Xiao Wu looked around at the commotion and said, "Really? A Dragon Blood creature?"
"Damn it, screw eating then, let\'s go, if we\'re late we might miss our chance..." Lu Dingding exclaimed in shock.
Lu Yi, however, shook his head and said, "It feels like we don\'t have much of a chance now, it must be those big guilds that have taken over, and we can\'t compete with them..."
The Public Secret Realm, unlike the Common Secret Realm or the Breakthrough Secret Realm, is accessed through the Teleport Plaza rather than a private room.
Moreover, the Public Secret Realm doesn\'t have a limit on the number of entrants, anyone who meets the Secret Realm Level can enter, even if it\'s a hundred or a thousand people, unlike the Common Secret Realm which allows a maximum of a four-person team.
In the Public Secret Realm, monster projections are randomly spawned, often bringing about the appearance of rare creatures. The resources they drop are also more precious, and the drop rate is far higher than in the Common Secret Realm.
Such rare extraordinary being projections that appear in the Public Secret Realm are affectionately referred to as "Wild Map BOSS" by previous Beast Trainers.
While a Wild Map BOSS might be strong, since the Public Secret Realm is not limited by the number of people, even the strongest BOSS can be overwhelmed by sheer numbers, unless it is unbelievably powerful.
Therefore, if any rare creatures emerge in the Public Secret Realm, it is like a moving treasure trove for Beast Trainers; if they can\'t take it down themselves, they will call over a bunch of friends and family to make sure it goes down.
The Red Rock Dragon Tail Scorpion, being of the Rock attribute and fused with Dragon Blood trait, is a low-level Dominator Species creature. Although not a proper member of the Dragon Clan, any creature related to dragons, even by the slightest, is considered valuable, which explains the excitement.
"Let\'s go take a look. I\'ve heard the situation is at a stalemate right now; otherwise, why else would Brother Lu Yi call us?" said Lu Bing.
At this time, the Lu Family Village quartet, after a brief contemplation, left without even finishing their meal and walked out, saying to Lu Ran, "We\'re going to check it out. You can order first, anything is fine. We\'ll settle the bill when we get back!"
With that, they all took off, even though they had just been complaining of hunger.
"Damn!" Lu Ran stood there in a daze, watching his quartet desert him, and inwardly cursed his unreliable fellow villagers.
So, a Wild Map BOSS is all it takes to lure you guys away, huh?
I\'d rather you drag me along to watch the spectacle than leave me here to fry in the sun alone!
Are you worried that you\'d have to look after me or something???
Lu Ran, feeling helpless, thought for a moment before deciding not to order. He too followed the crowd out the door.
"Let\'s go have a look, though I feel it might be too late already."
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Teleport Plaza, Public Secret Realm, Thousand Mountain Range.
This is a public map only accessible to Trainee Beast Trainers.
Since there are no specific leveling spots or fixed resources inside the Thousand Mountain Range, just the occasional appearance of rare creatures, the area hasn\'t been claimed by any officials or major guilds.
At the moment, the Teleport Plaza saw a steady stream of people spending crystal coins to teleport into the Thousand Mountain Range. While many knew their chances of securing the final kill on the Public BOSS were slim, the excitement of joining the crowd is something that people will always possess. Many were willing to spend 100 crystal coins just to join in on the excitement.
The Lu Family Village quartet had already rushed in, seemingly with the intention of contesting the monster.
Lu Ran, following behind, also arrived at the Teleport Plaza, joining in with the same mentality of spectators.
After all, the news had spread, and for all he knew, the BOSS could have been defeated 100 times over by now.
Lu Ran was willing to come and watch the fun because the entry fee for the Public Secret Realm was very low. However, it\'s also hard to find any loopholes because, although the resources there were more abundant than in the Common Secret Realm, the contenders are also more!
With a group of people sweeping through like bandits, the share of resources per person was less, and he was better off challenging the Common Secret Realm.
After entering the Secret Realm, Lu Ran followed the crowd and quickly arrived at the scene of the incident. Here, a crowd of over a hundred people had gathered to watch, but surprisingly, there wasn\'t the expected scene of everyone scrambling for the BOSS.
And the Red Rock Dragon Tail Scorpion was still alive and well.
"It\'s not over yet?"
Lu Ran, with a keen eye, spotted the recently entered Lu Family Village squad and squeezed through to them, asking, "What\'s going on?"
He looked towards the open space and saw at the center a dark red scorpion about six or seven meters long. The Dragon Tail Scorpion was immensely huge, far bigger than any creature Lu Ran had encountered before in a secret realm.
[Name]: Red Rock Dragon Tail Scorpion
[Attribute]: Rock
[Species Level]: Low-level Dominator
[Growth Level]: Level 11
At the moment, this Dragon Tail Scorpion was in a standoff with a team of people, and it seemed like the surrounding Beast Trainers were hesitant to jump in and contest the fight due to this team\'s presence.
"You\'re here too? Eh, it\'s good to come and see what\'s happening," said Lu Bing. "It\'s the Star Guild, it looks like they were the first to discover the Dragon Tail Scorpion. People are hesitant because of them, and now others are not daring to jump in. However, their situation doesn\'t look too good, and it seems like they can\'t handle the scorpion on their own."
"Once they give up, everyone will be able to rely on their own skills."
At this time, the five people fighting with the Dragon\'s Tail Scorpion all had a hexagram emblem on their clothes, signifying their identities. Lu Ran looked on in silence, not because of the emblem, but because one of those fools was none other than Pluto.
He was currently commanding the Thunder Eagle in the sky, constantly bombarding the scorpion with electric shocks, but it was as if the scorpion was immune to thunder and lightning—the golden lightning couldn\'t break through its defenses at all.
"Gah!!!" The Dragon\'s Tail Scorpion cried hoarsely as it shook off the electric light, its eyes fierce.
"Damn it!" Pluto from the Star Guild cursed loudly; what was up with this scorpion?
The other four were even less powerful than Pluto, and the damage their Pet Beasts could do to the Dragon\'s Tail Scorpion was limited.
Moreover, due to their fear of the Dragon\'s Tail Scorpion\'s strength, they didn\'t dare to advance too much.
The Dragon\'s Tail Scorpion, out of caution towards the hundreds of onlookers surrounding it, had also refrained from acting rashly. It stuck to a defensive stance, fearful that taking the offensive might lead to more people attacking it.
Thus, the two sides were at a stalemate.
"Pluto, are you able to handle it? Just give up, and we\'ll all go at it together. We\'ll wear it down, and whoever lands the killing blow, it\'ll all be down to luck," a Beast Trainer from another guild called out to Pluto from the crowd.
Pluto ignored the remarks.
"This scorpion is quite powerful!" On one side, Lu Yee commented, "Pluto\'s Thunder Eagle is ranked second on the Divine Pet List. Its combat power might even be the first amongst the newcomers, and yet it still can\'t break through the defense."
"Even though it\'s not of the Dragon Clan, that Dragon\'s Tail Scorpion has some Dragon Blood after all. Creatures with a touch of dragon have very strong physical defenses and energy resistance," Lu Bing interjected.
"Right now, we\'re lucky the scorpion is somewhat afraid and not counterattacking. Just looking at that sting of its dripping with poison, it seems like the Star Guild would have quite a tough time dealing with it."
People were starting to realize how difficult it was to deal with this Dragon\'s Tail Scorpion—a Level 11 low-ranked Dominator Species. For the Thousand Mountain Range, accessible only to newbies, it was definitely a formidable BOSS. Probably only by dozens of people chipping away at it could they bring it down.
But that was the situation Pluto did not want to see. He was the first to discover the scorpion; why should he simply hand it over to someone else?
So far, everyone had been considering the reputation of the Star Guild and hadn\'t challenged Pluto. But as time passed, even Pluto would start feeling ashamed, unable to beat it or willing to let go. Then he would be the joke of the day.
Just as Pluto was getting a headache, suddenly, he received a message.
Passerby A: "Bro, looks like you\'re in trouble? Can\'t beat the scorpion?"
If it had been anyone else, Pluto would have ignored it, but the sender was none other than Passerby A, the one ranked above him on the Divine Pet List. So he had to take it seriously.
He quickly scanned the surroundings and indeed spotted Lu Ran nearby, enjoying the spectacle.
Pluto replied coolly: "Our guild\'s Beast Trainers will be here soon; we\'ll wear it down even if by attrition. Don\'t worry about it."
If a Trainee Beast Trainer from one guild couldn\'t take down this Dragon\'s Tail Scorpion… well… let\'s talk about that another time.
Passerby A: "Bro, seems like you\'re not up to the task, unable to solo a low-ranked Dominator. And you still want to challenge me?"
Pluto was infuriated. What kind of cold remark was that? There was a one-level difference and also a significant discrepancy in species ranking.
Pluto: "What do you mean? You think you can do better???"
Passerby A: "We could give it a try. Don\'t we have a bet? If I win against you, you owe me a Thunder Attribute Awakening Fruit. How about we change the stakes like this: if I can solo this Dragon\'s Tail Scorpion, doesn\'t that prove I\'m better than you?"
"Then, you\'ll give me the Thunder Attribute Fruit anyway, and I\'ll also take whatever loot this Dragon\'s Tail Scorpion drops. Just don\'t bother me after it\'s done."
Pluto: "Damn."
He had never met someone so shamelessly brazen!
Pluto almost laughed with anger. Lu Ran, armed with a medium extraordinary race Arctic Dog, dared to think he could single out a lower-ranked Dominator Species with Dragon Blood???
Pluto, gritting his teeth: "Fine then, make your move. I really want to see if you can beat it."
That way, even if Lu Ran suddenly stepped in and failed, Pluto would still have a way to save face.
In the meantime, as Lu Ran was dumbstruck to find Pluto actually taking up the challenge, his expression froze.
He had only tried to ask and it actually worked?
The next moment, he allowed himself a reckless grin.
Great, it looked like he was about to make a profit.
Since Pluto, the concerned party, had agreed, Lu Ran no longer felt the pressure to grab the monster. Under other circumstances, if another guild were fighting a BOSS, he really wouldn\'t have had the heart to snatch it away, but Pluto... that was a different story.
This Dragon\'s Tail Scorpion... its defensive power was indeed astounding, but Lu Ran felt that Pluto and his group were just too weak in their attacks.
That golden lightning seemed about two or three times weaker than Storm Slash.
Moreover, one was merely a common skill, while the other would cost Mr. Husky a full set of teeth… no newbie would dare to play that game.
"Maybe I should disguise myself." Seeing the crowd around him, Lu Ran thought it would be a bit troublesome to go out directly. He did not want to become famous in Infinite City, afraid of being harassed whenever walking the streets. He pondered for a moment, then pulled a black windproof mask from his bag and put it on his face—better to conceal whatever little he could.
"Uh, Lu Ran, what are you doing?" Just then, Lu Bing noticed Lu Ran putting on the mask and asked, puzzled.