"Holy crap?"
The single damage number of 2781 that popped above Lin Mo's head left the surrounding Blood Dance guild players, who had also fought the Lich King earlier, completely stunned.
"Why does the Lich King hit us for thirty or forty thousand with one skill, but only two thousand when it hits Rulebound? That makes no sense!"
"Just by looking at it, the Lich King's attack power is definitely in the five-digit range. What kind of defense does Rulebound even have?"
Although Lin Mo's defense wasn't low, it was still far from enough to resist the Lich King's damage.
The reason the Lich King's C-grade Frost Charge only dealt a little over 2,000 damage to Lin Mo was entirely because not far away, the Ancestral-tier pet summoned by Lin Mo: Dark Gold · Strong-Maned Pig stood casting it's talent.
One of Strong-Maned Pig's talent effects: taking 90% of the damage for its master.
In other words, the damage Lin Mo had just suffered was actually only 10% of the total.
The remaining 90% had been transferred to Strong-Maned Pig.
Triggering its talent's 50% damage reduction effect.
At the same moment Lin Mo took the Lich King's attack, a damage number also popped above Strong-Maned Pig's head.
-12515!
Only now did the Blood Dance players finally notice the pet Lin Mo had summoned on the field: Dark Gold · Strong-Maned Pig.
Instantly, everyone was shocked for the fifth time.
"That's… Dark Gold · Strong-Maned Pig! The Ancestral-tier pet that triggered a global announcement yesterday and was born within our Dragon Nation territory!"
"The person who obtained that Ancestral-tier pet, causing a global sensation and making netizens from every country look at our Dragon Nation with new respect, was actually Rulebound?"
At this moment, even Han Ruoxi couldn't help feeling her admiration for Lin Mo rise another level.
"No wonder Ling Xue values you so much, even breaking the Ling Group's usual rules to create a special K8 rank just for you."
"Looks like you're even more extraordinary than I imagined."
As she spoke, a deep look of affection appeared in Han Ruoxi's beautiful eyes.
"Rulebound, I must poach you from Divine Nation and bring you into our Blood Dance guild."
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On the battlefield—
The Ancestral-tier Dark Gold · Strong-Maned Pig had a massive 250,000 HP. Taking a little over ten thousand damage didn't hurt it at all.
And under the automatic recovery of 2,500 HP per second from its SSS-grade passive skill [Bloodbath · Bronze Wall and Iron Fortress], the lost HP recovered in just a few seconds.
So with Strong-Maned Pig protecting him, Lin Mo directly fought the Lich King head-on.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
SSS-grade skills chained together with normal attacks, launching a storm-like barrage against the Lich King.
Together with Ning Xi, who possessed tenfold damage, they killed the BOSS that seemed nearly invincible to everyone present, the Lich King, in less than ten minutes.
Boom!
At the moment the Lich King's massive body collapsed to its knees. Whether it was Blood Dance, the independent players who had come to watch the excitement, or the members of Divine Nation lurking outside the graveyard, every player on the scene was shocked.
"Holy crap! They actually killed it with just the two of them!"
"This Rulebound and Liuli are absolutely terrifying!"
A Tier-4 BOSS was incredibly rare and extremely valuable.
So Lin Mo intentionally left the final hit to Ning Xi, letting her trigger the reward amplification.
[Ding~ SSS-grade talent Nine-Five Supreme has taken effect. You used 89,800 reputation to amplify the rewards of Lich King · Gais. The drop rewards of Lich King · Gais have been increased tenfold.]
[Ding~ Congratulations! You and player Rulebound have jointly killed the Lv45 Tier-4 BOSS Lich King · Gais. EXP +11,000,000 (110%), Reputation +20,000 (hundredfold amplification triggered by talent)!]
Whoosh!
Whoosh!
Two golden beams of light fell simultaneously onto Ning Xi and Lin Mo.
Ning Xi leveled up to 37, while Lin Mo reached level 44.
At this moment.
Clatter!
Beside the Lich King's corpse, under the tenfold drop rate, countless golden spoils piled up like a mountain.
This time, Ning Xi had spent nearly 90,000 reputation amplifying this BOSS, almost three times the amount she used when amplifying the Lv48 Tier-3 dungeon BOSS Shadow Demon Scorpion King before.
That also meant this BOSS's value was at least three times higher than that of the Shadow Demon Scorpion King.
With excitement and anticipation in his heart, and under the gaze of everyone present, Lin Mo quickly swept up all the loot.
[Ding~ You picked up 970 gold coins!]
[Ding~ You picked up Lv45 Tier-4 orange equipment · Frost Greatsword +10!]
[Ding~ You picked up Lv45 Tier-4 purple equipment · Frost Armor +10!]
[Ding~ You picked up C-grade pet skill book · Ice Soul Slash +10!]
'This…'
'Mass-producing items at ten times the quantity is simply terrifying.'
In other guilds, when all members worked together to kill a BOSS, only a few core main players would get the BOSS resources in the end. It was impossible for the entire guild to receive them.
That meant the guild as a whole could only gain a small increase in strength.
But Lin Mo could already imagine the future. Once he created his guild, every BOSS kill would have Ning Xi trigger the tenfold reward amplification.
Top-tier skills!
Top-tier equipment!
Top-tier magic scrolls!
All multiplied by ten.
When his guild killed one BOSS, it would be equivalent to other guilds killing ten.
Everyone would get a share of the rewards
The entire guild would grow together.
Every single member would be a core main force.
After collecting the drops, only the Lich King's empty corpse remained on the ground.
But Lin Mo had no intention of letting even that go.
He took out a [Capture Scroll] from his backpack and crushed it.
[Ding~ You used an E-grade Capture Scroll on Lich King · Gais! Unfortunately, capture failed.]
"Damn it!"
Lin Mo cursed, "I've been trying all day, over a hundred BOSSES, and I haven't captured a single one?"
"That so-called 1% success rate on these E-grade scrolls has to be fake."
Beside him, Ning Xi couldn't help laughing, "Brother Lin Mo, let me try next time."
Lin Mo didn't actually lack pets.
Because whenever he needed one, he could evolve a top-tier Ancestral pet anytime with his ability.
He mainly wanted to capture a higher-grade one for Ning Xi.
After all, Ning Xi didn't have the SSS-grade Soul Flame like he did. Like other players, she couldn't evolve pets.
But the Capture Scrolls sold in the shop for 1 silver coin each, when used on BOSS monsters, if the capture succeeded, there was a very high chance of producing a pet whose quality exceeded the normal grade.
'Forget it. Next time.'
As the battle ended, suddenly, a round of applause sounded.
At that moment, Han Ruoxi walked out from among the Blood Dance guild members.
The admiration in her eyes was impossible to hide as she said to Lin Mo, "As expected of the number one player on the Heavenly Rankings. You really are amazing."
"So, how about it? Interested in joining our Blood Dance guild?"
Before Lin Mo could speak, Han Ruoxi continued, "Don't rush to reject me. First listen to what benefits you'll get from joining my guild."
"First, whatever salary Divine Nation offers you, our Blood Dance guild will give you double."
"Second, we won't restrict your freedom. After joining Blood Dance, you can still do whatever you want. And whenever you need help, we'll give you our full support."
"We only have one request. As long as you don't side with Divine Nation, and when necessary, help us fight against them."
"And finally…"
Han Ruoxi walked up to Lin Mo.
Her beautiful eyes openly revealed her affection for him.
She spoke softly to Lin Mo, "Do you want to try dating a girlfriend who has an S-grade talent?"
"As long as you're willing to join our Blood Dance guild, besides the conditions I just promised, I'll also agree to be your girlfriend."
"My S-grade talent [Summoning Art] will forever summon high-tier BOSSES only for you."
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