dmims Chapter 034 Hell Difficulty!
Chapter 034 Hell Difficulty!
With a thought, Su Yu immediately used his innate detection spell on the goblin monster in the distance.
He was very curious about what changes had occurred to the attributes of these goblin monsters.
[Level 8 Goblin Warrior (Normal)]
[HP: 15000/15000]
Physical Attack Power: 480
Physical Defense: 250; Magic Defense: 180
[Skills: Heavy Strike, Berserk, Critical Strike]
[Status: Abyss Enhancement]
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[Level 8 Goblin Mage (Normal)]
[HP: 10000/10000]
[Magic Attack Power: 600]
Physical Defense: 180; Magic Defense: 250
[Skills: Fireball, Ice Arrow, Lightning Bolt, Magic Shield]
[Status: Abyss Enhancement]
……
[Level 8 Goblin Archer (Normal)]
[HP: 10000/10000]
Physical Attack Power: 600
Physical Defense: 180; Magic Defense: 180
[Skills: Double Shot, Critical Strike, Powerful Strike]
[Status: Abyss Enhancement]
"Hmm? These monsters are way stronger than those on Nightmare difficulty."
"Except for having slightly lower health than elite monsters on Nightmare difficulty, their other attributes and skills are exactly the same."
"Also, what is this Abyss Enhancement state?"
"Is it already reflected in the attributes, or is there some other special effect?" Su Yu asked curiously.
The built-in detection skill has this drawback: it doesn't reveal very detailed information, and you have to verify many things yourself.
Lightning Bolt!
Su Yu drew his black iron longbow to a full moon.
In an instant, a lightning arrow streaked across the sky like a shooting star.
boom!
17456! (Critical Hit)
Zi la la!
17456! (Critical Hit)
17456! (Critical Hit)
17456! (Critical Hit)
……
Arcs of electricity leaped wildly, each capable of depleting the health of a goblin monster.
In the blink of an eye, only a pile of black corpses remained.
Successfully defeated a level 8 Goblin Warrior (Normal difficulty). Gained 200 experience points. Defeating a higher-level Goblin Warrior grants an additional 100 experience points, 500 copper coins, and 1 skill point.
Successfully defeated a level 8 Goblin Mage (Normal difficulty). Gained 200 experience points. Defeating a higher-level Goblin Mage grants an additional 100 experience points and 1 skill point.
Successfully defeated a level 8 Goblin Archer (Normal difficulty). Gained 200 experience points. Defeating a higher-level Goblin Archer grants an additional 100 experience points, 200 copper coins, and 1 skill point.
……
System notifications kept ringing in Su Yu's ears.
"Hmm? My damage seems to have decreased by 10%. Could this be one of the special effects of the Abyss Enhancement state?" Su Yu pondered.
Normally, with his current attack power, a single lightning bolt could deal close to 20,000 damage.
However, it has only dealt a little over 17,000 damage, which is obviously far less than expected.
"Fortunately, even with 10% less damage, I can still kill them instantly, otherwise it would be troublesome." Su Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
If the Lightning Arrow can't kill them instantly, then Su Yu will have to spend at least a few more seconds slowly clearing them out with normal attacks.
This is really troublesome.
Su Yu had become accustomed to a clean and decisive fighting style, clearing the field with a single arrow.
"Huh, I actually got a drop? As expected of Hell difficulty, even the mobs have such a high drop rate."
Suddenly, Su Yu noticed a white ball of light among the pile of dark goblin corpses.
Extreme speed!
Without any hesitation, Su Yu decisively activated his speed-enhancing skill and ran straight towards the white ball of light.
You have obtained Soft Steel Boots (Iron Grade) *1.
After collecting the loot, Su Yu didn't linger and continued running towards the next monster gathering point.
About a minute later, a golden light flashed across Su Yu's body.
Congratulations on reaching level 8! You have gained +1 to all attributes, +5 to your free attribute, and +5 skill points.
Without hesitation, Su Yu allocated all his free attributes to Agility.
"There are still 23 monster gathering points left. I estimate that after clearing Hell difficulty, my level will be around 8.50%," Su Yu thought to himself.
It takes 20 experience points to level up from level 8 to level 9.
There is no extra experience reward for killing monsters of a higher level; each normal monster only provides 200 experience points.
After clearing 23 monster gathering points, you can gain about 70,000 experience points. Adding the experience points from elite monsters and the Goblin High Priest, reaching level 8 by 50% shouldn't be a problem.
Soon, four or five minutes had passed.
A system notification sounded in Su Yu's ear.
You have successfully defeated 480 goblin monsters; the dungeon has entered its second phase.
[The elite goblin monster will arrive on the battlefield in 30 seconds. Please wait patiently in place.]
"Not bad, this time it only took a little over six minutes to complete the first stage, and I even picked up some loot a few times in between, which took up some time." Su Yu nodded in satisfaction.
The drop rate of monsters in Hell difficulty is not low. Along the way, Su Yu has collected a total of five pieces of Black Iron level equipment.
Although he won't need any of this equipment, he can consign it for sale later, which will be a kind of extra income.
"After this wave, I have 803 skill points. I'll keep saving them and use them to upgrade Lightning Bolt later," Su Yu thought to himself.
Although it only takes a little over 400 skill points, you can level up Basic Archery or Soul Severing Arrow to level 50.
In this way, Su Yu's single-target damage output will definitely increase significantly, giving him a huge advantage when fighting bosses.
However, if he saves it up, he can quickly level up his Lightning Bolt to level 30.
Once Lightning Arrow reaches level 30, Su Yu's area-of-effect damage output will definitely skyrocket.
In Su Yu's view, he doesn't lack single-target damage output at the moment, but he still needs to focus on improving his group damage output.
Based on previous experience playing on Nightmare difficulty, the Goblin High Priest can summon 27 goblin summons at once.
This is far beyond the maximum target of Lightning Bolt.
Logically, after upgrading Lightning Bolt to level 30, its maximum attack target should increase.
That will also improve Su Yu's monster-clearing efficiency.
"It takes 980 skill points to level up Lightning Bolt to level 30."
"If the Goblin High Priest on Hell difficulty also summons 27 goblin summons at once, then I only need to farm seven rounds to level up my Lightning Arrow to level 30."
Su Yu was filled with anticipation for the level 30 trait of Lightning Arrow, and he couldn't wait to meet the Goblin High Priest.